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Nikki Levy
San Francisco, CA

Topic Tree:

Man’s Best Friend
I Have a Theory
Joke Origins
Big Words
World War II
Famous Isles
Hannah Montana
For the Birds
Postage Stamps
Children’s Books
Crickets
Home Depot
Adam Sandler
The Law
Kicking Things Off

$100 In March 2008, what event began with a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece?
A. Mardi Gras
B. Oktoberfest
C. Olympic torch relay
D. The Gyro 500

Spoiler

C. Olympic torch relay (5)

$200 What kind of legal privilege involves a wife’s right not to testify against her husband?
A. Attorney-client
B. Spousal
C. Clergy
D. Doctor-patient

Spoiler

B. Spousal (7)

$300 In 2008, Adam Sandler formed the production company Scary Madison primarily to make what type of movies?
A. Romance
B. Westerns
C. Horror films
D. Musicals

Spoiler

C. Horror films ( 8 )

$500 Which of these household fixtures does Home Depot sell in a “claw foot” variety?
A. Bathtub
B. Medicine cabinet
C. Refrigerator
D. Ceiling fan

Spoiler

A. Bathtub ( 8 )

$1K A pest to farmers, the Mormon cricket is native to what area of the world?
A. Easter Australia
B. Northern Ireland
C. Western United States
D. Southern India

Spoiler

C. Western United States (6)

$2K What classic kids’ book features the line, “I didn’t know that cats could grin”?
A. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
B. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
C. Mary Poppins
D. Winnie-the-Pooh

Spoiler

B. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ( 18 )

$4K A 2008 U.S. postage stamp featuring Edwin Hubble is part of a commemorative series honoring whom?
A. Baseball players
B. Hollywood legends
C. Military heroes
D. American scientists

Nikki stops the clock at seventeen seconds to ATA

ATA

0% A. Baseball players
1% B. Hollywood legends
3% C. Military heroes
96% D. American scientists

Spoiler

D. American scientist (9)

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Nikki will return for tomorrow’s show

Answers:
$100 C. Olympic torch relay
$200 B. Spousal
$300 C. Horror films
$500 A. Bathtub
$1K C. Western United States
$2K B. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
$4K D. American scientist

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Man’s Best Friend
I Have a Theory
Joke Origins
Big Words
World War II
Famous Isles
Hannah Montana
For the Birds
Postage Stamps
Children’s Books
Crickets
Home Depot
Adam Sandler
The Law
Kicking Things Off

Hannah Montana?! Oh brother. Possible ATA usage there. WWII is almost always a problem area for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100 In March 2008, what event began with a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece?
A. Mardi Gras
B. Oktoberfest
C. Olympic torch relay
D. The Gyro 500

Not mentioned in the recap is the fact that Meredith mispronounced "gyro".

Nihil obstat® for me so far.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100 In March 2008, what event began with a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece?
A. Mardi Gras
B. Oktoberfest
C. Olympic torch relay
D. The Gyro 500

Not mentioned in the recap is the fact that Meredith mispronounced "gyro".

I didn't notice her pronunciation, but I'm guessing she tried to pronounce it like the Greek gyros sandwich, instead of like "gyroscope".

MarleysGh0st wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100 In March 2008, what event began with a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece?
A. Mardi Gras
B. Oktoberfest
C. Olympic torch relay
D. The Gyro 500

Not mentioned in the recap is the fact that Meredith mispronounced "gyro".

I didn't notice her pronunciation, but I'm guessing she tried to pronounce it like the Greek gyros sandwich, instead of like "gyroscope".

No, she pronounced it like "gyroscope". Given the context of the question, it should've been pronounced "yee-ro".

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: Not mentioned in the recap is the fact that Meredith mispronounced "gyro".

I didn't notice her pronunciation, but I'm guessing she tried to pronounce it like the Greek gyros sandwich, instead of like "gyroscope".

No, she pronounced it like "gyroscope". Given the context of the question, it should've been pronounced "yee-ro".

So she doesn't know Greek food!

And TPTB didn't warn her with a pronunciation hint on her monitor.

In any event, the damned clock makes everything so rushed, particularly in the first tier, that it's absurd still trying to get a laugh with a $100 joke answer.

MarleysGh0st wrote: In any event, the damned clock makes everything so rushed, particularly in the first tier, that it's absurd still trying to get a laugh with a $100 joke answer.

You may not be allowed to interrupt Meredith, but I'd at least try to override the audience and cut off the laughter. I'll want every possible second for my $1MM question.

I have forgotten, though. Are all the top tier questions 45 seconds, or is the base for the $1MM question a full minute?

gsabc wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: In any event, the damned clock makes everything so rushed, particularly in the first tier, that it's absurd still trying to get a laugh with a $100 joke answer.

You may not be allowed to interrupt Meredith, but I'd at least try to override the audience and cut off the laughter. I'll want every possible second for my $1MM question.

I have forgotten, though. Are all the top tier questions 45 seconds, or is the base for the $1MM question a full minute?

The laughter is already rushed, now that they've added the damned clock. Which is why I ask, why bother with the joke answer at all?

If a contestant gets to the $1 million question, they get all the leftover time they've banked on the previous questions. I'm not sure what the baseline is that they add that to--45 seconds or 1 minute.

Of course, if Skip the Intern ever got around to posting the updated rules on the SyndieBAM web site, we'd know.

MarleysGh0st wrote:If a contestant gets to the $1 million question, they get all the leftover time they've banked on the previous questions. I'm not sure what the baseline is that they add that to--45 seconds or 1 minute.

Of course, if Skip the Intern ever got around to posting the updated rules on the SyndieBAM web site, we'd know.

I'm substituting for Skip today. It's 45 seconds plus the banked time. Do I get a gyro?

15QuestionsAway wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:If a contestant gets to the $1 million question, they get all the leftover time they've banked on the previous questions. I'm not sure what the baseline is that they add that to--45 seconds or 1 minute.

Of course, if Skip the Intern ever got around to posting the updated rules on the SyndieBAM web site, we'd know.

I'm substituting for Skip today. It's 45 seconds plus the banked time. Do I get a gyro?

Only if you post the updated rules on the web site!