Transcript 11/25/2011 - Rob Connolly (1Q contestant)

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Rob Connolly
College student studying the history of education

Rob will get the chance to double his money and win $2,000. His question will be the one that Mark would have faced, for $250,000.

In a famous Barbara Walters interview, what answer did Katharine Hepburn give to the question, "What kind of tree are you?"
A - an oak
B - a birch
C - a pine
D - a fir

Rob talks over Meredith while she's reading the answers, saying something like, "Katharine Hepburn is a little bit..." and finishes after she does, "...before my time." He takes a guess, making

Spoiler

B, birch

his final answer.

Spoiler

A (an oak)

Rob gets the XBox 360 anyway.

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

[zachhoran1]

I think losing contestants in the audience game only win the WWTBAM video game, not the console.

[earendel]

Rob Connolly
College student studying the history of education

Rob will get the chance to double his money and win $2,000. His question will be the one that Mark would have faced, for $250,000.

In a famous Barbara Walters interview, what answer did Katharine Hepburn give to the question, "What kind of tree are you?"
A - an oak
B - a birch
C - a pine
D - a fir

Rob talks over Meredith while she's reading the answers, saying something like, "Katharine Hepburn is a little bit..." and finishes after she does, "...before my time." He takes a guess, making

Spoiler

B, birch

his final answer.

Spoiler

A (an oak)

Had I been at the Hot Podium I'd have seen this question and gone for "oak" without hesitation. I don't know whether it's because I remember it being discussed (the question, not the answer) or whether it just seems like the logical choice knowing the actor.