The Gambler - April 19
So far, no one has been able to
crack the million dollar question. Will ALEX OUTHRED, a
34-year-old poker pro who graduated from PS 81 in the Bronx,
be the first?
He summons Laura to be the first
to help him out. First question.
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4th Grade History |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the first
name of US President Taylor? |
Alex goes for it. Zachary...
is right for $1000! Laura said... "Zachery."
Next up...
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1st Grade Grammar |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the root
word of the word "longest"? |
The four classmates got it
right. Alex goes with long... Laura went with long...
Both are right for $2000!
Laura goes back to the class,
as Jacob takes the stage. Round 2 begins with...
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1st Grade US
Geography |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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In terms of land
area, which is the smallest US state? |
Alex thinks that maybe it's
Rhode Island. He's made up his mind of that, but now he has
to go with his options. In the end, he just says Rhode
Island...
After we meet the fiancee in
the audience... We find out that he's right!
Next question.
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2nd Grade Animal
Science |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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How many legs does
a butterfly have? |
It's either six or eight. He
decides to copy Jacob's answer. The correct answer: six.
Jacob's answer... six!
Okay, Jacob's time is up.
Milestone question coming up with Alana.
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4th Grade Math |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the
numeric value of the Roman numeral "L"? |
Easy. It's 50. He's right.
Next one...
Freeball coming...
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3rd Grade Social
Studies |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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How many justices
serve on the US Supreme Court? |
There's Scalia... there's
"The old guy". He's thinking either seven or nine. Alex
will...
"Will you pick an answer,
man!"
Okay, okay! Seven. That's...
not right. Correct is nine.
Alana says... nine! Saved!
Next up for round 4... Spen-SAAAH. Heh.
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2nd Grade
Measurements |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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If March 1 falls
on a Wednesday, on what part of the week does April 1
fall? |
Spencer is locked. Alex
decides to talk his way through it. He goes with ...
Saturday. Spencer said Saturday...
Right!
Alex reveals his secret:
combine his instinct with his analysis. That failing...
Pray.
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5th Grade World
Georgraphy |
$175,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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The Strait of
Magellan runs through the southern tip of what
continent? |
Spencer is locked. Alex can
still peek. He says, "It's either Africa or South America."
He deduces it to South America...But he peeks in case.
Spencer said, "South America." Alex goes with it... RIGHT
for $175,000.
No more help as he apologizes
to Kyle. Nice of him
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3rd Grade English |
$300,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the simple
past tense of the verb "drink"? |
Easy answer is "drank". The
alcoholic answer is "drunk". The poker player answer... is
drank...
The poker player ... is
right!
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5th Grade Earth
Science |
$500,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Which element
comprises the majority of the Earth's atmosphere? |
Alex thinks he knows it. He
KNOWS he knows it. First, he quotes the fiancee: "It's
$25,000 more than we came with." He thinks it's nitrogen...
about three-quarters. He makes sure before he locks it in.
"I gotta do it, sweetheart.
It's nitrogen."
Alex... risking $275,000...
gets told that the class got three different answers.
After the break... Spencer
said oxygen. Alex said nitrogen... RIGHT! We're playing for
a million dollars!
So now we have a choice...
Once you see the category, you can play the question or walk
away with $500,000.
The category is...
US HISTORY.
Alex decides... that $500,000
is good enough for him. He's dropping out. But just for fun,
let's see what the question would've been.
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5th Grade US
History |
MILLION
DOLLAR QUESTION |
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Who was the first
US Secretary of the Treasury? |
"Alexander Hamilton." ....
Correct. He would've been the first millionaire of this
show, leaving Alex to say...
"I am smart enough to take
the money... but I'm not smarter than a 5th grader."
But with half-a-mill, he can afford not to be.
New student next time...
