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Jenni Caruso
Bra Fitter
Las Vegas, NV

Jenni makes sure women are fitted with the right bra, because most women aren’t wearing the correct size. “Life’s too short for uncomfortable underwear”.

Meredith mentions that Jenni looks like she’s in the right underwear. Jenni agrees- says she’s feeling good right now.

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$500 (Economics)- In its fiscal practices and policies, the United States largely adheres to what economic philosophy?

A- Communism B- Capitalism
C- Feudalism D- Game show-ism

Spoiler

B- Capitalism (9)

$1,000 (In the News)- Foodies were shocked in 2009 when Conde Nast announced it was closing what 68-year-old magazine?

A- Gourmet B- Vogue
C- Architectural Digest D- GQ

Spoiler

A- Gourmet (10)

$2,000 (Interjections)- By definition, the interjection “Puh-leeze!” is an alteration of what more common word?

A- Police B- Peas
C- Please D- Pleads

Spoiler

C- Please (10)

$3,000 (The Name Game)- Which of these actresses shares her last name with a popular line of Pepperidge Farm cookies?

A- Angelina Jolie B- Alyssa Milano
C- Natalie Portman D- Jessica Alba

Spoiler

B- Alyssa Milano (7)

$5,000 (Disney Characters)- According to Disney, “A-hyuck”, “Whoa”, “Huh?” and “How ya doin’?” are what character’s favorite phrases?

A- Donald Duck B- Pluto
C- Goofy D- Mickey Mouse

Spoiler

C- Goofy (10)

Commercial Break (promo for You’re in the Hotseat game)

Jenni needs the money to replace both cars. Her station wagon has no knob to turn on the headlights, and only 2 of 3 knobs for the AC. Her van has transmission troubles. Meredith suggest a bike.

$7,500 (The Animal Kingdom)- While everyone knows a skunk is a mammal, a skink is a what?

A- Beetle B- Bird
C- Lizard D- Fish

Spoiler

C- Lizard (25)

$10,000 (Wars)- In France, what war is known as “La Grande Guerre”?

A- War of 1812 B- World War I
C- Hundred Years War D- Vietnam War

At 19 seconds, Jenni asks the expert.

Meredith lets us know before Robert became an actor, he was a contestant on Pyramid.

Robert figures it out by figuring out what the phrase means, and gives Jenni the answer. Jenni makes him take the time to explain it out anyway. “I have faith in your genius”, says Jenni.

Spoiler

B- World War I (13)

Commercial Break

A peek at a question from Monday

($12,500) In 2009, Michelle Obama became the first First Lady to plant a vegetable garden on the White House lawn since whom?

A- Jacqueline Kennedy B- Eleanor Roosevelt
C- Nancy Reagan D- Mamie Eisenhower

$12,500 (The Internet)- In 2009, what company unveiled Bing, a new Internet search service intended to compete directly with Google?

A- Microsoft B- Apple
C- Yahoo! D- AOL

At 23 seconds, Jenni asks the audience.

ATA results

A- 70%, B- 9%, C- 14%, D- 7%

Spoiler

A- Microsoft (17)

$15,000 (Talk Shows)- What popular TV program began as a local talk show called “AM Chicago”?

A- Maury B- The Oprah Winfrey Show
C- Judge Judy D- Jerry Springer

Jenni hems and haws, knows what she thinks it is, but doesn’t want to risk the Double Dip. She decides to walk. “Final?”, asks Meredith, with 6 seconds to go.

Spoiler

B- the Oprah Winfrey Show (0)

Last minutes of the show are about Jenni explaining why she leaped in with an answer at the last second (along with her knowing what the answer SHOULD be, she “heard her husband screaming in her head”, telling her to answer.

HORN. Jenni will return on Monday.

Bumpity.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 (Economics)- In its fiscal practices and policies, the United States largely adheres to what economic philosophy?

A- Communism B- Capitalism
C- Feudalism D- Game show-ism

If only D were true...

Nihil obstat®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jenni Caruso
Bra Fitter
Las Vegas, NV

Jenni makes sure women are fitted with the right bra, because most women aren’t wearing the correct size. “Life’s too short for uncomfortable underwear”.

Meredith mentions that Jenni looks like she’s in the right underwear. Jenni agrees- says she’s feeling good right now.

That whole bit was a bit off-putting, IMO.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $7,500 (The Animal Kingdom)- While everyone knows a skunk is a mammal, a skink is a what?

A- Beetle B- Bird
C- Lizard D- Fish

Spoiler

C- Lizard (25)

And a skank is a ...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $10,000 (Wars)- In France, what war is known as “La Grande Guerre”?

A- War of 1812 B- World War I
C- Hundred Years War D- Vietnam War

At 19 seconds, Jenni asks the expert.

Meredith lets us know before Robert became an actor, he was a contestant on Pyramid.

Robert figures it out by figuring out what the phrase means, and gives Jenni the answer. Jenni makes him take the time to explain it out anyway. “I have faith in your genius”, says Jenni.

Spoiler

B- World War I (13)

Was it on this exchange that Robert confessed that he had done a terrible job this week?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $15,000 (Talk Shows)- What popular TV program began as a local talk show called “AM Chicago”?

A- Maury B- The Oprah Winfrey Show
C- Judge Judy D- Jerry Springer

Jenni hems and haws, knows what she thinks it is, but doesn’t want to risk the Double Dip. She decides to walk. “Final?”, asks Meredith, with 6 seconds to go.

Spoiler

B- the Oprah Winfrey Show (0)

I'm surprised that she went for it, but I suspect she'll be one and done. As for me, nihil obstat®.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 (Economics)- In its fiscal practices and policies, the United States largely adheres to what economic philosophy?

A- Communism B- Capitalism
C- Feudalism D- Game show-ism

If only D were true...

Nihil obstat®

Events of the past few of decades lead me to wonder if B is true. But I don't see an option for Congresshasitsheadupitsass-ism though.