Transcript 9/9/2011 - Kevin Speer

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Kevin Speer
Rochester, NY
Residence hall director

Kevin is here to play the game but he also is here to impress a girl. She's a big fan of the show. He's gone out with her before but isn't now. Meredith says if he wins the million she'll be back.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - It Ain't Cheese
9 - Horse Talk
8 - Sleepy Snacks
7 - Beloved Bird
6 - TV Tunes
5 - Very Vehicular
4 - Documentaries
3 - Sleeping Beauties
2 - You Have a Call
1 - McMascots

Topic Tree: (randomized)
2 - You Have a Call
9 - Horse Talk
6 - TV Tunes
8 - Sleepy Snacks
7 - Beloved Bird
5 - Very Vehicular
3 - Sleeping Beauties
1 - McMascots
10 - It Ain't Cheese
4 - Documentaries

Before starting Meredith asks the girl's name. Kevin replies, "She knows who she is."

Question #1 (Documentaries - Level 4)
What comedian was prompted to make a 2009 documentary after his daughter asked, "How come I don't have good hair?"
A - Chris Rock
B - Ray Romano
C - Jerry Seinfeld
D - Steve Harvey

Kevin says it has to be

Spoiler

Steve Harvey because he's bald.

However rather than answering, Kevin decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 8%
C - 5%
D - 18%

Kevin looks surprised at the numbers. He says asking the audience was the best decision he's made so far today.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Chris Rock)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Meredith says it was called "Good Hair."

Question #2 (It Ain't Cheese - Level 10)
Lunar geologists believe that about 40% of the mass of the moon's surface is made up of what element?
A - iron
B - oxygen
C - carbon
D - hydrogen

Kevin says he knows that

Spoiler

90% of the atoms in the universe are hydrogen and most of the rest is helium.

He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (oxygen)
Value: $7000
Bank: $15,000 no change

Question #3 (McMascots - Level 1)
Which human facial expression shares its name with a McDonaldland character?
A - Grimace
B - Smiley
C - Squint
D - Wince

Fortunately Kevin knows his McDonaldland characters.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Grimace)
Value: $100
Bank: $15,100

Question #4 (Sleeping Beauties - Level 3)
The National Sleep Foundation recommends 12-18 hours of sleep a day for whom?
A - newborns
B - teenagers
C - adults
D - senior citizens

"That's too much for any of the others," Kevin says.

Spoiler

Answer: A (newborns)
Value: $5000
Bank: $20,100

commercial break

Question #5 (Very Vehicular - Level 5)
A Ford Explorer is an SUV but a Fjord Explorer is a type of what?
A - bus
B - helicopter
C - rowboat
D - snowmobile

Kevin thinks that it's

Spoiler

snowmobile because he thinks fjords are covered with snow.

But he can't take the risk so he jumps the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (rowboat)
Value: $1000
Bank: $20,100 (no change)

Question #6 (Beloved Bird - Level 7)
When his favorite pigeon was dying, what inventor said the light in her eyes was more intense than the most powerful lamps in his lab?
A - Nikola Tesla
B - George Eastman
C - Philo Farnsworth
D - Alexander Graham Bell

Kevin says he has to figure out whether he's a gambler or not. He asks Meredith how much is in his bank and she explains his options. He says that he's on the show for the experience and he's wanted to be on since 7th grade. He decides to guess

Spoiler

B.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Nikola Tesla)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1000 (consolation prize)

[Sunflower's Partner]

Loooo-zer!

[billm016]

I didn't know the first two questions here either-- I would've also ATA and then Jumped... but Fjord and Tesla... I thought those were pretty 'gimme' for originally being questions 5 & 7 in the stack.

[jarnon]

Kevin Speer
Rochester, NY
Residence hall director

Kevin is here to play the game but he also is here to impress a girl. She's a big fan of the show. He's gone out with her before but isn't now. Meredith says if he wins the million she'll be back.

Didn't TPTB realize that Kevin's "hook" was lifted from Slumdog Millionaire?

[Jeemie]

I would've played questions 1 and 2 exactly as he did (for the life of me, I couldn't remember the moon's composition), but would have gotten the the rest w/o using the last lifeline.

[earendel]

Kevin Speer
Rochester, NY
Residence hall director

Kevin is here to play the game but he also is here to impress a girl. She's a big fan of the show. He's gone out with her before but isn't now. Meredith says if he wins the million she'll be back.

Yeah, but would Kevin want her back if she was just coming back because of the money?

Question #1 (Documentaries - Level 4)
What comedian was prompted to make a 2009 documentary after his daughter asked, "How come I don't have good hair?"
A - Chris Rock
B - Ray Romano
C - Jerry Seinfeld
D - Steve Harvey

Kevin says it has to be

Spoiler

Steve Harvey because he's bald.

However rather than answering, Kevin decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 8%
C - 5%
D - 18%

Kevin looks surprised at the numbers. He says asking the audience was the best decision he's made so far today.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Chris Rock)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Meredith says it was called "Good Hair."

I figured it was either A or D, but would have to hope the audience could help out.

Question #6 (Beloved Bird - Level 7)
When his favorite pigeon was dying, what inventor said the light in her eyes was more intense than the most powerful lamps in his lab?
A - Nikola Tesla
B - George Eastman
C - Philo Farnsworth
D - Alexander Graham Bell

Kevin says he has to figure out whether he's a gambler or not. He asks Meredith how much is in his bank and she explains his options. He says that he's on the show for the experience and he's wanted to be on since 7th grade. He decides to guess

Spoiler

B.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Nikola Tesla)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1000 (consolation prize)

The only one I could eliminate was Bell (his work was with sound). However since Tesla and Edison were rivals, it just felt right that he would be the one. I don't know if there's any other pointers within the question to come to a conclusion.
So will the girl come back since he was on the show?

[SportsFan68]

Question #1 (Documentaries - Level 4)
What comedian was prompted to make a 2009 documentary after his daughter asked, "How come I don't have good hair?"
A - Chris Rock
B - Ray Romano
C - Jerry Seinfeld
D - Steve Harvey

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 8%
C - 5%
D - 18%

Yay, Audience!

Question #2 (It Ain't Cheese - Level 10)
Lunar geologists believe that about 40% of the mass of the moon's surface is made up of what element?
A - iron
B - oxygen
C - carbon
D - hydrogen

WWOQ, JTQ

Question #5 (Very Vehicular - Level 5)
A Ford Explorer is an SUV but a Fjord Explorer is a type of what?
A - bus
B - helicopter
C - rowboat
D - snowmobile

This question is really "what is a fjord?"

Question #6 (Beloved Bird - Level 7)
When his favorite pigeon was dying, what inventor said the light in her eyes was more intense than the most powerful lamps in his lab?
A - Nikola Tesla
B - George Eastman
C - Philo Farnsworth
D - Alexander Graham Bell

Another WWOQ. JTQ.

[Jeemie]

I wouldn't call Question 6 a WWOQ.

Tesla was the only one of the four listed there that had really a) had anything to do with lights and lighting (Eastman was film, Farnsworth was TV, and Bell was the telephone) and b) was certifiable enough to say something so whacked-out about a bird.