Marcus Schick, an electrical engineer from Cumming, Georgia, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on January 11-12, 2001. Marcus won $125,000 and played for $1,760,000.
Put these comic performers in order by their birth, starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: Margaret Cho
⬥ B: Richard Pryor
⬥ C: Billy Crystal
⬥ D: Steve Harvey
A-D-C-B is the correct order. Only two contestants got it right, Marcus Schick beating Phil Hester's time (8.26 seconds and 9.67 seconds respectively).
Marcus' Run to $1,760,000[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following phrases means "a brief, intense speech meant to encourage others"?
⬥ A: Chalk talk
⬥ B: Table talk
⬥ C: Pep talk
⬥ D: Mr. Brady moment
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
On a carousel, which of the following would you most likely ride?
⬥ A: Airplanes
⬥ B: Candles
⬥ C: Animals
⬥ D: Presidents
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What do dogs do to regulate their body temperature?
⬥ A: Wag their tails
⬥ B: Pant
⬥ C: Bark
⬥ D: Crank up the A.C.
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A standard driver's side airbag deploys most often from what part of the car?
⬥ A: Dashboard
⬥ B: Floor
⬥ C: Roof
⬥ D: Steering wheel
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
On the TV game show "Family Feud," how many people are surveyed for the answers on the board?
⬥ A: One hundred
⬥ B: Five hundred
⬥ C: One thousand
⬥ D: Two thousand
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The process of turning sea water into fresh drinking water is called what?
⬥ A: Demarcation
⬥ B: Desalinization
⬥ C: Salination
⬥ D: Calcification
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
The popular toy Big Mouth Billy Bass does which of the following?
⬥ A: Giggles
⬥ B: Tells a joke
⬥ C: Tells the time
⬥ D: Sings
The klaxon called time and Marcus would return with all lifelines available.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In Patricia Cornwell's crime novels, what is Kay Scarpetta's profession? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Which of these brand names is normally printed in cursive letters on its product packaging? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Kleenex
⬥ B: Nike
⬥ C: Sony
⬥ D: Duracell
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these capitals is also its country's most populous city?
⬥ A: Washington D.C.
⬥ B: Beijing
⬥ C: London
⬥ D: New Delhi
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these U.S. military operations was not conducted over the past 20 years?
⬥ A: Operation Desert Shield
⬥ B: Operation Urgent Fury
⬥ C: Operation Just Cause
⬥ D: Operation Overlord
Marcus knows A) was during the Bush administration and recalls that C) was
recent. It is down to B) and D). He thinks that Overlord was during World War II.
More talking about it, and D) becomes his final answer. He wins $64,000.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In what movie does Lauren Bacall say to Humphrey Bogart "Just put your lips together and blow"?
⬥ A: Key Largo
⬥ B: To Have & Have Not
⬥ C: The Big Sleep
⬥ D: Dark Passage
Marcus happens to love Humphrey Bogart movies.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1952 novel "Charlotte's Web," what is the final message that Charlotte spins in her web? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Humble
⬥ B: Some pig
⬥ C: Immortal
⬥ D: Radiant
Marcus watched the tape of the show, but not enough to cause an answer to jump out at him. He thinks "Some pig" was early in the story, eliminating it.
He thinks he knows the answer, but will call his friend, Brenda Thomas, who was his high school English teacher, and is now a professor. He
eliminates "1952" from the reading of the question. She thinks it
was A) Humble. But Marcus was leaning towards C). Now he is thinking that it might have been D) Radiant.
At this point he decided to walk away. His teacher was correct, thinking it's A).
