WWTBAM Bored

Gabrielle McMahan
Springfield, VA

Guest host Steve Harvey's final day. Mayim Bialik is the expert.

Gabrielle is a student in a 5-year MBA program. She would like to own her own bakery one day. In a couple years she would like to go to culinary school. Steve Harvey's daughter is enrolled in a culinary school also.

Topic Tree:
- Famous Documents
- Notable Addresses
- Younger Years
- Mint Condition
- Chicken Soup
- U.S. Presidents
- Pitt Stops
- Dedications
- Words and Phrases
- Bridges of the World
- Capital Cities
- Bench Press
- Job Hunting
- Brand Names
- On Campus

$2000 - A person in what line of work would be most likely to perform a "screen test" when seeking a new job?
A - movie actor
B - professional athlete
C - chef
D - physician

Spoiler

A - movie actor (6)

$3000 - In the media, what part of the government is often referred to as "the bench"?
A - Dept. of Transportation
B - Dept. of Education
C - military
D - judiciary

Spoiler

D - judiciary (4)

$5000 - In geography, "Tbilisi" and "Atlanta" are both correct answers to the question "What is the capital of" where?
A - Belarus
B - Armenia
C - Georgia
D - Ukraine

Spoiler

C - Georgia (6)

commercial break

$7500 - Because of safety concerns, the famed Bay Bridge was temporarily shut down in 2009, severing a central link between what cities?
A - Dallas & Ft. Worth, TX
B - Boston & Cambridge, MA
C - Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN
D - San Francisco & Oakland, CA

Spoiler

San Francisco & Oakland, CA (13)

$10000 - Which of these words is said to derive from a term that originally referred to medieval mercenary warriors?
A - stewardess
B - freelancer
C - bureaucrat
D - undertaker

Gabrielle says that she really doesn't know and so she uses her first lifeline - Ask the Expert - stopping the clock with 12 seconds remaining.

ATE conversation

While Mayim reads the question Gabrielle sighs. Steve asks if she has any idea and she replies that she thinks she does now. That's why she sighed. Mayim jokes that she can see why Gabrielle called on her, because of Mayim's specialization in medieval mercenary warriors. Gabrielle asks what Mayim is thinking, and Mayim answers that when she thinks of medieval warrior kinds of things she thinks of "steward" and also "lance". Steve asks where Mayim sees "stewardlance". Gabrielle was thinking the same thing. Mayim says that "bureaucrat" looks French to her. She finally says that although she knows a little about words she doesn't know this. She then asks how Gabrielle is leaning and says that she might guess. Gabrielle turns the question around and Mayim says that she's leaning toward "freelancer" just because the lance is a weapon. But that's a broad guess.

Gabrielle says that she was leaning that way also so she makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

B - freelancer (7)

Steve says that he was worried about Gabrielle and also that her answer was his guess. Gabrielle says that she saw the answer after she opted for the lifeline. Steve then says that he had no idea but he knew what it wasn't.

$12500 - What classic 20th century novel has a dedication page that reads, "Once again to Zelda"?
A - To Kill a Mockingbird
B - Catcher in the Rye
C - The Great Gatsby
D - The Grapes of Wrath

Gabrielle says that it has to be

Spoiler

Gatsby, because of his wife

so she makes that her final answer.

Spoiler

C - The Great Gatsby (12)

commercial break

$15000 - The gossip Web site wwtdd.com, or “What Would Tyler Durden Do?,” has a name that references Brad Pitt’s character in what film?
A - Fight Club
B - 12 Monkeys
C - Babel
D - A River Runs Through It

ATA (14)

ATA results

ATA results:
A – 89%
B – 5%
C – 1%
D – 5%

Spoiler

A. Fight Club (12)

$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

Gabrielle has an idea, but decides to walk.

Answer

D. John F. Kennedy (3)

Steve will be back with a new contestant.

commercial break

Today's "You're in the Hot Seat" winning answer is "Judiciary."

Sneak peek at one of the next episode's questions

$12.5K A regular on MTV’s “The Hills,” Brody Jenner is the son of a famous Olympian who won a gold medal for what sport?
A. Swimming
B. Gymnastics
C. Volleyball
D. Track & field

No he won't. Instead, he fills the final segment by conversing with Mayim Bialik.

THE HORN!!!!!

The $25,000 question was the sneak preview from yesterday, so I've added it. I don't remember tomorrow's preview question, nor do I remember the home game question. --Bob

$15,000 was Tyler Durden movie with

Spoiler

Fight Club as answer

and audience at 89%.

I think Gabrielle was on J! as well:

http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=4911

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Gabrielle McMahan
Springfield, VA

Guest host Steve Harvey's final day. Mayim Bialik is the expert.

Gabrielle is a student in a 5-year MBA program. She would like to own her own bakery one day. In a couple years she would like to go to culinary school. Steve Harvey's daughter is enrolled in a culinary school also.

Thank goodness this is his last day.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15000 - The gossip Web site wwtdd.com, or “What Would Tyler Durden Do?,” has a name that references Brad Pitt’s character in what film?
A - Fight Club
B - 12 Monkeys
C - Babel
D - A River Runs Through It

ATA (14)

ATA results

ATA results:
A – 89%
B – 5%
C – 1%
D – 5%

Spoiler

A. Fight Club (12)

No idea, so I'll ATA as Gabrielle did.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$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

Gabrielle has an idea, but decides to walk.

Answer

D. John F. Kennedy (3)

No idea, so I'll ATE, even though I doubt that she'll know. If she doesn't, then I walk away.

Only 8 questions in 30 minutes? Unbelieveable.

ATA on the $15K movie question.

$25K. This is way obscure even for this level. I didn't know JFK donated his salary to charity. I doubt the Expert would know, and DD might not help. I would have probably said "Roosevelt" remembering that he supported polio research-I think he helped found the March of Dimes, as polio research was its' original mission.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 - A person in what line of work would be most likely to perform a "screen test" when seeking a new job?
A - movie actor
B - professional athlete
C - chef
D - physician

E - WWTBAM contestant

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15000 - The gossip Web site wwtdd.com, or “What Would Tyler Durden Do?,” has a name that references Brad Pitt’s character in what film?
A - Fight Club
B - 12 Monkeys
C - Babel
D - A River Runs Through It

My gut instinct was A, but since D was the only one of these four movies I've actually seen, I would've asked the audience for confirmation.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$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

I would've been out. Even before the choices came up, I thought it was Carter.

Those last 5 minutes were the biggest waste of time in WWTBAM history. I'll bet whoever was still in the green room was royally pissed.