Lauren is playing for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Her +1 is Mike Castle, her husband.
$2000: Japanese scientists invented a smoke alarm for the hearing impaired that sprays a mist of what sinus-clearing condiment?
A - ketchup
B - mayonnaise
C - tartar sauce
D - wasabi
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A - Omaha, Nebraska
B - Tulsa, Oklahoma
C - Raleigh, North Carolina
D - Louisville, Kentucky
She's glad the word "fittingly" was part of the question because she knows nothing else about baseball.
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A - signs of the zodiac
B - U.S. presidents
C - months
D - chemical elements
Lauren says that "A" makes no sense, and no one would need help remembering the order of the months. Mike adds that none of the chemical elements are right. Lauren wonders if there is a "V" president. Jimmy tells her the names after she gives her answer.
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A - gracias
B - merci
C - danke
D - grazie
Mike knows for sure what it is, and explains to Lauren who Macron is.
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A - Rihanna
B - Katy Perry
C - Billie Elish
D - Halsey
Lauren doesn't know this but Mike does for sure. It's "C". It's the only thing he knows about her.
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$64,000: In Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2, what does the "c" represent?
A - gravity
B - time
C - matter
D - speed of light
"This sucks because I should totally know this." She remembers a movie where he's riding a bike. She decides to use her +1.
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$125,000: In "Uncut Gems," Adam Sandler's character memorably shows off a blinged-out pendant necklace of what classic toy?
A - Tickle Me Elmo
B - Furby
C - Tamagotchi
D - Etch A Sketch
On the way to the show Lauren said she wanted to see this movie but she hasn't. She has seen memes of this, and photos on Instagram, however, and thinks the answer is "B".
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A - M-O-R-R-I-S-E-T-T-E
B - M-O-R-I-S-S-E-T-T-E
C - M-O-R-R-I-S-S-E-T-T-E
D - M-O-R-I-S-E-T-T-E
Lauren was hoping the question was how to spell Alanis. She thinks it's "B", and "C" has too many double letters. But "C" begins to look more right the more she looks at it. She decides to ask the host.
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$500,000: Six U.S. presidents had what first name, the most common presidential name in history?
A - John
B - William
C - James
D - George
Lauren says presidents aren't her strong suit. She names three Georges, but doesn't think she can think of three others. "John" sounds common but JFK is the only one she knows. She mentions William Taft. The way to figure this out is to phone a friend - her dad Jules.
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They try to call Jules back, but get his answering machine. Jimmy leaves the message that she won $500,000.
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Jimmy tells her who the six are - Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, & Carter.
A - Antoine Lavoisier's pet cat
B - a moon of Neptune
C - Marie Curie's maiden name
D - a Swedish mining village
Lauren asked her husband yesterday if she should study the periodic table. She's not going to bother guessing and she's going to walk away. If she had to guess she would have said "A".