WWTBAM Bored

Dorian Johnson
Oakland, CA

(The intro was pre-empted by the weather on the east coast, but the rest of the show aired)
Listed as a "meditator & former business/entrepreneur teacher" per Game Show Kingdom at:
http://gskingdom.blogspot.com/2014/10/m ... 01514.html


Question 1 -
Because it was presented by the previous year's Best Actor, in the mid-'90s, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon were both handed their Oscar by whom?
A. Jack Nicholson B. Al Pacino
C. Robert Duvall D. Tom Hanks

ATA

Dorian just said that embarrassingly he does not know this one before deciding to ATA
A. 23% B. 17%
C. 6% D. 54%

Answer and value

D. Tom Hanks
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 -
The host of what reality show announced in 2014 that its episodes had featured 10,197 swear words, 27 meltdowns, and 234 Zantacs consumed?
A. The Bachelor B. Kitchen Nightmares
C. The Amazing Race D. Dancing with the Stars

JTQ

Dorian said he thought he was up on TV.
Asked if he watches any of these shows, he said he is too busy meditating

Answer and value

B. Kitchen Nightmares (Terry added that the host Gordon Ramsay is notoriously foul-mouthed)
Value: $25K jumped
Bank: $7K

Question 3 -
Though it sounds redundant, GoodHousekeeping.com says you should do what to get rid of excess grease and food particles?
A. Heat your hot water heater B. Wash your dishwasher
C. Dry your hairdryer D. Trash your trash compactor

Answer and value

B. Wash your dishwasher
Value: $5000
Bank: $12K

Question 4 -
Lending tracks like "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" to hip-hop, what musician is widely considered the most sampled artist of all time?
A. Ray Charles B. Chuck Berry
C. Marvin Gaye D. James Brown

Spoiler

Dorian was ready to answer before the choices because he is a big fan of James Brown

Answer and value

D. James Brown
Value: $15K
Bank: $27K

First break

Question 5 -
Because sufferers can be sensitive to barometric pressure changes, Accuweather.com offers what specialized forecast?
A. Canker Sore Forecast B. Shin Splint Forecast
C. Tooth Decay Forecast D. Migraine Forecast

Answer and value

D. Migraine Forecast
Value: $500
Bank: $27500

Question 6 -
Though it's not clear what the baby Jesus did with his gift, in modern times, myrrh is commonly used in making what?
A. Explosives B. Writing utensils
C. Chewing gum D. Building materials

Spoiler

Dorian figured out loud that myrrh is associated with a scent and could also be thought of as a flavor.

Answer and value

C. Chewing gum
Value: $3000
Bank: $30500

Question 7 -
Making light of its seismological namesake, what slogan is found on the Facebook page for the central California town of San Andreas?
A. Don't Blame Us B. It's Not Our Fault
C. We Didn't Do It D. Seriously, We Didn't

Answer and value

B. It's Not Our Fault
Value: $10K
Bank: $40500

Second break

Dorian says he wants to use the money to help people coming out of jail start business and use their spirit to make money the right way.

Question 8 -
In 1928, pathologist Harry T. Marshall published a paper suggesting that the dinosaurs became extinct after darkened skies caused what ailment?
A. Rickets B. Typhus
C. Jaundice D. Scurvy

+1

Dorian says he is not a science person so he calls up his lifeline, friend and frat brother, Fred Botice
Fred rules out scurvy as vitamin C, says it is all about sunlight and it is not typhus.
Either rickets or jaundice, wanting to say rickets because he thinks rickets is vitamin D.
Dorian decides to go with Fred's advice.

Answer and value

A. Rickets (confirmed afterwards as caused by vitamin D deficiency from insufficient sun exposure)
Value: $2000
Bank: $42500

Question 9-
The 2012 movie version of "Les Miserables" and Disney's 1992 "Aladdin" both involved the main character having stolen a what?
A. Horse B. Painting
C. Loaf of bread D. Television

Spoiler

Dorian said he knows both of these movies dealt with poverty and class.
They were probably trying to survive and the first thing they would look for is something basic like food.

Answer and value

C. Loaf of bread
Value: $1000
Bank: $43500

Third break

QotD
Proving that size really does matter, what smallest U.S. state boasts on a novelty t-shirt that it is "3% bigger at low tide"?
A. Connecticut B. Maine
C. Rhode Island D. New York

QotD

C. Rhode Island

Question 10 -
Encompassing the city of Atherton and named by Forbes as the most expensive zip code in America, 94702 is home to whom?
A. Director Steven Spielberg B. Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman
C. Senator John McCain D. Investor Warren Buffett

Spoiler

Dorian says he knows Atherton and used to work there

Answer and value

B. Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman
Value: known to be $100
Bank: $43600

Dorian will return tomorrow

Question 1 -
Because it was presented by the previous year's Best Actor, in the mid-'90s, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon were both handed their Oscar by whom?
A. Jack Nicholson B. Al Pacino
C. Robert Duvall D. Tom Hanks

ATA

Dorian just said that embarrassingly he does not know this one before deciding to ATA
A. 23% B. 17%
C. 6% D. 54%

Answer and value

D. Tom Hanks
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Yeah, yeah -- because Morgan Freeman got ripped off by a box of chocolates.

Question 4 -
Lending tracks like "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" to hip-hop, what musician is widely considered the most sampled artist of all time?
A. Ray Charles B. Chuck Berry
C. Marvin Gaye D. James Brown

Spoiler

Dorian was ready to answer before the choices because he is a big fan of James Brown

Answer and value

D. James Brown
Value: $15K
Bank: $27K

ATA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:(The intro was pre-empted by the weather on the east coast, but the rest of the show aired)

During the intro, they talked about how for years Dorian has been visualizing himself on Millionaire--and here he is! He led Terry through a meditation exercise where they visualized Terry reading the $1 million question, Dorian answering, and the confetti dropping.

I guess we'll see if it worked on tomorrow's episode.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Dorian Johnson
Oakland, CA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 -
Because it was presented by the previous year's Best Actor, in the mid-'90s, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon were both handed their Oscar by whom?
A. Jack Nicholson B. Al Pacino
C. Robert Duvall D. Tom Hanks

ATA

Dorian just said that embarrassingly he does not know this one before deciding to ATA
A. 23% B. 17%
C. 6% D. 54%

Answer and value

D. Tom Hanks
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

This comes down to "who won a Best Actor Oscar twice in the 1990s, and I wouldn't have had any idea. I'd ATA and hope for a good break.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 -
The host of what reality show announced in 2014 that its episodes had featured 10,197 swear words, 27 meltdowns, and 234 Zantacs consumed?
A. The Bachelor B. Kitchen Nightmares
C. The Amazing Race D. Dancing with the Stars

JTQ

Dorian said he thought he was up on TV.
Asked if he watches any of these shows, he said he is too busy meditating

Answer and value

B. Kitchen Nightmares (Terry added that the host Gordon Ramsay is notoriously foul-mouthed)
Value: $25K jumped
Bank: $7K

I haven't seen "Kitchen Nightmares" but I know its host, Gordon Ramsay, uses a lot of swear words on "Hell's Kitchen" so I'd go with him.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 -
Lending tracks like "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" to hip-hop, what musician is widely considered the most sampled artist of all time?
A. Ray Charles B. Chuck Berry
C. Marvin Gaye D. James Brown

Spoiler

Dorian was ready to answer before the choices because he is a big fan of James Brown

Answer and value

D. James Brown
Value: $15K
Bank: $27K

Who sang "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"? James Brown.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 8 -
In 1928, pathologist Harry T. Marshall published a paper suggesting that the dinosaurs became extinct after darkened skies caused what ailment?
A. Rickets B. Typhus
C. Jaundice D. Scurvy

+1

Dorian says he is not a science person so he calls up his lifeline, friend and frat brother, Fred Botice
Fred rules out scurvy as vitamin C, says it is all about sunlight and it is not typhus.
Either rickets or jaundice, wanting to say rickets because he thinks rickets is vitamin D.
Dorian decides to go with Fred's advice.

Answer and value

A. Rickets (confirmed afterwards as caused by vitamin D deficiency from insufficient sun exposure)
Value: $2000
Bank: $42500

Rickets is a vitamin D deficiency and sunlight stimulates the production of vitamin D in the body.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9-
The 2012 movie version of "Les Miserables" and Disney's 1992 "Aladdin" both involved the main character having stolen a what?
A. Horse B. Painting
C. Loaf of bread D. Television

Spoiler

Dorian said he knows both of these movies dealt with poverty and class.
They were probably trying to survive and the first thing they would look for is something basic like food.

Answer and value

C. Loaf of bread
Value: $1000
Bank: $43500

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 10 -
Encompassing the city of Atherton and named by Forbes as the most expensive zip code in America, 94702 is home to whom?
A. Director Steven Spielberg B. Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman
C. Senator John McCain D. Investor Warren Buffett

Spoiler

Dorian says he knows Atherton and used to work there

Answer and value

B. Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman
Value: known to be $100
Bank: $43600

ZIP codes starting with "9" are in California so that leaves out McCain and Buffett. I don't know where Atherton is, so I'll JTQ.

Funny thing - Cecil Adams' "The Straight Dope" has an article about frankincense and myrrh (it's a repeat of a column from 1999).

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... able-gifts

Q1: ATA & hope they know.


Q6: Not everything that smells good is edible. JTQ, & then hate myself because it turns out this is.

Q8: Its not typhus, a contagious disease where sunlight is not a factor, its not scurvy, which is a vitamin C deficiency. Rickets is a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is produced in human skin by the action of sunlight; I don't know about reptiles or birds, though. Dinos are more closely related to them. And jaundice, a liver condition that makes humans yellow, is treated in baby humans by sunlight/UV light too. I dunno about bird & reptile jaundice. Shoot; Plus1 on this.


Q10: I have no idea where Atherton is. I don't think Spielberg lives there though he does live in Cal. McCain might live in an expensive zip, but most expensive? Forbes doesn't live in an expensive zip.


I'm too undecided (could be Spielberg, could be Whitman, might be McCain) & would leave at this point.

Even if I'd remembered "Beverley Hills 90210" to tell me that this was a Cal zip, it still would have only narrowed it down to 2 choices, Spielberg & Whitman, & I'd still be leaving this point.