Transcript 2/3/2012 - Pam Mueller (BB: pamiam)
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:38 pm
Pam Mueller (BB: pamiam) [NOTE: Pam is a former J! contestant]
Princeton, NJ
working on a Ph.D. in psychology
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Odd Olympics
9 - Famous Last Lines
8 - On the Air
7 - Historic Hoax
6 - Women & Space
5 - Man of Science
4 - Foreign Films
3 - Egg Slang
2 - You Have a Call
1 - Fundraising Methods
Topic Tree: (randomized)
9 - Famous Last Lines
10 - Odd Olympics
6 - Women & Space
4 - Foreign Films
2 - You Have a Call
7 - Historic Hoax
1 - Fundraising Methods
8 - On the Air
5 - Man of Science
3 - Egg Slang
Question #1 (Egg Slang - Level 3)
Which of these egg preparations can also refer to the act of sneakily hiring someone from a competitor's staff?
A - scrambled
B - deviled
C - fried
D - poached
"If you take someone from someone else's staff you're them."
Question #2 (Man of Science - Level 5)
Seventeenth-century Frenchman Pierre Magnol, from whom the word "magnolia" originates, worked as what type of scientist?
A - zoologist
B - astronomer
C - botanist
D - physicist
Pam doesn't know this off the top of her head but.
Question #3 (On the Air - Level 8)
Which of these long-running programs began as a radio show in 1945, making the jump to television two years later?
A - The Tonight Show
B - Meet the Press
C - Today
D - The CBS Evening News
Pam is pretty sure it isn't. She knows that are both really long-running shows. Meredith mentions the lifelines and Pam says that if she were going to ask the audience she probably shouldn't have said what she thought. She decides to jump the question.
Question #4 (Fundraising Methods - Level 1)
To help pay for renovations, what establishment in NYC's Times Square used a collection box and the sign "Sinners Repaint"?
A - school
B - post office
C - church
D - hospital
"They're talking about sinners and using a collection box, so I would think it would be a.
Question #5 (Historic Hoax - Level 7)
"The Surgeon's Photo," made public by a London physician, was once believed to be proof of the existence of what creature?
A - Bigfoot
B - Abominable Snowman
C - Loch Ness monster
D - El Chupacabra
"Given where all these imaginary creatures theoretically live, 'London physician' makes the most sense to be. She briefly considers the other answers but rejects them.
commercial break
Pam's lucky color is pink and her dress is that color. Her boyfriend Dan is in the relationship seat. Meredith asks if Pam is using any of the things she learned in psychology to help play the game. Pam replies that most of her work pertains to the legal system. But knowing how she thinks is helping her.
Question #6 (You Have a Call - Level 2)
What former president was "eating souffle at Rise restaurant with Laura" when President Obama called to say Osama bin Laden was dead?
A - Jimmy Carter
B - George H.W. Bush
C - Bill Clinton
D - George W. Bush
Pam says, so that seems most likely. Pam hopes Laura wasn't .
Meredith asks how much Pam has in her bank and Pam jokes, "not as many zeroes as there in this bank."
Question #7 (Foreign Films - Level 4)
What actor's films have been released in Spain with titles that include "La Leyenda de Bagger Vance" and "Yo, Robot"?
A - Denzel Washington
B - Nicolas Cage
C - Will Smith
D - Russell Crowe
Pam says that "Yo, Robot" sounds like a pretty awesome movie and she knows that was in both of those.
Question #8 (Women & Space - Level 6)
Though the song's not about her, which of these song lyrics features the name of the first American woman to travel in space?
A - Dizzy Miss Lizzy
B - Ride Sally Ride
C - Wake Up Little Susie
D - Help Me Rhonda
Pam knows the name of the first American woman in space.
commercial break
Millionaire "Question of the Day":
In a standard deck of playing cards, which king is shown with an ax instead of a sword?
A - king of spades
B - king of hearts
C - king of clubs
D - king of diamonds
Question #9 (Odd Olympics - Level 10)
Up until the 1952 games, all but which of the following were competitions in the Olympics?
A - architecture
B - music
C - literature
D - cuisine
"Wow, things I didn't know about the Olympics," Pam says. She wonders what a competition might look like. She can visualize the others. She decides to jump the question.
Question #10 (Famous Last Lines - Level 9)
Seen as one of the most difficult books of all time, what classic novel ends with the line "A way a lone a last a loved a long the"?
A - Atlas Shrugged
B - Finnegan's Wake
C - As I Lay Dying
D - The Catcher in the Rye
Pam has seen a variation of this question and knew it was by.
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Pam will return on Monday with her ask the audience lifeline available and $63,100 in her bank.
Princeton, NJ
working on a Ph.D. in psychology
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Odd Olympics
9 - Famous Last Lines
8 - On the Air
7 - Historic Hoax
6 - Women & Space
5 - Man of Science
4 - Foreign Films
3 - Egg Slang
2 - You Have a Call
1 - Fundraising Methods
Topic Tree: (randomized)
9 - Famous Last Lines
10 - Odd Olympics
6 - Women & Space
4 - Foreign Films
2 - You Have a Call
7 - Historic Hoax
1 - Fundraising Methods
8 - On the Air
5 - Man of Science
3 - Egg Slang
Question #1 (Egg Slang - Level 3)
Which of these egg preparations can also refer to the act of sneakily hiring someone from a competitor's staff?
A - scrambled
B - deviled
C - fried
D - poached
"If you take someone from someone else's staff you're
Spoiler
poaching
Spoiler
Answer: D (poached)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000
Seventeenth-century Frenchman Pierre Magnol, from whom the word "magnolia" originates, worked as what type of scientist?
A - zoologist
B - astronomer
C - botanist
D - physicist
Pam doesn't know this off the top of her head but
Spoiler
a magnolia is a plant and botanists study plants
Spoiler
Answer: C (botanist)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $11,000
Value: $10,000
Bank: $11,000
Which of these long-running programs began as a radio show in 1945, making the jump to television two years later?
A - The Tonight Show
B - Meet the Press
C - Today
D - The CBS Evening News
Pam is pretty sure it isn't
Spoiler
The Tonight Show or Today
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Meet the Press and The CBS Evening News
Spoiler
Answer: B (Meet the Press)
Value: $500
Bank: $11,000 (unchanged)
Value: $500
Bank: $11,000 (unchanged)
To help pay for renovations, what establishment in NYC's Times Square used a collection box and the sign "Sinners Repaint"?
A - school
B - post office
C - church
D - hospital
"They're talking about sinners and using a collection box, so I would think it would be a
Spoiler
church
Spoiler
Answer: C (church)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,000
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,000
"The Surgeon's Photo," made public by a London physician, was once believed to be proof of the existence of what creature?
A - Bigfoot
B - Abominable Snowman
C - Loch Ness monster
D - El Chupacabra
"Given where all these imaginary creatures theoretically live, 'London physician' makes the most sense to be
Spoiler
The Loch Ness monster
Spoiler
Answer: C (Loch Ness monster)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $28,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $28,000
Pam's lucky color is pink and her dress is that color. Her boyfriend Dan is in the relationship seat. Meredith asks if Pam is using any of the things she learned in psychology to help play the game. Pam replies that most of her work pertains to the legal system. But knowing how she thinks is helping her.
Question #6 (You Have a Call - Level 2)
What former president was "eating souffle at Rise restaurant with Laura" when President Obama called to say Osama bin Laden was dead?
A - Jimmy Carter
B - George H.W. Bush
C - Bill Clinton
D - George W. Bush
Spoiler
"George W. Bush's wife's name is Laura,"
Spoiler
secretly eating with her father-in-law because that would be really sad
Spoiler
Answer: D (George W. Bush)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $53,000
Value: $25,000
Bank: $53,000
Question #7 (Foreign Films - Level 4)
What actor's films have been released in Spain with titles that include "La Leyenda de Bagger Vance" and "Yo, Robot"?
A - Denzel Washington
B - Nicolas Cage
C - Will Smith
D - Russell Crowe
Pam says that "Yo, Robot" sounds like a pretty awesome movie and she knows that
Spoiler
Will Smith
Spoiler
Answer: C (Will Smith)
Value: $100
Bank: $53,100
Value: $100
Bank: $53,100
Though the song's not about her, which of these song lyrics features the name of the first American woman to travel in space?
A - Dizzy Miss Lizzy
B - Ride Sally Ride
C - Wake Up Little Susie
D - Help Me Rhonda
Pam knows the name of the first American woman in space.
Spoiler
Answer: B (Ride Sally Ride)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $60,100
Value: $7,000
Bank: $60,100
Millionaire "Question of the Day":
In a standard deck of playing cards, which king is shown with an ax instead of a sword?
A - king of spades
B - king of hearts
C - king of clubs
D - king of diamonds
Spoiler
D (king of diamonds)
Up until the 1952 games, all but which of the following were competitions in the Olympics?
A - architecture
B - music
C - literature
D - cuisine
"Wow, things I didn't know about the Olympics," Pam says. She wonders what a
Spoiler
literature
Spoiler
Answer: D (cuisine)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $60,100 (unchanged)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $60,100 (unchanged)
Seen as one of the most difficult books of all time, what classic novel ends with the line "A way a lone a last a loved a long the"?
A - Atlas Shrugged
B - Finnegan's Wake
C - As I Lay Dying
D - The Catcher in the Rye
Pam has seen a variation of this question and knew it was by
Spoiler
James Joyce, but she didn't know it was "Finnegan's Wake". She thought it might be "Ulysses" but only one of them is an option
Spoiler
Answer: B (Finnegan's Wake)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $63,100
Value: $3,000
Bank: $63,100
THE END OF GAME "NOISE"
Pam will return on Monday with her ask the audience lifeline available and $63,100 in her bank.
