Gayle Takasaki, from Honolulu, Hawaii, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on February 23, 2001. She appeared on the Tax Free Edition and won $125,000. She played for $1,980,000.
Put these movies in order according to their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: U-571
⬥ B: Amadeus
⬥ C: Amistad
⬥ D: Philadelphia
From the 8 contestants, 2 got it right, but Gayle (with a time of 4.39 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Gayle's Run to $1,980,000[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Bumblebees are usually what two colors?
⬥ A: Black and white
⬥ B: Red and black
⬥ C: Black and yellow
⬥ D: Stingy and ouchy
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
If you take on too much responsibility, it is said you are “biting off more than you can” what?
⬥ A: See
⬥ B: Chew
⬥ C: Buy
⬥ D: Delegate to the new guy
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Someone hoping to acquire wealth commonly refers to "the day when" what happens?
⬥ A: His rocket lands
⬥ B: His ship comes in
⬥ C: His tree falls
⬥ D: She says “I do”
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
According to a #1 1980s song, if "there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call"?
⬥ A: Ghostbusters
⬥ B: Jessie’s Girl
⬥ C: Gloria
⬥ D: Shaft
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What word means “to drive a volleyball into an opponent’s court with a hard downward blow”?
⬥ A: Ice
⬥ B: Dunk
⬥ C: Punch
⬥ D: Spike
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, a “clutch” handbag does not have which of the following features?
⬥ A: Shoulder strap
⬥ B: Zipper
⬥ C: Pocket
⬥ D: Clasp
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In which of the following places would you most likely find a docent at work?
⬥ A: Election board
⬥ B: Racetrack
⬥ C: Museum
⬥ D: Department store
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
A Hawaiian pizza is most commonly made with which of these fruit toppings?
⬥ A: Coconut
⬥ B: Tangerine
⬥ C: Banana
⬥ D: Pineapple
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The Italian city of Firenze is more commonly called what in the U.S.?
⬥ A: Rome
⬥ B: Florence
⬥ C: Verona
⬥ D: Vatican City
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
A nematode is what type of animal?
⬥ A: Worm
⬥ B: Bird
⬥ C: Fish
⬥ D: Spider
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1963 movie “The Pink Panther,” what is the Pink Panther?
⬥ A: Detective
⬥ B: Gem
⬥ C: Thief
⬥ D: Automobile
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these now-disproven theories is the basis for the Ptolemaic system?
⬥ A: Flat earth
⬥ B: Four humors of the body
⬥ C: Earth-centered universe
⬥ D: Spontaneous generation
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, which of these is a white of an egg? ’Phone-a-Friend’, ‘Ask the Audience” and ’50:50’ lifelines used
