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Todd-Michael Hayes
Las Cruces, NM (the "s" in Las was missing on TV)
Flight attendant

Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only, and only after the first question was answered)
Step by Step
Teaming Up
Rock Star Life
Dishonorable Mention
Group Nickname
Make Your Mark
Testing, Testing
Mix and Match
Sneaky Asteroid
(topic not shown on TV until answered)

Question 1 - (topic not shown on TV)
In 2013, CNN reported a link between teenage girls' surging hormones and their tendency to obsess over what?
A. Botany B. U.S. Presidents
C. Math D. Boy bands

Answer and value

D. Boy bands
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

Question 2 - Sneaky Asteroid
Named for the soldiers who disguised themselves in a giant wooden horse, asteroids that "hide" behind a planet and share its orbit are called what?
A. Spartan Asteroids B. Trojan Asteroids
C. Olympian Asteroids D. Delphian Asteroids

Answer and value

B. Trojan Asteroids
Value: $3000
Bank: $8000

Question 3 - Mix and Match
A book called Ugly Animals says that after one look, "you know where" what real animal got its name?
A. Pigeon-headed frog B. Pig-nosed turtle
C. Bat-winged duck D. Giraffe-necked donkey

Answer and value

B. Pig-nosed turtle
Value: $500
Bank: $8500

Question 4 - Testing, Testing
A Colombian fashion designer shoots each of his employees to teach them about the important of quality control when making what?
A. Footwear B. Evening dresses
C. Bulletproof clothing D. Swimwear

Answer and value

C. Bulletproof clothing
Value: $10K
Bank: $18500

Question 5 - Make Your Mark
An Italian word with no English equivalent, "culaccino" refers to the mark made by a what?
A. Warm breath on a window B. Greasy pizza on a pizza box
C. Wet glass on a table D. Soft butt on a couch

JTQ

Said none of them were jumping out at him and that he knows Spanish but not Italian.

Answer and value

C. Wet glass on a table
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $18500

Question 6 - Group Nickname
Inspired by the Supreme Court under FDR's Presidency, Walt Disney called his legendary group of animators which of the following?
A. Fantastic Four B. Seven Dwarves
C. Nine Old Men D. Twelve Monkeys

Todd-Michael only said he is drawing a blank on this before ATA

ATA

A. 9% B. 19%
C. 44% D. 28%
Todd said he was actually leaning toward this but did not want to lead the ATA

Answer and value

C. Nine Old Men
Value: $7000
Bank: $25500

Commercial break

Question 7 - Dishonorable Mention
Asking participants to pen terrible opening sentences, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is named after the writer of what famous line?
A. Once upon a time B. It was a bright, cold day in April
C. It was a dark and stormy night D. Call me Ishmael

Spoiler

says he believes he has heard this before

Answer and value

C. It was a dark and stormy night
Value: $1000
Bank: $26500

Question 8 - Rock Star Life
In the video for her single "Rock N Roll," which artist fights a knife-wielding lobster and has a dog that drinks and drives?
A. Katy Perry B. Britney Spears
C. Miley Cyrus D. Avril Lavigne

JTQ 2

Todd-Michael says he is trying to hear the song in his head, but nothing is jumping out at him

Answer and value

D. Avril Lavigne
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $26500

Question 9- Teaming Up
Encouraging eaters to "Toast, Break & Build", a popular breakfast food and toy once joined forces under what catchy slogan?
A. Super Soaker my Trix B. Tickle Me Elmo my Cheerios
C. Barbie my Toaster Strudel D. LEGO my Eggo

Answer and value

D. LEGO my Eggo
Value: $25K!
Bank: $51500

Commercial break

Flashback/Question of Day
My Glow, Miami Glow, Eau de Glow and Glowing are all names of fragrances released by what celebrity?
A. Jennifer Lopez B. Madonna
C. Britney Spears D. Jessica Simpson

QoD answer

A. Jennifer Lopez

Question 10 - Step by Step
In the famous "March of Progress" illustration that depicts man's evolution, the Cro-Magnon Man standing beside the modern man is holding a what?
A. Spear B. Apple
C. Large bone D. Rock

Spoiler

Todd-Michael said he could see the picture in his head and one of the answers is jumping out at him even though he is hesitating as it is the last question of round 1

Answer and value

A. Spear
Value: known to be $100
Bank: $51600

Question 11 - $100K
In a Thai legend, kings punished subordinates by giving them what sacred animal that was incredibly expensive to maintain?
A. Pink flamingo B. Black panther
C. Red panda D. White elephant

Spoiler

Todd-Michael said he was thinking of the elephant before the choices came up.

Answer

D. White elephant
$100,000
Todd-Michael returns tomorrow to play for $250K
No lifelines remaining

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
In a Thai legend, kings punished subordinates by giving them what sacred animal that was incredibly expensive to maintain?
A. Pink flamingo B. Black panther
C. Red panda D. White elephant

Spoiler

Todd-Michael said he was thinking of the elephant before the choices came up.

Answer

D. White elephant
$100,000
Todd-Michael returns tomorrow to play for $250K
No lifelines remaining

I haven't heard this legend, but I know that a burdensome possession is called a

Spoiler

white elephant

. This has to be the easiest $100K question of the season.

Las Cruces! Way cool! My uncle and his family lived there for a while when he worked at White Sands Missile Range.

Question 5 - Make Your Mark
An Italian word with no English equivalent, "culaccino" refers to the mark made by a what?
A. Warm breath on a window B. Greasy pizza on a pizza box
C. Wet glass on a table D. Soft butt on a couch

JTQ

Said none of them were jumping out at him and that he knows Spanish but not Italian.

Answer and value

C. Wet glass on a table
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $18500

JTQ 1

Question 7 - Dishonorable Mention
Asking participants to pen terrible opening sentences, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is named after the writer of what famous line?
A. Once upon a time B. It was a bright, cold day in April
C. It was a dark and stormy night D. Call me Ishmael

Spoiler

says he believes he has heard this before

Answer and value

C. It was a dark and stormy night
Value: $1000
Bank: $26500

LOL! That was easy!

Question 8 - Rock Star Life
In the video for her single "Rock N Roll," which artist fights a knife-wielding lobster and has a dog that drinks and drives?
A. Katy Perry B. Britney Spears
C. Miley Cyrus D. Avril Lavigne

JTQ 2

Todd-Michael says he is trying to hear the song in his head, but nothing is jumping out at him

Answer and value

D. Avril Lavigne
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $26500

ATA

Question 11 - $100K
In a Thai legend, kings punished subordinates by giving them what sacred animal that was incredibly expensive to maintain?
A. Pink flamingo B. Black panther
C. Red panda D. White elephant

Spoiler

Todd-Michael said he was thinking of the elephant before the choices came up.

Answer

D. White elephant
$100,000
Todd-Michael returns tomorrow to play for $250K
No lifelines remaining

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I was invited to a departmental Christmas party that included the Wikipedia article about the white elephant legend while encouraging everyone to bring one to the party and of course giving us directions to the house, date, time, RSVP #, etc.

Here is Todd-Michael's $250K question, from Thursday's show, courtesy of Facebook:

Spoiler

jarnon wrote:Here is Todd-Michael's $250K question, from Thursday's show, courtesy of Facebook:

Spoiler

Having read Edmund Morris's three volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt within the last couple of years, I would have nailed that one.

I actually got a Bulwer-Lytton "dishonorable" mention this year for my sentence:

The dame that walked into my office was statuesque and looked like she ought to be standing on a bed of roses … in other words, she looked exactly like the garden gnome my ex-wife had stuck in our flower bed, next to a bird bath that attracted a whole lot of bills, much like my in-tray, which was lousy with them. — Jackie Fuchs, Los Angeles, CA

BassPlayingSugarplum wrote:I actually got a Bulwer-Lytton "dishonorable" mention this year for my sentence:

The dame that walked into my office was statuesque and looked like she ought to be standing on a bed of roses … in other words, she looked exactly like the garden gnome my ex-wife had stuck in our flower bed, next to a bird bath that attracted a whole lot of bills, much like my in-tray, which was lousy with them. — Jackie Fuchs, Los Angeles, CA

I like it!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Sneaky Asteroid
Named for the soldiers who disguised themselves in a giant wooden horse, asteroids that "hide" behind a planet and share its orbit are called what?
A. Spartan Asteroids B. Trojan Asteroids
C. Olympian Asteroids D. Delphian Asteroids

Answer and value

B. Trojan Asteroids
Value: $3000
Bank: $8000

The question writers got this one wrong. The Greeks were hiding in the horse, not the Trojans!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Sneaky Asteroid
Named for the soldiers who disguised themselves in a giant wooden horse, asteroids that "hide" behind a planet and share its orbit are called what?
A. Spartan Asteroids B. Trojan Asteroids
C. Olympian Asteroids D. Delphian Asteroids

Answer and value

B. Trojan Asteroids
Value: $3000
Bank: $8000

The question writers got this one wrong. The Greeks were hiding in the horse, not the Trojans!

And don't forget whose idea it was...Greeks bearing gifts and all...

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Sneaky Asteroid
Named for the soldiers who disguised themselves in a giant wooden horse, asteroids that "hide" behind a planet and share its orbit are called what?
A. Spartan Asteroids B. Trojan Asteroids
C. Olympian Asteroids D. Delphian Asteroids

Answer and value

B. Trojan Asteroids
Value: $3000
Bank: $8000

The question writers got this one wrong. The Greeks were hiding in the horse, not the Trojans!

And don't forget whose idea it was...Greeks bearing gifts and all...

Found it!

The horse, too.

danielh41 wrote:

jarnon wrote:Here is Todd-Michael's $250K question, from Thursday's show, courtesy of Facebook:

Spoiler

Having read Edmund Morris's three volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt within the last couple of years, I would have nailed that one.

result from today in local news blurb

The Delta flight attendant from Las Cruces who appeared on the popular TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Wednesday and Thursday walked away with $100,000....out of lifelines and unsure of the answer, decided not to take a shot at the question...

link
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-ne ... o-wants-be

JTQ questions 3 and 5, ATA question 8. I guessed right on the last question of the day.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Todd-Michael Hayes
Las Cruces, NM (the "s" in Las was missing on TV)
Flight attendant

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - (topic not shown on TV)
In 2013, CNN reported a link between teenage girls' surging hormones and their tendency to obsess over what?
A. Botany B. U.S. Presidents
C. Math D. Boy bands

Answer and value

D. Boy bands
Value: $5000
Bank: $5000

This is news???

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Sneaky Asteroid
Named for the soldiers who disguised themselves in a giant wooden horse, asteroids that "hide" behind a planet and share its orbit are called what?
A. Spartan Asteroids B. Trojan Asteroids
C. Olympian Asteroids D. Delphian Asteroids

Answer and value

B. Trojan Asteroids
Value: $3000
Bank: $8000

OK, someone didn't get their facts straight. It was the Greeks, not the Trojans, whose soldiers hid in the horse.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 - Make Your Mark
An Italian word with no English equivalent, "culaccino" refers to the mark made by a what?
A. Warm breath on a window B. Greasy pizza on a pizza box
C. Wet glass on a table D. Soft butt on a couch

JTQ

Said none of them were jumping out at him and that he knows Spanish but not Italian.

Answer and value

C. Wet glass on a table
Value: $2000 jumped
Bank: $18500

I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 - Rock Star Life
In the video for her single "Rock N Roll," which artist fights a knife-wielding lobster and has a dog that drinks and drives?
A. Katy Perry B. Britney Spears
C. Miley Cyrus D. Avril Lavigne

JTQ 2

Todd-Michael says he is trying to hear the song in his head, but nothing is jumping out at him

Answer and value

D. Avril Lavigne
Value: $15K jumped
Bank: $26500

I'll have to ATA on this one and hope for a good result.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
In a Thai legend, kings punished subordinates by giving them what sacred animal that was incredibly expensive to maintain?
A. Pink flamingo B. Black panther
C. Red panda D. White elephant

Spoiler

Todd-Michael said he was thinking of the elephant before the choices came up.

Answer

D. White elephant
$100,000
Todd-Michael returns tomorrow to play for $250K
No lifelines remaining

An amazingly easy $100K question!

My extremely limited knowledge of Italian would have cratered me on q5: "Culo" = "butt" = "consolation prize".

Yeah, yeah. More accurately, it was the Greeks who hid in the Trojan horse. But it's still called the Trojan horse, and horrible viruses that you can pick up from indiscriminate net surfing are called Trojans. I'll give them a pass on this one.

SportsFan68 wrote:Yeah, yeah. More accurately, it was the Greeks who hid in the Trojan horse. But it's still called the Trojan horse, and horrible viruses that you can pick up from indiscriminate net surfing are called Trojans. I'll give them a pass on this one.

Well, perhaps, but still a "Trojan asteroid" is one that shares the same planetary orbit but whch has an angular separation from the planet of 60 degrees either in front or behind, so the question is still flawed.

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:Yeah, yeah. More accurately, it was the Greeks who hid in the Trojan horse. But it's still called the Trojan horse, and horrible viruses that you can pick up from indiscriminate net surfing are called Trojans. I'll give them a pass on this one.

Well, perhaps, but still a "Trojan asteroid" is one that shares the same planetary orbit but whch has an angular separation from the planet of 60 degrees either in front or behind, so the question is still flawed.

I never said the question wasn't flawed. I said I was giving them a pass.

SportsFan68 wrote:I never said the question wasn't flawed. I said I was giving them a pass.

They don't deserve a pass. It doesn't matter how many things are named after Trojans, the question writers fluffed up their question in a way that was flat-out wrong.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:I never said the question wasn't flawed. I said I was giving them a pass.

They don't deserve a pass. It doesn't matter how many things are named after Trojans, the question writers fluffed up their question in a way that was flat-out wrong.

They don't deserve a pass from you, Marley. I'm sure I give lots of passes for things that would never pass muster for a supermajority of Bored denizens. That I don't mention 99% of them helps avoid kerfuffles like these . . . and further, avoiding defenestration for me . . .



Ooh, that looks painful.