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Celebrity Week

Cheech Marin (carryover)

Cheech has a bank to $50,000 and 1 JTQ lifeline.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):

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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Uncomfortable Call
Scary Mary
Farewell Snack
Medical History
JTQ ($100 - Wide Distribution)
$2,000 (The White House)
$15,000 (ATA - Round and Round)
$25,000 (Monkey Business)
$7,000 (Funny Saying)
$1,000 (Early Start)

The name "Cheech" is short for Chicharrón, a fried pig skin snack. An uncle game him the nickname because as a baby he looked like a little shrivled chicharrón. His real name is Richard.

Question 7 - Medical History

Putting an end to soldiers treating their own wounds, what historic figure's top surgeon developed a horse-drawn "flying ambulance"?

A: Julius Caesar
B: Hannibal
C: Napoleon Bonaparte
D: Alexander the Great

If he had to guess, he'd guess...

Napoleon Bonaparte

...but since he doesn't want to get knocked out, he Js the Q.

Answer and value

C: Napoleon Bonaparte
Value: $500
Bank: $50,000

Question 8 - Farewell Snack

At the funeral for 97-year-old retired Frito-Lay executive Arch West in 2011, family members reportedly tossed what into the grave?

A: Bugles
B: Doritos
C: Triscuits
D: Pringles

Meredith makes the obvious "munchies" joke.

He makes a total guess of

Spoiler

D

, saying he'd probably have wanted the latest snack thrown.

Answer and value

B: Doritos
Value: $
Bank: $

West invented it, and it was actually the only Frito-Lay product listed.

Spoiler

Bugles are General Mills, Triscuits are Nabisco, Pringles are currently made by Kellogg.

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The Alzheimer's Association gets $10,000.

Bring out the next Celeb.

Question 8 - Farewell Snack

At the funeral for 97-year-old retired Frito-Lay executive Arch West in 2011, family members reportedly tossed what into the grave?

A: Bugles
B: Doritos
C: Triscuits
D: Pringles

Meredith makes the obvious "munchies" joke.

He makes a total guess of

Spoiler

D

, saying he'd probably have wanted the latest snack thrown.

Answer and value

B: Doritos
Value: $
Bank: $

West invented it, and it was actually the only Frito-Lay product listed.

Spoiler

Bugles are General Mills, Triscuits are Nabisco, Pringles are currently made by Kellogg.

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Bugles and Pringles aren't Frito-Lay, and Triscuits are Nabisco (Rosemary-Olive Oil are the best!). Doritos, final answer.

Why are the celebs guessing once they're out of lifelines?

I'm betting they prompted (Friday spoiler)

Spoiler

Tony Volsfpoaiwjefpoiwj to walk away, either during or before gameplay, just so they wouldn't have an almost complete celebrity flameout. I do wonder to what extent S&P, lawyers, all that jazz comes into play when it's celebrities.

Considering his very good performances on various Celeb J! tournaments, this kind of surprised me, but I wonder if it had to do with the not-so-straightforward way Millionaire has written their questions as of late.

Do you have Prince Albert in a can? No but we have Fredric Baur.

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themanwho wrote:Why are the celebs guessing once they're out of lifelines?

The $10,000 guarantee for celebs (vs. $1,000 for ordinary folks) certainly changes the reward/risk equation.

Unkind observation not directed at any celebrity in particular

One might also question how seriously celebs take the game vs. the media exposure.

I mean, who walks away from more TV face time?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Celebrity Week

Cheech Marin (carryover)

Cheech has a bank to $50,000 and 1 JTQ lifeline.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Medical History

Putting an end to soldiers treating their own wounds, what historic figure's top surgeon developed a horse-drawn "flying ambulance"?

A: Julius Caesar
B: Hannibal
C: Napoleon Bonaparte
D: Alexander the Great

If he had to guess, he'd guess...

Napoleon Bonaparte

...but since he doesn't want to get knocked out, he Js the Q.

Answer and value

C: Napoleon Bonaparte
Value: $500
Bank: $50,000

I'm not sure that Caesar, Hannibal or Alexander would have had a "top surgeon". But that alone wouldn't be enough for me, so I'll JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Farewell Snack

At the funeral for 97-year-old retired Frito-Lay executive Arch West in 2011, family members reportedly tossed what into the grave?

A: Bugles
B: Doritos
C: Triscuits
D: Pringles

Meredith makes the obvious "munchies" joke.

He makes a total guess of

Spoiler

D

, saying he'd probably have wanted the latest snack thrown.

Answer and value

B: Doritos
Value: $
Bank: $

Since Doritos is the only Frito-Lay product among the four that's the answer.