Transcript 5/4/2012 - Dominique Dawes/Jonathan Horton

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Dominique Dawes and Jonathan Horton
Olympic gymnasts

American Pride week concludes.

Meredith says that since this is an Olympic year the best way to finish the week was to have Olympians come on to play for charity. Waiting backstage are two gymnasts. One is a three-time Olympian and two-time gold medalist, the other has won silver and will be going for the gold in London. Dominique is a hall-of-famer who, after her retirement has been helping others, doing motivational speaking and is the co-chair of Michele Obama's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition in combating childhood obesity. Jonathan just flew in from Japan for the world championships. The team placed 3rd, the first time since 2003 that the U.S. has medaled. Jonathan hopes to be on the team in London. They are playing for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Famous Firsts
9 - Goodbye with Love
8 - American Toys
7 - Hot Swimwear
6 - Literary AKA
5 - Myth Busters
4 - Cereals on the Web
3 - Celebrity 'Stache
2 - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1 - Cities in Songs

Topic Tree: (randomized)
3 - Celebrity 'Stache
9 - Goodbye with Love
8 - American Toys
1 - Cities in Songs
5 - Myth Busters
6 - Literary AKA
2 - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
7 - Hot Swimwear
10 - Famous Firsts
4 - Cereals on the Web

Question #1 (Cereals on the Web - Level 4)
Breakfastofchampions.com is the official website of what popular cereal?
A - Special K
B - Wheaties
C - Raisin Bran
D - Frosted Flakes

Dominique says, "I think we know this one. My teammates and I were on the cover of this box."

Spoiler

Answer: B (Wheaties)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 (Famous Firsts - Level 10)
What school's College Hall is rumored to have been the inspiration for "The Addams Family" mansion?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - Harvard University
C - University of Virginia
D - Brown University

Jonathan feels that this is a pretty tough question for anyone so they decide to jump it.

Spoiler

Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $3,000 (no change)

Question #3 (Hot Swimwear - Level 7)
In 2011, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History accepted a red one-piece swimsuit famously worn by what actress?
A - Phoebe Cates
B - Farrah Fawcett
C - Heather Locklear
D - Christie Brinkley

Dominique and Jonathan look at each other and laugh. "You should know this," she says to him. "Do you remember Melrose Place? Didn't

Spoiler

Heather Locklear

wear that in Melrose Place 90210." Jonathan says he never watched that show. They decide to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Farrah Fawcett)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $3,000 (no change)

Transcriber's note: Meredith says she has a feeling the audience would know it and asks them to shout it out. From what I heard, the audience wasn't overwhelmingly shouting out the right answer. Meredith says Dominique and Jonathan are too young but she remembers it. Dominique repeats that she thought Heather Locklear wore one on Melrose Place but Meredith replies that Farrah's was the famous one. "That poster sold thousands and thousands of copies - my boyfriend probably had a thousand himself. It was a short-lived
relationship."

Question #4 (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - Level 2)
"I'm Benjamin Franklin, the discoverer of electricity, the inventor of bifocal glasses and the face on the $100 bill. Who better to ask a question about America than yours truly?"

What classic American comedy group used the delightful catch phrase, "Woo, woo, woo, woo, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk"?
A - the Marx Brothers
B - Abbott and Costello
C - the Three Stooges
D - Burns and Allen

"We've got this one," the two of them say in unison.

Spoiler

Answer: C (the Three Stooges)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #5 (Literary AKA - Level 6)
Ernest Hemingway is widely known by what nickname, which he is rumored to have given himself as a young man?
A - Papa
B - Gonzo
C - Jocko
D - Yogi

"Let's think this one through," Jonathan says. Dominique replies, "There's no thought going on in my head." They decide to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 71%
B - 10%
C - 15%
D - 4%

"You guys are smart," Jonathan says. "Smarter than us," Dominique adds. They go with the audience's answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Papa)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000

commercial break

Question #6 (Myth Busters - Level 5)
Answering a question they get a lot, the American Ostrich Association states "Ostriches do NOT bury their heads in the" what?
A - mud
B - grass
C - sand
D - snow

Jonathan is very positive about the answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (sand)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,000

Question #7 (Cities in Songs - Level 1)
Which of these classic songs mentions both Birmingham and Montgomery in its lyrics?
A - California Dreamin'
B - Blue Hawaii
C - Sweet Home Alabama
D - New York State of Mind

Jonathan is pretty sure the answer is

Spoiler

C

. He knows that song. Dominique says they're on a roll.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Sweet Home Alabama)
Value: $100
Bank: $26,100

Question #8 (American Toys - Level 8)
What classic toy's early packaging featured the slogan "Interesting play things typifying the spirit of America"?
A - Tonka trucks
B - Lincoln logs
C - hula hoops
D - Lionel trains

Jonathan again is almost positive of the answer - he thinks it's

Spoiler

B

. That was the first thing that Dominique thought when she read the question. But then her mind took her to

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D

. They decide to go with Jonathan's answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Lincoln logs)
Value: $500
Bank: $26,600

Question #9 (Goodbye with Love - Level 9)
Disillusioned with Tennessee politics, who famously said, "You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas"?
A - Sam Houston
B - Andrew Jackson
C - Daniel Webster
D - Davy Crockett

"That is

Spoiler

D, Davy Crockett

," Jonathan says and Dominique agrees. He's from Texas and "you gotta know that."

Spoiler

Answer: D (Davy Crockett)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $36,600

commercial break

Meredith asks about the USOC. Jonathan says they provide the backing needed to compete all over the world, especially at the Olympics, and achieve the best success they can. Dominique adds that being an Olympian is a big commitment of time and and finances. Having the support of the USOC means a lot. Meredith asks how the pressure of the Olympics compares to being on Millionaire. "This is worse," Jonathan says. Dominique adds that she'd rather kick off her 5" heels and flip than do this. It's nerve-wracking. The camera pans to show her shoes. Meredith asks, "Could you do that for us?" Dominique declines, because she is wearing a tight skirt. If she had a leotard she'd do it. Meredith observes that Jonathan isn't wearing a skirt. He replies that he broke his foot competing in the vault at the world championships. It's not as bad as it sounds but he can't flip.

Question #10 (Celebrity 'Stache - Level 3)
According to the chairman of the American Mustache Institute, who has been "a leader in American mustache culture" since 1970?
A - Gene Hackman
B - William Shatner
C - Burt Reynolds
D - Bill Cosby

Dominique giggles.

Spoiler

"Burt Reynolds. I don't know why he just came to mind

. Jonathan has no idea. Dominique asks if they can see photos of the individuals. She then says that they should go for it. Jonathan agrees, noting that "they always say if you don't know, go with

Spoiler

C

."

Spoiler

Answer: C (Burt Reynolds)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $61,600

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

$100K - Defined by an ability to recollect images with extreme vividness, what would the film "Total Recall" be called if named after its clinical term?
A - haptic memory
B - eidetic memory
C - iconic memory
D - semantic memory

The first one that comes to Jonathan's mind is

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semantic

memory. Dominique says the same. He says it seems right. Dominique asks Meredith to explain the options - Jonathan thought that they had nothing to lose and groans when Meredith tells them that if they miss it, they drop back to $25,000. Dominique feels that since they're here they should go for it and even if they miss they'll walk away with $25,000. "That's why you won that gold medal - because you went for it," Jonathan jokes. He's never heard of any of the others. They decide to go for it. "If we miss it I know we'll be doing some research and study later," Dominique says just before they give their final answer.

Spoiler

B (eidetic memory)

Dominique and Jonathan leave with $25,000 for the USOC.

commercial break

Millionaire question of the day:
Expressed using old-fashioned slang terms for money, which amount is equal to twenty dollars?
A - one sawbuck & two fins
B - two fins
C - two sawbucks & one fin
D - four sawbucks
Answer:

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A (one sawbuck & two fins)

[SportsFan68]

Question #2 (Famous Firsts - Level 10)
What school's College Hall is rumored to have been the inspiration for "The Addams Family" mansion?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - Harvard University
C - University of Virginia
D - Brown University

Jonathan feels that this is a pretty tough question for anyone so they decide to jump it.

Spoiler

Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $3,000 (no change)

JTQ

Question #10 (Celebrity 'Stache - Level 3)
According to the chairman of the American Mustache Institute, who has been "a leader in American mustache culture" since 1970?
A - Gene Hackman
B - William Shatner
C - Burt Reynolds
D - Bill Cosby

Dominique giggles.

Spoiler

"Burt Reynolds. I don't know why he just came to mind

. Jonathan has no idea. Dominique asks if they can see photos of the individuals. She then says that they should go for it. Jonathan agrees, noting that "they always say if you don't know, go with

Spoiler

C

."

Spoiler

Answer: C (Burt Reynolds)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $61,600

That was a lot easier than it could have been. If they'd included Tom Selleck I would have had to JTQ.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

$100K - Defined by an ability to recollect images with extreme vividness, what would the film "Total Recall" be called if named after its clinical term?
A - haptic memory
B - eidetic memory
C - iconic memory
D - semantic memory

The first one that comes to Jonathan's mind is

Spoiler

semantic

memory. Dominique says the same. He says it seems right. Dominique asks Meredith to explain the options - Jonathan thought that they had nothing to lose and groans when Meredith tells them that if they miss it, they drop back to $25,000. Dominique feels that since they're here they should go for it and even if they miss they'll walk away with $25,000. "That's why you won that gold medal - because you went for it," Jonathan jokes. He's never heard of any of the others. They decide to go for it. "If we miss it I know we'll be doing some research and study later," Dominique says just before they give their final answer.

Spoiler

B (eidetic memory)

Haptic! If they'd read the Observations, and if that had come up before this taping, they could have eliminated it. Well, they eliminated it anyway. Nevermind.

This is one of those rare words where I remember seeing it for the time time, in a book called The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon. Horton has an eidetic memory.

[Kazoo65]

1. easy. My dad ate Wheaties every morning for breakfast.

2. No idea. JTQ like they did.

3. I was torn between Locklear and Fawcett. Where's that 50/50? ATA.

4. easy.

5. really easy.

6. another easy one.

7. still another easy one.

8. easy.

9. easy.

10. easy.

11 (100K). I would JTQ up there. I thought it was C, thinking "images" and "iconic" went together.

[drjoe1e6]

Question #2 (Famous Firsts - Level 10)
What school's College Hall is rumored to have been the inspiration for "The Addams Family" mansion?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - Harvard University
C - University of Virginia
D - Brown University

Finally, a question where my doctorate comes in handy! I walked by the College Hall daily, at U Penn. Even visitors to the campus wouldn't necessarily hear about this one, definitely level 10.

-Joe

[earendel]

Dominique Dawes and Jonathan Horton
Olympic gymnasts

American Pride week concludes.

Meredith says that since this is an Olympic year the best way to finish the week was to have Olympians come on to play for charity. Waiting backstage are two gymnasts. One is a three-time Olympian and two-time gold medalist, the other has won silver and will be going for the gold in London. Dominique is a hall-of-famer who, after her retirement has been helping others, doing motivational speaking and is the co-chair of Michele Obama's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition in combating childhood obesity. Jonathan just flew in from Japan for the world championships. The team placed 3rd, the first time since 2003 that the U.S. has medaled. Jonathan hopes to be on the team in London. They are playing for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Question #2 (Famous Firsts - Level 10)
What school's College Hall is rumored to have been the inspiration for "The Addams Family" mansion?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - Harvard University
C - University of Virginia
D - Brown University

Jonathan feels that this is a pretty tough question for anyone so they decide to jump it.

Spoiler

Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $3,000 (no change)

I'd JTQ also. This is a tougher question than most that have been seen this week.

Question #10 (Celebrity 'Stache - Level 3)
According to the chairman of the American Mustache Institute, who has been "a leader in American mustache culture" since 1970?
A - Gene Hackman
B - William Shatner
C - Burt Reynolds
D - Bill Cosby

Dominique giggles.

Spoiler

"Burt Reynolds. I don't know why he just came to mind

. Jonathan has no idea. Dominique asks if they can see photos of the individuals. She then says that they should go for it. Jonathan agrees, noting that "they always say if you don't know, go with

Spoiler

C

."

Spoiler

Answer: C (Burt Reynolds)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $61,600

I precalled "Tom Selleck" but he wasn't one of the choices.

$100K - Defined by an ability to recollect images with extreme vividness, what would the film "Total Recall" be called if named after its clinical term?
A - haptic memory
B - eidetic memory
C - iconic memory
D - semantic memory

The first one that comes to Jonathan's mind is

Spoiler

semantic

memory. Dominique says the same. He says it seems right. Dominique asks Meredith to explain the options - Jonathan thought that they had nothing to lose and groans when Meredith tells them that if they miss it, they drop back to $25,000. Dominique feels that since they're here they should go for it and even if they miss they'll walk away with $25,000. "That's why you won that gold medal - because you went for it," Jonathan jokes. He's never heard of any of the others. They decide to go for it. "If we miss it I know we'll be doing some research and study later," Dominique says just before they give their final answer.

Spoiler

B (eidetic memory)

Dominique and Jonathan leave with $25,000 for the USOC.

It's a shame they didn't quit and give the USOC $61,600 rather than $25,000.

[kusch]

Were her boobs that big when she won gold?