Transcript 5/14/2010 - Sergio Llorien

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Sergio Llorien
New York City, NY
Attorney

Sergio jokes that there's a "whole nest" of lawyers in the green room. John replies, "What's that all about?" Sergio wants to be on "Wipeout" and thinks that they should use his appearance on BAM as his application for that show. John asks, "Really?" then adds, "OK, can I kick you in the groin real quick?"

Topic Tree:
* Wars
* Government
* Painters
* U.S. Presidents
* Kid Lit
* Horticulture
* Human Anatomy
* World Landmarks
* Football
* To Your Health
* The Bible
* In The News
* State Capitals
* TV Dramas
* Idioms

This week's expert, Mo Rocca, is introduced. He is shown wearing a black-on-black dickie. John says he wants the outfit back when Mo is finished borrowing it and Mo replies that "the dickie will be returned this evening, rest assured."

$500 - A person who is eager to hear a piece of news will often say "I'm all" what?
A - noses
B - ears
C - mouths
D - hot for Meredith Vieria

Spoiler

B - ears (8)

$1000 - As its title implies, in what 2009 TV drama does everyone on Earth black out and catch a brief glimpse of the future?
A - Eastwick
B - The Forgotten
C - Three Rivers
D - Flash Forward

Spoiler

D - Flash Forward ()

Sergio says that it's a great show.

$2000 - Which of these state capitals takes its name from a mythical bird that is burned and reborn from its ashes?
A - Arizona
B - Missouri
C - Wyoming
D - Idaho

Spoiler

A - Arizona (6)

$3000 - In July 2009, environmental protesters scaled what monument and unfurled a 65-foot banner, roughly as tall as Lincoln's head?
A - Gateway Arch
B - U.S. Capitol
C - Empire State Building
D - Mount Rushmore

Spoiler

D - Mount Rushmore (6)

$5000 - Which of these celebrities does not share his first name with a book of the Bible?
A - John Stamos
B - George Clooney
C - Luke Wilson
D - Samuel L. Jackson

Sergio hesitates several times, but finally gives an answer.

Spoiler

John says, "Oh, Sergio, you don't read a lot of the Bible, do you?" Sergio says, "No." John then says, "Well, you don't have to pray because you got it right!

B - George Clooney (2)

commercial break

The show comes out of commercial by showing a clip from "Wipeout". John asks, "Are you sure you want to be on 'Wipeout?'" Sergio replies, "I'm a little less sure after watching that, but yeah."

John: "I understand that you have a bit of a nervous habit. When you're uneasy what do you do?"

Sergio: "It's laughter." He has what John calls a "giggle fit". "The more intense the situation the more I'm likely to break out laughing."

John: "Which has to be a bit unnerving if I'm your client. If we're in a courtroom and you're going, 'Your honor, the death penalty in this..." John then starts to laugh.

$7500 - Believed to be good for the heart, tannins are compounds that are found prominently in which of these beverages?
A - red wine
B - whole milk
C - ginger ale
D - tonic water

Spoiler

Sergio says, "I know where I'm heading right after this; it's to have I believe it's red wine."

A - red wine (19)

$10000 - The opening theme to NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is set to the tune of what 1980s song?
A - I Hate Myself for Loving You
B - Physical
C - Bette Davis Eyes
D - Love is a Battlefield

Sergio says, "I think I'm going to ask the audience." The clock stops with 17 seconds.

ATA results

A - 28%
B - 34%
C - 2%
D - 36%

John: "Wow, we have a very divided audience, Sergio. And I believe one guy voted for 'Bette Davis Eyes' and has never seen a football game in his life."

Sergio then opts to use his Double Dip, with 13 seconds remaining on the clock.

DD choices

Sergio says that for his first final answer he'll go with the audience, which has been pretty smart today. John tells him that it's incorrect. "The audience was off on that one," he notes. Sergio then makes B his second final answer just as the clock reaches zero. That is incorrect also.

Spoiler

A - I Hate Myself for Loving You (0)

Sergio leaves with $5,000.

commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

$2000 - Which of these state capitals takes its name from a mythical bird that is burned and reborn from its ashes?
A - Arizona
B - Missouri
C - Wyoming
D - Idaho

Spoiler

A - Arizona (6)

Because they did not use the possessive form in the question, I'd say there's no correct answer for this question.

[earendel]

Sergio Llorien
New York City, NY
Attorney

Sergio jokes that there's a "whole nest" of lawyers in the green room. John replies, "What's that all about?" Sergio wants to be on "Wipeout" and thinks that they should use his appearance on BAM as his application for that show. John asks, "Really?" then adds, "OK, can I kick you in the groin real quick?"

There's probably a number of jokes to be mined from this exchange, about lawyers and kicks to the groin, at least.

$1000 - As its title implies, in what 2009 TV drama does everyone on Earth black out and catch a brief glimpse of the future?
A - Eastwick
B - The Forgotten
C - Three Rivers
D - Flash Forward

Spoiler

D - Flash Forward ()

Sergio says that it's a great show.

Maybe, but ABC didn't think so (or, rather, not enough people thought so). I like FlashForward and was sad to hear that it had been cancelled.

$10000 - The opening theme to NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is set to the tune of what 1980s song?
A - I Hate Myself for Loving You
B - Physical
C - Bette Davis Eyes
D - Love is a Battlefield

Sergio says, "I think I'm going to ask the audience." The clock stops with 17 seconds.

ATA results

A - 28%
B - 34%
C - 2%
D - 36%

John: "Wow, we have a very divided audience, Sergio. And I believe one guy voted for 'Bette Davis Eyes' and has never seen a football game in his life."

Sergio then opts to use his Double Dip, with 13 seconds remaining on the clock.

DD choices

Sergio says that for his first final answer he'll go with the audience, which has been pretty smart today. John tells him that it's incorrect. "The audience was off on that one," he notes. Sergio then makes B his second final answer just as the clock reaches zero. That is incorrect also.

Spoiler

A - I Hate Myself for Loving You (0)

Sergio leaves with $5,000.

An audience dursting! And I'd have gone down the same way, though I might not even have used the lifeline. "Battlefield" sounds like it would be the right answer. It should come as no surprise that I don't watch Sunday Night Football. As for the comment about the audience, I'm surprised that was left in since in theory Sergio hadn't seen the ATA before (the previous contestant didn't use it).

[NellyLunatic1980]

Sergio Llorien
New York City, NY
Attorney

WE®

$2000 - Which of these state capitals takes its name from a mythical bird that is burned and reborn from its ashes?
A - Arizona
B - Missouri
C - Wyoming
D - Idaho

Those are state capitals? I thought those were states. Silly me.

$10000 - The opening theme to NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is set to the tune of what 1980s song?
A - I Hate Myself for Loving You
B - Physical
C - Bette Davis Eyes
D - Love is a Battlefield

Sergio says, "I think I'm going to ask the audience." The clock stops with 17 seconds.

ATA results

A - 28%
B - 34%
C - 2%
D - 36%

John: "Wow, we have a very divided audience, Sergio. And I believe one guy voted for 'Bette Davis Eyes' and has never seen a football game in his life."

Apparently, 72% of this audience hasn't seen a football game recently.

Nihil obstat®

[Estonut]

$2000 - Which of these state capitals takes its name from a mythical bird that is burned and reborn from its ashes?
A - Arizona
B - Missouri
C - Wyoming
D - Idaho

Spoiler

A - Arizona (6)

Because they did not use the possessive form in the question, I'd say there's no correct answer for this question.

Huh? Are you talking about "its"? That is the possessive form. An apostrophe is used only when contracting "it is" or "it has" into "it's".

[NellyLunatic1980]

$2000 - Which of these state capitals takes its name from a mythical bird that is burned and reborn from its ashes?
A - Arizona
B - Missouri
C - Wyoming
D - Idaho

Spoiler

A - Arizona (6)

Because they did not use the possessive form in the question, I'd say there's no correct answer for this question.

Huh? Are you talking about "its"? That is the possessive form. An apostrophe is used only when contracting "it is" or "it has" into "it's".

Possessive form of "state". The question should've read "Which of these state's capitals...", but whoever typed the question into the show's database is a grammar nitwit.

[jarnon]

Because they did not use the possessive form in the question, I'd say there's no correct answer for this question.

Huh? Are you talking about "its"? That is the possessive form. An apostrophe is used only when contracting "it is" or "it has" into "it's".

Possessive form of "state". The question should've read "Which of these state's capitals...", but whoever typed the question into the show's database is a grammar nitwit.

I think you meant states' since it's a plural possessive.

[MarleysGh0st]

Huh? Are you talking about "its"? That is the possessive form. An apostrophe is used only when contracting "it is" or "it has" into "it's".

Possessive form of "state". The question should've read "Which of these state's capitals...", but whoever typed the question into the show's database is a grammar nitwit.

I think you meant states' since it's a plural possessive.

And I deliberately left out the word I was referring to because I did not want to get tripped up by this singular vs. plural issue.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Huh? Are you talking about "its"? That is the possessive form. An apostrophe is used only when contracting "it is" or "it has" into "it's".

Possessive form of "state". The question should've read "Which of these state's capitals...", but whoever typed the question into the show's database is a grammar nitwit.

I think you meant states' since it's a plural possessive.

Well played, jarnon. Well played.