Transcript 01/16/2009 - Connie McClellan

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Connie McClellan
Detroit, MI

Connie is known as "the cookie lady" and wants to go into the cookie business. She has a tin of cookies in hand for Meredith. She also has her late father's pocket Bible. After a series of strokes he watched the show every day and although he couldn't speak most of the time, he did when the show came on and told Connie that one day she'd be on the show.

Topic tree:
- Man's Best Friend
- Can I Quote You?
- Zero Gravity
- Antarctica
- Dinosaurs
- It's Greek to Me
- Who Am I
- Isn't It Ironic
- Booze
- Pinball Wizard
- Scientific Names
- Posers
- The Beach Boys
- You're Golden
- Hillary Clinton

$100 - The abbreviation "D-NY" often appears after Hillary Clinton's name because she represents New York as a what?
A - Democrat
B - dentist
C - dairywoman
D - dominatrix

Spoiler

Meredith ruefully shakes her head as she reads the gag answer. After Connie answers the question she makes a whip-cracking gesture.

A - Democrat (7)

Meredith says that she's trying to get an interview with Hillary and this won't help.

$200 - What restaurant chain's iconic logo is commonly referred to as the Golden Arches?
A - Taco Bell
B - Pizza Hut
C - Subway
D - McDonald's

Spoiler

D - McDonald's (10)

$300 - In a 1965 hit about ladies who "all get so tanned," the Beach Boys sing, "I wish they all could be" what?
A - Illinois Girls
B - Rhode Island Girls
C - California Girls
D - Alaska Girls

Spoiler

C - California Girls (8)

$500 - In what reality show are contestants often asked to participate in a "pose-off"?
A - Top Chef
B - America's Next Top Model
C - The Mole
D - Shear Genius

Spoiler

B - America's Next Top Model (5)

$1K - "Musca domestica" is the scientific name for which of these common insects?
A - grasshopper
B - housefly
C - cockroach
D - ladybug

Spoiler

With 6 seconds left on the clock Connie decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results:
A - 2%
B - 82%
C - 12%
D - 4%

Connie slaps her forehead.

B - housefly (5)

When she realizes she's reached the $1,000 level she gets excited.

Connie has now earned the Ask the Expert lifeline.

$2K - A "Donkey mini-playfield" is one of the features on a 2008 pinball game inspired by what movie franchise?
A - Harry Potter
B - Toy Story
C - Shrek
D - Pirates of the Caribbean

Spoiler

C - Shrek (21)

Meredith loves the donkey.

Meredith announces the topic for the next question and Connie lets out a "Woo-hoo" then looks embarrassed as she laughs.

$4K - Which of these alcoholic beverages takes its name from a county in Kentucky?
A - gin
B - brandy
C - vermouth
D - bourbon

Spoiler

D - bourbon (24)

commercial break

Connie's mom Chermie(?) and sister Teresa are in the relationship seats. Teresa commented that Connie has occasional awkward moments. Meredith asks Connie about this and she replies, "You don't know too many people who lost their pants in a casino, now do you?" She didn't "lose" them, they just fell down. Meredith checks to make sure Connie's pants are on, then says that with $8,000 Connie can afford a belt.

$8K - Ironically, which of these patriotic songs was once intended to make fun of patriots?
A - Hail to the Chief
B - Yankee Doodle
C - You're a Grand Old Flag
D - Stars and Stripes Forever

Spoiler

B - Yankee Doodle (23)

$16K - Who is Coco Crisp?
A - shoe designer
B - Keebler elf
C - jazz trombonist
D - major-league baseball player

Spoiler

Connie says she doesn't know and wonders who would. With 14 seconds on the clock she decides to Phone a Friend. On her list are Connie's sister Vanessa, Houston, TX; her friend Peg, Grand Rapids, MI; and another friend Sue, also from Grand Rapids. Connie opts to call Peg. Connie reads the question and Peg immediately tells her the answer. "I knew you'd know!" Connie exclaims. As the timer runs down Connie says "Resa says 'hey'." Peg replies, "Hey, Teresa."

D - major-league baseball player (11)

THE HORN!!!!!!

[MarleysGh0st]

$1K - "Musca domestica" is the scientific name for which of these common insects?
A - grasshopper
B - housefly
C - cockroach
D - ladybug

Not to be confused with Mus musculus.

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- Man's Best Friend
- Can I Quote You?
- Zero Gravity
- Antarctica
- Dinosaurs
- It's Greek to Me
- Who Am I
- Isn't It Ironic
- Booze
- Pinball Wizard
- Scientific Names
- Posers
- The Beach Boys
- You're Golden
- Hillary Clinton

Another good stack, it looks like.

$4K - Which of these alcoholic beverages takes its name from a county in Kentucky?
A - gin
B - brandy
C - vermouth
D - bourbon

If I got this question wrong, I would be thrown out of the state. For three years, I worked about a block from a bourbon distillery.

Nihil obstat®

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$1K - "Musca domestica" is the scientific name for which of these common insects?
A - grasshopper
B - housefly
C - cockroach
D - ladybug

Spoiler

With 6 seconds left on the clock Connie decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results:
A - 2%
B - 82%
C - 12%
D - 4%

Connie slaps her forehead.

B - housefly (5)

This is one of those questions where I'd probably have grabbed too early for the same lifeline as the player. Saw the "mus" part, didn't see the expected mouse, and then didn't relate the "domestica" with "house". But no problems with the rest of the stack, so not really any harm.

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Connie McClellan
Detroit, MI

Connie is known as "the cookie lady" and wants to go into the cookie business. She has a tin of cookies in hand for Meredith. She also has her late father's pocket Bible. After a series of strokes he watched the show every day and although he couldn't speak most of the time, he did when the show came on and told Connie that one day she'd be on the show.

Here in Derbytown we have our own "cookie lady" - a Nigerian woman who got her start baking cookies and selling them at street fairs and such, carrying her wares in a basket on her head. Now her cookies are sold in a shop and also in some local fast-food restaurants.

$500 - In what reality show are contestants often asked to participate in a "pose-off"?
A - Top Chef
B - America's Next Top Model
C - The Mole
D - Shear Genius

Spoiler

B - America's Next Top Model (5)

This is the third time in a week that "The Mole" has been used as a distractor.

$16K - Who is Coco Crisp?
A - shoe designer
B - Keebler elf
C - jazz trombonist
D - major-league baseball player

Spoiler

Connie says she doesn't know and wonders who would. With 14 seconds on the clock she decides to Phone a Friend. On her list are Connie's sister Vanessa, Houston, TX; her friend Peg, Grand Rapids, MI; and another friend Sue, also from Grand Rapids. Connie opts to call Peg. Connie reads the question and Peg immediately tells her the answer. "I knew you'd know!" Connie exclaims. As the timer runs down Connie says "Resa says 'hey'." Peg replies, "Hey, Teresa."

D - major-league baseball player (11)

When I saw her PAF list I thought she was in trouble, but she chose the right one. I'm guessing that Peg is a big baseball fan.

Connie is off to a good start. As for me, nihil obstat®.