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Andrea Urban
New York, NY

Andrea is excited to be there (duh!). Andrea promised her mom, Debbie, to have Meredith give her a shout-out, as she's a huge fan (and it was just her birthday).

Andrea's category tree:

The Patent Office
Breaking Barriers
The Art Scene
Out in Space
Tailor-Made
The Joshua Tree
Total Chaos
Box-Office Draws
Data Entry
Mexican Fare
Fairy Tales
It's Magic
Moving Day
Take That!
Mount Up

$100 (Mount Up): What U.S. mountain range got its name because it often appears to be enveloped in a misty haze?
A. Berkshires B. Great Smoky Mountains
C. Black Hills D. Appollutions

Spoiler

B. Great Smoky Mountains (5)

$200 (Take That!): If something is either outstandingly good or outstandingly bad, it is said that it "takes" the what?
A. Ice cream B. Cookie
C. Pudding D. Cake

Spoiler

D. Cake (11)

$300 (Moving Day): On its Web site, the moving company United Van Lines suggests draining what bulky items prior to transportation?
A. Pianos B. Grandfather clocks
C. Recliners D. Waterbeds

Spoiler

D. Waterbeds (9)

$500 (It's Magic): Founded in 1946, the Magic Dealers Association has a logo that depicts a wand and what type of hat?
A. Cowboy hat B. Sun hat
C. Top hat D. Hard hat

Spoiler

C. Top hat (9)

$1,000 (Fairy Tales): In which of these well-known fairy tales does the heroine die and then come back to life?
A. Rapunzel B. Snow White
C. Cinderella D. Rumpelstiltskin

Spoiler

B. Snow White (7)

$2,000 (Mexican Fare): At a Mexican restaurant, which of these dishes typically arrives at the table sizzling?
A. Fajitas B. Tacos
C. Burritos D. Tamales

Spoiler

A. Fajitas (23)

$4,000 (Data Entry): Using proper typing techniques, which of these words can be typed on a standard QWERTY keyboard using just one hand?
A. Million B. Prize
C. Jackpot D. Winnings

Spoiler

A. Million (21)

$8,000 (Box-Office Draws): The 2008 drama "Righteous Kill" marks the first time Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro have headlined a film together since what movie?
A. The Score B. Heat
C. Cop Land D. Insomnia

Andrea decides to ATA (23).

ATA Results

A. The Score - 13%
B. Heat - 74%
C. Cop Land - 5%
D. Insomnia - 8%

Spoiler

B. Heat (19)

COMMERCIAL BREAK.

Andrea works for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She joined because of medical issues in her own life: she's been diabetic since age 6, and about 3 years ago, she was sick enough from it that her family started planning her funeral. Luckily, she has turned her life around, and is doing well, now.


$16,000 (Total Chaos): The word "bedlam," meaning "chaos" or "confusion," is derived from the name of a famous London what?
A. Train station B. Brothel
C. Lunatic asylum D. Orphanage

Andrea has an idea, but chooses to DD (20). Her first answer is correct.

Spoiler

C. Lunatic asylum (20)

$25,000 (The Joshua Tree): The photo on the front cover of U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" was taken in what U.S. national park?
A. Yosemite B. Yellowstone
C. Grand Canyon D. Death Valley

Andrea chooses to ATE (20).

ATE discussions

AJ says he believes that Joshua Trees are in Yosemite, but he's not sure. He suggests that if she wants to be sure, she might consider another lifeline, but that would be his guess.

Andrea chooses to go with AJ, and leaves with $1,000.

Spoiler

D. Death Valley (14)

I guess he's never seen the cover, cuz it sure don't look like Yosemite.

ulysses5019 wrote:I guess he's never seen the cover, cuz it sure don't look like Yosemite.

Actually it was taken in Joshua Tree National Park!

Does AJ get a percentage of the money he saved BAM this week?

Bob Juch wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:I guess he's never seen the cover, cuz it sure don't look like Yosemite.

Actually it was taken in Joshua Tree National Park!

What's your source? Wikipedia and other sources confirm Death Valley NP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree
http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/
http://www.joshuatreepictures.com/u2-joshua-tree.htm

TheConfessor wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:I guess he's never seen the cover, cuz it sure don't look like Yosemite.

Actually it was taken in Joshua Tree National Park!

What's your source? Wikipedia and other sources confirm Death Valley NP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree
http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/
http://www.joshuatreepictures.com/u2-joshua-tree.htm

Well those sources make it very clear it was in Death Valley. I'm either misremembering or someone once incorrectly told me it was in Joshua Tree National Park.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Andrea Urban
New York, NY

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:The Patent Office
Breaking Barriers
The Art Scene
Out in Space
Tailor-Made
The Joshua Tree
Total Chaos
Box-Office Draws
Data Entry
Mexican Fare
Fairy Tales
It's Magic
Moving Day
Take That!
Mount Up

Pretty good stack... until we get to the dreaded art question at $250,000.

$8K: I did know that Pacino and DeNiro were in "Heat", but I didn't know if both of them appeared in "The Score". I will also ask the audience.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (The Joshua Tree): The photo on the front cover of U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" was taken in what U.S. national park?
A. Yosemite B. Yellowstone
C. Grand Canyon D. Death Valley

Andrea chooses to ATE (20).

ATE discussions

AJ says he believes that Joshua Trees are in Yosemite, but he's not sure. He suggests that if she wants to be sure, she might consider another lifeline, but that would be his guess.

Andrea chooses to go with AJ, and leaves with $1,000.

Spoiler

D. Death Valley (14)

I also would've asked the "expert" on this question. After the so-called know-it-all gave me his BS about Joshua trees in Yosemite, I would've said on camera, "Ummm, AJ? I never graduated college, but I do know for a fact that Joshua trees grow only in the desert. Did you ever read about Joshua trees in the encyclopedia, Mr. Know-It-All?" So while AJ's head explodes on national TV, I will Double Dip on Grand Canyon and Death Valley.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Andrea Urban
New York, NY

Andrea is excited to be there (duh!). Andrea promised her mom, Debbie, to have Meredith give her a shout-out, as she's a huge fan (and it was just her birthday).

Well I should hope that she was excited to be there.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1,000 (Fairy Tales): In which of these well-known fairy tales does the heroine die and then come back to life?
A. Rapunzel B. Snow White
C. Cinderella D. Rumpelstiltskin

Spoiler

B. Snow White (7)

Hmmm...two Snow White questions in subsequent stacks - is it about time to re-release this "classic" from the Disney vault?? Also, I thought Snow merely went into a coma, not actual death.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 (Data Entry): Using proper typing techniques, which of these words can be typed on a standard QWERTY keyboard using just one hand?
A. Million B. Prize
C. Jackpot D. Winnings

Spoiler

A. Million (21)

This comes under the heading of a "time waster" question (like Millionaire Fan's dad's question about vowels) - one that almost forces the contestant to use a lifeline. One who's familiar with the QWERTY keyboard might get it quickly enough.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8,000 (Box-Office Draws): The 2008 drama "Righteous Kill" marks the first time Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro have headlined a film together since what movie?
A. The Score B. Heat
C. Cop Land D. Insomnia

Andrea decides to ATA (23).

ATA Results

A. The Score - 13%
B. Heat - 74%
C. Cop Land - 5%
D. Insomnia - 8%

Spoiler

B. Heat (19)

"Heat" was the only title I recognized. Since movies are not my specialty, it's time to ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (The Joshua Tree): The photo on the front cover of U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" was taken in what U.S. national park?
A. Yosemite B. Yellowstone
C. Grand Canyon D. Death Valley

Andrea chooses to ATE (20).

ATE discussions

AJ says he believes that Joshua Trees are in Yosemite, but he's not sure. He suggests that if she wants to be sure, she might consider another lifeline, but that would be his guess.

Andrea chooses to go with AJ, and leaves with $1,000.

Spoiler

D. Death Valley (14)

I'd have been torn between Grand Canyon and Death Valley. Once again the "expert" proves to be no expert. Since I still have Double Dip, I'd use it here.

Bob Juch wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

Bob Juch wrote: Actually it was taken in Joshua Tree National Park!

What's your source? Wikipedia and other sources confirm Death Valley NP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree
http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/
http://www.joshuatreepictures.com/u2-joshua-tree.htm

Well those sources make it very clear it was in Death Valley. I'm either misremembering or someone once incorrectly told me it was in Joshua Tree National Park.

I can't recall ever seeing the album cover or reading about where the photo for said unseen album cover was taken, but I thought it was very odd to see this question without Joshua Tree National Park as one of the choices.

Well, that would have been ugly. Only way I got 4K is that I have the keyboard in front of me. 8K I guessed correctly but only a guess. 16K was no problem but once again resort to guessing, correctly as it turns out, at 25K.

Would have been bleeding lifelines left and right and with the stellar assistance of the ATE would potentially have crashed and burned as well.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:

TheConfessor wrote: What's your source? Wikipedia and other sources confirm Death Valley NP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree
http://www.u2faqs.com/geography/
http://www.joshuatreepictures.com/u2-joshua-tree.htm

Well those sources make it very clear it was in Death Valley. I'm either misremembering or someone once incorrectly told me it was in Joshua Tree National Park.

I can't recall ever seeing the album cover or reading about where the photo for said unseen album cover was taken, but I thought it was very odd to see this question without Joshua Tree National Park as one of the choices.

That would have been downright nasty. It was a gimmie if anyone had any sense of geography.

earendel wrote: Also, I thought Snow merely went into a coma, not actual death.

That's what I thought, too. Perhaps the Grimm version had her die? I would think they'd rather pimp the Disney version, though.

Bob Juch wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Bob Juch wrote: Well those sources make it very clear it was in Death Valley. I'm either misremembering or someone once incorrectly told me it was in Joshua Tree National Park.

I can't recall ever seeing the album cover or reading about where the photo for said unseen album cover was taken, but I thought it was very odd to see this question without Joshua Tree National Park as one of the choices.

That would have been downright nasty. It was a gimmie if anyone had any sense of geography.

Well, I guess it would be nasty, since the correct answer is Death Valley. But since I didn't know that when I saw the question, it was a real "Huh?" moment for me.

300: To be really honest, I would have to ask the audience here. I might have seen this but I just had a blank.

8K: Since I don't have my audience, I would ask Mr. Jacobs. Maybe he's seen some movies.

25K: Phone-a-friend and if that doesn't work then double dip on Grand Canyon and Death Valley.

I'd be going for $50K but with either just Double Dip or no lifelines remaining.

owenziligation wrote:300: To be really honest, I would have to ask the audience here. I might have seen this but I just had a blank.

What is it you would be draining from a piano, grandfather clock or recliner?