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Shannon Ngai
Salt Lake City, UT
stay-at-home mom with two sons Aiden (8) and Liam (2)
Her husband of 11 years, Peter, moved here from Hong Kong at age 1 and they would like to go there and take the family
Mere asked if Shannon knows Chinese and she only knows how to say she does not understand Cantonese
Her sister Erin is in the audience

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Soft Service
9 Get Your Vaccines
8 Staying the Course
7 Nicknames
6 Don't Try This at Home
5 Big Breakfasts
4 Gone Bad
3 Space Character
2 Celebrity Statue
1 Pain Free

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
9 Get Your Vaccines
8 Staying the Course
7 Nicknames
5 Big Breakfasts
2 Celebrity Statue
10 Soft Service
1 Pain Free
6 Don't Try This at Home
3 Space Character
4 Gone Bad



Question 1 - Level 4 Gone Bad
In a hit song from her 2007 album "Good Girl Gone Bad," Rihanna sings "ella ella," echoing what word?
A. Fella B. A Capella
C. Umbrella D. Ciao Bella

Answer and value

C. Umbrella
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 2 - Level 3 Space Character
Because it looks like a mouth gobbling up the surrounding gas and space dust, astronomers know NGC 281 by what nickname?
A. Zelda Pulsar B. Pacman Nebula
C. Super Mario Nova D. Donkey Kong Quasar

Answer and value

B. Pacman Nebula
Value: $500
Bank: $2500

Question 3 - Level 6 Don't Try This at Home
According to a popular sports saying, a game that ends in a tie is like kissing your what?
A. Neighbor B. Sister
C. Teacher D. Dog

Answer and value

B. Sister
Value: $25K
Bank: $27500

Question 4 - Level 1 Pain Free
Getting a haircut or clipping one's fingernails is painless because a person's hair and nails both lack what?
A. Proteins B. Cells
C. Nerve endings D. Molecules

Answer and value

C. Nerve endings
Value: $100
Bank: $27600

Question 5 - Level 10 Soft Service
Using her chemistry degree, what future political figure worked at a food manufacturing company testing ice cream and pie-fillings?
A. Geraldine Ferraro B. Angela Merkel
C. Eleanor Roosevelt D. Margaret Thatcher

JTQ

Shannon said she can't really narrow it down and was not sure if this was something the audience would know.
JTQ
Mere commented that the audience seemend revealed.
After the answer was revealed, Shannon said her feeling was B. Mere said so was her guess.

Answer and value

D. Margaret Thatcher
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $27600

Question 6 - Level 2 Celebrity Statue
In 2011, what celebrity/politicial unveiled an almost-nude statue of himself in his hometown of Thal, Austria?
A. Wyclef Jean B. Jerry Springer
C. Al Franken D. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Answer and value

D. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Value: $3000
Bank: $30600

Commercial break

Question 7 - Level 5 Big Breakfasts
In 1977, a Denny's restaurant in Atlanta introduced the Grand Slam Breakfast as a nod to what popular athlete?
A. Muhammad Ali B. Hank Aaron
C. Arnold Palmer D. Chris Evert

Spoiler

Shannon associated Grand Slam with tennis and guessed D. She reacted "oh no" apparently to the audience reaction.
Afterwards: She thought she would go out on a sports question

Answer and value

B. Hank Aaron
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Question 1 - Level 4 Gone Bad
In a hit song from her 2007 album "Good Girl Gone Bad," Rihanna sings "ella ella," echoing what word?
A. Fella B. A Capella
C. Umbrella D. Ciao Bella

Answer and value

C. Umbrella
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

ATA

Question 5 - Level 10 Soft Service
Using her chemistry degree, what future political figure worked at a food manufacturing company testing ice cream and pie-fillings?
A. Geraldine Ferraro B. Angela Merkel
C. Eleanor Roosevelt D. Margaret Thatcher

JTQ

Shannon said she can't really narrow it down and was not sure if this was something the audience would know.
JTQ
Mere commented that the audience seemend revealed.
After the answer was revealed, Shannon said her feeling was B. Mere said so was her guess.

Answer and value

D. Margaret Thatcher
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $27600

Question 7 - Level 5 Big Breakfasts
In 1977, a Denny's restaurant in Atlanta introduced the Grand Slam Breakfast as a nod to what popular athlete?
A. Muhammad Ali B. Hank Aaron
C. Arnold Palmer D. Chris Evert

Spoiler

Shannon associated Grand Slam with tennis and guessed D. She reacted "oh no" apparently to the audience reaction.
Afterwards: She thought she would go out on a sports question

Answer and value

B. Hank Aaron
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Grand Slam . . . Atlanta . . . Yay, Hammerin Hank!

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 7 - Level 5 Big Breakfasts
In 1977, a Denny's restaurant in Atlanta introduced the Grand Slam Breakfast as a nod to what popular athlete?
A. Muhammad Ali B. Hank Aaron
C. Arnold Palmer D. Chris Evert

Spoiler

Shannon associated Grand Slam with tennis and guessed D. She reacted "oh no" apparently to the audience reaction.
Afterwards: She thought she would go out on a sports question

Answer and value

B. Hank Aaron
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Grand Slam . . . Atlanta . . . Yay, Hammerin Hank!

Henry Aaron only hit 15 career grand slams. I think Denny's has probably served up more....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 7 - Level 5 Big Breakfasts
In 1977, a Denny's restaurant in Atlanta introduced the Grand Slam Breakfast as a nod to what popular athlete?
A. Muhammad Ali B. Hank Aaron
C. Arnold Palmer D. Chris Evert

Spoiler

Shannon associated Grand Slam with tennis and guessed D. She reacted "oh no" apparently to the audience reaction.
Afterwards: She thought she would go out on a sports question

Answer and value

B. Hank Aaron
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Grand Slam . . . Atlanta . . . Yay, Hammerin Hank!

Henry Aaron only hit 15 career grand slams. I think Denny's has probably served up more....

lb13

Also, he left Atlanta after the 1974 season and then played two years in Milwaukee, so honoring him in 1977 with a "Grand Slam" in Atlanta is not as obvious as it might seem. But the other three choices didn't make much sense, so Hank was the best choice.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Shannon Ngai
Salt Lake City, UT
stay-at-home mom with two sons Aiden (8) and Liam (2)
Her husband of 11 years, Peter, moved here from Hong Kong at age 1 and they would like to go there and take the family
Mere asked if Shannon knows Chinese and she only knows how to say she does not understand Cantonese
Her sister Erin is in the audience

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 4 Gone Bad
In a hit song from her 2007 album "Good Girl Gone Bad," Rihanna sings "ella ella," echoing what word?
A. Fella B. A Capella
C. Umbrella D. Ciao Bella

Answer and value

C. Umbrella
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Well, well, first question and I'm clueless. My thought was "fella" but I wouldn't have wanted to take the chance, so its' ATA time.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Level 10 Soft Service
Using her chemistry degree, what future political figure worked at a food manufacturing company testing ice cream and pie-fillings?
A. Geraldine Ferraro B. Angela Merkel
C. Eleanor Roosevelt D. Margaret Thatcher

JTQ

Shannon said she can't really narrow it down and was not sure if this was something the audience would know.
JTQ
Mere commented that the audience seemend revealed.
After the answer was revealed, Shannon said her feeling was B. Mere said so was her guess.

Answer and value

D. Margaret Thatcher
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $27600

I'll JTQ too.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 5 Big Breakfasts
In 1977, a Denny's restaurant in Atlanta introduced the Grand Slam Breakfast as a nod to what popular athlete?
A. Muhammad Ali B. Hank Aaron
C. Arnold Palmer D. Chris Evert

Spoiler

Shannon associated Grand Slam with tennis and guessed D. She reacted "oh no" apparently to the audience reaction.
Afterwards: She thought she would go out on a sports question

Answer and value

B. Hank Aaron
Value: not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Given the date and the location, Hank Aaron is the obvious choice. I can see how Shannon might have associated "grand slam" with tennis.