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Transcript 10/2/18 Tom Colocci (TomC)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:07 pm

Tom Colocci (new BB TomC)
Management consultant
London, England


$500
With only about 3% of the American job force doing it, “active commuting” is getting to work by what means?
A: Walking or riding a bike B: Stealing a car or bus
C: Tunneling through the Earth D: Teleporting

Spoiler
A: Walking or riding a bike


$1,000
In the acclaimed baseball movie “Field of Dreams,” the lead character hears a mysterious voice whisper all but which of the following statements?
A: “If you build it, he will come.” B: “Go the distance.”
C: “Ease his pain.” D: “OMG. He’s obviously using steroids.”

Tom has not seen “Field of Dreams,” but he knows “If you build it, he will come.”

Spoiler
D: “OMG. He’s obviously using steroids.”


$2,000
Paul Simon might enjoy what Utah state park, that’s named after the brand of film National Geographic used to take color photos of it in 1948?
A: Boxer Springs B: Kodachrome Basin
C: Graceland Canyon D: Troubled Waters Recreational Area

Spoiler
B: Kodachrome Basin


$3,000
What creature whose looks wouldn’t garner a lot of right-swipes on Animal Tinder is, luckily, capable of asexual (partner-free) reproduction?
A: Fox B: Panther
C: Komodo dragon D: Golden retriever

Spoiler
C: Komodo dragon


$5,000
Which of these is a book buy Mike Tyson, and NOT one by Neil deGrasse Tyson?
A: Undisputed Truth B: Death By Black Hole
C: The Pluto Files D: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Spoiler
A: Undisputed Truth


Commercial break

$7,000
The canton, hoist and fly are all important aspects to consider when designing a what?
A: Flag B: Shoe
C: Treehouse D: Book cover

Spoiler
A: Flag


$10,000
Which of these presidential Cabinet positions is the only one of the four that has ever been held by a woman?
A: Secretary of Labor B: Secretary of Defense
C: Secretary of Veterans Affairs D: Secretary of the Treasury

Spoiler
A: 26% B: 26% C: 4% D: 44%


Spoiler
Tom believes the audience is mistaken. They could be confused by Janet Yellen. +1 Ron agrees, and says Elaine Chao is Secretary of Labor. Tom thinks she’s Secretary of Transportation. In any case, they don’t know of any female Secretary of Defense or Veterans Affairs.


Spoiler
A: Secretary of Labor


Commercial break

Tom was a chemistry major but has always wanted to work in film. He’ll use his winnings for film school (and be sure to watch “Field of Dreams”).

$20,000
Like the VIN on your car, an IMEI number is a globally unique 15-digit number assigned to all what (which can be helpful if yours is lost or stolen)?
A: Diamonds B: Credit cards
C: Mobile devices D: Bicycles

Spoiler
C: Mobile devices


$30,000
Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for the notoriously short period of how long?
A: Nine hours B: Nine days
C: Ninety-nine days D: Nine months

After the hard question about the U.S. Cabinet, this one is a godsend.

Spoiler
B: Nine days


Commercial break

QotD
Which of these is a nonsense word that one of our writers made up, and NOT an actual synonym of the word “nonsense”?
A: Tommyrot B: Huffmuffle
C: Codswallop D: Flapdoodle

Spoiler
B: Huffmuffle


$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled

Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.


Spoiler
D: Grilled


The horn
Tom will be back on Wednesday.
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#2 Post by jarnon » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:19 pm

My favorite episode of the season so far. Tom's a recent Princeton grad who taught high school in Singapore and works for a New York company.
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#3 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:33 pm

$2,000
Paul Simon might enjoy what Utah state park, that’s named after the brand of film National Geographic used to take color photos of it in 1948?
A: Boxer Springs B: Kodachrome Basin
C: Graceland Canyon D: Troubled Waters Recreational Area

Spoiler
B: Kodachrome Basin
Everybody would enjoy Kodachrome Basin. OK, JMHO.
$10,000
Which of these presidential Cabinet positions is the only one of the four that has ever been held by a woman?
A: Secretary of Labor B: Secretary of Defense
C: Secretary of Veterans Affairs D: Secretary of the Treasury

Spoiler
A: 26% B: 26% C: 4% D: 44%


Spoiler
Tom believes the audience is mistaken. They could be confused by Janet Yellen. +1 Ron agrees, and says Elaine Chao is Secretary of Labor. Tom thinks she’s Secretary of Transportation. In any case, they don’t know of any female Secretary of Defense or Veterans Affairs.


Spoiler
A: Secretary of Labor
The first one! Francis Perkins.
$30,000
Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for the notoriously short period of how long?
A: Nine hours B: Nine days
C: Ninety-nine days D: Nine months

After the hard question about the U.S. Cabinet, this one is a godsend.

Spoiler
B: Nine days
Ugh. I do not know this. I googled it, and her nickname "The nine day queen" popped right up. Ask a friend.
$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled

Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.


Spoiler
D: Grilled
ATA, although I'd feel a lot better about it if it were a New York audience. Let's say they know it.

Tom will be back on Wednesday.

Oh boy! I can watch Tom win a bunch of money and still make my lunch date!
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#4 Post by earendel » Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:57 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Colocci
Management consultant
London, England
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000
Like the VIN on your car, an IMEI number is a globally unique 15-digit number assigned to all what (which can be helpful if yours is lost or stolen)?
A: Diamonds B: Credit cards
C: Mobile devices D: Bicycles
Spoiler
C: Mobile devices
I know that diamonds are inscribed with a set of numbers [NOTE: I originally thought all were, but it turns out that only certain ones are], so it's either that or mobile devices. Since I still have my 50:50 I'll use it and hope A and C aren't the remaining answers.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled
Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.

Spoiler
D: Grilled
Well reasoned.
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#5 Post by Estonut » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:28 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled
Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.

Spoiler
D: Grilled
Well reasoned.
Spoiler
This was a pretty nasty question. Though "yaki" does mean cooked over direct heat, teriyaki is a sauce and yakisoba is fried buckwheat noodle dish which may not have any grilled ingredients.
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#6 Post by triviawayne » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:33 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Colocci
Management consultant
London, England
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000
Like the VIN on your car, an IMEI number is a globally unique 15-digit number assigned to all what (which can be helpful if yours is lost or stolen)?
A: Diamonds B: Credit cards
C: Mobile devices D: Bicycles
Spoiler
C: Mobile devices
I know that diamonds are inscribed with a set of numbers [NOTE: I originally thought all were, but it turns out that only certain ones are], so it's either that or mobile devices. Since I still have my 50:50 I'll use it and hope A and C aren't the remaining answers.

I once worked for Omnipoint, used to know what IMEI stood for
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled
Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.

Spoiler
D: Grilled
Well reasoned.
Teppanyaki is the style of cooking at a Japanese steak house such as Benihana, that left me with A&D, but D made more sense as not everything has sauce.

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#7 Post by TomC » Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:16 am

Hey guys, Tom here.
Glad you all enjoyed my show!

The editing is quite generous to me here; I took a long time with Kodachrome because I'd never heard of the song, and so Troubled Waters sounded vaguely plausible too.

And yeah, I agonized over the $50k question, trying to think which one matched best

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#8 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:37 am

Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Featured in the names of such dishes as teriyaki, yakitori and yakisoba, what does the Japanese word “yaki” mean in English?
A: Sauce B: Savory
C: Chicken D: Grilled
Spoiler
Tom’s friend Tom from Scarsdale warned him not to explain his reasoning before the 50/50 is revealed.
50/50 leaves sauce and grilled.
Tom knows yakitori is grilled chicken, and soba is noodle. He goes for grilled.

Spoiler
D: Grilled
Well reasoned.
Spoiler
This was a pretty nasty question. Though "yaki" does mean cooked over direct heat, teriyaki is a sauce and yakisoba is fried buckwheat noodle dish which may not have any grilled ingredients.
Spoiler
Wrong! Teriyaki is not the sauce but the dish. Yakisoba is fried on a grill. The grills are a flat piece of steel, not like a barbeque grill.
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#9 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:04 am


Hey guys, Tom here.
Glad you all enjoyed my show!

The editing is quite generous to me here; I took a long time with Kodachrome because I'd never heard of the song, and so Troubled Waters sounded vaguely plausible too.

And yeah, I agonized over the $50k question, trying to think which one matched best
Excellent job - congratulations!
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#10 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:17 am

Tom:

Its a great song, as I'm sure you've found out by now. One of the few I know by heart.

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#11 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:21 am

TomC wrote:Hey guys, Tom here.
Glad you all enjoyed my show!

The editing is quite generous to me here; I took a long time with Kodachrome because I'd never heard of the song, and so Troubled Waters sounded vaguely plausible too.

And yeah, I agonized over the $50k question, trying to think which one matched best
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#12 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:46 am

2K: Never heard of Basin before but love the song.

I wish my anemic Alcatel tablet got me the green of summers or any other colors so well.

10K: Knew this because FDR's choice was 1st woman in any Cab post.

20K: too many #s for small diamonds to bear, my bike's never had one, my CC # is 16#s.

30K: Knew it was short time but would asked +1 for help between B & C.

50K: Know you can have beef teriyaki so rules out chicken. Knoiw soba is noodles. Between grilled, which know teriyaki is, & also savory, which teriyaki is. 50/50


Looking forward to today's show.

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#13 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:24 pm

jarnon wrote:My favorite episode of the season so far. Tom's a recent Princeton grad who taught high school in Singapore and works for a New York company.
How did you know this? They didn't offer one word of explanation on the show.

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#14 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:28 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
jarnon wrote:My favorite episode of the season so far. Tom's a recent Princeton grad who taught high school in Singapore and works for a New York company.
How did you know this? They didn't offer one word of explanation on the show.
I'm guessing the information came from an alumni communication. If memory serves, jarnon is a Princeton graduate. --Bob
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#15 Post by Estonut » Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:25 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Estonut wrote:
earendel wrote:Well reasoned.
Spoiler
This was a pretty nasty question. Though "yaki" does mean cooked over direct heat, teriyaki is a sauce and yakisoba is fried buckwheat noodle dish which may not have any grilled ingredients.
Spoiler
Wrong! Teriyaki is not the sauce but the dish. Yakisoba is fried on a grill. The grills are a flat piece of steel, not like a barbeque grill.
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You're wrong, too. You really should look things up before "correcting" people.

Teriyaki is not a particular dish. It is both a cooking style and the sauce used in that style.

Yakisoba literally means "fried buckwheat," and, thus, must be fried, but not necessarily fried on a grill.
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#16 Post by ulysses1950 » Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:03 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
jarnon wrote:My favorite episode of the season so far. Tom's a recent Princeton grad who taught high school in Singapore and works for a New York company.
How did you know this? They didn't offer one word of explanation on the show.
I'm guessing the information came from an alumni communication. If memory serves, jarnon is a Princeton graduate. --Bob
That's probably the reason. I was supposed to be his +1and I talked to him about game strategy etc. IHe told me that he was a recent Princeton grad and was working in NYC. His three citizenships/passports are Italian, UK and USA.

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#17 Post by jarnon » Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:39 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
jarnon wrote:My favorite episode of the season so far. Tom's a recent Princeton grad who taught high school in Singapore and works for a New York company.
How did you know this? They didn't offer one word of explanation on the show.
Shortly after the show, posts about Tom appeared on FB and Twitter. But I liked the contestant even before I knew he was a Princeton alum.

I put the supplemental info in a separate post, not the transcript. Except for his profession; I got that from an official @MillionaireTV tweet, so I included it in the transcript.
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