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Jessica Tallini
Long Island, NY
physical therapy student
tore her ACL playing Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz (and that's how she got into physical therapy!)

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Trophy Shows
Tough to Follow
Pain Free
Military Posts
Literature 101
Yummy Math
Small Change
Rich Mascot
U.S. History
Drink to This


Question 1 - Drink to This

In his 1772 publication "Impregnating Water with Fixed Air," Joseph Priestley announced his invention of a liquid now called what?

A: Gin
B: Soda water
C: Fruit punch
D: Coffee

Answer and value

B: Soda water
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Question 2 - U.S. History

Reflecting on a major moment in U.S. history, who recalled having said, "I paid my fare like everybody else"?

A: Helen Keller
B: Susan B. Anthony
C: Rosa Parks
D: Amelia Earhart

Answer and value

C: Rosa Parks
Value: $1,000
Bank: $11,000

Jessica used to tell people that Amelia Earhart was her grandmother. Meredith: "You liked to fib a little."

Question 3 - Rich Mascot

Formerly named "Rich Uncle Pennybags," Mr. Monopoly was modeled after what legendary American financier?

A: J.P. Morgan
B: Andrew Carnegie
C: John D. Rockefeller
D: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Jessica was Mr. Monopoly for Halloween this year. Meredith: "Is that a lie or are you telling the truth?"
Jessica: It's true!"

She asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 37%
B: 15%
C: 32%
D: 16%

She's gonna jump the question.

Answer and value

A: J.P. Morgan
Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000

Question 4 - Small Change

Someone who's having financial problems thanks to a lot of small expenses or bills may complain about being what?

A: Penny-and-nickeled
B: Nickel-and-dimed
C: Dimed-and-quartered
D: Quarter-and-dollared

Answer and value

B: Nickel-and-dimed
Value: $500
Bank: $11,500

Commercial break.

Question 5 - Yummy Math

Which of the following delicious-sounding principles is actually a complex math problem tackled by algebraic topologists?

A: Cheesesteak Principle
B: Peanut Butter and Jelly Rule
C: Ham Sandwich Theory
D: Tuna Melt Property

They all sound equally ridiculous. She jumps the Q.

Answer and value

C: Ham Sandwich Theory (seeks to find a way to cut a sandwich into 2 equal halves, no matter the ingredients.)
Value: $100
Bank: $11,500

Question 6 - Literature 101

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

A: Louisa May Alcott
B: Nathaniel Hawthorne
C: Harriet Beecher Stowe
D: Henry David Thoreau

Answer and value

C: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Value: $15,000
Bank: $26,500

Question 7 - Military Posts

Built in 1802 with a design that allows approaching enemies to be seen easily, Baltimore's Fort McHenry has what shape?

A: Star
B: Clover
C: Crescent
D: Hourglass

She's not really sure, so she walks with half her bank, $13,250.

Answer and value

A: Star
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $26,500

Commercial Break.

(Not Club Millionaire) Question

Because it was once a seabird habitat, which of these islands derives its name from a word meaning "pelicans"?

A: Manhattan
B: Nantucket
C: Oahu
D: Alcatraz

Spoiler

D: Alcatraz

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Rich Mascot

Formerly named "Rich Uncle Pennybags," Mr. Monopoly was modeled after what legendary American financier?

A: J.P. Morgan
B: Andrew Carnegie
C: John D. Rockefeller
D: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Formerly!?!?!? When the hell did this happen, around the same time they completely bastardized Clue....???

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Value: $not revealed

I'll bet that looked good on television, MBFFB® would have a field day with that...

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Rich Mascot

Formerly named "Rich Uncle Pennybags," Mr. Monopoly was modeled after what legendary American financier?

A: J.P. Morgan
B: Andrew Carnegie
C: John D. Rockefeller
D: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Formerly!?!?!? When the hell did this happen, around the same time they completely bastardized Clue....???

I forgot too... Wiki says 1999. He'll always be Rich Uncle Pennybags to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Uncle_Pennybags

littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Value: $not revealed

I'll bet that looked good on television, MBFFB® would have a field day with that...

lb13

themanwho's tradition must be contagious; in fact it caused me to sneeze three times on Tuesday's transcript.

Question 3 - Rich Mascot

Formerly named "Rich Uncle Pennybags," Mr. Monopoly was modeled after what legendary American financier?

A: J.P. Morgan
B: Andrew Carnegie
C: John D. Rockefeller
D: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Jessica was Mr. Monopoly for Halloween this year. Meredith: "Is that a lie or are you telling the truth?"
Jessica: It's true!"

She asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 37%
B: 15%
C: 32%
D: 16%

She's gonna jump the question.

Answer and value

A: J.P. Morgan
Value: $5,000
Bank: $11,000

JTQ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Military Posts

Built in 1802 with a design that allows approaching enemies to be seen easily, Baltimore's Fort McHenry has what shape?

A: Star
B: Clover
C: Crescent
D: Hourglass

She's not really sure, so she walks with half her bank, $13,250.

Answer and value

A: Star
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $26,500

The star fort design had been in use for over three centuries before Fort McHenry. Among the many purposes of its design, "allowing approaching enemies to be seen easily" is not among them.* Or it's such an oversimplification as to render the real reason unrecognizable.



*The issue of "dead zones" right next to round towers is something rather different; the enemy isn't "approaching" at that point--they're there!

The first item in this column talks about Jessica's appearance.

http://blog.silive.com/inside_out_colum ... _show.html