Transcript 3/11/2016 - Sarah McLaughlin (carryover)

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Transcript 3/11/2016 - Sarah McLaughlin (carryover)

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:25 am

Sarah McLaughlin
New York City, NY

Sarah is a new mother (7 months). She has banked $7,000 and has used her ATA lifeline. Her +1 is her dad.

$10,000: If you laid out the Library of Congress' 838 miles of bookshelves, you'd have to run about how many marathons to cover the same distance?
A - 8
B - 16
C - 32
D - 64

Sarah does the math by tracing her finger on the lectern.
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Answer: C (32)
$20,000: Born in "big" Havana, Cuba, in 1956, what actor got a star on the Miami Walk of Fame in Little Havana in 2014?
A - Andy Garcia
B - Benecio Del Toro
C - Javier Bardem
D - John Leguizano

Sarah uses her 50:50, which leaves
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A & D
.
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Answer: A (Andy Garcia)
commercial break

$30,000: Completed in 1883, New York City's famous Brooklyn Bridge is actually older than which of its European counterparts?
A - Venice's Bridge of Sighs
B - Paris' Pont Neuf
C - London's Tower Bridge
D - Florence's Ponte Vecchio

Sarah asks for her +1, her Dad John. He doesn't have any idea, and after running through the answers, Sarah decides to walk away.
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Answer: C (London's Tower Bridge)
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Re: Transcript 3/11/2016 - Sarah McLaughlin

#2 Post by earendel » Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:16 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Sarah McLaughlin
New York City, NY

Sarah is a new mother (7 months). She has banked $7,000 and has used her ATA lifeline. Her +1 is her dad.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$20,000: Born in "big" Havana, Cuba, in 1956, what actor got a star on the Miami Walk of Fame in Little Havana in 2014?
A - Andy Garcia
B - Benecio Del Toro
C - Javier Bardem
D - John Leguizano

Sarah uses her 50:50, which leaves
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A & D
.
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Answer: A (Andy Garcia)
ATA for me.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$30,000: Completed in 1883, New York City's famous Brooklyn Bridge is actually older than which of its European counterparts?
A - Venice's Bridge of Sighs
B - Paris' Pont Neuf
C - London's Tower Bridge
D - Florence's Ponte Vecchio

Sarah asks for her +1, her Dad John. He doesn't have any idea, and after running through the answers, Sarah decides to walk away.
Spoiler
Answer: C (London's Tower Bridge)
I know it's not A or D, so I'll try 50:50 and hope one of those is left.
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Re: Transcript 3/11/2016 - Sarah McLaughlin (carryover)

#3 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:06 pm

$30,000: Completed in 1883, New York City's famous Brooklyn Bridge is actually older than which of its European counterparts?
A - Venice's Bridge of Sighs
B - Paris' Pont Neuf
C - London's Tower Bridge
D - Florence's Ponte Vecchio

Sarah asks for her +1, her Dad John. He doesn't have any idea, and after running through the answers, Sarah decides to walk away.
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Answer: C (London's Tower Bridge)
Plus One, but I bet mine knows it.
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Re: Transcript 3/11/2016 - Sarah McLaughlin (carryover)

#4 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:06 pm

20K: Bardem is from Spain, believe Leguizano's parents are from PR. 50/50 if I have it.

30K: Think not A or B. +1 if hsve it
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