Transcript 02/03/15 Justin Peters

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Justin Peters
Lake Bluff, IL

Justin is a ball park beer vendor, but his obsession was actually root beer.
In his college days, he wrote to root beer companies requesting free samples and had enough cases of root beer that he could not drink it all without losing all his teeth.
So he held a tasting party that he called a "Root Beer Round-Up."

No lifelines remain

Question 10 -
Founded in 1886, which publication featured writing by the likes of H.G. Wells and Henry James before becoming a women's magazine in the 1960s?
A. Vogue B. Glamour
C. Harper's Bazaar D. Cosmopolitan


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Spoiler

Justin said it is one of those gut-check questions that if he were at home he would be saying "You idiot, it's clearly Cosmopolitan"
He added that one of his weird hobbies is to go into libraries and read magazines and he knows Cosmopolitan has been around for a while.

Answer and value

D. Cosmopolitan
Value: known to be $7K
Bank: $66,600 - on to the second round

Question 11 - $100K
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
A. Asia B. Europe
C. South America D. Africa

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Spoiler

Justin immediately named Afghanistan, crediting an online quiz that asks to name every country alphabetically.
He said his wife is like "What is wrong with you, playing that stupid quiz again?"
He started to list the next countries after Afghanistan...

Answer

A. Asia
Bank: $100K

First break



Question 12 - $250K
Though he settled on "World Wide Web," Tim Berners-Lee said he seriously considered which of the following as a name for his 1991 invention?
A. Public Date Gateway B. Information Mesh
C. Neat Knowledge Nexus D. Sea of Ideas





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Spoiler

Justin: "B... (pause) ... How ridiculous would I be to just say B, just with $250,000 on the line?"
Justin said he knows a lot about the Internet, being a huge nerd, and that he read Tim Berners-Lee's book about how he did the World Wide Web when he was at Cern, the particle physics lab in Switzerland.
He is remembering that it is mesh and none of the others seem vaguely plausible.
He asked himself "Does he dare risk it on such a flimsy hunch?"
Terry responded, "That is exactly what I'm thinking"
Justin said the headline could be "Local idiot blows money on game show for no good reason" or maybe "local savant wins money on game show"
Justin "Which will my headline be, Terry?"
Justin then said he has been risking it so far and ran with it so it's going to be B. "Lord have mercy on my soul" (laughs)
The answer is B, Information Mesh, final answer"


Terry: Justin, you are correct!

Answer

B. Information Mesh
Bank: $250K

Question 13 - $500K
Drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is strictly forbidden at all times, with the single exception of a lawmaker doing what?
A. Declaring war B. Crowning a royal
C. Taking the oath of office D. Announcing the budget





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Justin: "I'm not a British man, despite my horrible Cockney accent that I use sometimes when I'm selling beer."
"What would it be?"
"So it seems if drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is gonna be forbidden at all, it would be for declaring war. One would not want to, like, launch an ICBM strike when you're, you know, in your cups... that would be bad"
"That would be bad taking the oath of office, usually swear on a Bible or some sort of religious text. It seems improbable that alcohol would be involved in that in any way."
"Announcing the budget? No, It's B. It's got to be B. Crown Royal"
Terry: Justin. Listen to me. If you are wrong, you lose $225,000.
Justin asked Terry to remind him of what happens if he is right. He gets $500K and is one question away from $1M.
Justin: Drinking alcohol is a celebratory thing for some people, as a root beer drinker myself you know it's not really. Who am I kidding, I drink too much. News flash...
Justin: It has to be B. It's the only one that makes-- remotely makes sense.
Terry asked Justin if he is sure.
Justin: No, of course I'm not sure.
Justin: Yeah, why not, right? Oh you're like, no not right, you idiot
Justin: It's B. Crowning a Royal. Let's make this a game, Terry. Final answer.
Terry: Justin...I am so sorry. The answer is D. Announcing the budget. Ma, I love you man, you are awesome

Answer

D. Announcing the budget
Bank: Justin left with $25K

Second break

[Snaxx]

Today was a throwback to the good ol' days with a contestant throwing caution to the wind, seeing a $500K question , the need to use old-fashioned

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[MarleysGh0st]

Today was a throwback to the good ol' days with...seeing a $500K question

Probably the only one we'll see this season.

Justin's personality was too over-the-top for my taste, but kudos to him for getting as far as he did.

[Kazoo65]

Last Q of round 1- no idea, doubt the audience would know. so I JTQ.

$100K-Seriously overvalued, in my opinion. Afghanistan has been in the news so much most people would be aware of this fact. Now if they asked what continent the LAST country alphabetically is on, that would be worth $100K. It's Africa-the country is Zimbabwe.


$250K-No idea. It's time for the plus one.


$500K-Ugh. This is a definite WWOQ. I'm gonna ask the Brit on my trivia team if he knows this one. I had zero idea. Who knows this???

[Estonut]

$100K-Seriously overvalued, in my opinion. Afghanistan has been in the news so much most people would be aware of this fact.

I have never seen a news story about Afghanistan that mentions it is alphabetically the first country name.

$500K-Ugh. This is a definite WWOQ. I'm gonna ask the Brit on my trivia team if he knows this one. I had zero idea. Who knows this???

BBs with good memories.
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22045&

[earendel]

Justin Peters
Lake Bluff, IL

Justin is a ball park beer vendor, but his obsession was actually root beer.
In his college days, he wrote to root beer companies requesting free samples and had enough cases of root beer that he could not drink it all without losing all his teeth.
So he held a tasting party that he called a "Root Beer Round-Up."

No lifelines remain

Question 10 -
Founded in 1886, which publication featured writing by the likes of H.G. Wells and Henry James before becoming a women's magazine in the 1960s?
A. Vogue B. Glamour
C. Harper's Bazaar D. Cosmopolitan

Spoiler

Justin said it is one of those gut-check questions that if he were at home he would be saying "You idiot, it's clearly Cosmopolitan". He added that one of his weird hobbies is to go into libraries and read magazines and he knows Cosmopolitan has been around for a while.

Answer and value

D. Cosmopolitan
Value: known to be $7K
Bank: $66,600 - on to the second round

I'd have confidently made C my final answer and left with $1K and 3 useless lifelines, thinking it was the "literary" magazine of the group.

Question 11 - $100K
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
A. Asia B. Europe
C. South America D. Africa

Spoiler

Justin immediately named Afghanistan, crediting an online quiz that asks to name every country alphabetically.
He said his wife is like "What is wrong with you, playing that stupid quiz again?"
He started to list the next countries after Afghanistan...

Answer

A. Asia
Bank: $100K

A very easy $100K question.

Question 12 - $250K
Though he settled on "World Wide Web," Tim Berners-Lee said he seriously considered which of the following as a name for his 1991 invention?
A. Public Date Gateway B. Information Mesh
C. Neat Knowledge Nexus D. Sea of Ideas

Spoiler

Justin: "B... (pause) ... How ridiculous would I be to just say B, just with $250,000 on the line?"
Justin said he knows a lot about the Internet, being a huge nerd, and that he read Tim Berners-Lee's book about how he did the World Wide Web when he was at Cern, the particle physics lab in Switzerland.
He is remembering that it is mesh and none of the others seem vaguely plausible.
He asked himself "Does he dare risk it on such a flimsy hunch?"
Terry responded, "That is exactly what I'm thinking"
Justin said the headline could be "Local idiot blows money on game show for no good reason" or maybe "local savant wins money on game show"
Justin "Which will my headline be, Terry?"
Justin then said he has been risking it so far and ran with it so it's going to be B. "Lord have mercy on my soul" (laughs)
The answer is B, Information Mesh, final answer"

Terry: Justin, you are correct!

Answer

B. Information Mesh
Bank: $250K

Had I still been playing, I'd have used my JTQ.

Question 13 - $500K
Drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is strictly forbidden at all times, with the single exception of a lawmaker doing what?
A. Declaring war B. Crowning a royal
C. Taking the oath of office D. Announcing the budget

Spoiler

Justin: "I'm not a British man, despite my horrible Cockney accent that I use sometimes when I'm selling beer."
"What would it be?"
"So it seems if drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is gonna be forbidden at all, it would be for declaring war. One would not want to, like, launch an ICBM strike when you're, you know, in your cups... that would be bad"
"That would be bad taking the oath of office, usually swear on a Bible or some sort of religious text. It seems improbable that alcohol would be involved in that in any way."
"Announcing the budget? No, It's B. It's got to be B. Crown Royal"
Terry: Justin. Listen to me. If you are wrong, you lose $225,000.
Justin asked Terry to remind him of what happens if he is right. He gets $500K and is one question away from $1M.
Justin: Drinking alcohol is a celebratory thing for some people, as a root beer drinker myself you know it's not really. Who am I kidding, I drink too much. News flash...
Justin: It has to be B. It's the only one that makes-- remotely makes sense.
Terry asked Justin if he is sure.
Justin: No, of course I'm not sure.
Justin: Yeah, why not, right? Oh you're like, no not right, you idiot
Justin: It's B. Crowning a Royal. Let's make this a game, Terry. Final answer.
Terry: Justin...I am so sorry. The answer is D. Announcing the budget. Ma, I love you man, you are awesome

Answer

D. Announcing the budget
Bank: Justin left with $25K

Justin's answer made sense - perhaps a celebratory toast (with Crown Royal whisky perhaps? ). But the House of Commons doesn't crown royals so that can't be the right answer. I'd have walked away.

[Bob78164]

$100K-Seriously overvalued, in my opinion. Afghanistan has been in the news so much most people would be aware of this fact.

I have never seen a news story about Afghanistan that mentions it is alphabetically the first country name.

$500K-Ugh. This is a definite WWOQ. I'm gonna ask the Brit on my trivia team if he knows this one. I had zero idea. Who knows this???

BBs with good memories.
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22045&

Thanks. I knew I'd seen that bit of information before and I couldn't remember where. --Bob

[SportsFan68]

Question 10 -
Founded in 1886, which publication featured writing by the likes of H.G. Wells and Henry James before becoming a women's magazine in the 1960s?
A. Vogue B. Glamour
C. Harper's Bazaar D. Cosmopolitan

Spoiler

Justin said it is one of those gut-check questions that if he were at home he would be saying "You idiot, it's clearly Cosmopolitan"
He added that one of his weird hobbies is to go into libraries and read magazines and he knows Cosmopolitan has been around for a while.

Answer and value

D. Cosmopolitan
Value: known to be $7K
Bank: $66,600 - on to the second round

My guess is Cosmopolitan, but I've already burned my JTQ and Plus One. ATA and pretend they get it.

Question 12 - $250K
Though he settled on "World Wide Web," Tim Berners-Lee said he seriously considered which of the following as a name for his 1991 invention?
A. Public Date Gateway B. Information Mesh
C. Neat Knowledge Nexus D. Sea of Ideas

Spoiler

Justin: "B... (pause) ... How ridiculous would I be to just say B, just with $250,000 on the line?"
Justin said he knows a lot about the Internet, being a huge nerd, and that he read Tim Berners-Lee's book about how he did the World Wide Web when he was at Cern, the particle physics lab in Switzerland.
He is remembering that it is mesh and none of the others seem vaguely plausible.
He asked himself "Does he dare risk it on such a flimsy hunch?"
Terry responded, "That is exactly what I'm thinking"
Justin said the headline could be "Local idiot blows money on game show for no good reason" or maybe "local savant wins money on game show"
Justin "Which will my headline be, Terry?"
Justin then said he has been risking it so far and ran with it so it's going to be B. "Lord have mercy on my soul" (laughs)
The answer is B, Information Mesh, final answer"

Terry: Justin, you are correct!

Answer

B. Information Mesh
Bank: $250K

Sayonara

Question 13 - $500K
Drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is strictly forbidden at all times, with the single exception of a lawmaker doing what?
A. Declaring war B. Crowning a royal
C. Taking the oath of office D. Announcing the budget

Spoiler

Justin: "I'm not a British man, despite my horrible Cockney accent that I use sometimes when I'm selling beer."
"What would it be?"
"So it seems if drinking alcohol in the British House of Commons is gonna be forbidden at all, it would be for declaring war. One would not want to, like, launch an ICBM strike when you're, you know, in your cups... that would be bad"
"That would be bad taking the oath of office, usually swear on a Bible or some sort of religious text. It seems improbable that alcohol would be involved in that in any way."
"Announcing the budget? No, It's B. It's got to be B. Crown Royal"
Terry: Justin. Listen to me. If you are wrong, you lose $225,000.
Justin asked Terry to remind him of what happens if he is right. He gets $500K and is one question away from $1M.
Justin: Drinking alcohol is a celebratory thing for some people, as a root beer drinker myself you know it's not really. Who am I kidding, I drink too much. News flash...
Justin: It has to be B. It's the only one that makes-- remotely makes sense.
Terry asked Justin if he is sure.
Justin: No, of course I'm not sure.
Justin: Yeah, why not, right? Oh you're like, no not right, you idiot
Justin: It's B. Crowning a Royal. Let's make this a game, Terry. Final answer.
Terry: Justin...I am so sorry. The answer is D. Announcing the budget. Ma, I love you man, you are awesome

Answer

D. Announcing the budget
Bank: Justin left with $25K

Dunno this one either.

[ghostjmf]

Q10: All I remember pertaining to answering this is that either Harper's or Vogue had a break in publishing, coming back in the 60s. Or thereabouts. I persist in thinking it must be one of those. +1. And if they aren't sure, I leave here.


Q11: I could get it, but would take a whole lot longer than contestant. About who I am by now in awe.


Q12: I've read a lot about Berners-Lee. But haven't read his book. And don't know. Go home now if I haven't already.

Q13: I didn't know. That there is a "Crown Royal" whiskey was making me hope he was right, even though I don't even know if Scotland is country-of-origin for Crown Royal, & don't recall contestant mentioning the brand. Oh, how I wish contestant had realized when it was time to quit. Those other hard Qs he knew the answer to. Here he was trying to reason it out, & that rarely works on BAM. But he did come to play, I'll give him that.

[Bob Juch]

I knew every one of those answers with 100% certainty. <sigh>

[Justin]

Hi everyone,

Justin Peters here. So that was me losing $225,000 on WWTBAM earlier this week. The show taped in October, so I've had a few months to come to terms with the outcome. Still, it's been surreal to watch the whole thing play out on television, and also watch so many people on the Internet analyze my gameplay, mock my fashion sense, and discuss which celebrities I resemble.

Anyway, I just wanted to drop by and say that the transcript archives and the accumulated wisdom of the members of this board were very, very helpful to me as I prepared for the show. Thanks to the transcript team and everyone else. You've built a really valuable resource here.

A few loose ends:

- I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but this was actually my second appearance on WWTBAM this season. I served as the Plus One for my friend Jon Bander in the episode that aired on 12/01/14. As far as I can tell, I'm the only contestant in show history to be both a lifeline and a contestant during the same season.

- My stack was easy. I got lucky with that. I was terrified that I was going to get a question about animals, retail brands, or contemporary pop culture, but luckily I didn't. For what it's worth, though, I watched Paul Merino's episodes, and I suspect I would've gotten to at least the $250,000 question with his stack, too.

- My strategy going into the game was to play aggressively, and realize that half of the questions contain context clues pointing you toward the correct answer. As long as I could narrow it down to two possible answers, I was always going to take a shot. I came into the game determined to actually play the game. This show hasn't had a millionaire in a long time, and I wanted to be the one to end that dry spell.

- In retrospect, I should have adjusted my strategy for Classic Millionaire and taken more time with the high-value questions. The producers told us that if/when we got to Classic Millionaire, we could take as much time as we needed with the questions, as long as we were talking them through and not just staring at the question board in silence. On the $500,000 question, I knew I could eliminate answers A and C, which left me with a 50 percent shot. If I had just verbalized the question and the remaining answers once or twice more, I bet I would have realized that the House of Commons doesn't crown monarchs. Still, hindsight is perfect, I suppose. Who knows what I would have done in the moment?

Happy to answer any other questions if there are any. And thanks again for all the transcripts and advice.

[earendel]

Hi everyone,

Justin Peters here. So that was me losing $225,000 on WWTBAM earlier this week. The show taped in October, so I've had a few months to come to terms with the outcome. Still, it's been surreal to watch the whole thing play out on television, and also watch so many people on the Internet analyze my gameplay, mock my fashion sense, and discuss which celebrities I resemble.

Anyway, I just wanted to drop by and say that the transcript archives and the accumulated wisdom of the members of this board were very, very helpful to me as I prepared for the show. Thanks to the transcript team and everyone else. You've built a really valuable resource here.

A few loose ends:

- I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but this was actually my second appearance on WWTBAM this season. I served as the Plus One for my friend Jon Bander in the episode that aired on 12/01/14. As far as I can tell, I'm the only contestant in show history to be both a lifeline and a contestant during the same season.

- My stack was easy. I got lucky with that. I was terrified that I was going to get a question about animals, retail brands, or contemporary pop culture, but luckily I didn't. For what it's worth, though, I watched Paul Merino's episodes, and I suspect I would've gotten to at least the $250,000 question with his stack, too.

- My strategy going into the game was to play aggressively, and realize that half of the questions contain context clues pointing you toward the correct answer. As long as I could narrow it down to two possible answers, I was always going to take a shot. I came into the game determined to actually play the game. This show hasn't had a millionaire in a long time, and I wanted to be the one to end that dry spell.

- In retrospect, I should have adjusted my strategy for Classic Millionaire and taken more time with the high-value questions. The producers told us that if/when we got to Classic Millionaire, we could take as much time as we needed with the questions, as long as we were talking them through and not just staring at the question board in silence. On the $500,000 question, I knew I could eliminate answers A and C, which left me with a 50 percent shot. If I had just verbalized the question and the remaining answers once or twice more, I bet I would have realized that the House of Commons doesn't crown monarchs. Still, hindsight is perfect, I suppose. Who knows what I would have done in the moment?

Happy to answer any other questions if there are any. And thanks again for all the transcripts and advice.

Welcome, Justin! Thanks for posting - we are always interested in a contestant's thoughts and reactions. In case you didn't watch the video that Estonut posted, a question very similar to your $500K question was asked on the UK version of BAM. It was only worth £20,000 and 81% of the audience got it wrong. So it's not surprising that one from "the colonies" didn't get it.

[jarnon]

Welcome aBored, Justin (though you've been quietly lurking here for a while). As you can see by the comments from me and other BBs, we all admired your ability and guts. I'm sure you've seen the video of the British Millionaire question about the House of Commons and the Life photo of Oswald, and cringed. Enjoy your winnings and your notoriety! And please stick around.

[SportsFan68]

You;'re welcome! Thanks for stopping by.

[earendel]

Justin has 2 articles on Slate.com. One is behind a paywall but here's a link to the other one.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cult ... royed.html

[vettech]

Wow! I don't get excited about the show anymore until someone clears $100K. Then I get all pumped up and I actually get more nervous for other people than I did when I was doing it for real. I was so hoping you'd win the big bucks, I admire your guts. I love aggressive players!

[vettech]

I knew every one of those answers with 100% certainty. <sigh>

I had them through 100K. Luck with the lifelines *might* have bought me a peek at the $1M question.