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Zach Steele
West Des Moines, IA
Bill collector

Meredith almost hates to say that Zach is a bill collector, but he's a nice guy.

Question Topics:
* Genetics
* Opera
* Odd Habits
* What is It?
* National Flags
* Who Am I?
* Fruits & Vegetables
* Retro Fashion
* Rock Albums
* Computer Games
* Wedding Traditions
* Candy
* Sports Fans
* Bestsellers
* Presidential History


$500 * Presidential History
Which of these men was a prominent film actor before he was elected U.S. president?

A: Lyndon Johnson B: Ronald Reagan
C: Dwight Eisenhower D: John Quincy DiCaprio

Answer

B: Ronald Reagan ( 9 )

$1,000 * Bestsellers
Which of these best-selling books was written by Pope Benedict XVI?

A: Extreme Fat Smash Diet B: Shopaholic & Baby
C: Jesus of Nazareth D: Freakonomics

Answer

C: Jesus of Nazareth ( 8 )

$2,000 * Sports Fans
For decades, what sport's fans have engaged in heated debates about the merits of wood versus metal bats?

A: Tennis B: Baseball
C: Hockey D: Soccer

Answer

B: Baseball ( 12 )

$3,000 * Candy
According to the National Confectioners Association, each Easter season candymakers producer approximately sixteen billion what?

A: Jelly beans B: Candy canes
C: Caramel apples D: Brownies

Answer

A: Jelly beans ( 11 )

$5,000 * Wedding Traditions
By definition, a "Jack and Jill" wedding shower has which of these notable characteristics?

A: It's co-ed B: It's held after the wedding
C: It doesn't serve alcohol D: It doesn't allow gifts

With 8 seconds left, Zach decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 83% B: 3% C: 9% D: 5%

That's what Zach was thinking.

Answer

A: It's co-ed ( 6 )

-- Commercial Break --

Zach came back from teaching in South America and bill collecting what the only job he could find.

Zach lives with four women. All of them are single; one is his sister. Zach is very popular with his friends.

Zach's dad, Pat, is in the audience.

$7,500 * Computer Games
What naval vessel shares its name with a popular game that has come installed on Windows computers since the early 1990s?

A: Submarine B: Minesweeper
C: Cruiser D: Destroyer

Answer

B: Minesweeper ( 20 )

$10,000 * Rock Albums
Perhaps as a nod to its lead singer, what classic rock band titled one of its albums "Morrison Hotel"?

A: The Doors B: The Who
C: Pink Floyd D: Led Zeppelin

Answer

A: The Doors ( 26 )

$12,500 * Retro Fashion
In a 2009 New York Times article, the term "Ralph Kramden" was coined to refer to what physical trait?

A: Pot belly B: Receding hairline
C: Long beard D: Buck teeth

Answer

A: Pot belly ( 24 )

$15,000 * Fruits & Vegetables
Crenshaw is a sweet variety of what fruit?

A: Cherry B: Pear
C: Melon D: Apple

With 15 seconds left, Zach decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Greg Proops, the host
of "Head Games" on the Science Channel.

Greg: Ahhh! C: Melon. It's not a cherry, it's not a pear and it's not an apple.

Zach: You sound pretty sure.

Greg: I am totally sure, dude.

Answer

C: Melon ( 13 )

-- Commercial Break --

Zach would like to return to South America. He taught P.E. He originally thought he would be an English teacher, but then a very stern nun informed him otherwise.

$25,000 * Who Am I?
Who is Alberto Contador?

A: Prime Minister of Spain B: Academy Award-winning director
C: Fashion designer D: 2009 Tour de France winner

Zach know it's not Prime Minister of Spain, but he walks with $15,000. He would have guessed fashion designer.

Answer

D: 2009 Tour de France winner ( 3 )

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Fruits & Vegetables
Crenshaw is a sweet variety of what fruit?

A: Cherry B: Pear
C: Melon D: Apple

Not sure on this one. ATA.

$25K: Being a follower of the Tour de France, and a reader of Lance Armstrong's memoirs, I knew this one before the answers came up.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Zach is very popular with his friends.

Better than being unpopular with your friends, I guess.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$1,000 * Bestsellers
Which of these best-selling books was written by Pope Benedict XVI?

A: Extreme Fat Smash Diet B: Shopaholic & Baby
C: Jesus of Nazareth D: Freakonomics

Answer

C: Jesus of Nazareth ( 8 )

Yes the $1,000 questions are always easy. But this one struck me as odd, with at least two patently absurd answer choice. (I don't doubt that A and B are actual book titles, but come on! D is also a pretty silly title to link to a pope, but at least it's a well-known book.)

It reads like an extra extra easy $500 question because of those choices. Maybe this happens all the time, and I just don't notice...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Zach Steele
West Des Moines, IA
Bill collector

Meredith almost hates to say that Zach is a bill collector, but he's a nice guy.

I collect bills, too - $10s, $20s...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Zach lives with four women. All of them are single; one is his sister. Zach is very popular with his friends.

Is this a logic problem? Are the others his mother, his grandmother and a niece?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15,000 * Fruits & Vegetables
Crenshaw is a sweet variety of what fruit?

A: Cherry B: Pear
C: Melon D: Apple

With 15 seconds left, Zach decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Greg Proops, the host
of "Head Games" on the Science Channel.

Greg: Ahhh! C: Melon. It's not a cherry, it's not a pear and it's not an apple.

Zach: You sound pretty sure.

Greg: I am totally sure, dude.

Answer

C: Melon ( 13 )

Time for me to ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * Who Am I?
Who is Alberto Contador?

A: Prime Minister of Spain B: Academy Award-winning director
C: Fashion designer D: 2009 Tour de France winner

Zach know it's not Prime Minister of Spain, but he walks with $15,000. He would have guessed fashion designer.

Answer

D: 2009 Tour de France winner ( 3 )

Also a former teammate of Lance Armstrong.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Zach Steele
West Des Moines, IA
Bill collector

Meredith almost hates to say that Zach is a bill collector, but he's a nice guy.

I collect bills, too - $10s, $20s...

That's easy. Blame Rexer for something and he'll send you a bill for $10.