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Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:13 pm

Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher


Bill has been a teacher for 24 year. In 2007 he was Teacher of the Year for his school.

Bill still loves teaching and he learns something every day. He cries at every graduation; they're his kids.

Bill wants to use some of the money from the show as a fundraiser for the Class of 2008, for their class trip.



$100
Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what?

A: Coward B: Genius
C: Miser D: Dork


$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?

A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime


$300
New inventions are often called "the greatest thing since" what?

A: Canned corn B: Ground beef
C: Frozen peas D: Sliced bread


$500
In "The Three Little Pigs," which of these materials is not used by one of the pigs to build a house?

A: Straw B: Bamboo
C: Brick D: Sticks


$1,000
In George H.W. Bush's famous 1988 campaign pledge, what command preceded the line "no new taxes"?

A: Read my lips B: Bank on this
C: Listen up D: Mark my words


$2,000
What automaker's name is taken from an acronym standing for "Swedish Aircraft Company" in its native language?

A: Subaru B: Kia
C: Saab D: Audi


$4,000
In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how?

A: 4? B: 4!
C: 4* D: 4:

Bill: You do know I teach English?

Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers.

Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience.

ATA: A: 3% B: 60% C: 21% D: 16%



-- Commercial Break --


$8,000
What state university's main campus lies in a rustic region known as Happy Valley?

A: Penn State University B: University of Virginia
C: University of Colorado D: Ohio State University


$16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?

A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg

PAF: Bill calls his friend, Dan, repeating the question twice. Five seconds.

Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill.

50/50 leaves A & B.

Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are?

Bill: No. Don't have a clue.

Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking.

Bill walks with $8,000.



-- Commercial Break --


Answers:
$100: B: Genius
$200: C: Nickelodeon
$300: D: Sliced bread
$500: B: Bamboo
$1,000: A: Read my lips
$2,000: C: Saab
$4,000: B: 4!
$8,000: A: Penn State University
$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen

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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:18 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
Upstate New York.

Central New York.

Finger Lakes region of New York.

Not Where Else!

And twenty miles from here.

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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#3 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:58 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
Not a Where Else®, but he is a MAWG® in a dark blue shirt.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100
Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what?

A: Coward B: Genius
C: Miser D: Dork
E: MyBigFatFabulousBrain
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?

A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime
E: FOX Cartoon News

$8K: Not sure on this one. I'll PAF.

$16K: The audience should know this one cuz I don't.

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#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:58 am

$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?

A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime

It's not Adult Swim?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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#5 Post by Hern Berford » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:59 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?

A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime

It's not Adult Swim?

It may as well be. Nickelodeon hasn't been worth watching in almost 2 decades....

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#6 Post by gsabc » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:14 am

ATA on the $16K question, otherwise no problems. And for some reason, I was leaning toward the right answer on the $16K. Since I haven't seen any of the movies involved, I must have subliminally absorbed that one's description from some source.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.

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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#7 Post by silverscreenselect » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:55 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?

A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg

$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen
Mrs. SSS, who is not a fan of violent films, asks me every time I get a DVD order if I've gotten Eastern Promises yet.....

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#8 Post by frogman042 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:46 am

Hern Berford wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?

A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime

It's not Adult Swim?
I would have asked for a claification - do they mean chronological age or emotional age?

It may as well be. Nickelodeon hasn't been worth watching in almost 2 decades....

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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#9 Post by earendel » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:27 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher


Bill has been a teacher for 24 years. In 2007 he was Teacher of the Year for his school.

Bill still loves teaching and he learns something every day. He cries at every graduation; they're his kids.

Bill wants to use some of the money from the show as a fundraiser for the Class of 2008, for their class trip.
I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how?

A: 4? B: 4!
C: 4* D: 4:

Bill: You do know I teach English?

Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers.

Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience.

ATA: A: 3% B: 60% C: 21% D: 16%
No problem on this one for me.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?

A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg

PAF: Bill calls his friend, Dan, repeating the question twice. Five seconds.

Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill.

50/50 leaves A & B.

Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are?

Bill: No. Don't have a clue.

Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking.

Bill walks with $8,000.
That's a real shame. As for me I thought it might be "A" but would have used ATA to confirm this because I wouldn't have been sure enough.
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#10 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:34 am

earendel wrote: I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.
You could try reading the other responses in the thread before posting your own! :P

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#11 Post by earendel » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:05 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
earendel wrote: I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.
You could try reading the other responses in the thread before posting your own! :P
Yeah, but then my comments might be colored by what others wrote.
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#12 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:16 am

Here's a short article about Bill's appearance:

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.a ... d79f279db0

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#13 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:46 pm

Another short article about Bill's appearance:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... her_l.html
Lee said he doesn't regret the way it turned out: "I never played for the money but for the adventure."
And, although the Cortland Standard limits the availability of their articles on the web, I found this one from last November, just after he taped.

http://www.cortlandstandard.net/articles/11032007n.html
Cortland High School English teacher Bill Lee was always a “Jeopardy” guy, but this summer he started watching “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with his wife and in-laws.
“Everyone would look at me, and I kept getting the answers right,” said Lee, 53, of Cortland.
He said his wife, 41-year-old Sandie, encouraged him to audition for the show. He did in September, and at the beginning of October he was accepted to be on the show.
He started watching last summer? :roll:

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#14 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:09 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Another short article about Bill's appearance:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... her_l.html
Lee said he doesn't regret the way it turned out: "I never played for the money but for the adventure."
And, although the Cortland Standard limits the availability of their articles on the web, I found this one from last November, just after he taped.

http://www.cortlandstandard.net/articles/11032007n.html
Cortland High School English teacher Bill Lee was always a “Jeopardy” guy, but this summer he started watching “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with his wife and in-laws.
“Everyone would look at me, and I kept getting the answers right,” said Lee, 53, of Cortland.
He said his wife, 41-year-old Sandie, encouraged him to audition for the show. He did in September, and at the beginning of October he was accepted to be on the show.
He started watching last summer? :roll:
At least he watches the show. When I auditioned for DoND there were several who claimed to have never seen it, not that you need to glean any pertinent strategies from repeated viewings.
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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#15 Post by TheConfessor » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:45 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher
I was rooting for him because my paternal grandparents are buried in Cortland. I still have kin there.

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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee

#16 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:56 pm

silverscreenselect wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?

A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg

$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen
Mrs. SSS, who is not a fan of violent films, asks me every time I get a DVD order if I've gotten Eastern Promises yet.....
I've seen it. The scene is so violent that it's difficult to really focus on the naughty bits.

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