[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?] Series 2 Episode 4

Day 5,669, 18:05 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by ArchieSmith


Welcome back to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the best, most interactive, most intense quiz and game show in all of eRepublik! Last episode, AMD won a million small ones, and while we had to hiatus for a hot minute because of what looked like a dearth of players, we've now got many a contender waiting to play tonight! Remember that at the end of this series, we'll be bringing back our top players from throughout this new season for a chance at 25 million pence - that's £250,000! Now for tonight's game, let's welcome Betafoxtrot!

AS: How are you doing today?

BF: I'm good thanks, how are you?

AS: Doing quite well, especially now that I know that we might be giving away up to a million pence tonight! Now we've got an audience for tonight's game, so please, no coughing!

BF: Aw, I was just about to ask for coughing!

AS: So let's go over the rules. Everyone who plays our game gets 5,000 pence (50 CC) just for showing up. That's yours to keep, no matter what happens. But if you answer 10 questions correctly in a row, you'll walk out of here with a million pence - 10,000 CC!



BF: Oh boy.

AS: Also, your performance today will impact seeding for our Super Millionaire tournament at the end of the season, with a grand prize of 25 million pence - a quarter million CC's!

Now, you've got a decision to make at the outset. There are two ways of playing the game: normal mode and risky mode. In normal mode, you can set a safety net after any one correct answer, but you only get 3 minutes in your time bank. In risky mode, you get no safety net, but you get 4 minutes in your time bank and an extra Stop the Clock lifeline.

That extra Stop the Clock lifeline would be on top of the three lifelines every Millionaire contestant gets: 50:50, Ask a Friend, and one Stop the Clock. So Betafoxtrot, what's it gonna be? Normal or risky?

BF: Do I refer to you as Chris or Jeremy?

AS: Archie, please!

BF: Well in order to have my own personal safety net of an excuse when I inevitably do horribly, I will take the risky route please!

AS: Alright! Then you get four lifelines!



AS: Any other questions before we get going?

BF: No, I think I'm all good!

AS: Alright! Then lights down, please. First question is worth 7,000 pence:



BF: B - lock it in!



AS: Good for 7,000!



BF: \o\
BF: /o/

AS: For 10,000...



BF: D - final answer.



AS: Good for 10,000 pence!



AS: For 20,000 pence...



time ticking

AS: 3 minutes left in the bank.

BF: I'm between A and D...

time ticking

AS: Lifelines are available. 2:30 to play.

BF: It should be D I think, but I'm second guessing... I'll go D.

AS: Final?

BF: Please.



AS: Clock stops with 2:04 remaining... You said you were stuck between A and D. What made you lock in D?

BF: It was my gut feeling but I was second guessing that, and then I thought South America sticks out a lot so that's a lot less room for water.

AS: So you settled on Pacific... Your gut was right!



BF: Thank God, I was worried when you started telling me the time!

AS: Next question is for 30,000 pence. You still have all your lifelines, but only 2:04 on the clock, so be careful! Remember that in addition to your Stop the Clock lifelines, you also can ask a friend if you get stuck, and that stops the clock too.

BF: Got it.

AS: 50:50 only stops the clock long enough for me to actually do the doodley-oo. Ready?

BF: Ready.



BF: A - final answer!



AS: Wasted no time at all there!

BF: Can't let that clock run down anymore after the last round!

AS: It's right!



AS: Six away from the million. All your lifelines remaining. Ready for your 50,000p question?

BF: Ready!



BF: A!

AS: Final?

BF: Yes.

AS: With 1:44 left, light it up!



AS: You're on 50,000!



BF: \o/

AS: Just five more to a million!



AS: Are you ready for your 75,000 pence question?

BF: I am ready and willing.

AS: Then lights down! Here we go!



BF: B!

AS: Final?

BF: Final answer.

AS: 89 seconds left on the clock. Light it up!



AS: It's the right answer!



BF: Wooo!

AS: 89 seconds are on the clock. 4 away from the million. Are you ready for your 150,000p question?

BF: I am ready.



BF: Ask a friend.

AS: Clock stops at 83 seconds. Who would you like to ask for help?

BF: My good friend Mr Woldy, I reckon. Unless I'm allowed to ask my other good friend Alexa...

AS: chuckles You're stuck with Woldy, I'm afraid. Mr Woldy, welcome to the show!

MW: Blimey.

AS: Ignore the ticking - there's no time limit here. Just some background music.

MW: Well... I am sure A and C don't have one. Haven't heard of B, so Renee.

BF: Well I have to question the logic.

AS: You could use a 50:50 to narrow it down. Now that the clock is stopped, your other lifelines are useless for this question.

BF: I think I may have to 50:50 this.

AS: Final?

MW: Wow. clutches his seat

BF: Unless Woldy says he's not guessing and knows then I think I'll have to.

(Here Woldy sends the following GIF: )



BF: Now I'm compelled to go with Woldy and go down with the ship if it's not right.

AS: If so, then give me an answer and say that magic word from which there's no turning back!

BF: I will go with Woldy, final answer. He swung it with his flawless logic.



MW: 🙈

(Here Betafoxtrot sends the following GIF: )



MW: Jeez. Phew!

AS: Woldy was spot-on about Johansson. No Oscar for her. Saoirse Ronan has also never received an Oscar.

But Charlize Theron... she has received an Academy Award for Best Actress.

That said... Theron's was in 2004. You got it right!

BF: WOOOOOOOOOOOO!



BF: WOLDY I'M SORRY

AS: You take a 50:50 lifeline and two Stop the Clocks with you to our quarter-million pence question!



AS: You've got 83 seconds left on the clock. Are you ready for the next question?

BF: I'M PUMPED

AS: Here it comes!



BF: 50-50.

AS: Clock will termporarily stop for that. You have 74 seconds remaining. Computer, please randomly remove two bigger countries!



AS: Start the clock!

time ticking

AS: One minute remaining.

time ticking

AS: 45 seconds.

BF: C.

AS: Final?

BF: Yes.



AS: With 33 seconds left, you locked in C.

BF: I was between C and A. I have never heard of Palau, and that logic got me through the last question.

AS: If Liechtenstein is smaller than Palau you've just won a quarter million. If Palau is smaller, you've just lost 145,000 pence. Let's see the correct answer!



AS: It's right!

BF: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

AS: Liechtenstein has 62 sq mi of territory to Palau's 180.



AS: So here's your current state of play. You're on 250,000 pence. You can walk at any time with that money. You have two lifelines left, both stop the clock lifelines. Which means the 33 seconds on your clock don't have to matter. If you get this next question right, you'll win half a million and have a go at the million. If you get it wrong, you'll lose 245,000 pence, dropping down to the 5,000 pence you started with. Any questions before we give you your next question?

BF: Yes, is there any kind of points multiplier for not using life lines?

AS: Nope! Use them or lose them.

BF: Gotcha.

AS: I'm proceeding under the assumption you'll use one lifeline a piece on each of the next two questions. Thus, both questions will be played untimed.

BF: Thank you.

AS: Ready?

BF: I had it on my ctrl+v just in case. Sure am!



AS: One of these answers is worth half a million.

BF: I'm sure I had this conversation a few months ago. I will go C - final answer.



AS: Don't you love when random conversations turn into cold hard cash?



BF: YEAH BOYS, THIS IS FOR BUPA!

AS: One question left. It's for a million small ones. Betafoxtrot, are you ready?

BF: I am.

AS: Then for a million pence, here it comes!



BF: African or European?

AS: I'm afraid "swallow" isn't an option!

BF: Well I'm between A and B.

AS: If you go for this and miss, you'll lose 495,000. Get it right, you win a million. Or you could walk with the 500,000 you've got.

BF: More swinging to A because I'm not 100% sure on what a condor is.

AS: The decision is yours. Take your time.

BF: Albatross is defineitly bigger than C or D I think so this is a 50-50.

AS: So are you willing to gamble 495,000?

BF: It's also 2 shots under par in golf.

BF: I've come this far on a carpet of going for the answer you've heard of. I live by the sword and I die by the sword. I will go A - final answer!



AS: You've done it! You've won a million pence!



AS: Unbelievable!

BF: Man, that time is stressful! Woldy, this is all you!

AS: Betafoxtrot, this also means you qualify for our Super Millionaire end-of-season tournament!



AS: There you'll be playing for up to a whopping 25 million pence - that's 250,000 CC's!

BF: \o\ /o/ \o\ /o/ \o/

Let's take a look at the rankings:

1. Betafoxtrot: 1,000,000p; 10 correct answers; 0: 33 in the time bank
2. AMD; 1,000,000p; 10 correct answers; 0: 18 in the time bank
3. Paul Tyndale; 5,000p (inflated); 6 correct answers; 1: 28 in the time bank

AS: Betafoxtrot, you jump to first place on our leaderboard! That means the best chances of making it into the Hot Seat on our Super Millionaire special!

At the end of this series, the top five players (first by money won, then by correct answers, then by time in the bank) will be invited back for a shot at 25 million pence - that's £250,000!

So how do you get in the Hot Seat? Great question! Simply join our Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Discord (GSN Studios) by clicking on this link! Another episode is coming out soon, and we'll keep taping until we have five solid contenders to return for our end-of-season Super Millionaire special. Until next time, this is Archie Smith, saying goodnight from...