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Sargon De Jesus
Washington, DC
Science Writer

Sargon and a college buddy co-founded what they think is the first collegiate whistling choir- they named it Lip Service. Sargon then whistles the opening bars to The Star-Spangled Banner. Meredith "can't whistle", but she can "hand out checks for $1 million" (which Sargon, of course, still won't look at).

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The expert is still Mo Rocca.

$2,000 (Vegetables)- The Russet Burbank is the most common type of what vegetable grown in Idaho.

A- Lettuce B- Potato
C- Carrot D- Broccoli

Spoiler

B- Potato (10)

$3,000 (On the Playground)- Which of these children's games traditionally ends when someone reaches "tensies"?

A- Simon Says B- Leapfrog
C- Hopscotch D- Jacks

At 8 seconds, Sargon has a hunch, but decides to use his ATA lifeline.

ATA Results: A- 0%, B- 4%, C- 29%, D- 67%

Spoiler

D- Jacks (6)

$5,000 (Famous Singers)- Singing about the state where she was born, Faith Hill had a hit song in 2005 with what title?

A- Minnesota Girl B- Pennsylvania Girl
C- Mississippi Girl D- Oregon Girl

Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000

Spoiler

C- Mississippi Girl

Since the show wasn't broadcast here last year when the clock was put into play, when the
time ran out, I thought he was going to go back down to zero instead of leaving with the $3000.
Guess I need to brush up on the rules again.

kay

kayrharris wrote:Since the show wasn't broadcast here last year when the clock was put into play, when the
time ran out, I thought he was going to go back down to zero instead of leaving with the $3000.
Guess I need to brush up on the rules again.

kay

Letting the clock run to zero (except on a Double Dip, where a second answer is required) is the equivalent of walking at the current level.

No problems with these.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith ... can "hand out checks for $1 million" (which Sargon, of course, still won't look at).

We've been waiting for more than six years, Meredith ... [sigh]

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K: Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000.

So now we have the first true victim of TDC since this cursed item was added to the game. [sigh]

I miss the old days, when people actually won a lot of money.

That is all.

(Sorry ... just felt the need to vent here.)

rgcviper wrote:So now we have the first true victim of TDC since this cursed item was added to the game. [sigh]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd consider every contestant who was rushed into a bad decision a true victim as well...

Estonut wrote:

rgcviper wrote:So now we have the first true victim of TDC since this cursed item was added to the game. [sigh]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd consider every contestant who was rushed into a bad decision a true victim as well...

Yep.

OTOH, Sargon left with $2,500 more than he would have before TPTB implemented their "stimulus plan".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sargon De Jesus
Washington, DC
Science Writer

Sargon and a college buddy co-founded what they think is the first collegiate whistling choir- they named it Lip Service. Sargon then whistles the opening bars to The Star-Spangled Banner. Meredith "can't whistle", but she can "hand out checks for $1 million" (which Sargon, of course, still won't look at).

First and probably only. Whistling is a dying art.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000 (Famous Singers)- Singing about the state where she was born, Faith Hill had a hit song in 2005 with what title?

A- Minnesota Girl B- Pennsylvania Girl
C- Mississippi Girl D- Oregon Girl

Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000

Spoiler

C- Mississippi Girl

Wow, and double wow! Talk about someone who panicked in the HS... He fell victim to one of the classic blunders (the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia") - using lifelines when he "had an idea". And unfortunately he tried to use one he didn't have, and ran out of time. Interestingly, this season they have been introducing the expert before the contestants actually reach that level, which makes me wonder if that had something to do with Sargon's failure.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sargon De Jesus
Washington, DC
Science Writer

Sargon and a college buddy co-founded what they think is the first collegiate whistling choir- they named it Lip Service. Sargon then whistles the opening bars to The Star-Spangled Banner. Meredith "can't whistle", but she can "hand out checks for $1 million" (which Sargon, of course, still won't look at).

First and probably only. Whistling is a dying art.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000 (Famous Singers)- Singing about the state where she was born, Faith Hill had a hit song in 2005 with what title?

A- Minnesota Girl B- Pennsylvania Girl
C- Mississippi Girl D- Oregon Girl

Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000

Spoiler

C- Mississippi Girl

Wow, and double wow! Talk about someone who panicked in the HS... He fell victim to one of the classic blunders (the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia") - using lifelines when he "had an idea". And unfortunately he tried to use one he didn't have, and ran out of time. Interestingly, this season they have been introducing the expert before the contestants actually reach that level, which makes me wonder if that had something to do with Sargon's failure.

Wait, I thought the 2nd biggest blunder was never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Phil Ken Sebbin wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Sargon De Jesus
Washington, DC
Science Writer

Sargon and a college buddy co-founded what they think is the first collegiate whistling choir- they named it Lip Service. Sargon then whistles the opening bars to The Star-Spangled Banner. Meredith "can't whistle", but she can "hand out checks for $1 million" (which Sargon, of course, still won't look at).

First and probably only. Whistling is a dying art.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000 (Famous Singers)- Singing about the state where she was born, Faith Hill had a hit song in 2005 with what title?

A- Minnesota Girl B- Pennsylvania Girl
C- Mississippi Girl D- Oregon Girl

Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000

Spoiler

C- Mississippi Girl

Wow, and double wow! Talk about someone who panicked in the HS... He fell victim to one of the classic blunders (the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia") - using lifelines when he "had an idea". And unfortunately he tried to use one he didn't have, and ran out of time. Interestingly, this season they have been introducing the expert before the contestants actually reach that level, which makes me wonder if that had something to do with Sargon's failure.

Wait, I thought the 2nd biggest blunder was never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Actually that's "only slightly less well-known". There's no way to know if it's second on the list. BTST using a lifeline when one "has a hunch" is only ONE of the classic blunders.

earendel wrote:

Phil Ken Sebbin wrote:

earendel wrote: First and probably only. Whistling is a dying art.

Wow, and double wow! Talk about someone who panicked in the HS... He fell victim to one of the classic blunders (the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia") - using lifelines when he "had an idea". And unfortunately he tried to use one he didn't have, and ran out of time. Interestingly, this season they have been introducing the expert before the contestants actually reach that level, which makes me wonder if that had something to do with Sargon's failure.

Wait, I thought the 2nd biggest blunder was never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Actually that's "only slightly less well-known". There's no way to know if it's second on the list. BTST using a lifeline when one "has a hunch" is only ONE of the classic blunders.

But which glass has the iocane poison?

earendel wrote:

Phil Ken Sebbin wrote: Wait, I thought the 2nd biggest blunder was never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Actually that's "only slightly less well-known". There's no way to know if it's second on the list. BTST using a lifeline when one "has a hunch" is only ONE of the classic blunders.

Touche. I knew that, too. I need to brush up on my Princess Bride knowledge.

MarleysGh0st wrote:But which glass has the iocane poison?

Watch and find out!

Poor kid was in way over his head.

earendel wrote:Actually that's "only slightly less well-known". There's no way to know if it's second on the list. BTST using a lifeline when one "has a hunch" is only ONE of the classic blunders.

One of the related ones is, of course, sharing that hunch BEFORE one asks the audience.

Is the Sicilian a BB?

silvercamaro wrote:Is the Sicilian a BB?

Yes, under the handle "MyBigFatFabulousBrain".

Wow. Just... wow.

Nihil obstat®

I found this incredibly sad, indicative of "how far the game has fallen", & any other bad thing you can think of. That scripted lecture by Meredith on "watch the clock" was majorly creepy too.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K: Again, Sargon has a hunch, but wants to go with Ask the Expert. Meredith tries to warn him he doesn't have it yet, but Sargon talks over her. As Meredith is again warning him, the clock reaches 0, and Sargon leaves with $3,000.

Obligatory YouTube link:

ghostjmf wrote:I found this incredibly sad, indicative of "how far the game has fallen" ...

Wow. That's just a "Wow" statement, as in, "Wow ... that is so true".

As I mentioned previously, we used to see winners of $250K, $500K, and (once in a blue moon) $1M, but now ...