WWTBAM Bored

Alfred Guy
New York, NY
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale University

Alfred Guy

Has a bird and is wearing a tie that his sister-in-law got him, with an image of a bird on it.

the tie

His wife Heather is in the audience

Bank: $52600
No lifelines remain


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):

The Wright Stuff
Junk Food Geometry
Sounds Familiar
Broadway Baby
Europe Underground
Disney Hits
Nautical Terms
Go for the Gold
Fashion Trends
Nation Building



Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Sounds Familiar
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Question 10 - Sounds Familiar
Chelsea Handler's 2008 bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" derives its title from that of a well-known book by whom?
A. Roald Dahl B. Beverly Cleary
C. Judy Blume D. E.B. White

Spoiler

Alfred was the only boy in his fourth grade class to read "Are you there God it is me Margaret"

Answer and value

C. Judy Blume
Value: $5K
Bank: $57600

Question $100K
Who is the only TV actor to win comedy and drama Emmys for the same character?
A. Peter Falk B. Carroll O'Connor
C. Ed Asner D. Michael Landon

Spoiler

Alfred gave his first impression that it would be a guess, then narrowed it down to Ed Asner (as Lou Grant and in the Mary Tyler Moore Show), pointing out that Lou Grant was a drama while the other was a comedy, and Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place).
Alfred did not think either of the others were the same character on two different TV shows.
Alfred decided he would either win big or go out in a blaze of glory

Answer

C. Ed Asner
Bank: $100K

Spoiler

Commercial break

Alfred has been married to his wife Heather for 16 years and they want to adopt a child.

Question $250K
Referring to Helen of Troy, the oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
A. Alexander Pope B. Dante Alighieri
C. John Milton D. Christopher Marlowe

Spoiler

Alfred noted that this was a wheelhouse question for him as a writer.
Mere said that tie is working

Answer

D. Christopher Marlowe
Bank: $250K

Spoiler

Mere asked Heather what she feels about Alfred's next decision.
Heather just said that she trusts Alfred.
Mere said she thinks that means Alfred should walk.

Question $500K
According to Chanel, the fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that perfumer Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
A. Inside the Arctic Circle B. On the Great Wall of China
C. At the top of Machu Picchu D. In the Sahara Desert

Spoiler

Before walking with $250K Alfred noted that it would be really great if it were the Arctic Circle, as one probably could not smell there where it is bitterly cold.
Alfred gave his thanks to the WWTBAM production team, then said he does not know the answer and would walk.

Answer

A. Inside the Arctic Circle (Alfred reacted with surprise that it really was the answer)
Bank: Alfred walked with $250K

Commercial break

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question $500K
According to Chanel, the fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that perfumer Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
A. Inside the Arctic Circle B. On the Great Wall of China
C. At the top of Machu Picchu D. In the Sahara Desert

I assume that there has only ever been one $500,000 question written about perfume.
On my appearance last season, my $500,000 was in the category "Perfumers."
How many contestants get to say that they get the closure that accompanies seeing a question that would have made them literally run out of the chair if they had made it that far?

drew scheeler wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question $500K
According to Chanel, the fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that perfumer Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
A. Inside the Arctic Circle B. On the Great Wall of China
C. At the top of Machu Picchu D. In the Sahara Desert

I assume that there has only ever been one $500,000 question written about perfume.
On my appearance last season, my $500,000 was in the category "Perfumers."
How many contestants get to say that they get the closure that accompanies seeing a question that would have made them literally run out of the chair if they had made it that far?

I saw your post on Facebook and thought it was a reference to having walked on a question about this, as I had forgotten your "walk" question. Now I get what you meant. It was another transcribing headstart for me, thanks

The flashback should have been my favorite perfume-related question, one that caused a college professor at Fordham (my school) to use his last two lifelines and walk in 2001.
$250K In 1999, a Dallas Zoo researcher found that ocelots are drawn to the scent of which of the following:
a. Altoids Breath mints b. Calvin Klein Obsession
c. Old Spice aftershave d. Glade air freshener

Indeed it was

Spoiler

b. Calvin Klein Obsession

Snaxx wrote:

drew scheeler wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question $500K
According to Chanel, the fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that perfumer Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
A. Inside the Arctic Circle B. On the Great Wall of China
C. At the top of Machu Picchu D. In the Sahara Desert

I assume that there has only ever been one $500,000 question written about perfume.
On my appearance last season, my $500,000 was in the category "Perfumers."
How many contestants get to say that they get the closure that accompanies seeing a question that would have made them literally run out of the chair if they had made it that far?

I saw your post on Facebook and thought it was a reference to having walked on a question about this, as I had forgotten your "walk" question. Now I get what you meant. It was another transcribing headstart for me, thanks

The flashback should have been my favorite perfume-related question, one that caused a college professor at Fordham (my school) to use his last two lifelines and walk in 2001.
$250K In 1999, a Dallas Zoo researcher found that ocelots are drawn to the scent of which of the following:
a. Altoids Breath mints b. Calvin Klein Obsession
c. Old Spice aftershave d. Glade air freshener

Indeed it was

Spoiler

b. Calvin Klein Obsession

So am I; I knew I was a cat in a previous life!

You can see my hubby sitting behind Mrs. Guy!

vettech wrote:You can see my hubby sitting behind Mrs. Guy!

You've changed your sig line. Are you no longer scheduled to air on Thursday? --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

vettech wrote:You can see my hubby sitting behind Mrs. Guy!

You've changed your sig line. Are you no longer scheduled to air on Thursday? --Bob

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 59#p361461

ETA: Now I think they are seriously screwing with the order. The latest preview video on the website has, in addition to some familiar faces, a couple of people I've never seen.

vettech wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

vettech wrote:You can see my hubby sitting behind Mrs. Guy!

You've changed your sig line. Are you no longer scheduled to air on Thursday? --Bob

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 59#p361461

ETA: Now I think they are seriously screwing with the order. The latest preview video on the website has, in addition to some familiar faces, a couple of people I've never seen.

They must be holding your huge win for sweeps week.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Alfred Guy
New York, NY
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale University

Alfred Guy

I still say he looks young.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 - Sounds Familiar
Chelsea Handler's 2008 bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" derives its title from that of a well-known book by whom?
A. Roald Dahl B. Beverly Cleary
C. Judy Blume D. E.B. White

Spoiler

Alfred was the only boy in his fourth grade class to read "Are you there God it is me Margaret"

Answer and value

C. Judy Blume
Value: $5K
Bank: $57600

There was a question on one of the J! online tests about this book.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question $250K
Referring to Helen of Troy, the oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
A. Alexander Pope B. Dante Alighieri
C. John Milton D. Christopher Marlowe

Spoiler

Alfred noted that this was a wheelhouse question for him as a writer.
Mere said that tie is working

Answer

D. Christopher Marlowe
Bank: $250K

Thanks, Trelayne (TOS: The Squire of Gothos). He quotes this in that episode:
"Is this the face that launched a thousand ships and burned the topless towers of Ilium? Fair Helen, make me immortal with a kiss." I remember looking in the library (back in the day before Google) to find the whole poem.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question $500K
According to Chanel, the fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that perfumer Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
A. Inside the Arctic Circle B. On the Great Wall of China
C. At the top of Machu Picchu D. In the Sahara Desert

Spoiler

Before walking with $250K Alfred noted that it would be really great if it were the Arctic Circle, as one probably could not smell there where it is bitterly cold.
Alfred gave his thanks to the WWTBAM production team, then said he does not know the answer and would walk.

Answer

A. Inside the Arctic Circle (Alfred reacted with surprise that it really was the answer)
Bank: Alfred walked with $250K

I would have had no idea, but since I still have two JTQs left, I get to use one and see the $1M question.

Here's a short article about the results of Alfred's game.

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/ ... llionaire/

Guy will screen the episodes on campus Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Linsly-Chittenden Hall at 4 p.m., he said.

There are still a few minutes to get to the viewing party!

Alfred risked $32,600 on the $100K question, which he didn't know cold but felt confident enough in reasoning to go for it.

His payoff for not walking at that point was ending up with an additional $192,400!

I would be hooting like he was, too. Nice job with all lifelines gone fairly early.

earendel wrote: I would have had no idea, but since I still have two JTQs left, I get to use one and see the $1M question.

Impressive that you wouldn't have needed a jump before this. Unfortunately, the second jump becomes useless at this point. Contestants should be rewarded for getting to the top of the stack with a JTQ: it should turn into a double dip. Two jumps could equal a 50/50. Or even better, an "Ask Watson" lifeline.

Here's a longer article about Alfred's appearance.

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/ ... at-trivia/

As for the first question of the show, about the song “A Whole New World,” Guy asked the audience for help identifying which movie it came from.

“I’ve seen Aladdin four times,” he said. “But Disney music …I can’t listen to it. It’s too schmaltzy to me.”

So how did he sit through the movie four times?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Here's a longer article about Alfred's appearance.

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/ ... at-trivia/

As for the first question of the show, about the song “A Whole New World,” Guy asked the audience for help identifying which movie it came from.

“I’ve seen Aladdin four times,” he said. “But Disney music …I can’t listen to it. It’s too schmaltzy to me.”

So how did he sit through the movie four times?

Robin Williams. You hear different stuff each time...