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Kyle Kneip
Tyler, TX
Bartender and student


Kyle hopes to teach elementary physical education.


$100
According to the folksong "Home on the Range," the range featured skies that are not what?

A: Smoggy all day B: Blustery all day
C: Cloudy all day D: Overrun by JetBlue


$200
In a common schoolyard prank, bullies tape a sign saying "Kick me" on a victim's what?

A: Back B: Wrist
C: Chest D: Stomach


$300
What famous American was the first person inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame?

A: Davy Crockett B: Babe Ruth
C: Thomas Edison D: Frank Sinatra


$500
The 2007 film "Blades of Glory" stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as competitors in what sport?

A: Skiing B: Fencing
C: Karate D: Figure skating


$1,000
Also known as "spinners," spinning rims are attached to a car's what?

A: Tires B: Doors
C: Windows D: Bumpers


$2,000
What petfood brand is headquartered at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri?

A: Pedigree B: Iams
C: Purina D: Whiskas

Kyle has four dogs.

Kyle: We don't feed them any of these!


$4,000
Derived from Yiddish, the slang word "zaftig" refers to people who are what?

A: Slightly crazy B: Bubbly and energetic
C: Not very smart D: Pleasantly plump

ATA: A: 22% B: 10% C: 12% D: 56%


Meredith: Are you having fun?

Kyle: Is it time for a break?

Meredith: Ohhhhh, no! Not until you get to a million.


$8,000
In 2007, "desperate housewife" Eva Longoria tied the knot with Tony Parker, an All-Star pointguard for what NBA team?

A: Sacramento Kings B: San Antonio Spurs
C: New Jersey Nets D: Los Angeles Lakers


-- Commercial Break --


Kyle's girlfriend, Nina, is in the audience. They've been together a year and a half; she came into his bar as a customer and asked him out.

Meredith: You have a Capital One check for $8,000, so-- Am I giving you any hints her?

Kyle: Possibly. Possibly. Go ring shopping, maybe. We'll see.

Meredith: Ring shopping! Ohhhh, the plot thickens!


$16,000
The "Blue" and the "White" are two major tributaries of what river?

A: Amazon B: Nile
C: Yangtze D: Rhine

Kyle: I had a little world fact book that I was reading and I remember coming across this.

Meredith: Great! So you know it.

Kyle: No, I don't. I know it's one of two.

Kyle is thinking about the Amazon.

50/50 leaves B & D.

$25,000
A minaudière is a type of what?

A: Purse B: Sun umbrella
C: Lightweight cape D: Teapot

Kyle: I'd probably lose my Man Card if I knew the answer to this question.

Meredith: [laughter]

Kyle: Wow! Three in a row.

Meredith: Yeah. You can go back to Texas.

Meredith: [laughter]

Kyle: You know the answer, don't you?

Meredith: [laughter] No, I don't. That was cute!

Meredith: [laughter] A minaudière--

Kyle: Yeah, whenever you're ready.

Meredith: [laughter] Oh, my gosh!


PAF: Kyle calls John, a friend of Nina's family. He spells minaudière while reading the question.

John: Spell it one more time.

Kyle: M I N A U D I E R E

John: I'm gonna say--did you say one of those was a purse?

Kyle: Yes.

John: I'm gonna go with purse.


-- Commercial Break --


$50,000
In a CNN interview, Robert Duvall once claimed he was related to what person whom he has portrayed on-screen?

A: Dwight Eisenhower B: Jesse James
C: Joseph Pulitzer D: Robert E. Lee

Kyle is thinking it was a sexy character; either Jesse James or Robert E. Lee.

Kyle: I'm gonna say Robert E. Lee. I think.

Meredith: Final?

Kyle: Final.


Kyle will return on tomorrow's show.


Answers:
$100: C: Cloudy all day
$200: A: Back
$300: C: Thomas Edison
$500: D: Figure skating
$1,000: A: Tires
$2,000: C: Purina
$4,000: D: Pleasantly plump
$8,000: B: San Antonio Spurs
$16,000: B: Nile
$25,000: A: Purse
$50,000: D: Robert E. Lee

$25K: I've never seen that word before in my life. I'll ATA first and see if they have a clue. PAF if their answer is not definitive.

$50K: No clue, and I doubt if this is Googleable. Switch it.

Best case scenario is that I'll be playing for $100,000 with 50:50 and PAF remaining.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $25,000
A minaudière is a type of what?

A: Purse B: Sun umbrella
C: Lightweight cape D: Teapot

I've never heard this word, either. I thought the root was "audio"--something about sound? But none of the choices seemed related to that.

Merriam-Webster says I was wrong about that hunch.

Main Entry: min·au·dière
Pronunciation: \ˌmē-nōd-ˈyer\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, feminine of minaudier affected, coquettish, from minauder to mince
Date: 1940
: a small decorative case for carrying small articles (as cosmetics or jewelry)

What does a purse have to do with mincing?

56% of the audience knew the yiddish word?

Some people need their NYC card taken away.

peacock2121 wrote:56% of the audience knew the yiddish word?

Some people need their NYC card taken away.

Even though Meredith always calls it the "New York audience," they're not all from the city. Might have been a lot of tourists that day.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:56% of the audience knew the yiddish word?

Some people need their NYC card taken away.

Even though Meredith always calls it the "New York audience," they're not all from the city. Might have been a lot of tourists that day.

Maybe - but 44% of them?

That is not an obscure yiddish word.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:$25K: I've never seen that word before in my life. I'll ATA first and see if they have a clue. PAF if their answer is not definitive.

$50K: No clue, and I doubt if this is Googleable. Switch it.

Depends on how good you are at Googling. [robert de niro "claims to be related to"] gets it in one, right at the top.

peacock2121 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:56% of the audience knew the yiddish word?

Some people need their NYC card taken away.

Even though Meredith always calls it the "New York audience," they're not all from the city. Might have been a lot of tourists that day.

Maybe - but 44% of them?

That is not an obscure yiddish word.

No, but it's not used all that much, either. My understanding of the word has always been pleasantly plump in a specific manner, i.e., buxom. There should be a photo of Mamie Van Doren or early Bette Midler next to the definition. Maybe Dolly Parton, too.

Kyle's local newpaper gives his carryover appearance one more line of publicity.

http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainm ... 44226.html

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: Kyle Kneip, a Southwest High School grad and University of Texas-Arlington senior, continues his quest for a million bucks. 3 p.m., WFAA/Channel 8

MarleysGh0st wrote:Kyle's local newpaper gives his carryover appearance one more line of publicity.

http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainm ... 44226.html

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: Kyle Kneip, a Southwest High School grad and University of Texas-Arlington senior, continues his quest for a million bucks. 3 p.m., WFAA/Channel 8

Whatever he does, looking at the $100K question with the STQ left isn't bad, considering the recent string of players. Would be nice to see someone to make it to the $500K question.

gsabc wrote:Depends on how good you are at Googling. [robert de niro "claims to be related to"] gets it in one, right at the top.

Extremely lucky break, as the question asked about Duvall, not De Niro.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kyle Kneip
Tyler, TX
Bartender and student

Kyle hopes to teach elementary physical education.

He's a WE®, but wants to teach, so that makes him OK in my book.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$200
In a common schoolyard prank, bullies tape a sign saying "Kick me" on a victim's what?

A: Back B: Wrist
C: Chest D: Stomach

The scene from Back to the Future came immediately to mind.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$25,000
A minaudière is a type of what?

A: Purse B: Sun umbrella
C: Lightweight cape D: Teapot

Kyle: I'd probably lose my Man Card if I knew the answer to this question.

Meredith: [laughter]

Kyle: Wow! Three in a row.

Meredith: Yeah. You can go back to Texas.

Meredith: [laughter]

Kyle: You know the answer, don't you?

Meredith: [laughter] No, I don't. That was cute!

Meredith: [laughter] A minaudière--

Kyle: Yeah, whenever you're ready.

Meredith: [laughter] Oh, my gosh!

PAF: Kyle calls John, a friend of Nina's family. He spells minaudière while reading the question.

John: Spell it one more time.

Kyle: M I N A U D I E R E

John: I'm gonna say--did you say one of those was a purse?

Kyle: Yes.

John: I'm gonna go with purse.

Isn't Kyle afraid that John will lose his man card for knowing the answer? As for me, I have no idea, so it's time to use a lifeline. I don't know if the audience would know this, so it's probably time to PAF.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50,000
In a CNN interview, Robert Duvall once claimed he was related to what person whom he has portrayed on-screen?

A: Dwight Eisenhower B: Jesse James
C: Joseph Pulitzer D: Robert E. Lee

Kyle is thinking it was a sexy character; either Jesse James or Robert E. Lee.

Kyle: I'm gonna say Robert E. Lee. I think.

Meredith: Final?

Kyle: Final.

I would have gone with ATA on this one, although I suspect the percentages would have been close between B and D. Depending upon the outcome, I'd go with the 50/50 and hope that B and D weren't the two remaining answers.

gsabc wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:$25K: I've never seen that word before in my life. I'll ATA first and see if they have a clue. PAF if their answer is not definitive.

$50K: No clue, and I doubt if this is Googleable. Switch it.

Depends on how good you are at Googling. [robert de niro "claims to be related to"] gets it in one, right at the top.

Except it was Duvall, not De Niro. Unless the transcriptionist was in error.

Estonut wrote:

gsabc wrote:Depends on how good you are at Googling. [robert de niro "claims to be related to"] gets it in one, right at the top.

Extremely lucky break, as the question asked about Duvall, not De Niro.

My typo in the post. Meant Duvall.