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Tonight's ROF:

Bryant Gomm, Layton, UT
Annaka Nava, Fredericksburg, VA
Trevor Schultz, Phoenix, AZ (aka IceTre)
Stephen Collazo, Houston, TX
Angela Watt, Oxford, MI
Carmel Trela, Gilroy, CA (aka mellowmom450)
Aaron Min, Gainesville, FL (aka gatordoc)
Maria Tedesco, Bedminster, NJ
Melissa Storms, Elberfeld, IN
Ron Kaplan, Tarzana, CA

FFQ: Put these Michael Jackson albums in order of their original release, starting with the earliest.
A. Thriller B. Off the Wall
C. Bad D. Dangerous

Spoiler

B. Off the Wall
A. Thriller
C. Bad
D. Dangerous

The times:

Bryant Gomm -
Trevor Schultz - 4.18s
Angela Watt -
Aaron Min -
Melissa Storms -
Ron Kaplan -
Maria Tedesco -
Carmel Trela -
Stephen Collazo - 5.43s
Annaka Nava - 6.04s

Trevor Schultz
Phoenix, AZ
Database Manager for an Engineering Company

Trevor got into the ROF via the phone game, and has been trying since the show first began to make it. He admits to being a trivia buff.

His category tree:

Extremely Rare
Starting Gates
Bleeding Love
Advanced Anatomy
Barack the Vote
The Hangover
Daddy Justice
Where Is It?
Leg of Literature
Savory Songs
TV Dreams
Air Mail
Sports Physics
Strings Attached
Gotcha Popcorn?

Regis introduces tonight's Expert, ABC political analyst Cokie Roberts.

$100 (Gotcha Popcorn?): To the surprise of no one, the 2009 romantic comedy "The Proposal" ends how?
A. A couple rents an apartment B. A couple gets engaged
C. A couple buys a dog D. Sandra Bullock snorts

Spoiler

B. A couple gets engaged (4)

$200 (Strings Attached): Which of these musical groups could be loosely described as a "string quartet"?
A. Two trombonists B. Four violinists
C. Six drummers D. Eight pianists

Spoiler

B. Four violinists (8)

$300 (Sports Physics): "Distance of Flight of a Batted Ball" is a subchapter in a book titled "The Physics of" what sport?
A. Basketball B. Hockey
C. Baseball D. Football

Spoiler

C. Baseball (9)

$500 (Air Mail): Which of these winged creatures is not featured on a stamp in the U.S. Postal Service stamp series titled "Pollination"?
A. Bee B. Hummingbird
C. Butterfly D. Eagle

Spoiler

D. Eagle (7)

$1,000 (TV Dreams): Foreshadowing his eventual career, what TV personality had a license plate that read "L8NITE" when he was a teen?
A. Jimmy Kimmel B. Willard Scott
C. Dr. Phil D. Matt Lauer

Spoiler

A. Jimmy Kimmel (6)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Trevor's mom, Judy, flew with him to the show and is in the audience. Regis says that what he likes about Trevor is that he takes every moment to study more trivia. When he works out at the gym, he has his gym trainer quizzing him during the workout. Trevor explains that it's a very small, unmarked gym that has no marketing and only survives by word-of-mouth. When you get there, it's like "Fight Club" but with trivia questions and weights. Even in traffic on the way into NYC from the airport (there was a two-hour delay to get into the Lincoln Tunnel), Trevor studied in the limo. Regis says that Trevor "has the eye of a trivia champion."

$2,000 (Savory Songs): Which of these herb names comes first in the title of a classic 1966 album by Simon and Garfunkel?
A. Rosemary B. Sage
C. Parsley D. Thyme

Trevor begins to say what he thinks is the name of the album (

Spoiler

"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"

), and says "I think that's right." He studies the question again (after being first prompted to "sing a few bars" by Regis and saying again what he thinks the order is), but with 8 seconds left, decides to ATA.

ATA Results

A. Rosemary - 12%
B. Sage - 3%
C. Parsley - 82%
D. Thyme - 3%

Spoiler

C. Parsley (7)

$4,000 (Leg of Literature): Which of these classic literary characters has a peg leg?
A. Captain Ahab B. Don Quixote
C. Robinson Crusoe D. Ichabod Crane

Spoiler

A. Captain Ahab (15)

$8,000 (Where Is It?): Where is the Kuiper Belt?
A. Inside the human brain B. Along the California coast
C. At the Louvre museum D. In the outer solar system

Spoiler

D. In the outer solar system (22)

$16,000 (Daddy Justice): What U.S. Supreme Court justice is the father of nine children?
A. Clarence Thomas B. Antonin Scalia
C. Anthony M. Kennedy D. John Paul Stevens

Trevor says that this might be a good one to ATE (19 seconds). Cokie reads the question and asks Trevor which he thinks it is, and he answers, "I have no idea, the Supreme Court is not my thing." Cokie replies, "It's not many people's thing....Now, I'm not supposed to tell you the answer, am I?" Regis says, "YES, you are!" to which Cokie replies, "Then it's

Spoiler

Scalia, Antonin Scalia

."

Spoiler

B. Antonin Scalia (15)

$25,000 (The Hangover): In the summer hit "The Hangover," a trio of groomsmen search for a lost groom in Las Vegas, eventually finding him where?
A. The top of the Stratosphere B. In a fountain at the Bellagio
C. On the roof of Caesars Palace D. On the golf course at the Wynn

Trevor started pumping his fist (as in "YES!") before Regis was even a third of the way through reading the question. Before answering, he says he made a point of seeing this movie two days prior to taping, because he had an idea that there might be a question about it!

Spoiler

C. On the roof of Caesars Palace (14)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Coming out of the commercial, they show a highlight reel of Jason Block (aka rebel2008) on the show in January 2000. Regis welcomes Jason to the audience. Jason is asked for his advice to Trevor and says, "Know your lifelines, don't panic, look at the question, and if you don't know the answer, run; run as fast as you can and take the money, which is exactly what I did."

Trevor went back to school to learn video game, casino game, and web design. Regis mentions that so many young contestants on the show need the money to pay off student loans, and Trevor agrees and says he wouldn't recommend going back to a private school at age 30 because the tuition is so high.

$50,000 (Barack the Vote): The first U.S. presidential election in which Barack Obama was eligible to vote was won by whom?
A. Lyndon B. Johnson b. Richard Nixon
C. Jimmy Carter D. Ronald Reagan

Trevor indicates that Obama is now

Spoiler

47 (he's actually 48)

, so he'd have been eligible to vote

Spoiler

29 (actually 30)

years ago. Regis interrupts to tell him he has 22 seconds left, and Trevor decides to DD (20) to buy some time. His first answer is correct.

Spoiler

D. Ronald Reagan (20)

$100,000 (Advanced Anatomy): Often calculated by anatomists, bizygomatic width is the distance between what two points on the human body?
A. Cheekbones B. Nostrils
C. Shoulders D. Hips

Trevor thinks that the zygomatic arch is

Spoiler

on the cheeks

and definitely rules out

Spoiler

C and D

, but is worried about

Spoiler

nostrils

so he decides to PAF (16). Standing by are Nathan (Chandler, AZ), Miguel (Irvine, CA) and Ron (Fresno, CA). Trevor calls on Miguel. He says he needs to know where the bizygomatic width (he spells bizygomatic) is, and Miguel immediately responds with

Spoiler

"Cheekbones...of, by, or related to the cheekbones."

They banter for the 13 seconds left on the PAF clock.

Spoiler

A. Cheekbones (7)

(Trevor says, "I trust him (Miguel), he's fast on the fingers....")

COMMERCIAL BREAK

My affiliate runs too many commercials, and we return just as Trevor's mother says something funny, but I don't know what it was.

$250,000 (Bleeding Love): According to legend, what historical figure died of a nosebleed on his wedding night?
A. Tutankhamun B. Attila the Hun
C. Hannibal D. Montezuma II

Trevor regrets not still having his PAF, and says this is too much money, so he's walking with $100,000.

Spoiler

B. Attila the Hun (11)

Possibly/probably ATE at $16,000 (I logicked- yes, via stereotype!- that it was Scalia, but do not know if I could have pulled the trigger in the Hot Seat), ATA at $25,000 (I want to see this movie, but just have not done so- will get it when it comes out on DVD), PAF at $250,000 (I did not know this one).

Good job, Trevor!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tonight's ROF:

Bryant Gomm, Layton, UT
Annaka Nava, Fredericksburg, VA
Trevor Schultz, Phoenix, AZ (aka IceTre)
Stephen Collazo, Houston, TX
Angela Watt, Oxford, MI
Carmel Trela, Gilroy, CA (aka mellowmom450)
Aaron Min, Gainesville, FL (aka gatordoc)
Maria Tedesco, Bedminster, NJ
Melissa Storms, Elberfeld, IN
Ron Kaplan, Tarzana, CA

Yay! Gotta love these ROFs with multiple BBs.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Trevor Schultz
Phoenix, AZ
Database Manager for an Engineering Company

Double yay!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Trevor got into the ROF via the phone game, and has been trying since the show first began to make it. He admits to being a trivia buff.

Long live the Phone Game!

$25K: I never saw this movie. I'll definitely use at least one lifeline here. Ask the audience first. If no answer is definitive, then I'll also PAF.

And the last three questions were absolute dream questions for me. I pre-called all three of the answers. I would've been playing for $500K with two or three lifelines.

There's no telling how much Trevor would've won if he had pulled the trigger on parsley and cheekbones... but it was a great run, nonetheless. Thanks for bringing the excitement back into PTBAM, Trevor. Spend that $100,000 wisely.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Aaron Min, Gainesville, FL (aka gatordoc)

I'd like to borrow a Holy Crappola Batman from Pea!!!!

If it had been brought up before, I missed it.... but we know that guy from the old days of the Bored!!!!!

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Aaron Min, Gainesville, FL (aka gatordoc)

I'd like to borrow a Holy Crappola Batman from Pea!!!!

If it had been brought up before, I missed it.... but we know that guy from the old days of the Bored!!!!!

lb13

We do?

Gatordoc said he lurked for a few months before joining us in June, but I don't think he's said anything about posting on a previous incarnation of the Bored.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Aaron Min, Gainesville, FL (aka gatordoc)

I'd like to borrow a Holy Crappola Batman from Pea!!!!

If it had been brought up before, I missed it.... but we know that guy from the old days of the Bored!!!!!

lb13

We do?

Gatordoc said he lurked for a few months before joining us in June, but I don't think he's said anything about posting on a previous incarnation of the Bored.

Unless there are two Aaron Mins with an interest in WWTBAM......... that is none other than the BB who was formerly known as.......

Spoiler

boilerguy77!!!!!

lb13

$25,000 (The Hangover): In the summer hit "The Hangover," a trio of groomsmen search for a lost groom in Las Vegas, eventually finding him where?
A. The top of the Stratosphere B. In a fountain at the Bellagio
C. On the roof of Caesars Palace D. On the golf course at the Wynn

Hangover spoilers inside, although not any worse than this freakin' question!

I'm glad Trevor saw the film and hence knew this cold, but this question is a nasty spoiler. It's not that the groom turning up was unexpected, but the whole movie is funnier not knowing if or how the groom will show up. Also, it takes away the fun of figuring out where he is. There are clues.

megaaddict wrote:

$25,000 (The Hangover): In the summer hit "The Hangover," a trio of groomsmen search for a lost groom in Las Vegas, eventually finding him where?
A. The top of the Stratosphere B. In a fountain at the Bellagio
C. On the roof of Caesars Palace D. On the golf course at the Wynn

Hangover spoilers inside, although not any worse than this freakin' question!

I'm glad Trevor saw the film and hence knew this cold, but this question is a nasty spoiler. It's not that the groom turning up was unexpected, but the whole movie is funnier not knowing if or how the groom will show up. Also, it takes away the fun of figuring out where he is. There are clues.

If the answer was a nasty spoiler, than makes it a nastier question. It means that nobody would have learned the answer from seeing a preview or reading a review of the movie; it was really an "either you've seen it or you haven't" question.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

megaaddict wrote:

$25,000 (The Hangover): In the summer hit "The Hangover," a trio of groomsmen search for a lost groom in Las Vegas, eventually finding him where?
A. The top of the Stratosphere B. In a fountain at the Bellagio
C. On the roof of Caesars Palace D. On the golf course at the Wynn

Hangover spoilers inside, although not any worse than this freakin' question!

I'm glad Trevor saw the film and hence knew this cold, but this question is a nasty spoiler. It's not that the groom turning up was unexpected, but the whole movie is funnier not knowing if or how the groom will show up. Also, it takes away the fun of figuring out where he is. There are clues.

If the answer was a nasty spoiler, than makes it a nastier question. It means that nobody would have learned the answer from seeing a preview or reading a review of the movie; it was really an "either you've seen it or you haven't" question.

Also makes it difficult to Google- so it looks as if you better have a PAF that's seen the latest movies.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$250,000 (Bleeding Love): According to legend, what historical figure died of a nosebleed on his wedding night?
A. Tutankhamun B. Attila the Hun
C. Hannibal D. Montezuma II

Trevor regrets not still having his PAF, and says this is too much money, so he's walking with $100,000.

Spoiler

B. Attila the Hun (11)

Oh man, I just learned this one from that new show "Warehouse 13."

I think it may be the BAM replacement for Scrubs...

Jeemie wrote:Also makes it difficult to Google- so it looks as if you better have a PAF that's seen the latest movies.

It's in the wikipedia article on the movie. You just have to think to start reading the article at the end.

-M

Trevor, I apoologize for saying/thinking some unkind thoughts about you during the $2k, $4k, $16k, and $50k questions. We tend to get caught up in the game.

Good job with your stack.

Now, I am wondering if he will be the big winner for this go-around.

Appa23 wrote:Trevor, I apoologize for saying/thinking some unkind thoughts about you during the $2k, $4k, $16k, and $50k questions. We tend to get caught up in the game.

Aside from his burning the ATA on the $2K question, what unkind thoughts were you having?

themanwho wrote:

Jeemie wrote:Also makes it difficult to Google- so it looks as if you better have a PAF that's seen the latest movies.

It's in the wikipedia article on the movie. You just have to think to start reading the article at the end.

-M

Try that in 30 seconds!

When I'm a Google PAF, I want the answer to show up in the blurb on the link itself- if I have to click a link and read it, that's gonna be tough!!!!

This would have been a dream stack for me, at 250K with all the lifelines.

I think that the clock really got to Trevor on the 50 and 100K questions. If he'd been on Jeopardy, he'd probably have buzzed in right away and gone with his gut answers. If he'd been on the old millionaire where he had enough time to think it through, he'd have gone through some more leisurely thinking and would probably have gone with his gut without resorting to lifelines. With only 45 seconds, he didn't have time to think it through and understandably bailed out. Having the PAF and double dip at 250K might have allowed some good googling to get a right answer.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Appa23 wrote:Trevor, I apoologize for saying/thinking some unkind thoughts about you during the $2k, $4k, $16k, and $50k questions. We tend to get caught up in the game.

Aside from his burning the ATA on the $2K question, what unkind thoughts were you having?

You know, the regular "yell at your television" stuff, when things are in your wheelhouse.


I do get the feeling that Trevor might have had a better-than-normal shot at running the stack if he was not contending with the clock. He really seemed unnerved by the time element, to the point where he used a lifeline when he still had 22 seconds remaining on the clock.

I have thought about going back and watching previous millionaire winners' shows, to see if the clock might have caused a different result. (Earlier LL use, so that a crucial LL was not there for that tough $250k or $500k question). Of course, one also would have to account for the fact that the ATE lifeline would have been available.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Appa23 wrote:Trevor, I apoologize for saying/thinking some unkind thoughts about you during the $2k, $4k, $16k, and $50k questions. We tend to get caught up in the game.

Aside from his burning the ATA on the $2K question, what unkind thoughts were you having?

I don't know about Appa, but I really wanted him to pull the trigger on the Obama question.

Of course, without a PAF on the $250K, I don't see him using DD on that question.

And I don't fault him for using his PAF on the $100K, because he indicated that nostrils was a wicked distractor for him.

Jeemie wrote:Try that in 30 seconds!

When I'm a Google PAF, I want the answer to show up in the blurb on the link itself- if I have to click a link and read it, that's gonna be tough!!!!

hangover movie hotel brings up wikipedia as the second hit.

The blurb is "The four friends get a suite at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, then sneak onto the roof .... The Hangover is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. ..."

Not definitive as to what happens at the end, but you'd guess correctly.

-M

Appa23 wrote:Now, I am wondering if he will be the big winner for this go-around.

I don't think so.

Mikehardware is getting a LOT of publicity.

And no- I do not know anything. I'm just speculating.

In fact, this evening and tomorrow, I have to disappear from the boards, so I don't find out anything until I get a chance to watch the show!

themanwho wrote:

Jeemie wrote:Try that in 30 seconds!

When I'm a Google PAF, I want the answer to show up in the blurb on the link itself- if I have to click a link and read it, that's gonna be tough!!!!

hangover movie hotel brings up wikipedia as the second hit.

The blurb is "The four friends get a suite at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, then sneak onto the roof .... The Hangover is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. ..."

Not definitive as to what happens at the end, but you'd guess correctly.

-M

OK- I'd give that about a 70% confidence level- unless I thought I could read really fast!

littlebeast13 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:
I'd like to borrow a Holy Crappola Batman from Pea!!!!

If it had been brought up before, I missed it.... but we know that guy from the old days of the Bored!!!!!

lb13

We do?

Gatordoc said he lurked for a few months before joining us in June, but I don't think he's said anything about posting on a previous incarnation of the Bored.

Unless there are two Aaron Mins with an interest in WWTBAM......... that is none other than the BB who was formerly known as.......

Spoiler

boilerguy77!!!!!

lb13

Does this mean we can call him 1hundredthousandmin as opposed to one of his other names on the PROG, millionmin?


Edit: Never mind, it is one tough day.

eyégor wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:
We do?

Gatordoc said he lurked for a few months before joining us in June, but I don't think he's said anything about posting on a previous incarnation of the Bored.

Unless there are two Aaron Mins with an interest in WWTBAM......... that is none other than the BB who was formerly known as.......

Spoiler

boilerguy77!!!!!

lb13

Does this mean we can call him 1hundredthousandmin as opposed to one of his other names on the PROG, millionmin?

Actually, you could call him zeromin, as he is not the contestant referred to here.....

BTW, this would be the fifth name he has posted regularly under..... he is giving Fanny a run for her money.....

lb13

Appa23 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Appa23 wrote:Trevor, I apoologize for saying/thinking some unkind thoughts about you during the $2k, $4k, $16k, and $50k questions. We tend to get caught up in the game.

Aside from his burning the ATA on the $2K question, what unkind thoughts were you having?

I do get the feeling that Trevor might have had a better-than-normal shot at running the stack if he was not contending with the clock. He really seemed unnerved by the time element, to the point where he used a lifeline when he still had 22 seconds remaining on the clock.

I had the same feeling. For example, even though he said at the end that he would have PAF'd anyway on the cheekbones question, given a little more time he might have convinced himself to go with that answer without using a LL, since he really did seem to know it.

Anyway, Trevor, nice job and welcome to the bored! And thank you for being another data point for the proposition that great contestants don't need to come from central casting!

Jeemie wrote:

Appa23 wrote:Now, I am wondering if he will be the big winner for this go-around.

I don't think so.

Mikehardware is getting a LOT of publicity.

And no- I do not know anything. I'm just speculating.

In fact, this evening and tomorrow, I have to disappear from the boards, so I don't find out anything until I get a chance to watch the show!

In my defense, I had forgotten that "Mike" was going to be on the show.

I did not realize that he was geeting a lot of publicity. I saw the local piece(s), and Google news search only shows that one.


I will have to get my chores done so I can watch tonight!

themanwho wrote:

Jeemie wrote:Try that in 30 seconds!

When I'm a Google PAF, I want the answer to show up in the blurb on the link itself- if I have to click a link and read it, that's gonna be tough!!!!

hangover movie hotel brings up wikipedia as the second hit.

The blurb is "The four friends get a suite at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, then sneak onto the roof .... The Hangover is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. ..."

Not definitive as to what happens at the end, but you'd guess correctly.

-M

I agree, The Hangover was very funny. I may go see it again, the drive-in not too, too far from me is showing The Hangover and Funny People (I haven't seen this one yet) next weekend.