It's been such a long time since either me or Katherine have written on this thing, there probably won't be too many who see this. I figured a good way to get back at it is to start setting goals. And what better goal is there, pray tell, than the alphabet?
That's right. The alphabet. So borrowing the game both from Laura T and from the game you play to pass time on road trips, I'll attempt to make 26 posts in 52 days. I wouldn't even bother attempting a post every day. As a matter of fact, I don't have too much confidence in 52. Hmmmmm, there are 52 weeks in a year..... that's possible. We'll see.
So tonight Katherine and I watched AYSTAFG, and for the first time in the shows history the girl got to the million dollar question. For most questions on the show, it works pretty much the same as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. You can look at the question and either answer it or leave with the money you have. However, for the $1,000,000 question you must decide in advance whether to take the question or the $500,000 you already have. The most money ever won on the show was $300,000 so this is the first time these rules have gone into effect.
It was pretty funny what happened next. I told Katherine she should quit with the half million. But no, the girl decided to be a gambler. The subject was 5th Grade U.S. History. Here's the question, and no scrolling down until you've answered:
What American was the first human to break the sound barrier?
Given that my dad is an aviation fanatic and that I have heard about every american aviator's accomplishments since before I could talk, I knew the answer. I said she should have taken her money, but no, she got greedy. She had no clue. She started spouting off names like Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes (which she guessed), but she had no idea.
Answer: Chuck Yeager! He flew the X-1 Rocket which was dropped in mid-air from a B-29 Superfortress.
But I digress. If any of you ever have the chance to keep $500,000 OR try to win $1,000,000, here's my advice: Don't be an idiot.
So tonight Katherine and I watched AYSTAFG, and for the first time in the shows history the girl got to the million dollar question. For most questions on the show, it works pretty much the same as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. You can look at the question and either answer it or leave with the money you have. However, for the $1,000,000 question you must decide in advance whether to take the question or the $500,000 you already have. The most money ever won on the show was $300,000 so this is the first time these rules have gone into effect.
It was pretty funny what happened next. I told Katherine she should quit with the half million. But no, the girl decided to be a gambler. The subject was 5th Grade U.S. History. Here's the question, and no scrolling down until you've answered:
What American was the first human to break the sound barrier?
Given that my dad is an aviation fanatic and that I have heard about every american aviator's accomplishments since before I could talk, I knew the answer. I said she should have taken her money, but no, she got greedy. She had no clue. She started spouting off names like Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes (which she guessed), but she had no idea.
Answer: Chuck Yeager! He flew the X-1 Rocket which was dropped in mid-air from a B-29 Superfortress.
But I digress. If any of you ever have the chance to keep $500,000 OR try to win $1,000,000, here's my advice: Don't be an idiot.
3 comments:
It amazes me what people will "go for" on these shows...I saw one just the other night on Deal or No Deal that was offered around $140,000 and she decided "No Deal" because she had two cases left: one with $1000 and one with $200,000. Want to guess how much she went home with....$1,000!
Yah! Finally an update! Keep 'em comin! Love and miss y'all!
glad to see you've returned to blogging and started playing my game! :)
happy late bday sammer!
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