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Aysha Cox
Brooklyn, NY
Engaged with two kids

Aysha gave birth to her second child last week.

Topic Tree:

Big Bucks
Raccoons
Very Superstitious
Moonstruck
Taking an Oath
Big Country
Body Parts
2008 Movies
Olympians
Bullseye
Beams
Graduate School
Life on Earth
Familiar Phrases
Make-Believe

$100 Which of these legendary figures is often said to leave cash gifts for children under their pillows?
A. Jack Frost
B. The Tooth Fairy
C. Father Time
D. Suze Orman

Spoiler

B. The Tooth Fairy (9)

$200 A person asked to develop a plan further is often told to “take the ball and” what?
A. Throw with it
B. Kick with it
C. Run with it
D. Dunk with it

Spoiler

C. Run with it (9)

$300 What usually happens to the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect?
A. It gets colder
B. It gets warmer
C. It gets larger
D. It gets smaller

Spoiler

B. It gets warmer ( 8 )

$500 By definition, a “B school” is a graduate school where students learn about what?
A. Botany
B. Baking
C. Business
D. Biology

Spoiler

C. Business (9)

$1K Which of these countries lies in the coffee-producing region of the world known as the “bean belt”?
A. Canada
B. Japan
C. Norway
D. Colombia

Spoiler

D. Colombia ( 8 )

commercial break

$2K A dog named “Bullseye” is the mascot of what retail chain?
A. Target
B. Bed Bath & Beyond
C. Wal-Mart
D. JCPenney

Spoiler

A. Target (21)

$4K Often in the news in 2008, Shawn Johnson is a medal-winning Olympic what?
A. Sprinter
B. Gymnast
C. Swimmer
D. Cyclist

ATA ( 18 )

29% A. Sprinter
61% B. Gymnast
7% C. Swimmer
3% D. Cyclist

Spoiler

B. Gymnast (11)

$8K “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “The Mummy” Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” were both hit 2008 films starring what actor?
A. Hugh Jackman
B. Edward Norton
C. Brendan Fraser
D. Nicolas Cage

Spoiler

C. Brendan Fraser (22)

commercial break

$16K In the human body, the pancreas is part of both the endocrine system and what other system?
A. Digestive
B. Circulatory
C. Respiratory
D. Nervous

ATE (22)

Tom: Oh, the digestive system. 100%. Aysha, you’ve got this one man.

Spoiler

A. Digestive (20)

$25K In his “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. said “Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of” what state?
A. Georgia
B. Tennessee
C. Pennsylvania
D. New Hampshire

PAF (23)

Aysha’s PAF team:

Laura from Bronx, NY – Aysha’s supervisor
Klein from Brooklyn, NY - a friend
Kunta from Gwynn Oak, MD – Aysha’s brother

PAF – Laura

Aysha reads the entire question and choices.
Laura starts to repeat the choices.
With one four seconds remaining:
Laura: The - - Pennsylvania, but we’re not, I’m not…

Aysha decides to leave with $16K.

Spoiler

C. Pennsylvania (3)

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Answers:
$100 B. The Tooth Fairy
$200 C. Run with it
$300 B. It gets warmer
$500 C. Business
$1K D. Colombia
$2K A. Target
$4K B. Gymnast
$8K C. Brendan Fraser
$16K A. Digestive
$25K C. Pennsylvania

I guess she didn't watch the Olympics or study U.S. geography!

An easy stack for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Aysha Cox
Brooklyn, NY

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Aysha gave birth to her second child last week.

Wow... she is one tough young woman.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Big Bucks
Raccoons
Very Superstitious
Moonstruck
Taking an Oath
Big Country
Body Parts
2008 Movies
Olympians
Bullseye
Beams
Graduate School
Life on Earth
Familiar Phrases
Make-Believe

With the exception of 2008 Movies, the first ten look like clear sailing. A $500,000 question on raccoons? Very interesting...

$16K: I can eliminate nervous system, but that's about it. I would also ask the expert.