Transcript 11/7/11 Janine Ioffreda (1Q contestant)

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Janine Ioffreda
Manhattan, NY
Jazz singer

Meredith ask Janine to sing a little something about Millionaire.
She does.

$1K
Since 1973, ownership of tiny Hans Island in the Arctic Circle has been disputed by what two nations?
A. Sweden & Finland
B. The U.S. & Russia
C. Norway & Iceland
D. Canada & Denmark

Spoiler

D. Canada & Denmark
Janine wins $1K and a Millionaire game for the Wii.

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Great guess, Janine, after the bad luck of having to deal with a $250K 1Q!

I wonder if she even realized that the disputed territory had be between Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland? This island apparently made the news in 2004, in Canada, according to Wikipedia. I'm not sure if any US news organization ever paid attention to it.

Here's a satellite picture of Hans Island--that little brown dot in the middle of all that ice:

Spoiler

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Janine Ioffreda
Manhattan, NY
Jazz singer

A true WE/WE®.

$1K
Since 1973, ownership of tiny Hans Island in the Arctic Circle has been disputed by what two nations?
A. Sweden & Finland
B. The U.S. & Russia
C. Norway & Iceland
D. Canada & Denmark

Spoiler

D. Canada & Denmark
Janine wins $1K and a Millionaire game for the Wii.

Had I been playing Kevin's stack I would have been going for the $250K. My guess from the comfort of my recliner was D, based on my reasoning that most people would not know the connection between Greenland and Denmark, so it was the least obvious choice. Had I been at the Hot Podium I might have just walked away.