Transcript 10/31/16 A. Skarlatos, S. Stone, A. Sadler

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Hometown Heroes Week

Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler
Sacramento, CA

In August of 2015, the three friends were on a train from Amsterdam to Paris when gunshots broke out.
They tackled and disarmed the terrorist.

The group’s Plus One is Alek’s bother, Peter.

They also have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question. If they have a question they can’t answer, they can ask to Cut the Question. The question will then be replaced with a new one. The CTQ can be used on any level up to and including the $50K question.

Spencer will be the one to say final answer.

$500 In a clever design hidden inside the Tour de France logo, a stylized letter “R” depicts a person bent over, riding a what?
A. Donkey
B. Bicycle
C. Broom
D. Mechanical bull

Spoiler

B. Bicycle

$1K Speaking about his post-presidency plans, Barack Obama recently joked that he was going to get on what job search website “and see what comes up”?
A. Linkedln
B. Amazon
C. Pinterest
D. PayPal

Spoiler

A. Linkedln

$2K Treating its products with a synthetic version of the natural chemical pyrethrin, Buzz Off makes EPA-approved clothes that will keep you from getting what?
A. Bitten by mosquitoes
B. A military haircut
C. Slightly drunk
D. Hit on by an astronaut

Spoiler

A. Bitten by mosquitoes

$3K Set in Minnesota’s Paisley Park Studios, what ‘90s PC video game had players complete a series of puzzles to unlock a famous musician’s symbol?
A. Madonna Kombat
B. Rick James 3-D
C. Prince Interactive
D. Billy Ocean’s Riptide Ride

Spoiler

C. Prince Interactive

commercial break

$5K Since Wookiee fur doesn’t exist, to make Chewbacca for the original “Star Wars” movie, they primarily used the hair of what animal?
A. Koala
B. Tiger
C. Camel
D. Yak

Spoiler

D. Yak

$7K If it were converted to the metric system, the phrase “the whole 9 yards” would be roughly what?
A. “The whole 3.8 meters”
B. “The whole 5.2 meters”
C. “The whole 8.2 meters”
D. “The whole 12.9 meters”

Spoiler

C. “The whole 8.2 meters”

$10K A classic roll of Life Savers has how many flavors?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

ATA

ATA results

2% A. Three
23% B. Four
69% C. Five
6% D. Six

Spoiler

C. Five

commercial break

$20K Taking its name from a Tamil word, a catamaran is a type of seacraft originally used in waters off the coast of what country?
A. Iran
B. Somalia
C. India
D. Greenland

+1

Peter, a linguistics major, says that catamaran is

Spoiler

an Indian word.

Spoiler

C. India

commercial break

QOTD

A blend of passionfruit, orange, and guava, POG juice was created in what U.S. state?
A. South Carolina
B. Hawaii
C. Florida
D. California

Spoiler

B. Hawaii

$30K Thanks to the lowest gas prices in a decade, the New York Times reported that last year, Americans set a new record by driving how many miles?
A. 3.15 million
B. 3.15 billion
C. 3.15 trillion
D. 3.15 quadrillion

CTQ

Spoiler

C. 3.15 trillion

$30K Before she retired in 2014 after 56 years, the 88-year-old sister of which of these people could be found teaching classes a Spelman College?
A. Pope John Paul II
B. Mao Zedong
C. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. Richard Nixon

Spoiler

C. Martin Luther King, Jr.

end of show noise

Alek, Spenser and Anthony will return for tomorrow’s show.

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10K: ATA & hope. I can only think of yellow, green & I bet red, but I know there's more

30K: CTQ!

New 30K I got, easy

Certainly glad these guys get to play & I hope (& bet) show triples their take

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Hometown Heroes Week

Alex Scarlatos, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler
Sacramento, CA

In August of 2015, the three friends were on a train from Amsterdam to Paris when gunshots broke out.
They tackled and disarmed the terrorist.

The group’s Plus One is Alex’s bother, Peter.

They also have a fourth lifeline, Cut the Question. If they have a question they can’t answer, they can ask to Cut the Question. The question will then be replaced with a new one. The CTQ can be used on any level up to and including the $50K question.

Spencer will be the one to say final answer.

Nihil obstat®. I hope they do well. They deserve it.

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$3K Set in Minnesota’s Paisley Park Studios, what ‘90s PC video game had players complete a series of puzzles to unlock a famous musician’s symbol?
A. Madonna Kombat
B. Rick James 3-D
C. Prince Interactive
D. Billy Ocean’s Riptide Ride

Spoiler

C. Prince Interactive

ATA

$10K A classic roll of Life Savers has how many flavors?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

ATA

ATA results

2% A. Three
23% B. Four
69% C. Five
6% D. Six

Spoiler

C. Five

I'm doomed. 50/50 will leave four and five. Plus One.

$20K Taking its name from a Tamil word, a catamaran is a type of seacraft originally used in waters off the coast of what country?
A. Iran
B. Somalia
C. India
D. Greenland

+1

Peter, a linguistics major, says that catamaran is

Spoiler

an Indian word.

Spoiler

C. India

50/50 and sayonara.

$30K Thanks to the lowest gas prices in a decade, the New York Times reported that last year, Americans set a new record by driving how many miles?
A. 3.15 million
B. 3.15 billion
C. 3.15 trillion
D. 3.15 quadrillion

CTQ

Spoiler

C. 3.15 trillion

I'm already gone, but I probably don't get this anyway.

$30K Before she retired in 2014 after 56 years, the 88-year-old sister of which of these people could be found teaching classes a Spelman College?
A. Pope John Paul II
B. Mao Zedong
C. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. Richard Nixon

Spoiler

C. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Good thing I'm already gone.

Holy cow, that's a tough stack!

[SportsFan68]

Hometown Heroes Week

Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler
Sacramento, CA

This was so fun! I had no idea when I read the transcript what a great show they made. It aired yesterday and today in our market.

I got to watch this up to the $30K question Monday, then they made the mistake of cutting away to Sean Spicer's press conference, where every statement strained credibility more than the last. They finally cut to Comey so we could watch him not answer questions.

$7K If it were converted to the metric system, the phrase “the whole 9 yards” would be roughly what?
A. “The whole 3.8 meters”
B. “The whole 5.2 meters”
C. “The whole 8.2 meters”
D. “The whole 12.9 meters”

Spoiler

C. “The whole 8.2 meters”

It was so fun to watch them talk this out. Someone originally said 3.8, then one of the others said no, a meter is longer than a yard, to it's less.

$20K Taking its name from a Tamil word, a catamaran is a type of seacraft originally used in waters off the coast of what country?
A. Iran
B. Somalia
C. India
D. Greenland

+1

Peter, a linguistics major, says that catamaran is

Spoiler

an Indian word.

Spoiler

C. India

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This was fun too, watching Peter get the right answer from majoring in linguistics.