WWTBAM Bored

Steph Greenberg
Manalapan, NJ

Topic Tree (randomized):
Fig Food
Bourbon Roots
Pucker Up
Hiding in Plain Sight
On the Move
TV Sisters
Stop the Insanity
Off-Menu Items
Didn't Say That
Dollars and Cents

Question #1 (Dollars and Cents):
Though his name sounds too good to be true, who became a millionaire after founding a famous department store in 1913?
A - James Cash Penney
B - Ben Benjamins
C - Charlie Chump Change
D - Cedric the Shekel

The only department store reference Steph sees is

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J.C. Penney's

.

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Answer: A (James Cash Penney)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 (Didn't Say That):
Though it's sometimes credited to Marilyn Monroe, an adage coined by a Harvard professor says "Well-behaved women seldom make" what?
A - deadlines
B - millions
C - history
D - enemies

Steph has a T-shirt that says this.

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Answer: C (history)
Value: $100
Bank: $600

Question #3 (Off-Menu Items):
Taking its name from the state's highest mountain peak, the two-patty "McKinley Mac" is offered at McDonald's locations in what state?
A - Alaska
B - California
C - Colorado
D - Washington

Steph spent a month in

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Alaska backpacking and kayaking

.

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Answer: A (Alaska)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,600

commercial break

Question #4 (Stop the Insanity):
To aid Katrina victims, a Pennsylvania high school played what annoying Hanson song over the loudspeaker during lunches until student donations reached $3,000?
A - Save Me
B - MMMBop
C - I Will Come to You
D - If Only

Steph doesn't terribly enjoy any of those songs. One of them stands out as the most annoying.

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Answer: B (MMMBop)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,600

Question #5 (TV Sisters):
Which of these is not a nickname for one of Honey Boo Boo's three sisters?
A - Chickadee
B - Tomater
C - Pumpkin
D - Chubbs

Steph said she knew she should have studied Honey Boo Boo before she came on the show. She hopes that she's surrounded by fans and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 16%
B - 50%
C - 13%
D - 21%

Steph goes with the audience's answer.

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Answer: B (Tomater)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $32,600

commercial break

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
A person wearing a piece and carrying a piece has a what and a what?
A - mustache & nunchucks
B - hair plugs & grenade
C - toupee & gun
D - goatee & sword

Question of the Day answer

C (toupee & gun)

Question #6 (On the Move):
"Entertainment," "Food," and "The price" are three subheadings in a U.S. News & World Report article titled "6 Reasons to Consider Retirement on a" what?
A - Indian reservation
B - cruise ship
C - commune
D - remote island

It seems to Steph that entertainment, food and price on

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a remote island

would be good.

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A cruise ship

isn't reasonable as far as price is concerned. The others don't seem possible.

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Answer: B (cruise ship)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

END OF SHOW "NOISE"

Question #4 (Stop the Insanity):
To aid Katrina victims, a Pennsylvania high school played what annoying Hanson song over the loudspeaker during lunches until student donations reached $3,000?
A - Save Me
B - MMMBop
C - I Will Come to You
D - If Only

Steph doesn't terribly enjoy any of those songs. One of them stands out as the most annoying.

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Answer: B (MMMBop)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $27,600

ATA and hope.

Question #5 (TV Sisters):
Which of these is not a nickname for one of Honey Boo Boo's three sisters?
A - Chickadee
B - Tomater
C - Pumpkin
D - Chubbs

Steph said she knew she should have studied Honey Boo Boo before she came on the show. She hopes that she's surrounded by fans and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 16%
B - 50%
C - 13%
D - 21%

Steph goes with the audience's answer.

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Answer: B (Tomater)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $32,600

Heaven help me, I knew this. I've watched maybe 30 minutes total of this, but it was enough.

Question #6 (On the Move):
"Entertainment," "Food," and "The price" are three subheadings in a U.S. News & World Report article titled "6 Reasons to Consider Retirement on a" what?
A - Indian reservation
B - cruise ship
C - commune
D - remote island

It seems to Steph that entertainment, food and price on

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a remote island

would be good.

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A cruise ship

isn't reasonable as far as price is concerned. The others don't seem possible.

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Answer: B (cruise ship)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

Ugh. OK, let's try process of elimination. I've been to Indian reservations, and the entertainment varies from somewhat limited to nonexistent. Cruise ship ... let's come back. Commune -- ugh. All work and no play. Remote island -- you gotta make you own food and entertainment. Cruise ship -- entertainment and food are fabulous. If you wait until the last minute to book, you can get some fabulous deals. I'm with Steph, it doesn't seem all that feasible, but I can easily imagine someone over at a magazine putting together such an article.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Steph Greenberg
Manalapan, NJ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 (Off-Menu Items):
Taking its name from the state's highest mountain peak, the two-patty "McKinley Mac" is offered at McDonald's locations in what state?
A - Alaska
B - California
C - Colorado
D - Washington

Steph spent a month in

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Alaska backpacking and kayaking

.

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Answer: A (Alaska)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $2,600

It's a Big Mac made with Quarter Pounder patties rather than the regular ones.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (TV Sisters):
Which of these is not a nickname for one of Honey Boo Boo's three sisters?
A - Chickadee
B - Tomater
C - Pumpkin
D - Chubbs

Steph said she knew she should have studied Honey Boo Boo before she came on the show. She hopes that she's surrounded by fans and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 16%
B - 50%
C - 13%
D - 21%

Steph goes with the audience's answer.

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Answer: B (Tomater)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $32,600

I'd do the same thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 (On the Move):
"Entertainment," "Food," and "The price" are three subheadings in a U.S. News & World Report article titled "6 Reasons to Consider Retirement on a" what?
A - Indian reservation
B - cruise ship
C - commune
D - remote island

It seems to Steph that entertainment, food and price on

Spoiler

a remote island

would be good.

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A cruise ship

isn't reasonable as far as price is concerned. The others don't seem possible.

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Answer: B (cruise ship)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

I figured that she'd either walk away or miss the question - BAM is becoming rather predictable in terms of show timing, and they don't seem to be interested in carryover contestants (I think they've only had two, and one of them was PanicInDetroit).

ATA question 5.