Transcript 01/18/2011 Nancy Wolff

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Nancy Wolff
South Salem, NY
Said she has interests in both quantum physics and reality television and that would help her


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
Big Screen Debuts
Rap & Rock
Poetical People
Weather or Not
Bathroom Etiquette
Animal Knowledge
Solar System
Chill Places
Toon Time
Ad Icon


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Rap & Rock
Poetical People
Bathroom Etiquette
Weather or Not
Chill Places
Ad Icon
Animal Knowledge
Solar System
Toon Time
Big-Screen Debuts



Question 1 - Big-Screen Debuts
What Oscar-nominated actor made his big-screen debut as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in 1988's "Big Top Pee-wee"?
A. Don Cheadle B. Billy Bob Thornton
C. William H. Macy D. Benicio Del Toro

Nancy said this does not fit into either of the strong categories she mentioned.

ATA

ATA

A-13% B-33% C-26% D-28%

JTQ #1

Answer and value

D. Benicio Del Toro
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Toon Time
Which of these beloved animated characters is from Warner Bros. cartoons, not Disney cartoons?
A. Donald Duck B. Mickey Mouse
C. Goofy D. Porky Pig

Answer and value

D. Porky Pig
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

Question 3 - Solar System
Not including dwarf planets, our solar system has how many planets whose names end with the letter "s"?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Five

Spoiler

Nancy reads the names of nine planets, including Uranus (with Mere's pronunciation!) and Pluto (which is characterized as a "dwarf planet"!... glad it was not something link counting the number with five letters in them!)

Answer and value

B. Three
Value: $2000
Bank: $7000

Time's up
Nancy returns with $7000 and one JTQ lifeline

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Question 3 - Solar System
Not including dwarf planets, our solar system has how many planets whose names end with the letter "s"?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Five

Spoiler

Nancy reads the names of nine planets, including Uranus (with Mere's pronunciation!) and Pluto (which is characterized as a "dwarf planet"!... glad it was not something link counting the number with five letters in them!)

Answer and value

B. Three
Value: $2000
Bank: $7000

This clinches the episode's status as the "Uranus" edition (see #10 on the T-shirt back image below)

Spoiler

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Spoiler

Nancy reads the names of nine planets, including Uranus (with Mere's pronunciation!) and Pluto (which is characterized as a "dwarf planet"!... glad it was not something link counting the number with five letters in them!)

Mere should have quickly quipped "My what?" when she said it.

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Nancy Wolff
South Salem, NY
Said she has interests in both quantum physics and reality television and that would help her

I can see how interest in reality TV could help, but does she really expect a quantum physics question?

Question 1 - Big-Screen Debuts
What Oscar-nominated actor made his big-screen debut as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy in 1988's "Big Top Pee-wee"?
A. Don Cheadle B. Billy Bob Thornton
C. William H. Macy D. Benicio Del Toro

Nancy said this does not fit into either of the strong categories she mentioned.

ATA

ATA

A-13% B-33% C-26% D-28%

JTQ #1

Answer and value

D. Benicio Del Toro
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: 0

I'd have done the same thing, figuring the audience would know and jumping the question given the results.

Question 2 - Toon Time
Which of these beloved animated characters is from Warner Bros. cartoons, not Disney cartoons?
A. Donald Duck B. Mickey Mouse
C. Goofy D. Porky Pig

Answer and value

D. Porky Pig
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

Th-th-th-th-ats all, folks!