Transcript 09/25/12 Brent Youngblood
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:33 pm
Double Your Money Week
Brent Youngblood
Houston, TX
high school teacher
training for a marathon, and training for the show
He's never missed a day of school or work, until these last 2 days
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Ancient Invention
9. The Big Test
8. Royal Reign
7. Strong Kids
6. Memorable Words
5. Ahooga
4. Dairy Queen
3. Renegade Rock Star
2. Short and Sweet
1. Sandwich 101
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
5. Ahooga
4. Dairy Queen
9. The Big Test (DOUBLE MONEY)
10. Ancient Invention
6. Memorable Words
7. Strong Kids
2. Short and Sweet
8. Royal Reign
1. Sandwich 101
3. Renegade Rock Star
Question 1 - Level 3. Renegade Rock Star
Though he has been the band's leader for 27 years, which rock star declined his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Guns N' Roses?
A: Eddie Vedder
B: Bono
C: Axl Rose
D: Jack Rose
Question 2 - Level 1. Sandwich 101
A "Gobbler" sandwich is typically made with what meat filling?
A: Salami
B: Turkey
C: Pastrami
D: Roast beef
Question 3 - Level 8. Royal Reign
Prior to Queen Elizabeth II's 2012 festivities, who was the only British monarch to mark a sixty year reign with a Diamond Jubilee celebration?
A: Queen Victoria
B: King Edward VII
C: Queen Anne
D: King George II
Beautiful 3-week wife amy gets a hug.
Question 4 - Level 2. Short and Sweet
The abbreviation SWAK is common shorthand for "sealed with a" what?
A: Key
B: Kick
C: Kiss
D: Keg
Question 5 - Level 7. Strong Kids
Which of these classic children's literature characters has superhuman strength, and is said to be able to lift a horse?
A: Harriet the Spy
B: Eloise
C: Ramona Quimby
D: Pippi Longstocking
He doesn't know, but he trusts the audience has read these books.
That's the one he had completely eliminated. He's gonna trust them though.
Commercial break.
Question 6 - Level 6. Memorable Words
Winning out over "amazeballs" & "tiger mom", what word did the American Dialect Society choose as Word of the Year for 2011?
A: Occupy
B: Artisanal
C: Bi-winning
D: Obamacare
JTQ
Question 7 - Level 10. Ancient Invention
Around 132 AD, a Chinese scientist invented the "dragon jar", often credited as the world's first device capable of detecting what?
A: Smoke
B: Heartbeats
C: Pregnancy
D: Earthquakes
He teaches world history, but hasn't gotten to Chinese yet.
JTQ
Question 8 - Level 9. The Big Test (DOUBLE MONEY)
The SAT test taken annually by millions of U.S. high school students is modeled after an exam originally given to whom?
A: NYPD recruits
B: U.S. Postal Service applicants
C: U.S. Army recruits
D: NASA applicants
He narrows it down to, but he walks with $19,050.
Commercial break.
Brent Youngblood
Houston, TX
high school teacher
training for a marathon, and training for the show
He's never missed a day of school or work, until these last 2 days
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. Ancient Invention
9. The Big Test
8. Royal Reign
7. Strong Kids
6. Memorable Words
5. Ahooga
4. Dairy Queen
3. Renegade Rock Star
2. Short and Sweet
1. Sandwich 101
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
5. Ahooga
4. Dairy Queen
9. The Big Test (DOUBLE MONEY)
10. Ancient Invention
6. Memorable Words
7. Strong Kids
2. Short and Sweet
8. Royal Reign
1. Sandwich 101
3. Renegade Rock Star
Question 1 - Level 3. Renegade Rock Star
Though he has been the band's leader for 27 years, which rock star declined his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Guns N' Roses?
A: Eddie Vedder
B: Bono
C: Axl Rose
D: Jack Rose
Answer and value
C: Axl Rose
Value: $100
Bank: $100
Value: $100
Bank: $100
A "Gobbler" sandwich is typically made with what meat filling?
A: Salami
B: Turkey
C: Pastrami
D: Roast beef
Answer and value
B: Turkey
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,100
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,100
Prior to Queen Elizabeth II's 2012 festivities, who was the only British monarch to mark a sixty year reign with a Diamond Jubilee celebration?
A: Queen Victoria
B: King Edward VII
C: Queen Anne
D: King George II
Answer and value
A: Queen Victoria
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $35,100
Value: $25,000!
Bank: $35,100
Question 4 - Level 2. Short and Sweet
The abbreviation SWAK is common shorthand for "sealed with a" what?
A: Key
B: Kick
C: Kiss
D: Keg
Answer and value
C: Kiss
Value: $1,000
Bank: $36,100
Value: $1,000
Bank: $36,100
Which of these classic children's literature characters has superhuman strength, and is said to be able to lift a horse?
A: Harriet the Spy
B: Eloise
C: Ramona Quimby
D: Pippi Longstocking
He doesn't know, but he trusts the audience has read these books.
Spoiler
A: 12%
B: 6%
C: 13%
D: 69%
B: 6%
C: 13%
D: 69%
Answer and value
D: Pippi Longstocking (He says "Pippi Longstockings" so Meredith fakes him out that he's wrong.)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $38,100
Value: $2,000
Bank: $38,100
Question 6 - Level 6. Memorable Words
Winning out over "amazeballs" & "tiger mom", what word did the American Dialect Society choose as Word of the Year for 2011?
A: Occupy
B: Artisanal
C: Bi-winning
D: Obamacare
JTQ
Answer and value
A: Occupy (he was leaning D.)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $38,100
Value: $7,000
Bank: $38,100
Around 132 AD, a Chinese scientist invented the "dragon jar", often credited as the world's first device capable of detecting what?
A: Smoke
B: Heartbeats
C: Pregnancy
D: Earthquakes
He teaches world history, but hasn't gotten to Chinese yet.
Spoiler
He does connect dragons to smoke.
Answer and value
A: Earthquakes
Value: $15,000
Bank: $38,100
Value: $15,000
Bank: $38,100
The SAT test taken annually by millions of U.S. high school students is modeled after an exam originally given to whom?
A: NYPD recruits
B: U.S. Postal Service applicants
C: U.S. Army recruits
D: NASA applicants
He narrows it down to
Spoiler
B or D
Answer and value
C: U.S. Army recruits
Value: $not revealed
Value: $not revealed