Transcript 09/17/14b Micah Wiginton

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Rebroadcast in first slot 12/31

Micah Wiginton
Aberdeen, NJ
Nine months pregnant and due to deliver in 2-3 weeks

+1 is her husband, Daniel

Question 1 -
Offering patrons a flower for their hair and breath mint "acid tabs," the Magic Bus tour explores the rich hippie history of what town?
A. Detroit B. San Francisco
C. Seattle D. St. Louis

Answer and value

B. San Francisco
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25K

Question 2 -
Now redesigned for safety, what fun but potentially lethal backyard game was banned by the U.S. in 1988?
A. Badminton B. Croquet
C. Tetherball D. Lawn darts

JTQ

Micah would have guessed Lawn darts

Answer and value

D. Lawn darts
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $25K

Question 3 -
Honoring its namesake's achievements in the entertainment industry, which of these is the only award to be named after a real woman?
A. Emmy B. Oscar
C. Grammy D. Tony

ATA

Before ATA, Micah said Emmy sounded logical for a woman's name, but maybe Tony too, and lots of women are named Grammy but not their real name

A. 67% B. 4%
C. 7% D. 22%

She went with the audience

Answer and value

D. Tony (Antoinette Perry)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

First break

[jarnon]

Micah Wiginton
Aberdeen, NJ
Nine months pregnant and due to deliver in 2-3 weeks

+1 is her husband, Daniel

A wise choice under the circumstances. Micah said she had a +1½.

Question 2 -
Now redesigned for safety, what fun but potentially lethal backyard game was banned by the U.S. in 1988?
A. Badminton B. Croquet
C. Tetherball D. Lawn darts

JTQ

Micah would have guessed Lawn darts

Answer and value

D. Lawn darts
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $25K

The audience would have known this.

Question 3 -
Honoring its namesake's achievements in the entertainment industry, which of these is the only award to be named after a real woman?
A. Emmy B. Oscar
C. Grammy D. Tony

A New York area audience must have heard of the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre.

ATA

Before ATA, Micah said Emmy sounded logical for a woman's name, but maybe Tony too, and lots of women are named Grammy but not their real name

A. 67% B. 4%
C. 7% D. 22%

She went with the audience

Answer and value

D. Tony (Antoinette Perry)
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

It turns out they haven't.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question 2 -
Now redesigned for safety, what fun but potentially lethal backyard game was banned by the U.S. in 1988?
A. Badminton B. Croquet
C. Tetherball D. Lawn darts

JTQ

Micah would have guessed Lawn darts

Answer and value

D. Lawn darts
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $25K

The audience would have known this.

I'm trying to imagine how any of the other choices could be potentially lethal.

[Estonut]

I'm trying to imagine how any of the other choices could be potentially lethal.

Just the croquet mallet.

[earendel]

Rebroadcast in first slot 12/31

Micah Wiginton
Aberdeen, NJ
Nine months pregnant and due to deliver in 2-3 weeks

+1 is her husband, Daniel

Obviously Aberdeen is close enough to the studio so they could drive.

Question 3 -
Honoring its namesake's achievements in the entertainment industry, which of these is the only award to be named after a real woman?
A. Emmy B. Oscar
C. Grammy D. Tony

ATA

Before ATA, Micah said Emmy sounded logical for a woman's name, but maybe Tony too, and lots of women are named Grammy but not their real name

A. 67% B. 4%
C. 7% D. 22%

She went with the audience

Answer and value

D. Tony (Antoinette Perry)
Value: not revealed
Bank: Lost. Consolation: $1000

Had this been an actual NYC audience they probably would have given Micah the right answer.

[earendel]

Question 2 -
Now redesigned for safety, what fun but potentially lethal backyard game was banned by the U.S. in 1988?
A. Badminton B. Croquet
C. Tetherball D. Lawn darts

JTQ

Micah would have guessed Lawn darts

Answer and value

D. Lawn darts
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $25K

The audience would have known this.

I'm trying to imagine how any of the other choices could be potentially lethal.

According to a story I heard on NPR those shuttlecocks travel at over 100 mph, so getting hit with one could be lethal, depending upon where one was struck.