Transcript 02/26/10 - Lisa Smith

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"Real Housewives of Millionaire" Week

Lisa Smith
New Canaan, CT

Lisa is a real fan of The Real Housewives. She has two helpers today from The Real Housewives of NJ, Dina and Jacqueline.

Question Topics:
* Wars
* Chicago
* The Last Supper
* Helen Keller
* South America
* Famous Ships
* In the News
* NeNe of Atlanta
* Fashion Labels
* TAMRA Q
* Children's TV
* On the Radio
* Signs & Symbols
* Household Appliances
* Time Zones


$500 * Time Zones
California is located in what time zone?

A: Central B: Pacific
C: Eastern D: Calzone

Answer

B: Pacific ( 9 )

$1,000 * Household Appliances
Which of these household appliances often feature a "liquefy" button?

A: Diswasher B: Blender
C: Microwave oven D: Vacuum cleaner

Answer

B: Blender ( 9 )

$2,000 * Signs & Symbols
"SBUX" is the stock market symbol of a nationwide chain known for selling what?

A: Sneakers B: Electronic equipment
C: Women's underwear D: Coffee

With 4 seconds left, Lisa decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 8% B: 18% C: 5% D: 69%

Answer

D: Coffee ( 3 )

$3,000 * On the Radio
In his 2009 hit song "Empire State of Mind," who raps that he's from New York but that "BK," his wife, is from Texas?

A: Kanye West B: Eminem
C: Jay-Z D: Snoop Dogg

Answer

C: Jay-Z ( 9 )

$5,000 * Children's TV
Featured in a collection of paints for children's rooms, "Hola Indigo" and "Bonita Berry" are colors inspired by what popular kids' show?

A: Dora the Explorer B: SpongeBob SquarePants
C: Blue's Clues D: Jimmy Neutron

Answer

A: Dora the Explorer ( 5 )

-- Commercial Break --

On your transcriber's broadcast, the show returns from the commercial break directly to Meredith reading the next question.

The following question is read by Tamra from "The Real Housewives of Orange County."
$7,500 * TAMRA Q
Though the cast is more spread out now, our show's first season focused on the drama at what exclusive gated community?

A: Coto de Caza B: Newport Beach
C: San Clemente D: Costa Mesa

Answer

A: Coto de Caza ( 22 )

$10,000 * Fashion Labels
Named after two of their siblings, the popular fashion label run by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is called what?

A: Jessica and David B: Clara and Henry
C: Elizabeth and James D: Olive and Michael

Dina and Jacqueline are leaning towards B, but Lisa thinks it's C. With 11 seconds left, Lisa decides to Double Dip.

Lisa's first answer is

Spoiler

C: Elizabeth and James

.

Answer

C: Elizabeth and James ( 11 )

Dina: I'm just here for moral support!

$12,500 * NeNe of Atlanta
During the first season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe started a nonprofit foundation named what?

A: True Colors B: Twisted Hearts
C: Second Winds D: Higher Powers

Answer

B: Twisted Hearts ( 22 )

$15,000 * In the News
In July 2009, what state sued the federal government over the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act?

A: Massachusetts B: California
C: Florida D: Minnesota

With 12 seconds left, Lisa decides to Ask The Expert.
Today's expert is the executive producer of the Real Housewives series, Andy Cohen.

Andy: Okay, now, I should know this because I'm like the gayest man in America! I'm not 100% sure, but my gut is that it's Massachusetts.

Answer

A: Massachusetts ( 5 )

$25,000 * Famous Ships
Which of these historic ships famously sank near the beginning of World War I?

A: Lusitania B: Maine
C: Monitor D: Bismarck

Lisa has a guess, but she's not sure. Her Real Housewife helpers suggest playing it safe. Lisa walks with $15,000. Lisa was thinking the Bismarck.

Answer

A: Lusitania ( 2 )

-- Commercial Break --

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Lisa's appearance.

http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_t ... aan-w.html

Lisa Smith, 46, was in the hot seat with two of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey," Dina Manzo and Jaqueline Laurita, who were able to help answer some of her questions, some of which were related to the Bravo series.

Those questions were certainly more easily answered than those regarding, say, 20th Century World History.

For those three, perhaps.

[MarleysGh0st]

$25,000 * Famous Ships
Which of these historic ships famously sank near the beginning of World War I?

A: Lusitania B: Maine
C: Monitor D: Bismarck

Lisa has a guess, but she's not sure. Her Real Housewife helpers suggest playing it safe. Lisa walks with $15,000. Lisa was thinking the Bismarck.

Answer

A: Lusitania ( 2 )

I wonder if the question writers wrote "near the beginning of World War I" when I would have written "during World War I" to sidestep the issue of this event happening two years before America's entry into that war? Not that the phrasing made a difference to Lisa, Dina and Jacqueline, I guess.

[TheConfessor]

$12,500 * NeNe of Atlanta
During the first season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe started a nonprofit foundation named what?

Huh? I thought he played for Denver, not Atlanta.

[MarleysGh0st]

$12,500 * NeNe of Atlanta
During the first season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe started a nonprofit foundation named what?

Huh? I thought he played for Denver, not Atlanta.

She is NeNe Leakes. I don't think she plays basketball.

Since yesterday's NeNe question was also about some charity event, I wonder if that's all she does on the show? I suspect there's something a little more "exciting" than that.

[ulysses5019]

$12,500 * NeNe of Atlanta
During the first season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe started a nonprofit foundation named what?

Huh? I thought he played for Denver, not Atlanta.

She is NeNe Leakes. I don't think she plays basketball.

Since yesterday's NeNe question was also about some charity event, I wonder if that's all she does on the show? I suspect there's something a little more "exciting" than that.

And just how does Marley know her last name?

[NellyLunatic1980]

Lisa Smith
New Canaan, CT

Lisa is a real fan of The Real Housewives. She has two helpers today from The Real Housewives of NJ, Dina and Jacqueline.

Highly unfair to the contestants on the first four days, who had only one helper.

The following question is read by Tamra from "The Real Housewives of Orange County."
$7,500 * TAMRA Q
Though the cast is more spread out now, our show's first season focused on the drama at what exclusive gated community?

A: Coto de Caza B: Newport Beach
C: San Clemente D: Costa Mesa

WGAS

$10,000 * Fashion Labels
Named after two of their siblings, the popular fashion label run by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is called what?

A: Jessica and David B: Clara and Henry
C: Elizabeth and James D: Olive and Michael

No clue. And since neither of the helpers were of any help, I would've given this to the audience.

$12,500 * NeNe of Atlanta
During the first season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe started a nonprofit foundation named what?

A: True Colors B: Twisted Hearts
C: Second Winds D: Higher Powers

WGAS

$15,000 * In the News
In July 2009, what state sued the federal government over the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act?

A: Massachusetts B: California
C: Florida D: Minnesota

With 12 seconds left, Lisa decides to Ask The Expert.
Today's expert is the executive producer of the Real Housewives series, Andy Cohen.

Andy: Okay, now, I should know this because I'm like the gayest man in America!

No, Andy. The gayest man in America is a toss-up between Mario Cantone and Ross Matthews.

[MarleysGh0st]

And just how does Marley know her last name?

Google.

Duh!

[ulysses5019]

And just how does Marley know her last name?

Google.

Duh!

So that's the reason there's no more PAF!

[MarleysGh0st]

And just how does Marley know her last name?

Google.

Duh!

So that's the reason there's no more PAF!

And TPTB was shocked, shocked that it was happening!

Even though they never said it was against the rules.

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's an article about Lisa's appearance, dated "Saturday, 27 February 2010 06:14" but promising that she will appear "tomorrow, Friday, February 26". Maybe their web site has a tape delay?

http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/nc ... lenge.html

It was a curious e-mail promotion from the show in Smith’s inbox that led her to apply. She simply filled out her information and sent it back in.

“In the body of the e-mail it said they were looking for a ‘real housewife,’” Smith told the Advertiser this week. “I didn’t really understand what it meant at the time, but it was clear there was some kind of housewife component.”

Within moments of responding to the e-mail, she received a confirmation to come into the city and audition for the show.

An e-mail solicitation for "real housewives"? Like none of them have ever auditioned for the show on their own volition?

Before arriving on filming day for “Millionaire,” contestants received an e-mail explaining the episode was a joint promotion with Bravo TV. Smith said she had caught “The Real Housewives” series a few times.

“I suspected some of the questions might have to do with “The Real Housewives” show, so I started watching in earnest once I knew it was the theme of the program,” Smith said.

But what about her being a "real fan" of the series?