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Will Fulton
Stamford, CT

His first word was "Volkswagen," he has loved cars all his life, and he wants a Jaguar to replace his 18-year-old car

$16500 banked and all lifelines available

Question 5 -
Which of these is a distributor of household appliances, and NOT a popular oceanside vacation spot?
A. Myrtle Beach B. South Beach
C. Hamilton Beach D. Daytona Beach

(yes they DID capitalize the "NOT" for emphasis)

Spoiler

Will has been to the three beaches and made toast in a Hamilton Beach

Answer and value

C. Hamilton Beach
Value: $25K!
Bank: $41500

Question 6 -
Which TV host revealed to People magazine that for three years in the late '80s he was homeless, living out of his 1976 Ford Tempo?
A. Arsenio Hall B. Anderson Cooper
C. Steve Harvey D. Stephen Colbert

JTQ

Will says he has absolutely no idea. After JTQ he revealed that he does know it is not Anderson Cooper

Answer and value

C. Steve Harvey
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $41500

Question 7 -
The official guidelines for what Olympic sport state that the playing field must be free of shells?
A. Mountain biking B. Beach volleyball
C. Field hockey D. Alpine skiing

Answer and value

B. Beach volleyball
Value: $2000
Bank: $43500

Question 8 -
Since one of them contains a language that doesn't exist, which of the following statements cannot be true?
A. Bulgarians speak Bulgarian B. Vietnamese speak Vietnamese
C. Pakistanis speak Pakistani D. Dutch speak Dutch

ATA

Before ATA he said he is fairly certain that Bulgarians speak Bulgarian, knows Vietnamese is a language, and there is such a language as Dutch

A. 12% B. 3%
C. 60% D. 25%

Answer and value

C. Pakistanis speak Pakistani (Terry: They speak Urdu)
Value: $15K
Bank: $58500

First break

Question 9-
Once sold primarily to middle-aged German women, what orthopedic-style shoes later became a punk fashion staple?
A. Birkenstocks B. Keds
C. Converse D. Doc Martens

Spoiler

Will ruled out B and C since he could not see women back in the day wearing them.
He added that birkenstocks are orthopedic-style but he could not see punks wearing them so by process of elimination he thinks it is D.

Answer and value

D. Doc Martens
Value: $3000
Bank: $61500

Question 10 -
While Paris may be older than the entire United States, all but which of the following U.S. landmarks were constructed before the Eiffel Tower?
A. Mount Rushmore B. The Washington Monument
C. The Alamo D. Fort Sumter

Spoiler

Will said he believes the Eiffel Tower was constructed in the "mid-1800s" and eliminated three of the choices as items he was sure were older.

Answer and value

A. Mount Rushmore
Value: known to be $100
Bank: $61600

Question 11 - $100K
Described as a mix of "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper," what does Consumer Reports call an "often desirable" description of a wine's aroma?
A. Cat pee B. Goat breath
C. Seal fur D. Elephant tail

+1

Will said he did not think he would want to drink wine that smelled like cat pee but none of them seemed great
He calls the +1, Lorenda. She said she does read Consumers but does not remember reading this
They pretty much rule out C and D as not logical so it is between A and B. He does not know what goat's breath smells like.
That combination is appetizing and Will missed lunch today.
Will said cat pee would smell like ammonia and they agree that cat pee would be too much of a turnoff.
Will decided to go with B, goat's breath, final answer.

Answer

A. Cat pee
Bank: Will left with $25,000.

Third break

QotD.
Hoping to cut down on "urban tumbleweeds," all four of Hawaii's counties have enacted legislation to ban what?
A. Aluminum cans B. Plastic bags
C. Coffee sleeves D. Bubble wrap

QotD

B. Plastic bags

Q6: Like contestant, I knew it couldn't be Cooper. And I haven't heard it mentioned in interviews with Hall or Colbert. I'd ATA here to see if I get any agreement.


Q9: Like contestant, I pictured punks, didn't dwell on supposed orthopedic values or Birkenstocks would have won, probably.


Q11; I'd still have JTQ & would use it, but would like to invite the Q writers to Tucker's box to smell some actual cat pee.

Question 6 -
Which TV host revealed to People magazine that for three years in the late '80s he was homeless, living out of his 1976 Ford Tempo?
A. Arsenio Hall B. Anderson Cooper
C. Steve Harvey D. Stephen Colbert

JTQ

Will says he has absolutely no idea. After JTQ he revealed that he does know it is not Anderson Cooper

Answer and value

C. Steve Harvey
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $41500

ATA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Will Fulton
Stamford, CT

His first word was "Volkswagen," he has loved cars all his life, and he wants a Jaguar to replace his 18-year-old car

$16500 banked and all lifelines available

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 6 -
Which TV host revealed to People magazine that for three years in the late '80s he was homeless, living out of his 1976 Ford Tempo?
A. Arsenio Hall B. Anderson Cooper
C. Steve Harvey D. Stephen Colbert

JTQ

Will says he has absolutely no idea. After JTQ he revealed that he does know it is not Anderson Cooper

Answer and value

C. Steve Harvey
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: $41500

No idea and since I've used my ATA, I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9-
Once sold primarily to middle-aged German women, what orthopedic-style shoes later became a punk fashion staple?
A. Birkenstocks B. Keds
C. Converse D. Doc Martens

Spoiler

Will ruled out B and C since he could not see women back in the day wearing them.
He added that birkenstocks are orthopedic-style but he could not see punks wearing them so by process of elimination he thinks it is D.

Answer and value

D. Doc Martens
Value: $3000
Bank: $61500

I wasn't aware that it was a punk look but I remember kids in the '80s wearing flannel shirts and Doc Martens.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 -
While Paris may be older than the entire United States, all but which of the following U.S. landmarks were constructed before the Eiffel Tower?
A. Mount Rushmore B. The Washington Monument
C. The Alamo D. Fort Sumter

Spoiler

Will said he believes the Eiffel Tower was constructed in the "mid-1800s" and eliminated three of the choices as items he was sure were older.

Answer and value

A. Mount Rushmore
Value: known to be $100
Bank: $61600

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, so that leaves out the Alamo and Ft. Sumter. The Washington Monument was built somewhere around the same time but I think it was earlier and I know that Mt. Rushmore wasn't finished until the 20th century.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 11 - $100K
Described as a mix of "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper," what does Consumer Reports call an "often desirable" description of a wine's aroma?
A. Cat pee B. Goat breath
C. Seal fur D. Elephant tail

+1

Will said he did not think he would want to drink wine that smelled like cat pee but none of them seemed great
He calls the +1, Lorenda. She said she does read Consumers but does not remember reading this
They pretty much rule out C and D as not logical so it is between A and B. He does not know what goat's breath smells like.
That combination is appetizing and Will missed lunch today.
Will said cat pee would smell like ammonia and they agree that cat pee would be too much of a turnoff.
Will decided to go with B, goat's breath, final answer.

Answer

A. Cat pee
Bank: Will left with $25,000.

I'd bring out my +1 but I don't think any of my potential candidates would know this one. I think I'll walk away.

I knew the $100K answer immediately, though I fail to see why that's a desirable characteristic.

That question reminded me of the wine-tasting schooner cruise I took, last month. The descriptions included such a incredible variety of aromas, which just made me shake my head in disbelief. I'd love to see a panel take a blind taste test and independently agree on those same scents.

Anyway, the magazine might have said so, but I can't imagine anyone really thinking that cat pee smells anything like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper." Sitting at home, I tried the logical-sounding answer and failed with goat breath. Hey, at least that's sort of their diet.

MarleysGh0st wrote: Anyway, the magazine might have said so, but I can't imagine anyone really thinking that cat pee smells anything like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper." Sitting at home, I tried the logical-sounding answer and failed with goat breath. Hey, at least that's sort of their diet.

It's a pretty easy question when you consider that almost nobody knows what the other 3 choices smell like, but lots of people know what cat pee smells like.

TheConfessor wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: Anyway, the magazine might have said so, but I can't imagine anyone really thinking that cat pee smells anything like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper." Sitting at home, I tried the logical-sounding answer and failed with goat breath. Hey, at least that's sort of their diet.

It's a pretty easy question when you consider that almost nobody knows what the other 3 choices smell like, but lots of people know what cat pee smells like.

Perhaps. But wine connoisseurs use a lot of comparisons. Quick, what does a gooseberry smell like?

And it would have been different if they had only listed the names of the scents, without the description. But if you're told the answer smells like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper" and you can't imagine any way in which those smells are equivalent, there's a strong impulse to logically rule out those choices.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: Anyway, the magazine might have said so, but I can't imagine anyone really thinking that cat pee smells anything like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper." Sitting at home, I tried the logical-sounding answer and failed with goat breath. Hey, at least that's sort of their diet.

It's a pretty easy question when you consider that almost nobody knows what the other 3 choices smell like, but lots of people know what cat pee smells like.

Perhaps. But wine connoisseurs use a lot of comparisons. Quick, what does a gooseberry smell like?

And it would have been different if they had only listed the names of the scents, without the description. But if you're told the answer smells like "herbs, asparagus, green bean and bell pepper" and you can't imagine any way in which those smells are equivalent, there's a strong impulse to logically rule out those choices.

I was mostly influenced by the asparagus in the clue. Asparagus is notorious for making urine smell funky.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-n ... 52/?no-ist

From what I've read, only some people can't completely metabolize asparagus, which is what leads to the sweet smell it gives their urine. And not all that produce that smell can smell it. But, as one who both produces that smell from asparagus & can smell it, I can testify it doesn't smell like cat pee. It smells sweet (& you don't have to get close to the bowl to pick up the scent, either).