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Janice Walton
Houston, TX
No profession given

Question Topics:
Online
Science Class
The Senate
Same Name
U.S. Presidents
Mexico
Also-Rans
The Internet
CELEBRITY Q
Assassinations
In the News
The Color Wheel
The Smithsonian
World Records
Holiday Tunes
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$500 - Holiday Tunes
In a classic holiday song, Burl Ives sings "Have a holly jolly" what?
A: Christmas B: Halloween
C: Thanksgiving D: Awkward dinner party

Spoiler

A: Christmas (8)

$1000 - World Records
In 1997, Kenny G set a Guinness World Record by doing what for over forty-five minutes?
A: Lifting barbells B: Eatting pizza
C: Playing a musical note D: Hanging upside down

Spoiler

C: Playing a musical note (9)

$2000 - The Smithsonian
In 1987, an aluminum tray bearing what familiar brand name was "inducted" into the Smithsonian Institution?
A: Clorox B: Folgers
C: Purina D: Swanson

Spoiler

Swanson (10)

$3000 - The Color Wheel
Buff is a shade of what color?
A: Scarlet B: Indigo
C: Beige D: Jade

Spoiler

C: Beige (10)

$5,000 - In the News
In a surprise 2009 diplomatic trip, Bill Clinton successfully negotiated the release of two American journalists from what hostile country?
A: Iran B: North Korea
C: Libya D: Syria

With barely one second left, Janice decides to Phone a Friend, her son Che.

PAF discussion

Janice reads the question and choices verbatim in 14 seconds. Her son immediately says North Korea with surety.

Janice decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: North Korea (0)

-- Commercial Break --

Janice had trouble sleeping last night, because her "bed was rockin'." This is because she is in town she is staying with her brother, who lives in a boat on the Hudson river! Janice's mother and two brothers are sitting in the relationship seat.

Janice has earned her Ask the Expert lifeline. Today's expert is comedian Chuck Nice.


$7,500 - Assassinations
On November 24th, 1963, nightclub owner Jack Ruby assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald in what U.S. city?
A: Dallas B: Chicago
C: Memphis D: Detroit

Spoiler

A: Dallas (26)

$10,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Vanessa Williams)
On "Ugly Betty," I play Wilhelmina Slater, a self fashion editor at what fictional magazine?
A: Catwalk B: Wardrobe
C: Mode D: Couture

Spoiler

C: Mode (25)

$12,500 - The Internet
Named for a cheesy 80's star, a popular Internet prank known as "Rick Rolling" involves tricking people into watching part of a what?
A: Beer ad B: Music Video
C: Adult film D: Game show

With 23 seconds remaining, Janice decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 10% B: 30% C: 53% D: 8%

With 18 seconds remaining, Janice decides to Double Dip.

DD action

Her first answer is C.
Her second answer is B

.

Spoiler

B: Music Video (15)

[Janice needlessly thanks the audience...]

-- Commercial Break --

$15,000 - Also-Rans
The son of Lebanese immigrants, what former presidental candidate is honored at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI?
A: Michael Dukakis B: Walter Mondale
C: Ralph Nader D: Howard Dean

With 9 seconds remaining, Janice decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Chuck doesn't know, but guesses "simply by looks" that it's Michael Dukakis.

Janice decides to walk away with $12,500.

Spoiler

C: Ralph Nader

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:


$15,000 - Also-Rans
The son of Lebanese immigrants, what former presidental candidate is honored at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI?
A: Michael Dukakis B: Walter Mondale
C: Ralph Nader D: Howard Dean

Chuck doesn't know, but guesses "simply by looks" that it's Michael Dukakis.

You're going to get a lot of big buck winners with "experts" like this one.

silverscreenselect wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:


$15,000 - Also-Rans
The son of Lebanese immigrants, what former presidental candidate is honored at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI?
A: Michael Dukakis B: Walter Mondale
C: Ralph Nader D: Howard Dean

Chuck doesn't know, but guesses "simply by looks" that it's Michael Dukakis.

You're going to get a lot of big buck winners with "experts" like this one.

But he's so personable while saying he doesn't have a clue!

And isn't that what being an "expert" is all about?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Janice Walton
Houston, TX
No profession given

$2000 - The Smithsonian
In 1987, an aluminum tray bearing what familiar brand name was "inducted" into the Smithsonian Institution?
A: Clorox B: Folgers
C: Purina D: Swanson

Spoiler

Swanson (10)

Could have been my turn to be the nitwit. Took me a bit to figure out what the hell this question was talking about until the lonely neurons containing Swanson and TV dinner trays managed to meet up in the vast empty sea of my brain. Might have had to ATA just to stall for time.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $12,500 - The Internet
Named for a cheesy 80's star, a popular Internet prank known as "Rick Rolling" involves tricking people into watching part of a what?
A: Beer ad B: Music Video
C: Adult film D: Game show

With 23 seconds remaining, Janice decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 10% B: 30% C: 53% D: 8%

With 18 seconds remaining, Janice decides to Double Dip.

DD action

Her first answer is C.
Her second answer is B

.

Spoiler

B: Music Video (15)

And then I would likely have crashed and burned here going with C as I had never heard of this and would have gone with what seemed obvious since I had probably already used the ATA.

Not that the ATA would have helped...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Vanessa Williams)
On "Ugly Betty," I play Wilhelmina Slater, a self fashion editor at what fictional magazine?
A: Catwalk B: Wardrobe
C: Mode D: Couture

I don't watch this show. ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 - The Internet
Named for a cheesy 80's star, a popular Internet prank known as "Rick Rolling" involves tricking people into watching part of a what?
A: Beer ad B: Music Video
C: Adult film D: Game show

I protest the wording of this question. Rick Astley is not cheesy.

12.5: Never heard of this. Would have guessed "adult movie" from the wording of the question if guesses were free, but ATA

Otherwise so far so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $12,500 - The Internet
Named for a cheesy 80's star, a popular Internet prank known as "Rick Rolling" involves tricking people into watching part of a what?
A: Beer ad B: Music Video
C: Adult film D: Game show

By the way it was worded, I admittidly thought it was C thinking this is what they called the prank of making people watch that "Two Girls One Cup" scene and I probably would have locked in C with that reasoning.

$10K-ask the audience. I don't watch this show.

$12.5K-either Double Dip or ask the expert. Never heard of this.

$15K- easy. Dukakis is Greek, Mondale's from Minnesota, so he's probably got Scandinavian blood in him, and Dean sounds English.

How about some BarackRolling?

Is this lb rickrolling mecca?




Sorry for the error.

Know your meme: the rickroll

ten96lt wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $12,500 - The Internet
Named for a cheesy 80's star, a popular Internet prank known as "Rick Rolling" involves tricking people into watching part of a what?
A: Beer ad B: Music Video
C: Adult film D: Game show

By the way it was worded, I admittidly thought it was C thinking this is what they called the prank of making people watch that "Two Girls One Cup" scene and I probably would have locked in C with that reasoning.

First off, 2 girls 1 cup is not nearly the same type of video as the Rickrolled video. 2girls is definitely NSFW and I would not suggest watching it if you are weak of stomach. I also don't recall anyone being "pranked" into watching it, it was more about everyone's morbid curiosity. Rickrolling is much more harmless and on April Fool's Day a couple of years ago, Youtube had every link go to the video.

Like Nelly, I may protest the use of cheesy with Rick Astley, although the video is very much so. Note the guy in the shorty shorts bouncing off the fence for no apparent reason at 2:07 of the video. I like the song and am not ashamed to admit it .

Didn't know the whole history behind the RR. Thanks, Uly. Now time to duckroll someone.

My favorite part about this whole Rick Astley resurgence: The mash-up someone made with "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It's surprisingly really good.