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Clyde Wheeler (Phil Ken Sebbin)
Laurel, MD
Dry cleaning business

Clyde, a rather big man (6’ 6”), comments “I’m gonna need a bigger chair!”

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$500 (Sitcoms)- Which of these sitcoms featured lead female characters who were all over the age of fifty?

A- The Cosby Show B- The Golden Girls
C- Three’s Company D- Arthritis, She Wrote

Spoiler

B- The Golden Girls (9)

$1,000 (Advertising)- The question “Perspiring for two?” is featured in a Secret antiperspirant ad aimed at whom?

A- Businessmen B- Pregnant women
C- Athletes D- Teenagers

Spoiler

B- Pregnant women (8)

$2,000 (Video Games)- Though the new version lacks Mike Tyson, other familiar characters were revived for Nintendo’s 2009 update of what old video game?

A- Duck Hunt B- Contra
C- Tecmo Bowl D- Punch-Out!!

Spoiler

D- Punch-Out!! (8)

$3,000 (Words & Phrases)- According to an old expression, “Great oaks from little” what “grow”?

A- Dirt B- Acorns
C- Fruit D- Rocks

Spoiler

B- Acorns (12)

$5,000 (Movie Quotes)- In the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde”, Clyde famously offers what terse description of the duo’s occupation?

A- We cut hair B- We walk dogs
C- We sew clothes D- We rob banks

”My namesake”

Spoiler

D- We rob banks (9)

Commercial Break (promo for “You’re in the Hot Seat” home game

Lilianna makes her debut (picture)! As well as Clyde’s wife Leilani, in the relationship seat!

$7,500 (Historic Figures)- Head Pops is a brand of lollipops that includes a cherry-flavored “head” of what historic figure, who says on each box, “Let them eat candy!”?

A- Sigmund Freud B- Queen Elizabeth II
B- Marie Antoinette D- Vladimir Lenin

Spoiler

C- Marie Antoinette (24)

$10,000 (CELEBRITY Q- read by star of “Glee”, Jane Lynch- who obviously hasn’t been briefed about The Damn Clock)- The pilot episode of “Glee” memorably concludes with the cast performing “Don’t Stop Believin’”, a 1981 power ballad by what band?

A- REO Speedwagon B- Survivor
C- Journey D- The Cars

At 22 seconds, Clyde asks the audience.

ATA Results

A- 3%, B- 5%, C- 88%, D- 4%

Spoiler

C- Journey (17)

$12,500 (Recent TV)- On the TV series “Breaking Bad”, the main character starts an illicit side business while teaching what high school subject?

A- Chemistry B- French
C- History D- Geometry

Spoiler

A- Chemistry (26)

$15,000 (Airports)- Since 2008, “Mustang”, a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a blue horse, has stood adjacent to the terminal of what city’s airport?

A- Miami B- Denver
C- Pittsburgh D- San Antonio

At 21 seconds, Clyde uses the Double Dip.

Clyde’s first answer is

Spoiler

D

.

Clyde’s second answer is

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B

.

Spoiler

B- Denver (19)

Commercial Break

A look at a question from Monday

$50,000- Who is Shigeru Miyamoto?

A- Video game producer B- Prime Minister of Japan
C- Hip-hop producer D- CEO of Toyota

$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

Spoiler

A- Rogaine (22)

PS Count this career pharmaceutical chemist impressed! Not many people outside the industry would know this question, I’d wager. And you had it down COLD!

$50,000 (In Treatment)- A person who has a rhotacism would most likely seek treatment from which of these professionals?

A- Cardiologist B- Ophthalmologist
C- Speech therapist D- Massage therapist

At 37 seconds, Clyde asks the expert.

Kate has no clue- asks Clyde if he knows his Latin. “Just e pluribus unum”, Clyde answers. Kate guesses

Spoiler

B

but notes it’s just a guess.

Clyde, not knowing it, goes with Kate’s guess and leaves with $25,000

Spoiler

C- Speech therapist

PS Only knew this because I had it as a youngster-

Spoiler

pronounced the “r”-sound as “l” constantly

. Nice game, Clyde!

HORN

'gratz! Good start for the college fund for your bambino!

Congrats Clyde, the second BB in a week to clear the second tier w/o PAF!

Too bad about the latest Snow job. I did learn from her that Rho is a letter in the Latin alphabet; that was news to me.

I also saw and noticed that horse in Denver last year from an airport shuttle:

Spoiler

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Clyde Wheeler (Phil Ken Sebbin)
Laurel, MD
Dry cleaning business

Yay!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 (Recent TV)- On the TV series “Breaking Bad”, the main character starts an illicit side business while teaching what high school subject?

A- Chemistry B- French
C- History D- Geometry

This actually came up as the Final Cut question in the NTN game Spotlight on the night before the Nashville audition. I don't watch the show, but I knew the answer from that.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 (Airports)- Since 2008, “Mustang”, a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a blue horse, has stood adjacent to the terminal of what city’s airport?

A- Miami B- Denver
C- Pittsburgh D- San Antonio

I would've done the same thing as Clyde. Double Dipped on San Antonio and Denver.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

I love it! A bald guy wins $25,000 on a question about Rogaine!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 (In Treatment)- A person who has a rhotacism would most likely seek treatment from which of these professionals?

A- Cardiologist B- Ophthalmologist
C- Speech therapist D- Massage therapist

God, I love these Greek and Latin questions. Rho (P) is the Greek equivalent of the letter R, so based on that, I would've made an educated guess on C, thinking that rhotacism might have to do with mispronouncing R sounds. And sure enough, I thought it out correctly.

Congratulations, Clyde!

I was breaking out the P-K-S! chant many times today... congratulations! Once again, our fine Bored is represented well. We're all extremely proud of you, sir!

Nice work, Clyde! I didn't get to see the show today because I was on a plane. Coincidentally, I flew to Denver, and I'm in Boulder right now. I had no idea that big blue horse would be a key factor in your game. Nice get on "Breaking Bad." I wouldn't have known that one. Condolences on your loss of the PAF lifeline. Rhotacism would have been an easy Google, so there's no way of knowing how much you might have won under the old rules. Congratulations!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 (Video Games)- Though the new version lacks Mike Tyson, other familiar characters were revived for Nintendo’s 2009 update of what old video game?

A- Duck Hunt B- Contra
C- Tecmo Bowl D- Punch-Out!!

Spoiler

D- Punch-Out!! (8)

OMG!!! A Contra shout out!!!!!!!

Up up down down right left right left B A start!!!!!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

Spoiler

A- Rogaine (22)

PS Count this career pharmaceutical chemist impressed! Not many people outside the industry would know this question, I’d wager. And you had it down COLD!

I wish I'd had this question, but not for the reason you might think. I had the perfect anecdote for it. My uncle actually worked on the clinical study for the BP medication. One of the side effects was the hair growth. The women in the study were not happy about it. Rogaine is about 1/10th the strength of the dose that would affect the BP.

gsabc wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

Spoiler

A- Rogaine (22)

PS Count this career pharmaceutical chemist impressed! Not many people outside the industry would know this question, I’d wager. And you had it down COLD!

I wish I'd had this question, but not for the reason you might think. I had the perfect anecdote for it. My uncle actually worked on the clinical study for the BP medication. One of the side effects was the hair growth. The women in the study were not happy about it. Rogaine is about 1/10th the strength of the dose that would affect the BP.

And how much of that story do you think you would have been able to squeeze in during your 30 seconds? You know, I enjoyed watching both you and Clyde, but it really sucked that people who didn't know either one of you would only get the vague feeling that you both had personalities under all the 'final answer' 'final answer' 'final answer' crap that this show has turned into.

I'm surprised that Jeemie thinks this question is so obscure, I thought it was pretty common knowledge (along the same lines as Zyban coming into being when they discovered people taking Wellbutrin weren't smoking as much). But, maybe I only think it's common knowledge because it's my knowledge. Ha!

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

gsabc wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

Spoiler

A- Rogaine (22)

PS Count this career pharmaceutical chemist impressed! Not many people outside the industry would know this question, I’d wager. And you had it down COLD!

I wish I'd had this question, but not for the reason you might think. I had the perfect anecdote for it. My uncle actually worked on the clinical study for the BP medication. One of the side effects was the hair growth. The women in the study were not happy about it. Rogaine is about 1/10th the strength of the dose that would affect the BP.

And how much of that story do you think you would have been able to squeeze in during your 30 seconds? You know, I enjoyed watching both you and Clyde, but it really sucked that people who didn't know either one of you would only get the vague feeling that you both had personalities under all the 'final answer' 'final answer' 'final answer' crap that this show has turned into.

I'm surprised that Jeemie thinks this question is so obscure, I thought it was pretty common knowledge (along the same lines as Zyban coming into being when they discovered people taking Wellbutrin weren't smoking as much). But, maybe I only think it's common knowledge because it's my knowledge. Ha!

If your pressure is up
And you want it to drop
Rogaine!

JJ Cale wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

gsabc wrote:I wish I'd had this question, but not for the reason you might think. I had the perfect anecdote for it. My uncle actually worked on the clinical study for the BP medication. One of the side effects was the hair growth. The women in the study were not happy about it. Rogaine is about 1/10th the strength of the dose that would affect the BP.

And how much of that story do you think you would have been able to squeeze in during your 30 seconds? You know, I enjoyed watching both you and Clyde, but it really sucked that people who didn't know either one of you would only get the vague feeling that you both had personalities under all the 'final answer' 'final answer' 'final answer' crap that this show has turned into.

I'm surprised that Jeemie thinks this question is so obscure, I thought it was pretty common knowledge (along the same lines as Zyban coming into being when they discovered people taking Wellbutrin weren't smoking as much). But, maybe I only think it's common knowledge because it's my knowledge. Ha!

If your pressure is up
And you want it to drop
Rogaine!

HA!

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

JJ Cale wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:
And how much of that story do you think you would have been able to squeeze in during your 30 seconds? You know, I enjoyed watching both you and Clyde, but it really sucked that people who didn't know either one of you would only get the vague feeling that you both had personalities under all the 'final answer' 'final answer' 'final answer' crap that this show has turned into.

I'm surprised that Jeemie thinks this question is so obscure, I thought it was pretty common knowledge (along the same lines as Zyban coming into being when they discovered people taking Wellbutrin weren't smoking as much). But, maybe I only think it's common knowledge because it's my knowledge. Ha!

If your pressure is up
And you want it to drop
Rogaine!

HA!

I wish I could be as clever as JJ is.....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

JJ Cale wrote:

If your pressure is up
And you want it to drop
Rogaine!

HA!

I wish I could be as clever as JJ is.....

lb13

I wish so, too, but you will just have to be satisfied with being a stufmud......er, emoticon felon.

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:
HA!

I wish I could be as clever as JJ is.....

lb13

I wish so, too, but you will just have to be satisfied with being a stufmud......er, emoticon felon.

I'm pretty sure emoticon theft is barely a misdemeanor.....

Who wants to slap me on the wrist?

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

JJ Cale wrote:

If your pressure is up
And you want it to drop
Rogaine!

HA!

I wish I could be as clever as JJ is.....

lb13

I am waiting for his Beano ad to the tune of Call Me The Breeze.

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

gsabc wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 (Pharmaceuticals)- The active ingredient in which of these popular drugs was originally developed to treat high blood pressure?

A- Rogaine B- Advair
C- Claritin D- Ritalin

Spoiler

A- Rogaine (22)

PS Count this career pharmaceutical chemist impressed! Not many people outside the industry would know this question, I’d wager. And you had it down COLD!

I wish I'd had this question, but not for the reason you might think. I had the perfect anecdote for it. My uncle actually worked on the clinical study for the BP medication. One of the side effects was the hair growth. The women in the study were not happy about it. Rogaine is about 1/10th the strength of the dose that would affect the BP.

And how much of that story do you think you would have been able to squeeze in during your 30 seconds? You know, I enjoyed watching both you and Clyde, but it really sucked that people who didn't know either one of you would only get the vague feeling that you both had personalities under all the 'final answer' 'final answer' 'final answer' crap that this show has turned into.

After laughing while Meredith read the question, I would have said "My uncle actually worked on the clinical studies for this. A. Rogaine. Final answer."

And yes, the combination of TDC, my overly focused "game persona" and the eye made me more subdued than normal. Some of Clyde's personality came through, but he was a real hoot with The Punchy Bunch while I was still in the green room. Playing for that kind of money can get to you. Plus he'd been waiting for his shot since 7:30 AM.

littlebeast13 wrote:

FannyHeartsNene wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

I wish I could be as clever as JJ is.....

lb13

I wish so, too, but you will just have to be satisfied with being a stufmud......er, emoticon felon.

I'm pretty sure emoticon theft is barely a misdemeanor.....

Who wants to slap me on the wrist?

lb13

I'll do it...and would you send my $80 please.

kay

Wow, nice work Clyde!

Congratulations on hitting the third tier in this new era, it's a big accomplishment.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 (In Treatment)- A person who has a rhotacism would most likely seek treatment from which of these professionals?

A- Cardiologist B- Ophthalmologist
C- Speech therapist D- Massage therapist

Dumb luck would have gotten me through this one. The first and only connection I made was that rhotacism begins with "rh" which may have some similarity to the root for rhetoric. Given it was a free guess, I would have gotten it right.

Congrat on the nice run and getting some good cash flow for the wee one's future!

Good job Clyde! I loved the irony of the Rogaine question.

I had no clue on the 50k question, despite having a little Latin (and less Greek) in college.

doitneatly said:

"Congratulations on hitting the third tier in this new era, it's a big accomplishment."
___

[Sigh ...]

Not a good observation, but so true.

Nice job, Clyde. You made us all proud.

Congratulations, Clyde!

Congratulations, Clyde! You went as far as TPTB seem to want contestants going, any more.



How many BBs actually knew what a rhotacism was? Not just that you'd be able to make a logical guess from the choices, but actually knew the definition? Sheesh!

MarleysGh0st wrote:Congratulations, Clyde! You went as far as TPTB seem to want contestants going, any more.



How many BBs actually knew what a rhotacism was? Not just that you'd be able to make a logical guess from the choices, but actually knew the definition? Sheesh!

I knew. It's a freerice.com word. I'm doing freerice till I can go a whole day without going below 60. "Rhotacism" is in the mid 50s, I believe. There's also "betacism." I wonder if there's a tacism or cism for every Greek letter.