Old Town, ME
Billie only had time to answer three questions on yesterday's show, but her bank is already up to $16,000 and she still has all of her lifelines.
Billie says she was really nervous with anticipation before the game, but once she got out here she entered into a little zen place.
Billie's husband Craig is in the audience.
Topic Tree (Randomized)
9: British TV
3: Running Wild
4: TV Catchphrases
7: In the Stacks
6: Say Cheese
10: X Factor
8: Top Tunes
2: $5,000
5: $10,000
1: $1,000
Question #4 - Level 8: Top Tunes
Which of these is a palindromic song title of a Top 40 hit released by a band with a palindromic name?
A: Hannah B: Racecar
C: SOS D: Party Trap
Billie notes that these are all palindromes, but
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Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $31,000
Meredith says that Billie's bank is $31,100, disagreeing with the official total displayed on screen.
Question #5 - Level 10: X Factor
In a surprising 2008 study, researchers demonstrated that it was possible to produce X-rays by doing what?
A: Tearing paper B: Sharpening a pencil
C: Bending a paper clip D: Unrolling Scotch tape
Billie doesn't remember hearing this study. She jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $31,000
Question #6 - Level 6: Say Cheese
Gorgonzola cheese is named for a small town just outside what major European city?
A: Milan B: Marseilles
C: Madrid D: Munich
Billie is pretty sure that Gorgonzola is Italian and only one of these cities is in Italy.
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $38,000
Question #7 - Level 7: In the Stacks
The University of California, San Diego's Geisel Library bears the real surname of what author?
A: George Orwell B: O. Henry
C: Dr. Seuss D: Mark Twain
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $100
Bank: $38,100
Question #8 - Level 4: TV Catchphrases
Which of these classic TV catchphrases was not popularized b a character on Saturday Night Live?
A: You look mahvellous! B: Well, isn't that special?
C: Yeah that's the ticket! D: Dyn-o-mite!
Billie remembers all of these are from Saturday Night Live, except for
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Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $41,100
Question #9 - Level 3: Running Wild
For many years, what tech company was represented by an iconic mascot known as the "Running Man"?
A: AOL B: Dell
C: Microsoft D: IBM
Billie remembers this, just vaguely. She asks the audience.
ATA
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $43,100
-- Commercial Break --
Billie has wanted to get on Millionaire since it first went on the air in 1999. Back when the did the Phone Game, she would call call and get through and they'd say they'd randomly call back tomorrow. She sit and wait by the phone like the lonely date that wonders why he doesn't call.
Meredith: But you kept trying and here you are!
Question #10 - Level 9: British TV
In the U.K. version of the TV series "The Office," the character that inspired Dwight Schrute has what name?
A: Nigel B: Gareth
C: Clive D: Kieran
Billie isn't going to hazard a guess; she hasn't watched either version of "The Office." She jumps the question.
Answer/Value/Bank
Question Value: $500
Bank: $43,100
It is time to play Classic Millionaire!
$100,000
In the video game "Donkey Kong," the hero now known as Mario was originally called what?
A: Climbman B: Runman
C: Jumpman D: Smashman
Billie: I don't think it's
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Answer
-- Commercial Break --
Billie says that last answer was a pure guess.
Billie: I knew I would regret more not going for it than if I went for it and missed. So I went for it.
Meredith: I guess because you waited so long to get on the show--
Billie: I waited so long and I wanted to play! I'm not ready to leave yet!
$250,000
Which of these pairs of Native American tribes share their names with horses that have won the Kentucky Derby?
A: Omaha and Spokane B: Kiowa and Narragansett
C: Choctaw and Hopi D: Mohawk and Zuni
Billie: I'm pretty sure Omaha is a horse that won the Kentucky Derby. I really don't know about the others.
You know what, I came to play!
Meredith: The whole audience goes "ahhhh!" [she makes the hand biting her fist gesture].
Billie: I'm not responsible for any heart attacks.
Meredith: I'm checking your husband. He's looking cool.
Billie: He's very calm about everything. I'm going to say
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Billie gives Meredith a questioning look.
Meredith: I know. Oh, oh--yeah!
Answer
$500,000
Who was the only person besides John Hancock to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
A: Abraham Clark B: Charles Thomson
C: Lewis Morris D: George Clymer
Billie: Well, Meredith, I may be a little bit crazy, but I'm not a complete lunatic.
Billie walks away with $250,000.
Meredith prompts Billie for what she would have guessed and Billie says probably
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Answer
-- Commercial Break --