Madison, CT
Full-Time Mom of 2
Martha has 2 kids: Dennis, who's in high school and didn't go to the taping because he felt that school was more important; and Megan, who is in the audience with Martha's husband, Glen. Glen reports that Martha is a very good cook, but when asked if she's handy as well, he replies, "She's a really good cook."
Megan made Martha a good-luck keychain (which Martha shows off) that says "Mom Rules."
Martha has all of her lifelines left, and she's going for $4,000. Her category tree:
In the Doghouse
Opening Night
The Periodic Table
1939
Lush Lingo
Native Cultures
Poets
Wall-E
Saucy
(Personal Banking)
(Let's Go Dutch)
(Sports Legends)
(Pucker Up)
(Bird in the Brand)
(Child's Play)
Meredith introduces today's Expert, Ashleigh Banfield (from CourtTV), and says she's "been doing a great job all week."
$4,000 (Saucy): Characterized by its spiciness, which of these Italian pasta sauces has a name that literally translates to "Brother Devil"?
A. Fra Diavolo B. Bolognese
C. Alfredo D. Primavera
Spoiler
A. Tall-Mart B. Buy N Large
C. Monstrous, Inc. D. Gigan-Tech
Martha decides to ATA (21 seconds left on the clock). The results:
ATA Results
B. Buy N Large - 28%
C. Monstrous, Inc. - 10%
D. Gigan-Tech - 31%
Martha considers the question again, and decides to DD (6). Meredith explains that she's locked into answering, and if both are wrong she'll go back to $1,000. Laura's first answer,