Transcript 12/19/11 Steffanie Leigh and Gavin Lee

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Broadway Giveaway Week

Every contestant this week will have one Broadway-themed question. If they get it right, the contestant and one entire row of the audience will get to attend “Mary Poppins.”

Steffanie Leigh and Gavin Lee
Mary and Bert from the Broadway musical “Mary Poppins”

Steffanie is new to “Mary Poppins.” This is her second week.
Gavin started with the show five years ago.

Steffanie and Gavin are playing for The Actors Fund. They are guaranteed a minimum of $5K for the charity.

Meredith introduces a video clip of her preparing for and performing in “Mary Poppins.” (Looks like she might have been a chimney sweep.)


Topic Tree:

10 Famous songs
9 You’ve Got a Friend
8 Weather 101
7 Catchphrase Myths
6 Viewer Discretion Advised
5 Channel Change
4 Word Play
3 Food Lingo
2 If You Build It
1 BROADWAY

Topic Tree: (randomized)

10 Famous Songs
9 You’ve Got a Friend
4 Word Play
7 Catchphrase Myths
8 Weather 101
2 If You Build It
1 BROADWAY
6 Viewer Discretion Advised
3 Food Lingo
5 Channel Change



Question 1 – 5 Channel Change
Which of the following is a body of water and not a television network?
A. Hallmark Channel
B. Disney Channel
C. English Channel
D. Discovery Channel

Spoiler

C. English Channel
$100
Bank - $100

Question 2 – 3 Food Lingo
A “frickle” is a portmanteau to describe what popular food item?
A. Fruit cocktail
B. Fried pickle
C. Fresh iced lemon
D. Fricassee chicken

Spoiler

B. Fried pickle
$10K
Bank - $10,100

Question 3 – 6 Viewer Discretion Advised
A warning running before every episode of what animated TV show suggests that “due to its content It should not be viewed by anyone”?
A. South Park
B. Futurama
C. King of the Hill
D. The Simpsons

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. South Park
$2K
Bank - $10,100

Question 4 – 1 BROADWAY
Singing songs he wrote, Billie Joe Armstrong returned to star in what Broadway play during its final performances in 2011?
A. American Idiot
B. The Lion King
C. Wicked
D. Jersey Boys

Spoiler

A. American Idiot
$500
Bank - $10,600

Since they got the question correct, they get to pick a number from 1 to 23 to select which row of audience members get to attend “Mary Poppins.”

Steffanie picks her birthday, 16.

Question 5 – 2 If You Build It
A ballpark in Bangor, Maine, Mansfield Stadium is known as “Field of Screams” because what author gave $1.2 million to build it?
A. Danielle Steel
B. John Grisham
C. Stephen King
D. Judy Blume

Spoiler

C. Stephen King
$25K
Bank - $35,600

commercial break

Question 6 – 8 Weather 101
What kind of dangerous weather condition is known as a “microburst”?
A. Freezing rain
B. Sheet lightning
C. Flash flooding
D. Strong winds

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Strong winds
$15K
Bank - $35,600

Question 7 – 7 Catchphrase Myths
Though he never said it in real life, who is frequently associated with the quote, “follow the money”?
A. Old Blood and Guts
B. Deep Throat
C. The Red Baron
D. Mac The Knife

ATA

ATA results

3% A. Old Blood and Guts
77% B. Deep Throat
9% C. The Red Baron
11% D. Mac The Knife

Spoiler

B. Deep Throat
$7K
Bank - $42,600

Question 8 – 4 Word Play
Four consecutive letters in the word Millionaire spell the name of a brand of which of the following?
A. Nail polish
B. Hair remover
C. Teeth whitening
D. Facial moisturizer

Spoiler

B. Hair remover
$5K
Bank - $47,600

Question 9 – 9 You’ve Got a Friend
According to Facebook, the average user has approximately how many online “friends”?
A. 55
B. 95
C. 130
D. 210

Steffanie and Gavin decide to walk with $23,800

Spoiler

C. 130

commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 7 – 7 Catchphrase Myths
Though he never said it in real life, who is frequently associated with the quote, “follow the money”?
A. Old Blood and Guts
B. Deep Throat
C. The Red Baron
D. Mac The Knife

ATA

ATA results

3% A. Old Blood and Guts
77% B. Deep Throat
9% C. The Red Baron
11% D. Mac The Knife

Spoiler

B. Deep Throat
$7K
Bank - $42,600

Was Mac The Knife a real person?

[SportsFan68]

Question 7 – 7 Catchphrase Myths
Though he never said it in real life, who is frequently associated with the quote, “follow the money”?
A. Old Blood and Guts
B. Deep Throat
C. The Red Baron
D. Mac The Knife

ATA

ATA results

3% A. Old Blood and Guts
77% B. Deep Throat
9% C. The Red Baron
11% D. Mac The Knife

Spoiler

B. Deep Throat
$7K
Bank - $42,600

Was Mac The Knife a real person?

I looked it up. If you go back far enough, you get to a thief by the name of Jack Sheppard, who was totally transformed into the sinister Mack the Knife by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.

[SportsFan68]

Question 2 – 3 Food Lingo
A “frickle” is a portmanteau to describe what popular food item?
A. Fruit cocktail
B. Fried pickle
C. Fresh iced lemon
D. Fricassee chicken

Spoiler

B. Fried pickle
$10K
Bank - $10,100

Amazing how often Alice's Adventures through the looking glass seem to turn up. . .

Question 3 – 6 Viewer Discretion Advised
A warning running before every episode of what animated TV show suggests that “due to its content It should not be viewed by anyone”?
A. South Park
B. Futurama
C. King of the Hill
D. The Simpsons

JTQ 1

Spoiler

A. South Park
$2K
Bank - $10,100

JTQ also.

Question 4 – 1 BROADWAY
Singing songs he wrote, Billie Joe Armstrong returned to star in what Broadway play during its final performances in 2011?
A. American Idiot
B. The Lion King
C. Wicked
D. Jersey Boys

Spoiler

A. American Idiot
$500
Bank - $10,600

This is a NY audience. I don't know it, but I bet they do.

Question 5 – 2 If You Build It
A ballpark in Bangor, Maine, Mansfield Stadium is known as “Field of Screams” because what author gave $1.2 million to build it?
A. Danielle Steel
B. John Grisham
C. Stephen King
D. Judy Blume

Spoiler

C. Stephen King
$25K
Bank - $35,600

This one seems like "can't miss" to me. Even if you didn't know that King lives in Bangor, none of the others are horror writers.

Question 6 – 8 Weather 101
What kind of dangerous weather condition is known as a “microburst”?
A. Freezing rain
B. Sheet lightning
C. Flash flooding
D. Strong winds

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Strong winds
$15K
Bank - $35,600

We've never had a tornado in our area, but microbursts are fairly common. We were driving along a country road and were all of a sudden in the other lane, right in the path of an oncoming pickup truck. Some judicious braking and steering resulted in a very fortunate outcome. Yay, Dad! Fast forward to 40 years later, a microburst destroyed the local Kubota dealer by wrecking almost all the inventory.

Question 8 – 4 Word Play
Four consecutive letters in the word Millionaire spell the name of a brand of which of the following?
A. Nail polish
B. Hair remover
C. Teeth whitening
D. Facial moisturizer

Spoiler

B. Hair remover
$5K
Bank - $47,600

Ugh! OK, mill - nope. Illi - nope. Llio - nope. Lion - nope. Iona - nope. Onai - nope. Nair -- hey!

Question 9 – 9 You’ve Got a Friend
According to Facebook, the average user has approximately how many online “friends”?
A. 55
B. 95
C. 130
D. 210

Steffanie and Gavin decide to walk with $23,800

Spoiler

C. 130

There goes my second JTQ.

[Estonut]

Question 7 – 7 Catchphrase Myths
Though he never said it in real life, who is frequently associated with the quote, “follow the money”?
A. Old Blood and Guts
B. Deep Throat
C. The Red Baron
D. Mac The Knife

ATA

ATA results

3% A. Old Blood and Guts
77% B. Deep Throat
9% C. The Red Baron
11% D. Mac The Knife

Spoiler

B. Deep Throat
$7K
Bank - $42,600

Was Mac The Knife a real person?

I looked it up. If you go back far enough, you get to a thief by the name of Jack Sheppard, who was totally transformed into the sinister Mack the Knife by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.

If the spelling in the question is precise, they might have meant "Mac(no "k") the Knife," who was a computer columnist 20, or so, years ago, but that seems like a tenuous association with the quote.