Transcript 10/5/2012 - Megan Spangler

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Megan Spangler
Napoleon, OH
1st grade teacher

Megan (pronounced Mee-gan) is wearing what looks like a baseball cap adorned with a sticker that reads "Thinking Cap" and colored pipe cleaners that have little balls at one end. It was a gift from her students at a surprise party for her.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Car Clothes
Old Friends
Medical School
Cooking Currency
Radio Gaffes
Keeping Current
Moon Shot
Zap
Destiny's Show
Walk of Fame

Question #1 (Walk of Fame)
In 2011, the Coca-Cola Polar Bears were elected to the Advertising Walk of Fame, appropriately located on what New York City street?
A - Madison Avenue
B - Broadway
C - Park Avenue
D - Lexington Avenue

This is Megan's first time in NYC so she's thinking

Spoiler

Broadway because that's where all the plays happen

. She decides to ask the audience because it's full of New Yorkers.

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 24%
C - 6%
D - 1%

Megan's going to trust the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Madison Avenue)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Question #2 (Destiny's Show)
Which of these Beyonce songs is also the title of a popular scripted drama series on VH1?
A - Love on Top
B - Crazy in Love
C - Sweet Dreams
D - Single Ladies

Megan says that "clearly

Spoiler

'Single Ladies' is her most popular song"

. She's a little nervous and that might not be the right one. She decides to go with her first instinct.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Single Ladies)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,000

Question #3 (Zap)
Approved by the FDA in 2011, a medical procedure called miraDry uses microwaves to rid people of what personal hygiene issue?
A - bushy eyebrows
B - sweaty armpits
C - hairy legs
D - smelly feet

Megan says she's never had this done. Her instinct is that it's either

Spoiler

sweaty armpits or smelly feet

. She debates aloud between the two, then Meredith lifts up her arm and sniffs, commenting something about seeing if she has a problem. Megan says, "You're good." Meredith feigns surprise and says, "Come on, you think I'm good?" Megan leans in and puts her face in Meredith's armpit and sniffs. Meredith says she wonders how she could put her arm in a microwave and adds, "you shouldn't". Then Meredith says the question says "uses microwaves", not "put someone in a microwave". Megan is still torn between two answers so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (sweaty armpits)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $13,000

commercial break

Millionaire question of the day:
According to legend, the "honeymoon" is named for a custom in which imbibed what honey-based drink for a month after the wedding?
A - mead
B - ale
C - brandy
D - rum
Answer:

Spoiler

A (mead)

Question #4 (Moon Shot)
A 1979 photo taken of Jupiter's moon, Io, showed for the first time what natural event occurring on a celestial body other than Earth?
A - tornado
B - snow storm
C - volcanic eruption
D - lightning storm

Megan is going to have to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (volcanic eruption)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $13,000

Question #5 (Keeping Current)
Prompting the headline "Mona Lisa meets Mario," what museum began using Nintendo 3DS consoles as interactive audio guides in 2012?
A - Metropolitan Museum of Art
B - The Louvre
C - Tate Modern
D - Uffizi Gallery

Megan knows where the Mona Lisa is located.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The Louvre)
Value: $100
Bank: $13,100

Question #6 (Radio Gaffes)
While testing out a raio mic, of what country did President Reagan famously joke, "We begin bombing in five minutes"?
A - Libya
B - Russia
C - Iran
D - Nicaragua

"For some reason my gut just went to

Spoiler

Russia

," Megan says. "But maybe it was

Spoiler

Libya

." She says she really has no educated guess so she is going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Russia)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $6,550 (half her bank)

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"

[Nurse Galyna]

Ronnie wasn't joking about Libya, my sweet boo boo had nightmares for years and then they came true in the daytime

[earendel]

Megan Spangler
Napoleon, OH
1st grade teacher

Megan (pronounced Mee-gan) is wearing what looks like a baseball cap adorned with a sticker that reads "Thinking Cap" and colored pipe cleaners that have little balls at one end. It was a gift from her students at a surprise party for her.

Nice touch - let's hope it works.

Question #1 (Walk of Fame)
In 2011, the Coca-Cola Polar Bears were elected to the Advertising Walk of Fame, appropriately located on what New York City street?
A - Madison Avenue
B - Broadway
C - Park Avenue
D - Lexington Avenue

This is Megan's first time in NYC so she's thinking

Spoiler

Broadway because that's where all the plays happen

. She decides to ask the audience because it's full of New Yorkers.

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 24%
C - 6%
D - 1%

Megan's going to trust the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Madison Avenue)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

You'd think she would have heard of "Madison Avenue" in association with advertising. Doesn't she watch "Mad Men"?

Question #3 (Zap)
Approved by the FDA in 2011, a medical procedure called miraDry uses microwaves to rid people of what personal hygiene issue?
A - bushy eyebrows
B - sweaty armpits
C - hairy legs
D - smelly feet

Megan says she's never had this done. Her instinct is that it's either

Spoiler

sweaty armpits or smelly feet

. She debates aloud between the two, then Meredith lifts up her arm and sniffs, commenting something about seeing if she has a problem. Megan says, "You're good." Meredith feigns surprise and says, "Come on, you think I'm good?" Megan leans in and puts her face in Meredith's armpit and sniffs. Meredith says she wonders how she could put her arm in a microwave and adds, "you shouldn't". Then Meredith says the question says "uses microwaves", not "put someone in a microwave". Megan is still torn between two answers so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (sweaty armpits)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $13,000

If I were Megan I might demand to be brought back and given the lifeline she wasted on this question due to Meredith's interference. I know she was joking with Megan, but her comment about putting her arm in a microwave, even though balanced by her later comment, might have thrown Megan off. Where's Phil Luckett when you need him? "Contestant interference - 15 yard penalty!"

Question #6 (Radio Gaffes)
While testing out a radio mic, of what country did President Reagan famously joke, "We begin bombing in five minutes"?
A - Libya
B - Russia
C - Iran
D - Nicaragua

"For some reason my gut just went to

Spoiler

Russia

," Megan says. "But maybe it was

Spoiler

Libya

." She says she really has no educated guess so she is going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Russia)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $6,550 (half her bank)

Megan is young, probably too young to remember this gaffe.

[hanzz]

Megan Spangler
Napoleon, OH
1st grade teacher

Megan (pronounced Mee-gan)

This is news to me. We called her Meh-gan all day long.

is wearing what looks like a baseball cap adorned with a sticker that reads "Thinking Cap" and colored pipe cleaners that have little balls at one end. It was a gift from her students at a surprise party for her.

I'm so glad they let her wear this, there was some issue about it being a copyright of her kids or something.

Megan was the last contestant to be called my first taping day, and by then we were all EXHAUSTED from sitting around, so I was a little worried for her (and, really, anybody else called at that point, including me) to be called and not be completely mentally focused.

Since this COULD have been my stack, I guess it would be fun to play along.

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Car Clothes
Old Friends
Medical School
Cooking Currency
Radio Gaffes
Keeping Current
Moon Shot
Zap
Destiny's Show
Walk of Fame

I like seeing med school.

Question #1 (Walk of Fame)
In 2011, the Coca-Cola Polar Bears were elected to the Advertising Walk of Fame, appropriately located on what New York City street?
A - Madison Avenue
B - Broadway
C - Park Avenue
D - Lexington Avenue

This is Megan's first time in NYC so she's thinking

Spoiler

Broadway because that's where all the plays happen

. She decides to ask the audience because it's full of New Yorkers.

ATA results

A - 69%
B - 24%
C - 6%
D - 1%

Megan's going to trust the audience.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Madison Avenue)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $10,000

Took me a few seconds to see the Madison Avenue/Mad Men connection.

Question #2 (Destiny's Show)
Which of these Beyonce songs is also the title of a popular scripted drama series on VH1?
A - Love on Top
B - Crazy in Love
C - Sweet Dreams
D - Single Ladies

Megan says that "clearly

Spoiler

'Single Ladies' is her most popular song"

. She's a little nervous and that might not be the right one. She decides to go with her first instinct.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Single Ladies)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $13,000

Hmm, these are all Beyonce songs, but I haven't heard of any of them being on VapidH1. Ask the audience, I'm sure they'll know it (including my sister, her friend, and my Beyonce/Gaga obsessed other friend).

Question #3 (Zap)
Approved by the FDA in 2011, a medical procedure called miraDry uses microwaves to rid people of what personal hygiene issue?
A - bushy eyebrows
B - sweaty armpits
C - hairy legs
D - smelly feet

Megan says she's never had this done. Her instinct is that it's either

Spoiler

sweaty armpits or smelly feet

. She debates aloud between the two, then Meredith lifts up her arm and sniffs, commenting something about seeing if she has a problem. Megan says, "You're good." Meredith feigns surprise and says, "Come on, you think I'm good?" Megan leans in and puts her face in Meredith's armpit and sniffs. Meredith says she wonders how she could put her arm in a microwave and adds, "you shouldn't". Then Meredith says the question says "uses microwaves", not "put someone in a microwave". Megan is still torn between two answers so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: B (sweaty armpits)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $13,000

commercial break

I'm HOPING I wouldn't be too tired to see the easy connection between "dry" and "sweaty" and not overthink it, so I think we are good here.

Question #4 (Moon Shot)
A 1979 photo taken of Jupiter's moon, Io, showed for the first time what natural event occurring on a celestial body other than Earth?
A - tornado
B - snow storm
C - volcanic eruption
D - lightning storm

Megan is going to have to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (volcanic eruption)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $13,000

Hmm, "first time" would indicate to me something that you'd not normally associate with celestial occurrences. I ruled out volcanic eruption immediately since aren't there some volcanoes on Mars? I also ruled out snow storm because of the colder planets. Nothing is really sticking out at me, though, so I think I'll JTQ.

Question #5 (Keeping Current)
Prompting the headline "Mona Lisa meets Mario," what museum began using Nintendo 3DS consoles as interactive audio guides in 2012?
A - Metropolitan Museum of Art
B - The Louvre
C - Tate Modern
D - Uffizi Gallery

Megan knows where the Mona Lisa is located.

Spoiler

Answer: B (The Louvre)
Value: $100
Bank: $13,100

Next.

Question #6 (Radio Gaffes)
While testing out a raio mic, of what country did President Reagan famously joke, "We begin bombing in five minutes"?
A - Libya
B - Russia
C - Iran
D - Nicaragua

"For some reason my gut just went to

Spoiler

Russia

," Megan says. "But maybe it was

Spoiler

Libya

." She says she really has no educated guess so she is going to walk away.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Russia)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $6,550 (half her bank)

This is tricky. I think Libya is fresh on my mind from all the recent goings-on, but hopefully I'd be lucid enough to recognize that only one of these would have made enough sense for a joke.

So I'm going for question 7 with either 1 or 0 JTQs and $19,100 in the bank.

Glad Megan came away with some money and had a great time! Here's a sweet article on a viewing party at her school.

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/1 ... -show.html

[SportsFan68]

Question #4 (Moon Shot)
A 1979 photo taken of Jupiter's moon, Io, showed for the first time what natural event occurring on a celestial body other than Earth?
A - tornado
B - snow storm
C - volcanic eruption
D - lightning storm

Megan is going to have to jump this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (volcanic eruption)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $13,000

JTQ