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Celeste Caldwell
Washington, D.C.

Cedric remembers Celeste from the auditions at the Apollo theater. When he called her name she high-fived him so hard that it stung. Celeste apologizes but says she can't guarantee it won't happen again.

Topic Tree (randomized):
Name Game
Just Chillin'
Famous Artifacts
Crazy Hosts
Spiritual Leaders
Voted Off
Survey Says
Sibling Rivalry
Return to Sender
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Question #1 (??????):
In 2013, men with names like Lump and Dapper Darrell honored friends who've "caught the Westbound" by gathering in Britt, Iowa for what?
A - rock-paper-scissors rally
B - florida mimes reunion
C - national hobo convention
D - cork enthusiasts symposium

"Already with the thing," Celeste says. Her insticts tell her it's

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C because that looks like a train ride

.

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Answer: C (national hobo convention)
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 (Return to Sender):
Those looking for an on-demand breakfast option can expect plenty of eggs when using what company's rental birds?
A - RentTheChicken.com
B - RentTheWren.com
C - RentTheBaldEagle.com
D - RentThePenguin.com

Celeste jokes that

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penguin

eggs are rather good.

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Answer: A (RentTheChicken.com)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,100

commercial break

Question #3 (Sibling Rivalry):
Before killing Lincoln in a theater, John Wilkes Booth spent his life envying his brother Edwin for his time in the theater, where he was known as the best what?
A - Hamlet
B - Don Quixote
C - Dracula
D - Hunchback of Notre Dame

Celeste knows that Edwin Booth was an actor.

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Answer: A (Hamlet)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,100

Question #4 (Survey Says):
Which of these "polls" is not used to predict the outcome of an election?
A - Gallup
B - Zogby
C - Harris
D - Stripper

Celeste says she knows about

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Gallup and Harris

then comes to a realization. "Oh, you guys are funny!" she says.

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Answer: D (Stripper)
Value: $500
Bank: $13,600

Question #5 (Voted Off):
Her "hips don't lie," and apparently her music teacher didn't either when what pop star was rejected from school choir for her excessive vibrato?
A - Shakira
B - Lana Del Ray
C - Avril Lavigne
D - Christina Aguilera

Celeste says she's supposed to know this because it's a music question. The only one she knows that has hips is

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Shakira

but she decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 86%
B - 2%
C - 4%
D - 8%

Celeste trusts the audience.

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Answer: A (Shakira)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,600

commercial break

Question #6 (Spiritual Leaders):
Created by a 16th-century Mongolian king, the title "Dalai Lama" literally means what?
A - island of peace
B - wind of compassion
C - ocean of wisdom
D - flower of life

Celeste says she really should know this. Her mind is saying

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C

because that's what the Dalai Lama imparts. She wonders if she should have asked the audience lifeline on this question. She decides to jump it.

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Answer: C (ocean of wisdom)
Value: $2,000 (jumped)
Bank: $14,600 (unchanged)

Question #7 (Crazy Hosts):
"Bill Murray & Matt Damon reproduce asexually by means of this body part," is a fake "Jeopardy!" question featured on a "Conan" segment called what?
A - Drew Carey Has Gone Insane
B - Alex Trebek Has Gone Insane
C - Pat Sajak Has Gone Insane
D - Guy Fieri Has Gone Insane

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Answer: B (Alex Trebek Has Gone Insane)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $21,600

Question #8 (Famous Artifacts):
Found in Mexico in 2005, one of the highlights of NYC's "Spy" exhibition was the actual ice ax used to end what world leader's life?
A - Mohandas Gandhi
B - Franz Ferdinand
C - Leon Trotsky
D - Anwar Sadat

Celeste focuses on "found in Mexico", then says "this is killing me". She says

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Franz Ferdinand

and Cedric asks if that's her final answer. "I don't know," she replies. She says "what happened to the 50/50" then says "y'all don't do that any more". She liked that one. She says she's going to skip it, but immediately says, "whoa, whoa!" After taking another moment she decides to jump the question.

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Answer: C (Leon Trotsky)
Value: $15,000 (jumped)
Bank: $21,600 (unchanged)

commercial break

Question #9 (Just Chillin'):
At an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mount Kenya lies "Icy Mike," the name given to the frozen remains of a what?
A - Sherpa guide
B - gorilla
C - Swiss mountaineer
D - elephant

Celeste repeats the name "Icy Mike" several times.

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Answer: D (elephant)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $10,800 (half the bank)

END OF SHOW "NOISE"

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
The title of Michael Jackson's 1972 #1 hit song "Ben" refers to the name of a pet what?
A - rat
B - fish
C - parakeet
D - turtle

Question of the Day answer

A (rat)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Celeste Caldwell
Washington, D.C.

Cedric remembers Celeste from the auditions at the Apollo theater. When he called her name she high-fived him so hard that it stung. Celeste apologizes but says she can't guarantee it won't happen again.

I didnt' know that the host ever made it to auditions.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Just Chillin'):
At an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mount Kenya lies "Icy Mike," the name given to the frozen remains of a what?
A - Sherpa guide
B - gorilla
C - Swiss mountaineer
D - elephant

Celeste repeats the name "Icy Mike" several times.

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Answer: D (elephant)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $10,800 (half the bank)

I'd probably have said "gorilla" and left with the $1K consolation prize. Who'd've thought an elephant would go up that high?

Question #5 (Voted Off):
Her "hips don't lie," and apparently her music teacher didn't either when what pop star was rejected from school choir for her excessive vibrato?
A - Shakira
B - Lana Del Ray
C - Avril Lavigne
D - Christina Aguilera

Celeste says she's supposed to know this because it's a music question. The only one she knows that has hips is

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Shakira

but she decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 86%
B - 2%
C - 4%
D - 8%

Celeste trusts the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Shakira)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $14,600

ATA

Question #6 (Spiritual Leaders):
Created by a 16th-century Mongolian king, the title "Dalai Lama" literally means what?
A - island of peace
B - wind of compassion
C - ocean of wisdom
D - flower of life

Celeste says she really should know this. Her mind is saying

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C

because that's what the Dalai Lama imparts. She wonders if she should have asked the audience lifeline on this question. She decides to jump it.

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Answer: C (ocean of wisdom)
Value: $2,000 (jumped)
Bank: $14,600 (unchanged)

JTQ 1

Question #9 (Just Chillin'):
At an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mount Kenya lies "Icy Mike," the name given to the frozen remains of a what?
A - Sherpa guide
B - gorilla
C - Swiss mountaineer
D - elephant

Celeste repeats the name "Icy Mike" several times.

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Answer: D (elephant)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $10,800 (half the bank)

Sherpas don't go to Africa, and anyway, his remains would have been recovered by his friends, same with the Swiss mountaineer. As for recovering the remains of a gorilla, how hard would that be? But recovering an elephant . . . I dunno . . . JTQ 2.


END OF SHOW "NOISE"

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
The title of Michael Jackson's 1972 #1 hit song "Ben" refers to the name of a pet what?
A - rat
B - fish
C - parakeet
D - turtle

Question of the Day answer

A (rat)

I knew this before I read the choices, but how? I thought it was a movie. So I looked it up. Sure enough, the movie was called Ben, and Jackson sang the theme song.

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Celeste Caldwell
Washington, D.C.

Cedric remembers Celeste from the auditions at the Apollo theater. When he called her name she high-fived him so hard that it stung. Celeste apologizes but says she can't guarantee it won't happen again.

I didnt' know that the host ever made it to auditions.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #9 (Just Chillin'):
At an elevation of 14,000 feet on Mount Kenya lies "Icy Mike," the name given to the frozen remains of a what?
A - Sherpa guide
B - gorilla
C - Swiss mountaineer
D - elephant

Celeste repeats the name "Icy Mike" several times.

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Answer: D (elephant)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $10,800 (half the bank)

I'd probably have said "gorilla" and left with the $1K consolation prize. Who'd've thought an elephant would go up that high?

I knew this from a Harlan Ellison introduction (or perhaps it was the opening vignette in one of his stories), though I think Ellison put the remains on Mt. Kilimanjaro. The theme of what I remember was a paean to the world's mysteries. --Bob