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Julie Fields
Lake Elsinore, CA

She hopes to win the $1 million here and then double it at the poker tables. It's her 25th anniversary. She's reached the $5000 threshold and has used her 50:50. Her +1 is her daughter Kaitlyn. She's 20 and a sophomore at UC Riverside. She's often mistaken for a 12-year old, which she hates now, but Julie says she'll appreicate it later in life. Kaitlyn is an aspiring novelist and has read a lot. If Julie gets a Shakespeare question, Kaitlyn is her go-to.

$7000: Made with red tomatoes, white onions and green jalapeno chilies, pico de gallo has the same colors as the stripes on which of these countries' flags?
A - Cuba
B - Nicaragua
C - Costa Rica
D - Mexico

Julie is from southern, southern California and lots of restaurants serve pico de gallo.

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Answer: D (Mexico)

$10,000: In her yearly TV special, who has Barbara Walters named as one of her "Most Fascinating People of the Year" on four occasions - in 1993, 2003, 2012, and 2013?
A - Steve Jobs
B - J.K. Rowling
C - Hillary Clinton
D - Prince William

Julie rules out

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Prince William because of his age in those years

and

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J.K. Rowling because she doesn't think 2013 and 2014 are when her books came out

. She also doesn't think that the years are right for

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the iMac and the iPod, so she rules out Steve Jobs

. She tries to make the dates line up. She has to take a little bit of a risk - she's talked too much to ask the audience and doesn't think Kaitlyn will know. She says she's going to count back in history and says that there's an election coming up in

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2018, so President Obama was elected in 2010 originally, running against Hillary. She was Secretary of State during his first 4 years

. She then reconsiders

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J.K. Rowling, thinking that 1993 might have been when the books came out and 2012 and 2013 were when the movies were released

. She decides to ask the audience, hoping they'll act on their own volition and not be swayed by what she's said.

Ask the Audience results

A - 31%
B - 9%
C - 56%
D - 4%

Julie realizes that she miscalculated -

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the next presidential election is in 2016 and recalculates the presidential terms

. Ultimately she decides to go with the audience.

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Answer: C (Hillary Clinton)

commercial break

$20,000: According to Guinness World Records, "strengths" is the longest word in the English language that has only one what?
A - pronunciation
B - vowel
C - definition
D - G

Julie is happy to see this question because she knows the answer.

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Answer: B (vowel)

$30,000: Perfect for the fashion-conscious car lover, what automaker's $1250 "Cavallino Rampante" leather jacket is inspired by the figure in its logo?
A - Bugatti
B - Lamborghini
C - Maserati
D - Ferrari

Julie says that it's clearly Italian. She knows that

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cavatapi is a twisted pasta and that a couple of these car makers' logos are horses

. Julie calls down her +1, her daughter Kaitlyn. She wishes she could help her mother out but she's not a car person. She does know that

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B and C

are fashionable cars. Julie was hoping that Porsche was there because they have a fashion line. Both Julie and Kaitlyn have a gut feeling that it's

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D

and Julie makes that her final answer.

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Answer: D (Ferrari)

commercial break

$50,000: Though an online poll clearly favored it, officials in Fort Wayne, IN opted not to name a new government center after what former mayor from the 1930s?
A - Harry Baals
B - Seymour Butts
C - Ron Chee
D - Buck Neckid

Only one answer jumps out at her because of a joke her mother used to tell -

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"Who wrote the book 'Under the Bleachers' by Seymour Butts?"

She has to think that

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B and D

are completely made up. None of these would be a good name for a government center. She says it's an easy decision to make and walks away.

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Answer: A (Harry Baals)

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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" Boston's MOBA displays all genres of donated artwork, so long as each piece is really, really what?:
A - Bedazzled
B - barbaric
C - Biblical
D - bad

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Answer: D (bad)

$20,000: According to Guinness World Records, "strengths" is the longest word in the English language that has only one what?
A - pronunciation
B - vowel
C - definition
D - G

Julie is happy to see this question because she knows the answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (vowel)

About a million years ago, I got a game called Probe for Christmas and knew about strengths and its uniqueness. But it was good for only one time; they were wise to it after that. (Sorta like Peyton and the last bootleg I saw him run, and probably his last ever.) My older brother, as quite often happened when we played word games, was weary of getting shellacked by Mom and me, so he got his word ready in an annoyed manner. I decided to call his bluff and went with f, u, and c. However, when a letter separated the u and c, I had to try something else. Turns out the word was functor, and he did win that round. In another game, one of my BFFs was similarly tired of the shellacking, and we allowed him to use the dictionary to pick his word. He won that round with muntjack (a small red Asian deer), and it paid off much later in a game of Balderdash. When we heard the word, we both burst out laughing, and we moved on to the next turn.

$30,000: Perfect for the fashion-conscious car lover, what automaker's $1250 "Cavallino Rampante" leather jacket is inspired by the figure in its logo?
A - Bugatti
B - Lamborghini
C - Maserati
D - Ferrari

Julie says that it's clearly Italian. She knows that

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cavatapi is a twisted pasta and that a couple of these car makers' logos are horses

. Julie calls down her +1, her daughter Kaitlyn. She wishes she could help her mother out but she's not a car person. She does know that

Spoiler

B and C

are fashionable cars. Julie was hoping that Porsche was there because they have a fashion line. Both Julie and Kaitlyn have a gut feeling that it's

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D

and Julie makes that her final answer.

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Answer: D (Ferrari)

Plus One

$50,000: Though an online poll clearly favored it, officials in Fort Wayne, IN opted not to name a new government center after what former mayor from the 1930s?
A - Harry Baals
B - Seymour Butts
C - Ron Chee
D - Buck Neckid

Only one answer jumps out at her because of a joke her mother used to tell -

Spoiler

"Who wrote the book 'Under the Bleachers' by Seymour Butts?"

She has to think that

Spoiler

B and D

are completely made up. None of these would be a good name for a government center. She says it's an easy decision to make and walks away.

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Answer: A (Harry Baals)

ATA, 50/50, and sayonara.

7K: helps that Jose's in Cambridge has an entree of "flag enchiladas", giving you 3 for the price of 2, in flag colors, & then lets me get 2 verde, 1 mole, not the flag combo but what I prefer.

10K: suspect it is Jobs but throw flawed 50/50 at it. It would probably leave Jobs & I'd probably crash here

30K: if still alive I probably go out here despite ATA & +1

50K: not D. I don't think Indiana would have had a 30s gov w/ Asian name, so go w/ B & lose again

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Julie Fields
Lake Elsinore, CA

She hopes to win the $1 million here and then double it at the poker tables. It's her 25th anniversary. She's reached the $5000 threshold and has used her 50:50. Her +1 is her daughter Kaitlyn. She's 20 and a sophomore at UC Riverside. She's often mistaken for a 12-year old, which she hates now, but Julie says she'll appreicate it later in life. Kaitlyn is an aspiring novelist and has read a lot. If Julie gets a Shakespeare question, Kaitlyn is her go-to.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000: In her yearly TV special, who has Barbara Walters named as one of her "Most Fascinating People of the Year" on four occasions - in 1993, 2003, 2012, and 2013?
A - Steve Jobs
B - J.K. Rowling
C - Hillary Clinton
D - Prince William

Julie rules out

Spoiler

Prince William because of his age in those years

and

Spoiler

J.K. Rowling because she doesn't think 2013 and 2014 are when her books came out

. She also doesn't think that the years are right for

Spoiler

the iMac and the iPod, so she rules out Steve Jobs

. She tries to make the dates line up. She has to take a little bit of a risk - she's talked too much to ask the audience and doesn't think Kaitlyn will know. She says she's going to count back in history and says that there's an election coming up in

Spoiler

2018, so President Obama was elected in 2010 originally, running against Hillary. She was Secretary of State during his first 4 years

. She then reconsiders

Spoiler

J.K. Rowling, thinking that 1993 might have been when the books came out and 2012 and 2013 were when the movies were released

. She decides to ask the audience, hoping they'll act on their own volition and not be swayed by what she's said.

Ask the Audience results

A - 31%
B - 9%
C - 56%
D - 4%

Julie realizes that she miscalculated -

Spoiler

the next presidential election is in 2016 and recalculates the presidential terms

. Ultimately she decides to go with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Hillary Clinton)

Good thing she recalculated. I'd have gone with Clinton based on the years mentioned.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000: Perfect for the fashion-conscious car lover, what automaker's $1250 "Cavallino Rampante" leather jacket is inspired by the figure in its logo?
A - Bugatti
B - Lamborghini
C - Maserati
D - Ferrari

Julie says that it's clearly Italian. She knows that

Spoiler

cavatapi is a twisted pasta and that a couple of these car makers' logos are horses

. Julie calls down her +1, her daughter Kaitlyn. She wishes she could help her mother out but she's not a car person. She does know that

Spoiler

B and C

are fashionable cars. Julie was hoping that Porsche was there because they have a fashion line. Both Julie and Kaitlyn have a gut feeling that it's

Spoiler

D

and Julie makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Ferrari)

Thanks to a study of heraldry I know that "rampante" probably refers to "rampant", which is an animal figure depicted as rearing up. "Cavallino" is close to "caballo", Spanish for "horse", so a "rampant horse" would be the figure, and that's Ferrari.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000: Though an online poll clearly favored it, officials in Fort Wayne, IN opted not to name a new government center after what former mayor from the 1930s?
A - Harry Baals
B - Seymour Butts
C - Ron Chee
D - Buck Neckid

Only one answer jumps out at her because of a joke her mother used to tell -

Spoiler

"Who wrote the book 'Under the Bleachers' by Seymour Butts?"

She has to think that

Spoiler

B and D

are completely made up. None of these would be a good name for a government center. She says it's an easy decision to make and walks away.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Harry Baals)

I have a good friend who lives in Ft. Wayne and talked about this.

SportsFan68 wrote:

$20,000: According to Guinness World Records, "strengths" is the longest word in the English language that has only one what?
A - pronunciation
B - vowel
C - definition
D - G

Julie is happy to see this question because she knows the answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (vowel)

About a million years ago, I got a game called Probe for Christmas and knew about strengths and its uniqueness. But it was good for only one time; they were wise to it after that. (Sorta like Peyton and the last bootleg I saw him run, and probably his last ever.) My older brother, as quite often happened when we played word games, was weary of getting shellacked by Mom and me, so he got his word ready in an annoyed manner. I decided to call his bluff and went with f, u, and c. However, when a letter separated the u and c, I had to try something else. Turns out the word was functor, and he did win that round. In another game, one of my BFFs was similarly tired of the shellacking, and we allowed him to use the dictionary to pick his word. He won that round with muntjack (a small red Asian deer), and it paid off much later in a game of Balderdash. When we heard the word, we both burst out laughing, and we moved on to the next turn.

My family used to play Probe a lot. I used a lot of words with "y" vowels (lynx, syzygy) and judiciously placed blanks at beginning or end.

I knew the phrase meant "rearing horse", I just couldn't picture what co had a horse emblem. Major brain freeze.