Alison McCreary
Summit, NJ
Appearing on this show was Alison's bucket list.
Alison: It is. Top of my bucket list. Not just any game show, this show!
Alison runs an organic sunscreen company. She also has four children, the last of which is a senior in high school, so she'll soon be an empty nester. She wants to replace her SUV with "a mid-life crisis convertible".
Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.
Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Historical Edition
?: What's in a Name * DOUBLE MONEY
?: Harsh Reality
?: Alfred's Stones
?: Cowboy President
?: Peaceful Places
?: Of a Fashion
?: Art and Poetry
?: Big Hit
?: Special Suits
Question #1 - Level ?: Special Suits
"Birdmen" wear a special wingsuit to maximize the experience of which of the following adventure sports?
A: Bungee jumping B: Mountain climbing
C: Snowboarding D: Skydiving
Answer/Value/Bank
D: Skydiving
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Question #2 - Level ?: Big Hit
What artist recorded the first song ever to be downloaded legally more than a million times?
A: Justin Timberlake B: Gwen Stefani
C: Kanye West D: Kelly Clarkson
Alison says the oldest one there is
Spoiler
Gwen Stefani
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Gwen Stefani
Question Value: $500
Bank: $5,000
Question Value: $500
Bank: $5,000
Question #3 - Level ?: Art and Poetry
"Nevermore," Paul Gauguin's portrait of a Tahitian woman, has notable connections to a work by what American writer?
A: Ralph Waldo Emerson B: Edgar Allan Poe
C: Walt Whitman D: Emily Dickinson
Alison is leaning towards
Spoiler
Edgar Allan Poe
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Edgar Allan Poe
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $5,000
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $5,000
Question #4 - Level ?: Of a Fashion
Often said to be outfitted with a "trap door," a drop seas is a common style of which of these articles of clothing?
A: Blue jeans B: Raincoat
C: Pajamas D: Tuxedo
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Pajamas
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $7,000
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $7,000
-- Commercial Break --
Question #5 - Level ?: Peaceful Places
Having abolished the death penalty in the late 1800s and its own army in 1948, what country is the fitting home to the UN's University for Peace?
Alison has been to
Spoiler
Costa Rica
Spoiler
A
A: Costa Rica B: Argentina
C: Ecuador D: Panama
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Costa Rica
Question Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
Question Value: $100
Bank: $7,100
Question #6 - Level ?: Cowboy President
Due to his promotion of our "rich Western heritage," which of these U.S. presidents is in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame?
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt B: John F. Kennedy
C: Ronald Reagan D: Bill Clinton
Answer/Value/Bank
C: Ronald Reagan
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100
Question #7 - Level ?: Alfred's Stones
What would Alfred Hitchcock's film "Topaz" be named if its title was changed to the month for which topaz is the primary birthstone?
A: February B: April
C: July D: November
Alison mentions that
Spoiler
October is opal, June is pearl and April is diamond
Spoiler
because she bets there's somebody out there whose birthday is in November.
ATA
A: 14% B: 2% C: 7% D: 77%
Answer/Value/Bank
D: November
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,100
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $33,100
Question #8 - Level ?: Harsh Reality
Jake Gyllenhaal crossed a freezing river shirtless and gutted a dead sheep during his guest appearance on what reality show?
A: Man vs. Wild B: Jersey Shore
C: Pawn Stars D: Ghost Hunters
Answer/Value/Bank
A: Man vs. Wild
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $36,100
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $36,100
-- Commercial Break --
Question #9 - Level ?: What's in a Name * DOUBLE MONEY
Despite her unfortunate name, what beloved philanthropist and patron of the arts was known as "The First Lady of Texas"?
A: Sue Yu B: Ima Hogg
C: Shanda Lear D: Barb Dwyer
Alison came to play. She knows about a father who named his daughter
Spoiler
Ima Hogg
Spoiler
B
Answer/Value/Bank
B: Ima Hogg
Question Value: $15,000 doubled to $30,000
Bank: $66,100
Question Value: $15,000 doubled to $30,000
Bank: $66,100
Question #10 - Level ?: Historical Edition
To celebrate a historical event, on July 21, 1969 the Vancouver Sun changed its name just for the day to what?
A: The Moon B: The Venus
C: The Mars D: The Uranus
Alison thinks that
Spoiler
1969 is the right time for the moon landing, but she's also thinking of "The Age of Aquarius" which has her considering Mars. She rules out B and D. Her brother works for NASA, so he'll be mad if she gets this wrong. She goes with A, final answer.
Answer/Value/Bank
A: The Moon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $73,100
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $73,100
-- Commercial Break --
Alison is really excited about Round Two, but before that Meredith says hello to Alison's husband, Tom, and her sister, Caroline, who are in the audience.
$100,000
Selling for $14.83, the first item ever sold on an early version of eBay was a broken what?
A: Putter B: Laser pointer
C: Bobblehead doll D: Atari
With no hesitation, Alison says
Spoiler
B: Laser pointer
Answer
B: Laser pointer
-- The End of Game "Noise" --
Alison will return on tomorrow's show to see the $250,000 question.
