Beth looks stumped. She'll try the 50:50 and see where that leads her.

Beth is wasting no time on anything. When she knows the answer, she says it immediately. When she doesn't know it, she immediately whips out a Lifeline. Now she's going to use her Phone-a-Friend to call her father, John.

Beth's mother picks up the phone. (Something tells me she was a correspondent, too.) After a cute little interchange, John comes on the line. Here's the transcript, post-formalities:

John: "........Hmm......"
Beth: "You have about 15 seconds left, Dad."
John: "Go with B."
Beth: "Mother Teresa?"
John: "Yeah."
Beth: "Was born in the 20th century."
John: "Yes."
Beth: "Sure?" (Long pause) "Hello?"
John: "20th century would be 1900's?"
Beth: "Yes."
John: "I'll still go with-" (Burp burp)

Beth got enough encouragement to trust her father. With nothing to lose, she chooses C...

For her final answer.

If she gets this right, she'll be Millionaire's richest woman.

She burned two Lifelines to arrive at C.

And she's also arrived at the RIGHT ANSWER!
Beth wins SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!

LOOGAROO LAMENTS: I knew it was C as soon as the 50:50 was used. One of the little-known obscure trivial facts I know is that Hemingway drove an ambulance during World War I. Had he have been born in the 20th century, the oldest he could have been during that time is 17 years old. Kinda young to enlist, ain't it?

Another thing I should mention right here is Beth's speed at making decisions. Remember Doug Foster? He won $32,000 as the next-to-last contestant of the August run. He also spent 15 minutes (later edited down to 6) pondering the $32K question. The point? Time is your ally. There is no clock to race against. Hence, if you're hung up on a question, TAKE YOUR TIME. See if you can't knock off a couple answers on your own. Or try using logic or outside facts to help you out. Don't kill off a Lifeline unless you're totally stuck.