Name | Winnings | Date(s) | Notes |
Dan Avila | $100,000 | 04/13-14/05 | Missed the $2.2 million question on "Greed"; Won $5,300 on "Jeopardy!" and $600 on "$ale of the Century"; Phoned Leszek Pawlowicz |
Roseanne Avolio | $100,000 | 02/28-03/01/06 | |
Christine Babett | $100,000 | 05/07-08/08 | |
Molly Ball | $100,000 | 01/18-19/07 | |
Karyn Beach | $100,000 | 01/30-31/08 | |
Bob Benke | $100,000 | 05/24-25/10 | |
Max Bernstein | $100,000 | 04/10-13/09 | |
Olivia Birdsall | $100,000 | 04/30-05/03/10 | |
Jeff Birt | $100,000 | 09/16/09; 11/18/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
Bryan Bishop | $100,000 | 12/05-08/08 | Adam Carolla's radio sidekick |
Barbara Bonilla | $100,000 | 02/24/06 | Movie Week |
Anne Boyd | $100,000 | 03/02/07; 11/19/07 | (see below) |
Steve Boyd | $100,000 | 02/17/05 | Won $8,400 on "Jeopardy!" |
Eric Cunningham | $100,000 | 09/09-10/08 | |
Mark Czachor | $100,000 | 02/11-12/08 | |
Melissa Donahue | $100,000 | 11/12/07 | TV Week |
Lena Douris | $100,000 | 11/07/07 | Grand Giveaway Week |
Matt Feeley | $100,000 | 05/04-05/05 | |
Steve Fishman | $100,000 | 02/19/07 | Movie Week II |
Kathi Fitzgerald | $100,000 | 11/24-25/04 | |
Chris Ford | $100,000 | 04/11-12/06 | |
Keilani Goggins | $100,000 | 09/22-23/09; 11/19/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
Sam Greenfield | $100,000 | 11/09-10/06 | |
Roseann Gruley | $100,000 | 10/09/08 | |
Terry Halpin | $100,000 | 12/09-10/04 | |
Michael Harwood | $100,000 | 11/11/04 | Celebrity Scoop Week II |
Amy Heller | $100,000 | 02/16-17/09 | Substitute host Cat Deeley |
Linda Hendrick | $100,000 | 04/28-29/10 | |
John Hurst & Elvira Cho | $100,000 | 02/08-09/05 | Wedding Week I |
Alan Isenberg | $100,000 | 02/26-27/09 | |
Tim Janus | $100,000 | 09/24/09; 11/16/09 | Competitive eater known as "Eater X"; Tournament of Ten participant |
Brian Kaminski | $100,000 | 05/04-07/07 | |
Amy Low | $100,000 | 05/03-04/06 | |
George Maddocks | $100,000 | 09/25-26/08 | |
Alyx Mark | $100,000 | 11/22-23/06 | College Week V |
Brent Massey | $100,000 | 02/20-21/08 | Movie Week III |
Nancy Neff | $100,000 | 05/24-25/05 | |
Denise Noyes | $100,000 | 10/29-11/01/04 | Daughter of Barbara Noyes; Phoned Leszek Pawlowicz |
Pam Peck | $100,000 | 05/04-05/06 | |
Adam Pinson | $100,000 | 10/16-07/08 | Won $50,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Mike Robison | $100,000 | 04/03/06 | |
Matt Schultz | $100,000 | 09/25-28/09; 11/17/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
John Sharpe | $100,000 | 11/27-28/07 | |
Steve Siegal | $100,000 | 05/23-24/07 | |
Crystal Sierra | $100,000 | 11/14/08 | |
Miranda Sloan | $100,000 | 03/03-04/10 | Movie Week V |
Brent Sonnek-Schmelz | $100,000 | 04/29-30/10 | |
Tom Spencer | $100,000 | 09/12-13/05 | |
Sherrie Super | $100,000 | 11/14-15/05 | |
John Vile | $100,000 | 09/29/06 | |
David Wieland & Sarah Badics | $100,000 | 11/07-08/05 | Wedding Week II |
Timothy Woodward | $100,000 | 03/20-30/09 | Famous author; won $61,500 on "Paranoia" and $1,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Matthew Zimmerman & Elika Preston | $100,000 | 02/10-11/05 | Wedding Week I |
Seth Abrams | $50,000 | 02/01/06 | Once dated Monica Lewinsky |
Keith Adams | $50,000 | 11/23/05 | |
Barbara A., Barbara P., & Alex Agrusa | $50,000 | 11/19-20/08 | Three Generations Week |
Nick Aliberti & Sierra Scott | $50,000 | 02/04-05/08 | Wedding Week IV |
Michael Ambrosio | $50,000 | 11/26-27/09 | |
Lucia Anselmo | $50,000 | 05/24-25/07 | |
Robert Ashton | $50,000 | 10/17-18/06 | Brother of Thomas Ashton |
Kathryn Barbin | $50,000 | 04/23/08 | Substitute host Billy Bush |
Bob Barlow | $50,000 | 01/31-02/01/07 | |
Casey Barnhart | $50,000 | 02/22/07 | Movie Week II |
Scott Barz | $50,000 | 10/06-09/06 | |
Mary Baumann | $50,000 | 09/13/04 | |
Julie Bayley | $50,000 | 01/13/09 | |
Cassie Belek | $50,000 | 05/07-17/10 | |
Alan Bjerga | $50,000 | 09/21/05 | Won $1,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Daniel Black | $50,000 | 10/19-22/07 | Won $1,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Russ Bliel | $50,000 | 03/07/06 | |
Jean Bolick | $50,000 | 09/26/05 | |
James Booker | $50,000 | 05/14-15/09 | Substitute host Samantha Harris |
Andre Boustani | $50,000 | 11/06-07/07 | Grand Giveaway Week |
Garrett Bowling | $50,000 | 12/13-14/06 | |
Rebecca Boyce | $50,000 | 11/05/04 | |
Janet Bozzone | $50,000 | 04/11-12/05 | |
Kelly Bradley-Dodds | $50,000 | 04/03-06/09 | |
James Brookes-Avey | $50,000 | 10/16-17/06 | |
Afua Brown | $50,000 | 12/12/08-01/05/09 | |
Rick Browne | $50,000 | 09/25/06 | |
Amy Burgard | $50,000 | 04/01-02/08 | |
Carole Burrage | $50,000 | 10/23-24/07 | Wife of Oklahoma state senator Sean Burrage; Phoned U.S. Rep. Brad Carson |
Alexandra Clark Burris | $50,000 | 06/09-10/09 | Substitute host Shaun Robinson; Won $83,333 on "World Series of Pop Culture" |
Ben Byrne | $50,000 | 11/25-28/05 | |
Ralph Cambeis | $50,000 | 09/21-22/09; 11/13/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
Ariel Castaneda | $50,000 | 01/30/09 | |
Jeff Cavaliere | $50,000 | 01/11-12/05 | |
David Chan | $50,000 | 01/07-08/10 | |
Karen Christensen | $50,000 | 11/07-24/08 | |
Melissa Claire | $50,000 | 03/11-12/09 | Movie Week IV |
Madeline Clive | $50,000 | 02/16-17/06 | |
Brian Colgan | $50,000 | 04/18-19/07 | |
Carter Collison | $50,000 | 01/09/09 | |
John Wayne Colwell | $50,000 | 03/07/05 | |
Lou Corradi | $50,000 | 10/13-14/05 | |
Jill Craft | $50,000 | 11/01-02/04 | |
Rodney Crouther | $50,000 | 01/19-20/06 | |
Karen Danca-Smith | $50,000 | 01/23-24/07 | |
Kierre Daniels | $50,000 | 03/16/09 | Won $2,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Jim Daubner | $50,000 | 09/12-13/06 | |
Marta Davies | $50,000 | 01/21/05 | Won $13,400 on "Jeopardy!" |
Bridget Dilauro | $50,000 | 06/26/09 | |
Kathleen Donlon | $50,000 | 06/26-27/08 | Substitute host Leeza Gibbons |
Jonathan Dyke | $50,000 | 05/16-17/06 | |
Fred Ebert | $50,000 | 04/17-20/09 | |
Artelia Ellis | $50,000 | 06/17/08 | |
Richard Ellis | $50,000 | 12/03/07 | |
Dawn Espy | $50,000 | 12/01/08 | |
Charlie Esser | $50,000 | 03/06-07/08 | Substitute host Dave Price |
Lori Fagan | $50,000 | 10/20-21/08 | Teachers Week II |
Les Fairbanks | $50,000 | 03/03-06/06 | |
David Fairhurst | $50,000 | 01/18/05 | |
Ted Farrell | $50,000 | 02/17-18/10 | |
Michelle Figler | $50,000 | 12/04-05/06 | |
Michelle Foley | $50,000 | 04/26/06 | |
Laurie Foti | $50,000 | 02/02-12/07 | |
Lori Fountain | $50,000 | 11/28-29/05 | Won $1,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Sally Fox | $50,000 | 04/28-05/01/06 | |
Michael Frank | $50,000 | 06/17/10 | |
Stephanie Frank | $50,000 | 01/10-11/07 | |
Judy Kay Frome | $50,000 | 10/22-23/08 | Teachers Week II |
Katie Furlong | $50,000 | 11/01-02/06 | |
Bob Gerris | $50,000 | 12/10-11/07 | |
Adrianne Gibilisco | $50,000 | 04/26/10 | |
Ron Gibson | $50,000 | 12/08-11/06 | |
Kim Gilby | $50,000 | 12/15-16/09 | |
Jen Glomski | $50,000 | 04/16-17/09 | |
Erika Gravato | $50,000 | 04/20-21/05 | |
Allison Gray | $50,000 | 09/22-23/08 | |
Linda Greenwald | $50,000 | 07/18-19/05 | |
Kerrin Griffith | $50,000 | 11/21-22/07 | |
Ryan Haczynski | $50,000 | 10/16/07 | |
Dave Haddy | $50,000 | 04/23-24/09 | |
LaTanya Hall | $50,000 | 04/28-29/08 | |
Brenda Halter | $50,000 | 12/06-07/06 | |
Jolene Hamel | $50,000 | 11/17/06 | |
Loren Hammonds | $50,000 | 05/02-05/08 | |
Meryll Hansen | $50,000 | 05/03-04/10 | |
Christopher Hardgrave | $50,000 | 10/31/07 | |
Erin Harkey | $50,000 | 02/19-20/09 | Substitute host Cat Deeley |
Elizabeth Hart | $50,000 | 10/09/07 | |
Shaun Hart & Jessica Westbrook | $50,000 | 02/07-08/05 | Wedding Week I |
Rosemarie Harvey | $50,000 | 01/06/10 | |
Karen Hasty | $50,000 | 01/25-26/06 | |
Louise Hauser | $50,000 | 09/18-19/08 | |
Allison Henry | $50,000 | 09/19/07 | |
Karen Heussner | $50,000 | 11/18-21/05 | |
Lisa Heywood | $50,000 | 11/04/05 | |
Christian Higgins & Kim Mitchell | $50,000 | 02/07-08/08 | Wedding Week IV |
Gary Higgins | $50,000 | 01/19-22/07 | |
Lauren Hinton | $50,000 | 06/16-19/06 | |
Birdie Hoffer | $50,000 | 12/03-06/04 | |
Leah Horowitz | $50,000 | 11/27-28/06 | |
Jacquie Howard | $50,000 | 10/02-03/08 | |
Jessica Hunsinger | $50,000 | 10/11/07 | |
Tiffany Hurley | $50,000 | 05/02-03/06 | |
Jeremy Ives | $50,000 | 10/19-20/06 | |
Dave Johnston | $50,000 | 06/16/09 | |
Erin Jones | $50,000 | 03/17-18/09 | |
Bob Juch | $50,000 | 04/27/06 | Phoned Jeff Gross |
Tom Kaczka | $50,000 | 01/19/06 | |
Pete Kane | $50,000 | 10/29-30/07 | |
Larry Kanturek | $50,000 | 10/01-02/08 | |
Melissa Keane | $50,000 | 10/23/06 | |
Sam Keen | $50,000 | 05/15-18/09 | Substitute host Samantha Harris |
Colleen Kelly | $50,000 | 02/14/08 | |
Sean Kent | $50,000 | 09/11-12/07 | |
Dan Keough | $50,000 | 09/18/06 | |
Chris Killion | $50,000 | 02/01-02/07 | |
Steve Kirschner | $50,000 | 05/20-21/10 | |
Kyle Kneip | $50,000 | 05/15-16/08 | |
Kate Kobs | $50,000 | 06/17-18/10 | |
Cristy Lecik | $50,000 | 10/13-14/08 | |
Charlie Leimer | $50,000 | 02/28-03/01/07 | |
Melanie Leon | $50,000 | 05/20/05 | Walk In & Win Week III; Debbie Wilson's PAF; Dave Simpson's PAF; Phoned Dave Simpson |
John Leonard | $50,000 | 02/13/08 | |
John Lewis | $50,000 | 10/21-22/04 | |
Cheryl Lyszczarz | $50,000 | 10/18/04 | |
Shani Malloy | $50,000 | 09/26-27/06 | |
Jeff Mara | $50,000 | 05/27-30/05 | |
Rick Marianetti | $50,000 | 05/09-12/08 | |
Kathryn Markey | $50,000 | 02/01-02/06 | |
Deni Mayer | $50,000 | 12/14-15/09 | |
Steve McCain | $50,000 | 02/21-22/08 | Movie Week III |
Jean Marie McCormick | $50,000 | 10/31-11/03/08 | |
Patrick McDaniel | $50,000 | 03/02-03/10 | Movie Week V |
Sean McGrath | $50,000 | 02/12-13/07 | |
Henry McPherson | $50,000 | 12/14/04 | |
Susan McWilliams | $50,000 | 12/08/04 | |
Todd Meierhans | $50,000 | 12/10-11/08 | |
Laura Miller | $50,000 | 01/08-09/08 | |
Henry Mitchell, III | $50,000 | 09/25-26/07 | |
Cason Moore & Meghan Serkes | $50,000 | 11/10-11/05 | Wedding Week II |
Carol Morse | $50,000 | 02/15/06 | |
Raye Nakles | $50,000 | 09/22/06 | |
Andrew Nelson | $50,000 | 06/11-12/09 | Substitute host Shaun Robinson |
Bill O'Conner | $50,000 | 01/09/06 | |
Claire Ogilvie | $50,000 | 02/04-14/05 | |
Alex Ortiz | $50,000 | 09/25/09; 11/09/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
Alex Ozenberger | $50,000 | 03/04/09 | |
Alyson Palmer | $50,000 | 09/20/05 | |
Catherine Parker | $50,000 | 02/16-17/10 | |
Karen Patterson | $50,000 | 11/09/04 | Celebrity Scoop Week II |
Kristin Patton | $50,000 | 01/19-20/09 | |
Joanna Pergande | $50,000 | 03/04-05/09 | |
Chris Petryshyn | $50,000 | 11/13-14/06 | Pop Culture Week |
Weldon Pettway, Jr. | $50,000 | 10/04/04 | Phoned Julianna Suchard |
Tom Philipose | $50,000 | 12/09/08 | |
Kevin Phillips | $50,000 | 04/25-26/06 | |
Jen Pierson | $50,000 | 02/27-28/08 | |
Gordon Purcell | $50,000 | 10/18-19/05 | Famous comic book artist; Won $1,000 on "Jeopardy!" |
Jim Quay | $50,000 | 10/08/08 | |
Brian Radvansky | $50,000 | 11/22-23/07 | |
Marcey Rawitscher | $50,000 | 10/24-27/08 | Teachers Week II |
Joel Rayburn | $50,000 | 01/04/05 | |
Rich Reddick | $50,000 | 10/14-15/04 | |
Andy Reigle | $50,000 | 06/30-07/01/05 | |
Sweety Richardson | $50,000 | 11/06-07/06 | |
Julie Rifaat | $50,000 | 03/09-10/06 | |
Grace Riley | $50,000 | 12/14-17/07 | |
Ray Rios | $50,000 | 11/02/06 | |
Fred Roberts | $50,000 | 09/17-18/09 | |
Holly Roberts | $50,000 | 02/21/06 | Movie Week |
Stephanie Rollins | $50,000 | 05/12-13/08 | |
Debbie Rothschild | $50,000 | 06/27-28/05 | |
Hilary Rubin | $50,000 | 04/02-03/07 | |
Angela Ruediger | $50,000 | 06/26/06 | |
Barb Rufle | $50,000 | 10/15-16/07 | |
David Sampugnaro | $50,000 | 04/30-05/01/07 | Won $78,101 on "Jeopardy!" |
Geoffrey Sant | $50,000 | 04/07-08/09 | |
Tyson Schindler | $50,000 | 02/26-27/07 | |
Melissa Schmatz | $50,000 | 10/04-05/06 | |
John Schmidt | $50,000 | 10/26-27/05 | |
Brian Schoby | $50,000 | 01/26-27/09 | |
Robin Schwartz | $50,000 | 09/29/09; 11/12/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
Wayne Scott | $50,000 | 11/07-08/07 | |
Kathryn Shaughnessy | $50,000 | 11/14/05 | |
Benny Shum | $50,000 | 09/30-10/01/09 | |
Justinas Sileikis | $50,000 | 09/30/04 | |
Thom Slattery | $50,000 | 12/12/07 | |
Lynn M. Smith | $50,000 | 11/27-12/07/09 | |
Gabriel Sneh | $50,000 | 05/04-05/10 | |
Emily Snodgrass | $50,000 | 10/05/04 | |
Gai Spann | $50,000 | 09/20-21/04 | |
Cati Sprague | $50,000 | 04/14-15/09 | |
David Steinberg | $50,000 | 05/22-23/06 | |
Carla Stitt | $50,000 | 03/09/09 | Movie Week IV |
Cheryl Stokes | $50,000 | 10/10-11/05 | |
Matt Swanson | $50,000 | 11/12-13/09 | |
John Taylor | $50,000 | 04/09-10/07 | |
George Thomas | $50,000 | 12/18-19/06 | |
Eddie Timanus | $50,000 | 11/25-26/04 | "USA Today" sportswriter; First blind Hot Seat contestant; Won $126,700 on "Jeopardy!"; PAF of Michelle Bemis, Paul Hougland, and Kristine Marklein; Phoned Eric Grosskurth |
Dave Treene | $50,000 | 10/03-04/07 | |
Shanika Verette | $50,000 | 01/22-23/07 | |
Breann Vular | $50,000 | 11/20-21/06 | College Week V |
Windy Waite | $50,000 | 01/13-16/06 | |
Jeanette Wallace | $50,000 | 12/19-20/06 | |
Kathleen Warnock | $50,000 | 03/02-03/05 | |
Kim Weaver | $50,000 | 09/19-20/07 | |
Melissa Wegner | $50,000 | 06/08-09/09 | Substitute host Shaun Robinson |
Elyse Weiner | $50,000 | 04/12/06 | |
Nina Weiss | $50,000 | 02/22/10 | Real Housewives Week |
Rich Wenner | $50,000 | 04/19-20/05 | |
Tony Westmoreland | $50,000 | 10/21-22/09; 11/10/09 | Tournament of Ten participant |
John Wickham | $50,000 | 10/26/09 | Phoned Bob Shore |
Keith Wildman | $50,000 | 01/11-12/06 | |
Ken Wincko & Amy Kitchell | $50,000 | 11/08/05 | Wedding Week II |
Richard Winegar | $50,000 | 04/24-27/09 | |
Geoff Wolinetz | $50,000 | 07/06/05 | |
Nick Wright | $50,000 | 09/18-19/07 | |
Dick Young | $50,000 | 11/03/06 | |
Christian Zabriskie | $50,000 | 06/19/09 |
Footnotes:
--Boyd's 03/02/07 appearance was cut short by incorrectly answering a flawed $25,000 question. The producers determined that the wording of the question was improper, so she was brought back 8 1/2 months later.