Transcript 11/28/13 - Jay Perez

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Millionaire by the Decades - The 00s

Jay Perez
Albany, NY

Cedric says that Jay is just happy to have survived Y2K and since then, he's been living it up--in AOL chat rooms. Jay is wearing an "I Survived Y2K" tee shirt. Cedric asks what that mean.

Jay: It was scary, man! It was a tough time in our lives. You know, we have the computers, for the first time. There was all the electronics. I wasn't sure if something was going to explode. I didn't know.
I stocked up on my canned goods.

Jay's mom is in the audience. Her shirt says "I Survived Y Too K".

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: 2000s Headlines
9: 2000s Advertisements
8: 2000s Sports
7: 2000s Newsmakers
6: 2000s Technology
5: HONEY BOO BOO
4: 2000s Music
3: 2000s Food
2: 2000s Jailbirds
1: 2000s Scandals

Topic Tree (Randomized)
9: 2000s Advertisements
6: 2000s Technology
8: 2000s Sports
1: 2000s Scandals
4: 2000s Music
2: 2000s Jailbirds
10: 2000s Headlines
5: HONEY BOO BOO
7: 2000s Newsmakers
3: 2000s Food


Question #1 - Level 3: 2000s Food
Profiled in an article titled "Stupid Diets...That Work," Jared Fogle shot to fame for losing weight on a diet of what?

A Burger King Whoppers: B: KFC wings
C: Subway sandwiches D: Taco Bell nachos

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Subway sandwiches
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 - Level 7: 2000s Newsmakers
When Kanye West made his infamous comments about George W. Bush and Hurricane Katrina, who was standing awkwardly beside him?

A: Will Ferrell B: Owen Wilson
C: Jim Carrey D: Mike Myers

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Mike Myers
Question Value: $100
Bank: $3,100

Question #3 - Level 5: HONEY BOO BOO
[Honey Boo Boo reads this question. We hear her mom helping her with the pronuciation of the names.]
My momma popped me out in 2005, the same year what Hollywood couple was born?
A: Jayonce B: Brangelina
C: Nickriah D: Selieber

Jay asks the audience. He has a feeling they were all alive in 2005.

ATA

A: 15% B: 69% C: 12% D: 4%

That was Jay's guess.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Brangelina
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $5,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #4 - Level 10: 2000s Headlines
Which of these New York Times headlines from the 2000s came last?

A: Pluto Is Demoted to 'Dwarf Planet' B: Spitzer Resigns
C: Pope John Paul II Dies at 84 D: Harry Potter's Final Act is Set for July 21.

Jay is really thinking

Spoiler

D

, but he doesn't want to risk it, unnecessarily. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Spitzer Resigns
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $5,100

Question #5 - Level 2: 2000s Jailbirds
In the 2000s, what resourceful celebrity prisoner reportedly made crabapple jelly while in the can?

A: Paris Hilton B: Phil Spector
C: Martha Stewart D: DMX

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Martha Stewart
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $20,100

Question #6 - Level 4: 2000s Music
Polaroid released a statement in 2004 warning customers to not follow the advice given in what hit song?

A: Naroon 5's "This Love" B: OutKast's "Hey Ya!"
C: Beyoncé's "Naughty Girl" D: Jay Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"

Answer/Value/Bank

B: OutKast's "Hey Ya!"
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #7 - Level 1: 2000s Scandals
The botched counting of Florida votes during the 2000 presidential election was blamed on what?

A: Swaying Brads B: Punched Out Daves
C: Dangling Steves D: Hanging Chads

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Hanging Chads
Question Value: $500
Bank: $27,600

Question #8 - Level 8: 2000s Sports
Although we all won during the 2004 Super Bowl when Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction," what team won the game?

A: Carolina Panthers B: New England Patriots
C: Tampa Bay Buccaneers D: Philadelphia Eagles

Jay says that if he got this question wrong, his younger brother, who plays college football, would kill him. He says

Spoiler

he spent spring break during his junior year at college in Tampa, and he ran into one of the Super Bowl winners at the Hooters there, so he's going to say C, and he's really hoping that's right.

Answer

B: New England Patriots

Jay's mom jumps up and shouts, "Your brother's team!"

Jay leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.


-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

Cedric says that Jay is just happy to have survived Y2K and since then, he's been living it up--in AOL chat rooms. Jay is wearing an "I Survived Y2K" tee shirt. Cedric asks what that mean.

Jay: It was scary, man! It was a tough time in our lives. You know, we have the computers, for the first time. There was all the electronics. I wasn't sure if something was going to explode. I didn't know.
I stocked up on my canned goods.

He stocked up on his canned goods. Uh huh.

If Jay was older that twelve in 1999, I'd be very surprised.

[jarnon]

Question #5 - Level 2: 2000s Jailbirds
In the 2000s, what resourceful celebrity prisoner reportedly made crabapple jelly while in the can?

A: Paris Hilton B: Phil Spector
C: Martha Stewart D: DMX

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Martha Stewart
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $20,100

The first time I read this, I overlooked the word "while," which changes the meaning of the question drastically.

Question #8 - Level 8: 2000s Sports
Although we all won during the 2004 Super Bowl when Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction," what team won the game?

A: Carolina Panthers B: New England Patriots
C: Tampa Bay Buccaneers D: Philadelphia Eagles

Jay says that if he got this question wrong, his younger brother, who plays college football, would kill him. He says

Spoiler

he spent spring break during his junior year at college in Tampa, and he ran into one of the Super Bowl winners at the Hooters there, so he's going to say C, and he's really hoping that's right.

Answer

B: New England Patriots

The Bucs and Panthers beat the Eagles in NFC Championship games, and the Patriots beat them in the Super Bowl. Like Jay, I would have gone with Tampa Bay.

[SportsFan68]

Question #2 - Level 7: 2000s Newsmakers
When Kanye West made his infamous comments about George W. Bush and Hurricane Katrina, who was standing awkwardly beside him?

A: Will Ferrell B: Owen Wilson
C: Jim Carrey D: Mike Myers

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Mike Myers
Question Value: $100
Bank: $3,100

JTQ

Question #3 - Level 5: HONEY BOO BOO
[Honey Boo Boo reads this question. We hear her mom helping her with the pronunciation of the names.]
My momma popped me out in 2005, the same year what Hollywood couple was born?
A: Jayonce B: Brangelina
C: Nickriah D: Selieber

Jay asks the audience. He has a feeling they were all alive in 2005.

ATA

A: 15% B: 69% C: 12% D: 4%

That was Jay's guess.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Brangelina
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $5,100

ATA

Question #6 - Level 4: 2000s Music
Polaroid released a statement in 2004 warning customers to not follow the advice given in what hit song?

A: Maroon 5's "This Love" B: OutKast's "Hey Ya!"
C: Beyoncé's "Naughty Girl" D: Jay Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"

Answer/Value/Bank

B: OutKast's "Hey Ya!"
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $27,100

JTQ 2. I'm doomed.

[thejeopardyfan]

JTQ question 8.

[earendel]

Millionaire by the Decades - The 00s

Jay Perez
Albany, NY

Cedric says that Jay is just happy to have survived Y2K and since then, he's been living it up--in AOL chat rooms. Jay is wearing an "I Survived Y2K" tee shirt. Cedric asks what that mean.

Jay: It was scary, man! It was a tough time in our lives. You know, we have the computers, for the first time. There was all the electronics. I wasn't sure if something was going to explode. I didn't know. I stocked up on my canned goods.

Jay's mom is in the audience. Her shirt says "I Survived Y Too K".

Question #1 - Level 3: 2000s Food
Profiled in an article titled "Stupid Diets...That Work," Jared Fogle shot to fame for losing weight on a diet of what?

A Burger King Whoppers: B: KFC wings
C: Subway sandwiches D: Taco Bell nachos

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Subway sandwiches
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

I seem to remember that it wasn't just the sandwiches - he walked to and from the restaurant each day.

Question #2 - Level 7: 2000s Newsmakers
When Kanye West made his infamous comments about George W. Bush and Hurricane Katrina, who was standing awkwardly beside him?

A: Will Ferrell B: Owen Wilson
C: Jim Carrey D: Mike Myers

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Mike Myers
Question Value: $100
Bank: $3,100

No idea. Let's JTQ.

Question #3 - Level 5: HONEY BOO BOO
[Honey Boo Boo reads this question. We hear her mom helping her with the pronuciation of the names.]
My momma popped me out in 2005, the same year what Hollywood couple was born?
A: Jayonce B: Brangelina
C: Nickriah D: Selieber

Jay asks the audience. He has a feeling they were all alive in 2005.

ATA

A: 15% B: 69% C: 12% D: 4%

That was Jay's guess.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Brangelina
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $5,100

I know nothing about Honey Boo Boo, but even less about celebrity couples. I'll ATA as well.

Question #4 - Level 10: 2000s Headlines
Which of these New York Times headlines from the 2000s came last?

A: Pluto Is Demoted to 'Dwarf Planet' B: Spitzer Resigns
C: Pope John Paul II Dies at 84 D: Harry Potter's Final Act is Set for July 21.

Jay is really thinking

Spoiler

D

, but he doesn't want to risk it, unnecessarily. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Spitzer Resigns
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $5,100

JTQ for me.

Question #8 - Level 8: 2000s Sports
Although we all won during the 2004 Super Bowl when Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction," what team won the game?

A: Carolina Panthers B: New England Patriots
C: Tampa Bay Buccaneers D: Philadelphia Eagles

Jay says that if he got this question wrong, his younger brother, who plays college football, would kill him. He says

Spoiler

he spent spring break during his junior year at college in Tampa, and he ran into one of the Super Bowl winners at the Hooters there, so he's going to say C, and he's really hoping that's right.

Answer

B: New England Patriots

Jay's mom jumps up and shouts, "Your brother's team!"

Jay leaves with "Total Winnings" of $1,000.

After a few debacles with sports questions during our trivia team's outings, I decided to try and learn Super Bowl, NBA finals, and World Series winning (and losing) teams from 1990 forward. That's how I get this one.