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Monday, 7 November 2022 Phrases From the Ancient World - Cicero wrote that a tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling “by a horse-hair”; his guest begged to leave What is the Sword of Damocles? Zach Newkirk
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney

Final Score: $5,728
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Jessica Stephens
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistical Research Specialist
Final Score: -$5,800
Round 2 Score: -$5,800
Round 1 Score: -$1,400 Sam Buttrey
Pacific Grove, California
Associate Professor of Operations
Research at the Noval Postgraduate School

Winning Score: $19,600
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $8,000

Friday, 4 November 2022 World cities - The name of this city may come from “dur”, meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people’s settlement on a lake What is Zurich? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist

Winning Score: $39,201
Round 2 Score: $26,000
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Jaskaran Singh
Plano, Texas
Consultant

Final Score: $13,201
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer

Final Score: $13,199
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Thursday, 3 November 2022 Novel Locales - This place from a 1933 novel lies in the valley of Blue Moon, below a peak called Karakal What is Shangri-La? Courtney Shah
Portland, Oregon
Community College Instructor

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Rowan Ward
Chicago, Illinois
Chart Caller, Writer & Editor

Final Score: $10,401
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $3,600

John Focht
Originally El Paso, Texas
Software Team Lead

Winning Score: $32,000
Round 2 Score: $32,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Wednesday, 2 November 2022 Phrases in American history - Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill that gave reparations to formerly enslaved people, hence this phrase for an unfulfilled promise What is 40 Acres and a Mule? Brian Chang
Chicago, Illinois
Attorney

Final Score: $4,200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: -$1,000

Tyler Rhode
Healthcare Data Specialist
New York, New York

Winning Score: $34,800
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker

Final Score: $24,400
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Tuesday, 1 November 2022 Poets - Inspired by stories from his grandfather, his “Battle of Lovell’s Pond” appeared in the Portland Gazette in 1820 when he was 13 Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Jonathan Fisher
Originally Coral Gables, Florida
Actor

Final Score: $11,999
Round 2 Score: $19,800
Round 1 Score: $8,200

Andrew He
Software Developer
San Francisco, California

Winning Score: $12,001
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $7,600

Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist

Final Score: $2,200
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: -$1,000

Monday, 31 October 2022 Places in American History - A Native American Story Says This Creek Got Its Name From an Injury Suffered by a Sioux Warrior in a Fight With the Crow What is Wounded Knee? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver

Final Score: $8,400
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney

Final Score: $2,399
Round 2 Score: $9,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant

Final Score: $16,799
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Friday, 28 October 2022 Artists - Sabena Airlines commissioned a painting by this artist, “L’Oiseau de Ciel”, a bird whose body is filled with clouds in a blue sky Who is René Magritte? Sadie Goldberger
Columbia, Maryland
Interpreter

2 Day Score: $4,800
Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Jack Weller
Originally San Diego, California
Law Student

2 Day Score: $3,400
Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $29,400
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Rowan Ward
Chicago, Illinois
Chart Caller, Writer & Editor

2 Day Score: $37,799
Final Score: $7,799
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Thursday, 27 October 2022 American Composers - He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor” likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House Who is Scott Joplin? Sadie Goldberger
Columbia, Maryland
Interpreter

Final Score: $4,800
Round 2 Score: $4,400
Round 1 Score: $0

Jack Weller
Originally San Diego, California
Law Student

Final Score: $3,400
Round 2 Score: $6,400
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Rowan Ward
Chicago, Illinois
Chart Caller, Writer & Editor

Final Score: $30,000
Round 2 Score: $30,000
Round 1 Score: $11,800

Wednesday, 26 October 2022 Charity - A Catholic charity called Caritas Rome is the beneficiary of money collected from here, over the years averaging about $3,500 daily What is the Trevi Fountain?
Nikkee Porcaro
Silver Spring, Maryland
Educational Consultant & Business Owner

Final Score: $1,799
Round 2 Score: $7,200
Round 1 Score: $0

Do Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sportswriter

Final Score: $6,399
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Rowan Ward
Chicago, Illinois
Chart Caller, Writer & Editor

Winning Score: $36,800
Round 2 Score: $26,800
Round 1 Score: $9,400

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 Bodies of Water - The Kattegat & Skagerrak Straits separate these 2 seas
What are North Sea and Baltic Sea? Tom Philipose
Forest Hills, New York
Writing Professor

Final Score: $6,999
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Alicia O’Hare
Long Beach, New York
Social Worker

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Jack Weller
Originally San Diego, California
Law Student

Winning Score: $26,500
Round 2 Score: $26,400
Round 1 Score: $9,200

Monday, 24 October 2022 Authors - When Esquire began as a men’s lifestyle magazine in the 1930s, he was asked for manly content and wrote in 28 of the first 33 issues Who is Ernest Hemingway? Sarah Snider
Fishers, Indiana
Middle School Humanities Teacher

Final Score: $10,398
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Jeff Smith
San Diego, California
Music Educator

Final Score: $13,401
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Sadie Goldberger
Columbia, Maryland
Interpreter

Final Score: $21,201
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Friday, 21 October 2022 19th Century Literary Characters - This character from an 1859 novel symbolizes the fates, who in mythology spin the web of life, measure it & cut it off Who is Madame DeFarge?
Jessica Stephens
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistical Research Specialist

2 Day Score: $33,900
Final Score: $5,300

Round 2 Score: $15,300
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Molly Karol
Austin, Texas
CPA
2 Day Score: $15,600
Final Score: $0

Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600 James Fraser
Newport Beach, California
Naval Aviator

2 Day Score: $30,929
Final Score: $0

Round 2 Score: $2,000
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Thursday, 20 October 2022 International Borders - 2 of the 3 countries that share land borders with Russia & China What are Kazhakstan, Mongolia, and North Korea? Jessica Stephens
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistical Research Specialist

Final Score: $28,600
Round 2 Score: $15,600
Round 1 Score: $
$7,600

Molly Karol
Austin, Texas
CPA

Final Score: $15,600
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $2,800

James Fraser
Newport Beach, California
Naval Aviator

Final Score: $30,929
Round 2 Score: $19,930
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 American History - Ben Franklin, John Adams & John Jay succeeded as a trio in this city, though Adams wrote of fearing the other 2 would gang up on him What is Paris? James Fraser
Newport Beach, California
Naval Aviator

Winning Score: $31,801
Round 2 Score: $20,899
Round 1 Score: $8,800

Renée Russell
Baltimore, Maryland
Branch Office Administrator

Final Score: -$800
Round 2 Score: -$800
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Pam Schoenberg
South Salem, New York
Dentist & Entrepreneur

Final Score: $9,900
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Tuesday, 18 October 2022 Landmarks of Science - Clones of an original one of these grow outside the math faculty at Cambridge University & in the President’s garden at M.I.T. What are Apple Trees?
Erica Weiner-Amachi
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elementary Teacher

Final Score: $1,800
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Tracy Pitzel
Ellensburg, Washington
Accountant

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $6,600
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Molly Karol
Austin, Texas
CPA

Winning Score: $9,599
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, 17 October 2022 Famous Animals - In September 1964 the New York Times announced the passing of this pet, a gift “used as a symbol of honesty in 1952” Who is Checkers? Cindy Zhang
New York, New York
User Experience Designer

Final Score: $6,800
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Aaron Gulyas
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Community College History Instructor

Final Score: $5,600
Round 2 Score: $2,800
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Jessica Stephens
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistical Research Specialist

Winning Score: $20,100
Round 2 Score: $17,100
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Friday, 14 October 2022 Authors - Featuring a statue of a man escaping his grave, his tomb in Amiens contrasts with the title of his 1864 adventure novel Who is Jules Verne?
Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
10 Day Winnings of $333,723

Winning Score: $22,979
Round 2 Score: $35,200
Round 1 Score: $10,800

Rhianan Thomas
Downey, California
Hospitality Worker

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Marianne Dos Santos
Ottowa, Ontario
Intermediate French & Religion Teacher

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Thursday, 13 October 2022 Documentaries - In this 1970 film, Max Yasgur says “I’m a farmer… I don’t know hot to speak to 20 people…let alone a crowd like this” What is Woodstock? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
9 Day Winnings of $313,323

Final Score: $20,400
Round 2 Score: $20,400
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Zack Russell
Dayton, Ohio
Contracting Officer

Final Score: $10,801
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Andrew Jiang
Brooklyn, New York
Options Trader

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Wednesday, 12 October 2022 20th Century Leaders - In a Sept. 3, 1939, speech, he said “Everything that I have worked for…has crashed into ruins” Who is Neville Chamberlain? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
8 Day Winnings of $275,502

Winning Score: $37,821
Round 2 Score: $29,600
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Elizabeth Meisenzahl
Lima, New York
Student

Final Score: $10,001
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Fernando Villafuerte
Pasadena, California
Graduate Student

Final Score: $5,615
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: -$200

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 Famous Ships - Its wreck was discovered in 1989, 48 Years after it had been sunk & 91 Years after the man it was named for had died What is Bismarck? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
7 Day Winnings of $221,901

Winning Score: $53,601
Round 2 Score: $37,400
Round 1 Score: $12,000

Marsha Free
Duluth, Georgia
Executive Assistant To The Principal

Final Score: $1,600
Round 2 Score: $1,600
Round 1 Score: -$400

Mike Elliott
Originally Derry, New Hampshire
Meat Cutter

Final Score: $8,600
Round 2 Score: $26,800
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Monday, 10 October 2022 Brand Names - A neighbor’s charcoal drawing of Ann Turner Cook at age 4 or 5 months won a 1928 contest to appear in ads for this brand What is Gerber? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
6 Day Winnings of $162,080

Winning Score: $59,821
Round 2 Score: $44,600
Round 1 Score: $14,200

Eugene Hahm
Oakland, California
Attorney

Final Score: $1,186
Round 2 Score: $1,600
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Allie Nudelman
Brooklyn, New York
Health Care Policy Professional

Final Score: $3,851
Round 2 Score: $3,800
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Friday, 7 October 2022 Countries of the World - It has the most water area of any country, nearly 350,000 square miles, about 9% of its total area What is Canada? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
5 Day Winnings of $136,459

Winning Score: $25,621
Round 2 Score: $25,400
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Kate Matthews
Durham, North Carolina
Research Project Manager

Final Score: $3,600
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Dan Feyer
San Francisco, California
Musician & Crossword Editor

Final Score: $13,000
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Thursday, 6 October 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winners - He served as Bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978 Who is Archbishop Desmond Tutu? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
4 Day Winnings of $111,058

Final Score: $25,401
Round 2 Score: $16,800
Round 1 Score: $10,800

Jo Austin
Manlius, New York
Retired It Project Manager

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Jeff Parker
Arvada, Colorado
Professor Of Theatre

Final Score: $12,700
Round 2 Score: $12,700
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Wednesday, 5 October 2022 Travel - The 1948 edition of this publication said “There will be a day…in the near future when this guide will not have to be published” What is The Green Book? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
3 Day Winnings of $83,458

Winning Score: $27,600
Round 2 Score: $28,800
Round 1 Score: $12,200

Tory Martin
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Communications & Fundraising Director

Final Score: $15,799
Round 2 Score: $7,900
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Francis Gomes
Tottenham, Ontario
Quality Assurance Technologist

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Tuesday, 4 October 2022 Asian Country Names - Like the T-U-V in Tuvalu this landlocked country has 3 consecutive letters in its English name in alphabetic sequence What is Afghanistan? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
2 Day Winnings of $63,379

Winning Score: $20,079
Round 2 Score: $35,300
Round 1 Score: $12,600

Sean Holloway
Originally Kansas City, Kansas
Software Engineer

Final Score: $7,400
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Jacqueline Liao
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Engineer

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $800
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Monday, 3 October 2022 20th Century Poem Endings - These 5 words that end a poem are also a proverb; one citation across the centuries includes a reminder not to make the wall too high What is Good fences make good neighbors? Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager
1 Day Winnings of $29,579

Winning Score: $33,800
Round 2 Score: $30,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000

J. Scott Gabrysiak
North Mankato, Minnesota
Paralegal

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $4,400
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Jenny Millat
Originally Canton, Ohio
Artist & Thrifter

Final Score: $17,600
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $800

Friday, 30 September 2022 Before They Were Authors - While working for British intelligence during World War II, he was codenamed 17F Who is Ian Fleming? David Sibley
Walla Walla, Washington
Episcopal Priest
4 Day Winnings of $78,098

Final Score: $4,003
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Pam Warren
Petersburg, Illinois
High School Science Teacher

Final Score: $27,995
Round 2 Score: $14,000
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Cris Pannullo
Ocean City, New Jersey
Customer Success Operations Manager

Winning Score: $29,579
Round 2 Score: $29,800
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Thursday, 29 September 2022 Innovations - Seen by a worldwide audience in 1970, black pentagons were added to these to help viewers follow them better on TV What are soccer balls? David Sibley
Walla Walla, Washington
Episcopal Priest
3 Day Winnings of $55,799

Winning Score: $22,299
Round 2 Score: $22,300
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Moira Smith
Washington, D.c.
Accountant

Final Score: $4,800
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Sonalee Rau
New York, New York
Life Sciences Consultant

Final Score: $4,799
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Wednesday, 28 September 2022 World Rivers - These 2 rivers share the names of countries, end with the same 4 letters & both join up with the Parana River What are Uruguay & Paraguay? David Sibley
Walla Walla, Washington
Episcopal Priest
2 Day Winnings of $44,200

Winning Score: $11,599
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Sam Wang
Ithaca, New York
Statistics Professor

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $7,800
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Emily Hackbarth
Ames, Iowa
Middle School Counselor

Final Score: $2,800
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $7,600

Tuesday, 27 September 2022 World Airports - Africa’s 2 busiest passenger airports are in these 2 countries; it’s an 8-hour flight between them What are Egypt & South Africa? David Sibley
Walla Walla, Washington
Episcopal Priest
1 Day Winnings of $21,800

Winning Score: $22,400
Round 2 Score: $22,400
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Nick Keoki Kilstein
Originally Pennington, New Jersey
Government Lawyer & Professional Mixed Martial Arts Coach

Final Score: $5,200
Round 2 Score: $2,600
Round 1 Score: -$200

Charlotte Cook
Essex Fells, New Jersey
Office Manager

Final Score: $10,000
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Monday, 26 September 2022 Magazines - A now annual issue of this magazine was inspired by the high-society parties of Caroline Astor, whose ballroom fit about 400 people What is Forbes? Michael Menkhus
Kansas City, Missouri
Data Analyst
2 Day Winnings of $48,402

Final Score: $8,399
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Sue Adams
North Weymouth, Massachusetts
Software Developer

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $1,400
Round 1 Score: $200

David Sibley
Walla Walla, Washington
Episcopal Priest

Winning Score: $21,800
Round 2 Score: $21,800
Round 1 Score: $9,400

Friday, 23 September 2022 Literary Characters - In a later part of the epic named for him, this character becomes king after his cousin Heardred dies in battle Who is Beowulf?
Michael Menkhus
Kansas City, Missouri
Data Analyst
1 Day Winnings of $31,201

Winning Score: $17,201
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $$3,600

Jenny Dally
San Francisco, California
Curatorial Assistant

Final Score: $599
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Navid Mehrjou
Elmhurst, New York
Attorney

Final Score: $17,100
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Thursday, 22 September 2022 Pop Culture - In 2011 Leland, Mississippi, where Jim Henson grew up, honored Henson & his Muppets by renaming a bridge this, also a song title What is The Rainbow Connection?
Martha Bath
Seattle, Washington
Retired Cpa
1 Day Winnings of $30,800

Final Score: $26,100
Round 2 Score: $15,600
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Lynda Tsuboi
New York, New York
Communications Specialist

Final Score: $5,400
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Michael Menkhus
Kansas City, Missouri
Data Analyst

Winning Score: $31,201
Round 2 Score: $18,600
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Wednesday, 21 September 2022 Famous Names - Perhaps the most famous picture of him was taken in New Jersey in 1951 as he was annoyed by paparazzi on his 72nd birthday Who is Albert Einstein? Emmett Stanton
Baltimore, Maryland
Freelance Writer
3 Day Winnings of $72,600
Final Score: $12,000
Round 2 Score: $22,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400 Christopher Pennant
Chicago, Illinois
Sports Journalist

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Martha Bath
Seattle, Washington
Retired Cpa

Winning Score: $30,800
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Tuesday, 20 September 2022 American Government - Delivered on January 8, 1790, the first of these was also the shortest, at 1,089 words What is the State of the Union Address?
Emmett Stanton
Baltimore, Maryland
Freelance Writer
2 Day Winnings of $25,800

Winning Score: $30,800
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Kelly Shannon-Henderson
Cincinnati, Ohio
Classics Professor

Final Score: $8,799
Round 2 Score: $19,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Juliana Marmon
Concord, Massachusetts
Pediatrician

Final Score: $3,400
Round 2 Score: $3,400
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Monday, 19 September 2022 Historic Documents - The governor of Mass. wrote, it “is a poor document, but a mighty act…wrong in its delay till January, but grand & sublime after all” What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Emmett Stanton
Baltimore, Maryland
Freelance Writer
1 Day Winnings of $41,800

Winning Score: $16,000
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Suzanne Goss
Brooklyn, New York
Oncology Advertising Consultant

Final Score: $2,600
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: -$600

Jason Freeman
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Event Producer

Final Score: $2
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Friday, 16 September 2022 Disney Songs - “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto is the first song from an animated Disney film to hit No. 1 since this duet in 1993 What is “A Whole New World”? Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney
5 Day Winnings of $115,200

Final Score: $19,551
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Melissa Woodall
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Homemaker

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $2,800
Round 1 Score: $400

Emmett Stanton
Baltimore, Maryland
Freelance Writer

Winning Score: $25,800
Round 2 Score: $15,800
Round 1 Score: $8,200

Thursday, 15 September 2022 U.S. Colleges & Universities - Founded as a technical institute in 1900, its sports teams are the Tartans & its official mascot is a Scottish terrier What is Carnegie Mellon University? Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney
4 Day Winnings of $140,700

Winning Score: $25,500
Round 2 Score: $32,500
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Annabel Osburn
Austin, Texas
Contract Manager

Final Score: $9,800
Round 2 Score: $12,400
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Manager Gilad Avrahami
New York, New York
Recent College Graduate

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $6,400
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Wednesday, 14 September 2022 Artists - He said, “The Seine! I have painted it all my life, at all hours, in all seasons, from Paris to the sea” Who is Claude Monet?
Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney
3 Day Winnings of $97,200

Winning Score: $18,000
Round 2 Score: $17,800
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Winston Li
Durham, North Carolina
Clinical Assistant Professor

Final Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Harriet Wagner
Houston, Texas
Retired Lawyer

Final Score: $17,100
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 The British Royal Family - Prince Philip’s titles included Baron Greenwich & Duke of Edinburgh, but not Prince Consort, last used by this royal Who is Prince Albert? Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney
2 Day Winnings of $65,801

Winning Score: $31,399
Round 2 Score: $15,700
Round 1 Score: $5,200

April Marquet
Oakland, California
Digital Production Artist

Final Score: $18,401
Round 2 Score: $16,600
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Justin Tarbox
Hoover, Alabama
Software Engineer

Final Score: $9,500
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $8,200

Monday, 12 September 2022 19th Century Novels - “This bell was named Marie…alone in the southern tower, with her sister Jacqueline, a bell of lesser size”, says this novel What is The Hunchback of Notre-Dame? Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $23,401

Winning Score: $42,400
Round 2 Score: $38,400
Round 1 Score: $14,000

Tim Faulkner
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Paperboy

Final Score: $5,400
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Katherine May
Riverside, Illinois
Financial Institution Risk Manager

Final Score: $1,400
Round 2 Score: $1,400
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Friday, 9 September 2022 Agriculture - Being brought to the U.S. by a ship docking at San Francisco in 1851 helped lead to it now being a major crop in the Midwest What are Soybeans? Yungsheng Wang
Los Angeles, California
Public Defender
2 Day Winnings of $47,801

Winning Score: $36,401
Round 2 Score: $19,200
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Jen Alfonso-Punzalan
San Mateo, California
School Librarian

Final Score: $3,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Alicia O'Hare
Long Beach, New York
Social Worker

Final Score: $24,400
Round 2 Score: $18,200
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Thursday, 8 September 2022 19th century contemporaries - Congratulating her on the 1869 release of her biography, Frederick Douglass wrote, “I have wrought in the day –you in the night” Who is Harriet Tubman? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
3 Day Winnings of $34,402

Winning Score: $17,199
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Sadie Goldberger
Columbia, Maryland
Interpreter

Final Score: $2,300
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Molly Fleming
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Community Organizer

Final Score: $6,500
Round 2 Score: $3,300
Round 1 Score: -$400

Wednesday, 7 September 2022 1972 - In June he said, “don’t lie to them to the extent to say there is no involvement, but just say this is… a comedy of errors” Who is Richard Nixon? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
6 Day Winnings of $160,601

Final Score: $17,199
Round 2 Score: $18,600
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Barry Margulies
Lutherville, Maryland
Professor Emeritus At Towson University

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $9,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney

Winning Score: $17,201
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Tuesday, 6 September 2022 UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Known as the female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell called this place “a fairy tale city, all pink & wonderful" What is Petra? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver

Winning Score: $19,300
Round 2 Score: $22,800
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Maya Sudarsana
Boston, Massachusetts
Customer Success Manager

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $2,000
Round 1 Score: -$200

Tom Philipose
Forest Hills, New York
Writing Professor

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $18,800
Round 1 Score: $8,800

Monday, 5 September 2022 Sports & Entertainment – In 2021 this Hall of Fame athlete launched Omaha Productions Who is Peyton Manning? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver

Winning Score: $25,999
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Srimal Choi
Falls Church, Virginia
Chief Strategy Officer

Final Score: $5,000
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $800

Aaron Gulyas
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Community College History Instructor

Final Score: $14,800
Round 2 Score: $14,800
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Friday, 2 September 2022 On the Map - It’s referred to as “the blue eye of Siberia” What is Lake Baikal? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
5 Day Winnings of $105,801

Winning Score: $26,000
Round 2 Score: $21,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Li-Mae McClellan
St. Louis, Missouri
Law Student

Final Score: $12,000
Round 2 Score: $0
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Toni Alimi
Ithica, New York
Postdoc

Final Score: $4,994
Round 2 Score: $6,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Thursday, 1 September 2022 Theater - In November 1864 John Wilkes Booth & his brothers were fittingly part of a performance of this Shakespeare play What is Julius Caesar? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor

Winning Score: $16,801
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Adam Ilgin
Lewes, Delaware
Ferryboat Deckhand

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Becky Benninghoff
Woodbridge, Virginia Church Organist

Final Score: $2,400
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 Books of the 1970s - Aptly, members of a Black family in this novel have Biblical names: Pilate, Hagar & the title one, an ancestor of the protagonist What is Song of Solomon? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor

Winning Score: $42,001
Round 2 Score: $22,600
Round 1 Score: $9,800

Renée Russell
Baltimore, Maryland
Branch Office Administrator

Final Score: $1,201
Round 2 Score: $21,000
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Manav Jain
Clemson, South Carolina
Undergraduate Student

Final Score: $500
Round 2 Score: $600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Tuesday, 30 August 2022 Poets - In 1939 he was buried near his last residence in France, but his body arrived in Galway en route to final burial on Sept. 17, 1948 Who is William Butler Yeats? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor

Winning Score: $27,201
Round 2 Score: $27,200
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Ben Hsia
Fremont, California
R & D Engineer

Final Score: $27,200
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Christina Clark
De Pere, Wisconsin
Elementary Music Teacher

Final Score: $3,100
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Monday, 29 August 2022 Academy Award Winners - In 2019 he won his first competitive Oscar, 36 years after a Student Academy Award for a film about a Brooklyn barbershop Who is Spike Lee? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor

Winning Score: $28,001
Round 2 Score: $21,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Katie Teller
Seattle, Washington
Dietitian

Final Score: $6,000
Round 2 Score: $14,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Allan Joseph
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fellow In Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Final Score: $15,000
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Friday, 26 August 2022 U.S. City Names - Adopted in 1845, the name of this state capital is a feminized form of a big body of water What is Atlanta, Georgia? Ciara Donegan
Towson, Maryland
Undergraduate Student

Final Score: $5,200
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer

Winning Score: $7,500
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Nicole Wachell
Los Angeles, California
Teacher & Writer

Final Score: $799
Round 2 Score: $12,000
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Thursday, 25 August 2022 Broadway Musicals - Characters Mark, Roger & Maureen in this musical were inspired by Marcello, Rodolfo & Musetta in another work What is Rent? Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant

Winning Score: $18,800
Round 2 Score: $9,400
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Miranda Wilson
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Occupational Therapist

Final Score: $12,200
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Gundeep Singh
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Analyst

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Wednesday, 24 August 2022 The Silver Screen - He was the first actor to star in 3 films that won the Oscar for Best Picture: those of 1934, 1935 & 1939 Who is Clark Gable?
Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist

Final Score: $14,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker

Winning Score: $16,600
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Stefan Stenroos
Aliso Viejo, California
Technical Trainer

Final Score: $3,599
Round 2 Score: $1,800
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Tuesday, 23 August 2022 Play Characters - A 1949 review noted the “wrong formulas for success” of this character & “fatal misconceptions about his place in the scheme of things” Who is Willy Loman? Henry Rozycki
Richmond, Virginia
Physician & Professor

Final Score: $34,000 (lost tiebreak)
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Patrick Byrnett
Alexandria, Virginia
School Administrator

Final Score: $17,600
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist

Winning Score: $34,000
Round 2 Score: $19,000
Round 1 Score: $8,000

Monday, 22 August 2022 Countries of the World - The only nation in the world whose name in English ends in an H, it’s also one of the 10 most populous What is Bangladesh?
Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Final Score: $19,600
Round 2 Score: $27,600
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Janice Hawthorne Timm
Ukiah, California
Music Educator & Choral Director

Final Score: $2,700
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Rhone Talsma
Chicago, Illinois
Librarian

Winning Score: $29,600
Round 2 Score: $17,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Friday, 19 August 2022 Explorers - Confirming a theory, fossils found with this explorer in 1912 included a plant from more than 250 million years ago Who is Robert Falcon Scott? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Winning Score: $25,600
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $10,000

Nate Levy
Los Angeles, California
Script Coordinator

Final Score: $7,001
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Sarah Wrase
Monroe, Michigan
Certified Public Accountant

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $12,400
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Thursday, 18 August 2022 European Rivers - The flooding of this river in 1966 destroyed or damaged some 14,000 works of art, many of them priceless What is the Arno? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Winning Score: $23,400
Round 2 Score: $23,400
Round 1 Score: $12,400

Josette Curtis
Anacortes, Washington
Registered Dietitian

Final Score: $5,599
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Chas Abdel-Nabi
Decatur, Georgia
Learning Developer

Final Score: $8,400
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Wednesday, 17 August 2022 Fictional Characters - Introduced in 1938 & inspired by movie character Torchy Blane of the Morning Herald, she has since gone on to win a fictional Pulitzer Who is Lois Lane? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Winning Score: $34,800
Round 2 Score: $23,800
Round 1 Score: $9,400

Erin Creed
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Middle School Teacher

Final Score: $7,200
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Do Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sportswriter

Final Score: $13,201
Round 2 Score: $17,200
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Tuesday, 16 August 2022 Kings & Queens - Due to legislative action of 1707, she was officially the last monarch of independent Scotland Who is Queen Anne? Sam Buttrey

Winning Score: $26,401
Round 2 Score: $19,000
Round 1 Score: $6,600

JP Allen
At The University Of San Francisco
Professor Of Business And Innovation

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Katie Reed
Associate Professor Of Musicology At Cal State Fullerton

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $9,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, 15 August 2022 International Friendship - The organization these International was founded in 1956; they’re partner-städte in Germany & villes jumelées in France What are sister cities? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Winning Score: $38,000
Round 2 Score: $25,000
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Pam Schoenberg
South Salem, New York
Dentist & Entrepreneur

Final Score: $16,300
Round 2 Score: $16,600
Round 1 Score: $11,200

Krys Fischer
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Retired Substitute Teacher

Final Score: $8,400
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Friday, 12 August 2022 Final Resting Places - A cemetery on this island has the graves of Robert Fulton & 2 of the first 4 Treasury Secretaries What is Manhattan? Andrew He
Software Developer
San Francisco, California

Final Score: $14,399
Round 2 Score: $26,800
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Max McDonald
Brooklyn, New York
Freelance Artist & Designer

Final Score: $2
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager

Winning Score: $31,600
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Thursday, 11 August 2022 Myths & Legends - This legendary place has been identified as being in Caerleon, Wales & in Winchester, England What is Camelot? Andrew He
Software Developer
San Francisco, California

Winning Score: $30,401
Round 2 Score: $30,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Molly Karol
Austin, Texas
CPA

Final Score: $30,400
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Jeff Meyers
Redondo Beach, California
Accountant

Final Score: $15,201
Round 2 Score: $13,200
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Wednesday, 10 August 2022 World Population - This Asian nation is the world’s most populous country that lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere What is Indonesia? Dane Reighard
Los Angeles, California
Editor

Final Score: $51,999
Round 2 Score: $26,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Mary Kamela
Buffalo, New York
School Librarian

Final Score: $4,800
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: -$800

Andrew He
Software Developer
San Francisco, California

Winning Score: $52,001
Round 2 Score: $30,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Tuesday, 9 August 2022 Toys - Introduced in 1964, he fell out of favor in changing times & in 1970 was marketed as a “land adventurer” What is G.I. Joe? Sri Kompella
Frisco, Texas
Corporate Strategy Professional

Final Score: $7,600
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $800

Kate Kohn
Washington, DC
Communications Manager

Winning Score: $20,000
Round 2 Score: $14,200
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Jeff Smith
San Diego, California
Music Educator

Final Score: $5,400
Round 2 Score: $17,200
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Monday, 8 August 2022 Official Languages - It’s the only U.N. member state outside Europe with Dutch as an official language What is Suriname? Tony Freitas
Los Angeles, California
Project Director

Final Score: $300
Round 2 Score: $7,800
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Cindy Zhang
New York, New York
User Experience Designer

Final Score: $16,600
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $8,200

Sri Kompella
Frisco, Texas
Corporate Strategy Professional

Final Score: $30,000
Round 2 Score: $16,400
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Friday, 5 August 2022 (rerun) Paintings - In 2021 experts in Oslo concluded that it was the artist who wrote on this painting, “Could only have been painted by a madman” What is The Scream? Tyler Rhode
Healthcare Data Specialist
New York, New York

Final Score: $10,600
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Tony Freitas
Los Angeles, California
Project Director

Winning Score: $16,200
Round 2 Score: $8,200
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Julian Huerta
Thornton, Colorado
Hotel Senior Sales Manager

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Thursday, 4 August 2022 (rerun) Songs & U.S. History - Victory in 1805’s Battle of Derna on the coast of North Africa inspired a lyric in this song made official in 1929 What is the Marines’ Hymn? Tyler Rhode
Healthcare Data Specialist
New York, New York

Winning Score: $23,000
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $9,600

Emily Robinson
Brooklyn, New York
Political Strategist

Final Score: $2
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Wren Romero
Evanston, Illinois
Phd Candidate

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $800

Wednesday, 3 August 2022 (rerun) Countries of the World - Nazi Germany annexed this nation & divided it into regions of the Alps & the Danube; the Allies later divided it into 4 sectors What is Austria?
Matt Amodio
New Haven, Connecticut
Phd Student

Final Score: $5,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $9,800

Jessica Stephens
Nashville, Tennessee
Statistical Research Specialist

Final Score: $28,799
Round 2 Score: $14,400
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Jonathan Fisher
Originally Coral Gables, Florida
Actor

Winning Score: $29,200
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Tuesday, 2 August 2022 (rerun) Food & Drink in the Bible - In the King James Version, these creatures are a plague in Exodus 10, but deemed okay to eat in Leviticus 11 What are locusts? Matt Amodio
New Haven, Connecticut
Phd Student

Winning Score: $25,800
Round 2 Score: $26,800
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Caroline Minkus
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ophthalmologist

Final Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Guhan Venkatesan
New Providence, New Jersey
Undergrad Student And Emt

Final Score: $22,993
Round 2 Score: $11,500
Round 1 Score: $5,500

Monday, 1 August 2022 (rerun) 1980s Movies - The Dip used to kill characters in this 1988 film consisted of acetone, benzene & turpentine, ingredients of paint thinner What is Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Matt Amodio
New Haven, Connecticut
Phd Student

Winning Score: $31,200
Round 2 Score: $33,200
Round 1 Score: $11,400

Carlo Angiuli
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Postdoctural Researcher

Final Score: $1,605
Round 2 Score: $1,600
Round 1 Score: -$800

Tracy Pitzel
Ellensburg, Washington
Accountant

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Friday, 29 July 2022 Tech history - For about 20 years after its invention, it had few practical uses; then suddenly it revolutionized grocery checkouts & home audio What is the laser? Katrina Hill
Alexandria, Virginia
Non-Profit Professional
1 Day Winnings of $27,601

Final Score: $20,801
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Darin Ciccotelli
Long Beach, California
Associate Professor Of Rhetoric & Composition

Final Score: $13,994
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Luigi de Guzman
Arlington, Virginia
Attorney

Winning Score: $23,401
Round 2 Score: $20,800
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Thursday, 28 July 2022 Countries of Europe - It’s the only independent survivor of the Spanish March, buffer states created to protect Christian Europe from the Moors What is Andorra? Brianne Barker
Madison, New Jersey
Biology Professor
1 Day Winnings of $11,700

Final Score: $5
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $7,400

Heidi Reese
Originally Bay City, Michigan
Patent Examiner

Final Score: $14,500
Round 2 Score: $7,300
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Katrina Hill
Alexandria, Virginia
Non-Profit Professional

Winning Score: $27,601
Round 2 Score: $20,200
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Wednesday, 27 July 2022 Real People in Poetry - Milton Wrote of This Contemporary: “When by Night the Glass of” Him “Observes Imagined Lands and Regions in the Moon” Who is Galileo? Ed Coulson
Dana Point, California
Economics & Real Estate Professor
2 Day Winnings of $40,200

Final Score: $5,800
Round 2 Score: $17,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Colleen Birney
Milford, Connecticut
Court Monitor

Final Score: $6,000
Round 2 Score: $8,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Brianne Barker
Madison, New Jersey
Biology Professor

Winning Score: $11,700
Round 2 Score: $14,700
Round 1 Score: $8,700

Tuesday, 26 July 2022 Literary characters - This children’s book character, introduced in 1926 & a friend of the title creature, gets his name from the sound he might make Who is Eeyore? Ed Coulson
Dana Point, California
Economics & Real Estate Professor
1 Day Winnings of $17,399

Winning Score: $22,801
Round 2 Score: $16,000
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Mark Stover
Flagstaff, Arizona
Physician

Final Score: $13,199
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Alexa Jakob
Queens, New York
Electrical Engineer

Final Score: $1,399
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Monday, 25 July 2022 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Honored in 1998 as part of a rock group & in 2019 as a solo artist, this singer was the first woman to be inducted into the Hall twice Who is Stevie Nicks? Karla Fossett
Saco, Maine
Content Administrator
1 Day Winnings of $16,600

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Ed Coulson
Dana Point, California
Economics & Real Estate Professor

Winning Score: $17,399
Round 2 Score: $18,700
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Angela Xu
San Mateo, California
Corporate Lawyer

Final Score: $2,601
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Friday, 22 July 2022 Inaugural balls - At the 1993 Tennessee inaugural ball, Paul Simon performed this song, his most recent top 40 hit What is You Can Call Me Al? Emmie Trammell
Jacksonville, Florida
Operations Specialist
1 Day Winnings of $21,200

Final Score: $1,800
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Karla Fossett
Saco, Maine
Content Administrator

Winning Score: $16,600
Round 2 Score: $17,600
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Gunan Ganju
Atlanta, Georgia
Radiation Oncologist

Final Score: $3,599
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Thursday, 21 July 2022 Constellations - The brightest star of this constellation is Deneb Algedi, or “Kid’s tail” What is Capricornus? Matt Mierswa
River Edge, New Jersey
Attorney
2 Day Winnings of $55,845

Final Score: $15,199
Round 2 Score: $23,400
Round 1 Score: $7,800

Emmie Trammell
Jacksonville, Florida
Operations Specialist

Winning Score: $21,200
Round 2 Score: $15,800
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Stan Scoggins
Los Angeles, California
Senior Vice President Of Marketing Assets

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $5,600
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Wednesday, 20 July 2022 Historic American Roads - Originally a Native American Trail, the Dutch Made It a Main Road & Today It Runs 33 Miles From State Street to Sleepy Hollow What is Broadway? Matt Mierswa
River Edge, New Jersey
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $29,201

Winning Score: $26,644
Round 2 Score: $25,600
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Alfred Guy
Babylon, New York
Assistant Dean

Final Score: $10,999
Round 2 Score: $5,500
Round 1 Score: -$200

Alison Trembly
Amelia Island, Florida
Nurse Practitioner

Final Score: $11,200
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Tuesday, 19 July 2022 Opera - An Aria From This Opera Says, “Put On Your Costume & Apply Make-Up to Your Face. The People Pay & They Want to Laugh” What is Pagliacci? William Chou
Austin, Texas
Research Fellow
1 Day Winnings of $15,601

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Matt Mierswa
River Edge, New Jersey
Attorney

Winning Score: $$29,201
Round 2 Score: $16,600
Round 1 Score: $9,400

Catherine Belling
Chicago, Illinois
Medical Humanities Professor

Final Score: $800
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: -$400

Monday, 18 July 2022 Art & Theatre - Asked to Design a New Set for a Restaging of This 1952 Play, Alberto Giacometti Came Up With One Scraggly Plaster Tree What is Waiting for Godot? Emily Fiasco
Saint Louis, Missouri
Middle School Band Director
3 Day Winnings of $87,201

Final Score: $15,600
Round 2 Score: $7,800
Round 1 Score: $2,600

William Chou
Austin, Texas
Research Fellow

Winning Score: $15,601 (won tiebreaker)
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $400

Erica Weiner-Amachi
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4th Grade Teacher

Final Score: $15,601 (lost tiebreaker)
Round 2 Score: $11,600
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Friday, 15 July 2022 More Than One Meaning - Its Definitions Include Containing the Metallic Element No. 22, Pertaining to a Group of Greek Gods & Having Great Strength or Size What is "titanic"? Emily Fiasco
Saint Louis, Missouri
Middle School Band Director
2 Day Winnings of $53,201

Winning Score: $34,000
Round 2 Score: $29,000
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Christopher Arns
Fair Oaks, California
Teacher

Final Score: $2,399
Round 2 Score: $2,400
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Anmol Sinho
San Diego, California
Tech Salesperson

Final Score: $5,802
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: -$600

Thursday, 14 July 2022 The 20th century - Maybe surprisingly, in 1918 this new leader was the first to recognize the independence of Finland Who is Lenin? Emily Fiasco
Saint Louis, Missouri
Middle School Band Director
1 Day Winnings of $28,000

Winning Score: $25,201
Round 2 Score: $
14,000
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Mark Primiano
Chicago, Illinois
Shelter Veterinarian

Final Score: $15,500
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Anjali Bhat
New York, New York
Lawyer

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 State Mottos - This Motto Is the Name of a City in That State & Is a Famous Quote by an Ancient Greek From the 3rd Century B.C. What is Eureka? Steve Clarke
Chesapeake, Virginia
Lawyer
2 Day Winnings of $38,400

Final Score: $7,399
Round 2 Score: $17,700
Round 1 Score: $10,400

Emily Fiasco
Saint Louis, Missouri
Middle School Band Director

Winning Score: $28,000
Round 2 Score: $
14,000
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Jin-Soo Huh
Chicago, Illinois
Education Non-Profit Employee

Final Score: -$200
Round 2 Score: -$200
Round 1 Score: -$200

Tuesday, 12 July 2022 Pairs in Astronomy - Discovered in 1877, They Were Named for Siblings of the Greek God of Love What are Phobos and Deimos? Steve Clarke
Chesapeake, Virginia
Lawyer
1 Day Winnings of $18,401

Winning Score: $19,999
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $7,400

Tehmeena Malik
Edmonton Alberta
Business Developer

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Ben Coller
East Brunswick, New Jersey
History Teacher

Final Score: $13,000
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $0

Monday, 11 July 2022 Musical theater - It’s one of the most revived shows in Broadway history & in 2001 it was designated the State Opera of South Carolina What is Porgy and Bess? Robert Won
Washington, DC
Math Professor
1 Day Winnings of $32,001

Final Score: $18,399
Round 2 Score: $23,000
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Aleithia Stephens
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Course Developer

Final Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Steve Clarke
Chesapeake, Virginia
Lawyer

Winning Score: $18,401
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Friday, 8 July 2022 Science & the Bible - A 2021 Study Suggested That an Asteroid That Struck the Jordan Valley c. 1650 B.C. Gave Rise to the Story of This City in Genesis 19 What is Sodom? Brian Ahern
Daly City, California
User Support Associate
1 Day Winnings of $26,800

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Robert Won
Washington, DC
Math Professor

Winning Score: $32,001
Round 2 Score: $23,700
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Leigh Jahnig
Chicago, Illinois
Attorney

Final Score: $32,000
Round 2 Score: $16,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Thursday, 7 July 2022 Literary Characters on Screen - Per Guinness, This Character Who Debuted in 1887 Is the Most Portrayed Human Literary Character in Film & Television Who is Sherlock Holmes? Yungsheng Wang
Los Angeles, California
Public Defender
3 Day Winnings of $84,202

Final Score: $17,199
Round 2 Score: $22,099
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Heather Brown
South Berwick, Maine
Civil Servant

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Brian Ahern
Daly City, California
User Support Associate

Winning Score: $26,800
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $10,600

Wednesday, 6 July 2022 Agriculture - Being brought to the U.S. by a ship docking at San Francisco in 1851 helped lead to it now being a major crop in the Midwest What are Soybeans? Yungsheng Wang
Los Angeles, California
Public Defender
2 Day Winnings of $47,801

Winning Score: $36,401
Round 2 Score: $19,200
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Jen Alfonso-Punzalan
San Mateo, California
School Librarian

Final Score: $3,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Alicia O'Hare
Long Beach, New York
Social Worker

Final Score: $24,400
Round 2 Score: $18,200
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Tuesday, 5 July 2022 National Historic Sites - Less Than 100 Yards North of the J. Edgar Hoover Building Is This Notorious Location What is Ford's Theatre? Yungsheng Wang
Los Angeles, California
Public Defender
1 Day Winnings of $22,800

Winning Score: $25,001
Round 2 Score: $15,800
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Suzy Garver
Originally Eugene, Oregon
Elementary School Teacher

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Jake Marvin
Charlotte, North Carolina
Banking Analyst

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $12,500
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Monday, 4 July 2022 The Eastern U.S. - At its peak, this state had 6 seats in the House of Representatives; since the 1930s, it has had just 1 What is Vermont? Eleanor Dixon
Vero Beach, Florida
Freelance Technical Editor
1 Day Winnings of $20,818

Final Score: $1,985
Round 2 Score: $5,784
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Yungsheng Wang
Los Angeles, California
Public Defender

Winning Score: $22,800
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Andie Huskie
Geneva, New York
Educator

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Friday, 1 July 2022 World Geography - Mont Bellevue De L’inini Is the Highest Point in This European Possession Largely Covered by the Amazon Rainforest What is French Guiana? Dave Bzdak
Syracuse, New York
Philosophy Professor
1 Day Winnings of $2,000

Final Score: $10,401
Round 2 Score: $6,600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Eleanor Dixon
Vero Beach, Florida
Freelance Technical Editor

Final Score: $20,818
Round 2 Score: $12,818
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Shayan Sadegh
Potomac, Maryland
Medical Scribe

Final Score: $13,201
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Thursday, 30 June 2022 U.S. Cities - This U.S. City Now Has 10 Times the Population of the Other U.S. City for Which It Was Named in 1845 What is Portland, Oregon? Halley Ryherd
Waukee, Iowa
Real Estate Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $5,999

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $7,200
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Dave Bzdak
Syracuse, New York
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $2,000
Round 2 Score: $15,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Hoa Quach
Naperville, Illinois
Portfolio Manager

Final Score: $900
Round 2 Score: $13,900
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 Television history - In the opening scene of its July 21, 1969 pilot episode, a man carves the letter D into wet cement What is Sesame Street? Pete Chattrabhuti
Washington, DC
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $10,800

Final Score: $600
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Lauryl Tucker
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Associate Professor

Final Score: $4,799
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Halley Ryherd
Waukee, Iowa
Real Estate Attorney

Winning Score: $5,999
Round 2 Score: $14,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey - At his 1892 burial, fit for a baron, the organist put music to his words, “I hope to see my pilot face to face, when I have Crost the bar” Who is Alfred, Lord Tennyson? Joe Feldmann
Bethesda, Maryland
Technology Professional
2 Day Winnings of $45,000

Final Score: $10,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Pete Chattrabhuti
Washington, DC
Attorney

Winning Score: $10,800
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $800

Marina Hays
Originally New York, New York
Textile Conservator

Final Score: $5,500
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Monday, 27 June 2022 The World of Today - Partly because it was a monosyllable, this word was chosen as “a noun that conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission” What is Meme? Joe Feldmann
Bethesda, Maryland
Technology Professional
1 Day Winnings of $22,900

Winning Score: $22,100
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Armand Sanchez
San Jose, California
High School Teacher

Final Score: $1,800
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Emma Henke
Madison, Wisconsin
Writer

Final Score: $7,000
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Friday, 24 June 2022 Oscar-winning actors - Each of the 3 films for which he won an Oscar, from 1975, 1983 & 1997, also garnered a best lead actress Oscar Who is Jack Nicholson? Jeff Weinstock
Miami, Florida
Marketing Lecturer
2 Day Winnings of $29,201

Final Score: $399
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Joe Feldmann
Bethesda, Maryland
Technology Professional

Winning Score: $22,900
Round 2 Score: $16,600
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Lauren Drinkwater
Rockville, Maryland
Psychotherapist

Final Score: $12,000
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Thursday, 23 June 2022 Classic albums - This classic album by a Southern rocker gets its title from a civil war quote by a union admiral What is Damn the Torpedoes? (by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Jeff Weinstock
Miami, Florida
Marketing Lecturer
1 Day Winnings of $11,202

Winning Score: $17,999
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Whitney Wood
Nanaimo British Columbia
History Professor

Final Score: $2,600
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Andrew Lewis
Oakland, California
Lawyer

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 19th Century Literature - This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird “equally capable of speech” Who is Edgar Allan Poe? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
6 Day Winnings of $60,603

Final Score: $7,001
Round 2 Score: $5,600
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Sarah Brogren
Burbank, California
Writer

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Jeff Weinstock
Miami, Florida
Marketing Lecturer

Winning Score: $11,202
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 Geography Words - From Greek for "Chief" & "Sea", this word originally referred to the Aegean, known for its many island groups What is Archipelago? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
5 Day Winnings of $52,002

Winning Score: $8,601
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Rob Kaplan
Los Angeles, California
Teaching Physician

Final Score: $8,599
Round 2 Score: $16,500
Round 1 Score: -$200

Jenny Sholar
Madison, Wisconsin
Pre-School Teacher

Final Score: $3,500
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, 20 June 2022 British History - From the Greek for "Alone", it was nixed by parliament in 1649 after being deemed "Unnecessary, burdensome & dangerous" What is Monarchy? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
4 Day Winnings of $51,601

Winning Score: $401
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Ketty Pan
Henderson, Nevada
Head Of New Product Development

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Tory Leviton
Musician & Teacher
Englewood, Colorado

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Friday, 17 June 2022 19th century contemporaries - Congratulating her on the 1869 release of her biography, Frederick Douglass wrote, “I have wrought in the day –you in the night” Who is Harriet Tubman? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
3 Day Winnings of $34,402

Winning Score: $17,199
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Sadie Goldberger
Columbia, Maryland
Interpreter

Final Score: $2,300
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Molly Fleming
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Community Organizer

Final Score: $6,500
Round 2 Score: $3,300
Round 1 Score: -$400

Thursday, 16 June 2022 Debut novels - Published in 1991, this novel, the first in a series, has been described as “historical fiction with a Moebius twist” What is Outlander? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
2 Day Winnings of $28,801

Winning Score: $5,601
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Steve Ruiz
Gilbert, Arizona
Doctoral Student

Final Score: $5,599
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Sarah Borrelli
Hamilton, Montana
Attorney

Final Score: $3,400
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 Brands - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Evan Strong & Roy Campanella broke barriers representing this brand What are Wheaties? Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $17,201

Winning Score: $11,600
Round 2 Score: $11,600
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Gregory Scruggs
Seattle, Washington
Journalist

Final Score: $2
Round 2 Score: $1,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Peggy Gibbons
Toronto Ontario
Legal Editor

Final Score: $4,400
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 1972 - In June he said, “don’t lie to them to the extent to say there is no involvement, but just say this is… a comedy of errors” Who is Richard Nixon? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
6 Day Winnings of $160,601

Final Score: $17,199
Round 2 Score: $18,600
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Barry Margulies
Lutherville, Maryland
Professor Emeritus At Towson University

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $9,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Megan Wachspress
Berkeley, California
Attorney

Winning Score: $17,201
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Monday, 13 June 2022 TV Legends - Buster Keaton considered her the tops in her field &, in fact, was one of her early mentors Who is Lucille Ball? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
5 Day Winnings of $133,801

Winning Score: $26,800
Round 2 Score: $29,400
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Mazin Omer
Toledo, Ohio
Student

Final Score: $401
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Lisa Hernson
New York, New York
Banking Director

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: -$200

Friday, 10 June 2022 The Western Hemisphere - Brazil stretches 2,700 miles from the Atlantic in the east to Serra do Divisor National Park on the border with this country in the west What is Peru? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
4 Day Winnings of $105,801

Winning Score: $28,000
Round 2 Score: $28,400
Round 1 Score: $7,600

Randy Moss
Walnut Creek, California
Attorney

Final Score: $14,000
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Siobhan Doherty
Originally Santa Barbara, California
Voice And Speech Teacher

Final Score: $3,595
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Thursday, 9 June 2022 Children’s Literature - First published in French in 1943, this book has been called the most translated non-religious work, rendered into more than 300 languages What is The Little Prince? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
3 Day Winnings of $75,601

Winning Score: $30,200
Round 2 Score: $32,600
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Allison MacDonald
Randolph, New Jersey
Lawyer

Final Score: $12,400
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Sean McGrath
Washington, DC
Middle School Teacher

Final Score: $11,599
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Wednesday, 8 June 2022 American History - A participant in this 1773 event recalled, “some of our numbers jumped into the hold …I never labored harder in my life” What is the Boston Tea Party? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
2 Day Winnings of $40,001

Winning Score: $35,600
Round 2 Score: $30,600
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Maggie Sharpe
Los Angeles, California
High School Math Teacher

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $800

Tessa Matsuzaki
Vancouver British Columbia
Graphic Designer

Final Score: $16,399
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Tuesday, 7 June 2022 Writing Old & New - This 2013 bestseller shares its title with the first section of a poem from 7 centuries before What is Inferno? Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist
1 Day Winnings of $18,401

Winning Score: $21,600
Round 2 Score: $25,800
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Michael Toughill
Seattle, Washington
Senior Marketing Analyst

Final Score: $4,546
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Elaine Hesser
Salinas, California
Features Editor

Final Score: $1,400
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Monday, 6 June 2022 Greek Mythology - Of the Argonauts seeking the Golden Fleece, these 2 from the same family were from Sparta according to Homer Who are Castor and Pollux? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
16 Day Winnings of $299,400

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Eric Ahasic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meterologist

Winning Score: $18,401
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Stephanie Garrison
Laguna Hills, California
Actor

Final Score: $3,200
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Friday, 3 June 2022 Technology - Upon the first use of this in 1844, the Baltimore Sun declared that time & space had been annihilated What is the telegraph? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
15 Day Winnings of $279,400

Winning Score: $20,000
Round 2 Score: $19,200
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Lucia Yang
Originally San Diego, California
Medical & Doctoral Student

Final Score: $4,200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $600

Wyatt Yankus
Washington, DC
Policy Analyst

Final Score: $13,600
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Thursday, 2 June 2022 UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Known as the female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell called this place “a fairy tale city, all pink & wonderful" What is Petra? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
14 Day Winnings of $260,100

Winning Score: $19,300
Round 2 Score: $22,800
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Maya Sudarsana
Boston, Massachusetts
Customer Success Manager

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $2,000
Round 1 Score: -$200

Tom Philipose
Forest Hills, New York
Writing Professor

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $18,800
Round 1 Score: $8,800

Wednesday, 1 June 2022 The Early 19th Century - Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve signaled “engage the enemy” around noon & surrendered at 1:45 PM during this battle What is the Battle of Trafalgar? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
13 Day Winnings of $252,700

Winning Score: $7,400
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Vanessa Williams
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Assistant Dean

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Meagan Morrow
Portland, Oregon
Real Estate Manager

Final Score: $6,800
Round 2 Score: $16,800
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Tuesday, 31 May 2022 Novel Quotes - Referring to the book’s title, this character says, “I know it’s a poem by Robert Burns” Who is Holden Caulfield? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
12 Day Winnings of $226,300

Winning Score: $26,400
Round 2 Score: $28,400
Round 1 Score: $9,600

Kenny Liew
Originally Los Angeles, California
Software Engineer

Final Score: $8,401
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Carissa Faroughi
Falls Church, Virginia
Architect

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: -$600

Monday, 30 May 2022 In Memoriam 2022 - On the death of this trailblazing man, friend & mentor, Oprah said, “For me, the greatest of the ‘great trees’ has fallen” Who is Sidney Poitier? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
11 Day Winnings of $209,300

Winning Score: $17,000
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Mandy Walker
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Account Tech

Final Score: $4,800
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Steve Knapp
San Ramon, California
Middle School Teacher

Final Score: $6,400
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Friday, 27 May 2022 Sports & Entertainment – In 2021 this Hall of Fame athlete launched Omaha Productions Who is Peyton Manning? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
10 Day Winnings of $183,301

Winning Score: $25,999
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Srimal Choi
Falls Church, Virginia
Chief Strategy Officer

Final Score: $5,000
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $800

Aaron Gulyas
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Community College History Instructor

Final Score: $14,800
Round 2 Score: $14,800
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Thursday, 26 May 2022 Historic Geography - A 1946 speech declared the terminuses of the Iron Curtain to be port cities serving these 2 seas What are the Baltic Seas and the Adriatic Seas? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
9 Day Winnings of $173,301

Winning Score: $10,000
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Tory Waltrip
Seattle, Washington
Senior Account Manager

Final Score: $2,600
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600

John Seroff
Brooklyn, New York
Performing Arts Publicist

Final Score: $3,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 Famous Speeches - in a draft of FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941, the words “World History” were changed to this one word What is "infamy"? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
8 Day Winnings of $160,401

Winning Score: $12,900
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $10,000

Kris Olson
Lexington, Kentucky
High School Music Teacher

Final Score: $12,600
Round 2 Score: $6,300
Round 1 Score: $600

Noura Dabbouseh
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Physician

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 The Middle Ages - It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens What is Bruce? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
7 Day Winnings of $145,201

Winning Score: $15,200
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Eric Pérez
Shallow Lake, Ontario
Order Management Specialist

Final Score: $11,598
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Bonnie Kistler
Sarasota, Florida
Novelist

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Monday, 23 May 2022 Medicine - Post-this disease syndrome affects many survivors, of which the U.S. is estimated to have 300,000, the vast majority over 65 What is Polio? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
6 Day Winnings of $131,801

Winning Score: $13,400
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Mari Chao
Orlando, Florida
Writing Center Coordinator

Final Score: $1,200
Round 2 Score: $13,300
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Jodi Harris
Culver City, California
Content Strategist

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $2,000
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Friday, 20 May 2022 On the Map - It’s referred to as “the blue eye of Siberia” What is Lake Baikal? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
5 Day Winnings of $105,801

Winning Score: $26,000
Round 2 Score: $21,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Li-Mae McClellan
St. Louis, Missouri
Law Student

Final Score: $12,000
Round 2 Score: $0
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Toni Alimi
Ithica, New York
Postdoc

Final Score: $4,994
Round 2 Score: $6,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Thursday, 19 May 2022 The Ancient World – New research suggests a device now called the Archimedes screw helped maintain this one of the 7 wonders of the world What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
4 Day Winnings of $86,600

Winning Score: $19,201
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $10,600

Bradford Pearson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Journalist & Author

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $9,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Julie Ann Crommett
Atlanta, Georgia
Diversity And Inclusion Strategist

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: $200

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 Oscar-Winning Songs - Johnny Mercer’s lyrics to this 1961 Oscar-winning song once began, “I’m Holly" What is Moon River? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
3 Day Winnings of $70,000

Winning Score: $16,600
Round 2 Score: $26,600
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Adriana Ramirez
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Writer

Final Score: -$200
Round 2 Score: -$200
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Audrey Kamzan
Los Angeles, California
Pediatric Hospitalist

Final Score: $12,200
Round 2 Score: $7,200
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 Literature - A contemporary review of a novel by this man said he “commands attention as a kind of literary James Dean” Who is Jack Kerouac? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
2 Day Winnings of $43,000

Winning Score: $27,000
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $9,200

Jason Smith
Scottsdale, Arizona
Head Of Risk Operations

Final Score: $12,500
Round 2 Score: $16,000
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Justinne Lake-Jedzinak
Oyster Bay, New York
Museum Educator

Final Score: $3,999
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Monday, 16 May 2022 The National Park Service - The U.S.A.’s smallest National Park is a 91-acre site on the Mississippi River, home to this 630-foot landmark What is the Gateway Arch? Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver
1 Day Winnings of $18,800

Winning Score: $24,200
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Nick Dee
Los Angeles, California
Photographer

Final Score: $21,199
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Divya Badri
Coal Valley, Illinois
Software Developer

Final Score: $3,300
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: $400

Friday, 13 May 2022 State Names - This state was named for a man born in Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover in 1683 What is Georgia? Daniel Nguyen
San Jose, California
High School Math Teacher
2 Day Winnings of $25,199

Final Score: $11,199
Round 2 Score: $17,600
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Marie Shapiro
San Francisco, California
Retired School Registrar

Final Score: $12,700
Round 2 Score: $6,700
Round 1 Score: $4,300

Ryan Long
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rideshare Driver

Winning Score: $18,800
Round 2 Score: $12,000
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Thursday, 12 May 2022 Constitutions of the World - Amendments to its 1901 constitution require approval of at least 4 states before receiving Royal Assent What is Australia? Daniel Nguyen
San Jose, California
High School Math Teacher
1 Day Winnings of $7,199

Winning Score: $18,000
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Matt Petroff
Toronto Ontario
Management Consultant

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Charly Kuecks
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writer & Test Prep Expert

Final Score: $2,801
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $800

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 Say It In Italian - It’s an Italian word for “mercy”, but also the name of a movie character who kills Stracci & Carlo What is Clemenza? Mallory Kass
Brooklyn, New York
Childrens Book Editor
1 Day Winnings of $14,100

Final Score: $2,700
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $600

Micaela Tuttle
Nashville, Tennessee
Wine Import Manager

Final Score: $3,400
Round 2 Score: $9,400
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Daniel Nguyen
San Jose, California
High School Math Teacher

Winning Score: $7,199
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Tuesday, 10 May 2022 Live Music - These 2 events held 2 1/2 months & 2,500 miles apart in 1999 were the last of one major music happening & the first of another What are Woodstock and Coachella? Danielle Maurer
Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Digital Marketing Manager
2 Day Winnings of $27,999

Final Score: $8,599
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Mallory Kass
Brooklyn, New York
Childrens Book Editor

Winning Score: $14,100
Round 2 Score: $9,100
Round 1 Score: $8,300

Cherry Ignacio
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Software Product Manager

Final Score: $700
Round 2 Score: $2,800
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Monday, 9 May 2022 Novel Titles - A 1590 poem written for the retirement of Queen Elizabeth’s champion knight shares its title with this 1929 novel by an American What is A Farewell to Arms? Danielle Maurer
Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Digital Marketing Manager
1 Day Winnings of $15,600

Winning Score: $12,399
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Karim Oliver
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Student At Vanderbilt University

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $1,400
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Emily Levant
Los Angeles, California
Associate Creative Director

Final Score: $1,400
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Friday, 6 May 2022 USA - These 2 mayors gave their names to a facility built on the site of an old racetrack owned by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler Who are William B. Hartsfield & Maynard Jackson? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
23 Day Winnings of $560,983

Final Score: $15,599
Round 2 Score: $19,200
Round 1 Score: $7,800

Betsy Hobbs
Originally Thornton, Illinois
Senior Operations Manager

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $200

Danielle Maurer
Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Digital Marketing Manager

Winning Score: $15,600
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Thursday, 5 May 2022 20th Century Cinema - A black & white newsreel in this film begins: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree” What is Citizen Kane? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
22 Day Winnings of $534,984

Winning Score: $25,999
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $5,000

T.J. Lovejoy
Chandler, Arizona
Mortgage Lender Sarah Snider

Final Score: -$3,600
Round 2 Score: -$3,600
Round 1 Score: $400

Sarah Snider
Fishers, Indiana
Middle School Humanities Teacher

Final Score: $17,600
Round 2 Score: $22,600
Round 1 Score: $8,000

Wednesday, 4 May 2022 The Civil War - a union soldiers’ song said Gen. McClellan, who let a Confederate Army escape after this battle, “Was too slow to beat ‘em” What is Antietam? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
21 Day Winnings of $506,584

Winning Score: $28,400
Round 2 Score: $28,400
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Kelly Flynn
Exeter, New Hampshire
High School English Teacher

Final Score: -$2,600
Round 2 Score: -$2,600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Jaime Sisson
Madison, Mississippi
Fair And Responsible Banking Manager

Final Score: $13,200
Round 2 Score: $6,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Tuesday, 3 May 2022 National Anthems - "Terre de nos Aieux"
follows the title 
in the French version 
of this anthem What is O Canada? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
20 Day Winnings of $476,985

Final Score: $29,599
Round 2 Score: $24,600
Round 1 Score: $7,800

Angela Kissner
Akron, Ohio
Educational Consultant & Tutor

Final Score: $600
Round 2 Score: $600
Round 1 Score: $200

Enver Casimir
Albany, California
History Teacher

Final Score: $17,800
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Monday, 2 May 2022 Theater - In November 1864 John Wilkes Booth & his brothers were fittingly part of a performance of this Shakespeare play What is Julius Caesar? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
19 Day Winnings of $460,184

Winning Score: $16,801
Round 2 Score: $16,200
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Adam Ilgin
Lewes, Delaware
Ferryboat Deckhand

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Becky Benninghoff
Woodbridge, Virginia Church Organist

Final Score: $2,400
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Friday, 29 April 2022 Musical inspirations – “Tuileries” & “The Great Gate of Kiev” were 2 of the artworks that inspired this classical work completed in 1874 What is Pictures at an Exhibition? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
18 Day Winnings of $438,183

Winning Score: $22,001
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Julian Glander
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Animator

Final Score: $4,999
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Terri Huggins
New York, New York
Associate Director Of Admissions

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $800
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Thursday, 28 April 2022 Books of the 1970s - Aptly, members of a Black family in this novel have Biblical names: Pilate, Hagar & the title one, an ancestor of the protagonist What is Song of Solomon? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
17 Day Winnings of $396,182

Winning Score: $42,001
Round 2 Score: $22,600
Round 1 Score: $9,800

Renée Russell
Baltimore, Maryland
Branch Office Administrator

Final Score: $1,201
Round 2 Score: $21,000
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Manav Jain
Clemson, South Carolina
Undergraduate Student

Final Score: $500
Round 2 Score: $600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 Poets - In 1939 he was buried near his last residence in France, but his body arrived in Galway en route to final burial on Sept. 17, 1948 Who is William Butler Yeats? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
16 Day Winnings of $368,981

Winning Score: $27,201
Round 2 Score: $27,200
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Ben Hsia
Fremont, California
R & D Engineer

Final Score: $27,200
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Christina Clark
De Pere, Wisconsin
Elementary Music Teacher

Final Score: $3,100
Round 2 Score: $8,400
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 African Surnames - Adetokunbo, “the crown has returned from overseas”, is fitting for the Adetokunbo family who left Nigeria for this country in 1991 What is Greece? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
15 Day Winnings of $352,781

Winning Score: $16,200
Round 2 Score: $23,200
Round 1 Score: $8,000

Nicky Smith
San Francisco, California
Debate Instructor

Final Score: -$800
Round 2 Score: -$800
Round 1 Score: -$400

Reya Sehgal
Brooklyn, New York
Cultural Strategist & Performer

Final Score: $9,900
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Monday, 25 April 2022 Names in American History - Capable of freighting about 180 tons of cargo, in 1624 it was in disrepair & appraised at a total value of 128 pounds What is the Mayflower? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
14 Day Winnings of $320,081

Winning Score: $32,700
Round 2 Score: $27,200
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Jessie Francis
Marietta, Georgia
Mental Health Therapist

Final Score: $10,300
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Michael Graff
Eastvale, California
Mascot

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Friday, 22 April 2022 Historic Names - DNA from 2 living descendants of Anne of York was used to identify the remains of this man Who is Richard III? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
13 Day Winnings of $286,081

Winning Score: $34,000
Round 2 Score: $26,000
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Claire Dozier
Atlanta, Georgia
Non-Profit Professional

Final Score: $2,399
Round 2 Score: $2,800
Round 1 Score: $0

Anna Meyer
Seattle, Washington
Food Technologist

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $1,600
Round 1 Score: -$400

Thursday, 21 April 2022 Films of the 1950s - The title character of this film has the same name as the Roman goddess of the dawn What is Sleeping Beauty? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
12 Day Winnings of $271,282

Winning Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Alex Lemberg
San Francisco, California
Attorney & Activist

Final Score: $4,600
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Meghan Bowman
Mount Prospect, Illinois
It Analyst

Final Score: $$7,500
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 On the Internet - This website launched in 2015 with 3 offerings, from James Patterson, Dustin Hoffman & Serena Williams What is MasterClass? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
11 Day Winnings of $244,882

Winning Score: $26,400
Round 2 Score: $21,400
Round 1 Score: $11,000

Loni Lewis
Charleston, South Carolina
Teacher Librarian

Final Score: -$600
Round 2 Score: -$600
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Sean Wong
Wayzata, Minnesota
It Support Student

Final Score: -$1,600
Round 2 Score: -$1,600
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 Countries of Africa - Old maps depicting what’s now this 125,000-square-mile country labeled the area with the French word for “teeth” What is Côte d’Ivoire? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
10 Day Winnings of $227,601

Winning Score: $17,281
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Tina Disciullo-Acker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Manager Of Development Events

Final Score: $2,000
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Josh Sen
Edison, New Jersey
Student

Final Score: $8,600
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Monday, 18 April 2022 World Literature - Befitting the title, Antoine Gallard, the first Western translator of this collection, worked on it only “after dinner” What is The Thousand and One Nights? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
9 Day Winnings of $210,802

Winning Score: $16,799
Round 2 Score: $20,800
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Caitlin Hayes
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Musician & Educator

Final Score: $11,800
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Sarah Mcgrath
New York, New York
Business Manager

Final Score: $3,400
Round 2 Score: $12,400
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Friday, 15 April 2022 Academy Award Winners - In 2019 he won his first competitive Oscar, 36 years after a Student Academy Award for a film about a Brooklyn barbershop Who is Spike Lee? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
8 Day Winnings of $182,801

Winning Score: $28,001
Round 2 Score: $21,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Katie Teller
Seattle, Washington
Dietitian

Final Score: $6,000
Round 2 Score: $14,000
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Allan Joseph
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fellow In Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Final Score: $15,000
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Thursday, 14 April 2022 Women in British History - The orphaned future Queen Elizabeth I was devoted to this stepmother who died 2 days before Elizabeth’s 15th birthday Who is Catherine Parr? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
7 Day Winnings of $168,401

Winning Score: $14,400
Round 2 Score: $19,400
Round 1 Score: $10,200

Kristen Rucki
Astoria, New York
High School English Teacher

Final Score: $2,250
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Joe Grodahl
Edina, Minnesota
Non-Profit Program & Events Director

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $2,400
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 History - Intimately familiar with World War I, Churchill considered this war from some 150 years before the "First World War" What is the Seven Years’ War? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
6 Day Winnings of $148,000

Winning Score: $20,401
Round 2 Score: $20,400
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Rachel Skytt
Burbank, California
Bookseller

Final Score: $8,000
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Adam Wallick
Chicago, Illinois Airline
Planning Analyst

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Tuesday, 12 April 2022 Geographic Terms - The 1964 article that gave this term its current use noted the “menace that haunts the Atlantic off our southeastern coast” What is the Bermuda Triangle? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
5 Day Winnings of $118,600

Winning Score: $30,800
Round 2 Score: $25,400
Round 1 Score: $9,600

Leah Q. Pence
Woodstock, Georgia
Social Studies Teacher

Final Score: $12,856
Round 2 Score: $7,800
Round 1 Score: -$200

Zhe Lu
Boston, Massachusetts
Software Engineer

Final Score: $1,900
Round 2 Score: $5,800
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Monday, 11 April 2022 Words of the Year - Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2021 was this 3-letter one, short for a word that goes back to the Latin for “cow” What is Vax? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
4 Day Winnings of $104,600

Winning Score: $12,600
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Vanessa Mccombs
Manassas, Virginia
College Instructor

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $2,600
Round 1 Score: $600

Michael Wolman
Austin, Texas
Marketing Manager

Final Score: $4,600
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Friday, 8 April 2022 19th Century Literature - The strand union workhouse whose rules prohibited second helpings of food inspired a setting in this 1838 novel What is Oliver Twist? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
3 Day Winnings of $80,400

Winning Score: $24,200
Round 2 Score: $22,200
Round 1 Score: $7,400

Tom Nucum
Baltimore, Maryland
Real Estate Agent

Final Score: $500
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: $200

Abigail Davis
Clarkesville, Georgia
College Administrator

Final Score: $6,100
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $0

Thursday, 7 April 2022 Inventions - Patented in 1955, it did not go over well in the high-end fashion world but the then-new aerospace industry found it very useful What is Velcro? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
2 Day Winnings of $70,801

Winning Score: $9,599
Round 2 Score: $16,400
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Mike Janela
Astoria, New York
Sportscaster

Final Score: $1,793
Round 2 Score: $1,800
Round 1 Score: -$600

Reagan White
Manahawkin, New Jersey
College Student

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $11,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Wednesday, 6 April 2022 Small Countries - French, Italian & Swiss nationals make up about half of its population of 38,000 What is Monaco? Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor
1 Day Winnings of $32,001

Winning Score: $38,800
Round 2 Score: $28,800
Round 1 Score: $12,800

Vernon Ng
Tacoma, Washington
Associate Professor Of English

Final Score: $3
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: -$1,800

Lana Altman
Southington, Connecticut
Digital Programming Manager

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Tuesday, 5 April 2022 Classic Games - Reuben Klamer, who passed away in 2021 at age 99, developed this game relatable to “literally everyone on Earth” What is Life? Camron Conners
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
High School Social Studies Teacher
1 Day Winnings of $24,200

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: -$1,000

Kathleen Snyder
Arlington, Virginia
Government Contractor

Final Score: $21,001
Round 2 Score: $16,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Mattea Roach
Toronto Ontario
Tutor

Final Score: $32,001
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, 4 April 2022 Current Television - Fittingly, the last name of the family at the center of this drama is from French for “king” What is Succession? Nell Klugman
Brooklyn, New York
Museum Educator
1 Day Winnings of $24,401

Final Score: $1,400
Round 2 Score: $1,200
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Sarah Cahalan
Logansport, Indiana
News Assistant

Final Score: $13,000
Round 2 Score: $9,000
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Camron Conners
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
High School Social Studies Teacher

Winning Score: $24,200
Round 2 Score: $24,600
Round 1 Score: $8,200

Friday, 1 April 2022 Countries of the World - Some of this country’s indigenous people want its name officially changed from its Dutch-based name to Aotearoa What is New Zealand? Evan Roberts
Louisville, Kentucky
Chemistry Teacher
1 Day Winnings of $20,400

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Yian Chen
Menlo Park, California
Anesthesiologist

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $1,200
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Nell Klugman
Brooklyn, New York
Museum Educator

Winning Score: $24,401
Round 2 Score: $24,000
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Thursday, 31 March 2022 Historic Places - Following a raid at this establishment in 1969, protesters confronted police by forming a Rockette-style kickline What is the Stonewall Inn? Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer
4 Day Winnings of $115,100

Final Score: $5,199
Round 2 Score: $20,000
Round 1 Score: $9,200

Evan Roberts
Louisville, Kentucky
Chemistry Teacher

Winning Score: $20,400
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Christian Souvenir
Brooklyn, New York
Senior Intelligence Analyst

Final Score: $300
Round 2 Score: $1,000
Round 1 Score: -$1,400

Wednesday, 30 March 2022 Americans in Paris - In 2021 she became the sixth woman & the first Black woman to be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris Who is Josephine Baker? Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer
3 Day Winnings of $91,101

Winning Score: $23,999
Round 2 Score: $23,000
Round 1 Score: $14,600

Candace Orsetti
Annapolis, Maryland
Writer

Final Score: $4,000
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Joey Lavarias
Greensboro, North Carolina
Bassoonist & Graduate Student

Final Score: $8,500
Round 2 Score: $11,000
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Tuesday, 29 March 2022 Shakespeare’s Women - It is said of her, “Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets: more needs she the divine than the physician” Who is Lady Macbeth? Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer
2 Day Winnings of $36,301

Winning Score: $54,800
Round 2 Score: $30,800
Round 1 Score: $15,200

Jennie Bunde
Galesburg, Illinois
Rabbinical Student

Final Score: $1,750
Round 2 Score: $1,000
Round 1 Score: $1,000

John Darcy
Los Angeles, California
Editor

Final Score: $3,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Monday, 28 March 2022 Sports History - Taking the mound for Cleveland in 1948, he was the first African American to pitch in a World Series Who is Satchel Paige? Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer
1 Day Winnings of $7,500

Winning Score: $28,801
Round 2 Score: $17,200
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Amie Walker
Chandler, Arizona
Attorney

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Guzzo Purcell
Seattle, Washington
Theatre Director

Final Score: $27,900
Round 2 Score: $14,400
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Friday, 25 March 2022 U.S. City Names - Adopted in 1845, the name of this state capital is a feminized form of a big body of water What is Atlanta, Georgia? Ciara Donegan
Towson, Maryland
Undergraduate Student
1 Day Winnings of $27,601

Final Score: $5,200
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Jackie Kelly
Cary, North Carolina
Pension Calculation Developer

Winning Score: $7,500
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Nicole Wachell
Los Angeles, California
Teacher & Writer

Final Score: $799
Round 2 Score: $12,000
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Thursday, 24 March 2022 Disney Characters - In the source material from more than 3 centuries ago, her name was Badr al-Budur, “full moon of full moons” Who is Princess Jasmine? Tim Mccaigue
San Diego, California
App Developer
1 Day Winnings of $16,800

Final Score: $21,200
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Ciara Donegan
Towson, Maryland
Undergraduate Student

Winning Score: $27,601
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $9,200

Omar Khalid
New Orleans, Louisiana
Public Health Official

Final Score: $24,800
Round 2 Score: $13,800
Round 1 Score: $6,200

Wednesday, 23 March 2022 Poems - The title of this poem comes from a 1920 book that refers to its possible “restoration to fruitfulness” What is The Waste Land? Mihir Nene
Rochester, New York
Engineer
1 Day Winnings of $24,999

Final Score: $6,400
Round 2 Score: $6,400
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Tim Mccaigue
San Diego, California
App Developer

Winning Score: $16,800
Round 2 Score: $18,800
Round 1 Score: $8,800

Nadege Aoki
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Marine Biology Graduate Student

Final Score: $2,900
Round 2 Score: $5,900
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 Historic Nicknames - Napoleon’s troops gave him this nickname not to mock him but for showing the courage of an infantryman in battle What is The Little Corporal? Margaret Chipowsky
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $18,800

Final Score: $10,300
Round 2 Score: $20,600
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Mihir Nene
Rochester, New York
Engineer

Winning Score: $24,999
Round 2 Score: $12,500
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Caitlin Gillooly
Boston, Massachusetts
E-Commerce Professional

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, 21 March 2022 Singers - In 2021 at age 95, this singer achieved a Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material Who is Tony Bennett? Finn Corrigan
Vista, California
Student
2 Day Winnings of $39,602

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Margaret Chipowsky
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Attorney

Winning Score: $18,800
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Karen Johnson
Portland, Oregon
Member Acquisition Coordinator

Final Score: $7,999
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Friday, 18 March 2022 Newspaper Talk - Meaning an important part of a story, this distinctive spelling helped distinguish the word from a substance used in typesetting What is lede? Finn Corrigan
Vista, California
Student
1 Day Winnings of $19,601

Winning Score: $20,001
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Debra Burgess
Cincinnati, Ohio
Adjunct Assistant Professor Of History

Final Score: $14,500
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Michael Qin
Atlanta, Georgia
Attorney

Final Score: $10,801
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Thursday, 17 March 2022 Nonfiction - This 1962 classic was dedicated to Albert Schweitzer, who predicted that man “will end by destroying the earth” What is Silent Spring? Katie Hargrove
Redondo Beach, California
Personal Assistant & Writer

1 Day Winnings of $17,201

Final Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Finn Corrigan
Vista, California
Student

Winning Score: $19,601
Round 2 Score: $10,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Joel Levinson
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Head Of Content

Final Score: $2,400
Round 2 Score: $2,400
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Wednesday, 16 March 2022 Movie Stars - Matthew McConaughey said, “‘Dazed & Confused’, the first words I ever said on film were” these What is “alright, alright, alright”? Amy Bekkerman
Durham, New Hampshire
Academic Copy Editor
2 Day Winnings of $54,100

Final Score: $2,599
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Katie Hargrove
Redondo Beach, California
Personal Assistant & Writer

Winning Score: $17,201
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Evan Freeman
Georgetown Ontario
Veterinarian

Final Score: $8,601
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Meteorology - It was feared this word caused panic, but in 1950 the USWB ended a ban on it in forecasts, saying prediction wasn’t impossible What is a Tornado?
Amy Bekkerman
Durham, New Hampshire
Academic Copy Editor
1 Day Winnings of $16,100

Final Score: $38,000
Round 2 Score: $28,000
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Ariel San Jose
South San Francisco, California
Digital Marketing Manager

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Simi Landau
Washington, DC
Elementary School Teacher

Final Score: $12,000
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Monday, 14 March 2022 World War I - Suvla Bay & Cape Helles were major landing sites along this peninsula What is Gallipoli? Matt Glassman
Los Angeles, California
Bar Owner
1 Day Winnngs of $8,900

Final Score: $12,799
Round 2 Score: $16,000
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Susan Swan
San Diego, California
Employment Attorney

Final Score: $5,600
Round 2 Score: $5,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Amy Bekkerman
Durham, New Hampshire
Academic Copy Editor

Winning Score: $16,100
Round 2 Score: $9,600
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Friday, 11 March 2022 Symbols - This U.S. politician asked for a multicolored pennant for a parade; demand increased after his death in 1978 Who is Harvey Milk? Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant
4 Day Winnings of $58,200

Final Score: -$2,600
Round 2 Score: -$2,600
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Laura Dera
Studio City, California
Hotel Assistant Manager

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Matt Glassman
Los Angeles, California
Bar Owner

Winning Score: $8,900
Round 2 Score: $6,900
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Thursday, 10 March 2022 Famous Trials - On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over Who is Lizzie Borden? Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant
3 Day Winnings of $39,000

Winning Score: $19,200
Round 2 Score: $9,600
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Karson Leperi
Beaverton, Oregon
Engineer Hannah Langhoff

Final Score: $1,599
Round 2 Score: $14,200
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Hannah Langhoff
Chicago, Illinois
Medical Editor

Final Score: $799
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Wednesday, 9 March 2022 Epitaphs - Her epitaph, from a 1925 poem by her, ends, “She knows that her dust is very pretty”; “dust” was in another she wrote for herself Who is Dorothy Parker? Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant
2 Day Winnings of $21,000

Winning Score: $18,000
Round 2 Score: $9,000
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Shelley Vinyard
Washington, DC
Environmental Advocate

Final Score: $4,800
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Sallie Bieterman
Originally Seattle, Washington
Actor & Museum Educator

Final Score: $1,400
Round 2 Score: $1,500
Round 1 Score: $200

Tuesday, 8 March 2022 Broadway Musicals - Characters Mark, Roger & Maureen in this musical were inspired by Marcello, Rodolfo & Musetta in another work What is Rent? Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant
1 Day Winnings of $2,200

Winning Score: $18,800
Round 2 Score: $9,400
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Miranda Wilson
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Occupational Therapist

Final Score: $12,200
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Gundeep Singh
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Analyst

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Monday, 7 March 2022 Central America - A small river connects these 2 lakes that combined form close to 10% of their country’s area What are Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua? Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker
4 Day Winnings of $79,700

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $12,300
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Maureen O'Neil
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Executive Assistant

Winning Score: $2,200
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Clay Cooper
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sat & Act Tutor

Final Score: -$2,400
Round 2 Score: -$2,400
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Friday, 4 March 2022 Literary Characters - Dostoyevsky wrote that this title man in an earlier European novel is “beautiful only because he is ridiculous” Who is Don Quixote? Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker
3 Day Winnings of $58,200

Winning Score: $21,500
Round 2 Score: $24,000
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Caitlin McHale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University Marketing Manager

Final Score: $1,999
Round 2 Score: $5,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Adrian Alcalá
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Software Developer

Final Score: $4,600
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Thursday, 3 March 2022 European Cities - Pizzo means protection money; the Addiopizzo movement was founded in this city in 2004 What is Palermo Italy? Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker
2 Day Winnings of $41,000

Winning Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Ryan Pressman
Canoga Park, California
Musician

Final Score: $12,399
Round 2 Score: $14,800
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Louis DellaPeruta
Cranston, Rhode Island
Emt

Final Score: $16,200
Round 2 Score: $8,200
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Wednesday, 2 March 2022 Art Museums - Before its 1959 opening, 21 artists protested its design, saying it would make paintings look tilted & askew What is the Guggenheim Museum? Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker
1 Day Winnings of $16,600

Winning Score: $24,400
Round 2 Score: $19,400
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Christie Baugher
Originally Louisville, Kentucky
Writer And Legal Assistant

Final Score: $15,200
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Ujal Thakor
Calgary Alberta
Director Of Strategy

Final Score: $21,200
Round 2 Score: $14,400
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Tuesday, 1 March 2022 The Silver Screen - He was the first actor to star in 3 films that won the Oscar for Best Picture: those of 1934, 1935 & 1939 Who is Clark Gable?
Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist
4 Day Winnings of $73,602

Final Score: $14,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Margaret Shelton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Homemaker

Winning Score: $16,600
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $4,800

Stefan Stenroos
Aliso Viejo, California
Technical Trainer

Final Score: $3,599
Round 2 Score: $1,800
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Monday, 28 February 2022 Modern War - Called the longest siege of a capital in modern history, the assault on this city lasted from 1992 to 1996 What is Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina? Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist
3 Day Winnings of $59,601

Winning Score: $14,001
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Joe Choo
Las Vegas, Nevada
Student

Final Score: -$1,400
Round 2 Score: -$1,400
Round 1 Score: $200

Ellen Pratt
Boston, Massachusetts
Strategic Projects Director

Final Score: $1,500
Round 2 Score: $7,000
Round 1 Score: $2,600

Friday, 25 February 2022 Awards - These awards have a retro version & winners include the novel “The Sword in the Stone” & “The War of the Worlds” radio broadcast What are the Hugo Awards? Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist
2 Day Winnings of $44,600

Winning Score: $15,001
Round 2 Score: $11,500
Round 1 Score: $3,100

Max Fronek
West Hollywood, California
Creative Director

Final Score: $6,999
Round 2 Score: $15,000
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Theresa Donohoe
Waltham, Massachusetts
Inventory Planning Analyst

Final Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $600

Thursday, 24 February 2022 Fictional Families - Introduced in the 1930s in The New Yorker, they’ve appeared on TV & Broadway & in live action & animated films Who are the Addams Family? Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist
1 Day Winnings of $34,000

Winning Score: $10,600
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $6,800

Lucian Wang
New York, New York
Law Clerk

Final Score: $5,200
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Anne Large
Washington, DC
Bar & Restaurant Owner

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $1,200
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Wednesday, 23 February 2022 Play Characters - A 1949 review noted the “wrong formulas for success” of this character & “fatal misconceptions about his place in the scheme of things” Who is Willy Loman? Henry Rozycki
Richmond, Virginia
Physician & Professor
2 Day Winnings of $27,301

Final Score: $34,000 (lost tiebreak)
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Patrick Byrnett
Alexandria, Virginia
School Administrator

Final Score: $17,600
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Christine Whelchel
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Piano Teacher & Church Organist

Winning Score: $34,000 (won tiebreak)
Round 2 Score: $19,000
Round 1 Score: $8,000

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 American Women - In 1914 she received a patent on a trefoil emblem, which she would transfer to an organization a few years later Who is Juliette Gordon Low? Henry Rozycki
Richmond, Virginia
Physician & Professor
1 Day Winnings of $20,101

Winning Score: $7,200
Round 2 Score: $15,000
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Hieu Ton-That
Chicago, Illinois
Trauma Surgeon

Final Score: $700
Round 2 Score: $15,400
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Holly Ambler
Seattle, Washington
User Experience Researcher

Final Score: $600
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Monday, 21 February 2022 Historic European Families - This family has been traced to the Mugello valley around the year 1200 & the name suggests the trade of physician What is Medici? Carter Lockwood
Columbia, South Carolina
Attorney
1 Day Winnings of $17,401

Final Score: $12,601
Round 2 Score: $9,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Lynde Smith
Louisville, Colorado
Server

Final Score: $10,000
Round 2 Score: $6,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Henry Rozycki
Richmond, Virginia
Physician & Professor

Winning Score: $20,101
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Friday, 18 February 2022 Plays - First published in 1602, its title characters are Margaret & Alice What is The Merry Wives of Windsor? Matt Takimoto
Moraga, California
Elementary School Teacher
1 Day Winnings of $21,400

Final Score: $7,400
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $8,600

Bridget Kranz
Saint Paul, Minnesota Communications Specialist

Final Score: $3,600
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Carter Lockwood
Columbia, South Carolina
Attorney

Winning Score: $17,401
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Thursday, 17 February 2022 Long-Running TV Show Characters - This character who has been on the air for more than 50 years is only 6 1/2 years old Who is Big Bird? Charles Fogelman
Champaign, Illinois
Geographer
1 Day Winnings of $10,500

Final Score: $5,997
Round 2 Score: $14,400
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Matt Takimoto
Moraga, California
Elementary School Teacher

Winning Score: $21,400
Round 2 Score: $11,400
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Linda Sellars
Durham, North Carolina
Retired Archivist

Final Score: $9,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Wednesday, 16 February 2022 18th Century History - The stated aim of this period was using violence to achieve political goals; its success aided in its demise in under a year What is the Reign of Terror? Dave Rapp
Valley Village, California
Writer
3 Day Winnings of $69,200

Final Score: $8,400
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Charles Fogelman
Champaign, Illinois
Geographer

Winning Score: $10,500
Round 2 Score: $18,500
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Emily Budd
Rochester, New York
Customer Service Rep

Final Score: $3,201
Round 2 Score: $13,200
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Tuesday, 15 February 2022 20th Century Authors - Early in his career he worked for a newspaper whose style guide said, “use short sentences” & “use vigorous English” Who is Ernest Hemingway? Dave Rapp
Valley Village, California
Writer
2 Day Winnings of $47,200

Winning Score: $22,000
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Jimmy Rollins
Washington, D.c.
International Economic Development Consultant

Final Score: $18,600
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Lara Owens
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Middle School Teacher

Final Score: -$2,200
Round 2 Score: $-$2,200
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Monday, 14 February 2022 The Midwest - At about 90,000 it’s the most populous U.S. city on North America’s biggest lake What is Duluth, Minnesota? Dave Rapp
Valley Village, California
Writer
1 Day Winnings of $25,900

Winning Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $19,600
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Carrie Christian
Rockledge, Florida
Healthcare Administrator

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $3,600

Hung Pham
Stanton, California
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Final Score: $3,975
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Friday, 11 February 2022 International Playwrights - A piece of writing advice from this man who died in 1904 concludes, “Otherwise don’t put it there” Who is Anton Chekhov? Nick Heise
Madison, Wisconsin
Technical Services Engineer
1 Day Winnings of $25,900

Final Score: $8,300
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Gillian Cruz
Kansas City, Missouri
Student At The University Of Kansas

Final Score: $4,000
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: -$400

Dave Rapp
Valley Village, California
Writer

Winning Score: $30,000
Round 2 Score: $29,800
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Thursday, 10 February 2022 20th Century People - In 1946 she was aboard a train to Darjeeling when she heard what she later described as “the call within a call” Who is Mother Teresa? Lawrence Long
East Bend, North Carolina
Nursing Student & Stay-At-Home Uncle
3 Day Winnings of $74,792

Final Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $8,600
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Kelsey Davison
Seattle, Washington
Program Manager

Final Score: $17,800
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Nick Heise
Madison, Wisconsin
Technical Services Engineer

Winning Score: $25,900
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Wednesday, 9 February 2022 American Cities - Recorded on a visit to this California city, YouTube’s first video featured a man saying, “They have really, really, really long trunks” What is San Diego? Lawrence Long
East Bend, North Carolina
Nursing Student & Stay-At-Home Uncle
2 Day Winnings of $43,591

Winning Score: $31,201
Round 2 Score: $18,000
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Michelle Bemis
Allen Park, Michigan
High School History Teacher

Final Score: $17,601
Round 2 Score: $13,200
Round 1 Score: $4,400

James Cantres
Brooklyn, New York
Historian And Professor

Final Score: $800
Round 2 Score: $8,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000

Tuesday, 8 February 2022 20th Century Fiction - The author’s foreword to this novel says, “When I read it now I feel myself back again on the steamer from Aswan to Wadi Halfa” What is Death on the Nile? Lawrence Long
East Bend, North Carolina
Nursing Student & Stay-At-Home Uncle
1 Day Winnings of $23,201

Winning Score: $20,390
Round 2 Score: $10,200
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Krystle Valerio
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Executive Assistant

Final Score: $399
Round 2 Score: $10,600
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Andrés Quijano
Originally San Juan, Puerto Rico
Student At Cornell University

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $800
Round 1 Score: -$200

Monday, 7 February 2022 Toys & Games - Its co-creator said adding an “L” to the end of the 1st word in the original title of this board game invented in 1979 “made it" What is Trivial Pursuit? Emma Saltzberg
Brooklyn, New York
Consultant
3 Day Winnings of $54,199

Final Score: $9,600
Round 2 Score: $11,600
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Lawrence Long
East Bend, North Carolina
Nursing Student & Stay-At-Home Uncle

Winning Score: $23,201
Round 2 Score: $14,800
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Jennifer Kronenberger
Metairie, Louisiana
Social Worker

Final Score: $600
Round 2 Score: $5,600
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Friday, 4 February 2022 Behind the Disney Attraction - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror utilizes technology developed by this company founded in 1853 What is Otis? Emma Saltzberg
Brooklyn, New York
Consultant
2 Day Winnings of $36,999

Winning Score: $17,200
Round 2 Score: $24,600
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Sara Lefort
San Jose, California
3rd Grade Teacher

Final Score: $7,200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Molly Mastantuono
Natick, Massachusetts
Director Of University Communications

Final Score: $2,399
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $200

Thursday, 3 February 2022 Famous Americans - He was buried in 1969 in one of the World War II uniform jackets named for him Who is Dwight Eisenhower? Emma Saltzberg
Brooklyn, New York
Consultant
1 Day Winnings of $22,200

Winning Score: $14,799
Round 2 Score: $20,200
Round 1 Score: $6,000

Heather Brice
Brooksville, Florida
Retired Flight Attendant

Final Score: $300
Round 2 Score: $4,300
Round 1 Score: -$400

Zach Gozlan
Washington, D.c.
Data Analyst

Final Score: $5,399
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $5,200

Wednesday, 2 February 2022 Recent TV - The credits on “The Queen’s Gambit” included this man as “special consultant” Who is Garry Kasparov? Scott Plummer
Golden, Colorado
Software Developer
1 Day Winnings of $28,800

Final Score: $9,599
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $5,800

Ben Sloat
Brookline, Massachusetts
Artist & Art Professor

Final Score: $6,800
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Emma Saltzberg
Brooklyn, New York
Consultant

Winning Score: $22,200
Round 2 Score: $12,200
Round 1 Score: $5,000

Tuesday, 1 February 2022 Historic Geography - This city on the Rhone River that is partly a World Heritage Site was papal property until the French Revolution What is Avignon France? Jay Foster
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Engineer
2 Day Winnings of $25,599

Final Score: $25,600
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $7,600

Zoha Khalili
Anaheim, California
Movement Lawyer

Final Score: $1,999
Round 2 Score: $15,600
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Scott Plummer
Golden, Colorado
Software Developer

Winning Score: $28,800
Round 2 Score: $14,600
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Monday, 31 January 2022 Women Who Write - Mimicking her style, a 1912 rejection note read: “Only one look, only one look is enough. Hardly one copy would sell here. Hardly one” Who is Gertrude Stein? Jay Foster
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Engineer
1 Day Winnings of $13,600

Winning Score: $11,999
Round 2 Score: $16,400
Round 1 Score: $4,400

Matthew Mcelroy
Wildwood, New Jersey
High School History Teacher

Final Score: $401
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Riley Timmreck
Houston, Texas
Student

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: $1,800

Friday, 28 January 2022 1970s Singer-Songwriters - While speaking to Congress in 1985, he explained that his 1973 hit, now a state song, wasn’t about drugs Who is John Denver? Carrie Cadwallader
Aurora, Colorado
Business Intelligence Manager
1 Day Winnings of $7,500

Final Score: $9,500
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Kirsten Greenwell
Washington, DC
Communications Associate
Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $1,600 Jay Foster
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Engineer

Winning Score: $13,600
Round 2 Score: $13,600
Round 1 Score: $600

Thursday, 27 January 2022 18th Century Names - In 1793 he left Dublin for the United States, saying, “I expect to make a fortune” off George Washington, & he did Who is Gilbert Stuart? Rhone Talsma
Chicago, Illinois
Librarian
1 Day Winnings of $29,600

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Chris Canahui
Brooklyn, New York
Technician

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $800

Carrie Cadwallader
Aurora, Colorado
Business Intelligence Manager

Winning Score: $7,500
Round 2 Score: $13,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Wednesday, 26 January 2022 Countries of the World - The only nation in the world whose name in English ends in an H, it’s also one of the 10 most populous What is Bangladesh? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
40 Day Winnings of $1,382,800

Final Score: $19,600
Round 2 Score: $27,600
Round 1 Score: $7,200

Janice Hawthorne Timm
Ukiah, California
Music Educator & Choral Director

Final Score: $2,700
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000

Rhone Talsma
Chicago, Illinois
Librarian

Winning Score: $29,600
Round 2 Score: $17,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Tuesday, 25 January 2022 Sea Life - In 2018 National Geographic reported that half of this was dead, “akin to a forest after a devastating fire” What is the Great Barrier Reef? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
39 Day Winnings of $1,319,800

Winning Score: $63,000
Round 2 Score: $38,000
Round 1 Score: $14,600

John Williams
Albany, Georgia
Biology Professor

Final Score: $2,999
Round 2 Score: $1,500
Round 1 Score: $2,200

Maria Krasinski
Buffalo, New York
Managing Director & Illustrator

Final Score: $3,001
Round 2 Score: $2,200
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Monday, 24 January 2022 US Museums - Named for a benefactor, it was established in 1893 to house artifacts from the nearby World’s Columbian Exposition What is the Field Museum of Natural History? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
38 Day Winnings of $1,307,200

Winning Score: $12,600
Round 2 Score: $37,600
Round 1 Score: $6,600

Erin O'Leary
New York, New York
Attorney

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $800
Round 1 Score: -$800

Joanne Mercer
Toledo, Ohio
Nursing Assistant

Final Score: $6,200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Friday, 21 January 2022 Mountains - First scaled in 1829, this 17,000-foot mountain has caused excitement by the supposed discovery of wood high up on it What is Mt Ararat? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
37 Day Winnings of $1,253,200

Winning Score: $54,000
Round 2 Score: $34,000
Round 1 Score: $8,400

Avinash Rajendra
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Phd Student

Final Score: $2,399
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $3,800

Kore Carey
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Office Manager

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $4,200
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Thursday, 20 January 2022 Words in American History - The 1890 Census reported that “the unsettled area has been so broken into…that there can hardly be said to be a” this What is a frontier? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
36 Day Winnings of $1,181,800

Winning Score: $71,400
Round 2 Score: $46,400
Round 1 Score: $10,800

Patrick Lackey
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Biochemistry Professor

Final Score: $5,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Brittany Love
Concord, North Carolina
Trial Attorney

Final Score: -$2,800
Round 2 Score: -$2,800
Round 1 Score: -$400

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 Films of the 2000s - One of the screenwriters of this 2001 film described it as “‘Clueless’ meets ‘The Paper Chase'” What is Legally Blonde? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
35 Day Winnings of $1,164,000

Winning Score: $17,800
Round 2 Score: $32,800
Round 1 Score: $9,000

Ashley Chow
Santa Clara, California
Corporate Lawyer

Final Score: $12,401
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $800

Dimitri Apessos
New Orleans, Louisiana
8th Grade Math Teacher

Final Score: $12,200
Round 2 Score: $6,200
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 Awards Around the World - France’s national theater award, it’s named for a man who died in Paris in 1673 What is the Molière Award? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
34 Day Winnings of $1,148,600

Winning Score: $15,400
Round 2 Score: $35,400
Round 1 Score: $7,400

Dan Tobin
Manchester, New Hampshire
College Instructor

Final Score: $5,500
Round 2 Score: $5,000
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Taryn Agati
Watertown, Connecticut
Law Librarian

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Monday, 17 January 2022 Scientific Names - The 1905 paper that gave this its name also referred to it as “Dynamosaurus Imperiosus” What is the Tyrannosaurus Rex? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
33 Day Winnings of $1,111,800

Winning Score: $36,800
Round 2 Score: $26,800
Round 1 Score: $6,400

Frances Garrison
Hemet, California
High School English Teacher

Final Score: $12,800
Round 2 Score: $7,800
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Jorge Quinones
Boston, Massachusetts
Front-End Web Developer

Final Score: $800
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Friday, 14 January 2022 Cemeteries & Memorials - 60,000 are at rest in a National Memorial Cemetery opened in 1949 in the crater of an extinct volcano in this state What is Hawaii? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
32 Day Winnings of $1,101,600

Winning Score: $10,200
Round 2 Score: $30,200
Round 1 Score: $9,000

Luis Soto
San Gabriel, California
Financial Analyst

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $600

Rachel Ostrow
Arlington, Massachusetts
Full-Time Parent

Final Score: $1,599
Round 2 Score: $3,800
Round 1 Score: $3,000

Thursday, 13 January 2022 The Words of Victor Hugo - This object “is the ultimate expression of law, & its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral” What is the Guillotine? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
31 Day Winnings of $1,068,800

Winning Score: $32,800
Round 2 Score: $28,800
Round 1 Score: $10,400

Clark Dawson
Columbia, South Carolina
Attorney

Final Score: $3,995
Round 2 Score: $4,000
Round 1 Score: $2,800

Cory Anotado
Baltimore, Maryland Interactive Designer

Final Score: $11,200
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Wednesday, 12 January 2022 Historic Americans - In 1838 he took a new last name, of a family in Walter Scott’s “The Lady of the Lake”; for distinction he added a 2nd “S” to the end Who is Frederick Douglass? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
30 Day Winnings of $1,057,800

Winning Score: $11,000
Round 2 Score: $23,000
Round 1 Score: $7,000

Emma Shirato
Almon Sunnyside, New York
Government Effectiveness Associate Manager

Final Score: $220
Round 2 Score: $200
Round 1 Score: -$200

Ally Bove
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Physical Therapist

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $3,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 Broadway Musicals - Each in a show that ran more than 2 years, Ethel Merman & Sarah Jessica Parker played 2 different characters with this first name What is "Annie"? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
29 Day Winnings of $1,035,400

Winning Score: $22,400
Round 2 Score: $42,400
Round 1 Score: $14,800

Steve Chanderbhan
Lewiston, New York Philosophy Professor

Final Score: $9,000
Round 2 Score: $9,500
Round 1 Score: $200

Brigid Hogan
Ephraim, Wisconsin Server

Final Score: $600
Round 2 Score: $2,600
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Monday, 10 January 2022 19th Century Notables - On his deathbed in France in 1890, he told his brother, “The sadness will last forever" Who is Vincent Van Gogh? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
28 Day Winnings of $1,019,600

Winning Score: $15,800
Round 2 Score: $25,800
Round 1 Score: $7,400

Jenni Govea
Schaumburg, Illinois Operations Generalist

Final Score: $400
Round 2 Score: $7,400
Round 1 Score: $3,800

David Petersen
Dunbarton, New Hampshire
Boiler Operator

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $3,400

Friday, January 7 2022 20th Century Nonfiction - “Norwegian Independence Day” & “A Vast Blue Sea” are mentioned in Chapter 1 of a 1948 book by this man Who is Thor Heyerdahl? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
27 Day Winnings of $977,400

Winning Score: $42,200
Round 2 Score: $32,400
Round 1 Score: $14,800

Patsy Lester
Patchogue, New York
Social Studies Teacher

Final Score: $500
Round 2 Score: $1,000
Round 1 Score: $1,400

Sean Sweeney
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Speech-Language Pathologist

Final Score: $290
Round 2 Score: $2,790
Round 1 Score: $1,000

Thursday, January 6 2022 Historic Buildings - Begun in the 1070s with stone from Caen, it was meant to dominate both a skyline & the hearts & minds of a conquered populace What is the Tower of London? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
26 Day Winnings of $950,000

Winning Score: $27,400
Round 2 Score: $25,400
Round 1 Score: $5,400

Terry Wolfisch Cole
West Simsbury, Connecticut
Professional Storyteller

Final Score: $2,800
Round 2 Score: $13,400
Round 1 Score: $4,200

Geoff Hoppe
Fairfax, Virginia
Delivery Driver

Final Score: $23,200
Round 2 Score: $11,600
Round 1 Score: $5,600

Wednesday, January 5 2022 The 1950s - The first TV debate between presidential candidates of the same party involved him & future running mate Estes Kefauver Who is Adlai Stevenson? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
25 Day Winnings of $918,000

Winning Score: $32,000
Round 2 Score: $31,000
Round 1 Score: $11,000

Mike Parks
Golden Valley, Minnesota Software Engineer

Final Score: $14,379
Round 2 Score: $14,399
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Chantal Nguyen
Boulder, Colorado
Biophysicist

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $2,500

Tuesday, January 4 2022 Word Origins - From the Greek for “ring”, the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000 What is Circus? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
24 Day Winnings of $897,600

Winning Score: $20,400
Round 2 Score: $27,400
Round 1 Score: $9,400

George Adesanya
Washington, DC
Consultant

Final Score: $3,401
Round 2 Score: $9,600
Round 1 Score: $1,600

Gregg Morrow
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Writer

Final Score: $1
Round 2 Score: $1,700
Round 1 Score: $4,600

Monday, January 3 2022 Sculptors - Los Angeles artist George Stanley sculpted this, first handed out at a private banquet on May 16, 1929 What is the Oscar? Amy Schneider
Oakland, California
Engineering Manager
23 Day Winnings of $855,600

Winning Score: $42,000
Round 2 Score: $31,000
Round 1 Score: $11,800

Harsh Daga
Brooklyn, New York
Analyst

Final Score:
$6,200

Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $1,200

Kate Woomer-Deter
Raleigh, North Carolina
Legal Services Attorney

Final Score: $9,000
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400

Who is Ryan Long Jeopardy?

Long grew up in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, and he graduated from George Washington High School. He now resides in the city's Mt. Airy section. He first applied to compete in the iconic game of Jeopardy! in September of 2020 during COVID and a month later was contacted for an audition via Zoom.

Who is the world champion on Jeopardy?

Ken Jennings: Jennings first appeared on the program in 2004 and set two Jeopardy! records that he still holds.

Who won Jeopardy 520 22?

Li-Mae finished in the lead with $5,200. Ryan was second with $4,200. Toni was last with $3,200.

Who won Jeopardy 28 2022?

PUBLISHED: January 28, 2022 at 8:42 a.m. | UPDATED: January 28, 2022 at 10:16 a.m. Amy Schneider's historic 40-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” ended Wednesday when she lost to Chicago multimedia librarian Rhone Talsma.