Washington, DC
Chris is a policy analyst on Capitol Hill. He's refused to tell a soul that he's here, today.
Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Dancing Snakes
9: Don't Forget the Lyrics
8: www.surprise
7: Medal Firsts
6: Name That Island
5: College
4: Late Bloomer
3: Size Matters
2: Top Exports
1: Pronoun Trouble
Topic Tree (Randomized)
5: College
6: Name That Island
9: Don't Forget the Lyrics
8: www.surprise
2: Top Exports
10: Dancing Snakes
7: Medal Firsts
4: Late Bloomer
1: Pronoun Trouble
3: Size Matters
All this week, contestants get an extra lifeline, the Crystal Ball.
Question #1 - Level 3: Size Matters
The number 102ZZZ means a lot to Norma Stitz, owner of the world's largest natural what?
A: Mushrooms B: Breasts
C: Crystals D: Dachshunds
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000
Question #2 - Level 1: Pronoun Trouble
In English, which of these pronouns is always capitalized, no matter where it appears in a sentence?
A: I B: You
C: We D: They
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $500
Bank: $15,500
Question #3 - Level 4: Late Bloomer
Previously a farmer and loan officer, what author was 65 when she saw her first novel, "Little House in the Big Woods," get published?
A: Louisa May Alcott B: Laura Ingalls Wilder
C: Frances Hodgson Burnett D: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Chris isn't sure; he has two choices on this. He asks to use his Crystal Ball.
Crystal Ball
Spoiler
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $17,500
Question #4 - Level 7: Medal Firsts
On June 11, 1927, President Coolidge presented the first Distinguished Flying Cross medal to what famous American?
A: Clarence Darrow B: Charles Lindbergh
C: Jim Thorpe D: Ernest Hemingway
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $20,500
Question #5 - Level 10: Dancing Snakes
What term is used to describe both "a folk dance in duple time" and "a group of rattlesnakes"?
A: Cha Cha B: Lambada
C: Rhumba D: Tango
Chris asks the audience.
ATA
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $100
Bank: $20,500
-- Commercial Break --
Question #6 - Level 2: Top Exports
According to the Irish Times, what domestic product uses ten percent of Ireland's annual cream production?
A: Jameson B: Guinness
C: Magners cider D: Baileys
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $25,500
Question #7 - Level 8: www.surprise
After an NFL team reportedly refused to pay $275,000 for the URL, which of these websites was turned into an online gay dating forum?
A: Cowboys.com B: Dolphins.com
C: Redskins.com D: Giants.com
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $26,500
Question #8 - Level 9: Don't Forget the Lyrics
A popular ad for Kia depicts hamsters rapping "You can get with this or you can get with that," a lyric by what rap group?
A: Brand Nubian B: De La Soul
C: Black Sheep D: The Pharcyde
Chris wishes he could ask the audience about this question, but he can't. He jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $26,500
Question #9 - Level 6: Name That Island
What tiny Caribbean nation was named by Christopher Columbus after the day of the week he discovered it?
A: Barbados B: Dominica
C: Grenada D: Haiti
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $33,500
Question #10 - Level 5: College
Utilizing a "psychomanteum," Virginia's Radford University is offering an independent study course in which students try to communicate with what?
A: Ryan Reynolds B: The dead
C: Dolphins D: Their plants
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $43,500
It's time to play Classic Millionaire!
$100,000
According to the most recent census, what's the median age of the U.S. population?
A: 37 B: 33
C: 24 D: 48
Chris thinks it's between
Spoiler
Meredith explains what he'll win if he gets it right, wrong, or walks away, summing it up by saying he's gambling about $18,500.
Chris: I'm gambling 18.5 on a 50/50 bet, to win 57.
Meredith gets flustered: You could just--
Chris: I told you I'm an analyst!
Meredith: Yeah, you are! You're an analyst, alright!
Chris likes those odds and takes the chance.
Answer
-- Commercial Break --
Chris want to use some of the money to travel, to give some back to his alma mater, American University, and to give some back to the friends and causes that have meant so much to him over the years.
$250,000
Confusingly, the edible bird we call "turkey" is known in the country Turkey by what other culturally-based name?
A: Urdu B: Hindi
C: Slovak D: Malay
Chris doesn't have a clue. He walks away with $100,000.
Answer
-- Commercial Break --