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Today's Show
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:53 am
by peacock2121
Someone who knows more things than me - tell me if the 25K question today was one of corn's questions asked differently.
It is what I thought and would have answered it because of that.
So.... I could have just been lucky or remembered correctly.
Re: Today's Show
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:22 pm
by Snaxx
peacock2121 wrote:Someone who knows more things than me - tell me if the 25K question today was one of corn's questions asked differently.
It is what I thought and would have answered it because of that.
So.... I could have just been lucky or remembered correctly.
I've done the transcript and will post during Idol commercial break(s)
Here are:
Corn's question-
$125,000
What sport, invented in 1895 by a YMCA physical education director, was originally called "Mintonette"?
A. Water polo B. Field hockey
C. Volleyball D. Squash
Corn: "The only word I can think of that has anything in common with Mintonette is badmitton, and the only one of these sports that has anything in common with badmitton is volleyball."
50/50 leaves B & C.
Today's question:
$25,000
What sport takes its name from the British duke's residence where it was first played in England?
A. Billiards B. Polo
C. Cricket D. Badminton
PAF is Rob, described by Dwight as the "the real deal," under 30 with an earring, asks to repeat the choices again as time runs out.
Dwight talks about what a duke would name his residence, and takes a successful guess.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:23 am
by peacock2121
Obviously the two had nothing to do with each other.
Wouldn't I have been lucky!