Transcript 10/8/2010 - Marty Frazier (carryover contestant)

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Marty Frazier
Cleveland, OH
5th grade teacher


Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Classical Music
- Magical Makeover
- Socialites
- Sniff Sniff
- Biopics
- Children's Songs
- Battle Cries
- Sports Moves
- Viral Hits
- Anagrams

Marty banked $15,000 on a question about LeBron James, and Meredith says some things are just meant to be. Cleveland may have lost LeBron but they have Marty. He quips that he's almost as tall. Marty has all his lifelines available and $20,500 in his bank.

Question #4 (Battle Cries)
Which of these phrases completes the famous Admiral David Farragut saying "Damn the torpedoes"?

A - I have not yet begun to fight!
B - Fire when ready!
C - Full speed ahead!
D - Take her down!

"Wow!" Marty exclaims. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 3%
B - 5%
C - 81%
D - 11%

Marty says that was his instinct. "It is now," Meredith jokes.

Spoiler

Answer: C (full speed ahead)
Value: $100
Bank: $20,600

Question #5 (Children's Songs)
In the popular children's song "On Top of Spaghetti," what causes the singer's meatball to roll off the table?

A - a door slams
B - somebody sneezes
C - a tree falls
D - a dog barks

Meredith reminds Marty that he teaches children for a living so this should be a walk in the park. Marty replies that his students are a little beyond that level. They're doing algebra (although Marty admits he doesn't teach math). Marty starts to recite the song. "On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese, da-da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da." After a moment he concludes the song:

Spoiler

"I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed."

Despite this, he still isn't sure. It sounds like

Spoiler

somebody sneezes

. He doesn't remember

Spoiler

a tree falling

or

Spoiler

a door slamming

so he makes

Spoiler

B

his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (somebody sneezes)
Value: $10,000
Bank:$30,600

Question #6 (Biopics)
The films "Surviving Picasso," "I Shot Andy Warhol" and "Pollock" all depict the lives of famous what?

A - painters
B - athletes
C - politicians
D - poets

Meredith shows Marty the answer but makes him wait until after the commercial break to see the value of the question.

commercial break

After the break Meredith teases Marty a little more by asking him to beg to see the answer. He does.

Spoiler

Answer: A (painters)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $55,600

Meredith asks him if the reality of the situation has sunk in. Marty replies that it's surreal.

Question #7 (Sniff Sniff)
Which of these unusual animals have been trained by the Defense Department to sniff out bombs?

A - squirrels
B - frogs
C - pigeons
D - honeybees

Marty says "Wow!" again. He doesn't think that

Spoiler

frogs or honeybees

have much of a sense of smell. He has no idea. Meredith asks him if a 5th grader would know this. Marty doesn't think so. Sometimes they know things but not this. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (honeybees)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

Question #8 (Socialites)
Socialite sisteres Paris and Nicky Hilton have two less press-hungry brothers named what?

A - Michael and August
B - Barron and Conrad
C - Richard and Dallas
D - Donald and Kenneth

Marty jokingly says he's embarrassed that he doesn't know this because he's pretty up on all things Hilton. Then he says he didn't even know they had brothers and notes that he thought Perez might be a choice. There's no way for him to make an educaed guess so he uses his second jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Barron and Conrad)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

Question #9 (Magical Makeover)
A beauty salon for kinds, the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is located at which of these Walt Disney World attractions?

A - Swiss Family Treehouse
B - Pooh's Playful Spot
C - Cinderella Castle
D - Mickey's Country House

Mickey asks if Meredith is trying to get him to sing more songs. Meredith says he actually hasn't sung one yet. He starts singing the song. He doesn't remember

Spoiler

The Swiss Family Robinson singing in their treehouse and doesn't think that Mickey would sing something like this.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Cinderella Castle)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $56,600

Question #10 (Classical Music)
The Requiem in D Minor is one of the most famous works of what composer, who wrote it on his deathbed in 1791?

A - Ludwig Von Beethoven
B - Johann Sebastian Bach
C - Frederic Chopin
D - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Marty says it's a great question. Meredith asks if it's great because he knows the answer. Marty replies it's great because it separates the $100,000 folks from the ones like him. He attempts to reason it out, saying that

Spoiler

Bach

was earlier than that. He says the same about

Spoiler

Mozart.

His gut says it's

Spoiler

Chopin

but he's not willing to take the risk. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $55,600

Marty leaves with $28,300.

commercial break

[themanwho]

Question #8 (Socialites)
Socialite sisteres Paris and Nicky Hilton have two less press-hungry brothers named what?

A - Michael and August
B - Barron and Conrad
C - Richard and Dallas
D - Donald and Kenneth

Marty jokingly says he's embarrassed that he doesn't know this because he's pretty up on all things Hilton. Then he says he didn't even know they had brothers and notes that he thought Perez might be a choice. There's no way for him to make an educaed guess so he uses his second jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Barron and Conrad)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

If

Spoiler

B

isn't the correct answer, then

Spoiler

Conrad

is a particularly nasty distractor.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #8 (Socialites)
Socialite sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton have two less press-hungry brothers named what?

A - Michael and August
B - Barron and Conrad
C - Richard and Dallas
D - Donald and Kenneth

Marty jokingly says he's embarrassed that he doesn't know this because he's pretty up on all things Hilton. Then he says he didn't even know they had brothers and notes that he thought Perez might be a choice. There's no way for him to make an educaed guess so he uses his second jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Barron and Conrad)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

If

Spoiler

B

isn't the correct answer, then

Spoiler

Conrad

is a particularly nasty distractor.

I remembered that Barron and Conrad were Hilton family names, so they could have been given to the sons or they could have only belonged to older members of the family. This was question #8 unrandomized as well as randomized, so I would have been nervous trying to make a logical guess, here.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #10 (Classical Music)
The Requiem in D Minor is one of the most famous works of what composer, who wrote it on his deathbed in 1791?

A - Ludwig Von Beethoven
B - Johann Sebastian Bach
C - Frederic Chopin
D - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Marty says it's a great question. Meredith asks if it's great because he knows the answer. Marty replies it's great because it separates the $100,000 folks from the ones like him. He attempts to reason it out, saying that

Spoiler

Bach

was earlier than that. He says the same about

Spoiler

Mozart.

His gut says it's

Spoiler

Chopin

but he's not willing to take the risk. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $55,600

Marty leaves with $28,300.

Annie would have been sincerely disappointed in Marty. Not only did the date eliminate all the other choices, but this Requiem plays a key part in the final scenes of Amadeus. Poor Salieri, his evil plans were frustrated by a locked cabinet.

[ulysses5019]

Question #7 (Sniff Sniff)
Which of these unusual animals have been trained by the Defense Department to sniff out bombs?

A - squirrels
B - frogs
C - pigeons
D - honeybees

I'm sure they squirrels could be trained to do this and earn a comfortable living. It's gotta be a better gig than avatar drawing.

[earendel]

Marty Frazier
Cleveland, OH
5th grade teacher

Question #4 (Battle Cries)
Which of these phrases completes the famous Admiral David Farragut saying "Damn the torpedoes"?

A - I have not yet begun to fight!
B - Fire when ready!
C - Full speed ahead!
D - Take her down!

"Wow!" Marty exclaims. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 3%
B - 5%
C - 81%
D - 11%

Marty says that was his instinct. "It is now," Meredith jokes.

Spoiler

Answer: C (full speed ahead)
Value: $100
Bank: $20,600

He needed a lifeline for this?

Question #7 (Sniff Sniff)
Which of these unusual animals have been trained by the Defense Department to sniff out bombs?

A - squirrels
B - frogs
C - pigeons
D - honeybees

Marty says "Wow!" again. He doesn't think that

Spoiler

frogs or honeybees

have much of a sense of smell. He has no idea. Meredith asks him if a 5th grader would know this. Marty doesn't think so. Sometimes they know things but not this. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (honeybees)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

There was an article in the NYT about the possibility that a cause for colony collapse disorder among bees may have been found that made mention of the use of honeybees for this purpose.

Question #8 (Socialites)
Socialite sisteres Paris and Nicky Hilton have two less press-hungry brothers named what?

A - Michael and August
B - Barron and Conrad
C - Richard and Dallas
D - Donald and Kenneth

Marty jokingly says he's embarrassed that he doesn't know this because he's pretty up on all things Hilton. Then he says he didn't even know they had brothers and notes that he thought Perez might be a choice. There's no way for him to make an educaed guess so he uses his second jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Barron and Conrad)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $55,600 (no change)

I'd have gone straight for B assuming that Conrad was named for his father (grandfather?).

Question #9 (Magical Makeover)
A beauty salon for kinds, the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is located at which of these Walt Disney World attractions?

A - Swiss Family Treehouse
B - Pooh's Playful Spot
C - Cinderella Castle
D - Mickey's Country House

Mickey asks if Meredith is trying to get him to sing more songs. Meredith says he actually hasn't sung one yet. He starts singing the song. He doesn't remember

Spoiler

The Swiss Family Robinson singing in their treehouse and doesn't think that Mickey would sing something like this.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Cinderella Castle)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $56,600

The SFR actually does sing and dance in their treehouse.

Question #10 (Classical Music)
The Requiem in D Minor is one of the most famous works of what composer, who wrote it on his deathbed in 1791?

A - Ludwig Von Beethoven
B - Johann Sebastian Bach
C - Frederic Chopin
D - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Marty says it's a great question. Meredith asks if it's great because he knows the answer. Marty replies it's great because it separates the $100,000 folks from the ones like him. He attempts to reason it out, saying that

Spoiler

Bach

was earlier than that. He says the same about

Spoiler

Mozart.

His gut says it's

Spoiler

Chopin

but he's not willing to take the risk. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $55,600

Marty leaves with $28,300.

Interesting comment, Marty. I couldn't remember the dates for Bach or Mozart, so in the old days I'd have asked for the 50/50 lifeline. Since it's not available, I'll use JTQ, so that I can play (not really) "classic" Millionaire.

[earendel]

Question #7 (Sniff Sniff)
Which of these unusual animals have been trained by the Defense Department to sniff out bombs?

A - squirrels
B - frogs
C - pigeons
D - honeybees

I'm sure they squirrels could be trained to do this and earn a comfortable living. It's gotta be a better gig than avatar drawing.

I bet sprots would be happy to hear that squirrels were being used to find bombs, and probably happier if they were setting them off.

[SportsFan68]

Question #7 (Sniff Sniff)
Which of these unusual animals have been trained by the Defense Department to sniff out bombs?

A - squirrels
B - frogs
C - pigeons
D - honeybees

I'm sure they squirrels could be trained to do this and earn a comfortable living. It's gotta be a better gig than avatar drawing.

I bet sprots would be happy to hear that squirrels were being used to find bombs, and probably happier if they were setting them off.

I was crushed when I saw the answer and realized that wasn't ES on the job. I wouldn't even have needed nuclear weaponry...

[MarleysGh0st]

I'm sure they squirrels could be trained to do this and earn a comfortable living. It's gotta be a better gig than avatar drawing.

I bet sprots would be happy to hear that squirrels were being used to find bombs, and probably happier if they were setting them off.

I was crushed when I saw the answer and realized that wasn't ES on the job. I wouldn't even have needed nuclear weaponry...

Wouldn't evil squirrels be suspected of working for the other side?

[SportsFan68]

I bet sprots would be happy to hear that squirrels were being used to find bombs, and probably happier if they were setting them off.

I was crushed when I saw the answer and realized that wasn't ES on the job. I wouldn't even have needed nuclear weaponry...

Wouldn't evil squirrels be suspected of working for the other side?

That would certainly be my suspicion. Welcome to my world, Marley.

[Lizbit]

I was crushed when I saw the answer and realized that wasn't ES on the job. I wouldn't even have needed nuclear weaponry...

Wouldn't evil squirrels be suspected of working for the other side?

That would certainly be my suspicion. Welcome to my world, Marley.

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

[MarleysGh0st]

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

I was just teasing Sprots, Lizbit, because she's so mean to ES.

In fact, I think the Defense Department ought to send some of those trained honeybees, or squirrels or pigeons or whatever they use, to check her backyard for those WMDs she keeps talking about.

[SportsFan68]

Wouldn't evil squirrels be suspected of working for the other side?

That would certainly be my suspicion. Welcome to my world, Marley.

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

Lizbit, you are as adorable as Annie but maybe don't have as much experience. I assure you that neither Marley nor I have any mean bones in our bodies. Your frien Evil Squirrel is a very special case, and although he has maybe jarred loose with a treat or two for you, he has done plenty to earn that name.

[SportsFan68]

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

I was just teasing Sprots, Lizbit, because she's so mean to ES.

In fact, I think the Defense Department ought to send some of those trained honeybees, or squirrels or pigeons or whatever they use, to check her backyard for those WMDs she keeps talking about.

Marley! I am not mean! Here I stick up for you and all, and you stab me in the back! Et tu, Marle. . .

Gasp . . . . ((sob)) . . . choke...

I hope the DoD does send some honeybees by. Our area has been hit hard by colony collapse disorder.

[MarleysGh0st]

Marley! I am not mean! Here I stick up for you and all, and you stab me in the back! Et tu, Marle. . .

Gasp . . . . ((sob)) . . . choke...

I'm sorry. Did I make you cry? Shall I send ES to comfort you?

Marley <---- Equal opportunity instigator of whatever facet of the Sprots/ES relationship seems funniest at the moment.

[SportsFan68]

Marley! I am not mean! Here I stick up for you and all, and you stab me in the back! Et tu, Marle. . .

Gasp . . . . ((sob)) . . . choke...

I'm sorry. Did I make you cry? Shall I send ES to comfort you?

Marley <---- Equal opportunity instigator of whatever facet of the Sprots/ES relationship seems funniest at the moment.

ACK!!!!!!!!!!!

Ick!

Keep that mangy rodent away from me!

[tlynn78]

I was crushed when I saw the answer and realized that wasn't ES on the job. I wouldn't even have needed nuclear weaponry...

Sprots, I thought of you last night when a Central Park squirrel became a victim of a missed shot in a duel on "Castle." Sorry little thing got it with a musket ball.

t.

[Evil Squirrel]

Wouldn't evil squirrels be suspected of working for the other side?

That would certainly be my suspicion. Welcome to my world, Marley.

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

You're a real doll, Lizzie!!!!

Don't mind Sprots though, she enjoys playing really hard to get!

[SportsFan68]

That would certainly be my suspicion. Welcome to my world, Marley.

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

You're a real doll, Lizzie!!!!

Don't mind Sprots though, she enjoys playing really hard to get!

Stay away from me.

And take off that stupid ribbon, you look ridiculous.

[littlebeast13]

U guys R being mean! Just because a squirrel is named Evil doesn't mean he really is. Evil Squirrel is a frien of mine, and he gives me toys and treats and stuff, and he's nice. My sis Annie is the one who named him. I think she named him after a daredevil, Mr. Evel Knievel, except Annie wasn't as picky about spelling in those days.

You're a real doll, Lizzie!!!!

Don't mind Sprots though, she enjoys playing really hard to get!

Stay away from me.

And take off that stupid ribbon, you look ridiculous.

Lizbit doesn't take kindly to the dissing of her boyfriens.....

See if she ever licks your toes.....

lb13

[SportsFan68]

You're a real doll, Lizzie!!!!

Don't mind Sprots though, she enjoys playing really hard to get!

Stay away from me.

And take off that stupid ribbon, you look ridiculous.

Lizbit doesn't take kindly to the dissing of her boyfriens.....

See if she ever licks your toes.....

lb13

There's a plus. I love Lizbit but would not like to have my toes licked.