WWTBAM Bored

Jodie Reeder
Phoenix, AZ
Retail sales/Artist

Jodie has been trying to get on the show for two and a half years now.

Michael Gelman continues as the expert.

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Regis spends some time doing his schtick with Gelman and then we are on our way.

$500 (It’s the Law)- A police officer would most likely give a man a speeding ticket for doing which of these things too quickly?

A- Reading a book B- Eating a meal
C- Driving a car D- Performing his marital duties



$1,000 (Business)- Founded in 1903, what U.S. company got its start when its founders designed an engine that could be mounted on a bicycle?

A- Anheuser-Busch B- Wells Fargo
C- Johnson & Johnson D- Harley Davidson



$2,000 (Same Name)- Which of these Toyota models shares its name with the third-largest city in the state of Washington?

A- Tacoma B- Sienna
C- Tundra D- Sequoia



$3,000 (Animal Planet)- Closely related to a wallaby and another marsupial, the wallaroo is native to what continent?

A- Australia B- Africa
C- South America D- Asia



$5,000 (Wax and Wane)- After dramatic weight loss from gastric bypass surgery in 2002, who asked that his wax statue at Madame Tussauds also be reduced?

A- John Travolta B- Howard Stern
C- Howie Mandel D- Al Roker



$7,500 (Veterinary Medicine)- Transmitted by ticks, a type of infectious disease that affects cattle is fittingly known by what name?

A- Connecticut fever B- Florida fever
C- Texas fever D- Oregon fever



$10,000 (Across the Pond)- Some ATMs in London now offer screen instructions in Cockney slang, asking for your “Huckleberry Finn” instead of your what?

A- Bank card B- PIN
C- Deposit D- Cash



Commercial Break

When she found out she was going to do the show, Jodie went out and got a bunch of books, including Ken Jennings’ book on trivia, an ATLAS, an anatomy textbook, and nursery rhymes (as she has no kids). Regis asks if any of these have helped so far, and Jodie replies no, but “you never know”.

Jodie’s friend of 25 years, Gina, is in the relationship seat.

Jodie’s dad played for the Los Angeles Lakers back when “it was a corporate league”. Jodie once bumped into Phil Jackson and told him this, and Phil asked how her father’s game was today? She replied, “He’s 82- his game is golf”.

$12,500 (Primetime Specials)- In 2009, NBC aired three primetime specials based on what popular “Saturday Night Live” sketch?

A- The Target Lady B- Weekend Update
C- MacGruder D- Celebrity Jeopardy

Jodie doesn’t hesitate- when Regis stops reading at 22 seconds, she uses the ATA lifeline.

ATA Results: A- 3%, B- 77%, C- 4%, D- 16%



$15,000 (In the News)- In 2009, what world leader was famously photographed riding a horse shirtless?

A- Nicolas Sarkozy B- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
C- Hu Jintao D- Vladimir Putin

At 20 seconds, Jodie uses the ATE lifeline.

Gelman knows the answer, but reads it one more time to be sure. He is very sure it’s D



Commercial Break



Jodie feels pretty good even though she only got a few hours’ sleep because Gina got in late, and then they stayed up late talking about the room.- how it was the size of a woman’s jail cell or a closet.

Jodie had an ex-boyfriend who was a movie producer, and she had a small role in a film he made about Jimi Hendrix. The film didn’t get released due to a lawsuit, but she met actor George Clooney (in 1994, before he was a mega-star), who had a friend on the set. Clooney let her know he was filming a pilot for a show called “ER”. (Transcriber’s note: I thought I heard a scream and a Grumble ™ emanating from Ithaca on Friday)

$25,000 (Pop Music)- The 2009 Britney Spears single “3” is a risqué dance song that bizarrely mentions what musical trio?

A- The Three Tenors B- Peter, Paul, and Mary
C- Emerson, Lake, & Palmer D- The Dixie Chicks

Jodie doesn’t know, and walks with $15,000.

Bump

That long, huh?

Never heard about this photo. I'll try the audience.


WGAS®. I'll PAF. What?! I can't PAF?! Dammit! I guess I'm stuck with asking Gelman, then. I'll probably be walking away, just like Jodie, unless Gelman is dead-on sure.

IGAS because I can recall the answer before the choices come up, enabling me to slide through $25,000 lifeline-free.

15K: Of the 4, only Sarkozy is also vain enough in the peculiar sort of way that makes men do this stuff. And its more Putin's "thing". Despite not having actually seen this photo. Pretty sure I've seen some photo of Putin on a horse, though. If he'd been shirtless, would I have cared enough to remember it? Possibly not. Hold breath, go for Putin.

25K: No blinking idea. ATA. if they aren't sure, PAF. Oh. No more PAF. Well, ATE I suppose.