Transcript 02/02/12 - Andy & Johnathan Hillstrand

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Andy & Johnathan Hillstrand
Deadliest Catch

Andy and Johnathan are normally seen working on board their ship, the Time Bandit, on the TV series Deadliest Catch. They're both captains, but when Meredith asks which one is the real captain, Andy raises his hand.

Andy and Johnathan are playng for the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Fund.


Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Almost Not Famous
9: Famous Firsts
8: Fire Island
7: As the River Flows
6: Method Acting
5: Sounds of Silence
4: Mattress Math
3: Big Mouth
2: Spa Treatment
1: Jingle Time

Topic Tree (Randomized)
6: Method Acting
5: Sounds of Silence
10: Almost Not Famous
7: As the River Flows
2: Spa Treatment
8: Fire Island
9: Famous Firsts
1: Jingle Time
3: Big Mouth
4: Mattress Math


Question #1 - Level 4: Mattress Math
If you get eight hours of sleep every night, how many hours are you awake during a seven-day week?

A: 72 B: 82
C: 102 D: 112

Answer/Value/Bank

D: 112
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 - Level 3: Big Mouth
The largest known animal on Earth, what mammal is so big it could conceivably fit an entire professional football team on its tongue?

A: African bush elephant B: Blue whale
C: West Indian manatee D: White rhinoceros

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Blue whale
Question Value: $500
Bank: $1,500

Question #3 - Level 1: Jingle Time
What was the well-known '80s ad jingle that used the theme from the '60s TV show "Dragnet"?

A: Cres Cre Cres Cres Cresssst B: Rag Ra Rag Raguuuu
C: Tum Ta Tum Tum Tummmms D: Jif Ja Jif Jif Jiffff

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Tum Ta Tum Tum Tummmms
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $16,500

Question #4 - Level 9: Famous Firsts
Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby, the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what word?

A: Mommy B: Burp
C: Blankie D: Bottle

Andy says they're going to ask the audience. Johnathan tries to get some prelminary feedback from the audience about using the lifeline, "should we save it? Skip it?" Meredith doesn't allow them to get that extra help.

ATA

A: 50% B: 42% C: 3% D: 5%

Andy and Johnathan jump the question. If they were going to guess, Johnathan
would have said

Spoiler

Mommy

and Andy would have said

Spoiler

Burp

.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Burp
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 - Level 8: Fire Island
An over-the-top news story in 2011, what billionaire awoke on his private island to find Kate Winslet saving his mother from a fire?

A: Ralph Lauren B: Bill Gates
C: Donald Trump D: Richard Branson

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Richard Branson
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $19,500

Question #6 - Level 2: Spa Treatment
In a 2010 article about spas in British Columbia, the Calgary Herald noted that "it's no coincidence that spa rhymes with" what?

A: Blah B: Nah
C: Aah D: Bah

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Aah
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $26,500

Question #7 - Level 7: As the River Flows
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are two major pockets of water along what Middle Eastern river?

A: Jordan B: Nile
C: Tigris D: Euphrates

Andy and Johnathan jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jordan
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $26,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #8 - Level 10: Almost Not Famous
What author became famous only because his friend Max Brod did not destroy his manuscripts, as instructed?

A: Leo Tolstoy B: Franz Kafka
C: Herman Melville D: Albert Camus

Andy and Johnathan try to reason out the answers, considering all of them. Andy suggests going for

Spoiler

Kafka, because Max and Franz are two German-sounding names

. A laugh is heard from the audience.

Johnathan: Someone just laughed at us!

Andy: You try it!

Meredith: You can't listen to the audience.

Andy: We found that out!

They make

Spoiler

B

their final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Franz Kafka
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $31,500

Question #9 - Level 5: Sounds of Silence
The "blue code of silence" keeps people of what profession from reporting misconduct by their co-workers?

A: Teachers B: Doctors
C: Police officers D: Lawyers

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Police officers
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $41,500

-- Commercial Break --


In recapping the last question, Meredith mentions that Andy and Johnathan were guaranteed $10,000, if they had missed it.


Question #10 - Level 6: Method Acting
In a case of art imitating life, Charlie Sheen admitted he too steroids to enhance his performance in what movie?

A: Young Guns B: Platoon
C: Major League D: Wall Street

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Major League
Question Value: $100
Bank: $41,600

$100,000
Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?

A: Dr. Oz B: Dr. Laura
C: Dr. Ruth D: Dr. Phil

Andy knows this!

Answer

C: Dr. Ruth

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

Andy and Johnathan will return on tomorrow's show to play for $250,000!

[MarleysGh0st]

Andy and Johnathan are playng for the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Fund.

If the organization's expired website is any indication, they need the money ASAP!

Question #4 - Level 9: Famous Firsts
Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby, the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what word?

A: Mommy B: Burp
C: Blankie D: Bottle

Andy says they're going to ask the audience. Johnathan tries to get some prelminary feedback from the audience about using the lifeline, "should we save it? Skip it?" Meredith doesn't allow them to get that extra help.

ATA

A: 50% B: 42% C: 3% D: 5%

Andy and Johnathan jump the question. If they were going to guess, Johnathan
would have said

Spoiler

Mommy

and Andy would have said

Spoiler

Burp

.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Burp
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,500

I think Andy was the designated "captain" as far as having the final word when playing the game. Although Johnathan pushed the rules (and, amazingly, got rebuffed by Mere for doing so), Andy made a tactical mistake by jumping to the decision to ATA without discussing it with Johnathan. This really was one of those obscure WWOQs that I wouldn't expect the audience to know.

Question #8 - Level 10: Almost Not Famous
What author became famous only because his friend Max Brod did not destroy his manuscripts, as instructed?

A: Leo Tolstoy B: Franz Kafka
C: Herman Melville D: Albert Camus

Andy and Johnathan try to reason out the answers, considering all of them. Andy suggests going for

Spoiler

Kafka, because Max and Franz are two German-sounding names

. A laugh is heard from the audience.

Johnathan: Someone just laughed at us!

Andy: You try it!

Meredith: You can't listen to the audience.

Andy: We found that out!

They make

Spoiler

B

their final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Franz Kafka
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $31,500

Most ordinary contestants in this situation would have walked. $15,750 vs. $10,000 is a lot easier wager to make than $15,750 vs. $1,000.

$100,000
Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?

A: Dr. Oz B: Dr. Laura
C: Dr. Ruth D: Dr. Phil

Andy knows this!

Answer

C: Dr. Ruth

I didn't really have a clue, but I had a hunch that Dr. Ruth might have been from Israel, where military service is mandatory.

[SportsFan68]

Question #1 - Level 4: Mattress Math
If you get eight hours of sleep every night, how many hours are you awake during a seven-day week?

A: 72 B: 82
C: 102 D: 112

Answer/Value/Bank

D: 112
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

OK, 24 - 8 = 16, and 7 X 16 = 2 and carry the 4 -- 112!

Question #4 - Level 9: Famous Firsts
Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby, the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what word?

A: Mommy B: Burp
C: Blankie D: Bottle

Andy says they're going to ask the audience. Johnathan tries to get some prelminary feedback from the audience about using the lifeline, "should we save it? Skip it?" Meredith doesn't allow them to get that extra help.

ATA

A: 50% B: 42% C: 3% D: 5%

Andy and Johnathan jump the question. If they were going to guess, Johnathan
would have said

Spoiler

Mommy

and Andy would have said

Spoiler

Burp

.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Burp
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,500

JTQ without ATA.

Question #5 - Level 8: Fire Island
An over-the-top news story in 2011, what billionaire awoke on his private island to find Kate Winslet saving his mother from a fire?

A: Ralph Lauren B: Bill Gates
C: Donald Trump D: Richard Branson

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Richard Branson
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $19,500

ATA.

Question #8 - Level 10: Almost Not Famous
What author became famous only because his friend Max Brod did not destroy his manuscripts, as instructed?

A: Leo Tolstoy B: Franz Kafka
C: Herman Melville D: Albert Camus

Andy and Johnathan try to reason out the answers, considering all of them. Andy suggests going for

Spoiler

Kafka, because Max and Franz are two German-sounding names

. A laugh is heard from the audience.

Johnathan: Someone just laughed at us!

Andy: You try it!

Meredith: You can't listen to the audience.

Andy: We found that out!

They make

Spoiler

B

their final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Franz Kafka
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $31,500

JTQ.

$100,000
Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?

A: Dr. Oz B: Dr. Laura
C: Dr. Ruth D: Dr. Phil

Andy knows this!

Answer

C: Dr. Ruth

I'm outta there.

[MarleysGh0st]

I didn't really have a clue, but I had a hunch that Dr. Ruth might have been from Israel, where military service is mandatory.

Time to look that up on Wikipedia...

First, she survived the Holocaust when her family sent her to an orphanage in Switzerland. Then she emigrated to Palestine.

Westheimer joined the Haganah in Jerusalem. Because of her diminutive height of 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m),[4] she was trained as a scout and sniper.[2] Westheimer was seriously wounded in action by an exploding shell during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, and it was several months before she was able to walk again.[3][5]

[earendel]

Andy & Johnathan Hillstrand
Deadliest Catch

Andy and Johnathan are normally seen working on board their ship, the Time Bandit, on the TV series Deadliest Catch. They're both captains, but when Meredith asks which one is the real captain, Andy raises his hand.

Andy and Johnathan are playng for the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Fund.

I guess this is a one-off because there will be at least one regular contestant on Friday's show.
Does this mean that Meredith will do a guest apperance on "Deadliest Catch" as she did on "Ghost Hunters"?

Question #4 - Level 9: Famous Firsts
Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby, the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what word?

A: Mommy B: Burp
C: Blankie D: Bottle

Andy says they're going to ask the audience. Johnathan tries to get some prelminary feedback from the audience about using the lifeline, "should we save it? Skip it?" Meredith doesn't allow them to get that extra help.

ATA

A: 50% B: 42% C: 3% D: 5%

Andy and Johnathan jump the question. If they were going to guess, Johnathan
would have said

Spoiler

Mommy

and Andy would have said

Spoiler

Burp

.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Burp
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,500

Well, a newborn wouldn't be able to say anything, but it can make a burping sound.

Question #5 - Level 8: Fire Island
An over-the-top news story in 2011, what billionaire awoke on his private island to find Kate Winslet saving his mother from a fire?

A: Ralph Lauren B: Bill Gates
C: Donald Trump D: Richard Branson

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Richard Branson
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $19,500

Ugh. From the comfort of my recliner I guessed correctly but at the Hot Podium I'd have used ATA.

Question #8 - Level 10: Almost Not Famous
What author became famous only because his friend Max Brod did not destroy his manuscripts, as instructed?

A: Leo Tolstoy B: Franz Kafka
C: Herman Melville D: Albert Camus

Andy and Johnathan try to reason out the answers, considering all of them. Andy suggests going for

Spoiler

Kafka, because Max and Franz are two German-sounding names

. A laugh is heard from the audience.

Johnathan: Someone just laughed at us!

Andy: You try it!

Meredith: You can't listen to the audience.

Andy: We found that out!

They make

Spoiler

B

their final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Franz Kafka
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $31,500

Nice reasoning, even though Kafka isn't German.

[MarleysGh0st]

Does this mean that Meredith will do a guest apperance on "Deadliest Catch" as she did on "Ghost Hunters"?

Hey, I'd watch that episode!

But I think their job may be a bit too far out of Mere's comfort zone and the Alaska crabbing grounds are a bit too far to go for a little cross-promotion.

[vettech]

$100,000
Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?

A: Dr. Oz B: Dr. Laura
C: Dr. Ruth D: Dr. Phil

Andy knows this!

Answer

C: Dr. Ruth

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

Andy and Johnathan will return on tomorrow's show to play for $250,000!

My reaction to this question was similar to Andy's. This is a nifty little trivia nugget I stored away a long time ago.