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Dylan Blade
College student
Fort Collins, CO

Dylan was a Sr. Airman in the U.S. Air Force. He’ll donate part of his winnings to help military families around the country.

Dylan’s Plus One is his father, Tom.

$500 Brazil’s Facegloria is a religious take on Facebook, where what word is used in lieu of “Like”?
A. Amen
B. Rad
C. Dope
D. Killer

Spoiler

A. Amen

$1K Because President Eisenhower enjoyed them so much during a 1959 visit, Queen Elizabeth II mailed him her recipe for what quintessentially British dessert?
A. Baklava
B. Drop scones
C. Tiramisu
D. Chocolate mousse

Spoiler

B. Drop scones

$2K Since the actual process usually involves just bleach and water, a spokeswoman for Levi Strauss & Co. says that what term is “a complete misnomer”?
A. Bell-bottom
B. Relaxed fit
C. Acid wash
D. Boot cut

Spoiler

C. Acid wash

$3K Though not quite at the level of deadmau5, socialite Paris Hilton has recently worked at casinos like Harrah’s Atlantic City as a what?
A. DJ
B. Cocktail waitress
C. Bouncer
D. Pit boss

Spoiler

A. DJ

$5K In the Book of Revelation, God says, “I am Alpha and” what, “the beginning and the end”?
A. Beta
B. Omega
C. Kappa
D. Upsilon

Dylan’s in a fraternity and knows his Greek letters.

Spoiler

B. Omega

commercial break

$7K With about 2.2 million inmates behind bars, in the U.S. the current number of people incarcerated is higher than the population of which of these cities?
A. Chicago
B. Los Angeles
C. New York
D. Dallas

50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Chicago
D. Dallas

Spoiler

D. Dallas

$10K In addition to Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, what movie’s title credits jokingly list a host of other directors – including 76,188 llamas?
A. Private Benjamin
B. Young Frankenstein
C. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
D. The Blues Brothers

+1

Tom has seen these movies, and he’s definitely positive it’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Spoiler

C. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

$20K According to a 2013 study backed by the Gates Foundation, the most commonly reported health problem in the U.S. is what?
A. Back pain
B. Asthma
C. Epilepsy
D. Migraines

ATA

ATA results

63% A. Back pain
22% B. Asthma
0% C. Epilepsy
15% D. Migraines

Spoiler

A. Back pain

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$30K Which of the following is NOT either the first or last name of a current senator from Kentucky or the first or last name of Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate?
A. Ron
B. Paul
C. Rand
D. Ryan

Spoiler

A. Ron

$50K Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed the what?
A. Calm Sea
B. Sweet Dream
C. Love Ocean
D. Pleasure Pit

Dylan makes

Spoiler

Love Ocean

his final answer.

Spoiler

D. Pleasure Pit
Dylan leaves with $5K

commercial break

QOTD
Contrary to outdated stereotypes, a 2014 study showed that in the U.S., women made up nearly half of all what?
A. Video game players
B. FBI special agents
C. State governors
D. Army generals

Spoiler

A. Video game players

7K: I would have gone out on this one. I thought Dallas had higher pop than Chicago.

50K: I was alive & aware at the time, & have no idea. Let's assume I'm still alive; I like A & B. Other 2 are too crass if you expect to sell even in 60s. Assume I'd throw all lifelines at it & still lose.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Once again, my DVR failed to record the show, so today's transcript is incomplete.

Fixed that for you.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Dylan Blade
College student
Fort Collins, CO

Dylan was a Sr. Airman in the U.S. Air Force. He’ll donate part of his winnings to help military families around the country.

Dylan’s Plus One is his father, Tom.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K In addition to Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, what movie’s title credits jokingly list a host of other directors – including 76,188 llamas?
A. Private Benjamin
B. Young Frankenstein
C. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
D. The Blues Brothers

+1

Tom has seen these movies, and he’s definitely positive it’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Spoiler

C. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Just knowing that Gilliam and Jones are part of "Monty Python" gives this one away.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20K According to a 2013 study backed by the Gates Foundation, the most commonly reported health problem in the U.S. is what?
A. Back pain
B. Asthma
C. Epilepsy
D. Migraines

ATA

ATA results

63% A. Back pain
22% B. Asthma
0% C. Epilepsy
15% D. Migraines

Spoiler

A. Back pain

This one puzzled me - I thought it might have been asthma, given the increase in the number of cases reported in recent years. I'd have used my ATA here also.

$7K With about 2.2 million inmates behind bars, in the U.S. the current number of people incarcerated is higher than the population of which of these cities?
A. Chicago
B. Los Angeles
C. New York
D. Dallas

50/50

50/50 leaves

A. Chicago
D. Dallas

Spoiler

D. Dallas

50/50

$50K Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed the what?
A. Calm Sea
B. Sweet Dream
C. Love Ocean
D. Pleasure Pit

Dylan makes

Spoiler

Love Ocean

his final answer.

Spoiler

D. Pleasure Pit
Dylan leaves with $5K

ATA