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Beautiful family. Shed love to take that family to china with her winnings. All right, mary, lets go. Shes got to get to this stage right now. [cheers and applause] here she comes. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome mary gunnell. How you doing . Hello oh, i am great. I cant believe im here. This is so exciting. Its surreal that im here right now. We knocked on your door, and now youre standing here on the millionaire stage. Wow. Two things how shocked are you . And then, two, how excited were you to leave six children and get away from that hotel room . You know, my kids are the best thing in my life, so ive i hope i win 1 million for them. Be honest. When was the last time you slept . You dont want to know the answer to that question. Last night was really rough. But. But, you know, theyre worth it. And on a serious note, you have really defied all of the odds, just to have those children and to be here on this stage. Yeah, so, when i was 20 years old, i was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and it was hypersecreting all these hormones, and they told me that it would probably be a really big risk for me to ever have kids. But it was like a medical miracle. And the tumors gone, and here i am six kids later and. Thats incredible. I know. [cheers and applause] well, if we can make anybody and instant millionaire, id love for it to happen to you right here today. And let me tell you how were gonna do it. Youre about to face 14 questions. The money values growing from 500 all the way up to that 1 million. Yeah [cheers and applause] every question you answer correctly moves you one step closer to that top prize. Remember, at any time you can walk away with the money youve earned up to that point. If you give me an incorrect answer, you walk away with nothing until you get to those thresholds. Theres two of em 5,000, then again at 50,000. You also have those three lifelines. The audience can help you out with a question. 50 50 i take away two incorrect answers. And you also have your plus one. Whos with you today . I have my brotherinlaw brad with me, so. Yeah. [cheers and applause] how you doing, brad . Scored perfect on the sat without even trying. Oh, wow, so thats a great plus one. Yes. And you didnt have to babysit today. Youre here, so. Thats right. Its a winwin for you. All right, you ready to go . Yes. Lets make you an instant millionaire right now. Lets play who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] all right. All right, mary, good luck. It all starts with your 500 question. Which of the following are not powered by radioactive decay processes triggered by induced Nuclear Fission . All right, well, i know that all these Nuclear Power plants, submarines, bombs, those are real energetic things. My family is very energetic too, but were not powered by Nuclear Fission. So well go with d. Final answer. Youre on the board with 500. There you go. All right. Well done. 1,000 question. Designed to give you an easy creative boost, the app hipstersound plays ambient noise to simulate working where . Okay, iwith my brain tumor, ive had mris, and that is the most unpleasantits like a jackhammer in your ears. Right. So, no one would choose that sound. Creative boost. Same with construction site and its gotta be coffee shop. B, final answer. Thats what those hipster kids like. Youre right, 1,000. All right. [applause] chance to double your money. 2,000 question. According to the science of good food, a pint of what premium treat can weigh the same as two pints of a cheaper brand because it contains less air . Our family loves ice cream. Sometimes we eat it on sundays and call it sunday dinner. So, i know you buy ice cream in pints. And theres definitely scaling brands. You dont want to hear about our grocery bills. So. I can only imagine. Im gonna go with c, ice cream, final answer. Yes, and i will be at your house sunday. You got it, 2,000. All right. [applause] youre at 2,000. Is that even close to a grocery bill for a family of six kids . You know, i do all the monthly bills, and 2,000 is maybe a month. Right, thats a lot. Its rough. A lot of mouths to feed. Its rough, so i need more than 2,000. Yeah, lets keep going. We need a lot more than 2,000. 3,000 question. Honoring the instrument famously played by charlie parker, bill clinton, and lisa simpson, november 6th is what unofficial holiday . Okay, my dad plays saxophone. So its gotta be b, saxophone day. Final answer. Saxophone day it is. Thats right. All right. [cheers and applause] 3,000. Whoo. Next question worth 5,000. Its also the first threshold you can get to. So lets take this step right here. Despite being known as the underground, what citys Public Transit system is actually only 45 underground . Im thinking that its london. I actually. Thats the only underground Public Transit that ive been on, of the three. Im pretty confident in it. So im gonna go with c. Final answer. You just got 5,000. Yes. Mary, that money is safe. Well done. You made it to that first threshold. Yay she could be an instant millionaire, so stick around. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] even if youre not a millionaire, you could be treated like a caesar at Caesars Palace in las vegas. Stay in lavish new rooms, savor culinary perfection by worldfamous chefs, experience unforgettable nightlife at omnia, or legendary colosseum entertainment. Caesars palace reimagining vegas for five decades. man vo it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. woman vo in march, my husband didnt recognize our grandson. woman 2 vo thats when moderate alzheimers made me a caregiver. avo if their alzheimers is getting worse, ask about onceaday namzaric. Namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimers disease in patients who are taking donepezil. 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Lets play who wants to be a millionaire. All right. [dramatic musical flourish] 7,000 question is next. Overall, approximately 1. 3 million american soldiers have died in wars, with about half of those casualties coming from what one single conflict . Wow. You know, initially, i want to say world war ii. Pretty sure it wasnt the civil war. Lets try our 50 50. Okay, final . Final. Okay, ill take away two incorrect answers. The civil war and world war ii. Probably should have gone with my gut. Im gonna go with c. Final answer. Believe it or not, it was the civil war. Oh, dang. Yeah, the civil war, mary. But the good news is, youre walking out of here with 5,000. All right, thank you. It was so nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. Blessings to your family. Thanks. Head on up. Okay. [cheers and applause] well, the good news is, marys leaving here with 5,000. Hopefully that will help her beautiful family. Im ready to give away some more money, so we need a new contestant. Our next instant millionaire is at the paris las vegas, which brings the spirit of the city of lights to the strip. Just a moment ago, we let our next contestant know that they were going to be on the show by knocking on their hotel room door. See whos there. Ooh okay. [laughter] thatsthats jim moore from langhorne, pennsylvania, a poker floor supervisor who feels right at home in las vegas. Jims on his way here right now. I see him right there. Ladies and gentlemen, jim moore [cheers and applause] whats up, jim . How you doing . [cheers and applause] [laughs] ladies and gentlemen, the winner of best surprised face ever. [laughter] jim moore, that was awesome. Thank you. I can only imagine if thats what it took, you know, just a knock on the door, what it would be if you won 1 million. This place is gonna erupt. Yeah. [laughter, cheers] well, let me tell you how youre gonna do it 14 questions stand between you and that 1 million. [cheers and applause] lets do this. You have your three lifelines. Yes. You know what those are about. So lets get right to your game. Lets do it, man. Lets play who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] okay, jim, 500 question starts you off. In the interest of safety, each year Utility Company coned sends its customers a peelandsniff mailer to help them recognize the smell of what . Well. I dont think i dont know how you could smell burglars, and i dont know what the dangers of freshly mown grass would be. So ive got to go with d, a gas leak. Utility company. Final answer. Absolutely makes the most sense, doesnt it . 500. On the board. Youre off and running. 1,000 question is next. No fan of fan mail, e. B. White once told a letter writer who asked how to get a book published that he, obviously, had to do what . Well, the obvious answer of how to get a good book published would be to write a good book, so i gotta go with d. Final answer. Seems like the most obvious answer, right . Obviously. There you go, 1,000. All right, a chance to double it 2,000. All right. Which of the following is something vultures eat, and not an item often seen in airplane cabins . Carryon is something that you would see, but its spelled a little differently here. Everything else is on the plane. I saw them all on the way here. So i gotta go with b, carrion. Final answer. Hopefully you will carry on 1 million on the way home. Absolutely. [cheers and applause] thats it, 2,000. Were three questions in. Could this be our instant millionaire . Stay tuned, well find out. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] when youre close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment . If you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. Taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. 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With top prizes of 300 grand oh, i knew what it was the entire time. [laughter] keep on scratchin. [cheers and applause] welcome back to who wants to be a millionaire instant millionaire week, and jim moore would love to be that. Right now, early in his game, just three questions in. Youre at 2,000. [cheers and applause] still have all your lifelines. Two questions away from that first threshold, so lets get there. Lets play who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] 3,000 question is right here. Though she had a bit part in her dads iconic scifi franchise as a teen, what daughter of a famous director turned down showbiz to become a pro mma fighter . I know that i dont know this. But i know that eastwood directs. Not scifi movies. I know scorsese doesnt direct scifi movies. I dont think reiner directs scifi movies. And i know george lucas certainly has directed some scifi. But i want to be sure. Im gonna go ahead and ask the audience. Okay, final . Thats my final answer. Okay, audience, if you would, pick up those keypads, enter your vote now. [percussive music] okay. Take a look at these results. So only 96 said its c, amanda lucas. So. All right, has anyone actually heard of amanda lucas, though, and what part did she play . I dont know that. Which is why i checked, but. It would be something if 96 of the audience was wrong. I gotta go c, final answer. Yeah, you had it with george lucas and scifi. That was enough. You got it. Thanks a lot, guys. [cheers and applause] and id like to see the other 4 of you after the show. [laughter] 3,000 is where you are. The next stop 5,000 and your first threshold. All right, all right, all right. Though some scientists theorize that there may be a third type, which of the following generally come in one of two varieties monozygotic and dizygotic . [mumbling] there may be a third type. I know i just burned a lifeline. [chuckles] but i also know that my older sister is definitely gonna know this answer. Yeah, im really not sure. Im gonna go ahead and use my plus one, chris. All right, your sister caitlin . Yes. That your final . My final answer. Okay, caitlin, come on down. [cheers and applause] hi, nice to meet you. Hi, nice to meet you. Welcome. Thank you. How you doing, cait . Im doing all right, james. As are you. Thank you. What do you think . Can you help him out here . I sure can. I know the answer, for a fact, is d, twins. Thats where i was going. But i really dont know anything about twins. Sobut i trust you 100 . Fortunately, were not twins. And. [chuckles] its like looking in a mirror. [laughter] ill go d, twins, final answer. And ill go to 5,000. You got it. Thank you. Also known as identical and fraternal twins. Thats the difference between those two. Yeah. Hey, you got to 5,000. Youre on that threshold. Were gonna come back and play more millionaire right after this. 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Georgia, florida, texas, or california . Stay tuned for the answer. The answer to that question was georgia. [cheers and applause] welcome back to millionaire. Im here with jim moore, who has 5,000. Just reached that threshold. Yes. So that moneys safe. You still have one lifeline. You got that 50 50 if you need it. Okay. Lets play who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] 7,000 question is on the board. Before busting ghosts in new york city, which actress baked cookies in stars hollow as the kooky chef sookie on the Gilmore Girls . Ah, chris . Yes . I know this answer. Good. My girlfriend carly couldnt make the trip out to vegas, but she is a huge Gilmore Girls fan and has ruined my internet streaming television thing by putting it on all the time. But i know that this answer is a, melissa mccarthy. And that is my final answer. Im happy and sad that you know that. Thats right. 7,000. [horn blares] aww. 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