Transcript 05/07/12 Ryan Lochte/Dara Torres (carryover)

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Ryan Lochte and Dara Torres
Olympic swimmers

Ryan and Dara have $100 in their bank and all of their lifelines.

Topic Tree: (randomized)

Double Duty
Mexican Culture/Made in America
Motorless Vehicles
Bubbly Loophole
Double Doors
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
More Than a Name
Museum Culture
Photo Opportunity
(Cheese Please)

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

Question 3 – Museum Culture
What unique NYC site was reportedly denied non-profit status on the grounds it “made a mockery” of the institution of museums?
A. Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
B. Museum of Sex
C. Museum of Primitive Art
D. Museum of American Finance

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Museum of Sex
$2K
Bank - $3,100

Question 4 – More Than a Name
Used to signify that the show is officially over, people often say that who “has left the building”?
A. Elvis
B. Manilow
C. Prince
D. Letterman

Spoiler

A. Elvis
$5K
Bank - $8,100

commercial break

Question 5 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Hello. I’m Abraham Lincoln. I truly achieved the American dream. As a boy, I lived in a log cabin, and as an adult I made it all the way to the White House. Now here’s my question for you.

If the opening credits of “The Brady Bunch” were a tic-tac-toe board, which of these groupings would make a winning combination?
A. Jan, Alice, Peter
B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Dara and Ryan try to visualize the opening credits.
Dara said she always looked at the boys. She didn’t look at the girls. She was always looking for Peter.
They conclude that Alice was in the center square.
Dara wants to fill the remaining squares from left to right and top to bottom with the actors based on their ages, oldest to youngest.

Dara says she believes the correct answer is “C.” Ryan wants to say “B.”

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Jan, Alice, Peter
14% B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
43% C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
9% D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Spoiler

Ryan and Dara make “C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady” their final answer

Spoiler

A. Jan, Alice, Peter

Ryan and Dara leave with $10K for the U.S. Olympic Commity.

commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 5 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Hello. I’m Abraham Lincoln. I truly achieved the American dream. As a boy, I lived in a log cabin, and as an adult I made it all the way to the White House. No here’s my question for you.

If the opening credits of “The Brady Bunch” were a tic-tac-toe board, which of these groupings would make a winning combination?
A. Jan, Alice, Peter
B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Dara and Ryan try to visualize the opening credits.
Dara said she always looked at the boys. She didn’t look at the girls. She was always looking for Peter.
They conclude that Alice was in the center square.
Dara wants to fill the remaining squares from left to right and top to bottom with the actors based on their ages, oldest to youngest.

Dara says she believes the correct answer is “C.” Ryan wants to say “B.”

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Jan, Alice, Peter
14% B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
43% C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
9% D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Spoiler

Ryan and Dara make “C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady” their final answer

Spoiler

A. Jan, Alice, Peter

Ryan and Dara leave with $10K for the U.S. Olympic Commity.

Ooooh! A rare double leading of the audience! Was Dara's reasoning so much more persuasive than Ryan's?

So their bank was $8,100 and missing the question let them take home $10,000. They sure were risking a lot on that answer, weren't they?



Now can we bury this historical character gimmick?

[Snaxx]

On the Museum of Sex question, Dara said she never heard of it and expressed doubt that there is one. Mere assured them that all four are real museums. "Trust Me."
Would a regular contestant get that kind of help? (I know that kind of question has come up before)

[MarleysGh0st]

On the Museum of Sex question, Dara said she never heard of it and expressed doubt that there is one. Mere assured them that all four are real museums. "Trust Me."
Would a regular contestant get that kind of help? (I know that kind of question has come up before)

Yes, I think that sort of clarification is routinely permissible. If the question isn't phrased something like "which of these isn't real?" then it's reasonable to assume all four choices are real (but only one answers the question).

[SportsFan68]

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

It's true! They do this all the time. They're a little bit off, but I can't believe those long-ago surveyors came as close as they did.

Question 5 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Hello. I’m Abraham Lincoln. I truly achieved the American dream. As a boy, I lived in a log cabin, and as an adult I made it all the way to the White House. Now here’s my question for you.

If the opening credits of “The Brady Bunch” were a tic-tac-toe board, which of these groupings would make a winning combination?
A. Jan, Alice, Peter
B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Dara and Ryan try to visualize the opening credits.
Dara said she always looked at the boys. She didn’t look at the girls. She was always looking for Peter.
They conclude that Alice was in the center square.
Dara wants to fill the remaining squares from left to right and top to bottom with the actors based on their ages, oldest to youngest.

Dara says she believes the correct answer is “C.” Ryan wants to say “B.”

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Jan, Alice, Peter
14% B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
43% C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
9% D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Spoiler

Ryan and Dara make “C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady” their final answer

Spoiler

A. Jan, Alice, Peter

Ryan and Dara leave with $10K for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

commercial break[/quote]

OK, it's Marcia, Jan, and Cindy on the left, and Greg and the other two boys on the right, both oldest to youngest, and Mrs. Brady, Alice, and Mr. Brady in the middle, top to bottom. That means it can't be B, C, or D. A, final answer.

[Weyoun]

A Brady question I knew...

[Bob Juch]

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

It's true! They do this all the time. They're a little bit off, but I can't believe those long-ago surveyors came as close as they did.

Actually it's only 1800 feet, not 2.5 miles: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/fourcorners.shtml

[earendel]

Ryan Lochte and Dara Torres
Olympic swimmers

Ryan and Dara have $100 in their bank and all of their lifelines.

Question 3 – Museum Culture
What unique NYC site was reportedly denied non-profit status on the grounds it “made a mockery” of the institution of museums?
A. Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
B. Museum of Sex
C. Museum of Primitive Art
D. Museum of American Finance

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. Museum of Sex
$2K
Bank - $3,100

They debated this one, and at one point Dara said she didn't think the Museum of Sex was a real museum, at which point Meredith informed them that they were all real museums. I wonder if she would have said that if a "real" contestant had been struggling with the question.

Question 5 – ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Hello. I’m Abraham Lincoln. I truly achieved the American dream. As a boy, I lived in a log cabin, and as an adult I made it all the way to the White House. Now here’s my question for you.

If the opening credits of “The Brady Bunch” were a tic-tac-toe board, which of these groupings would make a winning combination?
A. Jan, Alice, Peter
B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Dara and Ryan try to visualize the opening credits.
Dara said she always looked at the boys. She didn’t look at the girls. She was always looking for Peter.
They conclude that Alice was in the center square.
Dara wants to fill the remaining squares from left to right and top to bottom with the actors based on their ages, oldest to youngest.

Dara says she believes the correct answer is “C.” Ryan wants to say “B.”

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Jan, Alice, Peter
14% B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
43% C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady
9% D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Spoiler

Ryan and Dara make “C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady” their final answer

Spoiler

A. Jan, Alice, Peter

Ryan and Dara leave with $10K for the U.S. Olympic Commity.

Alice is indeed in the "Paul Lynde" spot. As for the grid (sorry, I can't post images) it's:

Marsha Mrs. Brady Greg
Jan Alice Peter
Cindy Mr. Brady Bobby

The key is to remember that the girls are on the left in age order top to bottom, and the boys are on the right in the same order, leaving the adults to fill the middle.

[earendel]

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

It's true! They do this all the time. They're a little bit off, but I can't believe those long-ago surveyors came as close as they did.

We had pictures of our children at Four Courners but unfortunately they were lost in the house fire.

[MarleysGh0st]

Alice is indeed in the "Paul Lynde" spot. As for the grid (sorry, I can't post images) it's:

[vettech]

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

We plan on doing this next year.

[SportsFan68]

Question 2 – Photo Opportunity
At what U.S. tourist spot do visitors commonly take photos of themselves spread-eagle on the ground?
A. Mammoth Cave
B. Four Corners
C. Mount Rushmore
D. Petrified Forest

Spoiler

B. Four Corners
$3K
Bank - $3,100

We plan on doing this next year.

Let me know -- I always enjoy meeting new BBs.

[TheConfessor]

On the Museum of Sex question, Dara said she never heard of it and expressed doubt that there is one. Mere assured them that all four are real museums. "Trust Me."
Would a regular contestant get that kind of help? (I know that kind of question has come up before)

Yes, I think that sort of clarification is routinely permissible. If the question isn't phrased something like "which of these isn't real?" then it's reasonable to assume all four choices are real (but only one answers the question).

I strongly disagree and thought the extra information provided by Meredith was highly irregular. I don't recall ever seeing something like that happen before. This is not a game of 20 questions where they contestant gets to narrow the choices with additional queries. When I had to decide which glowing vegetable was genetically altered by scientists in England, I was not allowed to ask whether glowing cabbages, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes all actually exist. So no, I don't think a regular contestant would get this kind of extra help.