Transcript 12/7/2012 - Ilona Anderson (carryover contestant)

[BBTranscriptTeam]

Ilona Anderson
Bronx, NY
Occupation

Ilona was forced by her father to check two books out of the library every Wednesday, read them and discuss them at the dinner table for the whole week. It was annoying when she was a child but she's glad he did it now. She's a lifelong reader. Ilona wanted to be a civil engineer but she had no depth perception. English was the next subject in the catalog so that's what she chose. She is now a professor of English and a business owner as well. Ilona has $3,600 in her bank and only one JTQ lifeline remaining

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Dog Days
Classy Affair
Trekkie Side Effects
Hunky Dory
Diner Slang
Bad Hair Decade
Promo Pancakes
Naming Schemes
Show Me Your Beads
Sea Shapes

Question #5 (Bad Hair Decade)
In his memoir "Open," what tennis star revealed that the mullet hairstyle he wore in the 1990s was a hairpiece that hid a growing bald spot?
A - Boris Becker
B - Stefan Edberg
C - Pete Sampras
D - Andre Agassi

Ilona doesn't know Stefan Edberg well but she knows the other three. She's leaning toward

Spoiler

Boris Becker. Andre Agassi is so cute and Pete Sampras has a full head of hair so it would look strange if he was wearing a hairpiece

. She decides to use her jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Andre Agassi)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $3,600

Question #6 (Diner Slang)
Which of these candy brands is also diner slang for salt and pepper shakers?
A - M&Ms
B - Good & Plenty
C - Mike & Ike
D - Now and Later

Ilona is torn between

Spoiler

C and B. She rejects M&Ms because there are too many colors there

.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Mike & Ike)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $4,600

Question #7 (Hunky Dory)
In 2008, Douglas Reinhardt started an Internet trend by posting pictures of what hunky actor with the phrase "Hey Girl"?
A - Bradley Cooper
B - Ryan Gosling
C - Ryan Reynolds
D - Channing Tatum

Ilona mumbles something, then says,

Spoiler

"Channing Tatum, final answer"

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Ryan Gosling)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $2,300

Ilona says that she was going to say that.

commercial break

[SportsFan68]

Question #7 (Hunky Dory)
In 2008, Douglas Reinhardt started an Internet trend by posting pictures of what hunky actor with the phrase "Hey Girl"?
A - Bradley Cooper
B - Ryan Gosling
C - Ryan Reynolds
D - Channing Tatum

Ilona mumbles something, then says, .
[Reveal] Spoiler:

No idea. I'll ATA, but it'll have to be a pretty good spike. If not, JTQ.

[earendel]

Ilona Anderson
Bronx, NY
Occupation

Ilona was forced by her father to check two books out of the library every Wednesday, read them and discuss them at the dinner table for the whole week. It was annoying when she was a child but she's glad he did it now. She's a lifelong reader. Ilona wanted to be a civil engineer but she had no depth perception. English was the next subject in the catalog so that's what she chose. She is now a professor of English and a business owner as well. Ilona has $3,600 in her bank and only one JTQ lifeline remaining.

On ast week's episode of The Big Bang Theory Leonard said that instead of leaving milk and cookies out for Santa, he was required to leave a research paper. His Christmas gift was getting it graded. He always got a "C", to which Sheldon quipped, "that was your gift".

Question #5 (Bad Hair Decade)
In his memoir "Open," what tennis star revealed that the mullet hairstyle he wore in the 1990s was a hairpiece that hid a growing bald spot?
A - Boris Becker
B - Stefan Edberg
C - Pete Sampras
D - Andre Agassi

Ilona doesn't know Stefan Edberg well but she knows the other three. She's leaning toward

Spoiler

Boris Becker. Andre Agassi is so cute and Pete Sampras has a full head of hair so it would look strange if he was wearing a hairpiece

. She decides to use her jump the question lifeline.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Andre Agassi)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $3,600

Agassi apparently decided to shave his head rather than wear hairpieces. If she'd thought about it she might have realized it.

Question #7 (Hunky Dory)
In 2008, Douglas Reinhardt started an Internet trend by posting pictures of what hunky actor with the phrase "Hey Girl"?
A - Bradley Cooper
B - Ryan Gosling
C - Ryan Reynolds
D - Channing Tatum

Ilona mumbles something, then says,

Spoiler

"Channing Tatum, final answer"

.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Ryan Gosling)
Value: unrevealed
Bank: $2,300

Ilona says that she was going to say that.

No idea, so I'll ATA, hoping they will.