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Jackie Nadel
New York, NY

They start at the Table, because Meredith has a broken toe. Jackie broke her toe the day she got the call to be on the show. 2nd time this year it's happened.

Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
Roman Numerals
Odd Jobs
Science Books
Eyes on the Prize
War Toys
Fashion Forward
Quitting Time
I Hate Shopping
$100 - Animals Online
$10,000 - ATA - Named Drinks

Jackie has a bank of $10,100 dollars and her 2 JTQ lifelines. Let's play!

Question 3 - I Hate Shopping

According to comedian Amy Poehler, what store is "Swedish for argument"?

A: Sur La Table
B: IKEA
C: Kohl'S
D: H&M

Answer and value

B: IKEA
Value: $25,000
Bank: $35,100

Boyfriend gets some face time.

Question 4 - Quitting Time

According to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, a president's term ends on January 20th at exactly what time?

A: Midnight
B: 6 a.m.
C: Noon
D: 5 p.m.

She thinks

Spoiler

noon

makes sense, but she jumps it.

Answer and value

C: Noon
Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,100

Question 5 - Fashion Forward

Because early Catholic monks wore cowls, they are often said to have been the first to don what fashion staple?

A: Flannel shirts
B: Hoodies
C: Jeans
D: Sneakers

Answer and value

B: Hoodies
Value: $15,000
Bank: $50,100

Question 6 - War Toys

Originating in a GE lab during World War II, what popular toy's production was temporarily halted due to a Korean War-era silicone shortage?

A: Slinky
B: Play-Doh
C: Legos
D: Silly Putty

Spoiler

"It's going to be either Play-Doh or Silly Putty."

Answer and value

D: Silly Putty
Value: $3,000
Bank: $53,100

Commercial break.

Question 7 - Eyes on the Prize

Certain that she was destined for a career in singing, who turned down the role of Sondra Huxtable, the eldest daughter on "The Cosby Show"?

A: Tracy Chapman
B: Whitney Houston
C: Janet Jackson
D: Natalie Cole

Answer and value

B: Whitney Houston
Value: $1,000
Bank: $54,100

Question 8 - Science Books

Caltech astronomer Mike Brown wrote a 2010 book cheekily titled "How I Killed" what "and Why It Had Coming"?

A: Jupiter
B: Pluto
C: Saturn
D: Neptune

Answer and value

B: Pluto
Value: $2,000
Bank: $56,100

Question 9 - Odd Jobs

The Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, employs a "safety engineer" whose job it is to make sure what fruit does not fall on the heads of guests?

A: Grapefruit
B: Coconuts
C: Pineapples
D: Peaches

Answer and value

B: Coconuts
Value: $500
Bank: $56,600

Question 10 - Roman Numerals

Analysts think NFL rookie Robert Griffin III signed an endorsement deal with what company because the Roman numeral in his name looks like stripes?

A: Puma
B: Converse
C: Nike
D: Adidas

She rattles off the symbols of all 4 brands.

Answer and value

D: Adidas
Value: $5,000
Bank: $61,600

Commercial break.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

Question 11 - $100K

Admitting his rides hadn't been "strictly legal," what notorious figure reportedly wrote Henry Ford a fan letter about his "dandy" V-8 cars?

A: Clyde Barrow
B: John Dillinger
C: Machine Gun Kelly
D: Al Capone

JTQ

Answer

A: Clyde Barrow

Question 12 - $250K

In 1949, Johnny Carson hosted his first television show which had what strange name?

A: The Squirrel's Nest
B: Noodle Soup
C: Poppy's Basement
D: The Big Ham

Spoiler

A

is kind of jumping out, but not enough. Meredith asks what she;d pick if she had to, and she says

Spoiler

D

.

She leaves with her $61,600.

Answer

A: The Squirrel's Nest

Commercial break.

QOTD (date not known)

What food was popularized at the 1904 World's Fair by a vendor who used rolled-up waffles once he ran out of bowls?

A: Doughnut
B: Ice cream cone
C: Hot dog bun
D: Oyster crackers

Spoiler

B

Question 7 - Eyes on the Prize

Certain that she was destined for a career in singing, who turned down the role of Sondra Huxtable, the eldest daughter on "The Cosby Show"?

A: Tracy Chapman
B: Whitney Houston
C: Janet Jackson
D: Natalie Cole

Answer and value

B: Whitney Houston
Value: $1,000
Bank: $54,100

JTQ

Question 11 - $100K

Admitting his rides hadn't been "strictly legal," what notorious figure reportedly wrote Henry Ford a fan letter about his "dandy" V-8 cars?

A: Clyde Barrow
B: John Dillinger
C: Machine Gun Kelly
D: Al Capone

JTQ

Answer

A: Clyde Barrow

JTQ 2

Question 12 - $250K

In 1949, Johnny Carson hosted his first television show which had what strange name?

A: The Squirrel's Nest
B: Noodle Soup
C: Poppy's Basement
D: The Big Ham

Spoiler

A

is kind of jumping out, but not enough. Meredith asks what she;d pick if she had to, and she says

Spoiler

D

.

She leaves with her $61,600.

Answer

A: The Squirrel's Nest

ATA and walk.

Caltech astronomer Mike Brown wrote a 2010 book cheekily titled "How I Killed" what "and Why It Had Coming"?

A: Jupiter
B: Pluto
C: Saturn
D: Neptune

It looks as though they deliberately avoided making Uranus one of the choices.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jackie Nadel
New York, NY

They start at the Table, because Meredith has a broken toe. Jackie broke her toe the day she got the call to be on the show. 2nd time this year it's happened.

From my first impression yesterday I thought Jackie was going to flame out fairly early. I'm glad to see I was wrong.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Quitting Time

According to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, a president's term ends on January 20th at exactly what time?

A: Midnight
B: 6 a.m.
C: Noon
D: 5 p.m.

She thinks

Spoiler

noon

makes sense, but she jumps it.

Answer and value

C: Noon
Value: $7,000
Bank: $35,100

Too bad she didn't go with her answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Eyes on the Prize

Certain that she was destined for a career in singing, who turned down the role of Sondra Huxtable, the eldest daughter on "The Cosby Show"?

A: Tracy Chapman
B: Whitney Houston
C: Janet Jackson
D: Natalie Cole

Answer and value

B: Whitney Houston
Value: $1,000
Bank: $54,100

I'd use a JTQ here.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K

Admitting his rides hadn't been "strictly legal," what notorious figure reportedly wrote Henry Ford a fan letter about his "dandy" V-8 cars?

A: Clyde Barrow
B: John Dillinger
C: Machine Gun Kelly
D: Al Capone

JTQ

Answer

A: Clyde Barrow

I've been to the museum in Dearborn.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K

In 1949, Johnny Carson hosted his first television show which had what strange name?

A: The Squirrel's Nest
B: Noodle Soup
C: Poppy's Basement
D: The Big Ham

Spoiler

A

is kind of jumping out, but not enough. Meredith asks what she;d pick if she had to, and she says

Spoiler

D

.
She leaves with her $61,600.

Answer

A: The Squirrel's Nest

No idea. I'll use my 2nd JTQ. I wonder if this was about ES's grandfather.

Oddly, I can say Nihil Obstat because The Squirrel's Nest was a morning/afternoon show that Carson did on WOW radio and WOWT in Omaha, NE. In one of his recurring bits, he interviewed the pigeons (and other birds) on top of the Douglas County Courthouse, asking about the local political corruption that they saw.

That picture sort of underscores one of big complaints I have about the current incarnation of the show that gets little play: the lighting. This is a big money question, and the whole set is lit up like it's for $500. There's little tension compared to before, when the lighting emphasized the increasing seriousness and focus on the contestant. At the end it was just the contestant and Meredith, plus a guest sometimes. Now they don't bother with that anymore.

CarShark wrote:That picture sort of underscores one of big complaints I have about the current incarnation of the show that gets little play: the lighting. This is a big money question, and the whole set is lit up like it's for $500. There's little tension compared to before, when the lighting emphasized the increasing seriousness and focus on the contestant. At the end it was just the contestant and Meredith, plus a guest sometimes. Now they don't bother with that anymore.

I'm going to have to agree with you on that one and add my two bits on the music as well. Even before I went on, I was disappointed that I'd never be able to hear the four infamously pulsating notes reserved for the upper tier, even though I honestly barely remember any of the music. Even TDC era had a sense of anxious anticipation as the seconds ticked down.