Transcript 11/17/14 Ken Jennings

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Transcript 11/17/14 Ken Jennings

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:12 pm

Ken Jennings
Seattle, WA

Ken is carrying over from the Millionaire: Guinness World Records Edition Week.

Ken has $58,100 in his bank and all lifelines remaining.


Question 9 – Because the creature actively avoids humans, expert Chris Buddle says most so-called what are “more likely to be bites or stings from other arthropods?”
A. Mosquito bites
B. Flea bites
C. Spider bites
D. Tick bites
Spoiler
C. Spider bites
$10K
Bank - $68,100
Question 10 – Because it does not officially recognize Greek life, what school’s “eating clubs” serve as a substitute for fraternities and sororities?
A. Columbia University
B. Yale University
C. Dartmouth College
D. Princeton University

ATA
ATA results
21% A. Columbia University
15% B. Yale University
36% C. Dartmouth College
28% D. Princeton University


+1

Ken’s +1 is his friend, Tony Hightower, from New York.
Tony thinks it’s between
Spoiler
Princeton and Columbia with a slight edge going to Columbia
, but he doesn’t really know.
Ken is leaning toward
Spoiler
Princeton
.

JTQ

Spoiler
D. Princeton
$500
Bank - $68,100
commercial break

$100K – When Steve Jobs accused Bill Gates of ripping off Apple, Gates said they’d both stolen from what tech company that developed the mouse?
A. Hewlett-Packard
B. Xerox
C. Intel
D. IBM
Spoiler
B. Xerox
100K$
$250K – Before signing off with “Thank you and good night and God bless America,” Al Gore ended his 2000 concession speech with what line?
A. “From sea to shining sea”
B. “That’s a fight I’ll never stop.”
C. “I heard you and I will not forget.”
D. “It’s time for me to go.”

Ken would go with
Spoiler
D
if he had to, but he is not sure, so he decides to walk.
Spoiler
D. “It’s time for me to go.”
Ken leaves with $100K
commercial break

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Re: Transcript 11/17/14 Ken Jennings

#2 Post by tlynn78 » Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:24 am

Not gonna lie - it's kinda cool he got the same thing I did. I liked his stack, too.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
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