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Eligible Bachelor Week

Eddie Wilk
East Rutherford, NJ

As a real estate agent Eddie can find an apartment but hasn't been able to find love. Chris asks him if he has trouble picking up women and asks for Eddie's best pick up line. Eddie replies, "I am Eduardo. Would you like to dance the tango?" Eddie has won $7,000 but he has no lifelines remaining.

$10,000: Sporting some impressive appendages, the markhor, saiga and Nubian ibex appeared on Modern Farmer's list of animals with the best what?
A - wings
B - trunks
C - beaks
D - horns

Eddie says that "Nubian" makes him think of Africa but he doesn't have any idea. He says he's going to go out on a limb and make a guess.

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Answer: D (horns)

$20,000: Helping decode "Anaconda" and "Starships," what feature of a popular recording artist's phone app explains the meaning of her many creative slang terms?
A - Gagalossary
B - Ciarapedia
C - Nictionary
D - Rihalmanac

Eddie says he was afraid that pop culture would come up to bite him. He tries to think who did the songs and finally gives his answer.

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Answer: C (Nictionary)

$30,000: Lucky for the 49th state, the US never executed its Cold War-era plan to trade part of Alaska to what country, so it could build bases in Greenland?
A - Denmark
B - Sweden
C - Russia
D - Iceland

Eddie says that

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Russia

is obviously not the right answer. He's trying to remember his history and who the US would trade with. He thinks it's either

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A or D

and decides to take another shot in the dark because he came to play. He says the money is a bonus.

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Answer: A (Denmark)

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$50,000: Never to be seen again, what sporting event's original Jules Rimet Trophy has been missing since it was stolen in 1983?
A - The Monaco Grand Prix
B - The World Cup
C - The New York City Marathon
D - The French Open

Eddie says he doesn't know. When the answers came up,

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B

popped into his mind. He realizes that he would lose a lot if he gave a wrong answer and so he decides to walk away.

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Answer: B (The World Cup)

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Eligible Bachelor Week

Eddie Wilk
East Rutherford, NJ

As a real estate agent Eddie can find an apartment but hasn't been able to find love. Chris asks him if he has trouble picking up women and asks for Eddie's best pick up line. Eddie replies, "I am Eduardo. Would you like to dance the tango?" Eddie has won $7,000 but he has no lifelines remaining.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: Helping decode "Anaconda" and "Starships," what feature of a popular recording artist's phone app explains the meaning of her many creative slang terms?
A - Gagalossary
B - Ciarapedia
C - Nictionary
D - Rihalmanac

Eddie says he was afraid that pop culture would come up to bite him. He tries to think who did the songs and finally gives his answer.

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Answer: C (Nictionary)

Assuming I still have it, I'll ATA.

20K: assuming I still have it, ATA here

50K: Open would be tennis, & I should have heard a tennis name somewhere; otherwise no clue, & +1

Let's pretend that I have all lifelines remaining.

$20,000: Helping decode "Anaconda" and "Starships," what feature of a popular recording artist's phone app explains the meaning of her many creative slang terms?
A - Gagalossary
B - Ciarapedia
C - Nictionary
D - Rihalmanac

Eddie says he was afraid that pop culture would come up to bite him. He tries to think who did the songs and finally gives his answer.

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Answer: C (Nictionary)

ATA

$30,000: Lucky for the 49th state, the US never executed its Cold War-era plan to trade part of Alaska to what country, so it could build bases in Greenland?
A - Denmark
B - Sweden
C - Russia
D - Iceland

Eddie says that

Spoiler

Russia

is obviously not the right answer. He's trying to remember his history and who the US would trade with. He thinks it's either

Spoiler

A or D

and decides to take another shot in the dark because he came to play. He says the money is a bonus.

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Answer: A (Denmark)

I'd go 50/50 if I thought there was a good chance Russia would still be there. Nah, Plus One.

$50,000: Never to be seen again, what sporting event's original Jules Rimet Trophy has been missing since it was stolen in 1983?
A - The Monaco Grand Prix
B - The World Cup
C - The New York City Marathon
D - The French Open

Eddie says he doesn't know. When the answers came up,

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B

popped into his mind. He realizes that he would lose a lot if he gave a wrong answer and so he decides to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The World Cup)

No idea. 50/50 and sayonara.