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Sharon Callahan
Brunswick, ME
Language arts teacher
Turned 60 and is celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary


Topic Tree
A Different Breed
Famous Firsts
Holla!
Leader of the Pack
Mustaches
Hip-Pop
Mixing Bowl
Just Say Nobel
Not What You Think
A Day at the Races
Scolded
The Body Human
Making Babies
Carpool Lane
God Bless America


$100 (God Bless America):
Because he's a symbol of patriotism, which of these iconic figures has the same insults as the country in which we live?
A. Jack Frost B. Uncle Sam
C. Santa Claus D. Jared from Subway

Spoiler

B. Uncle Sam (:07)

$200 (Carpool Lane):
The Carrie Underwood hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel" tells the story of a woman whose faith is tested while she is doing what?
A. Cleaning a house B. Driving a car
C. Eating a meal D. Walking a dog

Spoiler

B. Driving a car [:08]

$300 (Making Babies):
An article on Slate.com jokingly estimated that one in ten Europeans is conceived in a bed sold by what company?
A. IKEA B. Sony
C. Hyundai D. Keebler

Spoiler

A. IKEA [:08]

$500 (The Body Human):
What part of the human body gets its name from an Italian word meaning "trunk of a statue"?
A. Heel B. Shin
C. Brow D. Torso

Spoiler

D. Torso (:09)

$1000 (Scolded):
Which of these snippy orders would most likely be directed at a "buttinsky"?
A. Stop your whining! B. Dont patronize me!
C. Mind your own business! D. Clean up this mess!

Spoiler

C. Mind your own business! (:05)

$2000 (A Day at the Races):
What classic movie features a famous chariot race that was recently reenacted in Paris's Stade de France?
A. Ben-Hur B. The Ten Commandments
C. Cleopatra D. Lawrence of Arabia

ATA (:21)

Spoiler

A-91% B-3% C-3% D-3%

Spoiler

A. Ben-Hur (:20)

$4000 (Not What You Think):
Though it sounds provocative, the medical term "T&A" actually just stands for "tonsillectomy and" what?
A. Appendectomy B. Angioplasty
C. Adenoidectomy D. Arthoplasty

Spoiler

C. Adenoidectomy (:21)

$8000 (Just Say Nobel):
In 2007, Doris Lessing reportedly snipped, "I couldn't care less! after winning the Nobel Prize for what?
A. Peace B. Literature
C. Economics D. Physics

PAF (:19)
She immediately said she would call her daughter Tara
(Screen shows Rob-Brunswick ME, Sean-Winthrop ME, Tara-St. Louis MO)

PAF

Sharon skips the quote and just asks what category Doris Lessing won a Nobel in 2007
Tara thinks Literature, Sharon says there is 11 seconds left how sure, Tara says pretty sure then says definitely as time runs out

Spoiler

B. Literature (:16)

Commercial break

$16K (Mixing Bowl):
Bi bim bop, whose name means "mixed rice," is a popular dish in the cuisine of what country?
A. Brazil B. India
C. Morocco D. South Korea

Double-Dip (:22)

Spoiler

Sharon's first answer was C, India, incorrect

Sharon then answers correctly.

D. South Korea (:18)

$25K (Hip-Pop):
Hip-hop impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs is the father of twin girls named D'Lila Star and what?
A. Jessie James B. Dannie Oakley
C. Sanity Jayne D. Dot Holliday

Expert (:23)

ATE

Dr. Neil admits this is not his category, does not know, and said if he had to guess, Dannie Oakley sounded best

Spoiler

Sharon asks herself out loud if she is going to guess or take $16K. She then said she would guess and it would be C.

Spoiler

Correct answer was A. Jessie James (:05)

Sharon left with $1000.

Thousandaire

No carryover

$16K: Never heard of this rice dish. Pretty sure it's not Brazilian. Those words don't sound Portuguese. Let's try the audience first. If nothing is definitive, then Double Dip on the top two answers.

$25K: You'd think that this question would be in my wheelhouse... but I never had an opportunity to read the names of Diddy's twins. I knew he had them. I just didn't know their names. I may have to go to the Googling PAF for this one cuz I know for damn sure that Dr. Tyson wouldn't know this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sharon Callahan
Brunswick, ME
Language arts teacher
Turned 60 and is celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary

Our local station did its monthly test of the Emergency Broadcast System, so I missed her intro and the first question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100 (God Bless America):
Because he's a symbol of patriotism, which of these iconic figures has the same insults as the country in which we live?
A. Jack Frost B. Uncle Sam
C. Santa Claus D. Jared from Subway

Spoiler

B. Uncle Sam (:07)

Same insults?? Methinks that should be "initials".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 (A Day at the Races):
What classic movie features a famous chariot race that was recently reenacted in Paris's Stade de France?
A. Ben-Hur B. The Ten Commandments
C. Cleopatra D. Lawrence of Arabia

ATA (:21)

Spoiler

A-91% B-3% C-3% D-3%

Spoiler

A. Ben-Hur (:20)

I'm not sure why Sharon needed a lifeline for this question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000 (Just Say Nobel):
In 2007, Doris Lessing reportedly snipped, "I couldn't care less! after winning the Nobel Prize for what?
A. Peace B. Literature
C. Economics D. Physics

PAF (:19)
She immediately said she would call her daughter Tara
(Screen shows Rob-Brunswick ME, Sean-Winthrop ME, Tara-St. Louis MO)

PAF

Sharon skips the quote and just asks what category Doris Lessing won a Nobel in 2007
Tara thinks Literature, Sharon says there is 11 seconds left how sure, Tara says pretty sure then says definitely as time runs out

Spoiler

B. Literature (:16)

At about 5 seconds left and Tara having given her answer Sharon says, "Are you finished thinking about it?" elwing and I both commented that from the way Sharon phrased the question and the comment and look she gave, it was pretty clear that Tara was looking it up online.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16K (Mixing Bowl):
Bi bim bop, whose name means "mixed rice," is a popular dish in the cuisine of what country?
A. Brazil B. India
C. Morocco D. South Korea

Double-Dip (:22)

Spoiler

Sharon's first answer was C, India, incorrect

Sharon then answers correctly.

D. South Korea (:18)

The name sounds more East Asian than South Asian.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25K (Hip-Pop):
Hip-hop impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs is the father of twin girls named D'Lila Star and what?
A. Jessie James B. Dannie Oakley
C. Sanity Jayne D. Dot Holliday

Expert (:23)

ATE

Dr. Neil admits this is not his category, does not know, and said if he had to guess, Dannie Oakley sounded best

Spoiler

Sharon asks herself out loud if she is going to guess or take $16K. She then said she would guess and it would be C.

Spoiler

Correct answer was A. Jessie James (:05)

Sharon left with $1000.

I couldn't help but laugh when Sharon chose to use the Ask the Expert lifeline; I can't see an astrophysicist being au courant with the rap scene. As for me, I would have had no idea but since I have my ATA, I'll start with that and see what I get.

Overall a pretty brutal day - two one-and-dones (including a llama) and two moving up the stack only to fall back to $1K.

earendel wrote: .... SNIP ....
Overall a pretty brutal day - two one-and-dones (including a llama) and two moving up the stack only to fall back to $1K.

Is that a record for the 1/2 hour version, 4 contestants with no one carrying over to the next day (I know there was a carry-over into this day)? Have 4 people ended their games in a single show before?

Also, I'm assuming there is a typo (or freudian slip) in the transcription and this was not exactly how the $100 question was phrased:

Because he's a symbol of patriotism, which of these iconic figures has the same insults as the country in which we live?

---Jay

frogman042 wrote:Also, I'm assuming there is a typo (or freudian slip) in the transcription and this was not exactly how the $100 question was phrased:

Because he's a symbol of patriotism, which of these iconic figures has the same insults as the country in which we live?

Yes, that's a typo.

If not for TDC, a contestant might have been able to remark about how Uncle Sam was the subject of Kevin Smith's $1 million question, way back in Meredith's first season.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

frogman042 wrote:Also, I'm assuming there is a typo (or freudian slip) in the transcription and this was not exactly how the $100 question was phrased:

Because he's a symbol of patriotism, which of these iconic figures has the same insults as the country in which we live?

Yes, that's a typo.

If not for TDC, a contestant might have been able to remark about how Uncle Sam was the subject of Kevin Smith's $1 million question, way back in Meredith's first season.

They could've now depending on how they're willing to say it.

They couldn't have given me that Bim Bop question?

Bi Bim Bop is Mixed Vegetables with Rice

Great, now I am hungry.

Commercial break

$16K (Mixing Bowl):
Bi bim bop, whose name means "mixed rice," is a popular dish in the cuisine of what country?
A. Brazil B. India
C. Morocco D. South Korea

Double-Dip (:22)

Spoiler

[Reveal] Spoiler:
Sharon's first answer was C, India, incorrect

Sharon then answers correctly.

D. South Korea (:18)

I would have done the exact same thing.

earendel wrote: I couldn't help but laugh when Sharon chose to use the Ask the Expert lifeline; I can't see an astrophysicist being au courant with the rap scene. As for me, I would have had no idea but since I have my ATA, I'll start with that and see what I get.

He's black. He should know it.

Is that a record for the 1/2 hour version, 4 contestants with no one carrying over to the next day (I know there was a carry-over into this day)? Have 4 people ended their games in a single show before?

I remember watching syndicated Millionaire when it premiered on GSN and I think in a few episodes they got through either 5 or 6 contestants. Also I found this website that has some clips from syndicated Millionaire. That had two contestants winning Zero and one winning a thousand. You can find that clip on the website http://www.gameshowvideos.com/. Scroll down until you see the Millionaire logo and it will say next to it "Two goose eggs and a loser."

frogman042 wrote:Is that a record for the 1/2 hour version, 4 contestants with no one carrying over to the next day (I know there was a carry-over into this day)? Have 4 people ended their games in a single show before?

Well, not in this season but in previous seasons, they have. Heck, in one episode last season, they had 5 contestants sitting in the chair.

But it's more surprising for this season because the pace was supposed to be slower here.