Question of the Day?

[The Silver Monkey]

May as well play it safe and go with the crowd. C, final.

[The Ancient Warrior]

Well, it is C.  I can understand why some of you were hesitant, though. Anyhow, the money ended up in the same spot after randomization this time, so that's $3000 more to everybody's bank, and everybody is still in the game after the first half of Round 1.  The second half starts Monday!

Standings after 5 questions:
The Silver Monkey: $15,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
The Bandit King: $15,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
Purple Parrots Fan: $15,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
PurpleParrot319: $15,000 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining
The Headless King: $15,000 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining

Remaining money in Round 1:
$15,000
$7000
$5000
$1000
$100

[The Ancient Warrior]

All right, the second week of Session 4 is starting today, and there's still nine questions separating you from the million.  Here's the next one:

Because they are believed to stay youthful by drawing fuel from neighboring stars, scientists have given blue straggler stars what nickname?

A: Frankenstein stars
B: Werewolf stars
C: Vampire stars
D: Mummy stars

[The Headless King]

Umm.  Yeah, C  is the only one that remotely makes sense.

C, final answer.

[Purple Parrots Fan]

I'm gonna say C, final answer.

EDIT: Post 24,200!

[PurpleParrot319]

C is my final answer.

[The Bandit King]

Has to be C...final answer.

[The Silver Monkey]

Yeah, C makes the most sense. Final answer.

[The Ancient Warrior]

C it is, and that's another $1000 in your banks for all of you.

Standings after 6 questions:
The Silver Monkey: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
The Bandit King: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
Purple Parrots Fan: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience and one Jump the Question remaining
PurpleParrot319: $16,000 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining
The Headless King: $16,000 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining

You're now eight questions away from the million.  Here's the next one:

The Times New Roman font was created in 1931 for which "Times" newspaper?

A: The Times of London
B: The Irish Times
C: The Chicago Sun-Times
D: The New York Times

[The Headless King]

I've got a guess, but I'm not too sure, so let's see if the audience can help me here.

[The Bandit King]

I honestly have no clue on this one.

As much as it pains me, I'll use my last Jump the Question on this one.

[PurpleParrot319]

Another tough one. I'll have to use my last lifeline, ask the audience.

[Purple Parrots Fan]

I'm gonna jump this question.

[The Silver Monkey]

I'm going to have to burn my other jump, too.

[The Ancient Warrior]

Well, there were some interesting mixed results on this one.  Three of you jumped, but the other two decided to ask the audience and then take a chance.  The results, in case the rest of you were curious, were 31%-18%-14%-37%, and both PP319 and THK decided to go with the second-highest choice, A.

Both of them got it right.  The $15,000 was hiding behind that question; so that's a great job for those of you who got it and unfortunate for those of you who decided to jump.  Either way, everyone's still in the game and halfway to the million now.

Standings after 7 questions:
PurpleParrot319: $31,000 in bank; no lifelines remaining
The Headless King: $31,000 in bank; no lifelines remaining
The Silver Monkey: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining
The Bandit King: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining
Purple Parrots Fan: $16,500 in bank; Ask the Audience remaining