Transcript 04/14/11 - Lisa Lasch

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Lisa Lasch
Clayton, MO

Lisa was once a clown named "Bubblegum". She and her mom started being clowns with their church, for church and charity events, then they started doing birthday parties. Lisa was nine, at the time.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Dino Might
9: Power Pair
8: Häagen-Dazs
7: TV Men
6: Pop Politics
5: Music Mavens
4: Top Dollar
3: The World's Worst...
2: Dog Groups
1: Bridal Shop

Topic Tree (Randomized)
5: Music Mavens
1: Bridal Shop
4: Top Dollar
9: Power Pair
7: TV Men
10: Dino Might
2: Dog Groups
6: Pop Politics
3: The World's Worst...
8: Häagen-Dazs


Question #1 - Level 8: Häagen-Dazs
Which one of the following is not one of the five ingredients listed on a pint of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream?

A: Egg yolks B: Cream
C: Egg whites D: Skim milk

Lisa asks the audience.

ATA

A: 18% B: 3% C: 23% D: 56%

Lisa goes with the audience, but they're wrong! She leaves with $1,000 consolation prize.

Answer

C: Egg whites

[SportsFan68]

I jump this one before the print is dry on the screen.

How's that for metaphor mixing?

[TheConfessor]

Lisa Lasch
Clayton, MO

That's where LB and I auditioned, 10.5 years ago.

[earendel]

Lisa Lasch
Clayton, MO

Lisa was once a clown named "Bubblegum". She and her mom started being clowns with their church, for church and charity events, then they started doing birthday parties. Lisa was nine, at the time.

Question #1 - Level 8: Häagen-Dazs
Which one of the following is not one of the five ingredients listed on a pint of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream?

A: Egg yolks B: Cream
C: Egg whites D: Skim milk

Lisa asks the audience.

ATA

A: 18% B: 3% C: 23% D: 56%

Lisa goes with the audience, but they're wrong! She leaves with $1,000 consolation prize.

Answer

C: Egg whites

I've never had this particular brand of ice cream, nor am I in the habit of reading labels. I wouldn't have used ATA; I'd have gone with JTQ because I'd be pretty sure the audience didn't read lables, either.

Laugh, clown, laugh.

[jarnon]

Lisa Lasch
Clayton, MO

That's where LB and I auditioned, 10.5 years ago.

I auditioned there, too.

[secondchance]

Lisa Lasch
Clayton, MO



Question #1 - Level 8: Häagen-Dazs
Which one of the following is not one of the five ingredients listed on a pint of Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream?

A: Egg yolks B: Cream
C: Egg whites D: Skim milk

Lisa asks the audience.

ATA

A: 18% B: 3% C: 23% D: 56%

Lisa goes with the audience, but they're wrong! She leaves with $1,000 consolation prize.

Answer

C: Egg whites

Big time Bummer. Doesn't it seem like a LOT of contestants have been using ATA inapropriately lately, in one way or another?

[MarleysGh0st]

Big time Bummer. Doesn't it seem like a LOT of contestants have been using ATA inapropriately lately, in one way or another?

The randomized topic tree has had a lot of contestants reaching for early lifelines. What surprises me is when they use the ATA on questions that aren't obvious pop culture material and then are disappointed when they don't get a strong response.*


*The above observation applies to other ATA questions, not this one. The distractor got a pretty clear victory here, with eggs yolks and whites being very nearly tied. Almost everybody was convinced that ice cream had to contain cream.

[CarShark]

I knew it right from the top, and wasn't surprised that so many in the audience fell for the trap. Haagen-Dazs=high fat, so they wouldn't use skim, they'd use full-fat milk, right? Nope. The fat comes from the cream.