"Millionaire" 9/7

So far this week, $289,350 has been given away. Hoping to help them at least break the $300K mark before week's end is our last VA player of the week, Courtney Bennis from Virginia Beach (who previously won $15K as the second runner-up in the '04 "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament" & was called by Donald Trump after she appeared, but she was unable to appear on "The Apprentice" because she wasn't at least 21; she also reportedly wanted to date Donald's son).

Pre-Randomized Categories: Computer Games, Unintended Impacts, Tiny Towns, Early Work, Weather Patterns, Rapping Roosevelt, Population Predictions, Career Changes, Rumbling Words & U.S. Symbols
Randomized Categories: Unintended Impacts, U.S. Symbols, Weather Patterns, Rapping Roosevelt, Career Changes, Early Work, Tiny Towns, Population Predictions, Rumbling Words & Computer Games

1. Soon after its '95 launch, what site's success became a little too apparent when founder Gary Krennan's girlfriend left him for a man she met on it?

A: Craigslist
B: LinkedIn
C: MySpace
D: Match.com

FA: Match.com- $15K

2. In 1885, what company designed the version of The Great Seal of the U.S. that's still used on the $1 bill?

A: Wells Fargo
B: Remington
C: DuPont
D: Tiffany & Co.

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Tiffany & Co., which was her instinct)- $25K

3. Often occurring at the very end of the year, El Nino is a weather event whose name's a reference to what historic figure?

A: Julius Caesar
B: Christopher Columbus
C: Jesus Christ
D: Marco Polo

FA: Jesus Christ (because she speaks Spanish)- $5K ($20K)

4. What all-star Hip-Hop group that counts DMX & Eve as its members shares its name, but not its spelling, w/ Teddy Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry?

A: Bufa-low Soldiers
B: Ruff Ryders
C: Youngz Scoutz
D: The Fightin' Furst

FA: RR- $3K ($23K)

5. After his stint as "J!" champion, IBM's Watson computer's being trained to work as a what?

A: Baseball scout
B: Air traffic controller
C: Doctor's assistant
D: Book editor

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 8%
B: 31%
C: 34%
D: 27%

OUT OF LIFELINES (A: Doctor's assistant)- $10K

6. Later changing the protagonist's name from Bella to Anastasia, the novel Fifty Shades of Grey began as fan fiction for what book series?

A: Twilight
B: The Hunger Games
C: The Chronicles of Narnia
D: The Lord of the Rings

FA: Twilight- $2K ($25K)

7. What town in Wyoming got its name because it was about one week & three days travel between two Sioux camps?

A: Smoot
B: Three Forks
C: Farthing
D: Ten Sleep

FA: Ten Sleep- $1K ($26K)

8. A recent UN study estimates that what country will have 1.5 billion people in 2100, making it the world's most populated country?

A: Pakistan
B: Indonesia
C: Nigeria
D: India

FA: India- $100 ($26,100)

9. Which of the following's an accurate & fun way to describe a stomach rumble?

A: Namble
B: Pamble
C: Damble
D: Wamble

WALKS W/ $13,050 (A: Wamble; she was leaning towards that & pamble)

Her two-appearance total's $28,050.

The week's final player may be Hannah Berson from Astoria, NY (who imagines herself as one of Beyonce's backup dancers; her mom & coach Kathy's in attendance).

Topic List: Drink & Learn, Jump Start, What You Gotta Do, The Kids Are Alright, Trailblazer, Name that Wall, Historical Markers, Everybody Dance, Odd Couple & Military Lingo

1. "Real Facts" such as "A goldfish's attention span is three seconds" & "All porcupines float in water" are found inside the caps of what popular beverage?

A: Yoo-Hoo
B: Snapple
C: Mountain DeW
D: Dr. Pepper

FA: Snapple- $10K

2. What nursery rhyme's said to have been inspired by a centuries-old game of jumping over a lighted candle?

A: "Three Blind Mice"
B: "Little Miss Muffet"
C: "Jack Be Nimble"
D: "Ring Around the Rosie"

FA: "Jack Be Nimble"- $100 ($10,100)

3. Which of these co-hosts of "The View" admitted on the show that she once worked as a phone sex operator?

A: Whoopi Goldberg
B: Joy Behar
C: Elisabeth Hasselbeck
D: Sherri Shepherd

AtA

A: 21%
B: 34%
C: 6%
D: 39%

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Whoopi)- $5K

Q of the Day: In soccer, kicking the ball between a defender's legs is a maneuver known as a what?

A: Clove
B: Pepper
C: Curry
D: Nutmeg

A: Nutmeg

4. Recently celebrating the 30th Anniversary of its ban on spanking, what European country also offers a staggering 480 days of paid parental leave?

A: Sweden
B: France
C: Netherlands
D: Denmark

FA: Sweden- $15K ($25,100)

She'll be back the next time.

EPISODE RATING: 7