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Lauren Stripling
Brooklyn, NY
Teacher

Lauren returns with $5,000 and three lifelines

$7,000
Animators at Pixar took an in-house graduate level ichthyology
course in preparation for which of their famous movies?
A: A Bug's Life
B: Finding Nemo
C: Monsters, Inc.
D: Cars

Lauren is nodding as the question is read. She knows that ichthyology is the study of

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fish

.

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B: Finding Nemo

$10,000
Rarely seen with her in public, whose husband of 49 years made
his living running an asphalt paving business in Nashville?
A: Reba McIntyre
B: Cher
C: Dolly Parton
D: Aretha Franklin

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C: Dolly Parton

$20,000
According to legend, what Lord Protector of England showed their contempt
for a famous document of civil rights by calling it the "Magna Farta"?
A: Oliver Cromwell
B: King Henry VIII
C: King George III
D: Queen Victoria

Lauren recognizes

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A

as being the only Lord Protector up there.

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A: Oliver Cromwell

$30,000
What common Vietnamese surname is the name of its last ruling royal family,
Ho Chi Minh's birth name, and the name of its current Prime Minister?
A: Singh
B: Park
C: Tanaka
D: Nguyen

Lauren associates

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A with India, B with Korea, and C with Japan

.

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D: Nguyen

First commercial break.

Lauren reveals she's a spelling bee champion, demonstrating her skills by spelling "terpsichorean".

$50,000
Acidity, sugar content and a lack of water are key factors noted in a
Smithsonian Magazine article about what item's so-called "eternal shelf life"?
A: Honey
B: Wine
C: Orange juice
D: Figs

50:50

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A and B

remain.

Lauren mentions that

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B

can go bad some times, and it has water in it.

ATA

ATA

A: 72%
B: 28%

Shelf life makes Lauren think of a grocery store.

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A: Honey

Second commercial break.

For the first time this season, the 14-question money tree condenses to show a 4-question "Round 2" money tree.

$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.

Plus One discussion

He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.

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C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.

Note: "Good Day Sunshine" is actually from the 1966 album "Revolver," and "Sgt. Pepper" came out in 1967.

Third commercial break.

QotD:
While most Romans wore the typical off-white version,
what solid color of toga could only be worn by generals and the Emperor?
A: Purple
B: Yellow
C: Green
D: Blue

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A: Purple

$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.

Plus One discussion

He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.

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C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.

Note: "Good Day Sunshine" is actually from the 1966 album "Revolver," and "Sgt. Pepper" came out in 1967.

Plus One

I'm not sure if I dare declare Nihil Obstat®. I knew all the answers, but I can't say for sure if I'd have the oomph to go for all of them.

Let's assume +1 pulled my rear out of fire & I'm still alive.

50K: Only figs & honey lack water. I don't rate either figs or honey as very acid. Am guessing honey, but 50/50

100K: I was alive at the time but don't remember this at all. ATA but probably don't believe them. Walk. (I liked "Good Day Sunshine" for it too, just for the record.)

K.P. wrote:I'm not sure if I dare declare Nihil Obstat®. I knew all the answers, but I can't say for sure if I'd have the oomph to go for all of them.

I'd say that confidence can most certainly be a hindrance.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Lauren Stripling
Brooklyn, NY
Teacher

Lauren returns with $5,000 and three lifelines

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
Acidity, sugar content and a lack of water are key factors noted in a
Smithsonian Magazine article about what item's so-called "eternal shelf life"?
A: Honey
B: Wine
C: Orange juice
D: Figs

50:50

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A and B

remain.

Lauren mentions that

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B

can go bad some times, and it has water in it.

ATA

ATA

A: 72%
B: 28%

Shelf life makes Lauren think of a grocery store.

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A: Honey

A variation of this question comes up periodically at our trivia contests.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100,000
Considered the first song transmitted from space, in 1965 astronaut
Thomas P. Stafford sang what tune to Mission Control?
A: Happy Together
B: Oh, Pretty Woman
C: Jingle Bells
D: Good Day Sunshine

+1
Lauren's father.
Lauren is hoping her father's age will help.

Plus One discussion

He is leaning towards D, because of the space/sun connection.
Lauren and her father believe Good Day Sunshine to be from "Sgt. Pepper", which would have been 1965.
They make D their final answer.

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C: Jingle Bells

Lauren leaves with $50,000.

It was Christmas time when he was in orbit.