Transcript 02/10/10 - Jesse Thomas (carryover)

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Jesse Thomas
Wichita Falls, TX
Assistant principal

Jesse is good at "barbecue trivia" but being in the hotseat is a bit tougher.

Question Topics:
Deep Thinkers
Famous Paintings
Advertising
Slang
Presidential History
Documentaries
CELEBRITY Q
Classic Songs
Historic Names
Big Business
Fish
Bestsellers
Words & Phrases
Brand Names
In the Books

Jesse is going for $7,500 and still has his "Ask the Expert" and "Double Dip" lifelines remaining. Today's expert is Donny Deutsch.

$7,500 - Big Business
ConocoPhillips belongs to a group of multinational corporations often referred to as "Big" what?
A: Oil B: Pharma
C: Tobacco D: Tech

Spoiler

A: Oil (24)

$10,000 - Historic Names
Known to most Americans by his Anglicized name, Cristóbal Colón was a famous what?
A: King B: Pope
C: Explorer D: Playwright

Spoiler

C: Explorer (24)

$12,500 - Classic Songs
While Johnny Cash famously sang about "A Boy named Sue," what classic oldie features a lyric about "a gal named Sue"?
A: Hound Dog B: Tutti Frutti
C: Yakety Yak D: Blueberry Hill

Spoiler

B: Tutti Frutti (14)

$15,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Regis Philbin)
On a classic episode of "Seinfeld," Kramer appears on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" to promote a what?
A: Woody Allen film B: Coffee table book
C: Men's cologne D: Brassiere for men

With 16 seconds remaining, Jesse decides to Ask The Expert.

ATE discussion

Donny is confident that the answer is "D." Jesse agrees that a brassiere for men "sounds like a Kramer kinda thing."

Jesse decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

B: Coffee table book ()

Jesse leaves the hotseat with $5,000.

[doitneatly]

$15,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Regis Philbin)
On a classic episode of "Seinfeld," Kramer appears on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" to promote a what?
A: Woody Allen film B: Coffee table book
C: Men's cologne D: Brassiere for men

With 16 seconds remaining, Jesse decides to Ask The Expert.

ATE discussion

Donny is confident that the answer is "D." Jesse agrees that a brassiere for men "sounds like a Kramer kinda thing."

Jesse decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

B: Coffee table book ()

Jesse leaves the hotseat with $5,000.

Dursted by the "Expert" who apparently didn't take the time to realize that ALL of the choices were indeed associated with that particular character at some point. (who could forget Kramer's on-air demonstration of the small fold-out legs that actually allowed his coffee table book about coffee tables to serve as a small coffee table?)

[andrewjackson]

$10,000 - Historic Names
Known to most Americans by his Anglicized name, Cristóbal Colón was a famous what?
A: King B: Pope
C: Explorer D: Playwright

Just in case it comes up, Cristóbal Colón was the Spanishized name of Christoffa Corombo, his original Genoese name.

[Bob Juch]

$10,000 - Historic Names
Known to most Americans by his Anglicized name, Cristóbal Colón was a famous what?
A: King B: Pope
C: Explorer D: Playwright

Just in case it comes up, Cristóbal Colón was the Spanishized name of Christoffa Corombo, his original Genoese name.

However there are claims that he was actually Catalan, Portuguese, or Jewish.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$12,500 - Classic Songs
While Johnny Cash famously sang about "A Boy named Sue," what classic oldie features a lyric about "a gal named Sue"?
A: Hound Dog B: Tutti Frutti
C: Yakety Yak D: Blueberry Hill

From the comfort of my home, I picked the right answer... but in the HS, I would've had to ATA.

[earendel]

Jesse Thomas
Wichita Falls, TX
Assistant principal

Jesse is good at "barbecue trivia" but being in the hotseat is a bit tougher.

"Barbecue trivia"?

$15,000 - CELEBRITY Q (read by Regis Philbin)
On a classic episode of "Seinfeld," Kramer appears on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" to promote a what?
A: Woody Allen film B: Coffee table book
C: Men's cologne D: Brassiere for men

With 16 seconds remaining, Jesse decides to Ask The Expert.

ATE discussion

Donny is confident that the answer is "D." Jesse agrees that a brassiere for men "sounds like a Kramer kinda thing."

Jesse decides to answer

Spoiler

D

Spoiler

B: Coffee table book ()

It was good to see Reege again, even though it was as a "celebrity question-asker". This is one of the episodes that I remember - the book had fold-out legs, IIRC so that it could be used as a coffee table.