Transcript 02/16/2010 Maria Sotiropoulous

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Maria Sotiropoulous
New York, NY

Student and bartender
Wants to win money to stay in school and...
Will be married and hopes for a "Big Fat Greek Wedding" with 500 guests.

Today’s ATE is Baratunde Thurston, a Web editor of “The Onion” and host of “Popular Science’s Future of” on Science Channel.


Topic Tree
Internet Origins
Science Class
Memoirs
Coffee
Restaurant Chains
Capital Cities
Pediatrics
Movie Titles
Abbreviations
In the News
Cable TV
Famous Names
The Animal Kingdom
Around the House
Car Parts


$500 (Car Parts):
When driving a car, a person usually spends the entire time with his hands on what?
A. License plate B. Steering wheel
C. Taillight D. Danica Patrick

Spoiler

B. Steering wheel (:07)

$1000 (Around the House):
A shower radio is an amenity commonly used in what room of the house?
A. Kitchen B. Den
C. Bathroom D. Bedroom

Spoiler

C. Bathroom (:10)

$2000 (The Animal Kingdom):
Musk deer, musk oxen and muskrats all get their names from their distinctive what?
A. Fur B. Mating call
C. Diet D. Odor

Spoiler

D. Odor (:11)

$3000 (Famous Names):
For using the Web site keithurban.com, a painter named Keith Urban was sued in 2007 by a plaintiff who is a famous what?
A. Talk show host B. Baseball player
C. Country singer D. Romance novelist

Spoiler

C. Country singer [:08]

$5000 (Cable TV):
What Food Network series is hosted by a person who originally became a household name as a meteorologist?
A. Nigella Feasts B. Giada at Home
C. Roker on the Road D. Emeril Live

ATA at :07

ATA

A-1% B-4% C-86% D-9%

Spoiler

C. Roker on the Road (:05)
Mere mentions Al Roker is her buddy on the Today show.

Commercial break

Maria and her future husband (who is in the audience) are both from NY but met in Greece.

$7500 (In the News):
In August 2009, what country's stock exchange eulogized its former leader with the ticker message "Goodbye Cory"?
A. The Philippines B. South Korea
C. India D. Japan

ATE at :15

ATE

ATE is Baratunde Thurston - does not know, does not think it is India because "Cory" does not sound right, leans towards B or D because they are advanced Western countries with active stock exchanges, was in Japan in August and that never came up, so would go with B with "35.68% confidence"
Maria goes for Double Dip, but Mere says they must start the clock

The clock starts to run and Mere reminds Maria if she wants to do the Double Dip she must say it again.

DD at :11

DD and answer

First answer B is incorrect.

She then says she has no idea and as time is about to run out she says D, Japan, final answer.

A. The Philippines (:01)

Maria left with $5000.

[MarleysGh0st]

$7500 (In the News):
In August 2009, what country's stock exchange eulogized its former leader with the ticker message "Goodbye Cory"?
A. The Philippines B. South Korea
C. India D. Japan

ATE at :15

ATE

ATE is Baratunde Thurston - does not know, does not think it is India because "Cory" does not sound right, leans towards B or D because they are advanced Western countries with active stock exchanges, was in Japan in August and that never came up, so would go with B with "35.68% confidence"
Maria goes for Double Dip, but Mere says they must start the clock

The clock starts to run and Mere reminds Maria if she wants to do the Double Dip she must say it again.

DD at :11

DD and answer

First answer B is incorrect.

She then says she has no idea and as time is about to run out she says D, Japan, final answer.

A. The Philippines (:01)

So much for Baratunde's good start as an expert on Monday. Since he was leaning towards two different incorrect answers (both of which Maria went for, using the DD) does this count as a Double Dursting?

Maria left with $5000.

She can treat her 500 wedding guests to dinner at Five Guys with that!

[NellyLunatic1980]

Maria Sotiropoulous
New York, NY

WE®

Nihil obstat®

[earendel]

Maria Sotiropoulous
New York, NY

Student and bartender
Wants to win money to stay in school and...
Will be married and hopes for a "Big Fat Greek Wedding" with 500 guests.

$3000 (Famous Names):
For using the Web site keithurban.com, a painter named Keith Urban was sued in 2007 by a plaintiff who is a famous what?
A. Talk show host B. Baseball player
C. Country singer D. Romance novelist

Spoiler

C. Country singer [:08]

Anyone know about this case? It would seem to me that the singer wouldn't prevail since the painter wasn't "cybersquatting" - he was using his name.

$5000 (Cable TV):
What Food Network series is hosted by a person who originally became a household name as a meteorologist?
A. Nigella Feasts B. Giada at Home
C. Roker on the Road D. Emeril Live

ATA at :07

ATA

A-1% B-4% C-86% D-9%

Spoiler

C. Roker on the Road (:05)
Mere mentions Al Roker is her buddy on the Today show.

Using a lifeline in the first tier isn't a good sign.

$7500 (In the News):
In August 2009, what country's stock exchange eulogized its former leader with the ticker message "Goodbye Cory"?
A. The Philippines B. South Korea
C. India D. Japan

ATE at :15

ATE

ATE is Baratunde Thurston - does not know, does not think it is India because "Cory" does not sound right, leans towards B or D because they are advanced Western countries with active stock exchanges, was in Japan in August and that never came up, so would go with B with "35.68% confidence"
Maria goes for Double Dip, but Mere says they must start the clock

The clock starts to run and Mere reminds Maria if she wants to do the Double Dip she must say it again.

DD at :11

DD and answer

First answer B is incorrect.

She then says she has no idea and as time is about to run out she says D, Japan, final answer.

A. The Philippines (:01)

Looks like it's time to put the "big fat Greek wedding" on a diet.

[Bob Juch]

For using the Web site keithurban.com, a painter named Keith Urban was sued in 2007 by a plaintiff who is a famous what?
A. Talk show host B. Baseball player
C. Country singer D. Romance novelist

Spoiler

C. Country singer [:08]

Anyone know about this case? It would seem to me that the singer wouldn't prevail since the painter wasn't "cybersquatting" - he was using his name.

Yes, the painter won.

My past employer, Unicom Systems, sued over unicom.com but lost because the registered owner had it before Unicom Systems was incorporated.