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Clare Coughlin
Tarrytown, NY

When Clare auditioned for the show, a fellow auditioner, who had tried out thirty-seven times, told her she didn’t stand a chance.

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 Blast-off
8 Waterways
5 Real Housewives
2 Travel Toys
7 Classic Novels
1 Green Technology
10 Troop Support
4 Driving in Delaware
3 Sweet Smile
6 Brand Recognition

Question 1 – 6 Brand Recognition
In 2010, what company quickly restored its classic white-on-blue logo following complaints over a new one it had adopted?
A. Chevrolet
B. Starbucks
C. Gap
D. AT&T

Clare is pretty confident the answer is AT&T, but not confident enough, so she decides to JTQ.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Gap
$1K
Bank - $0

Question 2 – 3 Sweet Smile
Which of these children of U.S. political figures got braces on her teeth in 2010?
A. Chelsea Clinton
B. Bristol Palin
C. Malia Obama
D. Jenna Bush

Spoiler

C. Malia Obama
$7K
Bank - $7K

Question 3 – 4 Driving in Delaware
On a specialized Delaware license plate, what letter in “DELAWARE” is replaced by an image of the state due to their resemblance?
A. D
B. R
C. W
D. L

ATA

ATA results

11% A. D
11% B. R
9% C. W
69% D. L

Spoiler

D. L
$500
Bank - $7,500

Question 4 – 10 Troop Support
Standing for Veterans of Foreign Wars, the VFW organization was founded by veterans of which of these wars?
A. Spanish-American War
B. World War I
C. World War II
D. Korean War

JTQ 2

Spoiler

A. Spanish-American
$25K
Bank - $7,500

Question 5 – 1 Green Technology
Often made from a plant called switchgrass, “grassoline” is a nickname for an eco-friendly type of what?
A. Synthetic rubber
B. Laundry detergent
C. Biofuel
D. Sugar substitute

Spoiler

C. Biofuel
$5K
Bank - $12,500

commercial break

Question 6 – 7 Classic Novels
A classic 1828 novel by Wilkie Collins, “The Moonstone” involves the mysterious theft of what precious gem?
A. Jade
B. Ruby
C. Emerald
D. Diamond

Clare decides to leave with $6,250.

Spoiler

D. Diamond

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:When Clare auditioned for the show, a fellow auditioner*, who had tried out thirty-seven times, told her she didn’t stand a chance.[/i]

Rub it in, why don't you, TPTB.




*Not me. My count stands at 22.

Tough stack! The only one I knew was the one about Delaware.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Clare Coughlin
Tarrytown, NY

When Clare auditioned for the show, a fellow auditioner, who had tried out thirty-seven times, told her she didn’t stand a chance.

My first thought was that this was an unwitting shout-out to Marley, but I see in another thread that he's only tried out 22 times.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 – 6 Brand Recognition
In 2010, what company quickly restored its classic white-on-blue logo following complaints over a new one it had adopted?
A. Chevrolet
B. Starbucks
C. Gap
D. AT&T

Clare is pretty confident the answer is AT&T, but not confident enough, so she decides to JTQ.

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Gap
$1K
Bank - $0

I might very well have bit on the AT&T distractor.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 – 7 Classic Novels
A classic 1828 novel by Wilkie Collins, “The Moonstone” involves the mysterious theft of what precious gem?
A. Jade
B. Ruby
C. Emerald
D. Diamond

Clare decides to leave with $6,250.

Spoiler

D. Diamond

Jade and emerald are green, ruby is red, so diamond is the only one that makes sense to me.

earendel wrote:My first thought was that this was an unwitting shout-out to Marley, but I see in another thread that he's only tried out 22 times.

There actually are people who live in NYC and have ample free time who have auditioned more often that me, probably much more often. I met one, a couple years ago; he had some personal appearance issues that made him untelegenic, in my eyes, but that didn't stop him. He had a name that qualified him for "Famous Names" week, but that didn't work for him, either.

Here's an article about Clare's appearance.

http://tarrytown.patch.com/articles/tar ... illionaire

After two tryouts and several months of waiting, Clare Coughlin finally made it on to “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and walked away $6,250 richer.

Finally! After two tryouts!!!

Coughlin first tried out for the show in the summer. She passed a written test but didn’t make it past the first interview with a producer.

On a second tryout in September, she made it to the contestant pool but was told not to get her hopes up. A couple of weeks later, she got a call from the show saying she was scheduled to appear at the end of October.

“I was so excited, but then the show called the day before and cancelled,” Coughlin said.

Finally, her episode was taped in mid-November and aired last Monday.