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Chris Maslowski
Hamden, CT

Chris made it to $1,000 without using a lifeline last night, then he as his wife, Laurie, had another night in New York City without the kids. So what did they do last night? They went back to the hotel, checked on the kids, and went to bed. They have a five-year-old boy, Danny, and a two-year-old girl, Caitlyn.

Today's expert is writer, comedian and TV personality, Mo Rocca.

Question Topics:
* Patently False
* Big Country
* How's That?
* Fathers & Sons
* Grueling Races
* Away We Go!
* The Skulls
* Frankly
* Cooking 101
* Econ ABC's
* (Credit Where Due)
* (Calling Collectibles)
* (Hail to the Queen)
* (Yee Haw!)
* (Modern Living)

$2,000 * Econ ABC's
What does the "G" stand for in the often-cited economic figure "GDP"?

A: Grand B: Government
C: Geographic D: Gross

Answer

D: Gross ( 24 )

$4,000 * Cooking 101
To prevent the browning of cut fruits and veggies, cooks often put them in water that has been mixed with what?

A: Coconut milk B: Lemon juice
C: Olive oil D: Soy sauce

Answer

B: Lemon juice ( 16 )

$8,000 * Frankly
After a hotly contested election result, former "SNL" cast member Al Franken was named a U.S. senator for what state in 2009?

A: Minnesota B: Vermont
C: New Hampshire D: Iowa

Answer

A: Minnesota ( 24 )

$16,000 * The Skulls
The stage directions "Takes the skull" and "Puts down the skull" appear in a famous scene from what Shakespeare play?

A: Hamlet B: King Lear
C: Richard III D: Romeo and Juliet

With 11 seconds left, Chris decides to Ask The Expert. Mo reads the question aloud before replying.

Mo: I'd say that it's Hamlet.

Regis: How sure are you, Mo.

Mo: Alas, poor Regis, I think it's Hamlet.

Answer

A: Hamlet ( 7 )

-- Commercial Break --

Chris is from Hamden, CT, which is the home of the show's very first millionaire. And Chris says he'll be the second one.

Chris's wife, Laurie, is a first grade teacher. To help him prepare for the show, she says she tortured him with nursery rhymes--he doesn't know any! Now he does.

$25,000 * Away We Go!
In Pixar's 2009 movie "Up," a cantakerous old man fulfills his lifelong dream by flying his house to what fictional destination?

A: Narwhal Island B: Beluga Bay
C: Paradise Falls D: Lake Divine

Answer

C: Paradise Falls ( 21 )

$50,000 * Grueling Races
What annual sporting event concludes when a kerosene lantern, known as the "Widow's Lamp" is extinguished?

A: Iditarod Sled Dog Race B: America's Cup
C: Ironman Triathlon D: Tour de France

With 26 seconds left, Chris decides to Double Dip.

Chris's first answer is

Spoiler

A.

.

Answer

A: Iditarod Sled Dog Race ( 26 )

$100,000 * Fathers & Sons
Bernie Madoff's two sons are named what?

A: Mark & Andrew B: Peter & Benjamin
C: David & Gregory D: Daniel & Jonathan

With 30 seconds left, Chris decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 32% B: 29% C: 19% D: 20%

With 18 seconds left, Chris decides to Phone A Friend.
Chris's PAF team are Paul, Hamden, CT; Bill, Milford, CT; and Melissa, Milford, CT.
Chris calls Bill.

Bill: Oh boy. Uhhh, I think I would say--uhhh--Bernie Madoff--Andrew--what the ones again, Chris?

Chris: Mark & Andrew, Peter & Benjamin, David & Gregory. You've got three seconds.

Bill: I would say Mark & Andrew. Mark & Andy.

Chris: How sure?

Bill: I would say Mark & Andy.

[Time runs out.]

Answer

A: Mark & Andrew ( 5 )

-- Commercial Break --

$250,000 * How's That?
A "howdah" is used for which of these purposes?

A: Charming a snake B: Sitting on an elephant
C: Blindfolding a hawk D: Taming a lion

Chris hasn't heard of this. He walks away with $100,000.

Answer

B: Sitting on an elephant ( 11 )

Edited to restore choice B in the $4,000 question.

Is it just me or does anybody else notice they must have like 3 or 4 million dollar questions that they must keep cycling through because I keep seeing a repeat of catagories at the million dollar level. So I'm guessing they have a couple of half and full million dollar questions that they keep cycling through until someone gets to it then they write a new 1?

ten96lt wrote:Is it just me or does anybody else notice they must have like 3 or 4 million dollar questions that they must keep cycling through because I keep seeing a repeat of catagories at the million dollar level. So I'm guessing they have a couple of half and full million dollar questions that they keep cycling through until someone gets to it then they write a new 1?

It's not just you, I noticed that too. For example, "Bottoms Up" and "Patently False" both have appeared multiple times at the $1M level. I've also seen "Big Country" (I think for $500K) before, and that made another appearance tonight. And I seem to recall seeing "Books in Books" as a high-level category more than once on previous nights.

I'm sure Bob#'s is dying to know what that Patently False question is.

ten96lt wrote:I'm sure Bob#'s is dying to know what that Patently False question is.

He has mentioned that, although of course there is no reason to assume that it will necessarily concern intellectual property.

True, but just saying that'd be the very likely question subject. I'm even dying to know it.

hbomb1947 wrote:

ten96lt wrote:Is it just me or does anybody else notice they must have like 3 or 4 million dollar questions that they must keep cycling through because I keep seeing a repeat of catagories at the million dollar level. So I'm guessing they have a couple of half and full million dollar questions that they keep cycling through until someone gets to it then they write a new 1?

It's not just you, I noticed that too. For example, "Bottoms Up" and "Patently False" both have appeared multiple times at the $1M level. I've also seen "Big Country" (I think for $500K) before, and that made another appearance tonight. And I seem to recall seeing "Books in Books" as a high-level category more than once on previous nights.

I do want to see what kind of geography question is worth $500K. Although, "Big Country" could just as easily refer to Dolly Parton.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 * Cooking 101
To prevent the browning of cut fruits and veggies, cooks often put them in water that has been mixed with what?

A: Coconut milk
C: Olive oil D: Soy sauce

Answer

B: Lemon juice ( 16 )

Wow! He pulled the mystery option...

hanzz wrote: I do want to see what kind of geography question is worth $500K. Although, "Big Country" could just as easily refer to Dolly Parton.

Or it could be the movie with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston. That's the top of semi-famous film that would be very easy to get a high dollar question from that would still have a hook for the audience.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Today's expert is writer, comedian and TV personality, Mo Rocca.

We have a valid Expert here. Mo Rocca is extremely smart.

$25K: Didn't see this movie. I'll have to ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000 * Fathers & Sons
Bernie Madoff's two sons are named what?

A: Mark & Andrew B: Peter & Benjamin
C: David & Gregory D: Daniel & Jonathan

How about E: WGAS? This would've been a perfect PAF question.

The $250,000 question would've been a dream question for me. First thing that popped into my head was that box with the canopy that you often see on elephants in India.

I'd be going for $500K with DD and ATE.

Estonut wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 * Cooking 101
To prevent the browning of cut fruits and veggies, cooks often put them in water that has been mixed with what?

A: Coconut milk
C: Olive oil D: Soy sauce

Answer

B: Lemon juice ( 16 )

Wow! He pulled the mystery option...

Oh, crap! I must have done a "Cut" instead of a "Copy" when I put the correct answer in the spoiler box.

Here's an article about Chris's appearance. He had 50 people for his viewing party!

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_ ... 0908210625