New York, NY
Ryan is 26 years old and working 70 hours a week, trying to put some money away for business school.
Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.
Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Name Game
?: Y Not
?: William or Britney
?: Finger Painting
?: Tell-Alls
?: My Car Died
?: Worth its Weight
?: Capital Letters
?: Breakfast Mascots
?: Common Ideals
Question #1 - Level ?: Common Ideals
With its slogan "a nude horse is a rude horse," the hoax organization SINA stood for the Society for Indecency to what?
A: Naked Animals B: Novel Accessories
C: Nature's Attire D: Nefarious Androgyny
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Naked Animals
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Question #2 - Level ?: Breakfast Mascots
CinnaMon, a "laid back" cinnamon stick with a Jamaican accent, is one of the mascots of what breakfast cereal?
A: Kix B: Apple Jacks
C: Corn Pops D: Alpha Bits
Ryan has had three of these and none of them were cinnamon.
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Apple Jacks
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $27,000
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $27,000
Question #3 - Level ?: Capital Letters
What is the capital city of the country that is alphabetically first in the United Nations?
A: Kabul B: Oslo
C: Quito D: Nairobi
Ryan knows three of them and knows one of them has an A, but he doesn't know
Spoiler
Quito
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Kabul
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,000
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,000
Question #4 - Level ?: Worth its Weight
Which of these annual sporting events gives away an actual solid gold trophy?
A: NFL Super Bowl B: Kentucky Derby
C: MLB World Series D: Daytona 500
Ryan expresses his thoughts about all four trophies, then he asks the audience.
ATA
A: 8% B: 51% C: 12% D: 29%
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Kentucky Derby
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $32,000
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $32,000
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Question #5 - Level ?: My Car Died
Many in the media couldn't resist using a synonym for "cry" when reporting the 2011 bankruptcy of what automaker?
A: Audi B: Mazda
C: Saab D: Kia
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Saab
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,000
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,000
Question #6 - Level ?: Tell-Alls
A tell-all memoir written by Scott Thorson about his relationship with the pianist Liberace was titled "Behind the" what?
A: Samovar B: Davenport
C: Humidor D: Candelabra
Ryan jumps the question. As Meredith says, it was before his time.
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Candelabra
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $33,000
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $33,000
Question #7 - Level ?: Finger Painting
In 2012, which of these companies released a set of eight nail polishes, featuring colors such as "cotton candy" and "robin's egg blue"?
A: LEGO B: Mattel
C: Crayola D: Wham-O
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Crayola
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $48,000
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $48,000
Question #8 - Level ?: William or Britney
Which of these is a line from Shakespeare and not a lyric sung by Britney Spears?
A: Taste of a poison paradise B: What's practical is logical
C: The game is up D: Revive my dignity
Ryan: Two of the things I didn't want was Shakespeare and pop music.
Meredith: Oh!
Ryan: So, we're in good shape.
Ryan walks with $24,000.
Answer
C: The game is up
Spoiler
"The game is up" is from Shakespeare's Cymbeline.
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