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Sojas Wagle
Springdale, AR
Whiz Kids Week

14 years old
State geographic bee champion and 2x quiz bowl MVP

two lifelines left, 50/50 and +1

$50K (replacement due to use of special lifeline for this week):
Born almost exactly 50 years after the Civil War, someone who is 100 years old today has lived through roughly what percentage of U.S. history?
A: 11% B: 25%
C: 42% D: 61%

Spoiler

C: 42%

First break

$100K :
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
A: 1,111,111 B: 111,111,111
C: 11,111,111,111 D: 111,111,111,111

Spoiler

B: 111,111,111

Second break

$250K :
Speaking of terms in total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
A: Argentina is larger than India B: Egypt is smaller than Turkey
C: Brazil is larger than Australia D: Canada is smaller than China

Spoiler

C: Brazil is larger than Australia

$500K :
According to Instagram, in July of 2010 its CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom tested the app by posting its first-ever photo. What was the photo of?
A: Sunset B: Dog
C: Bowl of ramen D: Kevin Systrom

last two LL's used

50/50:
B: Dog
D: Kevin Systrom

+1 is his father who thinks it was probably a dog, but it could have been himself so he is not sure

They walk away with $250K

Spoiler

B: Dog

Last break

QotD
What clothing item was invented in 1873 by a cold teenager using a steel band, two loops of wire & some fur?
A: Mittens B: Tube socks
C: Overalls D: Earmuffs

Spoiler

D: Earmuffs

Note: Cut Q disappeared after 50K, darn it

100K: Like to think I would get this, but would take me way more time than contestant, which show probably wouldn't allow

250K: have right idea, but +1

500K: ATA because still have. Even if they're 100% may not pull trigger

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sojas Wagle
Springdale, AR
Whiz Kids Week

14 years old
State geographic bee champion and 2x quiz bowl MVP

two lifelines left, 50/50 and +1

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K (replacement due to use of special lifeline for this week):
Born almost exactly 50 years after the Civil War, someone who is 100 years old today has lived through roughly what percentage of U.S. history?
A: 11% B: 25%
C: 42% D: 61%

Spoiler

C: 42%

Another math question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K :
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
A: 1,111,111 B: 111,111,111
C: 11,111,111,111 D: 111,111,111,111

Spoiler

B: 111,111,111

And yet another math question. There are 17 digits in the answer, so even without doing the math, the answer has to be B.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Speaking of terms in total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
A: Argentina is larger than India B: Egypt is smaller than Turkey
C: Brazil is larger than Australia D: Canada is smaller than China

Spoiler

C: Brazil is larger than Australia

I would have expected him to get this one considering he was a geography winner. I like the way he reasoned it out.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500K :
According to Instagram, in July of 2010 its CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom tested the app by posting its first-ever photo. What was the photo of?
A: Sunset B: Dog
C: Bowl of ramen D: Kevin Systrom

last two LL's used

50/50:
B: Dog
D: Kevin Systrom

+1 is his father who thinks it was probably a dog, but it could have been himself so he is not sure

They walk away with $250K

Spoiler

B: Dog

No idea, although my initial thought was that it was a "selfie". Since I have lifelines I'll use them, starting with 50:50 and then ATA.

earendel wrote: No idea, although my initial thought was that it was a "selfie". Since I have lifelines I'll use them, starting with 50:50 and then ATA.

After the 50:50, my thought was to dismiss the selfie as the easy answer. Don't think I could pull the trigger on it however.

$250k had me second guessing. Comparing Brazil to China would have been tougher maybe.

$100k takes a lot of staring down, but once you strip most of the ones and just say 100m x 100m, you know you're knocking on the door of it.

I still say even though the questions for Whiz Kids are more academic in flavor, I don't think the difficulty is decreased too much. That $500k could easily be a $500k on the regular show.

Countries ranked by area in square km:

I bolded the ones in the question.

Spoiler

1 Russia 17,098,246
2 Canada 9,984,670
3 China 9,572,900
4 United States of America 9,525,067
5 Brazil 8,515,767
6 Australia 7,692,024
7 India 3,287,263
8 Argentina 2,780,400
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900
10 Algeria 2,381,740
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,410
12 Kingdom of Denmark 2,210,583
Denmark 43,098
Faroe Islands 1,399
Greenland 2,166,086
13 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690
14 Mexico 1,964,375
15 Indonesia 1,904,556
16 Sudan 1,861,484
17 Libya 1,759,540
18 Iran 1,648,000
19 Mongolia 1,565,000
20 Peru 1,285,220
21 Chad 1,284,000
22 Niger 1,267,000
23 Angola 1,246,700
24 Mali 1,240,000
25 South Africa 1,219,912
26 Colombia 1,197,411
27 Ethiopia 1,127,127
28 Bolivia 1,098,580
29 Mauritania 1,030,700
30 Egypt 1,001,450
31 Tanzania 945,087
32 Nigeria 923,768
33 Venezuela 912,050
34 Namibia 825,418
35 Pakistan 803,940
36 Mozambique 801,590
37 Turkey 780,580

Was anyone else at least a tiny bit disappointed Sojas didn't pull the trigger on the $500k question?

His dad had enough certainty in the answer to put the decision in his son's hands, and he looked pretty close to going for it. That's probably the closest we'll get to seeing the million dollar question for the rest of the show's run.

$50K (replacement due to use of special lifeline for this week):
Born almost exactly 50 years after the Civil War, someone who is 100 years old today has lived through roughly what percentage of U.S. history?
A: 11% B: 25%
C: 42% D: 61%

Spoiler

C: 42%

This is a horrific question. What date do they put to the beginning of U.S. history?

$100K :
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
A: 1,111,111 B: 111,111,111
C: 11,111,111,111 D: 111,111,111,111

Spoiler

B: 111,111,111

Plus One

$250K :
Speaking of terms in total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
A: Argentina is larger than India B: Egypt is smaller than Turkey
C: Brazil is larger than Australia D: Canada is smaller than China

Spoiler

C: Brazil is larger than Australia

Sayonara, if I'm not gone already.