Transcript 03/31/2009 Ethyl Will

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Ethyl Will
Haworth, NJ
Broadway Pit Musician
Has done Spamalot and Chicago, but also many shorter-lived shows and does not know if her next employment will run five weeks or five years.

Has Ask the Expert and Double-Dip
Expert is Joel Stein, columnist for Time magazine

Topic Tree:

Cold Hard Cash
1939
Papa
Advanced Anatomy
Country First
The Sopranos
(Garden Variety)
(On Broadway)
(Chug-A-Lug!)
(‘50s Songs)
(Celebrity Swag)
(Get Ya Popcorn Ready)
(Snack Time)
(Around the House)
(Happy Holidays!)



$25K (The Sopranos):
Which of these characters was not killed in the final season of HBO's "The Sopranos"?
A. Phil Leotardo B. Christopher Moltisanti
C. Bobby Bacala D. Artie Bucco

Expert (:16)

Spoiler

Joel immediately says "I can do this." He says Artie owns the restaurant and is sure he never died. Almost certain Artie slight chance that it is Bobby.

Spoiler

Ethyl goes with Joel's answer.

Meredith says "Bobby" ... and that Bobby did die.

D. Artie Bucco (:12)

$50K (Country First):
In 2007, what U.S. state elected Bobby Jindal as the nation's first Indian-American governor?
A. Mississippi B. Michigan
C. Louisiana D. Kentucky

DD (:26)

Spoiler

Her first answer was Michigan, incorrect
Her second guess was Kentucky

C. Louisiana [:08]

Ethyl left with $25,000

commercial break

[Kazoo65]

After using ATE on the vegetable question yesterday, I'd ATA on the TV question. Pop culture-they might be able to help.

$50K-easy for me. I'm a political junkie.

[MarleysGh0st]

After using ATE on the vegetable question yesterday, I'd ATA on the TV question. Pop culture-they might be able to help.

Yeah, the audience should be able to help you with a question about The Sopranos.

Especially the ones from Jersey!

[NellyLunatic1980]

$25K: I don't watch "The Sopranos", but I did remember from reading once on Wikipedia that Moltisanti was killed. I'll try the audience first. If nothing is definitive, then PAF.

$50K (Country First):
In 2007, what U.S. state elected Bobby Jindal as the nation's first Indian-American governor?
A. Mississippi B. Michigan
C. Louisiana D. Kentucky

A little unfortunate for Ethyl that this question was asked before Gov. Jindal made national headlines for his Kenneth the Page impersonation after Pres. Obama's address to the joint session of Congress.

[earendel]

Ethyl Will
Haworth, NJ
Broadway Pit Musician

Ethyl Will what? (paraphrasing the scarecrow from TWoO)

$25K (The Sopranos):
Which of these characters was not killed in the final season of HBO's "The Sopranos"?
A. Phil Leotardo B. Christopher Moltisanti
C. Bobby Bacala D. Artie Bucco

Expert (:16)

Spoiler

Joel immediately says "I can do this." He says Artie owns the restaurant and is sure he never died. Almost certain Artie slight chance that it is Bobby.

Spoiler

Ethyl goes with Joel's answer.

Meredith says "Bobby" ... and that Bobby did die.

D. Artie Bucco (:12)

No idea, but since I still have all my lifelines, I'll use one. ATA, please.

$50K (Country First):
In 2007, what U.S. state elected Bobby Jindal as the nation's first Indian-American governor?
A. Mississippi B. Michigan
C. Louisiana D. Kentucky

DD (:26)

Spoiler

Her first answer was Michigan, incorrect
Her second guess was Kentucky

C. Louisiana [:08]

This is a $50K question? Considering how much he's been in the news lately I can't understand why this would be considered difficult.

[gsabc]

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$50K (Country First):
In 2007, what U.S. state elected Bobby Jindal as the nation's first Indian-American governor?
A. Mississippi B. Michigan
C. Louisiana D. Kentucky

DD (:26)

Spoiler

Her first answer was Michigan, incorrect
Her second guess was Kentucky

C. Louisiana [:08]

This is a $50K question? Considering how much he's been in the news lately I can't understand why this would be considered difficult.

That's lately. Back when the show was taped, Jindal had had some then-recent publicity during the GOP convention and some when he was first elected, but nowhere near what he has had since then.

[MarleysGh0st]

$50K (Country First):
In 2007, what U.S. state elected Bobby Jindal as the nation's first Indian-American governor?
A. Mississippi B. Michigan
C. Louisiana D. Kentucky

DD (:26)

Spoiler

Her first answer was Michigan, incorrect
Her second guess was Kentucky

C. Louisiana [:08]

This is a $50K question? Considering how much he's been in the news lately I can't understand why this would be considered difficult.

This show was probably taped in October. As Nelly mentioned, that was before all the publicity from his recent speech.

[ulysses5019]

After using ATE on the vegetable question yesterday, I'd ATA on the TV question. Pop culture-they might be able to help.

Yeah, the audience should be able to help you with a question about The Sopranos.

Especially the ones from Jersey!

It seemed like a risk using the ATE on this question. But I'm wondering how many in the audience were active viewers of the Sopranos and remembered who all the characters were and who had died etc. Now I realize that there was nothing to indicate that the ATE would know this.

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Ethyl's appearance.

http://www.citizensvoice.com/articles/2 ... 188596.txt