Transcript 10/11/07 - Jessica Hunsinger
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:18 pm
Jessica Hunsinger
Charlotte, NC
Nursing student
This is the first time Jessica has left her baby overnight. He's going to be eleven months old, next week.
$100
According to a common optimistic expression, "April showers bring May" what?
A: Blizzards B: Flowers
C: Lightning D: Sinus infections
$200
A popular addition to coffee, half-and-half consists of half cream and half what?
A: Oil B: Brandy
C: Milk D: Soda water
$300
The Ritz-Carlton scored higher than EconoLodge in a 2007 Consumer Reports ranking of the country's best what?
A: Toy stores B: Grocery stores
C: Hotels D: Pharmacies
$500
Which of these common school supplies is a type of orb?
A: Pencil B: Paper clip
C: Protractor D: Globe
$1,000
A fashion trend among lounge lizards, the leisure suit was a popular fad in what decade?
A: 1930s B: 1950s
C: 1970s D: 1990s
Jessica is pretty sure she knows this, but she's spacing out a little bit.
ATA: A: 2% B: 6% C: 90% D: 2%
$2,000
The title of the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down" refers to what type of military vehicle?
A: Helicopter B: Stealth bomber
C: Aircraft carrier D: Humvee
$4,000
According to the Bible, Moses parted the Red Sea to lead his people out of where?
A: Greece B: Syria
C: Jordan D: Egypt
-- Commercial Break --
Jessica is originally from New York; she moved down to Charlotte a few years ago.
Besides wanting the money for her son's nursery school, Jessica's house has some structural issues. The floor in the living room dips down in front of the fireplace and when she takes a shower she's afraid she's going to fall through the floor.
$8,000
In the "smiley face" emoticon, which of the following symbols denotes a winking eye?
A: Pound sign B: Semicolon
C: Parenthesis D: Ampersand
$16,000
In 2007, Tony Blair stepped down from his decade-long post as Britain's prime minister and the leader of what political party?
A: Conservative party B: Liberal Democrats party
C: Labour party D: Progressive Unionist party
PAF: Jessica calls Pyle (sp?), her cousin's wife.
Pyle: That would be the Labour party.
Jessica: Are you sure?
Pyle: Pretty sure. Can you read me those again?
Jessica: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Progressive Unionist.
Pyle: Labour.
$25,000
Immortalized in the 1983 Styx hit, the line "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto" features a Japanese phrase meaning what?
A: Have a safe journey B: Pleased to meet you
C: Welcome to my home D: Thank you very much
50/50 leaves C & D.
Jessica: Why would they be thanking-- Okay. Ummm, I can pay for my plane ticket with $1,000.
Meredith: Barely.
Jessica: Well. I'm going to say D: Thank you very much, final answer
Audience: [Scattered applause]
Meredith: No, don't do that audience. Really. But now you can applaud.
-- Commercial Break --
Jessica doesn't mind when Meredith teases her; she's nervous already. She really though she might be leaving a minute ago.
Meredith: So why did you take that gamble, then.?
Jessica: I can't come back and try again and if I didn't I'd be kicking myself.
$50,000
In the novel "Gone With the Wind," Scarlett gags on what veggie before famously saying, "I'm never going to be hungry again"?
A: Radish B: Onion
C: Carrot D: Potato
Jessica sees the movie every time it's on and she's read the book.
$100,000
Frisian, widely regarded as the existing language most similar to English, is an official language spoken in a province of what country?
A: Portugal B: Switzerland
C: The Netherlands D: Belgium
Jessica switches the question. It's not Belgium; she thinks it might be Portugal.
STQ $100,000
What pair of words comes from the stage name of a Swiss ice skating duo that was popular in the 1940s?
A: Topsy and Turvy B: Zig and Zag
C: Razzle and Dazzle D: Frick and Frack
Jessica wants to say Zig and Zag, but she really doesn't know and that's too much money to risk. Jessica walks with $50,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: B: Flowers
$200: C: Milk
$300: C: Hotels
$500: D: Globe
$1,000: C: 1970s
$2,000: A: Helicopter
$4,000: D: Egypt
$8,000: B: Semicolon
$16,000: C: Labour party
$25,000: D: Thank you very much
$50,000: A: Radish
$100,000: C: The Netherlands
STQ $100,000: D: Frick and Frack
Charlotte, NC
Nursing student
This is the first time Jessica has left her baby overnight. He's going to be eleven months old, next week.
$100
According to a common optimistic expression, "April showers bring May" what?
A: Blizzards B: Flowers
C: Lightning D: Sinus infections
$200
A popular addition to coffee, half-and-half consists of half cream and half what?
A: Oil B: Brandy
C: Milk D: Soda water
$300
The Ritz-Carlton scored higher than EconoLodge in a 2007 Consumer Reports ranking of the country's best what?
A: Toy stores B: Grocery stores
C: Hotels D: Pharmacies
$500
Which of these common school supplies is a type of orb?
A: Pencil B: Paper clip
C: Protractor D: Globe
$1,000
A fashion trend among lounge lizards, the leisure suit was a popular fad in what decade?
A: 1930s B: 1950s
C: 1970s D: 1990s
Jessica is pretty sure she knows this, but she's spacing out a little bit.
ATA: A: 2% B: 6% C: 90% D: 2%
$2,000
The title of the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down" refers to what type of military vehicle?
A: Helicopter B: Stealth bomber
C: Aircraft carrier D: Humvee
$4,000
According to the Bible, Moses parted the Red Sea to lead his people out of where?
A: Greece B: Syria
C: Jordan D: Egypt
-- Commercial Break --
Jessica is originally from New York; she moved down to Charlotte a few years ago.
Besides wanting the money for her son's nursery school, Jessica's house has some structural issues. The floor in the living room dips down in front of the fireplace and when she takes a shower she's afraid she's going to fall through the floor.
$8,000
In the "smiley face" emoticon, which of the following symbols denotes a winking eye?
A: Pound sign B: Semicolon
C: Parenthesis D: Ampersand
$16,000
In 2007, Tony Blair stepped down from his decade-long post as Britain's prime minister and the leader of what political party?
A: Conservative party B: Liberal Democrats party
C: Labour party D: Progressive Unionist party
PAF: Jessica calls Pyle (sp?), her cousin's wife.
Pyle: That would be the Labour party.
Jessica: Are you sure?
Pyle: Pretty sure. Can you read me those again?
Jessica: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Progressive Unionist.
Pyle: Labour.
$25,000
Immortalized in the 1983 Styx hit, the line "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto" features a Japanese phrase meaning what?
A: Have a safe journey B: Pleased to meet you
C: Welcome to my home D: Thank you very much
50/50 leaves C & D.
Jessica: Why would they be thanking-- Okay. Ummm, I can pay for my plane ticket with $1,000.
Meredith: Barely.
Jessica: Well. I'm going to say D: Thank you very much, final answer
Audience: [Scattered applause]
Meredith: No, don't do that audience. Really. But now you can applaud.
-- Commercial Break --
Jessica doesn't mind when Meredith teases her; she's nervous already. She really though she might be leaving a minute ago.
Meredith: So why did you take that gamble, then.?
Jessica: I can't come back and try again and if I didn't I'd be kicking myself.
$50,000
In the novel "Gone With the Wind," Scarlett gags on what veggie before famously saying, "I'm never going to be hungry again"?
A: Radish B: Onion
C: Carrot D: Potato
Jessica sees the movie every time it's on and she's read the book.
$100,000
Frisian, widely regarded as the existing language most similar to English, is an official language spoken in a province of what country?
A: Portugal B: Switzerland
C: The Netherlands D: Belgium
Jessica switches the question. It's not Belgium; she thinks it might be Portugal.
STQ $100,000
What pair of words comes from the stage name of a Swiss ice skating duo that was popular in the 1940s?
A: Topsy and Turvy B: Zig and Zag
C: Razzle and Dazzle D: Frick and Frack
Jessica wants to say Zig and Zag, but she really doesn't know and that's too much money to risk. Jessica walks with $50,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: B: Flowers
$200: C: Milk
$300: C: Hotels
$500: D: Globe
$1,000: C: 1970s
$2,000: A: Helicopter
$4,000: D: Egypt
$8,000: B: Semicolon
$16,000: C: Labour party
$25,000: D: Thank you very much
$50,000: A: Radish
$100,000: C: The Netherlands
STQ $100,000: D: Frick and Frack