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Jamie Black
New York, NY

Jamie's son, Cory, has taken over the living room with his indoor hockey. Jamie would like to get a new couch and wide-screen TV. And she needs some money for Cory's college fund.

Question Topics:
* Cable TV
* Advertising
* Veto Power
* Raging Hormones
* Weights & Measures
* World Leaders
* For Charity
* Oft Confused
* Favorite Sons
* Slang
* (Know Your Rights)
* (Yes We Ban!)
* (Scotland Yard)
* (In the Garden)
* (All Night Long)

Jamie still has all her lifelines, including her Ask The Expert. Today's expert is actress and comedian Margaret Cho.

$7,500 * Slang
The slang term "swabby" is often used to describe a person who works as a what?

A: Fireman B: Sailor
C: Farmer D: Truck driver

Answer

B: Sailor ( 26 )

$10,000 * Favorite Sons
Featuring "yellow brick sidewalks," the small town of Chittenango, New York, is the birthplace of what famous author?

A: John Steinbeck B: Ray Bradbury
C: Ernest Hemingway D: L. Frank Baum

Answer

D: L. Frank Baum ( 20 )

$12,500 * Oft Confused
Which of the following movies stars Isla Fisher and not Amy Adams?

A: Confessions of a Shopoholic B: Sunshine Cleaning
C: Junebug D: Doubt

Answer

A: Confessions of a Shopoholic ( 21 )

$15,000 * For Charity
Founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks, which of these popular charity programs is run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves?

A: Big Brothers Big Sisters B: Toys for Tots
C: Make-A-Wish D: Operation Smile

Answer

B: Toys for Tots ( 23 )

$25,000 * World Leaders
In September 2009, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's new prime minister made headlines worldwide with what unusual claim?

A: She is a werewolf B: She can read animals' minds
C: She can breathe underwater D: She has visited Venus

With 22 seconds left, Jamie decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 65% C: 14% D: 18%

Jamie agrees with the audience and drops to $5,000.

Answer

D: She has visited Venus ( 18 )

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $25,000 * World Leaders
In September 2009, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's new prime minister made headlines worldwide with what unusual claim?

A: She is a werewolf B: She can read animals' minds
C: She can breathe underwater D: She has visited Venus

With 22 seconds left, Jamie decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 65% C: 14% D: 18%

Jamie agrees with the audience and drops to $5,000.

Answer

D: She has visited Venus ( 18 )

This was just painful. A very strong contestant, done in by the worst audience Durst-ing I've ever seen! (And I would've been Durst'ed right along with her)

Presumably the audience just leaned toward the least-fantastic choice, just like I would've.

doitneatly wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $25,000 * World Leaders
In September 2009, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's new prime minister made headlines worldwide with what unusual claim?

A: She is a werewolf B: She can read animals' minds
C: She can breathe underwater D: She has visited Venus

With 22 seconds left, Jamie decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 65% C: 14% D: 18%

Jamie agrees with the audience and drops to $5,000.

Answer

D: She has visited Venus ( 18 )

This was just painful. A very strong contestant, done in by the worst audience Durst-ing I've ever seen! (And I would've been Durst'ed right along with her)

Presumably the audience just leaned toward the least-fantastic choice, just like I would've.

Well, it was an obscure question about someone who's virtually unknown in the U.S. and who's just a little bit looney.

So, where does 82% voting for incorrect answers stand in the record of ATA performances?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 * Oft Confused
Which of the following movies stars Isla Fisher and not Amy Adams?

A: Confessions of a Shopoholic B: Sunshine Cleaning
C: Junebug D: Doubt

I know that Amy Adams was in B and D. I've never heard of C. I've heard of A, but I don't know who was in it. Margaret may not be of much help on the later questions, so I'll throw her a bone and call on her for this question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * World Leaders
In September 2009, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's new prime minister made headlines worldwide with what unusual claim?

A: She is a werewolf B: She can read animals' minds
C: She can breathe underwater D: She has visited Venus

No clue on this one. Ask the audience. Seeing their percentages, I don't think I would've risked it on B. Reading animals' minds is not that unusual. There's a guy who does that all the time on his own TV show. More than likely, I would've spent my last lifeline and Double Dipped on C and D.

MarleysGh0st wrote:So, where does 82% voting for incorrect answers stand in the record of ATA performances?

I don't know if it's a record, but the audience was 88% "wrong" on my glowing potato question.

ATA on the actress Q-never heard of her.

$25K-I never heard of this, either. It may have been a headline story in TOKYO, but not in Kalamazoo! Hmmm, maybe Margaret would know-this sounds like a good subject for a comedy routine.

For 25K: I happened to read this in the "strange news" articles of where I get my news online. I also did an all nighter once to type a paper and had "Red Eye" on and they were making fun of the story when it was new.

I'll note that while the question was correct at the time it was taped. She is now the wife of a former Prime Minister of Japan.

Rough question for $25K.

Brutal, actually.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jamie Black
New York, NY

Jamie's son, Cory, has taken over the living room with his indoor hockey. Jamie would like to get a new couch and wide-screen TV. And she needs some money for Cory's college fund.

Be sure that Cory understands that once the big-screen TV comes into the living room the hockey games are over.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$12,500 * Oft Confused
Which of the following movies stars Isla Fisher and not Amy Adams?

A: Confessions of a Shopoholic B: Sunshine Cleaning
C: Junebug D: Doubt

Answer

A: Confessions of a Shopoholic ( 21 )

Time for me to ATA; I wouldn't know either of these actors if I saw them - all I know is that Adams was in "Enchanted".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000 * World Leaders
In September 2009, Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's new prime minister made headlines worldwide with what unusual claim?

A: She is a werewolf B: She can read animals' minds
C: She can breathe underwater D: She has visited Venus

With 22 seconds left, Jamie decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 65% C: 14% D: 18%

Jamie agrees with the audience and drops to $5,000.

Answer

D: She has visited Venus ( 18 )

She's a big believer in UFOs (not surprisingly).