Transcript 9/26/2008 - Allyson Goldberg

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Allyson Goldberg
Framingham, MA
Registered nurse

Category tree:
- Writers
- U.S. Presidents
- Art
- Mathematics
- Anniversaries
- The Euro
- In the Garden
- 2007 Films
- Famous Siblings
- Music Groups
- Chain Eateries
- Nursery Rhymes
- Historic Leaders
- Florida
- Food

$100 - Which of these snack foods are shaped like tiny sea creatures?

A - Oreo cookies
B - Goldfish crackers
C - Hostess cupcakes
D - Jellyfish donuts

Spoiler

B - Goldfish crackers (6)

$200 - Which of these Florida attractions promotes itself as a "living, biblical museum"?

A - Gatorland
B - Kennedy Space Center
C - NBA City
D - The Holy Land Experience

Spoiler

D - The Holy Land Experience (5)

$300 - Which of these historic leaders was French?

A - Haile Selassie
B - Napoleon Bonaparte
C - Ivan the Terrible
D - Ghengis Khan

Spoiler

B - Napoleon Bonaparte (5)

$500 - In a famous nursery rhyme, what character is asked, "How does your garden grow?"

A - Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
B - Little Bo Peep
C - Old King Cole
D - Simple Simon

Spoiler

A - Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (5)

$1K - Because of the variety of treats it offers, what national chain is colloquially known as "31 Flavors"?

A - Taco Bell
B - Dunkin Donuts
C - Subway
D - Baskin-Robbins

Spoiler

D - Baskin-Robbins (8)

[commercial break]

Allyson works in the cardiac unit and about 2 months ago her husband developed a cardiac arrhythmia and wound up in her unit. They also have a new baby, Olivia, 17 months old (photo shown). Allyson works part-time and her husband had to take some time off so Millionaire couldn't have come at a better time. She has earned the Ask the Expert lifeline - $500,000 winner Ogi Ogas.

$2K - As its name imples, the music group Bowfire features several performers who are virtuosos on the what?

A - fiddle
B - accordion
C - harmonica
D - banjo

Spoiler

A - fiddle (23)

$4K - Twin brothers Paul and Morgan Hamm are well-known what?

A - Country singers
B - U.S. Senators
C - Olympic gymnasts
D - NASCAR drivers

Spoiler

With 22 seconds left Allyson decides to ask the audience.

ATA results:
A - 5%
B - 2%
C - 80%
D - 13%

Allyson had a feeling that was the answer and makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

C - Olympic gymnasts (18)

$8K - A memorable performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 2007 movie "There Will Be Blood" spawned what unusual catchphrase?

A - I blow up your balloons!
B - I smash your sand castle!
C - I sharpen your pencils!
D - I drink your milkshake!

Spoiler

Allyson stops the clock with 16 seconds in order to ask the expert. Ogi peruses the question. "You haven't seen the movie?" he asks. She has. She remembers the ending and the song. Ogi asks what her guess is. She says B, then asks what Ogi thinks. He suggests that it's D. She asks him to confirm that and he does. He mentions that at the end of the movie the actor "has that straw" (and gestures to emphasize his statement).

Spoiler

D - I drink your milkshake! (12)

[commercial break]

Allyson loves shower time because it's a chance for a little peace and quiet. So she got annoyed when her husband barged in and told her turn off the water. Her daughter had been sick earlier in the day, her husband took off and they stayed home. She decided to give herself a pedicure so she jumped in the shower to shave her legs "which I haven't touched in a month". She was enjoying a leisurely shower when her husband came in to tell her that Millionaire was calling. Meredith asked if she ever shaved her legs. Allyson said she missed the appointment for her pedicure. Meredith tells her that she can afford a whole wax job with the money she's won.

$16K - Because it's a perenniel, which of these garden vegetables will grow in the same spot year after year without being replanted?

A - zucchini
B - asparagus
C - pumpkin
D - cucumber

Spoiler

Allyson decides to use her Double Dip. Meredith reminds her there's no turning back. Her first answer is D. The clock starts up again and she makes C her second answer with 11 seconds remaining.

Spoiler

B - asparagus (19)

ANSWERS:
$100 - B (Goldfish crackers)
$200 - D (The Holy Land Experience)
$300 - B (Napoleon Bonaparte)
$500 - A (Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)
$1K - D (Baskin-Robbins)
$2K - A (fiddle)
$4K - C (Olympic gymnasts)
$8K - D (I drink your milkshake!)
$16K - B (asparagus)

[earendel]

Allyson Goldberg
Framingham, MA
Registered nurse

She seemed rather tall, but that could have been the camera perspective.

$8K - A memorable performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 2007 movie "There Will Be Blood" spawned what unusual catchphrase?

A - I blow up your balloons!
B - I smash your sand castle!
C - I sharpen your pencils!
D - I drink your milkshake!

Spoiler

Allyson stops the clock with 16 seconds in order to ask the expert. Ogi peruses the question. "You haven't seen the movie?" he asks. She has. She remembers the ending and the song. Ogi asks what her guess is. She says B, then asks what Ogi thinks. He suggests that it's D. She asks him to confirm that and he does. He mentions that at the end of the movie the actor "has that straw" (and gestures to emphasize his statement).

Spoiler

D - I drink your milkshake! (12)

I didn't see the movie, but I might have come up with the answer because of discussions about it here and elsewhere. I probably would have gone with ATA, however.

Allyson loves shower time because it's a chance for a little peace and quiet. So she got annoyed when her husband barged in and told her turn off the water. Her daughter had been sick earlier in the day, her husband took off and they stayed home. She decided to give herself a pedicure so she jumped in the shower to shave her legs "which I haven't touched in a month". She was enjoying a leisurely shower when her husband came in to tell her that Millionaire was calling. Meredith asked if she ever shaved her legs. Allyson said she missed the appointment for her pedicure. Meredith tells her that she can afford a whole wax job with the money she's won.

I believe this comes under the heading of TMI.

[frogman042]

Allyson Goldberg
Framingham, MA
Registered nurse

She seemed rather tall, but that could have been the camera perspective.

That's because she is tall.

---Jay

[gsabc]

*sigh* Another MA person not doing well at all. OTOH, it wouldn't have been that great a stack for me, either.

ATA on the movie question. Never saw the movie but had a vague recollection of the line. I wouldn't have been sure enough of the answer, though.

Might have done a process of elimination on the veggie question. More likely a guess on which PAF might know it, or if the Expert would. I suspect that's not easy to Google quickly.

She's probably regretting her LL use.

[Bob Juch]

It's easy to Google:

perennial (zucchini OR asparagus OR pumpkin OR cucumber)

However, notice that comes up with perennial cucumbers?

I think she has a good case for a flawed question!

[christie1111]

It's easy to Google:

perennial (zucchini OR asparagus OR pumpkin OR cucumber)

However, notice that comes up with perennial cucumbers?

I think she has a good case for a flawed question!

Don't think so. Cucumbers would not be considered a perrenial. Asparagus clearly is.

[Bob Juch]

It's easy to Google:

perennial (zucchini OR asparagus OR pumpkin OR cucumber)

However, notice that comes up with perennial cucumbers?

I think she has a good case for a flawed question!

Don't think so. Cucumbers would not be considered a perrenial. Asparagus clearly is.

Did you look it up? There are perennial cucumbers!

[tanstaafl2]

Seemed like a tough 16K Q, even for CindyBAM.

[NellyLunatic1980]

- Writers
- U.S. Presidents
- Art
- Mathematics
- Anniversaries
- The Euro
- In the Garden
- 2007 Films
- Famous Siblings
- Music Groups
- Chain Eateries
- Nursery Rhymes
- Historic Leaders
- Florida
- Food

2007 films will probably be a problem for me, as it usually is. Art and writers are other weak areas.

$8K: Although I've never seen this film, I've heard this catchphrase many times.

$16K: My parents have grown cucumbers in their garden for many years, so I knew that those have to be replanted. I was leaning toward asparagus because it's the only one of those four vegetables that does not have seeds and therefore has to grow directly from something that is not a seed. But in the Hot Seat, I would've asked Ogi.