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Tim Lewis
Chicago, IL
behavioral scientist

When not studying the human mind Tim is involved in martial arts tricking. Cedric asks him to explain what that is and Tim replies that its easier to show than to explain. He comes out from behind the Hot Podium and says that it is a combination of martial arts and acrobatics, creating the best-looking combo with extreme moves. Tim does a no hands backflip. Cedric said he did the same thing just before he came out on stage.

Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - Hidden Talent
9 - Easy Does It
8 - Start Your Engines
7 - Weather or Not
6 - Don't Go There
5 - Know Your Airports
4 - Reverse Discrimination
3 - Can't. Stop. Playing.
2 - Rousing Reflexes
1 - Arctic Phrases

Topic Tree (randomized):
4 - Reverse Discrimination
9 - Easy Does It
7 - Weather or Not
3 - Can't. Stop. Playing.
8 - Start Your Engines
2 - Rousing Reflexes
10 - Hidden Talent
5 - Know Your Airports
6 - Don't Go There
1 - Arctic Phrases

Question #1 (Arctic Phrases - Level 1):
What common food phrase is actually scientifically sound, as the food's inside is said to be about 20 degrees lower than the outside air?
A - nippy as a nectarine
B - chill as chickweed
C - frosty as a fava bean
D - cool as a cucumber

Tim has heard this a lot and he likes to think he is this, and says that he knows Cedric is.

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Answer: D (cool as a cucumber)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 (Don't Go There - Level 6):
U.S. citizens will be charged with violating the Kingpin Act if they visit Mozambique's Maputo Shopping Center, since the facility's owner is a what?
A - drug lord
B - bowling champion
C - royal hairdresser
D - chess enthusiast

Since it involves violation of a law it must have something to do with something illegal. Last time Tim checked,

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being a chess enthusiast

isn't illegal.

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Answer: A (drug lord)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,500

Question #3 (Know Your Airports - Level 5):
Separated by about 1,200 miles, Reagan National Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport serve what two cities?
A - Los Angeles and Dallas
B - Washington, D.C. and Houston
C - Sacramento and Austin
D - San Diego and New Haven

Tim was just in

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Houston last week and says the airport code is IAH

.

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Answer: B (Washington, D.C. and Houston)
Value: $100
Bank: $1,600

Question #4 (Hidden Talent - Level 10):
Finally putting people like Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer in the spotlight, the documentary "20 Feet From Stardom" focuses on what often-ignored group?
A - background actors
B - stunt doubles
C - stagehands
D - backup singers

Tim isn't sure about this one at all - it could be almost any of those groups. He decides to jump the question because "it's just too tight".

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Answer: D (backup singers)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $1,600 (unchanged)

Question #5 (Rousing Reflexes - Level 2):
Known as piloerection when it occurs in mammals, the contraction of hair follicle muscles is a reflex we call what?
A - adrenaline rush
B - knee jerk
C - goose bumps
D - the sweats

Tim used to study anatomy and biology so he knows this one for sure.

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Answer: C (goose bumps)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,600

commercial break

Question #6 (Start Your Engines - Level 8):
In 1911, Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 6 hours, 42 minutes and 8 seconds, which means he averaged about what speed?
A - 50 mph
B - 75 mph
C - 100 mph
D - 120 mph

Math is not Tim's strong suit but he's going to try it out. He does the math and comes up with an answer.

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Answer: B (765 mph)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,600

Question #7 (Can't. Stop. Playing. - Level 3):
According to Wired Magazine, seeing visions of the game for days after playing it and executing moves in your head are symptoms of what?
A - the Tetris effect
B - the Grand Theft Auto effect
C - the Madden effect
D - the Space Invaders effect

Tim believes he read this article but he isn't exactly sure. He's heard of

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the Tetris effect

so that's what he chooses as his final answer.

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Answer: A (the Tetris effect)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $26,600

Question #8 (Weather or Not - Level 7):
A meteorologist calling for an 80 percent chance of a "Noachian deluge" would be predicting a Biblically strong what?
A - heat save
B - blizzard
C - flood
D - drought

Tim assumes that

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"Noachian" refers to the Biblical flood

. He says his grandparents would kill him if he didn't know this one.

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Answer: C (flood)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $31,600

Question #9 (Easy Does It - Level 9):
What did Jerry Seinfelt once call "a whole empire based on putting your feet up"?
A - Roman
B - British
C - Ottoman
D - Mongol

Tim didn't watch "Seinfeld" - it was a little before his time.

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Answer: C (Ottoman)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $41,600

commercial break

Question #10 (Reverse Discrimination - Level 4):
Because the maximum age a user could be was 99 years old, centenarian Marguerite Joseph had to lie about her birth year on what site?
A - Yelp
B - Instagram
C - Spotify
D - Facebook

Tim isn't exactly sure which Web site has an age limit. He's going to assume that it's

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one of the social network sites

. He knows that this question is

worth $25,000 but he's ready to go into the big money and he thinks he can get one of the next questions, so he's going to jump this one.

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Answer: D (Facebook)
Value: $25,000 (by default)
Bank: $41,600 (unchanged)

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE:

$100K -
Telling men they "should prefer old" to "young", Ben Franklin penned a piece in 1745 titled "Choosing a" what?
A - Chicken
B - Home
C - Senator
D - Mistress

Tim can't remember where, but he heard about this. It was something about

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choosing a mistress because choosing old means less chance of getting caught, less likely to get in trouble. Tim wouldn't know anything about that

.

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Answer: D (Mistress)

After Tim gives his final answer but before Cedric reveals the right answer he addresses Tim's wife Kim and asks what she'll do to him if he gets this wrong. "I'll love him anyway," she replies.

commercial break

Cedric asks Tim what he plans to do with the money. He says he just got married and would like to help his wife fulfill her dream of starting her own business. He'd also like to help his family out. Tim's dad Danny is in the audience.

$250K -
Before "The Catcher in the Rye", J.D. Salinger introduced readers to Holden Caulfield in an Esquire Magazine short story called what?
A - Don't Tell Anybody Anything
B - Girls Are Sort Of Stupid
C - The Birds Still Go South
D - The Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise

Tim says everybody had to read J.D. Salinger in high school - except him. He thinks this would be a good question to use his final lifeline and so he asks the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 30%
B - 12%
C - 51%
D - 7%

That gives Tim some idea, but A and C are close. His gut tells him to go with the audience. He trusts the audience but this is a huge risk to take and he knows how important

this is to his family. He doesn't want to get cocky. He decides to walk away.

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Answer: D (The Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise)

Tim leaves with $100,000.


END OF SHOW "NOISE"

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Best known as the name of a popular e-reader, the word "kindle" also refers to a group of which of the following?
A - shrubs
B - kittens
C - bowling pins
D - shoes

Question of the Day answer

B (kittens)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Tim Lewis
Chicago, IL
behavioral scientist

When not studying the human mind Tim is involved in martial arts tricking. Cedric asks him to explain what that is and Tim replies that its easier to show than to explain. He comes out from behind the Hot Podium and says that it is a combination of martial arts and acrobatics, creating the best-looking combo with extreme moves. Tim does a no hands backflip. Cedric said he did the same thing just before he came out on stage.

Still catching up...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4 (Hidden Talent - Level 10):
Finally putting people like Judith Hill and Lisa Fischer in the spotlight, the documentary "20 Feet From Stardom" focuses on what often-ignored group?
A - background actors
B - stunt doubles
C - stagehands
D - backup singers

Tim isn't sure about this one at all - it could be almost any of those groups. He decides to jump the question because "it's just too tight".

Spoiler

Answer: D (backup singers)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $1,600 (unchanged)

I'd JTQ also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$250K -
Before "The Catcher in the Rye", J.D. Salinger introduced readers to Holden Caulfield in an Esquire Magazine short story called what?
A - Don't Tell Anybody Anything
B - Girls Are Sort Of Stupid
C - The Birds Still Go South
D - The Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise

Tim says everybody had to read J.D. Salinger in high school - except him. He thinks this would be a good question to use his final lifeline and so he asks the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 30%
B - 12%
C - 51%
D - 7%

That gives Tim some idea, but A and C are close. His gut tells him to go with the audience. He trusts the audience but this is a huge risk to take and he knows how important

this is to his family. He doesn't want to get cocky. He decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (The Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise)

Tim leaves with $100,000.

I still have a JTQ so I'll use it here - I doubt the audience would know this.