The Trilogy of Error - June 7
Last time, Michael Warren lost
on the first question. Wife Kelly made up for it with a win
of $175,000.
Now coming to play is a
45-year-old CFO from Reseda Elementary, DENNIS FERDON. He
comes with an apple for the teacher... with a tiny bite out
of it.
Round 1 begins with Spen-CER!
Here's the first...
1st Grade Science |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Which of the
following foods have seeds inside?
a) Orange
b) Potato
c) Carrot |
Spencer is locked. Dennis
locks in "orange". Correct for $1000!
Next...
2nd Grade Animal
Science |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Chickens are cold-blooded animals. |
Dennis... eats a lot of
chicken. He thinks fish are cold-blooded. He thinks that
it's FALSE. Spencer agrees.
(Fun fact: Dennis scored a
1220 on his SAT)
On this question, he
scores... $2000.
Next classmate is Kyle.
3rd Grade World
History |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Vikings, also known as Norsemen, originated in
Scandinavia. |
"I'm thinking they're from
Minnesota." Dennis locks in TRUE... Correct!
Next question.
4th Grade World
Geography |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What country
borders Spain to the west? |
Dennis elects to PEEK. Kyle
said "Portugel". Well, it's spelled wrong, but Dennis locks
in Portugal. Good call. You've got $10,000.
Next is the Milestone, and
Jacob is helping. He likes to gamble. Check this out...
2nd Grade Math |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
If Jacob always
goes bowling three times a week, how many times does he
go bowling in 11 weeks? |
Jacob wants to win because
his daughters are cute. Dennis locks in 33. Dennis is right!
Freeball...
1st Grade
Spelling |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many times
does the letter "N" appear in the following word... |
"Environment."
We see it's three. Dennis
locks in three. Dennis wins $50,000.
Round 4 begins with this for
Dennis and Alana.
5th Grade US
Geography |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Completed in 1825,
what man-made waterway in New York State connects the
Hudson River to the Great Lakes? |
The finance guy says walk.
The gambler says go for it and copy.
(Fun fact: Dennis had a 3.5
GPA)
Dennis... COPIES. Correct
answer: the Erie Canal. Alana says... "Gradeon."
I don't know what that is,
but it means that Dennis leaves with $25,000.
Next on the roll call is a
29-year-old teacher and football coach from Madeira
Elementary, LEVI LINE. Helping him out is Levi's D-line.
What time is it? "It's game
time!"
Jeff thinks that if anyone
can win this game, it's a teacher. Let's find out. Here
comes Kyle.
3rd Grade Social
Studies |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What US state was
named after a king of England? |
Levi locks in New York. Not
right. Correct answer: Georgia, Jeff's home state. Named
after King George III.
Kyle said... Georgia. SAVED!
Next...
1st Grade Animal
Science |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE? All
birds are mammals. |
Levi thinks that it's true.
He copies Kyle's paper. Correct answer: FALSE.
Kyle wrote... FALSE!
Next classmate is Alana for
$5000.
4th Grade US
History |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
During what decade
did James Marshall discover gold nuggets, sparking the
family California Gold Rush? |
This is Levi's subject. He's
a history teacher. More than that, he's a football coach. He
locks in the 1840s. San Francisco 49ers...
CORRECT!
Next question.
4th Grade World
Geography |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Mount Kilimanjaro
is located on what continent? |
Alana is locked. Levi uses
his PEEK. Alana wrote... Asia.
Levi locks it in.
His students would've gone
with Africa. His students... would've been right. Levi
flunks out with nothing.
Next is a 49-year-old rocket
scientist from New Albany School in Cinnaminson, NJ, KARL
SCHAUB. He is a second generation rocket scientist who
doesn't like math.
Karl starts with Kyle. First
question.
3rd Grade Social
Studies |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Vermont was one of the original 13 colonies. |
Fun fact: Karl scores a 1350
on his SATs.
Karl goes TRUE. Answer...
FALSE. Vermont was #14.
Kyle said... False! SAVED!
Next...
1st Grade
Geography |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The US state of
Indiana borders which Great Lake? |
Karl ruled out Erie,
Superior, and Michigan, but still, he peeks. Kyle says "Lake
Erie."
This is tough... Karl goes
with Kyle's answer.
According to his co-workers'
calculations, Karl has a one in 3728 chance of being smarter
than a 5th grader.
Nevertheless, Karl is not.
Correct... Lake Michigan. He too flunks out with nothing.
New student next time.