Transcript 01/19/12 - Mike Gomborone

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Mike Gomborone
Astoria, NY

Meredith introduces Mike as a self-declared, glorified background actor. She asks him what that means.

Mike: Well, if you see somebody in the background who's not singing or dancing, that's me!

Mike clarifies that he's talking about opera. For his last part, he was a Mongolian soldier.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Define This
9: Large Lakes
8: Tattoo You
7: Big Money
6: Just Peachy
5: Space Cause
4: Historic Park
3: Snake Bites
2: Attractive Structure
1: Angelic Words

Topic Tree (Randomized)
10: Define This
1: Angelic Words
4: Historic Park
5: Space Cause
7: Big Money
9: Large Lakes
6: Just Peachy
8: Tattoo You
2: Attractive Structure
3: Snake Bites


Question #1 - Level 3: Snake Bites
Besides its literal meaning, the word "snakebit" is commonly used to describe someone who is what?

A: Clumsy B: Forgetful
C: Irresponsible D: Unlucky

Mike pauses and says it's a lot different in your living room. He's thinking it's

Spoiler

either A or D, or it could be C

. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 9% B: 6% C: 1% D: 84%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Unlucky
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

The crowd goes wild and Mike does his happy dance.


Question #2 - Level 2: Attractive Structure
Due to its height and conductive material, what does the National Park Service call "a structure of choice for lightning strikes"?

A: Statue of Liberty B: Lincoln Memorial
C: Plymouth Rock D: Liberty Bell

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Statue of Liberty
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $28,000

Question #3 - Level 8: Tattoo You
Tabloids recently reported that Jennifer Aniston got a tattoo on her foot of the word "Norman," which was the name of her what?

A: Yoga instructor B: Dog
C: Grandfather D: Agent

Mike jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Dog
Question Value: $100
Bank: $28,000

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

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


-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

The Donut Peach? Never heard of it.

Is that even an official name? Wikipedia implies it's a nickname.

They are known by many other names, including doughnut peach,[4] paraguayo peach, pan tao peach, saucer peach, belly-up peach, and UFO peach.

[Lackadaisical Stumblebum]

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

The Donut Peach? Never heard of it.

Is that even an official name? Wikipedia implies it's a nickname.

They are known by many other names, including doughnut peach,[4] paraguayo peach, pan tao peach, saucer peach, belly-up peach, and UFO peach.

I don't know what they call them in Elsewhere, but in the supermarkets of Colorado they've been sold as 'donut peaches' as long as I can remember.

I can't enlighten any further, as I've never tried them (up until I moved a few years ago, I had my own peach trees).

They look kind of weird to me and I've always figured that they're a product of the Fritter Principle: "Hey, let's take these duds that didn't come out right, give them a different name, charge double the price and people won't be able to buy them fast enough!"

ETA that you couldn't make me click your link, but I happened to read your quote while I was replying and I seem to recall them being called Saturn peaches as well. But none of the other names are familiar....

[Kazoo65]

1. easy.  You're unlucky if you get bitten by a snake.2. easy. The Statue of Liberty is big and made of copper-a good conductor of electricity.

3. NFC. I would ATA here and hope.

4. a WWOQ for me. I would JTQ.

[SportsFan68]

Question #1 - Level 3: Snake Bites
Besides its literal meaning, the word "snakebit" is commonly used to describe someone who is what?

A: Clumsy B: Forgetful
C: Irresponsible D: Unlucky

Mike pauses and says it's a lot different in your living room. He's thinking it's

Spoiler

either A or D, or it could be C

. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 9% B: 6% C: 1% D: 84%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Unlucky
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

SteelersFan says that the Stillers are snakebit against the Patriots.

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

I never heard of this. JTQ 2.

[Lackadaisical Stumblebum]

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

I never heard of this. JTQ 2.

Really, Sprots? I guess I've always just figured that they came from Palisade. We have them all over the place here. My nephew who works at Safeway has done a tour or two through the produce department, I'm going to have to ask him if he knows the provenance thereof.

My guess? He'll just give me that look that says he don't think I'm quite right in the head combined with a world weary 'there she goes again' sigh.....

[SportsFan68]

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

I never heard of this. JTQ 2.

Really, Sprots? I guess I've always just figured that they came from Palisade. We have them all over the place here. My nephew who works at Safeway has done a tour or two through the produce department, I'm going to have to ask him if he knows the provenance thereof.

My guess? He'll just give me that look that says he don't think I'm quite right in the head combined with a world weary 'there she goes again' sigh.....

Astonishing as this seems, since we're on the same side of the Great Divide as Palisade, we rarely get Palisade peaches here. The Krogers here seem to get their peaches from California.

Now Olathe Sweet Corn -- they send enough of that to drown in. Thankfully. Olathe Sweet is the best corn in the solar system -- wonderful, wonderful stuff.

[Chronic Diarrhea]

Now Olathe Sweet Corn -- they send enough of that to drown in. Thankfully. Olathe Sweet is the best corn in the solar system -- wonderful, wonderful stuff.

Now it's the best corn in the septic system.......

OOooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........

[VAdame]

We call them "UFO Peaches" around here, but I've also heard them called Donut Peaches.

[earendel]

Mike Gomborone
Astoria, NY

Meredith introduces Mike as a self-declared, glorified background actor. She asks him what that means.

Mike: Well, if you see somebody in the background who's not singing or dancing, that's me!

Mike clarifies that he's talking about opera. For his last part, he was a Mongolian soldier.

There's an opera about Genghis Khan?

Question #1 - Level 3: Snake Bites
Besides its literal meaning, the word "snakebit" is commonly used to describe someone who is what?

A: Clumsy B: Forgetful
C: Irresponsible D: Unlucky

Mike pauses and says it's a lot different in your living room. He's thinking it's

Spoiler

either A or D, or it could be C

. He asks the audience.

ATA

A: 9% B: 6% C: 1% D: 84%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Unlucky
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

Good thing he wasn't snakebit or the audience might have done him wrong.

Question #3 - Level 8: Tattoo You
Tabloids recently reported that Jennifer Aniston got a tattoo on her foot of the word "Norman," which was the name of her what?

A: Yoga instructor B: Dog
C: Grandfather D: Agent

Mike jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Dog
Question Value: $100
Bank: $28,000

Pop culture question - ick. No idea, so I JTQ.

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

Looks like Mike was snakebit after all.

[MarleysGh0st]

There's an opera about Genghis Khan?

'Genghis Khan: the opera' rocks Mongolian capital

The above story is from 2006. I don't know if that opera has come to New York or if Mike was in a different one.

[MarleysGh0st]

Mike may not have walked away with a big bank, but his hometown paper has a detailed report of his appearance. There's even some bonus trivia!

Nor was Gomborone's the only local connection to Thursday's episode. The second contestant was asked "Named after its creator, Pullman is what kind of car?" The answer, worth $1,000, was "Sleeping," which the contestant selected. The Pullman family - of which railroad sleeping car patent holder George Pullman was the third of 10 children - lived in Albion for a time. George Pullman maintained friendships with people of Albion and in 1890 agreed to help build a church in memory of his parents. Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, 10 East Park St., celebrated its 120th anniversary last summer.

That's probably WWOQ material, for the rest of the country.

http://thedailynewsonline.com/blogs/art ... 963f4.html

In NYC, of course, a SyndieBAM contestant isn't news.

[jarnon]

Mike Gomborone
Astoria, NY

Meredith introduces Mike as a self-declared, glorified background actor. She asks him what that means.

Mike: Well, if you see somebody in the background who's not singing or dancing, that's me!

Mike clarifies that he's talking about opera. For his last part, he was a Mongolian soldier.

Astoria's in Queens, just a short subway ride from the Millionaire studio. So Mike's a WE/WE®.

Question #4 - Level 6: Just Peachy
Because of its squished, round shape, what type of peach was named after a much less healthy snack?

A: Danish B: Cookie
C: Donut D: Cupcake

Mike doesn't know but he doesn't want to use his last lifeline so early. After some deliberation about what do to, he says

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

C: Donut

I've seen them in the supermarket.