Transcript 05/19/2010 - Mike Salamon

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Mike Salamon
Elmhurst, NY
Car service advisor.

Mike used to be a punk rock drummer, he has over 60 tattoos. If he wins the million, he'll get a tattoo of a million dollar bill with Meredith's face on it.

Question Topics:
World Records
Shakespeare
U.S. History
Camp David
The Minimum Wage
Famous Frauds
Popular Music
CELEBRITY Q
Oh, Baby!
Fly Europe
On Broadway
Get Togethers
Slogans
Reality TV
Room Service

$500 - Room Service
A person who enters a room and says, "It's like a sauna in here!" is implying that the room is very what?
A: Colorful B: Hot
C: Well-furnished D: Overrun by naked fat dudes

Spoiler

B: Hot (6)

$1000 - Reality TV
The reality TV series "Lock 'N Load" is fitting centered on what kind of business?
A: Restaurant B: Dental clinic
C: Auto detailer D: Gun store

Spoiler

D: Gun store (9)

$2000 - Slogans
"Be Wedgie-Free!" is a slogan featured in advertisements for waht well-known brand?
A: Hanes B: Ugg
C: Sketchers [sic] D: Izod

Spoiler

A: Hanes (9)

$3,000 - Get Togethers
The Tribal Nations Conference was a 2009 White House summit at which government officials met with representatives from what sector?
A: Labor unions B: Native American groups
C: Religious denominations D: Non-profit organizations

Spoiler

B: Native American groups (7)

$5,000 - On Broadway
In her 2008 memoir "Wishful Drinking," what actress recalled George Lucas once telling her "There's no underwear in space"?
A: Candice Bergen B: Jane Fonda
C: Carrie Fisher D: Cybill Shepherd

Spoiler

C: Carrie Fisher (5)

$7,500 - Fly Europe
AirBaltic is the national airline of which of these European countries?
A: Belgium B: Hungary
C: Latvia D: Ireland

Spoiler

C: Latvia (23)

$10,000 - Oh, Baby!
Which of these tabloid mainstays is a mom to a young son named "Jayden James"?
A: Britney Spears B: Madonna
C: Angelina Jolie D: Tori Spelling

With 18 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 79% B: 4% C: 7% D: 10%

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: Britney Spears (15)

-- Commercial Break --

Today's Hot Seat Home Game winning answer is A: Ugly Betty

Tomorrow teaser

$25,000
In 1920, notorious con man Charles Ponzi duped thousands of investors in a fraudulent scheme involving what?
A: Postage stamps B: Real estate
C: Gemstones D: Rare coins

Mike's wife Jennifer is in the relationship seat. Mike is a really good cook, he can also make a mean maragarita. He'd like to open a Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn someday...

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

With 12 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John owns a pair of Cole & Haan shoes, he knows the answer is B.

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Eddie Haan (12)

HORN!!!!

Tomorrow Mike will return with his DD lifeline to go for $15,000.

[earendel]

Mike Salamon
Elmhurst, NY
Car service advisor.

Mike used to be a punk rock drummer, he has over 60 tattoos. If he wins the million, he'll get a tattoo of a million dollar bill with Meredith's face on it.

He was rather evasive when Mere tried to get hiim to tell her where the tattoo would be.

$10,000 - Oh, Baby!
Which of these tabloid mainstays is a mom to a young son named "Jayden James"?
A: Britney Spears B: Madonna
C: Angelina Jolie D: Tori Spelling

With 18 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 79% B: 4% C: 7% D: 10%

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: Britney Spears (15)

I hate pop culture questions. It's ATA time again.

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

With 12 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John owns a pair of Cole & Haan shoes, he knows the answer is B.

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Eddie Haan (12)

OK, I don't know this one, either. (elwing said later it's because they're too expensive for me - but she knew the answer.) Since DD won't help, I'll reluctantly ATE. Fortunately he knows this one, so it's on to the $15K question but with only one lifeline remaining.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Mike Salamon
Elmhurst, NY
Car service advisor.

Mike used to be a punk rock drummer, he has over 60 tattoos. If he wins the million, he'll get a tattoo of a million dollar bill with Meredith's face on it.

WE/WE®

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

I've heard of Florsheim, but none of the other names. ATA.

[MarleysGh0st]

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

With 12 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John owns a pair of Cole & Haan shoes, he knows the answer is B.

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Eddie Haan (12)

This is the third time we've seen Michael Urie read a celebrity question (he previously read questions for Alison McPherson on 11/12/09 and Jim Tindell on 5/10/10). Have TPTB run out of celebrities already?

[Estonut]

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

With 12 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John owns a pair of Cole & Haan shoes, he knows the answer is B.

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Eddie Haan (12)

This is the third time we've seen Michael Urie read a celebrity question (he previously read questions for Alison McPherson on 11/12/09 and Jim Tindell on 5/10/10). Have TPTB run out of celebrities already?

They've apparently run out of celebrity questions, too, as only 1 of his 3 had anything to do with his show...

[MarleysGh0st]

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Michael Urie)
In 1928, Trafton Cole partnered with which of these designers to form a men's footwear company?
A: William Murphe B: Eddie Haan
C: Steve Madden D: Milton Florsheim

With 12 seconds remaining, Mike decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is John Hodgman.

ATE discussion

John owns a pair of Cole & Haan shoes, he knows the answer is B.

Mike decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: Eddie Haan (12)

This is the third time we've seen Michael Urie read a celebrity question (he previously read questions for Alison McPherson on 11/12/09 and Jim Tindell on 5/10/10). Have TPTB run out of celebrities already?

They've apparently run out of celebrity questions, too, as only 1 of his 3 had anything to do with his show...

I'm very happy about that part, since WWTBAM already has too may celebrity/pop culture questions for my taste. Why TPTB thinks it improves the show to have taped segments of minor celebrities reading generic questions, instead of just having Meredith read them, is one more thing I don't understand or agree with.