Transcript 05/04/2010 Meryll Hansen

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Meryll Hansen
Monroe Township, NH
Graduate student (64 years old as mentioned yesterday)

Has two grandchildren


Topic Tree:

Genetics
State Law
The Solar System
What Is It?
College Towns
Acupuncture
South Carolina
Entertainment News
U.S. Presidents
Same Name
Slang
Kid Lit
Heads Up!
Junk Food
Prize Winners

$50K (College Towns):
The first Borders bookstore opened in 1971 in what well-known college town?
A. Princeton, New Jersey B. Athens, Georgia
C. Ann Arbor, Michigan D. State College, Pennsylvania

Spoiler

Meryll indicated it was a guess.

C. Ann Arbor, Michigan (:12)

$100K (What is it?):
"Uncle Sam" is the name of the largest what ever discovered in the U.S.?
A. Redwood tree B. Alligator
C. Diamond D. Dinosaur fossil

Spoiler

Meryll said she was leaning towards D since the question said "discovered"

C. Diamond (time ran out as she said walk final)

Meryll walked with $50K

[earendel]

Meryll Hansen
Monroe Township, NH
Graduate student (64 years old as mentioned yesterday)

Did we ever learn what she was a graduate student in?

$50K (College Towns):
The first Borders bookstore opened in 1971 in what well-known college town?
A. Princeton, New Jersey B. Athens, Georgia
C. Ann Arbor, Michigan D. State College, Pennsylvania

Spoiler

Meryll indicated it was a guess.

C. Ann Arbor, Michigan (:12)

I kept trying to figure out which one of these towns was near a border but couldn't come up with an answer. After yesterday I would have had only one LL remaining - the DD. Since I can't narrow it down any, I walk away.

$100K (What is it?):
"Uncle Sam" is the name of the largest what ever discovered in the U.S.?
A. Redwood tree B. Alligator
C. Diamond D. Dinosaur fossil

Spoiler

Meryll said she was leaning towards D since the question said "discovered"

C. Diamond (time ran out as she said walk final)

OTOH this one I knew.

One of the roughest stacks for me in a while.

[MarleysGh0st]

Meryll Hansen
Monroe Township, NH
Graduate student (64 years old as mentioned yesterday)

Did we ever learn what she was a graduate student in?

IIRC, on Friday's episode she said she wanted to be a teacher.

[Snaxx]

$50K (College Towns):
The first Borders bookstore opened in 1971 in what well-known college town?
A. Princeton, New Jersey B. Athens, Georgia
C. Ann Arbor, Michigan D. State College, Pennsylvania

I kept trying to figure out which one of these towns was near a border but couldn't come up with an answer. After yesterday I would have had only one LL remaining - the DD. Since I can't narrow it down any, I walk away.

Unless I messed up the Q levels while transcribing, it was a free guess.

[MarleysGh0st]

Unless I messed up the Q levels while transcribing, it was a free guess.

You did not. It was.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$50K (College Towns):
The first Borders bookstore opened in 1971 in what well-known college town?
A. Princeton, New Jersey B. Athens, Georgia
C. Ann Arbor, Michigan D. State College, Pennsylvania

No clue. Ask the audience. If they don't know, ask Campbell. I'll go along with whichever answer they favor most.

$100K (What is it?):
"Uncle Sam" is the name of the largest what ever discovered in the U.S.?
A. Redwood tree B. Alligator
C. Diamond D. Dinosaur fossil

If I had gotten past that last question, I would've nailed this one.