Transcript 5/4/2011 - Will Kang

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Will Kang
Hackensack, NJ
Professional poker player

Will went to school and graduated with a biology degree. He went into IT and then discovered poker. Will's buddy Ed is in the relationship seat.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Food for Thought
9 - First Pitch
8 - What is It?
7 - Rap & Rock
6 - Sound of Gossip
5 - Reading Adventures
4 - Fake Lake
3 - Garden Fun
2 - Good Causes
1 - Camera Ready


Topic Tree: (randomized)
6 - Sound of Gossip
4 - Fake Lake
9 - First Pitch
10 - Food for Thought
3 - Garden Fun
8 - What is It?
1 - Camera Ready
5 - Reading Adventures
7 - Rap & Rock
2 - Good Causes

Question #1 (Good Causes - Level 2)
Colorado's Tour de Cure, which raises money for diabetes research, features what type of athletic event?
A - marathon
B - canoe trip
C - swim meet
D - bicycle race

Will doesn't spend much time thinking about the question. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 8%
C - 1%
D - 90%

Spoiler

Answer: D (bicycle race)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question #2 (Rap & Rock - Level 7)
Songs with the lyric "I'm in a New York State of Mind" were released in 1976 by Billy Joel and 1994 by what rapper?
A - LL Cool J
B - Dr. Dre
C - Nas
D - Busta Rhymes

Will knows that Ed is wanting to scream out the answer. The camera cuts to Ed who is trying to send thoughts. Will decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Nas)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $2,000

Meredith asks Ed what the answer was, and Ed was right.

Question #3 (Reading Adventures - Level 5)
What children's book inspired the Disneyland attraction called Mr. Toad's Wild Ride?
A - Stuart Little
B - The Wind in the Willows
C - Charlotte's Web
D - The Little Prince

Will says it's finally nice to get a question to which he knows the answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The Wind in the Willows)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $17,000

commercial break

The "Blast from the past" question was from 2002 (no dollar value given):
Who was the best-selling recording artist of the 1990s, selling over 90 million albums?
A - Michael Jackson
B - Mariah Carey
C - Garth Brooks
D - Celine Dion

Spoiler

C (Garth Brooks)

Question #4 (Camera Ready - Level 1)
The daytime TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz is known for commonly sporting what on his show?
A - military uniform
B - surgical scrubs
C - chef's apron
D - judicial robes

Spoiler

Answer: B (surgical scrubs)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $27,000

Question #5 (What is It? - Level 8)
By definition, what is a "nuthatch"?
A - baking tray
B - sailboat rigging
C - woodworking tool
D - small bird

Will says that the first answer that jumped out at him was

Spoiler

sailboat rigging. He says that he cooks a lot and he's never heard of a baking tray by that name

. He thinks it might be

Spoiler

small bird, like finches

but he can't decide between

Spoiler

B and D. He doesn't think there's a strong enough connection to B

. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (small bird)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,000 (no change)

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's

Spoiler

under your chin

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (under your chin)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $52,000

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

Will will be back tomorrow with $52,000 in his bank but no lifelines.

[Snaxx]

The "Blast from the past" question was from 2002 (no dollar value given):
Who was the best-selling recording artist of the 1990s, selling over 90 million albums?
A - Michael Jackson
B - Mariah Carey
C - Garth Brooks
D - Celine Dion

Spoiler

C (Garth Brooks)

Dr.J's account of the 7/27/2001 Musical celebrity edition

Lee Ann Womack (FINALLY!!!)
$64K Best-selling recording artist of the 1990's, selling over 90
million albums/Garth Brooks--Rim, backboard, rim, and in. Seemed
easy after thinking about it. Yep, our guy!!!

[SportsFan68]

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's under your chin.

Another one I've never heard of! Where do they come up with this stuff?

[vettech]

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's under your chin.

Another one I've never heard of! Where do they come up with this stuff?

We did this all the time when we were kids. Pretty silly.

[tlynn78]

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's under your chin.

Another one I've never heard of! Where do they come up with this stuff?

We did this all the time when we were kids. Pretty silly.

We did this, but we were poor, so we used dandelions.

t.

[ulysses5019]

We just ate the buttercups...

[Bob Juch]

We just ate the buttercups...

Did you have deep-fried buttercups?

[wintergreen48]

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's under your chin.

Another one I've never heard of! Where do they come up with this stuff?

We did this all the time when we were kids. Pretty silly.

We did this, but we were poor, so we used dandelions.

t.

At least you could afford dandelions. We were so poor, we had to settle for looking at yellow school buses.

[mellytu74]

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's under your chin.

Another one I've never heard of! Where do they come up with this stuff?

Maybe it's a regional thing, because I'd always heard that.

We have pictures of my cousin Dennis and me at the Philadelphia Zoo. Maybe 2YO, holding buttercups under each other's chins.

[vettech]

We just ate the buttercups...

Hmm, I think we did that, too.

[earendel]

Will Kang
Hackensack, NJ
Professional poker player

Will went to school and graduated with a biology degree. He went into IT and then discovered poker. Will's buddy Ed is in the relationship seat.

Question #1 (Good Causes - Level 2)
Colorado's Tour de Cure, which raises money for diabetes research, features what type of athletic event?
A - marathon
B - canoe trip
C - swim meet
D - bicycle race

Will doesn't spend much time thinking about the question. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 8%
C - 1%
D - 90%

Spoiler

Answer: D (bicycle race)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Maybe he should have taken a little more time - he might have associated "Tour de Cure" with "Tour de France".

Question #2 (Rap & Rock - Level 7)
Songs with the lyric "I'm in a New York State of Mind" were released in 1976 by Billy Joel and 1994 by what rapper?
A - LL Cool J
B - Dr. Dre
C - Nas
D - Busta Rhymes

Will knows that Ed is wanting to scream out the answer. The camera cuts to Ed who is trying to send thoughts. Will decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Nas)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $2,000

Meredith asks Ed what the answer was, and Ed was right.

No idea, but since it's a "New York audience" I'll ask them.

Question #6 (Garden Fun - Level 3)
A common superstition says you can determine if you like butter by holding a buttercup flower where?
A - under your chin
B - behind your ear
C - in your mouth
D - over your head

Will says that he's heard of holding a buttercup over a part of your body but he didn't see the connection. But he knows that it's

Spoiler

under your chin

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (under your chin)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $52,000

And just how does putting a buttercup under your chin indicate whether you like butter? If the yellow color was reflected onto your chin, then you liked butter.

[willkang]

Will Kang
Hackensack, NJ
Professional poker player

Question #1 (Good Causes - Level 2)
Colorado's Tour de Cure, which raises money for diabetes research, features what type of athletic event?
A - marathon
B - canoe trip
C - swim meet
D - bicycle race

Will doesn't spend much time thinking about the question. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 8%
C - 1%
D - 90%

Spoiler

Answer: D (bicycle race)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Panicked with the whole, "can't go out on the first question" issue but as soon as I asked to take the lifeline, the OMG, of course answer hit me. Almost shouted out to take back the lifeline, but didn't want to cause a scene. Or it might have been half-a-second too late.

[jarnon]

Will Kang
Hackensack, NJ
Professional poker player

Question #1 (Good Causes - Level 2)
Colorado's Tour de Cure, which raises money for diabetes research, features what type of athletic event?
A - marathon
B - canoe trip
C - swim meet
D - bicycle race

Will doesn't spend much time thinking about the question. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 1%
B - 8%
C - 1%
D - 90%

Spoiler

Answer: D (bicycle race)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Panicked with the whole, "can't go out on the first question" issue but as soon as I asked to take the lifeline, the OMG, of course answer hit me. Almost shouted out to take back the lifeline, but didn't want to cause a scene. Or it might have been half-a-second too late.

Welcome to the Bored, Will. Did the HS make you nervous? You must be used to pressure.

[willkang]

Welcome to the Bored, Will. Did the HS make you nervous? You must be used to pressure.[/quote]

Thanks.

Is there a list of all the acronyms used around here? Can't even guess what HS stands for.

[earendel]

Welcome to the Bored, Will. Did the HS make you nervous? You must be used to pressure.

Thanks.

Is there a list of all the acronyms used around here? Can't even guess what HS stands for.

HS stands for Hot Seat, used when the contestant sat across from the host rather than standing at what to me resembles an ironing board.

I don't know if there is an actual list - it's been discussed and if it exists it's under the "WWTBAM Bored Reference Thread".

[Bob78164]

Welcome to the Bored, Will. Did the HS make you nervous? You must be used to pressure.

Thanks.

Is there a list of all the acronyms used around here? Can't even guess what HS stands for.

There isn't, but "HS" used to stand for Hot Seat. "Hot Lectern" doesn't seem to have the same ring to it, so I've been suggesting it be called the Ironing Board, but that doesn't seem to have caught on. At least not yet. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

Welcome to the Bored, Will. Did the HS make you nervous? You must be used to pressure.

Thanks.

Is there a list of all the acronyms used around here? Can't even guess what HS stands for.

There isn't, but "HS" used to stand for Hot Seat. "Hot Lectern" doesn't seem to have the same ring to it, so I've been suggesting it be called the Ironing Board, but that doesn't seem to have caught on. At least not yet. --Bob

Hot Podium!

[Bob78164]

Thanks.

Is there a list of all the acronyms used around here? Can't even guess what HS stands for.

There isn't, but "HS" used to stand for Hot Seat. "Hot Lectern" doesn't seem to have the same ring to it, so I've been suggesting it be called the Ironing Board, but that doesn't seem to have caught on. At least not yet. --Bob

Hot Podium!

The way I learned it, the podium is what a person stands on. The lectern holds the speaker's notes. I do see on a quick Internet search that at least one source permits the usage of podium as a synonym for lectern, but I'm not yet convinced it's correct. --Bob