Gary Cousins chooses to stop and leave with $4,000, and Michelle Ribeiro chooses to stop and leave with $16,000. Another contestant, John Zimcosky, will continue on the next episode after answering the $25,000 question. Guest expert George Stephanopoulos is unable to answer a question about "Seinfeld," but has no trouble with a question about the subject of the McCain-Feingold Act (campaign finance reform). Celebrity contestant Vanessa Williams wins $50,000 for the The Young Performing Arts Project.
—Joshua Kreitzer