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Rachel Walker
Philadelphia, PA

Rachel has a five-year-old son William who watches the show with him
He is very dramatic, but when asked for advice to his mom, he just said to win big
Husband Mike is in the audience

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Repeat Offenders
9 Popular Endings
8 Side Jobs
7 For a Good Cause
6 What's Your Caption
5 Jerks in the Workplace
4 TV Rerun
3 Petering Out
2 Golden Years
1 Classic Jingles

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

2 Golden Years
5 Jerks in the Workplace
10 Repeat Offenders
8 Side Jobs
6 What's Your Caption
3 Petering Out
9 Popular Endings
7 For a Good Cause
1 Classic Jingles
4 TV Rerun





Question 1 - Level 4 TV Rerun
For a 2012 ad she taped in Brazil, who evoked a former TV role by donning a red swimsuit?
A. Jessica Alba B. Sarah Michelle Gellar
C. Pamela Anderson D. Jennifer Garner

Answer and value

C. Pamela Anderson
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

Question 2 - Level 1 Classic Jingles
The Wisconsin Historical Society displays a banjo-ukulele used to compose "The Wiener Song," the famous jingle for what company?
A. Hormel B. Oscar Meyer
C. Jimmy Dean D. Perdue

Answer and value

B. Oscar Meyer
Value: $10K
Bank: $13K

Question 3 - Level 7 For a Good Cause
Movember is an annual international charity event in which men voluntarily do what to raise cancer awareness?
A. Make meatballs B. Do the moonwalk
C. Paint mailboxes D. Grow moustaches

Spoiler

Rachel says her brother started this at work. Her husband sports a mustache as shown afterwards.

Answer and value

D. Grow moustaches
Value: $5000
Bank: $18K

Question 4 - Level 9 Popular Endings
Translating from Farsi to mean "land" or "place of," at least 7 countries in the world end in what common suffix?
A. -ina B. -stan
C. -ada D. -ica

Answer and value

B. -stan
Value: $25K!
Bank: $43K

Question 5 - Level 3 Petering Out
In 1911, J.M. Barrie adapted his play "Peter Pan" into a novel that was originally titled what?
A. Peter and Frances B. Peter and Wendy
C. Peter and Margaret D. Peter and Dorothy

ATA

Rachel first said he knew Wendy is the heroine in Peter's world, but is not sure Wendy is the answer because Peter's first love interest was Wendy's mom.
A. 3% B. 84%
C. 7% D. 6%

Answer and value

B. Peter and Wendy
Value: $500
Bank: $43500

Commercial break

Question 6 - Level 6 What's Your Caption
After 107 attempts, film critic Roger Ebert fulfilled his dream of winning the cartoon caption contest of what magazine?
A. Rolling Stone B. The New Yorker
C. Newsweek D. Vanity Fair

Spoiler

Rachel said she knows The New Yorker has a big cartoon caption contest.

Answer and value

B. The New Yorker
Value: $2000
Bank: $45500

Question 7 - Level 8 Side Jobs
With highlights like "Bust Out", what famed event has featured Louisiana State Penitentiary's "well-behaved" inmates since the '60s?
A. Angola Prison Rodeo B. Angola Prison Circus
C. Angola Prison Pageant D. Angola Prison Olympics

JTQ 1

Rachel has heard of prisons doing rodeos before but is not familiar with this.
Maybe a Bust Out would be in a rodeo. A circus? maybe they busted out of a car full of clowns.
Rachel said she feels a prison pageant does not sound very pretty.
Rachel said she is not sure. She might be kicking herself for jumping the question.

Answer and value

A. Angola Prison Rodeo
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $45500

Question 8 - Level 10 Repeat Offenders
Which of these animal names is redundant because its first word has the same meaning as its second word?
A. Luna moth B. Beluga whale
C. Tsetse fly D. Manta ray

Spoiler

Luna is the moon, does not believe tsetse would be another name for fly, beluga is a type of whale.
Rachel is leaning Manta Ray, but has her doubts and would like to keep playing and win the money for the kids. JTQ "Sorry"
Mere complemented Rachel for her motivation to win the money for the kids; that says a lot about her.

Answer and value

C. Tsetse fly (means "Fly" in several African languages)
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $45500

Question 9- Level 5 Jerks in the Workplace
In addition to being a common insult, the word "jerk" is used to describe someone who works where?
A. Gas station B. Soda shop
C. Vegetable stand D. Science lab

Answer and value

B. Soda shop
Value: $15K
Bank: $60500

Commercial break

Question 10 - Level 2 Golden Years
Expressing longevity in fruity terms, people are often said to live to a what?
A. Seedless old age B. Juicy old age
C. Ripe old age D. Organic old age

Meredith says "You are so lucky!"

Answer and value

C. Ripe old age
Value: known to be $7000
Bank: $67500

Question 11 - $100K
Vatican City and what island nation are currently the only places in the world where divorce is banned?
A. Cuba B. Indonesia
C. Philippines D. Sri Lanka

Spoiler

Rachel: Well I do know Indonesia has very strict laws.
I believe many Cubans are Catholic and they do not believe in divorce.
I don't think it's Philippines and do not know about Sri Lanka
Indonesia's calling me, maybe a little Bali vacation.
Rachel asks to make sure the kids keep the money if she gets it wrong. She then asks herself if she is a risk taker today.
She said she came to have fun and will take the risk with Indonesia.

Answer

C. Philippines
Rachel leaves with $25,000
She holds the picture of her son William again.

Commercial break

Flashback question
In the night sky, the constellation Orion appears to be fighting what other familiar constellation?
A. Taurus B. Scorpio
C. Leo D. Sagittarius

Flashback answer

A. Taurus

Audience contestant follows

Question 6 - Level 6 What's Your Caption
After 107 attempts, film critic Roger Ebert fulfilled his dream of winning the cartoon caption contest of what magazine?
A. Rolling Stone B. The New Yorker
C. Newsweek D. Vanity Fair

Spoiler

Rachel said she knows The New Yorker has a big cartoon caption contest.

Answer and value

B. The New Yorker
Value: $2000
Bank: $45500

I can eliminate Newsweek and that's all. JTQ

Question 8 - Level 10 Repeat Offenders
Which of these animal names is redundant because its first word has the same meaning as its second word?
A. Luna moth B. Beluga whale
C. Tsetse fly D. Manta ray

Spoiler

Luna is the moon, does not believe tsetse would be another name for fly, beluga is a type of whale.
Rachel is leaning Manta Ray, but has her doubts and would like to keep playing and win the money for the kids. JTQ "Sorry"
Mere complemented Rachel for her motivation to win the money for the kids; that says a lot about her.

Answer and value

C. Tsetse fly (means "Fly" in several African languages)
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $45500

JTQ 2

Question 11 - $100K
Vatican City and what island nation are currently the only places in the world where divorce is banned?
A. Cuba B. Indonesia
C. Philippines D. Sri Lanka

Spoiler

Rachel: Well I do know Indonesia has very strict laws.
I believe many Cubans are Catholic and they do not believe in divorce.
I don't think it's Philippines and do not know about Sri Lanka
Indonesia's calling me, maybe a little Bali vacation.
Rachel asks to make sure the kids keep the money if she gets it wrong. She then asks herself if she is a risk taker today.
She said she came to have fun and will take the risk with Indonesia.

Answer

C. Philippines
Rachel leaves with $25,000
She holds the picture of her son William again.

ATA without the chitchat, then walk.