Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

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Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:16 pm

Merideth Early
Ault, CO
Full-time mom and student - studying to be a vet


They show a video of Merideth kids wishing her luck.

Question Topics:
* U.S. Presidents
* Australia
* Brand Names
* Medical Conditions
* Logos
* Mountains
* Quotations
* Hip-Hop
* The Royal Family
* Nursery Rhymes
* Universities
* Obituaries
* April Fool's Day
* Vocabulary
* Phobias

$100 - Category: Phobias
Albany International is one of many airports that offers special counseling programs for people afraid of what?

A: Dentists B: Flying
C: Public Speaking D: Airplane food
Spoiler
B: Flying (8)

$200 - Category: Vocabulary
Which of these color names is also an adjective meaning "beneficial to the environment"?

A: Red B: Green
C: Blue D: Yellow

Mentions that green is her favorite color (as the clock ticks)
Spoiler
B: Green (7)

$300 - Category: April Fool's Day
For an April Fool's Day prank, what restaurant chain took out a full-page ad in USA Today introducing a new "Left-Handed Whopper"?

A: Burger King B: Taco Bell
C: Dairy Queen D: Pizza Hut

Mentions that she wanted to buy one for her sister (as the clock ticks)
Spoiler
A: Burger King (8)
$500 - Category: Obituaries
A 2008 obit for Charlton Heston observed how his "commanding presence won him epic roles from" what to what?

A: Abraham to Aristotle B: Moses to Michelangelo
C: Noah to Napoleon D: SOlomon to Socrates

With 4 seconds left, Merideth asks the audience.

ATA: A: 5% B: 83% C: 7% D: 5%
Spoiler
B: Moses to Michelangelo (3)
$1000 - Category: Universities
Established in 1789, Georgetown University is located in an upscale neighborhood of what city?

A: Washington, D.C. B: Boston
C: Philadelphia D: Chicago

With 6 seconds left, Merideth double dips

Her fist choice is correct
Spoiler
A: Washington, D.C. (6)
Commercial break
Her sisters are introduced in the realtionship seat

She gets the ATE lifeline

She likes the next category of Nursery Rhymes

$2000 - Nursery Rhymes
What classic nursery rhyme mentions a fine lady "with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes"?

A: Jack Sprat B: London Bridge
C: Humpty Dumpty D: Ride a Cock Horse
Spoiler
D: Ride a Cock Horse (20)
$4000 - Category: The Royal Family
As of 2008, who is second in line to the British throne?
A: Prince Philip B: Prince William
C: Price Charles D: Prince Harry

Merideth hates to use another lifeline so she decides to take a chance and answer

Spoiler
B: Prince WIlliam (14)

$8000 - Category: Hip-Hop
"Late Registration" and "Graduation" are two recent albums by what hip-hop artist?
A: Jay-Z B: Snoop Dogg
C: Kanye West D: 50 Cent

Merideth uses PAF Peter at 21 seconds. Meredith V comments that Peter is a hot looking dude (he has a leather jacket and shades on).

Peter answers Kanye West - 100%

Spoiler
C: Kanye West (18)
Commercial break

On-Deck contestant Chris Samperi is introduced

$16,000 - Category: Quotations
In one of his most famous and controversial declarations, what did Karl Marx dub "the opium of the people"?
A: Art B: Democracy
C: Entertainment D: Religion

She is thinking it is Democracy beacuse it is Karl Marx and doesn't want to use another lifeline but at 11 seconds uses the ATE and the connect to Bill Nye

At first Bill Nye seems a little unsure for just a moment but then Bill goes with Religion and he feels he is sure.
Spoiler
D: Religion (8)
After the answer Bill holds up a magnifying glass to the camera.

Game ends with Merideth returning - no lifelines remain and going for $25,000

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#2 Post by gsabc » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:38 pm

Good! We get to see if the categories change from one day of taping to the next.

ATA on the Hip-Hop category, which would have been my hope in seeing the category stack. No problem otherwise.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.

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Re: Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:47 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $2000 - Nursery Rhymes
What classic nursery rhyme mentions a fine lady "with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes"?

A: Jack Sprat B: London Bridge
C: Humpty Dumpty D: Ride a Cock Horse
I'm OK by the process of elmination here, and I recognize the quoted phrase, but I couldn't have recited any of it if just given the name of that rhyme. :?
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $4000 - Category: The Royal Family
As of 2008, who is second in line to the British throne?
A: Prince Philip B: Prince William
C: Price Charles D: Prince Harry
Why is it assumed in the USA that "The Royal Family" concerns the Windsors? There are a few other royal families in the world. :wink:



ATA for me on the Hip-Hop question.

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Re: Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

#4 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:51 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:* U.S. Presidents
* Australia
* Brand Names
* Medical Conditions
* Logos
* Mountains
* Quotations
* Hip-Hop
* The Royal Family
* Nursery Rhymes
* Universities
* Obituaries
* April Fool's Day
* Vocabulary
* Phobias
At first glance, The Royal Family could pose a problem for me. I'm not really big on royalty. I might be using ATA there. The $500,000 Australia question looks like a good time to use PAF. Other than that, I feel really good about the rest of these subjects.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $2000 - Nursery Rhymes
What classic nursery rhyme mentions a fine lady "with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes"?

A: Jack Sprat B: London Bridge
C: Humpty Dumpty D: Ride a Cock Horse
Upon seeing the question, the first thing that entered my mind was Sweet Gypsy Rose. Please tell me I'm not the only one here who has heard of that song.

But I would've said D by process of elimination.

$4K: Fortunately for me, I got this question correct. My chances look a lot better now.

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Re: Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

#5 Post by earendel » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:08 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Merideth Early
Ault, CO
Full-time mom and student - studying to be a vet
Meredith, meet Merideth. Which one of them is dyslexic?
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000 - Category: Hip-Hop
"Late Registration" and "Graduation" are two recent albums by what hip-hop artist?
A: Jay-Z B: Snoop Dogg
C: Kanye West D: 50 Cent

Merideth uses PAF Peter at 21 seconds. Meredith V comments that Peter is a hot looking dude (he has a leather jacket and shades on).

Peter answers Kanye West - 100%
Spoiler
C: Kanye West (18)
Lifeline time for me. ATA and hope for the best. BTW I hate the "rolling percentiles" on the new ATA graphic - it's reminiscent of "The Power of 10".

Aside from that, it's smooth sailing.
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#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:11 pm

earendel wrote: BTW I hate the "rolling percentiles" on the new ATA graphic - it's reminiscent of "The Power of 10".
Yeah. On Power of 10, they'd make the correct answer bounce up an down to draw out the suspense. Do they really need to do that here, with this new, "faster" format?

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Re: Transcript 09/12/08 - Merideth Early

#7 Post by frogman042 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:12 pm

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Merideth Early
Ault, CO
Full-time mom and student - studying to be a vet
Meredith, meet Merideth. Which one of them is dyslexic?
I had a hell of a time trying to make sure I got each refence correctly - especially with my superb spelling skills.
earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000 - Category: Hip-Hop
"Late Registration" and "Graduation" are two recent albums by what hip-hop artist?
A: Jay-Z B: Snoop Dogg
C: Kanye West D: 50 Cent

Merideth uses PAF Peter at 21 seconds. Meredith V comments that Peter is a hot looking dude (he has a leather jacket and shades on).

Peter answers Kanye West - 100%
Spoiler
C: Kanye West (18)
Lifeline time for me. ATA and hope for the best. BTW I hate the "rolling percentiles" on the new ATA graphic - it's reminiscent of "The Power of 10".

Aside from that, it's smooth sailing.
I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the 'fake-out' ATA results... more on that later...

---Jay

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#8 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:14 pm

frogman042 wrote:I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the 'fake-out' ATA results... more on that later...
Ooooooh! A little foreshadowing! 8)

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#9 Post by frogman042 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:46 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
frogman042 wrote:I was wondering if anyone was going to mention the 'fake-out' ATA results... more on that later...
Ooooooh! A little foreshadowing! 8)
Not really, I didn't intend that comment as any sort of tease. Early on I decided to refrain from any comments regarding any changes to the show until my episode airs - regardless of whether or not it had any bearing on my appearence. Most of the changes have been noted and discussed, but that specific modification has not been and I was just trying to draw a bit of attention to that.

---Jay

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#10 Post by TheConfessor » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:39 pm

gsabc wrote:Good! We get to see if the categories change from one day of taping to the next.
Haven't we already verified that they don't? It would extremely hard to justify doing such a thing.

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