Transcript 12/5/2014 - Griff Gilbert

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Griff Gilbert
Cape Elizabeth, ME

Griff is a family man and entrepreneur who wants to win a lot of money so he can move his business out of his basement. His business is printing T-shirts and he wants to make one for Terry that says "The Amusement Park" (Terry's nickname). Griff's +1 is his dad.

Question #1: Since it slows down the atoms in your Lean Cuisine, an ad from the American Frozen Food Institute states that "freezing is nature's" what?
A - pause button
B - fast forward button
C - picture-in-picture button
D - record button

Griff says that when you freeze somthing you are

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pausing

it.

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Answer: A (pause button)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2: Generally speaking, astronauts are American, cosmonauts are Russian and spationauts are what?
A - French
B - Indian
C - Chinese
D - Australian

"Spationaut" sounds kind of

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French

but Griff isn't sure so he jumps the question.

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Answer: A (French)
Value: $100 (jumped)
Bank: $7,000 (unchanged)

Question #3: While it might sound like something you'd say if Snoopy trips and falls, which of these is actually a species of shark?
A - dumpoodle
B - porbeagle
C - awcollie
D - clumsypug

Griff's 5-year old daughter loves "Peanuts" so he knows this.

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Answer: B (porbeagle)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000

Question #4: With about 30 times fewer people than the New York City borough, Manhattan, Kansas is home to roughly how many residents?
A - 560
B - 5,600
C - 56,000
D - 560,000

Griff tries to do the math, multiplying 56 times 3 but can't do it. He says his father is good with math so he calls upon his +1. His dad says that if

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D was the answer, that would mean Manhattan would have 16 million, but if it's C then it would be closer to 2 million

. If dad was leaning toward an answer he would choose

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D

. Griff trusts his father and goes with his answer.

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Answer: C (56,000)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

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This transcript was previously posted as Transcript 12/08/14 Griff Gilbert