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Joe Sarnoski
North Arlington, NJ

Joe has a 3.5-year old daughter Alyssa who is smart for her age and advised Joe to wear a tie since it would make him smarter when he wears a tie.

Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
Spiritual Leaders
Add it Up
Trail Blazers
Mascot Memories
Tools of the Trade (Disney New Fantasyland vacation)
It's a Wasteland
Cartoon Fashion
Makin' Babies
Marilyn's Wishes
Will's Wisdom

Question 1 - Will's Wisdom
What natural landmark did humorist Will Rogers once call "the Grand Canyon with a roof on it"?
A. Old Faithful B. Plymouth Rock
C. Carlsbad Caverns D. Niagara Falls

Spoiler

Joe was hesitant and said he knows he has his lifelines; Mere agrees, *if* he needs them.
Joe finally answered w/o using a lifeline

Answer and value

C. Carlsbad Caverns
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question 2 - Marilyn's Wishes
In her will, Marilyn Monroe listed several heirs before leaving "the entire remaining balance" to Lee Strasberg, her what?
A. Makeup artist B. Personal chef
C. Acting coach D. Bodyguard

ATA

A. 9% B. 5%
C. 64% D. 22%

Answer and value

C. Acting coach (Mere did a fakeout and then said it was more for the audience so they won't be as smug as they seemed)
Value: $7000
Bank: $7500

Commercial break

Question 3 - Makin' Babies
An article titled "Where Have all the Bambini Gone?" reported on which country's efforts to increase its birthrate by paying couples to have children?
A. Italy B. Spain
C. Romania D. Poland

Answer and value

A. Italy
Value: $3000
Bank: $10500

Question 4 - Cartoon Fashion
Pants with a baggy crotch, side flaps on the hips and taper at the ankle are nicknamed what, after the "Arabian Nights" character who sported them?
A. Cinderella pants B. Aladdin pants
C. Beast pants D. Ariel pants

Answer and value

B. Aladdin pants
Value: $1000
Bank: $11500

Question 5 - It's a Wasteland
Which crime-themed TV show uses a remix of The Who song "Baba O'Riley" for the opening theme?
A. Criminal Minds B. CSI: NY
C. Person of Interest D. NCIS

JTQ 1

Answer and value

B. CSI: NY
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $11500

Commercial break

Joe's wife Robin is in the audience
They want to bring their daughter to Disney to see Ariel.
Their daughter is with Joe's parents. The three of them are now connected to the studio via Skype.

Question 6 - Tools of the Trade (Disney New Fantasyland vacation)
Marketed as being the same kind used by both Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway, the brand Moleskine makes a high-end type of what item?
A. Notebook B. Desk lamp
C. Oil paint D. Typewriter

Answer and value

A. Notebook
Value: $5000 and the cruise
Bank: $16500

They tell Alyssa that they are going to Disney and all Alyssa does is cry.
Joe says he thinks we scared her since we got excited.

Question 7 - Mascot Memories
Having a head shaped like a hamburger, Speedee was an ad icon until 1963 when his company replaced him with what figure?
A. Pillsbury Doughboy B. Jolly Green Giant
C. Ronald McDonald D. Tony the Tiger

Spoiler

Joe figures it out based on the only one that would have a hamburger figure

Answer and value

C. Ronald McDonald
Value: $10K
Bank: $26500

Commercial break

Flashback question
Which of these not-so-flattering statements best describes George Washington at the time of his first Presidential inauguration?
A. He was bald B. He had only one tooth
C. His head was bandaged D. He had laryngitis

Flashback answer

B. He had only one tooth

Question 8 - Trail Blazers
Though he died before returning to The White House, who was the first President to visit Alaska?
A. Woodrow Wilson B. Warren C. Harding
C. Calvin Coolidge D. Herbert Hoover

JTQ 2

Joe admitted he was not well-versed on Presidential history

Answer and value

B. Warren C. Harding
Value: $25K jumped
Bank: $26500

Joe will return tomorrow

So far, so good.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Joe Sarnoski
North Arlington, NJ

Joe has a 3.5-year old daughter Alyssa who is smart for her age and advised Joe to wear a tie since it would make him smarter when he wears a tie.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Will's Wisdom
What natural landmark did humorist Will Rogers once call "the Grand Canyon with a roof on it"?
A. Old Faithful B. Plymouth Rock
C. Carlsbad Caverns D. Niagara Falls

Spoiler

Joe was hesitant and said he knows he has his lifelines; Mere agrees, *if* he needs them.
Joe finally answered w/o using a lifeline

Answer and value

C. Carlsbad Caverns
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Doesn't seem like the tie is helping.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - It's a Wasteland
Which crime-themed TV show uses a remix of The Who song "Baba O'Riley" for the opening theme?
A. Criminal Minds B. CSI: NY
C. Person of Interest D. NCIS

JTQ 1

Answer and value

B. CSI: NY
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $11500

It's a good thing they didn't include all the CSI's.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Mascot Memories
Having a head shaped like a hamburger, Speedee was an ad icon until 1963 when his company replaced him with what figure?
A. Pillsbury Doughboy B. Jolly Green Giant
C. Ronald McDonald D. Tony the Tiger

Spoiler

Joe figures it out based on the only one that would have a hamburger figure

Answer and value

C. Ronald McDonald
Value: $10K
Bank: $26500

Speedee Service, to be precise.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Trail Blazers
Though he died before returning to The White House, who was the first President to visit Alaska?
A. Woodrow Wilson B. Warren C. Harding
C. Calvin Coolidge D. Herbert Hoover

JTQ 2

Joe admitted he was not well-versed on Presidential history

Answer and value

B. Warren C. Harding
Value: $25K jumped
Bank: $26500

I know it wasn't Wilson or Hoover. I should probably know this, but I don't, so I'll have to JTQ.