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Noam Osband
Philadelphia, PA


Noam comes rushing out on stage, waving at the audience to applaud, wearing a straw cowboy hat.

Meredith: What's with the hat?

Noam: I've spent a lot of time in Arkansas. If I've learned anything, it's that you're not fully male without a cowboy hat.

Noam flew in from Israel, yesterday. He had a 12 hour flight, but he wouldn't miss this opportunity to meet Meredith.


Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Today's Word
9: Who's Music
8: Mythical Mascot
7: Run in the Sun
6: Everyone's a Critic
5: Flavorful Food
4: Stewart's Sobriquets
3: Classic Koko
2: Money Men
1: Pun Fun

Topic Tree (Randomized)
5: Flavorful Food
7: Run in the Sun
4: Stewart's Sobriquets
1: Pun Fun
2: Money Men
10: Today's Word
8: Mythical Mascot
9: Who's Music
6: Everyone's a Critic
3: Classic Koko


Question #1 - Level 3: Classic Koko
When Koko the gorilla met her favorite TV personality, Mr. Rogers, what item of his clothing did she remove?

A: Tie B: Coat
C: Shoes D: Hat

Noam: Mr. Rogers was known for putting on his

Spoiler

shoes

, so I'm going to go with

Spoiler

C

, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Shoes
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 - Level 6: Everyone's a Critic
What author, in grading his own work, gave his classic novel "Breakfast of Champions" a C?

A: Philip Roth B: Kurt Vonnegut
C: J.D. Salinger D: Joseph Heller

Noam used to be an English teacher.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Kurt Vonnegut
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,100

Question #3 - Level 9: Who's Music
Early in their careers, The Who advertised their musical stylings on concert posters as what?

A: Maximum R&B B: Thundering Blues
C: Mod Rock D: Boom Boom

Noam jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Maximum R&B
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $2,100

Question #4 - Level 8: Mythical Mascot
If you stuck the head of Philadelphia's NFL mascot onto the body of Detroit's NFL mascot, what mythical creature would you have?

A: Minotaur B: Pegasus
C: Griffin D: Centaur

Noam asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 11% C: 78% D: 7%

Noam: I have never heard of a

Spoiler

griffin

, but 78% seems really high.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Griffin
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $9,100

-- Commercial Break --


Noam is a Ph.D. student now, but he used to be an English teacher. He played basketball with the kids one weekend, when they called him "Osbino". He told them that they couldn't call him that on Monday, but they did and he realized he couldn't stop them, so for two years, instead of calling him Mr. Osband, they called him Osbino.


Question #5 - Level 10: Today's Word
What is a nunatak?

A: Geyser within a desert B: Underwater volcano
C: Mountain peak within a glacier D: Abovegroud coral reef

Noam's eyes and mouth open wide at this question. He has no idea, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Mountain peak within a glacier
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $9,100

Question #6 - Level 2: Money Men
In 1935, New Deal legislation led Henry Morgan to team up with which of these financiers to start a well-known investment bank?

A: Harold Stanley B: Edmund Lynch
C: Henry Lehman D: Marcus Goldman

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Harold Stanley
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $14,100

Question #7 - Level 1: Pun Fun
A groan-inducing pun advises, "Shoot first, ask" what actor?

A: Sean Penn B: Nicholas Cage
C: Christian Slater D: Antonio Banderas

Noam says he has no idea, but the only answer that would make sense is something that would go with "later."

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Christian Slater
Question Value: $500
Bank: $14,600

-- Commercial Break --


Question #8 - Level 4: Stewart's Sobriquets
What political figure has Jon Stewart kiddingly referred to as "Joan of Anchorage"?

A: Hillary Clinton B: Nancy Pelosi
C: Sarah Palin D: Michelle Obama

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Sarah Palin
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $29,600

-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Noam will return on tomorrow's show.


Edited to correct the date.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Noam comes rushing out on stage, waving at the audience to applaud, wearing a straw cowboy hat.

Meredith: What's with the hat?

Noam: I've spent a lot of time in Arkansas. If I've learned anything, it's that you're not fully male without a cowboy hat.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 - Level 2: Money Men
In 1935, New Deal legislation led Henry Morgan to team up with which of these financiers to start a well-known investment bank?

A: Harold Stanley B: Edmund Lynch
C: Henry Lehman D: Marcus Goldman

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Harold Stanley
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $14,100

Henry Morgan, the pirate lieutenant governor of Jamaica? That would certainly give him the right experience for the job!

Two different Henry Morgans referenced in questions on the same show. If only they could have found a way to get game show panelist Henry MOrgan(50s-60s I've Got a Secret) in a question, it would have been a trifecta. Noam won $25700 on J! two years ago this week on 10/7/2009, losing his second game to future five time champion Terry Linwood.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Noam Osband
Philadelphia, PA


Noam comes rushing out on stage, waving at the audience to applaud, wearing a straw cowboy hat.

Meredith: What's with the hat?

Noam: I've spent a lot of time in Arkansas. If I've learned anything, it's that you're not fully male without a cowboy hat.

Noam flew in from Israel, yesterday. He had a 12 hour flight, but he wouldn't miss this opportunity to meet Meredith.

Somehow I don't associate Arkansas with cowboy hats.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 - Level 9: Who's Music
Early in their careers, The Who advertised their musical stylings on concert posters as what?

A: Maximum R&B B: Thundering Blues
C: Mod Rock D: Boom Boom

Noam jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Maximum R&B
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $2,100

I'd have done the same thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 - Level 10: Today's Word
What is a nunatak?

A: Geyser within a desert B: Underwater volcano
C: Mountain peak within a glacier D: Abovegroud coral reef

Noam's eyes and mouth open wide at this question. He has no idea, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Mountain peak within a glacier
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $9,100

The word sounds Scandinavian so I could rule out A and D but wouldn't be able to decide between the other two. I'll JTQ also.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 - Level 10: Today's Word
What is a nunatak?

A: Geyser within a desert B: Underwater volcano
C: Mountain peak within a glacier D: Abovegroud coral reef

Noam's eyes and mouth open wide at this question. He has no idea, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Mountain peak within a glacier
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $9,100

The word sounds Scandinavian so I could rule out A and D but wouldn't be able to decide between the other two. I'll JTQ also.

Actually, it sounds more like an Eskimo (or Inuit or whatever) word, and that's why I figured it would be the glacier thing. The 'ak' ending sounds like kayak and umiak and all those other things, and the 'nun' at beginning seems related to a lot of 'land' words, like the full name of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) or that portion of the Northwest Territories that became Nunavut.

Question #1 - Level 3: Classic Koko
When Koko the gorilla met her favorite TV personality, Mr. Rogers, what item of his clothing did she remove?

A: Tie B: Coat
C: Shoes D: Hat

Noam: Mr. Rogers was known for putting on his

Spoiler

shoes

, so I'm going to go with

Spoiler

C

, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Shoes
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

I thought this was very difficult. I wish it had been worth more than $100.

Question #4 - Level 8: Mythical Mascot
If you stuck the head of Philadelphia's NFL mascot onto the body of Detroit's NFL mascot, what mythical creature would you have?

A: Minotaur B: Pegasus
C: Griffin D: Centaur

Noam asks the audience.

A: 4% B: 11% C: 78% D: 7%

Harry Potter fans, no doubt. Although, the house animal is a lion, not a griffin. Close enough.

Noam was the last contestant I saw during the tapings I attended. I didn't see his carryover performance until today.

I thought he was YouTube worthy, so here's part 1. I'll put part 2 in a response to the transcript.

Noam's in here!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Question #1 - Level 3: Classic Koko
When Koko the gorilla met her favorite TV personality, Mr. Rogers, what item of his clothing did she remove?

A: Tie B: Coat
C: Shoes D: Hat

Noam: Mr. Rogers was known for putting on his

Spoiler

shoes

, so I'm going to go with

Spoiler

C

, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Shoes
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

Didn't he also take off a coat before he put on the traditional cardigan along with his sneakers? Not sure I could have guessed confidently here. Although I suppose it would be easier for a gorilla, even one as smart as Koko, to yank off a shoe. After all who is going to stop her if she really wants to take it off...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Question #4 - Level 8: Mythical Mascot
If you stuck the head of Philadelphia's NFL mascot onto the body of Detroit's NFL mascot, what mythical creature would you have?

A: Minotaur B: Pegasus
C: Griffin D: Centaur

Noam asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 11% C: 78% D: 7%

Noam: I have never heard of a

Spoiler

griffin

, but 78% seems really high.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Griffin
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $9,100

Wouldn't have had to burn a lifeline here but I would think you would have to bring the eagles wings as well as the head to get a genuine mythical griffin.