Transcript 4/30/2020 - Anthony Anderson (carryover)

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Anthony Anderson

Last time he was on WWTBAM Anthony won $250,000. His +1 is Jonathan Groff. He's playing for the Anderson Family Foundation, which donates to various charities around the country.

$2,000: Because of its shape, the pasta farfalle is more commonly known by what name?
A - bow-tie pasta
B - top-hat pasta
C - pocket-square pasta
D - braided-belt pasta

Spoiler

Answer: A (bow-tie pasta)

$4,000: Which of the following is a technical term meaning "the speed of sound"?
A - Tesla 1
B - Richter 1
C - Ohm 1
D - Mach 1

Anthony "feels in my bones" that it's D.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Mach 1)

$8,000: "Namaste" is another name for the emoji Apple calls what?
A - handshake
B - waving hand
C - clapping hands
D - hands pressed together

Spoiler

Answer: D (hands pressed together)

$16,000: The world's only UFO-shaped McDonald's is fittingly located in what U.S. city?
A - Boise, Idaho
B - Roswell, New Mexico
C - Reno, Nevada
D - Providence, Rhode Island

Anthony asks Jonathan where Area 51 is; he replies, "New Mexico".

Spoiler

Answer: B (Roswell, New Mexico)

Jimmy later says that Area 51 is in Nevada.

$32,000: The breakout star from the Netflix docuseries "Cheer," Jerry Harris is known for encouraging his squad with a high-octane brand of hype known as what?
A - drill speak
B - mat talk
C - boost up
D - chatter box

Anthony hasn't seen this series; Jonathan knows that it's a "reality series about cheer". Anthony contemplates using the 50:50. He won't say what he wants because he doesn't want "them" to know. Jimmy says there's no one to influence - they show a shot of "Dennis", one of the show staffers. Jonathan wonders if Jimmy might know, thinking he might have done monologues about it. He finally opts for the 50:50.

Spoiler

"50:50 results": B & C

Jonathan says that "octane boosts your car's performance".

Spoiler

Answer: B (mat talk)

commercial break

[Appa23]

I thoroughly enjoyed how Anderson's companion so thoroughly gave him bad advice on the $32k question, presumably by not recognizing that competitive cheer is not a sideline event, but rather takes place on tumbling mats.

Probably a good point to drop the brag that my daughter's high school squad won their 11th national championship (in 25 years) this February in the "non-building, tumbling" group. [Nebraska does not allow stunting or building.] Thankful that she was able to have that experience before the remainder of her senior year was wiped away.

[earendel]

Anthony Anderson

Last time he was on WWTBAM Anthony won $250,000. His +1 is Jonathan Groff. He's playing for the Anderson Family Foundation, which donates to various charities around the country.

$32,000: The breakout star from the Netflix docuseries "Cheer," Jerry Harris is known for encouraging his squad with a high-octane brand of hype known as what?
A - drill speak
B - mat talk
C - boost up
D - chatter box

Anthony hasn't seen this series; Jonathan knows that it's a "reality series about cheer". Anthony contemplates using the 50:50. He won't say what he wants because he doesn't want "them" to know. Jimmy says there's no one to influence - they show a shot of "Dennis", one of the show staffers. Jonathan wonders if Jimmy might know, thinking he might have done monologues about it. He finally opts for the 50:50.

Spoiler

"50:50 results": B & C

Jonathan says that "octane boosts your car's performance".

Spoiler

Answer: B (mat talk)

I don't have Netflix, but fortunately my granddaughters are involved in competitive cheer and I know they use mats, so I'd have the right answer.