Transcript 12/1/2017 - Kirk Vichengrad
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:25 am
Kirk Vichengrad
Los Angeles, CA
college professor
$500: Ever since King Charles I barged in there one day in 1642, it's been a tradition that the reigning UK monarch is not allowed to enter which location?
A - the "Today" show's studio
B - the House of Commons
C - a Medieval Times restaurant
D - a WNBA locker room
$1000: According to the New York Times, which of these conditions tends to be most severe when one is traveling east?
A - ingrown toenails
B - hiccups
C - jet lag
D - homesickness
$2000: After a bloody battle in the film "Gladiator," Russell Crowe's Maximus looks up at the spectators and asks which question?
A - "Anyone know who won the Mets game"?
B - "Are you not entertained?"
C - "Got milk?"
D - "Is this thing on?"
$3000: Including 1976's "A Pink Crustacean Tour" and 2003's "Tiki Time Tour," which performer has toured every year for the past 40 years?
A - Jimmy Buffett
B - Barbra Streisand
C - Kenny Rogers
D - Tina Turner
$5000: Fittingly, Nintendo honors its legendary mustachioed plumber on what date each year?
A - Mar10
B - Apr30
C - Sep20
D - Dec31
commercial break
$7000: Though still worth over $2 billion, who of the following lost the vast majority of his wealth due to a disastrous merger announced in January 2000?
A - Larry Ellison
B - Bill Gates
C - Ted Turner
D - Jeff Bezos
Kirk knows who the men are but doesn't know the answer, so he asks the audience.
Kirk was leaning in that direction.
$10,000: According to Glamour.com, the new dating term "cushioning" refers to doing what?
A - leaving a breakup note on a pillow
B - gaining weight during a relationship
C - getting romantic in an IKEA showroom
D - keeping other dating prospects on the side
Kirk doesn't think it's. He doesn't know whether to trust his instinct or not . He uses his 50:50.
He's glad he didn't go with his instinct.
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": In 1908, the Superior Hotel in Montana, became the first hotel with what now-common feature?
A - mini-bars
B - turndown service
C - room service
D - Gideon Bibles
$20,000: According to NASA, to break free of Earth's gravity, a rocket must reach an escape velocity of 11.2 km per second -- which is about what in miles per hour?
A - 15,000 mph
B - 20,000 mph
C - 25,000 mph
D - 30,000 mph
Kirk was dreading math and science questions and this combines them. He calls down his +1 who knows science and math. His +1 is Eric. Eric does some conversion of kilometers to meters, then rounds the numbers off. He concludes that. He's more than 50% confident but less than 75% that it's . Kirk decides to go with Eric.
Los Angeles, CA
college professor
$500: Ever since King Charles I barged in there one day in 1642, it's been a tradition that the reigning UK monarch is not allowed to enter which location?
A - the "Today" show's studio
B - the House of Commons
C - a Medieval Times restaurant
D - a WNBA locker room
Spoiler
Answer: B (the House of Commons)
$1000: According to the New York Times, which of these conditions tends to be most severe when one is traveling east?
A - ingrown toenails
B - hiccups
C - jet lag
D - homesickness
Spoiler
Answer: C (jet lag)
$2000: After a bloody battle in the film "Gladiator," Russell Crowe's Maximus looks up at the spectators and asks which question?
A - "Anyone know who won the Mets game"?
B - "Are you not entertained?"
C - "Got milk?"
D - "Is this thing on?"
Spoiler
Answer: B ("Are you not entertained?")
$3000: Including 1976's "A Pink Crustacean Tour" and 2003's "Tiki Time Tour," which performer has toured every year for the past 40 years?
A - Jimmy Buffett
B - Barbra Streisand
C - Kenny Rogers
D - Tina Turner
Spoiler
Answer: A (Jimmy Buffett)
$5000: Fittingly, Nintendo honors its legendary mustachioed plumber on what date each year?
A - Mar10
B - Apr30
C - Sep20
D - Dec31
Spoiler
Answer: A (Mar10)
commercial break
$7000: Though still worth over $2 billion, who of the following lost the vast majority of his wealth due to a disastrous merger announced in January 2000?
A - Larry Ellison
B - Bill Gates
C - Ted Turner
D - Jeff Bezos
Kirk knows who the men are but doesn't know the answer, so he asks the audience.
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 9%
B - 12%
C - 71%
D - 8%
A - 9%
B - 12%
C - 71%
D - 8%
Kirk was leaning in that direction.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Ted Turner)
$10,000: According to Glamour.com, the new dating term "cushioning" refers to doing what?
A - leaving a breakup note on a pillow
B - gaining weight during a relationship
C - getting romantic in an IKEA showroom
D - keeping other dating prospects on the side
Kirk doesn't think it's
Spoiler
A because that's rude and people do it by text
Spoiler
which would be B
Spoiler
"50:50 results": C & D
He's glad he didn't go with his instinct.
Spoiler
Answer: D (keeping other dating prospects on the side)
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": In 1908, the Superior Hotel in Montana, became the first hotel with what now-common feature?
A - mini-bars
B - turndown service
C - room service
D - Gideon Bibles
Spoiler
Answer: D (Gideon Bibles)
$20,000: According to NASA, to break free of Earth's gravity, a rocket must reach an escape velocity of 11.2 km per second -- which is about what in miles per hour?
A - 15,000 mph
B - 20,000 mph
C - 25,000 mph
D - 30,000 mph
Kirk was dreading math and science questions and this combines them. He calls down his +1 who knows science and math. His +1 is Eric. Eric does some conversion of kilometers to meters, then rounds the numbers off. He concludes that
Spoiler
it's either C or D
Spoiler
D
Spoiler
Answer: C (25,000 mph)
Kirk leaves with $5,000.
Kirk leaves with $5,000.