Transcript 12/06/10 Rebbeca Major (1Q contestant)

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Rebbeca Major
LaGrange, GA

What best-selling author paid his way through Harvard Medical School by writing thrillers under the name John Lange?
A. Clive Cussier
B. Jeffrey Archer
C. Dan Brown
D. Michael Crichton

Rebecca doesn’t know. She says when in doubt, say C.
She makes “C” her final answer.

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Rebecca leaves with a copy of the” Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” video game for the Wii.

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D. Michael Crichton

[themanwho]

I guess she didn't know about how

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the TV show E.R.

was created.

-M

[MarleysGh0st]

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Oooooh, boy! Now the One Question Contestants get consolation prizes, too!

[TheConfessor]

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Oooooh, boy! Now the One Question Contestants get consolation prizes, too!

But she has to buy a Wii to use her prize.

Was there ever an official statement made about whether people like her are now prohibited from becoming a regular contestant?

How are such people chosen from the audience? I saw no indication of screening potential players in the audience when I was there in September.

[MarleysGh0st]

Was there ever an official statement made about whether people like her are now prohibited from becoming a regular contestant?

Yes, it's in the $1,000 Question Game Rules.

The participation in this $1,000 Question Game shall not affect the audience member's eligibility for participation as a regular contestant on the Program at a later date.

If anything, getting picked (at some staffer's discretion) for this mini-game probably gives these contestants a leg up for the real thing, presuming TPTB like their on-air performance. IIRC, somebody reported that one of the first One Question Contestants did come back as a regular contestant.

[15QuestionsAway]

Was there ever an official statement made about whether people like her are now prohibited from becoming a regular contestant?

How are such people chosen from the audience? I saw no indication of screening potential players in the audience when I was there in September.

1. They are not prohibited. In fact, I think one has already become a regular contestant.
2. A producer (or two) walks up to someone in the audience and asks them whether they want to be a potential one question contestant. If yes, they're handed an application/disclosure packet. It's on yellow paper.

I was at the final tapings of the season on November 19, so I got a preview of the Wii game prize. The one Meredith uses on the set is a prop. I was hoping to be the first person to become a one question contestant after being a regular contestant - it was close, but no cigar. Someone very near to where I was sitting became a one question contestant, which is how I learned about the process.

[earendel]

Rebbeca Major
LaGrange, GA

What best-selling author paid his way through Harvard Medical School by writing thrillers under the name John Lange?
A. Clive Cussier
B. Jeffrey Archer
C. Dan Brown
D. Michael Crichton

Rebecca doesn’t know. She says when in doubt, say C.
She makes “C” her final answer.

Spoiler

Rebecca leaves with a copy of the” Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” video game for the Wii.

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D. Michael Crichton

Well, this time "charlie out" didn't pay off. So she has the game but no money to pay to buy a Wii for it.