Transcript 05/18/09 Michael Roslin

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Michael Roslin
Momouth Beach, NJ
Director of marketing

Carryover contestant from 05/01/09

Michael has all of his lifelines.

Topic Tree:
We The People
Bottoms Up!
Telephone History
A Night to Remember
Common Names
Olympic Events
Postage Stamps
Little House
Good Going
(Isn't It Ironic)
(Salesmen)
(Eco-Conscious)
(Prefixer-Uppers)
(Extra Cheese)
(Famous Names)

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, Jim Kramer, host of “Mad Money” on CNBC.

$4K “Do a good turn daily” is the official slogan of which of these do-gooding organizations?
A. Salvation Army
B. American Red Cross
C. United Way
D. Boy Scouts

ATA ( 18 )

12% A. Salvation Army
12% B. American Red Cross
8% C. United Way
68% D. Boy Scouts

Spoiler

D. Boy Scouts (15)

$8K Best known for “Little House on the Prairie, “Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” series began with the book “Little House in the” what?
A. Low Valley
B. Old Country
C. Small Town
D. Big Woods

PAF (9)

Michael’s PAF team:

Jess from Raleigh, NC – Michael’s daughter
Jason from New York, NY – Michael’s son
Joe from Long Branch, NJ – a friend

PAF – Jason

With two seconds remaining, Jason says that it is big woods.

Spoiler

D. Big Woods (4)

commercial break

$16K Josephine Baker figures prominently in a 2008 series of postage stamps honoring African-American contributions to what?
A. Cinema
B. Government
C. Literature
D. Medicine

ATE ( 18 )

Jim: Josephine Baker is um, oh wow, literature?

Michael: I could tell by your tone that you’re not that sure.

Jim: This is an intersection with a postage stamp and a woman’s name. Unless it’s Clara Barton, I’m in big trouble. But I’ll go with literature.

Meredith: But what’s your percentage there?

Jim: Oh, I think that the tone of my voice would indicate that I’m in that 30% bracket.

Meredith starts the clock.

Michael says that he just isn’t sure and will just let the time run out.

Michael leaves with $8K.

Spoiler

A. Cinema (0)

commercial break

Answers:
$4K D. Boy Scouts
$8K D. Big Woods
$16K A. Cinema

[MarleysGh0st]

This was the first episode I was in the audience for, last October 30. When Michael started reaching for the lifelines, I wasn't impressed. Nihil obstat®

And as for Jim Cramer...

[earendel]

Michael Roslin
Momouth Beach, NJ
Director of marketing

Carryover contestant from 05/01/09

He's been in women's underwear since 1978. Meredith asks his sons if they'd like to go into the family business; the oldest one says "maybe" but the two young ones are definite "no"s.

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, Jim Kramer, host of “Mad Money” on CNBC.

Meredith asked him about his areas of specialty and he answered that he was NOT an expert in the kinds of things that are published in People Magazine.

$8K Best known for “Little House on the Prairie, “Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” series began with the book “Little House in the” what?
A. Low Valley
B. Old Country
C. Small Town
D. Big Woods

PAF (9)

Michael’s PAF team:

Jess from Raleigh, NC – Michael’s daughter
Jason from New York, NY – Michael’s son
Joe from Long Branch, NJ – a friend

PAF – Jason

With two seconds remaining, Jason says that it is big woods.

Spoiler

D. Big Woods (4)

"Big Woods" makes the most sense, but in the HS I'm not sure I'd have been brave enough to go with that, so it's lifeline time. Might as well start with ATA and hope for the best.

$16K Josephine Baker figures prominently in a 2008 series of postage stamps honoring African-American contributions to what?
A. Cinema
B. Government
C. Literature
D. Medicine

ATE ( 18 )

Jim: Josephine Baker is um, oh wow, literature?

Michael: I could tell by your tone that you’re not that sure.

Jim: This is an intersection with a postage stamp and a woman’s name. Unless it’s Clara Barton, I’m in big trouble. But I’ll go with literature.

Meredith: But what’s your percentage there?

Jim: Oh, I think that the tone of my voice would indicate that I’m in that 30% bracket.

Meredith starts the clock.

Michael says that he just isn’t sure and will just let the time run out.

Michael leaves with $8K.

Spoiler

A. Cinema (0)

I associate Josephine Baker with music rather than cinema, but as that's the closest answer, I'd have gone with that. The "expert" once again proves to be no expert, but at least Michael was warned up front.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, Jim Kramer, host of “Mad Money” on CNBC.

Jim Cramer. I hate that guy.

$4K: Never heard of this slogan. I would also ATA.

$8K: Never heard of the first book. PAF.

[Rafferbee]

$16K Josephine Baker figures prominently in a 2008 series of postage stamps honoring African-American contributions to what?
A. Cinema
B. Government
C. Literature
D. Medicine

ATE ( 18 )

Jim: Josephine Baker is um, oh wow, literature?

Michael: I could tell by your tone that you’re not that sure.

Jim: This is an intersection with a postage stamp and a woman’s name. Unless it’s Clara Barton, I’m in big trouble. But I’ll go with literature.

Meredith: But what’s your percentage there?

Jim: Oh, I think that the tone of my voice would indicate that I’m in that 30% bracket.

Meredith starts the clock.

Michael says that he just isn’t sure and will just let the time run out.

Michael leaves with $8K.

Spoiler

A. Cinema (0)

I thought Josephine Baker was more associated with music. She had a Paris nightclub act, right?

[Bob Juch]

$16K Josephine Baker figures prominently in a 2008 series of postage stamps honoring African-American contributions to what?
A. Cinema
B. Government
C. Literature
D. Medicine

ATE ( 18 )

Jim: Josephine Baker is um, oh wow, literature?

Michael: I could tell by your tone that you’re not that sure.

Jim: This is an intersection with a postage stamp and a woman’s name. Unless it’s Clara Barton, I’m in big trouble. But I’ll go with literature.

Meredith: But what’s your percentage there?

Jim: Oh, I think that the tone of my voice would indicate that I’m in that 30% bracket.

Meredith starts the clock.

Michael says that he just isn’t sure and will just let the time run out.

Michael leaves with $8K.

Spoiler

A. Cinema (0)

I thought Josephine Baker was more associated with music. She had a Paris nightclub act, right?

True, but she was the first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture.