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Michael Symon
Co-host of "The Chew"

It's the last day of the special fundraising programs for The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the special celebrity guest contestant is Michael Symon. The audience is decked out in red T-shirts in support of the organization. So far the show has raised $21,000 and today Michael Symon will devote all of his winnings to the charity. He's thrilled to have the opportunity. Cedric says that when he was a baby he contracted spinal meningitis and had to be rushed to a big city hospital.

Topic Tree (unrandomized):
10 - Facebook
9 - The Hunting of the Snark
8 - Greek Islands
7 - French Words
6 - Creamy Recipes
5 - Mario Batali
4 - Aerosmith
3 - Movie Puns
2 - Chicago Weather
1 - Monuments

Topic Tree (randomized):
8 - Greek Islands
6 - Creamy Recipes
9 - The Hunting of the Snark
5 - Mario Batali
2 - Chicago Weather
10 - Facebook
4 - Aerosmith
7 - French Words
1 - Monuments
3 - Movie Puns

Question #1 (Movie Puns - Level 3):
Specializing in fish 'n' chips, what English restaurant borrows its name from a popular kid's (sic) movie?
A - The Princess and the Frog Legs
B - Frying Nemo
C - The Lion à la King
D - Kung Pao Panda

Spoiler

Answer: B (Frying Nemo)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 (Monuments - Level 1):
Getting blasted in the face by a pressure washer and prodded in the ears with oversized cotton swabs were once part of what monument's cleaning?
A - Brooklyn Bridge
B - Lincoln Memorial
C - U.S. Capitol
D - the Liberty Bell

Spoiler

Answer: B (Lincoln Memorial)
Value: $500
Bank: $3,500

Question #3 (French Words - Level 7):
With the inclusion of the word "galoche" in the 2014 Le Petit Robert dictionary, France will for the first time have a single official word that means what?
A - French toast
B - French kiss
C - French bread
D - French fry

Michael says he wishes he'd had paid attention to those French chefs. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (French kiss)
Value: $1,000 (jumped)
Bank: $3,500 (unchanged)

Question #4 (Aerosmith - Level 4):
Describing Steven Tyler's patented screaming, what lyric does SongMeanings.com list for Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"?
A - um um um um daey
B - buh buh buh buh lou
C - gi gi gi gi geow
D - am am am am shee

Michael says "we're back in business" with this category. He runs through the lyrics in his head and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 19%
B - 17%
C - 42%
D - 22%

Michael was in between

Spoiler

C and A

. He goes with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gi gi gi gi geow)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $13,500

commercial break

Michael watches the show almost every day with his wife Lindsey. He says they should have asked her because she's way smarter than he is.

Question #5 (Facebook - Level 10):
Facebook reportedly spent $8.5 million to buy the domain name fb.com from what organization?
A - American Farm Bureau Federation
B - Foundation for Biomedical Research
C - Flagstaff Brewing Company
D - National Federation of the Blind

Michael doesn't have a clue so he's going to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Farm Bureau Federation)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $13,500 (unchanged)

Question #6 (Chicago Weather - Level 2):
After a bout of particularly severe weather, a headline on Huffpost Chicago read what?
A - "OH TORNADO NO"
B - "OH BLIZZARD NO"
C - "OH RAIN NO"
D - "OH HAIL NO"

Michael says that the Midwest gets a lot of

Spoiler

hail storms

.

Spoiler

Answer: D ("OH HAIL NO")
Value: $15,000
Bank: $28,500

Question #7 (Mario Batali - Level 5):
Which of the following is not part of Mario Batali's signature look?
A - Crocks
B - ponytail
C - tongue ring
D - shorts

Michael hopes that the show is pitching him a "meatball" (as opposed to a softball). He comments that Batali had

Spoiler

a tongue piercing in the 1980s but not any more

. Cedric asks if it's true and Michael said "no, but it's a great rumor to get started."

Spoiler

Answer: C (tongue ring)
Value: $100
Bank: $28,600

commercial break

Cedric says that no matter what happens Michael will receive $10,000 for The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Question #8 (The Hunting of the Snark - Level 9):
Defined as "a mysterious, imaginary animal," the word "snark" is said to have been coined by whom in his poem "The Hunting of the Snark"?
A - Rudyard Kipling
B - Dr. Seuss
C - Lewis Carroll
D - Edgar Allan Poe

Michael doesn't know the answer. He knows that if he walks away he'll get $14,300 and if he misses he still gets $10,000, so the right thing to do is to guess.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Lewis Carroll)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $30,600

Question #9 (Creamy Recipes - Level 6):
Using a cream base and adding pureed seafood makes a what?
A - quiche
B - bisque
C - paella
D - casserole

Michael says this is a tough question. He jokes his way through the choices.

Spoiler

"Quiche, eggs, so it's not 'A'. Paella, predominantly a rice dish with delicious seafood, chicken and chorizo, so it's not 'C'. Casserole, the Midwestern classic with the crunchy topping, so not 'D'

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (bisque)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $55,600

commercial break

Question #10 (Greek Islands - Level 8):
Which one of the following is Uncle Jesse's last name on Full House and not the name of a Greek island?
A - Katsopolis
B - Paros
C - Santorini
D - Myknos

Spoiler

Answer: A (Katsopolis)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $60,600

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE:

$100K - George Washington's "110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" explicitly warns against which of the following?
A - clearing your throat
B - gnashing your teeth
C - scratching your ear
D - biting your nails

Michael isn't 100% sure. If he was playing for himself he'd answer, but $60,600 will help a lot of kids so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (biting your nails)

END OF SHOW "NOISE"


MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Helping to "enhance playtime with your feline friends," what company sells customized hairpieces in multiple colors and styles?
A - Kitty Wigs
B - Doggie Toupees
C - Horse Hairpieces
D - Weasel Weaves

Question of the Day answer

A (Kitty Wigs)

Question #3 (French Words - Level 7):
With the inclusion of the word "galoche" in the 2014 Le Petit Robert dictionary, France will for the first time have a single official word that means what?
A - French toast
B - French kiss
C - French bread
D - French fry

Michael says he wishes he'd had paid attention to those French chefs. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (French kiss)
Value: $1,000 (jumped)
Bank: $3,500 (unchanged)

JTQ 1

Question #4 (Aerosmith - Level 4):
Describing Steven Tyler's patented screaming, what lyric does SongMeanings.com list for Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"?
A - um um um um daey
B - buh buh buh buh lou
C - gi gi gi gi geow
D - am am am am shee

Michael says "we're back in business" with this category. He runs through the lyrics in his head and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 19%
B - 17%
C - 42%
D - 22%

Michael was in between

Spoiler

C and A

. He goes with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gi gi gi gi geow)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $13,500

ATA

Question #5 (Facebook - Level 10):
Facebook reportedly spent $8.5 million to buy the domain name fb.com from what organization?
A - American Farm Bureau Federation
B - Foundation for Biomedical Research
C - Flagstaff Brewing Company
D - National Federation of the Blind

Michael doesn't have a clue so he's going to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Farm Bureau Federation)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $13,500 (unchanged)

JTQ 2

Question #7 (Mario Batali - Level 5):
Which of the following is not part of Mario Batali's signature look?
A - Crocks
B - ponytail
C - tongue ring
D - shorts

Michael hopes that the show is pitching him a "meatball" (as opposed to a softball). He comments that Batali had

Spoiler

a tongue piercing in the 1980s but not any more

. Cedric asks if it's true and Michael said "no, but it's a great rumor to get started."

Spoiler

Answer: C (tongue ring)
Value: $100
Bank: $28,600

Sayonara

Question #8 (The Hunting of the Snark - Level 9):
Defined as "a mysterious, imaginary animal," the word "snark" is said to have been coined by whom in his poem "The Hunting of the Snark"?
A - Rudyard Kipling
B - Dr. Seuss
C - Lewis Carroll
D - Edgar Allan Poe

Michael doesn't know the answer. He knows that if he walks away he'll get $14,300 and if he misses he still gets $10,000, so the right thing to do is to guess.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Lewis Carroll)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $30,600

I never see this question, but my guess would have been Dr. Seuss.

Question #9 (Creamy Recipes - Level 6):
Using a cream base and adding pureed seafood makes a what?
A - quiche
B - bisque
C - paella
D - casserole

Michael says this is a tough question. He jokes his way through the choices.

Spoiler

"Quiche, eggs, so it's not 'A'. Paella, predominantly a rice dish with delicious seafood, chicken and chorizo, so it's not 'C'. Casserole, the Midwestern classic with the crunchy topping, so not 'D'

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (bisque)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $55,600

Dang, I know this one.

Question #10 (Greek Islands - Level :
Which one of the following is Uncle Jesse's last name on Full House and not the name of a Greek island?
A - Katsopolis
B - Paros
C - Santorini
D - Myknos

Spoiler

Answer: A (Katsopolis)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $60,600

Nope.

$100K - George Washington's "110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" explicitly warns against which of the following?
A - clearing your throat
B - gnashing your teeth
C - scratching your ear
D - biting your nails

Michael isn't 100% sure. If he was playing for himself he'd answer, but $60,600 will help a lot of kids so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (biting your nails)

I'm already gone.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Movie Puns - Level 3):
Specializing in fish 'n' chips, what English restaurant borrows its name from a popular kid's (sic) movie?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #7 (Mario Batali - Level 5):
Which of the following is not part of Mario Batali's signature look?
A - Crocks

The questions have been getting sloppy lately in their spelling, punctuation, and fact checking. Did they really misspell Crocs?

TheConfessor wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Movie Puns - Level 3):
Specializing in fish 'n' chips, what English restaurant borrows its name from a popular kid's (sic) movie?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #7 (Mario Batali - Level 5):
Which of the following is not part of Mario Batali's signature look?
A - Crocks

The questions have been getting sloppy lately in their spelling, punctuation, and fact checking. Did they really misspell Crocs?

I believe this criticism should come from someone who's walked a mile in those moccasins, or better yet, not at all. While you were at it, did you really intend to insult the rest of us by implying we couldn't figure out that it was Crocs? Why point it out otherwise?

Since Crocs has that wavy red underline on my screen, I suspect that auto-correct kicked in so that it was a matter of trying to post the results accurately and quickly, quite the opposite of sloppy.

SportsFan68 wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Movie Puns - Level 3):
Specializing in fish 'n' chips, what English restaurant borrows its name from a popular kid's (sic) movie?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #7 (Mario Batali - Level 5):
Which of the following is not part of Mario Batali's signature look?
A - Crocks

The questions have been getting sloppy lately in their spelling, punctuation, and fact checking. Did they really misspell Crocs?

I believe this criticism should come from someone who's walked a mile in those moccasins, or better yet, not at all. While you were at it, did you really intend to insult the rest of us by implying we couldn't figure out that it was Crocs? Why point it out otherwise?

Since Crocs has that wavy red underline on my screen, I suspect that auto-correct kicked in so that it was a matter of trying to post the results accurately and quickly, quite the opposite of sloppy.

I was asking a question that had absolutely nothing to do with criticizing the transcribers. I was attempting to verify that the quality control and proof reading by the show's producers and writers has declined, as the transcripts appear to indicate. As far as I can tell, the transcripts continue to be excellent. I would never criticize the volunteers who produce them. The paid employees of a show seen by millions should be held to a high standard, as the transcriber himself did in pointing out the error in the "popular kid's (sic) movie" question. Since he raised the issue with that comment, I jumped on the same bandwagon with another example.

I try to write plainly and to make my intent clear, but I failed miserably in this case, if you or others on the board were in any way insulted by my observation that WWTBAM can't spell Crocs. It seemed clear to me at the time that I was commenting on the questions, not the transcripts.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Michael Symon
Co-host of "The Chew"

It's the last day of the special fundraising programs for The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the special celebrity guest contestant is Michael Symon. The audience is decked out in red T-shirts in support of the organization. So far the show has raised $21,000 and today Michael Symon will devote all of his winnings to the charity. He's thrilled to have the opportunity. Cedric says that when he was a baby he contracted spinal meningitis and had to be rushed to a big city hospital.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1 (Movie Puns - Level 3):
Specializing in fish 'n' chips, what English restaurant borrows its name from a popular kid's (sic) movie?
A - The Princess and the Frog Legs
B - Frying Nemo
C - The Lion à la King
D - Kung Pao Panda

Spoiler

Answer: B (Frying Nemo)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Which popular kid did they have in mind? I can't imagine any family with children patronizing a restaurant named "Frying Nemo".

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3 (French Words - Level 7):
With the inclusion of the word "galoche" in the 2014 Le Petit Robert dictionary, France will for the first time have a single official word that means what?
A - French toast
B - French kiss
C - French bread
D - French fry

Michael says he wishes he'd had paid attention to those French chefs. He decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (French kiss)
Value: $1,000 (jumped)
Bank: $3,500 (unchanged)

JTQ for me also.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #4 (Aerosmith - Level 4):
Describing Steven Tyler's patented screaming, what lyric does SongMeanings.com list for Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"?
A - um um um um daey
B - buh buh buh buh lou
C - gi gi gi gi geow
D - am am am am shee

Michael says "we're back in business" with this category. He runs through the lyrics in his head and decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 19%
B - 17%
C - 42%
D - 22%

Michael was in between

Spoiler

C and A

. He goes with the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: C (gi gi gi gi geow)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $13,500

There goes JTQ #2.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #5 (Facebook - Level 10):
Facebook reportedly spent $8.5 million to buy the domain name fb.com from what organization?
A - American Farm Bureau Federation
B - Foundation for Biomedical Research
C - Flagstaff Brewing Company
D - National Federation of the Blind

Michael doesn't have a clue so he's going to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (American Farm Bureau Federation)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $13,500 (unchanged)

Ask the audience and then walk away.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #8 (The Hunting of the Snark - Level 9):
Defined as "a mysterious, imaginary animal," the word "snark" is said to have been coined by whom in his poem "The Hunting of the Snark"?
A - Rudyard Kipling
B - Dr. Seuss
C - Lewis Carroll
D - Edgar Allan Poe

Michael doesn't know the answer. He knows that if he walks away he'll get $14,300 and if he misses he still gets $10,000, so the right thing to do is to guess.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Lewis Carroll)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $30,600

That was one heck of a guess.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K - George Washington's "110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" explicitly warns against which of the following?
A - clearing your throat
B - gnashing your teeth
C - scratching your ear
D - biting your nails

Michael isn't 100% sure. If he was playing for himself he'd answer, but $60,600 will help a lot of kids so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (biting your nails)

I doubt I'd have made it this far (that question about Facebook would probably have resulted in an even audience distribution), but if I had, I could have answered this one.

I have to say it doesn't seem as if they dumbed down the questions just for the contestant's sake.

TheConfessor wrote: I try to write plainly and to make my intent clear, but I failed miserably in this case, if you or others on the board were in any way insulted by my observation that WWTBAM can't spell Crocs. It seemed clear to me at the time that I was commenting on the questions, not the transcripts.

As the Friday transcriptionist, I can tell you that that particular error was mine - as sprots suggested, my auto-correct changed the word from "Crocs" to "Crocks" and I didn't catch it when I posted the transcript.

The other error ("kid's" instead of "kids"), however, was BAM's error (hence the "sic" in the transcript).

earendel wrote:

TheConfessor wrote: I try to write plainly and to make my intent clear, but I failed miserably in this case, if you or others on the board were in any way insulted by my observation that WWTBAM can't spell Crocs. It seemed clear to me at the time that I was commenting on the questions, not the transcripts.

As the Friday transcriptionist, I can tell you that that particular error was mine - as sprots suggested, my auto-correct changed the word from "Crocs" to "Crocks" and I didn't catch it when I posted the transcript.

The other error ("kid's" instead of "kids"), however, was BAM's error (hence the "sic" in the transcript).

Okay, thanks. That's why I asked. My default assumption was that the show was wrong, not the transcript, so thanks for the clarification. I also did not know that some browser spell checkers will automatically make changes without the user's specific approval. I would hate that. I use the Chrome browser and it highlights the words it doesn't like with a squiggly red underline, but never changes anything unless I tell it to. I assume that behavior can be changed in the settings. Many thanks to you and all of our loyal transcriptionists over the years, soon to enter the Terry Crews hosting era.

TheConfessor wrote:

earendel wrote:

TheConfessor wrote: I try to write plainly and to make my intent clear, but I failed miserably in this case, if you or others on the board were in any way insulted by my observation that WWTBAM can't spell Crocs. It seemed clear to me at the time that I was commenting on the questions, not the transcripts.

As the Friday transcriptionist, I can tell you that that particular error was mine - as sprots suggested, my auto-correct changed the word from "Crocs" to "Crocks" and I didn't catch it when I posted the transcript.

The other error ("kid's" instead of "kids"), however, was BAM's error (hence the "sic" in the transcript).

Okay, thanks. That's why I asked. My default assumption was that the show was wrong, not the transcript, so thanks for the clarification. I also did not know that some browser spell checkers will automatically make changes without the user's specific approval. I would hate that. I use the Chrome browser and it highlights the words it doesn't like with a squiggly red underline, but never changes anything unless I tell it to. I assume that behavior can be changed in the settings. Many thanks to you and all of our loyal transcriptionists over the years, soon to enter the Terry Crews hosting era.

Just to further clarify - I do the transcript in Word and then copy and paste it onto the Bored® so it was Micro$oft's fault.

Ouch!

If only I could read.

Sorry, Ed.

SportsFan68 wrote:Ouch!

If only I could read.

Sorry, Ed.

I appreciate your retraction. I'm glad it was just a misunderstanding. I really don't come here trying to offend anyone. Usually.