Transcript 1/26/2018 - Rachel Bouton

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Transcript 1/26/2018 - Rachel Bouton

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:39 pm

Rachel Bouton
Brooklyn, NY
lyricist


She asks the audience to clap for her and Rachel breaks into a rap.

$500: Not just a kitchen appliance, which of these is also a term defined as "a person who introduces the speakers at a formal occasion"?
A - salad spinner
B - toastmaster
C - miracle blender
D - FryDaddy
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Answer: B (toastmaster)


$1000: As its germ-fighting alcohol means there's little risk of infection, what did the NY Times call "an effective tool" to keep surgeons from cutting the wrong body part?
A - a Sharpie marker
B - a rubber band
C - a Post-it note
D - a flashing neon sign
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Answer: A (a Sharpie marker)


$2000: When asylum-seeking Edward Snowden was stuck in the Moscow airport in 2013, his attorney brought him what fitting Russian novel to help pass the time?
A - Crime and Punishment
B - Sense and Sensibility
C - Beezus and Ramona
D - Marley & Me
Spoiler
Answer: A (Crime and Punishment)


$3000: According to The Smithsonian, what deep-fried sweet was first brought to Manhattan by the Dutch, who called them olykoeks - literally "oily cakes"?
A - doughnuts
B - crepes
C - Whoopie pies
D - brownies
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Answer: A (doughnuts)


$5000: Which of these characters is the only one who typically wears pants?
A - Bugs Bunny
B - Donald Duck
C - Winnie the Pooh
D - Mickey Mouse
Spoiler
Answer: D (Mickey Mouse)

commercial break

$7000: Spanning fifty miles across the Continental Divide, what Montana park features the incredibly scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road?
A - Arches National Park
B - Glacier National Park
C - Zion National Park
D - Badlands National Park

Rachel grew up in Colorado near the Continental Divide and knows that
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Arches and Zion are both in Utah. She thinks that Glacier is in Montana
. She decides to use her 50:50 because
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she isn't sure where Badlands is
,
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"50:50 results": B & C

That confirms it for her.
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Answer: B (Glacier National Park)


$10,000: What critically acclaimed R&B artist earned kudos for her acting skills in the critically acclaimed 2016 movies "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures"?
A - Solange
B - Jennifer Hudson
C - Janelle Monae
D - Erykah Badu

Rachel listens to R&B music and knows the answer.
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Answer: C (Janelle Monae)


$20,000: There's no love for southpaws in what sport, which in the 1970s began banning athletes from competing left-handed for safety reasons?
A - javelin throw
B - ice hockey
C - polo
D - racquetball

Rachel's a lefty but she isn't athletic and has never done any of these. She has an instinct on this and goes with it, making
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A
her final answer.
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Answer: C (polo)

Rachel leaves with $5,000.

commercial break

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Which of these Broadway musicals features a song titled "Halloween"?
A - Chicago
B - Rent
C - Avenue Q
D - Dreamgirls
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Answer: B (Rent)

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Re: Transcript 1/26/2018 - Rachel Bouton

#2 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:36 pm

5K: Hate to say it, but I thought Donald might wear pants too. (Jeez, I hope other-Donald *always* wears his pants.). ATA_

20K: You aren't throwing javelins *at* people. Lefties aren't barred from hockey. 50/50.

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Re: Transcript 1/26/2018 - Rachel Bouton

#3 Post by earendel » Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:42 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Rachel Bouton
Brooklyn, NY
lyricist


She asks the audience to clap for her and Rachel breaks into a rap.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000: Which of these characters is the only one who typically wears pants?
A - Bugs Bunny
B - Donald Duck
C - Winnie the Pooh
D - Mickey Mouse
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Answer: D (Mickey Mouse)
I always thought it funny that Donald Duck didn't wear pants, but there are scenes with him getting out of the shower and having a towel around his waist.

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