Transcript 11/22/2011 Johnny Hochgraefe (carryover)

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Johnny Hochgraefe
Piedmont, OK
Voice teacher


Topic Tree: (randomized)

A in Business
Big Dune, Dude
Novel Deals
Holidays
Slow and Steady
(jumped)
$100
(jumped)
$500
$2000



Question 6 - Slow and Steady
What animals are raced at the World Championships in Congham, England, where the record time is 2 minutes for 13 inches?
A. Ants B. Snails
C. Hamsters D. Mice

Spoiler

Johnny figured it out loud based on the time and distance and that he has not seen the others race

Answer and value

B. Snails
Value: $3000
Bank: $5600

Question 7 - Holidays
What holiday is known in its native land as "Lá Fhélle Pádraig"?
A. Chinese New Year B. St. Patrick's Day
C. Columbus Day D. Cinco De Mayo

Spoiler

Johnny figured it would be Gaelic and could not be Chinese, Spanish, or Italian

Answer and value

B. St. Patrick's Day
Value: $5000
Bank: $10600

Question 8 - Novel Deals
Because literature written before 1923 is in the public domain, Kindle users can download which of these classic novels for free?
A. The Grapes of Wrath B. Brave New World
C. War and Peace D. The Catcher In the Rye

Spoiler

Johnny said the Grapes of Wrath had to be after the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, then said War and Peace had to have been from the 1800s. He was not positive but he went for it. "This is either moving forward or the end of the line for me"

Answer and value

C. War and Peace
Value: $1000
Bank: $11600

Johnny said he is about to have a heart attack. Mere said don't have a heart attack.

Johnny "Let's get it going!"

Question 9- Big Dune, Dude
At about 750 feet tall, the tallest sand dune in North America is located in a national park in what U.S. state?
A. Indiana B. Oregon
C. Arkansas D. Colorado

Spoiler

Mere said Johnny has traveled all over the place. Johnny agreed. Mere said Johnny could walk.
Johnny verbally ruled out A and C, figuring it would be either Oregon or Colorado. He declared "No. I didn't schlep all the way out here from Oklahoma to

walk!" He would go with his gut instinct of Colorado, final answer.
(Had he walked, it would have been with the lowest amount possible at this stage, $5800)

Answer and value

D. Colorado (Great Sand Dunes National Park)
Value: $7000
Bank: $18600

Question 10 - A in Business
Before making her fortune, which of these high-powered women was once a ball girl for the Oakland A's?
A. Suze Orman B. Debbi Fields
C. Estée Lauder D. Bobbi Brown

Spoiler

Mere said Johnny could walk with $9300 (this is the lowest a contestant who cleared 9 questions could possibly walk with)
Johnny described himself as "greedy and foolish" so he's gotta go for it.
Johnny decided to go for it. He figured a high-powered name would either be A or C. He wondered if the A's existed in Oakland when Estée Lauder was young, so he went A, final answer.

Answer and value

B. Debbi Fields
Value: known to be $10K
Bank: $1000 consolation

Commercial break

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Johnny Hochgraefe
Piedmont, OK
Voice teacher

And evidently no longer from OK, according to jurisdoctor07. He's a WE® (What Else).

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday Johnny seemed hesitant and uncertain, but today he came out like gangbusters.

Question 9- Big Dune, Dude
At about 750 feet tall, the tallest sand dune in North America is located in a national park in what U.S. state?
A. Indiana B. Oregon
C. Arkansas D. Colorado

Spoiler

Mere said Johnny has traveled all over the place. Johnny agreed. Mere said Johnny could walk.
Johnny verbally ruled out A and C, figuring it would be either Oregon or Colorado. He declared "No. I didn't schlep all the way out here from Oklahoma to walk!" He would go with his gut instinct of Colorado, final answer.
(Had he walked, it would have been with the lowest amount possible at this stage, $5800)

Answer and value

D. Colorado (Great Sand Dunes National Park)
Value: $7000
Bank: $18600

I might well have gone with Indiana and been shocked at the answer. I thought it was at the Indiana Dunes.

Question 10 - A in Business
Before making her fortune, which of these high-powered women was once a ball girl for the Oakland A's?
A. Suze Orman B. Debbi Fields
C. Estée Lauder D. Bobbi Brown

Spoiler

Mere said Johnny could walk with $9300 (this is the lowest a contestant who cleared 9 questions could possibly walk with).
Johnny described himself as "greedy and foolish" so he's gotta go for it.
Johnny decided to go for it. He figured a high-powered name would either be A or C. He wondered if the A's existed in Oakland when Estée Lauder was young, so he went A, final answer.

Answer and value

B. Debbi Fields
Value: known to be $10K
Bank: $1000 consolation

No idea, so I JTQ.