Transcript 04/30/10 - Brent Sonnek-Schmelz (carryover)

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Transcript 04/30/10 - Brent Sonnek-Schmelz (carryover)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon May 03, 2010 5:32 am

Brent Sonnek-Schmelz
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Entrepreneur


Meredith is excited every day on the show, but she's especially excited today, as Brent is going for $250,000. Brent's wife, France (?), says they were thinking of starting a family, and this money will definitely help.

Meredith: Well, we're proud to be part of that process. Not the--you know! That came out wrong!


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$250,000 * On the Books
On June 9, 1790, the first-ever U.S. copyright was issued for a book about what?

A: Parlor games B: Tobacco
C: Weather forecasts D: Spelling

Brent says he remembers this from somewhere, but the certainty is not that high. He thinks it was weather forecasts, but he's not sure enough, so he walks with $100,000.
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D: Spelling ( 7 )

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#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon May 03, 2010 7:42 pm

So, it still sounded like Meredith called Brent's wife "France", so that's the spelling I went with today.

Does anyone actually use that spelling for a given name? :?

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#3 Post by drew scheeler » Mon May 03, 2010 8:03 pm

Two words: Mcguffey Readers. I would have tossed out that name, gone for it regardless of what lifelines I had left and then thank my lucky stars I incorrectly assumed the right answer.
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#4 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue May 04, 2010 4:43 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000 * On the Books
On June 9, 1790, the first-ever U.S. copyright was issued for a book about what?

A: Parlor games B: Tobacco
C: Weather forecasts D: Spelling
NFC®. Use the audience and Terry... and hope for the best; otherwise, I'm walking with $100K.

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#5 Post by earendel » Tue May 04, 2010 5:41 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Brent Sonnek-Schmelz
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Entrepreneur


Meredith is excited every day on the show, but she's especially excited today, as Brent is going for $250,000. Brent's wife, France (?), says they were thinking of starting a family, and this money will definitely help.

Meredith: Well, we're proud to be part of that process. Not the--you know! That came out wrong!
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250,000 * On the Books
On June 9, 1790, the first-ever U.S. copyright was issued for a book about what?

A: Parlor games B: Tobacco
C: Weather forecasts D: Spelling

Brent says he remembers this from somewhere, but the certainty is not that high. He thinks it was weather forecasts, but he's not sure enough, so he walks with $100,000.
Answer
D: Spelling ( 7 )
I'm not surprised that he was one-and-done, but he did well. Had this been my stack I'd have ATA and DD remaining but I don't think either of them will help, so I walk also.

From the comfort of my recliner I guessed the correct answer.
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#6 Post by earendel » Tue May 04, 2010 5:42 am

drew scheeler wrote:Two words: Mcguffey Readers. I would have tossed out that name, gone for it regardless of what lifelines I had left and then thank my lucky stars I incorrectly assumed the right answer.
My first thought was the same - the McGuffey Readers. But they weren't about spelling, so that wouldn't have been enough to convince me to go for it. The inclusion of "weather forecasts" made me think about the Farmer's Almanac, which has been around for quite a while also. I don't know if I'd have had the gumption to try the DD with those as my choices.
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#7 Post by rgcviper » Tue May 04, 2010 2:02 pm

"$250,000 * On the Books
On June 9, 1790, the first-ever U.S. copyright was issued for a book about what?

A: Parlor games B: Tobacco
C: Weather forecasts D: Spelling"

When I first saw this question, I thought of the "Weirdo Rule" from BAM, where the answer that looks blatantly wrong turns out to be right. Spelling seemed so different from the other answers that I thought a "Weirdo Rule" might be in effect here, and sure enough ... Had I been in the Hot Seat, though, I would NOT have had the guts to go for it here.

Congrats on a well-played game, Brent.

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#8 Post by Bob78164 » Tue May 04, 2010 2:28 pm

In case it ever comes up, the first U.S. patent was for a process for making "pot and pearl ashes," which is useful for soapmaking. The inventor was Samuel Hopkins of Philadelphia. --Bob
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