Transcript 12/08/2009 Brandon Adoni

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Brandon Adoni
Glen Head, NY (Long Island)
2nd year law student

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Mere says that (2nd year law) is the year Brandon says "they work you to death"
- adds that Brandon has $200K in student debt, but came to the right place
However he wants to help his mom Amy who recently went through an (unspecified) difficult time in her life; she is in the audience
He says this is the first time he has mentioned this to her.
Mere says she is a mom too so he is making her teary-eyed.


$500 (Unknown topic):
By definition, a person acquires a "beer belly" by doing what?
A. Brewing beer B. Drinking beer
C. Bottling beer D. Writing questions for "Millionaire"

Spoiler

makes a comment about too many friends having this so clock went down to :03

B. Drinking beer (:03)

$1000 (Topic unknown):
Diamonds that are naturally yellow in color are popularly known as what?
A. Cardinal diamonds B. Canary diamonds
C. Robin diamonds D. Owl diamonds

Brandon: "Not married yet, um, might need to..."
Mere: Yellow in color
B: I'm gonna ask the audience (:02)

ATA

A-1% B-96% C-2% D-1%
Mere warns that there are only two seconds to answer

Spoiler

B. Canary diamonds (:02)

$2000 (Topic unknown):
Which of these "directional" movie titles belongs to a 2009 animated film about a house carried aloft by helium balloons?
A. Falling Down B. Sideways
C. Over the Hedge D. Up

Spoiler

D. Up [:08]

$3000 (Reality TV):
A reality TV competition often abbreviated "SYTYCD" in the media shows contestants exhibiting their skills at what?
A. Dancing B. Singing
C. Cooking D. Tracking

Spoiler

Brandon gets in "I'll never be on this show"
A. Dancing (:07)

$5000 (Sports Logos):
Fittingly, the logo for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings is a picture of what with wings?
A. Space rocket B. Automobile tire
C. Steam engine D. Tugboat

Mere repeats "Detroit Red Wings"
clock ticks, Mere says five seconds.

Spoiler

At :03 Brandon says "I'll... A, final answer."
Mere says oh and that it is B, and mentions Detroit and automobiles "I'm so sorry"
Brandon says no big deal.
B. Automobile tire (:03)

Llama (the WWTBAM kind)

Commercial break

Teaser question for tomorrow

$15K
What dog breed is often called the "barkless dog" because its unusually shaped larynx produces a yodel sound?
A. Basenji B. Weimeraner
C. Mastiff D. Akita

[MarleysGh0st]

Mere says that (2nd year law) is the year Brandon says "they work you to death"
- adds that Brandon has $200K in student debt, but came to the right place
However he wants to help his mom Amy who recently went through an (unspecified) difficult time in her life; she is in the audience
He says this is the first time he has mentioned this to her.
Mere says she is a mom too so he is making her teary-eyed.

Alas, now we'll never know what gift Brandon had in mind, that made Amy and Mere so emotional.

[elwoodblues]

$1000 (Topic unknown):
Diamonds that are naturally yellow in color are popularly known as what?
A. Cardinal diamonds B. Canary diamonds
C. Robin diamonds D. Owl diamonds

Brandon: "Not married yet, um, might need to..."
Mere: Yellow in color
B: I'm gonna ask the audience (:02)

I didn't realize that you have to be married to know that canaries are yellow.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Brandon Adoni
Glen Head, NY (Long Island)

WE®

$500 (Unknown topic):
By definition, a person acquires a "beer belly" by doing what?
A. Brewing beer B. Drinking beer
C. Bottling beer D. Writing questions for "Millionaire"

Spoiler

makes a comment about too many friends having this so clock went down to :03

B. Drinking beer (:03)

Another beer question at $500? A bad omen.

Nihil obstat®

[ghostjmf]

3K: My Mom watches this, so got it, but it was brutal under the clock.

otherwise so far so good

[Brit Canuck]

Three in two days??? Seriously, Meredith, go back on holiday. The contestants were doing better with Regis around. [/jk]

[Kazoo65]

I couldn't believe it when he missed the Red Wings question. I was screaming "C" at the TV. I guess he couldn't figure out that Detroit is (or was) associated with automaking.

I'm not even a hockey fan and I recognize their logo. I see it on the TV sports report almost every day-and my brother is a Red Wings fan.

[Snaxx]

$5000 (Sports Logos):
Fittingly, the logo for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings is a picture of what with wings?
A. Space rocket B. Automobile tire
C. Steam engine D. Tugboat

I couldn't believe it when he missed the Red Wings question. I was screaming "C" at the TV. I guess he couldn't figure out that Detroit is (or was) associated with automaking.

So you were trying to Durst the guy? I had a feeling we had a member of the Russian Ask The Audience among us.