Transcript 11/25/2009 - Cameron Shaw

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Cameron Shaw
Brooklyn, NY
Freelance writer

Cameron is having a tough time, living from paycheck to paycheck. Her fiancee Nick waves from the relationship seat. Cameron says she is so nervous that "there are parts of me shaking that I didn't even know could shake!"

Question Topics:
World Records
Painters
Out in Space
Social Security
Shakespeare
The Body Human
In the News
Middle Names
CELEBRITY Q
Disney Movies
Under the Sea
Musical Duos
Inventors
National Chains
Safety First
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$500 - Safety First
which of the following is a primary concern of the Governors Highway Safety Association?
A: Fire safety B: Safe driving
C: Safe boating D: Roadkill recipes

Spoiler

B: Safe driving (7)

$1000 - National Chains
In 2009, a national chain of electonics stores began referring to itself as "The Shack," dropping what word from its name?
A: Telephone B: Battery
C: Computer D: Radio

Spoiler

D: Radio (10)

$2000 - Inventors
The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located in the hometown of what famed inventor?
A: Orville Wright B: Thomas Edison
C: Benjamin Franklin D: Alexander Graham Bell

Spoiler

A: Orville Wright (7)

$3000 - Musical Duos
If Simon & Garfunkel performed under their first names instead of their last names, they would be known as what?
A: Dean & Jerry B: Daryl & John
C: Paul & Art D: Stan & Oliver

Spoiler

C: Paul & Art (8)

$5,000 - Under the Sea
Containing the same root as the word gladiator, "Xiphias gladius" is the scientific name for what marine creature?
A: Swordfish B: Angelfish
C: Catfish D:Goldfish

With 4 seconds left, Cameron decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 89% B: 4% C: 2% D: 5%

Cameron decides to answer

Spoiler

Swordfish

Spoiler

A: Swordfish (3)

Cameron has earned the Ask The Expert lifeline. Today's expert is Paula Poundstone.

$7,500 - Disney Movies
What animated Disney movie features three gargoyles named "Victor," "Hugo" and "Laverne"?
A: Pocahontas B: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
C: Beauty and the Beast D: Oliver & Company

Cameron says she can rule out two choices, and she decides to make an educated guess at

Spoiler

B

.

Spoiler

B: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (8)

$10,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Chris Cuomo from ABC News)
Which of these injury-related headlines is from an actual July 2009 news story?
A: Obama Breaks Toe B: Dalai Lama Breaks Rib
C: Oprah Breaks Elbow D: Pope Breaks Wrist

With 16 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Paula doesn't appear to know the answer, makes several lame jokes that I'm too lazy to capture. Cameron gamely suggests that she has a suspicion that it's D, to which Paula responds with another joke. Meredith wraps it up even as Paula starts to speak further. "Paula's still talking, but that's okay..."

As the clock ticks, Cameron thinks aloud and rules out

Spoiler

C

, answers

Spoiler

D

, once again has to be prompted for "final" and manages to respond just as the clock runs out.

Spoiler

D: Pope Breaks Wrist (0)

-- Commercial Break --

Cameron is a freelance writer. A graduate of Yale, she is a smart cookie but Cameron credits her parents for her success. "They're the two most supportive people in the world, and they sacrificed so much so that I could have a better life than they did..." With the money, she'd like to take her parents on a trip to Japan.


$12,500 - Middle Names
At birth, Hillary Clinton was given what middle name?
A: Louise B: Diane
C: Marie D: Elizabeth

With 20 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Phone a Friend, her friend Scott.

PAF discussion

Cameron reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 12 seconds. Her friend asks for the choices again, and gives no further response (besides a frustrated gasp) as the clock runs out.

Saying that she really needs the money, Cameron decides to walk with $10,000.

Spoiler

B: Diane ( )

edited to correct the subject line...

[doitneatly]

$7,500 - Disney Movies
What animated Disney movie features three gargoyles named "Victor," "Hugo" and "Laverne"?
A: Pocahontas B: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
C: Beauty and the Beast D: Oliver & Company

Cameron says she can rule out two choices, and she decides to make an educated guess at

Spoiler

B

.

Spoiler

B: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (8)

I don't think it was intentional in this case, but this was one of those "extra ATA lifeline for the canny contestant" moments:

Cameron gave her answer and then had to be prompted by Meredith. ("final?") In those 2-3 seconds between giving her answer and finalizing that answer, Cameron got some obvious approval applause from multiple audience members.

$10,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Chris Cuomo from ABC News)
Which of these injury-related headlines is from an actual July 2009 news story?
A: Obama Breaks Toe B: Dalai Lama Breaks Rib
C: Oprah Breaks Elbow D: Pope Breaks Wrist

With 16 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Paula doesn't appear to know the answer, makes several lame jokes that I'm too lazy to capture. Cameron gamely suggests that she has a suspicion that it's D, to which Paula just responds with another joke. Meredith wraps it up even as Paula starts to speak further. "Paula's still talking, but that's okay..."

Perhaps as the transcriber I got a little too editorial here, but this really was an especially bad one for Paula as the Expert. No useful answers or insights, and the jokes were weak to boot. (and I do count myself among those who enjoy Paula on the NPR show...)

$12,500 - Middle Names
At birth, Hillary Clinton was given what middle name?
A: Louise B: Diane
C: Marie D: Elizabeth

With 20 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Phone a Friend, her friend Scott.

PAF discussion

Cameron reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 12 seconds. Her friend asks for the choices again, and gives no further response (besides a frustrated gasp) as the clock runs out.

This in spite of audible keystrokes on the part of her PAF.
So I call this a case of PAF-hotseatitis, aka "if you're going to google with your PAFs, PRACTICE PEOPLE!!!!!" (moot, I realize)

The question happened to be a very short one so it didn't hurt too much, but I'm compelled to mention that Cameron read the questions and the answers to her friend very slowly, (too slowly IMO) taking great care to clearly enunciate the unnecessary "A," "B," etc.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Cameron Shaw
Brooklyn, NY
Freelance writer

Definitely a Where Else®... could be a WE/WE®, depending on what kind of writer she is.

Nihil obstat®

[earendel]

Cameron Shaw
Brooklyn, NY
Freelance writer

Cameron is having a tough time, living from paycheck to paycheck. Her fiancee Nick waves from the relationship seat. Cameron says she is so nervous that "there are parts of me shaking that I didn't even know could shake!"

What will BAM do for contestants once the economy turns around?

$5,000 - Under the Sea
Containing the same root as the word gladiator, "Xiphias gladius" is the scientific name for what marine creature?
A: Swordfish B: Angelfish
C: Catfish D:Goldfish

With 4 seconds left, Cameron decides to Ask the Audience.

ATA results

ATA: A: 89% B: 4% C: 2% D: 5%

Cameron decides to answer

Spoiler

Swordfish

Spoiler

A: Swordfish (3)

"Gladius" is the name for the short sword that combatants in the arena used.

$10,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Chris Cuomo from ABC News)
Which of these injury-related headlines is from an actual July 2009 news story?
A: Obama Breaks Toe B: Dalai Lama Breaks Rib
C: Oprah Breaks Elbow D: Pope Breaks Wrist

With 16 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Paula doesn't appear to know the answer, makes several lame jokes that I'm too lazy to capture. Cameron gamely suggests that she has a suspicion that it's D, to which Paula responds with another joke. Meredith wraps it up even as Paula starts to speak further. "Paula's still talking, but that's okay..."

As the clock ticks, Cameron thinks aloud and rules out

Spoiler

C

, answers

Spoiler

D

, once again has to be prompted for "final" and manages to respond just as the clock runs out.

Spoiler

D: Pope Breaks Wrist (0)

"Paula's still talking..." pretty much sums up how she's done as an expert. I really expected more of her.

$12,500 - Middle Names
At birth, Hillary Clinton was given what middle name?
A: Louise B: Diane
C: Marie D: Elizabeth

With 20 seconds remaining, Cameron decides to Phone a Friend, her friend Scott.

PAF discussion

Cameron reads the question and choices, verbatim, in 12 seconds. Her friend asks for the choices again, and gives no further response (besides a frustrated gasp) as the clock runs out.

Saying that she really needs the money, Cameron decides to walk with $10,000.

Spoiler

B: Diane ( )

I did not know this - I've always heard "Hillary Rodham Clinton", never her real middle name. I'd probably start with ATA since Clinton was a senator from NY for a while.

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This in spite of audible keystrokes on the part of her PAF.
So I call this a case of PAF-hotseatitis, aka "if you're going to google with your PAFs, PRACTICE PEOPLE!!!!!" (moot, I realize)

Well, I had scheduled one practice and had been planning to do so with the others later that day once I finished my audit ...

Can we make "m00t" the inverse of "w00t"?

[ghostjmf]

12.5K: I did not know. I was between Louise & Diane, I fear because "she looks like a Louise or Diane", & no good reason. Especially no good reason because there's no universal "Louise or Diane" look, & even if there were, babies wouldn't have it, which is when people are named. I would have ATAed. At 1st at least.