SARAH (D.C. native who received her MBA from the Univ. of GA; married to Tommy):
$50K
$20K
$5K
1. At a '14 red carpet event, who wore a paper bag mask that said "I am not famous anymore"- Charlie Sheen (who recently announced he was HIV positive), Shia LaBeouf or Mel Gibson?
G:Shia
2. Which poet penned "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"- Byron, Tennyson or Donne?
G:Byron
3. If you're literally at a "sausage-fest", which of these food items would you expect to see- pancetta, mortadella or panna cotta?
G:Mortadella
4. What happens when a lump of pure potassium's dropped into pure water- it turns green, it makes the water freeze or it bursts into flames?
TIME'S UP (A:It bursts into flames)
5. According to Box Office Mojo, which of these films has grossed over $1B worldwide- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" or "The Lion King"?
G:"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (A:"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")
ALFONSO (ex-Marine in El Paso who earned his Master's from the Univ. of TX, El Paso):
$45K
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1. In 2003, the last orig. Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the line in what country- Germany, Mexico or Sweden?
G:Mexico (B: Germany)
2. To the nearest million, how many miles apart are the Earth & the Sun- nine, 39 or 93?
G:93
3. Which of these PIXAR movies HASN'T been nominated for a Best Picture OSCAR- "WALL-E", "UP" or "Toy Story 3"?
G:"Toy Story 3"
4. Before Hugh Hefner settled on the name "PLAYBOY", his magazine was called what- Stag Party, Coconuts or Va-Va-Voom?
G:Stag Party (B:Va-Va-Voom)
5. Which of these words in spelled using only element symbols found on the periodic table- IoDiNe, ArSeNiC or BaRiUm?
G:ArSeNiC
JAMES (Genome Sciences division worker at Univ. of WA):
$75K
$15K
$5K
That meant no matter what happened, the final bank for this ep. would be the LOWEST EVER.
1. What Elton John song featured lyrics that were based on a short story by science fiction writer Ray Bradbury- "Bennie and the Jets", "Rocket Man" or "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
G:"Rocket Man"
2. Which of these ISN'T true of the Internet sensation known as "Grumpy Cat"- its name's Tartar Sauce, it's a spokescat for Friskies or it's a male?
G:It's a male (B: Friskies)
3. If you ride a skateboard w/ your right foot forward on the board, you're riding how- goofy-footed, dopey-footed or happy-footed?
G:Happy-footed (A:Goofy-footed)
4. British astrophysicist Sir Fred Hoyle coined what two-word term in 1949- big bang, absolute zero or free radical?
G:Big bang
5. If the tattoo artist put a curlicue on your pulicue, what part of your body did you have inked- lower back, upper chest or hand?
G:Hand
FC:
P: A
S1 R- 14
WIPEOUT
EP. RATING: 1
$50K
$20K
$5K
1. At a '14 red carpet event, who wore a paper bag mask that said "I am not famous anymore"- Charlie Sheen (who recently announced he was HIV positive), Shia LaBeouf or Mel Gibson?
G:Shia
2. Which poet penned "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"- Byron, Tennyson or Donne?
G:Byron
3. If you're literally at a "sausage-fest", which of these food items would you expect to see- pancetta, mortadella or panna cotta?
G:Mortadella
4. What happens when a lump of pure potassium's dropped into pure water- it turns green, it makes the water freeze or it bursts into flames?
TIME'S UP (A:It bursts into flames)
5. According to Box Office Mojo, which of these films has grossed over $1B worldwide- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" or "The Lion King"?
G:"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (A:"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey")
ALFONSO (ex-Marine in El Paso who earned his Master's from the Univ. of TX, El Paso):
$45K
$15K
$5K
1. In 2003, the last orig. Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the line in what country- Germany, Mexico or Sweden?
G:Mexico (B: Germany)
2. To the nearest million, how many miles apart are the Earth & the Sun- nine, 39 or 93?
G:93
3. Which of these PIXAR movies HASN'T been nominated for a Best Picture OSCAR- "WALL-E", "UP" or "Toy Story 3"?
G:"Toy Story 3"
4. Before Hugh Hefner settled on the name "PLAYBOY", his magazine was called what- Stag Party, Coconuts or Va-Va-Voom?
G:Stag Party (B:Va-Va-Voom)
5. Which of these words in spelled using only element symbols found on the periodic table- IoDiNe, ArSeNiC or BaRiUm?
G:ArSeNiC
JAMES (Genome Sciences division worker at Univ. of WA):
$75K
$15K
$5K
That meant no matter what happened, the final bank for this ep. would be the LOWEST EVER.
1. What Elton John song featured lyrics that were based on a short story by science fiction writer Ray Bradbury- "Bennie and the Jets", "Rocket Man" or "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
G:"Rocket Man"
2. Which of these ISN'T true of the Internet sensation known as "Grumpy Cat"- its name's Tartar Sauce, it's a spokescat for Friskies or it's a male?
G:It's a male (B: Friskies)
3. If you ride a skateboard w/ your right foot forward on the board, you're riding how- goofy-footed, dopey-footed or happy-footed?
G:Happy-footed (A:Goofy-footed)
4. British astrophysicist Sir Fred Hoyle coined what two-word term in 1949- big bang, absolute zero or free radical?
G:Big bang
5. If the tattoo artist put a curlicue on your pulicue, what part of your body did you have inked- lower back, upper chest or hand?
G:Hand
FC:
P: A
S1 R- 14
WIPEOUT
EP. RATING: 1