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Marla Miller
San Jose, CA
TV news writer and Emmy winner

Marla has reached Classic Millionaire with $68000 (having jumped the $100 and $500 values) and has no lifelines remaining.

her husband Lance is in the audience


$100,000 question:
Whose "Wedding March" was popularized by the 1858 union of England's Princess Victoria and Prussia's Prince Frederick William?
A. Jean Sibelius B. Felix Mendelssohn
C. Franz Liszt D. Joseph Haydn

Marla: "I'm old but I wasn't there"...

Contestant's response

then "Something's telling me it's Felix Mendelssohn (pause) I'm actually going to say B, final answer."

Answer and result

B. Felix Mendelssohn (correct for $100K)

$250,000 question:
An 1888 painting by Vincent Van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
A. Priest B. Dancer
C. Soldier D. Doctor

Marla "When the question came up I was so proud I thought it's a portrait of a man, I know this!" (laughs)
Mere: You're this close to getting it!

Contestant's response

" Zouave, oh, wait! is that a soldier? "
asks to confirm and Mere confirms the amounts she would leave with in each situation.
Mere mentioned that Marla would like room service the next time she travels
Marla says she had room service once in her life and will get it again
Marla sounded confident it was not B or D and asked herself if a priest would be a Zouave
She says she has an "educated guess"
Mere says it is a lot she could lose but a lot more she could gain
I'm gonna say C, Soldier final answer. (C lights up) (to Mere) it's a priest, isn't it?

Answer and result

Mere first said "it's a priest" then "no, it's not a priest, it's a soldier"
C. Soldier
$250,000

Commercial break

Mere mentioned During the break Marla said "I can't believe it"
Mere reminds Marla she has $250K
Marla: No way!
Mere: Way!


$500,000 question:
According to a popular legend, what historical figure is not dead, but is asleep in Europe waiting for the rise of the Antichrist?
A. Alexander the Great B. Charlemagne
C. Henry VIII D. Maximilien de Robespierre

Contestant's response

shakes her head "no I haven't a clue" and rereads the question to herself.
"Who would care about that?
Would Alexander the Great care? I can't imagine why
Would Charlemagne care? no
Would Henry VIII care? Some people say he was the Antichrist.
I don't think it was Henry VIII
Robespierre, there was a problematic fellow
(pause) I just don't feel good enough to guess
I can rule out three but I can't say that I think it's Robespierre
Why would Robespierre wait for the Antichrist?
I'm gonna walk (audience cheer)

Mere: Is that a final?

Marla: you asking me a question?... Popular legend... Walking away final answer."

Answer and result

Mere revealed that it was B. Charlemagne and said it was a good thing she walked
Mere brought out hubby Lance who stated he was proud she walked even though she was leaning the right way
Mere had to tell Lance that Marla was actually leaning towards Robespierre, and Lance gave Marla a teasing slap. Lance would say he was pretty sure on B and always gets it right at home.
Lance jokingly suggested going to a movie.
Marla said they will now travel, get room service, go to Rio, Fiji, "any place that's south of the Equator"

Marla leaves with $250,000

Commerical break

Another contestant started at this point, transcript to post later.

This is what makes you want to keep watching... we need more runs like this. The contestant quality has improved since the show revamp, but there's still room to get better, so that someone like Marla won't be a rarity.

I was so excited for Marla! Way to go! She was a great contestant! Fun to watch, and played the game well!

I actually knew the 100,000 Question thanks to sheer dumb luck. My college choir conductor gave us a history of the composer, and we had to sing a bunch of his stuff.

No clue on the 250,000. I would've walked.

If they'd put Wagner up there, I woulda been gone in 2 seconds. The only wedding march I'm familiar with, that I know of anyway, is the one from Lohengrin.

SportsFan68 wrote:If they'd put Wagner up there, I woulda been gone in 2 seconds. The only wedding march I'm familiar with, that I know of anyway, is the one from Lohengrin.

There's a march in and a march out. You know both of them, but they are so familiar that you don't always "hear" them.

silvercamaro wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:If they'd put Wagner up there, I woulda been gone in 2 seconds. The only wedding march I'm familiar with, that I know of anyway, is the one from Lohengrin.

There's a march in and a march out. You know both of them, but they are so familiar that you don't always "hear" them.

It depends how often you get married.

I knew all of 'em. Give me stuff like that instead of B.S. celebrity questions and I'll always do well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Marla Miller
San Jose, CA
TV news writer and Emmy winner

Marla has reached Classic Millionaire with $68000 (having jumped the $100 and $500 values) and has no lifelines remaining.

her husband Lance is in the audience

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000 question:
Whose "Wedding March" was popularized by the 1858 union of England's Princess Victoria and Prussia's Prince Frederick William?
A. Jean Sibelius B. Felix Mendelssohn
C. Franz Liszt D. Joseph Haydn

Marla: "I'm old but I wasn't there"...

Good answer, Maria!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000 question:
An 1888 painting by Vincent Van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
A. Priest B. Dancer
C. Soldier D. Doctor

Marla "When the question came up I was so proud I thought it's a portrait of a man, I know this!" (laughs)
Mere: You're this close to getting it!

Contestant's response

" Zouave, oh, wait! is that a soldier? "
asks to confirm and Mere confirms the amounts she would leave with in each situation.
Mere mentioned that Marla would like room service the next time she travels
Marla says she had room service once in her life and will get it again
Marla sounded confident it was not B or D and asked herself if a priest would be a Zouave
She says she has an "educated guess"
Mere says it is a lot she could lose but a lot more she could gain
I'm gonna say C, Soldier final answer. (C lights up) (to Mere) it's a priest, isn't it?

Answer and result

Mere first said "it's a priest" then "no, it's not a priest, it's a soldier"
C. Soldier
$250,000

I admired Marla when I watched her on Monday - now I'm awed. She's got a lot of guts and some savvy, too.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500,000 question:
According to a popular legend, what historical figure is not dead, but is asleep in Europe waiting for the rise of the Antichrist?
A. Alexander the Great B. Charlemagne
C. Henry VIII D. Maximilien de Robespierre

Contestant's response

shakes her head "no I haven't a clue" and rereads the question to herself.
"Who would care about that?
Would Alexander the Great care? I can't imagine why
Would Charlemagne care? no
Would Henry VIII care? Some people say he was the Antichrist.
I don't think it was Henry VIII
Robespierre, there was a problematic fellow
(pause) I just don't feel good enough to guess
I can rule out three but I can't say that I think it's Robespierre
Why would Robespierre wait for the Antichrist?
I'm gonna walk (audience cheer)

Mere: Is that a final?

Marla: you asking me a question?... Popular legend... Walking away final answer."

Answer and result

Mere revealed that it was B. Charlemagne and said it was a good thing she walked
Mere brought out hubby Lance who stated he was proud she walked even though she was leaning the right way
Mere had to tell Lance that Marla was actually leaning towards Robespierre, and Lance gave Marla a teasing slap. Lance would say he was pretty sure on B and always gets it right at home.
Lance jokingly suggested going to a movie.
Marla said they will now travel, get room service, go to Rio, Fiji, "any place that's south of the Equator"

This seems unusually easy for this dollar value. I'd agree that Henry VIII, Robespierre and Alexander wouldn't care, but Charlemagne, as the first Holy Roman Emperor, would certainly care. I'd have gone for that answer without hesitation.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: I can rule out three but I can't say that I think it's Robespierre
Why would Robespierre wait for the Antichrist?
I'm gonna walk (audience cheer)*

Mere: Is that a final?

Marla: you asking me a question?... Popular legend... Walking away final answer."[/spoiler][/i]

*In addition to the audience responding before she had confirmed "Final Answer," someone behind me to my left shouted out the correct response. Apparently no one noticed. I was concerned (and a little angry). I feel that if the audience had stayed quiet here she may have talked herself into the correct answer.

I would have guessed this one right, for the reasons earendel mentioned, but I wouldn't have seen it, having no idea on the previous question.

-M

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000 question:
An 1888 painting by Vincent Van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
A. Priest B. Dancer
C. Soldier D. Doctor

Marla "When the question came up I was so proud I thought it's a portrait of a man, I know this!" (laughs)
Mere: You're this close to getting it!

Contestant's response

" Zouave, oh, wait! is that a soldier? "
asks to confirm and Mere confirms the amounts she would leave with in each situation.
Mere mentioned that Marla would like room service the next time she travels
Marla says she had room service once in her life and will get it again
Marla sounded confident it was not B or D and asked herself if a priest would be a Zouave
She says she has an "educated guess"
Mere says it is a lot she could lose but a lot more she could gain
I'm gonna say C, Soldier final answer. (C lights up) (to Mere) it's a priest, isn't it?

Answer and result

Mere first said "it's a priest" then "no, it's not a priest, it's a soldier"
C. Soldier
$250,000

I admired Marla when I watched her on Monday - now I'm awed. She's got a lot of guts and some savvy, too.

Maybe she watches the History Channel. An episode of "Civil War Journal" is titled "Zouaves!"

Estonut wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000 question:
An 1888 painting by Vincent Van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
A. Priest B. Dancer
C. Soldier D. Doctor

Marla "When the question came up I was so proud I thought it's a portrait of a man, I know this!" (laughs)
Mere: You're this close to getting it!

Contestant's response

" Zouave, oh, wait! is that a soldier? "
asks to confirm and Mere confirms the amounts she would leave with in each situation.
Mere mentioned that Marla would like room service the next time she travels
Marla says she had room service once in her life and will get it again
Marla sounded confident it was not B or D and asked herself if a priest would be a Zouave
She says she has an "educated guess"
Mere says it is a lot she could lose but a lot more she could gain
I'm gonna say C, Soldier final answer. (C lights up) (to Mere) it's a priest, isn't it?

Answer and result

Mere first said "it's a priest" then "no, it's not a priest, it's a soldier"
C. Soldier
$250,000

I admired Marla when I watched her on Monday - now I'm awed. She's got a lot of guts and some savvy, too.

Maybe she watches the History Channel. An episode of "Civil War Journal" is titled "Zouaves!"

Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

FannytheBull wrote:

Estonut wrote:

earendel wrote:I admired Marla when I watched her on Monday - now I'm awed. She's got a lot of guts and some savvy, too.

Maybe she watches the History Channel. An episode of "Civil War Journal" is titled "Zouaves!"

Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

Yes, most Confederate Zouaves were from Louisiana, as was Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, so some must have been in his regiments.

FannytheBull wrote: Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

earendel wrote:

FannytheBull wrote: Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

I asked Ed and he said he didn't know.

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote:

FannytheBull wrote: Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

I asked Ed and he said he didn't know.

Are you?

FannytheBull wrote:Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

Mine too, since it was the only time I ever saw someone with my name in the encyclopedia when I was a kid.

earendel wrote:

FannytheBull wrote: Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

I read it when I was very young and, since one of my dad's go to nicknames for people was Beauregard, I latched onto the name and I ended up learning a lot about him. (You know, once I managed to get one of my parents to drive me downtown to the library and all that......)

I think the antichrist question was a little tricky. When I first read the question, I thought, well who of the 4 choices would most likely admire the antichrist. I guess given Robespierre "problematic" history, it would seem that Robespierre would be the most logical choice. It wasn't until much later, did I get to start thinking, oh, who might want fight against antichrist.

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote:

FannytheBull wrote: Maybe she read Gone with the Wind, that's where I first learned about the Zouaves. I can't even remember the entire context now, but it had something to do with Pierre G.T. Beauregard (who ended up becoming my favourite Civil War General....).

I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

I asked Ed and he said he didn't know.

There's probably some connection if you go back to the 1600s in Quebec, but his family would have been among those who got evicted from Acadia and sent to Louisiana, whereas my ancestors stayed in Quebec until around 1900.

earendel wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote: I was intrigued by the name when I was younger so I read up on Gen. Beauregard. I have wondered if he's related to The Confessor.

I asked Ed and he said he didn't know.

Are you?

I don't know.

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote:

Bob Juch wrote: I asked Ed and he said he didn't know.

Are you?

I don't know.

<*Gasp!*>

Three six-figure questions in a row that I knew cold.

Sigh.