WWTBAM Bored

Susan Anderson
Harrisburg, PA
retired schoolteacher

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):

10. Before the Mall
9. Record Breakers
8. Wealthy Choice
7. When in Rome
6. Campaign Trail
5. Same Name
4. Clean Up Your Act
3. Holy Hat
2. Bodies of Water
1. First and Last

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

1. First and Last
10. Before the Mall
9. Record Breakers
5. Same Name
8. Wealthy Choice
7. When in Rome
3. Holy Hat (MAYTAG)
6. Campaign Trail
2. Bodies of Water
4. Clean Up Your Act

Question 1 - Level 4. Clean Up Your Act

Though Ponch from "CHiPs" might not approve, Vietnamese police officers have recently been banned from wearing what accessory?

A: Earring B: Hats
C: Sunglasses D: Bandanas

Answer and value

C: Sunglasses
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Susan goes running right over to hug her husband Mike in the relationship seat. Daughter Emily is also there.

Question 2 - Level 2. Bodies of Water

Thanks to its high salt content, the Great Salt Lake is often called "America's" what?

A: Panama Canal B: Dead Sea
C: Strait of Magellan D: Lake Geneva

Answer and value

B: Dead Sea
Value: $5,000
Bank: $8,000

Question 3 - Level 6. Campaign Trail

During a presidential election cycle, what event in Ames, Iowa serves as an early litmus test for Republican candidates?

A: Town hall B: National Convention
C: Straw poll D: Stump speech

She's stuck between 2, so she asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 11%
B: 14%
C: 70%
D: 5%

Straw poll was one of her thoughts.

Answer and value

C: Straw poll (Town hall was the other one she considered.)
Value: $500
Bank: $8,500

Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat

In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

She wins the Maytag washer and dryer and goes plumb loco about it.

Question 5 - Level 7. When in Rome

If invoking Roman instead of Greek mythology, what would the 1972 disaster film, "The Poseidon Adventure" be called?

A: The Neptune Adventure B: The Apolloe Adventure
C: The Mercury Adventure D: The Hercules Adventure

Answer and value

A: The Neptune Adventure
Value: $1,000
Bank: $16,500

Commercial Break

Question 6 - Level 8. Wealthy Choice

Started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, what campaign encourages billionaires to give the majority of their wealth to charity?

A: Donor's Circle B: Hope Promise
C: Billionaire's Oath D: Giving Pledge

She has an idea that it is

Spoiler

D

, but she jumps the question.

Answer and value

D: Giving Pledge
Value: $10,000
Bank: $16,500

Question 7 - Level 5. Same Name

Which animal name is shared by an NFL team and a 6-time Grammy-Award winning rock band?

Can you get it without the multiple choices?

A: Scorpions B: Panthers
C: Eagles D: Broncos

Answer and value

C: Eagles ("Yes, Miss Pennsylvania, it's Eagles.")
Value: $15,000
Bank: $31,500

Question 8 - Level 9. Record Breakers

With his 2011 win, 97-year-old blues musician Pinetop Perkins beat out what comedian for the honor of oldest Grammy winner?

A: Milton Berle B: George Burns
C: Bob Hope D: Jack Benny

She jumps it. No idea.

Answer and value

B: George Burns
Value: $2,000
Bank: $31,500

Question 9- Level 10. Before the Mall

Long before it became the name of a popular retailer, the term "banana republic" was coined by what "Cabbages and Kings" author?

A: O. Henry B: T.S. Eliot
C: Mark Twain D: W.B. Yeats

She has no idea. She walks away.

Answer and value

O. Henry
Value: $not revealed.
Bank: (Half of)$31,500

She walks with $15,750

End of show noise.

Bump.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:

Answer and value

O. Henry
Value: $not revealed.
Bank: (Half of)$31,500

TMI !

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat

In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

Fake religion, Meredith? You won't be touched by His Noodly Appendage with talk like that!

Eagle is a bird, not an animal.

I don't care what the definition is, a bird is not an animal. It is a bird.

that is all

peacock2121 wrote:Eagle is a bird, not an animal.

I don't care what the definition is, a bird is not an animal. It is a bird.

that is all

Well, okay, you can ignore definitions all you like, but it's still an animal.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Branch: Avialae
Class: Aves

And, I might add, the modern consensus of scientists also says that birds are dinosaurs. Remember that, next time the chickadees are waiting by an empty bird feeder!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Susan Anderson
Harrisburg, PA
retired schoolteacher

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat
In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

It's no more fake than "Jedi" in England.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Level 8. Wealthy Choice
Started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, what campaign encourages billionaires to give the majority of their wealth to charity?

A: Donor's Circle B: Hope Promise
C: Billionaire's Oath D: Giving Pledge

She has an idea that it is

Spoiler

D

, but she jumps the question.

Answer and value

D: Giving Pledge
Value: $10,000
Bank: $16,500

I've heard about this but didn't know the name, so I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 9. Record Breakers
With his 2011 win, 97-year-old blues musician Pinetop Perkins beat out what comedian for the honor of oldest Grammy winner?

A: Milton Berle B: George Burns
C: Bob Hope D: Jack Benny

She jumps it. No idea.

Answer and value

B: George Burns
Value: $2,000
Bank: $31,500

I was torn between Hope and Burns. I might as well ATA and see what kind of distribution results.

peacock2121 wrote:Eagle is a bird, not an animal.

I don't care what the definition is, a bird is not an animal. It is a bird.

that is all

Animal, vegetable or mineral. Given those three, you'd have to say "animal".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 1 - Level 4. Clean Up Your Act

Though Ponch from "CHiPs" might not approve, Vietnamese police officers have recently been banned from wearing what accessory?

A: Earring B: Hats
C: Sunglasses D: Bandanas

Answer and value

C: Sunglasses
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Susan goes running right over to hug her husband Mike in the relationship seat. Daughter Emily is also there.

Seems to be a lot of that lately. Must be the lastest pretend excitement BS from TPTB to make sure we get "good TV".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat

In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

She wins the Maytag washer and dryer and goes plumb loco about it.

Or maybe it is just the cast member...

I would never abuse the awesome power of the BBTranscriptTeam login to editorialize my personal feelings about the contestants. But that doesn't mean that tanstaafl2 isn't onto something.

tanstaafl2 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Susan goes running right over to hug her husband Mike in the relationship seat. Daughter Emily is also there.

Seems to be a lot of that lately. Must be the lastest pretend excitement BS from TPTB to make sure we get "good TV".

Yeah, one more way SyndieBAM is trying to be like all those other game shows. (Except J!, of course. Wouldn't want to be like J!) What I find most interesting is the juxtaposition with the old rules that contestants couldn't even turn around and look at their companions, for fear that they'd be getting signals from them or something.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat

In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

Sorry for the late post, but I usually miss the show and enjoy reading transcripts in bulk. Anyway, assuming this question was transcribed accurately, the writers got the guy's nationality wrong: he's Austrian, not Australian.

seaborgium wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 3. Holy Hat

In 2011, an Australian man was allowed to wear a colander in his driver's license photo after claiming he subscribed to what fake religion?

A: Velveetican B: Pretzeltarian
C: Crispianity D: Pastafarianism

Spoiler

She makes a connection between a colander and "Pasta".

Answer and value

D: Pastafarianism (He was testing a law allowing religious headwear.)
Value: $7,000 + Maytag
Bank: $15,500

Sorry for the late post, but I usually miss the show and enjoy reading transcripts in bulk. Anyway, assuming this question was transcribed accurately, the writers got the guy's nationality wrong: he's Austrian, not Australian.

Thanks for this correction. I no longer have the show on my TiVo, but I think the error may be in the transcription. Can anyone confirm? --Bob

MarleysGh0st wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote:Seems to be a lot of that lately. Must be the lastest pretend excitement BS from TPTB to make sure we get "good TV".

Yeah, one more way SyndieBAM is trying to be like all those other game shows.

We're never told how to celebrate. They just tell us that even though we should never look at our companions during gameplay, we don't have to ignore them if we're not trying to answer a question. I think it's a pretty natural emotion to want to celebrate with your friends if you've done well... but it's probably just easier if we go down the tired road and blame it on the producers.

chad1m wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote:Seems to be a lot of that lately. Must be the lastest pretend excitement BS from TPTB to make sure we get "good TV".

Yeah, one more way SyndieBAM is trying to be like all those other game shows.

We're never told how to celebrate. They just tell us that even though we should never look at our companions during gameplay, we don't have to ignore them if we're not trying to answer a question. I think it's a pretty natural emotion to want to celebrate with your friends if you've done well... but it's probably just easier if we go down the tired road and blame it on the producers.

Those poor, blameless producers.

Okay, you weren't specifically told how to celebrate. But when TPTB make changes to longstanding traditions and protocols, they're doing it for a reason. Right?

For over a decade, they had the Hot Seat and I'm pretty sure contestants were never supposed to turn around and look at their companions, even during the banter segments when they weren't answering a question. That very well may have been overkill from the S&P people; if so, they had ample time to relax that particular rule. But by taking away the Hot Seat, they are encouraging, explicitly and implicitly, more physical reactions from the contestants. Hugs with companions. Hugs with Meredith (and not just stretching for the trademarked double handclasp). Dancing and jumping up and down and other natural emotions.

Contestants on J! might have those emotions, too. But TPTB want a show more like DoND and less like J!

Less like WWTBAM.