Transcript 03/23/2010 Scott Ross (carryover segment)

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Scott Ross
Virginia Beach, VA
Aspiring actor & catering waiter

In the opening he mentions that he is engaged (Liz in the audience) and she loves him even though he is broke and a 'complete geek'.

All lifelines remain

Today’s ATE is host of "Head Games" on Science Channel, Greg Proops.

Topic Tree:

Popular Science
Painters
Out in Space
Ohio
The Rosetta Stone
Photography
Financial Lingo
That’s Italian
In Memoriam
("You" Tube)
(Office space)
(The Funny Pages)
(Remedies)
(Theme Parks)
(On Broadway)


$10K (In Memoriam):
Small fragments of the Berlin Wall were embedded in a bronze statue of what president, which now stands in the Capital Rotunda?
A. Ronald Reagan B. Gerald Ford
C. Richard Nixon D. Lyndon Johnson

Spoiler

A. Ronald Reagan (:23)

$12.5K (That’s Italian):
Which of these consumer brand names would also serve as a proper response to the Italian expression "grazie"?
A. Bulgari B. Prego
C. Ragu D. Peroni

Scott says that he thinks he knows, but since he is doing so will he will ATA. (:13)

ATA

A-3% B-85% C-9% D-3%

That was what Scott was thinking.

Spoiler

B. Prego (:10)

$15K (Financial Lingo):
What violent-sounding financial term refers to a bankruptcy court enforcing the restructuring of a troubled mortgage?
A. Shove-off B. Slapout
C. Punch-up D. Cramdown

ATE (:13)

ATE

Mere asks Greg if he knows the financial world and Greg says no.

Does not know, says he thinks cramdown sounds made-up to him, he says shove-off is a term he would like to say to lawyers, and would guess punch-up, but can't eliminate any of them for sure

"I came here to play" so DD at :08

Spoiler

First answer C incorrect

Second answer A also incorrect

D. Cramdown (:03)

Scott left with $5000

Commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

$15K (Financial Lingo):
What violent-sounding financial term refers to a bankruptcy court enforcing the restructuring of a troubled mortgage?
A. Shove-off B. Slapout
C. Punch-up D. Cramdown

ATE (:13)

ATE

Mere asks Greg if he knows the financial world and Greg says no.

Does not know, says he thinks cramdown sounds made-up to him, he says shove-off is a term he would like to say to lawyers, and would guess punch-up, but can't eliminate any of them for sure

"I came here to play" so DD at :08

Spoiler

First answer C incorrect

Second answer A also incorrect

D. Cramdown (:03)

And the expert manages to discount the correct answer. Nice job, Greg!

But I'll give Scott a quiet bravo for being daring enough to use the DD instead of leaving it on the table.

[earendel]

Scott Ross
Virginia Beach, VA
Aspiring actor & catering waiter

$12.5K (That’s Italian):
Which of these consumer brand names would also serve as a proper response to the Italian expression "grazie"?
A. Bulgari B. Prego
C. Ragu D. Peroni

Scott says that he thinks he knows, but since he is doing so will he will ATA. (:13)

ATA

A-3% B-85% C-9% D-3%

That was what Scott was thinking.

Spoiler

B. Prego (:10)

If you're doing well, Scott, why waste the lifeline?

$15K (Financial Lingo):
What violent-sounding financial term refers to a bankruptcy court enforcing the restructuring of a troubled mortgage?
A. Shove-off B. Slapout
C. Punch-up D. Cramdown

ATE (:13)

ATE

Mere asks Greg if he knows the financial world and Greg says no.

Does not know, says he thinks cramdown sounds made-up to him, he says shove-off is a term he would like to say to lawyers, and would guess punch-up, but can't eliminate any of them for sure

"I came here to play" so DD at :08

Spoiler

First answer C incorrect

Second answer A also incorrect

D. Cramdown (:03)

I would have had no idea, and I really don't know if any of the lifelines would have helped. This is a WWOQ - another in a long line seemingly designed to show how valuable the PAF was.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$15K (Financial Lingo):
What violent-sounding financial term refers to a bankruptcy court enforcing the restructuring of a troubled mortgage?
A. Shove-off B. Slapout
C. Punch-up D. Cramdown

I've never heard of any of these terms. Try the audience first. If they were stumped, I would've gone to the "expert". And since he offered no real help, I probably would've quit at that point.

[MarleysGh0st]

$15K (Financial Lingo):
What violent-sounding financial term refers to a bankruptcy court enforcing the restructuring of a troubled mortgage?
A. Shove-off B. Slapout
C. Punch-up D. Cramdown

ATE (:13)

ATE

Mere asks Greg if he knows the financial world and Greg says no.

Does not know, says he thinks cramdown sounds made-up to him, he says shove-off is a term he would like to say to lawyers, and would guess punch-up, but can't eliminate any of them for sure

"I came here to play" so DD at :08

Spoiler

First answer C incorrect

Second answer A also incorrect

D. Cramdown (:03)

I would have had no idea, and I really don't know if any of the lifelines would have helped. This is a WWOQ - another in a long line seemingly designed to show how valuable the PAF was.

I won't agree with you about this being a WWOQ. "Cramdown" has been in the financial news a lot, since the recent financial crisis began. Google has 153,000 hits for it.