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Kevin Ireland
Ewing, NJ

Kevin is a first year seminary student. He started going to church because if a cute girl he saw there. She was in the choir, so he joined the choir, although he doesn't sing. Eventually, she married him. Today, she (Tina) is sitting in the audience.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Movie Mountain
9: Copy Cat
8: Off the Diet
7: Classic Characters
6: Unexplained Instincts
5: Fancy Food
4: Safety First
3: Trial-Basis
2: Historic Parks
1: Join Now

Topic Tree (Randomized)
1: Join Now
6: Unexplained Instincts
9: Copy Cat
7: Classic Characters - DOUBLE MONEY
8: Off the Diet
3: Trial-Basis
5: Fancy Food
10: Movie Mountain
4: Safety First
2: Historic Parks


Question #1 - Level 2: Historic Parks
What U.S. tourist attraction is located in Pilgrim Memorial State Park?

A: The Alamo B: Mt. Rushmore
C: Plymouth Rock D: Graceland

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Plymouth Rock
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 - Level 4: Safety First
A pin check is a common safety precaution administered prior to doing what dangerous activity?

A: Skydiving B: Drag racing
C: Crocodile hunting D: Bullfighting

Kevin asks the audience.

ATA

A: 87% B: 5% C: 3% D: 5%

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Skydiving
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $9,000

Question #3 - Level 10: Movie Mountain
If Diablo Cody shot one of her movies at Mount Diablo, what state would she be filming in?

A: New Hampshire B: West Virginia
C: California D: Wyoming

Kevin says it's not

Spoiler

New Hampshire or West Virginia,

but he has to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: California
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $9,000

Question #4 - Level 5: Fancy Food
Though known by many names, a "Walking Taco" is a dish created b adding a serving or what to an open bag of Frito's corn chips?

A: Chili B: Spam
C: Broccoli D: Zitti

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Chili
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $14,000

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Kevin and Tina have two daughters, Vivian and Coraline, 3 years old and 7 months old. He would like to use some of the money to take them back to Disney World. Their daughter Vivian has a picture of Micky and Minnie on her nightstand and they discovered that when she thinks they're not looking, she takes the picture and says "Micky and Minnie, I love you so much! I miss you! I'm going to come as soon as I can!"


Question #5 - Level 3: Trial-Basis
In 1856, a group of U.S. Army soldiers replaced their horses with animals better suited to travel in arid conditions in an experiment called what?

A: Elephant Corps B: Zebra Corps
C: Camel Corps D: Gazelle Corps

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Camel Corps
Question Value: $100
Bank: $14,100

Question #6 - Level 8: Off the Diet
Which of the following contains an equivalent of 31,000 calories?

A: A cord of white oak B: A gallon of gas
C: A ton of coal D: An atomic bomb

Kevin knows they all have a calorie output, but he doesn't know how much. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: A gallon of gas
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $14,100

Meredith: And that is the equivalent of 56,000 Big Macs, just so you know.


Question #7 - Level 7: Classic Characters - DOUBLE MONEY
Amidst rumors that 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jennie Garth were dating, a 2012 headline asked in what characters were "Together At Last"?

A: Kelly and Dylan B: Donna and David
C: Brenda and Steve D: Andrea and Brandon

Kevin is feeling

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

but he's going to have to walk.

Audience: Awwwww!

Meredith: Is that a final?

Kevin: I don't want it to be!

Meredith: Well, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it to be!

Kevin:

Spoiler

Brenda

was another actress. You know what? Won't start nothing, won't be nothing! Let's do

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Kelly and Dylan
Question Value: $3,000 x 2 = $6,000
Bank: $20,100

Question #8 - Level 9: Copy Cat
Which of the following authors hones his writing skills by retyping "The Great Gatsby" and "A Farewell to Arms"?

A: John Steinbeck B: Hunter S. Thompson
C: Ray Bradbury D: James Joyce

Kevin doesn't think it was

Spoiler

Hunter S. Thompson,

because he had other interests.

Kevin: This time, for real, I'm going to walk, final answer.

Kevin walks away with $10,050.

Answer

B: Hunter S. Thompson

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It's been a while since I've reviewed a transcript.  I saw today's show and here's what I thought of Kevin.1. easy2. JTQ. I have zero idea. I was surprised at the high ATA percentage for the correct answer. 3. easy. I've heard of Mt. Diablo and know it's in California.4. pretty easy to figure out-chili is the only thing listed you could put into a taco.5. I thought this was going to be about COURT trials-I was surprised again. I figured the answer out based on knowing that camels are found in the desert, which is arid.6. WWOQ ALERT!  I have no idea, doubt the audience would either, so I use my 2nd JTQ. Boy, do they ask weird questions on this show!7. Now I use ATA.  It's pop culture-they should know this.8.Now I'm out of lifelines. I walk.

It's been a while since I've reviewed a transcript.  I saw today's show and here's what I thought of Kevin.1. easy2. JTQ. I have zero idea. I was surprised at the high ATA percentage for the correct answer. 3. easy. I've heard of Mt. Diablo and know it's in California.4. pretty easy to figure out-chili is the only thing listed you could put into a taco

.5. I thought this was going to be about COURT trials-I was surprised again. I figured the answer out based on knowing that camels are found in the desert, which is arid.6. WWOQ ALERT!  I have no idea, doubt the audience would either, so I use my 2nd JTQ. Boy, do they ask weird questions on this show!7. Now I use ATA.  It's pop culture-they should know this.8.Now I'm out of lifelines. I walk.

Question #3 - Level 10: Movie Mountain
If Diablo Cody shot one of her movies at Mount Diablo, what state would she be filming in?

A: New Hampshire B: West Virginia
C: California D: Wyoming

Kevin says it's not

Spoiler

New Hampshire or West Virginia,

but he has to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: California
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $9,000

WWOQ? Pretty sure I can rule out Wyoming because of Devil's Tower, but maybe not, and what about the other three? JTQ.

Question #6 - Level 8: Off the Diet
Which of the following contains an equivalent of 31,000 calories?

A: A cord of white oak B: A gallon of gas
C: A ton of coal D: An atomic bomb

Kevin knows they all have a calorie output, but he doesn't know how much. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: A gallon of gas
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $14,100

WWOQ. JTQ

Question #7 - Level 7: Classic Characters - DOUBLE MONEY
Amidst rumors that 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jennie Garth were dating, a 2012 headline asked in what characters were "Together At Last"?

A: Kelly and Dylan B: Donna and David
C: Brenda and Steve D: Andrea and Brandon

Kevin is feeling

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

but he's going to have to walk.

Audience: Awwwww!

Meredith: Is that a final?

Kevin: I don't want it to be!

Meredith: Well, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it to be!

Kevin:

Spoiler

Brenda

was another actress. You know what? Won't start nothing, won't be nothing! Let's do

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Kelly and Dylan
Question Value: $3,000 x 2 = $6,000
Bank: $20,100

ATA, and it'll have to be a pretty good spike, or I'm outta there.

Question #8 - Level 9: Copy Cat
Which of the following authors hones his writing skills by retyping "The Great Gatsby" and "A Farewell to Arms"?

A: John Steinbeck B: Hunter S. Thompson
C: Ray Bradbury D: James Joyce

Kevin doesn't think it was

Spoiler

Hunter S. Thompson,

because he had other interests.

Kevin: This time, for real, I'm going to walk, final answer.

Kevin walks away with $10,050.

Answer

B: Hunter S. Thompson

Another WWOQ! Good grief!

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #3 - Level 10: Movie Mountain
If Diablo Cody shot one of her movies at Mount Diablo, what state would she be filming in?

A: New Hampshire B: West Virginia
C: California D: Wyoming

Kevin says it's not

Spoiler

New Hampshire or West Virginia,

but he has to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: California
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $9,000

WWOQ? Pretty sure I can rule out Wyoming because of Devil's Tower, but maybe not, and what about the other three? JTQ.

This was really dependent on where you lived--I was torn between California and Wyoming. According to Wikipedia, Mt. Diablo is only 3,864 feet high, so it's hardly a major mountain. Quickly review of that article didn't turn up anything else that would make it particularly famous, either. Yeah, probably intended as a WWOQ.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #6 - Level 8: Off the Diet
Which of the following contains an equivalent of 31,000 calories?

A: A cord of white oak B: A gallon of gas
C: A ton of coal D: An atomic bomb

Kevin knows they all have a calorie output, but he doesn't know how much. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: A gallon of gas
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $14,100

WWOQ. JTQ

Although this one was just plain weird, I thought it was gettable if you thought about the comparative amounts involved (and maybe remembered the basic definitions of a calorie). I do fault the question writers for confusing "calories" used in thermodynamic measurements with "Calories" used in dietary discussions, but there's still a huge difference between the energy one could expect from a gallon of gas and the other choices.

(Atomic bombs, question writers? They don't come in a standardized size, so how big a bomb are you talking about?)

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #7 - Level 7: Classic Characters - DOUBLE MONEY
Amidst rumors that 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jennie Garth were dating, a 2012 headline asked in what characters were "Together At Last"?

A: Kelly and Dylan B: Donna and David
C: Brenda and Steve D: Andrea and Brandon

Kevin is feeling

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

but he's going to have to walk.

Audience: Awwwww!

Meredith: Is that a final?

Kevin: I don't want it to be!

Meredith: Well, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it to be!

Kevin:

Spoiler

Brenda

was another actress. You know what? Won't start nothing, won't be nothing! Let's do

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Kelly and Dylan
Question Value: $3,000 x 2 = $6,000
Bank: $20,100

ATA, and it'll have to be a pretty good spike, or I'm outta there.

Kevin got a free "ATA" with that reaction to his almost walking.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #8 - Level 9: Copy Cat
Which of the following authors hones his writing skills by retyping "The Great Gatsby" and "A Farewell to Arms"?

A: John Steinbeck B: Hunter S. Thompson
C: Ray Bradbury D: James Joyce

Kevin doesn't think it was

Spoiler

Hunter S. Thompson,

because he had other interests.

Kevin: This time, for real, I'm going to walk, final answer.

Kevin walks away with $10,050.

Answer

B: Hunter S. Thompson

Another WWOQ! Good grief!

I thought Joyce and probably Steinbeck could be eliminated, based on when the authors began their careers, but I had no way to decide between the others. Maybe leaning towards Thompson just because it would have been the most surprising answer.

I'm wondering if he really retyped the novels to improve his writing--as in learning their writing styles? Or was it just longer typing practice to replace "A quick brown fox..."?

Okay, so I had to look up the other choices in the Calorie question:

A cord of white oak contains 26.5 million BTU = 6.68 million Calories.
A ton of (bituminous) coal contains 30.6 million BTU = 7.71 million Calories.
A (very modest 1 kiloton) atomic bomb contains approximately 1 billion Calories.

MarleysGh0st wrote:. . .

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #6 - Level 8: Off the Diet
Which of the following contains an equivalent of 31,000 calories?

A: A cord of white oak B: A gallon of gas
C: A ton of coal D: An atomic bomb

Kevin knows they all have a calorie output, but he doesn't know how much. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: A gallon of gas
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $14,100

WWOQ. JTQ

Although this one was just plain weird, I thought it was gettable if you thought about the comparative amounts involved (and maybe remembered the basic definitions of a calorie). I do fault the question writers for confusing "calories" used in thermodynamic measurements with "Calories" used in dietary discussions, but there's still a huge difference between the energy one could expect from a gallon of gas and the other choices.

(Atomic bombs, question writers? They don't come in a standardized size, so how big a bomb are you talking about?)

. . .

For me, the comparative amounts were the problem, except for the nuclear weaponry, which is no doubt off the charts. Since wood output is measured in BTUs, also coal, and since I have no idea how gasoline output is measured, I was stumped, even thinking about it on a comparative basis. I tried to google it and had to put the answer in the query to get anything.

The one ton of coal is worth many more BTUs than a cord of wood, but how many calories in a BTU? That all makes me think WWOQ.

They better take that little girl to go see Minnie and Mickey again! I like that they named a daughter Coraline--Erin loves the movie and book and asked for a DS with a Coraline game for Christmas...

minimetoo26 wrote:They better take that little girl to go see Minnie and Mickey again! I like that they named a daughter Coraline--Erin loves the movie and book and asked for a DS with a Coraline game for Christmas...

I was thinking of Erin when Kevin told that story.

Except that Erin would totally know when you were listening in before she gave that little speech!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:They better take that little girl to go see Minnie and Mickey again! I like that they named a daughter Coraline--Erin loves the movie and book and asked for a DS with a Coraline game for Christmas...

I was thinking of Erin when Kevin told that story.

Except that Erin would totally know when you were listening in before she gave that little speech!

She's going next weekend! This weekend she gets Broadway and next weekend The Mouse. It's her last chance to get the ritual 7 Year Old Trip With Daddy since she'll be 8 soon...

Which destination is the Trip With Daddy?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Okay, so I had to look up the other choices in the Calorie question:

A cord of white oak contains 26.5 million BTU = 6.68 million Calories.
A ton of (bituminous) coal contains 30.6 million BTU = 7.71 million Calories.
A (very modest 1 kiloton) atomic bomb contains approximately 1 billion Calories.

Thanks -- I didn't see this before I posted again.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Which destination is the Trip With Daddy?

She had wanted to see Newsies, but there really wasn't enough to do in NY for someone her age to make it the big destination trip, so she gets a day in Manhattan while her brother hangs with his cousins, then Sunday the whole gang goes to the Jets game. The For Real Daddy Trip is WDW.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Although this one was just plain weird, I thought it was gettable if you thought about the comparative amounts involved (and maybe remembered the basic definitions of a calorie). I do fault the question writers for confusing "calories" used in thermodynamic measurements with "Calories" used in dietary discussions, but there's still a huge difference between the energy one could expect from a gallon of gas and the other choices.

There's no difference in kind between a dietary Calorie and a standard calorie, just a difference in magnitude: 1 Calorie = 1000 calories. Dietary Calories are determined by thermodynamic measurement, by burning food in a combustion chamber (calorimeter). The energy output is the same for combustion and digestion, as the net chemical reaction is the same.

MarleysGh0st wrote:A cord of white oak contains 26.5 million BTU = 6.68 million Calories.
A ton of (bituminous) coal contains 30.6 million BTU = 7.71 million Calories.
A (very modest 1 kiloton) atomic bomb contains approximately 1 billion Calories.

Roughly speaking (within a factor of 2 or so), all carbon/hydrocarbon fuels produce the same energy per unit weight when burned (or digested). A gallon of gasoline weighing about 6 pounds is a lot closer to the approximate weight of food (say, 24 quarter pounders) equivalent to 31000 Calories then the ton or more for the other two answers.

minimetoo26 wrote:She had wanted to see Newsies, but there really wasn't enough to do in NY for someone her age to make it the big destination trip

Wait. There's nothing to do in NYC?

Does Clem know this?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:She had wanted to see Newsies, but there really wasn't enough to do in NY for someone her age to make it the big destination trip

Wait. There's nothing to do in NYC?

Does Clem know this?

Plenty to do if you like to spend a lot of money and sit still and be quiet. She's not the type for museums and we're not about to take her on an NYC shopping spree. She's getting a show, a trip to the American Girl store, and a visit to the tree at Rockefeller Center, but that's just one day. Keep in mind she has relatives in New York and has seen most of the sights so she's getting the Christmas lights. She even went to Coney Island last year and Steve never went until he was 50! I really meant "not enough to do that she hadn't already done"....

MarleysGh0st wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:She had wanted to see Newsies, but there really wasn't enough to do in NY for someone her age to make it the big destination trip

Wait. There's nothing to do in NYC?

Does Clem know this?

There's swiveling....

IHS9

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith: And that is the equivalent of 56,000 Big Macs, just so you know.

Reminds me of physics class where we had to calculate how many Big Macs it took to climb Mt. Everest.

vettech wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith: And that is the equivalent of 56,000 Big Macs, just so you know.

Reminds me of physics class where we had to calculate how many Big Macs it took to climb Mt. Everest.

I think she meant 56 Big Macs.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Kevin Ireland
Ewing, NJ

Kevin is a first year seminary student. He started going to church because if a cute girl he saw there. She was in the choir, so he joined the choir, although he doesn't sing. Eventually, she married him. Today, she (Tina) is sitting in the audience.

God moves in mysterious ways, I guess.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 - Level 10: Movie Mountain
If Diablo Cody shot one of her movies at Mount Diablo, what state would she be filming in?

A: New Hampshire B: West Virginia
C: California D: Wyoming

Kevin says it's not

Spoiler

New Hampshire or West Virginia,

but he has to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: California
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $9,000

I'd probably have gone with Wyoming becauses of Devil's Tower and ended up with the consolation prize.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4 - Level 5: Fancy Food
Though known by many names, a "Walking Taco" is a dish created b adding a serving or what to an open bag of Frito's corn chips?

A: Chili B: Spam
C: Broccoli D: Zitti

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Chili
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $14,000

Assuming I'm still playing, I'd have to JTQ on this one. I've heard of Frito Pie, which is chili and Fritos, but never heard of "walking taco".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 - Level 7: Classic Characters - DOUBLE MONEY
Amidst rumors that 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jennie Garth were dating, a 2012 headline asked in what characters were "Together At Last"?

A: Kelly and Dylan B: Donna and David
C: Brenda and Steve D: Andrea and Brandon

Kevin is feeling

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

but he's going to have to walk.

Audience: Awwwww!

Meredith: Is that a final?

Kevin: I don't want it to be!

Meredith: Well, it doesn't have to be if you don't want it to be!

Kevin:

Spoiler

Brenda

was another actress. You know what? Won't start nothing, won't be nothing! Let's do

Spoiler

Kelly and Dylan,

final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Kelly and Dylan
Question Value: $3,000 x 2 = $6,000
Bank: $20,100

I wonder how Meredith would have felt if he'd been wrong and she'd talked him into going for it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 - Level 9: Copy Cat
Which of the following authors hones his writing skills by retyping "The Great Gatsby" and "A Farewell to Arms"?

A: John Steinbeck B: Hunter S. Thompson
C: Ray Bradbury D: James Joyce

Kevin doesn't think it was

Spoiler

Hunter S. Thompson,

because he had other interests.

Kevin: This time, for real, I'm going to walk, final answer.

Kevin walks away with $10,050.

Answer

B: Hunter S. Thompson

How does retyping something hone one's writing skills? I don't get it.


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