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Debora Gossett-Rivers
Philadelphia, PA
Caseworker

Magical Family Getaway Week

Has two daughters age 16 and 14 who want her to come back with souvenirs and a house.
Plans to use money for their college and her grad school
Her mother Aura is behind her
Mom is more excited then her


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Question 9- Extra Extra
Used to announce major world events, what is the nickname of the largest font size used for newspaper headlines?
A. Apocalpse type B. Second coming type
C. Rapture type D. Armageddon type

JTQ 2

Answer and value

B. Second coming type
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $55600

Question 10 - Log On and Learn
Sounding like a platform for celebs named Danson, Koppel and Turner, a particular online lecture series is known as what?
A. TEDTalks B. TOMTalks
C. TEXTalks D. TIMTalks

Answer and value

A. TEDTalks
Value: $2000
Bank: $57600

Question 11 - $100K
In an interview, rocker Alice Cooper revealed that he once babysat what future star?
A. Brad Pitt B. Keanu Reeves
C. Rob Lowe D. Johnny Depp

Spoiler

Debora gave Keanu Reeves final answer w/o explanation

Answer

B. Keanu Reeves
$100K

Debora's mom is crying and Mere asks her to go to Mom

Commercial break

Spoiler

Debora said during the break that it was a total guess. She is not an Alice Cooper fan and guessed based on "future star"

Question 12 - $250K
In an early version of badminton, the birdie was known as a "shuttlecock" and the racket or paddle was called a what?
A. Battledore B. Farringham
C. Giddlemore D. Cottleturn

Spoiler

These are all English words. "Coddle" means to placate. Battle would be something to hit it with.
I'm going to go with A, Battledore, final answer.

Answer

A. Battledore
$250K

Debora says she has just won five years' salary

Question 13 - $500K
Everyone knows the first three words of "Moby-Dick" are "Call me Ishmael," but what are its epilogue's last three words?
A. Padlocked from above B. Found another orphan
C. The black bubble D. With sheathed beaks

Spoiler

Mere reminds Debora of the question value and that she would go back to $25K if wrong.
Debora said she would cut her losses, or her winnings, by walking.
Final decision.
Mere asked Debora what she would have guessed
Debora: A, final answer

Answer

B. Found another orphan

Debora walked with $250,000!


Commercial break

One JTQ left -- not looking good.

Question 12 - $250K
In an early version of badminton, the birdie was known as a "shuttlecock" and the racket or paddle was called a what?
A. Battledore B. Farringham
C. Giddlemore D. Cottleturn

Spoiler

These are all English words. "Coddle" means to placate. Battle would be something to hit it with.
I'm going to go with A, Battledore, final answer.

Answer

A. Battledore
$250K

JTQ 2

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Debora Gossett-Rivers
Philadelphia, PA
Caseworker

Magical Family Getaway Week

Has two daughters age 16 and 14 who want her to come back with souvenirs and a house.
Plans to use money for their college and her grad school
Her mother Aura is behind her
Mom is more excited then her

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9- Extra Extra
Used to announce major world events, what is the nickname of the largest font size used for newspaper headlines?
A. Apocalpse type B. Second coming type
C. Rapture type D. Armageddon type

JTQ 2

Answer and value

B. Second coming type
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: $55600

I'd use a JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
In an interview, rocker Alice Cooper revealed that he once babysat what future star?
A. Brad Pitt B. Keanu Reeves
C. Rob Lowe D. Johnny Depp

Spoiler

Debora gave Keanu Reeves final answer w/o explanation

Answer

B. Keanu Reeves
$100K

No idea, so I'll use my 2nd JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
In an early version of badminton, the birdie was known as a "shuttlecock" and the racket or paddle was called a what?
A. Battledore B. Farringham
C. Giddlemore D. Cottleturn

Spoiler

These are all English words. "Coddle" means to placate. Battle would be something to hit it with.
I'm going to go with A, Battledore, final answer.

Answer

A. Battledore
$250K

Very gutsy move - I'd walk away. She misidentified "coddle" with "cottle".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 13 - $500K
Everyone knows the first three words of "Moby-Dick" are "Call me Ishmael," but what are its epilogue's last three words?
A. Padlocked from above B. Found another orphan
C. The black bubble D. With sheathed beaks

Spoiler

Mere reminds Debora of the question value and that she would go back to $25K if wrong.
Debora said she would cut her losses, or her winnings, by walking.
Final decision.
Mere asked Debora what she would have guessed
Debora: A, final answer

Answer

B. Found another orphan

Now this one I knew. Moby-Dick was one of my favorite books in high school.