Transcript 09/22/11 - Anthony Anderson (carryover)

[BBTranscriptTeam]

Celebrity Week: All celebrities are playing for the Alzheimer's Association.

Anthony Anderson
Cast member on "Law & Order"

Anthony has $27,100 in his bank, with two Jump The Question lifelines left.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
* Life Savers
* Political Gifts
* Legal Language
* Avast Ye Mateys
* $5,000
* $3,000
* $100
* $7,000
* $10,000
* $2,000


Question #7 - Level ?: Avast Ye Mateys
In 1996, divers off of North Caroline claimed they had discovered the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the flagship of what pirate?

A: Calico Jack B: Blackbeard
C: Henry Morgan D: Captain Kidd

Anthony says that Captain Morgan is a liquor.

Spoiler

The only pirate he's heard of is Blackbeard.
Since he's a black man with a beard, he goes with that answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Blackbeard
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $28,100

Question #8 - Level ?: Legal Language
Ancient Babylon's Code of Hammurabi contains an early instance of the legal principle "lex talionis," better known as what?

A: Innocent until proven guilty B: Temporary insanity
C: Legal certainty D: An eye for an eye

Anthony says that they were pretty barbaric in ancient Babylonian times, so he thinks the answer is

Spoiler

An eye for an eye

. He's about to make that his final answer when he hears something from the audience that makes him pause. Meredith tells him not to listen to anything from the audience and explains his options, including using one of his lifelines or making that choice his final answer. Anthony reacts that Meredith just gave him the answer when she said that. Anthony and Meredith switch places at the Hot Podium as Meredith recreates the scene, saying that that's what Anthony had said he was thinking. Anthony says Meredith winked at him when she said he could make that his final answer. Meredith denies winking.

Ultimately Anthony does make that his final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: An eye for an eye
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $43,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

Anthony: George Washington cut down a cherry tree, so why would they give us more trees to cut down?

Anthony begins to say he's going to answer

Spoiler

C

, when he hears someone from the audience shout "No!"He begins to give that answer one more time before stopping, to the sound of audience laughter, and deciding to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Cherry trees
Question Value: $500
Bank: $43,100

Question #10 - Level ?: Life Savers
Reflecting on a job he held as a young man, Ronald Reagan often said he saved 77 people's lives while working as a what?

A: Firefighter B: EMT
C: Lifeguard D: Police officer

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Lifeguard
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $68,100

-- Commercial Break --


$100,000
Which of the following is not the name of an actual city in the United States?

A: Frostproof, Florida B: Climax, Georgia
C: Hotel, California D: Unalaska, Alaska

Anthony jumps the question.

Answer

C: Hotel, California

-- Commercial Break --


$250,000
A famous portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III is known as the most stolen painting of all time, and has been nicknamed the "Takeaway" what?

A: Renoir B: Cézanne
C: Da Vinci D: Rembrandt

Anthony's gut is telling him to go with

Spoiler

Rembrandt

, but he's not sure.

Anthony says he's going to guess, and if his guess is wrong, he will match the money that he lost.

Meredith. No. No guts, no glory. Your gut was right!

Answer

D: Rembrandt

-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Anthony will return on tomorrow's show to see the $500,000 question!

[chad1m]

I'm not usually into the celebrities and their antics but the "eye for an eye" debacle had me laughing out loud many times. It identified, very humorously, some of the issues with the audience nowadays (early clapping, pre-final reaction, etc.). Hopefully a clip surfaces online soon, it's worth a watch.

BTW, I just noticed that the logo for the Transcript team avatar is kind of outdated. Might I recommend this?

[Frank Hardy]

I must say that Anthony Anderson was the funniest, most entertaining celebrity contestant I have seen in twelve years of watching Millionaire.

[CarShark]

He did seem to be having a lot of fun, didn't he? I'm glad he went for it, seeing as how he was going to pay the difference. He probably gives a lot to them, anyhow.

I was pretty sure of the Japan gift question because I know that Japan has a huge celebration dealing with cherry blossoms every year. The $100,000 question, however, was ridiculous.

[billm016]

I have to say that this guy is absolutely my favorite celebrity contestant (and normally I detest those shows!) that I've seen on Millionaire-- he was really funny, genuinely seemed to care about the charity, and obviously has been playing a great game!

Here's a link to the "Eye for an Eye" bit. HAHA! I actually hope someone posts his whole run because I thought it was very entertaining.

[Bob78164]

I'm glad he went for it, seeing as how he was going to pay the difference.

I gotta agree -- that was cool of him. I'm glad he went for

Spoiler

the only Dutch painter

among the choices. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

I'm not usually into the celebrities and their antics but the "eye for an eye" debacle had me laughing out loud many times. It identified, very humorously, some of the issues with the audience nowadays (early clapping, pre-final reaction, etc.). Hopefully a clip surfaces online soon, it's worth a watch.

The warm-up comedian used to warn the audience about stuff like that. Doesn't he (whoever he is, this season) even try to do that any more? If not, I hope you got as much benefit out of the extra audience help as Anthony did!

BTW, I just noticed that the logo for the Transcript team avatar is kind of outdated. Might I recommend this?

Being a traditionalist who far prefers the old logo (and the old music and the old rules, etc. etc.) this member of BBTranscriptTeam votes to reject your suggestion.

[SportsFan68]

Sorry I missed this -- he was great the day before.

Question #8 - Level ?: Legal Language
Ancient Babylon's Code of Hammurabi contains an early instance of the legal principle "lex talionis," better known as what?

A: Innocent until proven guilty B: Temporary insanity
C: Legal certainty D: An eye for an eye

That's a new one. Couldn't be something normal like "res ipsa loquitor" or "pro bono."

Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

1909!? Glad he jumped it.

$250,000
A famous portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III is known as the most stolen painting of all time, and has been nicknamed the "Takeaway" what?

A: Renoir B: Cézanne
C: Da Vinci D: Rembrandt

Anthony's gut is telling him to go with

Spoiler

Rembrandt

, but he's not sure.

Anthony says he's going to guess, and if his guess is wrong, he will match the money that he lost.

Meredith. No. No guts, no glory. Your gut was right!

Answer

D: Rembrandt

WTG Anthony!

[Estonut]

Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

1909!? Glad he jumped it.

I've never been there, but I assume these are the cherry trees I've heard are growing in Washington D.C.

[vtown7]

I'm not usually into the celebrities and their antics but the "eye for an eye" debacle had me laughing out loud many times. It identified, very humorously, some of the issues with the audience nowadays (early clapping, pre-final reaction, etc.). Hopefully a clip surfaces online soon, it's worth a watch.

The warm-up comedian used to warn the audience about stuff like that. Doesn't he (whoever he is, this season) even try to do that any more? If not, I hope you got as much benefit out of the extra audience help as Anthony did!

At the taping I was at (Chad's) they did warn us at least once, because there was some premature clapping going on. Can't explain why, but will after Chad's appearance airs.

R.

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

1909!? Glad he jumped it.

I've never been there, but I assume these are the cherry trees I've heard are growing in Washington D.C.

Of course! I think this trivia gets mentioned every spring, when the cherry blossoms are in bloom.

I also think this points to some commonsense among WWII-era politicians, that they didn't decide to chop down all those cherry trees and burn them for spite, after Pearl Harbor.

[SportsFan68]

Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

1909!? Glad he jumped it.

I've never been there, but I assume these are the cherry trees I've heard are growing in Washington D.C.

I assumed they were indigenous to that area and transplanted from the near vicinity. Shows what I know -- I'd never heard of Marley's trivia where they show the cherry blossoms in the spring.

[earendel]

Celebrity Week: All celebrities are playing for the Alzheimer's Association.

Anthony Anderson
Cast member on "Law & Order"

Anthony has $27,100 in his bank, with two Jump The Question lifelines left.

He's doing well, even if he's a little slow in answering. A regular contestant probably wouldn't get that much time.

Question #7 - Level ?: Avast Ye Mateys
In 1996, divers off of North Caroline claimed they had discovered the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the flagship of what pirate?

A: Calico Jack B: Blackbeard
C: Henry Morgan D: Captain Kidd

Anthony says that Captain Morgan is a liquor.

Spoiler

The only pirate he's heard of is Blackbeard.
Since he's a black man with a beard, he goes with that answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Blackbeard
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $28,100

Captain Morgan, assuming it's named for Henry Morgan, was a pirate also.

Question #9 - Level ?: Political Gifts
As a token of goodwill, in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A: Pagodas B: Cherry trees
C: Paper lanterns D: Koi gardens

Anthony: George Washington cut down a cherry tree, so why would they give us more trees to cut down?

Anthony begins to say he's going to answer

Spoiler

C

, when he hears someone from the audience shout "No!"He begins to give that answer one more time before stopping, to the sound of audience laughter, and deciding to jump the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Cherry trees
Question Value: $500
Bank: $43,100

The obvious answer to his question was, "In order to replace the one that George chopped down."

$250,000
A famous portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III is known as the most stolen painting of all time, and has been nicknamed the "Takeaway" what?

A: Renoir B: Cézanne
C: Da Vinci D: Rembrandt

Anthony's gut is telling him to go with

Spoiler

Rembrandt

, but he's not sure.

Anthony says he's going to guess, and if his guess is wrong, he will match the money that he lost.

Meredith. No. No guts, no glory. Your gut was right!

Answer

D: Rembrandt

That would have been my gut feeling also - it sounds Dutch and that points to Rembrandt.

[earendel]

I'm not usually into the celebrities and their antics but the "eye for an eye" debacle had me laughing out loud many times. It identified, very humorously, some of the issues with the audience nowadays (early clapping, pre-final reaction, etc.). Hopefully a clip surfaces online soon, it's worth a watch.

The warm-up comedian used to warn the audience about stuff like that. Doesn't he (whoever he is, this season) even try to do that any more? If not, I hope you got as much benefit out of the extra audience help as Anthony did!

I suspect they relax the rules for celebrities.

[earendel]

I have to say that this guy is absolutely my favorite celebrity contestant (and normally I detest those shows!) that I've seen on Millionaire-- he was really funny, genuinely seemed to care about the charity, and obviously has been playing a great game!

Here's a link to the "Eye for an Eye" bit. HAHA! I actually hope someone posts his whole run because I thought it was very entertaining.

I replayed the DVR several times and I never heard whatever it was that he heard from the audience. This clip doesn't do it, either. Was it laughter or a gasp or something like that?

[themanwho]

I'm not usually into the celebrities and their antics but the "eye for an eye" debacle had me laughing out loud many times. It identified, very humorously, some of the issues with the audience nowadays (early clapping, pre-final reaction, etc.). Hopefully a clip surfaces online soon, it's worth a watch.

The warm-up comedian used to warn the audience about stuff like that. Doesn't he (whoever he is, this season) even try to do that any more? If not, I hope you got as much benefit out of the extra audience help as Anthony did!

At the taping I was at (Chad's) they did warn us at least once, because there was some premature clapping going on. Can't explain why, but will after Chad's appearance airs.

Vtown7 hasn't posted since October, but I've been quite curious as to what the reason for this might have been. If you're out there, please fill me in. Please?

-M


Edited to add: I bet it had something to do with this contestant: http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 43#p401443