Transcript 10/3/18 Tom Colocci (TomC) (carryover)

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Transcript 10/3/18 Tom Colocci (TomC) (carryover)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:04 am

Tom Colocci (new BB TomC)
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$100,000
Warren Buffett says he swore off sending emails after the very first one he sent ended up in court. The recipient was Jeff Raikes — who at the time, was what?
A: A Microsoft executive B: A golf instructor
C: His congressman D: His son-in-law

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Tom guesses D: His son-in-law.
The correct answer is A: A Microsoft executive.
Tom wins $50,000.

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#2 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:51 am

I remembered that.
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#3 Post by earendel » Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:31 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Colocci (new BB TomC)
Management consultant
London, England
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Warren Buffett says he swore off sending emails after the very first one he sent ended up in court. The recipient was Jeff Raikes — who at the time, was what?
A: A Microsoft executive B: A golf instructor
C: His congressman D: His son-in-law
Spoiler
Tom guesses D: His son-in-law.
The correct answer is A: A Microsoft executive.
Tom wins $50,000.
Having used my 50:50 already, I'd be left with ATA and +1; unfortunately neither of those is likely to be of much use, but I'll try ATA and see what the results are. "Ended up in court" is the key, and I would not expect it to be his congressman. Any of the others are plausible.
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#4 Post by ghostjmf » Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:12 am

100K: Only ATA left. Use it but they won't know it. Its a free guess so I would guess Microsoft.. Maybe only because an in-law suit would have made his bios.

Tom, you had a great run.

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#5 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:20 am

Well done, Tom.
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#6 Post by TomC » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:02 am

Thanks guys.
This is one where you can really make a case for any of them. In retrospect, it's easy to see he was a Microsoft Exec, but at the time it's just a 1 in 4 gutshot. Really no way into the question at all except to use logic. But at the 100k level, they often try to trick you so even that doesn't get you far...

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#7 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:50 pm

TomC wrote:Thanks guys.
This is one where you can really make a case for any of them. In retrospect, it's easy to see he was a Microsoft Exec, but at the time it's just a 1 in 4 gutshot. Really no way into the question at all except to use logic. But at the 100k level, they often try to trick you so even that doesn't get you far...
I remember the story. Buffett sent an email to Jeff Raikes asking about Microsoft's internal information. Raikes replied with details and so Buffett was accused of getting insider information.
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#8 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:13 am

NICE job!!

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