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Darrell Perry
New York City, NY
Studying to be a massage therapist

Darrell is also a party planner - he loves throwing parties, no matter what the size. If he wins he intends to throw a party at a couple of bars.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
- Classic Novels
- Old School
- Interplanetary Fear
- Culinary Traditions
- Song Titles
- The Big Bee
- Rallying Cry
- Rodeo Rules
- Girl Time
- Food Fight

Topic Tree: (randomized)
- Culinary Traditions
- Girl Time
- Rodeo Rules
- Rallying Cry
- The Big Bee
- Old School
- Classic Novels
- Song Titles
- Interplanetary Fear
- Food Fight

Question #1 (Food Fight)
Which of these restaurant chains features jousting and swordplay demonstrations, but no utensils?
A - Cracker Barrel
B - Medieval Times
C - Planet Hollywood
D - Rainforest Cafe

Spoiler

Answer: B (Medieval Times)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 (Interplanetary Fear)
What planet's moons, Phobos and Deimos, are named after the Greek gods of fear and panic?
A - Venus
B - Mars
C - Saturn
D - Uranus

Spoiler

Answer: B (Mars)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Question #3 (Song Titles)
The musicals "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" both feature a song titled what?
A - Tonight
B - Maria
C - America
D - Edelweiss

Spoiler

Answer: B (Maria)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $30,500

Question #4 (Classic Novels)
"Story of the Door," in which two men discuss the entrance of a "Black-mail House," is the first chapter of what classic novel?
A - Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
B - Of Mice and Men
C - Dracula
D - The Scarlet Letter

Darrell is going to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (no change)

commercial break

Darrell worked as a photography editor for The Wall Street Journal but decided that he wanted to follow his dream and be a massage therapist. He wanted to do something in the health field so that he would take better care of himself.

Question #5 (Old School)
What university is home to both the oldest medical school and the oldest business school in the United States?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - University of Virginia
C - Columbia University
D - Johns Hopkins University

Darrell wants to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 33%
B - 17%
C - 22%
D - 28%

The numbers aren't very good so Darrell decides to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,500 (no change)

Question #6 (The Big Bee)
At the National Spelling Bee, official "pronouncers" provide all but which of the following to the spellers?
A - synonyms
B - definition
C - part of speech
D - language of origin

Spoiler

Answer: A (synonyms)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,500

Question #7 (Rallying Cry)
In 2010, what outspoken TV host held his "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial?
A - Bill O'Reilly
B - Chris Matthews
C - Glenn Beck
D - Keith Olbermann

Spoiler

Answer: C (Glenn Beck)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $33,500

commercial break

With the money Darrell will pay off his bills, pay his rent, and set aside some for his retirement.

Question #8 (Rodeo Rules)
Which of the following results in a professional bull rider being disqualified and receiving no score?
A - losing their hat
B - grasping the bull's mane
C - using spurs on the bull
D - holding on with both hands

"This is so hard," Darrell says. He's leaning toward an answer,

Spoiler

grasping the bull's mane

. Meredith suggests that Darrell imagine himself as a bull rider and asks what he would do. He says he'd be holding on with both hands, but maybe he's not supposed to do that. He pantomimes riding a bull and puts one hand in the air.

Spoiler

Answer: D (holding on with both hands)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $40,500

Question #9 (Girl Time)
Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie are five daughters who costar in the reality cable series "Keeping Up with" what family?
A - The Kutchers
B - The Kournikovas
C - The Kardashians
D - The Kristoffersons

Spoiler

Answer: C (The Kardashians)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,500

Question #10 (Culinary Traditions)
Under European law, bottles of "traditional balsamic vinegar" can only be produced in two provinces of what country?
A - Portugal
B - Spain
C - France
D - Italy

Darrell says that a lot of times the answer is right there in the question, but he can't see it. He's leaning toward either

Spoiler

France or Italy

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Italy)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $65,500

commercial break

The "Blast from the past" question was worth $100,000 in 2006:
In 1974, what product became the first to be scanned by a retailer using the UPC bar code?
A - Hershey bar
B - Wrigley's gum
C - Planters peanuts
D - Coca-cola six-pack

Spoiler

B (Wrigley's gum)

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

$100K - Who is the only character mentioned by name in the famous opening crawl at the start of the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
A - Princess Leia
B - Luke Skywalker
C - Obi-Wan Kenobi
D - Darth Vader

Darrell makes

Spoiler

B, Luke Skywalker

his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A - Princess Leia
Darrell leaves with $25,000.

Edited to correct the answer to the $100K question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:With the money Darrell will pay off his bills, pay his rent, and set aside some for his retirement.

Really, if TPTB are accepting boring answers to the audition questions like this, it's time for me to go back for one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K - Who is the only character mentioned by name in the famous opening crawl at the start of the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
A - Princess Leia
B - Luke Skywalker
C - Obi-Wan Kenobi
D - Darth Vader

Darrell makes

Spoiler

B, Luke Skywalker

his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Darth Vader)
Darrell leaves with $25,000.

The Force is not with you, Darrell.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:With the money Darrell will pay off his bills, pay his rent, and set aside some for his retirement.

Really, if TPTB are accepting boring answers to the audition questions like this, it's time for me to go back for one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K - Who is the only character mentioned by name in the famous opening crawl at the start of the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
A - Princess Leia
B - Luke Skywalker
C - Obi-Wan Kenobi
D - Darth Vader

Darrell makes

Spoiler

B, Luke Skywalker

his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Darth Vader)
Darrell leaves with $25,000.

The Force is not with you, Darrell.

And he probably couldn't bear to watch the Super Bowl Jetta commercial.

Darrell wants to ask the audience.

[Obscure] Spoiler: ATA results
A - 33%
B - 17%
C - 22%
D - 28%


The numbers aren't very good so Darrell decides to jump this question.

[Obscure] Spoiler:
Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,500 (no change)

I am impressed that the audience knew the answer, if by only a slight plurality. Penn (also known as 'the Harvard of the Ivy League') is also the first University in the United States (by virtue of the first medical school), and is home to the first experimental psychology lab, the first student union, was the first Ivy League school to admit women folk as undergraduates (which they did about 20 years before the Ivy League was officially created), is the alma mater of Philadelphia Eagle (and NFL Hall of Famer) Chuck Bednarik, the NFL's last full-time two-way player, and currently has the hottest university President in the Ivy League. The Fighting Quakers RULE!

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:The Force is not with you, Darrell.

And he probably couldn't bear to watch the Super Bowl Jetta commercial.

That was a Passat commercial, uly.

Although, in the spirit of great Superbowl commercials that don't focus on the product they're advertising, all we really learn about the car is that it comes with a remote start button.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

$100K - Who is the only character mentioned by name in the famous opening crawl at the start of the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
A - Princess Leia
B - Luke Skywalker
C - Obi-Wan Kenobi
D - Darth Vader

Darrell makes B, Luke Skywalker his final answer.

The correct answer is A-Princess Leia, not Darth Varder. Please correct.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Darrell Perry
New York City, NY
Studying to be a massage therapist

Darrell is also a party planner - he loves throwing parties, no matter what the size. If he wins he intends to throw a party at a couple of bars.

He also said that if he used the ATA lifeline and the audience helped him, he'd consider inviting them.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4 (Classic Novels)
"Story of the Door," in which two men discuss the entrance of a "Black-mail House," is the first chapter of what classic novel?
A - Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
B - Of Mice and Men
C - Dracula
D - The Scarlet Letter

Darrell is going to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500 (no change)

Darrell seemed "all business" and didn't indulge in much chitchat before answering his questions. As for me, although I haven't read "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde" I have read (or attempted to read) the others.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Darrell worked as a photography editor for The Wall Street Journal but decided that he wanted to follow his dream and be a massage therapist. He wanted to do something in the health field so that he would take better care of himself.

Really? Give him credit for following his dream - but I bet photography editor pays better than massage therapist.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (Old School)
What university is home to both the oldest medical school and the oldest business school in the United States?
A - University of Pennsylvania
B - University of Virginia
C - Columbia University
D - Johns Hopkins University

Darrell wants to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 33%
B - 17%
C - 22%
D - 28%

The numbers aren't very good so Darrell decides to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (University of Pennsylvania)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,500 (no change)

Well, the audience didn't come through so I guess they're not invited to the party. As for me, I know that Penn is home to the Wharton School of Business, but do they have a medical school? Conversely Johns Hopkins has the famous medical school but does it have a business school? I can't decide, so time to JTQ. This doesn't strike me as something the audience would know.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 (The Big Bee)
At the National Spelling Bee, official "pronouncers" provide all but which of the following to the spellers?
A - synonyms
B - definition
C - part of speech
D - language of origin

Spoiler

Answer: A (synonyms)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,500

A repeat of a question used on Super Millionaire, as snaxx pointed out in another thread.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 (Rodeo Rules)
Which of the following results in a professional bull rider being disqualified and receiving no score?
A - losing their hat
B - grasping the bull's mane
C - using spurs on the bull
D - holding on with both hands

"This is so hard," Darrell says. He's leaning toward an answer,

Spoiler

grasping the bull's mane

. Meredith suggests that Darrell imagine himself as a bull rider and asks what he would do. He says he'd be holding on with both hands, but maybe he's not supposed to do that. He pantomimes riding a bull and puts one hand in the air.

Spoiler

Answer: D (holding on with both hands)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $40,500

Once again Meredith practically gave the contestant a fourth lifeline - she kept him from going with his first instinct and leaving with only $1,000.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K - Who is the only character mentioned by name in the famous opening crawl at the start of the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
A - Princess Leia
B - Luke Skywalker
C - Obi-Wan Kenobi
D - Darth Vader

Darrell makes

Spoiler

B, Luke Skywalker

his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: A - Princess Leia
Darrell leaves with $25,000.

Edited to correct the answer to the $100K question.

No problem with this one - and I'd be going for $250K with two lifelines still available.

I had the same thought process as you earendel with the business/medical school question, but I would have just straight jumped it. Dream stack otherwise. I probably would have ATA on question 10, but assuming the $250K question would have really been that questions, I would've been looking at the $500K question with a jump left so I would've had a free look at the million if I wasn't sure about the $500K question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #6 (The Big Bee)
At the National Spelling Bee, official "pronouncers" provide all but which of the following to the spellers?
A - synonyms
B - definition
C - part of speech
D - language of origin

Spoiler

Answer: A (synonyms)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,500

I mentioned this separately, but I'll add to the thread that this question was a re-ask of the last ever question on Super Millionaire in May 2004. That question came at #9 (worth a jump from $30K to $50K). That contestant used 50/50 and got it wrong leaving with $5K.

Getting second billing in this column (after a story about an woman and her dog), there's a short report about Darrell's appearance.

http://blog.silive.com/inside_out_colum ... story.html