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Pts. 64,000 Cullinan I, Cullinan II, Cullinan III, Cullinan IV, Cullinan V, Cullinan VI, Cullinan VII, Cullinan VIII and Cullinan IX were or are ...? ❆ A: recently discovered galaxies ❆ B: early medieval kings ❆ C: high-carat diamonds ❆ D: mountains in the Himalayas You have played this game very well today.

@Sindo Here is your switched question but now you're all on your own. Pts. 64,000 Cullinan I, Cullinan II, Cullinan III, Cullinan IV, Cullinan V, Cullinan VI, Cullinan VII, Cullinan VIII and Cullinan IX were or are ...? ❆ A: recently discovered galaxies ❆ B: early medieval kings ❆ C: high-carat diamonds ❆ D: mountains in the Himalayas

@Sindo To put it short, a KWPN is a Koninklijk Warmbloed Paard Nederland, so a horse like Totilas was. Pts. 64,000 Who was a KWPN? ❆ A: Lech Wałęsa ❆ B: Pocahontas ❆ C: Totilas ❆ D: Nemesis Prime

Okay, we'll do that. But would you believe dcro might go (positively) insane on this question?

@Sindo And here it is... Pts. 64,000 Who was a KWPN? ❆ A: Lech Wałęsa ❆ B: Pocahontas ❆ C: Totilas ❆ D: Nemesis Prime

@Sindo Great, you have Pts. 32,000 and you've kept the switch. Now you have absolutely no pressure with the next question. 50:50 Expert Switch Jump 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 ♦ Pts. 32,000 9 ♦ Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

Pts. 32,000 Who wrote the historical novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? ❆ A: Nathaniel Hawthorne ❆ B: Zane Grey ❆ C: James Fenimore Cooper ❆ D: James Kirke Paulding It pays to have a library at home as this is absolutely the right answer. Pts. 32,000 guaranteed. Pts. 32,000 Who wrote the historical novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? ❆ A: Nathaniel Hawthorne ❆ B: Zane Grey ❆ C: James Fenimore Cooper ❆ D: James Kirke Paulding ♦ P t s . 3 2 , 0 0 0 ♦

@Sindo Now you're in a situation where you want the 32,000 because they would be guaranteed. You have two shots getting there. Either with this next question or a switch question. Pts. 32,000 Who wrote the historical novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? ❆ A: Nathaniel Hawthorne ❆ B: Zane Grey ❆ C: James Fenimore Cooper ❆ D: James Kirke Paulding

@Sindo And it was Gusman Kyrgyzbayev representing Kazakhstan. Pts. 16,000 At the 2021 Judo World Championships, Russian lightweight Yago Abuladze took the title over ...? ❆ A: ❆ B: Espanhas from Portugal ❆ C: ❆ D: Kyrgyzbayev from Kazakhstan ♦ P t s . 1 6 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 16,000 At the 2021 Judo World Championships, Russian lightweight Yago Abuladze took the title over ...? ❆ A: ❆ B: Espanhas from Portugal ❆ C: ❆ D: Kyrgyzbayev from Kazakhstan We're looking for a Gusman here.

That's unfortunate for this particular question. Here comes the 50:50. Pts. 16,000 At the 2021 Judo World Championships, Russian lightweight Yago Abuladze took the title over ...? ❆ A: ❆ B: Espanhas from Portugal ❆ C: ❆ D: Kyrgyzbayev from Kazakhstan

And the switch. You can switch out the question but unlike the jump, you will get another question for the same value. 50:50 Expert Switch Jump 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 Pts. 32,000 9 Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

@Sindo You now currently have 8,000 and you can double that straight away if you know your judo here. Pts. 16,000 At the 2021 Judo World Championships, Russian lightweight Yago Abuladze took the title over ...? ❆ A: Islandsson from Sweden ❆ B: Espanhas from Portugal ❆ C: al-Omani from Qatar ❆ D: Kyrgyzbayev from Kazakhstan

Brazil has four timezones, from UTC-2 to UTC-5... but the Caribbean Netherlands was the catch, so A is right. Pts. 8,000 Which of these countries officially has two time zones - UTC+01:00 and UTC-04:00? ❆ A: Netherlands ❆ B: Norway ❆ C: Brazil ❆ D: China ♦ P t s . 8 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 8,000 Which of these countries officially has two time zones - UTC+01:00 and UTC-04:00? ❆ A: Netherlands ❆ B: Norway ❆ C: Brazil ❆ D: China

@Sindo Since you've jumped the question, we're going for Pts. 8,000 immediately (you currently have 2,000). Pts. 8,000 Which of these countries officially has two time zones - UTC+01:00 and UTC-04:00? ❆ A: Netherlands ❆ B: Norway ❆ C: Brazil ❆ D: China

Let's jump this. Croatian mercenaries were famous for their neckties. You also call them cravats in many countries. The French "à la cravate" means Croatian-style. Pts. 4,000 What item of clothing supposedly dates back to Croatian mercenaries hired by Louis XIII in the Thirty Years' War? ❆ A: Trenchcoat ❆ B: Sandals ❆ C: Necktie ❆ D: Beret

@Sindo For Pts. 4,000, I want you to tell me the answer to this: Pts. 4,000 What item of clothing supposedly dates back to Croatian mercenaries hired by Louis XIII in the Thirty Years' War? ❆ A: Trenchcoat ❆ B: Sandals ❆ C: Necktie ❆ D: Beret

Pts. 2,000 California roll and Philadelphia roll are common types of ...? ❆ A: payrolls ❆ B: sushi rolls ❆ C: kayak rolls ❆ D: drum rolls Sushi is awesome and right you are! Pts. 2,000 California roll and Philadelphia roll are common types of ...? ❆ A: payrolls ❆ B: sushi rolls ❆ C: kayak rolls ❆ D: drum rolls ♦ P t s . 2 , 0 0 0 ♦

@Sindo On we go with question #6 for 2,000. Pts. 2,000 California roll and Philadelphia roll are common types of ...? ❆ A: payrolls ❆ B: sushi rolls ❆ C: kayak rolls ❆ D: drum rolls

You have selected present number 4 and inside there's the "Jump" lifeline. That means you can jump one question without having to answer it (although you won't win the points for that amount). 50:50 Expert Switch Jump 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 Pts. 32,000 9 Pts. 16,000 8 Pts. 8,000 7 Pts. 4,000 6 Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

Now as promised, you will receive a Christmas gift on your way to more points. There are six presents and you can choose one of them and see what you get. Could be another lifeline or a bonus.

You do know it, Pts. 1,000 are safe! Pts. 1,000 In office from 1809 to 1817, the fourth President of the United States was James ...? ❆ A: Scratch ❆ B: Keirin ❆ C: Madison ❆ D: Omnium ♦ P t s . 1 , 0 0 0 ♦

@Sindo That's one lifeline gone early but just one more question to the safe haven. Here it comes. Pts. 1,000 In office from 1809 to 1817, the fourth President of the United States was James ...? ❆ A: Scratch ❆ B: Keirin ❆ C: Madison ❆ D: Omnium

And with that, you've won Pts. 500. Pts. 500 Christina Aguilera features in Maroon 5's 2011 worldwide hit "Moves Like ..."? ❆ A: Jackson ❆ B: Jagger ❆ C: Joplin ❆ D: Johansson ♦ P t s . 5 0 0 ♦