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Mike Solano
East Norwich, NY

Mike is a sports broadcaster at a college on Long Island. He demonstrates a sports broadcasting introduction of himself on Millionaire.

Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Built for Bunnies
?: Science Experiments
?: The King's Speech
?: Open Doors
?: Norse Code
?: Presidential Dads
?: Birds of a Feather
?: Brand Breakthrough
?: You Can Quote Me
?: Local Economy


Question #1 - Level ?: Local Economy
"Hell Roarin' Gulch" is one of several exhibits visitors to Butte, Montana can find at "The World Museum of" what?

A: Cotton B: Citrus Fruit
C: Mining D: Maple Syrup

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Mining
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question #2 - Level ?: You Can Quote Me
"You and I are such similar creatures, Vivian. We both screw people for money" is a quote from what timeless movie?

A: Sleepless in Seattle B: Pretty Woman
C: Kramer vs. Kramer D: Fried Green Tomatoes

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Pretty Woman
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #3 - Level ?: Brand Breakthrough
ON a timeline of major moments in its history, what company lists May of 2007 as the "first known instance of a Rickroll"?

A: eBay B: Facebook
C: YouTube D: Craigslist

Mike has been Rickrolled more times than he cares to admit.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: YouTube
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000

-- Commercial Break --


Mike's parents, Mary and Tom are in the audience.


Question #4 - Level ?: Birds of a Feather
Just as it is portrayed in Looney Tunes cartoons, a roadrunner is a variety of bird whose core habitat is a what?

A: Swamp B: Glacier
C: Desert D: Jungle

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Desert
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $18,000

Question #5 - Level ?: Presidential Dads
Before Bill Clinton, who was the last president to have been the father of only one child?

A: Lyndon B. Johnson B: Woodrow Wilson
C: Harry S. Truman D: Richard Nixon

Mike can rule out a couple of those, but he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Harry S. Truman
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,000

Question #6 - Level ?: Norse Code
Which of the following words is derived from an Old Norse word describing warriors who became frenzied in battle and foamed at the mouth?

A: Stoic B: Honor
C: Berserk D: Serene

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Berserk
Question Value: $500
Bank: $18,500

Question #7 - Level ?: Open Doors
Famous for being its first ever recipient in 1935, Jay Berwanger gave what to his Aunt Gussie who, legend has it, used it as a doorstop?

A: Grammy Award B: Oscar statuette
C: Tony Award D: Heisman Trophy

Mike asks the audience.

ATA

A: 6% B: 28% C: 12% D: 54%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Heisman Trophy
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $43,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #8 - Level ?: The King's Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. once noted that the civil rights movement's success was the result of "following the people of " where?

A: Yugoslavia B: Ghana
C: India D: Ireland

Answer/Value/Bank

C: India
Question Value: $100
Bank: $43,600

Question #9 - Level ?: Science Experiments
In 1921, what hormone was identified by Frederick Banting after he was granted lab space and ten dogs with high blood sugar levels?

A: Adrenaline B: Estrogen
C: Insulin D: Testosterone

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Insulin
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $58,600

-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Mike will return on tomorrow's show.

Question #4 - Level ?: Birds of a Feather
Just as it is portrayed in Looney Tunes cartoons, a roadrunner is a variety of bird whose core habitat is a what?

A: Swamp B: Glacier
C: Desert D: Jungle

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Desert
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $18,000

For a long time, the only roadrunner I ever saw ran through cartoons or graced the front license plate of a car from New Mexico. Then I actually saw a few in Arizona. I did have to look quick.

Question #5 - Level ?: Presidential Dads
Before Bill Clinton, who was the last president to have been the father of only one child?

A: Lyndon B. Johnson B: Woodrow Wilson
C: Harry S. Truman D: Richard Nixon

Mike can rule out a couple of those, but he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Harry S. Truman
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,000

Lessee -- Johnson, two daughters, Nixon, same, Wilson, same . . . or was it three? Nevermind, Truman, final answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mike Solano
East Norwich, NY

Mike is a sports broadcaster at a college on Long Island. He demonstrates a sports broadcasting introduction of himself on Millionaire.

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