Jessica Schreader

Jessica Schreader
From	Delran, New Jersey
Appearance	April 29, 2001
Money won	$64,000

Jessica Schreader, an arrangements coordinator for the American Board of Surgery from Delran, New Jersey, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on April 29, 2001. She won $64,000.

WWTBAM Run

Fastest Finger Question

Fastest Finger Question
Put these singers in order by their year of birth; starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: George Michael	⬥ B: Paul McCartney
⬥ C: David Cassidy	⬥ D: Enrique Iglesias

From the 9 contestants, 5 got it right, but Jessica (with a time of 4.98 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-A-C-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

Jessica’s Run to the Million

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Buying, then selling, a stock during the same trading session is commonly called what?
⬥ A: Hyper trading	⬥ B: Fickle trading
⬥ C: Day-trading	⬥ D: Going bust

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The center of a pipe cleaner is made of what?
⬥ A: Wire	⬥ B: Wood
⬥ C: Metal chain	⬥ D: Marshmallow

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following household objects commonly has "teeth"?
⬥ A: Washcloth	⬥ B: Saw
⬥ C: Pillow	⬥ D: Meat loaf

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A squall line best describes what?
⬥ A: Backed up traffic	⬥ B: Broken computer screen
⬥ C: Dance routine	⬥ D: Weather occurrence

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A long-running ad slogan says that "choosy moms choose" what?
⬥ A: Heinz	⬥ B: Jif
⬥ C: Kellogg's	⬥ D: Kraft

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is an ancient Egyptian writing system made up of pictures and symbols?
⬥ A: Calligraphy	⬥ B: Graffiti
⬥ C: Hieroglyphics	⬥ D: Cursive

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In what TV series does Sgt. Joe Friday ask for "just the facts, Ma'am"?
⬥ A: Dragnet	⬥ B: Hawaii Five-O
⬥ C: Magnum P.I.	⬥ D: Adam-12

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What Salman Rushdie book incited the Ayatollah Khomeini to call for the author's death?
⬥ A: The Jaguar Smile	⬥ B: Shame
⬥ C: Midnight's Children	⬥ D: The Satanic Verses

Jessica mentions that it's one of her favorite books.

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What major U.S. city is located nearest the spot where the Mississippi and Missouri rivers meet? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Memphis, TN	⬥ B: St. Louis, MO
⬥ C: Little Rock, AR	⬥ D: Des Moines, IA
Ask the Audience Results: A: 16% ⬥ B: 70% ⬥ C: 10% ⬥ D: 4%

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What movie features a teacher whose favorite piece of advice is "Carpe diem"?
⬥ A: Dead Poets Society	⬥ B: Clueless
⬥ C: Good Will Hunting	⬥ D: Fame

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following was at the center of the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Gold mine	⬥ B: Oil reserves
⬥ C: Tea imports	⬥ D: Water rights

Jessica thinks she knows the answer, but she decides to use her 50:50, and it leaves Oil reserves and Water rights. She then decides to her uncle, Dennis, who is 80% it's B: Oil reserves. Jessica goes with her uncle and wins $64,000.

$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What process was once thought to capture on film the "aura" of a person or object?
⬥ A: Daguerreotypy	⬥ B: Spectroscopy
⬥ C: Kirlian photography	⬥ D: Telephotography

Jessica thinks she knows, but she's afraid to guess so she's leaving with $64,000. She would have guessed and that would have costed her $32,000. C: Kirlian photography was the correct answer. Total Prize Money: $64,000

Preceded by Bob Combs

U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Jessica Schreader

Succeeded by Michele Delpriore