Transcript 10/01/09 - Jenni McCay

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Jenni McCay
Wesley Chapel, FL

Jenni is six weeks away from giving birth.

Question Topics:
* Famous Locales
* Shakespeare
* Diplomatic Relations
* On Animals
* Weights & Measures
* Legal Aid
* Rock Stars
* The Human Body
* Vegetables
* At the Box Office
* Hollywood Legends
* Punctuation
* Baby Brands
* Winter Sports
* Botany


$500 * Botany
The artillery plant gets it name because of what unique characteristic?

A: It has pink flowers B: It shoots out pollen
C: It emits a sweet odor D: It loved "Platoon"

Answer

B: It shoots out pollen ( 8 )

$1,000 * Winter Sports
What winter sport is performed by Mickey Mouse and his friends in the traveling spectacle called "Disney on Ice"?

A: Ski jumping B: Bobsledding
C: Figure skating D: Snowboarding

Answer

C: Figure skating ( 9 )

$2,000 * Baby Brands
Which of these baby stroller brands first made a name for itself as a bicycle brand?

A: Graco B: Quinny
C: Schwinn D: Maclaren

Answer

C: Schwinn ( 10 )

$3,000 * Punctuation
What punctuation mark's name is often spoken as an interjection and used as a way of saying "That's my final answer"?

A: Apostrophe B: Colon
C: Comma D: Period

With 8 seconds left, Jenni decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 11% B: 8% C: 8% D: 73%

Answer

D: Period ( 4 )

$5,000 * Hollywood Legends
In 2003, what Hollywood legend completed a five-year run as president of the National Rifle Association?

A: Charlton Heston B: Clint Eastwood
C: James Garner D: Sean Connery

Answer

A: Charlton Heston ( 8 )

-- Commercial Break --

Jenni's husband, Glen, is in the audience.

Jenni has been writing a lot about this one Facebook. Her friends are now calling her the Millionaire Mommy.

Jenni knows her baby will be a boy. She promised her family that if she got into the Hot Seat she's reveal his name on national television. The baby's name is [Meredith: "Drumroll, audience!"] Carter Glen McCay!

Jenni has now earned her ATE lifeline with today's expert, Mo Rocca.

$7,500 * At the Box Office
Which of the following is the title of a 2009 movie and not the subtitle of a 2009 movie?

A: Revenge of the Fallen B: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
C: Land of the Lost D: Rise of the Lycans

Jenni: I'm pretty sure I know this. I'm going to go with

Spoiler

C: Land of the Lost

, final answer.

Meredith: No. You're 100% sure. You've got it.

Answer

C: Land of the Lost ( 8 )

$10,000 * Vegetables
Which of these vegetables is also known as the "Mexican turnip"?

A: Rutabaga B: Jicama
C: Parsnip D: Chicory

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

Jenni's PAF team are Liz, Valrico, FL; Dan, Trinity, FL; and Nancy, Palm Harbor, FL.

Jenni calls her friend, Dan, whose wife just had a baby on Friday.

Dan: Jic--

Jenni: Say that again?

Dan: Jicama.

Jenni: How sure?

Dan: 100%.

Jenni: 100%? Thank you, Dano!

Answer

B: Jicama ( 10 )

$12,500 * The Human Body
The soleus and gastrocnemius are two major muscles comprising what part of the human body?

A: Calf B: Neck
C: Hip D: Wrist

With 7 seconds left, Jenni decides to Ask The Expert.

Mo: The soleus and gastrochemius. I. Am. Going. To. Say--Well, I know it--I'm thinking it's not the calf and it's not the wrist. The gastro is going be stomach, right? Gonna be stomach.

Jenni: I was thinking solar plexus. Is that like in your leg?

Mo: Right. Well, okay, that's interesting. Now I'm going towards the hip. I'm going towards the hip.


With 5 seconds left, Jenni decides to Double Dip.

Jenni's first answer is

Spoiler

C: Hip

.
Jenni's second answer is

Spoiler

B: Neck

.

Jenni drops to $5,000.

Answer

A: Calf ( 1 )

-- Commercial Break --

Sneak Peak at One of Tomorrow's Questions

$12,500
Dubbed by Fortune magazine the "richest city in the world," Abu Dhabi is located in what Middle Eastern country?

A: Saudi Arabi B: United Arab Emirates
C: Oman D: Qatar

[Bob78164]

This was FloridaGirl's PAF. I expect MBFFB to emerge in all his glory. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

This was FloridaGirl's PAF. I expect MBFFB to emerge in all his glory. --Bob

FloridaGirl did appear on Jenni's PAF list, even if Jenni chose to call someone else. If Jenni had decided that she could not possibly call Liz after her own PAF experience, then she cheated herself out of one active member of her PAF team.

[Jeemie]

Poetic justice.

Those $10K and $12.5K questions were harder than the average $10K and $12.5K questions.

And was the audience playing games with her? I find it hard to believe that 11% of the audience thought "Colon" would be a way you could say "That's my final answer!"

Anyhow, I would have Double Dipped on the $10 K (knew it wasn't parsnip or chicory- would have said jicama first, but rutabaga was just enough of a distractor for me not to go with it), and PAF on the $12.K (I didn't have a friggin' clue on that one).

Rough stack for me to have to burn a PAF that early.

[Bob78164]

Poetic justice.

Those $10K and $12.5K questions were harder than the average $10K and $12.5K questions.

And was the audience playing games with her? I find it hard to believe that 11% of the audience thought "Colon" would be a way you could say "That's my final answer!"

Anyhow, I would have Double Dipped on the $10 K (knew it wasn't parsnip or chicory- would have said jicama first, but rutabaga was just enough of a distractor for me not to go with it), and PAF on the $12.K (I didn't have a friggin' clue on that one).

Rough stack for me to have to burn a PAF that early.

I inferred the correct answer only because I've heard "jicama" pronounced. I'm pretty sure that parsnips are more like carrots and that rutabagas are Scandinavian, but I wouldn't have been sure that the answer wasn't chicory. --Bob

[Southpaw Fanny]

Poetic justice.

Those $10K and $12.5K questions were harder than the average $10K and $12.5K questions.

And was the audience playing games with her? I find it hard to believe that 11% of the audience thought "Colon" would be a way you could say "That's my final answer!"

Anyhow, I would have Double Dipped on the $10 K (knew it wasn't parsnip or chicory- would have said jicama first, but rutabaga was just enough of a distractor for me not to go with it), and PAF on the $12.K (I didn't have a friggin' clue on that one).

Rough stack for me to have to burn a PAF that early.

Funny what is hard for some and not others. Some other one I read today or yesterday was brutal and your dream stack. These two questions were quite simple for me.

Jicama just because I know it's Mexican and quite popular around here.

I learned more about the soleus and the gastrocnemius (that is the correct spelling) than I ever wanted to know when I tore them both last year. Just seeing the words make me flinch.

[Snaxx]

I did not know and was thinking closest to the stomach too so I would have lost as well with the expert LL. ATA would be gone but I doubt helpful if I had it unless they narrow it to two signaling a DD.




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[heelsrule1988]

"Those are scary words!"

Not something I want to hear from a Millionaire contestant.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$2,000 * Baby Brands
Which of these baby stroller brands first made a name for itself as a bicycle brand?

A: Graco B: Quinny
C: Schwinn D: Maclaren

There's that damn Quinny answer again.

$12.5K: I would've been in big trouble here. The "gastro-" had me thinking the stomach or somewhere near it. The hip was the closest answer up there. Neck was also a possibility for me, thinking that it might have something to do with the esophagus. Since I've never heard of either of these muscles, I would've asked Mo. Since he would've confirmed my hunch that it would be either hip or neck, I would've Double Dipped and gone down in flames.

[hanzz]

Ah, Jenni. We've been expecting you.

Goes to show what different people know.

$10k: "Jicama" is the only Spanish word. At this level, that context clue is enough for me to go for it. (How did Mere pronounce it?)

$12.5k: 7th-grade science. I thought "gastrocnemius" would be a giveaway since that muscle is touted as an important focus center in workouts.

Going for $15k with all lifelines.

[Jeemie]

$2,000 * Baby Brands
Which of these baby stroller brands first made a name for itself as a bicycle brand?

A: Graco B: Quinny
C: Schwinn D: Maclaren

There's that damn Quinny answer again.

$12.5K: I would've been in big trouble here. The "gastro-" had me thinking the stomach or somewhere near it. The hip was the closest answer up there. Neck was also a possibility for me, thinking that it might have something to do with the esophagus. Since I've never heard of either of these muscles, I would've asked Mo. Since he would've confirmed my hunch that it would be either hip or neck, I would've Double Dipped and gone down in flames.

I know it's a lower-level question, but it's a tailor-made PAF Google.

Why would you gravitate to the ATE lifeline?

[MarleysGh0st]

And was the audience playing games with her? I find it hard to believe that 11% of the audience thought "Colon" would be a way you could say "That's my final answer!"

I was wondering about that, too. I certainly expected more than 73% to vote for "Period".

[Jeemie]

And was the audience playing games with her? I find it hard to believe that 11% of the audience thought "Colon" would be a way you could say "That's my final answer!"

I was wondering about that, too. I certainly expected more than 73% to vote for "Period".

Yeah- but the more I think about it, the more I think it was just a somewhat poorly-worded question.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$2,000 * Baby Brands
Which of these baby stroller brands first made a name for itself as a bicycle brand?

A: Graco B: Quinny
C: Schwinn D: Maclaren

There's that damn Quinny answer again.

$12.5K: I would've been in big trouble here. The "gastro-" had me thinking the stomach or somewhere near it. The hip was the closest answer up there. Neck was also a possibility for me, thinking that it might have something to do with the esophagus. Since I've never heard of either of these muscles, I would've asked Mo. Since he would've confirmed my hunch that it would be either hip or neck, I would've Double Dipped and gone down in flames.

I know it's a lower-level question, but it's a tailor-made PAF Google.

Why would you gravitate to the ATE lifeline?

Because the PAF is more valuable at the higher levels.

[Jeemie]

Because the PAF is more valuable at the higher levels.

You can't let that guide your thinking.

You have to figure out which lifeline is best suited to answering the question.

I would not have expected Mo Rocca to know this question. He has no medical background.

Whereas this is a perfect Google PAF question. All you'd need to do is tell your Google PAF to type in two words.

[earendel]

Jenni McCay
Wesley Chapel, FL

Jenni is six weeks away from giving birth.

Given the schedule, she might have been ready to give birth when the show aired.

$12,500 * The Human Body
The soleus and gastrochemius are two major muscles comprising what part of the human body?

A: Calf B: Neck
C: Hip D: Wrist

With 7 seconds left, Jenni decides to Ask The Expert.

Mo: The soleus and gastrochemius. I. Am. Going. To. Say--Well, I know it--I'm thinking it's not the calf and it's not the wrist. The gastro is going be stomach, right? Gonna be stomach.

Jenni: I was thinking solar plexus. Is that like in your leg?

Mo: Right. Well, okay, that's interesting. Now I'm going towards the hip. I'm going towards the hip.

With 5 seconds left, Jenni decides to Double Dip.

Jenni's first answer is

Spoiler

C: Hip

.
Jenni's second answer is

Spoiler

B: Neck

.

A pity that Mo couldn't come up with this for her. I can understand why "gastro" might mislead, but "stomach" is not a choice.

Nihil obstat®.

[Bob Juch]

Because the PAF is more valuable at the higher levels.

You can't let that guide your thinking.

You have to figure out which lifeline is best suited to answering the question.

I would not have expected Mo Rocca to know this question. He has no medical background.

Whereas this is a perfect Google PAF question. All you'd need to do is tell your Google PAF to type in two words.

Yes, it's perfect for Google. However, Mo might have known that cneme is Greek for "leg".

[Jeemie]

Because the PAF is more valuable at the higher levels.

You can't let that guide your thinking.

You have to figure out which lifeline is best suited to answering the question.

I would not have expected Mo Rocca to know this question. He has no medical background.

Whereas this is a perfect Google PAF question. All you'd need to do is tell your Google PAF to type in two words.

Yes, it's perfect for Google. However, Mo might have known that cneme is Greek for "leg".

Not enough for me to risk it.

As I said earlier- tough to have to spend a PAF that early- but on this question, I would have realized PAF would be more reliable than ATE.

[mom2five]

I thought the wording on the punctuation question and the movie title question were both very odd!

And then the muscle question seemed really obscure. It seems like the writers went out of their way to make this stack more difficult than many of the recent ones!