Transcript 5/16/2014 - Maureen Hagan

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Maureen Hagan
Highland Mills, NY

Maureen has been trying to get on the show for eight years. This is a dream come true.

Topic Tree (randomized):
Not Kosher
The End
Out of Luck
Clam Shells Not Included
Living Dangerously
Fashion Victim
Hospital Catwalk
Happy Flying
Funny Guy, Huh?
??????

Question #1 (??????):
In 2013, Peru and Brazil successfully blocked one of the world's largest online retailers from purchasing which URL ending?
A - .ebay
B - .walmart
C - .ikea
D - .amazon

Maureen hasn't heard of this. She rereads the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (.amazon)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 (Funny Guy, Huh?):
Partly derived from German surnames, what do you call an irritating person who makes smart aleck comments?
A - schnackenberger
B - allmendinger
C - jagermeister
D - wisenheimer

Spoiler

Answer: D (wisenheimer)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $16,000

Question #3 (Hospital Catwalk):
Designed to give patients full-coverage in back, Diane von Furstenberg used her signature style to revamp the Cleveland Clinic's what?
A - booties
B - bed sheets
C - latex gloves
D - hospital gowns

Maureen says that Diane von Furstenberg made

Spoiler

the wrap dress - "very stylish"

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (hospital gowns)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $23,000

Question #4 (Happy Flying):
Before its name was changed to Baltimore-Washington International in 1973, BWI airport was known as what?
A - Friendship International Airport
B - I Love You International Airport
C - Smiles International Airport
D - Big Hug International Airport

Maureen has an idea of what this is but she's going to ask the audience because she's sure they'll know what it is.

Ask the Audience results

A - 82%
B - 1%
C - 11%
D - 6%

Cedric jokes that JFK airport used to be known as "How Rude International Airport". The audience's choice isn't what Maureen was thinking but she decides to go along with them.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Friendship International Airport)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $28,000

commercial break

Question #5 (Fashion Victim):
In 2009, a Missouri woman claimed that what saved her live when it prevented a bullet from entering her skull?
A - her hoop earrings
B - her Wonderbra
C - her acrylic nails
D - her weave

Maureen says that

Spoiler

Wonderbra sounds good but it wouldn't stop a bullet from entering the skull "unless she was wearing it the wrong way"

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (her weave)
Value: $100
Bank: $28,100

Question #6 (Living Dangerously):
Once promoted with the phrase "it'll tickle yore innards," Mountain Dew contains what element, which is also used in some flame retardants?
A - nickel
B - cadmium
C - bromine
D - xenon

Maureen says she's heard of this before but she's going to jump the question. Cedric asks her what she would have chosen and Maureen says

Spoiler

she was torn between B and C but would have gone with C

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (bromine)
Value: $25,000 (jumped)
Bank: $28,100 (unchanged)

Question #7 (Clam Shells Not Included):
Which actress revealed to Wendy Williams that her younger self was the inspiration for Ariel's face in "The Little Mermaid"?
A - Jessica Alba
B - Alyssa Milano
C - Drew Barrymore
D - Brooke Burke

Maureen doesn't have little girls so she hasn't seen much of "The Little Mermaid". She can narrow it down to two but she's not sure so she's going to jump this question. Cedric asks her what two she was considering and Maureen replies

Spoiler

either Alyssa Milano or Drew Barrymore and she would have gone with Drew Barrymore

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Alyssa Milano)
Value: $500 (jumped)
Bank: $28,100 (unchanged)

commercial break

Question #8 (Out of Luck):
Though it's been disputed, the medical examiner's report said choking on a bottle cap caused what writer's death in 1983?
A - Jack Kerouac
B - Truman Capote
C - Tennessee Williams
D - Henry Miller

Cedric wonders how the bottle cap got into the person's mouth. Maureen says that writers can be big drinkers. She's really not sure so she's going to have to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Tennessee Williams)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $14,050

END OF SHOW "NOISE"


MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
At the first modern Olympics in 1896, first place winners weren't given a gold medal, but instead were given a silver medal and a what?
A - white toga
B - olive branch crown
C - wooden torch
D - metal shield

Question of the Day answer

B (olive branch crown)

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Question #4 (Happy Flying):
Before its name was changed to Baltimore-Washington International in 1973, BWI airport was known as what?
A - Friendship International Airport
B - I Love You International Airport
C - Smiles International Airport
D - Big Hug International Airport

Maureen has an idea of what this is but she's going to ask the audience because she's sure they'll know what it is.

Ask the Audience results

A - 82%
B - 1%
C - 11%
D - 6%

Cedric jokes that JFK airport used to be known as "How Rude International Airport". The audience's choice isn't what Maureen was thinking but she decides to go along with them.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Friendship International Airport)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $28,000

ATA

Question #6 (Living Dangerously):
Once promoted with the phrase "it'll tickle yore innards," Mountain Dew contains what element, which is also used in some flame retardants?
A - nickel
B - cadmium
C - bromine
D - xenon

Maureen says she's heard of this before but she's going to jump the question. Cedric asks her what she would have chosen and Maureen says

Spoiler

she was torn between B and C but would have gone with C

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (bromine)
Value: $25,000 (jumped)
Bank: $28,100 (unchanged)

JTQ 1

Question #7 (Clam Shells Not Included):
Which actress revealed to Wendy Williams that her younger self was the inspiration for Ariel's face in "The Little Mermaid"?
A - Jessica Alba
B - Alyssa Milano
C - Drew Barrymore
D - Brooke Burke

Maureen doesn't have little girls so she hasn't seen much of "The Little Mermaid". She can narrow it down to two but she's not sure so she's going to jump this question. Cedric asks her what two she was considering and Maureen replies

Spoiler

either Alyssa Milano or Drew Barrymore and she would have gone with Drew Barrymore

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Alyssa Milano)
Value: $500 (jumped)
Bank: $28,100 (unchanged)

JTQ 2

Question #8 (Out of Luck):
Though it's been disputed, the medical examiner's report said choking on a bottle cap caused what writer's death in 1983?
A - Jack Kerouac
B - Truman Capote
C - Tennessee Williams
D - Henry Miller

Cedric wonders how the bottle cap got into the person's mouth. Maureen says that writers can be big drinkers. She's really not sure so she's going to have to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Tennessee Williams)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $14,050

Sayonara.

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Maureen Hagan
Highland Mills, NY

Maureen has been trying to get on the show for eight years. This is a dream come true.

Only 8 years?

Question #7 (Clam Shells Not Included):
Which actress revealed to Wendy Williams that her younger self was the inspiration for Ariel's face in "The Little Mermaid"?
A - Jessica Alba
B - Alyssa Milano
C - Drew Barrymore
D - Brooke Burke

Maureen doesn't have little girls so she hasn't seen much of "The Little Mermaid". She can narrow it down to two but she's not sure so she's going to jump this question. Cedric asks her what two she was considering and Maureen replies

Spoiler

either Alyssa Milano or Drew Barrymore and she would have gone with Drew Barrymore

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Alyssa Milano)
Value: $500 (jumped)
Bank: $28,100 (unchanged)

I'd have to JTQ also.

Question #8 (Out of Luck):
Though it's been disputed, the medical examiner's report said choking on a bottle cap caused what writer's death in 1983?
A - Jack Kerouac
B - Truman Capote
C - Tennessee Williams
D - Henry Miller

Cedric wonders how the bottle cap got into the person's mouth. Maureen says that writers can be big drinkers. She's really not sure so she's going to have to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Tennessee Williams)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $14,050

Time for my 2nd JTQ.