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Broadway Giveaway Week

Andy Pickens
Houston, TX
Chef

Prior to becoming a chef, Andy worked in a sports production. He would like to use the money he wins to get back into that.

Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Devil in the Details
9: Dumb Town
8: News of the Stars
7: Honing a Skill
6: Mafia Connections
5: Fast Fancy Food
4: BROADWAY
3: Rough Language
2: TV Addresses
1: New Nicknames

Topic Tree (Randomized)
8: News of the Stars
9: Dumb Town
3: Rough Language
7: Honing a Skill
4: BROADWAY
10: Devil in the Details
5: Fast Fancy Food
1: New Nicknames
6: Mafia Connections
2: TV Addresses


Question #1 - Level 2: TV Addresses
In 2011, a former Obama speechwriter sold a TV sitcom idea set in the White House, appropriately titled what?

A: 800 Independence B: 1600 Penn
C: 1200 Mass D: 10 Downing

Answer/Value/Bank

B: 1600 Penn
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #2 - Level 6: Mafia Connections
A mere Hollywood coincidence, Al Pacino's grandparents emigrated from a small town in Sicily called what?

A: Puzo B: Clemenza
C: Corleone D: Tattaglia

Andy thinks its

Spoiler

Corleone

, but he's not 100% sure, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Corleone
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #3 - Level 1: New Nicknames
Coined by Gateway Inc., the Midwest's response to "Silicon Valley" and "Silicon Alley" has been a high-tech hub called what?

A: Silicon Gulf B: Silicon Beach
C: Silicon Forest D: Silicon Prairie

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Silicon Prairie
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $27,000

Question #4 - Level 5: Fast Fancy Food
As part of their brand update, what fast-food franchise unveiled a new logo, omitting the phrase "old fashioned hamburgers"?

A: Wendy's B: McDonald's
C: Friendly's D: Burger King

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Wendy's
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,000

Question #5 - Level 10: Devil in the Details
Stemming the tide of holiday cheer, which of these Christmas carols mentions Satan in its lyrics?

A: Hark the Herald Angels Sing B: Joy to the World
C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen D: O Come All Ye Faithful

Andy says it's not worth taking a chance, so he jumps the question. The audience groans.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000

If Andy gets this next question correct, he wins tickets to Mary Poppins for himself and for one row of the audience.

Question #6 - Level 4: BROADWAY
Which of these Broadway musicals is based on Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

A: Meet Me In St. Louis B: Big River
C: Into the Woods D: Ragtime

Andy asks the audience.

ATA

A: 3% B: 89% C: 4% D: 4%

Andy was thinking that.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Big River
Question Value: $100
Bank: $30,100

Andy selects lucky row number seven to go with him to see Mary Poppins.


-- Commercial Break --


Question #7 - Level 7: Honing a Skill
With state of the art facilities including a kidney bowl and a fly box, Camp Woodward in PA is a great place for kids who enjoy what activity?

A: Drama B: Skateboarding
C: Model airplanes D: Sailing

Andy is thinking

Spoiler

B

. He makes that his final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Skateboarding
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,100

Question #8 - Level 3: Rough Language
Though it might sound like a special hand grip used solely by guys, which of the following words means to "rough up"?

A: Manhandle B: Blokestroke
C: Dudesqueeze D: Fellahold

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Manhandle
Question Value: $500
Bank: $31,600

Question #9 - Level 9: Dumb Town
Without its necessary umlaut, which German city name would translate to "village of idiots"?

A: Köln B: Nürnbreg
C: Düsseldorf D: München

Spoiler

D

is the first thing that popped into Andy's head, but that's just a guess. He walks away with $15,800.

Answer

C: Düsseldorf

-- Commercial Break --

Question #2 - Level 6: Mafia Connections
A mere Hollywood coincidence, Al Pacino's grandparents emigrated from a small town in Sicily called what?

A: Puzo B: Clemenza
C: Corleone D: Tattaglia

Andy thinks its

Spoiler

Corleone

, but he's not 100% sure, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Corleone
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Does a NY audience know this, or will they steer me wrong with Puzo as in Mario? Ugh!

ATA

Question #5 - Level 10: Devil in the Details
Stemming the tide of holiday cheer, which of these Christmas carols mentions Satan in its lyrics?

A: Hark the Herald Angels Sing B: Joy to the World
C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen D: O Come All Ye Faithful

Andy says it's not worth taking a chance, so he jumps the question. The audience groans.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000

God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing ye dismay. Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray. Oh tidings of joy, comfort and joy, oh tidings etc. etc.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #2 - Level 6: Mafia Connections
A mere Hollywood coincidence, Al Pacino's grandparents emigrated from a small town in Sicily called what?

A: Puzo B: Clemenza
C: Corleone D: Tattaglia

Andy thinks its

Spoiler

Corleone

, but he's not 100% sure, so he jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Corleone
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Does a NY audience know this, or will they steer me wrong with Puzo as in Mario? Ugh!

ATA

I don't think anyone but the most obsessive Pacino/Godfather fan would know this answer. It's a matter of how "apt" the coincidence is, with his own character's hometown seeming the most so (even if the phrasing didn't include that hint word). If Andy had been able to notice this wasn't a level 8-10 question (WWOQ territory) he might have been more confident in going with his hunch.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #5 - Level 10: Devil in the Details
Stemming the tide of holiday cheer, which of these Christmas carols mentions Satan in its lyrics?

A: Hark the Herald Angels Sing B: Joy to the World
C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen D: O Come All Ye Faithful

Andy says it's not worth taking a chance, so he jumps the question. The audience groans.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000

God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing ye dismay. Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray. Oh tidings of joy, comfort and joy, oh tidings etc. etc.

Once again, we see* contestants hesitant to sing/recite on stage, even when that's what's called for to answer the question. I hit the pause button and gave it a try. Took me a while, but I got it!


*Of course, it's possible Andy did try this, but TPTB edited it out of the tape. If so, shame on them!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question #5 - Level 10: Devil in the Details
Stemming the tide of holiday cheer, which of these Christmas carols mentions Satan in its lyrics?

A: Hark the Herald Angels Sing B: Joy to the World
C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen D: O Come All Ye Faithful

Andy says it's not worth taking a chance, so he jumps the question. The audience groans.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000

God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing ye dismay. Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray. Oh tidings of joy, comfort and joy, oh tidings etc. etc.

Once again, we see* contestants hesitant to sing/recite on stage, even when that's what's called for to answer the question. I hit the pause button and gave it a try. Took me a while, but I got it!

*Of course, it's possible Andy did try this, but TPTB edited it out of the tape. If so, shame on them!

Of course, it's easier now than it was when the show was taped.

jarnon wrote:Of course, it's easier now than it was when the show was taped.

Because people forget their carols in between Christmas seasons?




In the interest of full disclosure, although there was a certain amount of pride in this LS cellarmeister's being able to recall any song lyric, I wasn't trying to criticize Andy for being unable to recall it. I was criticizing the game play strategy of not trying, the difficulty of successfully doing so under the pressure of the situation notwithstanding.

Alternately, I'm criticizing TPTB for editing the tape to give that impression.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Broadway Giveaway Week

Andy Pickens
Houston, TX
Chef

Prior to becoming a chef, Andy worked in a sports production. He would like to use the money he wins to get back into that.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 - Level 10: Devil in the Details
Stemming the tide of holiday cheer, which of these Christmas carols mentions Satan in its lyrics?

A: Hark the Herald Angels Sing B: Joy to the World
C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen D: O Come All Ye Faithful

Andy says it's not worth taking a chance, so he jumps the question. The audience groans.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $30,000

It would take me a minute or two to run through the lyrics to each of these (and hope the mention is in the 1st verse - which, as it turns out, it was). And just to nurse a pet peeve, it's "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen". It's not a call to merry gentlemen, it's a call for gentlemen to rest merry.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #7 - Level 7: Honing a Skill
With state of the art facilities including a kidney bowl and a fly box, Camp Woodward in PA is a great place for kids who enjoy what activity?

A: Drama B: Skateboarding
C: Model airplanes D: Sailing

Andy is thinking

Spoiler

B

. He makes that his final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Skateboarding
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,100

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 - Level 9: Dumb Town
Without its necessary umlaut, which German city name would translate to "village of idiots"?

A: Köln B: Nürnbreg
C: Düsseldorf D: München

Spoiler

D

is the first thing that popped into Andy's head, but that's just a guess. He walks away with $15,800.

Answer

C: Düsseldorf

"Dorf" is "village". That makes C the only choice.