Transcript 04/03/08 - Randy Gibbs

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Randy Gibbs
Old Hickory, TN
Sales rep.


Randy got a WWTBAM tee shirt at his audition in Nashville, which he wore home so everyone would believe him. He wore that one out, so Meredith has a new one for him. In honor of his appearance on the show, everyone in the audience is getting a shirt, too.

Meredith: It's not the same as a million bucks, but it's a tee shirt, so we figured, "What the heck!"


$100
In the media, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX are commonly referred to as the "Big Four" what?

A: Car manufacturers B: Television networks
C: Clothing designers D: Emmy grubbers


$200
Which of these jackets is designed to restrict a person's arm movements?

A: Book jacket B: Life jacket
C: Straitjacket D: Bomber jacket


$300
Yogi Bear is often depicted swiping pic-a-nic baskets in what fictional park?

A: Jellystone B: Pizzaquoia
C: Shenandonut D: Sugarglades


$500
Reserving the front passenger seat of a car is slangily known as "calling" what?

A: Catapult B: Slingshot
C: Shotgun D: Boomerang


$1,000
Who won a Grammy in 1997 for best Latin pop performance, nine years after his father Julio had won it?

A: Jon Sacada B: Marc Anthony
C: Ricky Martin D: Enrique Inglesias

Meredith: That's pretty easy, huh?

Randy: Yes, ma'am, I like it so far!


$2,000
In a classic episode of "Seinfeld," what 1996 movie does Elaine describe as a "stupid story about the stupid desert"?

A: The English Patient B: Fargo
C: The Birdcage D: Evita

Randy has seen quite a few episodes of "Seinfeld" but he was never a regular.

ATA: A: 84% B: 10% C: 2% D: 4%


$4,000
Qantassaurus, a dinosaur whose fossils were discovered in 1996, is named after a well-known what?

A: Bank B: Breakfast cereal
C: Airline D: Clothing store

50/50 leaves B & C.

PAF: Randy still isn't sure, so he calls his brother, Ronny. He spells Qantassaurus after reading the question and answers.

Ronny: I have no idea. Uh, Power Rangers!

Randy: I don't think that's in there, thanks.

Ronny: Okay.

Randy: I'm gonna make a guess here and I'm gonna go with C: Airline.


-- Commercial Break --


The money is important right now because Randy and his wife have two teenagers at home and have a new baby on the way. Randy's wife, Jennifer, is in the audience; she's just over seven months along.


$8,000
A person who cuts and installs glass for a living is called a what?

A: Joiner B: Sexton
C: Glazier D: Twiner


$16,000
In terms of square milage, which of these Middle Eastern countries is the largest?

A: Iran B: Saudi Arabia
C: Turkey D: Afghanistan

Randy tries to remember from looking at a globe. He goes with B: Saudi Arabia, final answer.


$25,000
In 1968, author William Styron won a Pulitzer Prize for his controversial book "The Confessions of" whom?

A: Dred Scott B: Frederick Douglass
C: Marcus Garvey D: Nat Turner

Randy is leaning towards Dred Scott, but he doesn't want to chance it. He walks with $16,000.


-- Commercial Break --


Answers:
$100: B: Television networks
$200: C: Straitjacket
$300: A: Jellystone
$500: C: Shotgun
$1,000: D: Enrique Inglesias
$2,000: A: The English Patient
$4,000: C: Airline
$8,000: C: Glazier
$16,000: B: Saudi Arabia
$25,000: D: Nat Turner

[NellyLunatic1980]

$4,000
Qantassaurus, a dinosaur whose fossils were discovered in 1996, is named after a well-known what?

A: Bank B: Breakfast cereal
C: Airline D: Clothing store

50/50 leaves B & C.

PAF: Randy still isn't sure, so he calls his brother, Ronny. He spells Qantassaurus after reading the question and answers.

Ronny: I have no idea. Uh, Power Rangers!

Where the hell is MyBigFatFabulousBrain when you need him?!

Nihil obstat®

[earendel]

Randy Gibbs
Old Hickory, TN
Sales rep.

Randy got a WWTBAM tee shirt at his audition in Nashville, which he wore home so everyone would believe him. He wore that one out, so Meredith has a new one for him. In honor of his appearance on the show, everyone in the audience is getting a shirt, too.

Meredith: It's not the same as a million bucks, but it's a tee shirt, so we figured, "What the heck!"

One of my sons has a BAM T-shirt from my second show. He was one of the fortunate ones to get one of those thrown out by the warm-up comedian. My son was able to get Regis' autograph on it also.

$2,000
In a classic episode of "Seinfeld," what 1996 movie does Elaine describe as a "stupid story about the stupid desert"?

A: The English Patient B: Fargo
C: The Birdcage D: Evita

Randy has seen quite a few episodes of "Seinfeld" but he was never a regular.

ATA: A: 84% B: 10% C: 2% D: 4%

If you know anything about the movies this should be pretty simple.

$4,000
Qantassaurus, a dinosaur whose fossils were discovered in 1996, is named after a well-known what?

A: Bank B: Breakfast cereal
C: Airline D: Clothing store

50/50 leaves B & C.

PAF: Randy still isn't sure, so he calls his brother, Ronny. He spells Qantassaurus after reading the question and answers.

Ronny: I have no idea. Uh, Power Rangers!

Randy: I don't think that's in there, thanks.

Ronny: Okay.

Randy: I'm gonna make a guess here and I'm gonna go with C: Airline.

I guess he's never heard of Qantas Airlines and their spokeskoala. Did you know that Qantas is an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Service"?

$25,000
In 1968, author William Styron won a Pulitzer Prize for his controversial book "The Confessions of" whom?

A: Dred Scott B: Frederick Douglass
C: Marcus Garvey D: Nat Turner

Randy is leaning towards Dred Scott, but he doesn't want to chance it. He walks with $16,000.

A dream stack - I'd be going for the $25K with all lifelines available.

[Kazoo65]

Never hard of "calling shotgun". I've heard of riding shotgun, though. I'd probably embarrass myself and use ATA here.

I've seen "Birdcage" and "Evita" so knew it wasn't one of those. 50/50 here.

$16K-PaF.

I knew the $25K cold.