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Jessica Eis
Stamford, CT

Jessica’s +1 is one of her best friends, Mike.

Question 1 – Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, what game show tests people’s knowledge of “the world’s most popular book”?
A. Potter or No Potter
B. The Hobbit Trivia Explosion
C. The American Bible Challenge
D. Wheel of Dan Brown

Spoiler

C. The American Bible Challenge
$2K
Bank - $2K

Question 2 – According to a recent Villanova study, what Google search term gets its most use in January and its least in December?
A. Vacation
B. Diet
C. Pearl Harbor
D. Gift

Spoiler

B. Diet
$25K
Bank - $27K

Question 3 – Claiming to be the world’s oldest webcam in existence, FogCam has been broadcasting images from what California university since 1994?
A. Caltech
B. Stanford University
C. San Francisco State University
D. UC Riverside

JTQ

Spoiler

C. San Francisco State University
$1K
Bank - $27K

commercial break

Question 4 – Kicking off a nearly unbroken tradition of voting for Republican candidates, in its very first presidential election as a state, Alaska backed whom?
A. Dwight Eisenhower
B. Richard Nixon
C. Thomas Dewey
D. Barry Goldwater

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Dwight Eisenhower
35% B. Richard Nixon
18% C. Thomas Dewey
13% D. Barry Goldwater

Jessica says

Spoiler

Richard Nixon

was a Republican, so that would make sense.

Jessica is just not sure, so she decides to use her +1.

+1

Mike: Oh, I wish I could help you.

Jessica: You can’t help me?

Mike: I can help you talk through it a little bit.
Well,

Spoiler

D is – Barry Goldwater was Definitely a Democrat.

Jessica: And so – wasn’t

Spoiler

Eisenhower

?

Mike: That’s what I thought, too.
But

Spoiler

Nixon

is the ‘60s, right?
So when was Alaska a state?

Jessica: That’s around when Alaska became a state. I think Alaska’s a state in the ‘50s or the ‘60s is what I’m thinking. That’s why I’m thinking it’s

Spoiler

Nixon

.

Mike: I was waiting for a math question.

Jessica: I know. Where’s the math questions when you need them. Like, where are they?

Terry: This is when the Plus One turns into a Minus One.

Mike: Thanks, Terry. I appreciate that.

Terry: That’s the math we’re talking about right there.

Jessica” I feel like I have to walk away, ‘cause I’m not sure and I don’t want to risk $13,000.

Jessica decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Richard Nixon
Jessica leaves with $13,500

I would have been screaming at the TV seeing the last question.

Alaska became a state in 1959-the first Presidential election after that was the following year, 1960. Nixon ran in that election, and he was a Republican. Goldwater (also a Republican) ran four years later and was trounced by LBJ.

If she thought Nixon was correct, why didn't she just go with her gut???

So far, so good.

Terry was a fine Plus One, yes, indeed!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jessica Eis
Stamford, CT

Jessica’s +1 is one of her best friends, Mike.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 – Claiming to be the world’s oldest webcam in existence, FogCam has been broadcasting images from what California university since 1994?
A. Caltech
B. Stanford University
C. San Francisco State University
D. UC Riverside

JTQ

Spoiler

C. San Francisco State University
$1K
Bank - $27K

I remember the coffee pot webcam but couldn't tell you where that was. Given that it's called "FogCam", I'd guess Frisco.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 – Kicking off a nearly unbroken tradition of voting for Republican candidates, in its very first presidential election as a state, Alaska backed whom?
A. Dwight Eisenhower
B. Richard Nixon
C. Thomas Dewey
D. Barry Goldwater

ATA

ATA results

34% A. Dwight Eisenhower
35% B. Richard Nixon
18% C. Thomas Dewey
13% D. Barry Goldwater

Jessica says

Spoiler

Richard Nixon

was a Republican, so that would make sense.

Jessica is just not sure, so she decides to use her +1.

+1

Mike: Oh, I wish I could help you.

Jessica: You can’t help me?

Mike: I can help you talk through it a little bit.
Well,

Spoiler

D is – Barry Goldwater was Definitely a Democrat.

Jessica: And so – wasn’t

Spoiler

Eisenhower

?

Mike: That’s what I thought, too.
But

Spoiler

Nixon

is the ‘60s, right?
So when was Alaska a state?

Jessica: That’s around when Alaska became a state. I think Alaska’s a state in the ‘50s or the ‘60s is what I’m thinking. That’s why I’m thinking it’s

Spoiler

Nixon

.

Mike: I was waiting for a math question.

Jessica: I know. Where’s the math questions when you need them. Like, where are they?

Terry: This is when the Plus One turns into a Minus One.

Mike: Thanks, Terry. I appreciate that.

Terry: That’s the math we’re talking about right there.

Jessica” I feel like I have to walk away, ‘cause I’m not sure and I don’t want to risk $13,000.

Jessica decides to walk.

Spoiler

B. Richard Nixon
Jessica leaves with $13,500

Well that was not the best +1. All four of the choices were Republicans, so it's just a matter of knowing when Alaska became a state, and that was before the Kennedy/Nixon election of 1960.