Orion adjusted his cufflinks, his grin tighter this time. The tension in the studio was huge as the figures and risk grew.
"Alright, JD… question thirteen — for $500,000. Only 1.2% of contestants in the entire history of this show have reached this far."
The crowd gasped again, then clapped. It was very rare for people to reach this stage, so the fact that someone did was a miracle — and they were witnessing it with their own eyes.
The music kicked in — deep, cinematic, building suspense.
Orion took a breath and read:
"Which of the following composers wrote the classical symphony Echoes of Silence, which was later credited as one of the inspirations for the Neo-Romantic era?"
A) Fredrick Howl
B) Maximilian Dorne
C) Arthur Wells
D) Leon Strauss
Dayo exhaled slowly. He rubbed his temple — this one was tough.
He repeated the options under his breath. "Fredrick Howl… Maximilian Dorne…"
Orion smiled faintly. "Looks like we finally got him thinking."
