Transcript 11/03/08 Brie McCaddin

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Brie McCaddin
Burlington, NJ

Topic Tree:

Frozen Solid
Break a Leg!
Famous Firsts
Ahh, Venice
Extinct Animals
Dubya
Opening Lines
Internet News
Laptops
Foreign Foods
Hand Gestures
Social Climbers
La La Land
Clogs
Baby Steps

$100 Because they have difficulty keeping their balance while walking, what kind of people are commonly called “toddlers”?
A. Teenagers
B. Adults
C. Young children
D. Frat guys

Spoiler

C. Young children (7)

$200 “Destroys the Clog!” is a registered trademark of what brand?
A. Aquafresh
B. Visine
C. Liquid-Plumr
D. Coppertone

Spoiler

C. Liquid-Plumr ( 8 )

Spoiler

$300 Fittingly, pharaoh heads and hieroglyphics adorn the entrance of what Los Angeles landmark?
A. La Brea Tar Pits
B. Egyptian Theatre
C. Staples Center
D. Hollywood Bowl

Spoiler

B. Egyptian Theater (7)

$500 In the classic fairy tale “Rapunzel,” the prince climbs Rapunzel’s tower using what?
A. His magic boots
B. An icicle
C. A spider web
D. Her hair

Spoiler

D. Her hair (9)

$1K Often made by pranksters in photos, the “rabbit ears” hand signal is roughly identical to what other common gesture?
A. Military salute
B. Peace sign
C. Thumbs-up
D. “OK” signal

Spoiler

B. Peace sign ( 8 )

commercial break

Today’s ATE expert is Ken Jennings.
Meredith asks Ken if there is a category that he is not good in.
Ken says that he’s never understood soccer or women.

$2K Fittingly, the Honolulu eatery Ciao Mein serves what two types of cuisine?
A. Indian and Mexican
B. Japanese and Ethiopian
C. Italian and Chinese
D. Greek and Vietnamese

Spoiler

C. Italian and Chinese (14)

$4K Billing it as the world’s thinnest laptop, Apple introduced and ultralight computer in 2008 called the “MacBook” what?
A. Water
B. Earth
C. Fire
D. Air

ATA (11)

1% A. Water
5% B. Earth
3% C. Fire
91% D. Air

Spoiler

D. Air (7)

$8K A popular Internet new source, DrudgeReport.com was founded by a man with what name?
A. Tom Drudge
B. Kevin Drudge
C. Matt Drudge
D. Paul Drudge

ATE (22)

Ken says that he has been to this web site before and he knows that his name is Matt Drudge.

Spoiler

C. Matt Drudge ( 18 )

commercial break

$16K Which of these famous poem titles features the firs words of the poem itself?
A. O Captain! My Captain!
B. The Road Not Taken
C. The Raven
D. The Charge of the Light Brigade

PAF (6)

Brie PAF team consist of:

Kathleen from Rockland, ME – a homemaker
Tracy from Los Angeles, CA – an assistant
Laura from Moorestown, NJ – a friend

PAF – Kathleen

After Brie tells her “four seconds,” Kathleen says she is thinking number one.

Meredith starts the clock.

Brie starts to talk about how everyone told her not to gamble.
Meredith: Say it.
Brie makes “A” her final answer as time runs out.

Spoiler

A. O Captain! My Captain! (0)

$25K President George W. Bush belongs to what religious denomination?
A. Methodist
B. Baptist
C. Presbyterian
D. Lutheran

Brie: I think he’s Presbyterian. I think I’m going to walk away.

Brie lets the time expire and leaves with $16K

Spoiler

A. Methodist (0)

commercial break

Answers:
$100 C. Young children
$200 C. Liquid-Plumr
$300 B. Egyptian Theater
$500 D. Her hair
$1K B. Peace sign
$2K C. Italian and Chinese
$4K D. Air
$8K C. Matt Drudge
$16K A. O Captain! My Captain!
$25K A. Methodist

[Bob78164]

Did she really leave ATE on the table? --Bob

[pcmaxey]

Did she really leave ATE on the table? --Bob

She used the ATE on the $8K.

[Bob78164]

Did she really leave ATE on the table? --Bob

She used the ATE on the $8K.

Thanks. Somehow I glanced right over the recitation that it was Ken who said he knew the site. --Bob

[NellyLunatic1980]

Brie McCaddin
Burlington, NJ

Burlington is between Philly and Trenton, so she is not a WE®.

Frozen Solid
Break a Leg!
Famous Firsts
Ahh, Venice
Extinct Animals
Dubya
Opening Lines
Internet News
Laptops
Foreign Foods
Hand Gestures
Social Climbers
La La Land
Clogs
Baby Steps

First ten categories look OK... and that's about it.

Today’s ATE expert is Ken Jennings.
Meredith asks Ken if there is a category that he is not good in.
Ken says that he’s never understood soccer or women.

Other categories that KenJen is not good at: alcohol and gambling.

Nihil obstat® for me, as I expected.

[Bob Juch]

Brie McCaddin
Burlington, NJ

Burlington is between Philly and Trenton, so she is not a WE®.

Frozen Solid
Break a Leg!
Famous Firsts
Ahh, Venice
Extinct Animals
Dubya
Opening Lines
Internet News
Laptops
Foreign Foods
Hand Gestures
Social Climbers
La La Land
Clogs
Baby Steps

First ten categories look OK... and that's about it.

Today’s ATE expert is Ken Jennings.
Meredith asks Ken if there is a category that he is not good in.
Ken says that he’s never understood soccer or women.

Other categories that KenJen is not good at: alcohol and gambling.

Nihil obstat® for me, as I expected.

Actually Ken studied up on alcoholic drinks for J!. He probably doesn't know much about gambling even though that's not prohibited for Mormons.

[earendel]

Brie McCaddin
Burlington, NJ

I've noticed that they haven't been providing occupations at the beginning of the contestant's run lately.

Today’s ATE expert is Ken Jennings.
Meredith asks Ken if there is a category that he is not good in.
Ken says that he’s never understood soccer or women.

It would have been funny if one of the questions was about women's soccer.

$4K Billing it as the world’s thinnest laptop, Apple introduced and ultralight computer in 2008 called the “MacBook” what?
A. Water
B. Earth
C. Fire
D. Air

ATA (11)

1% A. Water
5% B. Earth
3% C. Fire
91% D. Air

Spoiler

D. Air (7)

I think she really wanted to go for it but chickened out.

$16K Which of these famous poem titles features the firs words of the poem itself?
A. O Captain! My Captain!
B. The Road Not Taken
C. The Raven
D. The Charge of the Light Brigade

PAF (6)

Brie PAF team consist of:

Kathleen from Rockland, ME – a homemaker
Tracy from Los Angeles, CA – an assistant
Laura from Moorestown, NJ – a friend

PAF – Kathleen

After Brie tells her “four seconds,” Kathleen says she is thinking number one.

Meredith starts the clock.

Brie starts to talk about how everyone told her not to gamble.
Meredith: Say it.
Brie makes “A” her final answer as time runs out.

Spoiler

A. O Captain! My Captain! (0)

Brie came very close to missing out on this one. I think her PAF may have been using the Internet; I thought I heard keyboard sounds.

$25K President George W. Bush belongs to what religious denomination?
A. Methodist
B. Baptist
C. Presbyterian
D. Lutheran

Brie: I think he’s Presbyterian. I think I’m going to walk away.

Brie lets the time expire and leaves with $16K

Spoiler

A. Methodist (0)

Good thing. The senior Bushes are Episcopalians, I believe, but George joined the Methodists because Laura was a Methodist, IIRC.