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Jerry Ellis
Louisville, KY

Jerry is a retired truck driver.

$500: While "there's no certain way to stop it," the Mayo Clinic recommends gargling ice water or holding your breath to fight singultus, commonly known as what?
A - the Black Plague
B - hiccups
C - leprosy
D - smallpox

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Answer: B (hiccups)

$1000: According to his Presidential library, upon entering the world in 1924, Jimmy Carter became the first president to be borh how?
A - in the US
B - with a silver spoon in his mouth
C - in a hospital
D - to be wild

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Answer: C (in a hospital)

$2000: Invented during the Great Depression, rock road ice cream is traditionally what flavor combined with nuts and marshmallows?
A - strawberry
B - pistachio
C - chocolate
D - mint

Jerry uses his 50:50, leaving

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A and C

.

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Answer: C (chocolate)

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$3000: Urging people not to resort to trapping to solve problems of "flooding and tree damage," the Humane Society has a webpage with what title?
A - "How to Handle Hamsters"
B - "The Best Way to Deal with Deer"
C - "Coming to Terms with Flying Squirrels"
D - "What to Do About Beavers"

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Answer: D ("What to Do About Beavers")

$5000: Which classic '90s TV show aired in Hungary with a title that loosely translates as "I Came to California"?
A - Full House
B - Kenan & Kel
C - The Fresh Price of Bel Air
D - Blossom

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Answer: C (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air)

$7000: Depicted on a commemorative version issued in 1893, the first woman to appear on a US stamp was a 15th-century ruler of what?
A - Spain
B - France
C - England
D - Portugal

Jerry asks the audience.

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Ask the Audience results:
A - 27%
B - 13%
C - 56%
D - 4%

Jerry then calls down his +1, his sister Jean. She agrees with the audience. Jerry chooses

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to go against the audience and selects A

.

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Answer: A (Spain)

commercial break

$10,000: What artist once compared the pocket watches in one of his most famous paintings to the sight of Camembert cheese melting in the sun?
A - Andy Warhol
B - Pablo Picasso
C - Jackson Pollock
D - Salvador Dali

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Answer: D (Salvador Dali)

$20,000: The shortest NBA player at 5'3", '90s basketball star Muggsey Bogues is, according to IMDb, roughly the same height as which actress?
A - Natalie Portman
B - Charlize Theron
C - Julia Roberts
D - Emma Watson

Jerry goes with

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D

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Answer: A (Natalie Portman)

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": "Look for signs of an inability to feel remorse or guilt" is one of eHow's handy tips on "How to spot a" what?
A - narcissist
B - pathological liar
C - psychopath
D - game show host

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Answer: C (psychopath)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jerry Ellis
Louisville, KY

Jerry is a retired truck driver.

A hometown guy. Hope he does well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7000: Depicted on a commemorative version issued in 1893, the first woman to appear on a US stamp was a 15th-century ruler of what?
A - Spain
B - France
C - England
D - Portugal

Jerry asks the audience.

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Ask the Audience results:
A - 27%
B - 13%
C - 56%
D - 4%

Jerry then calls down his +1, his sister Jean. She agrees with the audience. Jerry chooses

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to go against the audience and selects A

.

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Answer: A (Spain)

1893 is 401 years before 1492 - given time for the stamp to be issued, and given the time frame, it would have to be Isabella of Spain.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: The shortest NBA player at 5'3", '90s basketball star Muggsey Bogues is, according to IMDb, roughly the same height as which actress?
A - Natalie Portman
B - Charlize Theron
C - Julia Roberts
D - Emma Watson

Jerry goes with

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D

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Answer: A (Natalie Portman)

I'd try my ATA on this one.

So far, so good.

20K: I thought Portman, playing a ballet dancer, was taller. I'd also have picked Watson.