Donald Leake - Pennington, NJ
Jenni McKay - Wesley Chapel, FL
Richard Mason - Santa Monica, CA
Chales Patton - Saxapahaw, NC
Patty Bain Bachner - Great Falls, VA
Megan Toth - Farmingdale, NY
Scott Six - Los Altos, CA
Terri Pfahler - Upland, CA
Chris Maslowski - Hamden, CT
Michael Sivertz - Center Moriches, NY
FFQ: Put these Broadway musicals in the order they premiered, starting with the earliest
A. Wicked B. Cats
C. The Phantom of the Opera D. Rent
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C. The Phantom of the Opera
D. Rent
A. Wicked
Richard Mason - 3.96s
Patty Bain Bachner - 6.54s
Scott Six - 4.73s
Chris Maslowski - 7.41s
Michael Sivertz -
Terri Pfahler -
Megan Toth -
Chales Patton -
Jenni McKay - 4.84s
Richard Mason
Santa Monica, CA
Roboticist
Richard feels like destiny has led him to this place. Regis asks if destiny is going to give him a million dollars, to which Richard replies, "it will disappoint me greatly if destiny doesn't give me a million dollars!" Regis asks Richard to explain his job as a roboticist:
Regis: You are a...
Richard: Roboticist. For the last few years I've been building robot cars for a race put on by the Defense Department.
Regis: What, are they driven by a robot, or...
Richard: Ideally, you just type in the coordinates and they just drive there without any other human intervention....it's experimental....
Regis: Do they stop at a red light?
Richard: We haven't perfected the red light yet...
Regis: And the Defense Department wants this?
Richard: Well, yeah, they'd like to have trucks driving by themselves down the road, so if a bomb goes off nobody gets hurt.
Regis: Well, I approve of that, I think that's a great idea.
Richard's category tree:
Bottoms Up!
Making Headlines
In the Middle
On the Road
The Gift of Giving
American Hero
Voice Work
Step It Up
Historical Hoax?
'60s Radio
Word is Born
Sitcom Math
Well, Duh!
Southern Lingo
Safety First
$100 (Safety First): Many states have safety laws requiring children to wear helmets while doing what?
A. Taking baths B. Riding bicycles
C. Crossing the street D. Borrowing dad's Miata
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A. Laundromat B. Florist
C. Video store D. Bookshop
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A. Chocolate cookies B. Pretzels
C. Cheese crackers D. Potato chips
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A. Two men, one woman B. Two women, one man
C. Three women D. Three men
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A. We B. Whee
C. Wii D. Wee
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Coming out of commercial, a clip is shown of Regis repeatedly teasing former contestant Dan Doody about his name, culminating in "Who wants to be a millionaire? Doody Do!" Dan's in the audience, and Regis apologizes to him for possibly making him more nervous in the hot seat by all the teasing, and he's regretted it ever since. Dan says it hasn't bothered him at all, and he does introductions of people on stage in Seattle, and when he gets on stage, people say, "Hey! It's Dan Doody!" so he thinks Regis was ahead of the curve on that.
Regis mentions that Richard's wife and son are with him in NYC, but Richard says that while they're in the city, they're out having fun while he's sitting with Regis.
$2,000 ('60s Radio): What hit 1967 song features backup singers who belt out the lyric "Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me"?
A. Respect B. Light My Fire
C. Penny Lane D. Ruby Tuesday
Richard thinks he knows, but decides to ATA (19):
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B. Light My Fire - 10%
C. Penny Lane - 2%
D. Ruby Tuesday - 5%
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A. JFK assassination B. Cuban missle crisis
C. Watergate scandal D. Moon landing
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A. Washington Monument B. Lincoln Memorial
C. U.S. Capitol D. U.S. Supreme Court
Richard says,
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A. Magnolia B. Eyes Wide Shut
C. Far and Away D. Cocktail
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A. Embraer 195 B. Boeing 737
C. Airbus A320 D. McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Richard chooses to PAF (18). Standing by are Richard's friends Dwight (Bridgeville, PA, right down the street from your humble transcriptionist); Patrick (Culver City, CA) and Rob (Bloomington, MI). Richard calls on Rob:
Richard: Chesley Sullenberger, S-U-L-L-E-N-B-E-R-G-E-R, landed what type of plane in the Hudson River? Was it an Embraer, a Boeing, an Airbus or a McDonnell Douglas? (18)
Rob: Boy, I remember that story. I think it was
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Richard: OK, are you certain of that? (7)
Rob: Yes, I think so.
Richard goes with Rob's answer.
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Regis comments that it's unusual that Richard is here, and his wife and baby are out having a good time, exploring New York. Richard says it was a baby issue, that they figured it was better to take her out and show her a good time, to which Regis responds, "Wait, excuse me, how do you show a baby a good time in New York?" Richard tells Regis he has to broaden his mind, that there are educational experiences. Regis asks, "Yeah, but what are you gonna do, she's a baby!? Show her the Statue of Liberty?" Richard says there's no time like the present.
$50,000 (The Gift of Giving): What gift did Michelle Obama give to France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, when they met in 2009?
A. Louis Vuitton duffle bag B. Gibson acoustic guitar
C. Flowers from the White House garden D. William Butler Yeats poetry book
Richard answers incorrectly (