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Max Fick
Wharton, NJ
Retired NYC history teacher, taught for 36 years, and wants her husband to retire too
She was a taxi driver in NYC in 1971 and enjoyed that work
Her husband said he would retire if she won the million
Was told that she was a "live wire" backstage and said she was a "nervous wire"

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Mother Tongues
9 Battle Stars
8 Multi-talented
7 Baby Count
6 Toy Animals
5 Sweet Heart
4 Fun and Games
3 Permanent Record
2 Women's Group
1 Food Phrases

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
1 Food Phrases
10 Mother Tongues
2 Women's Group
6 Toy Animals
9 Battle Stars
3 Permanent Record
4 Fun and Games
7 Baby Count
8 Multi-talented
5 Sweet Heart


Question 1 - (level 5) Sweet Heart
According to toy lore, what dolls get their sweetness from a heart made of candy?
A. Raggedy Ann B. Care Bears
C. Cabbage Patch Kids D. Barbie

Spoiler

Max said she had a Cabbage Patch kid and a Barbie.
Max tried to reason it out, knowing it is not Barbie and "sure" it is not Raggedy Ann.
She was thinking sweetness and care go together.
Mere reminded her of the lifelines
Max decided to go with B, Care Bears. Final answer

Answer and value

A. Raggedy Ann
Value: not shown
Bank: Max left with $1000 consolation, and said "it was more than I made in one day of my life before"
She left saying she took a chance and it was a bad one.

I probably would have been in the same boat. I recalled most Care Bears having a heart somewhere on their body and figured that would be it. Tough break.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - (level 5) Sweet Heart
According to toy lore, what dolls get their sweetness from a heart made of candy?
A. Raggedy Ann B. Care Bears
C. Cabbage Patch Kids D. Barbie

Spoiler

Max said she had a Cabbage Patch kid and a Barbie.
Max tried to reason it out, knowing it is not Barbie and "sure" it is not Raggedy Ann.
She was thinking sweetness and care go together.
Mere reminded her of the lifelines
Max decided to go with B, Care Bears. Final answer

Answer and value

A. Raggedy Ann
Value: not shown
Bank: Max left with $1000 consolation, and said "it was more than I made in one day of my life before"
She left saying she took a chance and it was a bad one.

Ouch!

I never heard of this "toy lore" but I found this link on the Raggedy Land Gift Shop's web site that discusses the legend. According to it, the candy heart was definitely a part of the story book. Whether it was actually part of the first dolls the writer created is less clear.

http://www.raggedy-ann.com/patty.html

The only one of these I ever had was a Raggedy Ann and I certainly don't remember this. Once she said Care Bears, I could vaguely picture a heart on them, so it made sense to me. Too bad it ended this way.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Max Fick
Wharton, NJ
Retired NYC history teacher, taught for 36 years, and wants her husband to retire too
She was a taxi driver in NYC in 1971 and enjoyed that work
Her husband said he would retire if she won the million
Was told that she was a "live wire" backstage and said she was a "nervous wire"

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - (level 5) Sweet Heart
According to toy lore, what dolls get their sweetness from a heart made of candy?
A. Raggedy Ann B. Care Bears
C. Cabbage Patch Kids D. Barbie

Spoiler

Max said she had a Cabbage Patch kid and a Barbie.
Max tried to reason it out, knowing it is not Barbie and "sure" it is not Raggedy Ann.
She was thinking sweetness and care go together.
Mere reminded her of the lifelines
Max decided to go with B, Care Bears. Final answer

Answer and value

A. Raggedy Ann
Value: not shown
Bank: Max left with $1000 consolation, and said "it was more than I made in one day of my life before"
She left saying she took a chance and it was a bad one.

I can't believe she didn't use a lifeline if she wasn't sure. Again, it was a well-reasoned answer, but wrong nonetheless.

This one I was sure of. Mom made a couple dozen Raggedy Ann/Andy dolls in her life for her favorites peoples and for newborns. (I have a beautiful Ann/Andy with dark brown hair and lavender outfits which match the colors of my bedroom at that time. MatiasMom has a more traditional Ann.)

Anyway, the pattern she used includes a heart design if the craft artist wants to use it.

chad1m wrote:I probably would have been in the same boat. I recalled most Care Bears having a heart somewhere on their body and figured that would be it. Tough break.

ditto

vettech wrote:The only one of these I ever had was a Raggedy Ann and I certainly don't remember this. Once she said Care Bears, I could vaguely picture a heart on them, so it made sense to me. Too bad it ended this way.

ditto ditto.

Ouch. I really felt bad for her.

My first inclination was to ask the audience. Then I considered that this was not one of hardest four questions from the pre-randomized stack. Barbie is easy to eliminate. I seem to recall seeing hearts on Care Bears. Since it's not supposed to be a difficult question, I think I would have done exactly what Max did.

I'm not sure the ATA would have done much good here.

Alll Wikipedia mentions about Raggedy Ann's heart is that some people mistakenly believe a heart on her dress is a trademark. It mentions nothing about candy.

But check out the Care Bears Logo!!

Spoiler

The bear at the top is named Tenderheart Bear!

Is she the first one and done contestant in the new format? Too bad she didn't have the previous contestant's stack.

I do not like the Raggedy Ann question. Although I don't know the source of the question's "toy lore," I know that the rag doll is -- by far -- the oldest of the toys mentioned. Raggedy Ann books were even earlier, but the doll was introduced in 1915. I question whether machines even were available in 1915 to mass-produce heart-shaped candies, such as those little "message" hearts sold around Valentine's Day.

UPDATE: Okay, I'm wrong. According to Wikipedia, the Necco Wafer company began marketing the familiar little hearts in 1902, with a flatter version even earlier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweethearts_(candy)

It helps if you've read the book, or as in my case, if your mother read it to you. Thanks, Mom! (But I don't think she reads the Bored.)
http://books.simonandschuster.com/How-R ... 0689808876

I may have done exactly what Max did.

That was rough.

TheConfessor wrote:It helps if you've read the book, or as in my case, if your mother read it to you. Thanks, Mom! (But I don't think she reads the Bored.)

Thanks, Ed. Yes, I would definitely consider the book to be an acceptable source for "lore."

silvercamaro wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:It helps if you've read the book, or as in my case, if your mother read it to you. Thanks, Mom! (But I don't think she reads the Bored.)

Thanks, Ed. Yes, I would definitely consider the book to be an acceptable source for "lore."

I guess I've been leaving invisible posts again.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:It helps if you've read the book, or as in my case, if your mother read it to you. Thanks, Mom! (But I don't think she reads the Bored.)

Thanks, Ed. Yes, I would definitely consider the book to be an acceptable source for "lore."

I guess I've been leaving invisible posts again.

I'm sorry, Marley. I didn't read all the way through your link, even though the topic is discussed at length. My bad.

silvercamaro wrote:I'm sorry, Marley. I didn't read all the way through your link, even though the topic is discussed at length. My bad.

I accept your apology, but you didn't have to follow the link. My own summary mentioned "the candy heart was definitely a part of the story book."

MarleysGh0st wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:I'm sorry, Marley. I didn't read all the way through your link, even though the topic is discussed at length. My bad.

I accept your apology, but you didn't have to follow the link. My own summary mentioned "the candy heart was definitely a part of the story book."

I know, but sometimes I read posts too quickly, and the words don't stick in my brain. I have a Teflon skull.