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Guest Host: Samantha Harris

James Booker
Port Arthur, TX
Business consultant

Samantha and James do not pause to chat before beginning the game.

Question Topics:
* Two By Two
* General Lee
* All Together Now
* Veeps
* The Shape of Things
* This Day in History
* Island Living
* TV Theme Songs
* The Sports Section
* Science Fair
* Diner Lingo
* Nerds of Film
* Vessels
* Big Words
* Around the House

$100 * Around the House
Which of these household fixtures is traditionally kept in a laundry room?

A: Dishwasher B: Clothes dryer
C: Wood-burning stove D: Giant lint ball

Answer

B: Clothes dryer ( 6 )

$200 * Big Words
The term "Cocacolonization" derives from the name of a company that sells what?

A: Pizza B: Blue jeans
C: Soda D: Video games

Answer

C: Soda ( 7 )

$300 * Vessels
By definition, which of these vessels is a type of canoe?

A: Ferry B: Kayak
C: Barge D: Schooner

Answer

B: Kayak ( 6 )

$500 * Nerds of Film
For playing an archaeologist on screen, what actor was elected to the board of the Archaeological Institute of America in 2008?

A: Tom Cruise B: Denzel Washington
C: Harrison Ford D: Tom Hanks

Answer

C: Harrison Ford ( 6 )

$1,000 * Diner Lingo
"Two cows, make'em cry" is diner slang for an order of two hamburgers topped with what?

A: Onions B: Tomatoes
C: Mustard D: Bacon

Answer

A: Onions ( 7 )

-- Commercial Break --

James did something very special for his mom; he donated a kidney to her. Both their homes were severely damaged by the hurricanes in Texas. James would like some money to buy his mom a new home.

$2,000 * Science Fair
In a classic science experiment, kids combine baking soda and vinegar to make a frothy approximation of what phenomenon?

A: Tornado B: Tidal wave
C: Earthquake D: Volcanic eruption

Answer

D: Volcanic eruption ( 19 )

$4,000 * The Sports Section
"Arnie & Jack" is te title of a 2008 book about two legendary players of what sport?

A: Tennis B: Baseball
C: Golf D: Football

James: I hope that's Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholson, so I'm going to say C: Golf, final answer.

Answer

C: Golf ( 18 )

$8,000 * TV Theme Songs
In a nod to its setting, what hit TV show's theme song is performed by a band called the Scrantones?

A: Ugly Betty B: Desperate Housewives
C: The Office D: My Name is Earl

With 16 seconds left, James decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 8% B: 1% C: 76% D: 15%

Answer

C: The Office ( 11 )

-- Commercial Break --

This this the perfect show for James, because his family calls him "The Professor." When he was a day old, they took a picture of him at the hospital holding his fist under his chin; it looked like he was thinking, so the name stuck.

$16,000 * Island Living
In 2008, a court in what country ruled that residents of its island Lesbos do not have an exclusive right to the term "lesbian"?

A: Italy B: Morocco
C: Lebanon D: Greece

Answer

D: Greece ( 10 )

-- The Horn --

James will return on tomorrow's show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
James: I hope that's Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholson, so I'm going to say C: Golf, final answer.

Someone please call MBFFB.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 * The Sports Section
"Arnie & Jack" is te title of a 2008 book about two legendary players of what sport?

A: Tennis B: Baseball
C: Golf D: Football

James: I hope that's Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholson, so I'm going to say C: Golf, final answer.

Well, Jack Nicholson is pretty good at swinging a golf club, from what I hear...

Nihil obstat® so far.

elwoodblues wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
James: I hope that's Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholson, so I'm going to say C: Golf, final answer.

Someone please call MBFFB.

I think MBFFB will react more to that anecdote about James looking like he's thinking in that picture when he was a day old.

When MBFFB was a day old, I'm sure he was thinking! "What did I do to deserve this?"

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: Samantha Harris

James Booker
Port Arthur, TX
Business consultant

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:James did something very special for his mom; he donated a kidney to her. Both their homes were severely damaged by the hurricanes in Texas. James would like some money to buy his mom a new home.

Donating a kidney? How can anyone top that hook?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 * The Sports Section
"Arnie & Jack" is te title of a 2008 book about two legendary players of what sport?

A: Tennis B: Baseball
C: Golf D: Football

James: I hope that's Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholson, so I'm going to say C: Golf, final answer.

Answer

C: Golf ( 18 )

Well it's actually Nicklaus, but he had the right idea.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:This this the perfect show for James, because his family calls him "The Professor." When he was a day old, they took a picture of him at the hospital holding his fist under his chin; it looked like he was thinking, so the name stuck.

Shouldn't he have been called "The Thinker"?

Nihil obstat®.

Here's a story about James' appearance and a promo for his carryover.

Minor spoiler warning: the article has the text for his $25K question.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/tv/6424688.html