Transcript 01/20/11 - David Rhodes

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David Rhodes
Las Vegas, NV

David: I am here to make a point, that just because you work in a blue collar occupation, that you can't be intelligent.

David has been a cook for 25 years. He wants to win enough money to open the best pizzeria in Las Vegas.


Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Smart Guy
* Spice World
* Historic Vessels
* Reality TV
* Broadway Baby
* Scenic Views
* Elemental Computing
* Snappy Answers
* Song Parodies
* Airline Rules

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Airline Rules
* Smart Guy
* Spice World
* Scenic Views
* Reality TV
* Broadway Baby
* Historic Vessels
* Snappy Answers
* Elemental Computing
* Song Parodies


Question #1 * Song Parodies
The 1986 "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Addicted to Spuds" parodies a tune by what pop singer?

A: Phil Collins B: Peter Gabriel
C: Robert Palmer D: Richard Marx

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Robert Palmer
Question Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 * Elemental Computing
Which of these is not an element on the periodic table, but a trademarked brand of computer chip?

A: Pentium B: Scandium
C: Technetium D: Iridium

David jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Pentium
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $500

Question #3 * Snappy Answers
"Because that's where the money is" was Willie Sutton's fabled response when he was asked why he did what?

A: Played baseball B: Drilled for oil
C: Painted pictures D: Robbed banks

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Robbed banks
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Question #4 * Historic Vessels
What does the "M" stand for in "RMS Titanic," the full name of the historic ship that sank in 1912?

A: Military B: Monarch
C: Mail D: Medical

David asks the audience.

ATA

A: 5% B: 91% C: 2% D: 2%

David: That is the kind of percentage I like! Anything over 80 is--anything over 80 is--a passing grade. Yes, I believe it's a passing grade. I will go with

Spoiler

B: Monarch,

final answer.

Meredith: Oh my gosh! It is not

Spoiler

Monarch,

it is

Spoiler

Mail,

as in

Spoiler

Royal Mail Ship

. I know the audience is in total shock, David. I'm sure they feel terrible.

David: No, it could have been worse. It could have been worse.

David falls to $1,000.

Answer

C: Mail

-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

David: No, it could have been worse. It could have been worse.

Yeah, it could have been a season without the $1,000 consolation prize.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #4 * Historic Vessels
What does the "M" stand for in "RMS Titanic," the full name of the historic ship that sank in 1912?

A: Military B: Monarch
C: Mail D: Medical

David asks the audience.

ATA

A: 5% B: 91% C: 2% D: 2%

David: That is the kind of percentage I like! Anything over 80 is--anything over 80 is--a passing grade. Yes, I believe it's a passing grade. I will go with

Spoiler

B: Monarch,

final answer.

Meredith: Oh my gosh! It is not

Spoiler

Monarch,

it is

Spoiler

Mail,

as in

Spoiler

Royal Mail Ship

. I know the audience is in total shock, David. I'm sure they feel terrible.

David: No, it could have been worse. It could have been worse.

David falls to $1,000.

Answer

C: Mail

Here's Wikipedia's explanation of the Royal Mail Ship designation. Since that indicates a contractual relationship with the Royal Mail (i.e., the British post office) it's not even a direct connection with the crown.

[earendel]

David Rhodes
Las Vegas, NV

David: I am here to make a point, that just because you work in a blue collar occupation, that you can't be intelligent.

OK, so now it's "make a statement" that gets one on the show.

David has been a cook for 25 years. He wants to win enough money to open the best pizzeria in Las Vegas.

Question #4 * Historic Vessels
What does the "M" stand for in "RMS Titanic," the full name of the historic ship that sank in 1912?

A: Military B: Monarch
C: Mail D: Medical

David asks the audience.

ATA

A: 5% B: 91% C: 2% D: 2%

David: That is the kind of percentage I like! Anything over 80 is--anything over 80 is--a passing grade. Yes, I believe it's a passing grade. I will go with

Spoiler

B: Monarch,

final answer.

Meredith: Oh my gosh! It is not

Spoiler

Monarch,

it is

Spoiler

Mail,

as in

Spoiler

Royal Mail Ship

. I know the audience is in total shock, David. I'm sure they feel terrible.

David: No, it could have been worse. It could have been worse.

David falls to $1,000.

Answer

C: Mail

Ouch! A really bad Dursting by the audience. It makes sense, though, since HMS means "His/her Majesty's Ship" and as an analogue RMS could be "Royal Monarch Ship". Having read much on the Titanic (starting with "A Night to Remember" in grade school) I knew this one.

[MarleysGh0st]

David Rhodes
Las Vegas, NV

David: I am here to make a point, that just because you work in a blue collar occupation, that you can't be intelligent.

OK, so now it's "make a statement" that gets one on the show.

That depends on the statement.

"Boring MAWGs can too make good contestants" probably wouldn't do it.

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