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Tom Gullo
New York, NY

Tom fell off a ladder, last year, and fractured his spine. He spent 12 weeks on his back, which is when he started watching the show. He spent the rest of the year on crutches, relearning how to walk again.

Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Golden Years
?: Editor's Mark
?: Small Planets
?: Fancy Clothes
?: Rising Taxes
?: Whistle Pig
?: Name Game
?: Door Prizes
?: Uplifting Story
?: Hungry Hello


Question #1 - Level ?: Hungry Hello
A casual greeting in which of these countries translates to "have you eaten rice yet"?

A: Thailand B: Mexico
C: Russia D: Austria

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Thailand
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 - Level ?: Uplifting Story
The history of the modern sports bra dates back to 1975 with the release of a bra called the "Free Swing" what?

A: Golf Bra B: Softball Bra
C: Tennis Bra D: Boxing Bra

Tom: I believe a free swing is something in

Spoiler

tennis

. I'm going to ask the audience.

ATA

A: 21% B:5% C: 73% D: 1%

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Tennis Bra
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $4,000

Question #3 - Level ?: Door Prizes
The website fridgedoor.com calls itself "your single stop for all things" what?

A: Electric B: Gravitational
C: Magnetic D: Viscous

Tom: Well, I've never been to fridgedoor.com, but

Spoiler

I do have a lot of magnets on my fridge.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Magnetic
Question Value: $500
Bank: $4,500

Question #4 - Level ?: Name Game
A 2012 article on People magazine's website featuring photos of Brooke Shields, Taylor Swift and Gloria Swanson had what title?

A: I Dated a Roosevelt B: I Dated a Jenner
C: I Dated a Kennedy D: I Dated a Trump

Answer/Value/Bank

C: I Dated a Kennedy
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $29,500

Question #5 - Level ?: Whistle Pig
Though it sounds like it might describe an amorous construction worker, "whistle pig" is actually a nickname for which of the following animals?

A: Woodchuck B: Beaver
C: Raccoon D: Skunk

Tom: I am thinking of

Spoiler

the beaver, from some cartoon movie, that had a whistly voice.

Tom jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Woodchuck
Question Value: $ 10,000
Bank: $29,500

Question #6 - Level ?: Rising Taxes
In a sign of tough times, in 2008 the "Luxury Tax" in the U.S. editions of what board game increased from $75 to $100?

A: Risk B: Trivial Pursuit
C: Monopoly D: The Game of Life

Tom thinks his first hunch was wrong.

Spoiler

He was thinking Monopoly, but he's looking at The Game of Life and trying to remember that whole deal.

Tom jumps the question and the audience "awwws" in response.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Monopoly
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $29,500

-- Commercial Break --


Question #7 - Level ?: Fancy Clothes
A Texas gold trader paid a whopping $1.8 million for the red-and-black leather jacket Michael Jackson wore in the video for what song?

A: Billie Jean B: Bad
C: Thriller D: Beat It

Tom remembers three of those video and seems to recall Michael wearing it in all of them, but he thinks it was

Spoiler

Beat It

. He makes that his final answer.

Answer

C: Thriller

Tom leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Gullo
New York, NY

Tom fell off a ladder, last year, and fractured his spine. He spent 12 weeks on his back, which is when he started watching the show. He spent the rest of the year on crutches, relearning how to walk again.

Yay, Tom!! That's what Annie did too!

Question #5 - Level ?: Whistle Pig
Though it sounds like it might describe an amorous construction worker, "whistle pig" is actually a nickname for which of the following animals?

A: Woodchuck B: Beaver
C: Raccoon D: Skunk

Tom: I am thinking of

Spoiler

the beaver, from some cartoon movie, that had a whistly voice.

Tom jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Woodchuck
Question Value: $ 10,000
Bank: $29,500

If you've ever been above 10,000 feet near a scree, you know that the correct answer to this is marmot.

Question #7 - Level ?: Fancy Clothes
A Texas gold trader paid a whopping $1.8 million for the red-and-black leather jacket Michael Jackson wore in the video for what song?

A: Billie Jean B: Bad
C: Thriller D: Beat It

Tom remembers three of those video and seems to recall Michael wearing it in all of them, but he thinks it was Beat It. He makes that his final answer.

Spoiler

Spoiler: Answer C: Thriller

I'm leaning toward Thriller, but while I've heard this song 8 zillion times, I saw the video maybe one time about 8 zillion years ago. JTQ.

Tom was a really nice guy, and was the runaway winner for best wardrobe in the green room. (The yellow pants, believe it or not, were a lot less loud on TV than in person.) We had no idea about his having fractured his spine, which speaks to the totality of his recovery. Really, really sucks to watch someone you like get one wrong.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tom Gullo
New York, NY

Tom fell off a ladder, last year, and fractured his spine. He spent 12 weeks on his back, which is when he started watching the show. He spent the rest of the year on crutches, relearning how to walk again.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 - Level ?: Whistle Pig
Though it sounds like it might describe an amorous construction worker, "whistle pig" is actually a nickname for which of the following animals?

A: Woodchuck B: Beaver
C: Raccoon D: Skunk

Tom: I am thinking of

Spoiler

the beaver, from some cartoon movie, that had a whistly voice.

Tom jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Woodchuck
Question Value: $ 10,000
Bank: $29,500

I might well have gone with "B" and gone home with the consolation prize. In my mind there's a TV program (possibly a holiday special) that features a beaver that talks with a whistling overlay to his voice. I can't remember what it is but that could have led me astray.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 - Level ?: Fancy Clothes
A Texas gold trader paid a whopping $1.8 million for the red-and-black leather jacket Michael Jackson wore in the video for what song?

A: Billie Jean B: Bad
C: Thriller D: Beat It

Tom remembers three of those video and seems to recall Michael wearing it in all of them, but he thinks it was

Spoiler

Beat It

. He makes that his final answer.

Answer

C: Thriller

Ouch!