Cedric comes out in a futuristic-looking jacket and shades. He says some strange things have happened including Vice-President Bieber going bald and Lindsay Lohan becoming a nun, and Oprah bought a planet. Even the intro music has a futuristic sound. The first contestant is introduced as having retired early after inventing global-warming attire and now spends his time at his vacation home on the moon.
Steve Schaeffer
New York City, NY
Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - Future Animals
9 - Future News
8 - Future Companies
7 - Future Movies
6 - Future Music
5 - Future Royalty
4 - Future Cities
3 - Future Catchphrases
2 - Future TV
1 - Future Jokes
Topic Tree (randomized):
10 - Future Animals
9 - Future News
7 - Future Movies
6 - Future Music
8 - Future Companies
3 - Future Catchphrases
4 - Future Cities
5 - Future Royalty
1 - Future Jokes
2 - Future TV
Question #1 (Future TV - Level 2):
Thanks to advancements in fertility treatments, in 2016 the Duggars had to tweak the name of their reality series to what?
A - The Real Divorceés of New Jersey
B - There Went Honey Boo-Boo
C - 59 Kids and Counting
D - RuPaul's Drag Walk-a-Thon
Steve isn't familiar with the Duggars but
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since the question involves fertility he's going with C
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Answer: C (59 Kids and Counting)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
After dropping the inane alphabetical sizing in 2019, the garment industry stopped playing a cruel joke on women and finally invented a what that actually fits?
A - sock
B - scarf
C - hat
D - bra
Steve says this is a topic that he has little experience about.
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Answer: D (bra)
Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
As the first king to exclusively wear sweatpants, when the son of William and Kate ascended to the throne, he became known as what?
A - Henry the Casual
B - Edward the Cozy
C - Albert the Snug
D - George the Comfy
"Long live the king!" Steve exclaims.
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Answer: D (George the Comfy)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100
Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100
Proving their slogan "What happens here, stays here" true, what city was turned into a massive prison complex in 2077?
A - Cancun
B - New Orleans
C - Rio de Janeiro
D - Las Vegas
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Answer: D (Las Vegas)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $37,100
Value: $5,000
Bank: $37,100
Question #5 (Future Catchphrases - Level 3):
After she coined the term in 2008, what type of animal ironically attacked Sarah Palin on a hunting trip in 2020?
A - baby elk
B - daddy trout
C - mama grizzly
D - brother beaver
Steve says his family celebrates this day every year.
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Answer: C (mama grizzly)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,100
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,100
In 2044, Keurig and Roomba combined their two signature products to create the Kroomba, a wildly popular machine that does what?
A - wakes you up and sews
B - feeds your pet and irons
C - vacuums and makes coffee
D - prints and calls your mom
Steve knows that
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Roomba vacuums. He's not really familiar with Keurig but he's going to extrapolate from what he knows
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Answer: C (vacuums and makes coffee)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $40,100
Value: $2,000
Bank: $40,100
The Party Party won the White House in 2032, partly due to the popularity of what campaign song and old hit performed by President Cyrus?
A - Get the Party Started
B - Party Like a Rock Star
C - Party Rock Anthem
D - Party in the U.S.A.
"Who doesn't love President Cyrus?" Steve jokes, and mentions twerking becoming the national dance.
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Answer: D (Party in the U.S.A.)
Value: $500
Bank: $40,600
Value: $500
Bank: $40,600
In 2081, Madea's trip to the seventh planet from the sun goes awry when she meets a band of uppity aliens in what summer blockbuster?
A - Madea's Mercury Rising
B - Madea Attacks Mars
C - Madea's Uranus is Mine
D - Madea's Venus Fly Trap
Steve said he went to see this movie five or six times.
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Answer: C (Madea's Uranus is Mine)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600
Steve is feeling unbelievably happy. The future is his. Cedric jokes that Steve won't get the money until 2022.
Question #9 (Future News - Level 9):
Print journalism finally died when what paper published its last issue on July 8th, 2039, 150 years after publishing its first?
A - The New York Times
B - The Boston Herald
C - The Wall Street Journal
D - The Washington Post
Steve's gut says
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The New York Times
Ask the Audience results
A - 56%
B - 18%
C - 13%
D - 13%
B - 18%
C - 13%
D - 13%
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Answer: C (The Wall Street Journal)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Orion embarrassingly lost his entire belt when Alnitak, Alnilam and what other star that comprises it went supernova in 2022?
A - Meissa
B - Altair
C - Mintaka
D - Aldebaran
Question of the Day answer
C (Mintaka)
