Nancy Lomen
San Gabriel, CA
Labor & delivery nurse$500: While the majority of America's gold reserve is stored at Ft. Knox, some of it is also kept in all but which of the following locations? A - New York Federal Reserve
B - U.S. Mint in Denver
C - West Point
D - Oprah's couch cushions
Answer: D (Oprah's couch cushions)
$1000: According to a recent study, people who own which of these pets walk 2,760 more steps per day than those who don't? A - hamster
B - dog
C - parrot
D - snake
$2000: Registered by a Washington state rope company in 1884, the oldest active trademark in the U.S. features what Biblical strongman defeating a lion? A - Atlas
B - Hercules
C - Samson
D - Thor
$3000: Founded in 1904, what private club based in New York City raises money for charity by holding "roasts" of such members as Jack Black and Betty White? A - New York Yacht Club
B - 21 Club
C - Yale Club
D - Friars Club
$5000: According to Merriam-Webster, which of these words has three different three-letter English words -- spelled out without interruption -- somewhere within it? A - begin
B - initiate
C - activate
D - launch
$7000: Which of these is the name of a type of contraction that affects pregnant women, and NOT a winner of "American Idol"? A - Trent Harmon
B - Braxton Hicks
C - David Cook
D - Lee DeWyze
Answer: B (Braxton Hicks)
$10,000: In the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," the Wicked Witch of the West sports a large wart on which part of her face? A - her nose
B - her chin
C - her cheek
D - her forehead
Nancy can't picture the face so she asks the audience.
Ask the Audience results:
A - 45%
B - 41%
C - 13%
D - 1%
Nancy says that if she uses her 50:50 "you'll take away C and D". She does it anyway.
Nancy doesn't want to guess so she calls on her +1, her neighbor Oliver. He says he doesn't know, either and has no clear recollection. He does think it might be
chin. Nancy makes that her final answer.
commercial break$20,000: While it's now Speaker of the House, what position -- held by men like Dean Rusk -- was next in line for the presidency after the Vice President from 1886 to 1947? A - Attorney General
B - Secretary of Defense
C - Secretary of State
D - Secretary of the Treasury
Answer: C (Secretary of State)
commercial breakMILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": "The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of contraction" is a fancy way of describing a what?A - high five
B - hug
C - kiss
D - handshake
$30,000: An African-American farmer and trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable founded the tiny settlement that eventually became what major U.S. city? A - Miami
B - Atlanta
C - Chicago
D - Boston
Nancy tries to answer based on what she knows of history, mentioning that most African-Americans came over as slaves. She says that
Miami is speaking to her and makes it her final answer.
Answer: C (Chicago)
Nancy leaves with $5,000.