Transcript 05/10/2012 Bradley Werner

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Bradley Werner
St. Louis, Missouri

Mom is here, since wife Maureen is due with their first child in two weeks.
They don't know if it's a boy or a girl.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Creature Quiz
She's a Pistol
TV Workout
Which is Bigger
Outrageous Apparel
Literature
Helping Hands
Secret Books
Big Consumers
Negative Names

Question 1 - Negative Names

Members of the E.U. having major economic issues, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Greece are often known by what unflattering acronym?

A: SPIG
B: ISPG
C: PIGS
D: GISP

Answer and value

C: PIGS
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question 2 - Big Consumers

Every year Macy's department store orders around 300,000 cubic feet of what element?

A: Hydrogen
B: Fluorine
C: Helium
D: Radon

Answer and value

C: Helium
Value: $100
Bank: $1,100

Question 3 - Secret Books

To keep its contents secret, what musician's 1988 autobiography was reportedly given the code name "Neil Armstrong" by its publisher?

A: Frank Sinatra
B: Michael Jackson
C: Bob Dylan
D: Bruce Springsteen

Mere repeats "1988 autobiography." Bradley doesn't know the answer, but he works to puzzle it out.

Spoiler

He connects Neil Armstrong to Moon Walk to Michael Jackson.

Answer and value

B: Michael Jackson (The book was indeed called Moonwalk.)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,100

Question 4 - Helping Hands

What charitable organization was created in 1946 to provide food and clothing to children after World War II?

A: UNICEF
B: March of Dimes
C: Greenpeace
D: Salvation Army

Spoiler

He rules out March of Dimes (polio) and Greenpeace (the environment). We wants to go UNICEF, but he can't quite rule out Salvation Army. Ultimately he goes for A.

Answer and value

A: UNICEF
Value: $2,000
Bank: $10,100

Question 5 - Literature

What famous fictional youth runs away from troubles at home by rafting down the Mississippi River?

A: Huckleberry Finn
B: Holden Caulfield
C: Oliver Twist
D: Scout Finch

Answer and value

A: Huckleberry Finn
Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,100

Question 6 - Outrageous Apparel

Modeled by Miranda Kerr in 2011 and adorned with nearly 3,400 precious stones, the $2.5 million Fantasy Treasure is a what?

A: Jacket
B: Bra
C: Scarf
D: Nightgown

Answer and value

B: Bra (Bradley avails himself of the "Audience applause" 4th lifeline on this question. They start clapping during his pause before "Final Answer.")
Value: $10,000
Bank: $23,100

Commercial Break.

Question 7 - Which is Bigger?

Roughly speaking, which of these statements comparing the total area of Georgia the U.S. state to Georgia the country is true?

A: They are equal in size
B: The state is twice as large
C: The country is twice as large
D: The state is 3 times as large

Spoiler

He thinks the state is larger, but he won't risk it.

JTQ

Answer and value

B: The state is twice as large
Value: $5,000
Bank: $23,100

Question 8 - TV Workout

The "Last Chance Workout" is a regular segment on what popular reality series?

A: The Biggest Loser
B: Dancing with the Stars
C: The Bachelorette
D: America's Got Talent

Answer and value

A: The Biggest Loser
Value: $500
Bank: $23,600

Dollar value-wise, he's in the exact same position the last contestant was in.

Question 9 - She's a Pistol

What Native American gave Annie Oakley a tribal nickname which means "Little Sure Shot"?

A: Geronimo
B: Crazy Horse
C: Chief Joseph
D: Sitting Bull

He has no clue. He has to JTQ.

Answer and value

D: Sitting Bull (He was leaning toward B.)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,600

Commerical Break

Club Millionaire Question

The 1477 union of Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy allegedly begat what tradition?

A: Diamond engagement ring
B: Tossing the bouquet
C: Wedding cake
D: Honeymoon

Spoiler

A

Question 10 - Creature Quiz

"You like to hang out in packs" and "You have a unibrow" are examples used on a HowStuffWorks quiz to see if you are a what?

A: Mummy
B: Vampire
C: Werewolf
D: Zombie

He was going to give an answer, but stopped short just before saying it. He's thinking of 2 differnet answers for the 2 clues.

Spoiler

A: 1%
B: 2%
C: 91%
D: 6%

He was thinking zombie. He goes with the audience.

Answer and value

C: Werewolf
Value: $25,000
Bank: $48,600

He has a $48,600 bank.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

When hearing cases, the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court sit behind a bench made out of what type of wood?

A: Rosewood
B: Mahogany
C: Maple
D: Cedar

He doesn't know it, not even a hunch. He leaves with his entire bank.

Answer

B: Mahogany (He was gonna say that!)

End of show noise. No carryover contestant.

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Here's an article about Bradley's appearance, with an update about the baby.

http://kplr11.com/2012/05/10/st-louis-m ... llionaire/

His wife Maureen was 8 ½ months pregnant and could not attend the taping of the show in New York City. Bradley’s mother made the trip, however, and sat in the Millionaire audience as his on-air companion for the show. The couple just welcomed their first child in November, 2011 – a baby girl named Jeanne!

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Bradley Werner
St. Louis, Missouri

Mom is here, since wife Maureen is due with their first child in two weeks.
They don't know if it's a boy or a girl.

Question 10 - Creature Quiz

"You like to hang out in packs" and "You have a unibrow" are examples used on a HowStuffWorks quiz to see if you are a what?

A: Mummy
B: Vampire
C: Werewolf
D: Zombie

He was going to give an answer, but stopped short just before saying it. He's thinking of 2 differnet answers for the 2 clues.

Spoiler

A: 1%
B: 2%
C: 91%
D: 6%

He was thinking zombie. He goes with the audience.

Answer and value

C: Werewolf
Value: $25,000
Bank: $48,600

I guess zombies do hang out in packs, sort of, but the "unibrow" points toward werewolves.

Question 11 - $100K

When hearing cases, the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court sit behind a bench made out of what type of wood?

A: Rosewood
B: Mahogany
C: Maple
D: Cedar

He doesn't know it, not even a hunch. He leaves with his entire bank.

Answer

B: Mahogany (He was gonna say that!)

I might guess mahogany because it's used a lot in furniture, but I couldn't rule out rosewood. Since I still have all my lifelines, I'll use a JTQ here.

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Question 7 - Which is Bigger?

Roughly speaking, which of these statements comparing the total area of Georgia the U.S. state to Georgia the country is true?

A: They are equal in size
B: The state is twice as large
C: The country is twice as large
D: The state is 3 times as large

Spoiler

He thinks the state is larger, but he won't risk it.

JTQ

Answer and value

B: The state is twice as large
Value: $5,000
Bank: $23,100

JTQ

Question 9 - She's a Pistol

What Native American gave Annie Oakley a tribal nickname which means "Little Sure Shot"?

A: Geronimo
B: Crazy Horse
C: Chief Joseph
D: Sitting Bull

He has no clue. He has to JTQ.

Answer and value

D: Sitting Bull (He was leaning toward B.)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,600

The only reason I know this is because of the movie.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

When hearing cases, the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court sit behind a bench made out of what type of wood?

A: Rosewood
B: Mahogany
C: Maple
D: Cedar

He doesn't know it, not even a hunch. He leaves with his entire bank.

Answer

B: Mahogany (He was gonna say that!)

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