Transcript 03/06/2009 - John Heacock (carryover contestant)
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:07 am
John Heacock
Nashville, TN
Occupation
Meredith begins by asking John about the tattoo that he promised he'd get. She wants to know where he'd put it if he gets $25K. John says he wants to leave room for movement, so he says he'd put her name on his bicep. Yesterday he said something about a "Mt. Rushmore" on his chest with Meredith's face if he wins the $1M. Maybe even a front and back view - a million dollars can make you crazy.
John will be going back to Iraq shortly as part of a military police unit.
John has his PAF, ATE and DD lifelines remaining - today's expert is $500K winner Jeff Gross.
Topic tree:
- Paperwork
- The Oval Office
- Burn After Reading
- Richard Belzer
- Whodonits
- A Beautiful Mind
- Ohio
- The Liquor Cabinet
- Bail Money
- Quotables
- Kid Lit
- Route 66
- Show Me the Money!
- Dick Clark
- Hail Storm
$25K - The 1988 movie "Rain Man" features a memorable scene in which the gifted title character instantly counts a pile of spilled what?
A - BB pellets
B - aspirin
C - toothpicks
D - thumbtacks
John says he saw the movie and since it's one of the choices he goes with as his final answer.
"I'm on your bicep!" Meredith exclaims. Jeff flexes his arms and says that the next location is his thigh because larger and there's more room there. Meredith blushes and says, "Let's stop there."
$50K - In the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane," the murderer is revealed to be a lion's mane, which is what type of animal?
A - scorpion
B - bee
C - jellyfish
D - shark
John immediately calls for his ATE lifeline because he's sure he doesn't know this. The clock stops with 37 seconds remaining. Meredith feeds Jeff the question. He says that a "lion's mane" sounds like some sort of fish, but he isn't sure because he hasn't read the story. Jeff says that he might go with the Double Dip and say either jellyfish or shark. He asks John what he's thinking. John says that if someone died in the water you should be able to tell if it were a jellyfish or shark, which is why he is leaning toward scorpion or bee. Jeff says that's plausible; he can't rule anything out.
John next decides to use his PAF, stopping the clock with 35 seconds. On his PAF list are his friend Rick from Brentwood, TN; his brother Joe from Monkton, MD; and his friend Jay from Nashville, TN. John opts to call Jay. John just asks "What is a lion's mane?", then adds that it's an animal in a Sherlock Holmes story. Meredith softly reminds John to read the choices, which he finally does. Jay says, "I'm thinking...uh..." and the timer runs out. Someone in the audience says, "Oh, no" and Meredith looks offscreen right and says, "Oh, no, I know."
John decides to use his last lifeline, the DD. The clock stops with 33 seconds remaining. He makes That answer is incorrect so he goes with
commercial break
Meredith asks where the tattoo will go if John wins $100K. He replies that he's running out of space, so maybe he could use both arms. Meredith is OK with that. Meredith says that this money will provide peace of mind for him and his family.
The category for the next question is "Richard Belzer" - during the break John told Meredith that he watches a lot of TV and feels pretty good about this subject.
$100K - TV actor Richard Belzer has played Detective John Munch on all but which of these shows?
A - Scrubs
B - Law & Order: Trial by Jury
C - Arrested Development
D - The X-Files
John says he doesn't know. He notes that two of the shows are on FOX and that "Scrubs" does a lot of weird stuff. John wishes he had a lifeline. But it's found money, so he charges ahead and makes his final answer. Regrettably, that's not the right answer. John leaves with $25K.
Nashville, TN
Occupation
Meredith begins by asking John about the tattoo that he promised he'd get. She wants to know where he'd put it if he gets $25K. John says he wants to leave room for movement, so he says he'd put her name on his bicep. Yesterday he said something about a "Mt. Rushmore" on his chest with Meredith's face if he wins the $1M. Maybe even a front and back view - a million dollars can make you crazy.
John will be going back to Iraq shortly as part of a military police unit.
John has his PAF, ATE and DD lifelines remaining - today's expert is $500K winner Jeff Gross.
Topic tree:
- Paperwork
- The Oval Office
- Burn After Reading
- Richard Belzer
- Whodonits
- A Beautiful Mind
- Ohio
- The Liquor Cabinet
- Bail Money
- Quotables
- Kid Lit
- Route 66
- Show Me the Money!
- Dick Clark
- Hail Storm
$25K - The 1988 movie "Rain Man" features a memorable scene in which the gifted title character instantly counts a pile of spilled what?
A - BB pellets
B - aspirin
C - toothpicks
D - thumbtacks
John says he saw the movie and since it's one of the choices he goes with
Spoiler
C
Spoiler
toothpicks - (17)
$50K - In the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane," the murderer is revealed to be a lion's mane, which is what type of animal?
A - scorpion
B - bee
C - jellyfish
D - shark
John immediately calls for his ATE lifeline because he's sure he doesn't know this. The clock stops with 37 seconds remaining. Meredith feeds Jeff the question. He says that a "lion's mane" sounds like some sort of fish, but he isn't sure because he hasn't read the story. Jeff says that he might go with the Double Dip and say either jellyfish or shark. He asks John what he's thinking. John says that if someone died in the water you should be able to tell if it were a jellyfish or shark, which is why he is leaning toward scorpion or bee. Jeff says that's plausible; he can't rule anything out.
John next decides to use his PAF, stopping the clock with 35 seconds. On his PAF list are his friend Rick from Brentwood, TN; his brother Joe from Monkton, MD; and his friend Jay from Nashville, TN. John opts to call Jay. John just asks "What is a lion's mane?", then adds that it's an animal in a Sherlock Holmes story. Meredith softly reminds John to read the choices, which he finally does. Jay says, "I'm thinking...uh..." and the timer runs out. Someone in the audience says, "Oh, no" and Meredith looks offscreen right and says, "Oh, no, I know."
John decides to use his last lifeline, the DD. The clock stops with 33 seconds remaining. He makes
Spoiler
B his first final answer, reasoning that the color of a bee might be the source of the name.
Spoiler
C as his second final answer, based on its shape.
Spoiler
C - jellyfish (28)
Meredith asks where the tattoo will go if John wins $100K. He replies that he's running out of space, so maybe he could use both arms. Meredith is OK with that. Meredith says that this money will provide peace of mind for him and his family.
The category for the next question is "Richard Belzer" - during the break John told Meredith that he watches a lot of TV and feels pretty good about this subject.
$100K - TV actor Richard Belzer has played Detective John Munch on all but which of these shows?
A - Scrubs
B - Law & Order: Trial by Jury
C - Arrested Development
D - The X-Files
John says he doesn't know. He notes that two of the shows are on FOX and that "Scrubs" does a lot of weird stuff. John wishes he had a lifeline. But it's found money, so he charges ahead and makes
Spoiler
B
Spoiler
A - Scrubs (10)