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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 12m/11C on CMT. also check local listings
Host: Jeff Foxworthy with TJ Burnett, Antonio Gutierrez & Madison Leisle (CMT); Jordan Jones, Ty Panitz & Danielle Soibelman (MNT)
Website
: www.5thgraderTVshow.com 
  SHORT SHORTSHOTS: (Today's episode of Hershey Celebrity Week was a repeat from My Network TV.)

Shelly Hartman, who likes to do the robot, plays the nightcap. She was actually on a tear to start, but ends up with $1500. She can turn that into $15,000 if she knows about...

( $15,000 ) 5th Grade Anatomy
Along with the cornea, what membrane, whose name comes from the Greek for "hard", forms the external covering of the human eyeballs?

Shelly makes something up... Retina... is wrong. It was sclera. She gets $250 in plastic.


Celebrities are the order this week on CMT. Today, three boys from Philly made good. They are Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Wanya (no relation) Morris, collectively known as Boyz II Men. They are playing for the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital. They were on a hot run before Shawn ruined it. They end up with $3500. Will they go for $35,000? The Bonus Question... goes to Nate. The subject... Math. Nate's going for it.

( $35,000 ) 5th Grade Math
A geometric pyramid with three faces and a base has a height of 20. If the base has an area of 30, what is the volume of that pyramid?

The formula is 1/3 (Bh), where B is the area of the base and h is the height, so in this particular case, it would be 200. Nate says... 60. That's $2500 to the children's hospital.

 

Baggage
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6:30p/5:30C on GSN and GSN HD
Host: Jerry Springer
On the Web: www.gsntv.com/baggage 
 
Lorena
Las Vegas
singer
Colin
New Haven, CT
architect
Peter
Laguna Beach, CA
bartender
Jacobi
Los Angeles
sales rep

Small bags first. Colin's body looks like a shag carpet. Seriously. Peter giggles like a little schoolgirl. Jacobi goes the other way from Colin, getting a bro-zillian wax every month.

Now for the Dealbreaker Round... First bag gets naked in public when he's drunk. Second bag would rather talk to his mother than his girlfriend. Final bag cheated on his own mistress. The Dealbreaker? Number three. Nudity from Peter and alienation from Jacobi she can stand... Colin's cheating... not so much.

... and it gets better.... Colin left his ex in a Mississippi jail.

Now for the big ones.... Peter married a woman in Vegas... and divorced her the next day. Jacobi personally repo'ed his ex's car. One has a funny laugh, a drunken streak, and a crazy ex. The other has a smooth undercarriage, a concerned mother, and a crazy ex. Someone's gotta go. That someone is... PETER.

So Jacobi gets Lorena, but before he can go call his momma, Lorena has something to say... "I make men date my mom before they can date me." She apparently wants a real man who can get with her mom. So does Peter. He can accept her baggage. Mexican and horses await.

 

Catch 21
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 4:30p/3:30C on GSN and GSN HD
Host: Alfonso Ribiero with Mikki Padilla
On the Web: www.gsn.com/catch21 

Total cash today: $6000
Total cash this week: $38,000
Total cash this season: $329,000
Bonus record this week: 1-0-2
Bonus record this season: 5-12-40
One-hand draws: 13
Two-hand draws: 27
Bonus round wins: 5
Bonus prizes won/offered: 48/59
Darin
Los Angeles
soon-to-be married
Joe Russell
orig. Southern Illinois
producer
Steffanie
parts unknown
newlywed
FIRST 21 WINS
trip to Palm Springs (JW Marriott Desert Springs)

Hand #1: Darin gets a 5, Joe gets a 9, and Steff's on an 8. Steff passes a 4 to Joe for 13. Joe keeps the ace for 14. Darin busts Joe on a king for 100. Steff keeps a 5 for 13, passes a jack for 15, and gets a 2 from Darin for 15. Darin busts Steff out on a king for 300. Darin lead with 800.

Hand #2: Darin gets a 10, Joe a 6, and Steff a queen. Joe passes a 6 to Steff for 16 before busting her, then passes an 8 to Darin for 18 before keeping a 2 for 8. Darin freezes on his 18. Joe draws a 3... then a 5... then a 7. Darin and Joe move on.

Final Hand: Darin has 4 to Joe's king. Darin passes a 2 to Joe for 12... and another for 14. Then Joe gets a 7 to catch 21 for the game!

Bonus Catch 21 with two Power Chips:
Hand 1) 3 - 7 - A = 21 ($5000)
Hand 2) 5 - K - 2
Hand 3) 2 - 10 - 9 = 21 ($1000)
PASSED: J, J

He needs a 4 and he needs one badly. He doesn't get one. He quits right there with $6000. Next card was... a 3. Final card was... king!

 

Don't Forget the Lyrics!
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on VH1. Also check local listings
Host: Mark McGrath
Website
: www.dontforgetthelyrics.com 
  SHORT SHORTSHOT: Gerald Michaels is a stay-at-home dad from KC. He makes $5000 for three songs. That'll get him a pretty decent music center. But will he risk it for $10,000? He's... GOING FOR IT!

( $10,000 ) "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel (10 words)
PREVIOUS: Uptown girl, she's been living in her white...
Gerald: ... "Bread world, I bet she never ever had a chance." CLOSE. It was "bread world, as long as anyone with hot blood can." He's leaving with an MP3 player.


On VH1, Cheerleader Week continues with Charger Girl Katie from the San Diego Chargers. She's playing for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She gets $5000 for three. Next up for her...

( $10,000 ) "Urgent" by Foreigner (10 words)
PREVIOUS: You're not warm...
Katie: "But you're really cold, it's urgent can I get a jacket on." That's.... not it. It was "Or sentimental you're so extreme you can be so temperamental."

 

Family Feud
by Jason Huhn

Air time: check local listings
Host: Steve Harvey
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.com
www.twitter.com/Family_Feud
 
CHAMPION
Lewis

Derrick, Misty, Brad, Kaleah, Kia
Atlanta
$825
DeCicco
Luigi, Anna Maria, Carmine, Maria, Steven
Boston

SINGLE: something a wife might yell at her husband for doing on Thanksgiving Day.

1. Watching TV/game42   5. Bad turkey carving 5
2. Eating/Snacking 14   6. Drinking/Tipsy 3
3. Sleeping 14          7. Burning the bird 3
4. Not cleaning home 5  8. Burping 3


SINGLE: a part of the body you'd be shocked to hear Grandmother got pierced.

1. Belly button 35      5. Ears 9
2. Bosom/Nipple 23
3. Nose 15
4. Tongue 11

DOUBLE: something adults like to do at adult parties.

1. Drink 72             5. Dance 3
2. Talk 9               6. Flirt 3
3. "Swing" 5
4. Play games/cards 4


TRIPLE something people blow into.

1. Balloon 44
2. Horn/Instrument 28
3. Whistle 15
4. Breathalyzer 4


The DeCiccos took the game after sweep the last board to win over the Lewis family.

Luigi & Maria step up for the chance at Fast Money. Luigi had some good answers, Maria had too many weak answers on her side, so they finish off with a total of $595.

Fast Money #1 answers
- Tell me how many people you kissed last New Year's Eve?: 1
- Something a little boy dreams about being: Firefighter
- Something people crack: Knuckles
- Something you never clean behind: Refrigerator
- Something that United States grows a lot of: Corn (Luigi)


Returning champions the Abdur-Rahman family take on the George family. The George family had only one answer left on the board on finding a word that rhymes with spanky. There was hankie, cranky and lanky. They went for panky, but not thinking of baseball, or what some Americans in the north are, it was Yankee, giving the Abdur-Rahmans their fourth win.

Amina & Salima go for Fast Money once again. Amina & Salima didn't do too tell on her answers, as they didn't get any of the #1 answers in their game. Despite their bad luck, they have a four-day total of $22,195 and are one win away from a new Ford.

 

Let's Make a Deal
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 3p/2C on CBS
Host: Wayne Brady with Jonathan Mangum & Tiffany Coyne
On the Web
: cbs.com/letsmakeadeal  
  Marie & Wayne (Asian couple) go high-low for $500 a card and perhaps a Hyundai Elantra to start us off. First... a 7. Higher? 10! Lower? 7! Higher? Ace! Lower? 5! Higher? 2. There goes the free pass. That's as good a place as any to stop with $2500. Let's play it out, though. They would've gone higher (9), then lower (10). Good call!

Next up, Rachael (she's got a pea in her pod) & Cameron (NERD!) get nine checks. Rachael picks #4, Cameron #7. We start by bypassing $500, $700, and $3000. Next check is Cameron's. He can trade it in for a big box. Doesn't happen, as he passes on an iMac & MacBook. So Cameron is going away with... $150. Next, $1500 and $99. Rachael's check is next. She can take it for either the computers or what's in Curtain #2. She trades up her $3700 for... Tiffany's coins (ZONK!) Two cents. Make your own joke, people.

Lucy (green\-haired chick) gets to Spell Out a Deal. OR she can take a small box. On the board: MI. She might have an MI if she rejects the box now. She does, and she won't get a handbag with $1000. Now will she trade up for $500? $700? $900? NO DEAL. She wins... MI... AMI! A trip to Miami Beach for you!

Dana (pajamas), Maria (red cheerleader), Rhonda (blue cheerleader) and $2100 split between the three. Wayne's got a small box for $700. No one wants it. It has... a spa experience. Instead, everyone gets $300 more. Wayne's got a big box for $1000. No one wants it. It has... an LMAD puppet show (ZONK!). Everyone gets another $300. Wayne has Curtain #1 for $1300. NOBODY wants it. So everyone has $1300. No one has a dining room.

We hope Stacy (vampire) was paying attention, because it's time to play... Who Wants to Answer Multiple Choice Questions for Cash & Prizes?. She sweeps the game for $3500, but we have one more question... Will you a) buy Curtain #2, b) buy Curtain #3, or c) Keep the money? One of them has a new car. She buys Curtain #3.  Behind Curtain #3... a Zonkmobile! Behind Curtain #2... a 2010 Kia Rio.

More spelling with Brian (referee). The first two letters... CA. He could take a car... or a piece of caca. Instead, he can trade for a box. He missed out on some camping equipment... thoroughly used (ZONK!). Instead, he's taking a Sea-Doo!...

... but not for long, because he's at the top of the board for the Big Deal worth $30,487.

TRADE LIST:
Brian: $8699
Lucy: $6591
Marie & Wayne: $2500
Dana: $1300
Maria: $1300
Rhonda: $1300
Cameron: $150
Rachael: $100... and two big cents
Stacy: ZONKMOBILE!

... and he's giving it back for Door #2. Door #3... a retro kitchen worth $8685. We'll see Brian's door... AFTER Door #1 reveals a Wii Fit with HDTV. Brian's Big Deal is... trips to Hawaii and Paris!

 

The Newlywed Game
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 6p/5C on GSN and GSN HD
Host: Sherri Shepherd
On the Web: www.gsn.com/newlywed 
 
Bryan & Jessica
married 19 days
Jason & Kelli
married 11 months
Logan & Angela
married 1 month
SECOND HONEYMOON
Trip to St. Croix (The Buccaneer)

5-point Reeds in the Lead round for diamond earrings, questions to the men:
- If a doctor staged an intervention for your wife, would it be to break her addiction to... reality TV, online shopping, or Facebook?
- Women always borrow their husband's clothes and nobody thinks it's weird. So what's the one thing in your wife's wardrobe you wouldn't mind trying on just once?
- "When it comes to sexperimentation, I'd really like to talk my wife into trying a little..."

Logan & Angela log in the only match of the night SO FAR for the Reeds prize.

10-point round, questions to the ladies:
- When would you most like to take control of your husband's brain: when he's driving the car, when you're out with your parents, or when you're in bed together?
- If Donald Trump's signature phrase is "You're Fired!", what is your husband's most annoying signature catchphrase?
- How many dates did you have with your knight in shining armor before you dropped your drawbridge?

Logan & Angela sweep the round to hold the lead with 35 to the others' 20.

30-POINT BONUS QUESTION: "My husband thinks my friend BLANK is a total MILF, meanwhile, I think my husband's friend WHO is a total DILF."

Bryan goes with Oriana and Ryan... PERFECT for 60. Jason says KJ and Brian... Kelly went with NOBODY. Logan gets Ben and Kelli. This is for the win... PERFECT! The others leave with a Cuisinart food processor.

 

1 vs. 100
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: 7p/6C on GSN and GSN HD
Host: Carrie Ann Inaba
On the Web: www.gsntv.com/1vs100 

Amount Won Today: $10,000*
Amount Won This week: $10,000
Amount Won Series: $10,000
Contestant Won Today: $5,000
Contestant Won This week: $5,000
Contestant Won Series: $5,000
Mob Won Today: $5,000
Mob Won This week: $5,000
Mob Won Series: $5,000
Contestant Vs. Mob: 1-1
Mob eliminated today: 74
Mob eliminated ever: 74
Poll The Mob: 0-3
Trust The Mob: 3-0
*game in progress
We are back with Karla Abea and 26 people left in the Mob. She was at $5,000 and she wants more! Let's see if she can get more...

1 Vs. 26
According to USA Today, 70% of Americans think that new brides should do what?
A. Keep her last name, B. Take her husbands last name, C. Hyphenate her last name.

Karla, who thinks B is too easy, says C. She should have gone with her gut. It's B! Karla is out and the Mob takes their first win. Only 3 people got it wrong, so 23 people will split the $5,000, for $217 each. Win #1 for the Mob!

Will they get win #2? Not if Max Diamond has anything to say about it. He had a dream that he would be on the show. Would he dream about $50,000? Let's play...

1 Vs. 100
What hands-free phone technology was named for a Danish king?
A. Redbeard. B. Beowulf, C. Bluetooth

Despite not having one, Max says Bluetooth. He's right. Eliminated: 3. Level: $0

Max isn't going to stop and take $0, so let's play.

1 Vs. 97
Lindsay Lohan is opening a bottle of champagne to celebrate getting out of rehab. What pasta in her cupboard would she most likely mistake for a corkscrew?
A. Fusilli, B. Vermicelli, C. Screwcini

Max is logically reasoning that it's A. It is A. Eliminate: 19 Level: $750

1 vs. 78
If Spartacus was smartacus, how would he correctly write the year 2011 in Roman numerals?
A. MXMI B. XMMI C. MMXI

Max can use his 'Progressive Helps'. He will and polls the Mob on B. He gets 3, and the contestants are 0-3 on getting the Mob Members on the right answer. For the 3rd straight contestant is going to also Trust the Mob on the same time. He trusts the Mob and he is right. Eliminated; 5 Level: $750

1 Vs. 73
Kate Middleton became the envy of millions of women in 2003 when she started dating what royal lad?
A. Prince Harry, B. Prince William, C. Prince Andrew.

Max goes with Prince William...he's right! Eliminated: 14 Level: $1,500

Now Max is over $1,000, so he can stop. He doesn't want to. Bring on the Mob!

1 vs. 59
Jesus, Vishnu and Buddha each open Twitter accounts. If all of their current followers became followers, who would have the biggest following?
A. Jesus, B. Vishnu, C. Buddha

Max is going to go with Jesus. Carrie Ann is going to ask a mob member, and we see SISTER ROSE (#19), who was a staple on the NBC airing of the original 1 Vs. 100. She made a decent amount of coin on the national NBC version, but she's not going to make any coin now, because Jesus is right. She may have been part of the group that won $217 though. Eliminated: 36. Total: $5,000

Max is 3 away from $10,000. However, he's all out of helps. He's going to take on the mob! We'll see if he can be the highest contestant...on the next show. Aw.
 

Pictureka!
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 4p/3C on the Hub and the Hub HD
Host: Cory Almeida with George "G" Gabriel
On the Web: www.hubworld.com/pictureka/shows/pictureka/ 
 
Brennan & Cameron
brothers assisted by mom Dina (Dancin' Bun Bun)
Conner & Frank
brothers assisted by mom Elaine (Suzella)

Every fish in the audience is found in the Go Find Fish, giving us a 150-150 tie to start.

Maze Craze: Both ladies come up short on the sweep, so the score is still tied, 250-250.

A claw, a crescent moon, and a turtle are in the Eyeballs & Oddballs. Again, a perfect sweep, so this comes down to whoever can find the finish fish. It is... the Greens! They lead, 395-370.

Oranges need just one in 3-for-1 to take the lead. They get four for 630. The Greens need four to win. They get the four to win, 655-630

Penguin Prize Hunt for a trip to Arizona: Even with a last-second no-go on #3, they still have #1, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #9. That's a decent spread. The prize... #9!

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Marnuela Arbelaez, Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds & Brad Sherwood
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/tpir
www.priceisright.com   

Record today: 0-5-1
Record this week: 3-14-1
Record this season: 100-156-12
Total today: $37,599
Total this week: $140,852
Total this season: $3,500,005
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 0/7
DSWs/DOBs: 1/3
$1M Passed: 10/4/10
$2M Passed: 10/18/10
$3M Passed: 11/4/10
Midweek at the Price with Helina Golaw, Michel Berthiaume, Sylvia Mendoza, Amber Davis, and a Dell. Michel gets the Dell for $1648. Now can he get a Chevrolet Equinox in Lucky Seven? He's down to his last dollar with $23,78- showing. He goes with 9. The number up... 5.

Sylvia gets a $673 women's watches. Time for her to take on 1/2 Off for $10,000. She gets a $20 light keeper, a $100 weather station, a $30 20 Questions game, and a $40 stock pot set. That leaves her with 6, 7, 10, and 11. She picks #7... and she should've takes the next one over.

Diana Fonseca gets a $2095 wall aquarium. Now for a chair, a set of Gucci accessories, and a set of golf clubs. Which is the Most Expensive? She goes for the clubs. Desk is $4698, accessories is $3535. Clubs... $2905. This is going to be one of THOSE shows...

Even so, Diana wins the first Showdown. Helina wins a $2220 Vera Wang stemware set. Now can she win a PS3, Wii & Xbox package and a trip to San Diego? Setting the Magic # at $1116... Less than the $2780 for the trip... and the $1539 for the games.

Amber wins a pair of iPhone 4s worth $1718. She'll Let'em Roll for a Mazda 3. She gets two. First one... $3000. She's good with that, and we avoid the outright skunk.

Rachel Brigoni goes down and up thanks to a $1249 Blu-Ray player. Now to add onto it: a popcorn cart, an HDTV, and theatre seating. The board in Bonkers: 5645. It's almost like they're trying for a loss here. They get one, as she tries six combos when she really needed only four.

Extreme budget Price ends with Amber winning on the Big Wheel. First Showcase is eye-catching with a set of jewelry, a pair of motorscooters, and a 2011 Mazda Miata. Top winner Amber bids $25,000. Diana gets hot & cold with snowboards & skis and trips to Miami & Switzerland with $5000. She bids $24,000. Actual price: $24,806, a difference of $806. Actual price of Amber's Showcase: $36,173, a difference of over $11,000. That's going to give the day - and $26,901 - to Diana.

 

Wheel of Fortune
by Jason Block

Air time: check local listings
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
On the Web
: www.wheeloffortune.com

Total for today: $25,700
Total for Week 10: $112,800
Total for the Season: $2,204,106
Bonus Win Percentage: 17/48
Gooseeggs: 6
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 6/0
Mystery Round Prizes won: 2
Car Wins: 5
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 3/1
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins: 0/0
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used:12/48/2
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 32/48/6
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 25/12
Gift Tags won: 9
Free Play Hit: 61
Jackpot wins: 4
$5,000 FINAL SPINS: 8/48
$2M Passed: 11/11/10
Best Week: Week 9 - $304,579
Week 8 to Week 9 - + $134,167
Midweek salute to the Military on the Wheel!

The $1,000 Tossup is PHRASE. Stephen misses and Gunnery Sergeant Robert Foot of the USMC solves HIT THE DECK. He is from Missoula, MT. He is in for 14 years, stationed and a combat instructor. He has done 2 tours of Iraq. Tech Sergeant Stephen Millan is from Waynesville, MO. He is a medic in the USAF. He is stationed in San Pedro. Staff Sergeant GT David Garcia is an Army Recruiter and is from Texas.

The $2,000 Tossup is THINGS. David has $2,000 with PUSH-UPS & PULL-UPS. He will start the Eggland's Best Jackpot Round but we add this to the wheel. It's the $5,000 shopping spree from Sears. "Be The Santa You Want to Be" IN THE KITCHEN (and you can find this at Sears as all the first puzzles are this week). He Bankrupts. Robert does the same. Stephen misses. David misses. Robert misses. Stephen misses. David solves COUNTERTOP MICROWAVE for $2,800. He has $4,800.

Robert starts BEFORE & AFTER. He hits Lose a Turn. Stephen misses. David misses the solve after doing a lot of work. Robert solves WEST POINT & CLICK for $1,100. He has $2,100.

Stephen starts the IHOP Mystery Round which is a PRIZE PUZZLE. It's FOOD AND DRINK. He misses. David Bankrupts. Robert has $10,000 after his mystery wedge risk. He also picks up the $1,000 Dick's Sporting Goods GC. He misses. Stephen Bankrupts. David misses the solve (by adding an S). Robert hits Lose A Turn. Stephen solves CHICKEN ENCHILADA WITH CHILI SAUCE for $1,400 and a trip to Mexico at the Grand Velas Resort and Spa in Nuevo Vallarta worth $9,600. If you have BS15177 and are Barbara S from Louisiana, you are going to Mexico! Remember the SONY CARD BONUS! He has $11,000 in cash and prizes!

The $3,000 Tossup is PERSON. Robert has $5,100 with RIGHT-HAND MAN. Pat spins us $1,600 a letter in a FINAL SPIN with SONG LYRICS. Robert the Marine gets TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI for $4,800. He leaves with $9,900. David leaves with $4,800. And Stephen is going to Mexico and the bonus round with $11,000 in cash and trip!

The pre-bonus round total is $25,700. Stephen wants even more, of course.

He lands on the A in GAME. His category is PLACE. With the RSTLNE and his choices of G D P A we have:

_ A _ N
L _ _ _ _


Tough stuff. it was MAIN LOBBY and he lost the 2011 Mazda Tribute. He leaves with $11,000 in cash.

Now take MAIN LOBBY and go to http://www.wheeloffortune.com and enter to win one of 1,000 Gift Cards!
 

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
by Don Harpwood

Air time: check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com
  Gail Wauford (Brooklyn, NY) gets things started today with $20,000 after 3 questions. She still has both Jumps. She starts by jumping the 4th question, missing out on $5,000. She also jumps the 7th, missing out on $2,000. Then, with $21,500 in her bank, this pops up...

[Question 8] (It's Therapeutic)
As defined by the International Spa Association, anthotherapy takes place in a what?
A: River
B: Jungle
C: Cave
D: Desert

Since she can't figure out what the prefix "antho-" would refer to, Gail walks with $10,750. The answer, by the way, is C.

Paulette Renna (East Patchogue, NY) - High school English teacher.  She didn't tell anyone that she would be on this show.

[Question 1] (TV Hosts)
In 2010, CNN hired what British reality TV judge to replace Larry King as host of a nightly talk show?
A: Simon Cowell
B: Len Goodman
C: Nigel Lythgoe
D: Piers Morgan

Paulette is only familiar with one of those names. She asks the audience, and 74% say D. She trusts them, and they're of course right, giving her... $3,000!

After that, she jumps the 3rd and 4th questions, which had $15,000 and $2,000, respectively. Then, after Paulette builds her bank up to $36,000, she has this to think about...

[Question 7] (Mixed Music)
Which of these music acts is not co-ed?
A: Coldplay
B: The Black Eyed Peas
C: The White Stripes
D: Lady Antebellum

She rules out B, and she's thinking A. But Paulette isn't familiar enough with these groups, so she walks with $18,000! As it turns out, though, the answer was indeed A!

Michelle McNamara (New York, NY) - Graduate student. Her goal is to repair the country's education system.

She makes it halfway through Round 1 without any problems, bringing her bank up to $40,000 along the way. Then, she sees this...

[Question 6] (The Tonys)
Of the following Tonys, who is the only one to have won a Tony Award?
A: Tony Curtis
B: Tony Danza
C: Tony Kushner
D: Tony Randall

Though she has an idea, Michelle isn't certain enough, so she asks the audience. 47% are thinking D. That's what she thought, so she goes with D... but it's C (23%)! Ouch. That means she leaves with $1,000 as the show ends for today.