Transcript 09/23/2009 - Annaka Nava

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Annaka Nava
Fredericksburg, VA
Annaka is a fresh law-school grad (took the bar, awaiting results...) and mother of twins.

Question Topics:
*The Color Wheel
*Landmarks
*History of Law
*Cycling
*Chemistry
*Vice Presidents
*Royalty
*Business
*Universities
*Movie Stars
*Laws
*College Sports
*The Big Apple
*On the Menu
*Words of Wisdom


$500 - Words of Wisdom
A common piece of advice about order warns people not to "put the cart before the" what?
A: Horse B: Train
C: Bike D: Mortgage Payment

Spoiler

A: Horse (10)

$1000 - On the Menu
Fittingly, what national chain offers a treat called "31 degrees below"
A: Burger King B: Domino's
C: Baskin-Robbins D: KFC

Spoiler

C: Baskin-Robbins (9)

$2000 - The Big Apple
Located in New York Harbor, Liberty Island is home to a 151-foot, green-colored what?
A: Pyramid B: Teepee
C: Statue D: Volcano

Spoiler

C: Statue (10)

$3000 - College Sports
The annual Division I men's college basketball tournament is commonly known by what neurotic nickname?
A: February Frenzy B: March Madness
C: April Anxiety D: May Mania

Spoiler

B: March Madness (8)

$5,000 - Laws
In 2009, the U.S. Senate defeated a "Conceal-Carry" measure that would have expanded people's rights to carry concealed what?
A: Exotic animals B: Prescription drugs
C: Alcoholic beverages D: Firearms

Spoiler

D:Firearms (8)

Annaka has earned the ATE, today's expert is Ashleigh Banfield

$7,000 - Movie Stars
What actress has joked that her movie titles "The Good Girl," "Rumor Has It," "Derailed" and "The Break-Up" parallel her love life?
A: Renee Zellweger B: Julia Roberts
C: Nicole Kidman D: Jennifer Aniston

Spoiler

D: Jennifer Aniston (23)

$10,000 - Universities
In 2005, the effects of Hurricane Katrina caused what university's medical program to relocate to Houston, TX for a year?
A: Tulane B: Duke
C: Vanderbilt D: Emory

Spoiler

A: Tulane (24)

-- Commercial Break --

$12,500 - Business
In 1979, Dave Smith and Paul Hawken teamed up to start a business selling what?
A: Kitchen appliances B: Car tires
C: Gardening tools D: Sports equipment

With 18 seconds remaining, Annaka decides to ask the audience.

ATA: A: 7% B: 8% C: 35% D: 50%

Annaka decides to ask the expert with 14 seconds remaining on the clock. Ashley first says

Spoiler

Sports equipment

, but with further thought decides to switch to

Spoiler

Kitchen appliances

, but with stated uncertainty.

Annaka decides to Double Dip, with 11 seconds remaining.

Her first guess is

Spoiler

Sports equipment

. Her second guess is

Spoiler

Gardening tools

.

Spoiler

C: Gardening tools (8)

-- Commercial Break --

tomorrow teaser

In addition to his many political achievements, Thomas Jefferson is also credited with introducing what to the U.S.?
A: Shoelaces B: The brassiere
C: French fries D: The chalkboard

Meredith comments that "you had to use a few lifelines, but you did earn this Capital One check for $15,000[sic #2!]"

Annaka's mother is in the audience rooting her on.

$15,000 - Royalty
Britain's Queen Victoria wore black clothing for four decades to mourn the death of what prince, her beloved husband?
A: Edward B: George
C: William D: Albert

Annaka is tentative, decides to go for it...

Spoiler

D: Albert (9)

HORN!!

Annaka will return tomorrow to go for $25,000

The ToT leaderboard:
1. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
2. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
3. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
4. Fred Roberts (guillotine06) $50,000 - 2:27
5. Alan Carver $25,000 - 0:30
6. Stephanie Millien $25,000 - 1:40
7. Brandon Clayton $25,000 - 2:08
8. Will Capp $25,000 - 2:39
9. Karen Geddeis $15,000 - 1:23
10. Melissa Brown $15,000 - 1:34

[NellyLunatic1980]

$12.5K: Not familiar with these names. I can't get anything out of their initials, either. ATA.

ATA: A: 7% B: 8% C: 35% D: 50%

You're not being too helpful today, audience. Looks like I'll have to use DD. First D, then C.

[MarleysGh0st]

$12,500 - Business
In 1979, Dave Smith and Paul Hawken teamed up to start a business selling what?
A: Kitchen appliances B: Car tires
C: Gardening tools D: Sports equipment

Spoiler

C: Gardening tools (8)

Hmmm. Did the question writers come up with this question before the summer's news or after it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_&_Hawken

Smith & Hawken was an upscale garden retail outlet with 56 stores in the United States. On July 10, 2009, it was announced that all Smith & Hawken stores would cease operation. Smith & Hawken stores were located in upscale retail locations in 22 states.

[MarleysGh0st]

$12.5K: Not familiar with these names. I can't get anything out of their initials, either. ATA.

ATA: A: 7% B: 8% C: 35% D: 50%

You're not being too helpful today, audience. Looks like I'll have to use DD. First D, then C.

I found this list of Smith & Hawken's upscale locations. There were a handful in the greater NYC area, but it's a good bet that most of the audience never shopped at one. As it was, this was a good example of needing to pay particular attention to a significant #2 spike in the ATA results. The only question I have is why sports equipment was such a popular distractor.

[earendel]

Annaka Nava
Fredericksburg, VA
Annaka is a fresh law-school grad (took the bar, awaiting results...) and mother of twins.

So undoubtedly she needs the money to pay off her student loans.

$12,500 - Business
In 1979, Dave Smith and Paul Hawken teamed up to start a business selling what?
A: Kitchen appliances B: Car tires
C: Gardening tools D: Sports equipment

With 18 seconds remaining, Annaka decides to ask the audience.

ATA: A: 7% B: 8% C: 35% D: 50%

Annaka decides to ask the expert with 14 seconds remaining on the clock. Ashley first says

Spoiler

Sports equipment

, but with further thought decides to switch to

Spoiler

Kitchen appliances

, but with stated uncertainty.

Annaka decides to Double Dip, with 11 seconds remaining.

Her first guess is

Spoiler

Sports equipment

. Her second guess is

Spoiler

Gardening tools

.

Spoiler

C: Gardening tools (8)

Once again, from the safety of my cubicle I guessed the right answer, but in the Hot Seat it would have been time to go with ATA. And once again I face the dilemma of "second strong answer correct" or use another lifeline.

$15,000 - Royalty
Britain's Queen Victoria wore black clothing for four decades to mourn the death of what prince, her beloved husband?
A: Edward B: George
C: William D: Albert

Annaka is tentative, decides to go for it...

Spoiler

D: Albert (9)

Good for her! She seems like she will do well even without the other lifeline.

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's a pre-airing article about Annaka.

http://www2.staffordcountysun.com/scs/n ... eat/43870/

Crystal Begley accompanied her daughter and sat in the audience during the “Millionaire” shows, which are taped.

Nava said she was playing in the “hot seat” for her mom, who missed her own shot at game show fame 20 years ago when she was ready to head to a game show studio, but her babysitter cancelled, last minute, according to a press release from the show.

Well, that's a hook we haven't heard before!

Annaka Nava also has 6-year-old twins, Jonas and Alexandra.

The twins helped their mom prepare for the show, quizzing her on Disney movies and the Jonas brothers before bedtime. She’d quiz them in return.

The Jonas Brothers? Too bad they didn't help Richard Meissner!

[Kazoo65]

$12.5 K-never heard of Smith and Hawken. ATA and hope it's a regional (NY-NJ) chain.

[Kazoo65]

$12.5 K-never heard of Smith and Hawken. ATA and hope it's a regional (NY-NJ) chain.

[Jeemie]

It actually is...or was...a California-based business that had been bought out, and now has been shut down, by Scott's.

My wife's into garden stuff- only reason I'd ever heard of this.

"Second strong ATA answer is the real answer" in effect again.

Has anyone done the stats to find out if that happens often enough to take a risk guessing at that point?

[colonial]

My wife is a big Smith and Hawken fan -- there used to be a store a few miles from our home, and we have a few S&H vases in our abode.

This has to be a dream question for the Mrs.

JD