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Robert "Big Rob" Walker
Las Vegas, NV

Question #1:
Try to say "pad kid poured curd pulled cod" ten times fast, and you'll know exactly why MIT researchers named it the world's toughest what?
A - palindrome
B - acronym
C - crossword clue
D - tongue twister

"Big Rob" repeats the question but can't come up with an answer so he jumps it. Terry asks him to guess and "Big Rob" would have said

Spoiler

D

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (tongue twister)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0 (question jumped)

Question #2:
Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" has never actually appeared in a "Simpsons" script. Instead, it is written as what?
A - loud groan
B - angry whisper
C - annoyed grunt
D - moody moan
"Big Rob" says he wants to stay in the game. He sees two that are possible. He decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 38%
B - 9%
C - 42%
D - 6%

"Big Rob" groans at the results and says, "D'oh!" He says the audience is awesome and he's going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: C (annoyed grunt)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

commercial break

Terry says he heard that "Big Rob" could do something better than he could. "Big Rob" replies that he thinks he's as good as Terry is. He does the pec pump; Terry duplicates it.

Question #3:
Bruce Springsteen best summarized the scientific concept of deflagration with which of these lyrics?
A - We were born to run
B - Can't start a fire without a spark
C - Everybody's got a hungry heart
D - Down to the river we'd ride

"Big Rob" jokes that Bruce is his favorite rapper. He doesn't know the answer so he calls for his "plus 1" lifeline, "O.G." Bobby Johnson. He's not a Springsteen fan either. They don't do much discussing.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Can't start a fire without a spark)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,500

Question #4:
An ability some women may envy, kangaroos can delay the anticipated birth of their young, in a phenomenon called what?
A - genetic heterogeneity
B - anerobic respiration
C - embryonic diapause
D - metabolic alkalosis

Spoiler

Answer: C (embryonic diapause)

"Big Rob" has no lifelines. He's a manly man and this is a woman's question.
Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,500

commercial break

"Big Rob" had a rough childhood. They were homeless and lived in the back of a hair salon. He tears up. He wants to win money for his mother.

Question #5:
What are you doing if you are practicing the Japanese art of ikebana?
A - swinging a sword
B - making kites
C - writing poetry
D - arranging flowers

"Big Rob" says that he's pretty smart and he thinks he knows it but he isn't crazy. He'd be an ignorant fool to guess with that much money on the board so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (arranging flowers)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $12,750 (half the bank)

commercial break

MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
The saying "I'm as happy as a clam" made more sense in its original form, when it included which of these phrases?
A - in a pail
B - behind a dam
C - riding the waves
D - at high tide

Question of the Day answer

D (at high tide)

Question #5:
What are you doing if you are practicing the Japanese art of ikebana?
A - swinging a sword
B - making kites
C - writing poetry
D - arranging flowers

"Big Rob" says that he's pretty smart and he thinks he knows it but he isn't crazy. He'd be an ignorant fool to guess with that much money on the board so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: D (arranging flowers)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $12,750 (half the bank)

JTQ

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Robert "Big Rob" Walker
Las Vegas, NV

No banter - they went straight into the game.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #1:
Try to say "pad kid poured curd pulled cod" ten times fast, and you'll know exactly why MIT researchers named it the world's toughest what?
A - palindrome
B - acronym
C - crossword clue
D - tongue twister

"Big Rob" repeats the question but can't come up with an answer so he jumps it. Terry asks him to guess and "Big Rob" would have said

Spoiler

D

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (tongue twister)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $0 (question jumped)

He should have guessed.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2:
Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" has never actually appeared in a "Simpsons" script. Instead, it is written as what?
A - loud groan
B - angry whisper
C - annoyed grunt
D - moody moan
"Big Rob" says he wants to stay in the game. He sees two that are possible. He decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 38%
B - 9%
C - 42%
D - 6%

"Big Rob" groans at the results and says, "D'oh!" He says the audience is awesome and he's going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: C (annoyed grunt)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

If you think of the circumstances that evoke the "D'oh", it isn't difficult.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #3:
Bruce Springsteen best summarized the scientific concept of deflagration with which of these lyrics?
A - We were born to run
B - Can't start a fire without a spark
C - Everybody's got a hungry heart
D - Down to the river we'd ride

"Big Rob" jokes that Bruce is his favorite rapper. He doesn't know the answer so he calls for his "plus 1" lifeline, "O.G." Bobby Johnson. He's not a Springsteen fan either. They don't do much discussing.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Can't start a fire without a spark)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,500

Never heard the term "deflagration" but "conflagration" is another word for fire, so I'd go with B.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question #3:
Bruce Springsteen best summarized the scientific concept of deflagration with which of these lyrics?
A - We were born to run
B - Can't start a fire without a spark
C - Everybody's got a hungry heart
D - Down to the river we'd ride

"Big Rob" jokes that Bruce is his favorite rapper. He doesn't know the answer so he calls for his "plus 1" lifeline, "O.G." Bobby Johnson. He's not a Springsteen fan either. They don't do much discussing.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Can't start a fire without a spark)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,500

Once again, the new lifeline demonstrates its tremendous value.

Hey, Big Rob and O.G., this isn't a Springsteen question; it's a dictionary question!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question #2:
Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" has never actually appeared in a "Simpsons" script. Instead, it is written as what?
A - loud groan
B - angry whisper
C - annoyed grunt
D - moody moan
"Big Rob" says he wants to stay in the game. He sees two that are possible. He decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 38%
B - 9%
C - 42%
D - 6%

"Big Rob" groans at the results and says, "D'oh!" He says the audience is awesome and he's going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: C (annoyed grunt)
Value: $500
Bank: $500

I wonder if the Simpsons writers watch SyndieBAM? I can't recall if there's ever been a reference on the show that would have helped Big Rob answer this question, but on this week's episode Homer tells Marge that the password to his fantasy football team is "annoyed grunt."

I liked the rest of the theme of this episode, coming so soon after my cruise on the Schooner Stephen Taber. Captain Bowditch was surely named after Nathaniel Bowditch, a mathematician called founder of modern maritime navigation. Among the ships named for him is another schooner that the Taber's captain recently purchased. He plans an extensive refitting of the ship, after which it will be given back its original name, La Dona.