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Tony Westmoreland
Camby, IN
Mail Carrier

Tony has caught a lot of people on his mail route in embarrassing situations; quite frankly, naked people. People answering the door, totally naked!

Tony still has all his lifelines, including the ATE with today's expert, Ken Jennings.

Question Topics:
* Nostradamus
* The Globe
* Brand Names
* Network News
* Anatomy
* Logos
* TV Shows
* Dan Quayle
* Home Sweet Home
* Famous Titles
* (Barbecue)
* (2009 Movies)
* (At the Bookstore)
* (Business)
* (Nursery Rhymes)

$7,500 * Famous Titles
In 2009, Amazon.com was ironically dubbed "Big Brother" after it deleted users' electronic copies of books by what author?

A: Aldous Huxley B: Kurt Vonnegut
C: Isaac Asimov D: George Orwell

Answer

D: George Orwell ( 19 )

$10,000 * Home Sweet Home
Often made of wood, a pergola is a structure that is typically found where?

A: Backyard B: Kitchen
C: Bedroom D: Bathroom

Tony is not 100% sure, but he goes with...

Answer

A: Backyard ( 16 )

Before revealing the next question, Meredith notices the topic.

Meredith: Oh, Dan Quayle! Isn't he from?

Tony: Yeah, He's an Indiana boy.

$12,500 * Dan Quayle
The Dan Quayle Center and Museum is located in what U.S. city?

A: Fayetteville, Arkansas B: Sidney, Nebraska
C: Huntington, Indiana D: Greenville, South Carolina

Tony: Like I said, he's from Indiana, but I don't know.

But after thinking about it a few more seconds, he says C, final answer

Answer

C: Huntington, Indiana ( 8 )

$15,000 * TV Shows
"Coffee Bucks" is the name of the coffee shop frequented by the main characters on what popular TV show?

A: The Office B: Scrubs
C: Ugly Betty D: 30 Rock

With 23 seconds left, Tony decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 19% B: 23% C: 21% D: 37%

With 12 seconds left, Tony decides to Double Dip.

Tony's first answer is

Spoiler

D: 30 Rock

.
Tony's second answer is

Spoiler

B: Scrubs

.

Answer

B: Scrubs ( 6 )

-- Commercial Break --

Tony's wife, Glenda, is in the audience. Tony feels that he hit the jackpot with her; she was the beauty of high school, he was the geek.

Tony: Yeah, chess club, Dungeons & Dragons--that was me.

Suddenly, they met years later and it just happened.

Meredith: And what does that prove?

Tony: The nerd always gets the girl.

$25,000 * Logos
What car company's classic logo is nicknamed "the bow tie"?

A: Cadillac B: Ford
C: Chevrolet D: Dodge

Answer

C: Chevrolet ( 24 )

$50,000 * Anatomy
Where is a person's hyoglossus muscle?

A: Nostril B: Eyelid
C: Tongue D: Forehead

With 37 seconds left, Tony decides to Phone A Friend.

Tony's PAF team are Gary, Suffern, NY; Charles, Camby, IN; and Todd, Indianapolis, IN.

Tony calls Gary, spelling hyoglossus while reading the question.

Gary: Okay, what were--what were the choices again?

Tony: Nostril, eyelid, tongue, forehead. Ten seconds!

Gary: Okay. I believe it's tongue. 99% sure of that. I should know this, being a person who teaches Latin and Greek.

Answer

C: Tongue ( 32 )

-- Commercial Break --

Tony is up to $50,000. We take a look at the leader board, to see if that's enough to get him up there.

Tournament of Ten Leader Board

1. Jehan Shamsid-Dean $250,000 - 2:09
2. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
3. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
4. Matt Schultz $100,000 - 2:26
5. Tim Janus $100,000 - 2:44
6. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
7. Robin Schwartz $50,000 - 1:40
8. Alex Ortiz $50,000 - 2:19
9. Fred Roberts $50,000 - 2:27
10. Benny Shum $50,000 - 2:29

There are a lot of people with $50,000, so it would come down to time. Meredith does not mention what Tony's time has been, so far.

Times are tough for Tony's family. His hours have been cut back and his wife's hours have been cut back. His son is in college and Tony had to tell him that he could no longer pay for his son's college. It was hard, telling him that. His son is on his own now, at 21, paying for it, himself.

$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

With 35 seconds left, Tony decides to Ask The Expert. Meredith tells him this is a really big question for Tony.

Ken: No pressure. [pause] I remember when this happened. [pause] And I'm pretty sure--and I'm risking $100,000 of your money--but I'm pretty sure it's Michael Douglas.

Tony: What kind of percentage are we talking, Ken?

Ken: That's a good question to ask, Tony. I would say I'm 75-80% sure it's Michael Douglas. I remember reading a news story when it happened, outing Michael Douglas as the announcer. So, I'm feeling pretty good about that.

Tony: Well, Ken, thank you. I hope--we'll see how it turns out.

Ken: Okay!

Tony says that 75-80% from Ken is pretty strong, but that's a lot of money and he's not a big risk taker. Tony walks with $50,000.

Answer

A: Michael Douglas ( 5 )

They show the leader board, again, and Tony has made it to eighth place!

Tournament of Ten Leader Board

1. Jehan Shamsid-Dean $250,000 - 2:09
2. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
3. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
4. Matt Schultz $100,000 - 2:26
5. Tim Janus $100,000 - 2:44
6. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
7. Robin Schwartz $50,000 - 1:40
8. Tony Westmoreland $50,000 - 2:08
9. Alex Ortiz $50,000 - 2:19
10. Fred Roberts $50,000 - 2:27

$10,000 * Home Sweet Home
Often made of wood, a pergola is a structure that is typically found where?

A: Backyard B: Kitchen
C: Bedroom D: Bathroom

Tony is not 100% sure, but he goes with...

[Obscure] Spoiler: Answer
A: Backyard ( 16 )

Stephanie Girardi, the first woman to make $500,000 on PTBAM, mentioned on the air that it was her dream to have a pergola; in her banter with Regis, they spent a lot of time getting him to pronounce it properly.

$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

I cannot believe this guy walked away despite the fact that KJ was 75-80% sure. I knew the answer to this question before the choices even came up. Its too bad he couldn't double his money. Hopefully he'll win the million in the tournament.

Millionaire Fan wrote:

$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

I cannot believe this guy walked away despite the fact that KJ was 75-80% sure. I knew the answer to this question before the choices even came up. Its too bad he couldn't double his money. Hopefully he'll win the million in the tournament.

I agree.....a 75-80% sure from Ken Jennings is a lot more reliable than a 75-80% from any other run-of-the-mill celeb. I probably would have gone for it as well. But I guess now he's in a decent position for the ToT.

hanzz wrote:

Millionaire Fan wrote:

$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

I cannot believe this guy walked away despite the fact that KJ was 75-80% sure. I knew the answer to this question before the choices even came up. Its too bad he couldn't double his money. Hopefully he'll win the million in the tournament.

I agree.....a 75-80% sure from Ken Jennings is a lot more reliable than a 75-80% from any other run-of-the-mill celeb. I probably would have gone for it as well. But I guess now he's in a decent position for the ToT.

Unless he was keeping track of his own time, he was taking a gamble doing that.

PS I would have played this stack exactly the way he played it...although I may have not used the DD on the "Coffee Bucks" question- I've seen 30 Rock enough times to be reasonably certain it was not right.

But I would have gone with Ken...I had no idea of this one...I don't watch NBC News...when did this happen?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tony Westmoreland
Camby, IN
Mail Carrier

Tony has caught a lot of people on his mail route in embarrassing situations; quite frankly, naked people. People answering the door, totally naked!

Meredith made a big deal about this but I gotta figure most of them were intentional.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tony still has all his lifelines, including the ATE with today's expert, Ken Jennings.

Maybe the show could employ a naked expert. Not Ken, though. He's too dignified for that.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000 * Home Sweet Home
Often made of wood, a pergola is a structure that is typically found where?

A: Backyard B: Kitchen
C: Bedroom D: Bathroom

Tony is not 100% sure, but he goes with...

Answer

A: Backyard ( 16 )

It's a kind of gazebo.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Before revealing the next question, Meredith notices the topic.

Meredith: Oh, Dan Quayle! Isn't he from?

Tony: Yeah, He's an Indiana boy.

$12,500 * Dan Quayle
The Dan Quayle Center and Museum is located in what U.S. city?

A: Fayetteville, Arkansas B: Sidney, Nebraska
C: Huntington, Indiana D: Greenville, South Carolina

Tony: Like I said, he's from Indiana, but I don't know.

But after thinking about it a few more seconds, he says C, final answer

Answer

C: Huntington, Indiana ( 8 )

As Meredith said, that one was basically handed to Tony. His comment was that Meredith likes to trick people. But not at this level.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * TV Shows
"Coffee Bucks" is the name of the coffee shop frequented by the main characters on what popular TV show?

A: The Office B: Scrubs
C: Ugly Betty D: 30 Rock

With 23 seconds left, Tony decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 19% B: 23% C: 21% D: 37%

With 12 seconds left, Tony decides to Double Dip.

Tony's first answer is

Spoiler

D: 30 Rock

.
Tony's second answer is

Spoiler

B: Scrubs

.

Answer

B: Scrubs ( 6 )

No idea (I don't watch any of those shows) so I'd use ATA also. With that dismal result it would be time to go with PAF.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tony: Yeah, chess club, Dungeons & Dragons--that was me.

Me, too! Well, not D&D since that wasn't out until well after I graduated.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 * Anatomy
Where is a person's hyoglossus muscle?

A: Nostril B: Eyelid
C: Tongue D: Forehead

With 37 seconds left, Tony decides to Phone A Friend.

Tony's PAF team are Gary, Suffern, NY; Charles, Camby, IN; and Todd, Indianapolis, IN.

Tony calls Gary, spelling hyoglossus while reading the question.

Gary: Okay, what were--what were the choices again?

Tony: Nostril, eyelid, tongue, forehead. Ten seconds!

Gary: Okay. I believe it's tongue. 99% sure of that. I should know this, being a person who teaches Latin and Greek.

Answer

C: Tongue ( 32 )

That's why I knew it - "glossa" is the Greek word for "tongue".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

With 35 seconds left, Tony decides to Ask The Expert. Meredith tells him this is a really big question for Tony.

Ken: No pressure. [pause] I remember when this happened. [pause] And I'm pretty sure--and I'm risking $100,000 of your money--but I'm pretty sure it's Michael Douglas.

Tony: What kind of percentage are we talking, Ken?

Ken: That's a good question to ask, Tony. I would say I'm 75-80% sure it's Michael Douglas. I remember reading a news story when it happened, outing Michael Douglas as the announcer. So, I'm feeling pretty good about that.

Tony: Well, Ken, thank you. I hope--we'll see how it turns out.

Ken: Okay!

Tony says that 75-80% from Ken is pretty strong, but that's a lot of money and he's not a big risk taker. Tony walks with $50,000.

Answer

A: Michael Douglas ( 5 )

I don't know this, and all I have left are DD and ATE, so I go with ATE. Then it all comes down to whether I'm willing to take the risk with KJ's answer. Like Tony I'm a risk-averse person so I probably would have walked away also.

Jeemie wrote:

hanzz wrote:

Millionaire Fan wrote:
I cannot believe this guy walked away despite the fact that KJ was 75-80% sure. I knew the answer to this question before the choices even came up. Its too bad he couldn't double his money. Hopefully he'll win the million in the tournament.

I agree.....a 75-80% sure from Ken Jennings is a lot more reliable than a 75-80% from any other run-of-the-mill celeb. I probably would have gone for it as well. But I guess now he's in a decent position for the ToT.

Unless he was keeping track of his own time, he was taking a gamble doing that.

PS I would have played this stack exactly the way he played it...although I may have not used the DD on the "Coffee Bucks" question- I've seen 30 Rock enough times to be reasonably certain it was not right.

But I would have gone with Ken...I had no idea of this one...I don't watch NBC News...when did this happen?

According to the question, in 2007.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * TV Shows
"Coffee Bucks" is the name of the coffee shop frequented by the main characters on what popular TV show?

A: The Office B: Scrubs
C: Ugly Betty D: 30 Rock

I occasionally watch "The Office" and "30 Rock". I don't recall either of them having a "Coffee Bucks". I've never watched "Scrubs" or "Ugly Betty". I'll ask the audience... and then throw out some censored words after seeing the audience's response. So that would force me to Double Dip as well. B goes in first since it came in slightly higher.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 * Anatomy
Where is a person's hyoglossus muscle?

A: Nostril B: Eyelid
C: Tongue D: Forehead

The Greek is paying off this time. "Glossa" means word or tongue. I called this one before the choices came up.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

I hardly ever watch Brian Williams. However, I can hear the intro in my head. I can eliminate Irons for sure. My hunch was Hoffman, but I'll go to KJ. Since he's more confident about Douglas than I am about Hoffman, I'll go with his answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:They show the leader board, again, and Tony has made it to eighth place!

Tournament of Ten Leader Board

1. Jehan Shamsid-Dean $250,000 - 2:09
2. Keilani Goggins $100,000 - 1:53
3. Jeff Birt $100,000 - 1:53
4. Matt Schultz $100,000 - 2:26
5. Tim Janus $100,000 - 2:44
6. Ralph Cambeis $50,000 - 1:13
7. Robin Schwartz $50,000 - 1:40
8. Tony Westmoreland $50,000 - 2:08
9. Alex Ortiz $50,000 - 2:19
10. Fred Roberts $50,000 - 2:27

Damn! One more big winner and our own Fred will be out.

hanzz wrote:

Millionaire Fan wrote:

$100,000 * Network News
Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"?

A: Michael Douglas B: Kevin Spacey
C: Jeremy Irons D: Dustin Hoffman

I cannot believe this guy walked away despite the fact that KJ was 75-80% sure. I knew the answer to this question before the choices even came up. Its too bad he couldn't double his money. Hopefully he'll win the million in the tournament.

I agree.....a 75-80% sure from Ken Jennings is a lot more reliable than a 75-80% from any other run-of-the-mill celeb. I probably would have gone for it as well. But I guess now he's in a decent position for the ToT.

The natural side effect of casting contestants for their economic need stories is that they won't take risks. And Tony nearly burnt a lifeline on the Dan Quayle question!

Tony might get his $1 million question right, but with at least seven contestants ahead of him in the tournament, it's unlikely that he'll get to keep that money.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $50,000 * Anatomy
Where is a person's hyoglossus muscle?

A: Nostril B: Eyelid
C: Tongue D: Forehead

With 37 seconds left, Tony decides to Phone A Friend.

Tony's PAF team are Gary, Suffern, NY; Charles, Camby, IN; and Todd, Indianapolis, IN.

Tony calls Gary, spelling hyoglossus while reading the question.

Gary: Okay, what were--what were the choices again?

Tony: Nostril, eyelid, tongue, forehead. Ten seconds!

Gary: Okay. I believe it's tongue. 99% sure of that. I should know this, being a person who teaches Latin and Greek.

Answer

C: Tongue ( 32 )

Hmmmm. My daily Google News search for "who wants to be a millionaire" has turned up three websites, including one in South Africa and one in New Zealand, already referring to this question. I'm not sure what's so fascinating about this particular question to make it go viral, like that several-season-old YouTube clip of Meredith playing the cougar with that Navy man.

Here's an article about Tony's appearance. His college-age son isn't the only one he wants to put through school.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2009102 ... appearance

Married and the father of four, he'll use his winnings to pay bills and start college education funds for his children. The money will come in handy because his work hours have been cut, and he was unsure how the family would pay its bills and for the college fund.