Transcript 12/06/07 - Megan Schlingman
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:08 pm
Megan Schlingman
Ashland, OH
Stay-at-home mom
Megan is a little shell-shocked; seeing what just happened was scary.
$100
A man and a woman who are well suited for each other are said to be "a match made" where?
A: In heaven B: Down under
C: At sea D: On "The Bachelor"
$200
On a city sidewalk, which of the following is commonly connected to a water pipeline?
A: Fire hydrant B: Mailbox
C: Traffic light D: Telephone pole
$300
While philately is the study of all stamps, aerophilately is the study of stamps that have been mailed in what way?
A: By train B: By plane
C: By ship D: By truck
$500
To extend the life of your manicure, Ladies' Home Journal recommends wearing rubber gloves while performing what task?
A: Folding laundry B: Cooking
C: Sweeping floors D: Washing dishes
$1,000
What U.S. state is promoted on T-shirts that read, "Like the play--only no singing"?
A: Wyoming B: Maine
C: Oklahoma D: Alabama
-- Commercial Break --
$2,000
The popular summer drink known as an "Arnold Palmer" is typically made with equal parts iced tea and what?
A: Cola B: Milk
C: Beer D: Lemonade
Megan had to learn how to make this while she was a server at a restaurant in college.
$4,000
If "fourteen stone" is equal to 196 pounds, how much does one stone weigh?
A: 14 pounds B: 16 pounds
C: 18 pounds D: 20 pounds
Megan: This is so scary!
Meredith repeats the question.
Megan: Okay, I really just think it's 14. And I'm really afraid right now. I shouldn't really doubt myself so much, but I feel like 14--
Megan calculates under her breath, then says A: 14 pounds.
$8,000
Septicemia is the clinical name for the medical condition more commonly known as what?
A: Migraine headaches B: Motion sickness
C: Blood poisoning D: Frostbite
Meredith knows that Megan wants to go to nursing school, so she bets Megan knows a lot about this. But Megan asks the audience.
ATA: A: 2% B: 5% C: 93% D: 0%
Megan: Great! Oh, that's so awesome!
$16,000
In the long-running comic strip "Blondie," the Bumsteads' two perpetually teenaged kids are named Alexander and what?
A: Daisy B: Fanny
C: Cookie D: Penny
50/50 leaves B & C.
-- Commercial Break --
Megan's son, Soren, is about to turn one. Megan needs some new furniture; their bed pretends to be a "king" but it's really two, twenty-year-old twin bed mattresses. They also have a couch that was her great-grandmother's and dinosaur curtain from when her husband, Adam, was a little kid.
Adam, is in the audience.
$25,000
An informal press conference between the White House Press Secretary and reporters is known by which of these terms?
A: Pride B: Gaggle
C: School D: Herd
Megan feels it's gaggle, but she wants to make sure.
PAF: Megan calls one of her favorite teachers from school, Paul, a professor of religious studies.
Paul: It's a gaggle.
Megan: It is?
Paul: Yeah, I positive--75% sure.
Megan: I thought it was a gaggle, too.
$50,000
One of the world's youngest volcanoes, Paricutin was "born" in 1943 when it abruptly emerged from a field in what country?
A: Lithuania B: Argentina
C: Papua New Guinea D: Mexico
Megan: You know, I'm gonna just say Papua New Guinea and go for it and try, because I've already got--that's like so much money and I can't go home with less than that and it's amazing. And I feel like, who knows what the next question will be, you know. I think I'm just going to try Papua New Guinea, final answer.
Megan leaves with $25,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: A: In heaven
$200: A: Fire hydrant
$300: B: By plane
$500: D: Washing dishes
$1,000: C: Oklahoma
$2,000: D: Lemonade
$4,000: A: 14 pounds
$8,000: C: Blood poisoning
$16,000: C: Cookie
$25,000: B: Gaggle
$50,000: D: Mexico
Ashland, OH
Stay-at-home mom
Megan is a little shell-shocked; seeing what just happened was scary.
$100
A man and a woman who are well suited for each other are said to be "a match made" where?
A: In heaven B: Down under
C: At sea D: On "The Bachelor"
$200
On a city sidewalk, which of the following is commonly connected to a water pipeline?
A: Fire hydrant B: Mailbox
C: Traffic light D: Telephone pole
$300
While philately is the study of all stamps, aerophilately is the study of stamps that have been mailed in what way?
A: By train B: By plane
C: By ship D: By truck
$500
To extend the life of your manicure, Ladies' Home Journal recommends wearing rubber gloves while performing what task?
A: Folding laundry B: Cooking
C: Sweeping floors D: Washing dishes
$1,000
What U.S. state is promoted on T-shirts that read, "Like the play--only no singing"?
A: Wyoming B: Maine
C: Oklahoma D: Alabama
-- Commercial Break --
$2,000
The popular summer drink known as an "Arnold Palmer" is typically made with equal parts iced tea and what?
A: Cola B: Milk
C: Beer D: Lemonade
Megan had to learn how to make this while she was a server at a restaurant in college.
$4,000
If "fourteen stone" is equal to 196 pounds, how much does one stone weigh?
A: 14 pounds B: 16 pounds
C: 18 pounds D: 20 pounds
Megan: This is so scary!
Meredith repeats the question.
Megan: Okay, I really just think it's 14. And I'm really afraid right now. I shouldn't really doubt myself so much, but I feel like 14--
Megan calculates under her breath, then says A: 14 pounds.
$8,000
Septicemia is the clinical name for the medical condition more commonly known as what?
A: Migraine headaches B: Motion sickness
C: Blood poisoning D: Frostbite
Meredith knows that Megan wants to go to nursing school, so she bets Megan knows a lot about this. But Megan asks the audience.
ATA: A: 2% B: 5% C: 93% D: 0%
Megan: Great! Oh, that's so awesome!
$16,000
In the long-running comic strip "Blondie," the Bumsteads' two perpetually teenaged kids are named Alexander and what?
A: Daisy B: Fanny
C: Cookie D: Penny
50/50 leaves B & C.
-- Commercial Break --
Megan's son, Soren, is about to turn one. Megan needs some new furniture; their bed pretends to be a "king" but it's really two, twenty-year-old twin bed mattresses. They also have a couch that was her great-grandmother's and dinosaur curtain from when her husband, Adam, was a little kid.
Adam, is in the audience.
$25,000
An informal press conference between the White House Press Secretary and reporters is known by which of these terms?
A: Pride B: Gaggle
C: School D: Herd
Megan feels it's gaggle, but she wants to make sure.
PAF: Megan calls one of her favorite teachers from school, Paul, a professor of religious studies.
Paul: It's a gaggle.
Megan: It is?
Paul: Yeah, I positive--75% sure.
Megan: I thought it was a gaggle, too.
$50,000
One of the world's youngest volcanoes, Paricutin was "born" in 1943 when it abruptly emerged from a field in what country?
A: Lithuania B: Argentina
C: Papua New Guinea D: Mexico
Megan: You know, I'm gonna just say Papua New Guinea and go for it and try, because I've already got--that's like so much money and I can't go home with less than that and it's amazing. And I feel like, who knows what the next question will be, you know. I think I'm just going to try Papua New Guinea, final answer.
Megan leaves with $25,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: A: In heaven
$200: A: Fire hydrant
$300: B: By plane
$500: D: Washing dishes
$1,000: C: Oklahoma
$2,000: D: Lemonade
$4,000: A: 14 pounds
$8,000: C: Blood poisoning
$16,000: C: Cookie
$25,000: B: Gaggle
$50,000: D: Mexico