Transcript 09/24/2013 West Gordon

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West Gordon
Jamaica, NY
Youth counselor

Cedric said that when West found out he passed the audition, he danced over to the producer rather than walk. He does a dance with Cedric.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. That Was a Good Year
9. Posthumous Hits
8. Urban Renewal
7. Ad Man
6. Trimming the Fat?
5. Name changer
4. Brand Affiliations
3. Remedies Explained
2. Games to Tweet By
1. I've Got It

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
3. Remedies Explained
7. Ad Man
8. Urban Renewal
2. Games to Tweet By
6. Trimming the Fat?
10. That Was a Good Year
1. I've Got It
9. Posthumous Hits
4. Brand Affiliations
5. Name changer


Question 1 - Level 5. Name changer
A local politician urged the Washington Redskins to drop their name in 2013 and replace it with "Redtails," in honor of whom?
A. The Supreme Court B. The Navy SEALs
C. The CIA D. The Tuskegee Airmen

Answer and value

D. The Tuskegee Airmen
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 - Level 4. Brand Affiliations
Goya Foods and Bush Brothers & Company are two members of what trade association?
A. U.S. Dry Bean Council B. Grain Net
C. Vegetable Brotherhood D. U.S.A. Rice Federation

Answer and value

A. U.S. Dry Bean Council
Value: $100 (West said that is his cell phone bill)
Bank: $7100

Question 3 - Level 9. Posthumous Hits
Seemingly obsessed with his own demise, whose albums were titled "Ready to Die," "Life After Death," and "Born Again"?
A. 2Pac B. The Notorious B.I.G.
C. Eazy-E D. ODB

Answer and value

B. The Notorious B.I.G.
Value: $10K
Bank: $17100

Question 4 - Level 1. I've Got It
If you had an antidote to a bad anecdote, you could be said to have the fix for a what?
A. Blurry picture B. Clogged drain
C. Lumpy biscuit batter D. Boring story

Answer and value

D. Boring story
Value: $5000
Bank: $22100

Question 5 - Level 10. That Was a Good Year
The year listed on a bottle of wine refers to when what part of the winemaking process occurred?
A. It was bottled B. Grapes were picked
C. It was fermented D. Grapes were planted

West says he does not drink but knows a little about wine and what a sommelier does.
Cedric said there may be wine drinkers in the audience.
West said he did not want to discuss what he was thinking so as not to taint the audience
West said he wanted to save the lifeline, has an idea, but since he only gets one shot at this, like in love, he would ATA.

ATA

A. 41% B. 31%
C. 26% D. 2%
A is what West was thinking

Answer and value

B. Grapes were picked
Value: $not revealed
Bank: consolation: $1000

Commercial break

[SportsFan68]

Question 3 - Level 9. Posthumous Hits
Seemingly obsessed with his own demise, whose albums were titled "Ready to Die," "Life After Death," and "Born Again"?
A. 2Pac B. The Notorious B.I.G.
C. Eazy-E D. ODB

Answer and value

B. The Notorious B.I.G.
Value: $10K
Bank: $17100

ATA

Question 5 - Level 10. That Was a Good Year
The year listed on a bottle of wine refers to when what part of the winemaking process occurred?
A. It was bottled B. Grapes were picked
C. It was fermented D. Grapes were planted

West says he does not drink but knows a little about wine and what a sommelier does.
Cedric said there may be wine drinkers in the audience.
West said he did not want to discuss what he was thinking so as not to taint the audience
West said he wanted to save the lifeline, has an idea, but since he only gets one shot at this, like in love, he would ATA.

ATA

A. 41% B. 31%
C. 26% D. 2%
A is what West was thinking

Answer and value

B. Grapes were picked
Value: $not revealed
Bank: consolation: $1000

The only reason I know this one is because of my buddy who makes her own wine, and I asked her where the date on the bottles originated. There's a bottle of 2011 peach/mango in the kitchen ready to be opened right now. She'll make wine out of just about anything that you can ferment, except she's had bad experiences with chokecherries, dandelions, and watermelon. She didn't have a bad experience with apples, she just likes the other kinds she makes better.

[earendel]

West Gordon
Jamaica, NY
Youth counselor

Cedric said that when West found out he passed the audition, he danced over to the producer rather than walk. He does a dance with Cedric.

Question 5 - Level 10. That Was a Good Year
The year listed on a bottle of wine refers to when what part of the winemaking process occurred?
A. It was bottled B. Grapes were picked
C. It was fermented D. Grapes were planted

West says he does not drink but knows a little about wine and what a sommelier does.
Cedric said there may be wine drinkers in the audience.
West said he did not want to discuss what he was thinking so as not to taint the audience
West said he wanted to save the lifeline, has an idea, but since he only gets one shot at this, like in love, he would ATA.

ATA

A. 41% B. 31%
C. 26% D. 2%
A is what West was thinking

Answer and value

B. Grapes were picked
Value: not revealed
Bank: consolation: $1000

He was doing so well until the audience dursted him. I would probably have used the ATA and then a JTQ.

[talkinaway]

Ironically, if he'd have been slightly less knowledgeable about any of the other questions, he would have done better. With the Cuba Gooding, Jr. movie helping turning the first question into a pop culture question, all of them are ATA-able, which would have forced him to JTQ on the question on wine.

Too bad...quite a likeable fellow, and he knew Biggie, which beat me. Of course, knowing what was coming with the next contestant, I knew his fate probably wasn't going to be good.

[thejeopardyfan]

JTQ question 1. I lost on question 5.