Transcript 10/14/2009 - Chuck Beckett

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Chuck Beckett
Philadelphia, PA
Flight Attendant

Question Topics:
Psychiatry
Shakespeare
U.S. Presidents
Le Tour de France
Words & Phrases
Bill Gates
Delaware
French
Transportation
Tabloid News
Poetry
Medical Terms
On the Menu
Cosmetics
Nicknames

$500 - Nicknames
The "idiot box" and "the electronic baby sitter" are both nicknames for what household staple?
A: Microwave oven B: Refrigerator
C: Television D: Ryan Seacrest

Spoiler

C: Television (C)

$1000 - Cosmetics
A shade of eye shadow by Revlon, coffee bean is what color?
A: Pink B: Purple
C: Blue D: Brown

With 9 seconds remaining, Chuck says "

Spoiler

D: Brown

final color", Meredith initially agrees but then catches the error and prompts him "final answer?" and with 3 seconds left Chuck repeats the answer with the correct verbiage.

Spoiler

D: Brown (3)

$2000 - On the Menu
A hybrid that has recently appeared on restaurant menus, broccolini is a type of what?
A: Cheese B: Bread
C: Vegetable D: Meat

Chuck very carefully gives his answer this time...

Spoiler

C: Vegetable (9)

$3000 - Medical Terms
In medical terminology, "hypermobility" and "ligamentous laxicity" are two ways of describing what common condition?
A: Insomnia B: Double-jointedness
C: Baldness D: Heartburn

Spoiler

B: Double-Jointedness (7)

$5,000 - Poetry
In a poem by Coleridge, a man sees "water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" because he is stuck in what body of water?
A: Ocean B: Lake
C: River D: Pond

With 7 seconds remaining, Chuck decides to Phone a Friend, his friend Robin.

PAF discussion

Chuck reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 12 seconds. His friend does not give an answer before the clock runs out.

Chuck answers

Spoiler

A

.

Spoiler

A: Ocean (5)

As the camera pulls away for the commercial break, Chuck is obviously expressing his regret for using his lifeline on a question he knew...

-- Commercial Break --

Chuck and Meredith discuss the fact that he knew the answer to his last question even as he was saying "phone a friend".

As a flight attendant, Chuck is used to being calm under pressure, he relates the story of working a flight that was struck by lightning. His response to the frightened passengers... "What would you like to drink?"
"Whatever you've got!" Meredith quipped.

Chuck has earned the Ask The Expert lifeline. Today's expert is Cokie Roberts.

$7,500 - Tabloid News
A budding romance between baseball star Alex Rodriguez and what actress led tabloids to dub the couple "K-Rod"?
A: Kate Winslet B: Kate Hudson
C: Kate Beckinsdale D: Kate Bosworth

With 22 seconds left, Chuck decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 2% B: 84% C: 7% D: 7%

Chuck decides to answer

Spoiler

B

.

Spoiler

B: Kate Hudson (15)

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
There is a loud gasp from the audience as Chuck says

Spoiler

"B: Washington D.C."

and as he says "final answer" he appears to realize that his answer is wrong...

Chuck leaves with $5,000.

Spoiler

C: Atlantic City ()

Edited to fix a small typo and more accurately reflect the exact timing of Chuck's final words and the accompanying audience reaction.

[heelsrule1988]

[Snaxx]

That is not the ACES I hope to ride on some day!

[heelsrule1988]

Ha... you just made me notice the irony of the picture that I posted. I wasn't even thinking along the lines of his last question! That's funny.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$500 - Nicknames
The "idiot box" and "the electronic baby sitter" are both nicknames for what household staple?
A: Microwave oven B: Refrigerator
C: Television D: Ryan Seacrest

Well, Ryan Seacrest is definitely an idiot box.

$5,000 - Poetry
In a poem by Coleridge, a man sees "water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" because he is stuck in what body of water?
A: Ocean B: Lake
C: River D: Pond

An answer did not come to me within 15 seconds, so I would've burned the ATA. I did realize after 15 seconds that ocean would be the most likely answer because it's salt water.

$7.5K: Well, now I'm really regretting burning the audience on the last question. I can eliminate Kate Winslet (still married to director Sam Mendes, I assume) and Kate Beckinsale (married to some other director). DD on the other two choices.

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
Chuck starts to answer

Spoiler

B

, and there is a loud gasp from the audience as he says "final answer" and simultaneously realizes he's wrong...

Chuck missed an opportunity to use his "fifth lifeline" here. I listened to the tape twice. The gasps came while Chuck said the full B answer, before the "final answer".

[frogman042]

Anyone else reminded of the 'low talker' Seinfeld episode. I could barely hear Chuck and I think Meredith had trouble hearing him as well.

[earendel]

Chuck Beckett
Philadelphia, PA
Flight Attendant

$1000 - Cosmetics
A shade of eye shadow by Revlon, coffee bean is what color?
A: Pink B: Purple
C: Blue D: Brown

With 9 seconds remaining, Chuck says "

Spoiler

D: Brown

final color", Meredith initially agrees but then catches the error and prompts him "final answer?" and with 3 seconds left Chuck repeats the answer with the correct verbiage.

Spoiler

D: Brown (3)

That was a close one and another example of why TDC® is a bad idea.

$5,000 - Poetry
In a poem by Coleridge, a man sees "water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" because he is stuck in what body of water?
A: Ocean B: Lake
C: River D: Pond

With 7 seconds remaining, Chuck decides to Phone a Friend, his friend Robin.

PAF discussion

Chuck reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 12 seconds. His friend does not give an answer before the clock runs out.

Chuck answers

Spoiler

A

.

Spoiler

A: Ocean (5)

Uh, oh, if he's using lifelines this early there's trouble ahead. And, it turns out, he did know the answer. Once again TDC® claims another lifeline.

As a flight attendant, Chuck is used to being calm under pressure, he relates the story of working a flight that was struck by lightning. His response to the frightened passengers... "What would you like to drink?"
"Whatever you've got!" Meredith quipped. [/i]

He didn't seem to be all that calm under the pressure of the HS.

$7,500 - Tabloid News
A budding romance between baseball star Alex Rodriguez and what actress led tabloids to dub the couple "K-Rod"?
A: Kate Winslet B: Kate Hudson
C: Kate Beckinsdale D: Kate Bosworth

With 22 seconds left, Chuck decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 2% B: 84% C: 7% D: 7%

Chuck decides to answer

Spoiler

B

.

Spoiler

B: Kate Hudson (15)

Time for me to use a lifeline. ATA because they're sure to know the answer.

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
Chuck starts to answer

Spoiler

B

, and there is a loud gasp from the audience as he says "final answer" and simultaneously realizes he's wrong...

Chuck leaves with $5,000.

Spoiler

C: Atlantic City (C)

I can't help but wonder if TDC was a factor here also. Given time he might have made the connection between "ACES" and gambling, which would have led to the right answer.

[MarleysGh0st]

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
Chuck starts to answer

Spoiler

B

, and there is a loud gasp from the audience as he says "final answer" and simultaneously realizes he's wrong...

Chuck leaves with $5,000.

Spoiler

C: Atlantic City (C)

I can't help but wonder if TDC was a factor here also. Given time he might have made the connection between "ACES" and gambling, which would have led to the right answer.

Yeah, more time to think about it would have helped him. I'm sure someone from Philly has heard of the casinos in Atlantic City.

But maybe it's the question writers' fault for using the word "aptly" instead of "fittingly".

[silverscreenselect]

$1000 - Cosmetics
A shade of eye shadow by Revlon, coffee bean is what color?
A: Pink B: Purple
C: Blue D: Brown

With 9 seconds remaining, Chuck says "

Spoiler

D: Brown

final color", Meredith initially agrees but then catches the error and prompts him "final answer?" and with 3 seconds left Chuck repeats the answer with the correct verbiage.

Spoiler

D: Brown (3)

I wonder if Chuck hadn't corrected his "error" in time whether the show would have llama'ed him or not.

[MarleysGh0st]

$1000 - Cosmetics
A shade of eye shadow by Revlon, coffee bean is what color?
A: Pink B: Purple
C: Blue D: Brown

With 9 seconds remaining, Chuck says "

Spoiler

D: Brown

final color", Meredith initially agrees but then catches the error and prompts him "final answer?" and with 3 seconds left Chuck repeats the answer with the correct verbiage.

Spoiler

D: Brown (3)

I wonder if Chuck hadn't corrected his "error" in time whether the show would have llama'ed him or not.

That could have been a nasty scene in the studio. For years, Meredith has made a simple "final" be sufficient. Would the obvious slip of the tongue adding "color" instead of "answer" to that suddenly make it insufficient?

[doitneatly]

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
Chuck starts to answer

Spoiler

B

, and there is a loud gasp from the audience as he says "final answer" and simultaneously realizes he's wrong...

Chuck missed an opportunity to use his "fifth lifeline" here. I listened to the tape twice. The gasps came while Chuck said the full B answer, before the "final answer".

Given how close this comes to the infamous "UK cougher" scenario, I can't help but wonder what TPTB would actually do if Chuck had managed to react and change his answer.

This is the most blatant moment I've seen where a contestant almost steered away from a bad answer based on an audible audience reaction. Does anyone know of an example where it has actually happened? (I'm thinking of the classic "collective gasp from a shocked audience", as opposed to that UK cheating situation)

[Bob Juch]

Chuck missed an opportunity to use his "fifth lifeline" here. I listened to the tape twice. The gasps came while Chuck said the full B answer, before the "final answer".

Given how close this comes to the infamous "UK cougher" scenario, I can't help but wonder what TPTB would actually do if Chuck had managed to react and change his answer.

This is the most blatant moment I've seen where a contestant almost steered away from a bad answer based on an audible audience reaction. Does anyone know of an example where it has actually happened? (I'm thinking of the classic "collective gasp from a shocked audience", as opposed to that UK cheating situation)

I attended a taping where that seemed to happen. The gasp didn't come though on the broadcast. They might have edited it out.

[kayrharris]

Chuck seemed to be zoned out completely. I don't know if it was hotseatitis or not, but as someone
who is used to working "under presssure", it didn't seem to help him out this time.

kay

[jarnon]

$10,000 - Transportation
Opened in February of 2009, ACES is an aptly named train service that takes passenters from New York City to where?
A: Philadelphia B: Washington D.C.
C: Atlantic City D: Boston
Chuck starts to answer

Spoiler

B

, and there is a loud gasp from the audience as he says "final answer" and simultaneously realizes he's wrong...

Chuck leaves with $5,000.

Spoiler

C: Atlantic City (C)

I can't help but wonder if TDC was a factor here also. Given time he might have made the connection between "ACES" and gambling, which would have led to the right answer.

Yeah, more time to think about it would have helped him. I'm sure someone from Philly has heard of the casinos in Atlantic City.

But maybe it's the question writers' fault for using the word "aptly" instead of "fittingly".

And in Philly, we often refer to Atlantic City as AC (the first half of ACES). Maybe, being a flight attendant, he didn't know there's a train from Philly to AC.