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Charles (Chip) Esten
Celebrity contestant playing for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, as his 13-year-old daughter has recovered from diagnosis at age 2
Star of ABC's Nashville

Chip brought Cedric a signed guitar with the message "To Cedric, thanks a million!"
He said he brought a pen so he could scratch it out and put in the amount he wins if he comes short.

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Make It...Burn
9 Funny Titles
8 Grand Ole City
7 What a Drag
6 Tough Call
5 Specific Tastes
4 Party House
3 Woof Woof Twins
2 Go Fish
1 It's Greek to Me



Topic Tree: (Randomized)
10 Make It...Burn
4 Party House
3 Woof Woof Twins
1 It's Greek to Me
9 Funny Titles
8 Grand Ole City
7 What a Drag
2 Go Fish
6 Tough Call
5 Specific Tastes



Question 1 - Level 5 Specific Tastes
For those searching for mates who know their way around an udder, what dating site was created because "city folks just don't get it"?
A. FarmersOnly.com B. DateBritishGuys.com
C. PiratePassions.com D. SeaCaptainDate.com

Spoiler

Afterwords, Chip said they gave him a country answer and Cedric commented that they put one in his wheelhouse

Answer and value

A. FarmersOnly.com
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 2 - Level 6 Tough Call
What former governor said entering politics was the hardest decision he'd ever made "except for the one in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax"?
A. Al Franken B. Newt Gingrich
C. Al Sharpton D. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Answer and value

D. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Value: $1000
Bank: $3000

Question 3 - Level 2 Go Fish
According to an old proverb, giving a man a fish will feed him for a day, but teaching a man to fish will do what?
A. Feed him for a year B. Feed him for a decade
C. Feed him for a lifetime D. Make him sick of fish

Answer and value

C. Feed him for a lifetime
Value: $15K
Bank: $18K

Question 4 - Level 7 What a Drag
In the "twilight" of his tween years, whose sisters would dress him up as a girl and tell strangers "her" name was Claudia?
A. Zac Efron B. Robert Pattinson
C. Michael Cera D. Shia LaBeouf

Spoiler

Chip said he would take the hint from "twilight"

Answer and value

B. Robert Pattinson
Value: $100
Bank: $18100

Question 5 - Level 8 Grand Ole City
"Nashville" is not just one of the best shows on television, but it's also home to the Grand Ole Opry where all but which of these singers are members?
A. Carrie Underwood B. Brad Paisley
C. Martina McBride D. Robin Thicke

Answer and value

D. Robin Thicke
Value: $3000
Bank: $21100

Commercial break (including ad for "Nashville" on the ABC station)

Question 6 - Level 9 Funny Titles
In 2013, humorist David Sedaris topped a New York Times Best Seller List with what unusually titled book?
A. Let's Talk Scurvy with Hens B. Let's Find Ulcers with Emus
C. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls D. Let's See Shingles with Seagulls

JTQ 1

Chip said he would go with C, then he pulled back and decided to "skip" this one.

Answer and value

C. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $21100

Question 7 - Level 1 It's Greek to Me
So dense that it seems like a foreign language, the jargon found in contracts and lawsuits is commonly called what?
A. Breachinese B. Lawsian
C. Courturkish D. Legalese

Spoiler

Chip said his sister is a lawyer

Answer and value

D. Legalese
Value: $5000
Bank: $26100

Question 8 - Level 3 Woof Woof Twins
On PopCrunch.com's list of celebrities who look like animals, Steven Tyler is compared to a lizard and Snoop Dogg to what kind of actual dog?
A. Miniature Poodle B. Bearded Collie
C. Doberman Pinscher D. St. Bernard

Spoiler

Chip immediately said C, but pulled back and said he does not even know what a bearded collie. He does not want to "skip" another one, he trusts the audience but is not sure if they would know what Popcrunch.com would say.
Chip then went with C, final answer, and Cedric responded with a dramatic pause and how he went with it, pulled back, went with it again and... got it right!

Answer and value

C. Doberman Pinscher
Value: $25K!
Bank: $51100

Commercial break

Question 9- Level 4 Party House
Near the South Carolina Gamecocks' football stadium are 22 "Cockabooses," which are small apartments made of old what?
A. Greyhound buses B. Hot tubs
C. Train cars D. Sailboats

Answer and value

C. Train cars
Value: $7000
Bank: $58100

Question 10 - Level 10 Make It...Burn
Which historical figure was said to have burned $2 million to keep his daughter warm?
A. Mao Zedong B. Pablo Escobar
C. Al Capone D. Che Guevara

JTQ 2

Chip was thinking either A or B and decided to jump into round 2

Answer and value

B. Pablo Escobar
Value: $10000 jumped
Bank: $58100

Commercial break

During the break - Chip Esten special Question of the Day
Before starring on "Nashville," in 1988 Chip Esten won approximately $34,000 on which game show?
A. Wheel of Fortune B. The Price is Right
C. Sale of the Century D. Supermarket Sweep

special question answer

C. Sale of the Century

Question 11 - $100K
From 1912 to 2011, what name was given to 3,675,303 baby girls born in the U.S., far outpacing Patricia, the #2 favorite?
A. Elizabeth B. Jennifer
C. Mary D. Jessica

Spoiler

Chip said he wished they asked the #2 name since his wife is named Patricia.
He said that it's gotta be Mary, and he went with it.

Answer

C. Mary
Bank: $100K

Question 12 - $250K
What is the typographical name given to a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
A. Mandelbug B. Grawlix
C. Thibble D. Pelletron

ATA

Chip said he is thinking one of them.
Chip said he is "feeling" grawlix but he felt it might not be common knowledge for the audience.
He then said he would go with B, Grawlix. Cedric asked if it is final.
Chip then pulled back and asked to poll the audience.

ATA results.
A: 11%
B: 56%
C: 18%
D: 15%


Chip said he realized his mistake that he might have influenced the audience
"At least if I go down, we all do. (Gonna) say B, final answer"

Answer

B. Grawlix
Bank: $250K

Chip returns tomorrow to play for $500K with no lifelines remaining

We now find out how much Chip won on $ale. He was the champion on the 12/13-12/16/88 shows GSN aired three times recently, but GSN didn't air the shows from 12/19-12/30/88, so they never showed the end of his championship. They will be airing the 1985 syndicated season of $ale staring in a marathon on 11/29, and then weekdays at 10AM EST starting on 12/2. Chip was also on Scrabble on the Wednesday of the last week of the original run on 3/21/90.

What a great contestant!! Yay Chip!!!

Question 6 - Level 9 Funny Titles
In 2013, humorist David Sedaris topped a New York Times Best Seller List with what unusually titled book?
A. Let's Talk Scurvy with Hens B. Let's Find Ulcers with Emus
C. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls D. Let's See Shingles with Seagulls

JTQ 1

Chip said he would go with C, then he pulled back and decided to "skip" this one.

Answer and value

C. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $21100

JTQ 1

Question 10 - Level 10 Make It...Burn
Which historical figure was said to have burned $2 million to keep his daughter warm?
A. Mao Zedong B. Pablo Escobar
C. Al Capone D. Che Guevara

JTQ 2

Chip was thinking either A or B and decided to jump into round 2

Answer and value

B. Pablo Escobar
Value: $10000 jumped
Bank: $58100

I answered Escobar as soon as the choices came up. Guess I got lucky.

Question 12 - $250K
What is the typographical name given to a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
A. Mandelbug B. Grawlix
C. Thibble D. Pelletron

ATA

Chip said he is thinking one of them.
Chip said he is "feeling" grawlix but he felt it might not be common knowledge for the audience.
He then said he would go with B, Grawlix. Cedric asked if it is final.
Chip then pulled back and asked to poll the audience.

ATA results.
A: 11%
B: 56%
C: 18%
D: 15%


Chip said he realized his mistake that he might have influenced the audience
"At least if I go down, we all do. (Gonna) say B, final answer"

Answer

B. Grawlix
Bank: $250K

JTQ 2

I've still got the ATA but don't have much hope for it.

This is one of the few instances where we can create most of (tomorrow's) transcript for the rest of his run. All the questions have already been spoilt on the BAM website.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 12 - $250K
What is the typographical name given to a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
A. Mandelbug B. Grawlix
C. Thibble D. Pelletron

Answer

B. Grawlix
Bank: $250K

It's not clear how legitimate or widespread this term really is. It's just one of many whimsical cartooning terms invented by Mort Walker for his own amusement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lexicon_of_Comicana

I lost on question 2. Should've read more carefully.

Celebrity play tends to bore and/or annoy me, so I was ready to leave this episode alone until Cedric announced it was Chip. I was an obsessed fan of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" for a long time, and Chip was one of the better performers. So I stayed with it, and I was glad I did!

I thought the $100k was particularly easy, and since comic strips are a wheelhouse of mine, the $250k was easy too (though not the same sort of "anyone could get this" easy I perceived in the previous question).

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Charles (Chip) Esten
Celebrity contestant playing for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, as his 13-year-old daughter has recovered from diagnosis at age 2
Star of ABC's Nashville

Chip brought Cedric a signed guitar with the message "To Cedric, thanks a million!"
He said he brought a pen so he could scratch it out and put in the amount he wins if he comes short.

I sympathize and all, but couldn't they keep all the celebrity appearances in one block?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Commercial break (including ad for "Nashville" on the ABC station)

CindyBAM airs on the FOX affiliate here, so they didn't air the "Nashville" promo. I doubt they were very happy with airing a show featuring a star of that show.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 - Level 10 Make It...Burn
Which historical figure was said to have burned $2 million to keep his daughter warm?
A. Mao Zedong B. Pablo Escobar
C. Al Capone D. Che Guevara

JTQ 2

Chip was thinking either A or B and decided to jump into round 2

Answer and value

B. Pablo Escobar
Value: $10000 jumped
Bank: $58100

I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
What is the typographical name given to a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
A. Mandelbug B. Grawlix
C. Thibble D. Pelletron

ATA

Chip said he is thinking one of them.
Chip said he is "feeling" grawlix but he felt it might not be common knowledge for the audience.
He then said he would go with B, Grawlix. Cedric asked if it is final.
Chip then pulled back and asked to poll the audience.

ATA results.
A: 11%
B: 56%
C: 18%
D: 15%

Chip said he realized his mistake that he might have influenced the audience
"At least if I go down, we all do. (Gonna) say B, final answer"

Answer

B. Grawlix
Bank: $250K

So did the audience actually know this or were they swayed by his original answer?

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
What is the typographical name given to a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
A. Mandelbug B. Grawlix
C. Thibble D. Pelletron

ATA

Chip said he is thinking one of them.
Chip said he is "feeling" grawlix but he felt it might not be common knowledge for the audience.
He then said he would go with B, Grawlix. Cedric asked if it is final.
Chip then pulled back and asked to poll the audience.

ATA results.
A: 11%
B: 56%
C: 18%
D: 15%

Chip said he realized his mistake that he might have influenced the audience
"At least if I go down, we all do. (Gonna) say B, final answer"

Answer

B. Grawlix
Bank: $250K

So did the audience actually know this or were they swayed by his original answer?

Well, they didn't poll the audience to ask them how many knew that answer before Chip suggested it, but my guess is that he swayed them.

Unless the audience was filled by a cartoonists convention, that day.