Transcript 02/15/2008 - John Yandrasits
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:49 am
John Yandrasits
Merrick, NY
$100 - What iconic figure is traditionally depicted wearing snazzy red, white and blue clothing?
A - Tarzan
B - Uncle Sam
C - The Grim Reaper
D - Dick Cheney
$200 - In a popular kids' rhyme, what "little" creatures go to market, eat roast beef and say, "Wee, wee, wee" all the way home?
A - piggies
B - mousies
C - horsies
D - kitties
$300 - Which of the following does the U.S. Geological Survey define as "a region with a average annual rainfall of 10 inches or less"?
A - swamp
B - forest
C - desert
D - jungle
$500 - Which of these Jack Nicholson movies is considered one of the top tearjerkers of all time?
A - The Shining
B - Terms of Endearment
C - A Few Good Men
D - The Witches of Eastwick
$1K - 10 Downing Street is the street address of what country's prime minister?
A - India
B - Australia
C - Canada
D - Great Britain
Commercial break
John is a tour manager for several bands, currently a group called "Revelation Theory". Meredith asks if it's hard to have relationships if you're always on the road, and John says, "Not at all. The audience and Meredith laugh and John says, "I didn't mean it like that." Meredith notes that John's parents, Helen and John, are behind him and his mother gave him a look when he made the comment. Meredith says to them, "Sounds like John has a good time on the road." John's dad says that he hears more than his mom does.
$2K - Debuting in 2007, the sitcom "Back to You" stars TV veterans Kelsey Grammar and Patricia Heaton as what?
A - school principals
B - veterinarians
C - advertising executives
D - newscasters
John looks at the question then says, "I told myself that I would make the decisions as if I were home when sitting here." He says, "I would pause and then say - 'D, newscasters, final answer.'"
$4K - In a classic prank phone call, a store owner is asked if he has what "in a can"?
A - Prince Albert
B - Aunt Jemima
C - Mama Celeste
D - Little Debbie
John has made a lot of prank phone calls in his life but never asked this. So he turns to the audience for help.
ATA results:
A - 87%
B - 4%
C - 2%
D - 7%
John looks a little embarrassed and says, "Here's where I say that that's the one I was thinking of."
$8K - Which of these Web sites features a page on the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate?
A - headaches.org
B - depression.com
C - arthritis.org
D - acne.org
John doesn't know and decides to call his friend Ross. John races through the question but takes time to spell glucosamine. He starts to spell chondroitin but Ross says, "I know how to spell them." Ross immediately gives him the answer. "Sick," John says. He tells Meredith that means "good." He takes Ross' answer. "Sick, sick, sick, sick," Meredith says after telling John he's right.
Commercial break
$16K - Built in 1902, a Long Island mansion known as "Lands End" is said to have inspired a luxurious home in what classic novel?
A - The Fountainhaid
B - Absalom, Absalom
C - The Magnificent Ambersons
D - The Great Gatsby
John grew up on Long Island and knows that Fitzgerald wrote Gatsby and Faulkner wrote Absalom, Absalom and Rand wrote The Fountainhead. He makes D his final answer. Meredith says John's dad is very happy.
$25K - The copying method that gave rise to Xerox machines, xerography derives its name from Greek words meaning what?
A - dry writing
B - plentiful writing
C - fast writing
D - easy writing
John wants to get to the $25K so he asks for the 50/50, which leaves A and D. John thinks that A is the more logical answer but adds that the logical answer isn't always right. He mulls it over and decides to take his money and go. "It's so painful," he says under his breath.
THE HORN!!!!!
ANSWERS:
$100 - B (Uncle Sam)
$200 - A (piggies)
$300 - C (desert)
$500 - B (Terms of Endearment)
$1K - D (Great Britain)
$2K - D (newscasters)
$4K - A (Prince Albert)
$8K - C (arthritis.org)
$16K - D (The Great Gatsby)
$25K - A (dry writing)
Merrick, NY
$100 - What iconic figure is traditionally depicted wearing snazzy red, white and blue clothing?
A - Tarzan
B - Uncle Sam
C - The Grim Reaper
D - Dick Cheney
$200 - In a popular kids' rhyme, what "little" creatures go to market, eat roast beef and say, "Wee, wee, wee" all the way home?
A - piggies
B - mousies
C - horsies
D - kitties
$300 - Which of the following does the U.S. Geological Survey define as "a region with a average annual rainfall of 10 inches or less"?
A - swamp
B - forest
C - desert
D - jungle
$500 - Which of these Jack Nicholson movies is considered one of the top tearjerkers of all time?
A - The Shining
B - Terms of Endearment
C - A Few Good Men
D - The Witches of Eastwick
$1K - 10 Downing Street is the street address of what country's prime minister?
A - India
B - Australia
C - Canada
D - Great Britain
Commercial break
John is a tour manager for several bands, currently a group called "Revelation Theory". Meredith asks if it's hard to have relationships if you're always on the road, and John says, "Not at all. The audience and Meredith laugh and John says, "I didn't mean it like that." Meredith notes that John's parents, Helen and John, are behind him and his mother gave him a look when he made the comment. Meredith says to them, "Sounds like John has a good time on the road." John's dad says that he hears more than his mom does.
$2K - Debuting in 2007, the sitcom "Back to You" stars TV veterans Kelsey Grammar and Patricia Heaton as what?
A - school principals
B - veterinarians
C - advertising executives
D - newscasters
John looks at the question then says, "I told myself that I would make the decisions as if I were home when sitting here." He says, "I would pause and then say - 'D, newscasters, final answer.'"
$4K - In a classic prank phone call, a store owner is asked if he has what "in a can"?
A - Prince Albert
B - Aunt Jemima
C - Mama Celeste
D - Little Debbie
John has made a lot of prank phone calls in his life but never asked this. So he turns to the audience for help.
ATA results:
A - 87%
B - 4%
C - 2%
D - 7%
John looks a little embarrassed and says, "Here's where I say that that's the one I was thinking of."
$8K - Which of these Web sites features a page on the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate?
A - headaches.org
B - depression.com
C - arthritis.org
D - acne.org
John doesn't know and decides to call his friend Ross. John races through the question but takes time to spell glucosamine. He starts to spell chondroitin but Ross says, "I know how to spell them." Ross immediately gives him the answer. "Sick," John says. He tells Meredith that means "good." He takes Ross' answer. "Sick, sick, sick, sick," Meredith says after telling John he's right.
Commercial break
$16K - Built in 1902, a Long Island mansion known as "Lands End" is said to have inspired a luxurious home in what classic novel?
A - The Fountainhaid
B - Absalom, Absalom
C - The Magnificent Ambersons
D - The Great Gatsby
John grew up on Long Island and knows that Fitzgerald wrote Gatsby and Faulkner wrote Absalom, Absalom and Rand wrote The Fountainhead. He makes D his final answer. Meredith says John's dad is very happy.
$25K - The copying method that gave rise to Xerox machines, xerography derives its name from Greek words meaning what?
A - dry writing
B - plentiful writing
C - fast writing
D - easy writing
John wants to get to the $25K so he asks for the 50/50, which leaves A and D. John thinks that A is the more logical answer but adds that the logical answer isn't always right. He mulls it over and decides to take his money and go. "It's so painful," he says under his breath.
THE HORN!!!!!
ANSWERS:
$100 - B (Uncle Sam)
$200 - A (piggies)
$300 - C (desert)
$500 - B (Terms of Endearment)
$1K - D (Great Britain)
$2K - D (newscasters)
$4K - A (Prince Albert)
$8K - C (arthritis.org)
$16K - D (The Great Gatsby)
$25K - A (dry writing)