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Liza Darnell
Dallas, TX

Liza gets a lot of support from friends and family, back home, including her biggest supporter, Mr. T. Mr. T. is her dog. We see a picture of him, dressed in his Mr. T outfit, including gold chains and muscle arms.

Cedric explains that all of the money and all of the questions have already been scrambled up. The Topic Tree is not displayed, but it is later, after the first question (except for the first topic).

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Call to Dance
?: Horse Height
?: Par for the Course
?: '61
?: Earn Your Keep
?: Famous Firsts
?: Frat House Physics
?: Leftovers For Jimmy
?: Unexpected Getaways
?: ?


Question #1 - Level ?: ?
What facial feature is the focus of a biennial world championship that has categories like "Dalí," "Musketeer" and "Garibaldi"?

A: Beards and Moustaches B: Eyebrows
C: Dimples D: Double Chins

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Beards and Moustaches
Question Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 - Level ?: Unexpected Getaways
For years, the Visitors Bureau of what city in Kansas had a billboard suggesting that visitors try "doin' some time" there?

A: Leavenworth B: Overland Park
C: Topeka D: Shawnee

Liza is leaning towards something--she mentions "the prison"--but she asks the audience, just to be safe.

ATA

A: 60% B: 11% C: 22% D: 7%

Liza goes with the audience. She doesn't say if that's what she was leaing towards.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Leavenworth
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,100

Question #3 - Level ?: Leftovers For Jimmy
Just to see if he could, in 2013 Jimmy Fallon acquired the rights to Olive Garden's retired slogan "When you're here, you're" what?

A: Delightful B: Family
C: Human D: American

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Family
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,100

Question #4 - Level ?: Frat House Physics
The PP chain, a proton-proton reaction, is part of the power-generating mechanism behind which of the following?

A: Volcanic eruption B: Jet propulsion
C: Tidal wave D: Sun's energy

Liza jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Sun's energy
Question Value: $500
Bank: $13,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 - Level ?: Famous Firsts
In a display of its new LED system, the Empire State Building's first-ever light show included what singer's version of "Empire State of Mind"?

A: Alicia Keys B: Nicki Minaj
C: Adele D: Gwen Stefani

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Alicia Keys
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,100

Question #6 - Level ?: Earn Your Keep
Eliminating the need for a Swiffer, a new product puts your crawling baby to work in a unique onesie called what?

A: The Baby Mop B: The Baby Shovel
C: The Baby Backhoe D: The Baby Window Washer

Answer/Value/Bank

A: The Baby Mop
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,100

Question #7 - Level ?: '61
When Barbara Walters debuted on "Today" in 1961, she benefited from a busy news year that included all but which of these stories?

A: Berlin Wall erected B: JFK inaugurated
C: Gateway Arch completed D: First U.S. astronaut in space

Liza has an idea what it could be, but she jumps the question. She thought it was

Spoiler

D

.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Gateway Arch completed
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $16,100

Question #8 - Level ?: Par for the Course
An avid golfer, who prepared for his role in "Star Wars: Episode II" by carrying his light saber in his golf bag and practicing with it between holes?

A: Wesley Snipes B: Keanu Reeves
C: Samuel L. Jackson D: Steve Harvey

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Samuel L. Jackson
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $31,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #9 - Level ?: Horse Height
If we measured athlete's heights like horses, standing at 6'8", how many "hands" is Carmelo Anthony?

A: 10 hands B: 15 hands
C: 20 hands D: 25 hands

Liza used to ride horses and

Spoiler

she thought hands were 4 inches. They could be 6 inches, though. She does the math and goes with C: 20 hands.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: 20 hands
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $56,100

Question #10 - Level ?: Call to Dance
With a large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons, what cell phone is made for the people most likely to remember the dance it shares its name with?

A: Jitterbug B: Two-step
C: Charleston D: Foxtrot

"Large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons" doesn't help Liza with any of these choices, but she thinks she's seen a commercial for this. She has a gut feeling, but she's kind of in between. She's going to risk it.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jitterbug
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $61,100

-- The End of Game "Noise" --

Liza returns on tomorrow's show.

Question #5 - Level ?: Famous Firsts
In a display of its new LED system, the Empire State Building's first-ever light show included what singer's version of "Empire State of Mind"?

A: Alicia Keys B: Nicki Minaj
C: Adele D: Gwen Stefani

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Alicia Keys
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,100

ATA

Good stack!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #10 - Level ?: Call to Dance
With a large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons, what cell phone is made for the people most likely to remember the dance it shares its name with?

A: Jitterbug B: Two-step
C: Charleston D: Foxtrot

"Large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons" doesn't help Liza with any of these choices, but she thinks she's seen a commercial for this. She has a gut feeling, but she's kind of in between. She's going to risk it.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jitterbug
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $61,100

Yes, I'm familiar with this product from their advertisements in AARP magazine; however, WWTBAM question writers, I don't think many retired people are actually old enough to have been dancing during the jitterbug craze.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #10 - Level ?: Call to Dance
With a large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons, what cell phone is made for the people most likely to remember the dance it shares its name with?

A: Jitterbug B: Two-step
C: Charleston D: Foxtrot

"Large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons" doesn't help Liza with any of these choices, but she thinks she's seen a commercial for this. She has a gut feeling, but she's kind of in between. She's going to risk it.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jitterbug
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $61,100

Yes, I'm familiar with this product from their advertisements in AARP magazine; however, WWTBAM question writers, I don't think many retired people are actually old enough to have been dancing during the jitterbug craze.

But the question never said they would have danced the jitterbug during the jitterbug craze. it just says they might remember the jitterbug, which seems plausible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitterbug#Popularity

In 1957, the Philadelphia-based television show American Bandstand was picked up by the American Broadcasting Company and shown across the United States. American Bandstand featured currently popular songs, live appearances by musicians, and dancing in the studio. At this time, the most popular fast dance was jitterbug, which was described as "a frenetic leftover of the swing era ballroom days that was only slightly less acrobatic than Lindy."[14]
In a 1962 article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Bassist Bill Black as leader of his own Bill Black Combo listed "jitterbug" along with the twist and cha-cha as "the only dance numbers you can play."[15]

I get the large print edition of Reader's Digest every month. On the back cover of EVERY issue is an advertisement for the Jitterbug phone. The November 2013 issue, for example, has an ad for something called the "Jitterbug Touch" which sounds like a smartphone for older folks.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Liza Darnell
Dallas, TX

Liza gets a lot of support from friends and family, back home, including her biggest supporter, Mr. T. Mr. T. is her dog. We see a picture of him, dressed in his Mr. T outfit, including gold chains and muscle arms.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 - Level ?: Famous Firsts
In a display of its new LED system, the Empire State Building's first-ever light show included what singer's version of "Empire State of Mind"?

A: Alicia Keys B: Nicki Minaj
C: Adele D: Gwen Stefani

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Alicia Keys
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,100

I'd ATA for this one.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #10 - Level ?: Call to Dance
With a large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons, what cell phone is made for the people most likely to remember the dance it shares its name with?

A: Jitterbug B: Two-step
C: Charleston D: Foxtrot

"Large screen, loud speakers and oversized buttons" doesn't help Liza with any of these choices, but she thinks she's seen a commercial for this. She has a gut feeling, but she's kind of in between. She's going to risk it.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Jitterbug
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $61,100

Never heard of any of these, so I'll use a JTQ to be sure to get into Classic Millionaire.