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Glen Heroy
New York, NY
Professional clown

Also an "above-average spoon player" who did a demonstration for Cedric and the audience.

Topic Tree: (Randomized shown only)
Super Spicy
Journalism Titles
Boardgame Anatomy
Numbers Man
YOLO in Yolo
Best Seller
Brain Storm
Animal Stars
Hot Stuff
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Question 1 - (topic not shown)
Perhaps due to the diminutive size of the treat, cupcakes go by what name in England?
A. Fairy cakes B. Goblin cakes
C. Mummy cakes D. Warlock cakes

Answer and value

A. Fairy cakes
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question 2 - Hot Stuff
NASA estimates the temperature at the core of The Sun to be approximately what?
A. 4 million degrees F B. 11 million degrees F
C. 19 million degrees F D. 27 million degrees F

JTQ 1

Glen said having never been to the sun (Cedric: Really?), he would JTQ
Cedric asked for a guess and they agreed really hot. Greg said 4. Cedric said that isn't the hottest.

Answer and value

D. 27 million degrees F
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $100

Question 3 - Animal Stars
Which of the following celebrity names does not contain a term for a baby animal?
A. Woody Harrelson B. Joey Lawrence
C. Ryan Gosling D. Kid Rock

Answer and value

A. Woody Harrelson
Value: $1000
Bank: $1100

Question 4 - Brain Storm
In a victory for clutter, a 2013 study at the University of Minnesota found that people who were given what proved to be more creative?
A. A shirt covered in mustard B. A half-eaten cookie
C. A sock with a hole in it D. A messy desk

Answer and value

D. A messy desk
Value: $2000
Bank: $3100

Commercial break

Question 5 - Best Seller
What reference work appropriately lists itself as the "best-selling copyright book" of all-time?
A. Old Farmer's Almanac B. Guinness World Records
C. Encyclopedia Britannica D. Roget's Thesaurus

Answer and value

B. Guinness World Records
Value: $3000
Bank: $6100

Question 6 - YOLO in Yolo
If your motto, like rapper Drake, is "Y.O.L.O.," you might consider moving to Yolo County, located where?
A. California B. Montana
C. Iowa D. Florida

ATA

Greg said he would ATA since they "look pretty smart."

A. 35% B. 33%
C. 21% D. 11%

Glen said this is not the spread you look for when you're gambling. He decided he would take a "YOLO" attitude and gamble with the audience.

Answer and value

A. California
Value: $15K
Bank: $21100

Commercial break

QotD.
Which of the following one-named recording artists goes by their middle name rather than their first name?
A. Bjork B. Bono
C. Rihanna D. Shakira

QotD answer

C. Rihanna

Question 7 - Numbers Man
Correctly predicting the outcome in 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 Presidential election, what psephologist solidified his reputation by going 50 for 50 in 2012?
A. Malcolm Gladwell B. Paul DePodesta
C. Dick Morris D. Nate Silver

JTQ 2

Glen was leaning Dick Morris because he is political but is not comfortable with that answer.

Answer and value

D. Nate Silver
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $21100

Question 8 - Boardgame Anatomy
In the game "Operation," which of Cavity Sam's ailments would a surgeon actually have to remove to "cure" him?
A. Funny Bone B. Writer's Cramp
C. Charlie Horse D. Water on the Knee

Spoiler

Glen said he has played this game, and hated playing this game. He disconnected the buzzer.
Cedric said Cavity Sam looks like a clown.
Glen said he looks a lot like this, doesn't he?, and he put on his clown nose.

Answer and value

D. Water on the Knee
Value: $10K
Bank: $31100

Question 9- Journalism Titles
Investigative journalists are often called "muckrakers," an allusion to a character in what classic work of literature?
A. The Scarlet Letter B. The Canterbury Tales
C. The Count of Monte Cristo D. The Pilgrim's Progress

Walk

Glen says he has read none of those. He can cross of his bucket list getting to meet Cedric (Audience Awwww).

Answer and value

D. The Pilgrim's Progress
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $15500

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No carryover.

Question 2 - Hot Stuff
NASA estimates the temperature at the core of The Sun to be approximately what?
A. 4 million degrees F B. 11 million degrees F
C. 19 million degrees F D. 27 million degrees F

JTQ 1

Glen said having never been to the sun (Cedric: Really?), he would JTQ
Cedric asked for a guess and they agreed really hot. Greg said 4. Cedric said that isn't the hottest.

Answer and value

D. 27 million degrees F
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $100

I knew 93 million miles but not this. JTQ 1

Question 7 - Numbers Man
Correctly predicting the outcome in 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 Presidential election, what psephologist solidified his reputation by going 50 for 50 in 2012?
A. Malcolm Gladwell B. Paul DePodesta
C. Dick Morris D. Nate Silver

JTQ 2

Glen was leaning Dick Morris because he is political but is not comfortable with that answer.

Answer and value

D. Nate Silver
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $21100

JTQ 2

I'm doomed.

Question 9- Journalism Titles
Investigative journalists are often called "muckrakers," an allusion to a character in what classic work of literature?
A. The Scarlet Letter B. The Canterbury Tales
C. The Count of Monte Cristo D. The Pilgrim's Progress

Walk

Glen says he has read none of those. He can cross of his bucket list getting to meet Cedric (Audience Awwww).

Answer and value

D. The Pilgrim's Progress
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $15500

ATA just because I have it, then sayonara.

SportsFan68 wrote:

Question 2 - Hot Stuff
NASA estimates the temperature at the core of The Sun to be approximately what?
A. 4 million degrees F B. 11 million degrees F
C. 19 million degrees F D. 27 million degrees F

JTQ 1

Glen said having never been to the sun (Cedric: Really?), he would JTQ
Cedric asked for a guess and they agreed really hot. Greg said 4. Cedric said that isn't the hottest.

Answer and value

D. 27 million degrees F
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $100

I knew 93 million miles but not this. JTQ 1

Yeah. This answer can be googled in seconds, but nobody memorizes it and the choices are too close together to figure it out logically.