Ewing, NJ
Mammogram technician
Meredith says that Laraine has seen a lot of boobs in her time. Laraine also likes to follow her horoscope; today it said it was a good day and to follow her heart.
Laraine's sister, Theresa, is in the audience.
Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Bathing Beauties
9: Funny Finale
8: Monthly Question
7: Nice Landscape
6: Budget Budge
5: Quiet Ride
4: Comic Tendencies
3: Raising Funds
2: Unemployed Host
1: Magnetic Poetry
Topic Tree (Randomized)
9: Funny Finale
10: Bathing Beauties
7: Nice Landscape
1: Magnetic Poetry
4: Comic Tendencies
2: Unemployed Host
3: Raising Funds
8: Monthly Question
6: Budget Budge
5: Quiet Ride
Question #1 - Level 5: Quiet Ride
On its list of the "Top 10 Cars of 2011," Popular Mechanics magazine noted what car model's "faint electronic hums"?
A: Toyota Sienna B: Ford Fiesta
C: Chevrolet Volt D: Hyundai Sonata
Laraine begins to say
Spoiler
Chevrolet Volt
ATA
A: 4% B: 4% C: 88% D: 4%
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Chevrolet Volt
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000
Question #2 - Level 6: Budget Budge
The last time the federal budget was balanced and there was no federal deficit was during what President's administration?
A: Ronald Reagan B: Bill Clinton
C: George H.W. Bush D: Jimmy Carter
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Bill Clinton
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $10,000
Question #3 - Level 8: Monthly Question
In the phonetic alphabet used by the military, which begins "alpha, bravo, charlie," what is the only monty of the year that represents a letter?
A: February B: March
C: November D: July
Laraine doesn't have any idea, so she has to jump this question.
Answer/Value/Bank
C: November
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000
Question #4 - Level 3: Raising Funds
In the 1880s, Joseph Pulitzer led a campaign to raise funds to literally put what famous "person" on a pedestal?
A: The Discus Thrower B: Lady Justice
C: The Thinker D: Lady Liberty
Laraine doesn't know and doesn't want to guess, so she has to jump this question.
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Lady Liberty
Question Value: $100
Bank: $10,000
Question Value: $100
Bank: $10,000
Question #5 - Level 2: Unemployed Host
On one of the final episodes of his show in 2011, who said, "Unemployment is as an all time high, and for Latinos it just got a little higher"?
A: Jimmy Kimmel B: George Lopez
C: Conan O'Brien D: Craig Ferguson
Answer/Value/Bank
B: George Lopez
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $25,000
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $25,000
-- Commercial Break --
With at least part of the money, Laraine wants to something nice for her father, James, who is 95 years old. He's a lifelong Yankees fan, so she wants to take him to the new Yankees Stadium.
Question #6 - Level 4: Comic Tendencies
What cartoonist is commonly credited with coining the phrase "security blanket"?
A: Scott Adams B: Charles Schulz
C: Garry Trudeau D: Gary Larson
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Charles Schulz
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000
Question #7 - Level 1: Magnetic Poetry
"Plunder," "matey" and "yo ho ho" are all terms featured in a Magnetic Poetry Kit dedicated to what figure?
A: Astronaut B: Vampire
C: Pirate D: Cowboy
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Pirate
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $55,000
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $55,000
Question #8 - Level 7: Nice Landscape
Visitors to Giverny, France, can see the Japanese bridge and water garden that inspired what famed impressionist painter?
A: Claude Monet B: Edgar Degas
C: Vincent van Gogh D: Mary Cassatt
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Claude Monet
Question Value: $500
Bank: $55,500
Question Value: $500
Bank: $55,500
Question #9 - Level 10: Bathing Beauties
A place where people and penguins sunbathe within walking distance of one another, Boulders Beach is located in what country?
A: Tasmania B: Chile
C: South Africa D: Fiji
Laraine knows that
Spoiler
Chile
Spoiler
South Africa
Spoiler
South Africa
Meredith: Look, if you guess and you're right, it's terrific. If you guess and you're wrong, would you feel like one of those boobs?
Laraine: Yes, I would.
Laraine walks away with $27,750.
Answer
C: South Africa
-- Commercial Break --