Transcript 04/05/10 Myah Williams

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Myah Williams
Brooklyn, NY
College junior

Today’s ATE is biologist, TV host and author of “100 Heartbeats,” Jeff Corwin.

Topic Tree:

Popular Science
Down Under
U.S. Presidents
What Is It?
Athlete Politicians
Weights & Measures
At the Bookstore
Pop Singers
Holidays
Are We There Yet?
The Internet
The Animal Kingdom
Works & Phrases
Beverages
Nicknames

$500 Which of the following is a common nickname for the U.S. president who led the Union during the Civil War?
A. Honest Ike
B. Honest Abe
C. Honest Teddy
D. Honestly, It’s not “D”

Spoiler

B. Honest Abe (7)

$1K Which of these beverages is often made from grapes?
A. Tea
B. Wine
C. Coffee
D. Beer

Spoiler

B. Wine (11)

$2K A person voted “class clown” in the high school yearbook would most likely be described as a what?
A. Jock
B. Social butterfly
C. Prankster
D. Go-getter

Spoiler

C. Prankster (10)

$3K Which of these animals regularly withstands temperatures as low as –58 degrees Fahrenheit?
A. Desert tortoise
B. African porcupine
C. Arabian camel
D. Arctic Fox

Spoiler

D. Arctic Fox ( 8 )

$5K Vitals.com is a Web site that helps users find and rate what types of professionals?
A. Architects
B. Lawyers
C. Doctors
D. Chefs

Spoiler

C. Doctors (10)

commercial break

$7.5K “That the future may learn from the past” is the motto of what popular U.S. tourist attraction?
A. Colonial Williamsburg
B. SeaWorld
C. Epcot
D. Dollywood

Spoiler

A. Colonial Williamsburg (21)

$10K Sadie Hawkins Day is an unofficial holiday on which it is traditional for women to do what?
A. Wash their hair
B. Buy new hats
C. Plant flowers
D. Ask men on dates

Spoiler

D. Ask men on dates (21)

$12.5K “Gudmundsdottir” is the last name of what famous one-named singer?
A. Usher
B. Pink
C. Björk
D. Rihanna

Spoiler

C. Björk (24)

$15K What politician is the main subject of a 2009 book subtitled “The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman”?
A. Tom Harkin
B. Chuck Schumer
C. Barney Frank
D. Henry Waxman

ATE (24)

Jeff says he is from Massachusetts and that he is going to say Barney Frank.

Spoiler

C. Barney Frank (19)

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon
B. Tablespoon
C. Quarter-cup
D. Fluid ounce

ATA (24)

47% A. Teaspoon
21% B. Tablespoon
5% C. Quarter-cup
27% D. Fluid ounce

DD (21)

Myah’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

A. Teaspoon (21)

commercial break

$50K After playing in the NBA for twelve seasons, Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of what state capital in 2008?
A. Denver
B. Atlanta
C. Sacramento
D. Austin

Myah makes Austin her final answer.
Myah leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

C. Sacramento (9)

Answers:
$500 B. Honest Abe
$1K B. Wine
$2K C. Prankster
$3K D. Arctic Fox
$5K C. Doctors
$7.5K A. Colonial Williamsburg
$10K D. Ask men on dates
$12.5 K C. Björk
$15K C. Barney Frank
$25K A. Teaspoon
$50K C. Sacramento

To add the topic tree.

[MarleysGh0st]

Myah Williams
Brooklyn, NY

Where else?

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon
B. Tablespoon
C. Quarter-cup
D. Fluid ounce

ATA (24)

47% A. Teaspoon
21% B. Tablespoon
5% C. Quarter-cup
27% D. Fluid ounce

DD (21)

Myah’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

A. Teaspoon (21)

I wonder if the question writers expected contestants to have that conversion figure memorized? With TDC, 30 seconds isn't a lot of time to recall any more basic conversion factors and do the math, so it's a matter of first impressions based on realizing how small 5 ml is. Myah didn't make it any easier for the audience, by asking them after only 6 seconds.

[Kazoo65]

ATA or DD on the measurement Q.

I knew the Congressman Q cold. Barney Frank is on the news a lot.


Tbe last one was kind of hard. I eliminated Austin because it doesn't even have an NBA team (the two teams in Texas are in Dallas and Houston). DD or ATE on this one.

[Rexer25]

ATA or DD on the measurement Q.

I knew the Congressman Q cold. Barney Frank is on the news a lot.


Tbe last one was kind of hard. I eliminated Austin because it doesn't even have an NBA team (the two teams in Texas are in Dallas and Houston). DD or ATE on this one.

And the math gets to Kazoo again. There are 3 NBA teams in Texas. Tim Duncan feels slighted.

[takinover]

Good stack for me, would have probably been going for $100K with ATA and ATE. Would have had to DD on the $25K (eliminated B. Tablespoon & C. Quarter-cup).

[TheConfessor]

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon

No it's not. It's a close enough conversion for normal cooking situations, but it's certainly not "equal." It's off by about 1.42%.

[Snaxx]

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon

No it's not. It's a close enough conversion for normal cooking situations, but it's certainly not "equal." It's off by about 1.42%.

Because it said "equal" instead of "approximate" I figured I would be able to eliminate any traditional English measures as I was sure the English measures did not correspond neatly to the metric ones. Then I was like WTF when they were all traditional English measures. The clock would have become a factor. However, I can't think of any metric measure that, if provided as an answer, would have caused me to answer incorrectly and leave LL's on the table.

[TheConfessor]

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon

No it's not. It's a close enough conversion for normal cooking situations, but it's certainly not "equal." It's off by about 1.42%.

Because it said "equal" instead of "approximate" I figured I would be able to eliminate any traditional English measures as I was sure the English measures did not correspond neatly to the metric ones. Then I was like WTF when they were all traditional English measures. The clock would have become a factor. However, I can't think of any metric measure that, if provided as an answer, would have caused me to answer incorrectly and leave LL's on the table.

I agree with you completely. Or to be exact, I agree 98.5784318%.

[Appa23]

Tbe last one was kind of hard. I eliminated Austin because it doesn't even have an NBA team (the two teams in Texas are in Dallas and Houston). DD or ATE on this one.

Well, since Johnson never played for the Sacramento Kings, it does not matter that it has a NBA team. (Johnson was a Sun for his entire career, except part of his first year in Cleveland.)

Now, if you followed sports and remember that Johnson played at Cal, then you might have deduced that Sacramento was his hometown.

[TheConfessor]

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon
B. Tablespoon
C. Quarter-cup
D. Fluid ounce

I wonder if the question writers expected contestants to have that conversion figure memorized? With TDC, 30 seconds isn't a lot of time to recall any more basic conversion factors and do the math, so it's a matter of first impressions based on realizing how small 5 ml is.

If the contestant needed a quicker way to figure it out, here's another approach:
"Okay Meredith, one milliliter is the same as one cubic centimeter, and of course we all know how the band 10 cc got its name, and from my personal experience, um, I mean from what my friends tell me, two teaspoons seems about right for 10 cc, but the question is asking about 5 cc, so that would be half as much, or one teaspoon, right? Yeah, the other choices are way too much. So I'll say A, teaspoon, final answer."

[ten96lt]

Wow, dream stack for me. Would have DD on the $50K but would have kept going. Although considering the timing between classes and that I'm in Chem NOW, I might have had to DD on the $25K.

[TheConfessor]

Wow, dream stack for me. Would have DD on the $50K but would have kept going. Although considering the timing between classes and that I'm in Chem NOW, I might have had to DD on the $25K.

People like to talk about how much harder the show is now than it was in prime time, and maybe that's true, but this stack was easier than most prime time stacks ever were. I don't know about the four remaining questions, since the topic tree is not shown in the transcript.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Myah Williams
Brooklyn, NY

WE®

Today’s ATE is biologist, TV host and author of “100 Heartbeats,” Jeff Corwin.

I like Jeff Corwin. He could be a great Expert this week... but we'll wait and see.

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon
B. Tablespoon
C. Quarter-cup
D. Fluid ounce

Double Dip on A and B. I'm quite surprised that the plurality of the audience nailed this one.

$50K After playing in the NBA for twelve seasons, Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of what state capital in 2008?
A. Denver
B. Atlanta
C. Sacramento
D. Austin

I can eliminate Denver because they're electing a new mayor this year. Atlanta is out because they just elected a new mayor a few months ago. And I don't ever recall Confessor or Frogman ever mentioning that KJ was elected mayor of Austin. So I'm going with Sac-town by POE.

[vettech]

$50K After playing in the NBA for twelve seasons, Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of what state capital in 2008?
A. Denver
B. Atlanta
C. Sacramento
D. Austin

Watching the Colbert Report comes in handy sometimes. Now if the question had been reversed (What former NBA player is mayor of Sacramento?) I probably would not have been able to pull out the name.

[earendel]

Myah Williams
Brooklyn, NY
College junior

A WE®. But she self-identifies as a nerd, participated in Quiz Bowl, and had that "aha" moment when she realized, after answering the questions while watching the show, that she should be on it.

$15K What politician is the main subject of a 2009 book subtitled “The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman”?
A. Tom Harkin
B. Chuck Schumer
C. Barney Frank
D. Henry Waxman

ATE (24)

Jeff says he is from Massachusetts and that he is going to say Barney Frank.

Spoiler

C. Barney Frank (19)

As I watched I thought she was making a mistake by not using ATA here.

$25K Which of these units of measure is equal to five milliliters?
A. Teaspoon
B. Tablespoon
C. Quarter-cup
D. Fluid ounce

ATA (24)

47% A. Teaspoon
21% B. Tablespoon
5% C. Quarter-cup
27% D. Fluid ounce

DD (21)

Myah’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

A. Teaspoon (21)

I was right. This might have been a better question for the expert. As for me, I would have had to burn a lifeline here, and since I still have ATE, I'll use it.

$50K After playing in the NBA for twelve seasons, Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of what state capital in 2008?
A. Denver
B. Atlanta
C. Sacramento
D. Austin

Myah makes Austin her final answer.
Myah leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

C. Sacramento (9)

Well, I'm in trouble. This doesn't seem like a good ATA question, and since I have no idea, the DD won't help, either. But let's go down swinging and use ATA, hoping to get one strong response or two relatively even ones for the DD. Did Kevin Johnson play for the Kings?

[NellyLunatic1980]

Did Kevin Johnson play for the Kings?

No. He played his entire career with the Phoenix Suns.

[ten96lt]

Wow, dream stack for me. Would have DD on the $50K but would have kept going. Although considering the timing between classes and that I'm in Chem NOW, I might have had to DD on the $25K.

People like to talk about how much harder the show is now than it was in prime time, and maybe that's true, but this stack was easier than most prime time stacks ever were. I don't know about the four remaining questions, since the topic tree is not shown in the transcript.

Considering how they are usually hard thats kinda why I had to declare a Nihil obstat® (I hope I did that right.) Doing a lab every week in Chem and dealing with mL in each of those labs makes it easier to visualize 5mL.

[Appa23]

Did Kevin Johnson play for the Kings?

No. He played his entire career with the Phoenix Suns.

Johnson was drafted by the Cavs, as a challenger to Mark Price's starting job. When Price won the job, Johnson was traded during the season to the Suns, along with Mark West and Tyrone Corbin, for Larry Nance and Mike Sanders.

The teams also exchanged draft picks, and the Suns used their pick to draft Thunder Dan Majerle.

[lv42day]

I find that sometimes they have relatively easy stacks until the 25,000 dollar question. Then when the 25 grand hits I find myself saying, yes, I have all three lifelines, but who would know this? I guess the question writers were banking that the teaspoon question, was a "who would know this kind of question."

[TheConfessor]

It would be easy math, except for the pressure of the clock. Most people know that a liter is a little more than a quart, so call it 33 ounces. There's 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon and 2 tablespoons in an ounce, so a liter is roughly 33 x 6 or about 200 teaspoons. A liter is 1000 ml, so that makes it about 5 ml to a teaspoon. Seems easy enough, though Patricia Heaton would probably think otherwise.

[SportsFan68]

It would be easy math, except for the pressure of the clock. Most people know that a liter is a little more than a quart, so call it 33 ounces. There's 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon and 2 tablespoons in an ounce, so a liter is roughly 33 x 6 or about 200 teaspoons. A liter is 1000 ml, so that makes it about 5 ml to a teaspoon. Seems easy enough, though Patricia Heaton would probably think otherwise.

I agree. I could never do the above math in 30 seconds without paper and pencil.

[lv42day]

fwiw, I think there will be less wwoq from now on, for imho they have taken away 2 of the three lifelines. An "expert" is not a fair exchange for a phone a friend. And double dip is not a fair exchange for the 50/50, especially for those afraid to dare, but maybe would dare if there were only two choices to choose from. Two good lifelines gone, with a clock ticking down to boot. Fairness would seem to dictate, that the questions be a little easier now.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

fwiw, I think there will be less wwoq from now on, for imho they have taken away 2 of the three lifelines. An "expert" is not a fair exchange for a phone a friend. And double dip is not a fair exchange for the 50/50, especially for those afraid to dare, but maybe would dare if there were only two choices to choose from. Two good lifelines gone, with a clock ticking down to boot. Fairness would seem to dictate, that the questions be a little easier now.

Fairness? We ain't got no Fairness. We don't need no Fairness! I don't have to show you any stinkin' Fairness!"*



*TOPG was fair, it was the first casualty.*


*Yes that horse is dead.

[MarleysGh0st]

Fairness? We ain't got no Fairness. We don't need no Fairness! I don't have to show you any stinkin' Fairness!"*



*TOPG was fair, it was the first casualty.*


*Yes that horse is dead.

No, it's not! It's just asleep.

And she insisted that with his eyes closed they believed he was asleep.

"He was alive. He was pale but he wasn't dead," Ms Anusic added.

"A dead person you cannot carry to Germany, there are too many people checking and security. How can you bring a dead person to Germany?"

[takinover]

*TOPG was fair, ...*

Not for those who did not have access or could not get to a phone from 12-3 (or 9-12) depending on your time zone.