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Kerslyn Featherstone
Washington, DC
went from working on Capitol Hill to becoming a lawyer

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
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Lucent Unit
Hairs of War
Watch the Road
World Landmarks
Greek Names
Not What I Meant
New Science
Open for Business
Tech Founders
Music Matters

Question 1 - Music Matters

Because it under the military protection of France, it is often said that what country's national orchestra is larger than its army?

A: Cyprus
B: Monaco
C: Malta
D: Vatican City

She goes with

Spoiler

C

, but backs down when Meredith asks, "Final Answer?" She then asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 2%
B: 85%
C: 7%
D: 6%

Answer and value

B: Monaco
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question 2 - Tech Founders

Neil Clark Warren, author of the book "Date...or Soul Mate?," is one of the founders of which of these popular websites?

A: eHarmony
B: LinkedIn
C: Netflix
D: Yelp

Answer and value

A: eHarmony
Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Commercial break.

Her aunt Linda, who she auditioned with, is there with her. "She knew Monaco!" (with a shake of her finger.)

Question 3 - Open for Business

Located in Denver, Colorado, the Tattered Cover is what type of business?

A: Florist
B: Bakery
C: Barbershop
D: Bookstore

Answer and value

D: Bookstore
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Question 4 - New Science

What item are scientists at Michigan Technological University trying to build by capturing rays of light and routing them around objects?

A: Invisibility cloak
B: X-ray glasses
C: Flying carpet
D: Time machine

She has 2 in mind, but she's not confident. She JTQ.

Answer and value

A: Invisibility cloak (She was thinking B or D.)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $32,000

Question 5 - Not What I Meant

Named for the celeb who sued to block photos of their home from surfacing, what is the term for bringing attention to something by trying to censor it?

A: Prince Effect
B: Madonna Effect
C: Cruise Effect
D: Streisand Effect

Answer and value

D: Streisand Effect (That's the answer that was in her head.)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $32,000

Question 6 - Greek Names

Hugely destructive, 2011's Hurricane Irene was poorly named because the origin of the name Irene is a Greek word meaning what?

A: Peace
B: Friend
C: Happiness
D: Helpful

Spoiler

"Poorly named" must mean that it's the opposite of "destructive."

She walks with $16,000.

Answer and value

A: Peace (She was gonna say that, too.)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: (half of) $32,000

Commercial Break.

Club Millionaire question

What comic book hero's powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment?

A: Superman
B: The Incredible Hulk
C: Captain America
D: The Flash

Spoiler

B

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kerslyn Featherstone
Washington, DC
went from working on Capitol Hill to becoming a lawyer

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 1 - Music Matters

Because it under the military protection of France, it is often said that what country's national orchestra is larger than its army?

A: Cyprus
B: Monaco
C: Malta
D: Vatican City

She goes with

Spoiler

C

, but backs down when Meredith asks, "Final Answer?" She then asks the audience.

Spoiler

A: 2%
B: 85%
C: 7%
D: 6%

Answer and value

B: Monaco
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Good thing she backed off. I wonder if the "4th lifeline" helped her.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Open for Business

Located in Denver, Colorado, the Tattered Cover is what type of business?

A: Florist
B: Bakery
C: Barbershop
D: Bookstore

Answer and value

D: Bookstore
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Hey, sprots, ever been there?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:What item are scientists at Michigan Technological University trying to build by capturing rays of light and routing them around objects?

A: Invisibility cloak
B: X-ray glasses
C: Flying carpet
D: Time machine

She has 2 in mind, but she's not confident. She JTQ.

Answer and value

A: Invisibility cloak (She was thinking B or D.)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $32,000

How would bending light around objects produce X-rays?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Not What I Meant

Named for the celeb who sued to block photos of their home from surfacing, what is the term for bringing attention to something by trying to censor it?

A: Prince Effect
B: Madonna Effect
C: Cruise Effect
D: Streisand Effect

Answer and value

D: Streisand Effect (That's the answer that was in her head.)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $32,000

I'll JTQ on this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Greek Names

Hugely destructive, 2011's Hurricane Irene was poorly named because the origin of the name Irene is a Greek word meaning what?

A: Peace
B: Friend
C: Happiness
D: Helpful

Spoiler

"Poorly named" must mean that it's the opposite of "destructive."

She walks with $16,000.

Answer and value

A: Peace (She was gonna say that, too.)
Value: not revealed
Bank: (half of) $32,000

So why didn't you, Kerslyn?


Club Millionaire question

What comic book hero's powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment?

A: Superman
B: The Incredible Hulk
C: Captain America
D: The Flash

Spoiler

B

Technically it wasn't a botched experiment - at least in the original version of the story. Bruce Banner went out to try and save Rick Jones, a teenager who was taking a dare to drive out onto the test range. Banner pushed Rick into a trench which protected Rick from the explosion, but Banner was caught in the gamma-ray burst.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Open for Business

Located in Denver, Colorado, the Tattered Cover is what type of business?

A: Florist
B: Bakery
C: Barbershop
D: Bookstore

Answer and value

D: Bookstore
Value: $7,000
Bank: $32,000

Hey, sprots, ever been there?

Yes indeed, several times. On one memorable occasion, I was almost late meeting Tribe when he still lived in Denver because The Tattered Cover had me in its clutches and wasn't going to let me go...