Transcript 03/03/11 - Andy Kravis

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Andy Kravis
New York, NY
Law Student

Andy is a first year student at Columbia Law School. He'd like to go into gender and sexuality law.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Spice World
* Best Sellers
* Band Names
* Internet Icons
* On the Corner
* Sitcom Characters
* Comics Couture
* It Pays to Discover
* Dance Crazes
* Coastal Competition

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Spice World
* Dance Crazes
* On the Corner
* Band Names
* Comics Couture
* It Pays to Discover
* Sitcom Characters
* Internet Icons
* Coastal Competition
* Best Sellers


Question #1 * Best Sellers
What novelist is listed in the 2010 "Guinness World Records" as the author with the most New York Times best-sellers?

A: Stephen King B: James Patterson
C: John Grisham D: Tom Clancy

This is a tough one! Andy knows that in the past five years

Spoiler

James Patterson

has the most best-sellers, but he doesn't know if that's all time. And that is a problem. Andy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: James Patterson
Question Value: $100
Bank: $0

Question #2 * Coastal Competition
In 2010, artists at Imperial Beach, CA competed to make the best what, which admirers enjoyed until the tide came in?

A: Quilts B: Wedding cakes
C: Sandcastles D: Pottery

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Sandcastles
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Question #3 * Internet Icons
The "Fail Whale" image became an instant sensation when it first appeared during periods of high traffic on what popular internet site?

A: Twitter B: MySpace
C: Facebook D: YouTube

Andy asks the audience.

ATA

A: 53% B: 6% C: 23% D: 18%

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Twitter
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $7,000

-- Commercial Break --


Andy's roommate, Andrew, is in the audience.

Meredith: How do you think he's doing, so far?

Andrew: He's doing great!

Meredith: Did you know the answer to the audience question?

Andrew: I don't know anything!

Meredith: Oh, okay. Well, then you're a future lawyer, I guess.


Question #4 * Sitcom Characters
Which of these classic sitcom characters was not played by an actor with the same first name?

A: Elaine Benes B: Roseanne Conner
C: Gabe Kotter D: Ray Barone

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Elaine Benes
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #5 * It Pays to Discover
Since their introduction in 1986, Discover cards have regularly shown what natural event taking place in the "o" in "Discover"?

A: Meteor shower B: Volcanic eruption
C: Sunrise D: Rainbow

Andy tries to picture it in his mind. He doesn't think it's

Spoiler

volcanic eruption or rainbow

, but

Spoiler

meteor shower and sunrise

look pretty good. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Sunrise
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #6 * Comics Couture
A nemesis to Batman, Harley Quinn is a comic book character who commonly dresses as a what?

A: Jester B: Knight
C: Blacksmith D: Monk

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jester
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $24,000

Question #7 * Band Names
What band took its name from a character in the Jane Fonda sci-fi flick "Babarella"?

A: Jethro Tull B: Duran Duran
C: Steely Dan D: Alice Cooper

Andy doesn't think it's

Spoiler

Duran Duran

. Meredith reminds Andy that he could walk with $12,000, but has has an inkling that it's

Spoiler

Jethro Tull

.

Andy: I'm gonna go for it, Meredith! Maybe I'm not going to go for it, Meredith.

Now Andy thinks it's not

Spoiler

Duran Duran or Alice Cooper

, so it's between

Spoiler

Jethro Tull and Steely Dan

. He makes

Spoiler

Jethro Tull

his final answer and he falls to $1,000.

Answer

B: Duran Duran

-- Commercial Break --



Edited to fill in the top randomized question topic.

[Bob78164]

Am I correct in assuming that the top question in the randomized category tree was Spice World? --Bob

[BBTranscriptTeam]

Am I correct in assuming that the top question in the randomized category tree was Spice World? --Bob

<sigh>

Yes, you are. Fixed it!

[wintergreen48]

Question #7 * Band Names
What band took its name from a character in the Jane Fonda sci-fi flick "Babarella"?

A: Jethro Tull B: Duran Duran
C: Steely Dan D: Alice Cooper

Andy doesn't think it's Duran Duran. Meredith reminds Andy that he could walk with $12,000, but has has an inkling that it's Jethro Tull.

Andy: I'm gonna go for it, Meredith! Maybe I'm not going to go for it, Meredith.

Now Andy thinks it's not Duran Duran or Alice Cooper, so it's between Jethro Tull and Steely Dan. He makes Jethro Tull his final answer and he falls to $1,000.


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer
B: Duran Duran

Well, I knew for sure it was not Jethro Tull , and actually knew the right answer. But not because I saw the movie or know anything about the band, but I thought this was a question on PTWWTBAM. Does anyone know if that is true? I am absolutely positive it's been a show question, but maybe I am confusing this with Jeopardy!, where Alex Trebek hates me...

[TheConfessor]

Question #7 * Band Names
What band took its name from a character in the Jane Fonda sci-fi flick "Babarella"?

A: Jethro Tull B: Duran Duran
C: Steely Dan D: Alice Cooper

Andy doesn't think it's Duran Duran. Meredith reminds Andy that he could walk with $12,000, but has has an inkling that it's Jethro Tull.

Andy: I'm gonna go for it, Meredith! Maybe I'm not going to go for it, Meredith.

Now Andy thinks it's not Duran Duran or Alice Cooper, so it's between Jethro Tull and Steely Dan. He makes Jethro Tull his final answer and he falls to $1,000.


[Reveal] Spoiler: Answer
B: Duran Duran

Well, I knew for sure it was not Jethro Tull , and actually knew the right answer. But not because I saw the movie or know anything about the band, but I thought this was a question on PTWWTBAM. Does anyone know if that is true? I am absolutely positive it's been a show question, but maybe I am confusing this with Jeopardy!, where Alex Trebek hates me...

I can't say if Duran Duran was a question on PTWWTBAM, but I missed a question about Roberto Duran when I was on "The Challengers." That was 20 years ago and I haven't watched it in 19+ years, so I should try to find my VHS tape and see if it still works. The Barbarella - Duran Duran connection seems to be pretty common fodder for pub quizzes and such.

Jeopardy has asked the Duran Duran / Barbarella question at least twice:
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?g ... barbarella
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?g ... barbarella

[Estonut]

The Barbarella - Duran Duran connection seems to be pretty common fodder for pub quizzes and such.

I think it's also similarly well-known that Steely Dan was named after a dildo in "The Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs.

[earendel]

Andy Kravis
New York, NY
Law Student

Andy is a first year student at Columbia Law School. He'd like to go into gender and sexuality law.

Question #1 * Best Sellers
What novelist is listed in the 2010 "Guinness World Records" as the author with the most New York Times best-sellers?

A: Stephen King B: James Patterson
C: John Grisham D: Tom Clancy

This is a tough one! Andy knows that in the past five years

Spoiler

James Patterson

has the most best-sellers, but he doesn't know if that's all time. And that is a problem. Andy jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: James Patterson
Question Value: $100
Bank: $0

I'd JTA this one also.

Question #5 * It Pays to Discover
Since their introduction in 1986, Discover cards have regularly shown what natural event taking place in the "o" in "Discover"?

A: Meteor shower B: Volcanic eruption
C: Sunrise D: Rainbow

Andy tries to picture it in his mind. He doesn't think it's

Spoiler

volcanic eruption or rainbow

, but

Spoiler

meteor shower and sunrise

look pretty good. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Sunrise
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $17,000

I couldn't picture this, so I'd ATA.

Question #7 * Band Names
What band took its name from a character in the Jane Fonda sci-fi flick "Babarella"?

A: Jethro Tull B: Duran Duran
C: Steely Dan D: Alice Cooper

Andy doesn't think it's

Spoiler

Duran Duran

. Meredith reminds Andy that he could walk with $12,000, but has has an inkling that it's

Spoiler

Jethro Tull

.

Andy: I'm gonna go for it, Meredith! Maybe I'm not going to go for it, Meredith.

Now Andy thinks it's not

Spoiler

Duran Duran or Alice Cooper

, so it's between

Spoiler

Jethro Tull and Steely Dan

. He makes

Spoiler

Jethro Tull

his final answer and he falls to $1,000.

Answer

B: Duran Duran

Sometimes it seems that Meredith is trying to help the contestant when she talks about walking away. Too bad he didn't take her advice.

[Estonut]

I'd JTA this one also.

Isn't that what you'd do after a bad ATA response???