Transcript 11/08/11 - Erin Parker

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Erin Parker
Astoria, NY

Since she was a little girl, Erin has been trained by her mom to win $1 million on a game show. Erin's mom, Debra, and her husband, Thor, are in the audience. Last night, around 11:30, Erin was in bed when her mom walked into her bedroom holding a U.S. map, asking "do you know this?"

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Bug Science
9: Moore or Less
8: Attack Plan
7: Children's Characters
6: End States
5: Food Stars
4: Being Bobby
3: Full of Wisdom
2: Different Roles
1: Her Highness

Topic Tree (Randomized)
8: Attack Plan
5: Food Stars
1: Her Highness
3: Full of Wisdom
10: Bug Science
2: Different Roles
9: Moore or Less
6: End States
4: Being Bobby
7: Children's Characters


Question #1 - Level 7: Children's Characters
According to the titles of a series of children's books, which of these characters "Takes a Job," "Rides a Bike" and "Goes to the Hospital"?

A: Stuart Little B: Corduroy
C: Curious George D: Eloise

Erin asks the audience.

ATA

A: 9% B: 3% C: 80% D: 8%

Erin was thinking

Spoiler

Stuart Little

, but she goes with the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Curious George
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question #2 - Level 4: Being Bobby
Whose official website allows visitors to click on an icon that reads "Don't Work Be Bobby"?

A: Bobby Brown B: Bobby Flay
C: Bobby McFerrin D: Bobby Fischer

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Bobby McFerrin
Question Value: $100
Bank: $15,100

Question #3 - Level 6: End States
Which of these words does not form the last three letters of the name of a U.S. state?

A: Are B: Ion
C: Ado D: Ire

Erin misreads the question and says

Spoiler

"Okay, 'Ado' are the last three letters in Colorado, so C, final answer."

Answer

B: Ion

Erin leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

[chad1m]

This is why I made sure I re-read the question even after listening to Meredith reading it. On a question like that, while you're thinking about it, it's not difficult to lose sight of what the question wants. Tough break but ya gotsta pay attention.

[SportsFan68]

Question #3 - Level 6: End States
Which of these words does not form the last three letters of the name of a U.S. state?

A: Are B: Ion
C: Ado D: Ire

Erin misreads the question and says

Spoiler

"Okay, 'Ado' are the last three letters in Colorado, so C, final answer."

Answer

B: Ion

Erin leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

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I hate "which one is not" questions. That's my biggest fear -- that if by some miracle I get on the show, I'll misread a question.

Assuming I read the question correctly, I really woulda made the audience suffer through this one: OK, ado is Colorado. Ire . . . ire . . . OK, come back to that one. Are . . . air, air -- What did Delaware!? Delaware. OK, Ire -- Idaho, Nevada, California, Dakotas, Carolinas, Georgia, back to the northeast, Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire! B, final answer!

[chad1m]

I really woulda made the audience suffer through this one!

I don't know why you keep saying that - being Kati Knudsen and spending an hour bouncing from hunch to hunch is making the audience suffer. Spending 90 seconds reasoning the choices out logically is smart gameplay and good TV!

[SportsFan68]

I really woulda made the audience suffer through this one!

I don't know why you keep saying that - being Kati Knudsen and spending an hour bouncing from hunch to hunch is making the audience suffer. Spending 90 seconds reasoning the choices out logically is smart gameplay and good TV!

Mostly because when I start with that sort of thing in person, it drives my friends crazy. They say stuff like, "Get to the point, already!" I concede that game show audiences are a lot different from what I'm imagining and will quit saying it.

[earendel]

Erin Parker
Astoria, NY

Since she was a little girl, Erin has been trained by her mom to win $1 million on a game show. Erin's mom, Debra, and her husband, Thor, are in the audience. Last night, around 11:30, Erin was in bed when her mom walked into her bedroom holding a U.S. map, asking "do you know this?"

Yeah, right.

Question #1 - Level 7: Children's Characters
According to the titles of a series of children's books, which of these characters "Takes a Job," "Rides a Bike" and "Goes to the Hospital"?

A: Stuart Little B: Corduroy
C: Curious George D: Eloise

Erin asks the audience.

ATA

A: 9% B: 3% C: 80% D: 8%

Erin was thinking

Spoiler

Stuart Little

, but she goes with the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Curious George
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Maybe mom should have let Erin read children's books.

Question #3 - Level 6: End States
Which of these words does not form the last three letters of the name of a U.S. state?

A: Are B: Ion
C: Ado D: Ire

Erin misreads the question and says

Spoiler

"Okay, 'Ado' are the last three letters in Colorado, so C, final answer."

Answer

B: Ion

Erin leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

Ouch!

[MarleysGh0st]

I really woulda made the audience suffer through this one!

I don't know why you keep saying that - being Kati Knudsen and spending an hour bouncing from hunch to hunch is making the audience suffer. Spending 90 seconds reasoning the choices out logically is smart gameplay and good TV!

Since Chad and I have been disagreeing a lot about the show lately, I'll say that I totally agree with him about this.

[SportsFan68]

I really woulda made the audience suffer through this one!

I don't know why you keep saying that - being Kati Knudsen and spending an hour bouncing from hunch to hunch is making the audience suffer. Spending 90 seconds reasoning the choices out logically is smart gameplay and good TV!

Since Chad and I have been disagreeing a lot about the show lately, I'll say that I totally agree with him about this.

Me too!

[tanstaafl2]

Erin Parker
Astoria, NY

Since she was a little girl, Erin has been trained by her mom to win $1 million on a game show. Erin's mom, Debra, and her husband, Thor, are in the audience. Last night, around 11:30, Erin was in bed when her mom walked into her bedroom holding a U.S. map, asking "do you know this?"

Erin leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

Appears a little more training with that map would have been useful! That and reading the question a bit more carefully...

"Thor" certainly seems a bit uncommon unless the father is from Norway. Not sure it is likely to be all that common even in Norway anymore!