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Pete Herger
Port Chester, NY
Attorney by day, Musician by night, and self-proclaimed "normal dude"

Pete says he "thanks [his] good fortune and lives every day to the fullest."

His category tree:

Man's Best Friend
Time Magazine
Starving Artists
Far-Out Food
Order in the Court
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Holiday Blues
Celebrity Fashion
Go Fish
Book Nook
Spheres of Influence
John Adams
TV Logos
You Animal
Rock the Oat

$100 (Rock the Oat): Which of these religious designations is also the name for a popular brand of oats?
A. Methodist B. Quaker
C. Protestant D. Seventh-Day Oat-ventist

Spoiler

B. Quaker (6)

$200 (You Animal): Which of these nursery rhymes is about animals and not a person?
A. Jack Be Nimble B. Little Jack Horner
C. Old King Cole D. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

Spoiler

D. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (7)

$300 (TV Logos): Which of these implements appears in the logo for "Shear Genius," a cable reality show about competing hairstylists?
A. Pair of scissors B. Needle and thread
C. Roll of tape D. Magnifying glass

Spoiler

A. Pair of scissors (8)

$500 (John Adams): The 2008 miniseries "John Adams" depicts the aftermath of which of these historic events?
A. D-Day invasion B. Boston Massacre
C. Sinking of the Maine D. Cuban missle crisis

Spoiler

B. Boston Massacre (6)

$1,000 (Spheres of Influence): Which of these features of planet Earth is considered part of its hydrosphere?
A. Grand Canyon B. Mount Everest
C. Atlantic Ocean D. Sahara Desert

Spoiler

C. Atlantic Ocean (8)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Pete plays keyboards for a rock band called "The Restless Ones," but Pete's motto in the hotseat is a different musical term: "piano, piano" (which literally means "soft, soft" but colloquially means "calm down"). Pete's grandmother, who passed away a few years ago, was a big Millionaire fan, and told Pete he should try out, but to go slow and calm down.

Pete has earned the ATE lifeline, and returning today is Bill Nye the Science Guy.

$2,000 (Book Nook): The 2008 novel "The Widows of Eastwick" is the follow-up to a 1984 work with which of these words in its title?
A. Mistresses B. Witches
C. Temptresses D. Vixens

Pete decides to ATA (23):

ATA results

A. Mistresses - 9%
B. Witches - 77%
C. Temptresses - 3%
D. Vixens - 11%

Spoiler

B. Witches (19)

$4,000 (Go Fish): Which of these fish names is thought to derive from the Latin word for "leaper"?
A. Tuna B. Flounder
C. Salmon D. Mackerel

Pete decides to PAF (22) . Standing by (again, no intro from Meredith) are Michael (Greenwich, CT), Charlie (Scarsdale, NY) and Travis (New York, NY). Pete calls Travis.

Pete reads the question and answer (21), and Travis begins to google after asking him to spell "leaper". With 3 seconds left, Travis says, "

Spoiler

It may be salmon, Pete. It may be salmon

" and time runs out.

Pete decides to use the ATE (16). Bill doesn't know from the Latin root, but begins to ruminate about the fish themselves, saying "

Spoiler

flounder are lying on the bottom, mackerels just swim around, tuna go very fast, but salmon are the only ones I know of that leap.

" But he's not sure that their name is from the Latin, as he doesn't recognize it as such.

Spoiler

C. Salmon (11)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

$8,000 (Celebrity Fashion): Completely made up of pieces under $20, the Bitten clothing line was launched in 2007 by what fashionable celebrity?
A. Victoria Beckham B. Sarah Jessica Parker
C. Jennifer Lopez D. Gwen Stefani

Pete says that fashion is not his strong suit, and he lets the clock run out, walking away with $4,000.

Spoiler

B. Sarah Jessica Parker (0)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Pete Herger
Port Chester, NY
Attorney by day, Musician by night, and self-proclaimed "normal dude"

Normal he may be, but is he a WE®?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Pete plays keyboards for a rock band called "The Restless Ones," but Pete's motto in the hotseat is a different musical term: "piano, piano" (which literally means "soft, soft" but colloquially means "calm down"). Pete's grandmother, who passed away a few years ago, was a big Millionaire fan, and told Pete he should try out, but to go slow and calm down.

Sounds like the J! mantra - STAY CLAM!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 (Go Fish): Which of these fish names is thought to derive from the Latin word for "leaper"?
A. Tuna B. Flounder
C. Salmon D. Mackerel

Pete decides to PAF (22) . Standing by (again, no intro from Meredith) are Michael (Greenwich, CT), Charlie (Scarsdale, NY) and Travis (New York, NY). Pete calls Travis.

Pete reads the question and answer (21), and Travis begins to google after asking him to spell "leaper". With 3 seconds left, Travis says, "

Spoiler

It may be salmon, Pete. It may be salmon

" and time runs out.

Pete decides to use the ATE (16). Bill doesn't know from the Latin root, but begins to ruminate about the fish themselves, saying "

Spoiler

flounder are lying on the bottom, mackerels just swim around, tuna go very fast, but salmon are the only ones I know of that leap.

" But he's not sure that their name is from the Latin, as he doesn't recognize it as such.

Spoiler

C. Salmon (11)

Judging from the types of fish mentioned it would seem that salmon would be the logical answer. Since this is only a $4K question it's probably not a WWOQ, so go with the obvious.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:COMMERCIAL BREAK

$8,000 (Celebrity Fashion): Completely made up of pieces under $20, the Bitten clothing line was launched in 2007 by what fashionable celebrity?
A. Victoria Beckham B. Sarah Jessica Parker
C. Jennifer Lopez D. Gwen Stefani

Pete says that fashion is not his strong suit, and he lets the clock run out, walking away with $4,000.

Spoiler

B. Sarah Jessica Parker (0)

I have no idea, so let's ATA.

Bitten has a great peacock feather t-shirt I have been coveting.

Walking with $4,000. Made me sad.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Pete Herger
Port Chester, NY
Attorney by day, Musician by night, and self-proclaimed "normal dude"

Yep, he's a WE/WE®

$8K: No clue. Give this to the audience, too.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Pete Herger
Port Chester, NY

$4,000 (Go Fish): Which of these fish names is thought to derive from the Latin word for "leaper"?
A. Tuna B. Flounder
C. Salmon D. Mackerel

Pete decides to PAF (22) . Standing by (again, no intro from Meredith) are Michael (Greenwich, CT), Charlie (Scarsdale, NY) and Travis (New York, NY). Pete calls Travis.

Pete reads the question and answer (21), and Travis begins to google after asking him to spell "leaper". With 3 seconds left, Travis says, "

Spoiler

It may be salmon, Pete. It may be salmon

" and time runs out.

that was the loudest PAF keyboarding I've ever heard.
Not quite "IBM Model M keyboard" loud, but LOUD.