WWTBAM Bored

Note: Transcriber watched show live and took images of the questions and notes of the values and answers, only to discover that the DVR did not record it for an unknown reason (as if the show was marked as a repeat). As a result, little or no discussion is transcribed.
--For the first contestant, I may have taken the unrandomized screenshot while the shuffling was still going on, since the order appears out of whack considering the Level 1 question --

Brittney Carman
Houston, TX
(Per WWTBAM Facebook page a writer and full-time mom from the neighborhood of Kingwood in NE Houston)

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10. My Reputation Precedes Me
9. Let's Stay Together
8. Dreamboat Browsing
7. Down Under
6. A Good Cause
5. I'm with the Band
4. House Rules
3. We the Sheepie
2. Seeing Green
1. Strange Sicknesses (???)

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
7. Down Under
9. Let's Stay Together
1. Strange Sicknesses (???)
8. Dreamboat Browsing
3. We the Sheeple
4. House Rules
10. My Reputation Precedes Me
5. I'm with the Band
6. A Good Cause
2. Seeing Green



Question 1 - Level 2. Seeing Green
Sounding a little like Dr. Seuss, a style of novelty T-shirt often seen on St. Patrick's Day says "I'm not as think as you" what?
A. Smart I am B. Happy I am
C. Drunk I am D. Hungry I am

Answer and value

C. Drunk I am
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 - Level 6. A Good Cause
More than just a bunch of "portly, grey-bearded men", the Hemingway Look-Alike Society gathers annually for a fundraising event in what location?
A. Fort Lauderdale B. Tampa
C. Key West D. Palm Beach

Answer and value

C. Key West
Value: $7000
Bank: $7100

Question 3 - Level 5. I'm with the Band
Tourists in Stockholm visiting what musical act's museum can sing with a hologram version of the band?
A. Museum of The Beatles B. The Ramones Museum & Bar
C. The U2 Museum D. ABBA The Museum

Answer and value

D. ABBA The Museum
Value: $2000
Bank: $9100

Question 4 - Level 10. My Reputation Precedes Me
Stonewall, Intimidator, Dominator and Striker sound like tough nicknames, but they are also all varieties of what?
A. Mosquitoes B. Tennis racquets
C. Cucumbers D. Fire hoses

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Cucumbers
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $9100

Question 5 - Level 4. House Rules
Flash photography, and perhaps, throwing stones are off limits at architect Philip Johnson's house, a National Historic Landmark made of what?
A. Cardboard B. Canvas
C. Glass D. Plastic

Answer and value

C. Glass
Value: $1000
Bank: $10100

---Break---

Question 6 - Level 3. We the Sheeple
A combination of "sheep" and "people", the term "sheeple" is often used to describe people when they are what?
A. Acting like a herd B. Especially hairy
C. Eating grass D. Saying "baa"

JTQ 1

Said saying "baa" was possible, and ultimately was leaning towards A.

Answer and value

A. Acting like a herd
Value: Jumped $5K
Bank: $10100

Question 7 - Level 8. Dreamboat Browsing
Taking a popular meme to the next level, installing the "Hey Girl" Chrome extension will change the images on any website to hot shots of whom?
A. Robert Pattinson B. Harry Styles
C. Ryan Gosling D. Taylor Lautner

Answer and value

C. Ryan Gosling
Value: $15K
Bank: $25100

Question 8 - Level 1. Strange Sicknesses (???- possible transcribing error on level)
Not to be confused with Disco Fever, which of the following was an epidemic in 16th Century France?
A. The Dancing Plague B. Two-Step Typhoid
C. Minuet Mania D. The Waltzing Virus

ATA results

A. 42% B. 16%
C. 19% D. 23%
Walk ($12550)

Answer and value

A. The Dancing Plague
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk with $12550

---break---

The unrandomized topic tree is as it was shown prior to the start of her run. --Bob

Question 2 - Level 6. A Good Cause
More than just a bunch of "portly, grey-bearded men," the Hemingway Look-Alike Society gathers annually for a fundraising event in what location?
A. Fort Lauderdale B. Tampa
C. Key West D. Palm Beach

Answer and value

C. Key West
Value: $7000
Bank: $7100

I've been there and did not like how I was treated. So the visit had one salutary effect; I treat all visitors with courtesy and respect no matter how they drive.

Question 4 - Level 10. My Reputation Precedes Me
Stonewall, Intimidator, Dominator and Striker sound like tough nicknames, but they are also all varieties of what?
A. Mosquitoes B. Tennis racquets
C. Cucumbers D. Fire hoses

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Cucumbers
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $9100

JTQ 1

Question 7 - Level 8. Dreamboat Browsing
Taking a popular meme to the next level, installing the "Hey Girl" Chrome extension will change the images on any website to hot shots of whom?
A. Robert Pattinson B. Harry Styles
C. Ryan Gosling D. Taylor Lautner

Answer and value

C. Ryan Gosling
Value: $15K
Bank: $25100

ATA

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 4 - Level 10. My Reputation Precedes Me
Stonewall, Intimidator, Dominator and Striker sound like tough nicknames, but they are also all varieties of what?
A. Mosquitoes B. Tennis racquets
C. Cucumbers D. Fire hoses

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Cucumbers
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $9100

They're also all varieties of celery!! http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/commercia ... celery.pdf

Bob Juch wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 10. My Reputation Precedes Me
Stonewall, Intimidator, Dominator and Striker sound like tough nicknames, but they are also all varieties of what?
A. Mosquitoes B. Tennis racquets
C. Cucumbers D. Fire hoses

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Cucumbers
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $9100

They're also all varieties of celery!! http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/commercia ... celery.pdf

No, they're not.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Note: Transcriber watched show live and took images of the questions and notes of the values and answers, only to discover that the DVR did not record it for an unknown reason (as if the show was marked as a repeat). As a result, little or no discussion is transcribed.
--For the first contestant, I may have taken the unrandomized screenshot while the shuffling was still going on, since the order appears out of whack considering the Level 1 question --

Brittney Carman
Houston, TX
(Per WWTBAM Facebook page a writer and full-time mom from the neighborhood of Kingwood in NE Houston)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 2. Seeing Green
Sounding a little like Dr. Seuss, a style of novelty T-shirt often seen on St. Patrick's Day says "I'm not as think as you" what?
A. Smart I am B. Happy I am
C. Drunk I am D. Hungry I am

Answer and value

C. Drunk I am
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Brittney indicated that she didn't drink very much (or at all).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 10. My Reputation Precedes Me
Stonewall, Intimidator, Dominator and Striker sound like tough nicknames, but they are also all varieties of what?
A. Mosquitoes B. Tennis racquets
C. Cucumbers D. Fire hoses

JTQ 1

Answer and value

C. Cucumbers
Value: $10K jumped
Bank: $9100

Another cucumber question. What's up with that? As for me, I'd have unhesitatingly said "tennis racquets" and gone home with the consolation prize.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - Level 8. Dreamboat Browsing
Taking a popular meme to the next level, installing the "Hey Girl" Chrome extension will change the images on any website to hot shots of whom?
A. Robert Pattinson B. Harry Styles
C. Ryan Gosling D. Taylor Lautner

Answer and value

C. Ryan Gosling
Value: $15K
Bank: $25100

Brittney said she knew this one but she wouldn't say why. She did add that married women could appreciate beauty.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Level 1. Strange Sicknesses (???- possible transcribing error on level)
Not to be confused with Disco Fever, which of the following was an epidemic in 16th Century France?
A. The Dancing Plague B. Two-Step Typhoid
C. Minuet Mania D. The Waltzing Virus

ATA results

A. 42% B. 16%
C. 19% D. 23%
Walk ($12550)

Answer and value

A. The Dancing Plague
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk with $12550

Her stated goal was to win enough to take the family on a vacation and then take one just for herself.

I was expecting "St. Vitus' Dance", but when that wasn't one of the choices, I went with the correct one.

JTQ questions 4 and 8.