Chicago, IL
19-year-old student at Bemidji State University, MN
Jacqui was a student at Purdue last year, but it cost her $25,000 in loans. When she tried to get the loans for this year, she didn't qualify, so she switched out to Minnesota, where it's a lot cheaper. This money would help her get rid of those other loans and get back to Purdue.
Jacqui's parents, Ron and Sharon, are in the audience
Question Topics:
* Thomas Edison
* The First Time
* Burn After Reading
* Measuring Up
* Central America
* Financial Gurus
* Got Milk?
* Where Am I?
* Simply Marvelous
* Your Teens
* Members Only
* Afternoon Tea
* The Horror!
* Kid Lit
* Sounds Delicious
$100 * Sounds Delicious
"Good Eats" and "Ace of Cakes" are both shows on what cable TV network?
A: History Channel B: Food Network
C: Animal Planet D: I'll Diet Tomorrow TV
Answer
B: Food Network ( 6 )
Which of these children's book characters is often depicted wearing a tutu?
A: Angelina Ballerina B: Harriet the Spy
C: Encyclopedia Brown D: Curious George
Answer
A: Angelina Ballerina ( 5 )
"What evil drives" was part of a tagline for what aptly named '70s horror film?
A: Frogs B: The Car
C: Alien D: Moon of the Wolf
Answer
B: The Car ( 7 )
A tea cozy is commonly made out of what material?
A: Glass B: Wood
C: Cloth D: Metal
With 5 seconds left, Jacqui decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 4% B: 6% C: 83% D: 7%
Answer
C: Cloth ( 4 )
Which of the following is the name for a chain of membership-only warehouse stores?
A: Terry's Club B: Brian's Club
C: Rick's Club D: Sam's Club
Answer
D: Sam's Club ( 8 )
How many numbers between ten and twenty have names that end with the suffix "-teen"?
A: 3 B: 5
C: 7 D: 9
Jacqui counts them on her fingers, twice.
Answer
C: 7 ( 14 )
Perhaps feeling underappreciated by the media, what athlete legally added the word "Marvelous" to his name in 1982?
A: Marvin Hagler B: Mario Lemieux
C: Merlin Olsen D: Michael Jordan
With 17 seconds left, Jacqui decides to Phone A Friend.
Jacqui's PAF team are Diane, Chicago, IL; Bruno, Lockport, IL; and Jillian, Chicago, IL.
Jacqui calls her aunt, Diane.
Diane: He added "Marvelous" to his name in 1982?
Jacqui: Yes. Marvin Hagler, Mario Lemieux, Merlin Olsen or Michael Jordan?
Diane: You had Hagler, Olsen--
Jacqui: Hagler, Olsen, Lemieux or Jordan. Eight seconds!
Diane: Eight seconds.
Jacqui: He added "Marvelous" to his name.
Diane: Marvelous? Hagler! I know it. It's Hagler.
That's not what Jacqui thought it was, but she answers Marvin Hagler.
Meredith: Ohhhh! What did you think it was?
Jacqui: Merlin Olsen.
Answer
A: Marvin Hagler ( 10 )
Getting on Millionaire is dream come true for Jacqui. Jacqui says she's a trivia geek, which is a little embarrassing, because she retains the randomest, stupidest stuff that you'd never need to know.
Meredith: Well, that all right. That makes you the perfect contestant for Millionaire!
Jacqui's dad, Ron, says his wife, Shannon, has the brains, but he's still the geek.
$8,000 * Where Am I?
The state whose name comes first alphabetically is located where in the U.S.?
A: Northeast B: Deep South
C: Midwest D: Pacific Northwest
Answer
B: Deep South ( 6 )
Why does milk appear white?
A: It contains opsin B: It contains myosin
C: It contains casein D: It contains serglycin
With 16 seconds left, Jacqui decides to Ask The Expert.
Joel: Wow! These words are all crazy! No. Here, let's start with the basic truth of I don't know any of these words or anything. A and D, they just seem too crazy, no?
Meredith: Now, I think, you're crazy.
Joel: That C word sounds familiar and the B word sounds vaguely familiar. The C word seems really familiar but maybe that's the trick! Maybe I've seen that word because it's in, like, cola or something. Can we just--can we get a different question? Is that an option?
Jacqui: That'd be a good idea!
Meredith: No, but you know what, Joel, you gave it the college try here. Jacqui, Joel really doesn't--he's trying to be truthful, here, he doesn't know. It's just, he said, it's crazy! The words are crazy.
With 13 seconds left, Jacqui decides to Double Dip.
Answer
Jacqui's first answer is C.
C: It contains casein ( 13 )
Jacqui says it reminded her of calcium, so she went for it.
C: It contains casein ( 13 )
Jacqui says it reminded her of calcium, so she went for it.
Jacqui has $25,000 in college loans; she might be able to wipe that out debt and start clean.
$25,000 * Financial Gurus
Which of these books was written by 20th-century financial guru Andrew Carnegie and not 21st-century financial guru Suze Orman?
A: The Laws of Money B: The Courage to Be Rich
C: The Empire of Business D: The Road to Wealth
Jacqui doesn't know and doesn't want to risk it, so she walks away with $16,000.
Answer
C: The Empire of Business ( 3 )
