Transcript 9/26/2014b - Steven Meltzer

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Steven Meltzer
New Rochelle, NY

Terry introduces Steven as "the Arnold Schwartzneggar of trivia" and he's here to flex some serious mental muscle. Steven comes on striking some bodybuilding poses. He calls himself this because he's on the Internet all the time exercising his brain as much as he can. His fianceé doesn't think as much but maybe this will change her mind. Steven brought his uncle, Don Sanders, as his Plus 1.

Question #1:
Research shows that new parents lose 1,055 hours of sleep in their child's first year -- or about how many days?
A - 27
B - 44
C - 65
D - 99

Steven says there are 24 hours in a day. He adds that

Spoiler

27 and 99 are the only answers that end in a 5 and 27 is closer

. He then calculates

Spoiler

that 24 X 100 is 240, then corrects that to 2,400

. After all that he decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 14%
B - 49%
C - 26%
D - 11%

Steve believes the audience and is going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: B (44)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Question #2:
Which of these rappers' names appears in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
A - Common
B - Akon
C - Pitbull
D - Nelly

Steven mumbles the first lines of the preamble. He says that

Spoiler

"common" is the only word likely to have been in use back then

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Common)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $25,000

Question #3:
Perfect for a steamy date, the "Romance Pants" feature a high-tech zipper that wireless does what when pulled down?
A - turns on the dishwasher
B - opens the garage door
C - dims the lights
D - calls the fire department

Steven says that's the greatest idea he's ever heard and he's going to buy a pair with the money he wins.

Spoiler

Answer: C (dims the lights)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $27,000

commercial break

If Steven wins he million he wants to upgrade the wedding - instead of hamburgers, maybe some filet mignons and instead of fish sticks some grilled ahi or tuna tartare.

Question #4:
Someone who deliberately posts inflammatory messages on the Internet is commonly known as a what?
A - troll
B - elf
C - gnome
D - ogre

Steven has never done anything like this but he's aware of the activity.

Spoiler

Answer: A (troll)
Value: $500
Bank: $27,500

Question #5:
Not one to let a pesky thing like being dead for 20 years end his reign, who is designated the "Eternal President" by the North Korean constitution.
A - Kim Jong-Un
B - Kim Man-Il
C - Kim Jong-Il
D - Kim Il-Sung

Steven knows that

Spoiler

Kim Jong-Un is the "Dear Leader" right now. Kim Jong-Il is the one Steven remembers most but it was Kim Il-Sung who

came before them all

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Kim Il-Sung)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500

Question #6:
Singing about meeting in the "summer of '45" and how they could "have ten kids," Taylor Swift's "Starlight' is about which lovebirds?
A - Elvis & Priscilla Presley
B - Kris & Bruce Jenner
C - Robert & Ethel Kennedy
D - Beyoncé & Jay Z

Steven says this is a tough one but then says he feels confident enough. He says that

Spoiler

Elvis & Priscilla may have met around that time. But he also says that Taylor Swift dated a Kennedy

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Robert & Ethel Kennedy)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,500

Question #7:
What was the first company to reach over $100,000 per share on the New York Stock Exchange?
A - Royal Dutch Shell
B - Boeing
C - Berkshire Hathaway
D - Apple

Spoiler

Answer: C (Berkshire Hathaway)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $36,500

Question #8:
The highly common Greek name "Papadopoulos" literally means "son of the" what?
A - fisherman
B - shepherd
C - priest
D - merchant

Steven knows that Greece is in the Mediterranean and there are a lot of islands there. He decides to jump the question

Spoiler

Answer: C (priest)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $36,500

commercial break

Question #9:
Not wanting to be messed with, the state of Texas protested a San Antonio bar's attempt to sell T-shirts that said, "I can't remember" what?
A - the time
B - where I put my wallet
C - the Alamo
D - the day of the week

Spoiler

Answer: C (the Alamo)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $61,500

Question #10:
According to AMC, the cat stroked by what notorious movie character was actually a stray the director found wandering on the set?
A - Dr. Evil
B - Dr. No
C - Don Vito Corleone
D - Dolores Umbridge

Steven's first guess would be

Spoiler

Dr. No

but he remembers that

Spoiler

there's a cat that Vito Corleone was stroking that the director put in his arms

. Steven doesn't think that his Plus 1 would know this. Steven is 60% sure that it's

Spoiler

Don Vito Corleone

. He figures he might as well use his Plus 1 now and his uncle comes down. The two confer on the answer. Don has no inkling on this question. Steven thanks Don for coming down but he's going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Don Vito Corleone)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,750 (half the bank)

commercial break



MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY":
Which of these candy brands shares its name with a South American mountain range?
A - Andes
B - Hershey's
C - Mars
D - Brach's

Question of the Day answer

A (Andes)

[jarnon]

Question #10:
According to AMC, the cat stroked by what notorious movie character was actually a stray the director found wandering on the set?
A - Dr. Evil
B - Dr. No
C - Don Vito Corleone
D - Dolores Umbridge

Steven's first guess would be

Spoiler

Dr. No

but he remembers that

Spoiler

there's a cat that Vito Corleone was stroking that the director put in his arms

. Steven doesn't think that his Plus 1 would know this. Steven is 60% sure that it's

Spoiler

Don Vito Corleone

. He figures he might as well use his Plus 1 now and his uncle comes down. The two confer on the answer. Don has no inkling on this question. Steven thanks Don for coming down but he's going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Don Vito Corleone)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,750 (half the bank)

Ernst Blofeld would have been a wicked distractor. I think Dr. Evil had a cat too.

[SportsFan68]

Question #1:
Research shows that new parents lose 1,055 hours of sleep in their child's first year -- or about how many days?
A - 27
B - 44
C - 65
D - 99

Steven says there are 24 hours in a day. He adds that

Spoiler

27 and 99 are the only answers that end in a 5 and 27 is closer

. He then calculates

Spoiler

that 24 X 100 is 240, then corrects that to 2,400

. After all that he decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 14%
B - 49%
C - 26%
D - 11%

Steve believes the audience and is going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: B (44)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

Another good math question where there is lots of space between the answers. OK, 24 X 100 (99) = 2,400, so about half that much. 44, final answer.

Question #5:
Not one to let a pesky thing like being dead for 20 years end his reign, who is designated the "Eternal President" by the North Korean constitution.
A - Kim Jong-Un
B - Kim Man-Il
C - Kim Jong-Il
D - Kim Il-Sung

Steven knows that

Spoiler

Kim Jong-Un is the "Dear Leader" right now. Kim Jong-Il is the one Steven remembers most but it was Kim Il-Sung who

came before them all

.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Kim Il-Sung)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $30,500

JTQ

Question #7:
What was the first company to reach over $100,000 per share on the New York Stock Exchange?
A - Royal Dutch Shell
B - Boeing
C - Berkshire Hathaway
D - Apple

Spoiler

Answer: C (Berkshire Hathaway)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $36,500

Plus One.

Question #8:
The highly common Greek name "Papadopoulos" literally means "son of the" what?
A - fisherman
B - shepherd
C - priest
D - merchant

Steven knows that Greece is in the Mediterranean and there are a lot of islands there. He decides to jump the question

Spoiler

Answer: C (priest)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $36,500

ATA, then walk.

Question #9:
Not wanting to be messed with, the state of Texas protested a San Antonio bar's attempt to sell T-shirts that said, "I can't remember" what?
A - the time
B - where I put my wallet
C - the Alamo
D - the day of the week

Spoiler

Answer: C (the Alamo)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $61,500

I'm already gone, but I woulda got this one.

Question #10:
According to AMC, the cat stroked by what notorious movie character was actually a stray the director found wandering on the set?
A - Dr. Evil
B - Dr. No
C - Don Vito Corleone
D - Dolores Umbridge

Steven's first guess would be

Spoiler

Dr. No

but he remembers that

Spoiler

there's a cat that Vito Corleone was stroking that the director put in his arms

. Steven doesn't think that his Plus 1 would know this. Steven is 60% sure that it's

Spoiler

Don Vito Corleone

. He figures he might as well use his Plus 1 now and his uncle comes down. The two confer on the answer. Don has no inkling on this question. Steven thanks Don for coming down but he's going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Don Vito Corleone)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,750 (half the bank)

Shoot. Another one I get, but I'm already gone.

[earendel]

Steven Meltzer
New Rochelle, NY

Terry introduces Steven as "the Arnold Schwartzneggar of trivia" and he's here to flex some serious mental muscle. Steven comes on striking some bodybuilding poses. He calls himself this because he's on the Internet all the time exercising his brain as much as he can. His fianceé doesn't think as much but maybe this will change her mind. Steven brought his uncle, Don Sanders, as his Plus 1.

Steven's body in no way resembles Ah-nold's.

Question #1:
Research shows that new parents lose 1,055 hours of sleep in their child's first year -- or about how many days?
A - 27
B - 44
C - 65
D - 99

Steven says there are 24 hours in a day. He adds that

Spoiler

27 and 99 are the only answers that end in a 5 and 27 is closer

. He then calculates

Spoiler

that 24 X 100 is 240, then corrects that to 2,400

. After all that he decides to ask the audience.

Ask the Audience results

A - 14%
B - 49%
C - 26%
D - 11%

Steve believes the audience and is going to trust them.

Spoiler

Answer: B (44)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $15,000

I'm guessing that the pressure of the podium made it difficult for him to do the math.

Question #4:
Someone who deliberately posts inflammatory messages on the Internet is commonly known as a what?
A - troll
B - elf
C - gnome
D - ogre

Steven has never done anything like this but he's aware of the activity.

Spoiler

Answer: A (troll)
Value: $500
Bank: $27,500

E - Juch

Question #6:
Singing about meeting in the "summer of '45" and how they could "have ten kids," Taylor Swift's "Starlight' is about which lovebirds?
A - Elvis & Priscilla Presley
B - Kris & Bruce Jenner
C - Robert & Ethel Kennedy
D - Beyoncé & Jay Z

Steven says this is a tough one but then says he feels confident enough. He says that

Spoiler

Elvis & Priscilla may have met around that time. But he also says that Taylor Swift dated a Kennedy

.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Robert & Ethel Kennedy)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $31,500

I admire his reasoning but I don't get it - surely Robert and Ethel met before then. I'd JTQ.

Question #8:
The highly common Greek name "Papadopoulos" literally means "son of the" what?
A - fisherman
B - shepherd
C - priest
D - merchant

Steven knows that Greece is in the Mediterranean and there are a lot of islands there. He decides to jump the question

Spoiler

Answer: C (priest)
Value: $7,000 (jumped)
Bank: $36,500

Seminary education pays off!

Question #10:
According to AMC, the cat stroked by what notorious movie character was actually a stray the director found wandering on the set?
A - Dr. Evil
B - Dr. No
C - Don Vito Corleone
D - Dolores Umbridge

Steven's first guess would be

Spoiler

Dr. No

but he remembers that

Spoiler

there's a cat that Vito Corleone was stroking that the director put in his arms

. Steven doesn't think that his Plus 1 would know this. Steven is 60% sure that it's

Spoiler

Don Vito Corleone

. He figures he might as well use his Plus 1 now and his uncle comes down. The two confer on the answer. Don has no inkling on this question. Steven thanks Don for coming down but he's going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Don Vito Corleone)
Value: $100
Bank: $30,750 (half the bank)

I was expecting "Ernst Stavro Blofeld" to show up as one of the answers (from "Thunderball"). Dolores Umbridge is a wicked distractor since in "Order of the Phoenix" she has a cat and all sorts of cat images. I'd ATA and hope for the best.

[jarnon]

Question #3:
Perfect for a steamy date, the "Romance Pants" feature a high-tech zipper that wireless does what when pulled down?
A - turns on the dishwasher
B - opens the garage door
C - dims the lights
D - calls the fire department

Steven says that's the greatest idea he's ever heard and he's going to buy a pair with the money he wins.

Spoiler

Answer: C (dims the lights)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $27,000

This question appears in the YouTube preview for next week's Millionaire. So we'll have another week of shows that were originally shown in the second time slot.

Interestingly, "Romance Pants" appeared in the topic tree in an episode from February 2014. So questions that aren't aired can return in a later season. (Wish that was true for contestants too.)