Transcript 09/23/2008 Allison Gray (carryover contestant)

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Allison Gray
Gorham, ME
Labor & delivery nurse


Expecting her third child
Was a 17-year-old HS dropout when pregnant with her first, and says the midwife who helped her also inspired her to go back to school and become a nurse. Wants to open a birth center if she wins the million.


Topic Tree:

Brainiacs
Big Words
Celebrities
First Ladies
The Human Body
The American Flag
Art Terms
Book Titles
Medical Tests
(Latin)
(Animals)
(Canada)
(Brand Names)
(Classic Songs)
(The Internet)


Expert introduced: Sam Greenfield, former “Millionaire” $100K winner.


$4000- A "tox screen" is a medical test commonly used to examine the components of which of the following?
A. Skin B. Blood
C. Bone D. Teeth

Spoiler

B. Blood (23)

$8000- A classic 1969 work by poet Maya Angelou is titled "I Know Why the Caged Bird" what?
A. Sings B. Sleeps
C. Nests D. Cries

Spoiler

A. Sings (24)

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition


Lifeline used: ATA

Spoiler

ATA used at :21
Result A-15% B-13% C-66% D-6%

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C. Ownership history [18]

Commercial Break

Allison's husband Casey is in the audience. Mere asks who is more nervous and Casey says he probably is.


Mere points out a human body category is coming soon, good for a nurse.


$25K- Traditional flag etiquette dictates that the U.S. flag should never be flown upside down except to signal what?
A. An emergency B. The death of a general
C. A declaration of war D. A military surrender


Lifelines used: Expert then PAF

Spoiler

Expert called at :15 - says either A or C and would guess C
PAF called at :12, her father Lawrence from Scarborough, ME (Other PAF choice was friend Glenn from South Portland, ME, she only had two PAFs)
PAF is sure it is A.

Answer: A. An emergency (6)

$50K- Where is your philtrum?
A. In your intestines B. Beneath your kneecap
C. In the back of your throat D. Above your upper lip


Lifeline used: Double Dip

Spoiler

DD called at :28 of :45 clock
She says her knowledge is more the lower part of the body. She guesses C but that is wrong.
Clock starts up and she guesses correctly out of the remaining 3

D. Above your upper lip (:24)

Commercial Break

$100K- Only twenty-one when she moved into the White House, who was the youngest First Lady in U.S. history?
A. Julia Tyler B. Grace Coolidge
C. Frances Cleveland D. Dolley Madison


Walk with $50K

Spoiler

She decided quickly that she had no idea and would walk.

C. Frances Cleveland (clock disappeared, was :27 when she decided to walk)

[NellyLunatic1980]

$16K: Never heard of this word. I would've also tried the audience.

$50K- Where is your philtrum?
A. In your intestines B. Beneath your kneecap
C. In the back of your throat D. Above your upper lip

A rewrite of one of Adam West's questions from Celebrity Millionaire.

$100K: I know that Julia Tyler and Frances Cleveland were the second wives of the respective presidents. Both were very young when they married. Double Dip on those two answers.

[MarleysGh0st]

$25K- Traditional flag etiquette dictates that the U.S. flag should never be flown upside down except to signal what?
A. An emergency B. The death of a general
C. A declaration of war D. A military surrender


Lifelines used: Expert then PAF

Spoiler

Expert called at :15 - says either A or C and would guess C
PAF called at :12, her father Lawrence from Scarborough, ME (Other PAF choice was friend Glenn from South Portland, ME, she only had two PAFs)
PAF is sure it is A.

Answer: A. An emergency (6)

That was a narrow avoidance of an expert dursting, there! I wonder where Sam got the idea that a declaration of war was the right answer?

When Allison made her PAF call, Glenn gave his answer quickly, but Meredith terminated the call with 11 seconds still left on the PAF clock! It appeared that Allison and Glenn had finished their conversation, but they hadn't actually said "Good bye" and they might have used that remaining time to discuss how sure he was about his answer. Bad Meredith!



I thought I had seen that philtrum question before. Thanks for confirming that, Nelly.

[gsabc]

*sigh* Another dream stack for me. No lifeline use until the $100K. Not an ATA question by any stretch. PAF with Google and/or good with Presidential history.

If I get by that and the Celebrities category next, I'd feel good hitting Big Words. Oh well. My turn and dream stack will come.

[earendel]

Allison Gray
Gorham, ME
Labor & delivery nurse

Expecting her third child
Was a 17-year-old HS dropout when pregnant with her first, and says the midwife who helped her also inspired her to go back to school and become a nurse. Wants to open a birth center if she wins the million.

Good for her in making good out of bad.

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition

Lifeline used: ATA

Spoiler

ATA used at :21
Result A-15% B-13% C-66% D-6%
C. Ownership history [18]

Time for a lifeline because I thought "provenance" referred to the historical milieu and style of the painting, and none of the answers fits. Good thing the audience knows its art.

$25K- Traditional flag etiquette dictates that the U.S. flag should never be flown upside down except to signal what?
A. An emergency B. The death of a general
C. A declaration of war D. A military surrender

Lifelines used: Expert then PAF

Spoiler

Expert called at :15 - says either A or C and would guess C
PAF called at :12, her father Lawrence from Scarborough, ME (Other PAF choice was friend Glenn from South Portland, ME, she only had two PAFs)
PAF is sure it is A.

Answer: A. An emergency (6)

Of course I don't expect the expert to know everything, but I thought this was a generally-known fact.

$50K- Where is your philtrum?
A. In your intestines B. Beneath your kneecap
C. In the back of your throat D. Above your upper lip

Lifeline used: Double Dip

Spoiler

DD called at :28 of :45 clock
She says her knowledge is more the lower part of the body. She guesses C but that is wrong.
Clock starts up and she guesses correctly out of the remaining 3

D. Above your upper lip (:24)

Allison's comment was funny.

$50K- Only twenty-one when she moved into the White House, who was the youngest First Lady in U.S. history?
A. Julia Tyler B. Grace Coolidge
C. Frances Cleveland D. Dolley Madison

Walk with $50K

Spoiler

She decided quickly that she had no idea and would walk.

C. Frances Cleveland (clock disappeared, was :27 when she decided to walk)

This is where an ATE or PAF lifeline would be very useful if one didn't know the answer. It's one of those "presidential trivia" questions that you either know or you don't.

[MarleysGh0st]

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition

Time for a lifeline because I thought "provenance" referred to the historical milieu and style of the painting, and none of the answers fits. Good thing the audience knows its art.

You may see the word in articles about your run-of-the-mill art theft, but it particularly comes up regarding the massive art thefts of the Nazis during WWII, with the court cases of families trying to regain some of those artworks.

[slam]

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition

Time for a lifeline because I thought "provenance" referred to the historical milieu and style of the painting, and none of the answers fits. Good thing the audience knows its art.

You may see the word in articles about your run-of-the-mill art theft, but it particularly comes up regarding the massive art thefts of the Nazis during WWII, with the court cases of families trying to regain some of those artworks.

That's where I had mostly heard the word also.

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Allison's appearance.

http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/ ... ryID=58582

She said she signed up for the show after seeing listings for auditions on the show's Web site. She e-mailed the show's producers her e-mail, and they sent an audition date back. She and her husband drove to New York City for a June 30 audition where she had to pass a written exam, interview with producers then take a screen test.

"They told me they would let me know in a few weeks if I had earned a spot on the show," Gray said. "Then they called me two days later and offered me a spot."

[peacock2121]

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition

Time for a lifeline because I thought "provenance" referred to the historical milieu and style of the painting, and none of the answers fits. Good thing the audience knows its art.

You may see the word in articles about your run-of-the-mill art theft, but it particularly comes up regarding the massive art thefts of the Nazis during WWII, with the court cases of families trying to regain some of those artworks.

Beedums taught me this word.

I still can't pronounce it like he does.

[Bob78164]

I'm glad she did well.

But man, this was my dream stack. I've got $100,000 in my pocket with all four lifelines still available. I don't think I've had a stack match my knowledge base this well since Jeff Gross's. --Bob

[vettech]

$16K- The term "provenance" is used in the art world to refer to a painting's what?
A. Color scheme B. Estimated value
C. Ownership history D. Physical condition

Time for a lifeline because I thought "provenance" referred to the historical milieu and style of the painting, and none of the answers fits. Good thing the audience knows its art.

You may see the word in articles about your run-of-the-mill art theft, but it particularly comes up regarding the massive art thefts of the Nazis during WWII, with the court cases of families trying to regain some of those artworks.

There was a crime drama episode (Numb3rs?) I saw that was about this very subject. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known it.

[tanstaafl2]

Unusual to see a stack that caused no problems at all for me. Usually there is at least 1 Q on recent pop culture about which I have no clue. Of course I don't remember off hand the first 6 Q's she had but I wouldn't have needed a lifeline for any of these anyway.

[ne1410s]

That's where I had mostly heard the word also.

Don't nobody nowhere watch "Antiques Roadshow"?

[frogman042]

That's where I had mostly heard the word also.

Don't nobody nowhere watch "Antiques Roadshow"?

I also remember it from the film 'Who the %*#$ is Jackson Pollack'

---Jay