Transcript 9/30/2011 - Ashley Wells

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Ashley Wells
Birmingham, AL
Stay-at-home mom

Ashley has a little girl, Emma Claire, at home; she's 20 months old.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - On the Money
9 - Pop Fans
8 - Good God
7 - Giant Sculptures
6 - Turfin' USA
5 - How Can I Help?
4 - Company Mottos
3 - Food Court
2 - Drugstore Rules
1 - Consonants Beware


Topic Tree: (randomized)
10 - On the Money
3 - Food Court
6 - Turfin' USA [DOUBLE MONEY]
8 - Good God
5 - How Can I Help?
4 - Company Mottos
9 - Pop Fans
2 - Drugstore Rules
1 - Consonants Beware
7 - Giant Sculptures

Question #1 (Giant Sculptures - Level 7)
A twenty-six foot statue unveiled in Chicago of a woman whose skirt is blowing upwards is named "Forever" what?
A - Jayne
B - Audrey
C - Marilyn
D - Bridget

Ashley is pretty sure it's

Spoiler

Marilyn Monroe in a white dress

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Marilyn)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

Question #2 (Consonants Beware - Level 1)
All it takes are vowels to write which of the following foreign words?
A - "love" in Italian
B - "goodbye" in Spanish
C - "yes" in French
D - "thank you" in German

"Goodbye in Spanish is

Spoiler

adios

," Ashley notes, "and

Spoiler

yes in French is oui

. Then she gives a little "Oh!" exclamation, followed by "I'm silly" and gives her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C ("yes" in French)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $6,000

Question #3 (Drugstore Rules - Level 2)
Under new FDA rules, what products can now claim to give "broad spectrum" protection, but can no longer say they're "waterproof"?
A - insect repellants
B - sunscreens
C - deodorants
D - shaving creams

Ashley just got back from the beach.

Spoiler

Answer: B (sunscreens)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $16,000

commercial break

Ashley has been married 3 years and her husband, Nick, is in the relationship seat. They met on a blind date.

Question #4 (Pop Fans - Level 9)
In a reference to his debut album, what pop singer's fans call themselves Hooligans?
A - Akon
B - Adam Lambert
C - Bruno Mars
D - Drake

Ashley says it seems like she's heard this before but she's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 23%
B - 39%
C - 28%
D - 10%

"Not the best odds," Ashley says, and it doesn't ring any bells. She's going to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Bruno Mars)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,000 (no change)

Question #5 (Company Mottos - Level 4)
In 2009, what major corporation changed its slogan to "More saving, more doing" to reflect the times?
A - IBM
B - Home Depot
C - Verison
D - Walmart

Ashley definitely knows this and says it's

Spoiler

D, Walmart

. But then she stops, says, "No, no, no, no" and rereads the question. She changes her answer to

Spoiler

B

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Home Depot)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $19,000

Meredith says that Ashley's husband made a pained expression when she said "Walmart".

Question #6 (How Can I Help? - Level 5)
Most episodes of what cable TV series began with someone saying, "Tell me what you don't like about yourself"?
A - Monk
B - Rescue Me
C - Nip/Tuck
D - Damages

Ashley has seen a couple of the shows up there and has seen

Spoiler

Nip/Tuck, and it's about plastic surgery

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Nip/Tuck)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $26,000

commercial break

If Ashley wins big money she'd like a bigger house and maybe another little girl. Nick is in favor of both of these.

Question #7 (Good God - Level 8)
Which of the following is a Roman god and not a part of the human anatomy?
A - Hallux
B - Thorax
C - Larynx
D - Pollux

Ashley thinks it's either

Spoiler

A or D

but she's not sure. She decides to use her second JTQ lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Pollux)
Value: $500
Bank: $26,000 (no change)

Question #8 (Turfin' USA - Level 6) [DOUBLE MONEY QUESTION]
"Chemgrass" was renamed "AstroTurf" in 1966 when it started being used in what city's domed stadium?
A - Minnesota
B - Houston
C - Montreal
D - Seattle

Ashley is pretty sure that

Spoiler

Houston is the Astros

. She's not 100% but she's pretty sure so that's her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Houston)
Value: $25,000 (doubled to $50,000)
Bank: $76,000

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

[AlphaDummy]

"Chemgrass" was renamed "AstroTurf" in 1966 when it started being used in what city's domed stadium?
A - Minnesota
B - Houston
C - Montreal
D - Seattle

May I recommend a new slogan for my neighbors to the west:

"Minnesota - it's a really big city"

[earendel]

Ashley Wells
Birmingham, AL
Stay-at-home mom

Ashley has a little girl, Emma Claire, at home; she's 20 months old.

Question #1 (Giant Sculptures - Level 7)
A twenty-six foot statue unveiled in Chicago of a woman whose skirt is blowing upwards is named "Forever" what?
A - Jayne
B - Audrey
C - Marilyn
D - Bridget

Ashley is pretty sure it's

Spoiler

Marilyn Monroe in a white dress

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Marilyn)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000

This is a level 7 question? I can't understand why it would have been so high in the unrandomized stack.

Question #4 (Pop Fans - Level 9)
In a reference to his debut album, what pop singer's fans call themselves Hooligans?
A - Akon
B - Adam Lambert
C - Bruno Mars
D - Drake

Ashley says it seems like she's heard this before but she's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 23%
B - 39%
C - 28%
D - 10%

"Not the best odds," Ashley says, and it doesn't ring any bells. She's going to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Bruno Mars)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $16,000 (no change)

I'd have done exactly the same thing. No idea and not confident in the audience answer distribution.

Question #8 (Turfin' USA - Level 6) [DOUBLE MONEY QUESTION]
"Chemgrass" was renamed "AstroTurf" in 1966 when it started being used in what city's domed stadium?
A - Minnesota
B - Houston
C - Montreal
D - Seattle

Ashley is pretty sure that

Spoiler

Houston is the Astros

. She's not 100% but she's pretty sure so that's her final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Houston)
Value: $25,000 (doubled to $50,000)
Bank: $76,000

OK, I know they say this is random, and that in a truly random series it's possible for the same result to come up several times in close succession, but really? I think I'll go back through the archives and see how many times the double money question was worth $25K.