Episode 104 - Recap

The juggernaut that is Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader continues with pretty-boy contestant Sam. He picks Kyle to be his first helper. Kyle gets up to the podium and Jeff asks him if he could be a famous person who would he be? Kyle, ever the apple-polisher, answers that he would want to be Jeff. Sam picks the 1st Grade Animal Science question:

What is the heaviest land animal?

Jeff makes a joke about his mother-in-law to which Kyle naturally laughs. Sam gets the question right and moves on.

The next question for $2,000 is:

We exhale what gas that plants needs in order to live?

He gets the answer right and picks Spencer to help him out with the next two questions. Sam picks 2nd Grade Spelling and draws this question:

How many times does the letter “I” appear in the following word – illiterate?

After some nervousness, Sam gets the answer right and moves on to the $10,000 question. In 2nd Grade US Geography. He is asked this question:

Which US state lies the farthest west?

Alaska
California
Nevada

He incorrectly picks California but is saved by Spencer. Spencer sits down and Laura comes to help Sam for the $25,000 question in 3rd Grade World Geography. Sam is asked what ocean covers the North Pole. In a stunning turn of events, Sam goes for the peek, gets the answer right and earns $25,000.

His $50,000 question is in 3rd Grade Astronomy.

True or False: Earth is over 50 million miles from the sun.

Sam does not know the answer so he goes for the copy from Laura and luckily Laura knows the answer. Sam is ecstatic and Laura goes and sits down. Without help from his 5th Grade helpers, Sam moves on to 4th Grade Math. The question is:

What is half the area of a square with 12-inch sides?

The question is too hard for Sam so he decides to quit. His girlfriend Marcia comes up to join Sam on stage. Jeff asks him what he is going to do with his money so Sam replies that he wants to do something special for Marcia. He gets down on his knees and proposes to Marcia and she accepts.

The next contestant is a spry artist and environmentalist named Janet. She picks Jacob as her co-conspirator and jumps right into 2nd Grade Social Studies which is:

What President’s face is on the dime?

After using a cheat, she gets it right and decides to tone it down by going back to a first grade question. She is asked:

What land mammal runs the fastest?

She gets it right and runs around the stage in triumph. Jacob sits down and Kyle gets up to the podium. Janet picks 1st Grade English as her next question. The question is:

Which pronoun must always be capitalized?

Janet answers the question right, screams a little, and moves on. She chooses Music as her next subject. She is asked this musical question:

Which of the following musical instruments does not have a reed?

Clarinet
Saxophone
Flute

After acting out the playing of the instruments, Janet gets the answer right and screams with joy. Kyle sits and Alana comes up to help her in the 3rd Grade Health question. Janet compliments Alana on wearing pink before she answers this question:

The typical human body contains how many pairs of ribs?

Janet starts feeling her torso to try to figure out how pairs of ribs she has but can’t figure it out. She decides to copy off Alana’s and gets the answer right. They move onto a Math question:

How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 10?

Janet confuses prime numbers with the prime interest rate and guesses 8. Alana answers 3 in a save attempt but that is not the answer either. Janet walks away with $25,000.

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