| #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | THE VOICE OF TELEVISION $200: Billy Dee Williams voiced Fudge Turnover as well as himself on this "mechanized poultry" show that debuted on TV in 2005 Robot Chicken |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | THAT'S SO CRINGE $200: It can mean to lack dexterity but it doesn't lack for Ws, with 2; well, this is... awkward |
| #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | WE'VE GOT TODAY'S HITS $1000: People were "lovin on me"... well, not me, but him when he took that tune to No. 1 Jack Harlow |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | A WARMING TREND $1600: One recipe from the Russian Tea Room for hot this soup includes 5 ounces of beets as well as short ribs & pork butt borscht |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | LET'S GET A DRINK $200: A regular B & B is Bénédictine & brandy; if you're drinking a Kentucky B & B, this other "B" is an ingredient bourbon |
| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | THE GRAMMYS' GREAT MOMENTS $400: In 1988 he gave an iconic performance of "Man In The Mirror" backed by a gospel choir Michael Jackson |
| #9064, aired 2024-03-21 | NOTABLE NAMES $9,400 (Daily Double): His 1936 "General Theory" suggesting government spending to lower unemployment influenced economic policy for decades Keynes |
| #9063, aired 2024-03-20 | THE HISTORIC 1990s $600: It didn't end well in 1997 for this cult that believed a flying saucer was following comet Hale-Bopp Heaven's Gate |
| #9062, aired 2024-03-19 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1600: A dessert made from a family recipe is the title of this Charmaine Wilkerson novel that became a Hulu series in 2023 Black Cake |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | & 5 SIDES $400: Hal Prince co-produced this New York City-set musical that opened on Broadway on Sept. 26, 1957 West Side Story |
| #9061, aired 2024-03-18 | HORRORS! $15,200 (Daily Double): The title of this 1962 Ray Bradbury novel is a Shakespeare line that rhymes with "by the pricking of my thumbs" Something Wicked This Way Comes |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | BOOKS BY REPORTERS $1200: Willard Motley wrote novels as well as Bud Billiken newspaper columns for this city's Black weekly The Defender Chicago |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | ENDS IN "IX" $12,200 (Daily Double): This town at the foot of Mont Blanc hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 Chamonix |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | 17th CENTURY WRITING $9,200 (Daily Double): In his 1624 history of Virginia & New England, he included the famous story of his rescue John Smith |
| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | DEALING WITH TV REALITY $400: Oh, the Scandoval! Let's say Ariana did not wish Tom well after he cheated on her with Raquel on this show that debuted in 2013 Vanderpump Rules |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | SPORTS MASCOT HISTORY $400: From 1979 to 1981 the Yankees fittingly had a mascot named this, also a word for a well-dressed man Dandy |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | GETTING TOGETHER $600: John Sayles wrote a comic story about a convention of these people opposed to government, but they do happen, since the 1800s anarchists |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | HALLELUJAH! $600: dictionary.com has 3 consecutive A's in this slang word, but you can draw it out even more before queen if you want to really show elation yaaas |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | AROUND THE WORLD $200: Well-preserved sections of it run about 5,500 miles from Mount Hu near Dandong to Jiayu Pass in the Gansu province the Great Wall of China |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | LENDING YOU A POKER HAND $200: The Bicycle cards website points out 5 of a kind is only possible with these as part of the game, something "most poker purists" shun a joker (wild cards) |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | SIBLINGS OF NOTE $400: Last name of Joseph, publisher of the New York World, & of brother Albert, who ran the less well-known New York Morning Journal Pulitzer |
| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | LENDING YOU A POKER HAND $400: Paul Newman uses more than luck & skill to get the 4 jacks that beat Robert Shaw in this 1973 movie about a big con The Sting |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | POP CULTURE VS. $800: In an Edgar Wright film, this title slacker vies with Ramona Flowers' 7 evil exes, as well as "the World" Scott Pilgrim |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES $400: An M.D. in this medical branch deals in the treatment of mental, emotional & behavioral disorders psychiatry |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | AVENGERS, WHO SAID IT? $1000: Keeping it real in "Age of Ultron":
"Well, I was born yesterday" Vision |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | LATER, DUDE $1600: This word used for wishing someone well on their upcoming journey sounds like it could be Thor's time in a sprint godspeed |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TOOLS $1000: It's not a magnetic tool to help you detect a virile man, but rather its namesake item as well as nails hidden within a wall a stud detector (stud finder) |
| #9031, aired 2024-02-05 | TRICKS OF THE SHOW BIZ TRADE $1600: Film composers sync their scores using this measurement that's also big in EDM; 60 goes well with a slow scene, 140 is more pumped BPM (beats per minute) |
| #3, aired 2024-02-02 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS $1000: CP is an abbreviation for chest pain, as well as for this crippling disorder caused by damage to the brain cerebral palsy |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | FOLLOW THE WORLD LEADER $400: He succeeded Stephen Harper up north in 2015 Justin Trudeau |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | RAP WORDS & PHRASES $600: Used as an interjection in trap music, this vowelless word conveys the sound of tires screeching skrt |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | BONDS OF COMMONALITY $1000: Well-marbled beef,
the 0 degree line of longitude,
the number 5 prime |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | CANADIANS INVADE OUR LIVING ROOM! $1600: You know that TV show "Castle"? Well, this Albertan was Castle (Nathan) Fillion |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | DRINKING VESSELS $800: It can be a small drink as well as a pear-shaped goblet that, as the name suggests, intensifies the aroma of brandy a snifter |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | OBSCURE NOVELS $100: Never heard of his 1847 novel "Omoo"? Well, maybe you know "Moby-Dick", the novel this author published four years later Melville |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | I'M JUST KEN $300: With his gravelly voice & well-groomed beard, this country legend recorded 24 No. 1 hits, including "Lucille" & "The Gambler" Kenny Rogers |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | SCIENCE IS COOL $1500: Unlike most solids, dry ice doesn't melt into a liquid, but turns directly into a gas, a process known as this sublimation |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | I'M JUST KEN $10,400 (Daily Double): In 2023 this documentarian released his latest film, a four-hour series examining the rich history of the American buffalo Ken Burns |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | THE JOB IS THE MOVIE TITLE $400: Shockingly, belting out "Love Stinks" at the reception doesn't go over so well for Adam Sandler in this film The Wedding Singer |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERRE $1000: In 2022 this world capital hit -9, its lowest temperature since 1918; well, it is an Iceland Reykjavik |
| #9021, aired 2024-01-22 | THIS CATEGORY IS "MID" $1200: It's the name of a type of fly as well as Barbie's pregnant bestie midge |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES $400: Well, it makes sense that this directional term would refer to a right-handed person a northpaw |
| #9019, aired 2024-01-18 | VEGETABLE STEW $600: Last name of Albert, nicknamed "Cubby", who produced many James Bond films as well as "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Broccoli |
| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | FIND THE FISH $800: When I saw the crocodile coming toward me in the swamp I ran harder a piranha |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | MAJOR "KEY" ALERT $600: Lester "The Long Fellow" Piggott & Steve Cauthen, "The Kentucky Kid", were these track stars--a different kind of track jockeys |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $200: So you got one of these as a pet, like Smaug or Viserion in books; well, at least you won't need any matches for the fireplace a dragon |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | KIDDY LIT $800: He illustrated his own "Where the Wild Things Are" as well as several of the "Little Bear" books for kids Sendak |
| #9014, aired 2024-01-11 | FORMER NAMES OF CAPITAL CITIES $2000: Called Ciudad Trujillo from 1936 to 1961 in honor of its dictator, this city returned to its old name after his assassination Santo Domingo |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | 3 OF THE SAME LETTER $600: Less common, or less well-done rarer |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | CAN I GET AN "A" MEN! $100: He appeared in every episode of "M*A*S*H"; he also directed its last episode in 1983 Alan Alda |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | FEMALE FIRSTS $1200: In 2018, she became the first American woman to win a medal in every single event at the World Gymnastics Championships Simone Biles |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | MUSIC $200: Well, here's one of these; call someone who cares a quarter note |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | FROM C TO D $5,400 (Daily Double): It describes the human heart with 4, as well as a certain type of nautilus chambered |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | ALL ABOUT AUTHORS $1,200 (Daily Double): This 19th century author of adventure novels suffered from tuberculosis & moved to the South Seas for his health, dying in Samoa Robert Louis Stevenson |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | ONE BELLY BUTTON, TWO NIPPLES $500: Epiglottis, naris, testis:
it's the one a male has one of epiglottis |
| #23, aired 2024-01-02 | SPORTS TEAM HOMOPHONES $500: The individual loops that make up a chain, or
Minnesota's WNBA team the links/Lynx |
| #9006, aired 2024-01-01 | HAUNTING LITERATURE $400: The ghost of Delbert Grady advises Jack Torrance on family matters in this novel; that does not work out well for anybody The Shining |
| #9005, aired 2023-12-29 | TV WRITERS $200: Noah Kloor has written for "The Mandalorian" as well as "The Book of" this "Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba Fett |
| #9005, aired 2023-12-29 | TV WRITERS $1000: Ben Edlund & Susan Hurwitz Arneson put words into the mouth of this title blue superhero, as well as his sidekick Arthur The Tick |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | WOMEN ON TRIAL $800: As well as high this crime, there's petty this, like by a wife against a husband; Catherine Bevan was tried for it in 1731 Delaware treason |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | TIMES: NEW ROMAN $1000: In 2023, "P" was for the 2,000-year-old palazzo reopened to the public after 50 years of restoration, as well as this Roman hill it's on the Palatine |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | SUPER SUCCESSFUL SEQUELS $799 (Daily Double): 2015:
A new theme park creates Indominus rex, a genetically modified dinosaur Jurassic World |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | WELL, THEY SOUND THE SAME... $400: To be sick, or a foamy beverage ail (ale) |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | WELL, THEY SOUND THE SAME... $800: A group of young ladies, or one married one misses & Mrs. |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | "P" IN FASHION $1000: A Latin word for "sun" ends this word for a stylish item that protects you from the rain as well as the Sun a parasol |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | WELL, THEY SOUND THE SAME... $1200: An emotional state, or what the cow did mood (mooed) |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | WELL, THEY SOUND THE SAME... $1600: A legal claim, or with little adipose tissue lien (lean) |
| #8996, aired 2023-12-18 | WELL, THEY SOUND THE SAME... $10,000 (Daily Double): Any channel to walk down, or Guernsey in the English Channel aisle (isle) |
| #8995, aired 2023-12-15 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $600: This is a term for a stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, including "The Well-Tempered" one a clavier |
| #8994, aired 2023-12-14 | TENNIS-Y WILLIAMS $1000: The way this dad of Venus & Serena managed their careers brought some criticism, but turned out pretty well (King) Richard Williams |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | AD-JECTIVES $400: In other words this common pair of advertising adjectives could be "novel as well as ameliorated" new & improved |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | OSCAR, MEYER, WIENER $1600: This industrialist's son Solomon founded a famous New York City museum Meyer Guggenheim |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | LABOR UNIONS $800: The UP of the AAUP, they teach your older children well university professors |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | AMPHIBIANS $800: Sirens are aquatic salamanders that can breathe through lungs as well as through these gills |
| #8988, aired 2023-12-06 | DECIMALS $1200: Though not required, "trailing" these to the right of a decimal point are often used to show levels of accuracy zeros |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $800: As well as kids' books, this 19th century author wrote "Examples in Arithmetic" & other math textbooks (Lewis) Carroll |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | WORDS IN U.S. CAPITALS $1,800 (Daily Double): This noodle in California's ramen (in Sacramento) |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $200: In 2007 this bird was removed from the U.S. threatened & endangered species list; nice, with it being a natl. symbol & all bald eagle |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $400: This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & bird eggs a hedgehog |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $600: This Aafricaan maammaal is the only living member of the order Tubulidentata, or "tube-toothed" aardvark |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $800: The ai, a type of this mammal has three toes on each front foot a sloth |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $1000: Melospiza melodia is the song type of this small common brown bird a (common) sparrow |
| #8984, aired 2023-11-30 | I MARRIED A BEATLE $1000: Cynthia Powell John Lennon |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | CANDLE CULTURE $300: According to the national candle association, a well-made candle burned properly will produce virtually none of this smoke |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | NAME THAT REBELLION $2000: Virginia, 1831:
Led by this man, it was the bloodiest in the history of American slavery Nat Turner's Rebellion |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | "TAG", YOU'RE IT $800: This brand is now part of Whirlpool & makes ranges & refrigerators as well as washing machines Maytag |
| #8978, aired 2023-11-22 | 18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY $800: In 1784 this American wrote in praise of bifocals, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones" Ben Franklin |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE $1000: This name for a type of well comes from a French province artesian |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | FINISH THE TERRIBLE RHYME $800: Banyo & Nkambé / No, not Bombay / For your honeymoon / Consider... Cameroon |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SPORTS! $1000: Both former U.S. figure skating champs, they bring style as well as expertise to their commentary on the sport Weir & Lipinski |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | TV DRAMAS IN A NUTSHELL $300 (Daily Double): Tommy Shelby and his sharp-hatted gang carve out a crime empire in post-WWI England Peaky Blinders |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | ADVENTUROUS WOMEN $400: Annie Londonderry inspired the 2021 novel "Spin", about her historic 19th-century trip around the world on one of these bicycle |
| #20, aired 2023-11-15 | SIX DEGREES OF ACTUAL BACON $800: Tomato sauce is in Sloppy Joes with beef, & beef is with bacon in this beloved Wendy's burger, introduced in 2007 the Baconator |
| #8972, aired 2023-11-14 | CANNES PALME D'OR WINNERS $200: 1994:
"____ Fiction" Pulp |
| #8970, aired 2023-11-10 | INTERNAL RHYMES $600: It's a sturdy carryall worn by hikers as well as students a backpack |
| #8970, aired 2023-11-10 | THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS $800: This material meaning "baked earth" was used for buildings as well as sculpture, like the head seen here terracotta |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | EAT $1600: For a well-done filet mignon, do this "insect" cooking term that means to cut down the center almost completely butterfly |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | A "C" IN ANATOMY $1600: It's Latin for "neck" & can mean the neck as well as the outer end of the uterus the cervix |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | NAME THAT TUNESTER $600: "But I set fire to the rain, watched it pour as I touched your face, well, it burned while I cried" Adele |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COLORFULLY NAMED PEOPLE $300: Though she was in her 20s at the time, she was well cast as Baby, a Dirty Dancing baby Jennifer Grey |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | "E"ASY DOES IT $800: Despite an investment of over $250 million this car model seen here did not sell well in the U.S. the Edsel |
| #8960, aired 2023-10-27 | THE LAST SUPPER $1000: Traditionally the Last Supper is thought to have taken place on this day of the week Thursday |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | LET'S GO LOBSTERING $2000: A legal Maine lobster must measure at least 3 1/4 inches along this, the bony back shell the carapace |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | JACQUES OF ALL TRADES $2000: A musical review of this singer-songwriter's works is called this man "is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" Jacques Brel |
| #8958, aired 2023-10-25 | WASN'T THAT AN '80s THING? $1600: He was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1982 & 1986 & then it was on to the presidency--well, not quite Dukakis |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | GARDENS $1200: As well as offering gambling & a gallery of fine art, this Las Vegas hotel also boasts a conservatory & botanical gardens the Bellagio |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | CONTRONYMS $2000: It can mean to withstand something (a storm, for instance) as well as to erode under it weather |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | PODCASTS $800: Evoking a home run stat belonging to one of its players, "755 is Real" is a podcast about this major league team the Atlanta Braves |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | "I" CAN GO EITHER WAY $1500: Take the ending to a "San Francisco treat", move its "I" from the back to the front, and you get this element #26 on the periodic table iron |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FRENCH HISTORY $0: Drink up! A famous New Orleans street is named after this dynasty that ruled France for most of the 17th & 18th centuries Bourbon |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | AS SEEN ON SHARK TANK $400: "The #1 way to #2" is one notable tagline for this popular Shark-endorsed toilet stool (pun intended) Squatty Potty |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | DEMONYMS $500: It's how you might refer to a resident of Tirana, a capital city near the Adriatic coast--or to a resident of NY's state capital an Albanian |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1,000 (Daily Double): In her 1983 book's acknowledgements, primatologist Dian Fossey thanks mostly humans but also these animals mountain gorillas |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $1200: Dianne Wiest plays Peg Boggs in this 1990 film; Johnny Depp plays the title character who gets to cut peg's hair Edward Scissorhands |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | COMPOSERS & THEIR KIN $1000: Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was a composer as well as the brother-in-law of this British queen Queen Victoria |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | DEAD SCIENTISTS SOCIETY $1,000 (Daily Double): This 19th century Italian physicist lends his name to a law & a number relating equal volumes of gases & molecules Avogadro |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | JOYCE, CARROLL, OATES $400: "Wonderland" Joyce Carol Oates |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | THE MEDI-VERSE $500 (Daily Double): Development of the fighter pilot's G-suit is one of the breakthroughs from this clinic whose name sounds like a deli condiment the Mayo Clinic |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | ESTATE PLANNING $1,200 (Daily Double): In law, it's one party managing another's property for the benefit of a third; in life, some say it's the key to a good relationship trust |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | 4, 4 $2000: This situation means one negative consequence leads to another; Jim Collins popularized the term in his book "Good to Great" a doom loop |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | ALSO AN ANIMAL SOUND $300: A Dutch term for a seller of ineffective medicines led to this word for an incompetent physician a quack |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | AIRPORT STORES $600: Hungry? Many restaurants at Incheon airport serve bibimbap as well as this, the national dish of South Korea kimchi |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OUI, OUI, HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington the Bastille |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | MEDITATION $1000: A state of attention often cited as the goal of meditation practice; it's loosely defined as "being present in the moment" mindfulness |
| #14, aired 2023-09-27 | OUT OF BREATH $2,500 (Daily Double): As Taylor Swift knows all too well, this type of person has an intense dislike of something hater |
| #8937, aired 2023-09-26 | YOU COULD PUT AN EYE OUT $400: In a 1996 film, the character Karl Childers wields a lawn mower blade as well as this title "Blade" a sling blade |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | PAST HISTORY $400: The 86th of these asked why the pope builds St. Peter's Basilica with the money of the poor & not his own the 95 Theses |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $800: At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well" Barbara Bush |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | SOUNDS LIKE FOOD $200: Types of these include http-only, session & zombie, but none of them go very well with a glass of cold milk a cookie |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | STARS ON THE NATION'S FLAG $1000: China's flag's 4 small stars stood for peasants, the petty bourgeoisie, patriotic capitalists & this manual labor class the proletariat |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | DYING IN THE CAPITAL CITY $6,000 (Daily Double): Suddenly ex-president for life Papa Doc Duvalier Port-au-Prince |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | SPACE CUISINE $600: Long missions don't serve foods high in this element, as astronauts have fewer red blood cells & can't process it well iron |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | CITY FOLK $1600: He directed "Home Alone" as well as the first 2 Harry Potter movies Chris Columbus |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | 2 BOOKS IN ONE $1600: "All the Pretty Old Men" All the Pretty Horses & No Country for Old Men |
| #8912, aired 2023-07-11 | A CENTURY AGO: 1923 $1600: Peering back millennia, this archaeologist opens King Tut's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings Howard Carter |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | STITCH INCOMING $800: You can't bend your foot downward? I think you may need surgery to repair this longest tendon in the body the Achilles |
| #8909, aired 2023-07-06 | SO I'M READING THIS BOOK $200: A mystery: "Langdon said... 'Well, folks, as you all know, I'm here tonight to talk about the power of symbols"' The Da Vinci Code |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | WORDS THAT END WITH DOUBLE LETTERS $800: Note what the guys are carrying to identify this game, that dates back well over a century broomball |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | STARTS WITH "Z" $200: If you're focused & performing well, you're "in" this region; keep it going! the zone |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF? $1000: The beer service set seen here, this tin alloy that once contained lead as well pewter |
| #8902, aired 2023-06-27 | SOME THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK $1000: Upton Sinclair, raking the muck; slaughterhouse $1.75 a day; well, Jurgis, have the hogs stopped screaming? The Jungle |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | UNITED KINGDOM ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES $400: You can catch some Grand Slam tennis action as well as election results from this place in the outer boroughs of London Wimbledon |
| #8901, aired 2023-06-26 | METER MADE $600: The device seen here is called a pulse one of these & is made to see how well your lungs are working an oximeter |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | THE PLOT THICKENS $400: Iago's own plot, as well as the story's, thickens when he gets Cassio drunk Othello |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | FLOWERS $1,600 (Daily Double): The trailing arbutus, which once told the Pilgrims spring was here, is also called this, a name the Pilgrims knew well the mayflower |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | AROUND THE WORLD $1600: Man Mo Temple is not just a Buddhist temple; it is named for two gods of this philosophy many in Hong Kong follow as well Taoism |
| #8890, aired 2023-06-09 | AROUND THE WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1898 the Rough Riders charged up Kettle Hill as well as this more famous one in Cuba San Juan Hill |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | IT'S ALSO A BOAT $1000: As well as a kind of vessel, it's the kitchen area aboard one a galley |
| #8884, aired 2023-06-01 | BIO PICS $1200: It takes two, baby--well, two intertwined sugar phosphate chains anyway to be this landmark 1953 molecular model for DNA a double helix |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | DISNEY ENDINGS $400: The queen & king don't fare well on their voyage in this 2013 film; daughters Anna & Elsa find their wrecked ship in the 2019 sequel Frozen |
| #8878, aired 2023-05-24 | THESE BROS ARE LIT $1600: It turns out about as well for Caleb & Aron in this 1952 novel as it did for Cain & Abel in an earlier book East of Eden |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | IN THE WORLD CAPITAL $1,000 (Daily Double): The Zytglogge tower & astronomical clock, which inspired Einstein & his special theory of relativity Bern |
| #19, aired 2023-05-24 | FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS $1200: This word for a thick, ropy texture can apply to carpets as well as sweaters; put it down in less heavily trafficked areas cable (or cable-knit) |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | LET'S GO GULFING $1200: The Gulf of Roses is part of this Costa in northeast Spain whose name can mean rugged as well as courageous Costa Brava |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | FROM "H" TO "Y" $600: It's the name of a royal rowing regatta as well as a collarless shirt a Henley |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | FROM "H" TO "Y" $800: Basically, it means dominance of one group over another, as well as the influence exerted by the dominant group hegemony |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women Spelman |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $1000: Louis XIV deals with a family "problem" (well, for Louis, anyway) by giving Philippe the title headwear in this Dumas novel The Man in the Iron Mask |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE 2 SAME-SPELLED WORDS $200: Garbage &
to deny refuse (REH-fuse) & refuse (re-FUZE) |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | THE ARTS $400: Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt is one of the foremost interpreters of Bach's works, including his "Well-Tempered" this clavier |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | PANTOMIME HORSE $200: Also known as broad beans or horse beans, they are said to go well with a nice Chianti fava beans |
| #8873, aired 2023-05-17 | Y'KNOW, THE MOVIE WHERE... $800: Leonardo DiCaprio wrestles with a grizzly bear & that goes really, incredibly, horrifically not well The Revenant |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | GERMAN WORDS & PHRASES $800: In English slang this German word is added after a skill or a topic to indicate someone with expertise Meister |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | CURRENT U.S. GOVERNORS $800: He cheers for MLB's Reds in his own state as well as the Asheville, N.C. Tourists minor league team, which his family owns Mike DeWine |
| #11, aired 2023-05-16 | KEN JENNINGS: INTERNATIONAL NERD OF MYSTERY $1200: That "Battlestar Galactica" Viper helmet will pair well with my $3,200 black peak satin tux by this designer from Piacenza, Italy Armani |
| #8871, aired 2023-05-15 | "SPECIAL" DELIVERY $1200: It's a folk song about a train as well as a 90-minute musical showcase on 1970s TV "The Midnight Special" |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | FROM THE GREEK $200: Zendaya is very familiar with this word from Greek that means intense happiness & well-being euphoria |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | FROM THE GREEK $400: From a Greek word for "moving", it's a type of energy as well as a type of art kinetic |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | NICKNAMES $400: I'm sorry you're not feeling well; I'll bring over chicken soup, nicknamed this, referencing a religion & a medication Jewish penicillin |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | LET'S GO ON A SAFARI $11,800 (Daily Double): A unique way to see wildlife in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is to take a sunset cruise on this river above Victoria Falls Zambezi |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | PRESENT COMPANY ACCEPTED $400: The 2023 movie "Air" focuses on a big move this company made in 1984 that worked out well for the brand Nike |
| #8869, aired 2023-05-11 | WATCHING MY STORIES $800: The novel "A Man Called Ove" became a 2023 movie starring Tom Hanks as "A Man Called" this palindromic name Otto |
| #8867, aired 2023-05-09 | PEOPLE $800: In his 1889 essay "The Gospel of Wealth", this Penn. steel man urged the well-off to use their money to help the less fortunate Carnegie |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | RHYMINGLY NAMED CELEBS $1200: Will Ferrell, as this Cubs announcer: "It's a simple question, doctor. Would you eat the Moon if it were made of ribs?" Harry Caray |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | WOMEN WRITERS $1200: In addition to creating & starring in "Abbott Elementary", she's published the essay collection "She Memes Well" Quinta Brunson |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | RELIGION $16,000 (Daily Double): An image of Our Lady makes a yearly trip from the Cathedral of Guadalajara to this other kind of major Catholic church of Zapopan Basilica |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 ALBUM $1600: Beyoncé declares her fearless alter ego & puts a ring on things I Am... Sasha Fierce |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | IT'S A TV MYSTERY $600: (I'm Zoë Chao.) I just murdered it on Apple TV+ in "The Afterparty", or did I? Either way, my character of Zoe was a suspect as well as the ex-wife of Brett, played by this man who was a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" champion in 2022 (Ike) Barinholtz |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | NORTHERN LANDS $1600: In 1596 the feisty peasants of Finland rose up against the well-armed Swedes with only these head-bashing items the war is named for clubs |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | A JR. IN ENTERTAINMENT $800: The fans' choice as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver 15 straight times, he voiced himself--well, a version of himself--in "Cars" Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | ANIMATED ENTERTAINMENT $800: H. Jon Benjamin voices Bob of "Bob's Burgers" as well as this animated spy Archer |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | HISTORICAL POTPOURRI $400: During the Galveston hurricane of 1900, Isaac Cline had this job & lost much of his reputation as well as his wife in the storm meteorologist |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | WHISTLEBLOWERS $1600: Sherron Watkins' whistleblowing led to the collapse of Enron as well as this "A"ccounting firm Arthur Andersen |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | STATE NICKNAMES $200: It's "The Sunshine State" as well as "The Alligator State" Florida |
| #8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $1000: Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for "newly planted" neophytes |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | MOVIE COMEDIES $2000: In this classic film Joel McCrea is on the move as a director tired of making comedies like "Hey, Hey in the Hayloft" Sullivan's Travels |
| #8850, aired 2023-04-14 | ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS $1600: Well, that's just nuts: AVERAGE CHOWING STRONGER George Washington Carver |
| #8850, aired 2023-04-14 | WORLD FACTS $3,200 (Daily Double): As well as president of France, Emmanuel Macron is also considered a co-prince of this nearby nation Andorra |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | HERE'S A BIT OF EVERYTHING $1200: A CBS headline: "Every monk in Thai temple" got this clothing-related consequence "after testing positive for meth"; well... yeah defrocked |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | HERE'S A BIT OF EVERYTHING $1600: San Francisco police detective David Toschi said he interviewed 5,000 people in his search for this letter-writing killer the Zodiac Killer |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | QUANTUM SCIENCE $400: (Spiros Michalakis presents the clue.) As a consultant working with Marvel I coined this term for a world of things so tiny that Ant-Man has to shrink way down to enter it; Dr. Strange pays a visit too the Quantum Realm |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | TARANTINO FILMS $400: Hitman Samuel L. Jackson gets what he considers "divine intervention", as well as a Big Kahuna burger & a Sprite, in this movie Pulp Fiction |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | TARANTINO FILMS $1600: Quentin got creative with World War II history as well as the spelling of the title of this 2009 pic Inglourious Basterds |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | THAT, OR A GOLF THING $1000: Protective cloth worn in the kitchen, or the well-trimmed grass around the green an apron |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | WE QUOTE MR. Ts $400: Alan Turing, who could do this pretty well, wrote in 1950, "I propose to consider the question, 'can machines"' do this? think |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | I LED WHAT CABINET DEPARTMENT? $600: William Willard Wirtz won workers' well-wishes Labor |
| #8836, aired 2023-03-27 | FIGURES OF SPEECH $1200: Saying "That went well" after a disaster is an example of the verbal type of this irony |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | AROUND THE HOUSE $200: Someone knows a lot about reds & whites, judging from this well-stocked room of the house the wine cellar |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | AROUND THE HOUSE $1000: Instead of hardwood floors, many go for this cheaper 8-letter option of layered fiberboard that can mimic marble as well laminate |
| #8833, aired 2023-03-22 | MAKING MUSIC $2000: This jack-of-all-trades was part of the band fun. as well as being a super-producer known for work with Taylor Swift Antonoff |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $600: Erich Honecker, leader of this country, is seen giving a speech in 1986; things weren't going well for him by decade's end East Germany |
| #8831, aired 2023-03-20 | MYSELF $800: His autobio said in 1835 Mr. Freeland hired him from his master, but he wanted "to live upon free land as well as with Freeland" Frederick Douglass |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | IRISH AUTHORS $2000: Born in Ireland in 1667, he wrote political pamphlets as well as satires Swift |
| #8828, aired 2023-03-15 | TOUGH SCIENCE $400: As well as a fast airplane, it's a fast stream, like the ones of hot matter at 99.99% the speed of light from some black holes a jet |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | BANKING & FINANCE $1200: Securities as well as your funds for that new house--congrats!--can be held by a third party on behalf of the 2 others in this escrow |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | LITERARY LONDON $3,400 (Daily Double): This 1881 Mark Twain novel takes place in London's poorer areas as well as in some of its ritzier locales The Prince and the Pauper |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $1000: Henry Ford's son didn't live to see this model named for him, which is maybe just as well the Edsel |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | THIS IS HOW I WIN $600: Be last off the Battle Bus & land by a quiet spot instead of the Citadel; have a wide range of weapons & a medkit; use headphones Fortnite |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | AROUND THE WORLD $800: It's the last name of tennis player Naomi as well as the Honshu city where she was born Osaka |
| #8817, aired 2023-02-28 | 13-LETTER WORDS $600: This kind of doctor treats diseases of the hair & nails as well as skin a dermatologist |
| #8812, aired 2023-02-21 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN $400: Before the start of the action of the play, she elopes with Othello; things don't end well for her Desdemona |
| #8812, aired 2023-02-21 | THE ELEMENTS $7,400 (Daily Double): This strong, lightweight metal was named for the dozen children of Gaia & Uranus titanium |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | DON'T FALL IN! $200: Historically in a village in India, this watering hole was a center of communal life as women came to fill up a well |
| #8802, aired 2023-02-07 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS $400: Lord Henry tells him, "to get back my youth (I'd) do anything... except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable"; Wilde! Dorian Gray |
| #8802, aired 2023-02-07 | WHOA, "O"! $400: 17th century painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo became one of these by age 10 & often painted kids who looked to be ones as well an orphan |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | YOU CAN CALL ME HOMER $1,000 (Daily Double): Last name of Homer, a filmmaker himself as well as father of a creative son; in 2015 there was a retrospective of his work in Portland Groening |
| #8800, aired 2023-02-03 | THAT'S A CRIME! $200: Well, it used to be, anyway! As of 2023, if you could cross the street safely in California, this was no longer a ticketable offense jaywalking |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | PLAY THAT GAME $800: If the 5 dice you roll show the same number, well, that's the name of this Hasbro game, & the first one is 50 points Yahtzee |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD $900: As well as 8 arms, this creature in a genus of the same name has 3 hearts to pump its blue blood an octopus |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | GOING UNDERGROUND $4,300 (Daily Double): In 1900 an estimated 5 billion of these, not actual canines, lived in underground "towns" in the western United States prairie dogs |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | THE SILENT & NOT-SILENT LETTER $1000: In a memory-helping word that describes a phrase like "every good boy does fine", relating to music M |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | THEY WROTE THE MOVIE $2000: As well as directing, Ingmar Bergman wrote this 1957 classic featuring a chess game with Death The Seventh Seal |
| #8796, aired 2023-01-30 | GEOLOGY $600: This lightweight, porous volcanic rock is used in concrete & plaster as well as in abrasives & scouring compounds pumice |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | ALL THINGS IRISH $300 (Daily Double): It's a county bordered by the river Shannon as well as a comical 5-line poem Limerick |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | THE MUSEUM OF FAILURE $400: "Singles" from this baby food co. was adult food, but "it might as well have been called 'I Live Alone & Eat My Meals From a Jar"' Gerber |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | A SIGN OF SHAME $3,000 (Daily Double): In this Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, single mom Hester Prynne must wear a red "A" on her dress The Scarlet Letter |
| #8793, aired 2023-01-25 | WE GRADE THAT H-PLUS $200: Insert an "H" in a word meaning identical & you get a feeling of disgrace shame & same |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | POP CULTURE GOES TO MARS $1600: Here is this co-founder & lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars; he's quite an accomplished actor as well Jared Leto |
| #8789, aired 2023-01-19 | STATE CAPITALS $400: Helena is the seat of Lewis & Clark County as well as the capital of this state Montana |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | DOUBLE VOWELS NEXT TO DOUBLE CONSONANTS $600: As a verb it can mean to turn out well or to come next in a series succeed |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | THE REAL REAL HOUSEWIVES OF... $600: ...this UAE city may well be from the Philippines or know people who are; Filipinos make up 450,000 of its 3 million people Dubai |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | GLOOMY AUTHORS $1000: His plays like "Waiting for Godot" explore the meaninglessness of life & even a Nobel Prize didn't make him happy Samuel Beckett |
| #10, aired 2023-01-12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: Founded in 1693, the oldest college in Virginia is the college of this royal pair the College of William & Mary |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | LAUNDRY DAY $200: The sodium hypochlorite type of this disinfects as well as whitens but needs to be diluted before using bleach |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | A TOTAL FRAME JOB $500 (Daily Double): Britannica says this Munch painting "can be seen as a symbol of modern spiritual anguish" but it reminds us of a loud "Home Alone" moment The Scream |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | THE GOOD, OLD, U.S. OF A. $1600: As well as a building material, it's a structure made of it; the Avila one is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles adobe |
| #8774, aired 2022-12-29 | CLASSIC FLUTE ROCK $800: "Well, it's a marvelous night for" this Van Morrison song that features Collin Tilton's tasty flute playing & tenor sax, too "Moondance" |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | RHYMING RESPONSES $600: A response (well, other than on "Jeopardy!") &
a terpsichorean an answer & a dancer |
| #8767, aired 2022-12-20 | CONTRACTIONS $1000: It begins a 5-word Shakespeare title All's |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | ALASKAN GEOGRAPHY $200: Not far from Yakutat, the Malaspina one of these covers 1,300 square miles (well, today) a glacier |
| #8764, aired 2022-12-15 | ANOTHER NAME FOR THAT CONDITION $1200: Hydrophobia is another name for this viral disease that can affect humans as well as other mammals rabies |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | WHO LOU? $1000: Though not a pro athlete or built like one, this Lou is in the Baseball Hall of Fame--well, his "Who's On First" record is (Lou) Costello |
| #8762, aired 2022-12-13 | SOUNDS $600: As in an old kitchen-based catchphrase meaning things are going well, "Now we're" doing this cooking with gas |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | TV FINAL EPISODES $3,800 (Daily Double): When this show ended on April 10, 2022, one of the 2 female leads was dead. Which? Well, the show didn't live up to its title Killing Eve |
| #8759, aired 2022-12-08 | A NIGHT AT THE OPERA $200: The title character in Antonin Dvořák's opera "Rusalka" is one of these water-dwelling creatures a nymph |
| #8755, aired 2022-12-02 | WORD HISTORY $2000: From Greek for "people" & "leader", historically it meant any popular leader as well as one who misleads the people demagogue |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | LAWMEN & WOMEN $600: Amy Stewart wrote 7 historical novels about the well-named Constance Kopp, undersheriff of Bergen County in this state New Jersey |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | NUMERICAL TERMS $1000: It's really not a compliment if you are called this term from an 18th century story for an extremely well-behaved person goody two-shoes |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | COMPOUND WORDS $1200: Inhalation of &/or massage with fragrant essential oils is part of this practice meant to enhance well-being aromatherapy |
| #8743, aired 2022-11-16 | SPELEMENTARY $2000: Arsenic +
tellurium +
radon astern (As Te Rn) |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | SENIOR MOMENTS $200: As well as an adjective meaning "more aged", in Native American culture it's a person whose age gives them wisdom elder |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | SENIOR MOMENTS $1000: Well into his 80s, Claude Monet painted his garden in this village 40 miles from Paris Giverny |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | NUMBER, PLEASE $200: Matthew 4 says Jesus fasted for this many days & nights in the wilderness, & he was hungry after; well, yeah! 40 |
| #8736, aired 2022-11-07 | IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET $200: In ancient Rome it was the ninth month November |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAIN, MAN $100: This largest tropical rain forest can average well over 100 inches of rain each year the Amazon |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | BIG ____ $200: Filling in for someone who is known for doing a really good job? Well, idiomatically, you've got these "to fill" big shoes |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $1000: Astronomers use this 3-letter word to refer to a period of time equaling one billion years; to others, it means a really long time an eon |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | FUN WITH FLAGS $1000: After the Soviet Union broke apart, so did its flag with a gold star & these 2 symbols representing workers & peasants a hammer & sickle |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | LOST IN EXPLORATION $1000: This Italian was looking for a sea route to the Pacific when he found some New York "narrows"; ah well, he got a bridge named for him Verrazzano |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | DINOSAUR NAMES $400: The Euoplocephalus was named for this "well-armored" body part (kephale in ancient Greek) head |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1600: A colonoscopy can diagnose cancer as well as this condition where pockets develop in the sides of the colon diverticulitis |
| #8729, aired 2022-10-27 | OCTOBERFEST $1600: In the first united action by the 13 colonies (well, 9 of them), in Oct. 1765 delegates met to work to repeal this British law the Stamp Act |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | PEAKS & VALLEYS $800: Scale the peak of Great Ararat in this country & you can see into Iran & Armenia as well Turkey |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | MISCELLANY $400: You'll be well over a mile high at the top of 714-foot Republic Plaza, this city's tallest building Denver |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | PLURALS THAT DON'T END IN S $600: Curriculum curricula |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | PITCH PERFECT $100: Talk about Go Blue!
Clayton Kershaw pitched well enough for this team in 2014 to win 21 games & the National League MVP award the Dodgers |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | WHAT A BUTTE! $800: Crested Butte is this state's "Last Great Ski Town" as well as its wildflower capital Colorado |
| #8722, aired 2022-10-18 | MEASURING UP $400: As well as the respiratory organ of a fish, it's a measure equal to 4 fluid ounces a gill |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | WORLD FACTS $800: It's the oldest existing freshwater lake as well as the deepest Lake Baikal |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | AN IMPRESSIVE VOCABULARY $800: Latin loqui, "to speak", gives us the words loquacious, meaning talkative, & this adjective, meaning well spoken eloquent |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | PONY TALES $400: The title character of this Anna Sewell novel is instructed by his mother Duchess, "Lift your feet up well when you trot" Black Beauty |
| #8719, aired 2022-10-13 | THE REST, AS THEY SAY... $1000: Travelers well know the rest of the rhyming phrase that begins "East or west..." home is best |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | A VIEW TO THE BRIDGE $400: Completed in 1849, the Chain Bridge linked these two cities that would link as well to form Hungary's capital Buda & Pest |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LONG RUN ON TV WITH KEN JENNINGS $300: (Ken delivers the clue.) Sometimes you become part of a show that's well into its history, like me & like this Muppet, who first appeared on "Sesame Street" in 1980 in the song "We Are All Monsters" Elmo |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LONG RUN ON TV WITH KEN JENNINGS $1200: (Ken delivers the clue.) As Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", this actress has been busting heinous criminals for well over 20 seasons Mariska Hargitay |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | 20th CENTURY POP MUSIC $200: Kurt Cobain expressed his own apathy with this song's lyric "Oh well, whatever, nevermind" "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES $400: This field of medicine is so named because the goal is to avoid injury & disease by promoting health & well-being preventive |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | CREATURES GREAT & SMALL $200: Famous for its acrobatics as well as its songs, here's one of these whales breaching the water a humpback whale |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | MYTHOLOGY $300: Funny story... Thor used Mjollnir, this type of weapon, to slaughter a giant named Thrym, who had stolen it; well, maybe funny to Thor a hammer |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | CELEBRITY CAMEOS $900: James Earl Jones & Old Sheldon did a ding dong dash on this sitcom; Carrie Fisher was not amused Big Bang Theory |
| #8710, aired 2022-09-30 | SANDWICHES $1000: This Vietnamese sandwich, typically with pork or chicken & pickled vegetables on a baguette, has become popular in the U.S. as well bánh mì |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | RELIGION $400: Using the rosary in Catholic devotions involves sequences of reciting one Lord's Prayer followed by 10 of these prayers a Hail Mary |
| #8709, aired 2022-09-29 | FROM DAWN TO DUSK $1200: It's a coarse fabric used to make coats as well as bags duffel (denim) |
| #8708, aired 2022-09-28 | HISTORY $1000: On Friday the 13th of October 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrest of this military group the Knights Templar |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | TELLING A BEDTIME STORY $200: Let's thumb through this tale... Title girl swims well, gets human legs... Wait, she kinda dies at the end?! "The Little Mermaid" |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | CATS & DOGS $1000: This big long-haired breed is the official cat of the state in its name the Maine Coon |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | FASHION WITH BUZZY COHEN $1200: (Buzzy Cohen delivers the clue.) You can turn the brim up on a porkpie as well as this felt hat immortalized by Indiana Jones & actually named for a 19th century play character a fedora |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | CURRENT SLANG $800: The name of this Italian fashion house means stylish or all is well Gucci |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | I'LL HAVE SECONDS $1200: The second Monday in October is Columbus Day as well as this day that honors America's first inhabitants & tribal nations Indigenous Peoples' Day |
| #8702, aired 2022-09-20 | CAPITAL CITY ETYMOLOGIES $2,000 (Daily Double): "Wisdom" in Greek is the derivation of this Balkan capital city Sofia |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | BEYOND THE PALE $400: This study of ancient life on Earth deals with dinosaur bones, as well as fossils of plants & even microbes paleontology |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | FROM THE SPANISH $1000: Spanish saber, "to know", gave us this English word meaning "shrewd" or "well informed" savvy |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | SINGERS WHO ACT $2000: This rocker played Jareth, the Goblin King in the 1986 cult classic fantasy "Labyrinth" David Bowie |
| #8698, aired 2022-09-14 | MUSIC $1000: Piano students often begin with the scale of C major, the key of the first prelude & fugue in this Bach work with an instrumental name The Well-Tempered Clavier |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | NFL OPENING WEEKEND $1000: (Jamie Erdahl of the NFL Network presents the clue.) The Panthers' opening game in 2011 showed off the arm of this flashy dresser, as he passed for 422 yards, an NFL record for a player's first game Cam Newton |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | RALPH MACCHIO TALKS COBRA KAI $200: (Ralph Macchio presents the clue.) But what does "Cobra Kai" even mean? Well, "kai" is a gathering, so "Cobra Kai" is "an assembly of cobras"--fierce fighters who meet in this type of room & school to train a dojo |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | MASHED-UP SITCOM TITLES $400: "King of Theory" King of Queens & The Big Bang Theory |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? $800: Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid lavender |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES $400: "Circle Of Life" is the opening number of this musical & not so surprisingly, closes it as well The Lion King |
| #8692, aired 2022-07-26 | TRAVEL IDIOMS $800: This alliterative phrase refers to a difficult time or journey as well as a delicious type of ice cream rocky road |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | SLOW $200: We're not sure which is the slowest but this thick sticky syrup can be made from carob or dates as well as from sugar cane molasses |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | BREAKFAST TIME $600: A traditional Japanese breakfast might include this soup made with the same-named soybean paste as well as tofu & scallions miso |
| #8691, aired 2022-07-25 | SPECIAL "K" $2000: In Zen Buddhism, it's a paradoxical statement or question; a well-known one involves the sound of one hand clapping a koan |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | BRITISH FOLKLORE & LEGENDS $600: Jack, seen at the right in a 19th century illustration, is earning this title the Giant Slayer (a giant killer) |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | HEY, NICE "AB"s! $1600: Irritating & grating, or a substance used to grate away by friction an abrasive |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | THE TITLE THAT COMPLETES THE RHYME $1600: "Just gonna stand there and hear me cry? Well that's all right because I..." "Love The Way You Lie" |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | EATING & DRINKING PLACES $1600: The Internet is on tap at this place with a 1-word name suggesting you can get a cup of joe there as well a cybercafe |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL PARKS $2000: This country's parks include Bontebok, a reserve for the rare bontebok antelope, as well as Kruger & Agulhas South Africa |
| #8686, aired 2022-07-18 | GIVING YOU THE BOOT $800: As well as pants for horse riding, they can be ankle-high boots with a strap buckled at the side the jodhpur |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | ICE CREAM $200: There's plain this flavor, the epitome of plain, as well as French this & this bean vanilla |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | LET'S TALK ABOUT BITE CLUB $200: That first attempt didn't go well, & you know the proverbial saying... "Once bitten", this twice shy |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | THAT'S COLD! $800: If your office is really "as cold as" this space for dry aging, it's well under 40 degrees a meat locker |
| #8683, aired 2022-07-13 | QUOTING THE KING JAMES BIBLE $2,000 (Daily Double): It's the entirety of John 11:35, often acknowledged as the shortest verse in the Bible Jesus wept |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | GLACIERS $600: 99% of the world's glacial ice is located on Antarctica & this big island well to the north Greenland |
| #8681, aired 2022-07-11 | GEOGRAPHY FROM MACAU TO OGDEN $5,000 (Daily Double): This city of more than 4 million people is home to the Jamia Mosque & Kenyatta University Nairobi |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | HEMINGWAY $800: Per the title, a cafe in a famous Hemingway story is not just clean but this well-lighted |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | THE SCARF $2000: The most famous scarf in pop culture is the one kept by an ex of Taylor Swift's, as told in this song of hers "All Too Well" |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | U.S. CITIES $200: Things found in this city: The Joe Louis Fist statue as well as Ford Field Detroit |
| #8675, aired 2022-07-01 | A DISASTER OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS $2,018 (Daily Double): There's a lot of smiting & destroying after this group steals the Ark of God; things don't end well for Goliath, either the Philistines |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | BE MERRY $1600: After Helena & Diana get some celebratory closure for their worries, well, this Shakespeare title says it all All’s Well That Ends Well |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | WORDS DERIVED FROM BODY PARTS $200: The brave can sleep well knowing that the word courage comes from this body part the heart |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | MUNICIPAL MUSIC $1200: A song by Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull says, "She gon' make you move to" this city both men know well Miami |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | THE SONG OF THE DAY $600: "Goodbye", this Rolling Stones woman, "who could hang a name on you?" Well, one of you, hopefully Ruby Tuesday |
| #8668, aired 2022-06-22 | FACE/PALM $600: In palmistry, health & general well-being are what this alliterative "line" is all about, not necessarily when you pass away life line |
| #8667, aired 2022-06-21 | 3 LETTERS IN A ROW, ALPHABETICALLY $600: To libel or slander (but it doesn't mean to make less well known) defame |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | ONE SMALL STEP FOR HAM $600: A children's story tells us despite severe reservations, this colorful breakfast item goes very well with ham green eggs |
| #8666, aired 2022-06-20 | WASHINGTON SLIPPED HERE $800: In 1798 the laws regarding pro-French immigrants & anti-presidential rhetoric known as these acts did not go over well the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY $200: This British monetary term dates back to around 775, when 240 coins were minted from this much weight in silver the pound |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY $400: Ben Franklin was in profile, not facing forward, on the 1st Federal Reserve note for this amount of money when it was issued in 1914 the $100 bill |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY $600: In 1897 Russia went to a gold standard in switching this monetary unit from silver to gold the ruble |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY $800: Long after telling "The Tale of Genji" in one of the world's oldest novels, Murasaki Shikibu graced the 2,000-this note yen |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY $1,000 (Daily Double): Oklahoma's Wilma Mankiller, the 1st female principal chief of this Native American nation, appeared on a U.S. quarter in 2022 the Cherokee |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | THE MORAL OF THE FABLE $1000: A fox stuck in a well tricks a goat into joining him; the goat learned this lesson meaning "take care before you act" look before you leap |
| #8660, aired 2022-06-10 | THE SHIRT OFF OUR BACK $800: The name of this university is found from nearly head to toe in a fashionable type of shirt as well as a type of shoe Oxford |
| #8659, aired 2022-06-09 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: As well as an imposing title, "Die Gezeichneten" has one of opera's longest of these musical preludes at about 20 minutes an overture |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | WORDS WITH FIENDS $2000: This hyphenated 3-word synonym for a fiend has an apostrophe for the "V" in the first word a ne'er-do-well |
| #8652, aired 2022-05-31 | SNL CAST MEMBERS ON FILM $400: As "The Nutty Professor" Eddie Murphy |
| #8650, aired 2022-05-27 | YOUR MIND $400: Of your brain's 4 lobes, this biggie handles decision making & your impulse control as well (the) frontal (lobe) |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | MY NAME IS STEPHEN $400: A university in Nacogdoches as well as a state capital bear the name of this Texan (Stephen F.) Austin |
| #8645, aired 2022-05-20 | ADJECTIVES $800: It describes the brownish color of the quartz seen here, as well as some great U.S. mountains smoky |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | IT'S A WORD! IT'S A NAME! $1000: A 17th century British hangman lent his name first to a gallows & then to this oil well structure used to hoist pipes Derrick |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | I'VE GOT A BIG BANK ROLE $400: In this movie, Ryan Reynolds is a bank teller; fortunately, it's a video game, as his day usually doesn't go well Free Guy |
| #8639, aired 2022-05-12 | OCCUPATIONAL HOMONYMS $400: It can mean highest in rank or value, as well as someone of high rank at your school principal |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | THE NUREMBERG TRIALS $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) As well as individuals, the tribunal's opening indictments named seven criminal organizations, including the SS & the notorious German secret police infamously known as this the Gestapo |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | ART $1000: In the "Education of Achilles" by this Flemish master, a highly cultivated man, the lyre represents music education Rubens |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | TRUST FALL $2000: This 3-letter event has ruined trusts as well as banks; in 1907 an $8 mil. one on the Knickerbocker Trust led to the panic of 1907 a run |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | EASY LISTENING $1200: Elvis Presley & Imagine Dragons recorded songs with this 4-word title idiom, oh, well "Easy Come, Easy Go" |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | THE LANGUAGE OF SPORT $1000: It's a rhythmic chant sung by a marching military group as well as what a QB uses to bark signals the cadence |
| #8628, aired 2022-04-27 | AN ANATOMY OF WORDS $8,000 (Daily Double): To gently tease another person rib |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | LET'S PLAY OLD-TIME PRIVATE EYE $600: The dame had gams for days, from here to this planet visited by the Galileo orbiter & probe in December 1995 Jupiter |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | MULTIPLE HYPHENS $800: Meaning "reckless", this 3-word phrase begins with a denizen of hell devil-may-care |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | LET'S PLAY OLD-TIME PRIVATE EYE $1000: The man lived in Caddo Parish, in this Louisiana "port" city. Well... had lived. Turns out some guys don't mix well with threshers Shreveport |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | TO THE "N"s OF THE EARTH $1200: As well as another nickname for the Big Easy, it's the town in Italy where emperor Augustus died Nola |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | THE LEAGUE LEADER $600: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, & Blitzcrank & Dr. Mundo as well, fighting champions in this online video game the League of Legends |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | PILLOW TALK $400: David's Bridal has a selection of pillows for this wedding job, as well as an adorable little secure briefcase a ring bearer |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | ONE E, DOUBLE E $2000: The wildebeest, or gnu, is related to this one-E-double-E beest also called the kongoni a hartebeest |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | FEMALE LITERARY CHARACTERS $1200: Fitting its title well, Elinor, the oldest Dashwood girl in this Austen novel, has a good head on her shoulders Sense and Sensibility |
| #8617, aired 2022-04-12 | EVERYTHING FROM MOD TO MUD $600: This group of animals includes squid as well as shellfish mollusks |
| #8617, aired 2022-04-12 | A CHRISTIE MYSTERY $1200: (Lucy Boynton presents the clue.) Agatha Christie wrote 12 novels & 20 short stories featuring this woman & regretted making her so old at the outset; she would have been well over 100 by the time Christie finished writing about her Miss Marple |
| #8616, aired 2022-04-11 | SYMPHON"E"s $800: Works by this eminent Sir Edward include 2 symphonies as well as the "Enigma Variations" Elgar |
| #8611, aired 2022-04-04 | THE HIT OF THE DECADE $1000: Let's browse in the chart-topping
"Thrift Shop" the 2010s |
| #8611, aired 2022-04-04 | BRANDS $1200: This synonym for "cowboy" is a brand of jeans as well as a make of Jeep wrangler |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | ACTING PRESIDENTS $800: In the 2-part TV movie "Rough Riders", Tom Berenger rode in as him Teddy Roosevelt |
| #8608, aired 2022-03-30 | A DISH OF SCHUBERT $400: A son of this capital, Franz was baptized in what's now known as the Schubert Church & at 17 wrote & conducted a mass there Vienna |
| #8608, aired 2022-03-30 | A DISH OF SCHUBERT $1600: Schubert wrote several songs about fish as well as a famous piano quintet in A major named for this one trout |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | PHOTOGRAPHY $600: Andrew Scrivani & Francesco Tonelli are well-known photographers of this, a favorite subject of Instagram posts food |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | LAWN TOMORROW $800: Growing well in fall & spring & hardy in winter, this lawn grass is named for a state but is actually native to Europe Kentucky bluegrass |
| #8603, aired 2022-03-23 | IT HAPPENED IN '22 $1200: 1722:
This composer completes his first book of fugues & preludes, known as the "Well-Tempered Clavier" Bach |
| #8602, aired 2022-03-22 | FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALL $400: Football's Ted Lasso knows this pre-snap line of scrimmage penalty well; soccer's Ted Lasso found the sport's version... complex offsides |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | THE ANCIENTS SPEAK $1200: Shame on Hipponax' line "There are two days when a woman is a pleasure: the day one marries her and the day one" does this rhyming finish buries her |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | NYC NEIGHBORHOODS $400: As well as the second half of the name of a famous hotel, it's a Queens hood with a diverse population & lots of Greek restaurants Astoria |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | WATER, WATER $600: As well as a neighborhood of Queens & the subject of an old joke, it's a river there & the bay it flows into Flushing |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | FASHION $1000: As well as a general noun for a loose shirt, it can be a verb meaning "to poof out slightly above the waist" to blouse |
| #8596, aired 2022-03-14 | TUNE RIVER $2000: It's the river that's "chilly & cold" as well as "deep & wide" in "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore" Jordan |
| #8594, aired 2022-03-10 | BOOZE IN BOOKS $800: When James Bond orders the vesper type of this cocktail in "Casino Royale", he asks to have it shaken very well a martini |
| #8589, aired 2022-03-03 | BEATLES "LOVE" SONGS $200: "You think you've lost your love, well, I saw her yesterday-yi-yay" "She Loves You" |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | COMPLETE THE OPERA TITLE $1000: Donizetti:
"Lucia di ____" Lammermoor |
| #8587, aired 2022-03-01 | SUNDAY IN THE PARK $400: The record for consecutive kicks of this footbag by 2 people is well over 100,000; let's go to the park & try to top it hacky sack |
| #8585, aired 2022-02-25 | LAST LINE OF A SHAKESPEARE ACT $200: Act II of this play ends, "My Regan counsels well; come out o' the storm" King Lear |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | PARISH FROM THE EARTH $200: Louisiana has an East as well as a West this parish; the capital city is in the East Baton Rouge |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 1905 5th GRADER? $1600: World Powers:
This empire stretches from North Africa to southeastern Europe & well into the Middle East the Ottoman Empire |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 1905 5th GRADER? $2000: Reading:
This O. Henry story about a poor couple at Christmastime makes a good read in the New York Sunday World "The Gift of the Magi" |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | PITHY WORDS & PHRASES $1200: If fashion is your "bag", use this 5-letter designer name when you want to say something is "great" or "going well" Gucci |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | MYTHIC CONSTELLATIONS $10,000 (Daily Double): Carina--the keel, Puppis--the stern, & Vela--the sails--once sailed the sky as part of a larger constellation named for this ship the Argo |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | COLLEGE TEAM NAMES $400: They fight on at Arkansas-Little Rock as well as Southern Cal Trojans |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | A MEASURE OF AUTHOR-ITY $2000: O! This author of "O Pioneers" was featured on a stamp in 1973 Cather |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | TENNIS LESSON $600: The player here has ended up well behind this line, so you might try a drop shot on him a baseline |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | FANG SHUI $1200: Though their well-placed canines can grow up to 20 inches long, this amphibious African ungulate is an herbivore a hippo |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | FANG SHUI $2000: Here is a sphinx facing off with this hybrid creature with lion, serpent & goat fangs--well, the goat fangs, not so terrifying a chimera |
| #8578, aired 2022-02-16 | LOST $2,000 (Daily Double): John Dos Passos & Archibald MacLeish were among the 1920s writers known collectively as this the Lost Generation |
| #8578, aired 2022-02-16 | COUNTRIES ON THE EQUATOR $2000: The equator passes between the islands of this "K" country of the Pacific Kiribati |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | THEY'RE MULTI-TALENTED $800: She created & starred in "Fleabag" as well as co-writing "No Time to Die", & what a crossover that would be! Phoebe Waller-Bridge |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | THEY WROTE YOUR TEXTBOOKS $1600: Allan G. Bluman wrote "Probability Demystified" as well as many editions of "Elementary" these Statistics |
| #11, aired 2022-02-16 | POTPOURRI $2000: 2 words that don't go well together, imperfectly embalmed, applied to this Lord Protector of England in 1658 (Oliver) Cromwell |
| #8577, aired 2022-02-15 | OH, THE THINGS I'VE DONE $1000: Around 342 B.C. I got the call from Philip II of Macedonia to tutor his 13-year-old kid, Al; well, that's just great Aristotle |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | I BRAIN RADIO $400: At 14 this future DNA double helix discoverer went on radio's "Quiz Kids" for 3 weeks, beaten by 8-year-old Ruth Duskin (James) Watson |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | MY MOVIE OCCUPATION $1000: Holly Hunter, before saying hi to motherhood in "Raising Arizona" a policeman |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | AMERICAN FOLKLORE $1000: Were you raised by coyotes?! Well, this cowboy was, after being lost by his parents near a certain Texas river Pecos Bill |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | THE MANY MUSICS OF MARK RONSON $1200: (Mark Ronson delivers the clue.) The longest I've worked on a song was more than six months on this one with Bruno Mars & Jeff Bhasker that came out on an album of mine; it worked out really well for all of us & Michelle Pfeiffer thinks it's cool too "Uptown Funk" |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | GIN / RUMMY $1000: This beachy brand of rum comes in flavors like pineapple & watermelon as well as the original Caribbean with coconut liqueur Malibu |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | WHAT ACUTE ACCENT $400: Meaning a verbal point well made, this interjection comes from fencing when acknowledging a hit by an opponent touché |
| #8572, aired 2022-02-08 | HIS BIG PAINT SALE $1200: In 2021 this well-heeled L.A. museum paid a cool $53 million for a painting by Gustave Caillebotte the Getty |
| #8571, aired 2022-02-07 | PHOTOGRAPHERS $400: Margaret Bourke-White's pic of Fort Peck Dam was the first cover of this Henry Luce magazine that covered, well... everything Life |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | AGAIN $200: 5-letter term for a close copy, or what you could say instead of "I agree as well" ditto |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $200: The Groundhog Day Festival in this Pennsylvania borough celebrated rodent meteorology for the first time in 1887 Punxsutawney |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $400: Seen here on February 2, 1901 is the funeral procession of this long-ruling royal Queen Victoria |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $600: After 4 years & 4 months, Alexander Selkirk was rescued from a deserted island on Feb. 2, 1709, inspiring this novel years later Robinson Crusoe |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $800: On Feb. 2, 1959 a school in Arlington was the 1st in this state to integrate, with no incidents except a firecracker in a bathroom Virginia |
| #8568, aired 2022-02-02 | WELL, IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY $1000: Under this 2-word treaty with Mexico signed Feb. 2, 1848, the U.S. acquired land making up today's Southwest for $15 million Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| #8564, aired 2022-01-27 | A LITTLE 5-NOTE MELODY $200: G-sharp: it's the pointed tool on the left as well as the cocktail made with lime on the right a gimlet |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | THE CAROLINAS $600: These colorful mountains of the Appalachians pass through both North & South Carolina & several other states as well Blue Ridge Mountains |
| #8561, aired 2022-01-24 | WRITERS DO RIGHT $200: This British mystery maven described thallium poisoning so well in a book, a nurse recognized the symptoms in a child Agatha Christie |
| #8559, aired 2022-01-20 | A FARCE TO BE RECKONED WITH $2000: This farce by Michael Frayn is a look at what goes on behind the scenes as well as onstage Noises Off |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WHALES $4,000 (Daily Double): As well as a type of flatworm, it's something much larger, either of the flat lobes of a whale's tail the flukes |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | WATERLOGGED READING $800: Spoiler alert! It does not end well for this title foretopman in a book written in 1891 Billy Budd |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | PHILOSOPHY $600: Pascal's wager is that you may as well hold this belief because that gives you everything to gain & nothing to lose belief in God |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | I AM WOMAN $800: Korea-born Angela Buchdahl is the first Asian-American to be ordained a cantor, as well as this leader of a Jewish congregation rabbi |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | SPORTS NICKNAMES $400: The NHL's Rick Nash is known as "The Slim" this; well, the hockey stick does look like a scythe Reaper |
| #8531, aired 2021-12-13 | SAY SOMETHING SILLY, PROFESSOR $2000: This lonely alien brought "Pee-wee's Playhouse" to space so he could have playmates Zyzzybalubah |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | YACHT ROCK SAILS AGAIN $600: M is for moonlight, as in "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck, as well as this xylophone with an unexpected--& amazing!--solo a marimba |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | HEY SHAKESPEARE, WHO SAID THAT? $800 (Daily Double): "'Tis not to make me jealous to say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, is free of speech, sings, plays and dances well" Othello |
| #8529, aired 2021-12-09 | LIT CHARACTERS' BAD CHOICES $400: James, don't break up a family's baseball game & try to kill this girl! Edward will be mad & it just won't end well for you! Bella Swan |
| #8528, aired 2021-12-08 | ISLANDS IN THE CHAIN $1200: It's the northernmost of the Florida Keys as well as the longest Key Largo |
| #8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $800: Known for upbeat films, this director said "Life" was "the greatest film I had ever made", but it didn't do well at the box office (Frank) Capra |
| #8524, aired 2021-12-02 | WORDS IN ELEMENTS $9,000 (Daily Double): I:
this allfather Odin |
| #8522, aired 2021-11-30 | JOHNNY GILBERT IS THE ACTION MOVIE CHARACTER $800: "You're thinking, 'did he fire 6 shots or only 5?'... You've gotta ask yourself a question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" Dirty Harry |
| #8522, aired 2021-11-30 | A SWEET READ $800: Agatha Christie's "Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" finds this Belgian embroiled in murder Hercule Poirot |
| #8519, aired 2021-11-25 | "COME" & "GO" $1000: Tess of the d'Urbervilles was described as this, an old-timey word meaning good-looking comely |
| #8517, aired 2021-11-23 | IN A PREVIOUS LIFE $2000: I was one of these slaves in Sparta; every year, war was officially declared on us so a well-born Spartan could always kill me helots |
| #8516, aired 2021-11-22 | YEAH, BABY, SHE'S GOT IT $1200: Wanting good things for all, she's often described as this, from the Latin for "well wishing" benevolent |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | COMEDIANS' CATCHPHRASES $400: "Can we talk?" Joan Rivers |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | THE X FACTOR $400: Xterra is a popular series of triathlons as well as a former SUV from this company Nissan |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | COMEDIANS' CATCHPHRASES $1200: "Well, excuuuuuse me!" Steve Martin |
| #8512, aired 2021-11-16 | HISTORIC NAMES $4,000 (Daily Double): Albert of Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, received a copy of this Oct. 31, 1517 document the 95 Theses of Martin Luther |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | NOVEL QUOTES $200: In this novel, Mark Watney recounts: "Ares 1 crew... came back heroes... Ares 2 did the same thing... Ares 3. Well, that was my mission" The Martian |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: As well as short catchy songs used in ads, they're the metal disks in the frame of a tambourine jingles |
| #8509, aired 2021-11-11 | JEOPORTMANTEAU! $2000: Ulysses' beloved
+
eye-covering game played with infants Penelopeek-a-boo |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | LEGAL "EE" $600: It's defined by the U.N. as one who can't return to their home country due "to a well-founded fear of being persecuted" a refugee |
| #8500, aired 2021-10-29 | FOUL PLAY $800: Lumberjacks wailed in 2016 when the NFL made this thigh-or-lower block illegal on run plays as well as pass a chop block |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | "E"-MALE $200: A towering figure in 19th century engineering, this Frenchman was known as the "Magician of Iron" Eiffel |
| #8491, aired 2021-10-18 | HISTORY'S MYSTERIES $2,000 (Daily Double): A real-life drama: this Shakespeare contemporary was killed under mysterious circumstances May 30, 1593 Marlowe |
| #8489, aired 2021-10-14 | THIS IS N-P-R $800: It can mean "one who bites or pinches", as well as "a small boy" a nipper |
| #8485, aired 2021-10-08 | NOT YOUR AVERAGE GEMSTONE! $400: Blue topaz is often created by exposing it to this--the gamma type works especially well radiation |
| #8476, aired 2021-09-27 | IT'S A SAIL-EBRATION $800: Workers cheered as this ship was launched seamlessly on May 31, 1911 from a Belfast shipyard; its maiden voyage didn't go as well the Titanic |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | PEACE $800: Peace can refer to a multi-treaty event; at the 1783 peace of this city, Britain settled with Spain & the Dutch as well as the Americans Paris |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | MUHAMMAD ALI $600: (Hana Ali presents the clue.) A poet as well as a boxer, my dad loved wordplay, & before fights, he would join longtime cornerman Bundini Brown to chant this famous mantra, reminding him to emulate two different insects float like a butterfly and sting like a bee |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | RIGHT HERE IN RIVER CITY $600: Well south of Kansas, the original falls on the Wichita River in this state are gone, so the city built a new set upstream Texas |
| #8468, aired 2021-09-15 | ACROSS THE USA $6,000 (Daily Double): This river flows through Richmond, Virginia as well as a historic colonial settlement that bears its name (the) James (River) |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | FOOD & DRINK $1600: Garbanzo beans commonly go by this name as well chickpeas |
| #8466, aired 2021-09-13 | THAT'S CANADIAN ENTERTAINMENT $200: This hip-hopper's love for Toronto is well known, & a 2018 report said about 5% of the city's annual tourism income was due to him Drake |
| #8463, aired 2021-08-11 | WE'LL GET TOGETHER $200: In 2001 Time Warner was acquired by this Internet company for $111 billion; that did not work out so well AOL |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | LESSER-KNOWN ARTISTS $400: Thomas Hovenden concentrated on everyday people like "The Village" this worker, a subject of 19th century poetry as well blacksmith |
| #8460, aired 2021-08-06 | OCEANOGRAPHIC TERMS $1,000 (Daily Double): Term for the Pacific Ocean zone that forms a band as long as the equator & has about 75% of Earth's active volcanoes Ring of Fire |
| #8458, aired 2021-08-04 | AUDIBLE $200: She gives her life in lyrics in "Songteller"
"Well, I've often said that my songs are my children and I expect them to support me when I'm old. Well, I am old and they are!" Parton |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS $2,400 (Daily Double): In this novel inspired by a painting, Griet is the title 17th century portrait sitter the Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH $200: Mother Goose Day, as well as Mother's Day May |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | OLDE MUSIC $600: Compositions by Bach include "Toccata &" this "in D minor" as well as "The Art of the" this Fugue |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | NAME THAT BEATLES TUNE $200: "Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out; they leave the West behind, & Moscow girls make me sing & shout" "Back In The U.S.S.R." |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | SITCOM EXITS $400: Sam wished Diane well, saying, "Have a good life" when Shelley Long exited this sitcom Cheers |
| #8453, aired 2021-07-28 | BURGESSES IN THE HOUSE! $1200: The Burgesses first convened in 1619 & their first law set a minimum price for "the best" this crop, which grew well in Virginia tobacco |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | BIRDING $800: A good beginner's sighting is this largest North American thrush, with its red breast & "cheerio, cheery-up" song a robin |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | IT'S LIGHT OUT $1,500 (Daily Double): Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep; he was Hypnos' son who brought men their dreams, & maybe a way out of the Matrix as well Morpheus |
| #8440, aired 2021-07-09 | HAIR'S THE THING $1600: It was the 2-word title of a 1931 film starring Jean Harlow, as well as her hair color Platinum Blonde |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NICKNAMES $400: This Doors frontman was "the Lizard King" as well as "Mr. Mojo Risin"', an anagram of his name Jim Morrison |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | 'TIS SHAKESPEARE $400: John Dryden & his brother-in-law revised this tragedy so everybody (well, not Tybalt) lives happily ever after Romeo and Juliet |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | SPORTS & SOCIETY $600: Long a holdout against "luxury" or "sky" these for well-off fans, Notre Dame stadium now has premium seating boxes |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | TALKING HEADS $200: In an April 19, 1951 speech, he gave new life to the well-worn phrase "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away" MacArthur |
| #8424, aired 2021-06-17 | PLANE, TRAIN OR AUTOMOBILE $200: TV's KITT automobile |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | DEAR DIARY $800: "The natural history of" the Galapagos "is eminently curious, and well deserves attention", he wrote in 1835 Darwin |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | NOT QUITE STUPID ANSWERS $800: This is the Latin way of saying the Greek phrase "theos ek mechanes" Deus ex Machina |
| #8421, aired 2021-06-14 | MUSICAL SEQUELS $1600: 20 years after "Bye, Bye" this guy, "Bring Back" this guy didn't fare so well, closing after 4 performances Birdie |
| #8420, aired 2021-06-11 | SKILLFUL WORDS & PHRASES $800: This word for a skillful veteran can also mean well-flavored with paprika or cumin seasoned |
| #8417, aired 2021-06-08 | MUSICAL GENRES $600: The perfect song in this genre is said to include "Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison" country music |
| #8411, aired 2021-05-31 | MOTHER! $1000: Her son succeeded her as India's prime minister, a job that her dad once had as well Indira Gandhi |
| #8410, aired 2021-05-28 | THAT'S GARBAGE! $400: As well as rubbish by the roadside, it can mean a stretcher for an injured person litter |
| #8410, aired 2021-05-28 | IMBIBER'S LEXICON $1000: Well brands are used if one does not specify liquor in cocktails; this word also ending in "ll" is used for specific brands call |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | CAPITAL HILLS $2,000 (Daily Double): Local legend says this state capital's name was inspired by a view of the James River from atop Libby Hill Richmond |
| #8405, aired 2021-05-21 | 20th CENTURY TV $800: In 1980 Tom Hanks came aboard this ABC show as Rick Martin; hope he tipped Isaac the bartender well The Love Boat |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | U.S. CITIES $200: It's been called Fordtown as well as the Motor City Detroit |
| #8403, aired 2021-05-19 | AWARDS & HONORS $1200: The player who best shows sportsmanship & gentlemanly conduct while also playing well wins the Lady Byng Trophy in this league the NHL |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | WELL VERSED IN POETRY $400: "Antique" title of a poem about a warship that mentions "her deck, once red with heroes' blood" "Old Ironsides" |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | WELL VERSED IN POETRY $800: "The Waste Land" begins with the declaration that this "is the cruellest month" April |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | WELL VERSED IN POETRY $1200: This poem begins, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" "The Road Not Taken" |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | WELL VERSED IN POETRY $1600: A poem by Wordsworth begins, "I wandered lonely as" this "that floats on high o'er vales and hills" a cloud |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | WELL VERSED IN POETRY $2000: This Kipling poem ends, "You'll be a man, my son!" "If—" |
| #8399, aired 2021-05-13 | FOR YOUR PIES ONLY $200: Pillsbury's "Perfect" this pie includes 6 cups of the main item as well as cinnamon & nutmeg; why, it's American as... apple pie |
| #8397, aired 2021-05-11 | OUTLAWS & IN-LAWS $800: In 1791 he built a coalition against Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law to win a Senate seat; that did not end well Aaron Burr |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | LAYING DOWN THE SCIENTIFIC LAW $400: He got some laws moving--well, on moving--in 1687's "Principia Mathematica" Newton |
| #8394, aired 2021-05-06 | ON SPEAKING $800: There's a silent "H" in this art form that served the Greeks & Romans well in speaking & writing rhetoric |
| #8394, aired 2021-05-06 | 1920s GOOD READS $800: A contemporary romantic drama, her "The Glimpses of the Moon" isn't as well-known as "The Age of Innocence" Wharton |
| #8392, aired 2021-05-04 | READING MATERIAL $200: Look, nothing's written in this--well, the tablet of Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta from the 1200s B.C. is stone |
| #8389, aired 2021-04-29 | MASTERPIECE/THEATER $200: Life hasn't turned out so well for Biff & Happy Loman in this play, which has a massive spoiler for a title Death of a Salesman |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | AT THE MOVIES $200: "Heeere's Johnny!" Well, not Johnny, but this actor who played Jack Torrance in "The Shining" in 1980 Jack Nicholson |
| #8381, aired 2021-04-19 | SCI-FI MOVIE BY QUOTE $800 (Daily Double): 1968: "You know what they say, 'Human see, human do'" Planet of the Apes |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | DISSECTING THE LYRICS $400: This Canadian pop guy, in "Boyfriend": "Swag swag swag on you, chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue"; well, it does rhyme Justin Bieber |
| #8378, aired 2021-04-14 | THE LETTER OF THE LAWN $400: "B" is for this lovely grass named for a British island territory in the Atlantic; it grows well in your front yard Bermuda |
| #8378, aired 2021-04-14 | MALFUNCTION $2000: This engineer's L.A. Aqueduct worked fine, but his St. Francis Dam north of the city collapsed in 1928, flooding Ventura County William Mulholland |
| #8376, aired 2021-04-12 | THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM $800: As well as the building where John Brown barricaded himself, this national historical park has peregrine falcons Harpers Ferry |
| #8376, aired 2021-04-12 | BILL OF WRITES $2000: Known for art as well as poetry, this Londoner was apprenticed to the engraver James Basire for 50 guineas William Blake |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | WHAT A BUNCH OF CHARACTERS! $1600: On TV in 2020, Tom Ellis had a devil of a time doing double duty as Michael (with an American accent!) as well as this title character Lucifer |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE $400: At Hogwarts she's deputy headmistress as well as the transfiguration professor Professor McGonagall |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | WORLD CAPITALS $400: As well as the capital, Kingston is also the commercial & cultural center of this country Jamaica |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | HETERONYMIC PAIRS $600: To bring forth a group of fruits & vegetables to produce your produce |
| #8365, aired 2021-03-26 | "MONKEY" BUSINESS $400: In an expression of astonished surprise, "Well I'll be" this relative a monkey's uncle |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | BRAND MASCOTS $400: Jay Ward Productions created "Rocky & Bullwinkle" as well as this naval mascot of a sweetened corn & oat cereal Captain Crunch |
| #8359, aired 2021-03-18 | AUTHORS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY $1200: This reclusive author of "Franny and Zooey" hit Utah Beach with the U.S. Army Salinger |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | STRANGE BEDFELLOWS $800: Khartoum, an expensive one of these in "The Godfather", makes a memorable bedfellow; well, part of him a race horse |
| #8351, aired 2021-03-08 | STRANGE BEDFELLOWS $2000: In "Step Brothers", these 2 actors ask their parents for permission to make bunk beds; it doesn't turn out well John C. Reilly & Will Ferrell |
| #8346, aired 2021-03-01 | BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS $800: "He prayeth well, who loveth well both man and bird and beast" is quoted from this Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | BASEBALL NICKNAMES $1000: That's "Mr. November" to you Derek Jeter |
| #8343, aired 2021-02-24 | BUY ME $400: Soap on a rope in the shape of this "Doctor Who" transport? You know me so well! the TARDIS |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | POLITICAL SLANG $200: Gucci Gulch refers to the section of K Street home to well-financed offices of these people who ask Congress for stuff lobbyists |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | WATER WE DOING $600: Appropriately, this 160-mile-long river in Canada flows past London; it passes Woodstock & Chatham as well the Thames |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | THE CELEB CHEF WON'T EAT THAT! $1000: Rachael Ray (as well as Jimmy Fallon & Barack Obama) will always say, "hold" this creamy condiment mayo (mayonnaise) |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | ANIMALS WITHIN WORDS $1600: About a half-million years ago, this predator ranged across North America as well as Africa lion (in million) |
| #8334, aired 2021-02-11 | SUPERSTITION $400: An A-frame is one of these, & walking under one, well, we wouldn't suggest it a ladder |
| #8334, aired 2021-02-11 | WHAT HAPPENS IN CHAPTER 1? $400: An Oklahoma opening; dust obscures the stars, & the corn, it ain't growin' well; "the men sat still--thinking--figuring" The Grapes of Wrath |
| #8334, aired 2021-02-11 | MARITIME DISASTERS $2000: Named for an Italian admiral, this luxury liner famously sank after a collision in 1956 the Andrea Doria |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES $800: A 2020 adventure based on a Jack London classic gets, well, a lot weirder as a 1990 David Lynch film about Sailor Ripley The Call of the Wild at Heart |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | SCIENCE "D"ICTIONARY $2000: In physics it's the study of objects whose motion or speed are affected by other forces dynamics |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | A "KID" IN $400: This boy band began with a city-wide talent search in Boston the New Kids on the Block |
| #8323, aired 2021-01-27 | COULD YOU? $2000: Play me a little Bach on this old-time type of keyboard instrument that's "Well-Tempered" in a Bach title a clavier |
| #8320, aired 2021-01-22 | DUNGEONS & DRAGONS $2000: Hercules faced a dragon called Ladon as well as this many-headed creature in Lerna a Hydra |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | WORD ORIGINS $1200: Although this footwear's name is French, it goes back to a Spanish fiber used to make the soles as well as rope espadrilles |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | VOCABULARY $400: This word with "moral" in the middle can mean to corrupt as well as to discourage & is the only word Noah Webster coined demoralize |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | FORTIFY YOURSELF $800: Built with siege amenities like a 500-foot-deep well, the Königstein Fortress is aka the Saxon this, after a Paris prison Bastille |
| #8315, aired 2021-01-15 | ENTERTAINING BROTHERS $1200: Last name of actors Gustaf, Bill & Alexander, sons of another well-known actor Skarsgård |
| #8312, aired 2021-01-12 | HEAVY MEDALS $2,000 (Daily Double): The president of Morehouse College was on the first committee to award the Spingarn Medal of this organization the NAACP |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | ARTISTS IN EUROPE $1,000 (Daily Double): Well-established in 1639, he paid the hefty price of 13,000 guilders for a house in Amsterdam that today houses his museum Rembrandt |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | A TRIP AROUND THE LIBRARY $1200: An almanac in the reference section will tell us he served as British P.M. from 1937 to 1940; we'll tell you that did not go well Chamberlain |
| #8300, aired 2020-12-11 | QUOTABLE WOMEN $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1981 she told the Senate Judiciary Committee, "I do well understand... the difference between legislating & judging" Sandra Day O'Connor |
| #8291, aired 2020-11-30 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California hosts this annual music festival as well as the Stagecoach Festival Coachella |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | OH, HELLO SONGS $1000: Not only did the Beastie Boys get "No Sleep Till" this borough, the group also said "Hello" to it as well Brooklyn |
| #8286, aired 2020-11-23 | LET'S GET HAMMERED $800: This hammerlike tool with a wooden head is utilized to smack a chisel as well as to avoid a sticky wicket a mallet |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | PROSE BY BROS $400: Rod, short story collections as well as "The Twilight Zone"; Richard, "The President's Plane is Missing" Serling |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | GO WEST $1,000 (Daily Double): Drive west from Maseru, capital of this country, & you arrive in South Africa--heck, drive east & you'll end up there as well Lesotho |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | PEOPLES $400: Sharwa is a more accurate pronunciation as well as another name for this Himalayan people Sherpa |
| #8273, aired 2020-11-04 | IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE... $400: Steve Kerr joked, "Well, I guess I got to bail Michael out again" describing a game-winning shot for this team in the 1997 NBA Finals the Chicago Bulls |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | COMPOUND WORDS $2000: It's a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts a tenderfoot |
| #8271, aired 2020-11-02 | 27 DRESSES $600: The oversized clothing look has worked well for this pop star born in 1993 Ariana Grande |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | POP CULTURE $400: He's a producer as well as a star of several "Fast & Furious" films and of 2020's "Bloodshot" Vin Diesel |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | WOMEN IN LITERATURE $400: Charlotte Bronte wrote "Shirley" as well as this more famous novel with the heroine's name as the title Jane Eyre |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | RESTAURANTS $1000: CPK has spicy buffalo this vegetable, as well as a pizza with crust made of it cauliflower |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | HEADS UP! & OFF! $2,600 (Daily Double): After his death in 43 B.C., this Roman orator made a final appearance on the speakers' platform at the Forum--well, his head & hands did Cicero |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | WAR, AMERICAN STYLE $1000: Well into 1941 this American hero was against the U.S. entering WWII, but he later flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific Charles Lindbergh |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHSTONE $1200: Catch some Zs (well, one) at the end of this aluminum silicate & November stone topaz |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | AMERICAN NAMES $1200: As he traveled in the early 19th c., he planted medicinal herbs like catnip & wintergreen as well as the seeds that made him famous Johnny Appleseed |
| #8241, aired 2020-09-21 | LIL NASDAQ "X" $800: This service features channels like Hip-Hop Nation, Ozzy's Boneyard & No Shoes Radio SiriusXM Radio |
| #8239, aired 2020-09-17 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "E" $400: This word borrowed from the French can mean "access" as well as "main course" entrée |
| #8237, aired 2020-09-15 | KNOW YOUR RIGHTS $400: The 2nd Amendment describes this 2-word type of "militia" well regulated |
| #8237, aired 2020-09-15 | ON THE BOOKSHELF $800: Lisbeth Salander has a Chinese symbol inked on her hip & a wasp on her neck as well as the design mentioned in the title of this novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| #8235, aired 2020-06-12 | A CONTESTANT WALKS INTO A "BAR" $400: System of exchanging goods or services without using money barter |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | GONE FISHING $1000: This type of fishing involves gently flinging the rod back & forth, letting the heavier line propel the light lure fly fishing |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | SOME QUARTER GIVEN $1000: South Carolina's coin features this tree that gives the state its nickname as well as that nickname itself, written out the palmetto |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $2000: Not many actors do cranky as well as this man, who plays Norman on "The Kominsky Method" (Alan) Arkin |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | EMMYS FOR WRITING $200: "30 Rock" earned her 2 awards for writing; there were others for starring & executive producing as well Tina Fey |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | CAN YOU SPARE A RHYME $1600: This contraction precedes "-do-well" in a term for a shady person ne'er |
| #8228, aired 2020-06-03 | POLITICS: WHO SAID IT? $200: 1976: "The Iron Lady of the Western world... a cold war warrior... well, yes" (Margaret) Thatcher |
| #8227, aired 2020-06-02 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: 2012 male stripper cinematic saga that went on to be our 70th Secretary of State Magic Mike Pompeo |
| #8226, aired 2020-06-01 | KINDER GARDEN $400: "Z" is for this zesty flower that's hardy and stands up well to drought zinnia |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | CONSECUTIVE OSCAR NOMINATIONS $2000: Best Actor: "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012) & Best Supporting Actor: "American Hustle" (2013) Bradley Cooper |
| #8217, aired 2020-05-19 | THE WRITER'S CREATION $800: It does not end well for the conch shell that represents civilization William Golding |
| #8216, aired 2020-05-18 | CORPORATE SCANDALS WITH DAVID FABER $2000: (David Faber of CNBC presents the clue.) Not long before he went to jail for securities fraud of around $11 billion, I interviewed Bernie Ebbers, CEO of this "global" telecom company that bought MCI WorldCom |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | WELL-SEASONED VOCABULARY $200: This tasty verb precedes "favor" when you are using flattery as a means of advancement curry |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | 4-LETTER WORDS WITH 3 VOWELS $400: Said of a room that's open & well-ventilated airy |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | WELL-SEASONED VOCABULARY $400: As a verb, this seasoning means to hit rapidly & repeatedly or to pelt with questions to pepper |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | WELL-SEASONED VOCABULARY $600: The brown coloring of the coat of the animal seen here gives it this spicy name a cinnamon bear |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | WELL-SEASONED VOCABULARY $800: The name of this piquant bud also means a crime or an antic caper |
| #8213, aired 2020-04-29 | WELL-SEASONED VOCABULARY $1000: This architectural style was popular for houses in Colonial New England the saltbox style |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | THE FRENCH PRINCE $1200: In 1715, at the age of 5, Louis the Well-Beloved became King Louis of this number XV |
| #8206, aired 2020-04-20 | THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT $200: 24 years after his death in Las Vegas, this rapper as well as actor had his "Greatest Hits" on the Billboard 200 in 2020 Tupac |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | NON-AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Well, that takes the cake! In 1793 this queen was put in solitary confinement at the Conciergerie Marie Antoinette |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | THE ELEMENTS WITH STYLE $1600: This word for a gas such as argon also applies to a probably well-dressed person such as a duke noble |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | POETRY $1600: Prophetically, she wrote in "Lady Lazarus", "Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well" (Sylvia) Plath |
| #8199, aired 2020-04-09 | WHERE YA GOIN' FOR SPRING BREAK? $400: Well, you're too young to drink in this city...can't hit the tables...but Lady Gaga Enigma is at Park MGM, so off we go! Las Vegas |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | FILM CHARACTERS $1200: This mercenary AKA Wade Wilson: "You may be wondering, 'Why the red suit?' Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed" Deadpool |
| #8193, aired 2020-04-01 | GOING PRONOUN $600: Examples of this kind of pronoun are his & hers, as well as mine & yours a possessive |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | ___ING___ $400: Toss a coin into this structure & your dreams will come true a wishing well |
| #8188, aired 2020-03-25 | INSTRUMENT MAKERS $800: Trumpets made by Vincent Bach are so well-respected, this violin maker's name was added to the name of some models Stradivarius |
| #8184, aired 2020-03-19 | TERMS OF ART $400: It's the term for the board on which an artist puts the colors as well as the range of colors used the palette |
| #8182, aired 2020-03-17 | ANIMAL PHRASES $800: It's how one responds to the phrase "See you later, alligator" "In a while, crocodile" |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | PORTMANTEAU WORDS $1200: 3 birds are smashed together in this word as well as in the resulting poultry dish turducken |
| #8179, aired 2020-03-12 | REPORT CARDS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES $400: Biology: Communicates observations well & helps others, like after his 1954 vaccine trial with 1.8 million kids Salk |
| #8179, aired 2020-03-12 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: Shakespeare comedy that's cooked until all the red in the steak is gone & the meat is 170 degrees internally All's Well That Ends Well Done |
| #8179, aired 2020-03-12 | REPORT CARDS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES $1000: Deportment: Resolves conflicts well; his European recovery "Plan" sent $13 billion in aid from 1948 to 1951 (George) Marshall |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | HI, WELCOME TO 5 AUTHORS! $1000: As well as penning "Black Panther" comics for Marvel, this African-Amer. writer topped the bestseller list with "The Water Dancer" (Ta-Nehisi) Coates |
| #8175, aired 2020-03-06 | FLAG CREATORS $1000: Philosopher Raimundo Teixeira Mendes created this South American country's flag as well as the motto "Ordem e Progresso" Brazil |
| #8172, aired 2020-03-03 | THE 1950s $1000: With U.N. approval, Truman put this general in charge of U.N. command forces on July 8, 1950; that didn't work out so well (Douglas) MacArthur |
| #8165, aired 2020-02-21 | MAKE A SELECTION $200: With a 7th overall pick in 2009 that worked out fairly well, this team took Steph Curry, AKA Threezus the Golden State Warriors |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | TV-POURRI $2000: From 1984 to 1989, she was the Allie of "Kate & Allie", and we bet she could give you contestants a run for your money, too Jane Curtin |
| #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | CAST OF THE TV SHOW $200: On NBC... oh man, I'll try to finish but now I'm crying--Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Logan Shroyer This Is Us |
| #8155, aired 2020-02-07 | SLANG TERMS $400: To "make out like" this, meaning to do well, may refer not to a robber but to slang for a slot machine a bandit |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dominating women's tennis, Althea Gibson broke the color barrier & became the first African-American to win the French & U.S. Open Singles as well as, in 1957 & 1958, this oldest Grand Slam event Wimbledon |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | TRAIN OF THOUGHT $2,200 (Daily Double): In 1977, after decades of dwindling ridership, this luxury train was discontinued, or was it... murdered?! the Orient Express |
| #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | SHAKESPEARE BY NIGHT $1200: Act II of this play ends with Cornwall saying, "'Tis a wild night. My Regan counsels well. Come out o' the storm" King Lear |
| #3, aired 2020-01-08 | CLASSIC MOVIE QUOTES $2000: Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka: "You stole Fizzy Lifting Drinks!...so you get nothing! You lose!" this 3-word farewell "Good day, sir!" |
| #8124, aired 2019-12-26 | THE "BAR" EXAM $3,000 (Daily Double): This primate, seen here, lives in coastal countries of North Africa A Barbary ape |
| #8123, aired 2019-12-25 | HISTORY $200: While the Crimean War was raging, this mountainous land fought a less well-known war with its neighbor Tibet Nepal |
| #8117, aired 2019-12-17 | CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS $200: C.S. Lewis' review of this 1937 work by pal J.R.R. Tolkien said, "Prediction is dangerous but" it "may well prove a classic" The Hobbit |
| #8114, aired 2019-12-12 | DESIGNER INITIALS $600: He's well-suited as Italy's most successful designer: G.A. Giorgio Armani |
| #8113, aired 2019-12-11 | THE SECOND-LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE $1000: Boston has a 400,000-plus edge on this city whose pronunciation doesn't match up so well with its spelling Worcester |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | MODERN ACTIVISM $2000: This political movement fighting income inequality is named for emergency items required in cars by French law yellow vests |
| #8107, aired 2019-12-03 | WORDS & THEIR MEANINGS $400: It means freedom from narrow restrictions as well as a lined feature on a map latitude |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | TV PEOPLE $800: As a series creator and actor, he has cast himself as the righteous Jesse Gemstone as well as the crass Kenny Powers Danny McBride |
| #8105, aired 2019-11-29 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: If they used a well-known brand of kosher hot dogs instead of bats, the Dodgers & Phillies would be in this baseball group the Hebrew National League |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | YELL "O" $600: Someday you may find me by a well or spring at this small green area in a desert an oasis |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | KLAUS ENCOUNTERS $1200: This German actor & father of Nastassja was as well known for his eccentric behavior as for his acting (Klaus) Kinski |
| #8098, aired 2019-11-20 | THE GREAT AMERICAN READ'S TOP 100 BOOKS $200: This Harper Lee classic topped the list & was the favorite book of 48 states as well To Kill a Mockingbird |
| #8097, aired 2019-11-19 | HUSBANDS & WIVES $2000: Perhaps the birth of their baby c. 1118 was enough of a hint for Abelard to wed this woman, but in secret; that did not end well Heloise |
| #8095, aired 2019-11-15 | SITCOMS $400: On this 1990s sitcom a well-to-do Southern California family took in a streetwise relative from Philadelphia The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| #8093, aired 2019-11-13 | EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE $200: If you are forced out of the company, a golden this clause will make sure you are well taken care of parachute |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | EXPRESSIONS & IDIOMS $1600: Originally, it was a magazine illustration of what well-dressed people were wearing. Now it means "someone stylish" a fashion plate |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | SETTING THE SCENE IN SHAKESPEARE $200: Act IV, scene i:
"A cavern and in the midst a boiling cauldron" Macbeth |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $600: At alpa.org, read about the union of these workers, pushing for aviation safety as well as bargaining pilots |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | STAMPS $1200: These black grapes with a 2-word French name make a nice red wine as well as a pretty 5-cent stamp Pinot Noir |
| #8077, aired 2019-10-22 | BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS $1000: A giant of 19th century politics as well as a novelist, he was the first man of Jewish ancestry to be prime minister Disraeli |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | GAME OF CLONES $400: Using cloned DNA worked out just super-duper in this 1993 film... well, for its producers, not its characters Jurassic Park |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | "OB"SCURE WORDS $1200: A sycophant is obedient as well as this servile adjective obsequious |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | AROUND THE USA $200: You may be more familiar with the La Brea ones, but there's a sticky batch of these in Carpinteria, California as well tar pits |
| #8064, aired 2019-10-03 | BASEBALL MANAGERS $800: One of the smallest Major League players ever, Miller Huggins managed this 1927 team, perhaps the greatest of all time the New York Yankees |
| #8057, aired 2019-09-24 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $1600: The St. Paul Backbone, Jan. 1897: this "party is alive and well. It was not born to die till the last saloon dies" Prohibition |
| #8054, aired 2019-09-19 | TRANSPORTATION $2000: As well as a naval lock-up this word is short for the kind of vessel here now mostly seen at tall ship festivals brig (brigantine) |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | SCIENCE $1,000 (Daily Double): During a total solar eclipse, you can glimpse this "colorful" layer of the Sun just above the photosphere the chromosphere |
| #8048, aired 2019-09-11 | A PRINCE OF A GUY $800: In 1904 this couple welcomed Czarevitch Alexis to the family, joining his 4 sisters, but things would not end well Nicholas & Alexandra |
| #8047, aired 2019-09-10 | FASHION FROM HEAD TO TOE $1000: As well as French, these shirt features can be fringed or hounds' ears cuffs |
| #8046, aired 2019-09-09 | KITCHEN ORIGINS $600: The Oster company created recipes so that this appliance would be used in the kitchen as well as the bar a blender |
| #8045, aired 2019-07-26 | MAKE IT SNAPPY $400: As well as photosharing on this app, you can watch its Snap originals like "#vanlife" Snapchat |
| #8042, aired 2019-07-23 | THE 40-YEAR-OLD GERMAN $1600: In 1725, 3 years after Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier", this 4-decades-old man composed his "Easter Oratorio" (Johann Sebastian) Bach |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | A FUNERAL ORATION $600: At this New York Yankee slugger's funeral in 1995, Bob Costas spoke of his flaws as well as his many triumphs (Mickey) Mantle |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | audible SUMMER READING $800: She tells humorous anecdotes from her long career on stage & screen
"Yes, yes," she interrupted, "But you're going to be playing Mary Poppins?" Yes, Miss Travers. "Well, you're much to pretty, of course" Julie Andrews |
| #8039, aired 2019-07-18 | THE 3-NAMED EDGARS $400: In 1845 he lit into fellow poet Mr. Longfellow with accusations of plagiarism, which did not go over well Edgar Allan Poe |
| #8039, aired 2019-07-18 | THE EDGARS $400: "G" is for grand master as well as this woman who received the 2009 Grand Master Award Sue Grafton |
| #8035, aired 2019-07-12 | ALIEN INVASION! $1600: This predator with a feline name has expanded from the Pacific to coastal areas of the Atlantic & Caribbean as well the lionfish |
| #8034, aired 2019-07-11 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE '80s $1600: Lipps, Inc. sang, "Well, I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it... won't you take me to" this title place Funkytown |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | AN ALBUM COVER $200: Its cover has a lot of folks plus the fab 8--4 wax figures of The Beatles as well as the real-life ones Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| #8032, aired 2019-07-09 | FROM THE BIG-BOX STORE $2000: Don't let the logo for this 5-letter store fool you--it sells products for other animals as well Petco |
| #8029, aired 2019-07-04 | FLOATING HOLIDAYS $1200: The calendar seen here works well in 2019, when the first Sunday of this countdown period is December 1st Advent |
| #8024, aired 2019-06-27 | FROM THE GREEK $800: From the Greek for "to hear", it's the qualities of a room or building that influence how well sound is heard in it acoustics |
| #8020, aired 2019-06-21 | ONE ACTOR, MULTIPLE ROLES $2000: In "The Deathly Hallows Part 2", Warwick Davis played the goblin Griphook as well as this Charms professor Flitwick |
| #8019, aired 2019-06-20 | WHERE YOU GO FROM HERE $200: You are going to Disney World! Well, at least a stopover at MCO airport in this city Orlando |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | A LIL RAP CATEGORY $800: He's known for "Turn Down for What" as well as Dave Chappelle's impression of him; Yeeeeeeah! How was mine? Close? Lil Jon |
| #8011, aired 2019-06-10 | AMERICAN INGENUITY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Mercer Museum.) Seen on roofs since ancient Athens, these went beyond the traditional rooster & are prized as folk art, as well as letting people know which way the wind is blowing weathervanes |
| #8011, aired 2019-06-10 | OUT TO "C" $1000: If we had tactile as well as video clues, we could demonstrate how soft & soapy this mineral feels talc |
| #8009, aired 2019-06-06 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $5,000 (Daily Double): As Chief Justice he presided over the Roe v. Wade & Pentagon Papers cases Warren Burger |
| #8008, aired 2019-06-05 | DICTATORS & TYRANTS $2,000 (Daily Double): This czar had the nickname "grozny", which meant "awesome" as well as "threatening" Ivan the Terrible |
| #8006, aired 2019-06-03 | PICTURE THE IDIOM $400: If you have these, it means you're well-organized your ducks in a row |
| #8003, aired 2019-05-29 | A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH NAMES $400: You know the first black president--well, the guy he defeated he first time--OK, that guy's running mate, the lady Sarah Palin |
| #8002, aired 2019-05-28 | LET'S MAKE A TREE $800: A word meaning "well liked" loses its middle "U" & becomes this tree poplar |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | LET'S GO TO THAT SPORTS THING $400: A long-distance public road race as well as a baseball term for scoring a bunch of runs to make up a deficit a rally |
| #7991, aired 2019-05-13 | PARTS OF SPEECH $200: Ohhhhh man, that curry just ain't sitting well right now:
curry a noun |
| #7990, aired 2019-05-10 | HEY, YOU! $400: As leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, you ushered in the era of glasnost; well done! Mikhail Gorbachev |
| #7987, aired 2019-05-07 | IN THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK $400: The principal won't give back this toy--she doesn't care how well a kid can "rock the baby" or "around the world" a yo-yo |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | ONE "L" OF A DRUG $2000: In the name of a well-known hallucinogen, it comes before "acid diethylamide" lysergic |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | THAT'S A NOVEL PLACE $1000: This Michael Crichton novel features a gorilla named Amy Congo |
| #7981, aired 2019-04-29 | MOVIE STORES $200: Let's just say a store's dress fitting for a wedding does not go well for Kristen Wiig & friends in this 2011 film Bridesmaids |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | CELEBS ON TWITTER $200: OK, he is Deadpool:
"I'd walk through fire for my (kid). Well not fire...a super humid room. But not too humid, because my hair" Ryan Reynolds |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | ENERGY $2000: This 5-letter type of rock contains organic matter so it can yield oil as well as natural gas from fracking shale |
| #7977, aired 2019-04-23 | WE WILL ROCK YOU $600: This 2015 Rock Hall inductee: "We came back to Liverpool, & there was a knock on my door. The drummer wasn't well & would I sit in?" Ringo Starr |
| #7974, aired 2019-04-18 | PET SOUNDS $200: The 4-letter vibration noise of a well-tuned car engine purr |
| #7974, aired 2019-04-18 | -OMETERS $1200: This device counts steps just as well as that fitness tracker a pedometer |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | 5 JEFFS $400: One of the soldiers who captured this Confederate president in May 1865 taunted him, "Well, Jeffy, how do you feel now?" (Jefferson) Davis |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | A THURBER CARNIVAL OF QUOTATIONS $400: A cartoon caption:
"Well, if I called" this, "why did you answer the phone?" a wrong number |
| #7966, aired 2019-04-08 | "TOUCH"-Y, "FEEL"-Y $800: Hyphenated adjective meaning promoting a sense of well-being, used of the most uplifting movie "of the year" feel-good |
| #7964, aired 2019-04-04 | WORLD WAR II $1200: Walthère Dewé was a leader of this underground anti-occupation movement in Belgium in WWI as well as WWII the resistance |
| #7958, aired 2019-03-27 | IRISH PEOPLE? $1600: It's the popular tropical houseplant seen here, as well as the possible name of an Irishman Phil O'Dendron |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | LYRICALLY INACCURATE $600: Kanye West rapped that he keeps it "300 like the Romans"; well, if he did, he would've said it this way CCC (or trecenti) |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | BEHIND BARS $1000: This 4-letter type of bourbon or vodka means the not always high-end brand kept in the same-named area of the bar the well |
| #7952, aired 2019-03-19 | U.S. CITIES $200: It's the "City of Big Shoulders" as well as the "Windy City" Chicago |
| #7949, aired 2019-03-14 | THE PLAY'S LAST LINES $2000: By Woody Allen: "Well, you see, the thing about Bogart that most people don't know is that..." Play It Again, Sam |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | WORLD LEADERS 1919 $2000: This dominating prime minister of Great Britain had a full name made up of three first names David Lloyd George |
| #7945, aired 2019-03-08 | PLANT-ED EVIDENCE $400: Praise Helios! The head of this yellow plant can produce 1,000 seeds as well as an oil used in making margarine sunflower |
| #7944, aired 2019-03-07 | THIS & THAT $200: You can go green & power up with these panels on the roof of your house, as well as your RV or boat solar panels |
| #7942, aired 2019-03-05 | TO THE LIGHTHOUSE $5,000 (Daily Double): The ancient lighthouse on this island was so well known that the island's name became a synonym for lighthouse Pharos |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | IDIOMS DELIGHT $2000: In bridge, if the lead plays a heart, the others must as well; hence this idiom meaning "to do the same" follow suit |
| #7934, aired 2019-02-21 | HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS GREAT COMPOSERS $1600: (Hershey Felder presents from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.) Russian composer Mily Balakirev suggested this Shakespeare play as a subject for Tchaikovsky, but the older musician's talk about being inspired by the love of a woman suggested that he didn't know Tchaikovsky very well Romeo and Juliet |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | IT'S FULL OF STORES $1000: "Live Well" is the slogan of this 3-letter nutritional supplement chain GNC |
| #7931, aired 2019-02-18 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $400: The 2nd Amendment notes "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" & the necessity of a "well regulated" this a militia |
| #7931, aired 2019-02-18 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $1000: Think fast! Amendment 6 promises the accused both a public trial as well as one that is this adjective speedy |
| #7928, aired 2019-02-13 | WHAT'S THE POINT? $400: It's the name of the seat of Clay County, Mississippi as well as one of a N.Y. military academy site West Point |
| #7925, aired 2019-02-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $1200: "America's largest veterans service organization", it has a magazine exploring travel & health as well as military matters the American Legion |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | EASY LISTENING $400: This rock classic begins "Well I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load, I've got seven women on my mind" "Take It Easy" |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | EPIC POETRY $800: This ancient poem contains epic fights between Menelaus & Paris as well as Achilles & Hector the Iliad |
| #7922, aired 2019-02-05 | SCIENCE FICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): As well as playing in the "Dune"s, this sci-fi author penned "The White Plague", about a mad scientist's quest for revenge Frank Herbert |
| #7918, aired 2019-01-30 | DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS $1000: It is "a quarrel or squabble" as well as a plant of the buckwheat family "used in making pies" a rhubarb |
| #7917, aired 2019-01-29 | HAMBURGERS $3,000 (Daily Double): This Hamburger was a virtuoso pianist as well as one of the 19th century's great composers Johannes Brahms |
| #7913, aired 2019-01-23 | THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL $600: (Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue): "Some Like It Hot" has one of the great last lines in film: when Jack Lemmon reveals he's a man, Joe E. Brown replies, "Well, nobody's" this perfect |
| #7913, aired 2019-01-23 | CRIMINOLOGY $2000: In 2015 Justices Breyer & Scalia sparred over whether the death penalty has this "effect" on those considering murder deterrent |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | TAKING STOCK $1000: Running its own market index as well as providing credit ratings, "S&P" stands for this company Standard & Poor's |
| #7910, aired 2019-01-18 | AFRICAN CAPITALS $2,400 (Daily Double): The American Colonization Society founded this city that now neighbors Bushrod Island Monrovia |
| #7907, aired 2019-01-15 | CLASSIC ALBUMS $400: Oh well, whatever, name this 1991 Nirvana album that includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nevermind |
| #7905, aired 2019-01-11 | SHARK TANK 10 $600: (Hi, I'm Mark Cuban.) I hate it when investors throw money at companies they don't understand but are afraid might do well; that's FOMO investing, short for this fear of missing out |
| #7903, aired 2019-01-09 | BARTLETT'S, A TO Z $1600: P:
This American-born poet for remarking in a 1915 letter, "Poetry must be as well written as prose" (Ezra) Pound |
| #7903, aired 2019-01-09 | ERGONOMIC INJURIES $2000: RSIs, repetitive strain injuries, include one to this 4-muscle cuff in the shoulder; it affects painters as well as pitchers your rotator cuff |
| #7901, aired 2019-01-07 | WORDS FROM THE MALAY $3,000 (Daily Double): A word from the melee as well as the Malay, to "run" this way is to be wild & frenzied amok |
| #7900, aired 2019-01-04 | QUOTABLE POTABLES $400: In 1732 Thomas Fuller wrote, "We never know the worth of" this "till the well is dry" water |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | THE PLANTAGENETS $2,000 (Daily Double): Edward I took a famous rock from this village to Westminster Scone |
| #7896, aired 2018-12-31 | ABOUT A HORSE $2000: In a 1939 movie, reincarnation as a horse causes him to say, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into" Oliver Hardy |
| #7895, aired 2018-12-28 | BOY STORY $200: What, were you raised by wolves? well, if you're this "Jungle Book" boy, then yes, you were Mowgli |
| #7893, aired 2018-12-26 | SOME FILLER $400: "You never miss the water till the ___ runs dry" the well |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | WORDS OF COMFORT $400: This triple rhyme phrase could describe a content flea in a type of floor covering snug as a bug in a rug (a snug bug rug accepted) |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) Here, you come face to face with some of the last survivors of the Revolutionary War photographed late in life, like Lemuel Cook, who lived past the age of 100, fought at Brandywine, and was present when Lord Cornwallis surrendered here Yorktown |
| #7882, aired 2018-12-11 | BORN IN 1818 $2000: He invented seed-planting & cotton-thinning machines as well as his crank-operated machine gun Gatling |
| #7880, aired 2018-12-07 | THE MEDICAL FILE OF ALEX TREBEK $800: I'm not one of the writers, but sure enough developed this wrist condition due to pressure on the median nerve carpal tunnel |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | CITIES ACROSS AMERICA $1000: (Hi, I'm Mike Davis from 10TV.) One unusual landmark is Topiary Park--well, sorry, properly it's The Topiary Park, just like it's The Ohio State University in this city Columbus |
| #7873, aired 2018-11-28 | HERE COMES THE CAVALRY! $2000: When well-turned-out, the cavalryman called a hussar sported a tall, cylindrical hat called this a busby |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | MANY MOONS $600: This ferryman paddles his way around a well-known dwarf planet Charon |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | THE WRITER SPEAKS $1000: This "Space Odyssey" author: "I predict that a new species could well appear on Earth--what I call Robo sapiens" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #7865, aired 2018-11-16 | FICTIONAL PLACES $600: Aslan created this well-chronicled land by singing Narnia |
| #7860, aired 2018-11-09 | NATURE $400: The Goliath birdeater, which eats rodents & reptiles as well as birds, is an extra large variety of this hairy spider a tarantula |
| #7859, aired 2018-11-08 | TIME TO TAKE THE S_A_T $1200: As well as a quick informal photograph, it can mean a brief summary of a situation a snapshot |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | WHAT DO YOUR SHOES MEAN? $400: A laced shoe as well as a shirting fabric is named for this British university town Oxford |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | RAISING CANE $1600: Sugarcane grows well in volcanic soil & in this grade "A" type of soil found in river floodplains alluvial |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR $400: Isn't it ironic her "Jagged Little Pill" went down so well in 1996? Alanis Morissette |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | THRE"E"-LETTER WORDS $400: It can be "de luce" or "de toilette" as well as "de Cologne" eau |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | WHOSE MEGA-ALBUM? $1200: Well, they're "just another band out of" a New England city whose debut album has sold 17 million copies Boston |
| #7844, aired 2018-10-18 | A.P. BIOGRAPHY $400: This legendary golfer looked back on "A Life Well Played" Arnold Palmer |
| #7844, aired 2018-10-18 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents a map on the monitor.) Brazil is the only country in the world through which the Equator passes as well as this imaginary line 23.5 degrees south of the Equator the Tropic of Capricorn |
| #7842, aired 2018-10-16 | ENDS IN AN F SOUND $800: It can refer to a certain type of young insect, like this one, as well as a minor nature goddess a nymph |
| #7838, aired 2018-10-10 | JACK & THE FIEND STALK $800: A man trying to blow up the Red October sub from within does not fare well against this Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan |
| #7834, aired 2018-10-04 | GRAMMAR A-Z $800: R:
Essential info comes in a clause that's relative as well as this adjective restrictive |
| #7834, aired 2018-10-04 | "PER"SPECTIVE ON SCIENCE $1200: The ancient Egyptians called it "gem of the sun", & it does come from meteorites as well as lava deposits peridot |
| #7832, aired 2018-10-02 | LARGEST CITIES $1600: Guayaquil is this country's largest city as well as its leading manufacturing center Ecuador |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | GETTING SPECIFIC AT GENERAL HOSPITAL $200: (Nancy Lee Grahn and Michelle Stafford give the clue as Alexis and Nina from General Hospital.) "You think you're getting away with it, Nina, but I'm on to you"
"Oh, really Alexis? Well your little world, your sterile field, is about to be in this condition, compromised by the introduction of foreign bacteria" infected (or contaminated) |
| #7829, aired 2018-09-27 | MEMORIALS $3,000 (Daily Double): Pritzker Prize winner Kenzo Tange planned the reconstruction of this city as well as its Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | TENDER INSIDE $400: This type of tender, airy cake is the basis of angel food cake as well as Boston cream pie sponge cake |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | CHRIS P. $800: The 9 days this actor worked on "All the Money in the World" were well spent: he got an Oscar nomination Christopher Plummer |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | SENATORS IN THE 115th CONGRESS $2000: She's the main (well, senior) senator from Maine (Susan) Collins |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | SPECIFIC GENERAL HISTORY $400: A brigadier gen. at 23, he distinguished himself at Gettysburg, but things didn't go as well for him in the Montana territory Custer |
| #7819, aired 2018-09-13 | CONTRACTIONS $2000: 3 contractions led to this triple rhyme phrase meaning basically "if only I had--but oh well" coulda, woulda, shoulda |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | THAT ENDED "WELL" $200: Type of card you might receive in a hospital a get well card |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | THAT ENDED "WELL" $400: To reside dwell |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | THAT ENDED "WELL" $600: Adieu! farewell |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | SCIENCE AROUND US $600: (Kelly shows the Statue of Liberty on the monitor.) When unveiled in 1886, the Statue of Liberty looked something like this, but by 1920, the copper exterior had turned completely green because of weathering, as well as this chemical process & the copper's exposure to the air oxidation |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | "V"ACATION SPOTS $800: The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe in this state welcome skiers as well as superfans of "The Sound of Music" Vermont |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | THAT ENDED "WELL" $800: Samuel Johnson's faithful bio man (James) Boswell |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | THAT ENDED "WELL" $1000: A rapid, spontaneous growth of support for a political movement a groundswell |
| #7816, aired 2018-09-10 | BUSINESS $2000: Corn is traded at this sort of exchange as well as, of course, frozen concentrated orange juice commodity |
| #7814, aired 2018-07-26 | THIS CATEGORY IS "P.G." $800: The PG movies--well, PG-13--of this P.G. include "San Andreas" & "Cinderella Man" Paul Giamatti |
| #7806, aired 2018-07-16 | GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER $800: Legumes like peanuts were important to Carver because they rotated well with this key textile crop cotton |
| #7804, aired 2018-07-12 | ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL $800: Bell's graphophone improved on this Edison invention as well as reversing its syllables the phonograph |
| #7799, aired 2018-07-05 | YOU PASS BUTTER $400: There's butter in this "old fashioned" Baskin-Robbins flavor as well as in its name butter pecan |
| #7799, aired 2018-07-05 | SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT $800: You think you got the stones to play this sport? Well, if you have the granite type, like the item here, you sure do curling |
| #7796, aired 2018-07-02 | COMMUNICATION $400: America's first multi-page one (well, 4 pages) was called "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" a newspaper |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | TELEVISION $1000: In 2017, she could be seen on TV on "Atypical" as well as on "Twin Peaks" Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| #7789, aired 2018-06-21 | CAN I GET AN "AMEN"? $2000: At meetings this person well versed in procedure makes sure everyone follows the rules the parliamentarian |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | BACH $1600: The name of this Bach piece refers to a tuning system of the keyboard, not to its good mood "The Well-Tempered Klavier" |
| #7783, aired 2018-06-13 | BACH $4,000 (Daily Double): Count Keyserling may have commissioned this work, 30 takes on one theme, named for the count's harpsichordist the "Goldberg Variations" |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | DECADES OF NO. 1-RATED TV SHOWS $400: Wah! Ricky, I wanna be in the show!--Well, honey, this show of ours got a 67.3 rating in the 1952-53 season, so okay! You're in! I Love Lucy |
| #7777, aired 2018-06-05 | THE INTERJECTION SECTION $2000: An interjection meaning "way to go!", or any piece of encouragement; it can end in "girl" as well as "boy" atta |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | I ONLY HAVE Es FOR YOU $600: It can mean a quay or pier as well as an embankment to prevent flooding a levee |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | MOVIE! $600: Songs on the soundtrack of this film: "Honey, Honey" & "Money, Money, Money" as well as "Dancing Queen" Mamma Mia! |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | MOVIE! $800: "Well, I try & try to forget you, girl, but it's just so hard to do, every time you" name this 1996 Tom Hanks-directed film That Thing You Do! |
| #7771, aired 2018-05-28 | NURSERY RHYME POLICE REPORT $600: Suspect Peter, no last name, appears to have eaten these gourds as well as imprisoned his wife in one a pumpkin |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! $200: Murder by the butler in Mary Roberts Rinehart's 1930 mystery "The Door" helped popularize this 4-word cliche the butler did it |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! $400: Even Poole, this doctor's butler, abandons his post when his alter ego makes things unpleasant Dr. Jekyll |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! $600: Stephano is the drunken butler of the shipwrecked king Alonso of Naples in this Shakespeare play The Tempest |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! $800: Old but reliable Betteredge the butler narrates the search for a fabulous missing gem in this Wilkie Collins work The Moonstone |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! $1000: This "admirable" butler of J.M. Barrie's play rises above his aristocrat employers & becomes their king the admirable Crichton |
| #7761, aired 2018-05-14 | BLACKBOARD JUMBLE $400: This sword can precede "grant" as well as "and tackle" block |
| #7756, aired 2018-05-07 | MOVIES IN THE SKY $2000: He had a healthy ego playing Peter Quill's dad in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" as well as a super-hero in "Sky High" Kurt Russell |
| #7750, aired 2018-04-27 | LONGTIME RULERS $400: Moscow, how was your 51 years? Terrible, with this man as the city's Grand Prince from 1533 to 1584 Ivan (the Terrible) |
| #7745, aired 2018-04-20 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $400: -bition Party, dude! It's been around since 1869 & opposes tobacco in all its forms as well as alcohol Prohibition |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | MYTH-POURRI $200: This top Norse god traded an eye to drink from Mimir's well & gain wisdom Odin |
| #7739, aired 2018-04-12 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $400: Ohh, those ketchup pancakes aren't sitting well with me--I have this, also called dyspepsia indigestion |
| #7736, aired 2018-04-09 | 9 (LETTER WORDS) $200: It's a swimming stroke as well as a type of wrestling, skiing & skating freestyle |
| #7735, aired 2018-04-06 | IT'S GOT ELECTROLYTES $200: Well, blow me down! Popeye would be big on New Zealand this, high in nutrients & low in calories & fat spinach |
| #7735, aired 2018-04-06 | UNUSUAL ANIMALS $400: As well as a duck bill, this Aussie monotreme has a cloaca, an organ common in birds a platypus |
| #7734, aired 2018-04-05 | WORD ORIGINS $2000: Arabic for "forbidden" gave us his word that meant an off-limits section of a house as well as the wives living there harem |
| #7733, aired 2018-04-04 | BIG 12 SCHOOLS $1000: Well, we're livin' here in Morgantown /
At this Big 12 land-grant school of renown West Virginia |
| #7722, aired 2018-03-20 | THE MOST EXCITING PLAY $200: The central character, Hickey, cometh not on stage until well into this O'Neill play, generating great excitement The Iceman Cometh |
| #7720, aired 2018-03-16 | ANY "PORT" $400: It can be a small window in the side of an airplane as well as a ship a porthole |
| #7720, aired 2018-03-16 | THE FABERGÉ MUSEUM $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.) The 15th anniversary Easter egg pictures events from the reign of this tsar, as well as miniature portraits of him & his family Nicholas II |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | '80s MUSIC $2,800 (Daily Double): Him: "Well, I knew I was in trouble now
my hope of winning sank 'cause I got the Daily Double now & then my mind went blank" Weird Al |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | QUOTH THE AMENDMENT $200: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state..." the Second Amendment |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | STRANGE BEDFELLOWS $1600: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle hosted a seance to contact this magician's mother; it didn't go well & the 2 friends parted ways Houdini |
| #7713, aired 2018-03-07 | COMPLIMENTS FOR FISHING $800: 9 pounds, 12 oz.?! Well done, Brent Ehrler, who boated the biggest one at the 2017 this Master Classic bass |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | LOOK UP THE BEATLES NUMBER $800: This song opens, "Well, she was just seventeen, you know what I mean" "I Saw Her Standing There" |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | A WRINKLE IN TIME $1200: (Mindy Kaling gives the clue.) I play Mrs. Who, a well-read character who speaks mainly in quotes, including this question that's also the first line in "Macbeth" "When shall we three meet again?" |
| #7700, aired 2018-02-16 | ART & RELIGION $800: This art of beautiful handwriting is seen in the Book of Kells as well as much Islamic art calligraphy |
| #7699, aired 2018-02-15 | THE CLINTON CABINET $2000: Secretary of Energy for Clinton, he later ran for president & served as New Mexico's governor as well Bill Richardson |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | BRIT SPEAK $1200: It's a hat, as well as the hood of a car a bonnet |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | MEMOIRS ON AUDIBLE $800: (Now listen to him--he handles with humor how politics shaped his life.) I grew up in South Africa during apartheid, which was awkward because I was raised in a mixed family, well, with me being the mixed one in the family Trevor Noah |
| #7690, aired 2018-02-02 | BILLY $400: This author's "Billy Budd, Foretopman" has a Claggart clash that does not end well for either man Melville |
| #7688, aired 2018-01-31 | GANGSTERS $1600: Salvatore Maranzano's efforts to make himself "Capo di Tutti Capi", this, did not end well for Sal Boss of All Bosses |
| #7685, aired 2018-01-26 | ENDS WITH "Z" $800: In a Robert Frost poem, something white at the bottom of a well is either truth or a pebble of this quartz |
| #7683, aired 2018-01-24 | "YOU" TUNES $800: Tom Cruise sings... well...performs... this Righteous Brothers hit in "Top Gun"; now the clue is gone, gone, gone... "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" |
| #7682, aired 2018-01-23 | ANIMALS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows the giant shipworm on the monitor.) The giant shipworm comes out of its shell, & the bacteria inside allow it to digest the sulfur compound in the mud around it; it's not actually a worm, but from this shelled phylum mollusk |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | 19th CENTURY OCCUPATIONS $1200: This person specialized in selling books as well as paper, pens, ink & other writing essentials a stationer |
| #7678, aired 2018-01-17 | GALAPAGOS ADAPTATION $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Galápagos.) The rare Galápagos penguin--remember, we're close to the equator--thrives on the nutrient-rich, cold waters that well up from the depths of the ocean; thus, the warmer waters of this Spanish-named weather phenomenon can be disastrous to it El Niño |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | ANCIENT TIMES $800: This Egyptian port was founded around 332 B.C. by--well, let's just say by a pretty great guy Alexandria |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | THE BRITISH INVASION $800: This group made a film as well as a hit song called "Ferry Cross The Mersey" Gerry and the Pacemakers |
| #7676, aired 2018-01-15 | SCIENCE WITH IAIN ARMITAGE $1000: (Iain Armitage presents the clue.) The 2017 Nobel Physics Prize was for using these waves, the "G" in the LIGO observatory, to understand the universe gravitational |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | MUMMY DEAREST $600: The 2,000-year-old Xin Zhui is so well-preserved, Chinese pathologists were able to perform this on her an autopsy |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | MUMMY DEAREST $800: Those who found the well-preserved Tollund Man in 1950 in this peaty type of swamp called the cops, not the archaeologists a fen (or a bog) |
| #7672, aired 2018-01-09 | IOWA HISTORY $1200: In 2011 Iowa got its first whitewater rafting park, naturally on this river with well-known rapids the Cedar River |
| #7669, aired 2018-01-04 | AROUND THE SOUTH $200: Mardi Gras is not only celebrated in Louisiana but is an official holiday in this state's Baldwin & Mobile Counties as well Alabama |
| #7668, aired 2018-01-03 | THE BUSINESS OF CELEBRITY $800: This daytime host did well with funny clips on YouTube, so she created her own "Tube", a website with exclusive clips Ellen DeGeneres |
| #7661, aired 2017-12-25 | ROSE $1600: Rose of Lima is not only the patron saint of Latin America but of this Asian island nation as well the Philippines |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | CHARGING BULL $9,800 (Daily Double): This city has a sharp right turn from Mercaderes Street onto Estafeta; easy for a running man, less for a bull Pamplona |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | MAN MAKES THE CLOTHES $400: Wallets and watches, as well as clothes, are part of the line of this designer (Michael) Kors |
| #7651, aired 2017-12-11 | PENINSULAS $4,000 (Daily Double): This large Siberian peninsula is home to more than 125 volcanoes as well as numerous geysers & hot springs the Kamchatka Peninsula |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $400: Computer hacker & cyber genius, she's the girl with the wasp tattoo as well as the dragon one Lisbeth Salander |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | VICTIM OF GRAVITY $2000: As well as to fall, it can mean to be tossed around to get dry tumble |
| #7644, aired 2017-11-30 | THE HUMAN BODY $400: This main male hormone affects the development of characteristics like facial & body hair, as well as a deep voice testosterone |
| #7644, aired 2017-11-30 | THE HUMAN BODY $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an illustration of the upper airway.)Tissue like the soft palate in the upper airway can collapse during sleep, causing snoring as well as this disorder, from the Greek for "without breath" apnea |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | ONOMATOPOEIA $1600: Y'all say you hear one of these in my voice as well as from my banjo string? a twang |
| #7638, aired 2017-11-22 | POE FOLKS $400: Things are not going well when we meet Edgar Allan Poe's Roderick, proprietor of "the house of" this Usher |
| #7635, aired 2017-11-17 | TYPES OF MOVIES $800: This alliterative term can refer to any type of olden furniture as well as a movie set in olden times a period piece |
| #7635, aired 2017-11-17 | STATE BY COUNTIES $800: We dig Mineral, Elko & Clark & bet you do, as well Nevada |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | STATE SYMBOLS $1,000 (Daily Double): Created at its Toll House Restaurant, the chocolate chip cookie is this state's official state cookie Massachusetts |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT $600: The Livonian War not going well & possible treason by boyars led this czar to live up to his name & execute people Ivan the Terrible |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES $800: Well, kiss my grits! This dish of whole or ground hulled corn was a gift from Native Americans to the colonists hominy |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT $1000: A 17th century merchant named Alexeyev was the first Russian on this peninsula well known to players of Risk Kamchatka |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | OVERLAPS $2000: Frozen polar region of a planet filled out with your personal info when you're seeking a new job icecapplication |
| #7621, aired 2017-10-30 | AVENGERS $200: The dad of this Shakespeare guy says, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" but that does not go well Hamlet |
| #7621, aired 2017-10-30 | "Z" GRADE ENTERTAINMENT $1200: Kids were creators as well as performers on this '70s PBS show out of Boston that was revived in 1999 Zoom |
| #7618, aired 2017-10-25 | FAIRY TALES $200: In the Grimms' version, this creature becomes a prince not from a kiss but when he's thrown against the wall frog |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | PROFESSORS $3,000 (Daily Double): A practicing physician, he became professor of botany as well as medicine at the University of Uppsala in 1741 Linnaeus |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | SWEET '16 $400: 1916 began well for this dual monarchy with the capture of Montenegro Austria-Hungary |
| #7608, aired 2017-10-11 | CARVE OUT $1000: Much of what we know about the Vikings is from these symbols they carved into their swords & shields as well as rocks runes |
| #7607, aired 2017-10-10 | A KNIGHT $800: As well as being a knight, Sir Dagonet held this amusing other job at court a jester |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | VIDEO GAMES $400: "The Dog Policeman" is the theme that lets you know it's time for this game--don't croak! Frogger |
| #7605, aired 2017-10-06 | "B"USINESS $400: Some see a decline in this "loyalty"; used to be when Grandma bought Charmin once, she'd dang well keep buying Charmin brand loyalty |
| #7600, aired 2017-09-29 | SCIENCE FICTION $1000: She wrote "The Mists of Avalon" as well as the "Darkover" books about telepathic humans on another planet Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | A NUMBER OF GROUPS $1000: It "Makes Me Wonder" if this L.A. band is well-red Maroon 5 |
| #7595, aired 2017-09-22 | I'M NO QUITTER $400: Well after many figured this longtime Packer would call it quits, he joined the rival Vikings in 2009 Brett Favre |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | THE ORIENT EXPRESS $800: As well as a mystery novel, she wrote a short story set on the Express, "Have You Got Everything You Want?" Agatha Christie |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | "LIKE" A SONG $800: This Madonna parody operated well for Weird Al in 1985 "Like A Surgeon" |
| #7584, aired 2017-07-27 | THE UNION, JACK $400: In November 1862 this bewhiskered man replaced General McClellan as head of Union troops Burnside |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | LASSIE $800: In his memoir, Jon Provost, who played Timmy, says he never fell down one of these; Lassie herself did, though a well |
| #7577, aired 2017-07-18 | CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS $1200: Senator Lisa Murkowski of this state has a pipeline to the nation's energy needs & natural resources as well Alaska |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | BRIT LIT $400: This 18th c. Scotsman is famed for his diaries as well as for his biography of Samuel Johnson James Boswell |
| #7562, aired 2017-06-27 | RELIGION $2000: In the 1820s, according to Mormon belief, this angel visited Joseph Smith many times & 3 other men as well Moroni |
| #7561, aired 2017-06-26 | FRENCH LITERATURE $1200: In this 1862 work, Victor Hugo wrote, "No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child" Les Miserables |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | THE AGONY OF DA FEET $2000: A group of nerve cells, or a usually harmless cyst that can occur on top of the foot as well as on the wrist a ganglion |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | MY BIG FAT ANCIENT GREEK LIBRARY $2000: This playwright wrote 2 tragedies about Oedipus & one about Oedipus' daughter Antigone as well Sophocles |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | LANDMARK'S THE SPOT $2,000 (Daily Double): The statue of Lafayette in Union Square and the grander landmark elsewhere in New York City were created by this Frenchman Bartholdi |
| #7546, aired 2017-06-05 | TV DOCTORS $400: He won Emmys for writing & directing episodes of "M*A*S*H" as well as for playing Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Alan Alda |
| #7543, aired 2017-05-31 | BETWEEN FIVE & FOUR $400: 9-letter word used to describe a plan so well-designed that nothing could go wrong foolproof |
| #7541, aired 2017-05-29 | FINGER-SNAPPING TUNES $1200: "Under Pressure" by Queen & this solo singer features his finger snaps as well David Bowie |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | MARCONI & CHEESE $1000: Marconi was first educated in this Italian city, also a meat that could go well on a sandwich with a nice fontina Bologna |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | WOMEN OF MUSIC $400: Nicknamed "T-Swizzle", she teamed with One Directioner Zayn Malik for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" Taylor Swift |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | -ISMS & -OLOGIES $1600: This branch of zoology deals with amphibians as well as reptiles herpetology |
| #7529, aired 2017-05-11 | BESTSELLING NONFICTION $400: Published just 2 weeks after his death, "A Life Well Played" features stories & anecdotes from this golf legend (Arnold) Palmer |
| #7529, aired 2017-05-11 | THE CROWN $400: You can buy a keepsake ornament as well as cards at its Gold Crown stores Hallmark |
| #7528, aired 2017-05-10 | GENERAL SCIENCE $2000: These white blood cells that have a single well-defined nucleus are the largest blood cells the monocytes |
| #7523, aired 2017-05-03 | WOMEN AUTHORS $2,000 (Daily Double): In the 1950s, this well-traveled Danish author was a contender for a Nobel Prize Isak Dinesen |
| #7522, aired 2017-05-02 | PRESIDENTIAL KIDS $1200: (I'm Jenna Bush Hager.) Also the child of a president, he was the chairman of the GOP in Dade County as well as Florida's Commerce Secretary & I must admit, I know him pretty well Jeb Bush |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | PRESIDENTIAL MUSIC? $200: He had a string of No. 1 hits with his brothers, including "ABC", as well as solo No. 1s, like "Black Or White" Michael Jackson |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | 1940s MOVIE QUOTES $800: Voice of Evelyn Venable:
"A boy who won't be good might just as well be made of wood" Pinocchio |
| #7521, aired 2017-05-01 | KENTUCKY $1200: Spelunkers revel in Kentucky, home to Crystal Onyx Cave as well as this one with 400 miles of it mapped Mammoth Cave |
| #7514, aired 2017-04-20 | PSYCHOLOGY $800: The Penguin Dict. of Psychology says, "An intense dialogue about the wallpaper" would do as well as this inkblot test the Rorschach test |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | "B" MY LOVE $200: This 2-word alliterative product should effervesce your spirits as well as the water you soak in bubble bath |
| #7508, aired 2017-04-12 | DAVE'S NOT HERE, MAN $400: Unhappy with Tennessee politics in 1835, he said, "You may all go to hell & I will go to Texas", but that did not turn out well (Davy) Crockett |
| #7508, aired 2017-04-12 | HAPPY 70th, DAVID LETTERMAN $800: In 2009 this impeached Ill. gov. wanted "to be on your show in the worst way"; Dave: "Well, you're on in the worst way" Blagojevich |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | TV TITLE PARTNERS $200: "____ & Mindy" Mork |
| #7502, aired 2017-04-04 | GARDENING $1200: For beginners to this Japanese art of growing dwarf trees, juniper & Chinese elms work particularly well bonsai |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | STREET MUSIC $400: "Well, I found a new place to dwell, well, it's down at the end of" this street "at Heartbreak Hotel" Lonely Street |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | MacARTHUR GENIUS GRANT RECIPIENTS $800: Biologist Yukiko Yamashita looked at the effect of aging on how well these cells replace ineffective specialized ones stem cells |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | THE WORD IS FLAT $600: This word meaning level is associated with bathrooms & also means well supplied, particularly with money flush |
| #7495, aired 2017-03-24 | OIL! $1200: The jackknife type of this tower over an oil well comes in 2 sections that are assembled on site an oil derrick |
| #7495, aired 2017-03-24 | OIL! $2000: Last name of Erle, who started an oil well services firm in 1919 that spread worldwide, including Iraq Halliburton |
| #7493, aired 2017-03-22 | RHYMES WITH SQUAT $400: This gait can follow "dog" as well as "fox" trot |
| #7491, aired 2017-03-20 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "F" $400: In lacrosse as well as ice hockey, play starts with this the face-off |
| #7489, aired 2017-03-16 | GOT A WIFE & KIDS $200: If you're going to wed 5 times, you might as well have 5 sons, & then you might as well name them all George, like this boxer did George Foreman |
| #7489, aired 2017-03-16 | JACK $400: The Sept. 7 2016 announcement that the headphone jack was out on this device was not 100% well received the iPhone 7 |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | 12 LETTERS OR MORE $1200: It can mean innovative as well as ceremonially digging up dirt to begin a new construction project groundbreaking |
| #7482, aired 2017-03-07 | AMUSEMENT & THEME PARKS $200: These theme parks, including the one in San Diego, announced they're ending their orca shows as well as orca breeding SeaWorld |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | WHO IS OUR LEADER? $200: British prime minister Theresa May is not only leader of the U.K., but this political party as well the Conservative Party |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | THE SUPREME COURT $1200: In the 1962 case Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court banned sponsored this in public schools sponsored prayer (or religion) |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $200: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dismantled at its original location on Edisto Island, South Carolina, & now restored & a centerpiece of the museum, this cabin dates back to the early days of slavery but was used well into the 20th century, with residents picking as much as 100 pounds a day of this crop cotton |
| #7472, aired 2017-02-21 | THE NEW YORK TIMES MOVIE REVIEWS $600: This sci-fi film "has ideas & hope, as well as eerie extraterrestrials who face off with" linguist Amy Adams Arrival |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | FREE SPEECH $600: This 3-word phrase describes roof shingles or free stuff at a restaurant on the house |
| #7468, aired 2017-02-15 | WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? $200: Brontophobia is fear of this paired weather phenomenon thunder & lightning |
| #7465, aired 2017-02-10 | GOOD CAUSES $400: The goal of JDRF is to better treat & eventually cure Type 1 this, which strikes juveniles as well as adults diabetes |
| #7464, aired 2017-02-09 | "V"OCABULARY $200: It can mean the judgment of history as well as a decision in a court case a verdict |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | THE JEOPARDY! SORTING HAT $200: Well done! You've been selected to this major branch of the U.S. government whose top members are appointed for life the judicial branch |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | SPORTS ABBREV. $1000: Successes in basketball as well as football:
FGM field goal made |
| #7453, aired 2017-01-25 | OVER HILL, OVER DALE $1200: He compiled "Little Known Facts About Well Known People" 2 years before telling us how to influence people (in general) (Dale) Carnegie |
| #7445, aired 2017-01-13 | STATES BY CITY TRASH-TALKING $200: "Truth or Consequences isn't a choice! & Los Alamos may be the bomb, but it's Roswell that ends well!" New Mexico |
| #7437, aired 2017-01-03 | LEGO $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Lego Systems in Enfield, CT.) A carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, founded Lego in the 1930s to make wooden toys; he coined the company name from the words "leg godt", "play well" in this, his native language Danish |
| #7434, aired 2016-12-29 | 4 YOUR CONSIDERATION $800: For UFO fans, a close encounter of the 3rd kind is meeting aliens; this is one of the 4th kind being abducted by aliens |
| #7424, aired 2016-12-15 | TEXAS $1000: In 1866 Lyne T. Barret began operating the first producing one of these in the state; a lot more would follow an oil well |
| #7419, aired 2016-12-08 | BRIDGE-POURRI $1600: As well as SoHo, NYC has this area whose acronym comes partly from the Manhattan Bridge Dumbo |
| #7416, aired 2016-12-05 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200: Born John Chapman, he spread religion as well as fruit trees throughout the Midwest Johnny Appleseed |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | CLASSIC FILM MUSIC $600: She not only provided the voice of Mrs. Potts in 1991's "Beauty & the Beast", she sang the title song as well Angela Lansbury |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | SKY LINES $1000: She gave us the lesser-known "O beautiful for halcyon skies" as well as "O beautiful for spacious skies" Katharine Lee Bates |
| #7409, aired 2016-11-24 | 1990s MOVIE QUOTES $400: "How do you write women so well?"--
"I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability" As Good as It Gets |
| #7406, aired 2016-11-21 | MANIC PIXEL DREAM GIRLS $800: Ellie kicks some zombie butt in this Naughty Dog game The Last of Us |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | "C" THE WORLD $4,000 (Daily Double): It's a small New Hampshire town as well as an ancient name for Palestine Canaan |
| #7404, aired 2016-11-17 | MOVIE VILLAINS $200: He observes, "Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now... release your anger" Darth Vader |
| #7404, aired 2016-11-17 | "T" UP SOME ENTERTAINMENT $1600: As well as part of a Disney theme park, it's a 2015 George Clooney movie about our bright techie future Tomorrowland |
| #7396, aired 2016-11-07 | FOR YOUR REFERENCE $2000: An alphabetical index of the principal words of a book; Strong's is a well-known one of the Bible a concordance |
| #7393, aired 2016-11-02 | TV SHOWS BASED ON BOOKS $1600: This modern-day Western on FX was based on Elmore Leonard's novels "Pronto" & "Riding the Rap" as well as on a short story Justified |
| #7390, aired 2016-10-28 | LEGAL MATTERS $2000: The history of the possession of the evidence & where it's been is known as the "chain of" this custody |
| #7388, aired 2016-10-26 | NUMERIC TERMS $2000: Well, that's the this amount of money "Question", the top prize on a quiz show when it debuted in 1955 $64,000 |
| #7380, aired 2016-10-14 | SCRAMBLED HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS $800: A convict, for awhile:
A BULK CRISIS Sirius Black |
| #7376, aired 2016-10-10 | WORLD AIRPORTS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Tenzing-Hillary airport in this country is 9,200 feet above sea level Nepal |
| #7373, aired 2016-10-05 | A SONG OF ICE &/OR FIRE $600: This Adele song says, "When it burned, well, I cried" "Set Fire To The Rain" |
| #7368, aired 2016-09-28 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM NICKNAMES $600: This Big Ten team's stadium is called "the Horseshoe" because, well, it looks like a horseshoe Ohio State |
| #7364, aired 2016-09-22 | A SILENT "B" HIVE $1600: These underground Roman tombs were used for funeral feasts & as hideouts, as well catacombs |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | MAYOR GARCETTI'S LOS ANGELES $1000: (His Honor, the Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers the clue.) Between 1921 & 1955 Italian immigrant Simon Rodia constructed a collection of 17 structures he called Nuestro Pueblo or "Our Town"; today, it's a National Historic Landmark known as this the Watts Towers |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | MY NAME IS PRINCE $800: It's the alliterative name of Prince's label, as well as his home & studios outside Minneapolis Paisley Park |
| #7359, aired 2016-09-15 | I'M HERE TO SEE HERBERT HOOVER $200: The half-inch of rain in D.C. on the day of Hoover's inaugural in this year did not bode well 1929 |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION $2,000 (Daily Double): Named in memory of Nancy Brinker's sister: "To save lives and end breast cancer forever" the Susan G. Komen Foundation |
| #7356, aired 2016-09-12 | IT'S A PROCESS $1200: As well as a bathroom fixture, it can mean the process of grooming & dressing oneself toilet |
| #7353, aired 2016-07-27 | LITERARY SISTERS $400: She's Blanche DuBois' sister Stella |
| #7352, aired 2016-07-26 | BOOKS BY CHAPTER TITLES $600: "The Battle of Hogwarts" Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
| #7346, aired 2016-07-18 | MUSIC FROM THE 2000s $1000: "Stand Up" in 2005 was the 4th No. 1 studio album in a row by the band named for this S. Afr.-born man; they're big live too The Dave Matthews Band |
| #7342, aired 2016-07-12 | SIGNATURE SONGS $800: Celine Dion sang this movie theme in one take & said, "I never sang the song again...well, except 3 mil. times after that live" "My Heart Will Go On" |
| #7337, aired 2016-07-05 | IT'S ALL "APPLE" SAUCE $400: Born in Massachusetts, he spread religion as well as fruit trees throughout the U.S. Midwest in the 19th century Johnny Appleseed |
| #7334, aired 2016-06-30 | FAMILIAL TERMS $600: For dogs & their descendants, this brand makes Dentastix treats as well as wet & dry food Pedigree |
| #7333, aired 2016-06-29 | HISTORIC OOPSIES $1000: Offered armor at the 1632 Battle of Lutzen, king Gustav II of this country said, "God is my armor!"; well... Sweden |
| #7332, aired 2016-06-28 | I JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON AFTER 30 YEARS $400: Well, since my Mamiya is outdated now, can I just use the 12-megapixel one of these on your iPhone? a camera |
| #7329, aired 2016-06-23 | THRILLED TO THE MARROW $400: Red bone marrow, as well as the spleen & this organ, aid in the destruction of old red blood cells the liver |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL ABBREV. $1000: CP is an abbreviation for chest pain, as well as for this crippling disorder caused by damage to the brain cerebral palsy |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | BOOK ENDS $200: "The scar had not pained Harry for 19 years. All was well" Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
| #7320, aired 2016-06-10 | "OO" IN THE MIDDLE, SORRY $1600: If you're "in" this furrow, you're doing very well the groove |
| #7314, aired 2016-06-02 | IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE $800: The West Edmonton Mall, which boasts a water park, an amusement park, an ice palace, as well as, you know, a shopping mall Alberta |
| #7313, aired 2016-06-01 | "CL"ASSICAL MUSIC $2000: Bach wrote of the "Well-Tempered" this instrument, referring to a tuning system that would suffice for all keys the clavier |
| #7313, aired 2016-06-01 | TELE-NOVELAS $2000: "Dragonfly in Amber", the second novel in this series, is Season 2 of the TV show as Claire & Jamie flee Scotland Outlander |
| #7308, aired 2016-05-25 | IT BELONGS TO THE BRITISH $800: At its southernmost tip, Europa Point, there are great views of Apes' Den as well as North Africa Gibraltar |
| #7304, aired 2016-05-19 | THE AL FRANKEN DECADE $400: On May 22, 1980 Namco began gobbling up the competition by releasing this video game Pac-Man |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | YOUR VOTE $1,000 (Daily Double): The scarecrow knows about this kind of unofficial vote held as a gauge of opinion straw vote (or straw poll) |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | DODGE PODGE $1000: A city in Colorado a Durango |
| #7297, aired 2016-05-10 | LAW FIRMS $1200: A law firm as well as an individual may file a friend of the court brief, known by this Latin term an amicus |
| #7287, aired 2016-04-26 | COMICS' BOOKS $1600: He wrote the comedic "Pure Drivel" as well as the novella "Shopgirl" Steve Martin |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | BRIT NAMES FOR VEGGIES $200: The Brits call the snow & snap types of these "mange tout" because you can eat the pods as well peas |
| #7280, aired 2016-04-15 | RUSSIAN CITIES $3,000 (Daily Double): In the 1930s a ballet company as well as the city of Vyatka were renamed this for slain Communist Sergei Kirov |
| #7278, aired 2016-04-13 | A MIXED BAG $400: Mary Poppins, as well as Northerners who went to the South after the Civil War, carried this type of satchel a carpet bag |
| #7278, aired 2016-04-13 | CAT & DOG BREEDS $1600: The Lollipop Guild knows this short-legged breed is fast, takes corners well, & is generally Oz-some a Munchkin |
| #7275, aired 2016-04-08 | 7 UP $600: Play well at "Lucky Seven" on this TV show & you can buy a car for a dollar The Price Is Right |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | SPORT ABILITY $400: This team won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907 & 1908... things haven't gone that well since the Cubs |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | 3 LITTLE WORDS $2000: An online "Australian English Glossary from A to Zed" translates it as "Well done!" Good on ya |
| #7272, aired 2016-04-05 | FAMOUS PAIRS $1200: This couple, shot dead in a 1934 ambush, is believe to have committed 13 murders as well as robberies Bonnie & Clyde |
| #7271, aired 2016-04-04 | POETRY, NON-POETICALLY $400: Well, we counted, & the actual number of ways she loves thee? 7 (Elizabeth Barrett) Browning |
| #7267, aired 2016-03-29 | I RUN A LITTLE $600: Her use of banned drugs led to this woman giving up her 100-meter gold from the 2000 Olympics as well as 4 other medals Marion Jones |
| #7265, aired 2016-03-25 | AUDRA McDONALD ON BROADWAY $1000: (Audra McDonald presents the clue.) I shared the stage with Sean Combs & Phylicia Rashad in a 2004 revival of this Lorraine Hansberry drama A Raisin in the Sun |
| #7264, aired 2016-03-24 | "CALL" NOW $2000: This icy moon "bears" its time well orbiting Jupiter Callisto |
| #7259, aired 2016-03-17 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $2000: In 2009 the FDA approved this HPV vaccine for boys & young men as well as girls Gardasil |
| #7255, aired 2016-03-11 | BUGGY WORDS & PHRASES $400: This adjective means timeworn as well as destroyed by certain lepidopterans moth-eaten |
| #7255, aired 2016-03-11 | FROM "C" TO SHINING "C" $400: Type of unit used to measure 3-dimensional volume cubic |
| #7250, aired 2016-03-04 | DEATH... WHAT A CHARACTER! $1200: In this group's "Meaning of Life", Death says, "You always talk, you Americans... well, you're dead now, so shut up" Monty Python |
| #7246, aired 2016-02-29 | LEAP DAY $800: Well, fiddle dee dee! In 1940 this film was honored with 8 Oscars Gone with the Wind |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | CRIME TIME $200: It's a 6-letter term for a military revolt against authority on land as well as aboard ship a mutiny |
| #7243, aired 2016-02-24 | LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "P" $800: Well-named "Magazine of Verse" dating from 1912
(6) Poetry |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | "FY" ON YOU $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue.) It can mean to give greater emphasis as well as to increase volume amplify |
| #7241, aired 2016-02-22 | TV PETS $800: Lord Nibber--as well as Leela's pet, he's a Peace Ambassador on this show Futurama |
| #7240, aired 2016-02-19 | AS EASY AS 1, 2, 4 $400: "Well, it's 1 for" this, "2 for the show"; thank you, thank you very much the money |
| #7238, aired 2016-02-17 | SYFY MOVIES $200: Title-wise, it preceded "‑topus" as well as "‑nado" Shark |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | DOCTORS WITHIN BORDERS $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a picture of a plane and a map of Australia on the monitor.) In Australia's remote areas, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has dozens of bases providing airborne care; the Alice Springs base serves nearly half a million square miles of this territory the Northern Territory |
| #7232, aired 2016-02-09 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $800: It can be difficulty in staying asleep as well as falling asleep insomnia |
| #7230, aired 2016-02-05 | COLLEGE MATH $800: Number of points you racked up if you got "extremely well qualified" on one AP test & "well qualified" on another 9 (5 + 4) |
| #7222, aired 2016-01-26 | SCIENCE UPDATE $200: A single "leap" of this time unit was added to June 30, 2015; we hope you used it well second |
| #7222, aired 2016-01-26 | SPORTS CENTER $800: The Lady Byng (for gentlemanly conduct) & Vezina (for getting in the way really well) are trophies given by this league the National Hockey League |
| #7214, aired 2016-01-14 | I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING $1000: Oo... lamb chunks marinated & served on a skewer or in a pita... this Greek word sounds good to me, as well! souvlaki |
| #7213, aired 2016-01-13 | FILL IN THE BODY PART $1000: A little device to transfer data:
____ drive thumb |
| #7212, aired 2016-01-12 | WORDS OF DESIRE $200: It precedes ‑ful thinking & ‑ing well wish |
| #7211, aired 2016-01-11 | CELEBRITY SPOKESPEOPLE $800: Slipping into a deal with these jeans has made Dale Earnhardt Jr. a well-paid celebrity endorser Wrangler |
| #7211, aired 2016-01-11 | AUTHORS' LESSER KNOWN WORKS $1200: F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote 17 "Pat Hobby" stories about a down-&-out one of these writers, a job Scott knew well scriptwriter |
| #7210, aired 2016-01-08 | MUSICAL NICKNAMES $1200: This Led Zeppelin drummer was known as "The Beast" as well as "Bonzo" John Bonham |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | NAME THAT TUNE $1000: "Now Paul is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife" in this signature Billy Joel song "Piano Man" |
| #7206, aired 2016-01-04 | "YU", I OUGHTA $800: These well-off city folk in their 20s & 30s were much derided in the '80s & '90s yuppies |
| #7203, aired 2015-12-30 | BOXER BRIEFS $1000: This $300 million man is nicknamed "Money" as well as "Pretty Boy" (Floyd) Mayweather |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | HOW NOW, ON THE DOW? $600: This Dow Jones-listed company offered its own version of a Daily Double, as well as "world famous fries" McDonald's |
| #7195, aired 2015-12-18 | MOVIE CAMEOS $600: (Al Michaels delivers the clue.) Well, I didn't win an Oscar playing myself in this 1996 movie but Cuba Gooding Jr. did for his performance as a wide receiver for the Cardinals Jerry Maguire |
| #7191, aired 2015-12-14 | STATE FIRSTS $600: The first commercial one of these in Pennsylvania & in the nation was tapped in Titusville in 1859 an oil well |
| #7191, aired 2015-12-14 | ITALIAN EXPLORERS $2,400 (Daily Double): He not only has a New York City bridge named for him but bridges in Maryland & Rhode Island as well Verrazzano |
| #7190, aired 2015-12-11 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN SPEAK $1600: "Love well our father; to your professed bosoms I commit him... So farewell to you both" Cordelia (in King Lear) |
| #7189, aired 2015-12-10 | RELIGIOUS BELIEF $400: These Adventists formed out of the Millerite Adventists emphasize dietary laws as well as the Sabbath the Seventh-day Adventists |
| #7188, aired 2015-12-09 | HAMILTON $200: In the show, this rival prophetically warns Hamilton, "Talk less, smile more, don't let them know what you're against or what you're for, you wanna get ahead? Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead"--he was right Aaron Burr |
| #7184, aired 2015-12-03 | OLD '97s $400: Well, that's just great! In 1697 this czar began a tour of Western Europe seeking allies against the Ottoman Empire Peter the Great |
| #7183, aired 2015-12-02 | WORKING BOOK TITLES $200: Tolstoy focused more on a major part of Russian history & changed "All's Well That Ends Well" to this title War and Peace |
| #7182, aired 2015-12-01 | THE CALDECOTT MEDAL $600: This 1963 Maurice Sendak book won the Caldecott as well as the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION $2,000 (Daily Double): Article VI stated, "Every state shall always keep up a well-regulated and disciplined" one of these, "sufficiently armed" a militia |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | WELL-SEASONED BOOKS $400: "The Summer Game" by Roger Angell & "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn are classic books about this sport baseball |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | WELL-SEASONED BOOKS $800: This 1962 book warned that "chemicals sprayed on croplands or forests or gardens lie long in soil" Silent Spring |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | WELL-SEASONED BOOKS $1600: "Drums of Autumn" is the 4th book in this series about a woman traveling through time using an ancient Scottish stone circle Outlander |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | WELL-SEASONED BOOKS $2,000 (Daily Double): Shakespeare was hot & cold with these 2 plays that have seasons in the title A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Winter's Tale (A Winter's Tale accepted) |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | WELL-SEASONED BOOKS $2000: Cannibalism, lobotomy & forbidden desire all play out in this author's play "Suddenly, Last Summer" Tennessee Williams |
| #7169, aired 2015-11-12 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $4,000 (Daily Double): While serving as Secretary of State 1861-69, he tried to annex the Dominican Republic & the Hawaiian Islands Seward |
| #7162, aired 2015-11-03 | ONOMATOPOEIA $2000: Now it can mean a brief setback as well as a brief spasm hiccup |
| #7155, aired 2015-10-23 | ODD COMPETITIONS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew plays some hard rock riffs with no instrument.) I wonder if I'm good enough to enter the U.S. championships for this, held annually since 2003 air guitar |
| #7151, aired 2015-10-19 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1600: The Jesuit educational heritage is alive & well at this West Coast school, LMU for short Loyola Marymount |
| #7148, aired 2015-10-14 | I WANT CANDY! $1000: This British chocolatier makes a dairy milk bar as well as a milk tray Cadbury |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | PAINTING & SCULPTURE $2000: In the 1730s this British artist painted "A Harlot's Progress" as well as "A Rake's Progress" (William) Hogarth |
| #7144, aired 2015-10-08 | MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN $800: "I know from his 13th century writings that visiting China during the time of Marco Polo means we're also here when this man ruled as emperor."
"That's the khan do spirit Sherman, well done" Kublai Khan |
| #7140, aired 2015-10-02 | WRITING FOR TELEVISION $1000: In 2012 Robert Doherty created this CBS detective show; well, Robert had inspiration from a 19th c. chap Elementary |
| #7139, aired 2015-10-01 | BLUE BIRDS $800: As well as the great blue, there is a little blue type of this long-legged wading bird a heron |
| #7136, aired 2015-09-28 | PLAYING POLITICS $600: Photos taken in this D.C. space that's 36 by 29 feet (well, roughly) may not be used in political campaigns the Oval Office |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS $600: Oils well that ends well in this city by the Caribbean coast that became a capital in the 1820s Caracas |
| #7134, aired 2015-09-24 | LET'S HAVE EGGS $600: Round eggs, like those of this marine reptile that uses its flippers to bury dozens in holes in sand, fit well in tight places a sea turtle |
| #7132, aired 2015-09-22 | ROCKET, MAN $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Titan Missile Museum in Arizona.) The Titan II's nosecone, where the warhead sat, was known as the RV, or this vehicle; the missile would go well out of the atmosphere at an altitude of more than 600 miles re-entry |
| #7130, aired 2015-09-18 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a world map on a monitor.) The continent of Africa, as well as its surrounding oceanic crusts, are part of the African one of these rigid pieces that make up the Earth's surface continental plate |
| #7127, aired 2015-09-15 | AKC-DEFINED BREEDS $600: "Well known as 'purse dogs'... some believe (it) originated from the fennec fox... not more than 6 pounds" a chihuahua |
| #7126, aired 2015-09-14 | 7-LETTER WORDS $800: It's the name of an Ivy League college newspaper as well as a color crimson |
| #7126, aired 2015-09-14 | SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A NOVEL $2,000 (Daily Double): Try to inspire this release of emotions like fear or pity, a term used by Aristotle catharsis |
| #7120, aired 2015-07-24 | DOUBLE D WITH ANOTHER D $200: Physiologically dependent; might as well face it, you're this addicted |
| #7116, aired 2015-07-20 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $400: The 2nd Amendment postulates that "A well regulated" one of these is "necessary to the security of a free state" a militia |
| #7115, aired 2015-07-17 | ACIDS $1000: This acid also known as vitamin C can be found in tomatoes & potatoes as well as citrus fruit ascorbic acid |
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show
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"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
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Anderson Cooper, a news anchor and correspondent from CNN
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"He anchors his own prime-time news show, a syndicated daytime talk...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Chris Wallace, a TV host from Fox News Sunday
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"In March, this Fox News anchor was honored by the National...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit
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"Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
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Courtney Trezise, a senior from Michigan State University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Okemos, Michigan at...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Nick Swezey, a publisher from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
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Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Dan Smith, a student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,200 + $1,000. Dan Smith - a...
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Michael Farabaugh, a high school chemistry teacher from Charlottesville, Virginia
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"This chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Emily Heaney, a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $2,200 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
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Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Nathaniel Barnes, a composer and bartender from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 3-time champion: $57,300 + $2,000. In his first game,...
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Anurag Kashyap, a senior from Poway, California
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2008-B Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. Anurag was also the winner of...
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Tyler Benedict, a junior at Columbia University from Dayton, Ohio
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Jason Richards, a pharmacy technician from Old Town, Maine
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Laura Hughes, a mom from New Market, Maryland
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Season 26 1-time champion: $27,500 + $2,000. Wife of Season 16...
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Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
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Cliff Galiher, a sophomore from UCLA
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Vijay Balse, a chemical engineer from Chatham, New Jersey
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2010 Tournament of Champions...
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Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Loren Loiacono, a senior from Setauket, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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Vanamali Compton, a junior from Clarkdale, Arizona
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 16 at the time of the...
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
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\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
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Celeste DiNucci, a recent graduate student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Brian Meacham, a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 4-time champion: $90,500...
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Elyse Mancuso, a junior from Omaha, Nebraska
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2012 Teen Tournament winner: $79,600. 16 at the time of the...
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Nikhil Desai, a junior from Fremont, California
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2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Caroline Bartman, a senior from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Allie Pape, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Florida
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2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Allie was 14 at the time...
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Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
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"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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Joseph Henares, from Avon, Connecticut
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"Along with group science projects, history club, writing club, and chess...
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Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas
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"A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
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Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
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Pat Sajak, a game show host from Wheel of Fortune
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"A former TV weatherman, he's gone on to become the world's...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Brian Weikle, a project manager from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Rowan Spake, from Portland, Oregon
|
"He's interested in nanotechnology and robotics to improve surgery. But getting...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
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Peter Severson, a senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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India Cooper, a copy editor from Madison, Indiana
|
\"She was an actor and copy editor in New York City...
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Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Bradley Silverman, a junior from Alpharetta, Georgia
|
2008-B Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $44,600. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Joon Pahk, a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 28 7-time champion: $199,000 + $2,000.
JBoard user name: jpahk
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Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
|
"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Injee Hong, a 12-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana
|
"If her dreams of becoming a lawyer don't come true, she...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
|
2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Krishna Bharathala, a sophomore from Fremont, California
|
2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Raynell Cooper, a senior from Rockville, Maryland
|
2011 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 16 at the...
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Max Johansen, a senior from the University of Miami
|
"As a seventh grader, he was planning on a career in...
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Aaron Brown, an Emmy Award-winning newsman from CNN's popular primetime newscast
|
"A journalist for over 25 years, he now anchors CNN's popular...
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Tara Franey, a senior from Michigan State University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: tarafraney
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York
|
"He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
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2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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George Nelson, a senior from Montgomery, Alabama
|
2002 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $29,497. George was...
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Kevin Marshall, a student from Metairie, Louisiana
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2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 6-time champion: $98,201...
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Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Seth Alcorn, a bookstore supervisor from Alexandria, Virginia
|
2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 19 3-time champion: $106,400 + $1,000.
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Paul Wampler, a web programmer from Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Season 27 4-time champion: $72,001 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: paul5562
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Erica Greil, a junior from Princeton University
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 and from Hastings, Minnesota at...
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Elyssa Browning, a junior from St. John's College
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Austin, Texas at...
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Elizabeth Galoozis, a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $38,801 + $2,000. Elizabeth Galoozis - A...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Isaac Mizrahi, a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
|
"His fashion designs are a favorite among celebrities on the red...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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Susan Mitchell, a chemical engineer from Houston, Texas
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2007 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Aaron Schroeder, a grad student from San Diego, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Robin Cheney, a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
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"All the students at her school go on a camping trip...
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Will Schultz, a freshman from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Lisa Ackerman, a senior from Livermore, California
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the...
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Aiden Pink, a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 15 at the time...
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Mike Marmesh, a veterinarian from Miami, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $4,700 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
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Iddoshe Hirpa, a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Ruvani Fonseka, a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
|
2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of...
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Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
|
\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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Tommy Maranges, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Mario Cantone, an actor and comedian from Sex and the City
|
\"He played Anthony Marentino, the wedding planner with an attitude, on...
|
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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
|
2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
|
"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Dan Crosby, a middle school history teacher from Santa Monica, California
|
"He teaches at a school named for a renowned scholar, doctor,...
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Drew Joanides, a high school history teacher from Miami, Florida
|
"He is one of our four teachers competing in our tournament...
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Ann Thurlow, an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $26,805 + $1,000.
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Rahul Francis, a twelve-year-old from Flushing, New York
|
"This electronic wizard's current plans are to run a technology company....
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Casey Clough, a junior from Columbia, South Carolina
|
2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "CLUE".
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Aria Gerson, an eleven-year-old from Orem, Utah
|
"Shine an apple for our future teacher. From Orem, Utah, class,...
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Justin Hofstetter, a sixth and seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher from Kansas City, Missouri
|
"This sixth and seventh grade teacher is in his first year...
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Buddy Wright, an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
|
2011 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 26 4-time champion:...
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Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
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Catherine Whitten, a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas
|
"This gifted teacher primarily teaches gifted students. From Plano, Texas, this...
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Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, Indiana
|
2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Connie Shi, a junior at the University of Michigan from Okemos, Michigan
|
2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America
|
"She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
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Carrie Tian, a freshman at Harvard from Greenville, South Carolina
|
2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the College Championship.
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Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College
|
"His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
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Dmitry Spivak, a junior from Northwestern University
|
"The 11-year-old wasn't really kidding when he said he wanted to...
|
|
Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Morgan Flood, a junior from Pequea, Pennsylvania
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Carl Bradshaw, a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri
|
Season 27 2-time champion: $17,899 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Titmouse
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Yoni Freund, a Ph.D. student from Columbia University
|
"He has always wanted to be a writer, and now that...
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Carlee Jensen, a senior from Santa Monica, California
|
2011 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
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Anshika Niraj, a sophomore from Beachwood, Ohio
|
2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Raya Elias-Pushett, a junior from Aventura, Florida
|
2011 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $20,851. First name...
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Cliff Galiher, a student from Half Moon Bay, California
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000 +...
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Mark Born, a musician, writer and teacher from Bangkok, Thailand
|
\"He was the top winner of the 1990-91 season. He\'s a...
|
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Ben Schenkel, a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
|
2007 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $42,800. 17 at...
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Myles Jeffrey, a senior from Seal Beach, California
|
2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Stephen Fritz, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2007 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $25,460.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Ryan Elkins, a 12-year-old from Bensalem, Pennsylvania
|
"He wants to study physics and unlock the mysteries of the...
|
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Cerulean Ozarow, an 11-year-old from Brooklyn, New York
|
"His future is full of options. He wants to become either...
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Taylor Gailliot, from Woodbridge, Virginia
|
"When asked what she wanted us to know about her, she...
|
|
Lan Djang, a business analyst from Toronto, Canada
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) member:...
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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
|
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Doug Dorst, a writer and professor from Austin, Texas
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 22 3-time champion: $66,802...
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Bill MacDonald, an attorney from Bonita Springs, Florida
|
2006 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up: $50,000. Season 22 4-time champion:...
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Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois
|
"She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
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Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
|
|
Adam Pinson, a senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Pinson, Alabama
|
2005 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Won $100,000 on Who Wants...
|
|
Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia
|
"A recent art history graduate when she became Jeopardy! champion in...
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|
Charlotte Darby, from West Chester, Pennsylvania
|
"Her crafts include crochet, origami, and friendship bracelets. From West Chester,...
|
|
Jayanth Iyengar, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis from Madison, Wisconsin
|
2005 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Jiyen1213
|
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Jack Weisman, a twelve-year-old from Beachwood, Ohio
|
"He's considering becoming a lawyer, just like Mom and Dad. From...
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
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|
Marie Braden, a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $24,800 + $1,000. Marie's boyfriend Kirk's Rock...
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|
Bruce Naegeli, a retired law librarian from Phoenix, Arizona
|
"He finished second in the 1988 Tournament of Champions. A retired...
|
|
Surabhi Iyer, a ten-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts
|
"Her research scientist dad has inspired her to become a neuroscientist....
|
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Matt Drury, a government analyst from New York, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $18,799 + $2,000. Matthew Drury - A...
|
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Rachel Rothenberg, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. Jeopardy! Message Board...
|
|
Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
|
|
Zach Blumenfeld, a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois
|
2009 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Kennedy Stomps, a junior from St. Louis, Missouri
|
2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
|
Emily Lever, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
|
2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Leszek Pawlowicz, a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona
|
"He was a material scientist living in Phoenix when he won...
|
|
Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
|
"And, whether in neonatology or as a Navy SEAL, he plans...
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
|
"He was a legal assistant living near D.C. when he won...
|
|
Tim Koch, a 12-year-old sixth grader from Cliffwood, New Jersey
|
"He would like to be a teacher because you get to...
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Emily Jusino, a Ph.D. candidate in Greek literature originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $18,801 + $1,000.
Last name pronouned like "hoo-SEE-no".
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|
Michelle Chang, an 11-year-old from Suwanee, Georgia
|
"This sixth grader picks the most unusual places to lose her...
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|
Crystal Durham, a 12-year-old from Fort Pierce, Florida
|
"She would like to be an Irish stepdancing teacher, because dancing...
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Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
|
"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
|
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Zane Li, a ten-year-old from Provo, Utah
|
"He's a chess champion and a two-time Geography Bee winner..." 2002...
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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|
Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
|
Stephen Weingarten, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
|
"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
|
2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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|
Charles Shaughnessy, an actor from Mad Men
|
"As Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives, he won three...
|
|
Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
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2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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Gail Flemmons, a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi
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Season 25 2-time champion: $46,399 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Paul Glaser, a research scientist from Albany, New York
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Elijah Granet, a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
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"Because he loves animals, biology, and helping others, he's thinking of...
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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California
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Season 27 3-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000.
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Matt Kohlstedt, a grad student originally from La Grange, Illinois
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2009 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 25 5-time champion: $77,803 + $2,000.
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Marshall Flores, a senior from Arizona State University from Avondale, Arizona
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
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Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
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"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
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Christopher Meloni, an Emmy-nominated actor from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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"He's played challenging roles on both sides of the law, including...
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Jackie Harrison, a surgeon from Chicago, Illinois
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 19 4-time champion: $66,602 + $2,000.
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Kristiana Henderson, a junior from Kent, Washington
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Andy Hutchins, a senior from Rockledge, Florida
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 17 at the time...
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Andrew Goldfein, a 12-year-old from Lincolnwood, Illinois
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"He likes to argue and help people, so it's off to...
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Josh Lacey, a 10-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland
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"The International Olympic Committee does such good work, he would like...
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Andrew Kreitz, a senior from Huntington Beach, California
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2006 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $25,000.
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Christina Maes, a senior at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay from Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Larry Cloud, a computer consultant from Inglewood, California
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Miguel Ferrer, an actor from Crossing Jordan
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"He began his career as a studio drummer and played on...
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Soledad O'Brien, a broadcast journalist from CNN's American Morning
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"This broadcast journalist has covered stories all over the world. Since...
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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Wes Kovarik, a senior from Antioch, California
|
2005 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up: $30,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Anne Shivers, a senior from Peotone, Illinois
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2005 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $18,000. 17 at...
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Steve Golden, a junior from Brookeville, Maryland
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. 16 at the time of the...
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Laura Ansley, a senior from Twinsburg, Ohio
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Chris Miller, a retail specialist from Louisville, Kentucky
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Elite Eighteen (Round 2 winners) and...
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Allison Peña, a junior from Sunrise, Florida
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Papa Chakravarthy, a sophomore from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2006 Teen Tournament champion: $75,000.
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
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Camille Bullock, a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana
|
2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Camille88
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Vinita Kailasanath, a recent college graduate originally from Laurel, Maryland
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Scottie Szewczyk, from Belleville, Illinois
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"He enjoys science and sports, and would like to work as...
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Doug Lach, a marketing manager from Columbus, Ohio
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"He was the biggest winner of the 1999-2000 season. A marketing...
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Claire Winkler, from Fredericksburg, Virginia
|
"This honor roll student participates on both the year-round and summer...
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Bob Fleenor, a newspaper copy editor from Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Dan Ford, an editor from Arlington, Virginia
|
Season 21 player (2004-11-24). KJL game 71. Dan resides in Tysons...
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Patrick Zakem, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Louisville, Kentucky
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"He would like to become an architect because he enjoys visualizing...
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Chloé White, a senior from Mission Hills, Kansas
|
2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
|
\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
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India Cooper, an actor and copy editor from New York City, New York
|
\"A semifinalist in the Tournament of Champions in 1992, now an...
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Elise Nussbaum, a financial counselor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
Season 36 3-time champion: $79,600 + 1,000. Elise appeared on The...
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Brandon Blackwell, a sophomore from Holliswood, New York
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist:...
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Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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Tom Nichols, a professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts
|
\"A five-time champion in 1994, he used his winnings for a...
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Meg Shreve, an attorney from Bolinas, California
|
Season 3 3-time champion: $29,799. Meg is an Edgar Award-winning thriller...
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Sharyn Hay, a perinatal nurse originally from East Hartford, Connecticut
|
Season 1 player (1985-04-29). Johnny introduced Sharyn as a prenatal nurse...
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Sally Umbach, a third grade special education teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
"She teaches at a school district that has been in operation...
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Todd Federman, a professor and education consultant from Livingston, New Jersey
|
Season 29 player (2012-11-28). Father of 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games...
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Caitlin Millat, a kindergarten teacher from Brooklyn, New York
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"She receives support from Teach for America and works for Achievement...
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Kathy Casavant, a high school English teacher from Oxford, Massachusetts
|
"Originally she wanted to do anything but teach. Well, she's been...
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Theo Schiller, a school librarian originally from North Fork, California
|
Season 4 player (1988-01-22 & 1988-03-08). Theo was returned to the...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
|
"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Silas Crawford, an attorney from Jacksonville, Florida
|
Season 28 player (2011-12-15).
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Kate Wilson, a high school AP English teacher from Montgomery, Alabama
|
"She is a top-10 AP English language teacher at Alabama's number-one...
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Jillian Rebmann, a librarian from Peoria, Illinois
|
Season 25 player (2008-11-25). Jillian is the mayor of a town...
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Chuck Narikiyo, an attorney from Waipahu, Hawaii
|
Season 27 player (2011-04-25). Chuck appeared on The Chase on 2023-02-09...
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Sarah Marx, a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland
|
2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Brendan Barnwell, a grad student and tutor from Santa Barbara, California
|
Season 28 player (2011-12-05). Although Brendan played the Jeopardy! and Double...
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Neil Patel, a twelve-year-old from Plano, Texas
|
"He wants to become an environmental scientist and help protect our...
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Emma Johnson, an eleven-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida
|
"She'll hit a high note in her future musical career as...
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Peter Jury, a clothier from Ellington, Connecticut
|
Season 28 player (2011-11-22).
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Shelby Malone, a senior from Grayson, Kentucky
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2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: sleeping_stars
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Kate Carlyle, a records officer from New Lenox, Illinois
|
Season 20 player (2004-07-09). KJL game 28. Kate was announced by...
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Karan Takhar, a senior from North Attleborough, Massachusetts
|
2008-B Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. First name pronounced like "KUR-run". Jeopardy...
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Ellen Lewis, a retired high school math teacher from Mount Vernon, New York
|
Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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Mark Runsvold, a student and waiter from Moscow, Idaho
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2011 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 4-time champion: $153,800 + $1,000.
JBoard user name: markrunsvold
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Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
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"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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Kathryn Wendling, a high school social studies teacher from Farmington, Minnesota
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"Her high school newspaper predicted she would be on Jeopardy! From...
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Steven Evenhouse, a junior high school social studies teacher from Orland Hills, Illinois
|
"He likes teaching because it gives him a captive audience for...
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Brooks Humphreys, a high school social studies teacher from Omaha, Nebraska
|
"He teaches at an all-girls Catholic school operated by the Sisters...
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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 27 5-time champion: $83,401 + $2,000.
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Alex Johnson, an 11-year-old from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"He wants to be a chemist in the future. From Indianapolis,...
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Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
|
"His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
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Neha Embar, a 12-year-old from Alpharetta, Georgia
|
"No kidding--she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up....
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Sarah Bart, a senior at Goucher College from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
2012 College Championship 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 22 at...
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
|
\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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Zack Terrill, a senior at Vanderbilt University from Winter Springs, Florida
|
2012 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 21 at...
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Partha Purushotham, an 11-year-old from Palo Alto, California
|
"He is fair-minded, so he thinks he would make a good...
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Jaime Alayon, a sophomore at the George Washington University from Miami, Florida
|
2012 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
|
"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
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Anna Cambron, a 10-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"Her fascination with the human mind leads her to the field...
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Mandy Berry, an 11-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland
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"She wants to dedicate her life to helping animals by becoming...
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Dana Perino, a TV host from Fox News Channel's The Five
|
"White House press secretary under George W. Bush, she now appears...
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Lisa Makar, a senior from University of Maryland
|
"As a seventh grader, she was planning a career as a...
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|
David Faber, an anchor and reporter from CNBC's Squawk on the Street and The Faber Report
|
"The winner of Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and Loeb awards, he's a...
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Lizzie O'Leary, an aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN
|
"She broke the news that Chrysler would file for Chapter 11...
|
|
Quinn McDonald, an inventory control manager from Lowville, New York
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $20,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Mighty Q
|
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Robert Arshonsky, a senior from Cal Poly
|
"As a 12-year-old, he wanted to be the first person on...
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Robert Gibbs, a former press secretary from the Obama White House
|
"In 2004, he joined Barack Obama's senatorial campaign as communications director,...
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Gabriela Gonzales, a senior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Rob Schrader, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. Younger brother of 2008-B Teen Tournament...
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|
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
|
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Caleb Olson, a senior from Chariton, Iowa
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
|
"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
|
\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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|
Erin Hart, a junior from Benton Harbor, Michigan
|
2011 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of the...
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|
Sam Leanza, a senior from Laguna Hills, California
|
2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time of the...
|
|
Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
|
"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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|
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
|
"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
|
|
Josh Fruhlinger, an editor from Baltimore, Maryland
|
Season 24 player (2008-07-22). The Comics Curmudgeon blog at joshreads.com. Jeopardy!...
|
|
Doak Fairey, a computer consultant from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
|
Season 5 3-time champion: $33,200. Doak won $9,000 on The Challengers...
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
|
2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
|
|
Gretchen Carlson, a journalist from the CBS Saturday Early Show
|
"Since winning the 1989 Miss America crown, she's built an extensive...
|
|
Jeffrey Gerlomes, a freshman from Napa, California
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
14 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Toby Guebert, a community college instructor from Claremont, California
|
Season 20 player (2004-06-01).
Last name pronounced like "GEE-bert".
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Anderson Cooper, a host from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-11).
Charity: American Heart Association.
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Eliza Urban, a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 15 at the time of the...
|
|
Grace Acton, from Harvard, Massachusetts
|
"This competitive gymnast is hoping to score a perfect 10 for...
|
|
Tucker Carlson, an author and co-host from Crossfire
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10). Charities: American Camping Association &...
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|
Paul Nethercut, a financial consultant from Sacramento, California
|
Season 20 1-time champion: $22,500 + $1,000.
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|
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
|
|
Heidi Liu, a senior from Plymouth, Minnesota
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Dominic Clust, from Metairie, Louisiana
|
"This future lawyer likes to argue and he's good at it....
|
|
Oliver North, a radio talk show host from the Oliver North radio show
|
"A combat-decorated Marine who now hosts a nationally syndicated radio talk...
|
|
Amanda Hall, from Farmington, Maine
|
"Whether it's writing a biography of Yo-Yo Ma or working on...
|
|
David Gregory, a political analyst and author from CNN and How's Your Faith?
|
"An NBC correspondent and anchor for nearly 20 years, he recently...
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|
Marshall Tan, from Gaithersburg, Maryland
|
"His favorite subject is social studies, and he knows a lot...
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|
Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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|
Dee Dee Myers, a journalist from Vanity Fair
|
"The first woman ever to hold the post of White House...
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|
Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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|
Aaron Schroeder, a graduate student originally from Washington, D.C.
|
2009 Tournament of Champions second runner-up: $50,000. Season 24 5-time champion:...
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|
Andrew Nerlinger, a senior at the University of Notre Dame from Wilmington, Delaware
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Andrew was 21 at the time...
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|
Jennifer Casey, a high school drama teacher originally from Sonoma, California
|
Season 22 1-time champion: $6,600 + $1,000.
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|
Graham Gilmer, a senior from Lynchburg, Virginia
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Teen...
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|
Margaret Monroe, a junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey
|
2002 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. Margaret was 16 at the time...
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|
Emily Karrs, a junior from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
|
2002 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000. Emily was 16 at the time...
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Andy Kravis, a freshman from Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Andy was 13 at the...
|
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Nicole Reimer, a junior from Columbus, Ohio
|
2001 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Bernard Holloway, a junior from Mitchellville, Maryland
|
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2002 Teen...
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Heidi Greimann, a junior from Columbia, Missouri
|
2002 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000. Heidi was 15 at the...
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|
Ryan Ballengee, a senior from Pasadena, Maryland
|
2001 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Peg Pruitt, a retired teacher from Swansea, Massachusetts
|
Season 23 1-time champion: $8,100 + $2,000. The official Jeopardy! website...
|
|
Kunle DeMuren, a 12-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
"And this world traveler has visited Mozart's birthplace as well as...
|
|
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor from Houston, Texas
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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|
Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Erin Bogart, a junior at Miami University of Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Erin was 20 at the time...
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Marques Redd, a sophomore at Harvard University from Macon, Georgia
|
2001 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Marques was 18 at the time...
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Bob Mesko, an arts administrator from Denver, Colorado
|
2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 22 5-time champion:...
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|
Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
|
|
Peggy Till, a teacher from Arlington, Texas
|
Season 22 player (2006-04-06).
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Stan Wu, a writer-producer from Los Angeles, California
|
"As a Teen Tournament finalist in 1989, his biggest ambition was...
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|
Mehrun Etebari, a graduate student of international relations from Durham, New Hampshire
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
|
Ben Davis, an investment specialist from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
|
Season 22 player (2005-11-24). Not to be confused with Season 26...
|
|
Michael Lapthorn, an exhibition designer from New York, New York
|
Season 22 1-time champion: $27,400 + $1,000.
|
|
Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
|
"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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|
Chelsea He, a sophomore at Duke University from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HEE".
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|
Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Chris Dungan, a minister from West Linn, Oregon
|
Season 26 player (2010-07-14).
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Madeline Suchard, from Placentia, California
|
"She has her sights set on becoming the Supreme Court Justice,...
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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|
Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia
|
"A 5-time champion, he went on to become a semifinalist in...
|
|
Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
|
"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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|
Malisha Butts, a senior at North Carolina Central University from Durham, North Carolina
|
2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
|
|
Dave Ellis, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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|
John Kelly, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia
|
Season 22 1-time champion: $21,601 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
|
|
Bob Harris, an author, comedian, and radio commentator from Los Angeles, California
|
"A 5-time champion and a finalist in the Tournament of Champions,...
|
|
Antonia Wang, a sophomore at Purdue University from Carmel, Indiana
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
|
|
Steve Ostini, a radio broadcast producer from Santa Clarita, California
|
Season 22 player (2005-10-31).
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Joli Millner, an eleven-year-old from Charlottesville, Virginia
|
"No kidding, she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows...
|
|
Andrea Salt, a twelve-year-old from Gilbert, Arizona
|
"This animal lover plans on becoming a veterinarian. From Gilbert, Arizona,...
|
|
Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
|
"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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|
Larry Cloud, a bookkeeper and computer consultant from Inglewood, California
|
"He won five times in 2001, allowing him to make a...
|
|
Ethan Waldman, a twelve-year-old from West Hills, California
|
"This wizard of words wants to be a fantasy author when...
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|
Graham Gilmer, a senior at Stanford University from Stanford, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 2001. Now he's a...
|
|
Will Walters, a twelve-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky
|
"He wants to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Albert...
|
|
Jesse Cuevas, a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $65,981 + $2,000. Brother of Season 30...
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|
Kyle Hale, a college senior from Katy, Texas
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"Representing Texas A&M, he won the 2002 College Championship. Now he's...
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John Farley, an eleven-year-old from Marietta, Georgia
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"This young man has a plan--Notre Dame, professional lacrosse player and...
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Solomon Howard, a freshman from St. Petersburg, Florida
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2009 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 14 at the time of...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
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"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Jerry Harvey, a freelance educator originally from California, Missouri
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Season 20 2-time champion: $70,002 + $1,000. KJL game 1. While...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
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"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
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Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California
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"This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
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Steven Milton, a legal case assistant from San Diego, California
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Season 26 2-time champion: $30,299 + $1,000. Steve Milton San Diego,...
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Carolyn Cracraft, a grad student at the University of California-Berkeley from Berkeley, California
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"She was a junior at the University of Chicago when she...
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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois
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"He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
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Derek Honoré, an attorney from Inglewood, California
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Season 26 player (2010-03-24).
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Samantha Reback, a sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
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Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Michael Galvin, a consultant from Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania
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"He was the first winner of the Teen Tournament back in...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
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"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
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Bonny Jain, a senior from Moline, Illinois
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2009 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Aisha Tyler, an actress, comedian, author and reality-show host from Archer
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"In addition to film and TV roles, she performs comedy at...
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Josh Kolchins, a homeland security consultant from Bethesda, Maryland
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Season 21 player (2004-12-02).
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Katie Fitzgerald, a wealth management project analyst originally from New Rochelle, New York
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Season 21 2-time champion: $30,201 + $2,000.
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Theodora Messalas, an 11-year-old sixth grader from Brooklyn, New York
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"This future author and illustrator placed second in a regional story-telling...
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Kelly Scurry, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Lauderhill, Florida
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"It's very convenient that Washington, D.C. is his favorite city, because...
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Sunny Schomaker, an events coordinator from Madison, Wisconsin
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Season 21 player (2004-10-11).
KJL game 54.
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Matt Kleinmaier, a medical student from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 21 player (2004-10-12).
KJL game 55.
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Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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David Fishbach, a consulting program manager from Watertown, Massachusetts
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Season 21 player (2004-09-15).
KJL game 46.
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Steve Reynolds, a loan accounting clerk from Norman, Oklahoma
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2004 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion:...
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Kate Duffy, a reporter from Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Season 21 player (2004-09-14).
KJL game 45.
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Rachel Pildis, a software developer from Oak Park, Illinois
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000. Rachel Pildis - A...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799 + $2,000.
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Jelisa Castrodale, a sportswriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Season 27 1-time champion: $39,399 + $1,000.
Name pronounced like "jell-EES-ah KASS-tro-dale".
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Katie Orphan, a freshman at Whitworth College from Reno, Nevada
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2002 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000.
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Maria Borga, an economist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 25 player (2009-02-25).
Last name pronounced like "BORG-ah".
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Jason Zollinger, an engine assembler from South Dayton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $100,000. Season...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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Terry Linwood, a bookseller from North Texas
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Roger Mueller-Kim, a high school social studies teacher from Dublin, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,401 + $1,000.
Last name pronounced like "MULL-er KIM".
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Clayton, North Carolina
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
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Nick Yozamp, a biology student from St. Cloud, Minnesota
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Kori Tyler, a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee
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Season 26 player (2010-02-26). Season 25 1-time champion: $20,000 + $2,000....
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Dave Belote, a recently retired base commander from Woodbridge, Virginia
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Lisa Dvorak, a grocery store chain administrative assistant from Millersville, Maryland
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Season 27 1-time champion: $31,201 + $2,000.
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Kendra Chapman, a sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky
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2003 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Russell Berris, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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2003 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Amanda Sonmor, a virtual assistant originally from Denver, Colorado
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Season 27 2-time champion: $21,501 + $1,000.
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Scott Harris, a videographer and elementary school librarian from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Season 27 1-time champion: $19,201 + $2,000. Scott won $30,000 on...
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Jeff Gorham, an accountant from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $14,001 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SpacemanSpiff
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Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
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"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
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Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
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"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
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Diane Trap, a librarian and graphics specialist from Athens, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $21,400 + $1,000. Diane Trap - a...
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Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
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2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
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Claudia Corriere, a church musician and homemaker from Kennesaw, Georgia
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Season 32 2-time champion: $29,000 + $2,000. Claudia won show #7195,...
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Jenifer Thomas, a teacher assistant from Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Season 26 1-time champion: $13,400 + $2,000. Jenifer Thomas October 5,...
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James Hill III, a freshman from Santa Clara University
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2010-A College championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: San Jose, California. [No contestant...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Sam Johnston, a Ph.D. student from Brooklyn, New York
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Season 25 player (2008-12-23). Johnny Gilbert announced Sam as "Sam Johnson"...
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Lyn Thomas, a library assistant from Redmond, Washington
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,100 + $1,000.
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Keith Williams, a freshman at Middlebury College from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Steve Unite, a writer from Studio City, California
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Shay Collins, an 11-year-old from Averill Park, New York
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"His passion for music helps this future rock star to play...
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Justin Waters, a resident physician from Royal Oak, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $7,199 + $2,000. Justin Waters Royal Oak,...
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Matt Jacobs, a science teacher originally from Stratford, Connecticut
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,323 + $1,000. Matt resided in Silver...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He met and then married his wife while both were costarring...
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Jonathan Corbblah, a chess teacher from Harlem, New York
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Season 27 1-time champion: $13,000 + $1,000. Jonathan appeared as a...
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Sandra McClellan, a granny nanny from Arlington, Texas
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Season 27 1-time champion: $4,199 + $2,000.
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Deborah Fitzgerald, a retired government employee from McLean, Virginia
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 24 4-time champion: $55,901 + $1,000.
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Mark Wales, a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York
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2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $141,804...
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Ariel Schneider, a biology student from West Lafayette, Indiana
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Season 27 2-time champion: $46,300 + $2,000.
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Tom Zamojcin, a digital marketing manager from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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Season 27 1-time champion: $22,800 + $2,000.
Last name pronounced like "zam-MOH-chin".
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Charlie Penrod, an assistant professor of law from Natchitoches, Louisiana
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $17,000 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: CharlieP
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Tom Bergeron, an Emmy Award-winning host from Dancing with the Stars
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "He's...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Big and Weeds
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! player: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center...
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Laura Button, an editor and proofreader from Alpharetta, Georgia
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Season 27 1-time champion: $28,800 + $1,000.
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Bob Kennedy, a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
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Season 27 2-time champion: $33,800 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Bobk
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Sam Spaulding, a sophomore from Yale University from Wilmington, North Carolina
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2010-B College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Christine Kennedy, a freshman from the University of Notre Dame
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2007 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000. 19 at the time of...
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Chris Pae, a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia
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"He studied pre-med, then pre-law, but discovered his passion was teaching....
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John Fabros, a 12-year-old from Downers Grove, Illinois
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"This well-rounded young man is a computer programmer, violinist and award-winning...
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Diana North, a first grade teacher from Rock Hill, South Carolina
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"She recently celebrated her silver anniversary of teaching. From Rock Hill,...
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Jacob Joyner, an 11-year-old from Quantico, Virginia
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"As a politician, he plans on improving the lives of Americans....
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Zachary Baumgartner, a 10-year-old from Deer Park, New York
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"He'll hit all the right notes in the future as a...
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Sarah Nothnagel, a sophomore from the University of Southern California
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Tommy Hoyt, from Winnetka, Illinois
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"Journalism may very well be in his future as he feels...
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Kathryn Erbe, an actress from Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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"On stage, she earned a 1991 Tony nomination for Speed of...
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Ashley Grand, a freshman from Harvard University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Doug Savant, an actor from Desperate Housewives
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"He plays Tom Scavo, the sometimes-befuddled husband of Felicity Huffman on...
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Harry Shearer, a humorist, Spinal Tap bassist, and voice from The Simpsons
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"He recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap...
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Regis Philbin, a TV host from Live with Regis and Kelly
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"In 2004 he entered the Guinness Book of Records as having...
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Joshua Malina, a TV actor and creator/producer from Celebrity Poker Showdown
|
"He created and produced Celebrity Poker Showdown for the Bravo Channel,...
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Nancy Grace, a TV legal expert from Headline News/Court TV
|
"She hosts her own legal analysis program on Headline News and...
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Carson Kressley, a fashion maven from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
|
"This star of TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy says...
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Dean Malec, a junior from Northwestern University
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2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
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2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from Sherman Oaks, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Eric Floyd, a college student from Calhoun, Georgia
|
2003 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000.
Season 18 4-time champion: $97,800 + $2,000.
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Janice Dooner Lynch, a homemaker from New York, New York
|
Season 20 1-time co-champion: $27,600 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: yankeefanjan
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Max Levaren, a personal success coach from San Diego, California
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2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 4-time champion:...
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Ben Tritle, an apartment manager from Los Angeles, California
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 5-time champion: $78,600...
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Kathy Cassity, a closed captioner from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2003 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $59,200....
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Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
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Scott Weiss, a computer science professor from Walkersville, Maryland
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Season 23 3-time champion: $61,001 + $2,000. Through a generous wager,...
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Kriti Gandhi, a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games semifinalist: $10,000. 18 at the time...
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Amy Varallo, a senior from Aiken, South Carolina
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Lindsey Nicolai, a junior from Hampton, Virginia
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinalist: $5,000. 17 at the time...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Julie Bowen, a TV and film actress from Boston Legal, Lost and Modern Family
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"For two seasons, she played attorney Denise Bauer in Boston Legal....
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Robin Quivers, a radio and television personality from The Howard Stern Show
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"Howard Stern's news anchor and sidekick for the past 28 years,...
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Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
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"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
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Meredith Dedopoulos, a 12-year-old from Durham, New Hampshire
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"This spelling bee champion has also won many sports awards. From...
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Allyson Lieberman, a 12-year-old from Whitmore Lake, Michigan
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"Since she was little, she has truly loved to act. Broadway,...
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Tom Waskom, a lawyer from Richmond, Virginia
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Season 22 player (2006-07-12).
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Deborah Slattery, a homemaker from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Season 22 2-time champion: $28,300 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: The Bee
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Tim Schwab, an ISO coordinator from Cheektowaga, New York
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Season 21 player (2005-05-27).
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Hon. Margaret Spellings, a U.S. Secretary of Education from Washington, D.C.
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"As an advisor to President George W. Bush, she helped craft...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Hill Harper, an actor from CSI: NY
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"He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. He has a...
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Scott Turow, a bestselling novelist and practicing attorney from Chicago, Illinois
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"He's sold more than 25 million copies of his novels worldwide...
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Brad Selvig, a sophomore at Florida State from Jacksonville, Florida
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Mark Eckard, a software designer from Bedford, Massachusetts
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $35,600. 2001 Tournament...
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Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death
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"She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
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Tad Carithers, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $41,300. 2001 Tournament...
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Dana Delany, an actress from Kidnapped
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"She won two Emmys for playing Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on...
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Edward Lee, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Sacramento, California
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"Of the numerous projects he has completed, making gliders and bottle...
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Marcus Jackson, a software engineer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 22 1-time champion: $13,999 + $1,000. Not to be confused...
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Harry Shearer, an actor/writer/producer from The Simpsons and Le Show
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"His many credits include providing voices for The Simpsons, and he's...
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David Grant, a freelance communications business consultant from the Bronx, New York
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Season 22 player (2006-01-13).
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Rena Miller, a university instructor from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Season 22 player (2006-04-03)
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Sara Jansson, a 10-year-old from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
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"She wants to become a singer because she loves music so...
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Alex Nutman, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Chevy Chase, Maryland
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"This future investment banker won 'best in grade' in a state...
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Whitney Dearden, an 11-year-old from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
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"She enjoys working with animals and would like to become a...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Sioux City, Iowa
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
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"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
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Dan Amboy, a 12-year-old from Lapeer, Michigan
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"He hopes to get into the best college that he can....
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Kate Dzurilla, a 12-year-old from Syosset, New York
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"It's a slam dunk for this basketball lover and future WNBA...
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Ed Schiffer, an attorney from San Francisco, California
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"A champion of five shows, he was the top winner of...
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Kerri Regan, a senior from Bethpage, New York
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 17 at the time of the...
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Brad Williams, a reporter and writer from La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Season 6 player (1990-06-01). Brad is well-known as one of the...
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
|
"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
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Casey Retterer, a sophomore at the University of Maryland from Olney, Maryland
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2004 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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David Hoffelmeyer, a senior from St. Joseph, Missouri
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2006 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
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Jim Scott, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
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"In 1991, he was the winner of the Tournament of Champions....
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Michael Braun, a junior from Silver Spring, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2005 Teen...
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Joseph Graumann, a junior from Mays Landing, New Jersey
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2006 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
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Matt Klein, a senior from Pittsford, New York
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2006 Teen Tournament 2nd runner-up: $15,000. Won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Megan Fraedrich, a 12-year-old seventh grader from Springfield, Virginia
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"And she was recently an evil stepsister in a performance of...
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Lauren Romero, a senior from Denver, Colorado
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Scott Renzoni, a bartender and actor from Burlington, Vermont
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2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 20 4-time champion: $112,998 + $2,000.
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Tom Baker, a writer from Tokyo, Japan
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
Season 20 3-time champion: $102,300 + $2,000.
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John Beck, an associate creative director from Torrance, California
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $29,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Joe Kohake, from Florence, Kentucky
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"Golf, piano, and euphonium lessons are just a few of his...
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Regina Merrill, from Lincoln, Nebraska
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"She's very good at writing stories and poetry, but her love...
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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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"He was a junior at Rutgers University when he won the...
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Cary Williams, from Milton, Massachusetts
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"She won an award in math, and a letter of commendation...
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Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
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"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
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Rachel McCool, a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship 2nd runner-up: $25,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rachel_pi
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Brian Weikle, a consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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Brad Rutter, a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up: $250,000. 2019...
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Ryan Holznagel, a writer originally from Forest Grove, Oregon
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"He was the winner of the 1995 Tournament of Champions. Now,...
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Vicky Manos, a sophomore at St. John’s University from Levittown, New York
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Tamika Turner, an 11-year-old eighth grader from Sylvania, Ohio
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"She wants to be a journalist, because it’s important for the...
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Anne Boyd, a freelance writer and student from Los Angeles, California
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2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 20 4-time champion: $84,600...
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Aaron Thompson, an executive assistant from Washington, D.C.
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2006 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21 3-time champion:...
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Matt Bushell, a junior at Georgetown University from Fairfield, Connecticut
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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