Transcript 11/02/09 William Henry

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William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

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$500 Because superstitious people believe it is a time when spooky things occur, midnight is also known as the what?
A. Farming hour
B. Witching hour
C. Prancing hour
D. ShamWow Informercial hour

Spoiler

B. Witching hour ( 8 )

$1K A person would typically use a “choke chain” while training what type of pet?
A. Bird
B. Snake
C. Dog
D. Fish

Spoiler

C. Dog (12)

$2K Commonly known by his nickname “Teddy,” longtime U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy had what given first name?
A. Timothy
B. Stedman
C. Todd
D. Edward

ATA (10)

2% A. Timothy
6% B. Stedman
0% C. Todd
92% D. Edward

Spoiler

D. Edward (9)

$3K Which of the following athletic pursuits is not one of the three events in a traditional triathlon?
A. Running
B. Swimming
C. Kayaking
D. Cycling

Spoiler

C. Kayaking (11)

$5K Though she makes millions, what Oscar-nominated actress reportedly gets only a $13 a week allowance, a dollar for each year of her age?
A. Abigail Breslin
B. Ellen Page
C. Natalie Portman
D. Amy Adams

Spoiler

A. Abigail Breslin (4)

commercial break


William and his father play team trivia at some local establishments two to five nights a week. Their team name is Scruff-looking nerfherders.

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, author of “The Power of Respect” and host of “Inside Edition,” Deborah Norville.

$7.5K In 2009, “death panels” became a buzzword among critics of President Obama’s controversial plan to deal with what issue?
A. Health care
B. Immigration
C. War on terror
D. Unemployment

ATE (21)

Deborah: Let’s do process of elimination. We know that the war on terror was really George Bush’s buzzword, so we’re going to eliminate war on terror.
Unemployment is certainly a big problem in America, but that hasn’t been something getting so much buzz lately.
Immigration was an issue during the campaign, but we haven’t heard a lot about it lately.
So I think you would be really safe if you would say your selection was “A.” health care.

William: So you’re sure?

Deborah: Yeah

William: Thank you.

Deborah: It’s what I do everyday.

Spoiler

A. Health care (21)

$10K On average, what denomination of U.S. paper currency remains in circulation the longest?
A. $5 bill
B. $10 bill
C. $50 bill
D. $100 bill

William says it is going to be the one that is used the least often.

DD (13)

William’s first choice is C. $50 bill, which is incorrect.
William’s second choice is correct.

Spoiler

D. $100 bill (7)

$12.5K The Oscar-winning film “No Country for Old Men” was adapted from a novel by what Pulitzer Prize-winning author?
A. Thomas Pynchon
B. Cormac McCarthy
C. Charles Portis
D. Philip Roth

PAF (23)

Williams’s PAF team:

Lauren from Memphis, TN
William form Memphis, TN
Rob from Memphis, TN

PAF – Rob

Rob: I really don’t… If I had to guess, I would say Roth.

William: How sure?

Rob: Not very sure at all. If I had to guess, I’d say Roth.

William decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

C. Cormac McCarthy ( 18 )

commercial break

Answers:
$500 B. Witching hour
$1K C. Dog
$2K D. Edward
$3K C. Kayaking
$5K A. Abigail Breslin
$7.5K A. Health care
$10K D. $100 bill
$12.5K C. Cormac McCarthy

[MarleysGh0st]

William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

What else?

William and his father play team trivia at some local establishments two to five nights a week. Their team name is Scruff-looking nerfherders.

Hmmm. I wonder if his dad would have done better on the show?

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, author of “The Power of Respect” and host of “Inside Edition,” Deborah Norville.

$7.5K In 2009, “death panels” became a buzzword among critics of President Obama’s controversial plan to deal with what issue?
A. Health care
B. Immigration
C. War on terror
D. Unemployment

ATE (21)

Deborah: Let’s do process of elimination. We know that the war on terror was really George Bush’s buzzword, so we’re going to eliminate war on terror.
Unemployment is certainly a big problem in America, but that hasn’t been something getting so much buzz lately.
Immigration was an issue during the campaign, but we haven’t heard a lot about it lately.
So I think you would be really safe if you would say your selection was “A.” health care.

William: So you’re sure?

Deborah: Yeah

William: Thank you.

Deborah: It’s what I do everyday.

Spoiler

A. Health care (21)

What The French? Did Deborah really use the process of elimination to arrive at her answer or was that a bunch of nonsense when she knew the answer right off? Wouldn't your time have been better spent explaining exactly what was meant by the "death panel" buzzwords, Deborah?

[Phil Ken Sebbin]

William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

What else?

William and his father play team trivia at some local establishments two to five nights a week. Their team name is Scruff-looking nerfherders.

Hmmm. I wonder if his dad would have done better on the show?

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, author of “The Power of Respect” and host of “Inside Edition,” Deborah Norville.

$7.5K In 2009, “death panels” became a buzzword among critics of President Obama’s controversial plan to deal with what issue?
A. Health care
B. Immigration
C. War on terror
D. Unemployment

ATE (21)

Deborah: Let’s do process of elimination. We know that the war on terror was really George Bush’s buzzword, so we’re going to eliminate war on terror.
Unemployment is certainly a big problem in America, but that hasn’t been something getting so much buzz lately.
Immigration was an issue during the campaign, but we haven’t heard a lot about it lately.
So I think you would be really safe if you would say your selection was “A.” health care.

William: So you’re sure?

Deborah: Yeah

William: Thank you.

Deborah: It’s what I do everyday.

Spoiler

A. Health care (21)

What The French? Did Deborah really use the process of elimination to arrive at her answer or was that a bunch of nonsense when she knew the answer right off? Wouldn't your time have been better spent explaining exactly what was meant by the "death panel" buzzwords, Deborah?

I was a bit annoyed by her approach to that question. I'm positive she new it before the choices came up but was playing it up for TV. The way she did it probably would not instill the contestant with too much confidence and came across slightly condescending, IMHO.

[frogman042]

William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

What else?

William and his father play team trivia at some local establishments two to five nights a week. Their team name is Scruff-looking nerfherders.

Hmmm. I wonder if his dad would have done better on the show?

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, author of “The Power of Respect” and host of “Inside Edition,” Deborah Norville.

$7.5K In 2009, “death panels” became a buzzword among critics of President Obama’s controversial plan to deal with what issue?
A. Health care
B. Immigration
C. War on terror
D. Unemployment

ATE (21)

Deborah: Let’s do process of elimination. We know that the war on terror was really George Bush’s buzzword, so we’re going to eliminate war on terror.
Unemployment is certainly a big problem in America, but that hasn’t been something getting so much buzz lately.
Immigration was an issue during the campaign, but we haven’t heard a lot about it lately.
So I think you would be really safe if you would say your selection was “A.” health care.

William: So you’re sure?

Deborah: Yeah

William: Thank you.

Deborah: It’s what I do everyday.

Spoiler

A. Health care (21)

What The French? Did Deborah really use the process of elimination to arrive at her answer or was that a bunch of nonsense when she knew the answer right off? Wouldn't your time have been better spent explaining exactly what was meant by the "death panel" buzzwords, Deborah?

I was a bit annoyed by her approach to that question. I'm positive she new it before the choices came up but was playing it up for TV. The way she did it probably would not instill the contestant with too much confidence and came across slightly condescending, IMHO.

I beg to differ - I think she was just being thorough. My guess is she is not a 'game show maven' and approached this as a multiple choice question. Also, I doubt that she knew/realized that at the dollar value for the question that it would always be the obvious answer and that it wouldn't be a trick question. I think she knew it cold but didn't want to screw up, so she methodically eleminated all the wrong answers first (noticed in her analysis she skipped the correct response even though it was first on the list). Nor do I think she thought much about time management for the question - since there is no clock for the expert.

My guess is she saw the question and knew the answer right out of the gate but didn't want to make a mistake so she went through each and every distractor to make sure that each one could not possibly be correct. I think it was a bit jarring because we haven't seen that style before - but I don't think it was playing for the camera or trying to pretend she's not a 'know-it-all'. That's why when she was done, I don't think she realized that she didn't sell her answer, but from the HS perspective it seemed it was done just by the process of elimination. That's why she seemed somewhat surprised when William asked if she was sure.

Basically, unless the expert is a former game show contestant, I doubt that they think about the game play for even a very tiny fraction as we folks do.

[MarleysGh0st]

I beg to differ - I think she was just being thorough. My guess is she is not a 'game show maven' and approached this as a multiple choice question. Also, I doubt that she knew/realized that at the dollar value for the question that it would always be the obvious answer and that it wouldn't be a trick question. I think she knew it cold but didn't want to screw up, so she methodically eleminated all the wrong answers first (noticed in her analysis she skipped the correct response even though it was first on the list). Nor do I think she thought much about time management for the question - since there is no clock for the expert.

My guess is she saw the question and knew the answer right out of the gate but didn't want to make a mistake so she went through each and every distractor to make sure that each one could not possibly be correct. I think it was a bit jarring because we haven't seen that style before - but I don't think it was playing for the camera or trying to pretend she's not a 'know-it-all'. That's why when she was done, I don't think she realized that she didn't sell her answer, but from the HS perspective it seemed it was done just by the process of elimination. That's why she seemed somewhat surprised when William asked if she was sure.

If she just wanted to make sure, shouldn't she have started by explaining the "death panel" buzzword and then gone back to review the other choices? Maybe it was just inexperience, but this looked like some of Mo Rocca's earlier turns as a expert, when he did all that rambling because that his shtick.

Basically, unless the expert is a former game show contestant, I doubt that they think about the game play for even a very tiny fraction as we folks do.

And that's the fundamental flaw with this lifeline.

[ulysses5019]

I beg to differ - I think she was just being thorough. My guess is she is not a 'game show maven' and approached this as a multiple choice question. Also, I doubt that she knew/realized that at the dollar value for the question that it would always be the obvious answer and that it wouldn't be a trick question. I think she knew it cold but didn't want to screw up, so she methodically eleminated all the wrong answers first (noticed in her analysis she skipped the correct response even though it was first on the list). Nor do I think she thought much about time management for the question - since there is no clock for the expert.

My guess is she saw the question and knew the answer right out of the gate but didn't want to make a mistake so she went through each and every distractor to make sure that each one could not possibly be correct. I think it was a bit jarring because we haven't seen that style before - but I don't think it was playing for the camera or trying to pretend she's not a 'know-it-all'. That's why when she was done, I don't think she realized that she didn't sell her answer, but from the HS perspective it seemed it was done just by the process of elimination. That's why she seemed somewhat surprised when William asked if she was sure.

If she just wanted to make sure, shouldn't she have started by explaining the "death panel" buzzword and then gone back to review the other choices? Maybe it was just inexperience, but this looked like some of Mo Rocca's earlier turns as a expert, when he did all that rambling because that his shtick.

Basically, unless the expert is a former game show contestant, I doubt that they think about the game play for even a very tiny fraction as we folks do.

And that's the fundamental flaw with this lifeline.

But I've seen a lot of PAFs with this problem too.

[MarleysGh0st]

Basically, unless the expert is a former game show contestant, I doubt that they think about the game play for even a very tiny fraction as we folks do.

And that's the fundamental flaw with this lifeline.

But I've seen a lot of PAFs with this problem too.

True. Aside from BBs, I doubt if there are even a handful of PAFs who served more than once. But at least the PAF selection was under the contestant's control. If you choose a PAF who's not taking the job seriously, it's your own fault. If TPTB choose an expert who's only there to plug their own TV show/album/book, you're screwed.

[earendel]

William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

So he's a WE® of the "what else" persuasion.

$2K Commonly known by his nickname “Teddy,” longtime U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy had what given first name?
A. Timothy
B. Stedman
C. Todd
D. Edward

ATA (10)

2% A. Timothy
6% B. Stedman
0% C. Todd
92% D. Edward

Spoiler

D. Edward (9)

How quickly they forget...<*sigh*>

$5K Though she makes millions, what Oscar-nominated actress reportedly gets only a $13 a week allowance, a dollar for each year of her age?
A. Abigail Breslin
B. Ellen Page
C. Natalie Portman
D. Amy Adams

Spoiler

A. Abigail Breslin (4)

OK, time for a lifeline. The only name on the list I recognize is Natalie Portman and it's not she, so let's hope the audience knows this.

$7.5K In 2009, “death panels” became a buzzword among critics of President Obama’s controversial plan to deal with what issue?
A. Health care
B. Immigration
C. War on terror
D. Unemployment

ATE (21)

Deborah: Let’s do process of elimination. We know that the war on terror was really George Bush’s buzzword, so we’re going to eliminate war on terror.
Unemployment is certainly a big problem in America, but that hasn’t been something getting so much buzz lately.
Immigration was an issue during the campaign, but we haven’t heard a lot about it lately.
So I think you would be really safe if you would say your selection was “A.” health care.

William: So you’re sure?

Deborah: Yeah

William: Thank you.

Deborah: It’s what I do everyday.

Spoiler

A. Health care (21)

Is it just I or does it seem that young people just aren't keeping up with current events these days?

$10K On average, what denomination of U.S. paper currency remains in circulation the longest?
A. $5 bill
B. $10 bill
C. $50 bill
D. $100 bill

William says it is going to be the one that is used the least often.

DD (13)

William’s first choice is C. $50 bill, which is incorrect.
William’s second choice is correct.

Spoiler

D. $100 bill (7)

Interesting reasoning and a good thing he used DD.

$12.5K The Oscar-winning film “No Country for Old Men” was adapted from a novel by what Pulitzer Prize-winning author?
A. Thomas Pynchon
B. Cormac McCarthy
C. Charles Portis
D. Philip Roth

PAF (23)

Williams’s PAF team:

Lauren from Memphis, TN
William form Memphis, TN
Rob from Memphis, TN

PAF – Rob

Rob: I really don’t… If I had to guess, I would say Roth.

William: How sure?

Rob: Not very sure at all. If I had to guess, I’d say Roth.

William decides to leave with $10K.

Spoiler

C. Cormac McCarthy ( 18 )

From the comfort of my recliner I guessed the right answer. But in the HS I'd have had to burn a lifeline - PAF.

[NellyLunatic1980]

William Henry
Memphis, TN
Theatre major at the University of Memphis

He's an aspiring What Else®, but I rooted for him. William was one of the people whom Bay, Fred, and I met at our audition in Nashville. When William told me that he is studying to be an actor, the first thing out of my mouth was, "Oh, you're guaranteed to get on the show. They always put actors on the show." And as usual, I was right.

$1K A person would typically use a “choke chain” while training what type of pet?
A. Bird
B. Snake
C. Dog
D. Fish

E. Girlfriend

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, author of “The Power of Respect” and host of “Inside Edition,” Deborah Norville.

Meh.

Nihil obstat®

[Estonut]

Is it just I or does it seem that young people just aren't keeping up with current events these days?

I thought you do...

[Estonut]

$1K A person would typically use a “choke chain” while training what type of pet?
A. Bird
B. Snake
C. Dog
D. Fish

E. Girlfriend

Hard to believe you're single...

[NellyLunatic1980]

$1K A person would typically use a “choke chain” while training what type of pet?
A. Bird
B. Snake
C. Dog
D. Fish

E. Girlfriend

Hard to believe you're single...

Did you feel the cool breeze as the joke whizzed over your head?

[Estonut]

Did you feel the cool breeze as the joke whizzed over your head?

You've yet to type a statement that went over my head. Just because someone doesn't think you're funny doesn't mean they don't understand what you said...