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Ken Copeland
Chicago, IL
Newlywed Week
+1 is his wife Jen, married two months


$500 :
A small heart-shaped bit of land in the middle of the San Antonio River in TX, which of these is home to about 225 weddings per year?
A: Bad Date Isthmus B: Broken Engagement Rock
C: Marriage Island D: The Sand Bar of Divorce

Spoiler

C: Marriage Island

$1000 :
In an attempt to decrease the approximately 6000 yearly attacks on its workers, the USPS now uses an online application to ask residents if they have a what at home?
A: Two-year-old B: Cranky in-law
C: Standing army D: Dog

Spoiler

D: Dog

$2000 :
After she died, a 107-year-old woman became Scotland's oldest organ donor by giving her what to save a younger person's vision?
A: Tibias B: Corneas
C: Vertebrae D: Bicuspids

Spoiler

B: Corneas

$3000 :
Known for New York-based films like "Do the Right Thing," who directed the original opening credit sequence for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"?
A: Ron Howard B: Spike Lee
C: Quentin Tarantino D: Tim Burton

Spoiler

B: Spike Lee

$5000 :
NOAA says that of all the years since it's been recording data, 2014 and 2015 were, on a global scale, the what?
A: Hottest years ever B: Coldest years ever
C: Rainiest years ever D: Snowiest years ever

Spoiler

A: Hottest years ever

First break

$7000 :
Apparently to make sure no one confuses it with the location of a famous Civil War skirmish, what town has a welcome sign reading "Where the battle wasn't"?
A: Manassas, VA B: Vicksburg, MS
C: Atlanta, GA D: Gettysburg, SD

ATA

Before ATA Ken said out loud that he is familiar with the famous Civil War battle called Gettysburg and doubts it is way out in South Dakota.

A: 7% B: 5%
C: 4% D: 84%

Spoiler

D: Gettysburg, SD

$10K :
Homer's "The Iliad," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the movie "Deadpool" all used the storytelling device "in medias res," a Latin term that literally means what?
A: "The narrator lies" B: "In the middle of things"
C: "Deception is king" D: "The audience decides"

Spoiler

B: "In the middle of things"

$20K :
Feeling betrayed, in 2016 many Oklahoma City Thunder fans burned Kevin Durant jerseys after he announced he'd signed with what rival team?
A: New York Knicks B: San Antonio Spurs
C: Miami Heat D: Golden State Warriors

Spoiler

D: Golden State Warriors

Second break

$30K :
Due to endangered elephant populations, Hallmark now recommends ignoring the traditional gift suggestion for which anniversary?
A: 2nd B: 5th
C: 14th D: 20th

50/50 and +1

50/50 narrowed it to C and D.
+1 his wife Jen guessed D. Ken goes along

Spoiler

Ivory is
C: 14th

They leave with $5000

30K: 50/50, +1

$10K :
Homer's "The Iliad," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the movie "Deadpool" all used the storytelling device "in medias res," a Latin term that literally means what?
A: "The narrator lies" B: "In the middle of things"
C: "Deception is king" D: "The audience decides"

Spoiler

B: "In the middle of things"

I really liked this guy. He gave all the credit for knowing this one to a high school literature teacher.

$30K :
Due to endangered elephant populations, Hallmark now recommends ignoring the traditional gift suggestion for which anniversary?
A: 2nd B: 5th
C: 14th D: 20th

50/50 and +1

50/50 narrowed it to C and D.
+1 his wife Jen guessed D. Ken goes along

Spoiler

Ivory is
C: 14th

They leave with $5000

I dunno if I get this or not. The first 10 are stuff like wood and leather, and the 20th is china. Sitting here, it's easy to say. But what if they slipped ivory in on the fifth?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ken Copeland
Chicago, IL
Newlywed Week
+1 is his wife Jen, married two months

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30K :
Due to endangered elephant populations, Hallmark now recommends ignoring the traditional gift suggestion for which anniversary?
A: 2nd B: 5th
C: 14th D: 20th

50/50 and +1

50/50 narrowed it to C and D.
+1 his wife Jen guessed D. Ken goes along

Spoiler

Ivory is
C: 14th

They leave with $5000

I knew this because of a little mnemonic - IV is the Roman numeral 4 and the first two letters of ivory. Since "4th" wasn't a choice the answer had to be "14th".