WWTBAM Bored

Justin Oswald
Chicago, IL


South African born, Pharmaceutical sales rep
Doctors have the show on in their waiting rooms, distracting him from his work.


All lifelines still available.


$2000- Piscivorous animals feed mainly on what?
A. Insects B. Fruit
C. Fish D. Birds

$4000- Because the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed there, New Zealand bills itself as the home of what mythical land?
A. El Dorado B. Middle-earth
C. Shangri-La D. Avalon

$8000- What is the not-so-subtle name of the country duo that sings "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"?
A. Ruff & Ready B. Young & Fine
C. Sweet & Loaded D. Big & Rich

$16,000
How did Al Capone die?
A. Assassination B. Train accident
C. Illness D. Death penalty


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ATA
A-19% B-3%
C-74% D-4%


$25,000
Which of these U.S. Army units is the largest?
A. Division B. Brigade
C. Battalion D. Company


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PAF Adam says A-Division 50% sure


50/50 leaves A & B


Commercial break

Justin says he would like to go back to school for an MBA

$50,000
Like George W. Bush, which of these world leaders also raised twins?
A. Mikhail Gorbachev B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Indira Gandhi B. Arial Sharon


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STQ

STQ $50K
Magyar, which has no gender-specific pronouns like "he" or "she," is the official national language of what country?
A. Croatia B. Romania
C. Bulgaria D. Hungary

$100,000
Which of the following has never been the title of a workout video starring fitness expert Richard Simmons?
A. Fit to the Hits B. Stretchin' to the Classics
C. Disco Sweat D. Dance Your Pants Off

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Justin guesses C and leaves with $25,000.


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$2000- C. Fish
$4000- B. Middle-earth
$8000- D. Big & Rich
$16K- C. Illness
$25k- A. Division
$50K- B. Margaret Thatcher
STQ $50K- D. Hungary
$100K- A. Fit to the Hits

There has to be 10 people on the planet who would know the answer to this question and about one that would care. This was a very mean question. He was doing so well up til then.

$25K: My father, uncle, and grandfather all served in the Navy, so I have no clue on Army unit questions. I live in Kentucky and one of our state's most famous Army divisions is the 101st Airborne Division (known better as the Screaming Eagles) at Fort Campbell. Hundreds of people make up that division. I'm leaning toward division, but I better PAF first to back me up.

$50K: I can safely eliminate Gorby, as he has only one daughter. STQ.

$50K #2: Wheelhouse!

$100K: I've seen commercials for "Stretchin' to the Classics" and "Disco Sweat" on TV before, so I can eliminate them. I'm leaning toward A, but I want to ATA first.

ontellen wrote:There has to be 10 people on the planet who would know the answer to this question and about one that would care. This was a very mean question. He was doing so well up til then.

The Richard Simmons question? Or the twins question?

I had the right hunch about the twins, but without any solid reason for backing up that hunch, I'd probably also STQ. The Magyar question was a slam dunk. And then I'd have to burn some lifeline on Mr. Simmons.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000
Which of these U.S. Army units is the largest?
A. Division B. Brigade
C. Battalion D. Company

Curiously, if this was a Fastest Finger question, the answer would have been ABCD!

I would have gone down in flames on the 25K question. I wouldn't have had my ATA (no clue on the Lord of the Rings question) and felt fairly certain (and would have gone for it after using 50/50) that the right answer to 25K was brigade.

starfish1113 wrote: I wouldn't have had my ATA (no clue on the Lord of the Rings question)

For shame!

Tell him about your homeland, ear!

No problems until the first 50K Q. Also knew the second 50K Q and would have likely burned all the rest of the lifelines trying to figure out the 100K Q.

Gotta catch up on transcript comments...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Justin Oswald
Chicago, IL

South African born, Pharmaceutical sales rep
Doctors have the show on in their waiting rooms, distracting him from his work.

I've been in doctors' offices and never seen BAM - usually it's one of the advice shows.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000
Which of these U.S. Army units is the largest?
A. Division B. Brigade
C. Battalion D. Company

PAF Adam says A-Division 50% sure

50/50 leaves A & B

Back in my military school days we learned that three companies constitute a battalion, three battalions constitute a brigade, and three brigades constitute a division. The exact numbers change from time to time, but division is always the largest. Above that, FWIW, is the corps, and above that is the "army" (as in the 3rd Army).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Like George W. Bush, which of these world leaders also raised twins?
A. Mikhail Gorbachev B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Indira Gandhi B. Arial Sharon

No idea, so time to use lifelines. I don't think the audience will know it, and 50/50 won't help, so let's STQ like Justin did.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:STQ $50K
Magyar, which has no gender-specific pronouns like "he" or "she," is the official national language of what country?
A. Croatia B. Romania
C. Bulgaria D. Hungary

Much better...this one I can answer with no help.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Which of the following has never been the title of a workout video starring fitness expert Richard Simmons?
A. Fit to the Hits B. Stretchin' to the Classics
C. Disco Sweat D. Dance Your Pants Off

Justin guesses C and leaves with $25,000.

No idea, but since I still have PAF, I use it here.