"Millionaire" 9/6

It's not easy to follow big wins on this show, no matter what the era is, but Rosemary Danielsen from Salinas, CA (who's the mom of a nine-year-old girl that wants her to purchase a pony) will hopefully do the best she can.

Pre-Randomized Categories: Book Smarts, Letter Perfect, Caught on Camera, Melting Pots, Pardon My French, Paving the Way, Bark Shark, Science Fail, Dance Class & Star Mangled Banner
Randomized Categories: Paving the Way, Caught on Camera, Star Mangled Banner, Science Fail, Letter Perfect, Bark Shark, Book Smarts, Dance Class, Pardon My French & Melting Pots

1. Given its leading industry, it's not surprising that what U.S. city had the first four-way, three-color traffic light?

A: Pittsburgh
B: NYC
C: L.A.
D: Detroit

FA: Detroit- $1K

2. The 2012 NY Post headline "Swillary" referenced the chugging of a beer by a person holding what Cabinet position?

A: Secretary of Defense
B: Vice-President
C: Secretary of State
D: Secretary of the Treasury

FA: Secretary of State- $7K ($8K)

3. On separate occasions last year, Cyndi Lauper & Christina Aguilera both flubbed what line while singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

A: "...our flag was still there"
B: "...through the perilous flight"
C: "...the bombs busting in air"
D: "...were so gallantly streaming"

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 3%
B: 54%
C: 15%
D: 28%

FA: "...through the perilous flight"- LOSES THE $7K RIGHT BACK (A: "...the bombs busting in air")

Second is 6'5" Luther Henry from The Windy City (whose sister Camille's in the audience).

Topic List: Spa Session, Sad News, Clocks, A Bug's Life, Girl Power, Writing Rivals, Sex Talk, Small Business Owners, Oh Alec & On the Road

1. In what month of 2012 did a Chicago health club offer its spa services w/ a promotion called "Cinco de Spayo"?

A: February
B: March
C: May
D: July

FA: May- $3K

2. Last Apr., on its 100th Anniversary, young twitter follwers made comments such as "I thought..." what "...was just a movie. I didn't know it was real"?

A: WWI
B: Black Tuesday
C: Salem Witch Trials
D: The Titanic

FA: The Titanic- $100 ($3,100)

3. Beginning w/ 1:11 AM, how many times during a day are all the numbers of a digital clock identical?

A: 10
B: 12
C: 14
D: 16

AtA

A: 33%
B: 46%
C: 8%
D: 13%

FA: 12- $500 ($3,600)

4. Because of its elongated thorax, the praying mantis is thought to be the only insect in the world able to do what?

A: Scratch its back
B: Walk on its hind legs
C: Turn its head from side to side
D: See in color

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Turn its head from side to side; Camille would've guessed scratch its back)- $25K

5. Debuting at London's Piccadilly Theatre this yr., "Viva Forever!" is a musical based on the songs of what beloved girl group?

A: Destiny's Child
B: En Vogue
C: Pussycat Dolls
D: Spice Girls

FA: Spice Girls- $15K ($18,600)

He knows NO MORE after that, so he departs w/ $9,300.

6. Famously written in two parts, what classic work saw a rival release their own version of Part II in 1614, before the author could release his second book?

A: A Tale of Two Cities
B: Don Quixote
C: Tristram Shandy
D: Paradise Lost

A: Don Quixote- $7K

7. Speaking at Harvard in 2004, what U.S. Supreme Court judge jokingly said that "...sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged"?

A: Clarence Thomas
B: Samuel Alito
C: Antonin Scalia
D: John Roberts

A: Scalia (he would've lost $17,600 by guessing Thomas)

Q of the Day: While Donald Duck's three nephews are named Huey, Dewey & Louie, Daisy Duck's three nieces are named what?

A: Ann, Jan & Fran
B: Violet, Rose & Lily
C: Maggie, Maddie & Mary
D: April, May & June

A: April, May & June

His eighth query goes to the season's first aired one-Q audience player, Steve Guckin, from Philadelphia (a retired police lieutenant). Win or lose the $1K, he'll receive 20 free plays of the show's facebook game.

On the sitcom "2 Broke Girls", the two main characters scheme to save enough money to open what kind of business?

A: Taco truck
B: Juice stand
C: Tanning salon
D: Cupcake shop

FA: Cupcake shop (as of last season, the same animation for CM-winning amounts is used for the $1K or $2K in this segment)

EPISODE RATING: 6