Transcript 12/14/17 Dan Defigio (Beginner's Luck)
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:51 pm
Beginner's Luck week features people who have never been to Las Vegas before.
Any player who correctly answers the $5,000 question will also win tickets to see Jennifer Lopez at Planet Hollywood.
Dan Defigio
Nashville, TN
Dan is getting the honeymoon he never had.
$500
According to the Mayo Clinic, all but which of these are good to do if you want to relieve ear pressure when your plane is climbing or descending?
A: Yawn B: Suck on a hard candy
C: Open a window D: Chew gum
$1,000
Although it's not illegal, many Las Vegas casinos ban gamblers from using what strategy when playing blackjack?
A: Counting sheep B: Counting cards
C: Counting electoral votes D: Counting their chickens before they hatch
$2,000
Just hours before the Cuban trade embargo went into effect in 1962, President Kennedy had his press secretary go out and buy him 1,200 what?
A: Cigars B: Plantains
C: Shots of rum D: Salsa lessons
$3,000
In each of these pairs of athletic siblings, both siblings have won Olympic medals—except for who?
A: Beth and Eric Heiden B: Al Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee
C: Peyton and Eli Manning D: Serena and Venus Williams
$5,000
Matching labor with local demand, what online service founded by Leah Busque is promoted with a faux fur-covered, animal-shaped van?
A: TaskRabbit B: OddJobOtter
C: ChoreSquirrel D: ErrandBeaver
Second commercial break
$7,000
If you wake up in a strange motel room to find you're the victim of a metatarsal osteotomy, what's been surgically removed from your body?
A: A wart on your hand B: A bunion on your foot
C: A rib D: Your gall bladder
$10,000
Interstate 495 is a 64-mile road that famously loops around what East Coast city?
A: Atlanta B: Miami
C: Philadelphia D: Washington, DC
Third commercial break
Born with the last name Tomalin, who still uses the name of her ex-husband, "The Princess Bride" and "Dog Day Afternoon" actor Chris?
A: Susan Sarandon B: Goldie Hawn
C: Jessica Lange D: Sigourney Weaver
$30,000
If someone shouted "Hey, nice jabot!" when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walked by, they would be complimenting her what?
A: Gold brooch B: Black judge's robe
C: Eyeglasses chain D: Fancy collar
The horn
Dan will return on Friday
Any player who correctly answers the $5,000 question will also win tickets to see Jennifer Lopez at Planet Hollywood.
Dan Defigio
Nashville, TN
Dan is getting the honeymoon he never had.
$500
According to the Mayo Clinic, all but which of these are good to do if you want to relieve ear pressure when your plane is climbing or descending?
A: Yawn B: Suck on a hard candy
C: Open a window D: Chew gum
Spoiler
C: Open a window
$1,000
Although it's not illegal, many Las Vegas casinos ban gamblers from using what strategy when playing blackjack?
A: Counting sheep B: Counting cards
C: Counting electoral votes D: Counting their chickens before they hatch
Spoiler
B: Counting cards
$2,000
Just hours before the Cuban trade embargo went into effect in 1962, President Kennedy had his press secretary go out and buy him 1,200 what?
A: Cigars B: Plantains
C: Shots of rum D: Salsa lessons
Spoiler
A: Cigars
$3,000
In each of these pairs of athletic siblings, both siblings have won Olympic medals—except for who?
A: Beth and Eric Heiden B: Al Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee
C: Peyton and Eli Manning D: Serena and Venus Williams
Spoiler
C: Peyton and Eli Manning
$5,000
Matching labor with local demand, what online service founded by Leah Busque is promoted with a faux fur-covered, animal-shaped van?
A: TaskRabbit B: OddJobOtter
C: ChoreSquirrel D: ErrandBeaver
Spoiler
A: TaskRabbit
Second commercial break
$7,000
If you wake up in a strange motel room to find you're the victim of a metatarsal osteotomy, what's been surgically removed from your body?
A: A wart on your hand B: A bunion on your foot
C: A rib D: Your gall bladder
Spoiler
B: A bunion on your foot
$10,000
Interstate 495 is a 64-mile road that famously loops around what East Coast city?
A: Atlanta B: Miami
C: Philadelphia D: Washington, DC
Spoiler
A: 17% B: 3% C: 17% D: 63%
Spoiler
D: Washington, DC
Third commercial break
$20,000QotD wrote: If you're in a casino and you spot a riffle, you have just seen a type of what?
A: Slot machine B: Cocktail
C: Shuffle D: Showgirl
Spoiler
C: Shuffle
Born with the last name Tomalin, who still uses the name of her ex-husband, "The Princess Bride" and "Dog Day Afternoon" actor Chris?
A: Susan Sarandon B: Goldie Hawn
C: Jessica Lange D: Sigourney Weaver
Spoiler
Dan's +1 is his friend, Hari. Hari knows that Chris Sarandon was in "The Princess Bride."
Spoiler
A: Susan Sarandon
$30,000
If someone shouted "Hey, nice jabot!" when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walked by, they would be complimenting her what?
A: Gold brooch B: Black judge's robe
C: Eyeglasses chain D: Fancy collar
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Eyeglasses chain & Fancy collar.
Spoiler
D: Fancy collar
The horn
Dan will return on Friday