as a spanish teacher and cross-country coach, today's contestant has touched the lives of her students with her unrelenting positivity. from rabun gap, georgia, please welcome mirna valerio. [cheers and applause] hi, mirna. >> hi. >> how're you doing? come on over. >> thank you. ♪ >> your positivity has spread. they love you here. >> well, thank you. i love you all. thank you. [laughs] >> now, what are your methods of spreading positivity to your students? >> i smile a lot. i'm a little bit crazy. i make sure we're always having fun, but most of all, i like to spread joy through being authentic. >> i like that. that's a good message for everyone--not just kids. adults, we could learn a little something there. well, i'm glad you're here. >> thank you. >> thank you for doing what you do, being a teacher, and i'm glad we get to celebrate teachers this week and hopefully give you

a million dollars. let me tell you what you're up against-- 14 questions, the money values growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. [cheers and applause] every question you answer correctly moves you one step closer to that top prize. remember, at any time, you can walk away with the money you've earned up to that point. if you give me an incorrect answer, you walk away with nothing, until you get to those thresholds. there's one at $5,000, then at $50,000. you also have your three lifelines. audience can help you with a question. "50/50," i take away two incorrect answers. and you have your "plus one." who'd you bring with you? >> i brought my friend nikki, who is a teacher-- she's a math teacher extraordinaire, she's hilarious, and she's also, like, the assistant dean of students at the school that she teaches at. >> another teacher. thank you. this is great. more teachers. i love it, and she can help with the math problems if you have any. >> i hope so. >> all right. if you're ready to go, let's get to your game, and let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ all right, mirna. $500 question starts us off.

taking advantage of unused space, starting in 2017, the roofs of new buildings 10 stories or shorter in san francisco must be equipped with what? >> it would be lovely to have starbucks everywhere. but unfortunately, that's not a reality. i am going to say solar panels. "a." final answer. >> makes the most sense, but yeah, we would love a starbucks in every building. [applause] $500. here's your $1,000 question. with tens of thousands of irish immigrants passing through it between 1832 and 1937, quebec's grosse ile is often known as canada's what? >> i don't know if you know this, but i'm a native new yorker-- >> i did not know that.

>> and--new york! but ellis island is part-- is very, very much a very big part of our history, and so grosse ile is french for "big island," and i'm going to say that, because ellis island is also a place where the immigrants pass through, i'm gonna say ellis island. "a." final answer. >> score one for the nyc. you got it! >> [laughs] >> $1,000. chance to double your money. $2,000 question. in a 2016 interview, mila kunis revealed that her and ashton kutcher's wedding rings were purchased for a combined $190 on what craft website? >> ah, okay. tiffany--anything on tiffany would not sell for $190. unless it was a piece of dirt.

harry winston is also very expensive. cartier--also very expensive, and i have a lot of friends who craft and who sell their stuff on etsy. so i'm gonna go with "d." etsy. final answer. >> you actually know etsy. that's impressive. you got it. $2,000. [applause] $3,000 question is up next. according to the national center for education statistics, roughly what proportion of public school teachers are female? >> okay. it's definitely not 10%. i know that most teachers in public schools are female. but i'm gonna go ahead and use my "50/50" because i'm not sure if it's 40 or 75. >> okay. final? >> final. >> okay, i'm gonna take away two incorrect answers. hopefully, this will help.

"a," 10%. "d," 75%. >> it is definitely "d," 75%. final answer. >> this would be a good time to give a shout-out to 75% of those female teachers out there. >> yo, teachers! >> especially those that came from new york city. >> that's right! >> [laughs] >> new york! >> okay. next question. we'll get you to that first threshold we talked about. $5,000. here's the question. in the u.s., the members of what cat breed all descend from wong mau, a cat said to have been brought home in 1930 by a sailor stationed in southeast asia? >> turkey is not in southeast asia, nor is siberia. persia is in the middle east,

but burma is in southeast asia, so i'm gonna go with "a." burmese. final answer. >> essentially a geography question, and you aced it. $5,000, mirna! that a girl. good start. that money is safe. we'll see how much she can add to that $5,000 when we come back. [cheers and applause] at paris las vegas, you'll find world-class entertainment, exciting nightlife, and dining from celebrity chefs like gordon ramsay and steve martorano. enjoy the romantic side of the strip at paris las vegas. ♪

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>> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." we are back with a spanish teacher, mirna valerio. $5,000 is where you are. [cheers and applause] now, you're a spanish teacher, but you're also a cross-country coach, correct? >> yes. >> and you also spread your

positivity to your athletes. >> yes, i-- in 2011, i decided to train for my first marathon, and so, concurrent with that, i decided to start a blog, and the blog was about me being a bigger woman running races in a world that's full of very thin people, and apparently, it hit a nerve with a lot of people-- my family and friends and other people. i talk about my experiences running 'cause i love it so much. >> yeah. >> and i just want to spread that joy to other people. you know, whatever size they are, whether they're short, tall, fat, skinny, you know, running with a prosthetic-- any condition that they're in, you know, if they can get out and enjoy nature, and-- >> what a beautiful thing. and-- [applause] you ran the marathon. how'd it go? >> the marathon was very painful. >> but you finished. >> it was very long. i finished. >> good for you. >> yeah. >> that's good. >> and i finished many more after that. >> all right, well, you're doing pretty good right now. you're at $5,000.

that money is safe. you reached that threshold. you still have two lifelines, so you can only add to that. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ $7,000 is your next question. which of these has not been the title of an actual tv series starring a current game show host? >> steve harvey has his talk show and his game show. wayne brady had his talk show. "alex trebek show." does "jeopardy!", but i don't believe he has done a... a game show-- i mean, he's done a game show, but he has not done a talk show. drew carey has had a show and a game show, i think. i think i am going to

ask the audience. >> okay. >> final answer. >> final. okay, audience. mirna could use a little help here. if you would, pick up those keypads. enter your vote now. [percussive music] ♪ all right. hopefully, this will help. well, 93% say "d," "the alex trebek show." >> i have not seen alex trebek outside of those commercials and "jeopardy!", so i'm going to agree with the audience and say "d," final answer. "the alex trebek show." >> i'll take "never had a show" for $7,000, alex. yes! that's right. >> [laughs] >> $7,000. >> thank you. >> well-used lifeline. thanks to the audience, helping you out there. >> thank you. >> chance to get to five figures here. $10,000 question is on

the board. [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ what company's slogan is "ich liebe es" in germany, "c'est tout ce que j'aime" in france, and "me encanta" in el salvador? what kind of teacher are you again? >> i'm a spanish teacher, but i also speak french and a little bit of german. [laughs] and french-- >> so we literally put every language you know in this question. >> [laughs] >> which means if you don't get this right... >> i'm gonna look like a fool in front of my students. okay, so "ich liebe es" is "i love it." "c'est tout ce que j'aime"-- "i love it." and "me encanta"-- "i love it"-- is the jingle for mcdonald's. so i'm gonna go with "d." mcdonald's. final answer. >> how are you lovin' $10,000?

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>> welcome back to "millionaire." we are back with spanish teacher mirna valerio. just got to $10,000-- [cheers and applause] by having in one question every language you know. that was beautiful. that was true greatness right there. >> awesome. >> that kind of summed up why i love teacher week here. now, you're at $10,000, and right away, you have a chance to double your money. you've used a couple of lifelines. you have one left-- your plus one. your friend nikki's behind you should you need. all right, you ready to get back to your game? >> yes, i am. >> all right. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ $20,000 is what this question is worth. daniel day-lewis has won best actor oscars for playing characters who, in the films, have had all but which of these occupations?

>> trying to remember which movies he's been in. oil baron-- movies with oil barons in them. i don't. artists. butcher. i actually do not know this. >> okay, well, you still have your plus one. last lifeline available. >> "oscars for playing characters who, in the films"... i don't know any. i am gonna go-- i'm gonna have to use my plus one. final answer. >> got to use your nikki. >> yes. >> all right, nikki. she doesn't want to come up. >> [laughs] >> you got to come up here. she called you. >> [laughs] >> she wanted to run. i almost had to chase you down, didn't i? >> i think she just wanted to spend some time with me, because you know. >> this isn't exactly the math question we were hoping for. >> no, no. that's not why she brought me here, so. >> pretend it's math.

>> i was-- >> couple of huge daniel day-lewis fans here. >> i was gonna say. >> i hope you know who that is. >> my gut was telling me the u.s. president, but i am not gonna do that to you today, so. yeah, so how you doing? >> i'm doing great. i'm doing great. >> so, mirna. >> both: [laugh] >> here's the situation. >> okay. >> you're at $10,000. >> no idea. >> you have a math teacher next to you. you're at $10,000. this is a chance to double your money, get to 20. you can always walk away with $10,000. that is a great amount of money. if you give me an incorrect answer, you lose half your money. you're gonna give 5 back, and you leave with 5. >> let's try to-- let's try to think through this. >> okay. >> what movie has oil barons? >> i actually couldn't think-- >> or an oil baron. >> what-- what's-- i was gonna say-- i'm not gonna say that out loud. >> both: [laugh] >> okay, but i think i do know-- what was it, "c"? something with "s"? >> i don't know. >> has an oil baron in it.

it's about oil. in the middle east. >> artists. what, movies about, like, jackson pollock? i mean, like, i don't know. >> isn't there a movie called "the artist"? >> but we're talking about occupations, though, so. >> but-- >> u.s. president. >> okay. >> i don't think it's "b." it's not "b." what movies have had butchers in them, or a butcher? [dramatic music] ♪ or an oil baron. what's an oil baron? like j.p. morgan? no. >> that's chase. no, no, no. i mean... like-- >> u.s. president. >> like a texan person? >> butcher. >> would be an oil baron, 'cause he--go, say it. >> no. >> you got it. >> you know what? >> [laughs] >> $10,000 sounds really good right now. i'm going to... >> [laughs] >> i am going to-- i'm going to walk. >> final?

>> final answer. >> congratulations. you want to take a guess? >> was it the butcher? >> it was butcher. it was "d," butcher! yeah, there was "there will be blood," he was the president in "lincoln," and he was in-- an artist in "my left foot." but you are leaving here with $10,000, mirna. that's all yours. pleasure. nikki. thanks for doing what you guys do. we're gonna come back, play more "millionaire," right after this. (rebecca) i struggled with depression,

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>> here's your question of the day. a well-known method of teaching, characterized by asking questions, is named after what historic thinker? galileo, descartes, plato, or socrates? stay tuned for the answer.

>> the answer to that question was socrates. [cheers and applause] welcome back to "millionaire." we're about to make one of our audience members very happy, give them a little taste of the "who wants to be a millionaire" experience and hopefully give away a thousand dollars right here. [cheers and applause] tiara carter. i need tiara carter. tiara carter. tiara-- [cheers and applause] tiara, how you doing? >> hi. >> how you doing? welcome, welcome. where are you from? >> long beach, california. >> long beach in the house. welcome to "millionaire." >> thank you. >> what do you do? >> i'm a mom. >> you're a--are you really? >> yeah. [laughs] [applause] >> i'm guessing, then, you could use a thousand dollars. >> i could. >> what would you do with a thousand dollars? >> buy my son some more clothes 'cause he's growing very fast. >> they do that, by the way. i will tell you. all right, you ready to go? i'm gonna ask you a question. you get it right, i'm gonna give you $1,000 cash. >> i'm ready.

>> ready? good luck. >> thank you. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ all right, tiara. $1,000 question. >> [sighs] >> a carb lover's dream, the chip butty is a british sandwich that has two pieces of buttered bread with what in between? >> a carb lover's dream. the chip... "a british sandwich that has two pieces of buttered bread with what in between 'em?" mac and cheese. rice... [dramatic music] ♪ chips. french fries. i'm gonna go with "c." french fries. final answer.

>> because chips are french fries. you got it! you got it, tiara! way to go! a thousand dollar winner. that's how i wanted to end this show. hey, a special thanks to all of our teachers out there. congratulations, tiara. thank you for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this one, i'm chris harrison. we'll see you next time. >> all: one! two! three! four! five! six! seven! eight! nine! ten! [cheers and applause] closed captioning sponsored by: classic hershey's; plus cookie bits; plus caramel. hershey's cookie layer crunch. a layered twist on a classic. hershey's cookie layer crunch. megan's smile is getting a lot because she uses act® mouthwash. act® strengthens enamel, protects teeth from harmful acids,

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cosby leaving the courthouse still not knowing his fate. the jury is stymied but deliberations continue tomorrow. thursday night, the big story is the cosby trial. the jury was excused at 9:12 tonight christie ileto live in norristown. let's begin with you. >> the jury told judge o'neil they were in a deadlock. minutes before being dismissed the judge said, this is difficult work but we can't lose sight of what your verdict is. what has become a familiar path bill cosby walked out of the court