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Cynthia Womble
Norfolk, VA
Navy captain

Mere says Cynthia oversees the job assignments of 130,000 sailors and civilians.
Joined the Navy in 1989, saying she was one of the few women there at the time, only 9% women as compared to 16% now, and that she has similar challenges to Mere balancing work and family.
Cynthia says whenever she goes out with her husband, people assume her husband is the military person.


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 My Bad Memoir
9 Go Team
8 Doll Talk
7 Hollywood Remedy
6 Bush Abroad
5 Sing for a Spell
4 Time to Party
3 Pinball Wizard
2 Up in Da Club
1 Hungry Heathens


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
9 Go Team
6 Bush Abroad
10 My Bad Memoir
8 Doll Talk
5 Sing for a Spell
4 Time to Party
3 Pinball Wizard
7 Hollywood Remedy
1 Hungry Heathens
2 Up in Da Club




Question 1 - Level 2 Up in Da Club
Which of the following "clubs" is a type of evergreen plant?
A. Club Monaco B. Club Moss
C. Club Med D. Club Dread

JTQ 1

Cynthia said she totally did not expect this kind of question.
She said she knows what Club Monaco and Club Med were and added that moss is a kind of evergreen.
She said she does not know and does not want to guess, so JTQ

Answer and value

B. Club Moss
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Level 1 Hungry Heathens
Burger King offered free sandwiches to those who unfriended ten friends on Facebook in a strange online promotion called what?
A. Whopper Sacrifice B. Sourdough reJacktion
C. Big Mac Castoff D. Meatball Sub Snub

before ATA

"I have no idea on this one either"
Mere repeated Burger King
Cynthia said Burger King so they probably would want the Big Mac cast off

ATA

A-85% B-3% C-11% D-1%

Answer and value

A. Whopper Sacrifice
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 3 - Level 7 Hollywood Remedy
With the aim being to dull future symptoms, Botox has been FDA approved as a viable means of treating what ailment?
A. Asthma B. Migrane headaches
C. Vertigo D. Multiple personality disorder

Answer and value

B. Migrane headaches
Value: $10K
Bank: $12K

Question 4 - Level 3 Pinball Wizard
Debuting in 1947, the first pinball machine to have flippers depicted a castle wall and what nursery rhyme character?
A. Jack Sprat B. Little Bo Peep
C. Humpty Dumpty D. Little Miss Muffet

Spoiler

Mere repeated "Castle Wall" ... Cynthia ruled out the other choices and went for C.

Answer and value

C. Humpty Dumpty
Value: $7000
Bank: $19K

Question 5 - Level 4 Time to Party
Launched in 2007 and made from meat broth and malt barley, non-alcoholic "Bowser Beer" is touted as the first domestic "beer" for whom?
A. Kids B. Turtles
C. Parrots D. Dogs

Spoiler

"If this is not dogs, there's a problem"

Answer and value

D. Dogs
Value: $5000
Bank: $24000

additional note on screen

It's non-alcoholic and doesn't contain hops, which is toxic for dogs

Commercial break

Question 6 - Level 5 Sing for a Spell
Besides its title, what other legal term does Tammy Wynette spell out in her 1968 hit "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"?
A. A-R-S-O-N B. P-E-R-J-U-R-Y
C. C-U-S-T-O-D-Y D. H-E-A-R-S-A-Y

JTQ 2

Cynthia says it is another one she does not know and the 60s are before her time.
This is one she says she does not really have a clue.

Answer and value

C. C-U-S-T-O-D-Y
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $24000

Question 7 - Level 8 Doll Talk
Which of the following slang terms derives from the name of a doll that was released in the 1960s?
A. John Q. Public B. Plain Jane
C. Roger Dodger D. Suzy Homemaker

Spoiler

"Did I mention that the 60s was before my time?" They went over her options in terms of what she would walk with. She said she came to play, narrowed it to two C and D, and then guessed correctly

Answer and value

D. Suzy Homemaker
Value: $500
Bank: $24500

Question 8 - Level 10 My Bad Memoir
Insisting he has matured over his career, who has publicly regretted dedicating his 1992 memoir to a private part of his anatomy?
A. Mark Wahlberg B. Robert Downey Jr.
C. Ice Cube D. Mike Tyson

Spoiler

Mere said Cynthia can't say this is before her time. 1992 memoir.
Cynthia said she did not think it would be A or C, they would be too young to write a memoir that time.
She then decided to guess Mike Tyson among the other two.

Answer and value

A. Mark Wahlberg
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

Commercial break

Question 3 - Level 7 Hollywood Remedy
With the aim being to dull future symptoms, Botox has been FDA approved as a viable means of treating what ailment?
A. Asthma B. Migrane headaches
C. Vertigo D. Multiple personality disorder

Answer and value

B. Migrane headaches
Value: $10K
Bank: $12K

ATA

Question 8 - Level 10 My Bad Memoir
Insisting he has matured over his career, who has publicly regretted dedicating his 1992 memoir to a private part of his anatomy?
A. Mark Wahlberg B. Robert Downey Jr.
C. Ice Cube D. Mike Tyson

Spoiler

Mere said Cynthia can't say this is before her time. 1992 memoir.
Cynthia said she did not think it would be A or C, they would be too young to write a memoir that time.
She then decided to guess Mike Tyson among the other two.

Answer and value

A. Mark Wahlberg
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

JTQ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 2 Up in Da Club
Which of the following "clubs" is a type of evergreen plant?
A. Club Monaco B. Club Moss
C. Club Med D. Club Dread

JTQ 1

Cynthia said she totally did not expect this kind of question.
She said she knows what Club Monaco and Club Med were and added that moss is a kind of evergreen.
She said she does not know and does not want to guess, so JTQ

Answer and value

B. Club Moss
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: 0

I think Cynthia didn't expect the kind of questions that had clues.

Yes, Club Moss is a plant. "Evergreen" may have been confusing for her, if that made her think of Christmas trees, but none of the others are remotely plant-like.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Level 1 Hungry Heathens
Burger King offered free sandwiches to those who unfriended ten friends on Facebook in a strange online promotion called what?
A. Whopper Sacrifice B. Sourdough reJacktion
C. Big Mac Castoff D. Meatball Sub Snub

before ATA

"I have no idea on this one either"
Mere repeated Burger King
Cynthia said Burger King so they probably would want the Big Mac cast off

ATA

A-85% B-3% C-11% D-1%

Answer and value

A. Whopper Sacrifice
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Like any of these fast food places would promote another chain's trademark?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Level 5 Sing for a Spell
Besides its title, what other legal term does Tammy Wynette spell out in her 1968 hit "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"?
A. A-R-S-O-N B. P-E-R-J-U-R-Y
C. C-U-S-T-O-D-Y D. H-E-A-R-S-A-Y

JTQ 2

Cynthia says it is another one she does not know and the 60s are before her time.
This is one she says she does not really have a clue.

Answer and value

C. C-U-S-T-O-D-Y
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $24000

Hmmm. I'm not known for my lyrical skills, but which is the only choice that commonly related to divorce?

Random trivia I noticed while looking up Club Moss:

Lycopodium powder, the dried spores of the common clubmoss, was used in Victorian theater to produce flame-effects. A blown cloud of spores burned rapidly and brightly, but with little heat. It was considered safe by the standards of the time.

I like that "by the standards of the time".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Cynthia Womble
Norfolk, VA
Navy captain

Mere says Cynthia oversees the job assignments of 130,000 sailors and civilians.
Joined the Navy in 1989, saying she was one of the few women there at the time, only 9% women as compared to 16% now, and that she has similar challenges to Mere balancing work and family.
Cynthia says whenever she goes out with her husband, people assume her husband is the military person.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 10 My Bad Memoir
Insisting he has matured over his career, who has publicly regretted dedicating his 1992 memoir to a private part of his anatomy?
A. Mark Wahlberg B. Robert Downey Jr.
C. Ice Cube D. Mike Tyson

Spoiler

Mere said Cynthia can't say this is before her time. 1992 memoir.
Cynthia said she did not think it would be A or C, they would be too young to write a memoir that time.
She then decided to guess Mike Tyson among the other two.

Answer and value

A. Mark Wahlberg
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

No idea. I'm not sure the audience will, but given that I might have made it to round 2, I'ld like to have a JTQ, so I'll use the ATA and hope for the best.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 10 My Bad Memoir
Insisting he has matured over his career, who has publicly regretted dedicating his 1992 memoir to a private part of his anatomy?
A. Mark Wahlberg B. Robert Downey Jr.
C. Ice Cube D. Mike Tyson

Spoiler

Mere said Cynthia can't say this is before her time. 1992 memoir.
Cynthia said she did not think it would be A or C, they would be too young to write a memoir that time.
She then decided to guess Mike Tyson among the other two.

Answer and value

A. Mark Wahlberg
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Consolation-$1000

No idea. I'm not sure the audience will, but given that I might have made it to round 2, I'ld like to have a JTQ, so I'll use the ATA and hope for the best.

I think a lot of the audience would have heard of this incident. Others would remember that Wahlberg started out as rapper Marky Mark, and played Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights, so he's certainly matured.