Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

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Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:41 am

Allyssa Walsh
Devon, PA
teacher


Allyssa teaches 4th grade and uses unconventional methods for teaching. Her class has a pet turtle named Yertle. Her Plus 1 is her college roommate from Colgate, Jill.

$500: Which of these will you NOT find on Money magazine's list of "11 Ways to Save Money at the Movies This Summer"?
A - go during off times
B - eat beforehand
C - stick to 2D
D - wear a gray wig to get a senior discount
Spoiler
Answer: D (wear a gray wig to get a senior discount)
$1000: Formerly called the King's Highway, Philadelphia's Frankford Avenue is home to America's oldest continually used what, built in 1697?
A - bridge
B - electric vehicle charging station
C - rest stop vending machine
D - drive-thru car wash
Spoiler
Answer: A (bridge)
$2000: The Chinese tradition of Yum Chu, or drinking tea while eating different varieties of small dishes is better known in the US by what time-worn phrase?
A - tai chi
B - gung ho
C - dim sum
D - feng shui
Spoiler
Answer: C (dim sum)
$3000: Students of UT-Austin were probably feeling "alright, alright, alright" when what fellow Longhorn signed on to co-teach a film class in 2016?
A - Ben Affleck
B - Robert Downey, Jr.
C - Matthew McConaughey
D - Edward Norton

Allyssa recognizes the phrase but isn't confident enough to go for it so she asks the audience.
ATA
Ask the Audience results:
A - 1%
B - 2%
C - 96%
D - 1%
Spoiler
Answer: C (Matthew McConaughey)
$5000: What medical journal claims to feature "the best in peer-reviewed, cutting edge original research" in "thoracic surgery" and "related disciplines"?
A - Chest Journal
B - Hand Journal
C - Brain Journal
D - Knee Journal
Spoiler
Answer: A (Chest Journal)
commercial break

$7000: Playing off a misheard lyric in "Blank Space", what series of novels features the book "The Secrets of the Starbucks Lovers"?
A - 50 Shades of Beyoncé
B - Taylor Swift: Girl Detective
C - The Berenstein Biebers
D - Adele in Wonderland

Allyssa is sure it isn't
Spoiler
Bieber
and is pretty sure it isn't
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Beyoncé
and
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Wonderland makes no sense
. She decides to use her 50:50.
50:50 results
B & C
Spoiler
Answer: B (Taylor Swift: Girl Detective)
$10,000: According to a common kitchen tip, home chefs can remove the scent of onion or garlic from their hands simply by rubbing them on what for 10 seconds?
A - linoleum floor
B - granite coutertop
C - stainless steel faucet
D - wood veneer cabinet door

Allyssa doesn't know, but her +1 is a Culinary Institute of America trained chef, so she calls on Jill. Jill is 100% sure she knows.
Spoiler
Answer: C (stainless steel faucet)
commercial break

$20,000: Besides Elizabeth, what are the 3 names that belonged to a reigning king or queen of England in the 20th century?
A - Anne, Henry, Edward
B - James, Victoria, Henry
C - Edward, George, Anne
D - George, Victoria, Edward

Allyssa says that
Spoiler
the Victorian era started in the late 19th century and carried over to the 20th
so that leaves
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B and D
. She says that
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Henry was much earlier - Henry VIII was the 1800s
. Elizabeth started in the mid-20th century and Allyssa doesn't remember any
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Anne
.
Spoiler
Answer: D (George, Victoria, Edward)
$30,000: Slightly wider than an American bill and much taller, the largest euro note features color-changing purple ink, a counterfeit-resistant hologram, and is worth what?
A - €100
B - €200
C - €500
D - €1000

Allyssa hasn't been to Europe in a while. She decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (€500)

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" Most commonly made from grapes, which of the following alcoholic beverages derives its name from a Dutch word meaning "burnt wine"?:
A - brandy
B - bourbon
C - liqueur
D - tequila
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Answer: A (brandy)

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Re: Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:41 am

7K: totally unfamiliar w/ album title. ATA

10: none make sense to me. 50/50 to at least narrow down. If granite had been left I'd have gone w/ it & been out.

30K: +1

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Re: Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#3 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:50 am

Did she really say Henry III was 1800's?
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Re: Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#4 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:38 pm

$3000: Students of UT-Austin were probably feeling "alright, alright, alright" when what fellow Longhorn signed on to co-teach a film class in 2016?
A - Ben Affleck
B - Robert Downey, Jr.
C - Matthew McConaughey
D - Edward Norton

Allyssa recognizes the phrase but isn't confident enough to go for it so she asks the audience.
ATA
Ask the Audience results:
A - 1%
B - 2%
C - 96%
D - 1%
Spoiler
Answer: C (Matthew McConaughey)
ATA
$7000: Playing off a misheard lyric in "Blank Space," what series of novels features the book "The Secrets of the Starbucks Lovers"?
A - 50 Shades of Beyoncé
B - Taylor Swift: Girl Detective
C - The Berenstein Biebers
D - Adele in Wonderland

Allyssa is sure it isn't
Spoiler
Bieber
and is pretty sure it isn't
Spoiler
Beyoncé
and
Spoiler
Wonderland makes no sense
. She decides to use her 50:50.
50:50 results
B & C
Spoiler
Answer: B (Taylor Swift: Girl Detective)
50/50
$10,000: According to a common kitchen tip, home chefs can remove the scent of onion or garlic from their hands simply by rubbing them on what for 10 seconds?
A - linoleum floor
B - granite coutertop
C - stainless steel faucet
D - wood veneer cabinet door

Allyssa doesn't know, but her +1 is a Culinary Institute of America trained chef, so she calls on Jill. Jill is 100% sure she knows.
Spoiler
Answer: C (stainless steel faucet)
Plus One and probably sayonara.
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Re: Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#5 Post by earendel » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:31 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Allyssa Walsh
Devon, PA
teacher


Allyssa teaches 4th grade and uses unconventional methods for teaching. Her class has a pet turtle named Yertle. Her Plus 1 is her college roommate from Colgate, Jill.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000: Slightly wider than an American bill and much taller, the largest euro note features color-changing purple ink, a counterfeit-resistant hologram, and is worth what?
A - €100
B - €200
C - €500
D - €1000

Allyssa hasn't been to Europe in a while. She decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (€500)
Time for a lifeline - I've seen paper euros but none in any of the listed denominations. I'll try ATA but wouldn't be confident they'd know the answer.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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Re: Transcript 12/9/2016 - Allyssa Walsh

#6 Post by earendel » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:32 am

tlynn78 wrote:Did she really say Henry III was 1800's?
She really did say that Henry VIII was in the 1800s.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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