Austin, Texas
Game show fanatic, living in an apartment with only 1 piece of furniture
Hopin' to go from squalor to baller!
Something of a gambler, took a casino for $15,000 in an hour, playing craps. He then shows that he has dice on his underwear!
Meredith: "This is going to be one heck of a game!"
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Sporty Lingo
9. Borrowed Names
8. Frog-Like Politician
7. Mates
6. Stuck In Your Craw
5. Too Short
4. Bad Reviews
3. Cook's Book
2. On the Road
1. Haired Enough
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
4. Bad Reviews
6. Stuck In Your Craw
5. Too Short
1. Haired Enough
7. Mates
9. Borrowed Names
3. Cook's Book
8. Frog-Like Politician
10. Sporty Lingo
2. On the Road
Question 1 - Level 2. On the Road
On a highway, a road sign showing a picture of a tent indicates a driver is approaching a what?
A: Restaurant
B: Hospital
C: Campsite
D: Playground
Ron talks out all of the choices before settling on his final answer.
Answer and value
C: Campsite
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
Though it sounds scandalous, a "hooker in the scrum" is actually a position in what sport?
A: Rugby
B: Cricket
C: Badminton
D: Squash
Answer and value
A: Rugby
Value: $100
Bank: $1,100
Value: $100
Bank: $1,100
Which of the following political figures shares his first name with a semi-aquatic amphibian that has a frog-like body?
A: Rand Paul
B: Orrin Hatch
C: Newt Gingrich
D: Rahm Emanuel
Ron takes off his glasses, covers his eyes, points at the screen, and shouts out the answer!
Answer and value
C: Newt Gingrich
Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,100
Value: $3,000
Bank: $4,100
A 2011 book for foodies, "Extra Virginity" is subtitled "The Sublime and Scandalous World of" what?
A: Garlic
B: Black Pepper
C: Olive Oil
D: Butter
Answer and value
C: Olive Oil
Value: $2,000
Bank: $6,100
Value: $2,000
Bank: $6,100
Question 5 - Level 9. Borrowed Names
In what is seemingly a play on the name of a controversial film director, Nicki Minaj calls her alter ego what?
A: Woody Fallen
B: Mel Jibson
C: Michael Boore
D: Roman Zolanski
(Meredith pronounces "Fallen" to rhyme with "Allen".)
Would the audience know? He's going to jump the Q.
Answer and value
D: Roman Zolanski (He wasn't confident about any, but that's the closest he was feeling.)
Value: $15,000 (!)
Bank: $6,100
Value: $15,000 (!)
Bank: $6,100
An emperor has his empress, a king has his queen and a czar has his what?
A: Czarette
B: Czarina
C: Czarella
D: Czarstress
Answer and value
B: Czarina
Value: $10,000
Bank: $16,100
Value: $10,000
Bank: $16,100
Commercial break.
The lucky undies get more camera time.
Question 7 - Level 1. Haired Enough
Which of these hair-related phrases is commonly used to describe a person who suddenly starts acting crazy, unhinged or bezerk?
A: Lose a toupee
B: Wig out
C: Go weave-crazy
D: Comb-over a cliff
Ron: "I'm about 5 years from going lose a toupee myself (rubs head)."
Answer and value
B: Wig out
Value: $5,000
Bank: $21,100
Value: $5,000
Bank: $21,100
You must be at least 5'8.5" tall, male, between 19 and 30 years old and Catholic to be considered for which of these elite groups?
A: CIA
B: Swiss Guard
C: The Beefeaters
D: The Israeli Army
Spoiler
He rules out the Israeli Army, because of the whole "Catholic" thing. He doesn't think the CIA would have that requirement either.
ATA
Spoiler
A: 0%
B: 83%
C: 15%
D: 2%
B: 83%
C: 15%
D: 2%
Answer and value
B: Swiss Guard
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $46,100
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $46,100
Question 9 - Level 6. Stuck In Your Craw
Since 1960, what state has been the home to the famous Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival?
A: Maine
B: South Carolina
C: Louisiana
D: Washington
Answer and value
C: Louisiana
Value: $500
Bank: $46,600
Value: $500
Bank: $46,600
Question 10 - Level 4. Bad Reviews
In a 2012 Vanity Fair article, what summer blockbuster was blasted as "Not Worth the $1 Bill Stuffed in Channing Tatum's Briefs"?
A: Men in Black 3
B: Rock of Ages
C: Battleship
D: Magic Mike
Answer and value
D: Magic Mike
Value: $7,000
Bank: $53,600
Value: $7,000
Bank: $53,600
$53,600, guaranteed. Let's play...
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
Question 11 - $100K
Introduced in 1993, what Ken doll raised eyebrows with his blonde highlights, purple mesh shirt and fake leather vest?
A: Disco King Ken
B: Runway Model Ken
C: Biker Fun Ken
D: Earring Magic Ken
Ron has no way to narrow this down.
JTQ
Answer
D: Earring Magic Ken
QOTD (from unknown date)
In 1789, George Washington's presidential inauguration took place in what city?
A: Washington, D.C.
B: Philadelphia
C: New York City
D: Boston
Spoiler
C
Question 12 - $250K
With a whopping 15 in total, what is the most common last name among those with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
A: Anderson
B: Smith
C: Williams
D: Lee
He does a little math, realizing that this is about a $25,000 wager, with a possible $250,000 win.
Meredith: "You are a gambler."
Ron: "Want to see the underwear again?"
Spoiler
He asks Meredith how many Williamses she knows. "Some" she replies.
Spoiler
C
Answer
Of course he gets a fake-out! "No, no, no...yes, yes, yes!"
C: Williams (Andy, Bill, Billy Dee, Cindy, Earl, Esther, Guy, Hank, Joe, Kathleen, Paul, Robert, Roger, Tex, and Vanessa Williams.)
C: Williams (Andy, Bill, Billy Dee, Cindy, Earl, Esther, Guy, Hank, Joe, Kathleen, Paul, Robert, Roger, Tex, and Vanessa Williams.)
End of show noise!
Ron comes back tomorrow with no lifelines, but a chance at the super-rare $500,000 question. Way to go Ron!
(If we didn't know that they tape 5 shows a day, Meredith's suggestion that you wear the lucky underwear "tomorrow" would be, well, kinda gross actually.)
