Transcript 9/28/2012 Larissa Kline

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Larissa Kline
Philadelphia, PA
college student

Larissa has been preparing for the show by having her friends texting her non-stop with trivia questions. If she got the question right the person would text her "You've just won a million dollars!" and if she didn't, the text would read, "Sorry, you're not going to make it." She got most of them right.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Knife Anatomy
9 - Scientific Statues
8 - Bird Formations
7 - Dirty Stuff
6 - Google Search
5 - New Nicknames
4 - Men Only
3 - What the Text
2 - End of Days
1 - Familiar Phrases

Topic Tree: (randomized)
1 - Familar Phrases
8 - Bird Formations
7 - Dirty Stuff
6 - Google Search
3 - What the Text
9 - Scientific Statues
10 - Knife Anatomy
2 - End of Days
5 - New Nicknames [DOUBLE MONEY QUESTION]
4 - Men Only

Question #1 (Men Only - Level 4)
A hip-sounding procedure for image-conscious men, "brotox" attemps to what?
A - whiten teeth
B - prevent gray hair
C - remove wrinkles
D - flatten stomachs

Spoiler

Answer: C (remove wrinkles)
Value: $100
Bank: $100

Question #2 (New Nicknames - Level 5) [DOUBLE MONEY QUESTION]
In the wake of bad press in 2012, what young actress was the subject of a New York Daily News cover featuring the headline "Trampire"?
A - Jennifer Lawrence
B - Kristen Stewart
C - Lindsey Lohan
D - Mila Kunis

Spoiler

Answer: B (Kristen Stewart)
Value: $3,000 [doubled to $6,000]
Bank: $6,100

Question #3 (End of Days - Level 2)
Timed to coincide with the predicted end of civilization, Spike TV's reality competition show "Last Family on Earth" cast families competing for a spot in what?
A - space ship
B - tree house
C - life raft
D - underground bunker

Larissa has never heard of this show. She wonders if the audience knows. She decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: D (underground bunker)
Value: $500
Bank: $6,100 (no change)

Question #4 (Knife Anatomy - Level 10)
Which of the following beverages is also the word for the part of a knife that joins the handle to the blade?
A - Tang
B - Crush
C - SoBe
D - Jolt

Larissa doesn't know anything about knives. She feels like it might be

Spoiler

Jolt

because the rest sound stupid. She doesn't want to risk it so she jumps the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Tang)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $6,100 (no change)

Question #5 (Scientific Statues - Level 9)
A statue of scientist Nikola Tesla standing atop an AC motor can be seen by visitors at what tourist attraction?
A - Old Faithful
B - San Diego Zoo
C - Niagara Falls
D - Kennedy Space Center

Larissa, as she does with almost every question, gives her final answer right away.

Spoiler

She says "D"

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Niagara Falls)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

commercial break

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #5 (Scientific Statues - Level 9)
A statue of scientist Nikola Tesla standing atop an AC motor can be seen by visitors at what tourist attraction?
A - Old Faithful
B - San Diego Zoo
C - Niagara Falls
D - Kennedy Space Center

Larissa, as she does with almost every question, gives her final answer right away.

Spoiler

She says "D"

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Niagara Falls)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

Ouch.

I presume Larissa dismissed Niagara Falls because it's a "natural wonder," without stopping to realize that it's also a major hydroelectric power station.

That looks like a cool statue. The long, flowing coat gives Tesla a "Neo" look, from The Matrix. I think he'd like that!

Spoiler

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

If only Larrisa had been a fan of The Oatmeal

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla

[Kazoo65]

1.  Sounds like a combination of "brother" and "botox".  C, final answer.2.  easy.  This was in People magazine as a cover story.3. I've never heard of this, but D sounds logical.4. JTQ.  I have zero idea.5. I use ATA here.
6.

[SportsFan68]

Question #5 (Scientific Statues - Level 9)
A statue of scientist Nikola Tesla standing atop an AC motor can be seen by visitors at what tourist attraction?
A - Old Faithful
B - San Diego Zoo
C - Niagara Falls
D - Kennedy Space Center

Larissa, as she does with almost every question, gives her final answer right away.

Spoiler

She says "D"

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Niagara Falls)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

JTQ

[earendel]

Larissa Kline
Philadelphia, PA
college student

Larissa has been preparing for the show by having her friends texting her non-stop with trivia questions. If she got the question right the person would text her "You've just won a million dollars!" and if she didn't, the text would read, "Sorry, you're not going to make it." She got most of them right.

One comment regarding her game play - she seemed to be very confident and didn't hesitate on most of her answers. Too bad she didn't take a moment on the last one.

Question #4 (Knife Anatomy - Level 10)
Which of the following beverages is also the word for the part of a knife that joins the handle to the blade?
A - Tang
B - Crush
C - SoBe
D - Jolt

Larissa doesn't know anything about knives. She feels like it might be

Spoiler

Jolt

because the rest sound stupid. She doesn't want to risk it so she jumps the question.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Tang)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $6,100 (no change)

Another thing I learned from playing D&D.

Question #5 (Scientific Statues - Level 9)
A statue of scientist Nikola Tesla standing atop an AC motor can be seen by visitors at what tourist attraction?
A - Old Faithful
B - San Diego Zoo
C - Niagara Falls
D - Kennedy Space Center

Larissa, as she does with almost every question, gives her final answer right away.

Spoiler

She says "D"

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Niagara Falls)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

Perhaps if she had taken an extra minute she might have got this one. Or not. It helps to know that Tesla is associated with electricity (even if one doesn't know about the famous spat with Edison and the virtues of alternating vs. direct current).