Transcript 2/4/14 Maria Aluma

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Maria Aluma
Miami, FL
elementary school science teacher
Became a grandmother the day she was called for WWTBAM

Said she makes a lot of T-shirts to infuse into her lessons, and she made a "Breaking Bad" stylized one for Cedric that she is wearing.

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Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 North Korea
9 Crying Foul
8 Mark Twain Prize
7 Moving Away
6 Grammar Humor
5 PooPrints
4 In Danger
3 Eggs Benedict
2 On the Moon
1 Ladies of the Night

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
10 North Korea
4 In Danger
7 Moving Away
8 Mark Twain Prize
1 Ladies of the Night
9 Crying Foul
3 Eggs Benedict
6 Grammar Humor
2 On the Moon
5 PooPrints



Question 1 - Level 5 PooPrints
Using DNA technology, the company PooPrints helps bust rude neighbors who neglect to do what?
A. Turn down their music B. Clean up after their dogs
C. Take in their trash D. Mow their lawn

Answer and value

B. Clean up after their dogs
Value: $3000
Bank: $3000

Question 2 - Level 2 On the Moon
Buzz Aldrin admitted that he and Neil Armstrong placed what too close to the lunar module, so it actually blew over when they left the moon?
A. Lady liberty statuette B. Time capsule
C. Golf tee D. American flag

Answer and value

D. American flag
Value: $5000
Bank: $8000

Question 3 - Level 6 Grammar Humor
A nerdy language joke from Twitter reads, "It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things" how?
A. Lightheartedly B. Incorrectly
C. Literally D. Amusingly

Answer and value

C. Literally
Value: $15K
Bank: $23K

Question 4 - Level 3 Eggs Benedict
A classic dish plus a hint of treason, "Eggs Benedict Arnold" includes all but which of these ingredients according to YankeeMagazine.com?
A. English muffin B. Hummus
C. Ham D. Hollandaise sauce

Answer and value

B. Hummus
Value: $100
Bank: $23100

Question 5 - Level 9 Crying Foul
In 2013, PETA roared with anger after what singer used exotic animals in their "Roar" music video?
A. Katy Perry B. Drake
C. Lana Del Rey D. Bruno Mars

ATA

A. 90% B. 6%
C. 3% D. 1%
Maria said she was thinking that way but did not want to lead the audience.

Answer and value

A. Katy Perry
Value: $500
Bank: $23600

Question 6 - Level 1 Ladies of the Night
It's believed that ladies of the night in Ancient Greece wore sandals that left what phrase imprinted on the dirt as they walked the streets?
A. Non-skid tread B. Follow me
C. Plato's shoe emporium D. Rockport

Answer and value

B. Follow me
Value: $7000
Bank: $30600

Commercial break

Maria's husband Ray is in the audience

Question 7 - Level 8 Mark Twain Prize
Which of these comedians has never won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor?
A. Richard Pryor B. Steve Martin
C. Eddie Murphy D. Billy Crystal

JTQ 1

Maria just said "I'm not sure" before electing to JTQ

Answer and value

C. Eddie Murphy
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $30600

Question 8 - Level 7 Moving Away
With a majority of its foreign-educated students choosing not to return home, China is one country that suffers immensely from a phenomenon known as what?
A. Boss Loss B. Brain Drain
C. Wise Demise D. Geek Leak

Answer and value

B. Brain Drain
Value: $25K!
Bank: $55600

Question 9- Level 4 In Danger
Sound like it could describe someone with tattoos, which of the following actually refers to a person who is in mortal danger?
A. Inked man B. Tatted man
C. Marked man D. Tramp stamped man

Answer and value

C. Marked man
Value: $1000
Bank: $56600

Question 10 - Level 10 North Korea
Though its location has never been confirmed, a secret organization that works to obtain money for North Korea's leaders goes by what name?
A. Room 16 B. Room 28
C. Room 39 D. Room 47

JTQ 2

"Not a clue, Cedric"

Answer and value

C. Room 39
Value: known to be $10K jumped
Bank: $56600

Commercial break

Maria said if she wins $100K she can pay off her mortgage then do more for her grandchildren.

Question 11 - $100K
On the back of her 1983 album "She's So Unusual," what painting can be seen on the bottom of Cyndi Lauper's shoes?
A. The Starry Night B. The Persistence of Memory
C. Mona Lisa D. The Scream

Spoiler

Maria asked herself what would be so unusual about her. She said The Scream is shouting at her but she has no idea why. She asked how much she would lose.- $31600
She said she has a one in four chance of losing $31600. She said "I'm only here once. D, final answer," guessing The Scream

Answer

A. The Starry Night
Bank: $25000

Commercial break



Showing just how big a fan he is, Paul McLeod named his son Elvis Aaron Presley McLeod and also runs what Missouri attraction?
A. Alamo Too B. Disneyland Too
C. Graceland Too D. Alcatraz Too

QotD answer

C. Graceland Too

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Question 4 - Level 3 Eggs Benedict
A classic dish plus a hint of treason, "Eggs Benedict Arnold" includes all but which of these ingredients according to YankeeMagazine.com?
A. English muffin B. Hummus
C. Ham D. Hollandaise sauce

Answer and value

B. Hummus
Value: $100
Bank: $23100

The other three choices are all ingredients in traditional Eggs Benedict. I wonder what adds the "Arnold" part?

OK, I looked it up and I still don't see any distinguishing ingredient. (Oh, and the published recipe calls for Canadian bacon, not ham.)

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/eg ... ict-arnold

Another case of the question writers throwing completely irrelevant fluff into the question.



As for the rest of the stack, Levels 8, 9, 10 and 11 were all WWOQs for me (although the audience came through nicely on the music question).

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Question 5 - Level 9 Crying Foul
In 2013, PETA roared with anger after what singer used exotic animals in their "Roar" music video?
A. Katy Perry B. Drake
C. Lana Del Rey D. Bruno Mars

ATA

A. 90% B. 6%
C. 3% D. 1%
Maria said she was thinking that way but did not want to lead the audience.

Answer and value

A. Katy Perry
Value: $500
Bank: $23600

ATA

Question 7 - Level 8 Mark Twain Prize
Which of these comedians has never won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor?
A. Richard Pryor B. Steve Martin
C. Eddie Murphy D. Billy Crystal

JTQ 1

Maria just said "I'm not sure" before electing to JTQ

Answer and value

C. Eddie Murphy
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $30600

My guess would be Richard Pryor, but no way that's my final answer. WWOQ. JTQ 1.

Question 10 - Level 10 North Korea
Though its location has never been confirmed, a secret organization that works to obtain money for North Korea's leaders goes by what name?
A. Room 16 B. Room 28
C. Room 39 D. Room 47

JTQ 2

"Not a clue, Cedric"

Answer and value

C. Room 39
Value: known to be $10K jumped
Bank: $56600

JTQ 2

Question 11 - $100K
On the back of her 1983 album "She's So Unusual," what painting can be seen on the bottom of Cyndi Lauper's shoes?
A. The Starry Night B. The Persistence of Memory
C. Mona Lisa D. The Scream

Spoiler

Maria asked herself what would be so unusual about her. She said The Scream is shouting at her but she has no idea why. She asked how much she would lose.- $31600
She said she has a one in four chance of losing $31600. She said "I'm only here once. D, final answer," guessing The Scream

Answer

A. The Starry Night
Bank: $25000

My guess is Starry Night, but I have no idea why. Sayonara.