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Matt Velazquez
Southington, CT
college student (Senior at Columbia University)

Millionaire has potentially helped Matt in school, given how much he's been hitting the books to prepare for the show.

Question Topics:
Paper Work
Raccoons
Government
Geometry
Powerful Women
Classic Lit
Funny People
CELEBRITY Q
Cable TV
World Cuisine
At the Bookstore
Jay Leno
Band Names
Stands for What?
Idioms

Today's expert is CNN coanchor Kiran Chetry.

$500 - Idioms
By definition a student who "burns the midnight oil" is doing what?
A: Skipping classes B: Studying late at night
C: Tutoring other students D: Watching too much Ferguson

Spoiler

B: Studying late at night (7)

$1000 - Stands for What?
Popularized during the women's movement, the term "MCP" stands for "male chauvinist" what?
A: Penguin B: Porcupine
C: Pig D: Parrot

Spoiler

C: Pig (10)

$2000 - "Brand" [sic] Names
Brothers Gregg and Duane Allman named one of their first bands The Allman Joys, a pun on the name of a popular what?
A: Candy bar B: Breakfast cereal
C: Soda D: Cracker

Spoiler

A: Candy bar (10)

$3,000 - Jay Leno
Comedian Jay Leno has a giant compound in Southern California to hold his famed collection of rare and vintage what?
A: Movie posters B: Furniture
C: Baseball artifacts D: Automobiles

Spoiler

D: Automobiles (10)

$5,000 - At the Bookstore
A 2009 book that shows one region's transformation from forest to metropolis, "Mannahatta" is subtitled "A Natural History" of where?
A: Los Angeles B: Chicago
C: New York City D: Miami

Spoiler

C: New York City (10)

$7,500 - World Cuisine
Popular in Indian cuisine, curry derives its name from a Tamil word for what?
A: Sauce B: Meat
C: Fruit D: Sandwich

With 25 seconds remaining, Matt decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 84% B: 4% C: 10% D: 2%

Matt says, "that's what I was thinking," and decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: Sauce (21)

-- Commercial Break --

tomorrow teaser

$12,500
In 1972, Senator Strom Thurmond wrote a memo to the White House suggesting what entertainer be deported?
A: John Lennon B: Elton John
C: David Bowie D: Mick Jagger

Matt's girlfriend Andrea and his dad Nelson are in the relationship seats. Matt's been dating Andrea since high school, maintaining a long distance relationship throughout college.

$10,000 - Cable TV
"Rock of Love," "Daisy of Love," and "Real Change of Love" are three popular shows on what cable network?
A: Nickelodeon B: Bravo
C: Comedy Central D: VH1

Spoiler

D: VH1 (21)

$12,500 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Catherine Morris from Cold Case)
One famous cold case is the unsolved murder of actress Elizabeth Short, which inspired what 1987 James Ellroy novel?
A: American Tabloid B: The Black Dahlia
C: The Big Nowhere D: White Jazz

With 24 seconds remaining, Matt decides to Ask The Expert.

ATE discussion

Kiran thinks she knows this, even though she's no literature expert. She leans toward B. (which is also what Matt said he was leaning toward...)

Matt decides to answer

Spoiler

B

Spoiler

B: The Black Dahlia (19)

--HORN!!--

Matt will return tomorrow to go for $15,000, with his DD lifeline.

Hmmm. The old study for Millionaire instead of college trick. I know that well, although it looks like he was studying the wrong topics.

$5,000 - At the Bookstore
A 2009 book that shows one region's transformation from forest to metropolis, "Mannahatta" is subtitled "A Natural History" of where?
A: Los Angeles B: Chicago
C: New York City D: Miami

Easiest $5000 question ever, eh?


I wonder if he's related to the Velasquez. If so, he owes me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Matt Velazquez
Southington, CT
college student (Senior at Columbia University)

Millionaire has potentially helped Matt in school, given how much he's been hitting the books to prepare for the show.

What? He said he did a lot of studying for the show?

That's not what he said in the Columbia Spectator article:

Did you study up or, like a true Columbia student, just wing it and hope for the best?

I decided that there was no practical way of studying so I just did a lot of Sporcle and hoped for the best. I’ve never been much of a studier anyway, so this strategy was pretty true to my character.

Here's a short article promoting Matt's carryover appearance.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/20 ... 515225.txt

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10,000 - Cable TV
"Rock of Love," "Daisy of Love," and "Real Change of Love" are three popular shows on what cable network?
A: Nickelodeon B: Bravo
C: Comedy Central D: VH1

"Flavor of Love" also fits the theme.

Nihil obstat® so far.