WWTBAM Bored

Guest host D.L. Hughley

Deborah Barnes
Northvale, NJ
Sixth grade teacher

Asked the best part of her job: "I get to have children that stay the same age every year, but I don't get any older"


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):


10 Partying Novelists
9 Safe Flying
8 Island Nations
7 Big Families
6 Work It
5 Romantic Acts
4 Country Shift
3 Spy Headquarters
2 Charitable Cause
1 Inventive Cartoons


Topic Tree: (Randomized)

6 Work It
2 Charitable Cause
9 Safe Flying
10 Partying Novelists
3 Spy Headquarters
5 Romantic Acts
7 Big Families
8 Island Nations
1 Inventive Cartoons
4 Country Shift



Question 1 - Level 4 Country Shift
Now a chart-topping country singer, Darius Rucker first gained fame in the '90s as the lead singer of what band?
A. Third Eye Blind B. Hootie & the Blowfish
C. Stone Temple Pilots D. Matchbox Twenty

Spoiler

Deborah "I have no idea" ... D.L. says that is not a good advertisement for NJ schools, Deborah says she teaches in NY, and they get a laugh
JTQ #1

JTQ #1

Answer and value

B. Hootie & the Blowfish
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Level 1 Inventive Cartoons
On his cartoon, Inspector Gadget typically uses what catchphrase to deploy his many gizmos?
A. Get at it, Gadget B. 1-2-3 Gadgets
C. Initiate Gadgetry D. Go Go Gadget

Spoiler

Deborah "I don't watch cartoons either"

ATA result

A-2% B-4% C-5% D-89%... applause

host comment after answer

D.L. Hughley: "Just because I was actually in "Inspector Gadget" doesn't mean I know anything about it"

Answer and value

D. Go Go Gadget
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 3 - Level 8 Island Nations
What nation was dubbed "the Friendly Islands" by Captain Cook because of the warm welcome he received from the natives?
A. Palau B. Tonga
C. Maldives D. Seychelles

Spoiler

Deborah decides she should jump this one too
D.L. "you'd better not teach history"

JTQ 2

Answer and value

B. Tonga
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $100

Question 4 - Level 7 Big Families
Which of these is not the last name of a regular character on the hit sitcom "Modern Family"?
A. Suarez B. Pritchett
C. Dunphy D. Tucker

Spoiler

Deborah says no idea and she would have to guess
B. Pritchett, final answer

Answer and value

A. Suarez
Value: not shown
Bank: $1000 consolation prize

Commercial break

So instead of going home with $50. that the audience helped her get, she goes off with $1,000. without ever anwsering a single question right, on her own.

Marley's head must be spinning.

If she'd decided to stop and take the money with $2K or less in their bank, hopefully the host would tell her she's not losing anything by taking a guess on the last question.

ontellen wrote:So instead of going home with $50. that the audience helped her get, she goes off with $1,000. without ever anwsering a single question right, on her own.

Marley's head must be spinning.

... and she was the unlucky one. I've transcribed at least three contestants who got $25,000 (in place of the $100) from the audience, jumped two others, and then walked on the 4th question with $12500.

ontellen wrote:So instead of going home with $50. that the audience helped her get, she goes off with $1,000. without ever anwsering a single question right, on her own.

Marley's head must be spinning.

Yeah, the new rules are so much better!

But aside from that, this fragment of a stack featured three pop culture questions I didn't know. "Go Go Gadget" was supposed to be a level 1 gimmee?

I knew Darius Rucker, and the audience knew the Gadget one for $1,100. Sigh.

Guess I'd better brush up on Tonga history.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest host D.L. Hughley

Deborah Barnes
Northvale, NJ
Sixth grade teacher

Asked the best part of her job: "I get to have children that stay the same age every year, but I don't get any older"

Yay for teachers!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 7 Big Families
Which of these is not the last name of a regular character on the hit sitcom "Modern Family"?
A. Suarez B. Pritchett
C. Dunphy D. Tucker

Spoiler

Deborah says no idea and she would have to guess
B. Pritchett, final answer

Answer and value

A. Suarez
Value: not shown
Bank: $1000 consolation prize

No idea, so I'll ATA.

I'm sorry I missed this (power went out during the day at our house and the show didn't record). It just doesn't seem right that she gets to leave with $1K when she only answered one question, for $100, and with the audience's help at that. But those are the new rules. <*sigh*>

earendel wrote: It just doesn't seem right that she gets to leave with $1K when she only answered one question, for $100, and with the audience's help at that. But those are the new rules. <*sigh*>

Then again contestants (especially outside of "WE" territory) have to pay their own travel and time-off-work expenses. Some get hit with questions level 7-8-9-10 right away. J! and Wheel give $1000 to those who do nothing but "neg" and hit bankrupt respectively. So I see $1000 as reasonable. It is the $12500 for doing nothing but a lucky ATA that doesn't seem right to me.