Transcript 12/15/11 - Janice Gravatt

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Janice Gravatt
College Park, MD
Horseback riding instructor


Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: It Ain't Napoleon
?: Foolish Fact
?: Dummy Deals
?: Double Time
?: Old Technology
?: Like Father Like Son
?: Ancient Geography
?: Same Name
?: Lone Opera
?: Justice Joke


Question #1 - Level ?: Justice Joke
Conservative blogger Debbie Schlussel joked, "He should go back to making ice cream" when chiding what U.S. Supreme Court justice?

A: John Roberts B: Anthony Kennedy
C: Stephen Breyer D: Samuel Alito

Janice: It's a guess, but because--I'm going to say

Spoiler

C: Breyer.

Meredith: Final?

Janice: Umm, no. You know what? I think I'm going to be very conservative. I'm going to jump this one.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Stephen Breyer
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $0

Question #2 - Level ?: Lone Opera
The Lone Ranger's TV theme song is a well-known overture from an opera about what famous folk hero?

A: William Tell B: Paul Bunyan
C: Robin Hood D: King Arthur

Answer/Value/Bank

A: William Tell
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #3 - Level ?: Same Name
Which of the following gum brands shares its name with a three-pronged spear often seen in classical mythology?

A: Chiclets B: Dentyne
C: Orbit D: Trident

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Trident
Question Value: $500
Bank: $25,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #4 - Level ?: Ancient Geography
Greek for "land between the rivers," the ancient land of Mesopotamia roughly spanned between the Tigris and what other river?

A: Yellow B: Euphrates
C: Ganges D: Nile

Janice says

Spoiler

the Ganges is in India and the Yellow river is in China, she thinks. She's not sure of the others,

so Janice asks the audience.

ATA

A: 0% B: 89% C: 4% D: 7%

Janice trusts the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Euphrates
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $35,500

Question #5 - Level ?: Like Father Like Son
Because his father was a member of a secret society, Vlad the Impaler was nicknamed Dracula, meaning "son of the" what?

A: Serpent B: Kraken
C: Gargoyle D: Dragon

Janice can't even guess on this one. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Dragon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,500

Question #6 - Level ?: Old Technology
Though not nearly as fun as an iPad, which of these ancient objects can also be described as a tablet?

A: Rosetta Stone B: Venus de Milo
C: Great Pyramids D: Shroud of Turin

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Rosetta Stone
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $40,500

-- Commercial Break, including another Club Millionaire question --


Question #7 - Level ?: Double Time
Which of the following repetitive titles is not an actual Destiny's Child song?

A: Bills, Bills, Bills B: Jumpin', Jumpin'
C: Baby, Baby, Baby D: No, No, No Part 1

Janice goes with

Spoiler

A: Bills, Bills, Bills.

She can't picture that as an actual song.

Answer

C: Baby, Baby, Baby

Janice leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.


-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Edited to fix mixing of bold/italics tags.

[Kazoo65]

1.  the only one that isn't conservative is Breyer.  He was appointed by Bill Clinton.  I had no idea he was connected to Breyers ice cream.2. easy.3. easy-I was shouting the answer at the TV before the choices came up.4. easy5. I don't know.  JTQ.

6. easy. I've seen this in person at the British Museum.

7. I recognized A and B. ATA here. I was screaming "Wrong Wrong Wrong" at the TV when she picked A.

[MarleysGh0st]

1.  the only one that isn't conservative is Breyer.  He was appointed by Bill Clinton.  I had no idea he was connected to Breyers ice cream.

As far as I know, he's not. It was just a joke about his name. None of the other justices share a name with a famous brand of ice cream.

[jarnon]

Question #4 - Level ?: Ancient Geography
Greek for "land between the rivers," the ancient land of Mesopotamia roughly spanned between the Tigris and what other river?

A: Yellow B: Euphrates
C: Ganges D: Nile

Janice says

Spoiler

the Ganges is in India and the Yellow river is in China, she thinks. She's not sure of the others,

so Janice asks the audience.

ATA

A: 0% B: 89% C: 4% D: 7%

Janice trusts the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Euphrates
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $35,500

Good for her knowing where the Ganges and Yellow Rivers are. The Euphrates has been in the news in recent years. And she hasn't heard of the Nile?

Question #5 - Level ?: Like Father Like Son
Because his father was a member of a secret society, Vlad the Impaler was nicknamed Dracula, meaning "son of the" what?

A: Serpent B: Kraken
C: Gargoyle D: Dragon

Janice can't even guess on this one. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Dragon
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $35,500

Dracula is a Romanian word, from the Latin Draco.