Transcript 09/10/14b Eric Smith (carryover)

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Eric Smith
Houston, TX

Returning with $48100 and two lifelines (ATA/+1)

Says he once went to China on a whim, living about 3-4 years there, and decided to go along with their belief that he is a celebrity or NBA player due to his height 6ft 3in

Question 8 -
In Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit song, what is the sum of the digits in Jenny's phone number?
A. 38 B. 54
C. 27 D. 44

Spoiler

Eric does the math 2x on air and says he may be overthinking it

Answer and value

A. 38
Value: $15K
Bank: $63100

Question 9-
Tiger Woods once made history by hitting a golf ball from Asia into Europe while standing on what city's Bosphorus Bridge?
A. Athens B. Odessa
C. Tangier D. Istanbul

Answer and value

D. Istanbul
Value: $500
Bank: $63600

Question 10 -
According to Pew Research, 65% of people who own which of these objects have slept with it next to their bed?
A. Corkscrew B. Stapler
C. Cell phone D. Tennis racket

Answer and value

C. Cell phone
Value: known to be $2000
Bank: $65600

First break


Question 11 - $100K
According to its U.S. publisher, how many total pages comprise the books of the Harry Potter series?
A. 2,442 B. 3,553
C. 4,224 D. 5,335

ATA and +1

Eric said this is tough and he knows the last book was like over 700 pages and there were like 5 or 6 books?
Then decided to ATA
A-5% B-23%
C-40% D-32%

Eric then says it is too important so he will also bring down his mom Christie.
She jokingly asked if they have a calculator and a stack of books.
Eric repeated this is tough and he mom said it depends on how risk-averse he is
His mom said she cannot help with the answer, as he probably knows, and that she can only help with moral support and that $65K is a good number although not $1M
Eric said he wishes he is a bigger Harry Potter fan but he will walk with his winnings

Answer

C. 4,224
Result: Walk with $65600

no break before next contestant

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Eric Smith
Houston, TX

Returning with $48100 and two lifelines (ATA/+1)

Says he once went to China on a whim, living about 3-4 years there, and decided to go along with their belief that he is a celebrity or NBA player due to his height 6ft 3in

Question 11 - $100K
According to its U.S. publisher, how many total pages comprise the books of the Harry Potter series?
A. 2,442 B. 3,553
C. 4,224 D. 5,335

ATA and +1

Eric said this is tough and he knows the last book was like over 700 pages and there were like 5 or 6 books?
Then decided to ATA
A-5% B-23%
C-40% D-32%

Eric then says it is too important so he will also bring down his mom Christie.
She jokingly asked if they have a calculator and a stack of books.
Eric repeated this is tough and he mom said it depends on how risk-averse he is
His mom said she cannot help with the answer, as he probably knows, and that she can only help with moral support and that $65K is a good number although not $1M
Eric said he wishes he is a bigger Harry Potter fan but he will walk with his winnings

Answer

C. 4,224
Result: Walk with $65600

All I have left is my +1 and although most of those I would consider using are Harry Potter fans, I don't think any of them would know how many pages are in the U.S. (or British, for that matter) editions. So I'll walk away. Of course the question is even harder because it doesn't specify hardback or paperback.