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David Hill
Niceville, FL
Flight Instructor

Round One Topic Tree:

NASA Missions
Let Her Sleep
Great Races
Very Popular
Guess the Gadget
The Price of Beauty
Really Short Nicknames
Dinner’s Ready
Das Football
Pretty Woman

Question 1 - Pretty Woman
Which of these actresses recently released a self-help memoir titled “Getting the Pretty Back”?
A. Molly Ringwald
B. Winona Ryder
C. Elisabeth Shue
D. Demi Moore

ATA

76% A. Molly Ringwald
9% B. Winona Ryder
3% C. Elisabeth Shue
12% D. Demi Moore

Spoiler

A. Molly Ringwald - $15K

Question 2 - Das Football
Which of these football terms means “lightning” in German?
A. Fumble
B. Blitz
C. Spike
D. Scrimmage

Spoiler

B. Blitz - $1K

Question 3 - Dinner's Ready
Introduce in the 50’s, the first Swanson frozen TV dinners were ready to eat in how many minutes?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 45
D. 75

David decides to use on of his Jump the Question lifelines.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. 25 - $10K

Question 4 - Really Short Nicknames
In July 2010, which of these organizations shortened its official name to include just the first letter of its former name?
A. AARP
B. NPR
C. YMCA
D. UPS

Spoiler

C. YMCA - $25K

commercial break

Question 5 - The Price of Beauty
Terrorism experts have warned that what substance used in beauty treatments could be repurposed as a biological weapon?
A. Silicone
B. Spray tanner
C. Lipstick
D. Botox

Spoiler

D. Botox - $2K

Question 6 - Guess the Gadget
Introduced by Apple in 1998, which of these tech gadgets was released the earliest?
A. iMac
B. iPhone
C. iPod
D. iPad

Spoiler

A. iMac - $500

Question 7 - Very Popular
Who surged past President Obama in 2010 to become the first living person to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook?
A. Robert Pattinson
B. Justin Bieber
C. Michelle Obama
D. Lady Gaga

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Lady Gaga - $5K

Question 8 - Great Races
What city holds an annual marathon each October that was originally known as the Mayor Daley Marathon?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Boston
C. Chicago
D. New York

Spoiler

C. Chicago - $3K

commercial break

Question 9 - Let Her Sleep
In a phrase popularly attributed to Napoleon, what nation did he refer to as a “sleeping giant”?
A. Russia
B. India
C. China
D. Egypt

David makes Russia his final answer.
David leaves with $1K.

Spoiler

A. China - $?

When the show returns from the commercial break, Meredith reveals a previous season's $100K question.

$100K Before becoming a bestselling novelist, which of these men came up with the ad slogan, “I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us kid!”?
A. John Grisham
B. Elmore Leonard
C. James Patterson
D. Tom Clancy

Spoiler

C. James Patterson

First question (15K) I guess he never heard of "Pretty in Pink", which Molly Ringwald was in way back in the 80s.

Third question-can I Double Dip? I narrowed it down to A and B. C and D seemed too long.


Seventh question-ATA, it's pop culture and they might know it.

Ninth question-I thought it was Russia. Might have jumped this one.

The $100K question was from a show in 2009, as explained by Meredith. Which is good, since that means the days of the spoiler question are over.

FYI, the $100k question wasn't David's. It was a question from last season.

I like what the Team's doing with the transcript format. I would respectfully suggest the following additional info be included:

1. Adding the topic to the question, where you're putting the question number.
2. Indicating which jump the question is used - the first or second one.

I think David blew it strategically, unless he was pretty sure about the answer to the question he missed. He was sitting on a bank of $46,500 - having been lucky and getting his big money questions early. He could have walked with $23,250 instead of $1k. The new strategy considerations definitely make the new format interesting.

heelsrule1988 wrote:The $100K question was from a show in 2009, as explained by Meredith. Which is good, since that means the days of the spoiler question are over.

So they're doing "sneak peaks" at old questions? Why???

MarleysGh0st wrote:

heelsrule1988 wrote:The $100K question was from a show in 2009, as explained by Meredith. Which is good, since that means the days of the spoiler question are over.

So they're doing "sneak peaks" at old questions? Why???

Because it's the only way we'll ever see high-value questions this year?

minimetoo26 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

heelsrule1988 wrote:The $100K question was from a show in 2009, as explained by Meredith. Which is good, since that means the days of the spoiler question are over.

So they're doing "sneak peaks" at old questions? Why???

Because it's the only way we'll ever see high-value questions this year?

I like it, mini the cynical.

ulysses5019 wrote:I like it, mini the cynical.

Is there an MM for that?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:I like it, mini the cynical.

Is there an MM for that?

No, that's just my regular persona...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: David Hill
Niceville, FL
Flight Instructor

Round One Topic Tree:

NASA Missions
Let Her Sleep
Great Races
Very Popular
Guess the Gadget
The Price of Beauty
Really Short Nicknames
Dinner’s Ready
Das Football
Pretty Woman

First show of the new season, first contestant. What's he doing in a blue shirt? Is this a hint that there's been a regime change?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Pretty Woman
Which of these actresses recently released a self-help memoir titled “Getting the Pretty Back”?
A. Molly Ringwald
B. Winona Ryder
C. Elisabeth Shue
D. Demi Moore

ATA

76% A. Molly Ringwald
9% B. Winona Ryder
3% C. Elisabeth Shue
12% D. Demi Moore

Spoiler

A. Molly Ringwald - $15K

Seemed simple enough, what with the "Pretty" in the title of the book. Didn't think it would be worth $15K.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Dinner's Ready
Introduce in the 50’s, the first Swanson frozen TV dinners were ready to eat in how many minutes?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 45
D. 75

David decides to use on of his Jump the Question lifelines.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

B. 25 - $10K

This seemed like a $25K question. I wouldn't have known the answer and would have used JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Very Popular
Who surged past President Obama in 2010 to become the first living person to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook?
A. Robert Pattinson
B. Justin Bieber
C. Michelle Obama
D. Lady Gaga

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Lady Gaga - $5K

Time to ATA for me. This seems like one they'd know.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 - Let Her Sleep
In a phrase popularly attributed to Napoleon, what nation did he refer to as a “sleeping giant”?
A. Russia
B. India
C. China
D. Egypt

David makes Russia his final answer.
David leaves with $1K.

Spoiler

A. China - $?

If Nappy thought Russia was a sleeping giant he wouldn't have awakened it by invading. It might be Egypt, but I've heard the expression applied to China before, though without attribution.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:When the show returns from the commercial break, Meredith reveals a previous season's $100K question.

$100K Before becoming a bestselling novelist, which of these men came up with the ad slogan, “I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us kid!”?
A. John Grisham
B. Elmore Leonard
C. James Patterson
D. Tom Clancy

Spoiler

C. James Patterson

Why? For nostalgia's sake?

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Pretty Woman
Which of these actresses recently released a self-help memoir titled “Getting the Pretty Back”?
A. Molly Ringwald
B. Winona Ryder
C. Elisabeth Shue
D. Demi Moore

ATA

76% A. Molly Ringwald
9% B. Winona Ryder
3% C. Elisabeth Shue
12% D. Demi Moore

Spoiler

A. Molly Ringwald - $15K

Seemed simple enough, what with the "Pretty" in the title of the book. Didn't think it would be worth $15K.

The question "values" are randomized, too, ear. Welcome to Who Wants To Buy Some Lottery Tickets.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Pretty Woman
Which of these actresses recently released a self-help memoir titled “Getting the Pretty Back”?
A. Molly Ringwald
B. Winona Ryder
C. Elisabeth Shue
D. Demi Moore

ATA

76% A. Molly Ringwald
9% B. Winona Ryder
3% C. Elisabeth Shue
12% D. Demi Moore

Spoiler

A. Molly Ringwald - $15K

Seemed simple enough, what with the "Pretty" in the title of the book. Didn't think it would be worth $15K.

The question "values" are randomized, too, ear. Welcome to Who Wants To Buy Some Lottery Tickets.

I know they're randomized but still it just seems odd to me to have a relatively easy question end up being a high-dollar question. But that's the brave new world we live in, I guess.

earendel wrote:I know they're randomized but still it just seems odd to me to have a relatively easy question end up being a high-dollar question. But that's the brave new world we live in, I guess.

It's so exciting on Deal or No Deal!

As far as I can tell, we don't get the show here this season.

That other thread about the changes in the format made my head hurt. So, in a nutshell, what are the available lifelines now?

Thanks in advance.


kay

kayrharris wrote:That other thread about the changes in the format made my head hurt. So, in a nutshell, what are the available lifelines now?

The ATA and two Jump The Questions.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

kayrharris wrote:That other thread about the changes in the format made my head hurt. So, in a nutshell, what are the available lifelines now?

The ATA and two Jump The Questions.

Thanks, Marley!



kay

kayrharris wrote:Thanks, Marley!

You're welcome!

But do you understand how the Jump The Question lifelines work with the bank and only being able to walk away with half of the bank while in Round 1, but being able to keep the whole bank if you walk away at the end of Round 1, but you still only have a $25,000 safe haven if you continue playing Round 2, despite the possibility of having a larger amount in that bank?

The iMac is not a "gadget" in the sense the other options are.

15QuestionsAway wrote:FYI, the $100k question wasn't David's. It was a question from last season.

I like what the Team's doing with the transcript format. I would respectfully suggest the following additional info be included:

1. Adding the topic to the question, where you're putting the question number.
2. Indicating which jump the question is used - the first or second one.

I think David blew it strategically, unless he was pretty sure about the answer to the question he missed. He was sitting on a bank of $46,500 - having been lucky and getting his big money questions early. He could have walked with $23,250 instead of $1k. The new strategy considerations definitely make the new format interesting.

I missed the first episode - is there a difference in the two JTQ, just curious as to why which one is used would make a difference. Also, while we are putting in our transcription wish list - it would be nice to see the running bank tally - if that is something that is easy to incorporate.

15QuestionsAway wrote:FYI, the $100k question wasn't David's. It was a question from last season.

I like what the Team's doing with the transcript format. I would respectfully suggest the following additional info be included:

1. Adding the topic to the question, where you're putting the question number.
2. Indicating which jump the question is used - the first or second one.

I have an addition to the "How Can We Make Being On The Transcript Team An Even More Thankless Job Than It Already Is" list, but first I'd like to thank them all for the service they provide. I am grateful and only suggest format enhancements which are minimal and hopefully are in everyone's general interest.

I wonder if it wouldn't be too much trouble to add to the topic tree a number in parentheses which indicates its position in the topic tree prior to it being shuffled. Over time this could give Transcript readers a sense of whether or not the initial topic tree is ordered by level of difficulty. As discussed in another thread, this information could help future contestants determine if an intuitive answer is most likely correct (on an easy question) or a bank-draining distractor (on a more difficult question). It seemed to hold for David's stack (the tie-in to "Pretty" in pink question was near the bottom of the initial stack) but the only way to have any confidence in this observation would be to monitor the shuffling continually.

frogman042 wrote: I missed the first episode - is there a difference in the two JTQ, just curious as to why which one is used would make a difference. Also, while we are putting in our transcription wish list - it would be nice to see the running bank tally - if that is something that is easy to incorporate.

The only difference between the two JTQs is that after the 2nd one you don't have any more left.

megaaddict wrote:I wonder if it wouldn't be too much trouble to add to the topic tree a number in parentheses which indicates its position in the topic tree prior to it being shuffled. Over time this could give Transcript readers a sense of whether or not the initial topic tree is ordered by level of difficulty. As discussed in another thread, this information could help future contestants determine if an intuitive answer is most likely correct (on an easy question) or a bank-draining distractor (on a more difficult question). It seemed to hold for David's stack (the tie-in to "Pretty" in pink question was near the bottom of the initial stack) but the only way to have any confidence in this observation would be to monitor the shuffling continually.

Not having seen yesterday's episode...they're showing the shuffling on the show, like they do for the on-line game? They hardly spent any time on the topic tree last season; adding another fleeting glimpse of the shuffling (when TPTB don't even want contestants to know the question values or difficulties, because that somehow is supposed to promote "more strategy") is nothing more than a distraction.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Thanks, Marley!

You're welcome!

But do you understand how the Jump The Question lifelines work with the bank and only being able to walk away with half of the bank while in Round 1, but being able to keep the whole bank if you walk away at the end of Round 1, but you still only have a $25,000 safe haven if you continue playing Round 2, despite the possibility of having a larger amount in that bank?

Just now getting time to see your reply. Thanks for making my head hurt again. I don't think this concept will be clear to me
until I can see a show. That might be a while. Appreciate it!!


kay

kayrharris wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Thanks, Marley!

You're welcome!

But do you understand how the Jump The Question lifelines work with the bank and only being able to walk away with half of the bank while in Round 1, but being able to keep the whole bank if you walk away at the end of Round 1, but you still only have a $25,000 safe haven if you continue playing Round 2, despite the possibility of having a larger amount in that bank?

Just now getting time to see your reply. Thanks for making my head hurt again. I don't think this concept will be clear to me
until I can see a show. That might be a while. Appreciate it!!


kay

Oops, sorry. And I did that deliberately, too.

So let me simply again: TPTB want contestants to walk after the first ten questions, if they can get that far.

Four of nine questions on 2010 pop culture? Ugh. (And two more on consumer goods from the 1990s and 1950s?) The Swanson and Facebook questions seemed particularly arbitrary bits of ephemera. I guess they don't want anyone to have lifelines left for the last four questions....