Transcript 09/06/12 - Luther Henry

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Luther Henry
Chicago, IL

Meredith notes that Luther is tall. He says he's 6'5". They stand back-to-back to compare heights and Meredith comes up to the bottom of Luther's chin. Luther says he doesn't see much difference. Meredith asks if people assume he has other attributes because he's so tall.

Luther: They think I'm an athlete, automatically, and I'm much better at quizzes.

Meredith: That's not what I was thinking of.

Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: On the Road
?: Oh Alec
?: Small Business Owners
?: Sex Talks
?: Writing Rivals
?: Girl Power
?: A Bug's Life
?: Clocks
?: Sad News
?: Spa Season


Question #1 - Level ?: Spa Season
In what month of 2012 did a Chicago health club offer its spa services with a promotion called "Cinco de Spayo"?

A: February B: March
C: May D: July

Answer/Value/Bank

C: May
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 - Level ?: Sad News
In April 2012, on its 100th anniversary, young Twitter follwers mad comments such as, "I thought" what "was just a movie. I didn't know it was real"?

A: WWI B: Black Tuesday
C: Salem Witch Trials D: The Titanic

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Titanic
Question Value: $100
Bank: $3,100

-- Commercial Break --


Luther's sister, Camilla, is in the audience. There's some sibling rivalry, there. Luther likes to think that he's the smarter sibling, but she always got better grades.


Question #3 - Level ?: Clocks
Beginning with 1:11 a.m., how many times during a day are all the numbers of a digital clock identical?

A: 10 B: 12
C: 14 D: 16

Luther begins counting them out, notably including

Spoiler

11:11

, then he asks for the audience's help.

ATA

A: 33% B: 46% C: 8% D: 13%

Luther says he's been doing it in his head, and

Spoiler

12

seems like the right answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 12
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3,600

A pop-up displays the list for the home audience:

Spoiler

1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55, 11:11 two times.

Question #4 - Level ?: A Bug's Life
Because of its elongated thorax, the praying mantis is thought to be the only insect in the world able to do what?

A: Scratch its back B: Walk on its hind legs
C: Turn its head from side to side D: See in color

Luther jumps the question. Meredith wants to see if his sister knows the answer, she says the answer is

Spoiler

A

.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Turn its head from side to side
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $3,600

Question #5 - Level ?: Girl Power
Debuting at London's Piccadilly Theatre in 2012, "Viva Forever!" is a musical based on teh songs of what beloved girl group?

A: Destiny's Child B: En Vogue
C: Pussycat Dolls D: Spice Girls

Luther says that

Spoiler

Spice Girls is the only English group up there

, so he goes with that answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Spice Girls
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $18,6000

-- Commercial Break --


Question #6 - Level ?: Writing Rivals
Famously written in two parts, what classic work saw a rival release their own version of Part II in 1614, before the author could release his second book?

A: A Tale of Two Cities B: Don Quixote
C: Tristram Shandy D: Paradise Lost

Luther jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Don Quixote
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,600

Question #7 - Level ?: Sex Talks
Speaking at Harvard in 2004, what U.S. Supreme Court justice jokingly said that "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged"?

A: Clarence Thomas B: Samuel Alito
C: Antonin Scalia D: John Roberts

Luther walks away with $9,300.

Answer

C: Antonin Scalia

-- Commercial Break --

[SportsFan68]

Luther's sister, Camilla, is in the audience. There's some sibling rivalry, there. Luther likes to think that he's the smarter sibling, but she always got better grades.


Question #3 - Level ?: Clocks
Beginning with 1:11 a.m., how many times during a day are all the numbers of a digital clock identical?

A: 10 B: 12
C: 14 D: 16

Luther begins counting them out, notably including

Spoiler

11:11

, then he asks for the audience's help.

ATA

A: 33% B: 46% C: 8% D: 13%

Luther says he's been doing it in his head, and

Spoiler

12

seems like the right answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 12
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3,600

I sat there during that time counting on my fingers. Whew!

Question #7 - Level ?: Sex Talks
Speaking at Harvard in 2004, what U.S. Supreme Court justice jokingly said that "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged"?

A: Clarence Thomas B: Samuel Alito
C: Antonin Scalia D: John Roberts

Luther walks away with $9,300.

Answer

C: Antonin Scalia

JTQ

[Bob Juch]

Luther's sister, Camilla, is in the audience. There's some sibling rivalry, there. Luther likes to think that he's the smarter sibling, but she always got better grades.


Question #3 - Level ?: Clocks
Beginning with 1:11 a.m., how many times during a day are all the numbers of a digital clock identical?

A: 10 B: 12
C: 14 D: 16

Luther begins counting them out, notably including

Spoiler

11:11

, then he asks for the audience's help.

ATA

A: 33% B: 46% C: 8% D: 13%

Luther says he's been doing it in his head, and

Spoiler

12

seems like the right answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 12
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3,600

sat there during that time counting on my fingers. Whew!

OK, so why is 12:12 not included for an answer of 14?

[SportsFan68]

Luther's sister, Camilla, is in the audience. There's some sibling rivalry, there. Luther likes to think that he's the smarter sibling, but she always got better grades.


Question #3 - Level ?: Clocks
Beginning with 1:11 a.m., how many times during a day are all the numbers of a digital clock identical?

A: 10 B: 12
C: 14 D: 16

Luther begins counting them out, notably including

Spoiler

11:11

, then he asks for the audience's help.

ATA

A: 33% B: 46% C: 8% D: 13%

Luther says he's been doing it in his head, and

Spoiler

12

seems like the right answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 12
Question Value: $500
Bank: $3,600

sat there during that time counting on my fingers. Whew!

OK, so why is 12:12 not included for an answer of 14?

All of 'em gotta be identical.

[MarleysGh0st]

OK, so why is 12:12 not included for an answer of 14?

All of 'em gotta be identical.

The question might have been phrased better if they had said "all of the digits" instead of "all of the numbers". They might have thought that was implicit from using the 1:11 example. (If you're thinking twelve is a number, then the example of one:eleven wouldn't be identical.)

[vettech]

]Meredith notes that Luther is tall. He says he's 6'5". They stand back-to-back to compare heights and Meredith comes up to the bottom of Luther's chin.

Sure, with her 4-5" heels.

[earendel]

Luther Henry
Chicago, IL

Meredith notes that Luther is tall. He says he's 6'5". They stand back-to-back to compare heights and Meredith comes up to the bottom of Luther's chin. Luther says he doesn't see much difference. Meredith asks if people assume he has other attributes because he's so tall.

Luther: They think I'm an athlete, automatically, and I'm much better at quizzes.

Meredith: That's not what I was thinking of.

OK, so I guess part of the "new focus" of the show is for Meredith to make sexual innuendos.

Question #4 - Level ?: A Bug's Life
Because of its elongated thorax, the praying mantis is thought to be the only insect in the world able to do what?

A: Scratch its back B: Walk on its hind legs
C: Turn its head from side to side D: See in color

Luther jumps the question. Meredith wants to see if his sister knows the answer, she says the answer is

Spoiler

A

.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Turn its head from side to side
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $3,600

I'm not sure why an elongated thorax has anything to do with this, but it's the only answer that seems reasonable from the 4 choices.

Question #6 - Level ?: Writing Rivals
Famously written in two parts, what classic work saw a rival release their own version of Part II in 1614, before the author could release his second book?

A: A Tale of Two Cities B: Don Quixote
C: Tristram Shandy D: Paradise Lost

Luther jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Don Quixote
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $18,600

Given the date it's certainly not A or C. "Paradise Regained" was Milton's sequal to "Paradise Lost", not a "part 2", and it was written in the late 1600s, so it has to be "Don Quixote". Interestingly my third son is reading this book.

Question #7 - Level ?: Sex Talks
Speaking at Harvard in 2004, what U.S. Supreme Court justice jokingly said that "sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged"?

A: Clarence Thomas B: Samuel Alito
C: Antonin Scalia D: John Roberts

Luther walks away with $9,300.

Answer

C: Antonin Scalia

I don't know. The audience might, but I think I'll JTQ.