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Taron Singleton
Drexel Hill, PA

Terry says they're going to get right into it.

Question #1:
Now used to refer to anyone arguing for an opposing viewpoint, originally "devil's advocates" were officials whose job was to argue against what?
A - the coronation of kings
B - the canonization of saints
C - the signing of treaties
D - the declarations of wars

Taron says that since they are "devil's advocates" they'd be

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against canonizing saints

.

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Answer: B (the canonization of saints)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

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Question #2:
What phrase is often used to indicate that you've met your demise?
A - "It's drapes for you"
B - "It's curtains for you"
C - "It's mini blinds for you"
D - "It's Victorian shutters for you"

Taron says that doesn't sound like a fun day, unlike today, which is amazing.

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Answer: B ("It's curtains for you")
Value: $1,000
Bank: $26,000

Question #3:
If the many chart-topping Billboard Hot 100 hits that these groups have recorded, which group has the #1 hit that comes first alphabetically?
A - The Supremes
B - Queen
C - The Jackson 5
D - Simon and Garfunkle

Taron is familiar with these groups. He thinks about it and then says that

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he thinks the answer is "The Jackson 5" and the hit is "A-B-C"

.

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Answer: C (The Jackson 5)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $41,000

Question #4:
When a bartender adds olive juice to a traditional martini's gin and vermouth, it is transformed into a what?
A - tainted martini
B - lazy martini
C - shameful martini
D - dirty martini

Taron is a martini guy but he prefers vodka to gin.

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Answer: D (dirty martini)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $43,000

Question #5:
For e-mails that require "Mission: Impossible"-level security, the website privnote.com lets you send messages that do what after being read?
A - post to Twitter
B - inform your spouse
C - get sent to the NSA
D - self-destruct

Taron says that the "priv" in privnote must refer to privacy.

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Answer: D (self-destruct)
Value: $100
Bank: $43,100

Question #6:
What U.S. state begins with the same letter as two of the states it borders?
A - Alabama
B - New York
C - Michigan
D - Illinois

Taron is trying desperately to picture the U.S. map in his mind. He probably should have paid more attention in high school. He thinks the audience would definitely know this so he asks them.

Ask the Audience results

A - 9%
B - 29%
C - 21%
D - 41%

Taron says the audience is leaning toward the one he was least sure of what states bordered it. He's going to have a minor internal panic attack and trust the audience.

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Answer: D (Illinois)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,100

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Question #7:
Not stopping at just cinnamon rolls, Cinnabon has lent its name to all but which of the following products?
A - flavored nuts
B - scented body lotion
C - flavored vodka
D - scented candles

Taron is familiar with Cinnabon and loves them. He knows that

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there are Cinnabon-scented candles

but that's all he is sure of. He jumps the question.

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Answer: B (scented body lotion)
Value: $3,000 (jumped)
Bank: $53,100 (unchanged)

Question #8:
A study by the Nat. Center for Family & Marriage Research reveals that couples are less likely to divorce if they share from a common pool of what?
A - toiletries
B - pantry items
C - money
D - clothing

Taron thinks that

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sharing money could be the fast track to divorce and not every couple could share clothing

. He decides to use his +1, his good friend James. James says that

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toilet paper couldn't bring people together. He also says that cereal comes from the pantry and sharing breakfast might keep couples together

. He then says that Taron is better at this than he is. Taron likes James's logic and if he were at home he'd go for it, but he decides to walk.

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Answer: C (money)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $26,550 (half the bank)

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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Best known for his "Goosebumps" series, the mega-selling children's author R.L. Stine writes primarily in what genre?
A - romance
B - science
C - biography
D - horror

Question of the Day answer

D (horror)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8:
A study by the Nat. Center for Family & Marriage Research reveals that couples are less likely to divorce if they share from a common pool of what?
A - toiletries
B - pantry items
C - money
D - clothing

Taron thinks that

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sharing money could be the fast track to divorce and not every couple could share clothing

. He decides to use his +1, his good friend James. James says that

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toilet paper couldn't bring people together. He also says that cereal comes from the pantry and sharing breakfast might keep couples together

. He then says that Taron is better at this than he is. Taron likes James's logic and if he were at home he'd go for it, but he decides to walk.

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Answer: C (money)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $26,550 (half the bank)

Too bad that neither Taron nor James had enough life experience to answer this question. Easy for someone my age.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6:
What U.S. state begins with the same letter as two of the states it borders?
A - Alabama
B - New York
C - Michigan
D - Illinois

Taron is trying desperately to picture the U.S. map in his mind. He probably should have paid more attention in high school. He thinks the audience would definitely know this so he asks them.

Ask the Audience results

A - 9%
B - 29%
C - 21%
D - 41%

Taron says the audience is leaning toward the one he was least sure of what states bordered it. He's going to have a minor internal panic attack and trust the audience.

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Answer: D (Illinois)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,100

He thinks the audience would definitely know the answer to a geography question?

He hasn't watched the show much, huh?

Question #7:
Not stopping at just cinnamon rolls, Cinnabon has lent its name to all but which of the following products?
A - flavored nuts
B - scented body lotion
C - flavored vodka
D - scented candles

Taron is familiar with Cinnabon and loves them. He knows that

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there are Cinnabon-scented candles

but that's all he is sure of. He jumps the question.

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Answer: B (scented body lotion)
Value: $3,000 (jumped)
Bank: $53,100 (unchanged)

All news to me. JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Taron Singleton
Drexel Hill, PA

Terry says they're going to get right into it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6:
What U.S. state begins with the same letter as two of the states it borders?
A - Alabama
B - New York
C - Michigan
D - Illinois

Taron is trying desperately to picture the U.S. map in his mind. He probably should have paid more attention in high school. He thinks the audience would definitely know this so he asks them.

Ask the Audience results

A - 9%
B - 29%
C - 21%
D - 41%

Taron says the audience is leaning toward the one he was least sure of what states bordered it. He's going to have a minor internal panic attack and trust the audience.

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Answer: D (Illinois)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,100

When elwing and I were traveling to Wichita I thought about the fact that we were driving between the only two states that start with K and that led me to thinking about states that bordered other states that started with the same letter and quickly came up with Indiana, Illinois and Iowa (traveling through two of them).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7:
Not stopping at just cinnamon rolls, Cinnabon has lent its name to all but which of the following products?
A - flavored nuts
B - scented body lotion
C - flavored vodka
D - scented candles

Taron is familiar with Cinnabon and loves them. He knows that

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there are Cinnabon-scented candles

but that's all he is sure of. He jumps the question.

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Answer: B (scented body lotion)
Value: $3,000 (jumped)
Bank: $53,100 (unchanged)

I'll JTQ.