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Reza Zamanian
Dallas, TX

Millionaire Getaway Week

Contestants who answer the $5K question correctly will win a 3-day, 2-night stay at the Las Vegas Caesar’s Palace for someone in his or her life.

Raza wants to send his parents on the getaway.

Raza’s Plus One is best friend and business partner, Rick Townsley.

$500 To avoid confusion at the airport carousel, experts recommend tying a large, colorful ribbon around what?
A. Your forehead
B. Your suitcase
C. Your screaming baby
D. Your complimentary bag of pretzels

Spoiler

B. Your suitcase

$1K According to a recent survey by Sol Republic, 53 percent of millennials own three or more what?
A. Sets of football pads
B. pairs of headphones
C. Full-body casts
D. Gold pocket watches

Spoiler

B. Pairs of headphones

$2K Which of these books is Christopher Columbus said to have read for inspiration as he prepared for his journey across the Atlantic in 1492?
A. Eat, Pray, Love
B. The Travels of Marco Polo
C. Chicken Soup for the Explorer’s Soul
D. Sailing for Dummies

Spoiler

B. The Travels of Marco Polo

$3K Suffering neurological damage but surviving, what experience did Phil Broscovak of Wyoming liken to “being stung by 10,000 wasps from the inside out”?
A. Getting bitten by a shark
B. Falling off a 50-story building
C. Being struck by lightning
D. Getting trapped under an avalanche

Spoiler

C. Being struck by lightning

$5K You can get a “Sssh!”’d in English AND French at Haskell Free Library, built directly on the international border between Quebec and what U.S. state?
A. Montana
B. Vermont
C. Washington
D. Minnesota

ATA

ATA results

6% A. Montana
52% B. Vermont
14% C. Washington
28% D. Minnesota

Spoiler

B. Vermont

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$7K Due to chronic back pain that had plagued him since childhood, what president sometimes watched films from an orthopedic bed in the White House theater?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Lyndon Johnson
C. Richard Nixon
D. Jimmy Carter

Spoiler

A. John F. Kennedy

$10K You’ve probably never seen his face, but 7’2” tall actor Peter Mayhew has played what legendary character for nearly 40 years?
A. Big Bird
B. Chewbacca
C. Jason from the “Friday the 13th” movies
D. The Phillie Phanatic

Spoiler

B. Chewbacca

$20K In May 1994, 18-year-old Ohioan Michael P. Fay suddenly gained international notoriety. For what?
A. Stealing “The Scream” from an Oslo museum
B. Streaking at the World Cup
C. Plotting against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

50/50

50/50 leaves

C. Plotting against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

Spoiler

D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

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$30K According to the Mayo Clinic, it takes roughly how long for a newborn baby to double in body weight?
A. 1 month
B. 5 months
C. 11 months
D. 18 months

+1

Rick says if he had to guess, he would go with

Spoiler

11 months.

Reza decides to walk

Spoiler

B. 5 months
Reza leaves with $20K and a getaway for his parents

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QOTD

What candy bar sounds like it was named for the author of the short story “The Gift of the Magi”?
A. Clark
B. Oh Henry!
C. Baby Ruth
D. Mars

Spoiler

B. Oh Henry!

7K: I thought the back pain was from WWII. I hope that wouldn't have made me waste lifelines on this.

20K: Know not Kerrigan whackers, think not streaker. 50/50

30K: I would have blown this thinking A. Hope ATA & +1 would have dissuaded me.

$10K You’ve probably never seen his face, but 7’2” tall actor Peter Mayhew has played what legendary character for nearly 40 years?
A. Big Bird
B. Chewbacca
C. Jason from the “Friday the 13th” movies
D. The Phillie Phanatic

Spoiler

B. Chewbacca

I'd never seen his face, so I just now google-imaged him. He doesn't look well but isn't scary -- he has a pleasant expression in most of the photos.

$20K In May 1994, 18-year-old Ohioan Michael P. Fay suddenly gained international notoriety. For what?
A. Stealing “The Scream” from an Oslo museum
B. Streaking at the World Cup
C. Plotting against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

50/50

50/50 leaves

C. Plotting against figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

Spoiler

D. Getting caned by authorities in Singapore

50/50

$30K According to the Mayo Clinic, it takes roughly how long for a newborn baby to double in body weight?
A. 1 month
B. 5 months
C. 11 months
D. 18 months

+1

Rick says if he had to guess, he would go with

Spoiler

11 months.

Reza decides to walk

Spoiler

B. 5 months
Reza leaves with $20K and a getaway for his parents

Plus One and hope whoever it is had kids.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Reza Zamanian
Dallas, TX

Millionaire Getaway Week

Contestants who answer the $5K question correctly will win a 3-day, 2-night stay at the Las Vegas Caesar’s Palace for someone in his or hers life.

Raza wants to send his parents on the getaway.

Raza’s Plus One is best friend and business partner, Rick Townsley.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 To avoid confusion at the airport carousel, experts recommend tying a large, colorful ribbon around what?
A. Your forehead
B. Your suitcase
C. Your screaming baby
D. Your complimentary bag of pretzels

Spoiler

B. Your suitcase

Yeah, but if everyone does it, how does that avoid confusion?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K According to a recent survey by Sol Republic, 53 percent of millennials own three or more what?
A. Sets of football pads
B. pairs of headphones
C. Full-body casts
D. Gold pocket watches

Spoiler

B. Pairs of headphones

I'm not a millennial and I have 3 pairs.

Nihil obstat®.

500: easy

1,000: easy

2,000: easy

3,000: C is the only one that makes sense

5,000: B is the only geographically possible answer

7,000: I know JFK had a lot of back problems, so I go with A

10K: Not only do I remember Peter Mayhew playing Chewbacca, I also remember Caroll Spinney playing Big Bird

20K: It comes easy to me, as I'd heard about this incident through a quiz on FunTrivia

30K: +1 and hope he or she gets it right