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Tracy Figueroa
Bronx, NY
unemployed

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Quantify Your Love
9. Hidden Messages
8. Comic Disguises
7. Woman Warrior
6. Holy Nicknames
5. That's Italian
4. Famous Eulogies
3. Technical Seussical
2. Good Buys
1. City Neighborhoods


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
3. Technical Seussical
7. Woman Warrior
10. Quantify Your Love
8. Comic Disguises
4. Famous Eulogies
1. City Neighborhoods
5. That's Italian
2. Good Buys
6. Holy Nicknames
9. Hidden Messages


Question 1 - Level 9 - Hidden Messages

Subliminal advertising expert Wilson Bryan Key famously claimed that what snack item had the word "sex" baked onto it?

A: Cheez-Its B. Ritz Crackers
C: Oreos D. Triscuits

Tracy asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 24%
B: 30%
C: 29%
D: 17%

Tracy jumps the question.

Answer and value

B: Ritz Crackers (Tracy eats those w/PB&J every night!)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

Question 2 - Level 6 - Holy Nicknames

What nickname, inspired by his nationality and his occupation, is often used to refer to Pope Benedict XVI?

A: Irish Setter B: French Bulldog
C: German Shepherd D: Siberian Husky

Spoiler

"Pope Benedict is German, and he would shepherd Catholics..."

Answer and value

C: German Shepherd
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question 3 - Level 2 - Good Buys

Because prices are so low for wedding and graduation season, Real Simple magazine recommends buying cookware when?

A: January B: May
C: September D: December

Answer and value

B: May
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,500

Question 4 - Level 5 - That's Italian

Which of these Italian greats has a last name that's only one letter different from his first name?

A: Dante B: Michelangelo
C: Galileo D: Puccini

Tracy jumps the question. She has no lifelines remaining.

Answer and value

C: Galileo
Value: $15,000
Bank: $5,500

Question 5 - Level 1 - City Neighborhoods

Beacon Hill, Pecan Valley and Alamo Heights are all neighborhoods in what metropolitan area?

A: Seattle B: Milwaukee
C: San Antonio D: New Orleans

Spoiler

Tracy laughs incredulously. Meredith admonishes her to "Look at the question." Tracy says, "Alamo Heights...Alamo...the Alamo is in San Antonio."

Answer and value

C: San Antonio
Value: $25,000
Bank: $30,500

Commercial Break.

Tracy would use the money to open a day-care facility for inner-city children. "I have no babies of my own, so I'll take in everyone else's."

Question 6 - Level 4 - Famous Eulogies

"I thank you for not moving" was one of the lines in a eulogy Oprah Winfrey gave for what American figure?

A: W.E.B. Du Bois B: Jackie Robinson
C: Rosa Parks D: Booker T. Washington

Spoiler

"I believe that would be for Rosa Parks who refused to move off that bus."

Answer and value

C: Rosa Parks
Value: $3,000
Bank:$33,500

Question 7 - Level 8 - Comic Disguises

What superstar went incognito to the 2011 Comic-Con, dressing as Ernie from Sesame Street?

A: Ashton Kutcher B: Justin Timberlake
C: Johnny Depp D: Robert Downey Jr.

Spoiler

"Oh I read this..."
Meredith: "Talk it through."
"I want to say Ashton Kutcher..."
Meredith: "What's stopping you?"

Tracy walks with $16,750.

Answer and value

B: Justin Timberlake
Value: not revealed

Bump.

Strangely, that story about the actor dressing up at Comic-Con also showed up yesterday on Fark.

-M

Without giving anything away, I'm 98% certain that one of the categories that showed up in Tracy's stack comes up in my game...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tracy Figueroa
Bronx, NY
unemployed

Any more, this is a WE/WE® combo.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 9 - Hidden Messages

Subliminal advertising expert Wilson Bryan Key famously claimed that what snack item had the word "sex" baked onto it?
A: Cheez-Its B. Ritz Crackers
C: Oreos D. Triscuits

Tracy asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 24%
B: 30%
C: 29%
D: 17%

Tracy jumps the question.

Answer and value

B: Ritz Crackers (Tracy eats those w/PB&J every night!)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

Tough question right off the bat. It's not D and it's not A. Oreos have a pattern, so Ritz seems like the right answer. But I'd JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 5 - That's Italian

Which of these Italian greats has a last name that's only one letter different from his first name?
A: Dante B: Michelangelo
C: Galileo D: Puccini

Tracy jumps the question. She has no lifelines remaining.

Answer and value

C: Galileo
Value: $15,000
Bank: $5,500

Not A (Aligheri), not B (Buonarotti). Galileo Galilei - yep, that's it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tracy would use the money to open a day-care facility for inner-city children. "I have no babies of my own, so I'll take in everyone else's."

That's an admirable goal

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 8 - Comic Disguises

What superstar went incognito to the 2011 Comic-Con, dressing as Ernie from Sesame Street?

A: Ashton Kutcher B: Justin Timberlake
C: Johnny Depp D: Robert Downey Jr.

Spoiler

"Oh I read this..."
Meredith: "Talk it through."
"I want to say Ashton Kutcher..."
Meredith: "What's stopping you?"

Tracy walks with $16,750.

Answer and value

B: Justin Timberlake
Value: not revealed

I would have had no idea. It might have been Downey (having played Iron Man), or possibly Depp. But I don't see anything that leads to any of the four, so I use my second JTQ.

Which of these Italian greats has a last name that's only one letter different from his first name?

A: Dante B: Michelangelo
C: Galileo D: Puccini

Galileo Galilei!

Question 7 - Level 8 - Comic Disguises

What superstar went incognito to the 2011 Comic-Con, dressing as Ernie from Sesame Street?

A: Ashton Kutcher B: Justin Timberlake
C: Johnny Depp D: Robert Downey Jr.

I never heard of this. ATA.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 7 - Level 8 - Comic Disguises

What superstar went incognito to the 2011 Comic-Con, dressing as Ernie from Sesame Street?

A: Ashton Kutcher B: Justin Timberlake
C: Johnny Depp D: Robert Downey Jr.

I never heard of this. ATA.

For what it's worth, the "Bert" to Timberlake's "Ernie" was Esquire magazine writer Chris Jones; JT went incognito for an experience in anonymity. The full story appears in the new issue of the magazine, along with a picture of the (admittedly pretty crappy) costumes.