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Sharon Diamond
New York, NY

Sharon’s Plus One is her son Joseph.

Question 1 – The actor who played Fonzie on “Happy Days” might know that what scientific test measures the amount of dissolved oxygen in water?
A. Alda formula
B. Travolta system
C. Danza protocol
D. Winkler method

Spoiler

D. Winkler method
$3K
Bank - $3K

Question 2 – Offering such products as PG Tips tea and Weetabix cereal, what company imports foreign foods for homesick Europeans living in America?
A. British Aisles
B. Ten Items or Laos
C. Czech-Out Line
D. Paper or Pakistan

Spoiler

A. British Aisles
$10K
Bank - $13K

Question 3 – Because a common superstition holds that it’s bad luck to say “Macbeth” in a theater, actors will often refer to the Shakespeare play simply as what?
A. “The Danish Play”
B. “The Scottish Play”
C. “The Greek Play”
D. “The Venetian Play”

Spoiler

B.”The Scottish Play”
$1K
Bank - $14K

Question 4 – If you end something the way you started it, it’s commonly said that you’re “bringing it” what?
A. Full circle
B. Full moon
C. Full house
D. Full belly

Spoiler

A. Full circle
$5K
Bank - $19K

commercial break

Question 5 – Believing her husband’s book was “full of utter nonsense,” who’s widely thought to have burned the first draft of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?
A. Fanny Stevenson
B. Isabel Mary Wells
C. Chairmain London
D. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe

Spoiler

A. Fanny Stevenson
$25K
Bank - $44K

Question 6 – Which of these pairs of Will Smith films share their titles with the pair of Will Smith songs that appear in them?
A. Bad Boys & I Am Legend
B. Hitch & Hancock
C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
D. Independence Day & Ali

ATA

ATA results

13% A. Bad Boys & I Am Legend
10% B. Hitch & Hancock
70% C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
7% D. Independence Day & Ali

Spoiler

C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
$100
Bank - $44,100

Question 7 – Though it could just be date night, the internet data firm eXelate categorizes shoppers as “men in trouble” if they’ve searched for what online?
A. Tube socks and beer koozies
B. Cologne and steaks
C. House plants and party hats
D. Flowers and chocolate

Spoiler

D. Flowers and chocolate
$2K
Bank - $46,100

commercial break

Question 8 – Perfect for Halloween parties, Jell-O prepared with what ingredient will glow under black lights, thanks to its naturally fluorescent quinine?
A. Tonic water
B. Orange juice
C. Apple juice
D. Champagne

Spoiler

A. Tonic water
$7K
Bank - $53,100

Question 9 – Creating what’s widely considered the largest man-made explosion before Hiroshima, in 1917, two ships collided in the harbor of what Nova Scotia city?
A. Calgary
B. Vancouver
C. Halifax
D. Ottawa

Spoiler

C. Halifax
$15K
Bank - $68,100

Question 10 – The Medal of Honor is the only decoration awarded to members of the U.S. military that has what characteristic?
A. It features a six-pointed star
B. It’s worn around the neck
C. It’s made of solid gold
D. Its text is in Latin

JTQ

Spoiler

B. It’s worn around the neck
$500
Bank - $68,100

commercial break

$100K – Every Miss Universe titleholder has come from a sovereign nation, except for the five winners who have hailed from where?
A. Hong Kong
B. Guam
C. Puerto Rico
D. Bermuda

Spoiler

C. Puerto Rico
Bank - $100K

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Sharon will return on tomorrow’s show.

Q6: No idea. ATA

Q10: I also have seen them put around people's necks on ribbons. But I'm not sure they're the only such. +1

Q11: Thinking PR or Hong Kong. JTQ

It was a Snow Day, so I got to watch . . .

I love this contestant!

Question 6 – Which of these pairs of Will Smith films share their titles with the pair of Will Smith songs that appear in them?
A. Bad Boys & I Am Legend
B. Hitch & Hancock
C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
D. Independence Day & Ali

ATA

ATA results

13% A. Bad Boys & I Am Legend
10% B. Hitch & Hancock
70% C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
7% D. Independence Day & Ali

Spoiler

C. Men in Black & Wild Wild West
$100
Bank - $44,100

ATA

Question 10 – The Medal of Honor is the only decoration awarded to members of the U.S. military that has what characteristic?
A. It features a six-pointed star
B. It’s worn around the neck
C. It’s made of solid gold
D. Its text is in Latin

JTQ

Spoiler

B. It’s worn around the neck
$500
Bank - $68,100

JTQ

$100K – Every Miss Universe titleholder has come from a sovereign nation, except for the five winners who have hailed from where?
A. Hong Kong
B. Guam
C. Puerto Rico
D. Bermuda

Spoiler

C. Puerto Rico
Bank - $100K

Plus One. Let's pretend she knows it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sharon Diamond
New York, NY

Sharon described her pastime of "Wikiwalking." In the evening, she starts reading an article in Wikipedia. An interesting link takes her to another article, then another, and soon enough she's stayed up all night. This can't be good for Sharon's health, but it's clearly an effective way to train for a game show. And unlike more common methods (like studying show transcripts) it was unique enough to impress the producers.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Creating what’s widely considered the largest man-made explosion before Hiroshima, in 1917, two ships collided in the harbor of what Nova Scotia city?
A. Calgary
B. Vancouver
C. Halifax
D. Ottawa

Spoiler

C. Halifax
$15K
Bank - $68,100

This is at least the fourth question in this stack that contains a fact that isn't needed to get the answer, but is interesting nonetheless.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 – The Medal of Honor is the only decoration awarded to members of the U.S. military that has what characteristic?
A. It features a six-pointed star
B. It’s worn around the neck
C. It’s made of solid gold
D. Its text is in Latin

JTQ

Spoiler

B. It’s worn around the neck
$500
Bank - $68,100

Sharon was certain the Medal of Honor is worn around the neck. But the way the question is worded, that could still be the wrong answer, so I understand why she jumped.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sharon Diamond
New York, NY

Sharon’s Plus One is her son Joseph.

Sharon's "hook" was that she was a "wiki walker" - someone who reads a Wikipedia article and clicks on one of the links and keeps moving to other links. I do that but didn't know there was a name for it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 – Because a common superstition holds that it’s bad luck to say “Macbeth” in a theater, actors will often refer to the Shakespeare play simply as what?
A. “The Danish Play”
B. “The Scottish Play”
C. “The Greek Play”
D. “The Venetian Play”

Spoiler

B.”The Scottish Play”
$1K
Bank - $14K

She mouthed the answer as Terry was reading the question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K – Every Miss Universe titleholder has come from a sovereign nation, except for the five winners who have hailed from where?
A. Hong Kong
B. Guam
C. Puerto Rico
D. Bermuda

Spoiler

C. Puerto Rico
Bank - $100K

I would have jumped this question.