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Velma Killman
Monroe, NC


Cedric says the money and questions have already been randomized. The Topic Tree is not shown, but it is after the first question.


Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: First Tweet
?: Greek Names
?: President Pets
?: Romance Pants
?: The Great Gatsby
?: NASA
?: LCD Technology
?: Gangsters
?: FAA Exposed
?: $500


Question #1 - Level ?
Though he was fired in 2013, George Zimmer is famous for TV ads where he said, "You're going to like the way you look. I" what?

A: Am 80 percent sure of it B: Think you look hot
C: Have been watching you D: Guarantee it

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Guarantee it
Question Value: $500
Bank: $500

Question #2 - Level?: FAA Exposed
Written by a former FAA official, a 2013 book about the airline industry is entitled "Full Upright and" what?

A: Pole Position B: Locked Position
C: Second Position D: Fetal Position

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Locked Position
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,500

Question #3 - Level ?: Gangsters
Which nicknamed-gangster was also dubbed the "Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills" for buring mortgage papers during his bank robberies?

A: Baby Face Nelson B: Bugsy Siegal
C: Pretty Boy Floyd D: Machine Gun Kelly

Velma jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Pretty Boy Floyd
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $3,500

Question #4 - Level ?: LCD Technology
Because "burn-in" isn't a problem with new LCD monitors, which of the following has lost its function in the world of home computers?

A: Wireless router B: Mousepad
C: Password protection D: Screen saver

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Screen saver
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $13,500

-- Commercial Break --


Velma has always worked in the service industry. Now she works in a doctor's office.


Question #5 - Level ?: NASA
Because they use old computer parts for rocket testing, even NASA as been known to shop on what site?

A: Overstock B: iTunes
C: Best Buy D: eBay

Answer/Value/Bank

D: eBay
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $38,500

Velma's daughter, Maggie, is in the audience. Maggie doesn't want her mom to dance in excitement.


Question #6 - Level ?: The Great Gatsby
The actor who played Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film also starred in a film based on what novel that Kurt Vonnegut called "The Great Gatsby of my time"?

A: Gangs of New York B: Revolutionary Road
C: The Departed D: The Basketball Diaries

Velma asks the audience.

ATA

A: 39% B: 19% C: 35% D: 7%

That's what Velma was thinking.

Spoiler

The actor who played Gatsby was also in Gangs of New York.

She makes that her final answer.

Answer

B: Revolutionary Road

Velma leaves with "total winnings" of $1,000.


-- Commercial Break --

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 - Level ?: The Great Gatsby
The actor who played Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film also starred in a film based on what novel that Kurt Vonnegut called "The Great Gatsby of my time"?

A: Gangs of New York B: Revolutionary Road
C: The Departed D: The Basketball Diaries

Velma asks the audience.

ATA

A: 39% B: 19% C: 35% D: 7%

That's what Velma was thinking.

Spoiler

The actor who played Gatsby was also in Gangs of New York.

She makes that her final answer.

Answer

B: Revolutionary Road

Ouch.

Did DiCaprio star in all of these films? [IMDb tells me he did.] Then mentioning the actor wasn't a clue to the answer, it was just fluff.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #6 - Level ?: The Great Gatsby
The actor who played Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film also starred in a film based on what novel that Kurt Vonnegut called "The Great Gatsby of my time"?

A: Gangs of New York B: Revolutionary Road
C: The Departed D: The Basketball Diaries

Velma asks the audience.

ATA

A: 39% B: 19% C: 35% D: 7%

That's what Velma was thinking.

Spoiler

The actor who played Gatsby was also in Gangs of New York.

She makes that her final answer.

Answer

B: Revolutionary Road

Ouch.

Did DiCaprio star in all of these films? [IMDb tells me he did.] Then mentioning the actor wasn't a clue to the answer, it was just fluff.

Actually, it's worse than fluff. It makes the question harder and gives the contestant an unwarranted feeling of confidence in a wrong answer.

You're right, Ed. We need a new term for "nasty fluff".

Question #3 - Level ?: Gangsters
Which nicknamed-gangster was also dubbed the "Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills" for burning mortgage papers during his bank robberies?

A: Baby Face Nelson B: Bugsy Siegal
C: Pretty Boy Floyd D: Machine Gun Kelly

Velma jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Pretty Boy Floyd
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $3,500

JTQ 1

Question #6 - Level ?: The Great Gatsby
The actor who played Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film also starred in a film based on what novel that Kurt Vonnegut called "The Great Gatsby of my time"?

A: Gangs of New York B: Revolutionary Road
C: The Departed D: The Basketball Diaries

Velma asks the audience.

ATA

A: 39% B: 19% C: 35% D: 7%

That's what Velma was thinking.

Spoiler

The actor who played Gatsby was also in Gangs of New York.

She makes that her final answer.

Answer

B: Revolutionary Road

JTQ 2