Transcript 04/24/2012 Charlie Wiley

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Charlie Wiley
Wallingford, CT
Grad student
Charlie brought his lucky penny that he has kept since he was 13.
He is a first-generation American, the first in his family who graduated from HS and college, and he served in the Marines.


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Inventing Names
9 Alien Beings
8 Moonlight Drive
7 Marching Landmarks
6 Big Yellow Taxi
5 Eat at Aretha's
4 Movie Villains
3 Sticker Shock
2 State Songs
1 Food Translations


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
2 State Songs
6 Big Yellow Taxi
10 Inventing Names
8 Moonlight Drive
4 Movie Villains
7 Marching Landmarks
3 Sticker Shock
1 Food Translations
5 Eat at Aretha's
9 Alien Beings



Question 1 - Level 9 Alien Beings
Before TV viewers were obsessed with the Kardashians, sci-fi fans followed the Cardassians on what show?
A. Stargate SG-1 B. Battlestar Galactica
C. Star Trek: The Next Generation D. Babylon 5

Charlie said he wasn't allowed to watch much TV growing up.

ATA

A-9% B-27% C-43% D-21%

Charlie said it was not what he was thinking, but we immediately went with the audience

Answer and value

C. Star Trek: The Next Generation
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 - Level 5 Eat at Aretha's
An eatery in Chattanooga, TN, Aretha Frankensteins has a phone number whose last four digits can be dialed by spelling what word?
A. PUNK B. FOLK
C. SOUL D. JAZZ

Answer and value

C. SOUL
Value: $7000
Bank: $7100

Question 3 - Level 1 Food Translations
"Salsa de tomate" is Spanish for what condiment?
A. Mustard B. Mayonnaise
C. Soy sauce D. Ketchup

Spoiler

Charlie's family is from Mexico

Answer and value

D. Ketchup
Value: $15K
Bank: $22100

Question 4 - Level 3 Sticker Shock
In 2011, the DOT and EPA introduced detailed labels for automobiles that would give buyers information about a car's what?
A. Horsepower B. Fuel economy
C. Power steering D. Cup holders

Spoiler

Charlie expressed surprise that it would not have been done long ago

Answer and value

B. Fuel economy (Mere said the new information is how much they will save over a five-year period)
Value: $25K!
Bank: $47100

Commercial break

They introduced Charlie's fiance, a man named Eric


Question 5 - Level 7 Marching Landmarks
What landmark is mentioned at the top of the official program for the famous 1963 March on Washington?
A. Capitol building B. Arlington National Cemetery
C. Lincoln Memorial D. White House

Spoiler

Charlie eliminated B and D, and was seeing Lincoln Memorial in his head. He went for it

Answer and value

C. Lincoln Memorial
Value: $10K
Bank: $57100

Mere asked where Charlie found the lucky penny and Charlie said a Circle K where he grew up.

Question 6 - Level 4 Movie Villains
In James Bond movies, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld is famous for doing what as he sits and schemes?
A. Sharpening a knife B. Building a model ship
C. Flipping a gold coin D. Stroking a pet cat

JTQ 1

Charlie had a gut feeling. Mere asked what he saw and he said Austin Powers. He then said he was seeing choice D, but decided he was not sure enough. JTQ

Answer and value

D. Stroking a pet cat
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $57100

Question 7 - Level 8 Moonlight Drive
If there were flying cars, approximately how long would it take someone driving 65 mph to travel the 225,000 miles from the Earth to the moon?
A. 100 days B. 150 days
C. 200 days D. 250 days

JTQ 2

"I hate math!... ever since that Train A and Train B when do they cross"
Charlie said since he is overthinking the question and he has done well so far, he will jump this one as well

Answer and value

B. 150 days
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $57100

Question 8 - Level 10 Inventing Names
What inventor wrote an article for National Geographic on lizards and turtles under the pseudonym "H.A. Largelamb"?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison D. Henry Ford

Walk

Charlie decided a loss of $27-28K is too much of a risk considering what he can do with it.

Answer and value

B. Alexander Graham Bell (Mere mentioned it was an anagram: A GRAHAM BELL)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $28550 walk

Commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 1 - Level 9 Alien Beings
Before TV viewers were obsessed with the Kardashians, sci-fi fans followed the Cardassians on what show?
A. Stargate SG-1 B. Battlestar Galactica
C. Star Trek: The Next Generation D. Babylon 5

Charlie said he wasn't allowed to watch much TV growing up.

ATA

A-9% B-27% C-43% D-21%

Charlie said it was not what he was thinking, but we immediately went with the audience

Answer and value

C. Star Trek: The Next Generation
Value: $100
Bank: $100

I remember the Cardassians more from ST: Deep Space Nine; one of them was a tailor on the mall in that space station. Still, this is a level 9 question I like!

BTW, I don't give a damn about the Kardashians!

Question 7 - Level 8 Moonlight Drive
If there were flying cars, approximately how long would it take someone driving 65 mph to travel the 225,000 miles from the Earth to the moon?
A. 100 days B. 150 days
C. 200 days D. 250 days

JTQ 2

"I hate math!... ever since that Train A and Train B when do they cross"
Charlie said since he is overthinking the question and he has done well so far, he will jump this one as well

Answer and value

B. 150 days
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $57100

First of all, there are flying cars, or at least airplanes that can fold up their wings and be driven on the road. Not one of them could escape the Earth's gravity and make the space journey to the moon.

But let's assume all of that was fluff and the question writers only wanted the answer to 225,000 miles at 65 mph. Even if you don't like it, Charlie, it's simple math! And you sure could have used that JTQ on the next question!

[SportsFan68]

Question 7 - Level 8 Moonlight Drive
If there were flying cars, approximately how long would it take someone driving 65 mph to travel the 225,000 miles from the Earth to the moon?
A. 100 days B. 150 days
C. 200 days D. 250 days

JTQ 2

"I hate math!... ever since that Train A and Train B when do they cross"
Charlie said since he is overthinking the question and he has done well so far, he will jump this one as well

Answer and value

B. 150 days
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $57100

There's a pretty good spread between answers. If it were only 10 days apart, I wouldn't try it. OK, 65 mph, that's just a little faster than 60 mph, so about 25 times 60, just to make the math a little easier, so 150 miles a day. Now the hard part, 225,000 divided by 150. (((Agonized thinking, doing math in head.))) 150 days, final answer.

Question 8 - Level 10 Inventing Names
What inventor wrote an article for National Geographic on lizards and turtles under the pseudonym "H.A. Largelamb"?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison D. Henry Ford

Walk

Charlie decided a loss of $27-28K is too much of a risk considering what he can do with it.

Answer and value

B. Alexander Graham Bell (Mere mentioned it was an anagram: A GRAHAM BELL)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $28550 walk

Great stack so far. Gotta JTQ this one.

[earendel]

Charlie Wiley
Wallingford, CT
Grad student
Charlie brought his lucky penny that he has kept since he was 13.
He is a first-generation American, the first in his family who graduated from HS and college, and he served in the Marines.

Question 1 - Level 9 Alien Beings
Before TV viewers were obsessed with the Kardashians, sci-fi fans followed the Cardassians on what show?
A. Stargate SG-1 B. Battlestar Galactica
C. Star Trek: The Next Generation D. Babylon 5

Charlie said he wasn't allowed to watch much TV growing up.

ATA

A-9% B-27% C-43% D-21%

Charlie said it was not what he was thinking, but we immediately went with the audience

Answer and value

C. Star Trek: The Next Generation
Value: $100
Bank: $100

I take exception to this question - while the Cardassians were introduced on TNG they only appeared in a few episodes. It was DS9 in which they were prominently featured and could be "followed".

Question 6 - Level 4 Movie Villains
In James Bond movies, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld is famous for doing what as he sits and schemes?
A. Sharpening a knife B. Building a model ship
C. Flipping a gold coin D. Stroking a pet cat

JTQ 1

Charlie had a gut feeling. Mere asked what he saw and he said Austin Powers. He then said he was seeing choice D, but decided he was not sure enough. JTQ

Answer and value

D. Stroking a pet cat
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $57100

The hairless cat shown in scenes with Dr. Evil should have been the clue.

Question 7 - Level 8 Moonlight Drive
If there were flying cars, approximately how long would it take someone driving 65 mph to travel the 225,000 miles from the Earth to the moon?
A. 100 days B. 150 days
C. 200 days D. 250 days

JTQ 2

"I hate math!... ever since that Train A and Train B when do they cross"
Charlie said since he is overthinking the question and he has done well so far, he will jump this one as well

Answer and value

B. 150 days
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $57100

Too bad the distance wasn't given in centimeters.

Question 8 - Level 10 Inventing Names
What inventor wrote an article for National Geographic on lizards and turtles under the pseudonym "H.A. Largelamb"?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison D. Henry Ford

Walk

Charlie decided a loss of $27-28K is too much of a risk considering what he can do with it.

Answer and value

B. Alexander Graham Bell (Mere mentioned it was an anagram: A GRAHAM BELL)
Value: not revealed
Bank: $28550 walk

I looked at that and immediately saw the anagram.

Nihil obstat®. Charlie's lucky penny certainly did help him, since he hit the big money amounts early, so walking away still left him with a nice chunk of change.

[jarnon]

Question 1 - Level 9 Alien Beings
Before TV viewers were obsessed with the Kardashians, sci-fi fans followed the Cardassians on what show?
A. Stargate SG-1 B. Battlestar Galactica
C. Star Trek: The Next Generation D. Babylon 5

Charlie said he wasn't allowed to watch much TV growing up.

ATA

A-9% B-27% C-43% D-21%

Charlie said it was not what he was thinking, but we immediately went with the audience

Answer and value

C. Star Trek: The Next Generation
Value: $100
Bank: $100

In the Phone Game days, many more contestants were Trekkers, so this question wouldn't have had such a high value. Glad there were Trekkers in the audience.

Question 8 - Level 10 Inventing Names
What inventor wrote an article for National Geographic on lizards and turtles under the pseudonym "H.A. Largelamb"?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison D. Henry Ford

Walk

Charlie decided a loss of $27-28K is too much of a risk considering what he can do with it.

Answer and value

B. Alexander Graham Bell (Mere mentioned it was an anagram: A GRAHAM BELL)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $28550 walk

Easy if you know Bell and his family were editors of National Geographic.