| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL $1200: Sorry about your hubby Marcellus' death, Octavia! But it's 40 B.C. & I love Y--no, I'm not into Egyptian girls. Why? Mark Antony |
| #8885, aired 2023-06-02 | WORDS ENDING IN "Y" $800: It sounds like a place where chimps & gorillas are kept, but as you can see, it's not an apiary |
| #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 |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | "Y" ON THE MAP $400: If you know "owt" about England, you know this historic county with its own accent & vocabulary (Yorkshire) York |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $400: This word for a discriminating person (in a bad way) was popularized in 1965 by Pauline Leet of Franklin & Marshall College a sexist |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $800: By measuring the altitude of celestial objects, it helps calculate a ship's position a sextant |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $1200: This noun refers to someone between the ages of 60 & 69 a sexagenarian |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $1600: Lots of smart people in this Massachusetts county, home to M.I.T. & Tufts Middlesex County |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | NOT TOO "SEX"Y FOR YOU $2000: The hotel now called the J.W. Marriott this House has welcomed guests in Midtown Manhattan since 1931 Essex |
| #13, aired 2022-02-17 | FROM "M" TO "Y" $800: Not optional--totally compulsory mandatory |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | THE FUTURE'S NOT SO BRIGHT... $2,000 (Daily Double): In "Y: The Last Man" having a Y chromosome is a death sentence, save for the guy with this name from Shakespeare Yorick |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | TV TALK $600: Not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but "Howdy Doody" gave us this surf-y exclamation of enthusiasm cowabunga |
| #8412, aired 2021-06-01 | NOT TO BE CONFUSED: HOUSEHOLD BRANDS $400: These 2 paper towel brands start with "B" & end with "Y" Bounty & Brawny |
| #8117, aired 2019-12-17 | TONY AWARD WINNERS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 2017 this actress won a Tony for Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes", but in 2018 she did not win a race for N.Y. governor Cynthia Nixon |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | OF THE THIRD KIND $1600: The third Winter Olympic site, & the first one in the U.S., it's not far from Saranac Lake & Tupper Lake, N.Y. Lake Placid |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORIES $3,000 (Daily Double): This Southwest facility began as Site Y in the Manhattan Project 75 years ago Los Alamos |
| #7864, aired 2018-11-15 | WRITER'S CHEAT SHEET $1000: Not a city in N.Y., this 10-letter figure of speech is using a part to represent a whole, as in "hired hands" synecdoche |
| #7858, aired 2018-11-07 | OOPS ON STAMPS $800: A stamp had this big landmark; not the original in N.Y. Harbor, but the lady in front of Vegas' New York-New York casino the Statue of Liberty |
| #7809, aired 2018-07-19 | CLASSIC SONGS' FIRST LINES $1000: "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | FROM "B" TO "Y" $800: If you're having this 3-word episode, you might have to explain that you're not going for a mohawk or mullet a bad hair day |
| #7442, aired 2017-01-10 | WOMEN POETS $3,000 (Daily Double): "In Exile" & "In the Jewish Synagogue at Newport" are 2 other poems by this woman who was put on a pedestal in N.Y. Emma Lazarus |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | LYRICISTS $2000: This nickname of "Over the Rainbow" lyricist E.Y. Harburg was a shortening of Young People's Socialist League "Yip" |
| #6864, aired 2014-06-19 | AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL $1200: Sorry about your hubby Marcellus' death, Octavia! But it's 40 B.C. & I love y--no, I'm not into Egyptian girls. Why? Marc Anthony |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | YOUR OWN 2 "Y"S $400: Not highways, but these secondary roads byways |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | YOUR OWN 2 "Y"S $1200: It precedes "of the Spanish Chest" in the title of an Agatha Christie story that's not about Penelope Cruz Mystery |
| #6803, aired 2014-03-26 | SILENT CONSONANT $1200: In 1947 a N.Y. court ruled that this red-stalked plant was a fruit, not a veggie, because it was mainly used as a fruit rhubarb |
| #6723, aired 2013-12-04 | AFTER I LOST THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION $1200: I stayed on as gov. of N.Y. & turned down an offer to be Chief Justice of the U.S.; I also learned not to believe newspapers (Thomas) Dewey |
| #6702, aired 2013-11-05 | THE "X" "Y" "Z" AFFAIR $800: Not a slang shoutout to your male pal, it's a petty officer in the navy a yeoman |
| #6609, aired 2013-05-16 | USING ALGEBRA AFTER HIGH SCHOOL $2000: 3x - y = 8
2x + y = 7;
solve for
x & y x = 3; y = 1 |
| #6343, aired 2012-03-28 | BIG WORDS $1200: Some New Yorkers pronounce this big 4-letter word as if the first letter was "Y", not "H" huge |
| #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | TIME TO RESIGN $400: June 16, 2011:
This not-so-Internet-savvy N.Y. congressman Congressman Weiner |
| #6332, aired 2012-03-13 | X-Y-Z ABBREVS. $2000: XRT
(a medical method) X-ray topography (or treatment or therapy) |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | U.S. COMMUNITIES $200: Hey, y'all! The Deep Ellum Arts Festival, not far from the Tom Landry Freeway, is a 3-day "Street Party" in this city Dallas |
| #6167, aired 2011-06-07 | FUN WITH STATE NAMES $600: The one vowel that does not begin a state name (& don't say "Y"; we don't need the viewer mail) E |
| #6162, aired 2011-05-31 | "BULL"-Y! $2000: It's not a compiler of mythic tales, it's the creature seen here a bullfinch |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE $800: In 1978 she was elected to the house from N.Y.'s Ninth District; in 1984 she was not elected vice president Geraldine Ferraro |
| #5930, aired 2010-05-28 | FLY ME, BUT NOT TO THE MOON $1200: On Dec. 19, 2008 this "colorful" airline became the official one for the Red Sox, though its main hub is in (gasp!) N.Y. JetBlue |
| #5776, aired 2009-10-26 | "Y" $1000: A plant of the agave family, or a Nevada mountain that may or may not end up full of nuclear waste Yucca |
| #5754, aired 2009-09-24 | GETTING SHIFT-Y WITH YOUR KEYBOARD $1000: I don't mean to be diacritical, but this mark is found above tab right now, not mañana the tilde |
| #5689, aired 2009-05-07 | HEY THERE, DELILAH $1200: ...back off! This "fish"-y hairdo that's naturally short on the top & sides & long in back is not in style the mullet |
| #5679, aired 2009-04-23 | THAT'S NOT WHERE YOU THINK IT IS $400: This state's Phoenix welcomes y'all! Perhaps you'll also visit its Oak Ridge or Thibodaux Louisiana |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | THAT'S NOT HOW THAT BOOK ENDS! $400: Fletcher held up his hand. "Y'know, taking out Bligh is a bad idea, let's go have espressos & talk out our feelings" Mutiny on the Bounty |
| #5422, aired 2008-03-18 | FROM A TO Y $200: The 10 Commandments include "Thou shalt not commit" this adultery |
| #5135, aired 2006-12-29 | I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! $1,000 (Daily Double): Later veep, this N.Y. governor challenged Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 Nelson Rockefeller |
| #5003, aired 2006-05-17 | 21st CENTURY HISTORY $400: He retired in 2006, 6 years after the N.Y. Post killed rumors of his demise with the headline "Fed Head Is Not Dead" Alan Greenspan |
| #4998, aired 2006-05-10 | IT'S ON THE MAP $800: "Y" not give us the name of this republic? Yemen |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | "Y"? BECAUSE WE LIKE YOU! $800: It's not how a rapper gets your attention, it's a Naval Petty Officer yeoman |
| #4624, aired 2004-10-14 | "ICK"Y WORDS $200: This pivoted device supports a bicycle or motorcycle when not in use a kickstand |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | DO YA THINK I'M "SEX"Y? $1200: Term for reproduction, as budding or fission, not involving the union of gametes asexual |
| #4136, aired 2002-09-02 | HOMEMAKING $600: When I sweep these "hare-y" items out from under the bed, they're not nearly as cute as Chuck Jones' Bugs a dust bunny |
| #4111, aired 2002-06-17 | SPACED OUT $1600: Not to be confused with KFC, the KSC is this space-y place Kennedy Space Center |
| #4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THE GOOD OLD U.S. OF A. $600: It's not the zip code for Anytown, USA, but the sequential one for Schenectady, N.Y. 12345 |
| #4003, aired 2002-01-16 | CORRECTION! $800: "Jeopardy!" said the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" came from the N.Y. Post; it really appeared in this newspaper New York Daily News |
| #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | I'M CZAR-Y, SO CZAR-Y $600: Boris Godunov recolonized this area stretching north to the Arctic Ocean; we're not sure why he wanted it Siberia |
| #3585, aired 2000-03-17 | SCIENTISTS $800: Not wanting to lose him, this Schenectady, N.Y. company allowed Charles Steinmetz to smoke in the lab General Electric |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | MILITARY WIVES $200: As both a military & a political wife, she was determined not to look "Dowd"y Mamie Eisenhower |
| #3165, aired 1998-05-08 | WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE $300: Janet Reno was president, not attorney general of the women's student govt. at this Ithaca, N.Y. school Cornell |
| #3034, aired 1997-11-06 | FROM A TO Y $600: One of the Commandments says not to commit it adultery |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $100: In Chinese dualistic philosophy, Yin is the female cosmic principle; this is the male Yang |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $200: This Canadian territory's coat-of-arms features a husky dog at its top Yukon |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $300: Some say this term for New Englanders originated from a Scottish word for "clever" Yankees |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $400: This popular Crimean health resort was an ancient Greek colony Yalta |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $500: In the U.S. Navy this petty officer performs clerical duties Yeoman |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | "Y" NOT? $100: It can be "spun" by a textile worker or a storyteller Yarn |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | "Y" NOT? $200: Name shared by a fanciful clergyman in "Tristram Shandy" & a dead jester in "Hamlet" --- Alas! Yorick |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | "Y" NOT? $300: If Tibetan oxen could talk, they might indulge in this kind of chatter Yak |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | "Y" NOT? $400: You might make a "conference" call to this Crimean resort city Yalta |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | "Y" NOT? $500: It was Richard III's "house" York |
| #2295, aired 1994-07-22 | TV TRIVIA $100: Ted Cassidy not only played Lurch on this series, he gave a "hand"y performance as Thing, too The Addams Family |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | "Y" NOT $100: This Righteous Brothers hit begins, "You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lips" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | "Y" NOT $200: Bacterial starters for this food include Lactobacillus bulgaricus & Streptococcus thermophilus yogurt |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | "Y" NOT $300: This peninsula contains 3 Mexican states, Belize & part of Guatemala's Peten Department the Yucatan |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | "Y" NOT $400: From the Turkish for "rain", it's a skullcap for Jewish men yarmulke |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | "Y" NOT $500: A branch of the Plantagenet family, this royal British house dates back to Edmund of Langley York |
| #1880, aired 1992-11-06 | CALL ME "MR." $300: He first asked women not to squeeze the Charmin in a mid-'60s commercial shot in Flushing, N.Y. Mr. Whipple |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | FINANCE $5,000 (Daily Double): Named for a N.Y. congressman, this pension plan was established in 1962 to benefit the self-employed Keogh (Plan) |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | GROUPS $400: A research center for these creatures of the night is in Elmhurst, N.Y., not Collinsport, ME vampires |
| #1702, aired 1992-01-14 | SPELL THAT NAME $200: This Smith may not be a TV "Angel" anymore, but she still looks like one J-A-C-L-Y-N |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE UNIVERSE $1000: For measuring distance, astronomers commonly use these 2 units abbreviated 1y & pc light-years & parsecs |
| #1347, aired 1990-06-12 | SPELLING $300: Lots of people know this is dancer Mikhail's last name, but not everyone can spell it B-A-R-Y-S-H-N-I-K-O-V? |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | NAME'S THE SAME $800: An island in Antarctica & an island in N.Y.'s East River, both named for our 32nd president, not our 26th Roosevelt Island |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | SPORTS $100: A new law in N.Y. says you may not be able to sue the resort if you run into a tree while doing this skiing |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | CELEBRITY ROMANCES $1000: Not all blind dates are bad‑‑after all, that's how Liz Taylor met husband No. 6, this ex-Navy Sec'y Senator John Warner |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | "Y" NOT $200 (Daily Double): In 1969 Stevie Wonder made the Top 10 with the following:
"What happened to / The world we knew / When we would dream and scheme / And while..." "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | "Y" NOT $200: Specified on the pattern envelope, it's the amount of fabric needed to make a piece of clothing yardage |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | "Y" NOT $400: A Tibetan ox, or to chatter about, say, a Tibetan ox a yak |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | "Y" NOT $600: It's been called the southern equivalent of "yooze guys" y'all |
| #927, aired 1988-09-20 | "Y" NOT $1000: In "Gulliver's Travels" they were a race of brutes with the form & all the vices of man the Yahoos |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | "Y" NOT? $200: That "old" Disney dog Old Yeller |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | "Y" NOT? $300: Streptococcus thermophilus & Lactobacillus bulgaricus are used to make this yogurt |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | "Y" NOT? $400: "Delicous" ward of the Lord High Executioner Yum-Yum |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | "Y" NOT? $500 (Daily Double): It's what Roy Rogers is doing in the following song: yodeling |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | "Y" NOT? $500: Their Latin name is Bos grunniens, & their tails make wonderful fly swatters yaks |
| #824, aired 1988-03-17 | COSMETICS $200: This famous hair-darkening "formula" comes from White Plains, N.Y., not Athens Grecian Formnula |
| #745, aired 1987-11-27 | WEST VIRGINIANS $1000: Sec'y of State under Carter, he resigned because he could not support plan to rescue hostages in Iran Cyrus Vance |
| #718, aired 1987-10-21 | "CORN"Y WORDS $100: Not a chicken that shrank with cooking, but a popular type of game hen Cornish game hen |
| #718, aired 1987-10-21 | "CORN"Y WORDS $500 (Daily Double): Edible last name in the title of the following from "Li'l Abner":
"When we fought the Yankees and annihilation was near /
Who was there to lead the charge that took us safe to the rear? /
Why it was..." Jubilation T. Cornpone |
| #711, aired 1987-10-12 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $200: Though a "sultan", not a Viking, this Yankee was buried in Valhalla, N.Y. in August 1948 Babe Ruth |
| #526, aired 1986-12-15 | 20TH C. AMERICANS $500: After Prohibition, the Clydesdales delivered Bud's 1st case of beer to this ex-N.Y. governor Al Smith |
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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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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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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
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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.
Season 22 4-time champion: $99,200 + $2,000.
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David Rozenson, a lawyer from Newton, Massachusetts
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 21 3-time champion: $76,000 + $1,000.
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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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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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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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Tom Morris, a substitute teacher and grad student from Irvine, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 4-time champion: $100,801...
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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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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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Rose Schaefer, a junior from Portland, Oregon
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2012 Teen Tournament 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $36,000. 16 at...
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David Walter, a senior from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Teen Tournament winner (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 17 at the...
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Larissa Kelly, a grad student from El Cerrito, California
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinalist: $10,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
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Justin Sausville, a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27/28 6-time champion:...
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John Krizel, a writer originally from Oceanside, New York
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
2011 Teachers Tournament winner: $100,000.
JBoard user name: lonesomeseagull
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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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Andrew Westney, a sports business writer from Charlotte, North Carolina
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"He was a high-school student from Atlanta when he won the...
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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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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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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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Cathy Lanctot, a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware
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2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois
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"She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
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Don Meals, an environmental scientist from Burlington, Vermont
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Season 27 3-time champion: $42,599 + $2,000.
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Andy Richter, an actor/comedian from The Tonight Show
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\"This multitalented actor/comedian is now back on the couch with Conan...
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Kate Rowland, a family doctor from Chicago, Illinois
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Season 27 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000.
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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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Kerry Breitenbach, a marketing analyst from Cleveland, Ohio
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 21 5-time champion: $90,400...
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Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota
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"He won both the 1989 Teen Tournament and the 1998 Teen...
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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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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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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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Erik Nelson, a grad student originally from Boston, Massachusetts
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Season 25 4-time champion: $94,404 + $2,000.
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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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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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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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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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Karan Takhar, a senior from North Attleborough, Massachusetts
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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
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Season 28 1-time champion: $10,000 + $1,000.
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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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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of the...
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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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Mollie Haycock, a senior from Rocklin, California
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2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Vinita Kailasanath, a sophomore at Stanford University from Laurel, Maryland
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Bernard Holloway, a junior from Mitchellville, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2002 Teen...
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Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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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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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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Craig Westphal, a paramedic from Tucson, Arizona
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2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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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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Jacob Hambalek, a 12-year-old from Fresno, California
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"If he had to choose a career right now, he'd be...
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Greg Peterson, a senior from Park Ridge, Illinois
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 1st runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $38,600....
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Lily Wang, a junior at Columbia University from Plano, Texas
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Dana Venator, a Ph.D. candidate from Chicago, Illinois
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"She was a beginning bagpipe player and Teen Tournament finalist; now,...
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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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