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Rafael Latorre
New York, NY

Here on the encouragement of his 11-year-old son, who wants a snow cabin where he can go to snowboard.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Calender Guy
9. Bad Company
8. For the Rest of Us
7. Historic Weather
6. Rough Job
5. Under the Sea
4. Before the Movie Starts
3. Alphabetical Order
2. Family Joint
1. Religious Roots

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

1. Religious Roots
9. Bad Company
6. Rough Job
7. Historic Weather
8. For the Rest of Us
5. Under the Sea
3. Alphabetical Order
2. Family Joint
10. Calender Guy
4. Before the Movie Starts

Question 1 - Level 4. Before the Movie Starts

A person watching a movie on a DVD will often see what federal agency's warning on the screen before the movie starts?

A: EPA B: IRS
C: FBI D: FDA

Answer and value

C: FBI
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000

Question 2 - Level 10. Calender Guy

Before being renamed to honor Roman emperor Augustus, the month of August was called what?

A: Primoris B: Quintilis
C: Sextilis D: Intercalaris

Spoiler

Was expecting to see "octo-something," since August is the eighth month, "Isn't it?"
Cut to Meredith not saying anything and biting her lip.

He jumps the question

Answer and value

C: Sextilis (Rafael says, "That means six, I think." Onscreen caption: Sextilis meant sixth month, from the original Roman calendar that only had 10 months.)
Value: $500
Bank: $2,000

Question 3 - Level 2. Family Joint

Mark, Donnie and their lesser-known brother Paul recently announced they would be opening a restauant in Boston called what?

A: Spielburgers B: Walhburgers
C: Eisenburgers D: Samburgers

Answer and value

B: Walhburgers ("Thank you Mark and Donnie." Meredith: And Paul. "Yeah, and Paul, he's lesser-known third brother. Never heard of him."
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,000

Question 4 - Level 3. Alphabetical Order

Describing a variety of grass, which of the following is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order?

A: Aegilops B: Aiguille
C: Chlorosis D: Bemuzzle

Answer and value

A: Aegilops
Value: $100
Bank: $27,100

Question 5 - Level 5. Under the Sea

While underwater, a diver will cross his arms and rub his upper arms with his hands to signal what to his companions?

A: I'm cold B: I'm hungry
C: I'm sleepy D: I can't breathe

Answer and value

A: I'm cold
Value: $15,000
Bank: $42,100

Commercial Break

Question 6 - Level 8. For the Rest of Us

Celebrated on December 23rd, the "Seinfeld"-inspired holiday Festivus includes which of these traditions?

A: Exchange of Nicknames B: Critique of the Desserts
C: Revelation of Lies D: Airing of Grievances

They've been doing this in his family for as long as he can remember, and the answer is

Spoiler

D

.

Answer and value

D: Airing of Grievances
Value: $3,000
Bank: $45,100

Question 7 - Level 7. Historic Weather

According to Weatherwise magazine, the top U.S. weather event of the 20th century was the Dust Bowl of what decade?

A: 1910s B: 1930s
C: 1950s C: 1970s

Answer and value

B: 1930s
Value: $5,000
Bank: $50,100

Question 8 - Level 6. Rough Job

By definition, a "roughneck" is a laborer who works where?

A: Prison B: Oil rig
C: Coal mine D: Fishing boat

Answer and value

B: Oil rig
Value: $1,000
Bank: $51,100

Question 9- Level 9. Bad Company

Because he hated it so much, what company did rocker Ted Nugent offer to buy for $10 million dollars, just so he could shut it down?

A: Napster B: Spin magazine
C: Rhapsody D: Musak

Spoiler

"I don't know how much money Ted Nugent makes selling records anymore, so I don't think Napster would bug him."

Answer and value

D: Musak
Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,100

Question 10 - Level 1. Religious Roots

"Atheist" is a word that comes from a Greek term meaning what?

A: Jobless B: Fearless
C: Godless D: Hairless

"It can't be that easy, can it Meredith?"

Answer and value

C: Godless
Value: $10,000
Bank: $68,100

When we get back from this commercial break, we'll play...

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

According to the professional networking website Linkedin, what is the most common first name for male CEOs in the world?

A: James B: Peter
C: George D: Henry

He has no idea, he's not gonna ask the audience, he's gonna jump it.

Answer

B: Peter

Question 12 - $250K

In a story titled "The Creole Village," what noted author coined the phrase "the almighty dollar"?

A: Washington Irving B: Nathaniel Hawethorne
C: Herman Melville D: Mark Twain

He doesn't know this. He's read a lot, but he doesn't know this story. He's gonna poll the audience, and if they match what's in his gut, he's gonna go for it.

Spoiler

A: 21%
B: 29%
C: 6%
D: 44%

That is who he was thinking of, "because he wrote about Louisiana. Was he from Connecticut, I don't know. I know he died in Connecticut."

Rafael thinks that's how people might guess if they had no idea, "No offense, anyone."

Meredith reminds him his gut said Mark Twain.

"Yeah, but it was also rumbling Washington Irving."

After confirming he gets $25,000 even if he blows it, he goes D. Mark Twain, final answer.

Answer

A: Washington Irving

Rafael goes away with $25,000.

Commercial break.

Bump.

Boy, did I like this guy. A strong silent type. He didn't talk a whole lot, he'd just say the answer when he knew it, with maybe a wisecrack after he got it right. I really thought he was going to work out the question he skipped in Round 1, but alas, he didn't.

Spoiler

I also though maybe he'd go back to that little sound in his gut on the $250,000. I knew the right answer (in fact, on this very straightforward stack, I knew everything except that abomination of a Linkedin question), and was pleased to hear him say that Mark Twain was the kind of answer you'd guess if you didn't know the right answer. Ha! No "This looks like a really smart audience" for this guy! (Of course, there was a Picasso question a number of weeks ago where the obvious answer turned out to be the right one. So you never know.)

Too bad he didn't win bigger, but I liked the way he played.

-M

Also on that calendar question, they put up an explanatory note onscreen after the answer was revealed. Have they ever done that before? I almost missed it, because when you pause my DVR, the digital timeline graphic thing covers up the bottom half of the screen.

-M

themanwho wrote:Also on that calendar question, they put up an explanatory note onscreen after the answer was revealed. Have they ever done that before? I almost missed it, because when you pause my DVR, the digital timeline graphic thing covers up the bottom half of the screen.

-M

I'll pass on a terrific hint from Bob that also works for my DVR from Time Warner:

Bob78164 wrote:I have a similar issue with my TiVo. However, I can work around it by simply pressing the fast-forward (or rewind) button after the pause, which has the effect of advancing the picture a frame (or backing it up a few frames) and making the progress bar disappear. --Bob

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Rafael Latorre
New York, NY

Here on the encouragement of his 11-year-old son, who wants a snow cabin where he can go to snowboard.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Level 10. Calender Guy

Before being renamed to honor Roman emperor Augustus, the month of August was called what?

A: Primoris B: Quintilis
C: Sextilis D: Intercalaris

Spoiler

Was expecting to see "octo-something," since August is the eighth month, "Isn't it?"
Cut to Meredith not saying anything and biting her lip.

He jumps the question

Answer and value

C: Sextilis (Rafael says, "That means six, I think." Onscreen caption: Sextilis meant sixth month, from the original Roman calendar that only had 10 months.)
Value: $500
Bank: $2,000

He might have considered that "September" has "sept" (7), October has "oct" (8), and December has "dec" (10).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Level 5. Under the Sea

While underwater, a diver will cross his arms and rub his upper arms with his hands to signal what to his companions?

A: I'm cold B: I'm hungry
C: I'm sleepy D: I can't breathe

Answer and value

A: I'm cold
Value: $15,000
Bank: $42,100

Same thing people do above water.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Level 9. Bad Company

Because he hated it so much, what company did rocker Ted Nugent offer to buy for $10 million dollars, just so he could shut it down?

A: Napster B: Spin magazine
C: Rhapsody D: Musak

Spoiler

"I don't know how much money Ted Nugent makes selling records anymore, so I don't think Napster would bug him."

Answer and value

D: Musak
Value: $7,000
Bank: $58,100

Makes sense to me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K

According to the professional networking website Linkedin, what is the most common first name for male CEOs in the world?

A: James B: Peter
C: George D: Henry

He has no idea, he's not gonna ask the audience, he's gonna jump it.

Answer

B: Peter

I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
In a story titled "The Creole Village," what noted author coined the phrase "the almighty dollar"?

A: Washington Irving B: Nathaniel Hawethorne
C: Herman Melville D: Mark Twain

He doesn't know this. He's read a lot, but he doesn't know this story. He's gonna poll the audience, and if they match what's in his gut, he's gonna go for it.

Spoiler

A: 21%
B: 29%
C: 6%
D: 44%

That is who he was thinking of, "because he wrote about Louisiana. Was he from Connecticut, I don't know. I know he died in Connecticut."

Rafael thinks that's how people might guess if they had no idea, "No offense, anyone."

Meredith reminds him his gut said Mark Twain.

"Yeah, but it was also rumbling Washington Irving."

After confirming he gets $25,000 even if he blows it, he goes D. Mark Twain, final answer.

Answer

A: Washington Irving

I'd use my 2nd JTQ. This doesn't strike me as something the audience would know.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K

According to the professional networking website Linkedin, what is the most common first name for male CEOs in the world?

A: James B: Peter
C: George D: Henry

He has no idea, he's not gonna ask the audience, he's gonna jump it.

Answer

B: Peter

I'd JTQ also.

I forgot I wanted to comment on this question. I looked it up while he was thinking. Apparently, this question is based on a blog post about a poll at Linkedin, and should actually say "the most common first name for male CEOs registered on Linkedin," in which case it pole vaults right over WWOQ territory and lands smack dab into WGAS-land. Icky, icky, icky.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Level 10. Calender Guy

Before being renamed to honor Roman emperor Augustus, the month of August was called what?

A: Primoris B: Quintilis
C: Sextilis D: Intercalaris

Spoiler

Was expecting to see "octo-something," since August is the eighth month, "Isn't it?"
Cut to Meredith not saying anything and biting her lip.

He jumps the question

Answer and value

C: Sextilis (Rafael says, "That means six, I think." Onscreen caption: Sextilis meant sixth month, from the original Roman calendar that only had 10 months.)
Value: $500
Bank: $2,000

He might have considered that "September" has "sept" (7), October has "oct" (8), and December has "dec" (10).

That's exactly how I reasoned it out.

What an amazing stack!

I don't get these often.

I will admit to taking too long to realize that only one of those words had it's letters in alphabetical order.