Marcey Rawitscher, a high school English and social studies teacher from Amherst, New Hampshire, was a contestant on Season 7 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. She walked away with $50,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Marcey Rawitscher's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: It's Not a Tumor | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an undercover policeman coping with a classroom of six-year olds in what movie? | |
⬥ A: University Cop | ⬥ B: Junior High Cop |
⬥ C: Kindergarten Cop | ⬥ D: Terminator 4: Nap Time |
$200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Trained Animals | |
Dogs known as "ratters" are specially trained to do what? | |
⬥ A: Catch rodents | ⬥ B: Aid the blind |
⬥ C: Perform tricks | ⬥ D: Pull sleds |
$300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Sweet Relief | |
Due to the calendar schedule of the typical school year, many teachers are on vacation for the entirety of which of these months? | |
⬥ A: March | ⬥ B: July |
⬥ C: October | ⬥ D: April |
$500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Electronics | |
The "smile shutter" feature is one of the latest technological advancements on what kind of electronic device? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
⬥ A: iPod | ⬥ B: Laptop computer |
⬥ C: High-def television | ⬥ D: Digital camera |
Ask the Audience Results: A: 3% ⬥ B: 8% ⬥ C: 0% ⬥ D: 89% |
$1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: What's in a Name? | |
Which of these "Desperate Housewives" has a first name that is also a noun meaning "happiness"? | |
⬥ A: Teri Hatcher | ⬥ B: Felicity Huffman |
⬥ C: Marcia Cross | ⬥ D: Eva Longoria |
$2,000 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Big Words | |
"Polyethylene" and "polypropylene" are names for two common varieties of what substance? | |
⬥ A: Wood | ⬥ B: Metal |
⬥ C: Paper | ⬥ D: Plastic |
$4,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Celebrity Headlines | |
In 2008, what celebrity couple made even more headlines than usual with the birth of their twins, Max and Emmie? | |
⬥ A: J Lo & Marc | ⬥ B: Katie & Tom |
⬥ C: Demi & Ashton | ⬥ D: Jennifer & Ben |
$8,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: The Freedom Trail | |
The famous patriotic warning "One if by land, and two if by sea" referred to lanterns hanging in a what? | |
⬥ A: Barn | ⬥ B: Church |
⬥ C: Courthouse | ⬥ D: Tree |
$16,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Bon Voyage | |
On his trip around the globe in the classic novel "Around the World in 80 Days," Phileas Fogg travels primarily in what direction? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used | |
⬥ A: North | ⬥ B: South |
⬥ C: East | ⬥ D: West |
Meredith says that as an English teacher Marcey might know this, but Marcey shakes her head and with 22 seconds remaining decides to Ask the Expert.
Nancy says it's going to be east or west. She thinks he goes east. He crosses the date line and gets there a day early, even though he thinks he messed up and arrived late. He left from London and didn't go west because he went to India and other places. Marcey trusts Nancy and goes with her answer. Meredith says she thought it was west. The klaxon called time and Marcey will return for $25,000 with two lifelines remaining. |
$25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Foreign Phrases | |
Meaning “never seen,” what French phrase refers to the odd feeling of not recognizing something that should be familiar? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used | |
⬥ A: Jamais vu | ⬥ B: Toujours vu |
⬥ C: Encore vu | ⬥ D: Souvent vu |
Marcey decides to phone a friend at 22 seconds. Her phone a friend team consist of:
Gary from Jefferson, MD - Marcey’s brother, a Sr. Analyst at NASA Marcey decides to call Linda. Marcey reads the question and choices. |
$50,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: Famous Paintings | |
Which of the following is not visible in the background of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting “Mona Lisa”? "Double Dip" lifeline used | |
⬥ A: A road | ⬥ B: A mountain |
⬥ C: An aqueduct | ⬥ D: A bird |
$100,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: History of Film | |
Commissioned by Thomas Edison, the earliest surviving copyrighted motion picture depicts a man doing what? | |
⬥ A: Firing a rifle | ⬥ B: Sneezing |
⬥ C: Biting an apple | ⬥ D: Laughing |
Marcey says she has no idea and decides to leave with $50,000. The right answer was B: Sneezing. |