Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee
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Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee
Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher
Bill has been a teacher for 24 year. In 2007 he was Teacher of the Year for his school.
Bill still loves teaching and he learns something every day. He cries at every graduation; they're his kids.
Bill wants to use some of the money from the show as a fundraiser for the Class of 2008, for their class trip.
$100
Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what?
A: Coward B: Genius
C: Miser D: Dork
$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?
A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime
$300
New inventions are often called "the greatest thing since" what?
A: Canned corn B: Ground beef
C: Frozen peas D: Sliced bread
$500
In "The Three Little Pigs," which of these materials is not used by one of the pigs to build a house?
A: Straw B: Bamboo
C: Brick D: Sticks
$1,000
In George H.W. Bush's famous 1988 campaign pledge, what command preceded the line "no new taxes"?
A: Read my lips B: Bank on this
C: Listen up D: Mark my words
$2,000
What automaker's name is taken from an acronym standing for "Swedish Aircraft Company" in its native language?
A: Subaru B: Kia
C: Saab D: Audi
$4,000
In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how?
A: 4? B: 4!
C: 4* D: 4:
Bill: You do know I teach English?
Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers.
Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience.
ATA: A: 3% B: 60% C: 21% D: 16%
-- Commercial Break --
$8,000
What state university's main campus lies in a rustic region known as Happy Valley?
A: Penn State University B: University of Virginia
C: University of Colorado D: Ohio State University
$16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?
A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg
PAF: Bill calls his friend, Dan, repeating the question twice. Five seconds.
Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill.
50/50 leaves A & B.
Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are?
Bill: No. Don't have a clue.
Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking.
Bill walks with $8,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: B: Genius
$200: C: Nickelodeon
$300: D: Sliced bread
$500: B: Bamboo
$1,000: A: Read my lips
$2,000: C: Saab
$4,000: B: 4!
$8,000: A: Penn State University
$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher
Bill has been a teacher for 24 year. In 2007 he was Teacher of the Year for his school.
Bill still loves teaching and he learns something every day. He cries at every graduation; they're his kids.
Bill wants to use some of the money from the show as a fundraiser for the Class of 2008, for their class trip.
$100
Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what?
A: Coward B: Genius
C: Miser D: Dork
$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?
A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime
$300
New inventions are often called "the greatest thing since" what?
A: Canned corn B: Ground beef
C: Frozen peas D: Sliced bread
$500
In "The Three Little Pigs," which of these materials is not used by one of the pigs to build a house?
A: Straw B: Bamboo
C: Brick D: Sticks
$1,000
In George H.W. Bush's famous 1988 campaign pledge, what command preceded the line "no new taxes"?
A: Read my lips B: Bank on this
C: Listen up D: Mark my words
$2,000
What automaker's name is taken from an acronym standing for "Swedish Aircraft Company" in its native language?
A: Subaru B: Kia
C: Saab D: Audi
$4,000
In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how?
A: 4? B: 4!
C: 4* D: 4:
Bill: You do know I teach English?
Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers.
Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience.
ATA: A: 3% B: 60% C: 21% D: 16%
-- Commercial Break --
$8,000
What state university's main campus lies in a rustic region known as Happy Valley?
A: Penn State University B: University of Virginia
C: University of Colorado D: Ohio State University
$16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?
A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg
PAF: Bill calls his friend, Dan, repeating the question twice. Five seconds.
Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill.
50/50 leaves A & B.
Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are?
Bill: No. Don't have a clue.
Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking.
Bill walks with $8,000.
-- Commercial Break --
Answers:
$100: B: Genius
$200: C: Nickelodeon
$300: D: Sliced bread
$500: B: Bamboo
$1,000: A: Read my lips
$2,000: C: Saab
$4,000: B: 4!
$8,000: A: Penn State University
$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen
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Upstate New York.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
Central New York.
Finger Lakes region of New York.
Not Where Else!
And twenty miles from here.
<sigh>
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Not a Where Else®, but he is a MAWG® in a dark blue shirt.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
E: MyBigFatFabulousBrainBBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100
Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what?
A: Coward B: Genius
C: Miser D: Dork
E: FOX Cartoon NewsBBTranscriptTeam wrote:$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?
A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime
$8K: Not sure on this one. I'll PAF.
$16K: The audience should know this one cuz I don't.
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ATA on the $16K question, otherwise no problems. And for some reason, I was leaning toward the right answer on the $16K. Since I haven't seen any of the movies involved, I must have subliminally absorbed that one's description from some source.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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Mrs. SSS, who is not a fan of violent films, asks me every time I get a DVD order if I've gotten Eastern Promises yet.....BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?
A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg
$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen
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Hern Berford wrote:I would have asked for a claification - do they mean chronological age or emotional age?ulysses5019 wrote:$200
Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old?
A: ESPN B: HBO
C: Nickelodeon D: Lifetime
It's not Adult Swim?
It may as well be. Nickelodeon hasn't been worth watching in almost 2 decades....
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Re: Transcript 06/12/08 - Bill Lee
I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher
Bill has been a teacher for 24 years. In 2007 he was Teacher of the Year for his school.
Bill still loves teaching and he learns something every day. He cries at every graduation; they're his kids.
Bill wants to use some of the money from the show as a fundraiser for the Class of 2008, for their class trip.
No problem on this one for me.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how?
A: 4? B: 4!
C: 4* D: 4:
Bill: You do know I teach English?
Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers.
Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience.
ATA: A: 3% B: 60% C: 21% D: 16%
That's a real shame. As for me I thought it might be "A" but would have used ATA to confirm this because I wouldn't have been sure enough.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?
A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg
PAF: Bill calls his friend, Dan, repeating the question twice. Five seconds.
Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill.
50/50 leaves A & B.
Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are?
Bill: No. Don't have a clue.
Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking.
Bill walks with $8,000.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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You could try reading the other responses in the thread before posting your own!earendel wrote: I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.
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Yeah, but then my comments might be colored by what others wrote.MarleysGh0st wrote:You could try reading the other responses in the thread before posting your own!earendel wrote: I don't know where Cortland is, but even if he's a WE® he's a teacher and I root for teachers.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Here's a short article about Bill's appearance:
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.a ... d79f279db0
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.a ... d79f279db0
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Another short article about Bill's appearance:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... her_l.html
http://www.cortlandstandard.net/articles/11032007n.html
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... her_l.html
And, although the Cortland Standard limits the availability of their articles on the web, I found this one from last November, just after he taped.Lee said he doesn't regret the way it turned out: "I never played for the money but for the adventure."
http://www.cortlandstandard.net/articles/11032007n.html
He started watching last summer?Cortland High School English teacher Bill Lee was always a “Jeopardy” guy, but this summer he started watching “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with his wife and in-laws.
“Everyone would look at me, and I kept getting the answers right,” said Lee, 53, of Cortland.
He said his wife, 41-year-old Sandie, encouraged him to audition for the show. He did in September, and at the beginning of October he was accepted to be on the show.
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At least he watches the show. When I auditioned for DoND there were several who claimed to have never seen it, not that you need to glean any pertinent strategies from repeated viewings.MarleysGh0st wrote:Another short article about Bill's appearance:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ ... her_l.html
And, although the Cortland Standard limits the availability of their articles on the web, I found this one from last November, just after he taped.Lee said he doesn't regret the way it turned out: "I never played for the money but for the adventure."
http://www.cortlandstandard.net/articles/11032007n.html
He started watching last summer?Cortland High School English teacher Bill Lee was always a “Jeopardy” guy, but this summer he started watching “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” with his wife and in-laws.
“Everyone would look at me, and I kept getting the answers right,” said Lee, 53, of Cortland.
He said his wife, 41-year-old Sandie, encouraged him to audition for the show. He did in September, and at the beginning of October he was accepted to be on the show.
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I was rooting for him because my paternal grandparents are buried in Cortland. I still have kin there.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Bill Lee
Cortland, NY
High school English teacher
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I've seen it. The scene is so violent that it's difficult to really focus on the naughty bits.silverscreenselect wrote:Mrs. SSS, who is not a fan of violent films, asks me every time I get a DVD order if I've gotten Eastern Promises yet.....BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $16,000
In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room?
A: Viggo Mortensen B: Christian Bale
C: Matt Damon D: Mark Wahlberg
$16,000: A: Viggo Mortensen