|  | A writer from Washington, D.C.... John Podhoretz | |||||||
| 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000. | ||||||||
| John appeared in the following archived game: | ||||||||
| #731, aired 1987-11-09 | Dave Traini vs. John Podhoretz vs. Eric Berman | 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1. | 
| #598, aired 1987-03-25 | John Podhoretz vs. Russ Tolman vs. Bonnie Brown | John Podhoretz game 5. Missing first 16 clues of the... | 
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | John Podhoretz vs. Susan Newburger vs. Craig Heyamoto | John Podhoretz game 4. | 
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | John Podhoretz vs. Ed Gardner vs. Tracy Bernstein | John Podhoretz game 3. | 
