PT-WWTBAM Transcript 08/13/09 - Jacob Shaha

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Tonight's Fastest Finger Contestants
Jacob Shaha - Fort Campbell, KY
JaNelle Pluff - Flower Mound, TX
Robert Brown - Bronx, NY
Michael Rooney - Sierra Madre, CA
Liz Bollinger - Valrico, FL
Kathy Hall - Longmont, CO
Randy Davis - Wichita, KS
Xann Wilson - Brooklyn, NY
Scott Gardner - Rindge, NH
Eddie Lawhorn (mikehardware) - Huntsville, AL

FF Question
Put these celebrities in height order from tallest to shortest.

A: Brad Pitt B: Tom Cruise
C: Conan O'Brien D: Danny DeVito

Answer

CABD

FF Results
Jacob Shaha - 4.56s - Winner
Robert Brown
Liz Bollinger - 7.54s
Randy Davis - 6.20s
Scott Gardner - 7.94s
Eddie Lawhorn
Xann Wilson - 6.89s
Kathy Hall
Michael Rooney - 5.13s
JaNelle Pluff - 5.82s

-- Commercial Break --

Jacob Shaha
Fort Campbell, KY

Jacob is an Army lieutenant, with eleven medals including a Bronze Star. He's been back from Iraq for about seven months and should be shipping out to Afghanistan, early next year.

Jacob's wife, Melinda, is in the companion seat. Jacbb and Melinda met in high school. They've been married six and a half years, with one child and another on the way.

Question Topics:
* A Few Words
* Books in Books
* Body Chemistry
* Lost
* The End of Town
* Buzz!
* QWERTY
* Final Chapter
* Songs the Same
* Bet On It
* Short Stories
* Bathtime Bigwigs
* Don't Spray It
* Hold Me
* Bathing Beauties

$100 * Bathing Beauties
A swimsuit competition is traditionally a part of what annual event?

A: Miss America Pageant B: Wimbledon
C: National Spelling Bee D: State of the Union undress

Answer

A: Miss America Pageant ( 7 )

$200 * Hold Me
By definition, a vase is chiefly used as a container for what?

A: Cigars B: Flowers
C: Pencils D: Books

Answer

B: Flowers ( 11 )

$300 * Don't Spray It
The chemical agent tear gas gets it name because it irritates what part of the body?

A: Feet B: Elbows
C: Eyes D: Ears

Answer

C: Eyes ( 10 )

$500 * Bathtime Bigwigs
CelebriDucks, a brand of rubber duckies that look like celebrities, includes a duckie version of what movie icon holding nunchucks?

A: Humphrey Bogart B: Bruce Lee
C: James Dean D: Woody Allen

Answer

B: Bruce Lee ( 9 )

$1,000 * Short Stories
"Gangs of mini miners harbor young hottie from beauty-obsessed stalker" is a rough plot of what classic Disney Film?

A: The Little Mermaid B: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
C: Lady and the Tramp D: Sleeping Beauty

Answer

B: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( 8 )

$2,000 * Bet On It
What common casino items are slangily known as "one-armed bandits"?

A: Roulette wheels B: Dice
C: Decks of cards D: Slot machines

Answer

D: Slot machines ( 24 )

$4,000 * Songs the Same
The Beach Boys and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch both had #1 hit songs with what title?

A: I Get Around B: Help Me, Rhonda
C: Wouldn't It Be Nice D: Good Vibrations

With 20 seconds left, Jacob decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 17% B: 9% C: 15% D: 59%

Answer

D: Good Vibrations ( 18 )

-- Commercial Break --

Jacob's wife advised him take a shot at the show.

Melinda: It wasn't an invitation. It was a definite demand.

Jacob: And I followed my orders.

$8,000 * Final Chapter
Fittingly, which of these popular twentieth century authors is buried in Tarzana, California?

A: Edgar Rice Burroughs B: Ray Bradbury
C: Dashiell Hammett D: Arthur C. Clarke

With 15 seconds left, Jacob decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is CNN Senior Political Correspondent, Candy Crowley.

Regis: What do you think, Candy.

Candy: Boy, I tell ya. For all that you've done for us, I want to do this for you, Jacob, but this, uhhh--I just don't--I don't have any idea. This one really flummoxes me.

Regis: So, Candy, you want to take a pass on this?

Candy: Everything in me says C, but I have to tell you that is such a gut feeling that I don't want Jacob to go on that. I just--I'm a blank on this. I'm so sorry!

With 14 seconds left, Jacob decides to Phone A Friend.

Jacob's PAF team are Wendy, Orem, UT; Steven, Draper, UT; and Jefferson, Riverton, UT.

Jacob calls his father, Steven. Jacob paraphrases the question, adding that one of these authors wrote "Lord of the Apes".

Steven: I would guess Arthur C. Clarke. Read'em them again?

Jacob: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, Dashiell Hammett or Arthur C. Clarke.

Steven: Oh--

Jacob: That's it! [Time runs out.]

Regis advises Jacob of his options. With six second left, Jacob decides to Double Dip.

Jacob's first answer is

Spoiler

D

.
Jacob's second answer is

Spoiler

A

.

Answer

A: Edgar Rice Burroughs ( 2 )

-- Commercial Break --

Jacob is a member of the 101st Airborne.

Regis: Now we've got to plan this as a military operation, okay? We don't have help. But what we've got to do is go behind the lines, parachute down, and ATTACK THAT ENEMY! Right? Okay!

$16,000 * QWERTY
On a standard QWERTY keyboard, which of these company names can be typed using only one row of letters?

A: BMW B: IBM
C: DHL D: UPS

Answer

C: DHL ( 21 )

$25,000 * Buzz!
Which of the following is not one of the original twelve "ailments" in the Milton Bradley game "Operation"?

A: Writer's Cramp B: Tennis Elbow
C: Adam's Apple D: Bread Basket

Answer

B: Tennis Elbow ( 21 )

$50,000 * The End of Town
Which of the following is a suffix that appears in the names of two U.S. state capitals?

A: -ville B: -field
C: -polis D: -burg

Jacob: I'm going to say B: -field, final answer.

Jacob leaves with $25,000.

Answer

C: -polis ( 7 )

[hbomb1947]

$8,000 * Final Chapter
Fittingly, which of these popular twentieth century authors is buried in Tarzana, California?

A: Edgar Rice Burroughs B: Ray Bradbury
C: Dashiell Hammett D: Arthur C. Clarke

With 15 seconds left, Jacob decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is CNN Senior Political Correspondent, Candy Crowley.

Regis: What do you think, Candy.

Candy: Boy, I tell ya. For all that you've done for us, I want to do this for you, Jacob, but this, uhhh--I just don't--I don't have any idea. This one really flummoxes me.

Regis: So, Candy, you want to take a pass on this?

Candy: Everything in me says C, but I have to tell you that is such a gut feeling that I don't want Jacob to go on that. I just--I'm a blank on this. I'm so sorry!

With 14 seconds left, Jacob decides to Phone A Friend.

Jacob's PAF team are Wendy, Orem, UT; Steven, Draper, UT; and Jefferson, Riverton, UT.

Jacob calls his father, Steven. Jacob paraphrases the question, adding that one of these authors wrote "Lord of the Apes".

Steven: I would guess Arthur C. Clarke. Read'em them again?

Jacob: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, Dashiell Hammett or Arthur C. Clarke.

Steven: Oh--

Jacob: That's it! [Time runs out.]

Regis advises Jacob of his options. With six second left, Jacob decides to Double Dip.

Jacob's first answer is

Spoiler

D

.
Jacob's second answer is

Spoiler

A

.

Answer

A: Edgar Rice Burroughs ( 2 )

Nice job, Candy Crowley, on what was not a particularly difficult question . . .

This is one example where the contestant was at a clear disadvantage by having someone other than Ken Jennings as his expert . . .

And while I was rooting for this contestant, he did then proceed to totally squander his PAF. Was this the guy who was mentioned in a news article as never having seen a full episode of BAM before appearing on the show?

[hanzz]

Damn, we were just one question away from seeing what kind of "Lost" question was worth $100,000.

[silverscreenselect]

Nice job, Candy Crowley, on what was not a particularly difficult question . . .

When he said he was going to double dip (not a bad move considering what they said), I thought we would be in for the rare double Dursting.

[Jeemie]

ATA on the Beach Boys question, then maybe a PAF on the QWERTY question...I don't know if in a short time, I could have reasoned this out.

The state capital question was horrific given the clock....I have all 50 state capitals memorized, but given the time pressure, could I have pulled that off? I would've tried, then if I couldn't do it, ATE to buy more time.

The $8,000 clue began with the word "fittingly" again...a dead giveaway to the answer...my God, has it really been that long since Tarzan that even Candy Crowley can't remember the author?

[NellyLunatic1980]

$8,000 * Final Chapter
Fittingly, which of these popular twentieth century authors is buried in Tarzana, California?

A: Edgar Rice Burroughs B: Ray Bradbury
C: Dashiell Hammett D: Arthur C. Clarke

With 15 seconds left, Jacob decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is CNN Senior Political Correspondent, Candy Crowley.

Regis: What do you think, Candy.

Candy: Boy, I tell ya. For all that you've done for us, I want to do this for you, Jacob, but this, uhhh--I just don't--I don't have any idea. This one really flummoxes me.

Regis: So, Candy, you want to take a pass on this?

Candy: Everything in me says C, but I have to tell you that is such a gut feeling that I don't want Jacob to go on that. I just--I'm a blank on this. I'm so sorry!

With 14 seconds left, Jacob decides to Phone A Friend.

Jacob's PAF team are Wendy, Orem, UT; Steven, Draper, UT; and Jefferson, Riverton, UT.

Jacob calls his father, Steven. Jacob paraphrases the question, adding that one of these authors wrote "Lord of the Apes".

Steven: I would guess Arthur C. Clarke.

This was painful to watch.

$25,000 * Buzz!
Which of the following is not one of the original twelve "ailments" in the Milton Bradley game "Operation"?

A: Writer's Cramp B: Tennis Elbow
C: Adam's Apple D: Bread Basket

I remember when SynBAM asked what new ailment was added to "Operation".

$50,000 * The End of Town
Which of the following is a suffix that appears in the names of two U.S. state capitals?

A: -ville B: -field
C: -polis D: -burg

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

[Jeemie]

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

But could you do it in the Hotseat?

[macrae1234]

Tuesday, February 19, 20082008-A Teen Tournament semifinal game

One of the two state capitals whose names end with the Greek word for "city"

[NellyLunatic1980]

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

But could you do it in the Hotseat?

I probably could. After all, I did start in the eastern U.S. Had I gone from west to east, I may have been in trouble with TDC.

[Rafferbee]

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

But could you do it in the Hotseat?

Sure! It helps to be from one of the -polis states. If Jacob had been Navy maybe he would have got it.

[Jeemie]

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

But could you do it in the Hotseat?

I probably could. After all, I did start in the eastern U.S. Had I gone from west to east, I may have been in trouble with TDC.

That's not how I would have done it.

I would have looked at each answer choice, and thought about capitals that end with that suffix.

Hopefully, after a couple of passes, I would have come up with the one (-polis) that had two.

[silverscreenselect]

It took me about 30 seconds to cycle through all of the state capitals in my head and come up with Annapolis to go with Indianapolis.

Nihil obstat®

But could you do it in the Hotseat?

I probably could. After all, I did start in the eastern U.S. Had I gone from west to east, I may have been in trouble with TDC.

Maybe I was just thinking the right way to begin with, but I knew what the suffix and answers would be before they were revealed.

It wouldn't have helped me if I didn't know that (*%)#_*$# Operation question though.

[Jeemie]

It wouldn't have helped me if I didn't know that (*%)#_*$# Operation question though.

Would you have been out of lifelines by then?

[ghostjmf]

Got FF.

1K: Took a few seconds realizing the dwarves were miners.

4K: No idea. Obviously, I knew all the Beach Boy songs, but not the other band. ATA

16K: I touch type, but this still scares me. Have to imagine am at typewriter while clock ticks away.

25K: Don't know game. Guess "elbow" as more recent ailment than game's origin era, but ATA anyway.

50K: I could not come up with answer under clock; use ATE just to buy conversation time. And have that conversation, lengthily, unless PTBAM rules don't allow it even though Syndie does.

[silverscreenselect]

25K: Don't know game. Guess "elbow" as more recent ailment than game's origin era, but ATA anyway.

When I googled "Milton Bradley operation" there was a picture of the game board on the first page, so you could click on that to find out the parts of the game.

BTW, you couldn't use your ATA in this scenario since you, like me, would have used it for the Beach Boys question.

[Kazoo65]

OK, since when is a question about suffixes in state capitals worth $50K?? I learned that in 4th grade.

[Jeemie]

OK, since when is a question about suffixes in state capitals worth $50K?? I learned that in 4th grade.

Eddie Lawhorn (mikehardware) had a math question at $25,000. Was that undervalued?

[mcd1400de]

$4,000 * Songs the Same
The Beach Boys and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch both had #1 hit songs with what title?

A: I Get Around B: Help Me, Rhonda
C: Wouldn't It Be Nice D: Good Vibrations

With 20 seconds left, Jacob decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 17% B: 9% C: 15% D: 59%

Answer

D: Good Vibrations ( 18 )

When I saw this, I thought "another Bored shoutout!" Multiple songs with the same title was a "Lyrically Speaking" category not too long ago, right?

(Ok, that was my second thought, after "this is a tough one"; not a big Marky Mark fan, despite my name...)

$50,000 * The End of Town
Which of the following is a suffix that appears in the names of two U.S. state capitals?

A: -ville B: -field
C: -polis D: -burg

Jacob: I'm going to say B: -field, final answer.

Jacob leaves with $25,000.

Answer

C: -polis ( 7 )

I had this one within a few seconds by doing what Jeemie mentioned and checking all four possible answers first. Once I got to

Spoiler

C, Annapolis came right to mind, with Indianapolis immediately afterwards

. Seemed a tad overvalued to me, but YMMV.

[ghostjmf]

Jeemie XXXXXX SSS says:

When I googled "Milton Bradley operation" there was a picture of the game board on the first page, so you could click on that to find out the parts of the game.

Cannot do this from the Chair.

BTW, you couldn't use your ATA in this scenario since you, like me, would have used it for the Beach Boys question.

oops. PAF then.

[Jeemie]

Jeemie says:

When I googled "Milton Bradley operation" there was a picture of the game board on the first page, so you could click on that to find out the parts of the game.

Cannot do this from the Chair.

BTW, you couldn't use your ATA in this scenario since you, like me, would have used it for the Beach Boys question.

oops. PAF then.

[nitpick]

Jeemie didn't post that.

SSS did.

[/nitpick]

[ghostjmf]

multi-oops & apologies