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Alandis Brassel
New York, NY

Once worked as an assistant audio engineer for Justin Timberlake.

Guest host Steve Harvey.

Today’s ATE is former star of “Blossom” and neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik.

Topic Tree:

Just Married
1964
Shakespeare
Travels with George
Poetry
Just a Phase
Tom Hanks
The Nobel Prize
CELEBRITY Q
Reality TV
The United Nations
Toys & Games
Disney Movies
Magazines
Gimme Twenty!

$500 Though now illegal in many states, the ritualized harassment known as “hazing” is still common in what organizations?
A. Political parties
B. Church choirs
C. Fraternities & sororities
D. Oprah’s Book Club

Spoiler

C. Fraternities & sororities (6)

$1K In 2009, the magazines “Gourmet,” “Bon Appétit” and “Food & Wine” all featured turkeys on their covers for what month’s issue?
A. February
B. May
C. August
D. November

Spoiler

D. November (10)

$2K Which of these Disney films features characters who engage in a ritual called the “Twilight Bark”?
A. The Little Mermaid
B. 101 Dalmatians
C. The Lion King
D. Cinderella

Spoiler

B. 101 Dalmatians (7)

$3K “Patient has some ribs to spare, take out a couple, but use care” is an instruction from what classic game?
A. Operation
B. Candy Land
C. Twister
D. Musical chairs

Spoiler

A. Operation ( 8 )

$5K Most of the seats in the United Nation’s General Assembly Hall are equipped with what technological device?
A. Stethoscope
B. Pocket calculator
C. Earphones
D. Microwave

Spoiler

C. Earphones (6)

commercial break

$7.5K In 2009, the Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa in southern Utah teamed up with a popular reality show and renamed itself what?
A. Project Runway Resort
B. American Idol Resort
C. The Apprentice Resort
D. The Biggest Loser Resort

Spoiler

D. The Biggest Loser Resort (20)

Today’s celebrity is Joy Behar.

$10K “Mr. Warmth,” “The Merchant of Venom” and “The Insult King” are all nicknames for what longtime stand-up comedian?
A. Louie Anderson
B. Robert Klein
C. Don Rickles
D. Billy Connolly

ATA ( 18 )

1% A. Louie Anderson
1% B. Robert Klein
97% C. Don Rickles
1% D. Billy Connolly

Spoiler

C. Don Rickles (16)

$12.5K In the announcement of their 2009 Nobel Prize, three scientists known for their work in fiber optics and digital imaging were referred to as what?
A. Masters of the atom
B. Masters of magnetism
C. Masters of gravity
D. Masters of light

Spoiler

D. Masters of light (14)

commercial break

$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

ATE (14)

Mayim says that one of the first times that she saw Tom Hanks as a bigger adult actor was in the movie “Big.”
She then says she remembers that “ Philadelphia” was a huge, huge Oscar film. It got a lot of nominations and wins.
She says that she would go with “Philadelphia.”

Alandis goes with Mayim and makes “Philadelphia” his final answer.

Alandis leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Big (11)

Millionaire's You're in the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's word is "101 Dalmatians."

Answers:
$500 C. Fraternities & sororities
$1K D. November
$2K B. 101 Dalmatians
$3K A. Operation
$5K C. Earphones
$7.5K D. The Biggest Loser Resort
$10K C. Don Rickles
$12.5K D. Masters of light
$15K C. Big

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alandis Brassel
New York, NY

Once worked as an assistant audio engineer for Justin Timberlake.

They said Alandis turned down a scholarship to law school, in order to continue pursuing a career in music (thus preserving his full WE/WE credentials).

Hmmm. I'm thinking that law school scholarships don't come out of the blue, without a considerable effort to get one, before he changed his plans.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

Meryl Streep is a perennial Oscar nominee. Tom Hanks is not.

Playing a mentally challenged (in some way) character is a great way to get an Oscar nomination.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alandis Brassel
New York, NY

Once worked as an assistant audio engineer for Justin Timberlake.

WE/WE®

Nihil obstat®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alandis Brassel
New York, NY

Once worked as an assistant audio engineer for Justin Timberlake.

That makes him a WE/WE® in my book.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Today’s ATE is former star of “Blossom” and neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik.

She's got brains, but how is she about things outside her area of expertise?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2K Which of these Disney films features characters who engage in a ritual called the “Twilight Bark”?
A. The Little Mermaid
B. 101 Dalmatians
C. The Lion King
D. Cinderella

Spoiler

B. 101 Dalmatians (7)

In the original animated version, it wasn't a "ritual". It was a means of communicating information over long distances.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K “Mr. Warmth,” “The Merchant of Venom” and “The Insult King” are all nicknames for what longtime stand-up comedian?
A. Louie Anderson
B. Robert Klein
C. Don Rickles
D. Billy Connolly

ATA ( 18 )

1% A. Louie Anderson
1% B. Robert Klein
97% C. Don Rickles
1% D. Billy Connolly

Spoiler

C. Don Rickles (16)

Hey! This is the answer on my "You're in the Hot Seat" game card - maybe I just won $50,000!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

ATE (14)

Mayim says that one of the first times that she saw Tom Hanks as a bigger adult actor was in the movie “Big.”
She then says she remembers that “ Philadelphia” was a huge, huge Oscar film. It got a lot of nominations and wins.
She says that she would go with “Philadelphia.”

Alandis goes with Mayim and makes “Philadelphia” his final answer.

Alandis leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Big (11)

I didn't realize that Hanks had won an Oscar for "Big". I'd have gone with "Philadelphia" and exited with $5K as Alandis did.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Millionaire's You're in the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's word is "101 Dalmatians."

<*sigh*> I guess not.

silverscreenselect wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

Meryl Streep is a perennial Oscar nominee. Tom Hanks is not.

Playing a mentally challenged (in some way) character is a great way to get an Oscar nomination.

How was Josh Baskin mentally challenged?

Aside from being a 13-year-old in a 30-year-old body, I mean...

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

ATE (14)

Mayim says that one of the first times that she saw Tom Hanks as a bigger adult actor was in the movie “Big.”
She then says she remembers that “ Philadelphia” was a huge, huge Oscar film. It got a lot of nominations and wins.
She says that she would go with “Philadelphia.”

Alandis goes with Mayim and makes “Philadelphia” his final answer.

Alandis leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Big (11)

I didn't realize that Hanks had won an Oscar for "Big". I'd have gone with "Philadelphia" and exited with $5K as Alandis did.

Hanks didn't win an Oscar for Big but he was nominated.

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

ATE (14)

Mayim says that one of the first times that she saw Tom Hanks as a bigger adult actor was in the movie “Big.”
She then says she remembers that “ Philadelphia” was a huge, huge Oscar film. It got a lot of nominations and wins.
She says that she would go with “Philadelphia.”

Alandis goes with Mayim and makes “Philadelphia” his final answer.

Alandis leaves with $5K

Spoiler

C. Big (11)

I didn't realize that Hanks had won an Oscar for "Big". I'd have gone with "Philadelphia" and exited with $5K as Alandis did.

Hanks didn't win an Oscar for Big but he was nominated.

I didn't know that, either.

silverscreenselect wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$15K Perennial Oscar nominee Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination for his role in what move?
A. A League of Their Own
B. Sleepless in Seattle
C. Big
D. Philadelphia

Meryl Streep is a perennial Oscar nominee. Tom Hanks is not.

Playing a mentally challenged (in some way) character is a great way to get an Oscar nomination.

I think Tom Hanks may be the closest thing to a perennial Oscar Nominee on the male side, at least in the last 2 decades. He has been nominated 5 times since '89 and is only the second person to win back-to-back Oscars.

And everyone knows you never go full retard.

"Ritualized harrassment"? "Still common"?

Sounds like a geeky question writer was still upset about not getting a bid into a Greek house.