Transcript 03/06/13 Dan Alterbaum
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:52 pm
Dan Alterbaum
New Haven, CT
lawyer, and frugal guy
He made his roommates wear sweaters in the winter, and ran a fan with ice instead of the AC in the summer.
He'll stay cheap even if he wins the Million
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
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Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Men in the News
Lost and Found
Red Alert
Political Animal
Musical Matron
Twice as Nice
Rumor Has It
Pick Up Lines
Alternate Titles
Tagging Pictures
Question 1 - Tagging Pictures
On the popular sharing website Tumblr, the acronym "GPOY" is often used to tag "gratuitous pictures of" what?
A: Yogurt
B: Yachts
C: Yourself
D: Yarn
Question 2 - Alternate Titles
Given the word's literal meaning, "The Masticate" could serve as an alternate title for what current TV show?
A: The Talk
B: The View
C: The Doctors
D: The Chew
Question 3 - Pick Up Lines
A common saying on the best way to pick up heavy objects is "lift with you legs, not with your" what?
A: Neck
B: Head
C: Hands
D: Back
Question 4 - Rumor Has It
Beset by stomach surgeries throughout his life, an odd urban legend posits that what famed director had no belly button?
A: Alfred Hitchcock
B: Charlie Chaplin
C: Orson Welles
D: Stanley Kubrick
The 4 lowest amounts have now been won.
Question 5 - Twice as Nice
A Daily Mail article about the Burj Khalifa stated the world's tallest building is so tall you can grab an elevator and experience what twice in one day?
A: High temperature
B: Shooting star
C: Rainbow
D: Sunset
And now the 5 lowest amounts have been won.
Question 6 - Musical Matron
A veteran of CBGB where the genre was made famous, Patti Smith is hailed as the godmother of what?
A: Soul
B: Punk
C: Bluegrass
D: Country
He says his mother will kill him if he gets this wrong.
Cut to his mother in the audience, nodding her head.
, final answer.
Cut to his mother in the audience, grimacing.
"I knew that one," says his mom.
Dan takes home $1,000.
Commercial break.
New Haven, CT
lawyer, and frugal guy
He made his roommates wear sweaters in the winter, and ran a fan with ice instead of the AC in the summer.
He'll stay cheap even if he wins the Million
Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
not shown
Topic Tree: (Randomized)
Men in the News
Lost and Found
Red Alert
Political Animal
Musical Matron
Twice as Nice
Rumor Has It
Pick Up Lines
Alternate Titles
Tagging Pictures
Question 1 - Tagging Pictures
On the popular sharing website Tumblr, the acronym "GPOY" is often used to tag "gratuitous pictures of" what?
A: Yogurt
B: Yachts
C: Yourself
D: Yarn
Answer and value
C: Yourself
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,000
Given the word's literal meaning, "The Masticate" could serve as an alternate title for what current TV show?
A: The Talk
B: The View
C: The Doctors
D: The Chew
Answer and value
D: The Chew
Value: $100
Bank: $2,100
Value: $100
Bank: $2,100
A common saying on the best way to pick up heavy objects is "lift with you legs, not with your" what?
A: Neck
B: Head
C: Hands
D: Back
Answer and value
D: Back
Value: $1,000
Bank: $3,100
Value: $1,000
Bank: $3,100
Beset by stomach surgeries throughout his life, an odd urban legend posits that what famed director had no belly button?
A: Alfred Hitchcock
B: Charlie Chaplin
C: Orson Welles
D: Stanley Kubrick
Spoiler
His feeling is Alfred Hitchcock. And suddenly he locks it in: final answer!
Answer and value
A: Alfred Hitchcock
Value: $500
Bank: $3,600
Value: $500
Bank: $3,600
Question 5 - Twice as Nice
A Daily Mail article about the Burj Khalifa stated the world's tallest building is so tall you can grab an elevator and experience what twice in one day?
A: High temperature
B: Shooting star
C: Rainbow
D: Sunset
Answer and value
D: Sunset
Value: $3,000
Bank: $6,600
Value: $3,000
Bank: $6,600
Question 6 - Musical Matron
A veteran of CBGB where the genre was made famous, Patti Smith is hailed as the godmother of what?
A: Soul
B: Punk
C: Bluegrass
D: Country
He says his mother will kill him if he gets this wrong.
Cut to his mother in the audience, nodding her head.
Spoiler
A: Soul
Cut to his mother in the audience, grimacing.
Answer and value
B: Punk
Value: $not revealed
Value: $not revealed
Dan takes home $1,000.
Commercial break.