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Claxton Graham
Charlotte, NC
Business analyst

Claxton's wife Sheri is in the relationship seat. This is his first time in NYC. He was more nervous navigating his way around than he was about being on the show. He enjoys just seeing the place.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Beverage Aisle
Celebrity Statue
Military Lingo
Inspirational Places
Football Business
Niche Readership
You Make the Call
Human Mystery
Old Robot
Word Origins

Question #1 (Word Origins)
Uwed to refer to an outcast, the term "pariah" derives from a ridig social system once prevalent in which of these countries?
A - Russia
B - India
C - China
D - Egypt

Claxton knows that there's one country with a rigid social system that he can think of immediately. It's

Spoiler

India

. He doesn't know about the other countries. He decides to jump the question because he can't remember whether the system is still in use.

Spoiler

Answer: C (India)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

Question #2 (Old Robot)
According to Mark Rosheim, whose "Codex Atlanticus" contained plans for one of the first humanoid robots?
A - Leonardo da Vinci
B - Galileo Galilei
C - Nicolo Machiavelli
D - Rene Descartes

Claxton has heard of the "Codex Atlanticus".

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Answer: A (Leonardo da Vinci)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #3 (Human Mystery)
According to researchers from Princeton and the University of Arizona, what human behavior might be a way for the brain to cool itself off?
A - hiccuping
B - laughing
C - yawning
D - dreaming

Claxton's gut instinct tells him that

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yawning

might be the way but he's not sure of it. He nevertheless makes that his final answer.

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Answer: C (yawning)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,500

Question #4 (You Make the Call)
The first three letters of what rock band's name can be spelled out on a standard keypad by dialing "333"?
A - Red Hot Chili Peppers
B - Led Zeppelin
C - Van Halen
D - Def Leppard

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Answer: D (Def Leppard)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $11,500

commercial break

Claxton is tired of all the books that focus on NYC so he wants to write a book that puts the focus somewhere else. The plot is that an asteroid that destroys Charlotte. It's called "Rocked" and he has produced a first draft.

Question #5 (Niche Readership)
A journal published four times a year, Mortus calls itself "The quarterly paperback for" whom?
A - pilots
B - bartenders
C - gardeners
D - plumbers

Claxton has no clue as to what "Mortus" might be. He jumps this question.

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Answer: C (gardeners)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,500 (no change)

Question #6 (Football Business)
Before Dolly Parton took it over, the owner of what NFL team owned the amusement park that would one day become Dollywood?
A - Pittsburgh Steelers
B - Detroit Lions
C - Oakland Raiders
D - Cleveland Browns

"Wow!" Claxton exclaims. He names the owners of all four teams but can't figure out which one would own a theme park. Meredith says he should get some credit just for knowing the owners. There's one jumping out at him that he thinks might be the right answer. He doesn't want to lose what he's already earned. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 10%
C - 23%
D - 36%

"Oh, boy, oh, boy," Claxton reacts. The one that was jumping out at him was

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Cleveland because Art Modell owned the team for many years. Then again the Rooney family had their hands in a lot of pots

. He decides to walk away.

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Answer: D (Cleveland Browns)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,750 (half his bank)

commercial break



Millionaire Question of the Day:[/spoiler]
In a Parade magazine interview four years before he died, what did Dr. Seuss call "the only book I ever wrote that still makes me laugh"?
A - Yertle the Turtle
B - Horton Hears a Who
C - Green Eggs and Ham
D - The Cat in the Hat

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C (Green Eggs and Ham)

Question #5 (Niche Readership)
A journal published four times a year, Mortus calls itself "The quarterly paperback for" whom?
A - pilots
B - bartenders
C - gardeners
D - plumbers

Claxton has no clue as to what "Mortus" might be. He jumps this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gardeners)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,500 (no change)

I couldn't make sense of this one, so I googled it. Whew! It's Hortus, which does make sense. If the show really said Mortus, this guy is coming back.

Question #6 (Football Business)
Before Dolly Parton took it over, the owner of what NFL team owned the amusement park that would one day become Dollywood?
A - Pittsburgh Steelers
B - Detroit Lions
C - Oakland Raiders
D - Cleveland Browns

"Wow!" Claxton exclaims. He names the owners of all four teams but can't figure out which one would own a theme park. Meredith says he should get some credit just for knowing the owners. There's one jumping out at him that he thinks might be the right answer. He doesn't want to lose what he's already earned. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 10%
C - 23%
D - 36%

"Oh, boy, oh, boy," Claxton reacts. The one that was jumping out at him was

Spoiler

Cleveland because Art Modell owned the team for many years. Then again the Rooney family had their hands in a lot of pots

. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Cleveland Browns)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,750 (half his bank)

commercial break

WWOQ! I agree with this: "He names the owners of all four teams but can't figure out which one would own a theme park." I asked SteelersFan if he knew that Art Modell owned the amusement park that would become Dollywood, and he didn't. What a horrible question for the first tier.

I would have to JTQ.

Claxton is tired of all the books that focus on NYC so he wants to write a book that puts the focus somewhere else. The plot is that an asteroid that destroys Charlotte. It's called "Rocked" and he has produced a first draft.

Oh, sure, just when I'm trying to get there for the Dems national convention . . .

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Claxton Graham
Charlotte, NC
Business analyst

Claxton's wife Sheri is in the relationship seat. This is his first time in NYC. He was more nervous navigating his way around than he was about being on the show. He enjoys just seeing the place.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Word Origins)
Used to refer to an outcast, the term "pariah" derives from a ridig social system once prevalent in which of these countries?
A - Russia
B - India
C - China
D - Egypt

Claxton knows that there's one country with a rigid social system that he can think of immediately. It's

Spoiler

India

. He doesn't know about the other countries. He decides to jump the question because he can't remember whether the system is still in use.

Spoiler

Answer: C (India)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

I can't help but believe that his unwillingness to answer this one without a lifeline was due to the previous contestant's crash and burn.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (Niche Readership)
A journal published four times a year, Mortus calls itself "The quarterly paperback for" whom?
A - pilots
B - bartenders
C - gardeners
D - plumbers

Claxton has no clue as to what "Mortus" might be. He jumps this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gardeners)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,500 (no change)

I would have had to ATA on this one also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 (Football Business)
Before Dolly Parton took it over, the owner of what NFL team owned the amusement park that would one day become Dollywood?
A - Pittsburgh Steelers
B - Detroit Lions
C - Oakland Raiders
D - Cleveland Browns

"Wow!" Claxton exclaims. He names the owners of all four teams but can't figure out which one would own a theme park. Meredith says he should get some credit just for knowing the owners. There's one jumping out at him that he thinks might be the right answer. He doesn't want to lose what he's already earned. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 10%
C - 23%
D - 36%

"Oh, boy, oh, boy," Claxton reacts. The one that was jumping out at him was

Spoiler

Cleveland because Art Modell owned the team for many years. Then again the Rooney family had their hands in a lot of pots

. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Cleveland Browns)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,750 (half his bank)

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I might have gotten this one right for the wrong reason - Cleveland is home to a theme park that has lots of roller coasters (Cedar Point?) and that made me think of Art Modell and the Browns. It turns out that there's no connection.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #5 (Niche Readership)
A journal published four times a year, Mortus calls itself "The quarterly paperback for" whom?
A - pilots
B - bartenders
C - gardeners
D - plumbers

Claxton has no clue as to what "Mortus" might be. He jumps this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gardeners)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,500 (no change)

I couldn't make sense of this one, so I googled it. Whew! It's Hortus, which does make sense. If the show really said Mortus, this guy is coming back.

It was Hortus - that's how I was able to figure it out while watching. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a clue.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Claxton Graham
Charlotte, NC
Business analyst

Claxton's wife Sheri is in the relationship seat. This is his first time in NYC. He was more nervous navigating his way around than he was about being on the show. He enjoys just seeing the place.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Word Origins)
Used to refer to an outcast, the term "pariah" derives from a ridig social system once prevalent in which of these countries?
A - Russia
B - India
C - China
D - Egypt

Claxton knows that there's one country with a rigid social system that he can think of immediately. It's

Spoiler

India

. He doesn't know about the other countries. He decides to jump the question because he can't remember whether the system is still in use.

Spoiler

Answer: C (India)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $0

I can't help but believe that his unwillingness to answer this one without a lifeline was due to the previous contestant's crash and burn.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (Niche Readership)
A journal published four times a year, Mortus calls itself "The quarterly paperback for" whom?
A - pilots
B - bartenders
C - gardeners
D - plumbers

Claxton has no clue as to what "Mortus" might be. He jumps this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gardeners)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $11,500 (no change)

I would have had to ATA on this one also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 (Football Business)
Before Dolly Parton took it over, the owner of what NFL team owned the amusement park that would one day become Dollywood?
A - Pittsburgh Steelers
B - Detroit Lions
C - Oakland Raiders
D - Cleveland Browns

"Wow!" Claxton exclaims. He names the owners of all four teams but can't figure out which one would own a theme park. Meredith says he should get some credit just for knowing the owners. There's one jumping out at him that he thinks might be the right answer. He doesn't want to lose what he's already earned. He decides to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 31%
B - 10%
C - 23%
D - 36%

"Oh, boy, oh, boy," Claxton reacts. The one that was jumping out at him was

Spoiler

Cleveland because Art Modell owned the team for many years. Then again the Rooney family had their hands in a lot of pots

. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Cleveland Browns)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $5,750 (half his bank)

[/b]

I might have gotten this one right for the wrong reason - Cleveland is home to a theme park that has lots of roller coasters (Cedar Point?) and that made me think of Art Modell and the Browns. It turns out that there's no connection.

Cedar Point is in Sandusky, about 60 miles from Cleveland.