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Patty Bain Bachner
Great Falls, VA

Seeing the stories of contestants and knowing that a lot of them really need the money makes Patty cry. She's especially impressed with the kids who want to give back to their parents. There's real human emotion here.

Patty's husband, John, and her daughter, Cory Jean, are in the audience.

Question Topics:
* Famous Firsts
* Big Winner
* U.S. History
* Julia Child
* U.S. Presidents
* Astronomers
* Shakespeare
* In the News
* World Festivals
* CELEBRITY Q
* Fashionistas
* (Nicknames)
* (Holidays)
* (Birds)
* (Talk the Talk)

$5,000 * Fashionistas
At the age of twenty-three, which of these prominent Asian-Americans became a fashion editor at Vogue magazine?

A: Lucy Liu B: Amy Tan
C: Vera Wang D: Michelle Kwan

Answer

C: Vera Wang ( 8 )

$7,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Shaq, from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Listen up! Here's your question."
Everyone knows I have an "S" tattooed on my left bicep, which is the symbol for what comic book character?

A: Silver Surfer B: Superman
C: Space Ghost D: Spider-Man

With 14 seconds left, Patty decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is René Syler, author of Good-Enough Mother: The Perfectly Imperfect Book of Parenting.

René: Oooh! Well, not Silver Surfer, sure--certainly-surecertainly! Not Space Ghost. I would think Superman. Shaq--because of his, you know, athletic prowess and he's huge!

Patty: That's true!

René: Wouldn't you think, Patty? Not Spider-Man! Spider-Man is kind of a wimpy superhero.

Patty: Yeah, you're right! You're right!

René: Shaq is a big guy!

Patty: You know, you're really starting to convince me.

René: And the others, Space Ghost, no. And Silver Surfer, I never even heard of. So, I would think B: Spider-Man. I mean Superman!

Answer

B: Superman ( 10 )

$10,000 * World Festivals
What international festival was first held to celebrate the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen?

A: Bastille Day B: Cinco de Mayo
C: Oktoberfest D: Carnival

Answer

C: Oktoberfest ( 18 )

-- Commercial Break --

Patty's son is at grad school, in Oregon. Patty would like to
buy him a new car. His old car has 150,000 miles on it.

Patty: Yeah, he drove it out there and I don't think he'll be able to drive it back!

$12,500 * In the News
In August 2009, visitors crashed the San Diego Zoo's Web site trying to get a glimpse of what rare animal's newborn offspring?

A: Panda B: Komodo dragon
C: Rhinoceros D: Orangutan

Logically, Patty thinks it's the Panda, but with 14 seconds left, she decides to Double Dip.

Patty's first answer is

Spoiler

A: Panda

.

Answer

A: Panda ( 14 )

$15,000 * Shakespeare
What Shakespeare character famously asks, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

A: Polonius B: Shylock
C: Iago D: Puck

Patty believes she knows it, but she decides to walk away with $12,500.

Answer

B: Shylock ( 1 )

That's what Patty thought it was.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Shaq, from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Listen up! Here's your question."
Everyone knows I have an "S" tattooed on my left bicep, which is the symbol for what comic book character?

A: Silver Surfer B: Superman
C: Space Ghost D: Spider-Man

With 14 seconds left, Patty decides to Ask The Expert.

That makes me assume that Shaq didn't actually SHOW this tattoo? Doesn't everyone know the superman insignia?

spoiler just because it's a big picture...

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Shaq, from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Listen up! Here's your question."
Everyone knows I have an "S" tattooed on my left bicep, which is the symbol for what comic book character?

A: Silver Surfer B: Superman
C: Space Ghost D: Spider-Man

With 14 seconds left, Patty decides to Ask The Expert.

That makes me assume that Shaq didn't actually SHOW this tattoo? Doesn't everyone know the superman insignia?

No, they did not show his tattoo. Patty and René seemed to get distracted into discussing which superhero would be most appropriate for Shaq's physique (even though none of those superheros are "huge") rather than taking a moment to consider that Superman's symbol is quite famous in its own right, without needing any reference to the celebrity reading the question.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7,500 * CELEBRITY Q
Today's celebrity is Shaq, from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Listen up! Here's your question."
Everyone knows I have an "S" tattooed on my left bicep, which is the symbol for what comic book character?

A: Silver Surfer B: Superman
C: Space Ghost D: Spider-Man

With 14 seconds left, Patty decides to Ask The Expert.

That makes me assume that Shaq didn't actually SHOW this tattoo? Doesn't everyone know the superman insignia?

No, they did not show his tattoo. Patty and René seemed to get distracted into discussing which superhero would be most appropriate for Shaq's physique (even though none of those superheros are "huge") rather than taking a moment to consider that Superman's symbol is quite famous in its own right, without needing any reference to the celebrity reading the question.

What surprised me was that he didn't show his tattoo when revealing the answer.

Phil Ken Sebbin wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

doitneatly wrote:

That makes me assume that Shaq didn't actually SHOW this tattoo? Doesn't everyone know the superman insignia?

No, they did not show his tattoo. Patty and René seemed to get distracted into discussing which superhero would be most appropriate for Shaq's physique (even though none of those superheros are "huge") rather than taking a moment to consider that Superman's symbol is quite famous in its own right, without needing any reference to the celebrity reading the question.

What surprised me was that he didn't show his tattoo when revealing the answer.

That surprised as well - I reallly thought he would show it.

Also, isn't Superman the only one who's insignia is an 'S'? IIRC spiderman has a spider on his chest and not a letter and I does Space Ghost or Silver Surfer have insignia's?

frogman042 wrote:IIRC spiderman has a spider on his chest and not a letter and I does Space Ghost or Silver Surfer have insignia's?

Dunno, but it would seem highly unlikely that either 2-word name would have a single "S" as its insignia...

Estonut wrote:

frogman042 wrote:IIRC spiderman has a spider on his chest and not a letter and I does Space Ghost or Silver Surfer have insignia's?

Dunno, but it would seem highly unlikely that either 2-word name would have a single "S" as its insignia...

From a quick web search, it looks like Space Ghost uses a smaller image of his hooded head as his symbol. Nothing for the surfer dude; just that silvery body and surfboard.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Shakespeare
What Shakespeare character famously asks, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

A: Polonius B: Shylock
C: Iago D: Puck

I can probably eliminate Puck, but Shakespeare is a really weak suit for me. I could try the audience, but their guess is probably as good as mine. Same way with Rene. Unless somebody is absolutely sure, I'm not risking it.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Shakespeare
What Shakespeare character famously asks, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

A: Polonius B: Shylock
C: Iago D: Puck

I can probably eliminate Puck, but Shakespeare is a really weak suit for me. I could try the audience, but their guess is probably as good as mine. Same way with Rene. Unless somebody is absolutely sure, I'm not risking it.

I absolutely would trust the audience on this. Maybe it wouldn't be one of those slam-dunk 92 percent ATAs, but I would anticipate that well above 50 percent would know it without hesitation.

Merchant of Venice is the first play I ever went to with DH, and we saw it in Stratford!

Darn, I really wanted to see the Julia Child Q.