Iowa City, IA
pre-school teacher.
Star Trek fan, her husband got her into the show and they had a Star Trek themed wedding
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Looking Good
9 Heavy Funding
8 It's a Long Road
7 Late Night Munchies
6 Kid Suites
5 Bad Dog
4 TV City
3 Double Enemy
2 Cost of Labor
1 Germ Alert
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
10 Looking Good
5 Bad Dog
9 Heavy Funding
6 Kid Suites
2 Cost of Labor
3 Double Enemy
8 It's a Long Road
1 Germ Alert
7 Late Night Munchies
4 TV City
Question 1 - Level 4 TV City
Which city hosts franchises of the TV shows, "The Real Housewives," "Love and Hip Hop" and "Married to Medicine"?
A. Los Angeles B. New York
C. Atlanta D. Miami
ATA
A-22% B-13% C-59% D-6%
Answer and value
C. Atlanta
Value: $500
Bank: $500
Value: $500
Bank: $500
Question 2 - Level 7 Late Night Munchies
After Lay's asked fans to "Do Us a Flavor" and submit new chip varieties, the three finalists sold in stores were Sriracha, Cheesy Garlic Bread and what?
A. Wine & Cheese B. Chicken & Waffles
C. Mashed Potatoes & Gravy D. Mac & Cheese
Answer and value
B. Chicken & Waffles
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25500
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25500
Question 3 - Level 1 Germ Alert
What word comes from the medieval practice of preventing epidemic infection by keeping ships at bay for 40 days before docking them?
A. Quarantine B. Antibody
C. Immunize D. Sanitary
Answer and value
A. Quarantine
Value: $3000
Bank: $28500
Value: $3000
Bank: $28500
Question 4 - Level 8 It's a Long Road
The longest in its history, the 2002 Academy Awards ran four hours and 23 minutes, roughly twice as long as that year's "Best Picture" winner, which was what?
A. A Beautiful Mind B. Gladiator
C. American Beauty D. Million Dollar Baby
JTQ 1
Jessica said she was a high school freshman that year and Cedric said wow.
Jessica was leaning A Beautiful Mind because everyone was crazy about Russell Crowe at the time and that she thought Gladiator was earlier than that.
Jessica was leaning A Beautiful Mind because everyone was crazy about Russell Crowe at the time and that she thought Gladiator was earlier than that.
Answer and value
A. A Beautiful Mind
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $28500
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $28500
Question 5 - Level 3 Double Enemy
According to an old proverb, "The enemy of my enemy is my" what?
A. Acquaintence B. Friend
C. Colleague D. Boss
Answer and value
B. Friend
Value: $100
Bank: $28600
Value: $100
Bank: $28600
Commercial break
Question 6 - Level 2 Cost of Labor
In 2013, a Zimbabwe labor ward was criticized for charging overly vocal expectant mothers $5 per what?
A. Scream B. Contraction
C. Deep breath D. Pint of Ben & Jerry's
Answer and value
A. Scream
Value: $5000
Bank: $33600
Value: $5000
Bank: $33600
Question 7 - Level 6 Kid Suites
For $1,395 a night, kids of all ages can stay in a special pink and black decorated suite in New York's Plaza Hotel based on what children's book?
A. Olivia B. Eloise
C. Babar D. Paddington Bear
Answer and value
B. Eloise
Value: $7000
Bank: $40600
Value: $7000
Bank: $40600
Called "the credit cardfolr the 1 percent of the 1 percent," what Visa card issued by J.P. Morgan shares its name with the metal used to make it?
A. Iridium B. Zirconium
C. Palladium D. Cadmium
JTQ 2
Jessica said she first thought choice C was platinum which would be an obvious answer, but those are some "crazy elements" right there and she has no idea.
Answer and value
C. Palladium
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $40600
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $40600
Though it is not known for throwing its own feces, the affenpinscher is a mischievous dog breed that's also known as what?
A. Cat poodle B. Monkey terrier
C. Pig spaniel D. Goat hound
Spoiler
Jessica said she would take the clue, knowing that monkeys throw their own feces. Cedric did a dramatic pause, causing Jessica to prompt him to let her know if she is correct
Answer and value
B. Monkey terrier
Value: $15K
Bank: $55600
Value: $15K
Bank: $55600
Jessica's husband Justin and mom Denise are in the audience. Jessica is wearing her lucky purple dress.
Question 10 - Level 10 Looking Good
Considered a sign of beauty among the ladies of Tajikistan, "synophrys" is the medical name for which of the following features?
A. Crow's feet B. An overbite
C. A unibrow D. A widow's peak
Spoiler
Jessica said she does not think it is an overbite, nor a widow's peak. She is thinking of either crow's feet or a unibrow and really wants to say unibrow, but wishes she had a lifeline and it is a lot of money to risk
Then she suddenly said "C, unibrow, final answer" and the audience gasped.
Cedric noted that Jessica has her hands covering her face like in Star Trek.
Jessica said she hopes she will live long and prosper.
Then she suddenly said "C, unibrow, final answer" and the audience gasped.
Cedric noted that Jessica has her hands covering her face like in Star Trek.
Jessica said she hopes she will live long and prosper.
Answer and value
C. A unibrow
Value: known to be $2000
Bank: $57600 and out of round 1
Value: known to be $2000
Bank: $57600 and out of round 1
Question 11 - $100K
What U.S. President often wore one contact lens to view his audience while using his other eye, sans contact lens, to read his speech?
A. Richard Nixon B. Ronald Reagan
C. George H.W. Bush D. Bill Clinton
Walk
Jessica said she knows Bill Clinton wears glasses. Reagan was an actor so he did a lot of script reading.
She said she has had an "amazing time" and sees nothing leading to any one of these answers so she will walk.
She said she has had an "amazing time" and sees nothing leading to any one of these answers so she will walk.
Answer
B. Ronald Reagan
Walk $57600
Walk $57600
On air "Question of the Day"
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, which of the following numerical series does not continue with a fourth word?
A. Primary, secondary, tertiary B. Firstly, secondly, thirdly
C. Once, twice, thrice D. Single, double, triple
answer
C. Once, twice, thrice
I guess that is a fourth "word".