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We're coming down to the home stretch on the
first week of Super Millionaire, and so far, the
highest won was a cool million by Robert "Bobbo"
Essig. Not to say that yesterday didn't have its
fair share of winners. Jessica McCartney won
$5000, Jonathan Criswell won $10,000, Clinton
Smith - the straddler - won $50,000, and Michael
Koehn won $100,000. Now we have ten more
finalists itching to get into the hot seat.
BUT FIRST! The Wise Men at ABC have taken
their Double Dips and have decided to bring
Super Millionaire back in May! So be on the
lookout for that. Now, here's our first Fastest
Finger question.
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Put
these TV hosts in order by when their talk
shows first debuted, starting with the most
recent. |
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A:
Ricki Lake |
B:
Ellen DeGeneres |
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C:
Rosie O'Donnell |
D:
Dr. Phil McGraw |
Correct order: BDCA. Three are in with the
right answer. Of them, the fastest, at 3.68, is
Josh Zecker!
 JOSH
ZECHER Arlington, VA
Josh is contestant #1, a
marketing/communications expert who attributes
getting into the Hot Seat to watching TV. "You
can learn a lot from watching TV, especially
when you channel surf as much as I do." He's a
champ, but we'll see if he's a champ at the Hot
Seat.
For $1000:
He's snoring at B, and we're off and running.
For $2000.
He remembers Listerine is a mouthwash for
$2000. Next for three.
He steals $3000 from D. Next for $4000.
He knows it's A, having bought stock in them
for $4000. Now for the guaranteed $5000...
The title comes from the "Miracle on Ice"
team in 1980. Josh knows it for $5000. Next up
for $10,000.
He's 33 and still watches "Saved by the
Bell". He knows it's C for $10,000. Now to
double it to $20,000.
Looks like a toughie ("real knowledge"), so
we go to the audience. Less than half, 46
percent, go with Tennessee, with South Carolina
at 29 percent. Still not sure, he calls up his
father. "My inking is from Tennessee. Fifty
percent on that." Well, 50 plus 46 = 96, so
he'll go with Tennessee... Right answer! Now for
$30,000.
Josh had to use the 50:50 to decide whether
the howler monkey or the blue whale is able to
make such sounds. Josh was leaning toward the
blue whale before using the lifeline and goes
for it..... and got it right! Out of Lifelines,
we hit the $50,000 question.
He takes a chance with China... and he's got
$50,000! Going for the guaranteed $100,000 and
the right to move into the next dimension.
The only RR he knows is the LIRR. He bails
with the $50,000. Correct answer: D. A lot more
people wanting to get into the Hot Seat, so here
comes tonight's Fastest Finger question #2...
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Put
these Roman numerals in order, starting with
the lowest. |
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A:
XC |
B:
V |
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C:
XXIII |
D:
CM |
Correct order: BCAD. Five in with the right
answer. The fastest, at 3.34, is Steven Curtis!
 STEVEN
CURTIS Arlington, VA
We're getting a lot from Arlington tonight.
Steven is a 23-year-old statistician and former
missionary who figured the odds of getting into
the Hot Seat. Actually, he looked online. He
figured a half a percent chance of getting into
the Hot Seat. Good chances for him.
For $1000:
As much as I want it to be D, it's A for
$1000. For $2000...
The stars are good for $2000, and we move to
$3000.
He goes for D... and he's got $3000. Going
for $4000...
He may be having C... well, he has D, and
says "irregular heartbeat"... He corrects
himself for $4000. Here's the $5000 milestone.
After much thinking, Josh makes B's quills
his final answer for $5000. Before the $10,000
question, we go ahead and reveal the identities
of tonight's 3 Wise Men:
Erin Barrett - Quizwright/trivia expert
Kim Hunt - 5th "Millionaire" big winner
Charles Preston - crossword/crostic expert
They'll be standing by, should Steven reach
the $500,000 question. Now, for $10,000.
He remembers seeing a lot of C for $10,000.
Now going for $20,000.
D, lucky, final answer... He's got $20,000!
Going for $30,000.
No idea, so he polls the audience. A good 69
percent go with Suntory whiskey. And that's what
Steven will go with. And he'll go with $30,000!
Going for $50,000.
Steven calls up his brother-in-law Scott
where he thought that there have been nine
different US presidents were in office, since
Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. Steven went for
his answer, but Scott missed one president
(missing Kennedy), during that time period
making it a total of 10. Steven sadly leaves
with $5,000. We have time for one more FFF, and
here it is.
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Put
these movies in order by the number of
sequels they spawned, starting with the
most. |
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A:
Alien |
B:
Legally Blonde |
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C:
Scream |
D:
Friday the 13th |
Correct order: DACB. Five in right, and the
fastest, at 4.37, is Scott Hoff!
 SCOTT
HOFF Beaverton, OR
The final Super Millionaire player of this week,
Scott is a local sports radio announcer. He
covers play-by-play for local high school
basketball and football. He remembers his first
big miss play, thinking that a touchdown was a
tackle. Here's hoping he won't fumble over a
lost lifeline.
For $1000:
Scott goes with C for $1000. Next for $2000.
Scott takes it back to the whack shack, jack,
going for A for $2000. Onto $3000.
He goes with B for $3000. For $4000...
He remembers a Bianca Jagger (A) to get $4000
and a chance at a guaranteed $5000.
He goes with D for $5000! He won't see the
$10,000 tonight. He'll wait until May to go for
$10,000. We'll be there to see how far he'll go
beyond that. Big thanks to Tom, Kim, Jason H.,
Gordon, Ed, and Jason B. for their assistance
this week. Until then, "From New York,
everybody... GOOD NIGHT!" |
Super
Millionaire: February 22-27: FRIDAY
