Shawn, a factory worker and volunteer fireman, made it to the hot seat thanks to this question:
| A. Kalifornia | B. Seven Years in Tibet
| C. Fight Club | D. Thelma & Louise
| Correct Order (drag the mouse over the letters): D-A-B-C
| Shawn's winning time: 7.18 Competitors: 3/9 | |
Here goes Shawn on his quest for the million!
| 1. What target did William Tell split in half while it sat on his son's head? |    A. Apple | B. Balloon
| C. Snowball | D. Cantaloupe
| Shawn picks A... And he's right! $100. | ||||
| 2. In 'Miracle on 34th Street", what legendary figure must stand trial in court? | | A. Bigfoot | B. Kris Kringle
| C. Tooth Fairy | D. Paul Bunyan
| Shawn chooses B... Correct! $200. | ||||
| 3. A business man that is in debt is said to be 'in the...' what? | | A. Pink | B. Red
| C. Blue | D. Black
| Shawn selects B... Right again! $300. | ||||
| 4. By definition, what sport do you participate in if you are an 'angler'? | | A. Curling | B. Fishing
| C. Baseball | D. Cheerleading
| Shawn and his father love to do this - it's B, Fishing... Bingo! $500. | ||||
| 5. How many face cards are there in a standard U.S. deck of 52 cards? | | A. 8 | B. 10
| C. 12 | D. 14
| Shawn goes with C... And he's nailed the thousand dollars!
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| 6. What sqaud of TV commando-for-hire would you seek out to find Mr. T? | | A. The A-Team | B. The Brady Bunch
| C. The Dirty Dozen | D. The Avengers
| Shawn likes A... That's his final answer. No problem! $2000! | ||||
| 7. Seventeenth-century French monk Dom Pérignon is considered the father of what? | | A. Champagne | B. Sparkling water
| C. Brie | D. Baguette
| Shawn hopes to splurge on a bottle of this if he wins the million - he picks A... For his final answer. Absolutely right! $4000! | ||||
| 8. What constellation is known as the Hunter? | | A. Orion | B. Andromeda
| C. Cassiopeia | D. Draco
| Shawn isn't feeling to sure about this one, so he'll give this one to the astronomically-minded audience. A. Orion - 86% | B. Andromeda - 8% |  C. Cassiopeia - 4% | D. Draco - 2%
| Another lopsided response from the audience. That's enough to help Shawn. He'll say A... As his final answer. And the audience pulls it off once more! $8000! | ||||||||
| 9. What is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens? | | A. Mark Twain | B. Thomas Wolfe
| C. Jack London | D. Henry Miller
| Shawn is (obviously) not a literary buff, so he'll call Sharon, his high school history teacher. After the fluff, we get this:
Shawn: "Thank you, Sharon. Are you positive on that?"" Sharon: "Oh yes, dear." Shawn: "OK." (Audience laughs) "I would never doubt you." Sharon: "Good luck, honey." Shawn: "Thank you." (Hang up with 11 seconds left)  Reege: "Sounds like a very close student-teacher relationship. Dear, honey... a lot going on there. All in front of the new wife, too." A ringing endorsement for A, and that's what Shawn will take. That'll be his final answer. She was right! $16,000! | ||||||||||
| 10. What legendary jazz vocalist was known as 'Lady Day'? | | A. Ella Fitzgerald | B. Mahalia Jackson
| C. Billie Holiday | D. Lena Horne
| With no idea, Shawn is going to use his 50:50. A. Ella Fitzgerald | OUT |  C. Billie Holiday | OUT
| On the logic that he knows she's a jazz singer and isn't as sure about the other, Shawn will pick A... Which will be his final answer.
It was a 50-50 shot.
An even gamble.
And Shawn's risk is going to...
Cost him money. The answer was C. Billie Holiday. Shawn Borgosz drops back to $1000. LOOGAROO LAMENTS: A pretty tough question for this level. A person who figured out the mnemonic device would've had it, though. (Don't look at me - I was guessing A, too.) | ||||||||
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