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Bachelor/Bachelorette Fan Favorite Week

Marquel Martin
Las Vegas, NV

Marquel got the nickname "Cookie Monster" during his appearance on The Bachelorette and he's been baking cookies ever since. He's playing for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada. His company is involved in a partnership with this organization. He also appeared on Bachelor in Paradise. Marquel considers these experiences as a blessing. His +1 is Nicholas from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

$500: The first time you open Google Maps on a smartphone, you'll probably be informed that the app would like to know what?
A - how you handle road rage
B - where you see yourself in 10 years
C - your location
D - your turn-ons and turn-offs

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Answer: C (your location)

$1000: What Mel Brooks classic had its 1974 premiere at Burbank's Prolwich Drive-In Theatre, offering free tickets to moviegoers arriving on horseback?
A - The Producers
B - Young Frankenstein
C - Spaceballs
D - Blazing Saddles

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Answer: D (Blazing Saddles)

$2000: In the latest quest for gender equality, an establishment called Tallywackers recently opened in Dallas as an alternative to what restaurant?
A - Chili's
B - Hooters
C - Applebee's
D - Buffalo Wild Wings

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Answer: B (Hooters)

$3000: Warning that "your stilettos might get a bit lonely," People magazine reports that "comfort is totally cool again" thanks to the comeback of what brand?
A - Prada
B - Dolce & Gabbana
C - Birkenstock
D - Manolo Blahnik

Marquel says his best guess is based on him wearing them as a child and seeing people wearing them around town.

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Answer: C (Birkenstock)

$5000: Still unsolved today, the 1995 theft of the Davidoff-Morini Stradivarius involved a $3 million antique what?
A - grandfather clock
B - map
C - chandelier
D - violin

Marquel says he'll have to use a lifeline and chooses to ask the audience.

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Ask the Audience results:
A - 22%
B - 6%
C - 3%
D - 69%

Marquel says he loves the audience.

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Answer: D (violin)

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$7000: Though it sounds like a collection of songs performed on a hit reality show, "Vital Idol" is an '80s compilation album that includes which of these classics?
A - Super Freak
B - Jessie's Girl
C - White Wedding
D - Jack & Diane

Marquel knows it's not

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A or B

but he's not familiar with the others, so he calls down Nicholas, his +1. Nicholas says this is tough but he thinks it might be

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C

. They aren't sure so Marquel uses his 50:50.

50:50 results

This leaves B and C

They decide to go with

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C

.

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Answer: C (White Wedding)

$10,000: For those seeking to expand their vocabulary, "ostrobogulous," "outré" and "zonky" ae on OxfordDictionaries.com's list of 17 what?
A - weird ways to say weird
B - cute ways to say cute
C - dumb ways to say dumb
D - tasty ways to say tasty

Marquel doesn't know but his gut tells him it's

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A

so that's his final answer.

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Answer: A (weird ways to say weird)

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$20,000: According to the Earth Policy Institute, thanks to healthier eating habits, what recently surpassed beef to become America's most consumed meat?
A - salmon
B - chicken
C - turkey
D - pork

Marquel says that as a cookie connosieur he has to balance his diet with healthy eating. His gut is telling him that it's

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C

, then he suddenly says "chicken is up there".

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Answer: B (chicken)

$30,000: The International House of Pancakes lived up to its name in 2012 when it opened its first Middle East franchise at the Mall of the Emirates found where?
A - Kuwait City
B - Dubai
C - Riyadh
D - Damascus

Marquel says it's more likely to be

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B than A

.

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Answer: B (Dubai)

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$50,000: According to MedicineNet.com, "the anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of contraction" is a fancy way of describing a what?
A - High five
B - Hug
C - Kiss
D - Handshake

Marquel focuses on the word "contraction." He knows that

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a hug and a handshake both involve

contraction. Marquel decides to walk. He would have gone with

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D

.

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Answer: C (Kiss)

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Named for a famous fictional character, a "Cyber-Cyrano" is a person paid to write what?:
A - online dating profiles
B - college term papers
C - thank-you notes
D - job applications

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Answer: A (online dating profiles)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bachelor/Bachelorette Fan Favorite Week

Marquel Martin
Las Vegas, NV

Marquel got the nickname "Cookie Monster" during his appearance on The Bachelorette and he's been baking cookies ever since. He's playing for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada. His company is involved in a partnership with this organization. He also appeared on Bachelor in Paradise. Marquel considers these experiences as a blesing. His +1 is Nicholas from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000: Still unsolved today, the 1995 theft of the Davidoff-Morini Stradivarius involved a $3 million antique what?
A - grandfather clock
B - map
C - chandelier
D - violin

Marquel says he'll have to use a lifeline and chooses to ask the audience.

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Ask the Audience results:
A - 22%
B - 6%
C - 3%
D - 69%

Marquel says he loves the audience.

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Answer: D (violin)

I'm a little surprised that he didn't know what a Stradivarius was and really surprised at how many in the audience didn't know.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:TRANSCRIPTIONIST NOTE: Marquel's $50,000 question was interrupted by a local news update.

Too bad - I wish I had seen the question and known whether he went for it or not.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:TRANSCRIPTIONIST NOTE: Marquel's $50,000 question was interrupted by a local news update.

Too bad - I wish I had seen the question and known whether he went for it or not.

It's in there now. --Bob

$10,000: For those seeking to expand their vocabulary, "ostrobogulous," "outré" and "zonky" ae on OxfordDictionaries.com's list of 17 what?
A - weird ways to say weird
B - cute ways to say cute
C - dumb ways to say dumb
D - tasty ways to say tasty

Marquel doesn't know but his gut tells him it's

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A

so that's his final answer.

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Answer: A (weird ways to say weird)

I'm thinking I'd better study ostrobogulous for next year.

7K: I once worked at a place above a record store that had to sneak Billy Idol out the back way after an in-store celeb appearance. Long ago.

10K: never before heard the ostro word, but have known outre since I was a tiny polymath.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7000: Though it sounds like a collection of songs performed on a hit reality show, "Vital Idol" is an '80s compilation album that includes which of these classics?

I can rule out a couple of these, but I'm not up on my Billy Idol. ATA.

$10,000: For those seeking to expand their vocabulary, "ostrobogulous," "outré" and "zonky" ae on OxfordDictionaries.com's list of 17 what?

"Outré" and "zonky" seem to me like "out there". I think I have the guts to go for it with no lifeline.

$20,000: According to the Earth Policy Institute, thanks to healthier eating habits, what recently surpassed beef to become America's most consumed meat?

Again, depends on my guts. I associate turkey with healthy eating, but I have to think more chicken gets eaten than turkey.

$50,000: According to MedicineNet.com, "the anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of contraction" is a fancy way of describing a what?

I'm assuming "oris" refers to the mouth, as in "oral".

Going for $100k with either 0, 1, or 2 lifelines depending on how brave I am.

K.P. wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: According to the Earth Policy Institute, thanks to healthier eating habits, what recently surpassed beef to become America's most consumed meat?

Again, depends on my guts. I associate turkey with healthy eating, but I have to think more chicken gets eaten than turkey.

When you consider chicken pieces, nuggets and sandwiches, I'd guess we eat hundreds (or thousands) times more chicken than turkey.