WWTBAM Bored

Dave Forbes
Santa Monica, CA

50/50 previously used
His +1 is his mom, Missy.

$7000 :
Named for a Native American chief who inspired a James Fenimore Cooper character, Uncasville, CT is home to what casino resort?
A: Seminole Hard Rock B: Harrah's Cherokee
C: Lucky Lakota D: Mohegan Sun

Spoiler

D: Mohegan Sun

$10K :
NewYork.com says ALL of the following amenities are available in luxury NYC apartment buildings. Which of them would an oenophile likely appreciate most?
A: Wine cellar B: Pet spa
C: Movie theater D: Bowling alley

ATA

A: 81% B: 4%
C: 8% D: 7%

Spoiler

A: Wine cellar

$20K :
Which artist was inspired to paint his famous work "Guernica" after Nazi bombers destroyed an ancient town of that name in 1937?
A: Salvador Dali B: Jackson Pollock
C: Pablo Picasso D: Mark Rothko

+1

His mom says right away she knows it is...

Spoiler

C: Pablo Picasso

First break

$30K :
Surprisingly, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are among the famous musicians who have never had a what?
A: Number-one hit B: Number-one album
C: Grammy award win D: Platinum record

Spoiler

C: Grammy award win

$50K :
In addition to being the smallest, Bahrain is the only Middle Eastern nation that is what?
A: Predominantly Hindu B: Composed of several islands
C: Democratic D: Below the equator

Spoiler

B: Composed of several islands

Second break

$100K :

Anthony Pratt's original 1947 patent for the game that became "Clue" featured drawings of all but which of these as possible weapons?
A: Bomb B: Shillelagh
C: Brick D: Hypodermic needle

Spoiler

Dave guessed A: Bomb, but it was

C: Brick


Dave left with $50K

QotD, Also the theme of the day, sponsored by Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance: "Fibs or Facts?"

Atrial fibrillation, not caused by a heart valve problem, is estimated to be the source of what percentage of strokes?
A: 20 B: 15
C: 10 D: 30

Spoiler

B: 15

bumping up

30K: pretty sure both have had #1 hits & platinum records (prolly for the #1 hits). Think 50/50 would only confirm that. +1

50K: get ans only by eliminating other 3

100K: 50/50, then ATA; I would have guessed bomb unless overwhelmed by ATA result

$30K :
Surprisingly, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are among the famous musicians who have never had a what?
A: Number-one hit B: Number-one album
C: Grammy award win D: Platinum record

Spoiler

C: Grammy award win

ATA

$50K :
In addition to being the smallest, Bahrain is the only Middle Eastern nation that is what?
A: Predominantly Hindu B: Composed of several islands
C: Democratic D: Below the equator

Spoiler

B: Composed of several islands

Plus One.

$100K :

Anthony Pratt's original 1947 patent for the game that became "Clue" featured drawings of all but which of these as possible weapons?
A: Bomb B: Shillelagh
C: Brick D: Hypodermic needle

Spoiler

Dave guessed A: Bomb, but it was

C: Brick

50/50 and sayonara.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Dave Forbes
Santa Monica, CA

50/50 previously used
His +1 is his mom, Missy.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K :
Anthony Pratt's original 1947 patent for the game that became "Clue" featured drawings of all but which of these as possible weapons?
A: Bomb B: Shillelagh
C: Brick D: Hypodermic needle

Spoiler

Dave guessed A: Bomb, but it was

C: Brick

Dave left with $50K

Very tough. I'd burn lifelines and might end up walking away.