Transcript 3/16/2012 - Pam Bunch

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Pam Bunch
Dallas, TX

Pam is one of the winners of the Club Millionaire trip to NYC and chance to be on the show. She almost fell out of her chair when she got the news that she had won. She called family, relatives and friends. Everyone was excited and envious. Her children advised her to go and have fun and not worry about how much she won. This is her first time in NYC and the little she's seen so far has been beautiful.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - The First Page
9 - Universal Truths
8 - Similar Words
7 - Medical Formulas
6 - That's My Song
5 - On the Boundaries
4 - Musical Words
3 - K-9 Calling
2 - Game Time
1 - Youth Culture

Topic Tree: (randomized)
8 - Similar Words
5 - On the Boundaries
2 - Game Time
9 - Universal Truths
6 - That's My Song
10 - The First Page
1 - Youth Culture
4 - Musical Words
7 - Medical Formulas
3 - K-9 Calling

Question #1 (Level 3 - K-9 Calling)
What type of dog is the most commonly used police dog?
A - German shepherd
B - Newfoundland
C - Greyhound
D - Great Dane

Spoiler

Answer: A (German shepherd)
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 (Level 7 - Medical Formulas)
Medical experts commonly agree that subtracting a person's age from 220 is a good formula to determine their "maximum" what?
A - respiratory rate
B - cholesterol level
C - blood sugar level
D - heart rate

Pam has "no earthly idea on this one" so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (heart rate)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $100 (no change)

Question #3 (Level 4 - Musical Words)
Including words like "a cappella" and "tempo," many musical terms come from what language?
A - French
B - Spanish
C - Italian
D - Greek

Pam feels pretty sure it's either

Spoiler

Italian or... and makes that her final answer

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Italian)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,100

Question #4 (Level 1 - Youth Culture)
A reality show on TLC, "Toddlers & Tiaras" depicts the competitive culture of kids who participate in what?
A - spelling bees
B - Little League baseball
C - beauty pageants
D - cheerleading contests

Pam has seen some news stories on this.

Spoiler

Answer: C (beauty pageants)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $10,100

Question #5 (10 - The First Page)
What famous novel's lengthy first sentence includes the words "it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair"?
A - Jane Eyre
B - A Tale of Two Cities
C - The Sun Also Rises
D - War and Peace

Pam is an avid reader and says she should know this, but she doesn't so she's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 5%
B - 62%
C - 4%
D - 29%

That's what Pam was leaning toward.

Spoiler

Answer: B (A Tale of Two cities)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $20,100

commercial break

Pam is feeling excited and nervous and very glad to be there.

Question #6 (Level 6 - That's My Song)
What rocker asked Michele Bachmann to stop playing his hit "American Girl" at campaign rallies?
A - Tom Petty
B - Bob Seger
C - John Mellencamp
D - John Fogerty

Pam wants to say that it was

Spoiler

Bob Seger

and that's her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Tom Petty)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

[SportsFan68]

Question #6 (Level 6 - That's My Song)
What rocker asked Michele Bachmann to stop playing his hit "American Girl" at campaign rallies?
A - Tom Petty
B - Bob Seger
C - John Mellencamp
D - John Fogerty

Pam wants to say that it was

Spoiler

Bob Seger

and that's her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Tom Petty)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

Wow! Good stack for me! I even knew this last one because I've seen Silence of the Lambs so many times.

[jarnon]

Question #5 (10 - The First Page)
What famous novel's lengthy first sentence includes the words "it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair"?
A - Jane Eyre
B - A Tale of Two Cities
C - The Sun Also Rises
D - War and Peace

Pam is an avid reader and says she should know this, but she doesn't so she's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 5%
B - 62%
C - 4%
D - 29%

That's what Pam was leaning toward.

Spoiler

Answer: B (A Tale of Two cities)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $20,100

I wonder why this was considered the hardest question in the stack. I've never read A Tale of Two Cities (I can't even name the cities), but I know it begins "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."