The Episcopal priest finished his run, last night.
Despite Jeff's moderate success at making him doubt stuff he knew all along, he breezed through the stack and walked away with $500K, not wanting to take a risk on an obscure question in the 5th Grade Music category. As we were reminded in flashbacks, his daughter had been contestant on the show, who guessed wrong on her $1 Million question and dropped back to $25K.
Incidentally, the Reverend had taught middle school band and chorus for eight years.
And he knew the answer to the question when it was revealed "for fun": What composer wrote the 1812 Overture?
Tonight's show is one of the previously unaired episodes with last season's Fifth Graders, continuing the "Mystery Desk" theme. On last Friday's episode, the first person to occupy the Mystery Desk was Cody's identical twin, Brody! Brody got called up first to help the contestant, but we never even got to see his answers, since the contestant didn't need any help at the 1st Grade level. Thus ended Brody's turn in the spotlight.
The second contestant, who finishes his run tonight, had his mother-in-law sitting in the Mystery Desk. So far, he hasn't called on her for help. Jeff is trying to make this a big deal, whether he'll use her help or the 5th Graders. From the answers she's had sitting at the desk, the contestant would be better off asking the kids!
