WWTBAM Bored

Andrew Barnes
Morgantown, WV

Andrew proposed to his girlfriend, Chu, at the top of the Empire State Building after his successful audition.
Did she say yes? Yes, she is in the audience.
Andrew wants both a traditional wedding in her home country Vietnam and a ceremony in the US.


Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
Getting That Money
Shake, Rattle & Candy
Special Scents
Fear Not
Need Not Apply
Remote Regions
Shapely Name
T Time
Classic Game Shows
Novelty Specimens

Question 1 - Novelty Specimens
Thanks to a horticultural technique called "grafting," home gardeners can grow multiple fruit varieties on a single plant leading to what delicious-sounding item?
A. Cranapple shrub B. Fruit salad tree
C. Peachfuzz bush D. Tutti-Frutti vine

JTQ 1

Andrew says he does not know and does not want to take a chance on this one.

Answer and value

B. Fruit salad tree
Value: $25K jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Classic Game Shows
While it sounds like a sneaker lover's paradise, Foot-Locker-Room-Service is fittingly the answer to a bonus round puzzle on what game show?
A. The Newlywed Game B. Chain Reaction
C. Jokers Wild D. Match Game

ATA

Andrew says he does not watch any other shows besides The Newlywed Game. ATA
A. 22% B. 58%
C. 8% D. 12%

Answer and value

B. Chain Reaction
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question 3 - T Time
The ASPCA sells T-shirts that boldly read "I'M INTO S&N" above smaller, parenthetical text that reads what?
A. Subarus & Nissans B. Suits & neckties
C. Spay & neuter D. Sweden & Norway

Spoiler

Andrew is a strong believer that animals should be spayed or neutered.

Answer and value

C. Spay & neuter
Value: $7000
Bank: $7500

Commercial break

Flashback question

If its name were "updated" to reflect current geography, the Siamese cat would be called what?
A. Nepalese cat B. Iranian cat
C. Thai cat D. Sri Lankan cat

Flashback answer

C. Thai cat

Question 4 - Shapely Name
The mouth of a river is called a delta because, thousands of years ago, Herodotus noticed that the Nile's mouth is shaped like a what?
A. Circle B. Triangle
C. Square D. Star

Answer and value

B. Triangle
Value: $3000
Bank: $10500

Andrew will return tomorrow with $10500 banked

So far, so good.

Is he the first contestant from West Virginia on the syndicated Millionaire? I don't remember any others.

basketball_junkie wrote:Is he the first contestant from West Virginia on the syndicated Millionaire? I don't remember any others.

Sam Murray, who won the million dollar tournament a few years ago, is from WV and lives there now. I think he might have been living in Philadelphia when he was on the show.

TheConfessor wrote:

basketball_junkie wrote:Is he the first contestant from West Virginia on the syndicated Millionaire? I don't remember any others.

Sam Murray, who won the million dollar tournament a few years ago, is from WV and lives there now. I think he might have been living in Philadelphia when he was on the show.

Sam Murray was listed as from Philly.

I checked mikehardware's spreadsheets (through 2007 or so) and no Syndi contestants were listed from WV at the time. Maybe there were some after then.
Two from prime time phone game days:
Doug Van Gundy ...Marlinton... WV... 8/20/1999
Jason McClung... Summersville... WV... 6/13/2000