Transcript 10/24/16 Wayne Newton (carryover contestant)

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Wayne Newton
Las Vegas, NV

Wayne is playing for the USO.
Wayne has $5K in his bank and the ATA lifeline remaining.

$7K Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene joined lone remaining original member Mary Wilson for what group’s 1977 farewell concert?
A. The Shirelles
B. The Supremes
C. The Marvelettes
D. Martha and the Vandellas

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B. The Supremes

$10K What are the only two states in the U.S. that have capitals whose names end with the letter “u”?
A. The 1st and 18th to join the Union
B. The 7th & 8th to join the Union
C. The 27th and 31st to join the Union
D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

ATA

ATA results

4% A. The 1st and 18th to join the Union
8% B. The 7th & 8th to join the Union
20% C. The 27th and 31st to join the Union
68% D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

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D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

commercial break

$20K In the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the code words used for the letters R and J are both what?
A. Types of dances
B. World capital cities
C. Units of measurement
D. Shakespearean characters

Wayne makes

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”World capital cities”

his final answer.

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D. Shakespearean characters
Wayne leaves with $10K for the USO.

[ghostjmf]

20K: Heard of the military alphabet. Never ever heard of NATO alphabet. Cities are so logical I'm sure they'd be left by fixed 50/50 even if not right. So call +1 & then we may well call 50/50.

[earendel]

Wayne Newton
Las Vegas, NV

Wayne is playing for the USO.
Wayne has $5K in his bank and the ATA lifeline remaining.

Wayne looks like he's had one (or two) too many face lifts.

$10K What are the only two states in the U.S. that have capitals whose names end with the letter “u”?
A. The 1st and 18th to join the Union
B. The 7th & 8th to join the Union
C. The 27th and 31st to join the Union
D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

ATA

ATA results

4% A. The 1st and 18th to join the Union
8% B. The 7th & 8th to join the Union
20% C. The 27th and 31st to join the Union
68% D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

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D. The 49th and 50th to join the Union

Juneau, AK and Honolulu, HI. 49th and 50th states.

$20K In the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the code words used for the letters R and J are both what?
A. Types of dances
B. World capital cities
C. Units of measurement
D. Shakespearean characters

Wayne makes

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”World capital cities”

his final answer.

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D. Shakespearean characters
Wayne leaves with $10K for the USO.

Pity. But he gets the $10K anyway.

[andrewjackson]

Just for future reference,

U.S. Military alphabet, mostly out-of-date except for a few specialized uses:

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NATO alphabet:

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