WWTBAM Bored

Nicole Greevy
New York, NY
new mom

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Strong Women
9. Social Networking
8. Before They Were Stars
7. Classic Lyrics
6. Hot Neighbors
5. Cover Story
4. Cheese Please
3. Searching for Santa
2. TV Tease
1. All Wound Up

Topic Tree: (Randomized)

7. Classic Lyrics
3. Searching for Santa
9. Social Networking
10. Strong Women
4. Cheese Please
8. Before They Were Stars
5. Cover Story
6. Hot Neighbors
1. All Wound Up
2. TV Tease

Question 1 - Level 2. TV Tease

Adding insult to injury, Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen aired the same night as the season premiere of what show?

A: The Bachelor B: Two and a Half Men
C: Celebrity Rehab D: The Big Bang Theory

Answer and value

B: Two and a Half Men
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question 2 - Level 1. All Wound Up

Which of these classic items is a wind-up toy?

A: Rubik's Cube B: Magic 8 Ball
C: Etch A Sketch D: Chattering Teeth

Answer and value

D: Chattering Teeth
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,500

Question 3 - Level 6. Hot Neighbors

A mere 4.2 light years away, what aptly-named star is our sun's closest neighbor?

A: Kaus Borealis B: Polaris Australis
C: La Superba D: Proxima Centauri

(When Nicole says, "Astromony is not my forte," she pronounces forte the correct way, as a homonym of "fort." I've never seen anyone do that in real life before.)

Spoiler

She also recognizes that "Proxima" mean "nearby."

Answer and value

D: Proxima Centauri
Value: $10,000
Bank: $12,500

Question 4 - Level 5. Cover Story

What two colors have been prominently featured on the covers of the 1,600-plus titles in the "For Dummies" book series?

A: Green and Orange B: Black and yellow
C: Red and blue D: Brown and silver

She's owned a couple of these.

Answer and value

B: Black and yellow
Value: $100
Bank: $12,600

Question 5 - Level 8. Before They Were Stars

Having logged 500 hours of instruction before leaving to pursue singing, what pop star is a "beauty school dropout"?

A: Mariah Carey B: Kelly Clarkson
C: Madonna D: Pink

"I have not a clue," (more fancy talk!) so she's going to ask the audience.

Spoiler

A: 14%
B: 20%
C: 17%
D: 49%

Not as high as she hoped, but considerably higher than the next one. She came to play, so she'll risk it. D, final answer.

Answer and value

A: Mariah Carey
Value: $not revealed

Nicole leaves with $1,000.

Commercial break.

Ack! What a dursting! The correct answer was the lowest percentage.

SportsFan68 wrote:Ack! What a dursting! The correct answer was the lowest percentage.

I'd have gone with the audience as well. I can't think of any reason that answer would have gotten a spurious spike in response percentage. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:Ack! What a dursting! The correct answer was the lowest percentage.

I'd have gone with the audience as well. I can't think of any reason that answer would have gotten a spurious spike in response percentage. --Bob

Spoiler

I knew it was anyone but Pink as my wife is a huge fan so I know Pink started performing professionally when the was a teenager.

What a shame, I had high hopes because I liked the way she played.

For some reason P!nk came to my mind before they even showed the choices, so I would've gone down in flames as well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Nicole Greevy

(When Nicole says, "Astronomy is not my forte," she pronounces forte the correct way, as a homonym of "fort." I've never seen anyone do that in real life before.)

I was cheering as well.

Bad audience dursting. Her last question was near the top of the unrandomized tree; wonder if she considered a jump instead of ATA.