Transcript 12/14/2018 - Sandra Benton

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Transcript 12/14/2018 - Sandra Benton

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:27 pm

Sandra Benton
Lawndale, NC


$500: Which of the following is NOT a type of bird?
A - shoebill
B - spoonbill
C - hornbill
D - creditcardbill
Spoiler
Answer: D (creditcardbill)


$1000: In the Bible, a young Esau famously trades what to his brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew?
A - his Sony PlayStation
B - his birthright
C - his Paw Patrol pajamas
D - his Old Testament action figures
Spoiler
Answer: B (his birthright)


$2000: Designer Patricia Field created so many iconic outfits - including the tutu seen in the opening credits - "fashion" has been called the "5th character" of what TV show?
A - According to Jim
B - Prison Break
C - Sex and the City
D - Naked and Afraid
Spoiler
Answer: C (Sex and the City)

commercial break

Before the show started, Sandra sang Tina Turner to the audience. She's sung before large crowds before, including 160,000 at a gospel music concert in Germany.

$3000: "Yo," "eg," "je," "ja" and "jeg" are all ways to say what first-person pronoun in various European languages?
A - they
B - I
C - it
D - he

Sandra says that
Spoiler
first person means speaking of yourself
.
Spoiler
Answer: B (I)


$5000: Between August 9th, 1974 and December 19th, 1974, the United States did not have which of the following?
A - a vice president
B - a citizen over 100 years old
C - telephone service
D - a military

Sandra has an idea of the answer. She says
Spoiler
the country has never been without a military and there would have been a panic if there were no telephone service. "Citizen over 100 years old" is an interesting choice
. She opts to ask the audience even though she's pretty sure of the answer.
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 92%
B - 7%
C - 1%
D - 0%

That was her gut feeling.
Spoiler
Answer: A (a vice president)

commercial break

$7000: Which of these famous "Parks" is located the farthest west?
A - Central Park
B - Fenway Park
C - Paisley Park
D - Belmont Park

Sandra knows where each of the four is located.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Paisley Park)


$10,000: Which of these actors played both a major character in Aaron Sorkin's 1995 film "The American President" and a regular character on his TV series "The West Wing"?
A - Annette Bening
B - Rob Lowe
C - Martin Sheen
D - Bradley Whitford

Sandra knows that
Spoiler
Annette Bening wasn't on The West Wing, and Bradley Whitford was, but she wouldn't call it his show. She knows Rob Lowe was on The West Wing and Martin Sheen was the president
. She is going to go out on a tightrope and make
Spoiler
C
her final answer.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Martin Sheen)

commercial break

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Payola is a type of illegal payment typically associated with what industry?
A - radio
B - advertising
C - film
D - publishing
Spoiler
Answer: A (radio)

commercial break

$20,000: If all 116 lanes of the world's largest bowling alley, Japan's Inazawa Grand Bowl, were laid end-to-end, about how long would that single lane be?
A - 2/3 of a mile
B - 1 & 1/3 miles
C - 2 & 1/5 miles
D - 5 % 1/2 miles

Sandra says that
Spoiler
A, B & C are all too short
. She chooses to use her 50:50.
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"50:50 results": B & C

Her answer is no longer there. She's going out on a limb again and make
Spoiler
C
her final answer.
Spoiler
Answer: B (1 & 1/3 miles)

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Re: Transcript 12/14/2018 - Sandra Benton

#2 Post by earendel » Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:55 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sandra Benton
Lawndale, NC
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000: Between August 9th, 1974 and December 19th, 1974, the United States did not have which of the following?
A - a vice president
B - a citizen over 100 years old
C - telephone service
D - a military

Sandra has an idea of the answer. She says
Spoiler
the country has never been without a military and there would have been a panic if there were no telephone service. "Citizen over 100 years old" is an interesting choice
. She opts to ask the audience even though she's pretty sure of the answer.
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 92%
B - 7%
C - 1%
D - 0%

That was her gut feeling.
Spoiler
Answer: A (a vice president)
I would have gotten this one right but for the wrong reason. I was thinking of Spiro Agnew's resignation.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000: Which of these actors played both a major character in Aaron Sorkin's 1995 film "The American President" and a regular character on his TV series "The West Wing"?
A - Annette Bening
B - Rob Lowe
C - Martin Sheen
D - Bradley Whitford

Sandra knows that
Spoiler
Annette Bening wasn't on The West Wing, and Bradley Whitford was, but she wouldn't call it his show. She knows Rob Lowe was on The West Wing and Martin Sheen was the president
. She is going to go out on a tightrope and make
Spoiler
C
her final answer.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Martin Sheen)
And here's where I might have gone home. I've never seen the movie but for some reason thought Bradley Whitford was the right answer. I hope I might have had sense enough to use a lifeline, though.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: If all 116 lanes of the world's largest bowling alley, Japan's Inazawa Grand Bowl, were laid end-to-end, about how long would that single lane be?
A - 2/3 of a mile
B - 1 & 1/3 miles
C - 2 & 1/5 miles
D - 5 % 1/2 miles

Sandra says that
Spoiler
A, B & C are all too short
. She chooses to use her 50:50.
Spoiler
"50:50 results": B & C

Her answer is no longer there. She's going out on a limb again and make
Spoiler
C
her final answer.
Spoiler
Answer: B (1 & 1/3 miles)
A bowling lane is 60' long, so doing some off the cuff math...100x60 is 6000, 16x60=960, so that gives us 6960. 2 miles would be over 10,000 feet, and 2/3 mile is around 3600, so it has to be B.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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