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MILLIONAIRE BY THE DECADE - THE FUTURE

Cedric comes out in a futuristic-looking jacket and shades. He says some strange things have happened including Vice-President Bieber going bald and Lindsay Lohan becoming a nun, and Oprah bought a planet. Even the intro music has a futuristic sound. The first contestant is introduced as having retired early after inventing global-warming attire and now spends his time at his vacation home on the moon.

Steve Schaeffer
New York City, NY

Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - Future Animals
9 - Future News
8 - Future Companies
7 - Future Movies
6 - Future Music
5 - Future Royalty
4 - Future Cities
3 - Future Catchphrases
2 - Future TV
1 - Future Jokes

Topic Tree (randomized):
10 - Future Animals
9 - Future News
7 - Future Movies
6 - Future Music
8 - Future Companies
3 - Future Catchphrases
4 - Future Cities
5 - Future Royalty
1 - Future Jokes
2 - Future TV

Question #1 (Future TV - Level 2):
Thanks to advancements in fertility treatments, in 2016 the Duggars had to tweak the name of their reality series to what?
A - The Real Divorceés of New Jersey
B - There Went Honey Boo-Boo
C - 59 Kids and Counting
D - RuPaul's Drag Walk-a-Thon

Steve isn't familiar with the Duggars but

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since the question involves fertility he's going with C

.

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Answer: C (59 Kids and Counting)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 (Future Jokes - Level 1):
After dropping the inane alphabetical sizing in 2019, the garment industry stopped playing a cruel joke on women and finally invented a what that actually fits?
A - sock
B - scarf
C - hat
D - bra

Steve says this is a topic that he has little experience about.

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Answer: D (bra)
Value: $100
Bank: $7,100

Question #3 (Future Royalty - Level 5):
As the first king to exclusively wear sweatpants, when the son of William and Kate ascended to the throne, he became known as what?
A - Henry the Casual
B - Edward the Cozy
C - Albert the Snug
D - George the Comfy

"Long live the king!" Steve exclaims.

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Answer: D (George the Comfy)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100

Question #4 (Future Cities - Level 4):
Proving their slogan "What happens here, stays here" true, what city was turned into a massive prison complex in 2077?
A - Cancun
B - New Orleans
C - Rio de Janeiro
D - Las Vegas

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Answer: D (Las Vegas)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $37,100

commercial break

Question #5 (Future Catchphrases - Level 3):
After she coined the term in 2008, what type of animal ironically attacked Sarah Palin on a hunting trip in 2020?
A - baby elk
B - daddy trout
C - mama grizzly
D - brother beaver

Steve says his family celebrates this day every year.

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Answer: C (mama grizzly)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,100

Question #6 (Future Companies - Level 8):
In 2044, Keurig and Roomba combined their two signature products to create the Kroomba, a wildly popular machine that does what?
A - wakes you up and sews
B - feeds your pet and irons
C - vacuums and makes coffee
D - prints and calls your mom

Steve knows that

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Roomba vacuums. He's not really familiar with Keurig but he's going to extrapolate from what he knows

.

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Answer: C (vacuums and makes coffee)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $40,100

Question #7 (Future Music - Level 6):
The Party Party won the White House in 2032, partly due to the popularity of what campaign song and old hit performed by President Cyrus?
A - Get the Party Started
B - Party Like a Rock Star
C - Party Rock Anthem
D - Party in the U.S.A.

"Who doesn't love President Cyrus?" Steve jokes, and mentions twerking becoming the national dance.

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Answer: D (Party in the U.S.A.)
Value: $500
Bank: $40,600

Question #8 (Future Movies - Level 7):
In 2081, Madea's trip to the seventh planet from the sun goes awry when she meets a band of uppity aliens in what summer blockbuster?
A - Madea's Mercury Rising
B - Madea Attacks Mars
C - Madea's Uranus is Mine
D - Madea's Venus Fly Trap

Steve said he went to see this movie five or six times.

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Answer: C (Madea's Uranus is Mine)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600

commercial break

Steve is feeling unbelievably happy. The future is his. Cedric jokes that Steve won't get the money until 2022.

Question #9 (Future News - Level 9):
Print journalism finally died when what paper published its last issue on July 8th, 2039, 150 years after publishing its first?
A - The New York Times
B - The Boston Herald
C - The Wall Street Journal
D - The Washington Post

Steve's gut says

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The New York Times

. He decides to ask the audience because he's so close and he wants to confirm his thought in case he knows less than he thinks he does.

Ask the Audience results

A - 56%
B - 18%
C - 13%
D - 13%

Steve thinks this is a smart audience and wouldn't be led astray if they thought it was the wrong answer.

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Answer: C (The Wall Street Journal)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

commercial break

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran

Question of the Day answer

C (Mintaka)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:MILLIONAIRE BY THE DECADE - THE FUTURE

Cedric comes out in a futuristic-looking jacket and shades. He says some strange things have happened including Vice-President Bieber going bald and Lindsay Lohan becoming a nun, and Oprah bought a planet. Even the intro music has a futuristic sound. The first contestant is introduced as having retired early after inventing global-warming attire and now spends his time at his vacation home on the moon.

OK, so if this contestant is "back from the future" then he already knows how he did and which question he missed, right? So if he changes his answer does he create a "predestination paradox"?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Steve Schaeffer
New York City, NY

Steve came out in some sort of sleeveless vest and lots of eye liner (or maybe that's his natural look).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 (Future Movies - Level 7):
In 2081, Madea's trip to the seventh planet from the sun goes awry when she meets a band of uppity aliens in what summer blockbuster?
A - Madea's Mercury Rising
B - Madea Attacks Mars
C - Madea's Uranus is Mine
D - Madea's Venus Fly Trap

Steve said he went to see this movie five or six times.

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Answer: C (Madea's Uranus is Mine)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600

In the past the show has been a little uncomfortable (it seems to me) with "Uranus" jokes, but with Cedric, not so much.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Future News - Level 9):
Print journalism finally died when what paper published its last issue on July 8th, 2039, 150 years after publishing its first?
A - The New York Times
B - The Boston Herald
C - The Wall Street Journal
D - The Washington Post

Steve's gut says

Spoiler

The New York Times

. He decides to ask the audience because he's so close and he wants to confirm his thought in case he knows less than he thinks he does.

Ask the Audience results

A - 56%
B - 18%
C - 13%
D - 13%

Steve thinks this is a smart audience and wouldn't be led astray if they thought it was the wrong answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (The Wall Street Journal)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

I'd JTQ on this one.

JTQ question 9.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran

Question of the Day answer

D (Aldebaran)

This is wrong. The correct answer is

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C. Mintaka

. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran

Question of the Day answer

D (Aldebaran)

This is wrong. The correct answer is

Spoiler

C. Mintaka

. --Bob

This show was preempted here so I didn't see it. Are you saying it's a transcription error or the show screwed up?

Spoiler

Mintaka means "The Belt".

Bob Juch wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran

Question of the Day answer

D (Aldebaran)

This is wrong. The correct answer is

Spoiler

C. Mintaka

. --Bob

This show was preempted here so I didn't see it. Are you saying it's a transcription error or the show screwed up?

Spoiler

Mintaka means "The Belt".

I wasn't sure, but it turns out that I still have that show. It was a transcription error, which I've now fixed. --Bob

Bob Juch wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran

Question of the Day answer

D (Aldebaran)

This is wrong. The correct answer is

Spoiler

C. Mintaka

. --Bob

This show was preempted here so I didn't see it. Are you saying it's a transcription error or the show screwed up?

Spoiler

Mintaka means "The Belt".

Mintaka III was a planet featured in the TNG Episode "Who Watches the Watchers".