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Don Halcombe
Chicago, IL
Freelance publicist
Was publicist for the Oprah Winfrey Show


$12K banked; ATA was used yesterday

Topic Tree: (randomized)

Bizarre Sports Traditions
Hitmaker
Sex Symbol Surgery
Emergency Supplies
Other Cabinets
Now That’s a Knife
What a Saint
($400)
($2000)
($7000)



Question 4 - What a Saint
Because a medallion with her image was credited with vanquishing a tumor in 1998, who needs just one more miracle to be declared a saint?
A. Indira Gandhi B. Marie Curie
C. Mother Teresa D. Golda Meir

Answer and value

C. Mother Teresa
Value: $500
Bank: $12500

Question 5 - Now That’s a Knife
The Cracker, the Galveston, and the Chesapeake Stabber are three types of specialty knives specifically designed to do what?
A. Slice cheese B. Debone Chicken
C. Shuck oysters D. Cut Bagels

Answer and value

C. Shuck oysters
Value: $1000
Bank: $13500

Question 6 - Other Cabinets
During the Civil War, the Confederate government had its own Cabinet with all but which of these positions?
A. Attorney General B. Postmaster General
C. Secretary of the Treasury D. Secretary of the Interior

JTQ 1

Don said he was thinking B. Mere reminded him of his lifelines if he needs them

Answer and value

D. Secretary of the Interior
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $13500

Question 7 - Emergency Supplies
Because "help is a long ways away," what state is stockpiling two great warehouses of emergency food, enough to feed 40,000 people for up to a week?
A. Alaska B. Montana
C. Utah D. Wisconsin

Answer and value

A. Alaska
Value: $25K!
Bank: $38500

Commercial break

Question 8 - Sex Symbol Surgery
Photos of Marilyn Monroe in the last year of her life show a sizable scar above her bellybutton, the result of surgery on her what?
A. Trachea B. Colon
C. Gallbladder D. Aorta

Answer and value

C. Gallbladder
Value: $15K
Bank: $53500

Question 9- Hitmaker
With over 700 million views, the most watched video on YouTube as of 2012 is the video of a song by what chart-topper?
A. Lady GaGa B. Kanye West
C. Justin Bieber D. Katy Perry

Spoiler

Don reminded Mere that he has the "heart of a teenage girl" before answering

Answer and value

C. Justin Bieber
Value: $10K
Bank: $63500

Question 10 - Bizarre Sports Traditions
Since instituting a "No BYOB" policy what sporting event has lost its tradition of fans running atop rows of Porta-Potties as onlookers hurl cans at them?
A. Daytona 500 B. Boston Marathon
C. Super Bowl D. Preakness Stakes

JTQ 2

Don was thinking the tradition of hurling cans would be closest to passing a football so his thought was Super Bowl.
However, those equestrian fans can get rowdy at times. JTQ

Answer and value

D. Preakness Stakes
Value: known to be $5000
Bank: $63500

Question 11 - $100K
Accidentally dropped by an astronaut on a space walk, which of the following kitchen staples orbited Earth until it burned up in the atmosphere?
A. Egg timer B. Grater
C. Spatula D. Tongs

Spoiler

Don said his first thought before the choices was spatula even though he had no rationale.
Grater did not make sense, an egg timer might be useful to keep time, tongs to grasp on to something
After thinking out loud of what an astronaut would carry up there, he decided it was worth the gamble to go Spatula

Answer

C. Spatula
Bank: $100,000

Commercial break

Don was planning to contribute some of his winnings so his mother can retire early as his father is already retired.

Question 12 - $250K
Coincidentally, a book of writing by Native American women and a book of crude jokes share which of these titles?
A. Don't Go There B. Oh No You Didn't
C. That's What She Said D. Girl, Please

Spoiler

Don said he does not know this.
He reasoned it out to either C or D, then said he doubted the Native American book would be Girl, Please since some women do not like to be called girls.
So he would guess C.
Don and Mere go over the options.
Don is thinking C but is not $75000 sure.
Don decided to walk.

Answer

C. That's What She Said

Don walked with $100,000

Down the ATA and one JTQ.

Question 4 - What a Saint
Because a medallion with her image was credited with vanquishing a tumor in 1998, who needs just one more miracle to be declared a saint?
A. Indira Gandhi B. Marie Curie
C. Mother Teresa D. Golda Meir

Answer and value

C. Mother Teresa
Value: $500
Bank: $12500

?? I probably woulda got this one because I thought she was already a saint.

Question 6 - Other Cabinets
During the Civil War, the Confederate government had its own Cabinet with all but which of these positions?
A. Attorney General B. Postmaster General
C. Secretary of the Treasury D. Secretary of the Interior

JTQ 1

Don said he was thinking B. Mere reminded him of his lifelines if he needs them

Answer and value

D. Secretary of the Interior
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $13500

No guess. JTQ 2

Question 9- Hitmaker
With over 700 million views, the most watched video on YouTube as of 2012 is the video of a song by what chart-topper?
A. Lady GaGa B. Kanye West
C. Justin Bieber D. Katy Perry

Spoiler

Don reminded Mere that he has the "heart of a teenage girl" before answering

Answer and value

C. Justin Bieber
Value: $10K
Bank: $63500

Sayonara

Question 12 - $250K
Coincidentally, a book of writing by Native American women and a book of crude jokes share which of these titles?
A. Don't Go There B. Oh No You Didn't
C. That's What She Said D. Girl, Please

Spoiler

Don said he does not know this.
He reasoned it out to either C or D, then said he doubted the Native American book would be Girl, Please since some women do not like to be called girls.
So he would guess C.
Don and Mere go over the options.
Don is thinking C but is not $75000 sure.
Don decided to walk.

Answer

C. That's What She Said

Don walked with $100,000

Yay, Don! WTG!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Don Halcombe
Chicago, IL
Freelance publicist
Was publicist for the Oprah Winfrey Show

So definitely in the WE® (What Else?) category.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Other Cabinets
During the Civil War, the Confederate government had its own Cabinet with all but which of these positions?
A. Attorney General B. Postmaster General
C. Secretary of the Treasury D. Secretary of the Interior

JTQ 1

Don said he was thinking B. Mere reminded him of his lifelines if he needs them

Answer and value

D. Secretary of the Interior
Value: $100 jumped
Bank: $13500

I'd have to jump this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Hitmaker
With over 700 million views, the most watched video on YouTube as of 2012 is the video of a song by what chart-topper?
A. Lady GaGa B. Kanye West
C. Justin Bieber D. Katy Perry

Spoiler

Don reminded Mere that he has the "heart of a teenage girl" before answering

Answer and value

C. Justin Bieber
Value: $10K
Bank: $63500

I'd have to jump this one also (having used my ATA yesterday). I thought it was that "Gangnam" video by Psy.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 - Bizarre Sports Traditions
Since instituting a "No BYOB" policy what sporting event has lost its tradition of fans running atop rows of Porta-Potties as onlookers hurl cans at them?
A. Daytona 500 B. Boston Marathon
C. Super Bowl D. Preakness Stakes

JTQ 2

Don was thinking the tradition of hurling cans would be closest to passing a football so his thought was Super Bowl.
However, those equestrian fans can get rowdy at times. JTQ

Answer and value

D. Preakness Stakes
Value: known to be $5000
Bank: $63500

There's a similar tradition at Churchill Downs during the Derby.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
Accidentally dropped by an astronaut on a space walk, which of the following kitchen staples orbited Earth until it burned up in the atmosphere?
A. Egg timer B. Grater
C. Spatula D. Tongs

Spoiler

Don said his first thought before the choices was spatula even though he had no rationale.
Grater did not make sense, an egg timer might be useful to keep time, tongs to grasp on to something
After thinking out loud of what an astronaut would carry up there, he decided it was worth the gamble to go Spatula

Answer

C. Spatula
Bank: $100,000

Wow, a $100K question that I could answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
Coincidentally, a book of writing by Native American women and a book of crude jokes share which of these titles?
A. Don't Go There B. Oh No You Didn't
C. That's What She Said D. Girl, Please

Spoiler

Don said he does not know this.
He reasoned it out to either C or D, then said he doubted the Native American book would be Girl, Please since some women do not like to be called girls.
So he would guess C.
Don and Mere go over the options.
Don is thinking C but is not $75000 sure.
Don decided to walk.

Answer

C. That's What She Said

Don's logic was good (I would have figured the same thing - since it's a book by women, "that's what she said" would be a good title). However at the Hot Podium I don't know if I'd have been willing to risk it.