Levittown, NY
Customer service rep
When asked he says he feels like a $100 bill. Mere gets him to change it to a million and sound more enthusiastic.
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
JFK
Band Names
Population Control
Case Closed
Fishy Politics
Movie Islands
Celebrities
International Cuisine
Safety First
Facial Hair
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Fishy Politics
Case Closed
Celebrities
Population Control
International Cuisine
Facial Hair
Band Names
JFK
Movie Islands
Safety First
Question 1 - Safety First
According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy, what high school sport has the highest incidence of concussions?
A. Baseball B. Basketball
C. Swimming D. Football
Answer and value
D. Football
Value: $2K
Bank: $2K
Value: $2K
Bank: $2K
Question 2 - Movie Islands
In the 2010 movie "Shutter Island," Shutter Island is primarily home to a what?
A. Casino B. Mental institution
C. Game preserve D. Circus
Answer and value
Erwin saw this, said he would go with B as "I belong in one"
B. Mental institution
Value: 25K
Bank: 27K
B. Mental institution
Value: 25K
Bank: 27K
John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address did not include which of these phrases?
A. Shoulder any load B. Meet any hardship
C. Oppose any foe D. Pay any price
Answer and value
A. Shoulder any load
Value: $100 skipped
Bank: $27K
Value: $100 skipped
Bank: $27K
Question 4 - Band Names
Popular with the MTV crowd, which of these rock bands derives its unusual name from "The Simpsons"?
A. Panic! at the Disco B. Death Cab for Cutie
C. Vampire Weekend D. Fall Out Boy
Answer and value
D. Fall Out Boy
Value: $15K
Bank: $42K
Value: $15K
Bank: $42K
Question 5 - Facial Hair
The handlebar mustache was named for its resemblance to a part of what machine?
A. Typewriter B. Bicycle
C. Locomotive D. Vacuum cleaner
Answer and value
B. Bicycle
Value: 5K
Bank: 47K
Value: 5K
Bank: 47K
Available overseas, artichoke spread, Asiago cheese and pancetta are ingredients in a limited line of McDonald's sandwiches called what?
A. McSpain B. McFrance
C. McGermany D. McItaly
Answer and value
D. McItaly
Value: 10K
Bank: 57K
Value: 10K
Bank: 57K
Flashback question 2006 $250K
Which of these locales is not mentioned in the Martin Luther King Jr's famous "I have a Dream" speech?
A. Hilltops of New Hampshire B. Stone Mountain of Georgia
C. Rockies of Colorado D. Blue Ridges of North Carolina
Answer
D. Blue Ridges of North Carolina
To control the rodent population, the grounds of which of these museums have been famously "guarded" by cats for over 200 years?
A. State Hermitage C. British Museum
C. Uffizi Gallery D. Louvre
Answer and value
A. State Hermitage
Value: $3K skipped
Bank: $57K
Value: $3K skipped
Bank: $57K
In 2010, what openly graying sitcom star revealed, "I dyed my hair the whole time I was on "Friends"?
A. David Schwimmer B. Courtney Cox
C. Matt LeBlanc D. Lisa Kudrow
Erwin says his wife loves the show but he absolutely hates it.
ATA
ATA A-27% B-19% C-46% D-8%
Contestant response
Erwin pondered whether to go with the crowd or take the money then he suddenly declared he is going with the crowd C final answer.
Audience cheers.
Mere tells the audience not to cheer like that when they are wrong...
Audience cheers.
Mere tells the audience not to cheer like that when they are wrong...
Answer and value
... but this time they are right
C. Matt LeBlanc
Value: 7K
Bank: 64K
C. Matt LeBlanc
Value: 7K
Bank: 64K
Time is Up
Erwin will return tomorrow