Transcript 03/19/09 - Manny Medeiros

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Manny Medeiros
Saranac, NY
Roadie

Manny is a roadie for some well-known bands: Foo Fighters, Motley Crue, Tim McGraw. Manny is accident-prone. For instance, he was playing basketball with Tim McGraw one day and Tim broke Manny's ankle. He's lost two fingers, which weres reattached--one not so good.

Question Topics:
* Seeing Double
* Making the List
* That's My Mama, Fool
* Vocals
* American Hopper
* Alma Maters
* Cable Selling
* Old Glory
* Go Ask Alice
* What's That Smell?
* TV Movies
* What a Scam!
* On Cue
* Total Recall
* Here Comes the Bride

$100 * Here Comes the Bride
Which of these 2008 movies prominently features a wedding?

A: Burn After Reading B: Rachel Getting Married
C: Beverly Hills Chihuahau D: Horton Hears a Groom

Answer

B: Rachel Getting Married ( 6 )

$200 * Total Recall
Due to a tainted milk scandal in China in 2008, the Cadbury company announced a recall of eleven different types of what?

A: Small appliances B: Chocolate
C: Household cleaners D: Fruit

Answer

B: Chocolate ( 9 )

$300 * On Cue
The monthly magazine "CueSport" is primarily targeted toward enthusiasts of what game?

A: Pool B: Darts
C: Bowling D: Poker

Answer

A: Pool ( 10 )

$500 * What a Scam!
Which of these geometric-sounding terms is synonymous with the word "scam"?
A: Cube scheme B: Sphere scheme
C: Pyramid scheme D: Cylinder scheme

Answer

C: Pyramid scheme ( 8 )

$1,000 * TV Movies
Mickey Mantle is a major character in the HBO movie "61*," whose title refers to a record-breaking number of what?

A: Holes-in-one B: Rebounds
C: Touchdowns D: Home runs

Answer

D: Home runs ( 9 )

-- Commercial Break --

Manny's wife, Bonnie, and his daughter, Melissa, are in the audience.

When Manny is not on the road, he works on a hobby farm he has with his two brothers. They have chain saws and a saw mill, and different animals, cows, dogs, cats and a horse. Manny talks to the animals, like Dr. Doolittle. We see a photo of Manny and his horse, Orpheus.

Manny has now earned his Ask The Expert lifeline, with today's expert, $500,000 winner (and Bored Buddy) Ogi Ogas.


$2,000 * What's That Smell?
Introduced in 2008, the cowboy-inspired fragrance "McGraw" was created by a famous what?

A: Fashion designer B: Country singer
C: Tennis player D: Romance novelist

Answer

B: Country singer ( 23 )

$4,000 * Go Ask Alice
In a famous scene in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," what tempting item causes Alice to shrink to a diminutive size?

A: Button labeled "Push Me" B: Key labeled "Turn Me"
C: Bell labeled "Ring Me" D: Bottle labeled "Drink Me"

Answer

D: Bottle labeled "Drink Me" ( 20 )

$8,000 * Old Glory
On the U.S. flag, the stars are organized into four horizontal rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars?

A: Three B: Four
C: Five D: Six

With 20 seconds left, Manny decides to Ask The Expert.

Meredith: Feeling good about you math?

Ogi: Oh, math--that's something I can do. Better than skateboarding!

Meredith feeds Ogi the question and answers.

Ogi: Uhh, five--is that a choice? Yes. I think it's five, but let me just say it out loud. So, four rows of five stars, that's twenty stars. There's fifty stars total, so fifty minus twenty is thirty. So, thirty divided by six is five, so I'm pretty sure the answer has got to be C: Five. I won't fool around on this one, it's five!

Answer

C: Five ( 18 )

-- Commercial Break --

Barbara Kopyta, from Glen Rock, NJ, is introduced as the on deck contestant. Manny's advice for Barbara is stay calm, be patient and take your time.

$16,000 * Cable Selling
In 2008, what TV show became the first basic-cable program to win the Emmy for Best Drama Series?

A: Mad Men B: Damages
C: Saving Grace D: The Closer

With 20 second left, Manny decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 50% B: 7% C: 10% D: 33%

Manny was thinking Mad Men, but he wasn't sure.

Answer

A: Mad Men ( 17 )

$25,000 * Alma Maters
What current world leader is a graduate of the University of Leipzig?

A: Gordon Brown B: Dmitry Medvedev
C: Angela Merkel D: Nicolas Sarkozy

With 16 seconds left, Manny decides to Phone A Friend.
Manny's PAF team are his brother Jim, Saranac, NY, a postman; his brother, Matt, Denver, CO, an entrepreneur; and his brother-in-law, John, Sheffield, MA. Manny decides to call Matt.

Matt: I don't know. I have no idea, brother.

Manny: Okay.

Matt: Sorry, no idea.

Manny walks with $16,000.

Answer

C: Angela Merkel ( 11 )

-- Commercial Break --

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Manny Medeiros
Saranac, NY
Roadie

I believe this makes him a What Else®.

$8,000 * Old Glory
On the U.S. flag, the stars are organized into four horizontal rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars?

A: Three B: Four
C: Five D: Six

I think I'd like to use my PAF and call SSS...

Nihil obstat®

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Manny Medeiros
Saranac, NY
Roadie

Manny is a roadie for some well-known bands: Foo Fighters, Motley Crue, Tim McGraw. Manny is accident-prone. For instance, he was playing basketball with Tim McGraw one day and Tim broke Manny's ankle. He's lost two fingers, which weres reattached--one not so good.

Manny is at least a WE® (What Else) and potentially a WE/WE®. He looks a little old to be a roadie, but maybe it's just the hard life.

$2,000 * What's That Smell?
Introduced in 2008, the cowboy-inspired fragrance "McGraw" was created by a famous what?

A: Fashion designer B: Country singer
C: Tennis player D: Romance novelist

Answer

B: Country singer ( 23 )

The reaction from Meredith and the audience when this came up was amusing.

$8,000 * Old Glory
On the U.S. flag, the stars are organized into four horizontal rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars?

A: Three B: Four
C: Five D: Six

With 20 seconds left, Manny decides to Ask The Expert.

Meredith: Feeling good about you math?

Ogi: Oh, math--that's something I can do. Better than skateboarding!

Meredith feeds Ogi the question and answers.

Ogi: Uhh, five--is that a choice? Yes. I think it's five, but let me just say it out loud. So, four rows of five stars, that's twenty stars. There's fifty stars total, so fifty minus twenty is thirty. So, thirty divided by six is five, so I'm pretty sure the answer has got to be C: Five. I won't fool around on this one, it's five!

Answer

C: Five ( 18 )

Too bad Ogi didn't refer to our own SSS.

Barbara Kopyta, from Glen Rock, NJ, is introduced as the on deck contestant. Manny's advice for Barbara is stay calm, be patient and take your time.

This is never a good sign - usually when they show the bullpen contestant that means the one in the HS is about to leave.

$16,000 * Cable Selling
In 2008, what TV show became the first basic-cable program to win the Emmy for Best Drama Series?

A: Mad Men B: Damages
C: Saving Grace D: The Closer

With 20 second left, Manny decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 50% B: 7% C: 10% D: 33%

Manny was thinking Mad Men, but he wasn't sure.

Answer

A: Mad Men ( 17 )

I knew this because of the discussion here when it happened.

$25,000 * Alma Maters
What current world leader is a graduate of the University of Leipzig?

A: Gordon Brown B: Dmitry Medvedev
C: Angela Merkel D: Nicolas Sarkozy

With 16 seconds left, Manny decides to Phone A Friend.
Manny's PAF team are his brother Jim, Saranac, NY, a postman; his brother, Matt, Denver, CO, an entrepreneur; and his brother-in-law, John, Sheffield, MA. Manny decides to call Matt.

Matt: I don't know. I have no idea, brother.

Manny: Okay.

Matt: Sorry, no idea.

Manny walks with $16,000.

Answer

C: Angela Merkel ( 11 )

Leipzig --> Germany --> Merkel. Of course it's possible that this is a WWOQ® but I'd have gone for it without hesitation.

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Manny is at least a WE® (What Else) and potentially a WE/WE®.

Not a Where Else. Saranac is in the Adirondacks, about 20 miles from the Quebec border.

$8,000 * Old Glory
On the U.S. flag, the stars are organized into four horizontal rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars?

A: Three B: Four
C: Five D: Six

With 20 seconds left, Manny decides to Ask The Expert.

Meredith: Feeling good about you math?

Ogi: Oh, math--that's something I can do. Better than skateboarding!

Meredith feeds Ogi the question and answers.

Ogi: Uhh, five--is that a choice? Yes. I think it's five, but let me just say it out loud. So, four rows of five stars, that's twenty stars. There's fifty stars total, so fifty minus twenty is thirty. So, thirty divided by six is five, so I'm pretty sure the answer has got to be C: Five. I won't fool around on this one, it's five!

Answer

C: Five ( 18 )

Too bad Ogi didn't refer to our own SSS.

Definitely!

If Ogi spent more time in the Bored, he'd have learned the significance of this question and how important an shout-out would have been!

Barbara Kopyta, from Glen Rock, NJ, is introduced as the on deck contestant. Manny's advice for Barbara is stay calm, be patient and take your time.

This is never a good sign - usually when they show the bullpen contestant that means the one in the HS is about to leave.

Yep. I saw that as Manny's kiss of death.

$25,000 * Alma Maters
What current world leader is a graduate of the University of Leipzig?

A: Gordon Brown B: Dmitry Medvedev
C: Angela Merkel D: Nicolas Sarkozy

With 16 seconds left, Manny decides to Phone A Friend.
Manny's PAF team are his brother Jim, Saranac, NY, a postman; his brother, Matt, Denver, CO, an entrepreneur; and his brother-in-law, John, Sheffield, MA. Manny decides to call Matt.

Matt: I don't know. I have no idea, brother.

Manny: Okay.

Matt: Sorry, no idea.

Manny walks with $16,000.

Answer

C: Angela Merkel ( 11 )

Leipzig --> Germany --> Merkel. Of course it's possible that this is a WWOQ® but I'd have gone for it without hesitation.

If you know where Leipzig is and which country each of those people lead, it's an easy logical deduction. Doubly so, if you remember that Leipzig is in the former East Germany and that Merkel was born in East Germany.

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Manny Medeiros
Saranac, NY
Roadie

Manny is a roadie for some well-known bands: Foo Fighters, Motley Crue, Tim McGraw. Manny is accident-prone. For instance, he was playing basketball with Tim McGraw one day and Tim broke Manny's ankle. He's lost two fingers, which weres reattached--one not so good.

Manny is at least a WE® (What Else) and potentially a WE/WE®. He looks a little old to be a roadie, but maybe it's just the hard life.

GW's brother is 53 and sort of a reverse roadie. He stays in one location, and sets up the stages for whatever shows, bands, pageants, etc., come to town. He also often does the lighting. Since he's built like a linebacker (my FIL used to say he was too big for clothes and too small for a harness; BIL's favored garb is overalls), those overhead catwalks must be a lot stronger than they look.

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Here's an article about Manny's appearance:

http://www.pressrepublican.com/midday/l ... 03028.html

“I was there because of my mother-in-law,” Medeiros said.

Prisilla Wilson, of Sheffield, Mass., has watched the show with Medeiros and his wife, Bonnie, frequently.

“(Prisilla) is always telling me, ‘You should go on a ‘Millionaire.’ You’d win,’” said Medeiros.

So, he did.

He had been part of the studio audience in October 2007 and had taken the test then.

“It was a 10-minute, 30-question test. I passed, but I guess I failed the interview.”

He went back in May 2008 to take the test again and was approved for the October recording.