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Steve Kaltenbaugh
Odenton, MD

Steve competes in Kno'dgeball tournaments and is the 2013 world champion as part of a two-man team. They throw dodge balls at each other while answering trivia questions.

His friend Chris Ngoon was in the audience. Chris attempted the $500K question and they show a quick recap of one of Chris's successful questions before that point.
Chris's transcripts (he missed and left with $25K):
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45797
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45809

Chris gave Steve a heart attack so Steve was planning to return the favor. Cedric determined Chris also plays Kno'dgeball and said he would give Chris a couple of dodge balls.
Steve's dad and his sister are in the audience.


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 You Betcha
9 U.S. National Archives
8 Robin Thicke
7 Davy Crockett
6 WikiLeaks
5 Swiss Law
4 Super Bowl
3 Nut-loving Rodents
2 NY to LA
1 Forgetfulness

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
2 NY to LA
9 U.S. National Archives
6 WikiLeaks
10 You Betcha
8 Robin Thicke
3 Nut-loving Rodents
4 Super Bowl
1 Forgetfulness
7 Davy Crockett
5 Swiss Law


Question 1 - Level 5 Swiss Law
One of the world's costliest fines for a single speeding violation was set at 299,000 francs in Switzerland, where penalties are partly based on one's what?
A. Income B. Criminal history
C. IQ D. Organ donor status

Answer and value

A. Income
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 - Level 7 Davy Crockett
Phil Collins' childhood obsession with Davy Crockett has led the musician to collect artifacts from what event, where Crockett died?
A. Boston Tea Party B. Shays' Rebellion
C. Battle of the Alamo D. Salem witch trials

Answer and value

C. Battle of the Alamo
Value: $15K
Bank: $22K

Question 3 - Level 1 Forgetfulness
If you bomb on a low-level question on "Millionaire," you may have suffered temporary forgetfulness, also known as a what?
A. Noggin cough B. Skull sneeze
C. Mind burp D. Brain fart

Spoiler

Steve says he has this 20x a day. Cedric asked if Steve noggin-coughs a lot. Steve says all the time, then correctly answers D.

Answer and value

D. Brain fart
Value: $5K
Bank: $27K

Question 4 - Level 4 Super Bowl
After a technical snafu during 2013's Super Bowl XLVII, Oreo tweeted an ad with what helpful reminder?
A. "You can still dunk in the dark" B. "It's supposed to be black & white"
C. "Delicious on or off the air" D. "Who needs fireworks?"

Spoiler

Steve's family includes Baltimore Ravens fans

Answer and value

A. "You can still dunk in the dark"
Value: $10K
Bank: $37K

Commercial break

Question 5 - Level 3 Nut-loving Rodents
When their sap-covered tails accidentally get stuck together, a roving group of nut-loving rodents is called a what?
A. Squirrel king B. Skunk crew
C. Groundhog boss D. Hamster pimp

Spoiler

Steve laughed about a hamster pimp? No. Cedric said he has met a hamster pimp before. Steve said he is familiar with the term "rat king" for the same thing with a rats. Squirrels love nuts.

Answer and value

A. Squirrel king
Value: $2000
Bank: $39K

Question 6 - Level 8 Robin Thicke
14 years before he frolicked with named women in his 2013 hit, Robin Thicke wrote "When You Put Your Hands on Me" for which pop princess?
A. Britney Spears B. Jessica Simpson
C. Christina Aguilera D. Mandy Moore

JTQ 1

Steve said he is not feeling comfortable and said none of them are jumping out at him when Cedric asked.

Answer and value

C. Christina Aguilera
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $39K

Question 7 - Level 10 You Betcha
What prominent political figure is the subject of a 2011 documentary subtitled "You Betcha!"?
A. Nancy Pelosi B. Michelle Obama
C. Sarah Palin D. Hillary Clinton

Spoiler

Steve said he knows "You Betcha!" is Palin's catchphrase.

Answer and value

C. Sarah Palin
Value: $100
Bank: $39100

Question 8 - Level 6 WikiLeaks
Critics of the man who founded WikiLeaks note that the end of his first name and the start of his last name spell what phrase?
A. He bad B. No heart
C. An ass D. Of sin

Spoiler

Steve said he found it humorous that "An ass... of sin" was placed like that among the choices/

Answer and value

C. An ass
Value: $25K!
Bank: $64100

Commercial break

Question 9- Level 9 U.S. National Archives
Believe it or not, the U.S. National Archives blog contains a 1967 Navy training film on dating titled "How to Succeed with" what?
A. Secretaries B. Libras
C. Mistresses D. Brunettes

JTQ 2

Cedric said Steve was in the Navy and Steve responded the kinder gentler Navy.
Steve: Libras sounds strange but that was the summer of love. Brunettes, maybe, Secretaries, maybe.
Mistresses-I mean you kind of already succeeded (laughter).
Steve said he is not sure he wants to use a lifeline. Steve is leaning towards Secretaries. As much as he does not want to do it, he just does not trust himself and must JTQ

Answer and value

D. Brunettes
Value: $3000 jumped
Bank: $64100

Question 10 - Level 2 NY to LA
A flight from New York to Los Angeles usually takes about six hours, while the flight back only takes five and a half, mostly because of what phenomena?
A. Backdoor cold fronts B. Return flows
C. Jet streams D. Rushing pilots

Answer and value

C. Jet streams
Value: known to be $1000
Bank: $65100

Commercial break

QotD
Jimmie Walker's character J.J. Evans popularized what explosive catchphrase on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times"?
A. Gun-pow-DER! B. At-om-BOMB!
C. Dyn-o-MITE! D. Char-coal-bri-QUETTE!

QotD answer

C. Dyn-o-MITE!

Steve said his sister Julie has two kids aged 3 and 18 months so he would like to help her set up a college fund for them.


Question 11 - $100K
John Travolta's famous strut in the opening of "Saturday Night Fever" pauses when his character stops to buy two slices from what pizzeria?
A. Jimmy's Pizza B. Arthur's Pizza
C. Lenny's Pizza D. Harry's Pizza

ATA

Steve said he has seen the beginning but not the whole movie. He knows the scene but the pizzeria? ATA

Results:
A. 37% B. 6%
C. 50% D. 7%

Steve responded by saying "Oh, what the hell, Lenny's Pizza final answer"
Cedric commented on how Steve had $65K up there and simply said What the Hell.

Answer

C. Lenny's Pizza
Bank: $100K

Question 12 - $250K
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
A. Hurricane B. Robotics
C. Hydraulic D. Anesthesia

Spoiler

Steve: Robot came from Isaac Asimov. Hurricane he thinks comes from a Spanish word, but he could be wrong.
Hydraulic is Greek from water organ, about pumps. Has a tiny thought in the back of his mind that Holmes Sr. was a doctor and Anesthesia would make the most sense.
Cedric said if Steve is right he would win $250K and if he is wrong he could use a little anesthesia.
Steve said he thinks Cedric might be right. Steve goes for D, anesthesia, final answer.

Answer

Cedric said we are looking at a guy who now has $250,000!

D. Anesthesia
Bank $250K


Time is up and Steve will face the $500K question tomorrow!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Steve Kaltenbaugh
Odenton, MD

Steve competes in Kno'dgeball tournaments and is the 2013 world champion as part of a two-man team. They throw dodge balls at each other while answering trivia questions.

His friend Chris Ngoon was in the audience. Chris attempted the $500K question and they show a quick recap of one of Chris's successful questions before that point.
Chris's transcripts (he missed and left with $25K):
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45797
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45809

Chris gave Steve a heart attack so Steve was planning to return the favor. Cedric determined Chris also plays Kno'dgeball and said he would give Chris a couple of dodge balls. Steve's dad and his sister are in the audience.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Level 1 Forgetfulness
If you bomb on a low-level question on "Millionaire," you may have suffered temporary forgetfulness, also known as a what?
A. Noggin cough B. Skull sneeze
C. Mind burp D. Brain fart

Spoiler

Steve says he has this 20x a day. Cedric asked if Steve noggin-coughs a lot. Steve says all the time, then correctly answers D.

Answer and value

D. Brain fart
Value: $5K
Bank: $27K

Llama syndrome!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 - Level 8 Robin Thicke
14 years before he frolicked with named women in his 2013 hit, Robin Thicke wrote "When You Put Your Hands on Me" for which pop princess?
A. Britney Spears B. Jessica Simpson
C. Christina Aguilera D. Mandy Moore

JTQ 1

Steve said he is not feeling comfortable and said none of them are jumping out at him when Cedric asked.

Answer and value

C. Christina Aguilera
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $39K

I'll JTQ as well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
John Travolta's famous strut in the opening of "Saturday Night Fever" pauses when his character stops to buy two slices from what pizzeria?
A. Jimmy's Pizza B. Arthur's Pizza
C. Lenny's Pizza D. Harry's Pizza

ATA

Steve said he has seen the beginning but not the whole movie. He knows the scene but the pizzeria? ATA

Results:
A. 37% B. 6%
C. 50% D. 7%

Steve responded by saying "Oh, what the hell, Lenny's Pizza final answer"
Cedric commented on how Steve had $65K up there and simply said What the Hell.

Answer

C. Lenny's Pizza
Bank: $100K

Since I still have it, I'll use my 2nd JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 12 - $250K
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
A. Hurricane B. Robotics
C. Hydraulic D. Anesthesia

Spoiler

Steve: Robot came from Isaac Asimov. Hurricane he thinks comes from a Spanish word, but he could be wrong.
Hydraulic is Greek from water organ, about pumps. Has a tiny thought in the back of his mind that Holmes Sr. was a doctor and Anesthesia would make the most sense.
Cedric said if Steve is right he would win $250K and if he is wrong he could use a little anesthesia.
Steve said he thinks Cedric might be right. Steve goes for D, anesthesia, final answer.

Answer

Cedric said we are looking at a guy who now has $250,000!

D. Anesthesia
Bank $250K

Time is up and Steve will face the $500K question tomorrow!

I'm not sure why I knew this but I said the answer before the choices were revealed.

This guy is great! Very enjoyable to watch.

Question 6 - Level 8 Robin Thicke
14 years before he frolicked with named women in his 2013 hit, Robin Thicke wrote "When You Put Your Hands on Me" for which pop princess?
A. Britney Spears B. Jessica Simpson
C. Christina Aguilera D. Mandy Moore

JTQ 1

Steve said he is not feeling comfortable and said none of them are jumping out at him when Cedric asked.

Answer and value

C. Christina Aguilera
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $39K

ATA and hope

Question 11 - $100K
John Travolta's famous strut in the opening of "Saturday Night Fever" pauses when his character stops to buy two slices from what pizzeria?
A. Jimmy's Pizza B. Arthur's Pizza
C. Lenny's Pizza D. Harry's Pizza

ATA

Steve said he has seen the beginning but not the whole movie. He knows the scene but the pizzeria? ATA

Results:
A. 37% B. 6%
C. 50% D. 7%

Steve responded by saying "Oh, what the hell, Lenny's Pizza final answer"
Cedric commented on how Steve had $65K up there and simply said What the Hell.

Answer

C. Lenny's Pizza
Bank: $100K

JTQ 1

Question 12 - $250K
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
A. Hurricane B. Robotics
C. Hydraulic D. Anesthesia

Spoiler

Steve: Robot came from Isaac Asimov. Hurricane he thinks comes from a Spanish word, but he could be wrong.
Hydraulic is Greek from water organ, about pumps. Has a tiny thought in the back of his mind that Holmes Sr. was a doctor and Anesthesia would make the most sense.
Cedric said if Steve is right he would win $250K and if he is wrong he could use a little anesthesia.
Steve said he thinks Cedric might be right. Steve goes for D, anesthesia, final answer.

Answer

Cedric said we are looking at a guy who now has $250,000!

D. Anesthesia
Bank $250K


Time is up and Steve will face the $500K question tomorrow!

JTQ 2. Sayonara next Q, I have no doubt.

Steve's doing well and took some gutsy risks in the upper tier!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Steve competes in Kno'dgeball tournaments and is the 2013 world champion as part of a two-man team. They throw dodge balls at each other while answering trivia questions.

Okay, since this is a "sport" I've never heard of, I have to ask how many people, from how many countries, competed in this "world championship"?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Steve's doing well and took some gutsy risks in the upper tier!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Steve competes in Kno'dgeball tournaments and is the 2013 world champion as part of a two-man team. They throw dodge balls at each other while answering trivia questions.

Okay, since this is a "sport" I've never heard of, I have to ask how many people, from how many countries, competed in this "world championship"?

Kno'dgeball doesn't have a Wikipedia article, as real sports like slopestyle do. But I found this article that traces the roots of Kno'dgeball to ancient Greece. It also has pictures of competitions taken by a world-famous sports photographer, which adds credibility.

MyTCONA Trivia Podcast #9: Ancient Greeks to Modern Geeks: Bob Harris talks Kno’dgeball

jarnon wrote:It also has pictures of competitions taken by a world-famous sports photographer, which adds credibility.

This is not a total coincidence. Steve is ulyandulysfriendfriend.

Steve was also on Jeopardy very soon after Skoop, in this barnburner of a game:
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=512

Great run Steve - but I want to make a correction on his reasoning for the $250K question:

Question 12 - $250K
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
A. Hurricane B. Robotics
C. Hydraulic D. Anesthesia

[Obscure] Spoiler:
Steve: Robot came from Isaac Asimov. Hurricane he thinks comes from a Spanish word, but he could be wrong.
Hydraulic is Greek from water organ, about pumps. Has a tiny thought in the back of his mind that Holmes Sr. was a doctor and Anesthesia would make the most sense.
Cedric said if Steve is right he would win $250K and if he is wrong he could use a little anesthesia.
Steve said he thinks Cedric might be right. Steve goes for D, anesthesia, final answer.

Robot didn't come from Isaac Asimov - it was coined by the Czech author Karel Čapek in his play 'R.U.R.' which stands for Rossum's Universal Robot's, interestingly enough that play came out the same year Isaac Asimov was born. He also authored one of my all time favorite books: "War With the Newts" which I can't recommend highly enough. It should be on everyone's must-read list.

frogman042 wrote:Great run Steve - but I want to make a correction on his reasoning for the $250K question:

Question 12 - $250K
Besides being a noted poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined which of these words?
A. Hurricane B. Robotics
C. Hydraulic D. Anesthesia

[Obscure] Spoiler:
Steve: Robot came from Isaac Asimov. Hurricane he thinks comes from a Spanish word, but he could be wrong.
Hydraulic is Greek from water organ, about pumps. Has a tiny thought in the back of his mind that Holmes Sr. was a doctor and Anesthesia would make the most sense.
Cedric said if Steve is right he would win $250K and if he is wrong he could use a little anesthesia.
Steve said he thinks Cedric might be right. Steve goes for D, anesthesia, final answer.

Robot didn't come from Isaac Asimov - it was coined by the Czech author Karel Čapek in his play 'R.U.R.' which stands for Rossum's Universal Robot's, interestingly enough that play came out the same year Isaac Asimov was born. He also authored one of my all time favorite books: "War With the Newts" which I can't recommend highly enough. It should be on everyone's must-read list.

I thought of that, too. I recalled that robot was Czech for slave or something like that so I looked it up. According to Wikipedia, "robot" was first in Capek's work but "robotics" was coined by Asimov. Splitting hairs

The word robot was introduced to the public by the Czech interwar writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920.[42] The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people called robots, though they are closer to the modern ideas of androids, creatures who can be mistaken for humans. They can plainly think for themselves, though they seem happy to serve. At issue is whether the robots are being exploited and the consequences of their treatment.
Karel Čapek himself did not coin the word. He wrote a short letter in reference to an etymology in the Oxford English Dictionary in which he named his brother, the painter and writer Josef Čapek, as its actual originator.[42]
In an article in the Czech journal Lidové noviny in 1933, he explained that he had originally wanted to call the creatures laboři ("workers", from Latin labor). However, he did not like the word, and sought advice from his brother Josef, who suggested "roboti". The word robota means literally "corvée", "serf labor", and figuratively "drudgery" or "hard work" in Czech and also (more general) "work", "labor" in many Slavic languages (e.g.: Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Polish, Macedonian, Ukrainian, archaic Czech). Traditionally the robota was the work period a serf (corvée) had to give for his lord, typically 6 months of the year. The origin of the word is the Old Church Slavonic (Old Bulgarian) rabota "servitude" ("work" in contemporary Bulgarian and Russian), which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *orbh-. Robot is cognate with the German root Arbeit (work).[43][44]
The word robotics, used to describe this field of study,[2] was coined by the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Asimov created the "Three Laws of Robotics" which are a recurring theme in his books. These have since been used by many others to define laws used in fact and fiction.