One of the world's costliest fines for a single speeding violation was set at 299,000 francs in Switzerland, where penalties are partly based on one's what?
⬥ A: Income
⬥ B: Criminal history
⬥ C: IQ
⬥ D: Organ donor status
Steve's Bank: $7,000
$15,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Davy Crockett
Phil Collins' childhood obsession with Davy Crockett has led the musician to collect artifacts from what event, where Crockett died?
⬥ A: Boston Tea Party
⬥ B: Shays' Rebellion
⬥ C: Battle of the Alamo
⬥ D: Salem witch trials
Steve's Bank: $22,000
$5,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Forgetfulness
If you bomb on a low-level question on "Millionaire," you may have suffered temporary forgetfulness, also known as a what?
⬥ A: Noggin cough
⬥ B: Skull sneeze
⬥ C: Mind burp
⬥ D: Brain fart
Steve's Bank: $27,000
$10,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Super Bowl
After a technical snafu during 2013's Super Bowl XLVII, Oreo tweeted an ad with what helpful reminder?
⬥ A: "You can still dunk in the dark"
⬥ B: "It's supposed to be black & white"
⬥ C: "Delicious on or off the air"
⬥ D: "Who needs fireworks?"
Steve's Bank: $37,000
$2,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Nut-loving Rodents
When their sap-covered tails accidentally get stuck together, a roving group of nut-loving rodents is called a what?
⬥ A: Squirrel king
⬥ B: Skunk crew
⬥ C: Groundhog boss
⬥ D: Hamster pimp
Steve's Bank: $39,000
$500 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Robin Thicke
14 years before he frolicked with named women in his 2013 hit, Robin Thicke wrote "When You Put Your Hands on Me" for which pop princess? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Britney Spears
⬥ B: Jessica Simpson
⬥ C: Christina Aguilera
⬥ D: Mandy Moore
Steve wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was C: Christina Aguilera. Steve's Bank: $39,000
$100 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: You Betcha
What prominent political figure is the subject of a 2011 documentary subtitled "You Betcha!"?
⬥ A: Nancy Pelosi
⬥ B: Michelle Obama
⬥ C: Sarah Palin
⬥ D: Hillary Clinton
Steve's Bank: $39,100
$25,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: WikiLeaks
Critics of the man who founded WikiLeaks note that the end of his first name and the start of his last name spell what phrase?
⬥ A: He bad
⬥ B: No heart
⬥ C: An ass
⬥ D: Of sin
Steve's Bank: $64,100
$3,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: U.S. National Archives
Believe it or not, the U.S. National Archives blog contains a 1967 Navy training film on dating titled "How to Succeed with" what? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Secretaries
⬥ B: Libras
⬥ C: Mistresses
⬥ D: Brunettes
Steve wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: Brunettes. Steve's Bank: $64,100
$1,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: NY to LA
A flight from New York to Los Angeles usually takes about six hours, while the flight back only takes five and a half, mostly because of what phenomena?
⬥ A: Backdoor cold fronts
⬥ B: Return flows
⬥ C: Jet streams
⬥ D: Rushing pilots
Steve's Bank: $65,100
Round 2[]
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
John Travolta's famous strut in the opening of "Saturday Night Fever" pauses when his character stops to buy two slices from what pizzeria? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
⬥ A: Hurricane
⬥ B: Robotics
⬥ C: Hydraulic
⬥ D: Anesthesia
The klaxon called time and Steve would return on $250,000 with no lifelines left.
$500,000 (13 of 14) - Not Timed
Whose NY Times obit stated, "He earned his first penny by reciting Burn's long poem, 'Man Was Made to Mourn,' without a break?
⬥ A: J.P. Morgan
⬥ B: Cornelius Vanderbilt
⬥ C: Andrew Carnegie
⬥ D: John D. Rockefeller
Steve did not want to risk $225,000, so he walked away. He was leaning towards C: Andrew Carnegie, which would have been the correct answer. Total Prize Money: $250,000
Trivia[]
Steve had his friend Chris Ngoon in the audience, who appeared on the show on October 29 & 30, 2013, missed the $500,000 question and walked away with $25,000.
