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Drew Healy
Wilmington, DE
recent college graduate

Drew just graduated from Penn. He's being helped out by his parents right now, as he tries to become a professional soccer player. A little money would help in this endeavor...

Question Topics:
World Records
Famous Firsts
James Joyce
Gunpowder
The Minimum Wage
Presidential Quotes
Fashion Labels
Forensics
Opening Lines
Movie Moments
Popular TV
Foreign Languages
Famous Names
Words & Phrases
Airports

Today's expert is... not yet mentioned.

$500 - Airports
Represented here by their three-letter codes, which of these major U.S. airports is named after a U.S. president?
A: LAX B: DFW
C: JFK D: DUB-YA

Spoiler

C: JFK (9)

$1000 - Words & Phrases
A "penny pincher" is a person who compulsively does what?
A: Gambles B: Loans money
C: Shops D: Saves money

Spoiler

D: Saves money (9)

$2000 - Famous Names
In 1975, Wally Amos became "famous" making what type of snack food?
A: Chocolate chip cookies B: Lemon squares
C: Vanilla ice cream D: Jelly doughnuts

"Ya know, Meredith... I love 'em:"

Spoiler

A: Chocolate chip cookies (8)

$3,000 - Foreign Languages
"Estrella de mar" is the Spanish term for what ocean creature?
A: Octopus B: Seahorse
C: Starfish D: Squid

Spoiler

C: Starfish (10)

$5,000 - Popular TV
In the fall, NBC airs both "SNL" or "Saturday Night Live" and "SNF" or "Sunday Night" what?
A: Finance B: Food
C: Football D: Fashion

Spoiler

C: Football (10)

-- Commercial Break --

Drew is not only a soccer player, but he's also good at attracting the ladies with the accordion.
"What do you do with it?" Meredith asks. (the audience titters...)
"it's not what you've got, it's what you do with it," Drew quips. He explains that the accordion is very versatile, he often plays hip hop songs with it.

NOW Meredith mentions that today's expert is René Syler.

$7,500 - Movie Moments
In a famous scene from the 1975 movie "Dog Day Afternoon," Al Pacino's character chants "Attica," the name of a what?
A: Prison B: College
C: Airport D: Theater

"I've heard this before, but I'm not 100% sure..." With 23 seconds remaining, Drew decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 96% B: 2% C: 0% D: 2%

Drew decides to answer

Spoiler

A

Spoiler

A: Prison (20)

$10,000 - Opening Lines
What familiar folk tune opens with the line "Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, under the shade of a coolibah tree"?
A: This Land Is Your Land B: Home On The Range
C: Turkey In The Straw D: Waltzing Matilda

Drew happens to remember this song well from a children's video he once had...

Spoiler

D: Waltzing Matilda (20)

$12,500 - Forensics
Forensics investigators often use "dactyloscopy," a method of identifying people using what unique human trait?
A: Fingerprint pattern B: Blood type
C: Eye color D: Foot size

"Again I'm not 100% sure, so I'm gonna... ...I'm gonna Double Dip."

His first answer is

Spoiler

A

, and is correct.

Spoiler

A: Fingerprint pattern (12)

$15,000 - Fashion Labels
Known for its high-end denim products, the William Rast clothing label was co-founded by what performer?
A: Justin Timberlake B: Eminem
C: Jay-Z D: Kanye West

With 22 seconds remaining, Drew decides to Ask The Expert.

ATE discussion

René knows Justin Timberlake has a clothing line with a childhood friend, and she doesn't think the other choices have a clothing line. She decides she is 89% confident, then lowers this to %69.

Drew decides to answer

Spoiler

A

, and is subject to an especially cruel fakeout as Meredith responds with a crestfallen-sounding "oh..."

Spoiler

A: Justin Timberlake (9)

-- Commercial Break --

Drew wants to "pay back" his parents for their unending support in any opportunity he and his sisters have wanted to pursue. "You're making me cry," Meredith comments.

$25,000 - Presidential Quotes
In 1966, what future president outraged conservationists by saying "A tree is a tree -- how many more do you need to look at?"
A: Richard Nixon B: Gerald Ford
C: Ronald Reagan D: George H. W. Bush

Commenting that it's a little before his time and he has no idea, Drew decides to walk with his $15,000.

Spoiler

C: Ronald Reagan ( )

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Drew Healy
Wilmington, DE
recent college graduate

While transcribing, I kept wondering to myself if this guy was a BB, that name sounded so very very familiar.

Then I figured out I was thinking of Mr. Drew Scheeler, who probably won't be airing until April or May...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 - Forensics
Forensics investigators often use "dactyloscopy," a method of identifying people using what unique human trait?
A: Fingerprint pattern B: Blood type
C: Eye color D: Foot size

"Again I'm not 100% sure, so I'm gonna... ...I'm gonna Double Dip."

His first answer is

Spoiler

A

, and is correct.

Spoiler

A: Fingerprint pattern (12)

If you ignore the "dactyloscopy" term, this is a gimme, since only one of the possible answers is unique.

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Drew Healy
Wilmington, DE
recent college graduate

While transcribing, I kept wondering to myself if this guy was a BB, that name sounded so very very familiar.

Then I figured out I was thinking of Mr. Drew Scheeler, who probably won't be airing until April or May...

May 17th, although that was pRegis shifts, so I expect the 21st.

drew scheeler wrote:

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Drew Healy
Wilmington, DE
recent college graduate

While transcribing, I kept wondering to myself if this guy was a BB, that name sounded so very very familiar.

Then I figured out I was thinking of Mr. Drew Scheeler, who probably won't be airing until April or May...

May 17th, although that was pRegis shifts, so I expect the 21st.

Wouldn't Regis' series shift everything by a week?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 - Famous Names
In 1975, Wally Amos became "famous" making what type of snack food?
A: Chocolate chip cookies B: Lemon squares
C: Vanilla ice cream D: Jelly doughnuts

Wally Amos makes muffins now.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 - Forensics
Forensics investigators often use "dactyloscopy," a method of identifying people using what unique human trait?
A: Fingerprint pattern B: Blood type
C: Eye color D: Foot size

If you know what "pterodactyl" means, then this is a gimme.

Nihil obstat®

Estonut wrote:

drew scheeler wrote:

doitneatly wrote:While transcribing, I kept wondering to myself if this guy was a BB, that name sounded so very very familiar.

Then I figured out I was thinking of Mr. Drew Scheeler, who probably won't be airing until April or May...

May 17th, although that was pRegis shifts, so I expect the 21st.

Wouldn't Regis' series shift everything by a week?

Is the Regis Shift kinda like the Electric Slide? Or maybe it's like someone pulling a Caldwell.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 - Forensics
Forensics investigators often use "dactyloscopy," a method of identifying people using what unique human trait?
A: Fingerprint pattern B: Blood type
C: Eye color D: Foot size

If you know what "pterodactyl" means, then this is a gimme.

It's also a gimme if you don't...

I'm all in favor of young Penn graduates making it onto the show. I'm even more in favor of much older Penn graduates making it onto the show.