Transcript 10/16/2009 Keith Housley (carryover)

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Keith Housley
Swarthmore, PA

Casino worker
Also likes animals and watches birds. Once rescued a box turtle out in the street.

contestant #1

Expert is Mo Rocca

Topic Tree

Published Works
Landmarks
Brand Names
Hormones
Government
Steve Martin
Weights & Measures
(Pasta)
(Autobiographies)
(Children's TV)
(Museums)
(German Words)
(Weather)
(Headlines)
(The Internet)


$15K (Weights & Measures):
Developed by famed engineer James Watt, what unit of measurement is equivalent to lifting 33,000 "foot-pounds" per minute?
A. Ampere B. Horsepower
C. Volt D. Calorie

Spoiler

B. Horsepower (:10)

$25K (Steve Martin):
Funnyman Steve Martin came up with the story idea for what intentionally un-funny 2008 movie?
A. Traitor B. Blindness
C. Vantage Point D. Righteous Kill

ATE at :20

ATE

Mo does not know, did not hear of B and thought C was not in 2008 (it was)
Says D is a total guess for him

Double Dip

DD and answer

First answer D was incorrect at :17
Second answer was correct
A. Traitor (:13)

Commercial break

Keith admitted he decided to totally guess. (Note that PAF was available)
Among other things he plans to buy an environmentally friendly car


$50K (Government):
Established in the year 930, what country's legislative body, known as the Althingi, may be the world's oldest parliament?
A. Turkey B. Egypt
C. Belgium D. Iceland

PAF

Choice Lori, Downingtown, PA
other was Ken, Hillsborough, CA

PAF choice, town misspelled

honest non-google PAF

Lori admits she does not know at all. Keith repeats the question and choices and time runs out

Spoiler

Keith guesses Turkey and that was wrong. Keith leaves with $25,000.

D. Iceland (:31)

Keith leaves with $25,000.

[Jeemie]

No wonder they're not calling me yet (or at least, there's one reason!)

That's at least the third contestant in the past couple of weeks that's from my geographic area.

[silverscreenselect]

$25K (Steve Martin):
Funnyman Steve Martin came up with the story idea for what intentionally un-funny 2008 movie?
A. Traitor B. Blindness
C. Vantage Point D. Righteous Kill

I saw all four of these movies, and I didn't remember seeing that Steve Martin got a story credit for Traitor. A story credit generally means that someone wrote the first version of the screenplay or a screen treatment (essentially a detailed outline of a screenplay). It also means the producers paid him for the rights to use the idea.

If I'd been on the show, I'd either have used the now-gone PAF or tried a double dip on this one.

[Jeemie]

I most certainly wouldn't have known the $25K...would've PAFed, and if that didn't work, would have done what he did- totally guessed on a Double Dip. Don't know what I would have chosen.

Knew the $50K though.

[Estonut]

I most certainly wouldn't have known the $25K...would've PAFed, and if that didn't work, would have done what he did- totally guessed on a Double Dip. Don't know what I would have chosen.

Of course your second choice would have been A. It's the armchair players' rule...

[Jeemie]

I most certainly wouldn't have known the $25K...would've PAFed, and if that didn't work, would have done what he did- totally guessed on a Double Dip. Don't know what I would have chosen.

Of course your second choice would have been A. It's the armchair players' rule...

Not this time- I didn't even have an inkling amongst the four choices.

But I would have guessed anyway- my goal on the game is to get to $25K at all costs, and then go from there.

There's no difference between $15K and $5K for me.

[Brit Canuck]

honest non-google PAF

Lori admits she does not know at all. Keith repeats the question and choices and time runs out

Spoiler

Keith guesses Turkey and that was wrong. Keith leaves with $25,000.

D. Iceland (:31)

Keith leaves with $25,000.

And the keywords are, 'Honest non-Google PAF'.
As often happens, tough question, tough break. (Good try, though, and no money lost.)

Now you know why PAFs often Google.

The producers don't like it (obvious as of January), but it's not illegal.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$25K: No clue. PAF while it's still there.

[earendel]

Keith Housley
Swarthmore, PA

Casino worker
Also likes animals and watches birds. Once rescued a box turtle out in the street.

$25K (Steve Martin):
Funnyman Steve Martin came up with the story idea for what intentionally un-funny 2008 movie?
A. Traitor B. Blindness
C. Vantage Point D. Righteous Kill

ATE at :20

ATE

Mo does not know, did not hear of B and thought C was not in 2008 (it was)
Says D is a total guess for him

Double Dip

DD and answer

First answer D was incorrect at :17
Second answer was correct
A. Traitor (:13)

No idea for me so I hope the audience knows it.

$50K (Government):
Established in the year 930, what country's legislative body, known as the Althingi, may be the world's oldest parliament?
A. Turkey B. Egypt
C. Belgium D. Iceland

PAF

Choice Lori, Downingtown, PA
other was Ken, Hillsborough, CA

honest non-google PAF

Lori admits she does not know at all. Keith repeats the question and choices and time runs out

Spoiler

Keith guesses Turkey and that was wrong. Keith leaves with $25,000.

D. Iceland (:31)

I knew it was something Scandinavian so I'm glad there was only one such choice.