Transcript 5/7/2010 - Kim Leslie (carryover contestant)

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Kim Leslie
Nashville, TN
Radio DJ

Topic Tree:
* World Records
* CBS
* Government
* Natural Formations
* The Good King
* Centennials
* Fashion Designers
* Shakespeare
* On the Go
* States of the Union
* Nicknames
* Classic Cartoons
* Politics Online
* Famous Homes
* Circus Animals

Kim is the DJ for the #1 morning show in Nashville. All of middle Tennessee has been following her quest to get on the show and now they're watching her. Her cohost will tease her unmercifully no matter how much she wins. Callers have been giving her questions and answers and when she asked how they knew, they replied, "It's on the Internet so it must be true."

CNN anchor Campbell Brown is this week's expert.

$3000 - In the classic Tom and Jerry cartoon "The Cat Concerto," Jerry cleverly foils Tom's efforts to do what?
A - bake a cake
B - take a nap
C - catch a fish
D - play the piano

Spoiler

D - play the piano (3)

$5000 - Which of these well-known nicknames is not commonly used to refer to a president of the United States?
A - The Donald
B - The Gipper
C - Dubya
D - Tricky Dick

Spoiler

Kim says, "Donald Trump hasn't been president yet, has he?" to which Meredith replies, "In his mind, maybe."

A - The Donald (2)

Meredith: "No one is going to pick on you going back from here."

Kim: "It's all fun from here."

$7500 - Issued in 2008, what U.S. state's commemorative quarter features the state's motto "Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ke 'Aina I Ka Pono?
A - Oklahoma
B - Arizona
C - Hawaii
D - New Mexico

Meredith: I'm not saying that again.

Kim: I'm glad you had to say that and I didn't.

Spoiler

C - Hawaii (24)

Meredith: It means "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."

$10000 - First introduced in 2004 in McDonald's restaurants, Redbox kiosks offer a convenient way for consumers to do what?
A - buy flowers
B - rent DVDs
C - shine shoes
D - pay cell phone bills

Spoiler

Kim: I think I've seen these. I'm pretty sure I know this one.

B - rent DVDs (11)

$12500 - In what Shakespeare play does a character say, "It was Greek to me"?
A - The Tempest
B - Macbeth
C - Julius Caesar
D - Othello

Spoiler

Kim: I think I know this one but the audience looks like it would like to play so I'm going to ask the audience."

ATA results

A - 12%
B - 14%
C - 52%
D - 23%

Spoiler

Kim: It makes me want a salad. I was going to say "Julius Caesar" and the audience went with me so I'll say

'C, Julius Caesar, final answer.'"

Spoiler

C - Julius Caesar (12)

Meredith: A Greek salad with Caesar dressing. You got it right.

commercial break

Meredith again mentions that Kim is a DJ on the #1 morning show and says it's because thousands of listeners connect
with her because she does a great job. With some of the money she wants to help her mother, who lives several thousand miles away. She's in great shape but she isn't getting any younger so Kim would like to help her move closer to Kim where she'll be comfortable and they can visit more often. Meredith mentions that Kim's mother is in California. She also introduces Kim's husband Alan, who's in the relationship seat.

$15000 - A chain of upscale confectionaries, Dylan's Candy Bar is owned by the daughter of what famous fashion designer?
A - Calvin Klein
B - Tommy Hilfiger
C - Donna Karen
D - Ralph Lauren

Kim has no idea and says that her sister would kill her because she knows all about fashion designers. Kim thinks that maybe Campbell Brown might know it so she decides to ask the expert. The clock stops with 13 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Campbell, "I bet that you're going to know this one." Campbell reads the question, smiles and says, "Well, I know this one, Kim."

Kim: "Oh, good, I'm so glad."

Campbell: "As Meredith knows, if you live in New York and have kids it's kind of a famous candy shop, so, um, the answer to this one would be, for sure, D, Ralph Lauren."

Kim: "Thank you, Campbell, I knew you knew your fashion. And your chocolate, apparently."

Spoiler

D - Ralph Lauren (9)

$25000 - "Demisesquicentennial" is a fancy word for what?
A - 35th anniversary
B - 50th anniversary
C - 75th anniversary
D - 90th anniversary

Kim: "I took Latin for two years and it's all blanking on me right now. And I can't double dip without risking losing it, can I? So I'm going to have to walk away." She doesn't want to lose the money she's won so far.

Spoiler

C - 75th anniversary (2)

Afterward Meredith asks Kim what her choice would have been now that the pressure's off. Kim said she would have
guessed

Spoiler

50th anniversary.

Kim leaves with $15,000.

[MarleysGh0st]

$15000 - A chain of upscale confectionaries, Dylan's Candy Bar is owned by the daughter of what famous fashion designer?
A - Calvin Klein
B - Tommy Hilfiger
C - Donna Karen
D - Ralph Lauren

Kim has no idea and says that her sister would kill her because she knows all about fashion designers. Kim thinks that maybe Campbell Brown might know it so she decides to ask the expert. The clock stops with 13 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Campbell, "I bet that you're going to know this one." Campbell reads the question, smiles and says, "Well, I know this one, Kim."

Kim: "Oh, good, I'm so glad."

Campbell: "As Meredith knows, if you live in New York and have kids it's kind of a famous candy shop, so, um, the answer to this one would be, for sure, D, Ralph Lauren."

Kim: "Thank you, Campbell, I knew you knew your fashion. And your chocolate, apparently."

Spoiler

D - Ralph Lauren (9)

This question had nothing to do with fashion, Kim, just with a small chain of trendy candy stores owned the child of a fashion celebrity. Wikipedia says this chain only has half a dozen locations--three in Where Else, two in Florida and one in Houston--so I imagine this would be quite a bit more difficult for anyone from Elsewhere to answer.

$25000 - "Demisesquicentennial" is a fancy word for what?
A - 35th anniversary
B - 50th anniversary
C - 75th anniversary
D - 90th anniversary

Kim: "I took Latin for two years and it's all blanking on me right now. And I can't double dip without risking losing it, can I? So I'm going to have to walk away." She doesn't want to lose the money she's won so far.

Spoiler

C - 75th anniversary (2)

Afterward Meredith asks Kim what her choice would have been now that the pressure's off. Kim said she would have
guessed

Spoiler

50th anniversary.

Kim leaves with $15,000.

But what would your second guess have been, Kim?

Another contestant who wants to be a millionaire but doesn't want to take a risk to do so. <sigh>

[tanstaafl2]

I was a little surprised so many in the audience got the Shakespeare question! I though it would be a more even split.

[earendel]

Kim Leslie
Nashville, TN
Radio DJ

"I am the morning DJ at WOLDDDDDDD."

$12500 - In what Shakespeare play does a character say, "It was Greek to me"?
A - The Tempest
B - Macbeth
C - Julius Caesar
D - Othello

Spoiler

Kim: I think I know this one but the audience looks like it would like to play so I'm going to ask the audience."

ATA results

A - 12%
B - 14%
C - 52%
D - 23%

Spoiler

Kim: It makes me want a salad. I was going to say "Julius Caesar" and the audience went with me so I'll say

'C, Julius Caesar, final answer.'"

Spoiler

C - Julius Caesar (12)

Meredith: A Greek salad with Caesar dressing. You got it right.

It's a shame that Kim decided to use the lifeline here instead of saving it until later. That would have been my answer, figuring that it was associated with the sibyl's warning to Caesar to "beware the ides of March".

$15000 - A chain of upscale confectionaries, Dylan's Candy Bar is owned by the daughter of what famous fashion designer?
A - Calvin Klein
B - Tommy Hilfiger
C - Donna Karen
D - Ralph Lauren

Kim has no idea and says that her sister would kill her because she knows all about fashion designers. Kim thinks that maybe Campbell Brown might know it so she decides to ask the expert. The clock stops with 13 seconds remaining.

ATE results

Meredith says to Campbell, "I bet that you're going to know this one." Campbell reads the question, smiles and says, "Well, I know this one, Kim."

Kim: "Oh, good, I'm so glad."

Campbell: "As Meredith knows, if you live in New York and have kids it's kind of a famous candy shop, so, um, the answer to this one would be, for sure, D, Ralph Lauren."

Kim: "Thank you, Campbell, I knew you knew your fashion. And your chocolate, apparently."

Spoiler

D - Ralph Lauren (9)

I have no idea, so I'll ATA because they probably will.

$25000 - "Demisesquicentennial" is a fancy word for what?
A - 35th anniversary
B - 50th anniversary
C - 75th anniversary
D - 90th anniversary

Kim: "I took Latin for two years and it's all blanking on me right now. And I can't double dip without risking losing it, can I? So I'm going to have to walk away." She doesn't want to lose the money she's won so far.

Spoiler

C - 75th anniversary (2)

Afterward Meredith asks Kim what her choice would have been now that the pressure's off. Kim said she would have
guessed

Spoiler

50th anniversary.

A sesquicentennial is a 150th anniversary, so I'd have gone with 75th based on the idea that "demi-" in music means to halve the value of a note (such as in semidemiquaver).

[NellyLunatic1980]

$5000 - Which of these well-known nicknames is not commonly used to refer to a president of the United States?
A - The Donald
B - The Gipper
C - Dubya
D - Tricky Dick

I could make a case that C doesn't belong to a legitimate U.S. President, but I'm not gonna beat a dead horse.

$15000 - A chain of upscale confectionaries, Dylan's Candy Bar is owned by the daughter of what famous fashion designer?
A - Calvin Klein
B - Tommy Hilfiger
C - Donna Karen
D - Ralph Lauren

Never heard of this store chain. ATA.