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Andrew Tyler
Dallas, TX
Former president of the Harvard Boxing Club
Mom Judy is in the Audience
Andrew's bank is $30,000. He has one jump the Q lifeline remaining.

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Food Display
Athlete's Feet
Job Opportunities
Musical Names
Bag Family
Angry Origins
$3,000 (Stressful Times)
jumped ($10,000 - Sign of the Times)
$25,000 (007 For Kids)
$2,000 (TV Buzz - ATA)

Question 5 - Angry Origins

What act of civil disobedience is taken from the surname of a 19th century land agent who was ostracized in Ireland for refusing to reduce rents?

A: Boycott
B: Embargo
C: Riot
D: Picket

Spoiler

He associated Boycott with "civil" disobedience. A riot would not be civil.

Answer and value

A: Boycott (Meredith thought it was Picket.)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,100

Question 6 - Bag Family

What high-end fashion label began as a small family business in Florence, selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920s?

A: Louis Vitton
B: Gucci
C: Jimmy Choo
D: Balenciaga

Answer and value

B: Gucci
Value: $500
Bank: $30,600

Question 7 - Musical Names

Daniel Ek came up with what company's name after mishearing a suggestion and then finding it had zero hits when he searched it on Google?

A: Pandora
B: Spotify
C: Grooveshark
D: SoundCloud

Spoiler

Pandora is definitely going to be on Google. He's leaning Spotify. He doesn't think it would bring anything up on Google.

Answer and value

B: Spotify
Value: $7,000
Bank: $37,600

Question 8 - Job Opportunities

In 1958, thousands of employees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics went to work for what newly-formed U.S. agency?

A: IRS
B: USDA
C: NASA
D: FCC

Answer and value

C: NASA
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,600

Question 9 - Athlete's Feet

Involving quick footwork, the "Ali Shuffle" was a famous maneuver used by a legend in what sport?

A: Tennis
B: Basketball
C: Boxing
D: Golf

Even before Meredith finishes reading the question, the audience goes all a-twitter ...

...

recognizing the connection between the answer and Andrew's college club presidency.

Answer and value

C: Boxing
Value: $15,000
Bank: $53,600

Commercial break.

Andrew is doing medical research on MS. Meredith mentions her husband has MS, and encourages Andrew's research.

Question 10 - Food Display ($5,000)

Avocados, tomatos and limes are depicted on the plates and bowls of a Martha Stewart six piece set meant to serve what?

A: Flan
B: Hummus
C: Guacamole
D: Polenta

Spoiler

He knows hummus is chickpeas, and flan is a dessert. He's stuck between guacamole and polenta.

Answer and value

C: Guacamole
Value: $5,000
Bank: $58,600

Mom gets a hug.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

What did Mitt Romney reportedly choose as his Secret Service codename?

A: Javelin
B: Stormcloud
C: Coyote
D: Harley

JTQ

Answer

A: Javelin

Andrew is very relieved to have jumped the question.

Commercial Break.

Question 12 - $250K

What playwright was literally born on Broadway, with his mother giving birth in a NYC hotel room situated at 43rd Street and Broadway?

A: Eugene O'Neill
B: Tennessee Williams
C: Edward Albee
D: Arthur Miller

Spoiler

He's leaning toward Eugene O'Neill.

He's had a great time, you only get to be on the show once... and he's gonna go for it.

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

A: Eugene O'Neill (That's near where the Eugene O'Neill Theatre is located.

Mom gets another hug. We get another commercial.

Millionaire QOTD:

Which of the retail chains was named after a bar in Paris?

A: Express
B: Old Navy
C: Hot Topic
D: Victoria's Secret

Spoiler

B

Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

End of show.

I've used the ATA.

Question 6 - Bag Family

What high-end fashion label began as a small family business in Florence, selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920s?

A: Louis Vitton
B: Gucci
C: Jimmy Choo
D: Balenciaga

Answer and value

B: Gucci
Value: $500
Bank: $30,600

I'm sure it's not Jimmy Choo because of the shoes. No idea otherwise. JTQ

Question 7 - Musical Names

Daniel Ek came up with what company's name after mishearing a suggestion and then finding it had zero hits when he searched it on Google?

A: Pandora
B: Spotify
C: Grooveshark
D: SoundCloud

Spoiler

Pandora is definitely going to be on Google. He's leaning Spotify. He doesn't think it would bring anything up on Google.

Answer and value

B: Spotify
Value: $7,000
Bank: $37,600

JTQ 2. Ugh.

Question 11 - $100K

What did Mitt Romney reportedly choose as his Secret Service codename?

A: Javelin
B: Stormcloud
C: Coyote
D: Harley

JTQ

Answer

A: Javelin

I'm outta there.

Question 12 - $250K

What playwright was literally born on Broadway, with his mother giving birth in a NYC hotel room situated at 43rd Street and Broadway?

A: Eugene O'Neill
B: Tennessee Williams
C: Edward Albee
D: Arthur Miller

Spoiler

He's leaning toward Eugene O'Neill.

He's had a great time, you only get to be on the show once... and he's gonna go for it.

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

A: Eugene O'Neill (That's near where the Eugene O'Neill Theatre is located.

I never see this question, and I don't know it anyway.

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

Same as previous question. Good going, Andrew.

I'm so glad that I still have the ability to get excited when someone takes chances and does well! I wish it happened more often, makes it feel almost like the show I fell in love with.

I guessed the $100k, $250K and $500k correctly from my couch - not sure how I would've played it for real. Congrats to Andrew!

Best stack for me I've seen on the show in three years. I 'd have both jumps left after Round 1. I knew Romney's code name, but I think I saw the story within the last few days so I probably wouldn't have known it on tape day. I'm definitely jumping the Broadway question, and I knew the black hole question without needing any choices (you just need to know which constellation has the core of the Milky Way). So I'd have had a clear shot at the million-dollar question on this one, and I don't remember being confident that was true since they changed formats. --Bob

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Job Opportunities

In 1958, thousands of employees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronauticas went to work for what newly-formed U.S. agency?

A: IRS
B: USDA
C: NASA
D: FCC

Answer and value

C: NASA
Value: $1,000
Bank: $38,600

¿Aeronauticas? Were they Hispanic?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

I better know this. It's my zodiac sign.

All in all, I would have liked this stack.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

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littlebeast13 wrote:I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

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Though I don't like to see a skunk as my zodiac sign, Found It!

jarnon wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

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Though I don't like to see a skunk as my zodiac sign, Found It!

Hottie's been representing for the Sags out there since 2010....



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littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

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That avatar is incomprehensible. It will not win.

Here's an article about Andrew's run.

http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/20 ... aire.html/

The accompanying photo has a good view of the new Hot Blackjack Table, if any who hasn't bothered to watch the show is interested.

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

He's not sure enough, so he walks.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

lb13

That avatar is incomprehensible. It will not win.

As are most of the constellations, but they've been celebrated for several millenniums now....

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littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

I hear skunks can look like black holes from millions of light years away....

lb13

That avatar is incomprehensible. It will not win.

As are most of the constellations, but they've been celebrated for several millenniums now....

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What did they win?

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:
That avatar is incomprehensible. It will not win.

As are most of the constellations, but they've been celebrated for several millenniums now....

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What did they win?

Will they still be talking about Sunchine 2000 years from now?

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littlebeast13 wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

As are most of the constellations, but they've been celebrated for several millenniums now....

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What did they win?

Will they still be talking about Sunchine 2000 years from now?

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Yes.

What did they win?

For Sprots... Maybe bigger is more comprehensible

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Interesting grip Sagittarius has on the bow, there, with the arrow resting underneath her hand!

Nice run!

O'Neill's last words, supposedly, were "I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room - and God damn it - died in a hotel room."

The giant black hole at th galaxy center is known as Sagittarious A*. I like Orion as a distractor since I believe it's directly opposite from Sagittarius in the night sky.

Impressive run, indeed! Andrew had much more courage, and knowledge, answering the questions than any contestant from recent memory. Well done, sir.

vettech: You hit the nail on the head with your "fell in love with" comment. This stack brought back great memories of the good ol' days of "Millionaire", as opposed to the past several years. [Sigh]

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Andrew Tyler
Dallas, TX
Former president of the Harvard Boxing Club
Mom Judy is in the Audience
Andrew's bank is $30,000. He has one jump the Q lifeline remaining.

OK, I don't know if this was an easier than usual stack but I've used no lifelines yet.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

What did Mitt Romney reportedly choose as his Secret Service codename?

A: Javelin
B: Stormcloud
C: Coyote
D: Harley

JTQ

Answer

A: Javelin

Because of his association with the Olympics I'd have thought "Javelin" the likely answer but at this level I wouldn't have wanted to take the risk so I'd have used a JTQ also. Funny, I always thought it was the Secret Service that chose the names.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K

What playwright was literally born on Broadway, with his mother giving birth in a NYC hotel room situated at 43rd Street and Broadway?

A: Eugene O'Neill
B: Tennessee Williams
C: Edward Albee
D: Arthur Miller

Spoiler

He's leaning toward Eugene O'Neill.

He's had a great time, you only get to be on the show once... and he's gonna go for it.

Spoiler

A

, final answer.

Answer

A: Eugene O'Neill (That's near where the Eugene O'Neill Theatre is located.

No idea, so I'll ATA, since this is a New York audience. FWIW elwing had a hunch that O'Neill was the right answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K

In the center of our Milky Way galaxy is a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

He talks like he knows a little bit about astonomy.

Spoiler

He rules out Ursa Major and Cassiopeia and Ursa Major as being high up, flanking Polaris. He's between Orion and Sagittarius, , leaning toward Sagittarius.

Answer

D: Sagittarius

Wheelhouse!!! I knew this one before the answers were revealed. So I'd be looking at the $1 million question with a lifeline still available (ATA).