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Wesley Wade
New York, NY
Originally from Jamaica

Unemployed, a Spanish tutor at a senior center while looking for full-time work, and one student is aged 90. Wesley says that student, a man, has the best Spanish in his class.


Topic Tree: (Randomized only)
You're Making a Mess - DOUBLE MONEY
Other Talents
Top Ten List
Risky Exercises
Writer's Retreat
Wilderness Warming
Phobias
Drivin' Movie
We Were Soldiers
Smart Food


Question 1 - Smart Food
Helmerhaus Deli in Redwood City, CA offers a Samuel Morse sandwich that includes what key ingredient?
A. Pinch of cayenne B. Drop of ketchup
C. Dash of mustard D. Hint of salt

JTQ 1

Wesley says he does not even know Samuel Morse or anything so he JTQ

Answer and value

C. Dash of mustard
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - We Were Soldiers
The name for what type of soldier derives from the Latin word for "young"?
A. Commandos B. Infantry
C. Cavalry D. Artillery

Answer and value

B. Infantry
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 3 - Drivin' Movie
Which of these expressions, yelled by restless kids during long car trips, is also the title of a film starring Ice Cube?
A. Pull Over, Dad B. Are We There Yet?
C. How Much Longer D. I'm Going To Be Sick

Answer and value

B. Are We There Yet?
Value: $10K
Bank: $12K

Commercial break

Question 4 - Phobias
If you're getting married, it might be problematic if you have soceraphobia, a fear of what?
A. White dresses B. Wearing rings
C. Parents-in-law D. Public kissing

JTQ 2

Wesley says he cannot connect it to anything as he does not know the root

Answer and value

C. Parents-in-law (socera means father-in-law)
Value: $100
Bank: $12K

Question 5 - Wilderness Warming
According to the United Nations, cows and other livestock produce large quantities of what gas which contributes to global warming?
A. Nitrogen B. Argon
C. Methane D. Carbon monoxide

Answer and value

C. Methane
Value: $3000
Bank: $15K

Question 6 - Writer's Retreat
Allowing him to adjust to the Sun's movements, George Bernard Shaw designed a writing hut built on top of a platform that acted like a what?
A. Lazy Susan B. Rowboat
C. Horse carriage D. Wheelbarrow

Spoiler

Wesley figured out loud that Lazy Susan would make the most sense

Answer and value

A. Lazy Susan
Value: $5000
Bank: $20K

Question 7 - Risky Exercises
A noted Evangelical leader sparked controversy in 2010 when he condemned what popular exercise as a "risk" for Christians?
A. Jogging B. Spinning
C. Aerobics D. Yoga

Spoiler

Wesley figured Yoga would be most logical based on the positions people do in Yoga

Answer and value

D. Yoga
Value: $25K
Bank: $45K

Mere mentions the lady in the audience that Wesley hugged is his cousin Paulette. Paulette said Wesley is like a son to her.

Question 8 - Top Ten List
On a Top Ten list on Statue.com, which artist ranked twice with "The Kiss" and "The Thinker"?
A. Auguste Rodin B. Michelangelo
C. Henri Matisse D. Edgar Degas

ATA

Wesley said he is thinking it is A, but is not sure so he will ATA
A-63% B-28% C-5% D-4%
Mere said Wesley may have influenced them but it is a good number
Wesley said he came with nothing and had a feeling it was Rodin so he will go for it

Answer and value

A. Auguste Rodin
Value: $7000
Bank: $52K

Question 9- Other Talents
Which of the following actors was never signed to a professional football team?
A. Dean Cain B. Ed O'Neill
C. Carl Weathers D. James Gandolfini

Walk

Wesley was thinking James Gandolfini was in the NFL but has no idea regarding the others.
Would guess A for no particular reason

Answer and value

D. James Gandolfini
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $26K

Commercial break

1.  I know that Samuel Morse invented the telegraph (and Morse code), so I picked C as my final answer.
2. easy.

3. easy.

4. NFC. I use my first JTQ here.

5. easy.

6. easy-A Lazy Susan is usually round.

7. Hmm, should I JTQ or ATA? OK, I JTQ.

8. easy.

9. ATA and hope. If I get so-so results, I walk.

Well I'm glad the DVR gremlins chose to strike J! rather than BAM so I was able to complete the transcript.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 9- Other Talents
Which of the following actors was never signed to a professional football team?
A. Dean Cain B. Ed O'Neill
C. Carl Weathers D. James Gandolfini

Walk

Wesley was thinking James Gandolfini was in the NFL but has no idea regarding the others.
Would guess A for no particular reason

Answer and value

D. James Gandolfini
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $26K

Commercial break

I did not know any of them as football players, suspected they were very minor players on the NFL (or CFL) stage, and looked up the three of them:

Wikipedia wrote:Immediately after graduating, (Dean) Cain signed on as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills, an NFL football team, but a knee injury during training camp ended his football career before it began.

(Ed) O'Neill was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, but was cut in training camp.

Carl Weathers played football both collegiately and professionally as a linebacker. He started his college career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, where he did not play in 1966 due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker, Paul Snow. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman in 1968 and 1969. This led to a brief professional career with the Oakland Raiders, where he played 7 games in 1970 and one game in 1971. He joined the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1971 and played until 1973, 18 games in total. He retired in 1974 and became an actor.

Question 1 - Smart Food
Helmerhaus Deli in Redwood City, CA offers a Samuel Morse sandwich that includes what key ingredient?
A. Pinch of cayenne B. Drop of ketchup
C. Dash of mustard D. Hint of salt

JTQ 1

Wesley says he does not even know Samuel Morse or anything so he JTQ

Answer and value

C. Dash of mustard
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: 0

This is a horrible question. It should also give what there's a dot of.

Question 4 - Phobias
If you're getting married, it might be problematic if you have soceraphobia, a fear of what?
A. White dresses B. Wearing rings
C. Parents-in-law D. Public kissing

JTQ 2

Wesley says he cannot connect it to anything as he does not know the root

Answer and value

C. Parents-in-law (socera means father-in-law)
Value: $100
Bank: $12K

JTQ

Question 9- Other Talents
Which of the following actors was never signed to a professional football team?
A. Dean Cain B. Ed O'Neill
C. Carl Weathers D. James Gandolfini

Walk

Wesley was thinking James Gandolfini was in the NFL but has no idea regarding the others.
Would guess A for no particular reason

Answer and value

D. James Gandolfini
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $26K

JTQ 2

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 1 - Smart Food
Helmerhaus Deli in Redwood City, CA offers a Samuel Morse sandwich that includes what key ingredient?
A. Pinch of cayenne B. Drop of ketchup
C. Dash of mustard D. Hint of salt

JTQ 1

Wesley says he does not even know Samuel Morse or anything so he JTQ

Answer and value

C. Dash of mustard
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: 0

This is a horrible question. It should also give what there's a dot of.

According to their menu, there isn't a dot of anything:

http://www.heimerhaus.com/9101.html

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Risky Exercises
A noted Evangelical leader sparked controversy in 2010 when he condemned what popular exercise as a "risk" for Christians?
A. Jogging B. Spinning
C. Aerobics D. Yoga

Spoiler

Wesley figured Yoga would be most logical based on the positions people do in Yoga

Answer and value

D. Yoga
Value: $25K
Bank: $45K

IIRC, the problem wasn't the immodest positions used in yoga but its connection to Hinduism. Practicing yoga was therefore equivalent to praying to heathen gods.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Wesley Wade
New York, NY
Originally from Jamaica

Unemployed, a Spanish tutor at a senior center while looking for full-time work, and one student is aged 90. Wesley says that student, a man, has the best Spanish in his class.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Smart Food
Helmerhaus Deli in Redwood City, CA offers a Samuel Morse sandwich that includes what key ingredient?
A. Pinch of cayenne B. Drop of ketchup
C. Dash of mustard D. Hint of salt

JTQ 1

Wesley says he does not even know Samuel Morse or anything so he JTQ

Answer and value

C. Dash of mustard
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: 0

I guess Morse code has passed out of common knowledge.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Phobias
If you're getting married, it might be problematic if you have soceraphobia, a fear of what?
A. White dresses B. Wearing rings
C. Parents-in-law D. Public kissing

JTQ 2

Wesley says he cannot connect it to anything as he does not know the root

Answer and value

C. Parents-in-law (socera means father-in-law)
Value: $100
Bank: $12K

Roots can be deceiving. However in this case I don't see anything relating to "white", "rings" or "kissing", so I'll go with the remaining answer. Meredith said afterward that it specifically referred to a fear of a father-in-law.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Risky Exercises
A noted Evangelical leader sparked controversy in 2010 when he condemned what popular exercise as a "risk" for Christians?
A. Jogging B. Spinning
C. Aerobics D. Yoga

Spoiler

Wesley figured Yoga would be most logical based on the positions people do in Yoga

Answer and value

D. Yoga
Value: $25K
Bank: $45K

That "noted" person would be Dr. Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His opposition to yoga wasn't based on positions but by its relationship to "pagan" religious beliefs (Buddhism and Hinduism).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Other Talents
Which of the following actors was never signed to a professional football team?
A. Dean Cain B. Ed O'Neill
C. Carl Weathers D. James Gandolfini

Walk

Wesley was thinking James Gandolfini was in the NFL but has no idea regarding the others.
Would guess A for no particular reason

Answer and value

D. James Gandolfini
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $26K

I'll JTQ on this one.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Smart Food
Helmerhaus Deli in Redwood City, CA offers a Samuel Morse sandwich that includes what key ingredient?
A. Pinch of cayenne B. Drop of ketchup
C. Dash of mustard D. Hint of salt

JTQ 1

Wesley says he does not even know Samuel Morse or anything so he JTQ

Answer and value

C. Dash of mustard
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: 0

I guess Morse code has passed out of common knowledge.

It wasn't mentioned when Wesley immigrated to the US, so he may have never been exposed to some of that common knowledge. And, as mentioned above, this completely obscure question with an "obvious" hint would have been better if the recipe had also called for a dot of something.