Transcript 03/22/10 Jeff Parrotte

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Jeff Parrotte
West Monroe, NY
News producer

Jeff has been trying to get on game shows since he was nineteen.

Today’s ATE is host of “Head Games” on Science Channel, Greg Proops.

Topic Tree:

Composers
Competitions
James Joyce
Patents
The Animal Kingdom
What an Original!
Muscles
CELEBRITY Q
En Español
Halls of Fame
Child Development
Under the Sea
Body Parts
Household Appliances
Kid Lit

$500 A best-selling children’s book by the daughter of a 2008 U.S. presidential candidate is titled “My Dad, John” who?
A. Adams
B. Tyler
C. McCain
D. Cusack

Spoiler

C. McCain (11)

$1K Boasting 2000 watts of power, the Conair Black Bird is a type of what?
A. Toaster
B. Light bulb
C. Blow dryer
D. Waffle iron

ATA (9)

2% A. Toaster
4% B. Light bulb
93% C. Blow dryer
1% D. Waffle iron

Spoiler

C. Blow dryer (7)

$2K Which of these bodily organs is not part of the human digestive system?
A. Esophagus
B. Heart
C. Stomach
D. Colon

Spoiler

B. Heart (11)

$3K Which of these ocean-dwelling creatures is named for its equine profile?
A. Sea horse
B. Barracuda
C. Octopus
D. Starfish

Spoiler

A. Sea horse (11)

$5K Teething is an often painful process typically experienced by children in what age group?
A. Under 3 years old
B. 4 to 6 years old
C. 7 to 9 years old
D. 10 to 12 years old

Spoiler

A. Under 3 years old ( 8 )

commercial break

$7.5K What “Hall of fame” was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004?
A. Arsenio Hall
B. Anthony Michael Hall
C. Daryl Hall
D. Monty Hall

Spoiler

C. Daryl Hall (23)

$10K The Spanish warning “Está caliente” often appears on which of these containers?
A. Aspirin bottle
B. Coffee cup
C. Cigarette box
D. Milk carton

Spoiler

B. Coffee cup (22)

Today’s celebrity is Mario Lopez, actor and host of TV’s “Extra.”

$12.5K In a 2009 game, Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox became only the eighteenth player in Major League history to do what?
A. Hit for the cycle
B. Steal home plate
C. Bunt for a home run
D. Pitch a perfect game

Spoiler

D. Pitch a perfect game ( 18 )

$15K Dilator naris muscles can be flexed in order to perform which of these acts?
A. Raising the eyebrows
B. Wiggling the ears
C. Flaring the nostrils
D. Pursing the lips

DD (23)

Jeff’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

C. Flaring the nostrils ( 18 )

commercial break

$25K A “Dunlap Broadside,” of which only twenty-five known copies exist, is an original printing of what?
A. Magna Carta
B. King James Bible
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence

ATE (23)

Jeff thinks if may be the Magna Carta since Dunlap is a French name. He doesn’t think it is the Mayflower Compact or King James Bible. His first thought was the Constitution, but it’s not a choice, so he’s really not sure at this point.

Greg says that he would have to agree with Jeff. He is leaning toward the Magna Carta. He then says that he can’t eliminate any of them with certainty, but if Jeff feels like Magna Carta, then he feels like Magna Carta.

Greg: Let’s say we eliminate the Mayflower Compact. Although, Dunlap Broadside. Hmm.

Jeff: Yeah. I mean that just doesn’t sound like a .. But now that I think about it, it does seem like it could kind of be a puritan name. So, I don’t know.

Greg: You may be right. I may be leaning more toward Mayflower Compact now.

Meredith: So basically you’re saying Greg, you really don’t know.

Greg: Meredith, as much as I would like to say that I know the answer to this one. I really don’t know.

Jeff decides to leave with $15K

Spoiler

D. Declaration of Independence (17)

Answers:
$500 C. McCain
$1K C. Blow dryer
$2K B. Heart
$3K A. Sea horse
$5K A. Under 3 years old
$7.5K C. Daryl Hall
$10K B. Coffee cup
$12.5K D. Pitch a perfect game
$15K C. Flaring the nostrils
$25K D. Declaration of Independence

[Kazoo65]

OK, so the Expert appears not to know too much about history.

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215-WAY before printing presses were even INVENTED. I elimininated that one right away. I don't remember if the Pilgrims hauled a printing press across the Atlantic (I doubt it.)

I had it down to the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. I went with D figuring that the Bible might have even less origninal copies still in existence today.

[MarleysGh0st]

$1K Boasting 2000 watts of power, the Conair Black Bird is a type of what?
A. Toaster
B. Light bulb
C. Blow dryer
D. Waffle iron

ATA (9)

2% A. Toaster
4% B. Light bulb
93% C. Blow dryer
1% D. Waffle iron

Spoiler

C. Blow dryer (7)

He reached for that ATA awfully quickly, with nine seconds still left on the clock. That's be one powerful toaster, light bulb or waffle iron!

$25K A “Dunlap Broadside,” of which only twenty-five known copies exist, is an original printing of what?
A. Magna Carta
B. King James Bible
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence

ATE (23)

Jeff thinks if may be the Magna Carta since Dunlap is a French name. He doesn’t think it is the Mayflower Compact or King James Bible. His first thought was the Constitution, but it’s not a choice, so he’s really not sure at this point.

Greg says that he would have to agree with Jeff. He is leaning toward the Magna Carta. He then says that he can’t eliminate any of them with certainty, but if Jeff feels like Magna Carta, then he feels like Magna Carta.

Greg: Let’s say we eliminate the Mayflower Compact. Although, Dunlap Broadside. Hmm.

Jeff: Yeah. I mean that just doesn’t sound like a .. But now that I think about it, it does seem like it could kind of be a puritan name. So, I don’t know.

Greg: You may be right. I may be leaning more toward Mayflower Compact now.

Meredith: So basically you’re saying Greg, you really don’t know.

Greg: Meredith, as much as I would like to say that I know the answer to this one. I really don’t know.

Jeff decides to leave with $15K

Spoiler

D. Declaration of Independence (17)

So, if his first hunch was the Constitution, how did Jeff never get around to considering the Declaration in his discussion with Greg (who so helpfully went along with whatever Jeff was thinking)? Those would seem like a natural pair to get confused at first glance. And why didn't they consider what a broadside might be?

<sigh>

[rayxtwo]

Just wondering if someone could post a picture of Jeff. I went to high school with someone of the same name. I doubt it's him, but you never know.

Thanks

Ray

[Bob Juch]

Just wondering if someone could post a picture of Jeff. I went to high school with someone of the same name. I doubt it's him, but you never know.

Thanks

Ray

He's 24 and went to Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Jeff Parrotte
West Monroe, NY
News producer

I think that news producers qualify for What Else® status, no?

Nihil obstat®

[gsabc]

Jeff has been trying to get on game shows since he was nineteen.

And he's all of 24 now. Big whoop. I was trying from the age of NINE, Jeffy boy. Took me thirty years. Don't complain.

[earendel]

Jeff Parrotte
West Monroe, NY
News producer

He's a WE® at least, if not a WE/WE®.

Jeff has been trying to get on game shows since he was nineteen.

And how old is he now? He didn't look to be more than in his mid-20s.

$1K Boasting 2000 watts of power, the Conair Black Bird is a type of what?
A. Toaster
B. Light bulb
C. Blow dryer
D. Waffle iron

ATA (9)

2% A. Toaster
4% B. Light bulb
93% C. Blow dryer
1% D. Waffle iron

Spoiler

C. Blow dryer (7)

He wanted to use ATA because he wasn't completely sure. I have a feeling he'll need that LL later.

Well, I don't know if ATA would have helped him on the $25K question - certainly the expert was no help and he already used his DD.

Nihil obstat®.

[MarleysGh0st]

Jeff Parrotte
West Monroe, NY
News producer

He's a WE® at least, if not a WE/WE®.

Definitely not Where Else. West Monroe is north of Syracuse.

[Bob Juch]

Jeff Parrotte
West Monroe, NY
News producer

He's a WE® at least, if not a WE/WE®.

Definitely not Where Else. West Monroe is north of Syracuse.

Still, TPTB gave him just 12 hours to show up at the studio.

[MarleysGh0st]

Still, TPTB gave him just 12 hours to show up at the studio.

Was that mentioned on air or in one of the articles about his appearance?

It's a little surprising that TPTB would consider him close enough to get a last minute call. Of course, now that contestants don't have to recruit a team of PAFs, it's easier to respond to that call.

[Bob Juch]

Still, TPTB gave him just 12 hours to show up at the studio.

Was that mentioned on air or in one of the articles about his appearance?

It's a little surprising that TPTB would consider him close enough to get a last minute call. Of course, now that contestants don't have to recruit a team of PAFs, it's easier to respond to that call.

That was in an article. 12 hours would mean he was called at 7 PM the night before!

[hbomb1947]

$25K A “Dunlap Broadside,” of which only twenty-five known copies exist, is an original printing of what?
A. Magna Carta
B. King James Bible
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence

ATE (23)

Jeff thinks if may be the Magna Carta since Dunlap is a French name.

I'm surprised that no one else has commented on this particular grumble-worthy sequence (which the clown of an "expert" agreed with). Did the contestant (and the "expert") really not know in what country the Magna Carta was signed?

And where does he get the idea that "Dunlap" is "a French name"? (In fact, the publisher of the eponymous Broadsides was from Ireland; but how does it sound French anyway?)

[Bob Juch]

$25K A “Dunlap Broadside,” of which only twenty-five known copies exist, is an original printing of what?
A. Magna Carta
B. King James Bible
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence

ATE (23)

Jeff thinks if may be the Magna Carta since Dunlap is a French name.

I'm surprised that no one else has commented on this particular grumble-worthy sequence (which the clown of an "expert" agreed with). Did the contestant (and the "expert") really not know in what country the Magna Carta was signed?

And where does he get the idea that "Dunlap" is "a French name"? (In fact, the publisher of the eponymous Broadsides was from Ireland; but how does it sound French anyway?)

It doesn't matter what the origin of Dunlap is, they should have been focusing on what a "broadside" is.