Patty Bain Bachner, from Great Falls, Virginia appeared as a contestant of Season 8 of the U.S. version on January 20-21, 2010. Patty won $12,500.
Patty’s Run to the million[]
| $500 (1 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Talk the Talk | |
| On Sept. 19th, people are advised to add "me hearties" to the end of sentences in observance of "Talk Like a" what "Day"? | |
| ⬥ A: Pirate | ⬥ B: Astronaut |
| ⬥ C: Ghost | ⬥ D: Failed grammarian |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Birds | |
| By definition, which of these birds makes a sound commonly described as a "honk"? | |
| ⬥ A: Penguin | ⬥ B: Goose |
| ⬥ C: Ostrich | ⬥ D: Falcon |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Holidays | |
| Started in 1952, the holiday now known as "Administrative Professionals Day" is intended to honor whom? | |
| ⬥ A: Teachers | ⬥ B: Secretaries |
| ⬥ C: Police officers | ⬥ D: Nannies |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Nicknames | |
| When used as an adjective, which of these male nicknames becomes a word meaning "stylish or elegant"? ’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Octopus | ⬥ B: Seahorse |
| ⬥ C: Starfish | ⬥ D: Squid |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 59% ⬥ B: 21% ⬥ C: 12% ⬥ D: 8% | |
| The klaxon called time and Patty will return with two lifelines still on the table. |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Fashionistas | |
| At the age of twenty-three, which of these prominent Asian-Americans became a fashion editor at Vogue magazine? | |
| ⬥ A: Lucy Liu | ⬥ B: Amy Tan |
| ⬥ C: Vera Wang | ⬥ D: Michelle Kwan |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: CELEBRITY Q | |
| Everyone knows I have an "S" tattooed on my left bicep, which is the symbol for what comic book character? ’Ask the Expert’ lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Silver Surfer | ⬥ B: Superman |
| ⬥ C: Space Ghost | ⬥ D: Spider-Man |
| Patty decides to Ask the Expert, Rene Syler. Rene thinks that is B: Superman. Patty trusts her and wins $7,500. |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: World Festivals | |
| What international festival was first held to celebrate the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen? | |
| ⬥ A: Bastille Day | ⬥ B: Cinco de Mayo |
| ⬥ C: Oktoberfest | ⬥ D: Carnival |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: In the News | |
| In August 2009, visitors crashed the San Diego Zoo's Web site trying to get a glimpse of what rare animal's newborn offspring? ’Double Dip’ lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Panda | ⬥ B: Komodo dragon |
| ⬥ C: Rhinoceros | ⬥ D: Orangutan |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Shakespeare | |
| What Shakespeare character famously asks, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" | |
| ⬥ A: Polonius | ⬥ B: Shylock |
| ⬥ C: Iago | ⬥ D: Puck |
| Patty thinks she knows, but she doesn’t want to risk the money, so she’s leaving with $12,500.
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