Transcript 2/17/2012 - Nirav Shah

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Nirav Shah
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney

Meredith says that she and Nirav "sort of" met before - two weeks ago Nirav was in the audience, took the test and now he's on the show. Nirav had very little time to get nervous.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Feeling Ill
Destined For Fame
Words of Remembrance
Fast Learners
Schoolyard Sports DOUBLE MONEY
I Love the '80s
Special Force
It's a Trek
Big Dig
Search Me

Question #1 (Search Me)
Police are typically required to have search warrants to investigate private property because of what amendment to the Constitution?
A - First
B - Second
C - Third
D - Fourth

Spoiler

Answer: D (Fourth)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 (Big Dig)
Already an adult playground, what city recently opened "Dig This," a park allowing people to operate heavy construction equipment?
A - Las Vegas
B - Seattle
C - Chicago
D - Austin

Nirav has never heard of this "but it sounds quite awesome".

Spoiler

Answer: A (Las Vegas)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $11,000

Question #3 (It's a Trek)
Though pop culture lovers associate it with flying through space, the original definition of the word "trek" was to travel by what means?
A - dog sled
B - mule cart
C - ox wagon
D - horse carriage

Nothing immediately comes to mind so Nirav decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (ox wagon)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $11,000 (unchanged)

Question #4 (Special Force)
The U.S. Army special team known as the "Golden Knights" is often booked for special events to demonstrate what?
A - plane aerobatics
B - air racing
C - helicopter landing

Nirav has a pretty good guess. He doesn't think that anyone would book some group to demonstrate

Spoiler

helicopter landings because it seems kind of boring

.
D - parachuting

Spoiler

Answer: D (parachuting)
Value: $500
Bank: $11,500

Question #5 (I Love the '80s)
A widely ridiculed fashion trend of the 1980s, the "pinch-roll" or "peg and roll" was a trendy way of wearing what?
A - jeans
B - hats
C - scarves
D - long-sleeved shirts

Nirav smiles because he remembers wearing

Spoiler

jeans

because everyone else did and didn't know the purpose.

Spoiler

Answer: A (jeans)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,500

commercial break

Nirav's wife Elaine and brother Virel are on the relationship bench. Nirav got help from his friends before coming on the show but some of it wasn't very helpful. It mainly consisted of "don't embarrass yourself" and "don't embarrass us".

Question #6 (Schoolyard Sports) DOUBLE MONEY
What is the more common name of the popular playground game "soccer-baseball"?
A - kickball
B - dodgeball
C - stickball
D - tetherball

Nirav is glad he got this question for the double money.

Spoiler

Answer: A (kickball)
Value: $5,000 (doubled to $10,000)
Bank: $36,500

Question #7 (Fast Learners)
Though considered one of the greatest English novelists, what author did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20s?
A - Saul Bellow
B - George Orwell
C - H.G. Wells
D - Joseph Conrad

Nirav says that both

Spoiler

Saul Bellow and George Orwell

were English and that

Spoiler

Joseph Conrad was Polish and learned English at sea

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Joseph Conrad)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $39,500

Meredith says that Conrad was born in the Ukraine.

Question #8 (Words of Remembrance)
Proving to be untrue, what famous speech includes the line "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here"?
A - FDR's Pearl Harbor speech
B - "I Have a Dream" speech
C - Gettysburg Address
D - JFK's inaugural address

Nirav starts smiling even before the answers are revealed. "I have to give it up for someone that my brother and I had for sophomore English in high school." He made Nirav memorize this speech.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Gettysburg Address)
Value: $100
Bank: $39,600

Question #9 (Destined For Fame)
What pop star has a mom who once dated Jimi Hendrix and a great uncle who directed the cult film "Mommie Dearest"?
A - Lady Gaga
B - Katy Perry
C - Rihanna
D - Pink

Nothing comes to Nirav's mind. "This is a pretty hard question," he says. "It's a matter of whether I jump the question or ask the audience." Meredith reminds him that the $25,000 is still on the board. "I'm trying to win a million dollars," Nirav replies. "Whoa, you put me in my place," Meredith replies. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 16%
B - 31%
C - 23%
D - 30%

Meredith comments, "That's a mess up there." Nirav decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Katy Perry)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $39,600 (unchanged)

commercial break

Millionaire "Question of the Day":
In 1773, the Boston Tea Party was staged by angry colonists disguised as members of what Native American tribe?
A - Abenaki
B - Penobscot
C - Shawnee
D - Mohawk

Spoiler

D (Mohawk)

Question #10 (Feeling Ill)
"Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea" were lyrics to a frank but surprisingly catchy jingle for what drugstore product?
A - Clearasil
B - Pepto-Bismol
C - Tylenol PM
D - ChapStick

"Unless I'm using it wrong," Nirav jokes, "there's only one there that actually applies."

Spoiler

Answer: B (Pepto-Bismol)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $64,600

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Nirav says "It's all gravy from here." Meredith is impressed with how calm and cool Nirav is. "Am I?" Nirav asks. Meredith then asks, "Is your inside going nutty? Do you need some Pepto-Bismol?" Nirav retorts, "Do we have some?" All kidding aside he's feeling all right.

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark

. He feels like he wants to do it.

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark feels right and as for Washington's Crossing, photography hadn't been invented yet. Remember the Alamo doesn't seem right, either

. He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again.

Spoiler

He now thinks Lewis and Clark is too early for photography also. They got sent off by Jefferson

. He finally opts to walk away.

Spoiler

B (Custer's Last Fight)

Nirav leaves with $64,600.

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

[vettech]

So all those times I was in the audience and took the test I can count as "meeting Meredith"?

[SportsFan68]

Question #3 (It's a Trek)
Though pop culture lovers associate it with flying through space, the original definition of the word "trek" was to travel by what means?
A - dog sled
B - mule cart
C - ox wagon
D - horse carriage

Nothing immediately comes to mind so Nirav decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (ox wagon)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $11,000 (unchanged)

JTQ.

Question #7 (Fast Learners)
Though considered one of the greatest English novelists, what author did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20s?
A - Saul Bellow
B - George Orwell
C - H.G. Wells
D - Joseph Conrad

Nirav says that both

Spoiler

Saul Bellow and George Orwell

were English and that

Spoiler

Joseph Conrad was Polish and learned English at sea

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Joseph Conrad)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $39,500

Have an English major didn't help with the trek Q, but it sure helped here.

Question #9 (Destined For Fame)
What pop star has a mom who once dated Jimi Hendrix and a great uncle who directed the cult film "Mommie Dearest"?
A - Lady Gaga
B - Katy Perry
C - Rihanna
D - Pink

Nothing comes to Nirav's mind. "This is a pretty hard question," he says. "It's a matter of whether I jump the question or ask the audience." Meredith reminds him that the $25,000 is still on the board. "I'm trying to win a million dollars," Nirav replies. "Whoa, you put me in my place," Meredith replies. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 16%
B - 31%
C - 23%
D - 30%

Meredith comments, "That's a mess up there." Nirav decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Katy Perry)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $39,600 (unchanged)

commercial break

I too would try ATA and be very disappointed. Oh well, JTQ.

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark

. He feels like he wants to do it.

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark feels right and as for Washington's Crossing, photography hadn't been invented yet. Remember the Alamo doesn't seem right, either

. He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again.

Spoiler

He now thinks Lewis and Clark is too early for photography also. They got sent off by Jefferson

. He finally opts to walk away.

Spoiler

B (Custer's Last Fight)

Nirav leaves with $64,600.

I'm gone too.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly . He feels like he wants to do it. . He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again. . He finally opts to walk away.
[Obscure] Spoiler:
B (Custer's Last Fight)

Ha! that time spent in Joe's Grill would have paid off!

Spoiler

[starfish1113]

I'm confused as to his reasoning on the last question. Why does photography play into this? There is clearly a painting out there about Washington crossing the Delaware. It shouldn't matter that photography hadn't been invented yet. Or did I miss some reference in the question itself?

[MarleysGh0st]

I'm confused as to his reasoning on the last question. Why does photography play into this? There is clearly a painting out there about Washington crossing the Delaware. It shouldn't matter that photography hadn't been invented yet. Or did I miss some reference in the question itself?

I was wondering about that, too. I think he misinterpreted the question.

[earendel]

Nirav Shah
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney

Meredith says that she and Nirav "sort of" met before - two weeks ago Nirav was in the audience, took the test and now he's on the show. Nirav had very little time to get nervous.

Question #7 (Fast Learners)
Though considered one of the greatest English novelists, what author did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20s?
A - Saul Bellow
B - George Orwell
C - H.G. Wells
D - Joseph Conrad

Nirav says that both

Spoiler

Saul Bellow and George Orwell

were English and that

Spoiler

Joseph Conrad was Polish and learned English at sea

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Joseph Conrad)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $39,500

Meredith says that Conrad was born in the Ukraine.

My thought was Saul Bellow (maybe he started out speaking Yiddish or some other language). I'd JTQ here.

Question #9 (Destined For Fame)
What pop star has a mom who once dated Jimi Hendrix and a great uncle who directed the cult film "Mommie Dearest"?
A - Lady Gaga
B - Katy Perry
C - Rihanna
D - Pink

Nothing comes to Nirav's mind. "This is a pretty hard question," he says. "It's a matter of whether I jump the question or ask the audience." Meredith reminds him that the $25,000 is still on the board. "I'm trying to win a million dollars," Nirav replies. "Whoa, you put me in my place," Meredith replies. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 16%
B - 31%
C - 23%
D - 30%

Meredith comments, "That's a mess up there." Nirav decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Katy Perry)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $39,600 (unchanged)

I'd have used ATA also, and then JTQ because of the muddled results.

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark

. He feels like he wants to do it.

Spoiler

Lewis and Clark feels right and as for Washington's Crossing, photography hadn't been invented yet. Remember the Alamo doesn't seem right, either

. He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again.

Spoiler

He now thinks Lewis and Clark is too early for photography also. They got sent off by Jefferson

. He finally opts to walk away.

Spoiler

B (Custer's Last Fight)

I have no idea why Nirav kept mentioning photography - even he admitted that it hadn't been invented at the time of some of these events. As for me, I thought it might have been Washington's crossing, since I can't imagine a promotion that would involve depicting a defeat. Maybe it had something to do with the 20th anniversary of the battle since Little Bighorn was in 1876. I'd have to walk away also.

[earendel]

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly . He feels like he wants to do it. . He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again. . He finally opts to walk away.
[Obscure] Spoiler:
B (Custer's Last Fight)

Ha! that time spent in Joe's Grill would have paid off!

Spoiler

Can that image be shrunk?

[frogman042]

$100K - In a famous 1896 ad campaign, Anheuser-Busch gave away thousands of copies of a Cassilly Adams painting titled what?
A - Lewis and Clark Ashore
B - Custer's Last Fight
C - Washington's Crossing
D - Remember the Alamo

Nirav is trying to see if he can reason it out. He knows that bottles of Budweiser have an etching but he doesn't know if it's related to this painting. He doesn't know the answer to this off the top of his head. He focuses on the artist's name and the date and wonders if this might have been an anniversary, possibly . He feels like he wants to do it. . He says he's going to have to walk. Meredith asks if that's his final answer and Nirav says "no," then starts reasoning again. . He finally opts to walk away.
[Obscure] Spoiler:
B (Custer's Last Fight)

Anheuser-Busch is based in St. Louis which is known for the launching point of Lewis and Clark - technically they departed from nearby St. Charles just across the river - but given all the L&C stuff in St. Louis and AB strong ties to the city, that seems like a really nasty distractor (and one I would have fell for).