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Tracey Fowlkes
Baltimore, MD
4th grade math and science teacher

Tracey is a popular teacher because she's so "sweet and charming - that's the most important thing". She listens to the students and they trust her with everything including sex questions. Boys typically ask her about female excitement and orgasms and how to tell a woman is faking. Her answer is "you can't tell and we always do".

Topic Tree: (randomized)
High Praise
By Any Other Name
Gracious Gifts
Presidential Declaration
TV History
I'll Drink to That
Massively Misunderstood
Clearly Clerical
Time Flies
Zip Codes

Question #1 (Zip Codes)
Proclaiming "90210 is hands down the hub for home-wrecking," a recent adultery website study found that what urban hub was the "#1 Mistress City" of 2012?
A - Chicago
B - Dallas
C - Los Angeles
D - Miami

"90210 is in

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California

," Tracey says.

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Answer: C (Los Angeles)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 (Time Flies)
In 2012, a Spike Lee-directed documentary timed to the anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Bad" album was released with what reflective name?
A - Bad 15
B - Bad 20
C - Bad 25
D - Bad 30

Tracey recalls that "Bad" came out when she was

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in high school and she graduated in 1985

.

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Answer: C (Bad 25)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $12,000

Meredith comments afterward that Tracey's math didn't add up because "Bad" came out in 1987. Tracey replies it added up just fine for this question.

Question #3 (Clearly Clerical)
Though they sound similar, a biretta, a hat worn by clerics, should not be confused with what device created by Bartolomeo Beretta?
A - car
B - beer
C - razor
D - gun

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Answer: D (gun)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $13,000

Question #4 (Massively Misunderstood)
To defend against claims that they're named after a slang term for a portion of the female anatomy, Hooters employs what animal as its logo?
A - pigeon
B - eagle
C - parrot
D - owl

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Answer: D (owl)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $15,000

commercial break

Tracey says that she is e-c-s-t-a-t-i-c "ecstatic".

Question #5 (I'll Drink to That)
Humorist Sarah Vowell once noted "to drink a" what "is to gulp down the entire history of the New World"?
A - lemonade
B - chai tea
C - mocha
D - wine spritzer

Tracey asks to use the crystal ball.

crystal ball shows

$500

Seeing the results Tracy decides to jump the question.

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Answer: C (mocha)
Value: $500
Bank: $15,000

A pop-up says mocha is "a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top".

Question #6 (TV History)
On October 9, 1986, Fox launched its TV network when it aired the premiere of "The Late Show Starring" who?
A - Lily Tomlin
B - Louie Anderson
C - Joan Rivers
D - Magic Johnson

Tracey wants to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 4%
B - 23%
C - 60%
D - 13%

That's what Tracey thought it was.

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Answer: C (Joan Rivers)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $30,000

Question #7 (Presidential Declaration)
How many of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to become President of the United States?
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 4

Tracey mutters

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"John Adams"

but then decides to jump the question.

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Answer: B (2)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,000 (unchanged)

Meredith says that the

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two were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

commercial break

Question #8 (Gracious Gifts)
Touring the country with boxcars full of gifts for each state, the "Merci Train" was what country's way of thanking us for America's aid following WWII?
A - France
B - Italy
C - Greece
D - England

Tracey has no idea what a "Merci Train" is but she does know

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merci means "thank you" in French

.

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Answer: A (France)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $40,000

Question #9 (By Any Other Name)
Americans ask "Where's Waldo?" but in the UK, where the books originated, readers known the iconic character by what name?
A - Willie
B - Walker
C - Wilbur
D - Wally

Tracey was thinking that Waldo might be a derivative from the English name but none of those look like it. Meredith asks if Tracey is a gambler, to which Tracey replies, "Not with my own money." She thinks it might be

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Wally

. She remembers all the pictures and the glasses. She decides to walk away.

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Answer: D (Wally)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $20,000 (half the bank)

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"



Millionaire question of the day:
What actor's breakup with Winona Ryder led him to modify a tattoo he had to read "Wino forever"?
A - Johnny Depp
B - Tom Cruise
C - Brad Pitt
D - Matt Damon
Answer:

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A (Johnny Depp)

Question #5 (I'll Drink to That)
Humorist Sarah Vowell once noted "to drink a" what "is to gulp down the entire history of the New World"?
A - lemonade
B - chai tea
C - mocha
D - wine spritzer

Tracey asks to use the crystal ball.

crystal ball shows

$500

Seeing the results Tracy decides to jump the question.

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Answer: C (mocha)
Value: $500
Bank: $15,000

JTQ 1

Question #7 (Presidential Declaration)
How many of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to become President of the United States?
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 4

Tracey mutters

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"John Adams"

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but then decides to jump the question.

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Answer: B (2)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,000 (unchanged)

I dunno. I do know that Washington did not sign it. JTQ 2

Question #9 (By Any Other Name)
Americans ask "Where's Waldo?" but in the UK, where the books originated, readers known the iconic character by what name?
A - Willie
B - Walker
C - Wilbur
D - Wally

Tracey was thinking that Waldo might be a derivative from the English name but none of those look like it. Meredith asks if Tracey is a gambler, to which Tracey replies, "Not with my own money." She thinks it might be

Spoiler

Wally

. She remembers all the pictures and the glasses. She decides to walk away.

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Answer: D (Wally)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $20,000 (half the bank)

I'll try ATA, but it's gonna have to be a pretty good spike to convince me.

That was a lot better response with the "Bad" than the last time the Durst fellow tried to help. IIRC.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Tracey Fowlkes
Baltimore, MD
4th grade math and science teacher

Tracey is a popular teacher because she's so "sweet and charming - that's the most important thing". She listens to the students and they trust her with everything including sex questions. Boys typically ask her about female excitement and orgasms and how to tell a woman is faking. Her answer is "you can't tell and we always do".

OK, maybe I'm the only one but this sounds a little creepy - why would 4th-grade boys be asking those kinds of questions?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (By Any Other Name)
Americans ask "Where's Waldo?" but in the UK, where the books originated, readers known the iconic character by what name?
A - Willie
B - Walker
C - Wilbur
D - Wally

Tracey was thinking that Waldo might be a derivative from the English name but none of those look like it. Meredith asks if Tracey is a gambler, to which Tracey replies, "Not with my own money." She thinks it might be

Spoiler

Wally

. She remembers all the pictures and the glasses. She decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Wally)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $20,000 (half the bank)

I'd JTQ.