Transcript 06/25/09 - Lorinda Lisitza
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:25 pm
Lorinda Lisitza
Bronx, NY
Actress, singer, waitress
Lorinda is originally from a town where everybody knows her name, Porcupine Plains, Saskatchewan, Canada. Everyone in this small town of about a thousand people is so excited that Lorinda is on the show.
In a small town, everyone had to do double duty to make it work. Lorinda's brother-in-law is the town's mayor and the mortician.
Lorinda gives a shout-out to everyone in Porcupine Plains!
Question Topics:
* My Dogs Are Barking
* Breaking Barriers
* Copyrights
* Doing Time
* In the Hopper
* Slang Thang
* Straddling the Line
* Lobster
* Pop Songs
* Everyday Symbols
* All About Me
* Lest We Forget
* Amusement Parks
* Use Your Head
* Early Man
$100 * Early Man
Primitive hearths, ovens and lamps are important archaeological "clues" believed to indicate that ancient humans did what?
A: Believed in God B: Used fire
C: Wore jewelry D: Contributed to global warming
$200 * Use Your Head
Which of these parts of the human head shares its name with a slang term meaning "to talk"?
A: Nose B: Cheek
C: Jaw D: Ear
$300 * Amusement Parks
A popular attraction at Hersheypark, SooperDooperLooper is what type of ride?
A: Bumper cars B: Log flume
C: Roller coaster D: Go-karts
$500 * Lest We Forget
Someone who had difficulty retaining information is said to have a memory like what type of kitchen utensil?
A: Ladle B: Sieve
C: Whisk D: Spatula
$1,000 * All About Me
The 2008 New York Times bestseller "sTORI Telling" is the personal memoir of a famous what?
A: Actress B: Chef
C: Interior decorator D: Journalist
$2,000 * Everyday Symbols
Which of these computer keyboard symbols is also featured on a standard telephone keypad?
A: Question mark B: Asterisk
C: Dollar sign D: Equal sign
$4,000 * Pop Songs
Which of these hit '80s songs features the recurring line "But the kid is not my son"?
A: Billie Jean B: Purple Rain
C: Sister Christian D: Uptown Girl
-- Commercial Break --
$8,000 * Lobster
Which of the following is a key ingredient in a traditional lobster Newburg?
A: Peanut oil B: Lemon juice
C: Coconut milk D: Sherry
They don't serve this where Lorinda is a waitress. With 18 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 1% B: 18% C: 7% D: 74%
Lorinda says Sherry, final answer. The audience begins to applaud before Meredith confirms that it's correct. Meredith shakes her head, stopping the applause, before saying "Yeah."
$16,000 * Straddling the Line
Which of these countries is situated partly on one continent and partly on another?
A: Romania B: Ukraine
C: Belarus D: Turkey
With 20 seconds left, Lorinda decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is the host of CNBC's
"On The Money", Carmen Wong Aldritch.
Carmen: Lorinda, we're talking some money here, aren't we?
Lorinda: Yeah!
Carmen: These have borders that changed! So, I'm leaning towards B and C. What were you leaning towards?
Lorinda: Well, I think that it's D, because I seem to remember back in geography that Turkey was kind of the gateway to the the eastern culture and had a foot in the west. So I'm leaning towards Turkey and that's kind of what came to me as I had a minute while I was waiting to talk to you. Do you remember anything like that when you were in school?
Carmen: I was leaning in the other direction, towards Europe. I was thinking the other borders, but--yeah.
Meredith: All right.
Lorinda: I'm going to take a little gamble and say C: Turkey, final answer.
-- Commercial Break --
Lorinda has two of her buddies in the audience, Tonya and Liz.
$25,000 * Slang Thang
Which of these funny-sounding engineering slang for a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem?
A: Kluge B: Blerf
C: Chomple D: Greezo
With 20 seconds left, Lorinda decides to Phone A Friend.
Lorinda's PAF team are her husband Kevin, Bronx, NY; her friend Lynn Marie, Woodside, N; and her friend Albert, New York, NY. Lorinda calls Albert. When Meredith tells him that Lorinda is going for $25,000, he asks, "How much of that do I get?" Meredith tells them to negotiate that separately.
Lorinda reads the question and answers twice, leaving seven seconds on the clock.
Albert: Say them again.
Lorinda: Kluge, Blerf, Chomple, Greezo. Three seconds!
Albert: No idea.
Lorinda: Okay. That's okay.
Albert: Bye.
Lorinda has no idea and she is happy to walk with $16, 000.
-- The Horn --
Bronx, NY
Actress, singer, waitress
Lorinda is originally from a town where everybody knows her name, Porcupine Plains, Saskatchewan, Canada. Everyone in this small town of about a thousand people is so excited that Lorinda is on the show.
In a small town, everyone had to do double duty to make it work. Lorinda's brother-in-law is the town's mayor and the mortician.
Lorinda gives a shout-out to everyone in Porcupine Plains!
Question Topics:
* My Dogs Are Barking
* Breaking Barriers
* Copyrights
* Doing Time
* In the Hopper
* Slang Thang
* Straddling the Line
* Lobster
* Pop Songs
* Everyday Symbols
* All About Me
* Lest We Forget
* Amusement Parks
* Use Your Head
* Early Man
$100 * Early Man
Primitive hearths, ovens and lamps are important archaeological "clues" believed to indicate that ancient humans did what?
A: Believed in God B: Used fire
C: Wore jewelry D: Contributed to global warming
Answer
B: Used fire ( 5 )
Which of these parts of the human head shares its name with a slang term meaning "to talk"?
A: Nose B: Cheek
C: Jaw D: Ear
Answer
C: Jaw ( 10 )
A popular attraction at Hersheypark, SooperDooperLooper is what type of ride?
A: Bumper cars B: Log flume
C: Roller coaster D: Go-karts
Answer
C: Roller coaster ( 8 )
Someone who had difficulty retaining information is said to have a memory like what type of kitchen utensil?
A: Ladle B: Sieve
C: Whisk D: Spatula
Answer
B: Sieve ( 9 )
The 2008 New York Times bestseller "sTORI Telling" is the personal memoir of a famous what?
A: Actress B: Chef
C: Interior decorator D: Journalist
Answer
A: Actress ( 8 )
Which of these computer keyboard symbols is also featured on a standard telephone keypad?
A: Question mark B: Asterisk
C: Dollar sign D: Equal sign
Answer
B: Asterisk ( 22 )
Which of these hit '80s songs features the recurring line "But the kid is not my son"?
A: Billie Jean B: Purple Rain
C: Sister Christian D: Uptown Girl
Answer
A: Billie Jean ( 21 )
$8,000 * Lobster
Which of the following is a key ingredient in a traditional lobster Newburg?
A: Peanut oil B: Lemon juice
C: Coconut milk D: Sherry
They don't serve this where Lorinda is a waitress. With 18 seconds left, she decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 1% B: 18% C: 7% D: 74%
Lorinda says Sherry, final answer. The audience begins to applaud before Meredith confirms that it's correct. Meredith shakes her head, stopping the applause, before saying "Yeah."
Answer
D: Sherry ( 10 )
Which of these countries is situated partly on one continent and partly on another?
A: Romania B: Ukraine
C: Belarus D: Turkey
With 20 seconds left, Lorinda decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is the host of CNBC's
"On The Money", Carmen Wong Aldritch.
Carmen: Lorinda, we're talking some money here, aren't we?
Lorinda: Yeah!
Carmen: These have borders that changed! So, I'm leaning towards B and C. What were you leaning towards?
Lorinda: Well, I think that it's D, because I seem to remember back in geography that Turkey was kind of the gateway to the the eastern culture and had a foot in the west. So I'm leaning towards Turkey and that's kind of what came to me as I had a minute while I was waiting to talk to you. Do you remember anything like that when you were in school?
Carmen: I was leaning in the other direction, towards Europe. I was thinking the other borders, but--yeah.
Meredith: All right.
Lorinda: I'm going to take a little gamble and say C: Turkey, final answer.
Answer
D: Turkey ( 11 )
Transcriber's note: Meredith does not notice or remark on the fact that Lorinda has said the wrong choice letter with the right choice country.
Transcriber's note: Meredith does not notice or remark on the fact that Lorinda has said the wrong choice letter with the right choice country.
Lorinda has two of her buddies in the audience, Tonya and Liz.
$25,000 * Slang Thang
Which of these funny-sounding engineering slang for a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem?
A: Kluge B: Blerf
C: Chomple D: Greezo
With 20 seconds left, Lorinda decides to Phone A Friend.
Lorinda's PAF team are her husband Kevin, Bronx, NY; her friend Lynn Marie, Woodside, N; and her friend Albert, New York, NY. Lorinda calls Albert. When Meredith tells him that Lorinda is going for $25,000, he asks, "How much of that do I get?" Meredith tells them to negotiate that separately.
Lorinda reads the question and answers twice, leaving seven seconds on the clock.
Albert: Say them again.
Lorinda: Kluge, Blerf, Chomple, Greezo. Three seconds!
Albert: No idea.
Lorinda: Okay. That's okay.
Albert: Bye.
Lorinda has no idea and she is happy to walk with $16, 000.
Answer
A: Kluge ( 2 )
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