Gulf Shores, AL
Her husband, Trim (I could be mishearing this) is with her. She spent her downtime in NYC biking around Central Park and having a picnic.
She has $2,000, and all four lifelines available. The category tree looks like this (parentheses indicate she's answered that level):
Abraham Lincoln
Famous Women
Artists
Television
First Aid
Dogs
Literature
The Military
Roman Numerals
(Musicians)
(Customs)
(Fantasy Movies)
(Brand Names)
(In the News)
(Famous Quotes)
$4,000 (Roman Numerals): Expressed in Roman Numerals, if Superman villain Lex Luthor had LX pieces of Kryptonite, how many pieces would he have?
A. 40 B. 60
C. 90 D. 110
Spoiler
B. 60 (17 sec. left)
A. Army B. Navy
C. Air Force D. Marine Corps
Spoiler
D. Marine Corps (18)
A. Atticus Finch B. Howard Roark
C. T.S. Garp D. Alex Portnoy
Marie uses the ATA with 20 sec. left.
A. Atticus Finch 18%
B. Howard Roark 7%
C. T.S. Garp 61%
D. Alex Portnoy 14%
Spoiler
Marie correctly goes with the audience, C. T.S. Garp (14)
Marie's involved in rescuing animals, and her interest started after Hurricane Katrina. But she's also convinced Trim to build a Southern Mansion doghouse, columns and all. (Ed. Note: Convenient, considering the next category!)
$25,000 (Dogs): At the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club dog show, what breed of dog won Best in Show for the very first time?
A. Pug B. Beagle
C. Scottish Terrier D. Bulldog
Marie chooses to ATE with 19 sec. left.
Ogi says this is a tough one, but he can rule out Scottish Terrier, since he thinks it won before, and maybe the Beagle. He's not sure at all.
Marie then uses her PAF (17 sec. left). Her PAFs are:
Her friend George (Daphne, AL), an RV park owner
Her coworker Tabitha (Foley, AL)
And John (Mobile, AL), a website designer
She elects to call John.
John asks her to repeat the answers (after she's done so twice already) with 3 seconds left, and time runs out before she can. She leaves the DD on the table and leaves with $16,000.
Spoiler
B. Beagle