We're Not Worthy - March 15Last time, Susan Gargiulo
played it out to $25,000, while Philip Schraeder ended up
with $175,000.
Time for a new student, a
realtor from McGregor Elementary from Rochester, MI, SAM
TRAYLOR. Sammy gives the class a "we're not worthy", while
he reports to his desk.
First up, Kyle takes his seat
opposite from Sam.
1st Grade Animal
Science |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the
heaviest land animal? |
Kyle is locked in. Sammy goes
with the elephant. That's right for $1000! Next...
1st Grade Life
Science |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
We exhale what gas
that plants need in order to live? |
Sammy says carbon dioxide...
and after a while, he locks it... Good call!
Kyle returns to his seat. We
call up Spencer.
2nd Grade
Spelling |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many does the
letter "I" appear in the following word: |
"Illiterate". Sammy was
hoping to see the word. Sammy locks in with two.
Laura and Kyle agree with
him.
He's right! Spencer's right
as well.
2nd Grade US
Geography |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Which US state
lies the farthest west?
a) Alaska
b) California
c) Nevada |
Sammy goes with B. His
friends in the crowd... not liking it. Correct is Alaska.
What did Spencer say?
ALASKA!
Switch! Next up, it's Laura.
Next question is the
milestone.
3rd Grade World
Geography |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What ocean covers
the North Pole? |
Laura's locked in... Sammy's
blanking. He peeks. Laura's answer: Arctic Ocean. Sammy goes
with it... and she's right, you're right, you've got
$25,000!
Next...
3rd Grade
Astronomy |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE:
Earth is over 50 million miles from the Sun |
Sammy copies Laura's answer.
Correct answer: TRUE. It's 93 million miles. This was a
million dollar question on... another quiz show. Laura
said... TRUE!
Laura's out, but Sammy's out
of help, so this next question is all him...
4th Grade Math |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
In square inches,
what is 1/2 of the area of a square with 12-inch sides? |
Sammy goes with...
blanking... Not good... He drops out with $50,000, and
there's nothing wrong with that.
He would've gone with 24.
Correct: 72.
But you could say that he's a
little bit smarter than a 5th grader, because right before
he tells the world that he isn't... HE PROPOSES! Correct
answer, Marsha? Yes!
Okay, this is too mushy for
me. Let's bring out EBONY GRAHAM, an office manager who
graduated fro Kelso Elementary. Not only do we have a
picture... we have video!
First classmate... Kyle.
1st Grade Health |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Rice is what type
of food?
a) A fruit
b) A grain
c) A vegetable |
Ebony has a thought with B...
Correct for $1000!
3rd Grade Grammar |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many
adjectives are in the following sentence: "After playing
in the hot sun, I drank two glasses of cold water." |
Ebony thinks she has this...
and she can't believe she's 100% sure. She goes for three.
She's right for $2000!
Kyle, you were of absolutely
no help. But that's good. We need some girl power. Alana,
you're up.
1st Grade
Geography |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
If you cross the
northern border of the US, what country are you in? |
Ebony thinks she knows this,
but wants to peek anyway. Alana said Canada. Ebony wants to
lock in with that. Right for $5000!
2nd Grade Social
Studies |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the
minimum number of US coins you need to make exactly 61
cents? |
Ebony goes with three...
Right again for $10,000!
Next to help with the
milestone is Jacob.
2nd Grade Social
Studies |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What living bird
lays the biggest eggs? |
Ebony locked in with an
ostrich... Jacob said an ostrich. Both... are right! Ebony's
guaranteed $25,000... How far up the ladder will she go?
Find out next time!