Contestant #10

Hopefully, we can find SOMEONE who can actually answer a question right! Here's the qualifying question for the next game:

QQ10. Put these television series in order from the longest-running to the shortest-running.
A. Dallas B. Saturday Night Live
C. Meet the Press D. 60 Minutes

Below is the correct order. Use your mouse to highlight the letters.

C. Meet the Press
D. 60 Minutes
B. Saturday Night Live
A. Dallas

Let's see who got them right, and who did it the fastest:

Robby Roseman Bupkis
Jeremy Meyers WRONG
Christopher Kalmen WRONG
Johnathan Mish WRONG
Steve DouchesWRONG
Kevin Simcox WRONG
Carl Park 7.82
Tim Protzman WRONG
Tom Colletta 6.35
Zack BushWRONG

Tom Colletta beats out Carl Park!

Tom is a salesman, a trivia buff and a stand-up comic. Let's see if he can fare any better than Robby here.

For $100:
1. Which of these terms refers to a male housecat?



A. TomB. Dick
C. HarryD. Al

Tom chooses A...

And says that's his final answer.

AND HE'S RIGHT! WAY TO GO!!

For $200:
2. Which of these is not considered a dairy product?



A. Cottage CheeseB. Muffin
C. MilkD. Yogurt

Tom hasn't seen many cows give muffins, so he'll pick B...

Which is his final answer.

He's right again! $200.

For $300:
3. On what TV show would you find the character Fox Mulder?



A. Spin CityB. Just Shoot Me
C. The SopranosD. The X-Files

Tom decides on D...

Yes, that's his final answer.

Three in a row! $300.

For $500:
4. What body part of Evander Holyfield did boxer Mike Tyson bite off in 1997?



A. FingerB. Ear
C. ToeD. Nose

Tom got a little worried of what might have been the D answer... (Use your imagination)

He goes with B...

And confirms that's his final answer.

Another correct answer! $500.

For a guaranteed $1000:
5. Who was the commander of the confederate forces during the Civil War?



A. Ulysses S. GrantB. Robert E. Lee
C. Winfield ScottD. John J. Pershing

Tom selects B...

For his final answer.

And Tom has guaranteed himself $1000!

For $2000:
6. Which of the following calls itself the "Show-Me State"?



A. MinnesotaB. Montana
C. MississippiD. Missouri

Tom: "I've never been there, but I know I love 'em now..."

Tom goes with D...

And that's his final answer.

The Show-Me State has just shown Tom $2000!

LOOGAROO LAMENTS: This is what I meant about my lament for Robby Roseman. THIS question is easier than the one about Hannibal, yet it's 5 steps higher up the ladder. Later on we'll see another easy question even higher up.

For $4000:
7. Sarah Ferguson is the spokesperson for which of the following?



A. Jenny CraigB. Weight Watchers
C. Lean CuisineD. Overeaters Anonymous

Unfortunately for Tom, all four choices have the same purpose. He's reasonably sure, but he'll Ask the Audience.

A. Jenny Craig - 6%B. Weight Watchers - 86%



C. Lean Cuisine - 5%D. Overeaters Anonymous - 3%

Tom had a feeling it was Weight Watchers all along. He chooses B...

And that's his final answer.

The audience comes through yet again! $4000!

For $8000:
8. Which of these abbreviations represents the computer storage capacity known as one thousand bytes?



A. ROMB. KB
C. RAMD. MB

Tom doesn't know it himself, but he knows someone who does. HIs computer friend, Dennis. Here's the transcript, after the question and choices:

    Dennis: "For a thousand bytes, you said?"
    Tom: "A thousand bytes."
    Dennis: "A thousand bytes is a Kilobyte. That's KB."
    Tom: "How positive are ya?"
    Dennis: "Well, it's either KB or MB, MB is Megabyte."
    Tom: "Thank you, Dennis!" (Time's up)



I hope Dennis' final remark doesn't confuse Tom. But he knows that Kilo means one thousand, so he'll go with B...

Which is his final answer.


Tom: "I'm a fat man, Regis! My heart can't take it!"
(Audience laughs hysterically, which fades into cheers)
Reege: "I'm just trying to help you sweat off a few pounds!!"


Tom's right! It's KB!!

LOOGAROO LAMENTS: OK folks, two separate lines. Softies who want to let this go, line up to the left. Hair-Splitters who want to riot because a KB is actually 1,024 bytes and not 1,000, line up to the right. I'm siding more towards the right here, since after Thursday's horribly written questions, the writers should have taken a little more time in compiling their information. I'm not about to go on a tirade, though. Since ROM and RAM were totally wrong, and MB was too large a unit, it had to be KB.

For $16,000:
9. Which of these appears on the reverse of a 20 dollar bill?



A. Lincoln MemorialB. US Capitol
C. White HouseD. US Treasury

And no, he can't reach for his wallet.

Tom has it narrowed down to two possibilites, but wants to see if the 50:50 will knock off one of his alternatives.

OUT B. US Capitol



C. White HouseOUT

It worked. Tom only has one of his choices left. He picks B...

Yes, that's his final answer.


And if you have a Twenty in your wallet...


You know that the back side of it....


Has a picture of...


C. The White House.
Tom Colletta is knocked out of the game with $1000.

LOOGAROO LAMENTS: This was a pretty tough one. I may have gone with the White House, but since I wouldn't have had to use my Phone-a-Friend on the last question, I could always call my mom or dad and have them whip out a Twenty for me.

WINNINGS TO DATE: $429,000, at least.

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