WWTBAM Bored

Jay Caton
Astoria NY
is currently "in between jobs"

Asked about the beard, Jay said he got tired of shaving. Mere says there is a beardless trend. Jay says he is first in a trend to go bearded.
However, Jay is willing to shave off his beard if he wins the million.



Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
Nerds
Silver Medal
European Cities
Buy Me
Paranormal Powers
Sports Scandals
Concealers
Know the Cast
Fame Game
Avon Lady


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Nerds
Sports Scandals
Paranormal Powers
Buy Me
Know the Cast
Concealers
European Cities
Avon Lady
Fame Game
Silver Medal


Question 1 - Silver Medal
The oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics, 72-year-old Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in 1920 in what sport?
A. Archery B. Equestrian
C. Shooting D. Sailing

JTQ #1

Answer and value

C. Shooting
Value: $7000 (skipped)
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Fame Game
Who is credited with the memorable quip, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes?"
A. Ronald Reagan B. Andy Warhol
C. Winston Churchill D. Oscar Wilde

Answer and value

B. Andy Warhol
Value: $15000
Bank: $15000

Commercial break

Question 3 - Avon Lady
A Konsultantka is an Avon Lady who works in what country?
A. Ireland B. Japan
C. Poland D. Egypt

Answer and value

C. Poland
Value: $25000
Bank: $40000

Question 4 - European Cities
What European capital's historic center is often referred to by locals as the "Square Mile"?
A. Berlin B. Rome
C. Paris D. London

ATA

A-27% B-29% C-14% D-30%

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. London
Value: $3000 (skipped)
Bank: $40000

Question 5 - Concealers
Alluding to the story of Adam and Eve, something that conceals indecency is known as what kind of "leaf"?
A. Oak leaf B. Palm leaf
C. Olive leaf D. Fig leaf

Answer and value

D. Fig leaf
Value: $100
Bank: $40100

Commercial break

Question 6 - Know the Cast
Which of these is a character on "The Sopranos" and not a cast member on "Jersey Shore"?
A. Paulie Walnuts B. JWoww
C. The Situation D. Snooki

Answer and value

A. Paulie Walnuts
Value: $500
Bank: $40600

Question 7 - Buy Me
Meaning "Hawaiians" in Portuguese, "Havaianas" is the name of a popular brand of what?
A. Flip-flops B. Surfboards
C. Swimsuits D. Ukuleles

Jay asks how much he would walk with, then says the $20300 is a lot of money given that he is out of a job and could help him eat for the next two weeks
Mere says it looks like Jay eats a lot (Jay is very slender)
Jay quickly points out that his wife cooks well and feeds him well. Jay says he and his wife gets those jokes all the time. Slender is good.

contestant's decision

Jay thinks the only logical answer would be Flip Flops but is not sure about swimsuits. Jay agonizes over the decision saying that he does not want to lose all that money over flip flops. He finally decides to walk.

Answer and value

A. Flip flops (Mere says lightly-colored Brazilian flip flops)
Value: not shown
Bank: Jay walks with $20300.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jay Caton
Astoria NY
is currently "in between jobs"

Asked about the beard, Jay said he got tired of shaving. Mere says there is a beardless trend. Jay says he is first in a trend to go bearded.
However, Jay is willing to shave off his beard if he wins the million.

Why offer to shave the beard, if it's so important to you, Jay? A suspicious person might think that you artificially played it up, to throw a meaningless bone to the APs.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Silver Medal
The oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics, 72-year-old Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in 1920 in what sport?
A. Archery B. Equestrian
C. Shooting D. Sailing

JTQ #1

Answer and value

C. Shooting
Value: $7000 (skipped)
Bank: 0

Oscar Swahn??? Had anyone ever heard of him before this episode? For a question #9 (unrandomized), I'd say this was another WWOQ. And a JTQ for me.

Here's an article about Jay's run. Nice for him that he's originally from Elsewhere, since SyndieBAM appearances aren't news for the Where Else papers.

http://thedailynewsonline.com/blogs/guy ... 002e0.html

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jay Caton
Astoria NY
is currently "in between jobs"

Asked about the beard, Jay said he got tired of shaving. Mere says there is a beardless trend. Jay says he is first in a trend to go bearded. However, Jay is willing to shave off his beard if he wins the million.

On my second show I offered to shave my beard for Regis.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Silver Medal
The oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics, 72-year-old Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in 1920 in what sport?
A. Archery B. Equestrian
C. Shooting D. Sailing

JTQ #1

Answer and value

C. Shooting
Value: $7000 (skipped)
Bank: 0

I think he was wise - he even commented that he didn't think the audience would know this one. I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - European Cities
What European capital's historic center is often referred to by locals as the "Square Mile"?
A. Berlin B. Rome
C. Paris D. London

ATA

A-27% B-29% C-14% D-30%

JTQ #2

Answer and value

D. London
Value: $3000 (skipped)
Bank: $40000

Assuming that it's not an English translation, "London" is the only one that makes sense; it's also the only one that doesn't use the metric system.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Buy Me
Meaning "Hawaiians" in Portuguese, "Havaianas" is the name of a popular brand of what?
A. Flip-flops B. Surfboards
C. Swimsuits D. Ukuleles

Jay asks how much he would walk with, then says the $20300 is a lot of money given that he is out of a job and could help him eat for the next two weeks. Mere says it looks like Jay eats a lot (Jay is very slender). Jay quickly points out that his wife cooks well and feeds him well. Jay says he and his wife gets those jokes all the time. Slender is good.

contestant's decision

Jay thinks the only logical answer would be Flip Flops but is not sure about swimsuits. Jay agonizes over the decision saying that he does not want to lose all that money over flip flops. He finally decides to walk.

Answer and value

A. Flip flops (Mere says lightly-colored Brazilian flip flops)
Value: not shown
Bank: Jay walks with $20300.

I might have tried ATA first as Jay did, and then my second JTQ. This is certainly a WWOQ and not even near the top of the unrandomized tree.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Question 3 - Avon Lady
A Konsultantka is an Avon Lady who works in what country?
A. Ireland B. Japan
C. Poland D. Egypt

I think this is a terrible question. Konsultantka just means "consultant" in

Spoiler

Polish. Avon Ladies are referred to as konsultantka but so are people who sell Mary Kay cosmetics. And it is also used for business consultants or travel consultants or any other kind of consultant.

andrewjackson wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Question 3 - Avon Lady
A Konsultantka is an Avon Lady who works in what country?
A. Ireland B. Japan
C. Poland D. Egypt

I think this is a terrible question. Konsultantka just means "consultant" in

Spoiler

Polish. Avon Ladies are referred to as konsultantka but so are people who sell Mary Kay cosmetics. And it is also used for business consultants or travel consultants or any other kind of consultant.

I think the "Avon Lady" part is just a red herring. Konsultantka sounds

Spoiler

Polish, not Gaelic, Arabic or Japanese.

jarnon wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Question 3 - Avon Lady
A Konsultantka is an Avon Lady who works in what country?
A. Ireland B. Japan
C. Poland D. Egypt

I think this is a terrible question. Konsultantka just means "consultant" in

Spoiler

Polish. Avon Ladies are referred to as konsultantka but so are people who sell Mary Kay cosmetics. And it is also used for business consultants or travel consultants or any other kind of consultant.

I think the "Avon Lady" part is just a red herring. Konsultantka sounds

Spoiler

Polish, not Gaelic, Arabic or Japanese.

Right. It's a

Spoiler

Polish word but it does not mean "Avon Lady" which is what the question is asking. It says "Konsultantka is an Avon Lady...." That is not correct. A konsultantka is a consultant who works in what country? If you say konsultantka to a Polish person they are not going to necessarily think Avon Lady unless you say konsultantka Avon.

How about if they rephrased the question to "An Avon Lady is called a Konsultantka in what country?" Would that pass muster with your, AJ?

MarleysGh0st wrote:How about if they rephrased the question to "An Avon Lady is called a Konsultantka in what country?" Would that pass muster with your, AJ?

Sure. That would be fine. Completely different.

Would it be OK to ask "A mammal is called a horse in what country"? Nope.
Much better to ask "A horse is called a mammal in what country?"