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Andrew Lin
Orangeburg, NY
Attorney

Meredith tells us about the new “Celebrity Question.” A video question from a mystery celebrity.

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$500 A region of the U.S. that includes Arizona and New Mexico, the Sun Belt is so named because the area is often very what?
A. Cold
B. Hot
C. Rainy
D. Thongy

Spoiler

B. Hot (10)

$1K Which of these historic landmarks was largely built during the Ming Dynasty?
A. Eiffel Tower
B. Parthenon
C. Great Wall of China
D. Brooklyn Bridge

Spoiler

C. Great Wall of China (9)

$2K A “prosecutrix” is a female what?
A. Doctor
B. Airplane pilot
C. Lawyer
D. Chef

Spoiler

C. Lawyer (11)

$3K In the long-running “Archie” comics, Archie is torn between two girls – dark-haired Veronica, and what blonde beauty?
A. Annie
B. Lucy
C. Susie
D. Betty

Spoiler

D. Betty ( 8 )

$5K In what decade the FBI popularize the term “public enemy” to describe high-profile criminals like John Dillinger?
A. 1930s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1990s

Spoiler

A. 1930s (4)

commercial break

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, Ken Jennings.

$7.5K Traditionally, the U.S. Congress takes a month-long recess during what month?
A. March
B. May
C. August
D. October

ATA (21)

5% A. March
4% B. May
86% C. August
5% D. October

Spoiler

C. August (20)

The celebrity guest is Kathy Griffin.

$10K I, Kathy Griffin, have disputed that which celebrity has a “tragic” life, noting that she’s dated “every hot guy from Brad Pitt to John Mayer”?
A. Drew Barrymore
B. Sandra Bullock
C. Jennifer Aniston
D. Renée Zellweger

Andrew gives his final answer. We then go to a video clip of Kathy Griffin pondering over Andrew’s answer and then telling him he’s right.

Spoiler

C. Jennifer Aniston ( 18 )

$12.5K What kind of food is produced in an apiary?
A. Cheese
B. Wine
C. Olive oil
D. Honey

Spoiler

D. Honey (27)

$15K According to NASA, “The difference between weather and climate is a measuer of” what?
A. Altitude
B. Weight
C. Time
D. Temperature

Andrew makes D. Temperature his final answer.
Andrew leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

C. Time(15)

Answers:
$500 B. Hot
$1K C. Great Wall of China
$2K C. Lawyer
$3K D. Betty
$5K A. 1930s
$7.5K C. August
$10K C. Jennifer Aniston
$12.5K D. Honey
$15K C. Time

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Andrew Lin
Orangeburg, NY
Attorney

WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith tells us about the new “Celebrity Question.” A video question from a mystery celebrity.

Oh, joy.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith introduces today’s ATE, Ken Jennings.

Yay!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K According to NASA, “The difference between weather and climate is a measuer of” what?
A. Altitude
B. Weight
C. Time
D. Temperature

Andrew makes D. Temperature his final answer.
Andrew leaves with $5K.

I thought altitude, but I would've asked KenJen.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K According to NASA, “The difference between weather and climate is a measure of” what?
A. Altitude
B. Weight
C. Time
D. Temperature

Andrew makes D. Temperature his final answer.
Andrew leaves with $5K.

Suddenly,the show morphed into "Are You Smarter than a 3rd Grader?"

My son learned this difference earlier this semester. Pretty easy if you take a second to think about it.

Andrew is registered on the bored but I'm not sure if he'll post anything. I will refrain from saying anything now but he had a couple of bb's as his PAF's and one would have been perfect on the question he missed. Oh, and it wasn't me. I was unavailable since I was travelling on his tape date.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Yay!

I wouldn't be saying that... he's been shockingly bad as an Expert.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:The celebrity guest is Kathy Griffin.

$10K I, Kathy Griffin, have disputed that which celebrity has a “tragic” life, noting that she’s dated “every hot guy from Brad Pitt to John Mayer”?

Aww, I love her. Biases aside, this was well implemented and I look forward to seeing more faces on the show.

ulysses5019 wrote:Andrew is registered on the bored but I'm not sure if he'll post anything. I will refrain from saying anything now but he had a couple of bb's as his PAF's and one would have been perfect on the question he missed. Oh, and it wasn't me. I was unavailable since I was travelling on his tape date.

A perfect PAF for a question about climate? Must be tmitsss!

chad1m wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:The celebrity guest is Kathy Griffin.

$10K I, Kathy Griffin, have disputed that which celebrity has a “tragic” life, noting that she’s dated “every hot guy from Brad Pitt to John Mayer”?

Aww, I love her. Biases aside, this was well implemented and I look forward to seeing more faces on the show.

Because this show hasn't had enough celebrity faces on it.

Appa23 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K According to NASA, “The difference between weather and climate is a measure of” what?
A. Altitude
B. Weight
C. Time
D. Temperature

Andrew makes D. Temperature his final answer.
Andrew leaves with $5K.

Suddenly,the show morphed into "Are You Smarter than a 3rd Grader?"

My son learned this difference earlier this semester. Pretty easy if you take a second to think about it.

Climate is what you expect.

Weather is what you get.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Andrew Lin
Orangeburg, NY
Attorney

Meredith tells us about the new “Celebrity Question.” A video question from a mystery celebrity.

Whoop-de-doo!!!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7.5K Traditionally, the U.S. Congress takes a month-long recess during what month?
A. March
B. May
C. August
D. October

ATA (21)

5% A. March
4% B. May
86% C. August
5% D. October

Spoiler

C. August (20)

This should have been familiar to the contestant since these episodes were taped after August and there was a lot of talk about the health care bill and the August recess.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K I, Kathy Griffin, have disputed that which celebrity has a “tragic” life, noting that she’s dated “every hot guy from Brad Pitt to John Mayer”?
A. Drew Barrymore
B. Sandra Bullock
C. Jennifer Aniston
D. Renée Zellweger

Andrew gives his final answer. We then go to a video clip of Kathy Griffin pondering over Andrew’s answer and then telling him he’s right.

Spoiler

C. Jennifer Aniston ( 18 )

OK, I would have had no idea on this one, so it's time to ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12.5K What kind of food is produced in an apiary?
A. Cheese
B. Wine
C. Olive oil
D. Honey

Spoiler

D. Honey (27)

Shout out to BeeMan!

ulysses5019 wrote:... he had a couple of bb's as his PAF's ...

Raising hand. I was asked to be a PAF, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve. Practices were great, and I really enjoyed getting to know Andrew, a very smart guy and quite nice. I'm hoping he will post some of his side of the experience. Not much to say about my side, except that I got to experience the rush of waiting by the phone for two days. I still enjoyed it! He was in the last group taping before the Tournament, and wasn't used then. The next tape date, he was first out of the gate.

mikehardware wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:... he had a couple of bb's as his PAF's ...

Raising hand. I was asked to be a PAF, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve. Practices were great, and I really enjoyed getting to know Andrew, a very smart guy and quite nice. I'm hoping he will post some of his side of the experience. Not much to say about my side, except that I got to experience the rush of waiting by the phone for two days. I still enjoyed it! He was in the last group taping before the Tournament, and wasn't used then. The next tape date, he was first out of the gate.

How's the work search going? Or did you find something and I missed the announcement?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Because this show hasn't had enough celebrity faces on it.

Have you ever heard of Golden-Road.net? It's a community not unlike this one, except they're devoted to The Price is Right and are generally much more obsessive and (sometimes) obnoxious about their adoration there. A few people there have terrible reputations for being resistant to change for any reason whatsoever, no matter the backstory or explanation, just because it's something new and they're touching "their" show. They are looked upon by most as ridiculous and being stuck in the past.

Unfortunately, you're starting to veer over into that territory.

Well, a 19th century gh0st has to be stuck in the past, by definition.

Thank you for calling me ridiculous, Chad.

ulysses5019 wrote:How's the work search going?

Still searching, unfortunately. Thought I had a very good chance at a local software testing job a week or so ago, but that didn't pan out. (Their loss.) It's tough to avoid getting down, but I know the Lord's got a job for me somewhere. I may not like the timing, but it'll work out OK in the long run.

mikehardware wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:How's the work search going?

Still searching, unfortunately. Thought I had a very good chance at a local software testing job a week or so ago, but that didn't pan out. (Their loss.) It's tough to avoid getting down, but I know the Lord's got a job for me somewhere. I may not like the timing, but it'll work out OK in the long run.

Great attitude. I'm sure you'll be back paying Uncle Sam taxes soon.

chad1m wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Because this show hasn't had enough celebrity faces on it.

Have you ever heard of Golden-Road.net? It's a community not unlike this one, except they're devoted to The Price is Right and are generally much more obsessive and (sometimes) obnoxious about their adoration there. A few people there have terrible reputations for being resistant to change for any reason whatsoever, no matter the backstory or explanation, just because it's something new and they're touching "their" show. They are looked upon by most as ridiculous and being stuck in the past.

Unfortunately, you're starting to veer over into that territory.

How do Golden-Roaders look upon young punks with the presumtuousness to speak for "most?"

Estonut wrote:young punk

I think I've posted here long enough to show that a) that is not my intent and b) I do not fill that description.

I am hoping that you get a terrific job, it was really generous of you to help Andrew out...

A) Why do people like Kathy Griffin? I see nothing appealing about her in the slightest.

B) I felt bad for Andrew. The question he missed was somewhat oddly worded. I might have even broken my rule about wasting LLs on questions I know the answer to and waste a LL just to gain time.

C) I'm getting caught up on my videotapes. I have the video for Friday's show, so I will try and get the transcripts up later today.

Jeemie wrote:B) I felt bad for Andrew. The question he missed was somewhat oddly worded. I might have even broken my rule about wasting LLs on questions I know the answer to and waste a LL just to gain time.

What part of it seemed oddly worded to you" "A measure of"?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Jeemie wrote:B) I felt bad for Andrew. The question he missed was somewhat oddly worded. I might have even broken my rule about wasting LLs on questions I know the answer to and waste a LL just to gain time.

What part of it seemed oddly worded to you" "A measure of"?

Think of yourself in the Hot Seat getting a question like this.

It sets you up to look for something each discipline "measures" differently.

But neither discipline "measures time".

I could see getting flustered by that, and 30 seconds would be difficult to recover from that.