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Matt Caporaletti
New York City, NY

Matt is planning his wedding and the more money he wins, the crazier the reception is going to be. Matt says the first thing is to create "Benjamin bouquets" for the bridal party - take $100 bills and make them into paper flowers. He and his bride will exit on an elephant - Cedric says why not, since it's New York and you can get an elephant just about anywhere. He wants to have Stevie Wonder to do the music for the ceremony and Earth, Wind and Fire for the reception.

Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - Nice Digs
9 - Making Change
8 - Drunk Swimming
7 - Fit Like a Horse
6 - States of the Union
5 - Hashtag It
4 - Where's the Cheese?
3 - Directions, Please
2 - Superhuman Pests
1 - Call Me Names, Maybe?

Topic Tree (randomized):
7 - Fit Like a Horse
10 - Nice Digs
8 - Drunk Swimming
2 - Superhuman Pests
3 - Directions, Please
6 - States of the Union
9 - Making Change
4 - Where's the Cheese?
1 - Call Me Names, Maybe?
5 - Hashtag It

Question #1 (Hashtag It - Level 5):
Posting a 1968 graduation photo, Bill Clinton got in on the fun of what internet trend that has users posting old pictures of themselves as kids?
A - Memories Monday
B - Toddler Tuesday
C - Rewind Wednesday
D - Throwback Thursday

Matt was lucky when his sister posted a picture of him on his birthday.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Throwback Thursday)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 (Call Me Names, Maybe? - Level 1):
Saying that "he's lost his marbles" and is "out of his gourd" is a more colorful way to call someone what?
A - fun
B - gubernatorial
C - intelligent
D - crazy

"Gubernatorial looks tempting," Matt says.

Spoiler

Answer: D (crazy)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,500

Question #3 (Where's the Cheese? - Level 4):
At the risk of burning your tongue on molten cheddar, a "Juicy Lucy" is a Minnesota-style cheeseburger where the cheese is found where?
A - on top of the bun
B - inside the patty
C - on the side
D - in the bun

Matt is happy that in his home town of Weston, NJ, there's a restaurant that serves a cheeseburger just like this.

Spoiler

Answer: B (inside the patty)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,500

Question #4 (Making Change - Level 9):
Tbe most commonly exchanged currency in the colonial period, what form of money was still legal tender in the U.S. until 1857?
A - English stamps
B - wampum
C - Spanish dollars
D - tobacco leaves

"Wampum is a really fun word and I'd love for that to be the answer." He knows there was a Stamp Act; he mentions the other two answers and then decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 39%
B - 9%
C - 18%
D - 34%

Matt hates to burn two lifelines on one question but he's going to jump this one. He's just not sure enough. Matt apologizes to "all the wonderful people" in the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Spanish dollars)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $12,500 (unchanged)

commercial break

Cedric says "What's up" to Matt's fianceé Liz. She's so excited. Cedric jokes that she's close to leaving the wedding on an elephant.

Question #5 (States of the Union - Level 6):
What percentage of the fifty U.S. states have names that contain two words?
A - 5%
B - 10%
C - 15%
D - 20%

Matt learned a song in 6th grade with the names of all the states but he doesn't know if he has time to sing it and count. Cedric says go ahead. Matt sings and counts, coming up with

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10 states, so the answer must be 1/5 or 20%

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (20%)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,500

Question #6 (Directions, Please - Level 3):
Instead of having official addresses, all cities outside what country's capital of San José locate places by their approximate distance from local landmarks?
A - Vietnam
B - Mozambique
C - Costa Rica
D - Belgium

Matt has always been a bit of a nerd and loves geography. He had a globe in his room as a child and studied it - and yet he managed to have some friends. "Who needs 'Duck Hunt' when you have the former Soviet republics?" Matt quips.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Costa Rica)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $20,500

Question #7 (Superhuman Pests - Level 2):
With "brains" located throughout its body, which of these household pests can survive for days with a severed head according to a Discovery site for kids?
A - squirrel
B - mouse
C - cockroach
D - bat

Matt lives in New York City and he feels like he knows what he should say. He says that

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you don't really get squirrels or bats

in your house, so it's between

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mouse and cockroach

. He doesn't want to guess wrong.

Spoiler

Answer: C (cockroach)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $35,500

commercial break

Question #8 (Drunk Swimming - Level :
In 1814, an exploding barrel flooded homes and tempted people to run outside to grab their fair share in an event that became known as what?
A - The London Beer Flood
B - The London Wine Flood
C - The London Rum Flood
D - The London Whiskey Flood

Matt identifies the two key elements - "1814" and "barrel" but can't decide among the answers so he jumps the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (The London Beer Flood)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $35,500 (unchanged)

Question #9 (Nice Digs - Level 10):
With 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and a spacious 55,000 square foot floor plan, what residence does real estate website Zillow value at about $300 million?
A - Buckingham Palace
B - The White House
C - Hearst Castle
D - The Palace of Versailles

Matt can't say that he's been looking into this type of real estate. His instincts tell him that it could be

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The White House

but he just doesn't know enough to make a guess. Cedric gives him his options. Matt decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The White House)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $17,750 (half the bank)

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
What household appliance is adorably known in Welsh as the "popty-ping"?
A - dishwasher
B - vacuum cleaner
C - DVD player
D - microwave oven

Question of the Day answer

D (microwave oven)

Question #4 (Making Change - Level 9):
The most commonly exchanged currency in the colonial period, what form of money was still legal tender in the U.S. until 1857?
A - English stamps
B - wampum
C - Spanish dollars
D - tobacco leaves

"Wampum is a really fun word and I'd love for that to be the answer." He knows there was a Stamp Act; he mentions the other two answers and then decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 39%
B - 9%
C - 18%
D - 34%

Matt hates to burn two lifelines on one question but he's going to jump this one. He's just not sure enough. Matt apologizes to "all the wonderful people" in the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Spanish dollars)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $12,500 (unchanged)

JTQ 1

Question #5 (States of the Union - Level 6):
What percentage of the fifty U.S. states have names that contain two words?
A - 5%
B - 10%
C - 15%
D - 20%

Matt learned a song in 6th grade with the names of all the states but he doesn't know if he has time to sing it and count. Cedric says go ahead. Matt sings and counts, coming up with

Spoiler

10 states, so the answer must be 1/5 or 20%

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (20%)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,500

Oh good grief. North Dakota, South Dakota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Mexico, West Virginia -- that's 10, 20%, final answer. Whew!

Question #9 (Nice Digs - Level 10):
With 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and a spacious 55,000 square foot floor plan, what residence does real estate website Zillow value at about $300 million?
A - Buckingham Palace
B - The White House
C - Hearst Castle
D - The Palace of Versailles

Matt can't say that he's been looking into this type of real estate. His instincts tell him that it could be

Spoiler

The White House

but he just doesn't know enough to make a guess. Cedric gives him his options. Matt decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The White House)
Value: unrevealed

JTQ 2

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #8 (Drunk Swimming - Level :
In 1814, an exploding barrel flooded homes and tempted people to run outside to grab their fair share in an event that became known as what?
A - The London Beer Flood
B - The London Wine Flood
C - The London Rum Flood
D - The London Whiskey Flood

Matt identifies the two key elements - "1814" and "barrel" but can't decide among the answers so he jumps the question.

This question seems misleading and/or wrong. An "exploding barrel" would lead me to consider whiskey. But, according to Wikipedia, there was no explosion and there was no barrel. Instead, there was a huge vat that ruptured, initially spilling more than 135,000 imperial gallons. That would be quite a large "barrel."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (States of the Union - Level 6):
What percentage of the fifty U.S. states have names that contain two words?
A - 5%
B - 10%
C - 15%
D - 20%

Matt learned a song in 6th grade with the names of all the states but he doesn't know if he has time to sing it and count. Cedric says go ahead. Matt sings and counts, coming up with

Spoiler

10 states, so the answer must be 1/5 or 20%

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (20%)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,500

A bit of math can narrow down the choices. 5% of 50 and 15% of 50 aren't an even number of states.

I would have asked the audience on question 2, jumped questions 4 & 8, and walked as Matt did on question 9.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Matt Caporaletti
New York City, NY

Matt is planning his wedding and the more money he wins, the crazier the reception is going to be. Matt says the first thing is to create "Benjamin bouquets" for the bridal party - take $100 bills and make them into paper flowers. He and his bride will exit on an elephant - Cedric says why not, since it's New York and you can get an elephant just about anywhere. He wants to have Stevie Wonder to do the music for the ceremony and Earth, Wind and Fire for the reception.

It's nice to have dreams but even $1M probably wouldn't get Stevie Wonder or Earth, Wind and Fire.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Hashtag It - Level 5):
Posting a 1968 graduation photo, Bill Clinton got in on the fun of what internet trend that has users posting old pictures of themselves as kids?
A - Memories Monday
B - Toddler Tuesday
C - Rewind Wednesday
D - Throwback Thursday

Matt was lucky when his sister posted a picture of him on his birthday.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Throwback Thursday)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

I'm guessing this is a Twitter thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 (Where's the Cheese? - Level 4):
At the risk of burning your tongue on molten cheddar, a "Juicy Lucy" is a Minnesota-style cheeseburger where the cheese is found where?
A - on top of the bun
B - inside the patty
C - on the side
D - in the bun

Matt is happy that in his home town of Weston, NJ, there's a restaurant that serves a cheeseburger just like this.

Spoiler

Answer: B (inside the patty)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $12,500

I didn't realize this was a "Minnesota" thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (States of the Union - Level 6):
What percentage of the fifty U.S. states have names that contain two words?
A - 5%
B - 10%
C - 15%
D - 20%

Matt learned a song in 6th grade with the names of all the states but he doesn't know if he has time to sing it and count. Cedric says go ahead. Matt sings and counts, coming up with

Spoiler

10 states, so the answer must be 1/5 or 20%

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (20%)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $17,500

It sounded like the same song my kids learned. There's another one for the state capitals.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Nice Digs - Level 10):
With 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and a spacious 55,000 square foot floor plan, what residence does real estate website Zillow value at about $300 million?
A - Buckingham Palace
B - The White House
C - Hearst Castle
D - The Palace of Versailles

Matt can't say that he's been looking into this type of real estate. His instincts tell him that it could be

Spoiler

The White House

but he just doesn't know enough to make a guess. Cedric gives him his options. Matt decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The White House)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $17,750 (half the bank)

I'd JTQ on this one.

JTQ questions 4 and 9.