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Jamie Smarr
New York, NY
Oversees the building of public schools in New York City.

Today’s ATE is actress and comedian, Margaret Cho.

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$500 According to a common saying, “the grass is always greener” where?
A. Under the shady tree
B. On the other side of the fence
C. At the bottom of the hill
D. In Al Gore’s backyard

Meredith warns Jamie that the clock is down to four seconds.

The clock pauses at one second while Jamie decides to ATA. The sound effects continued to click down while the clock stayed at one.

ATA (1)

1% A. Under the shady tree
97% B. On the other side of the fence
0% C. At the bottom of the hill
2% D. In Al Gore’s backyard

Spoiler

B. On the other side of the fence (0)

$1K Used to describe medical treatments put directly into the veins, the word “intravenous” is commonly abbreviated how?
A. IN
B. IT
C. IV
D. IS

Spoiler

C. IV (10)

$2K What fruit commonly ranges in size from the five-pound “Sugar Baby” variety to the forty-pound “Jubilee” variety?
A. Kiwi
B. Banana
C. Watermelon
D. Strawberry

Spoiler

C. Watermelon (10)

$3K Played by children as a way to learn baseball, Tee Ball omits what aspect of the grown-up version of the sport?
A. Batting
B. Catching the ball
C. Base-running
D. Pitching

Spoiler

D. Pitching (2)

$5K What popular band chose its name partly as a joke, as it was also the name of a Swedish fish cannery?
A. Queen
B. ABBA
C. Bee Gees
D. Def Leppard

Spoiler

B. ABBA (5)

$7.5K “Hoist” and “fly” are the technical terms for the width and length of what U.S. symbol?
A. Dollar bill
B. U.S. passport
C. U.S. flag
D. Social Security card

Spoiler

C. U.S. flag (23)

commercial break

Today’s celebrity is Senator John McCain.

$10K Both my grandfather, John S. McCain Sr., and my father, John S. McCain Jr., held what job?
A. Fortune 500 CEO
B. U.S. Representative
C. University president
D. Four-star Navy admiral

Spoiler

D. Four-star Navy admiral (17)

$12.5K According to the Broadcast Pronunciation Guide of the Associated Press, what state capital’s name is pronounced “PEER”?
A. Idaho
B. Wyoming
C. South Dakota
D. Nebraska

Spoiler

C. South Dakota (24)

$15K Also known as the Sami, the once nomadic people known as the Lapps primarily herded what animal for survival?
A. Bison
B. Reindeer
C. Moose
D. Horse

DD (14)

Jamie’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

B. Reindeer (14)

$25K In 2005, an international airport serving Baltimore, MD was renamed to honor what former Supreme Court justice?
A. Thurgood Marshall
B. Earl Warren
C. Oliver Wendell Holmes
D. Louis Brandels

Spoiler

A. Thurgood Marshall ( 18 )

commercial break

$50K Of the following literary women, who is the only one ever to have gotten married?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Edith Wharton
C. Jane Austen
D. Louisa May Alcott

Jamie makes Jane Austen his final answer.

Jamie leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

B. Edith Wharton (23)

Answers:
$500 B. On the other side of the fence
$1K C. IV
$2K C. Watermelon
$3K D. Pitching
$5K B. ABBA
$7.5K C. U.S. flag
$10K D. Four-star Navy admiral
$12.5K C. South Dakota
$15K B. Reindeer
$25K A. Thurgood Marshall
$50K B. Edith Wharton

The $5000 question appears to be missing. Did Frank take it? --Bob

It's there, but the spoiler tags from the previous Q up are messed.

Estonut wrote:It's there, but the spoiler tags from the previous Q up are messed.

Ah, thanks. That I can fix. --Bob

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jamie Smarr
New York, NY
Oversees the building of public schools in New York City.

WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 According to a common saying, “the grass is always greener” where?
A. Under the shady tree
B. On the other side of the fence
C. At the bottom of the hill
D. In Al Gore’s backyard

Meredith warns Jamie that the clock is down to four seconds.

The clock pauses at one second while Jamie decides to ATA. The sound effects continued to click down while the clock stayed at one.

ATA (1)

1% A. Under the shady tree
97% B. On the other side of the fence
0% C. At the bottom of the hill
2% D. In Al Gore’s backyard

I sure hope this was a case of Hotseatitis and not his never hearing of the phrase.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K Of the following literary women, who is the only one ever to have gotten married?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Edith Wharton
C. Jane Austen
D. Louisa May Alcott

Talk about coincidence. Edith (Jones) Wharton got a mention in last night's J!, as well. But I watched this show before J! I did not know then if she had been married or not, but I did know that the other three never were married.

Nihil obstat®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Jamie Smarr
New York, NY
Oversees the building of public schools in New York City.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 According to a common saying, “the grass is always greener” where?
A. Under the shady tree
B. On the other side of the fence
C. At the bottom of the hill
D. In Al Gore’s backyard

Meredith warns Jamie that the clock is down to four seconds.

The clock pauses at one second while Jamie decides to ATA. The sound effects continued to click down while the clock stayed at one.

ATA (1)

1% A. Under the shady tree
97% B. On the other side of the fence
0% C. At the bottom of the hill
2% D. In Al Gore’s backyard

Spoiler

B. On the other side of the fence (0)

Obviously not common where Jamie lives. Again, I thought he was going to time out and be gone on the very first question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$15K Also known as the Sami, the once nomadic people known as the Lapps primarily herded what animal for survival?
A. Bison
B. Reindeer
C. Moose
D. Horse

DD (14)

Jamie’s first choice is correct.

Spoiler

B. Reindeer (14)

At least he recovered from the 1st-question debacle.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K Of the following literary women, who is the only one ever to have gotten married?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Edith Wharton
C. Jane Austen
D. Louisa May Alcott

Jamie makes Jane Austen his final answer.

Jamie leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

B. Edith Wharton (23)

I didn't know this, so time for lifelines. If I know what Margaret Cho's strengths are (and do the contestants get that information?) I don't ask her. I'll try the audience. If they don't come through I'll Double Dip with B and D for my choices.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 According to a common saying, “the grass is always greener” where?
A. Under the shady tree
B. On the other side of the fence
C. At the bottom of the hill
D. In Al Gore’s backyard

What, the question writers aren't Erma Bombeck fans? The joke answer should be "Over the septic tank".

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 According to a common saying, “the grass is always greener” where?
A. Under the shady tree
B. On the other side of the fence
C. At the bottom of the hill
D. In Al Gore’s backyard

What, the question writers aren't Erma Bombeck fans? The joke answer should be "Over the septic tank".

That was elwing's answer.