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Marty Frazier
Cleveland, OH
Fifth Grade Teacher

Marty is a very tall man, 6'5". Marty uses Millionaire as a teaching tool in his class.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Classical Music
* Sniff Sniff
* Socialites
* Battle Cries
* Viral Hits
* Sports Moves
* Magical Makeover
* Anagrams
* Children's Songs
* Biopics

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Classical Music
* Magical Makeover
* Socialites
* Sniff Sniff
* Biopics
* Children's Songs
* Battle Cries
* Sports Moves
* Viral Hits
* Anagrams


Question #1 * Anagrams
Which of these celebrity names is an anagram of the word "Presbyterians"?

A: Paris Hilton B: Ryan Seacrest
C: Britney Spears D: Sean Connery

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Britney Spears
Question Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Question #3 * Sports Moves
During a much-hyped TV special in July 2010, NBA star LeBron James announced, "I'm going to take my talents to" where?

A: South Beach B: Hollywood
C: Manhattan D: The Windy City

Marty: Well, this was quite a blow for my beloved city of Cleveland, Ohio, though I have been to

Spoiler

South Beach

and it does in some ways rival Lake Erie.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: South Beach
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $20,500

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

Marty will return on tomorrow's show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

This is the video that's had over 17 million views?

Spoiler

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

This topic was only question #6 (unrandomized), so I would not have expected it to be a trick question with any nasty distractors. Therefore, not having seen the video before last night's show, I though it would be reasonable to connect "Yosemite Bear" with "Sleeping Bear". Ouch.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Marty Frazier
Cleveland, OH
Fifth Grade Teacher

Marty is a very tall man, 6'5". Marty uses Millionaire as a teaching tool in his class.

The "Hot Podium" must be set a little low because Marty seemed to loom over it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Lifeline time for me - go with ATA because if it's a "viral" video then lots of people must have seen it.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Marty Frazier
Cleveland, OH
Fifth Grade Teacher

Marty is a very tall man, 6'5". Marty uses Millionaire as a teaching tool in his class.

The "Hot Podium" must be set a little low because Marty seemed to loom over it.

He also loomed over Meredith, but that didn't seem to cause a problem. I'm still waiting to see what they'll do with the podium if they ever have another contestant in a wheelchair.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Lifeline time for me - go with ATA because if it's a "viral" video then lots of people must have seen it.

I've been wondering about that. 17 million views (not all of which would be unique viewers) is not that big a percentage of the population. Consider that the SyndieBAM audience frequently trends older (i.e. not the target audience for YouTube videos). Throw in the Yosemite Bear/Sleeping bear distractor and I think there would have been a very good chance of a dursting.

Does anyone remember this video getting publicity on traditional news sources?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2 * Viral Hits
In 2010, Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez became a YouTube sensation for a video in which he enthusiastically reacts to a what?

A: Sleeping bear B: Double rainbow
C: Shooting star D: Baby deer

Marty remembers the

Spoiler

double rainbow

video being shot in Yosemite Park.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Double rainbow
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Lifeline time for me - go with ATA because if it's a "viral" video then lots of people must have seen it.

I've been wondering about that. 17 million views (not all of which would be unique viewers) is not that big a percentage of the population. Consider that the SyndieBAM audience frequently trends older (i.e. not the target audience for YouTube videos). Throw in the Yosemite Bear/Sleeping bear distractor and I think there would have been a very good chance of a dursting.

Does anyone remember this video getting publicity on traditional news sources?

I have no recollection of it whatsoever.

People do react enthusiastically to double rainbows. The last one we had happened to coincide with the county fair, and people talked about it for days.

SportsFan68 wrote:People do react enthusiastically to double rainbows. The last one we had happened to coincide with the county fair, and people talked about it for days.

Did you watch the video (which I've linked to, further up in this thread)? The video, itself, is pretty poor; grainy and shaky. But the guy's reaction on the audio, which runs for over three minutes, is so ridiculously over-the-top that you can't help laughing. As some of the YouTube commenters have observed, it's a rainbowgasm.