Transcript 05/24/10 Samantha Murasko

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Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

Today’s ATE is the anchor of “Good Morning, America: Weekend Edition,” Bill Weir.

Topic Tree:

Famous Firsts
CBS
On the Bench
Ohio
Guest Stars
Island Nations
Honor Roll
CELEBRITY Q
Monuments
Fashion Forward
Dr. Seuss
Sports Movies
Home Care
Mixed Drinks
Government Programs

$500 The government’s 2009 “cash-fro-clunkers” program offered people money for old what?
A. Cars
B. Televisions
C. Computers
D. Bush-Cheney signs

Spoiler

A. Cars (6)

$1K A vodkatini is a drink that traditionally consists of two types of what?
A. Coffee
B. Milk
C. Liquor
D. Soda

Spoiler

C. Liquor (10)

$2K Scotchgard is a chemical compound designed to be used where in a home?
A. In dishwashers
B. On carpets
C. In toilet bowls
D. On windowpanes

Spoiler

B. On carpets (7)

$3K “Body Slam,” “Ready to Rumble” and “No Holds Barred” are all forgettable movies about what sport?
A. Figure skating
B. Surfing
C. Gymnastics
D. Pro wrestling

Spoiler

D. Pro wrestling (9)

$5K In the Dr. Seuss classic “Horton Hatches the Egg,” what type of animal is Horton?
A. Fish
B. Elephant
C. Fox
D. Turtle

Spoiler

B. Elephant (10)

commercial break

$7.5K Which of these verbs has a past tense form that is also a word for a type of woman’s shoulder scarf?
A. Steal
B. Run
C. Take
D. Think

Spoiler

A. Steal (20)

$10K In 1962, a monument honoring the crew of the USS Arizona was dedicated in what body of water?
A. Pearl Harbor
B. Gulf of Tonkin
C. Leyte Gulf
D. Bay of Pigs

Spoiler

A. Pearl Harbor (16)

Today’s celebrity is Elmo from “Sesame Street.”

$12.5K On “Sesame Street,” one of Elmo’s best friends is Dorothy. What kind of animal is she?
A. Parakeet
B. Goldfish
C. Ferret
D. Turtle

ATA (16)

12% A. Parakeet
72% B. Goldfish
10% C. Ferret
6% D. Turtle

Spoiler

B. Goldfish (11)

$15K The prestigious Juno Award is the Canadian equivalent of what American honor?
A. Grammy
B. Oscar
C. Tony
D. Emmy

ATE (20)

Bill says he is 85% sure the Juno is the equivalent of the Oscar.

Samantha: Are there any that you can eliminate?

Bill: Well, I don’t know that there is much musical theater in Canada. No offense to the Canadians. So we can probably eliminate the Tony.
It really comes down to, it’s either “A” or “B.”

Samantha makes Oscar her final answer.

Samantha leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

A. Grammy (14)

commercial break

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

Answers:
$500 A. Cars
$1K C. Liquor
$2K B. On carpets
$3K D. Pro wrestling
$5K B. Elephant
$7.5K A. Steal
$10K A. Pearl Harbor
$12.5K B. Goldfish
$15K A. Grammy

[MarleysGh0st]

$15K The prestigious Juno Award is the Canadian equivalent of what American honor?
A. Grammy
B. Oscar
C. Tony
D. Emmy

ATE (20)

Bill says he is 85% sure the Juno is the equivalent of the Oscar.

Samantha: Are there any that you can eliminate?

Bill: Well, I don’t know that there is much musical theater in Canada. No offense to the Canadians. So we can probably eliminate the Tony.
It really comes down to, it’s either “A” or “B.”

Samantha makes Oscar her final answer.

Samantha leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

A. Grammy (14)

And because Bill hedged his 85% sure answer, Meredith gave him credit for being "right" that it was between those two answers.

[Kazoo65]

$12.5K-ATA like she did. Haven't seen "Sesame Street" (at least a whole episode) since I was a kid. I have seen parts of it when channel surfing-it comes on at 10 a.m. here.

$15K-I'm sure glad I read People magazine every week. I knew the Juno Awards because they have been mentioned in that magazine often. Some singers who've won them include Celine Dion and Bryan Adams.

Once again, we have an Expert that isn't such an expert.

[ontellen]

Who is this "expert"? We have moose on our money? Oh really.

My son has been to the Junos as a reporter. BTW, the Geminis are the Oscars in Canada. Glad he went down in flames.

[secondchance]

What a shame, and she was doing soo well...

For some reason I was almost certain the Juno was for movies too!

[MarleysGh0st]

Who is this "expert"? We have moose on our money? Oh really.

Caribou, moose, what's the difference?

[earendel]

Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

Is she going to end up as a paparazzo? If so then she's a WE/WE® in the making.

$12.5K On “Sesame Street,” one of Elmo’s best friends is Dorothy. What kind of animal is she?
A. Parakeet
B. Goldfish
C. Ferret
D. Turtle

ATA (16)

12% A. Parakeet
72% B. Goldfish
10% C. Ferret
6% D. Turtle

Spoiler

B. Goldfish (11)

One of my grandson's favorite pasttimes when he's at our house is going online to sesamestreet.org where he plays games and watches videos. Elmo is his favorite Muppet so this was an easy question.

Oh, and just as an aside, Maria, who's been on Sesame Street since my oldest son watched back in the 70s, has gotten old.

$15K The prestigious Juno Award is the Canadian equivalent of what American honor?
A. Grammy
B. Oscar
C. Tony
D. Emmy

ATE (20)

Bill says he is 85% sure the Juno is the equivalent of the Oscar.

Samantha: Are there any that you can eliminate?

Bill: Well, I don’t know that there is much musical theater in Canada. No offense to the Canadians. So we can probably eliminate the Tony. It really comes down to, it’s either “A” or “B.”

Samantha makes Oscar her final answer.

Samantha leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

A. Grammy (14)

Dursted by the expert - on a very high confidence level at that. I wonder if the NYC audience would have known this one.

Nihil obstat®.

[MarleysGh0st]

Oh, and just as an aside, Maria, who's been on Sesame Street since my oldest son watched back in the 70s, has gotten old.

Haven't we all?

[earendel]

Oh, and just as an aside, Maria, who's been on Sesame Street since my oldest son watched back in the 70s, has gotten old.

Haven't we all?

Yeah, but somehow it doesn't seem right for the iconic characters on Sesame Street to get old. Oh, I know that Mr. Hooper died and there was a lot made about that, but to see Maria, whom I remembered as a 20-something newlywed, now a mature woman in her 50s just took me aback a little.

[Jeemie]

I would have flamed out at the $15K with all three lifelines on the table.

I was absolutely 100% positive it was Oscars.

I have no idea why I thought so strongly that it was.

[Pastor Fireball]

Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

WE®... possible WE/WE®, depending on what kind of photographer she aspires to be.

$15K The prestigious Juno Award is the Canadian equivalent of what American honor?
A. Grammy
B. Oscar
C. Tony
D. Emmy

I wonder if doitneatly knew this one.

Nihil obstat®

[Estonut]

Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

Is she going to end up as a paparazzo? If so then she's a WE/WE® in the making.

WE®... possible WE/WE®, depending on what kind of photographer she aspires to be.

There aren't enough "what elses" for you guys, so you're now predicting future ones??

[silverscreenselect]

I would have flamed out at the $15K with all three lifelines on the table.

I was absolutely 100% positive it was Oscars.

I have no idea why I thought so strongly that it was.

The Canadian version of the Oscar is the Genie Award. You might have heard it somewhere and confused the similar sounding names.

[ulysses5019]

Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

Is she going to end up as a paparazzo? If so then she's a WE/WE® in the making.

WE®... possible WE/WE®, depending on what kind of photographer she aspires to be.

There aren't enough "what elses" for you guys, so you're now predicting future ones??

I guess she's going to school to be a paparazzi.

[Pastor Fireball]

Samantha Murasko
New York, N
Photography student

Is she going to end up as a paparazzo? If so then she's a WE/WE® in the making.

WE®... possible WE/WE®, depending on what kind of photographer she aspires to be.

There aren't enough "what elses" for you guys, so you're now predicting future ones??

I guess she's going to school to be a paparazzi.

One paparazzo. More than one paparazzi.