Transcript 11/10/11 - Abra Belke (carryover)

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Abra Belke
Washington, DC

Abra is a Montana native who now lives in Washington, DC. Once upon a time, she was a neighbor of Barack Obama's. Meredith says Belke is also a former beauty queen and writes a blog about fashion.

Abra: There's no such thing as a former beauty queen, Meredith.

About fashion, Abra says that the girls in DC are different: they wear white sneakers and white socks under their business suits and she's trying to fix that.

Abra has $40,500 in her bank, with one Jump The Question lifeline left.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Nature's Hair
?: Body Language
?: Canine Cards
?: Fridge Fact
?: American Homes
?: Brand Beginnings
$15,000
$500
[Jumped]
$25,000


Question #5 - Level ?: Brand Beginnings
In 1986, entrepreneur Joseph Segel initialized the words quality, value and convenience to create the name of a well-known what?

A: Restaurant chain B: Car brand
C: TV network D: Savings bank

Answer/Value/Bank

C: TV network
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $50,500

Question #6 - Level ?: American Homes
At 175,000 feet, the largest privately owned home in America was built in Asheville, NC by what philanthropist?

A: J. Paul Getty B: David Rockefeller
C: George Vanderbilt D: Andrew Carnegie

Abra once went to camp very close to this mansion.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: George Vanderbilt
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $53,500

Question #7 - Level ?: Fridge Fact
One of the earliest brands of refrigerators,the Kelvinator was named after the discoverer of what?

A: Absolute zero B: Microwaves
C: Electrons D: Bacteria

Abra knows Kelvin is a

Spoiler

temperature scale.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Absolute zero
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,500

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

Question #9 - Level ?: Body Language
A "frowny" is a body piercing located where?

A: Lower lip B: Left eyebrow
C: Right nostril D: Upper ear

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lower lip
Question Value: $100
Bank: $55,600

-- Commercial Break --


Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

It's time to play Classic Millionaire!


$100,000
In 1975, General Mills upset Lucky Charms consumers when they briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun with what magical character?

A: George the Genie B: Serena the Sorceress
C: Ulysses the Unicorn D: Waldo the Wizard

Abra really wishes she ate a lot more sugared cereal, growing up, but she wasn't born in 1975. She walks away with $62,600.

Answer

D: Waldo the Wizard

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

Even though Coolidge has been mentioned previously on the show, this is still a WWOQ.

Here's the painting in question. Anyone remember seeing it before?

Spoiler

[TheConfessor]

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

Even though Coolidge has been mentioned previously on the show, this is still a WWOQ.

Here's the painting in question. Anyone remember seeing it before?

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure I've seen it before, and it seemed more likely than the other three choices. Other correct answers could have included shooting pool, playing football, having car trouble, and riding a goat in a Masonic ritual.

It's unfortunate that the contestant was willing to proclaim these paintings "ugly," despite never seeing them. Here's the full set:
http://www.dogsplayingpoker.org/gallery/coolidge/

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Abra' appearance.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68081.html

During our earlier interview with Belke, she said she still had over $80,000 in student loan debt, meaning that her take home winnings from “Millionaire” will help put a serious dent in that amount.

BTW, reading the comments to this article, it appears that game show posts are definitely not considered on-topic on Politico!

[ulysses5019]

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

Even though Coolidge has been mentioned previously on the show, this is still a WWOQ.

Here's the painting in question. Anyone remember seeing it before?

Spoiler

Seen it?!?! I have it in my bathroom.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

Even though Coolidge has been mentioned previously on the show, this is still a WWOQ.

Here's the painting in question. Anyone remember seeing it before?

Spoiler

I've never seen it before,and I have the poker dogs on my checks. (remember checks those thing we used before debit cards)

[MarleysGh0st]

Seen it?!?! I have it in my bathroom.

Well, aren't you the art connoisseur!

[ulysses5019]

Seen it?!?! I have it in my bathroom.

Well, aren't you the art connoisseur!

Thank you. I buy all my artwork at MOBA:

http://museumofbadart.org/

[SportsFan68]

I guess transcription of the stack she carried over from is on the way, but if it was anything like the rest of this, I'm already gone. Let's assume I still have all my lifelines.

Question #5 - Level ?: Brand Beginnings
In 1986, entrepreneur Joseph Segel initialized the words quality, value and convenience to create the name of a well-known what?

A: Restaurant chain B: Car brand
C: TV network D: Savings bank

Answer/Value/Bank

C: TV network
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $50,500

One of the things I no doubt should know, but know. Let's say I ATAed and it worked.

Question #6 - Level ?: American Homes
At 175,000 feet, the largest privately owned home in America was built in Asheville, NC by what philanthropist?

A: J. Paul Getty B: David Rockefeller
C: George Vanderbilt D: Andrew Carnegie

Abra once went to camp very close to this mansion.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: George Vanderbilt
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $53,500

There goes my first JTQ.

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

There goes my second JTQ -- I'm close to being outta there. Again, if I wasn't already.

Question #9 - Level ?: Body Language
A "frowny" is a body piercing located where?

A: Lower lip B: Left eyebrow
C: Right nostril D: Upper ear

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Lower lip
Question Value: $100
Bank: $55,600

And I walk, which is a shame, because I know the next Q. There's abscission again! The Bored made it easy to eliminate it as a distractor.

Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

$100,000
In 1975, General Mills upset Lucky Charms consumers when they briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun with what magical character?

A: George the Genie B: Serena the Sorceress
C: Ulysses the Unicorn D: Waldo the Wizard

Abra really wishes she ate a lot more sugared cereal, growing up, but she wasn't born in 1975. She walks away with $62,600.

Answer

D: Waldo the Wizard

Gone again! It shoulda been Ulysses.

[Rexer25]

Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

How come no one has mentioned the shout-out to earendel?

[littlebeast13]

Seen it?!?! I have it in my bathroom.

Well, aren't you the art connoisseur!

Thank you. I buy all my artwork at MOBA:

http://museumofbadart.org/

Do they have any original ES's there?

lb13

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

How come no one has mentioned the shout-out to earendel?

Sprots is no one?

[Rexer25]

Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

How come no one has mentioned the shout-out to earendel?

Sprots is no one?

No, my apologies, I just skim the replies to the transcripts, & didn't see ear's name come up.

[SportsFan68]

How come no one has mentioned the shout-out to earendel?

Sprots is no one?

No, my apologies, I just skim the replies to the transcripts, & didn't see ear's name come up.

Apology not necessary -- Ear's name dint come up. I just referenced a generic "the Bored."

[earendel]

Abra Belke
Washington, DC

Abra is a Montana native who now lives in Washington, DC. Once upon a time, she was a neighbor of Barack Obama's. Meredith says Belke is also a former beauty queen and writes a blog about fashion.

She lived in Nigeria???

(Actually she said that she lived in the same apartment building as Obama - presumably when he was a senator.)

Question #5 - Level ?: Brand Beginnings
In 1986, entrepreneur Joseph Segel initialized the words quality, value and convenience to create the name of a well-known what?

A: Restaurant chain B: Car brand
C: TV network D: Savings bank

Answer/Value/Bank

C: TV network
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $50,500

The day I taped my first show there were two tapings and we were backstage watching the first taping. One of the questions on that show asked what the "C" stood for in QVC.

Question #6 - Level ?: American Homes
At 175,000 feet, the largest privately owned home in America was built in Asheville, NC by what philanthropist?

A: J. Paul Getty B: David Rockefeller
C: George Vanderbilt D: Andrew Carnegie

Abra once went to camp very close to this mansion.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: George Vanderbilt
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $53,500

Thanks to Bill Bryson I knew this one.

Question #7 - Level ?: Fridge Fact
One of the earliest brands of refrigerators,the Kelvinator was named after the discoverer of what?

A: Absolute zero B: Microwaves
C: Electrons D: Bacteria

Abra knows Kelvin is a

Spoiler

temperature scale.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Absolute zero
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,500

I don't think I'd call Kelvin the "discoverer" of absolute zero.

Question #8 - Level ?: Canine Cards
In his "Dogs Playing Poker" series, Cassius Coolidge painted dogs engaged in other activities, including which of the following?

A: Ice skating B: Ballroom dancing
C: Hot air ballooning D: Horseback riding

Abra didn't know it was a series and can't imagine painting a series that ugly. She jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Ballroom dancing
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $55,500

I'd JTQ also.

Question #10 - Level ?: Nature's Hair
The always popular Chia Pet depends on which of these biological processes to make its "hair" grow?

A: Abscission B: Keratinization
C: Hyperplasia D: Photosynthesis

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Photosynthesis
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $62,600

I know it isn't A.

$100,000
In 1975, General Mills upset Lucky Charms consumers when they briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun with what magical character?

A: George the Genie B: Serena the Sorceress
C: Ulysses the Unicorn D: Waldo the Wizard

Abra really wishes she ate a lot more sugared cereal, growing up, but she wasn't born in 1975. She walks away with $62,600.

Answer

D: Waldo the Wizard

I remember this.

[MarleysGh0st]

$100,000
In 1975, General Mills upset Lucky Charms consumers when they briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun with what magical character?

A: George the Genie B: Serena the Sorceress
C: Ulysses the Unicorn D: Waldo the Wizard

Abra really wishes she ate a lot more sugared cereal, growing up, but she wasn't born in 1975. She walks away with $62,600.

Answer

D: Waldo the Wizard

I remember this.

Why did they do it? Had someone decided that Lucky was culturally insensitive?

[Bob78164]

$100,000
In 1975, General Mills upset Lucky Charms consumers when they briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun with what magical character?

A: George the Genie B: Serena the Sorceress
C: Ulysses the Unicorn D: Waldo the Wizard

Abra really wishes she ate a lot more sugared cereal, growing up, but she wasn't born in 1975. She walks away with $62,600.

Answer

D: Waldo the Wizard

I remember this.

Why did they do it? Had someone decided that Lucky was culturally insensitive?

Here's an answer, though I can't vouch for it. The company simply thought kids were getting tired of Lucky. According to the linked site, the company got cold feet even though the replacement appeared to be a success. --Bob