Transcript 05/12/10 - JaNelle Pluff

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Guest Host: John Henson

JaNelle Pluff
Flower Mound, TX
Eighth Grade Teacher

JaNelle has a distinctive laugh. The first time she met her future in-laws, her future mother-in law said something funny; JaNelle leaned back and threw her whole body into the laugh and shattered the window behind her.

Question Topics:
* Internet Origins
* The Sixties
* On the Bench
* Strange Places
* Island Nations
* Russia
* Musicals
* Elections
* States of the Union
* Military Bases
* Mascots
* Rock Bands
* Business
* Words & Phrases
* In the Dictionary


$500 * In the Dictionary
By definition, the word "windbreaker" refers to a type of what?

A: Belt B: Jacket
C: Purse D: Guy eating beans

Answer

B: Jacket ( 9 )

$1,000 * Words & Phrases
According to a popular phrase, "even a stopped" what "is right twice a day"?

A: Bus B: Clock
C: Fridge D: Train

Answer

B: Clock ( 10 )

$2,000 * Business
In 2009, Disney said "Make mine Marvel!" when it paid $4 billion to buy a company best known for producing what?

A: Comic books B: Sporting goods
C: Portable music players D: Fast food

Answer

A: Comic books ( 8 )

$3,000 * Rock Bands
What hair-friendly rock band includes a drummer fittingly named Frank Beard?

A: Poison B: Motley Crue
C: ZZ Top D: Aerosmith

JaNelle thinks she knows, but with 5 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 0% B: 7% C: 93% D: 0%

Answer

C: ZZ Top ( 4 )

$5,000 * Mascots
In the 1990s, a red dot named "Spot" was the mascot for what soft drink?

A: Dr Pepper B: 7UP
C: Mountain Dew D: Pepsi

Answer

B: 7UP ( 8 )

$7,500 * Military Bases
A strategic U.S. military installation, the Ramstein Air Base is located in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz in what country?

A: Germany B: Poland
C: Czech Republic D: Hungary

JaNelle thinks she knows the answer. She pauses to consider using a lifeline before deciding to answer without one. John gives her a fake-out before saying that she's right.

Answer

A: Germany ( 8 )

-- Commercial Break --

You're In the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's Winning Answer

Spoiler

B: Jacket

Sneak Peak at One of the Next Episode's Questions

$7,500
Shortly after moving into the White House, the Obama girls were delighted to discover that their parents had installed what on the South Lawn?

A: Swimming pool B: Swing set
C: Trampoline D: Volleyball net

JaNelle uses her nickname as an incentives for her students. Her nickname started out as JaNelly Belly, which morphed into Jelly Belly, which morphed into Jelly Bean. So, if her students are good all year and earn it, during the last week of finals, she allows her students to call her Mrs. Jelly Bean.

JaNelle's husband got her a bean necklace for their anniversary; she usually wears it, although she's not wearing it today. Their ongoing joke is that, when they have children, they'll be their beanie babies.

$10,000 * States of the Union
In 2009, lawmakers in what state debated removing the phrase "Providence Plantations" from the state's official name?

A: Georgia B: South Carolina
C: Vermont D: Rhode Island

JaNelle thinks she knows, but with 8 seconds left, she decides to Double Dip.

JaNelle's first answer is

Spoiler

D: Rhode Island

.

Answer

D: Rhode Island ( 8 )

$12,500 * Elections
The town of Cave Creek, Arizona made headlines in 2009 when it used what unusual method to decide a deadlocked Town Council election?

A: Flipping a coin B: Drawing straws
C: Rolling dice D: Selecting playing cards

With 17 seconds left, JaNelle decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Mo Rocca. Mo is still wearing the road crew vest. He complains that it's chafing a little bit.

Mo: Oh, my gosh! That is a tough one! I'm drawn to drawing straws, and I--Oh, darn it. I'd be misleading you and I don't want to do that. I feel like I've heard this story and I'm drawn to both drawing straws and flipping a coin. And not to rolling dice, but that's the best--I'm trying to think, often times it's clues in the question--Cave Creek, Arizona--what would be--they have--I know they have coins. They use coins in Arizona. And, ummm, they have all those things in Arizona. They have straws, I'm sure! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I just--I just don't--

John: Mo, you know we're on the air, right?

Mo: I just felt so close to JaNelle and I think I've paved her street before. (And that's not a euphemism! Excuse me.) I guess the best that I can do is that I'm drawn to drawing straws and flipping a coin, because I'm not sure how selecting playing cards--

JaNelle: That would be unusual!

John wraps up the conversation and restarts the clock. JaNelle hates to leave so early, but she walks with $10,000.

Answer

D: Selecting playing cards ( 0 )

JaNelle: You know, that's what I was drawn to!

-- The Horn --

[NellyLunatic1980]

JaNelle Pluff
Flower Mound, TX
Eighth Grade Teacher

If JaNelle looks familiar to any of you, it's because she was in the ROF on the same 10th Anniversary episode as mikehardware, FloridaGirl, and Michael Rooney.

$3,000 * Rock Bands
What hair-friendly rock band includes a drummer fittingly named Frank Beard?

A: Poison B: Motley Crue
C: ZZ Top D: Aerosmith

The Bored's favorite bit of ironic trivia about ZZ Top: Mr. Beard doesn't have one!

$5,000 * Mascots
In the 1990s, a red dot named "Spot" was the mascot for what soft drink?

A: Dr Pepper B: 7UP
C: Mountain Dew D: Pepsi

I'm pretty sure that Spot even had his own video game at one time. And I'm pretty sure that I've actually played it.

$12,500 * Elections
The town of Cave Creek, Arizona made headlines in 2009 when it used what unusual method to decide a deadlocked Town Council election?

A: Flipping a coin B: Drawing straws
C: Rolling dice D: Selecting playing cards

I would've been out on this question. Even before the choices came up, I thought that flipping a coin would be the only logical answer, on the assumption that it was two candidates who were tied instead of more than two. I doubt that any of my lifelines would've been any help on this WWOQ®.

[earendel]

Guest Host: John Henson

JaNelle Pluff
Flower Mound, TX
Eighth Grade Teacher

JaNelle has a distinctive laugh. The first time she met her future in-laws, her future mother-in law said something funny; JaNelle leaned back and threw her whole body into the laugh and shattered the window behind her.

Was there an opportunity to hear this distinctive laugh?

$12,500 * Elections
The town of Cave Creek, Arizona made headlines in 2009 when it used what unusual method to decide a deadlocked Town Council election?

A: Flipping a coin B: Drawing straws
C: Rolling dice D: Selecting playing cards

With 17 seconds left, JaNelle decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Mo Rocca. Mo is still wearing the road crew vest. He complains that it's chafing a little bit.

Mo: Oh, my gosh! That is a tough one! I'm drawn to drawing straws, and I--Oh, darn it. I'd be misleading you and I don't want to do that. I feel like I've heard this story and I'm drawn to both drawing straws and flipping a coin. And not to rolling dice, but that's the best--I'm trying to think, often times it's clues in the question--Cave Creek, Arizona--what would be--they have--I know they have coins. They use coins in Arizona. And, ummm, they have all those things in Arizona. They have straws, I'm sure! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I just--I just don't--

John: Mo, you know we're on the air, right?

Mo: I just felt so close to JaNelle and I think I've paved her street before. (And that's not a euphemism! Excuse me.) I guess the best that I can do is that I'm drawn to drawing straws and flipping a coin, because I'm not sure how selecting playing cards--

JaNelle: That would be unusual!

John wraps up the conversation and restarts the clock. JaNelle hates to leave so early, but she walks with $10,000.

Answer

D: Selecting playing cards ( 0 )

All of these are plausible answers, though I think that drawing straws is the least likely. Since Mo wouldn't have been of any help and I don't think the audience would know this one (though I'll burn the lifeline just to see the results), I'd probably walk away since I can't eliminate a second answer. This strikes me as a WWOQ.

[MarleysGh0st]

Was there an opportunity to hear this distinctive laugh?

No. If she laughed during her appearance, I didn't notice anything distinctive about it. Maybe that's because TPTB don't put windows behind the Hot Seat.

[Max Bedroom]

We had her going a few times in the green room. Her laugh wasn't too out of the ordinary, I don't know why it was a talking point.

[Kazoo65]

I didn't see Wednesday's show, but when I saw the "preview Q" on Tuesday (the one about deciding the election with an unusual method) I thought "Ugh, what a weird question. I would have zero idea and I doubt ANY of the lifelines would help me".

The writers can come up with some wicked questions. I guess they don't want anybody to win big money on this show anymore. Sigh.