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Weyoun · #51 Post by **Weyoun** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:19 pm

Bob House's asks for Newtonium. Fermium and Einsteinium were options. Kim hunt had that Lesotho q.

Weyoun · #52 Post by **Weyoun** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:27 pm

Kerensky was an answer to someones million. Olmstead - so look for Frederick law - had the Sikorsky helicopter one.

NellyLunatic1980 · #53 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:37 pm

Weyoun wrote:Olmstead - so look for Frederick law - had the Sikorsky helicopter one.

I thought about using Frederick Law Olmstead, but I felt that name may have given away the Tangredi too easily.

There is an Olmstead in this game... just not that one.

silverscreenselect · #54 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:25 pm

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: 70. A flag that has a 4x4 grid of alternating white and blue squares would represent this.

Working backwards (which I think we'll have to do on some of these), I was able to figure this one out. It's a nautical flag for the letter N, which goes with Bernie Cullen (N being the letter on airplane serial numbers).

smilergrogan · #55 Post by **smilergrogan** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:40 pm

Here are the $1M and $0.5M, and selected $0.25M non-celebrity winners from the Primetime show through early Aug. 2001, from the list I used to maintain on the Yahoo board:

$1M:
John Carpenter 11/19/99 (Nixon on Laugh-In)
Dan Blonsky 01/18/00 (93 million miles to Sun)
Joe Trela 03/23/00 (Computer bug named for moths)
Bob House 06/13/00 (Element named for scientist)
Kim Hunt 07/06/00 (Lesotho surrounded by S. Africa?)
David Goodman 07/11/00 (Paddington Bear from Peru)
Kevin Olmstead 04/10/01 (Sikorsky helicopter)
Bernie Cullen 04/15/01 (N begins civilian airplane designation)
Ed Toutant ??/01 (something about mosquito spray in WWII?)

$0.5M: (could be looking for either $0.5M correct answer or unanswered $1M question )
Michael Shutterly 08/25/99 (Jethro Tull for $1M/Birth name of Pope John Paul I for $0.5M?)
David Fite 01/10/00
Tim Shields 01/14/00
Rob Coughlin 01/23/00
Stephanie Girardi 02/17/00 (Rotten in Denmark for $1M)
Mike Menz 04/27/00
Tom O'Brien 06/11/00
Joe Kelleher 07/23/00
Phil Gibbons 08/15/00
Pat Thompson 11/08/00
Justin Castillo 11/26/00
Jim Matthews 12/06/00
Gary Gambino 03/01/01
David Stewart 04/01/01
Steve Perry 04/22/01 (Java Man for $0.5M)
Moe Cain 05/01/01
Mary Beth and Rob McNally 05/17/01
Tom Hoobler 06/05/01
Mary Burke 06/14/01

$0.25M:
Doug Van Gundy 08/20/99 (Iditarod for $0.25M)
Peter Braxton 02/08/01

Syndicated winners:
$1M:
Kevin Smith (Uncle Sam)
Nancy Christy (American Gothic)
$0.5M:
Jeff Gross
Ogi Ogas
Two others?

Super-millionaire
??

This website has most of the transcripts from primetime through the fourth season of syndicated WWTBAM, so the questions and answers can be looked up, albeit somewhat laboriously:

http://millifeline.homestead.com/syndibam1.html

In the meantime, maybe others here will be able to fill some of them in and add missing winners from memory.

silverscreenselect · #56 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:03 pm

smilergrogan wrote: 75. In 1984, an Australian politician had to resign from Parliament when he was caught importing this toy without paying duty. CABBAGE PATCH KID? RUBIK'S CUBE?

Again, working backward, which I think is the only way to solve some of these clues, this is PADDINGTON BEAR.

I have to say that I'm really delighted with this puzzle. This is a terrific idea Nelly, and I'm really amazed you were able to come up with all these clues pointing to the people from the show.

#57 Post by **Bob78164** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:08 pm

smilergrogan wrote:Here are the $1M and $0.5M, and selected $0.25M non-celebrity winners from the Primetime show through early Aug. 2001, from the list I used to maintain on the Yahoo board:

$1M:
John Carpenter 11/19/99 (Nixon on Laugh-In)
Dan Blonsky 01/18/00 (93 million miles to Sun)
Joe Trela 03/23/00 (Computer bug named for moths)
Bob House 06/13/00 (Element named for scientist)
Kim Hunt 07/06/00 (Lesotho surrounded by S. Africa?)
David Goodman 07/11/00 (Paddington Bear from Peru)
Kevin Olmstead 04/10/01 (Sikorsky helicopter)
Bernie Cullen 04/15/01 (N begins civilian airplane designation)
Ed Toutant ??/01 (something about mosquito spray in WWII?)

$0.5M: (could be looking for either $0.5M correct answer or unanswered $1M question )
Michael Shutterly 08/25/99 (Jethro Tull for $1M/Birth name of Pope John Paul I for $0.5M?)
David Fite 01/10/00
Tim Shields 01/14/00
Rob Coughlin 01/23/00
Stephanie Girardi 02/17/00 (Rotten in Denmark for $1M)
Mike Menz 04/27/00
Tom O'Brien 06/11/00
Joe Kelleher 07/23/00
Phil Gibbons 08/15/00
Pat Thompson 11/08/00
Justin Castillo 11/26/00
Jim Matthews 12/06/00
Gary Gambino 03/01/01
David Stewart 04/01/01
Steve Perry 04/22/01 (Java Man for $0.5M)
Moe Cain 05/01/01
Mary Beth and Rob McNally 05/17/01
Tom Hoobler 06/05/01
Mary Burke 06/14/01

$0.25M:
Doug Van Gundy 08/20/99 (Iditarod for $0.25M)
Peter Braxton 02/08/01

Syndicated winners:
$1M:
Kevin Smith (Uncle Sam)
Nancy Christy (American Gothic)
$0.5M:
Jeff Gross
Ogi Ogas
Two others?

Super-millionaire
??

This website has most of the transcripts from primetime through the fourth season of syndicated WWTBAM, so the questions and answers can be looked up, albeit somewhat laboriously:

http://millifeline.homestead.com/syndibam1.html

In the meantime, maybe others here will be able to fill some of them in and add missing winners from memory.

Ed's question was about the first use of an aerosol can. His win aired (if memory serves) 9/8/01.

Jeff Gross's $500,000 question was the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere (argon). His million-dollar question was the etymology of tabby (named after a neighborhood in Baghdad).

Ogi's million-dollar question was about the ship absent from the Boston Tea Party (I think it was the Eleanor).

The McNallys' million-dollar question was the club Alan Shepard used on the moon (I think a 5 iron).

Steve Perry is a $500,000 winner. His million-dollar question was about Carol Brady's maiden name (Tyler).

Lyn Payne's million-dollar question was the country of the ambassador that provoked Krushchev's shoe-banging incident (the Philippines). Her transcript thread should be here, so we can look up her half-million dollar question also. --Bob

silverscreenselect · #58 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:12 pm

smilergrogan wrote:Bob House 06/13/00 (Element named for scientist)

I'm guessing one of the quotes comes from the TV show House.

NellyLunatic1980 · #59 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:59 am

silverscreenselect wrote:I have to say that I'm really delighted with this puzzle. This is a terrific idea Nelly, and I'm really amazed you were able to come up with all these clues pointing to the people from the show.

Thanks. You'll be surprised at some of the names that I had to look up in order to make these 48 connections possible. I'm a little disappointed, though, that I couldn't find anybody even remotely famous named Shutterly or Toutant or Ogas.

Weyoun · #60 Post by **Weyoun** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:22 am

Please, let's not dwell on Mrs. Brady unless absolutely necessary!

silverscreenselect · #61 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:29 am

Weyoun wrote:Please, let's not dwell on Mrs. Brady unless absolutely necessary!

The way it looks, the last question actually answered by a contestant, in your case the Java Man is the one that makes its way into this puzzle. Frank is in there because of the Mailer question he missed. Of course, it just might be what Nelly considered the most memorable (or the one for which he could come up with clues) question from the stack.

I'm wondering if Katy Knudsen, Llama Man, Rudy Reber, and other famous losers are in here.

And I wonder if any of the clues refer to the film resume of Bart Tangredi.

NellyLunatic1980 · #62 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:44 am

There is one key piece of the Tangredi that everybody is missing thus far, although one person earlier seems to be steering in the right direction of it.

Weyoun · #63 Post by **Weyoun** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:44 am

I agree, since some answers to $1 million questions, like Le Duc Tho, the Soundabout and Chekhov being a doctor aren't here.

Mike Menz's 500k was on the Rub al Khali I think.

Weyoun · #64 Post by **Weyoun** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:57 pm

One of the two NYC guy referred to back to back has to be Carlo Gambino.

I recall a lady having a high value question on Rapa Nui.

Angelfire names its programs after elements. My guess it is Argon and that Ghiorso named an element in honor f his countryman.

Could the game show guy be Jim Perry? The fb player the Fridge?

Weyoun · #65 Post by **Weyoun** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:05 pm

I recall a question about who the Eroica was dedicated to - Napoleon - and one asking what was the first CD supposed to be long enough to play. Both make me wonder if the Cologne guy is Beethoven.

Think Atari is usually translated as Ready to attack but I think Hit the target works. I also recall a high value question on it's meaning.

silverscreenselect · #66 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:00 pm

Weyoun wrote: Could the game show guy be Jim Perry?

I just confirmed that Bill Cullen was the game show host. The name of the show was How Do You Like Your Eggs, in which married couples were asked that exact question.

#67 Post by **Bob78164** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:01 pm

Weyoun wrote:I recall a lady having a high value question on Rapa Nui.

That was Stephanie Girardi's $500,000 question. --Bob

smilergrogan · #68 Post by **smilergrogan** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:24 pm

Consolidation following extensive Googling. Even more extensive wading through transcripts will be required to complete the puzzle. Nelly, do you know of a comprehensive list of contestants and their questions for both all versions of the show?

Identify the 109 people, places, things, titles, and fictional characters below.

Arrange them into 47 trios and 1 quartet based on a Tangredi, or hidden principle, that you must discover for yourself. 21 answers will be used twice, 6 answers will be used three times, and 1 answer will be used four times.

Whenever you come across a quotation, bear in mind that I may be looking for a real person, a fictional character, or a title. It's up to you to work your way through the puzzle in order to determine what answers will allow everything to work out.

1. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
*2. MICHAEL GROSS
3. This famous artist was born on the same date of the same year as his famous artist wife.
**4. STEVE YOUNG
5. KATHY MATTEA in "EIGHTEEN WHEELS AND A DOZEN ROSES"
6. QUEEN VICTORIA
7. CARL HEMPEL
8. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
9. “I’ve always tried to do what’s right. That’s the code I live by. Do you understand that?”
(No hits on Google)
*10. AUSTRALIA
*11. DAVID ROBINSON
12. Seth Green credits this actor as the inspiration the voice of his character on “Family Guy”.
*13. HELICOPTERS
14. The real-life inspiration for the character Belle Watling in “Gone With the Wind” began working in a brothel that also happened to be the house where, exactly 40 years earlier, this now-iconic female lived. (Hint: The former brothel has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971.)
MARY TODD LINCOLN?
*15. ERIC STOLTZ as ROCKY DENNIS in "MASK"
16. EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)
17. HUNTER JOHNSON
*18. CHARISMA CARPENTER
19. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
20. NINEVEH
21. HARRY MORGAN as SHERMAN POTTER on M*A*S*H
*22. E. HOWARD HUNT
*23. UNCLE SAM
24. His interest in politics began at age 11 when his father took him to the funeral of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn.
KARL ROVE? GEORGE W. BUSH?
25. CANADA
*26. JACK WHITE
*27. HUGH LAURIE as GREGORY HOUSE in "HOUSE, M.D."
28. DINO DE LAURENTIIS
29. PHAROS OF ALEXANDRIA
*30. NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM BAKER
31. MINNE or MINI
*32. LEEZA GIBBONS
*33. THE IDITAROD
34. Before turning 19 years old, this comedian appeared on “Soul Train”, “Def Comedy Jam”, “Showtime at the Apollo”, and “A Different World”... and co-starred on a CBS series that was so bad, it was canceled after one episode.
35. The section of Interstate 44 that runs through Springfield, MO, is named in honor of him.
HARRY TRUMAN? ROY BLUNT?
36. TATOOINE
*37. TONI BRAXTON in "BREATHE AGAIN"
*38. BILL CULLEN
39. ANNE FRANK
*40. LESOTHO (Country with world's highest low elevation - surprisingly, four of the top five are in Africa: 1) Lesotho, 2) Rwanda, 3) Andorra, 4) Burundi, 5) Uganda)
41. NORMAN MAILER
**42. KEVIN SORBO
43. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
44. The quickest route between Whoopi Goldberg and Elvis Presley is through this historical figure.
MEDGAR EVERS?
**45. DOUG MOE
46. JULIE KAVNER
*47. MOTHS
*48. KIM NOVAK
49. Its many sister cities include Washington DC, Moscow, Beijing, Sydney, Budapest, and Bored favorite Fukuoka.
*50. JOHN BOEHNER
51. SEAN HAYES as JACK MCFARLAND in "WILL AND GRACE"
*52. GARY CROSBY
53. RHINE RIVER
*54. NATALIE COUGHLIN
*55. TERRY MCAULIFFE
56. ATARI
**57. PATRICIA ROBERTS HARRIS
**58. TOM JONES
59. BAT MASTERSON
*60. DODY GOODMAN
*61. EINSTEINIUM
62. LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD
63. MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE
64. In a classic 1940s print advertisement, an African-American mother is holding up this product as her son (who, years later, served in the U.S. Cabinet) tries to reach for it.
CREAM OF WHEAT?
*65. RICHARD CHRISTY
66. PHANTOM PLANET in "CALIFORNIA"
67. In the film “Anchorman”, Ron Burgundy claimed that he was friends with this football legend to try to impress a woman that he met at a party.
REFRIGERATOR PERRY?
*68. JAMES T. KIRK
**69. JEFF VAN GUNDY
*70. LETTER N
71. Obscure Foreign Actor Question: He was named the Best Supporting Actor for his country’s Academy Awards for his role in the remake of a film that, exactly 50 years earlier, was nominated for eight Academy Awards in this country.
72. DENMARK
*73. PHIL DONAHUE
*74. CONNIE FRANCIS
*75. PADDINGTON BEAR
76. THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
77. All three of his sons played college basketball. He was the coach for both his eldest and middle son, each at a different university. His middle son is now his assistant coach at his current coaching job, at yet another different university.
*78. JAVA MAN
79. JACK NICHOLSON
*80. CONAN O'BRIEN
*81. CARLO GAMBINO
*82. PAUL CASTELLANO
83. CONDOMS
*84. BERNIE SANDERS
*85. AMERICAN GOTHIC
86. CHRIS "JESUS" FERGUSON
87. DANCE FLOWER in "AUDITION POP" (or AUDITION POP in "DANCE FLOWER")
88. BEAUFORT SCALE
89. GRANT HILL
90. Two of the cast members of this ABC series went on to co-produce a Nickelodeon series starring two cast members of another Nickelodeon series and co-starring a third cast member of the aforementioned ABC series. Got it?
THE BRADY BUNCH?
*91. DONNA BRAZILE
*92. ARGON
***93. JOE GIRARDI
94. As far as we know, this longtime comedian--still performing today at age 86--was the first door-to-door dance salesman.
*95. JUSTIN GATLIN
96. IRELAND
97. THE MOON (LUNAR MARIA)
98. “That’s a lovely name--‘Angel’. But then, Satan was an angel.”
?? as ?? in "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER"? (no hit on Google)
99. In 1954, this future Academy Award- and Emmy-winning cinematographer “crashed” the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden on opening night.
*100. SCOTT THOMPSON
101. ALEXANDER KERENSKY
102. HENRY FORD
*103. MARLA OLMSTEAD
*104. MICHAEL GOUGH as DECKARD CAIN in "DIABLO II" (Wow!)
105. MARS
106. ROCKY LAPORTE
107. Her grandmother’s recording of a folk song written in 1878 was the first celebrity recording by a classical musician to sell one million copies.
108. OFFICE SPACE
109. He was the co-commentator of the boxing match that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write the screenplay for a little film called “Rocky”.
HOWARD COSELL?

Complete groups:
30. NANCY Kassebaum + 65. Richard CHRISTY = NANCY CHRISTY (85. AMERICAN GOTHIC)
42. KEVIN Sorbo + 103. Marla OLMSTEAD = KEVIN OLMSTEAD (13. HELICOPTERS)
11. DAVID Robinson + 60. Dody GOODMAN = DAVID GOODMAN (75. PADDINGTON BEAR)
48. KIM Novak + 22. E. Howard HUNT = KIM HUNT (40. LESOTHO)
84. BERNIE Sanders + 38. Bill CULLEN = BERNIE CULLEN (70. LETTER N)
45. DOUG Moe + 69. Jeff VAN GUNDY = DOUG VAN GUNDY (33. THE IDITAROD)
69. JEFF Van Gundy + 2. Michael GROSS = JEFF GROSS (92. ARGON)
57. PAT Roberts Harris + 100. Scott THOMPSON = PAT THOMPSON (10. AUSTRALIA)

Partial:
39. Anne FRANK + ??. ? TANGREDI = FRANK TANGREDI (41. NORMAN MAILER)
50. JOHN Boehner + 18. Charisma CARPENTER = JOHN CARPENTR (??. Richard Nixon or Laugh-In)
93. JOE Girardi + ??. ? TRELA = JOE TRELA (47. MOTHS) I can't find any other Trela on Wikipedia
4. STEVE Young + ??. ? PERRY = STEVE PERRY (78. JAVA MAN)
??. STEPHANIE ? + 93. Joe GIRARDI = STEPHANIE GIRARDI (72. DENMARK or 16. EASTER ISLAND)
??. BOB ? + 27. HOUSE, M.D. = BOB HOUSE (61. EINSTEINIUM)
42. KEVIN Sorbo + ??. ? SMITH = KEVIN SMITH (23. UNCLE SAM)
73. PHIL Donahue + Leeza GIBBONS = PHIL GIBBONS (?)
??. ROB ? + 54. Natalie COUGHLIN = ROB COUGHLIN (?)
58. TOM Jones + 80. Conan O'BRIEN = TOM O'BRIEN (?)
95. JUSTIN Gatlin + ??. ? = JUSTIN CASTILLO (68. JAMES T. KIRK)
52. GARY Crosby + 81. Carlo GAMBINO = GARY GAMBINO (?)
45. Doug MOE + 104. Deckard CAIN = MOE CAIN (?)
37. ??. PETER ? + 37. Toni BRAXTON = PETER BRAXTON (?)
74. CONNIE Francis + 15. Eric STOLTZ = CONNIE STOLTZ (?)
93. JOE Girardi + 57. Patricia ROBERTS Harris = JOE ROBERTS (?)
82. PAUL Castellano + 4. Steve YOUNG = PAUL YOUNG (?)
55. TERRY McAuliffe + 58. Tom JONES = TERRY JONES (?)
91. DONNA Brazile + 26. Jack WHITE = DONNA WHITE (?)

Contestant list, with questions/answers and dates where known:
Primetime:
$1M:
*John Carpenter 11/19/99 (Nixon on Laugh-In)
Dan Blonsky 01/18/00 (93 million miles to Sun)
*Joe Trela 03/23/00 (Computer bug named for moths)
*Bob House 06/13/00 (Element named for scientist)
*Kim Hunt 07/06/00 (Lesotho surrounded by S. Africa?)
*David Goodman 07/11/00 (Paddington Bear from Peru)
*Kevin Olmstead 04/10/01 (Sikorsky helicopter)
*Bernie Cullen 04/15/01 (N begins civilian airplane designation)
Ed Toutant ??/01 (Aerosol can mosquito spray)

$0.5M: (could be looking for either $0.5M correct answer or unanswered $1M question )
Michael Shutterly 08/25/99 (Jethro Tull for $1M/Birth name of Pope John Paul I for $0.5M?)
David Fite 01/10/00
Tim Shields 01/14/00
*Rob Coughlin 01/23/00
*Stephanie Girardi 02/17/00 (Rotten in Denmark for $1M, Rapa Nui for $0.5M)
Mike Menz 04/27/00 (Rub al Khali?)
*Tom O'Brien 06/11/00
Joe Kelleher 07/23/00
*Phil Gibbons 08/15/00
*Pat Thompson 11/08/00 (Australian aborigines)
*Justin Castillo 11/26/00 (James T. Kirk mask in "Halloween")
Jim Matthews 12/06/00
*Gary Gambino 03/01/01
David Stewart 04/01/01
*Steve Perry 04/22/01 (Carol Tyler Brady for $1M, Java Man for $0.5M)
*Moe Cain 05/01/01
Mary Beth and Rob McNally 05/17/01 (Alan Shepard 5-iron on moon for $1M)
Tom Hoobler 06/05/01
Mary Burke 06/14/01

$0.25M:
*Doug Van Gundy 08/20/99 (Iditarod for $0.25M)
*Joe Roberts 01/09/00
*Paul Young 09/12/00
*Terry Jones 12/05/00
*Peter Braxton 02/08/01
*Connie Stoltz 02/16/01
*Donna White 04/12/01

$32K:
*Frank Tangredi (Norman Mailer)

Syndicated winners:
$1M:
*Kevin Smith (Uncle Sam)
*Nancy Christy (American Gothic)
$0.5M:
*Jeff Gross (Tabby/Baghdad for $1M, Argon for $0.5M)
Ogi Ogas (Boston Tea Party/Eleanor for $1M)
Lyn Payne (Philippines/Khruschev UN shoe bang for $1M)
Arman Kachigian

Super-millionaire
Robert Essig

silverscreenselect · #69 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:46 pm

smilergrogan wrote: 56. It was released by Nutting Associates in November 1971. Even though it was a financial failure, just a few months later, its two creators formed a successful company whose name is Japanese for “hit the target”.
SUZUKI?

67. In the film “Anchorman”, Ron Burgundy claimed that he was friends with this football legend to try to impress a woman that he met at a party.

The way question 56 reads, Atari isn't the answer. It refers to the game that was released in 1971 that failed, following which the founders eventually formed Atari. Based on wikipedia, this is a game Nolan Bushnell developed for bars and arcades called COMPUTER SPACE.

William "Refrigerator" Perry played at Clemson in the early 1980s and with the Bears from 1985 on. Anchorman is set in the 1970s so iw would be very doubtful Burgundy would have claimed to know the Fridge. It's more likely to be some San Diego Charger of the era like Dan Fouts.

And I don't think it's Nelly's responsibility to get us a list of questions or transcripts. There should be other people on the Bored who have kept that sort of information.

#70 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:54 pm

smilergrogan wrote:Super-millionaire
Robert Essig

I don't know which question you are looking for for Bob-O (The last one he got right or last one he walked from), but his 2.5 million dollar question he walked away from dealt with Machus Red Fox restaurant, the last place Jimmy Hoffa was seen alive. I only remember that because it is the highest valued question asked in WWTBAM history, and I used it (in reverse form) in a QoD contest 3 years prior.....

lb13

silverscreenselect · #71 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:55 pm

Only have time for two quick lookups.

Moe Cain's 500K question was about Henry Ford.

Justin Gambino's 500K question was about the TV show Head of the Class, which I'd guess is the ABC series that I originally thought might have been the Brady Bunch.

silverscreenselect · #72 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:59 pm

And Connie Stoltz's 250K question was about the Rhine River.

smilergrogan · #73 Post by **smilergrogan** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:07 pm

silverscreenselect wrote:The way question 56 reads, Atari isn't the answer. It refers to the game that was released in 1971 that failed, following which the founders eventually formed Atari. Based on wikipedia, this is a game Nolan Bushnell developed for bars and arcades called COMPUTER SPACE.

I'm pretty sure I remember a high value question about Atari, so I'm guessing that was the intended answer.

silverscreenselect wrote:And I don't think it's Nelly's responsibility to get us a list of questions or transcripts. There should be other people on the Bored who have kept that sort of information.

I didn't say it was his responsibility. But as a practical matter, there's no way the puzzle will get finished unless somebody has access to a complete list of contestants. I have a complete list (without questions) for Aug.99 - Aug. 01, and I earlier noted a website with transcripts from June 00 through the 4th syndicated season. On here the transcripts only go back to when this site started in late 07 (I think). I don't know where there are transcripts for Super Millionaire.

NellyLunatic1980 · #74 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:10 pm

Excellent job so far, everybody!

I will tell you that one answer up there with a question mark is correct.

Three of your definite answers are wrong.

Two answers are partially correct. One name still needs a nickname to go with the first and last name. One other answer needs to be longer.

One of your partials will not be used in this game.

NellyLunatic1980 · #75 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:43 pm

smilergrogan wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:And I don't think it's Nelly's responsibility to get us a list of questions or transcripts. There should be other people on the Bored who have kept that sort of information.
I didn't say it was his responsibility. But as a practical matter, there's no way the puzzle will get finished unless somebody has access to a complete list of contestants. I have a complete list (without questions) for Aug.99 - Aug. 01, and I earlier noted a website with transcripts from June 00 through the 4th syndicated season. On here the transcripts only go back to when this site started in late 07 (I think). I don't know where there are transcripts for Super Millionaire.

There is a link below my avatar which leads you to my WWTBAM page. In the statistics link, you can find lists of every single contestant and their airdate(s). That should help you determine which transcripts to look for here or here.

There's a site that has a bunch of WWTBAM answers but no questions. It may help a little bit. That site is here.

An old friend of mine, Tim Connolly, has most of the transcripts from August 1999 to February 2000. His website still exists here.

Almost every syndie transcript can be found on the WWTBAM test page that 15QA has in the Transcripts Forum of the Bored.

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