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Guest Host: Steve Harvey

O.T. Wells
Teaneck, NJ

While Steve introduces himself in the intro segment, he has O.T. holding a copy of Steve's book. Steve adjusts the book so it's prominently displayed for the camera.

O.T. is a member of "the greatest fraternity on Earth," Omega Psi Phi. Steve gets out of his chair to exchange a fraternity hug with O.T.

O.T.'s wife, Angela, is in the audience. They've been married for six years. The first thing O.T. is going to do with the money he wins is tithe to the church. After that, you'd have to talk to Angela about it. But then O.T. says they'll do some projects around the house and start a college fund for their little boy.

Question Topics:
* Sigmund Freud
* Womankind
* Endorsements
* Slang
* Common Names
* The Titanic
* Guns & Ammo
* The Boss
* TV Dads
* Ancient Greece
* Riding the Rails
* Nice Try!
* Science Fiction
* (Business Travel)
* (Rhyme Time)

O.T. still has all his lifelines, including Ask The Expert. Today's expert is neuroscientist Mayim Bialik,
better known as "Blossom".

$2,000 * Science Fiction
Playing on the name Wikipedia, the Web site Wookieepedia is an online source of information about what sci-fi movie series?

A: Star Trek B: The Matrix
C: Terminator D: Star Wars

Answer

D: Star Wars ( 5 )

$3,000 * Nice Try!
In 1985, what product's notoriously unsuccessful "New" formula was introduced to the public?

A: Coca-Cola B: Heinz ketchup
C: Campbell's Tomato Soup D: Rice Krispies

Answer

A: Coca-Cola ( 7 )

$5,000 * Riding the Rails
What U.S. city's public transportation system features "Midway" and "O'Hare" as two of its train station stops?

A: San Francisco B: New York City
C: Chicago D: Washington D.C.

Answer

C: Chicago ( 8 )

-- Commercial Break --

Steve asks O.T. what his wife will do with the $5,000 he's won, so far. O.T. says "shoes."

$7,500 * Ancient Greece
Known for his analysis of the fifth-century Peloponnesian War, Thucydides is often considered to be ancient Greece's greatest what?

A: Physician B: Sculptor
C: Mathematician D: Historian

With 18 seconds left, O.T. decides to Ask The Audience. He thinks he knows the answer, but he wants to see if he's right.

ATA

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

That is what O.T. was thinking.

Answer

D: Historian ( 16 )

$10,000 * TV Dads
Ed O'Neill, star of the TV sitcom "Modern Family," also played a family patriarch on what other TV series?

A: Married...With Children B: Full House
C: Home Improvement D: Growing Pains

Answer

A: Married...With Children ( 21 )

$12,500 * The Boss
The title of Bruce Springsteen's 1995 album "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a nod to the main character of what classic novel?

A: The Color Purple B: The Grapes of Wrath
C: A Farewell to Arms D: The Lord of the Flies

O.T. knows it's not The Color Purple or The Lord of the Flies. With 9 seconds left, O.T. decides to Ask The Expert.

Mayim: I'm a Bruce Springsteen fan.

Steve: Okay, very good!

O.T.: I'm pretty sure it's not The Color Purple.

Mayim: Okay, I'm going to go with you on that. It's not The Color Purple.

O.T.: I'm leaning towards it not being Lord of the Flies.

Mayim: Umm, I do not think--I think it's not Lord of the Flies. I would say it's Grapes of Wrath, is what I want to say.

O.T.: You would go with Grapes of Wrath?

Mayim: If I had--if I had to make a choice, but I will tell you I'm not 100%. But, yeah, I totally agree, if I had to guess.

Before the clock restarts, O.T. says he has to Double Dip. Steve explains that he has to start the clock first, then he needs an answer. The clock ticks down to 5 seconds before O.T. repeats his request to Double Dip.

O.T.'s first answer is

Spoiler

B: The Grapes of Wrath

.

Answer

B: The Grapes of Wrath ( 5 )

-- Commercial Break --

$15,000 * Guns & Ammo
When stating a firearm's caliber -- like a .22 rifle or a .45 handgun -- the number is a measurement of what?

A: Speed of the hammer B: Amount of gunpowder
C: Distance a bullet travels D: Diameter of the gun barrel

O.T. lets the clock tick down to 1 second as he says he's going for it.

Answer

D: Diameter of the gun barrel ( 1 )

$25,000 * The Titanic
What was the name of the ship that rescued over 700 people from the Titanic?

A: Great Eastern B: Fairstar
C: Carpathia D: Princess Alice

Again, O.T. lets the clock tick down to 1 second while saying he's going for it.

Answer

C: Carpathia ( 1 )

Steve is excited. He says that, all week, contestants have been winning $5,000. This is the first time one of his contestants has won $25,000.

$50,000 * Common Names
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what last name, after "Smith," is the most common in the United States?

A: Jones B: Johnson
C: Williams D: Brown

O.T. says it's free guess. Steve says not to think of it like that, he says to think of it like--O.T. interrupts him to continue considering the question. He says

Spoiler

A: Jones

final answer.

Answer

B: Johnson ( 6 )

O.T. leaves with $25,000, but not before he and Steve exchange another fraternity hug.

-- Commercial Break --

You're In the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's Winning Answer

Spoiler

C: Carpathia

Sneak Peak at One of the Next Episode's Questions

$25,000
While in office, which of these U.S. presidents donated his entire salary to charity?

A: Bill Clinton B: Jimmy Carter
C: Franklin D. Roosevelt D: John F. Kennedy

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: Steve Harvey

O.T. Wells
Teaneck, NJ

While Steve introduces himself in the intro segment, he has O.T. holding a copy of Steve's book. Steve adjusts the book so it's prominently displayed for the camera.

O.T. is a member of "the greatest fraternity on Earth," Omega Psi Phi. Steve gets out of his chair to exchange a fraternity hug with O.T.

O.T.'s wife, Angela, is in the audience. They've been married for six years. The first thing O.T. is going to do with the money he wins is tithe to the church. After that, you'd have to talk to Angela about it. But then O.T. says they'll do some projects around the house and start a college fund for their little boy.

Question Topics:
* Sigmund Freud
* Womankind
* Endorsements
* Slang
* Common Names
* The Titanic
* Guns & Ammo
* The Boss
* TV Dads
* Ancient Greece
* Riding the Rails
* Nice Try!
* Science Fiction
* (Business Travel)
* (Rhyme Time)

O.T. still has all his lifelines, including Ask The Expert. Today's expert is neuroscientist Mayim Bialik,
better known as "Blossom".

$2,000 * Science Fiction
Playing on the name Wikipedia, the Web site Wookieepedia is an online source of information about what sci-fi movie series?

A: Star Trek B: The Matrix
C: Terminator D: Star Wars

Answer

D: Star Wars ( 5 )

$3,000 * Nice Try!
In 1985, what product's notoriously unsuccessful "New" formula was introduced to the public?

A: Coca-Cola B: Heinz ketchup
C: Campbell's Tomato Soup D: Rice Krispies

Answer

A: Coca-Cola ( 7 )

$5,000 * Riding the Rails
What U.S. city's public transportation system features "Midway" and "O'Hare" as two of its train station stops?

A: San Francisco B: New York City
C: Chicago D: Washington D.C.

Answer

C: Chicago ( 8 )

-- Commercial Break --

Steve asks O.T. what his wife will do with the $5,000 he's won, so far. O.T. says "shoes."

$7,500 * Ancient Greece
Known for his analysis of the fifth-century Peloponnesian War, Thucydides is often considered to be ancient Greece's greatest what?

A: Physician B: Sculptor
C: Mathematician D: Historian

With 18 seconds left, O.T. decides to Ask The Audience. He thinks he knows the answer, but he wants to see if he's right.

ATA

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

That is what O.T. was thinking.

Answer

D: Historian ( 16 )

$10,000 * TV Dads
Ed O'Neill, star of the TV sitcom "Modern Family," also played a family patriarch on what other TV series?

A: Married...With Children B: Full House
C: Home Improvement D: Growing Pains

Answer

A: Married...With Children ( 21 )

$12,500 * The Boss
The title of Bruce Springsteen's 1995 album "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a nod to the main character of what classic novel?

A: The Color Purple B: The Grapes of Wrath
C: A Farewell to Arms D: The Lord of the Flies

O.T. knows it's not The Color Purple or The Lord of the Flies. With 9 seconds left, O.T. decides to Ask The Expert.

Mayim: I'm a Bruce Springsteen fan.

Steve: Okay, very good!

O.T.: I'm pretty sure it's not The Color Purple.

Mayim: Okay, I'm going to go with you on that. It's not The Color Purple.

O.T.: I'm leaning towards it not being Lord of the Flies.

Mayim: Umm, I do not think--I think it's not Lord of the Flies. I would say it's Grapes of Wrath, is what I want to say.

O.T.: You would go with Grapes of Wrath?

Mayim: If I had--if I had to make a choice, but I will tell you I'm not 100%. But, yeah, I totally agree, if I had to guess.

Before the clock restarts, O.T. says he has to Double Dip. Steve explains that he has to start the clock first, then he needs an answer. The clock ticks down to 5 seconds before O.T. repeats his request to Double Dip.

O.T.'s first answer is

Spoiler

B: The Grapes of Wrath

.

Answer

B: The Grapes of Wrath ( 5 )

-- Commercial Break --

$15,000 * Guns & Ammo
When stating a firearm's caliber -- like a .22 rifle or a .45 handgun -- the number is a measurement of what?

A: Speed of the hammer B: Amount of gunpowder
C: Distance a bullet travels D: Diameter of the gun barrel

O.T. lets the clock tick down to 1 second as he says he's going for it.

Answer

D: Diameter of the gun barrel ( 1 )

$25,000 * The Titanic
What was the name of the ship that rescued over 700 people from the Titanic?

A: Great Eastern B: Fairstar
C: Carpathia D: Princess Alice

Again, O.T. lets the clock tick down to 1 second while saying he's going for it.

Answer

C: Carpathia ( 1 )

Steve is excited. He says that, all week, contestants have been winning $5,000. This is the first time one of his contestants has won $25,000.

$50,000 * Common Names
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what last name, after "Smith," is the most common in the United States?

A: Jones B: Johnson
C: Williams D: Brown

O.T. says it's free guess. Steve says not to think of it like that, he says to think of it like--O.T. interrupts him to continue considering the question. He says

Spoiler

A: Jones

final answer.

Answer

B: Johnson ( 6 )

O.T. leaves with $25,000, but not before he and Steve exchange another fraternity hug.

-- Commercial Break --

You're In the Hot Seat Home Game
Today's Winning Answer

Spoiler

C: Carpathia

Sneak Peak at One of the Next Episode's Questions

$25,000
While in office, which of these U.S. presidents donated his entire salary to charity?

A: Bill Clinton B: Jimmy Carter
C: Franklin D. Roosevelt D: John F. Kennedy

You mean the answer's not uly?!?!

I was cruising along with this stack until the $15K Q about guns. Oh boy, this is one I have no clue on. What lifeline to use first? I doubt the Expert knows, Double Dip probably won't help me, maybe I better ATA and hope they watch lots of cop shows on TV. Too bad I can't PAF my uncle, who's a retired cop. One of the things he worked in was ballistics. He would know this one!

The $50K was tough, too. I was waiting for a Hispanic or Asian name to come up among the choices, as those ethnic groups have grown in population.

Kazoo65 wrote:I was cruising along with this stack until the $15K Q about guns. Oh boy, this is one I have no clue on. What lifeline to use first? I doubt the Expert knows, Double Dip probably won't help me, maybe I better ATA and hope they watch lots of cop shows on TV. Too bad I can't PAF my uncle, who's a retired cop. One of the things he worked in was ballistics. He would know this one!

The $50K was tough, too. I was waiting for a Hispanic or Asian name to come up among the choices, as those ethnic groups have grown in population.

Well you could have PAF'd my dad the original 10 96 lt since it's up his wheelhouse being an officer for close to 30 years...........oh wait, still getting used to it.

What a gift stack up to the $50K. The $25K question was a semi-recycled $500K PT Question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: Steve Harvey

O.T. Wells
Teaneck, NJ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Science Fiction
Playing on the name Wikipedia, the Web site Wookieepedia is an online source of information about what sci-fi movie series?

A: Star Trek B: The Matrix
C: Terminator D: Star Wars

Answer

D: Star Wars ( 5 )

Of course someone from a fraternity named "psi phi" would get a "sci-fi" question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,500 * Ancient Greece
Known for his analysis of the fifth-century Peloponnesian War, Thucydides is often considered to be ancient Greece's greatest what?

A: Physician B: Sculptor
C: Mathematician D: Historian

With 18 seconds left, O.T. decides to Ask The Audience. He thinks he knows the answer, but he wants to see if he's right.

ATA

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

That is what O.T. was thinking.

Answer

D: Historian ( 16 )

Then why did you use the lifeline, O.T.?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * The Titanic
What was the name of the ship that rescued over 700 people from the Titanic?

A: Great Eastern B: Fairstar
C: Carpathia D: Princess Alice

Again, O.T. lets the clock tick down to 1 second while saying he's going for it.

Answer

C: Carpathia ( 1 )

In grade school I read "A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord several times - I was fascinated by the detail he provided. It's a good thing that "Californian" wasn't one of the choices or I'd have had to Double Dip. (The Californian was in the area but didn't get involved in the rescue - they did meet up with the Carpathia but only after it had rescued the "over 700" survivors).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 * Common Names
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what last name, after "Smith," is the most common in the United States?

A: Jones B: Johnson
C: Williams D: Brown

O.T. says it's free guess. Steve says not to think of it like that, he says to think of it like--O.T. interrupts him to continue considering the question. He says

Spoiler

A: Jones

final answer.

Answer

B: Johnson ( 6 )

It's either A or B, so since I have the DD, I'll use it. I know that "Brown" was third (or fourth, depending upon whether "Jones" and "Johnson" are counted together) when I was younger.

takinover wrote:What a gift stack up to the $50K. The $25K question was a semi-recycled $500K PT Question.

That guy looks a lot like me without my beard.

takinover wrote:What a gift stack up to the $50K. The $25K question was a semi-recycled $500K PT Question.

I can't play the video here at work, but the answer should have been the Californian although it actually had stopped due to the ice.

Bob Juch wrote:

takinover wrote:What a gift stack up to the $50K. The $25K question was a semi-recycled $500K PT Question.

I can't play the video here at work, but the answer should have been the Californian although it actually had stopped due to the ice.

Just in case you want to know:

Spoiler

Mark used his 50/50, leaving "Carpathia" and "Californian" as the two choices. He confidently makes "Carpathia" his final answer and drops back to $32K.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000 * Common Names
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what last name, after "Smith," is the most common in the United States?

A: Jones B: Johnson
C: Williams D: Brown

These days, the correct answer would be E: Gonzales.

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