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Nicole Labruto
Spring Lake Heights, NJ

Nicole is a surf school manager. She's also been speaking pig latin with her sister since the age of ten; Nicole is the fastest pig latin speaker around. She demonstrates this.

Question Topics (Unrandomized):
* Hot Water
* Important Messages
* Gaga Fans
* Letterman
* The Plaza
* Land Masses
* Security Measures
* Drip Drip
* Cuban History
* Axing for it

Question Topics (Randomized):
* Cuban History
* Drip Drip
* Important Messages
* Gaga Fans
* Hot Water
* Letterman
* The Plaza
* Security Measures
* Land Masses
* Axing for it


Question #1 * Axing for it
Founded in 1994, the United States Axemen's Association promotes athletic competitions involving what professionals?

A: Fishermen B: Plumbers
C: Lumberjacks D: Pilots

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Lumberjacks
Question Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 * Land Masses
Appropriately, what geographic term come from a Latin phrase meaning "almost an island"?

A: Archipelago B: Peninsula
C: Lagoon D: Isthmus

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Peninsula
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,500

Question #3 * Security Measures
Law requires air travelers carrying liquids to place them inside 100-milliliter bottles, which is roughly equal to what?

A: 1.2 ounces B: 3.4 ounces
C: 5.6 ounces D: 7.8 ounces

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 3.4 ounces
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $17,500

Question #4 * The Plaza
The Plaza in New York City famously features a portrait of what children's book character, who lived at the hotel?

A: Madeline B: Pollyanna
C: Eloise D: Heidi

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Eloise
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $18,500

-- Commercial Break --


Nicole is holding down three jobs. Besides managing a surf school, she's a waitress and a sociology professor.

Nicole's mom, Collette, is in the audience.


Question #5 * Letterman
David Letterman's only on-screen movie appearance as a fictional character came in what '90s comedy?

A: Jingle All the Way B: Big Daddy
C: Cabin Boy D: Kingpin

Nicole: My dad was a big Letterman fan--is, I guess.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Cabin Boy
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $43,500

Question #6 * Hot Water
Surrounded by hot springs, what U.S. state's capitol building uses energy-efficient geothermal heating for its heating system?

A: Maine B: Arkansas
C: Alaska D: Idaho

Nicole jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Idaho
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $43,500

Question #7 * Gaga Fans
Quirky pop star Lady Gaga refers to her devoted fans as what, a phrase she recently had tattooed on her arm?

A: Little Monsters B: Big Babies
C: Tiny Devils D: Young Maniacs

Nicole says this is a great one for the audience.

ATA

A: 63% B: 7% C: 9% D: 21%

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Little Monsters
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $48,500

Question #8 * Important Messages
Paul Revere embarked on his famous ride to tell John Hancock and who else that British troops were coming to arrest them?

A: Thomas Paine B: Alexander Hamilton
C: Benjamin Franklin D: Samuel Adams

Nicole is not sure, so she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Samuel Adams
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $48,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #9 * Drip Drip
Which of these coffee shop orders requires the least preparation, simply adding water to espresso?

A: Macchiato B: Caffè latte
C: Cappuccino D: Americano

Nicole was a barista in Sydney, so she definitely knows this answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Americano
Question Value: $100
Bank: $48,600

Question #10 * Cuban History
The site of an infamous invasion in 1961, Cuba's "Bahía de Cochinos" is known in English as the Bay of what?

A: Pigs B: Mules
C: Goats D: Hens

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Pigs
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $63,600

Nicole is now in Round Two. It's time to play Classic Millionaire!


$100,000
Which of these common expressions is derived from the Bible and not a play by William Shakespeare?

A: Gird your loins B: A foregone conclusion
C: For ever and a day D: Gild the lily

Nicole believes that

Spoiler

A and B

are from Shakespeare, but she's not sure about the other two, so she walks with $63,600.

Answer

A: Gird your loins

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 * Hot Water
Surrounded by hot springs, what U.S. state's capitol building uses energy-efficient geothermal heating for its heating system?

A: Maine B: Arkansas
C: Alaska D: Idaho

Nicole jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Idaho
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $43,500

I would have said Arkansas and lost.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 * Important Messages
Paul Revere embarked on his famous ride to tell John Hancock and who else that British troops were coming to arrest them?

A: Thomas Paine B: Alexander Hamilton
C: Benjamin Franklin D: Samuel Adams

Nicole is not sure, so she jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Samuel Adams
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $48,500

Adams is the only one from Massachusetts.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nicole is now in Round Two. It's time to play Classic Millionaire!

Twice in one show!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Which of these common expressions is derived from the Bible and not a play by William Shakespeare?

A: Gird your loins B: A foregone conclusion
C: For ever and a day D: Gild the lily

Nicole believes that

Spoiler

A and B

are from Shakespeare, but she's not sure about the other two, so she walks with $63,600.

Answer

A: Gird your loins

The Voice From the Whirlwind tells Job, "Gird up your loins like a man."

wow.. who woulda thunk a "surf school manager" would have the smarts to answer some of these questions? I was very impressed and happy for her!

I wonder how good the surfing is in Spring Lake Heights?

jarnon wrote:I would have said Arkansas and lost.

That makes two of us.

chad1m wrote:

jarnon wrote:I would have said Arkansas and lost.

That makes two of us.

Make it 3.

Seeing how I used to live in Boise, I knew the hot water heating cold. The pipes are even made out of wood!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nicole is holding down three jobs. Besides managing a surf school, she's a waitress and a sociology professor.

So they led with her entertaining job, which I'm guessing she does during the summer, for fun. There's something wrong if a professor needs a part-time job as a waitress to make ends meet, though. Or maybe she does that at a restaurant owned by her family? Meredith asked a follow-up question about which job she liked best and Nicole replied with something I didn't quite catch about her family keeping her grounded.

jarnon wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nicole is now in Round Two. It's time to play Classic Millionaire!

Twice in one show!

It was a good day to be a substitute transcriptionist!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Nicole Labruto
Spring Lake Heights, NJ

Nicole is a surf school manager. She's also been speaking pig latin with her sister since the age of ten; Nicole is the fastest pig latin speaker around. She demonstrates this.

She's also a former J! contestant, so she knows something about trivia.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3164

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 * Letterman
David Letterman's only on-screen movie appearance as a fictional character came in what '90s comedy?

A: Jingle All the Way B: Big Daddy
C: Cabin Boy D: Kingpin

Nicole: My dad was a big Letterman fan--is, I guess.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Cabin Boy
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $43,500

I'd ATA here.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 * Gaga Fans
Quirky pop star Lady Gaga refers to her devoted fans as what, a phrase she recently had tattooed on her arm?

A: Little Monsters B: Big Babies
C: Tiny Devils D: Young Maniacs

Nicole says this is a great one for the audience.

ATA

A: 63% B: 7% C: 9% D: 21%

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Little Monsters
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $48,500

JTQ #1 for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 * Drip Drip
Which of these coffee shop orders requires the least preparation, simply adding water to espresso?

A: Macchiato B: Caffè latte
C: Cappuccino D: Americano

Nicole was a barista in Sydney, so she definitely knows this answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Americano
Question Value: $100
Bank: $48,600

JTQ # 2 for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Which of these common expressions is derived from the Bible and not a play by William Shakespeare?

A: Gird your loins B: A foregone conclusion
C: For ever and a day D: Gild the lily

Nicole believes that

Spoiler

A and B

are from Shakespeare, but she's not sure about the other two, so she walks with $63,600.

Answer

A: Gird your loins

Two opportunities to see 3rd tier questions! I'd have been able to answer this one, but without lifelines, I probably would have taken the money on the next question.

jarnon wrote: I would have said Arkansas and lost.

Since Hot Springs isn't the capital of Arkansas, I could eliminate it as a possibility (it helps that I've been to both Hot Springs and Little Rock).

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Nicole Labruto
Spring Lake Heights, NJ

Nicole is a surf school manager. She's also been speaking pig latin with her sister since the age of ten; Nicole is the fastest pig latin speaker around. She demonstrates this.

She's also a former J! contestant, so she knows something about trivia.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3164

Her J! episode aired October 6, 2009? She just barely made it past the one-year limit to qualify for SyndieBAM, this season!

The J! Archive says that game shows run in her family!

Nicole's father, Fran, was a Jeopardy! 1-day co-champion (with future UTOCer John Ryan) who won $5,800, March 12, 1987.

earendel wrote:

jarnon wrote: I would have said Arkansas and lost.

Since Hot Springs isn't the capital of Arkansas, I could eliminate it as a possibility (it helps that I've been to both Hot Springs and Little Rock).

I did know that, but not having been there I guess I just assumed the two were close enough together for some "spillage".