Transcript 05/03/2012 Sheneka Scott-Marcelin

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America Pride Week

Sheneka Scott-Marcelin
Miami, FL

Comes down from the middle of one of the upper rows.
She's nervous.
Second grade teacher.
First trip to NY, first time flying.


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
At the Movies
Grammy Winners
It's a Date
Nixon's Picks
Grill TIme
GEORGE WASHINGTON
In the News
State Trivia
Get a Grip
Big Body Parts

Question 1 - Big Body Parts

In the Tom Robbins novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," Sissy Hankshaw loves to hitchhike because she was born with really large what?

A: Thumbs
B: Ears
C: Eyes
D: Toes

She thinks she knows, but she's not taking any chances. She asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 83%
B: 4%
C: 2%
D: 11%

She was going to go with toes!!!!!

Answer and value

A: Thumbs
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question 2 - Get a Grip

What household brand sells a popular item that is outfitted with four "cloth grippers"?

A: Swiffer
B: Ziploc
C: Hefty
D: Wisk

Answer and value

A: Swiffer
Value: $500
Bank: $1,500

Question 3 - State Trivia

How many U.S. states have two words in their names in which the first word is not North, South, West, or New?

A: Zero
B: One
C: Two
D: Three

Meredith rereads the last part, emphasizing "not."

JTQ

Answer and value

B: One (Rhode Island)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $1,500

Commercial break

Question 4 - In the News

In 2011, the White House took heat after granting over half a billion dollars to Solyndra, a failed company that created what?

A: Charter schools
B: Oil pipeines
C: Solar panels
D: Public housing

Answer and value

C: Solar panels
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,500

Question 5 - GEORGE WASHINGTON

Hello, I am George Washington. In addition to being the first United States president, I led America to victory during the Revolutionary War. And I also presided over the writing of the Constitution. Here is your question:

Which of these ailments is a pediatrician not likely to diagnose?

A: Strep throat
B: Croup cough
C: Lice
D: Bieber fever

Answer and value

D: Bieber fever
Value: $25,000
Bank: $33,500

Question 6 - Grill Time

To many Americans, what holiday is traditionally the beginning of barbecue season?

A: President's Day
B: Memorial Day
C: Thanksgiving
D: Labor Day

Answer and value

B: Memorial Day
Value: $3,000
Bank: $36,500

Commercial Break

Not Club Millionaire question:

What are the only U.S. State names that can't be spelled from a standard set of 98 Scrabble tiles, not including the blanks?

A: Mississippi & Hawaii B: Arkansas & Pennsylvania
C: Connecticut & Kentucky D: Massachusetts & Colorado

Spoiler

C

Question 7 - Nixon's Picks

What TV sitcom did Richard Nixon describe to an aide as having a "hippie son-in-law who's married to a screwball-looking daughter?

A: Welcome Back, Kotter
B: Happy Days
C: All in the Family
D: The Brady Bunch

She eliminates

Spoiler

D and B

. Her gut says

Spoiler

C

. She doesn't know enough about A, so she jumps the Q.

Answer and value

C: All in the Family
Value: $5,000
Bank: $36,500

Question 8 - It's a Date

Which of these historic events occurred in the bicentennial year of Christopher Columbus' first historic voyage?

A: Salem witch trials
B: Burr-Hamilton duel
C: Lewis and Clark expedition
D: Gettysburg Address

She's fluctuating between

Spoiler

B and C

. She's ruled out

Spoiler

D

. She doesn't think there were witches back then.

She's not gonna take the chance. She walks with a hard-earned $18,250.

Answer and value

A: Salem witch trials
Value: $not revealed

End of show.

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Bump.

[CreepyAss Eddie Cantor Balloon]

How were the contestants chosen for this week? Anyone know? Was it a random draw from the audience? How did you get into the audience?

[MarleysGh0st]

How were the contestants chosen for this week? Anyone know? Was it a random draw from the audience? How did you get into the audience?

Is there some joke I don't recognize here, associated with the MM, or is this a serious question?

[MarleysGh0st]

In case that was a serious question, refer back to this thread:

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36614

It was a Walk In And Win-style taping on October 18, limited to audience members with the proper affiliations (teachers, firefighters, military).


It was nice that they were able to get one contestant from Elsewhere on the show this week, even if Sheneka was far too nervous and cautious to do well.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 8 - It's a Date

Which of these historic events occurred in the bicentennial year of Christopher Columbus' first historic voyage?

A: Salem witch trials
B: Burr-Hamilton duel
C: Lewis and Clark expedition
D: Gettysburg Address

She's fluctuating between

Spoiler

B and C

. She's ruled out

Spoiler

D

. She doesn't think there were witches back then.

She's not gonna take the chance. She walks with a hard-earned $18,250.

Answer and value

A: Salem witch trials
Value: $not revealed

Sheneka mentioned that her class just recently had to do a project or something about Columbus. So...I was waiting for her to mention two things in her deliberations, but she never did. In what year did Columbus sail the ocean blue? And if you remember how long a bicentennial is, in what year would the event in the question have taken place? That ought to have narrowed down her choices significantly.

I hope.

[SportsFan68]

Question 8 - It's a Date

Which of these historic events occurred in the bicentennial year of Christopher Columbus' first historic voyage?

A: Salem witch trials
B: Burr-Hamilton duel
C: Lewis and Clark expedition
D: Gettysburg Address

She's fluctuating between

Spoiler

B and C

. She's ruled out

Spoiler

D

. She doesn't think there were witches back then.

She's not gonna take the chance. She walks with a hard-earned $18,250.

Answer and value

A: Salem witch trials
Value: $not revealed

1492 - 1592 - 1692 -- A is the only one it could be.

[jarnon]

Question 3 - State Trivia

How many U.S. states have two words in their names in which the first word is not North, South, West, or New?

A: Zero
B: One
C: Two
D: Three

Meredith rereads the last part, emphasizing "not."

JTQ

Answer and value

B: One (Rhode Island)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $1,500

That's Meredith's home state.

Question 8 - It's a Date

Which of these historic events occurred in the bicentennial year of Christopher Columbus' first historic voyage?

A: Salem witch trials
B: Burr-Hamilton duel
C: Lewis and Clark expedition
D: Gettysburg Address

She's fluctuating between

Spoiler

B and C

. She's ruled out

Spoiler

D

. She doesn't think there were witches back then.

I don't get it. Does she believe in witches, and does she think they're a recent phenomenon?

[themanwho]

How were the contestants chosen for this week? Anyone know? Was it a random draw from the audience? How did you get into the audience?

Is there some joke I don't recognize here, associated with the MM, or is this a serious question?

Serious question. For some reason this is the MM that comes up as the default login when I visit this website with the Chrome browser.

-MM

[earendel]

America Pride Week

Sheneka Scott-Marcelin
Miami, FL

Comes down from the middle of one of the upper rows.
She's nervous.
Second grade teacher.
First trip to NY, first time flying.

Question 1 - Big Body Parts

In the Tom Robbins novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," Sissy Hankshaw loves to hitchhike because she was born with really large what?

A: Thumbs
B: Ears
C: Eyes
D: Toes

She thinks she knows, but she's not taking any chances. She asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 83%
B: 4%
C: 2%
D: 11%

She was going to go with toes!!!!!

Answer and value

A: Thumbs
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

TOES????

Question 3 - State Trivia

How many U.S. states have two words in their names in which the first word is not North, South, West, or New?

A: Zero
B: One
C: Two
D: Three

Meredith rereads the last part, emphasizing "not."

JTQ

Answer and value

B: One (Rhode Island)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $1,500

Gotta be Rhode Island, and no others.

Question 8 - It's a Date

Which of these historic events occurred in the bicentennial year of Christopher Columbus' first historic voyage?

A: Salem witch trials
B: Burr-Hamilton duel
C: Lewis and Clark expedition
D: Gettysburg Address

She's fluctuating between

Spoiler

B and C

. She's ruled out

Spoiler

D

. She doesn't think there were witches back then.

She's not gonna take the chance. She walks with a hard-earned $18,250.

Answer and value

A: Salem witch trials
Value: $not revealed

Like Marley I'm mystified that she didn't start with 1492 and calculate forward, then realize that the other events were much later.

[MarleysGh0st]

Sheneka's question about Solyndra apparently has been making the political talking point circuit.

The following report seems just a tad sarcastic about the show's impact, though.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics ... one/54234/

Meredith Viera the host of Millionaire -- which is, in fact, a show that still airs -- asked:

That show's still on!?

Politico's Alexander Burns posted about it noting that buzzwords like "Solyndra" sometimes don't take hold with the public but this "would seem to suggest Solyndra's catching on at least a bit." Meanwhile, folks like the RNC and Fox Nation are celebrating (or at least, pointing out) on Twitter that their talking point has made it to the big leagues. Well, whatever league old daytime game shows are in. "Solyndra breaks through to 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,'" tweets the RNC's Tim Miller. Congratulations, we guess.

After decades of listening to the bizarre anecdotes of Jeopardy! contestants, we'd submit that one game show contestant isn't necessarily the best focus group in the world, but hey, every voter, even those in syndication, counts.