Transcript 11/25/2009 - Phil Benetatos

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Phil Benetatos
Tampa, FL
Firefighter / Paramedic

As a kid, Phil always wanted to be a superhero. Meredith says he's a superhero as far as she's concerned. Phil is married with a little girl and another child on the way.

Topic Tree
Cable TV
Famous Paintings
The Solar System
Slang
Presidential History
World Leaders
States of the Union
Areas of Study
In the News
Documentaries
Geometry
Modern Events
American Idol
Play Ball!
Logos
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$500 - Logos
Not surprisingly, what car brand's logo depicts one of the planets in our solar system?
A: Jaguar B: Saturn
C: Ford D: Jeep Grand Uranus

Spoiler

B: Saturn (6)

$1000 - Play Ball!
In baseball, the home plate umpire calls balls and strikes while standing directly behind what fielder?
A: Shortstop B: Right fielder
C: Catcher D: Third baseman

Spoiler

Catcher (9)

$2000 - American Idol
In 2009, it was announced that Paula Abul's replacement on "American Idol" will be what TV personality?
A: Ellen DeGeneres B: Tyra Banks
C: Elizabeth Hasselbeck D: Rosie O'Donnell

Spoiler

A: Ellen DeGeneres (9)

$3000 - Modern Events
In the rodeo event known as "mutton bustin'," small children attempt to ride on the back of what animal?
A: Goat B: Pig
C: Cow D: Sheep

Spoiler

D: Sheep (11)

$5,000 - Geometry
Which of these terms is used to describe a triangle that features three 60-degree triangles?
A: Equilateral B: Scalene
C: Right D: Obtuse

Spoiler

A: Equilateral (8)

Phil has earned the Ask The Expert lifeline. Today's expert is Paula Poundstone.

$7,500 - Documentaries
The acclaimed 1970 documentary "Gimme Shelter" chronicles an ill-fated concert performed by what band?
A: The Rolling Stones B: Grateful Dead
C: The Doors D: The Beatles

Phil says he "feels strong on this one, but I could use a lifeline..." and With 21 seconds left, he decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 71% B: 14% C: 11% D: 4%

Phil decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: The Rolling Stones (18)

("I love the Stones," Phil comments afterwards...)

-- Commercial Break --

Tomorrow Teaser

$12,500
In 2009, what U.S. Congressman famously asked an irate town hall participant, "On what planet do you spend most of your time?"
A: John Boehner B: Barney Frank
C: Charles Rangel D: Henry Waxman

$10,000 - In the News
In 2009, psychologists were not happy when the answers to what evaluative test were posted on Wikipedia?
A: Apgar B: Snellen
C: Rorschach D: Wonderlic

Phil is able to immediately rule out

Spoiler

A

. He goes back and forth on whether he wants to use a lifeline, with 10 seconds remaining he decides to Phone a Friend, his friend Dave.

PAF discussion

Phil reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 13 seconds. His friend immediately asks to hear the choices again, is immediately uncertain and as the clock runs down can only say, "I don't think it... it's not the Rorschach."

With 8 seconds remaining, Phil decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Paula says she doesn't know, but leans toward Rorschach ("I would think that people would be most interested in the Rorschach...")

With 7 seconds remaining, Phil decides to Double Dip.

DD action

Phil says his gut feeling was Rorschach, so he makes that his first answer.

.

Spoiler

C: Rorschach (7)

HORN

Phil will return tomorrow to go for $12,500. (and after saying this, Meredith gives him the parting advice to "Trust your gut.")

[NellyLunatic1980]

Nihil obstat® so far.

[ghostjmf]

Aha! & thanks for posting the transcript. I would, after all, have been "so far so good" on this one, going into the next one with the infamous

Spoiler

"X-ware appears on a stamp"

Q.

Though I have to admit that in 15 seconds, I was lucky I remembered the umpire stands behind the catcher. But I did.


Those not watching the show live should actually have stopwatches with them when "playing along" by transcript (I did see this one live, though). Now, where's the stopwatch on this machine, anyway?

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Phil Benetatos
Tampa, FL
Firefighter / Paramedic

$500 - Logos
Not surprisingly, what car brand's logo depicts one of the planets in our solar system?
A: Jaguar B: Saturn
C: Ford D: Jeep Grand Uranus

Spoiler

B: Saturn (6)

Shout out to Ace!

$7,500 - Documentaries
The acclaimed 1970 documentary "Gimme Shelter" chronicles an ill-fated concert performed by what band?
A: The Rolling Stones B: Grateful Dead
C: The Doors D: The Beatles

Phil says he "feels strong on this one, but I could use a lifeline..." and With 21 seconds left, he decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 71% B: 14% C: 11% D: 4%

Phil decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: The Rolling Stones (18)

He shouldn't have wasted the lifeline.

$10,000 - In the News
In 2009, psychologists were not happy when the answers to what evaluative test were posted on Wikipedia?
A: Apgar B: Snellen
C: Rorschach D: Wonderlic

Phil is able to immediately rule out

Spoiler

A

. He goes back and forth on whether he wants to use a lifeline, with 10 seconds remaining he decides to Phone a Friend, his friend Dave.

PAF discussion

Phil reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 13 seconds. His friend immediately asks to hear the choices again, is immediately uncertain and as the clock runs down can only say, "I don't think it... it's not the Rorschach."

With 8 seconds remaining, Phil decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Paula says she doesn't know, but leans toward Rorschach ("I would think that people would be most interested in the Rorschach...")

With 7 seconds remaining, Phil decides to Double Dip.

DD action

Phil says his gut feeling was Rorschach, so he makes that his first answer.

.

Spoiler

C: Rorschach (7)

Three lifelines burned on this question. That's a shame. And Paula had the right answer, although she couldn't "sell" it to Phil. FTR the Wonderlic test is an aptitude test. I heard about it because apparently it's used to assess NFL players. As for the Snellen, that's the familiar eye chart.

Nihil obstat®.