Transcript 11/30/17 Ben Higgins (Celeb)

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Transcript 11/30/17 Ben Higgins (Celeb)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:02 pm

Ben Higgins
Denver, CO
Ben is a previous contestant on The Bachelorette and The Bachelor.
Ben is playing for Humanity & Hope United Foundation.

$500
Doing more things with cranberry juice than you might have thought possible, Ocean Spray offers all but which of the following varieties?
A: Cran-Pomegranate juice B: Cran-Tangerine juice
C: Cran-Mango juice D: Cran-Formaldehyde juice

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D: Cran-Formaldehyde juice

$1,000
Which of the following things is true of the secret police officer of the sky, the federal air marshal?
A: Must identify self to flight crew B: Must bring a crying baby on board
C: Must consume at least 3 alcoholic beverages D: Must be named Marshall

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A: Must identify self to flight crew

$2,000
What equine-related term can refer to a person with a large, stylish wardrobe, or a piece of furniture on which to hang that wardrobe?
A: Clotheshorse B: Appareldonkey
C: Garmentmule D: Outfitpony

Spoiler
A: Clotheshorse

$3,000
Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz had a luxurious apartment—complete with a private bowling alley—inside what local building that was considered his brainchild?
A: Grand Central Statioin B: Astrodome
C: Gateway Arch D: Lincoln Memorial

Spoiler
B: Astrodome

$5,000
What African nation derives its name from Portuguese words meaning, roughly, "lion mountains"?
A: Sri Lanka B: Timor-Leste
C: Sierra Leone D: Cabo Verde

Spoiler
C: Sierra Leone

$7,000
What actress who starred in the movie "Eat Pray Love," where her character goes to India to find spirituality, is reportedly a practicing Hindu?
A: Julia Roberts B: Halle Berry
C: Jennifer Lawrence D: Kathy Bates

Spoiler
A: 74% B: 11% C: 10% D: 5%

Spoiler
A: Julia Roberts

First commercial break

$10,000
If you're at a Tokyo Starbucks sipping a drink made with coffee and chocolate while eating a Japanese rice pastry, which of these are you enjoying?
A: Latte & Latu B: Mocha & Mochi
C: Cappuccino & Kapucino D: Macchiato & Machioto

Ben is leaning
Spoiler
toward B because he believes Mochi is a rice dish but he doesn't know his coffee drinks very well

Spoiler
Ben's +1 is his friend, Ryan. Ryan confirms that a drink made with coffee & chocolate is a mocha.

Spoiler
B: Mocha & Mochi

$20,000
"There's no chance (it will) get any significant market share" was a former Microsoft CEO's prediction for what product that was unveiled in January 2007?
A: iPod B: iPad
C: iPhone D: iMac

Ben throws out
Spoiler
iPad and iMac becuase he knows they're not from that year. He doesn't want to use his last lifeline so...

Spoiler
Ben guesses iPod
The correct answer is C: iPhone
Ben wins $10,000 for his charity

Second commercial break

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Re: Transcript 11/30/17 Ben Higgins (Celeb)

#2 Post by Estonut » Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:13 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3,000
Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz had a luxurious apartment—complete with a private bowling alley—inside what local building that was considered his brainchild?
A: Grand Central Statioin B: Astrodome
C: Gateway Arch D: Lincoln Memorial

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B: Astrodome
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I hadn't heard of this before. It makes me think of Disney's apartment in Disneyland or the basketball court inside the (Disneyland) Matterhorn.

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Re: Transcript 11/30/17 Ben Higgins (Celeb)

#3 Post by ghostjmf » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:42 am

10K: A bachelor who either never heard of mocha, though at some point in his banter he seems to have, or thinks cappuccino may contain chocolate.

20K: Awfully hard for a 20K Q. iMac is older. Think iPod is older. Think 50/50 will leave Pad & Phone. +1

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Re: Transcript 11/30/17 Ben Higgins (Celeb)

#4 Post by earendel » Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:21 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ben Higgins
Denver, CO
Ben is a previous contestant on The Bachelorette and The Bachelor.
Ben is playing for Humanity & Hope United Foundation.
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