Arlington, TX
musician
Stephen plays in a blues band and his stage name is "Elvis" because of his deep sultry voice. He stands at the Hot Podium with his guitar to perform a song he wrote just for Millionaire.
Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - That's Itchy
9 - First-Time Buyers
8 - Diamonds Are Forever
7 - Staying the Course
6 - Not Just for Ladies
5 - Put the Drink Down
4 - First Drafts
3 - It's On
2 - '60s Literature
1 - Bargain Bin
Topic Tree (randomized):
6 - Not Just for Ladies
10 - That's Itchy
4 - First Drafts
9 - First-Time Buyers
1 - Bargain Bin
8 - Diamonds Are Forever
5 - Put the Drink Down
7 - Staying the Course
3 - It's On
2 - '60s Literature
Question #1 ('60s Literature - Level 2):
In a popular 1962 novel, Ken Kesey wrote, "One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the" what?
A - crow's nest
B - robin's nest
C - cuckoo's nest
D - bluebird's nest
Spoiler
Answer: C (cuckoo's nest)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Accused of harassment for tailgating Mr. Ding-a-ling, Sno Kone Joe claimed he was protecting his turf in an upstate NY battle between two local what?
A - cable repair crews
B - ice cream trucks
C - mobile health clinics
D - plumbing contractors
Cedric says it's hard to say "ding-a-ling" with dignity.
Spoiler
Answer: B (ice cream trucks)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $8,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $8,000
Which of the folowing wars started and ended with the same U.S. president in office?
A - World War I
B - World War II
C - Korean War
D - Vietnam War
Stephen ticks off the answers.
Spoiler
"World War II started with Roosevelt and ended with Truman; the Korean War started with Truman and ended with Eisenhower; the Vietnam War started with Johnson and ended with Nixon; so by process of elimination I'm going to have to go with 'A', World War I.
Spoiler
Answer: A (World War I)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $10,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $10,000
What is the name for the bar phenomenon that makes one find people more attractive after drinking?
A - scotch binoculars
B - vodka specs
C - brandy focals
D - beer goggles
Being a musician and working in bars, Stephen jokes that he has no earthly idea.
Spoiler
Answer: D (beer goggles)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $35,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $35,000
Question #5 (Diamonds Are Forever - Level 8):
Conspiracy theorists speculate that Jay Z and the cast of "Boy Meets World" are part of what secret society associated with diamond imagery?
A - Elks
B - Skull and Bones
C - Knights Templar
D - Illuminati
Stephen is pretty sure it's not
Spoiler
the Elks Club and the Knights Templar don't exist any more. Skull and Bones is associated with Yale and he doesn't think Jay Z went there
Spoiler
Answer: D (Illuminati)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,000
Question #6 (Bargain Bin - Level 1):
Fr those who want to wear sandals but not look like a hippie, Céline offers a luxurious $895 option nicknamed what?
A - Sandpapenstocks
B - Rockenstocks
C - Nailenstocks
D - Funkenstocks
Stephen doesn't know. He decides to jump the question.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Funkenstocks)
Value: $100
Bank: $40,000 (unchanged)
Value: $100
Bank: $40,000 (unchanged)
Nicknamed "the World's First Shopping Mall," Trajan's Market bustled with shoppers thousands of years ago in what city?
A - Cairo
B - Paris
C - Rome
D - Athens
Stephen believes that
Spoiler
outdoor shopping areas in Greece were known as "agoras" and Trajan sounds like Trojan, which may not mean anything except to him. He makes "D" his final answer
Spoiler
Answer: C (Rome)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
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