Transcript 4/17/2009 - Fred Ebert
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:00 pm
Fred Ebert
Rotterdam, NY
Meredith says she can't believe it but Fred passed the test 16 times before getting the call to be on the show. "I'm persistent," Fred replies. People kept asking him, "Are you going to go down and try out again?" Fred's answer was that he wasn't going to give up until the show went off the air. Meredith says not to talk about that possibility.
Topic tree:
- Seeing Double
- The First Time
- Holla!
- Latitude Adjustment
- What's for Supper
- Moola
- Who Am I
- Beer
- Magazine Math
- The Beatles
- Crunch Time
- Drinking Test
- Kit Lit
- Log On
- In the Beginning
$100 - Which of these historic figures is commonly said to have lived during "Biblical times"?
A - Jesus Christ
B - Henry Ford
C - Albert Einstein
D - John Stamos the Baptist
$200 - Opposed by many environmentalists and forest lovers, logging is the process of doing what?
A - burning coal
B - cutting down trees
C - hunting small animals
D - draining ponds
$300 - "My nose may look a little different after the operation" is a line from a 2008 kids' book about what sensitive topic?
A - plastic surgery
B - childbirth
C - potty training
D - adoption
$500 - Which of these car parts is commonly featured both on a regular automobile and on a bumper car in an amusement park?
A - sunroof
B - windshield wiper
C - steering wheel
D - air bag
$1K - For many years, which of these snack foods promoted itself as "the cheese that goes crunch"?
A - Fritos
B - Ruffles
C - Tostitos
D - Cheetos
Fred ate a lot of these as a child.
commercial break
Fred is a special education teacher. He didn't start out with that goal; he intended to be a math teacher. But the day after graduation he got a call from a friend asking for his help in a group home and he's been doing that ever since. He works with an organization called Best Buddies that brings regular children together with special needs children.
Fred has earned the Ask the Expert lifeline; today it's Laura Newmat.
$2K - Which of these songs by the Beatles contains three different pronouns in its title?
A - I Feel Fine
B - Martha My Dear
C - I Me Mine
D - All My Loving
$4K - If a subscriber to both Us Weekly and Texas Monthly kept a year's worth of each magazine, how many issues would he have?
A - 60
B - 62
C - 64
D - 66
Fred does the math.
$8K - In what European city can you take a tour of the original 1867 Heineken Brewery?
A - Amsterdam
B - Berlin
C - Brussels
D - Vienna
Fred is pretty sure but he wants to ask the audience, so the clock stops with 23 seconds remaining.
commercial break
In the past year Fred has lost close to 70 pounds. He joined a national program, goes to meetings each week, and watches what he eats. Meredith says he's looking like a million bucks.
$16K - Who is Hoda Kotb?
A - "Star Wars" character
B - U.S. Senator
C - beach volleyball player
D - TV news anchor
$25K - What U.S. state's commemorative quarter features two locomotives and a railroad spike?
A - Utah
B - Wyoming
C - Colorado
D - Oregon
Fred mulls over the question then decides to ask the expert, stopping the clock with 17 seconds remaining.
Fred lets a few more seconds expire, then with 9 seconds remaining he asks to use the Double Dip.
commercial break
In the relationship seat is Fred's sister Marian. She should be happy he's doing well because he wants to help her two children with college tuition.
$50K - In 2008, an art historian made headlines with the odd claim that Da Vinci's famous "Last Supper" depicts what last supper?
A - guinea hen with raisins
B - eel with orange slices
C - lamb with cherry sauce
D - sardines with pine nuts
Fred remembers hearing something about this but he can't remember, so he decides to phone a friend. On his PAF list are: Fred's partner Scott, from Schenectady, NY; his friend Jim, from Averill Park, NY; and his coworker's mom Barbara, from Milford, PA. Fred opts to call Scott.
Fred said that he was leaning toward the same answer and decides to make that his final answer.
THE HORN!!!!!!!!
Fred will return on Monday's show gong for $100K but with no lifelines remaining.
Rotterdam, NY
Meredith says she can't believe it but Fred passed the test 16 times before getting the call to be on the show. "I'm persistent," Fred replies. People kept asking him, "Are you going to go down and try out again?" Fred's answer was that he wasn't going to give up until the show went off the air. Meredith says not to talk about that possibility.
Topic tree:
- Seeing Double
- The First Time
- Holla!
- Latitude Adjustment
- What's for Supper
- Moola
- Who Am I
- Beer
- Magazine Math
- The Beatles
- Crunch Time
- Drinking Test
- Kit Lit
- Log On
- In the Beginning
$100 - Which of these historic figures is commonly said to have lived during "Biblical times"?
A - Jesus Christ
B - Henry Ford
C - Albert Einstein
D - John Stamos the Baptist
Spoiler
A - Jesus Christ (8)
A - burning coal
B - cutting down trees
C - hunting small animals
D - draining ponds
Spoiler
B - cutting down trees (9)
A - plastic surgery
B - childbirth
C - potty training
D - adoption
Spoiler
A - plastic surgery (7)
A - sunroof
B - windshield wiper
C - steering wheel
D - air bag
Spoiler
C - steering wheel (7)
A - Fritos
B - Ruffles
C - Tostitos
D - Cheetos
Spoiler
D - Cheetos (9)
commercial break
Fred is a special education teacher. He didn't start out with that goal; he intended to be a math teacher. But the day after graduation he got a call from a friend asking for his help in a group home and he's been doing that ever since. He works with an organization called Best Buddies that brings regular children together with special needs children.
Fred has earned the Ask the Expert lifeline; today it's Laura Newmat.
$2K - Which of these songs by the Beatles contains three different pronouns in its title?
A - I Feel Fine
B - Martha My Dear
C - I Me Mine
D - All My Loving
Spoiler
C - I Me Mine (21)
A - 60
B - 62
C - 64
D - 66
Spoiler
C - 64 (23)
$8K - In what European city can you take a tour of the original 1867 Heineken Brewery?
A - Amsterdam
B - Berlin
C - Brussels
D - Vienna
Fred is pretty sure but he wants to ask the audience, so the clock stops with 23 seconds remaining.
ATA results
ATA results:
A - 61%
B - 28%
C - 9%
D - 2%
A - 61%
B - 28%
C - 9%
D - 2%
Spoiler
A - Amsterdam (21)
In the past year Fred has lost close to 70 pounds. He joined a national program, goes to meetings each week, and watches what he eats. Meredith says he's looking like a million bucks.
$16K - Who is Hoda Kotb?
A - "Star Wars" character
B - U.S. Senator
C - beach volleyball player
D - TV news anchor
Spoiler
D - TV news anchor (20)
Meredith says she works with her every day and she's a doll.
Meredith says she works with her every day and she's a doll.
A - Utah
B - Wyoming
C - Colorado
D - Oregon
Fred mulls over the question then decides to ask the expert, stopping the clock with 17 seconds remaining.
ATE dialog
Laura reads the question aloud. She said it's either Utah or Colorado because of "the railroad that went all the way across the country, whatever that's called". If she had to pick from those she'd go with Utah but she would probably try Double Dipping or another lifeline. Fred says he was thinking the same thing.
DD choices
Fred's first choice is "Utah". He doesn't need the second choice.
Spoiler
A - Utah (8)
In the relationship seat is Fred's sister Marian. She should be happy he's doing well because he wants to help her two children with college tuition.
$50K - In 2008, an art historian made headlines with the odd claim that Da Vinci's famous "Last Supper" depicts what last supper?
A - guinea hen with raisins
B - eel with orange slices
C - lamb with cherry sauce
D - sardines with pine nuts
Fred remembers hearing something about this but he can't remember, so he decides to phone a friend. On his PAF list are: Fred's partner Scott, from Schenectady, NY; his friend Jim, from Averill Park, NY; and his coworker's mom Barbara, from Milford, PA. Fred opts to call Scott.
PAF dialog
Fred paraphrases the question and then reads the choices slowly. Scott says, "eel?" but adds, "I don't know."
Spoiler
B - eel with orange slices (21)
THE HORN!!!!!!!!
Fred will return on Monday's show gong for $100K but with no lifelines remaining.