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Ranjani Brow, from Santa Monica, CA was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 9 & 10, 2017 and walked away with $30,000.

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$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Inspired by a popular mobile app, what did New York authorities fittingly call their coordinated takedown of a statewide cockfighting ring?
⬥ A: Operation Candy Crush Saga ⬥ B: Operation Temple Run
⬥ C: Operation Words with Friends ⬥ D: Operation Angry Birds
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
According to legend the white chef's hat called a "toque blanche" has 100 folds in it representing the 100 ways to what?
⬥ A: Make a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich ⬥ B: Microwave of frozen pizza
⬥ C: Cook an egg ⬥ D: screw up a flambé
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
The television static that Americans commonly call snow is referred to as "hangyafoci" as Hungarian, which loosely translates to what?
⬥ A: "Ant soccer" ⬥ B: "Gerbil tennis"
⬥ C: "Lizard lacrosse" ⬥ D: "Snake surfing"
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
In his role as the title character of 2017's "Boss Baby," Alec Baldwin references his iconic performance in Glengarry Glen Ross with which line?
⬥ A: "You baby-talkin' to me? ⬥ B: "Show me the Mommy!"
⬥ C: "Cookies are for closers!" ⬥ D: "Houston, we have a poopy."
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
If you two are a former island prison that's now a national park and later traveled to a former chocolate factory that's now a shopping center, you're visiting which city?
⬥ A: San Francisco ⬥ B: Boston
⬥ C: Miami ⬥ D: New Orleans
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is a mash-up of the names of an old school hip hop group and the current U.S. Secretary?
⬥ A: Bell Biv Devos ⬥ B: 2 Live Cruz
⬥ C: The SugarTill-erson Gang ⬥ D: Reince-D.M.C.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
A 2017 scientific paper hypothesizes that what classic painting was inspired by the rare formation of nacreous clouds over Oslo, which turned the sky blood red?
"50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: The Scarry Night ⬥ B: Water Lilles
⬥ C: The Scream ⬥ D: The Son of Man
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
According to NASA, approximately what percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?
"Plus One" and "Ask the Audience" lifelines used
⬥ A: 31% ⬥ B: 53%
⬥ C: 75% ⬥ D: 97%
Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 4% ⬥ C: 39% ⬥ D: 53%
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
WHO guidelines recommend reducing your sugar intake to roughly 25 grams a day. Which of the following has more than 25 grams of sugar?
⬥ A: A single 12-ounce of Coke ⬥ B: A single Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart
⬥ C: A single Tootsie Roll Pop ⬥ D: A single Oreo
The klaxon called time. She would be back the next day with no lifelines available.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
In 1973, the four Swedish hostages who became sympathetic to their captors, inspiring the term "Stockholm Syndrome,' were held for over 130 hours where?
⬥ A: Airplane ⬥ B: Bank vault
⬥ C: Motel room ⬥ D: Foreign embassy
Ranjani is unsure, so she decided to walk away with $30,000. The correct answer was B: Bank vault.