Transcript 12/12/12 Bill O'Shea

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Bill O'Shea
Philadelphia, PA
Attorney

Bill is hoping to move out to the suburbs to get a big house with a yard for his son and a basement to be used as a man cave or a hockey rink for his son.

Topic List
Lost and Found
Bad Jobs
Official Drinks
Food Fight
BROADWAY
Same Name
Doctor's Orders
Civic Duties
Twice-Yearly Tasks
At the Pet Store

Topic List (randomized)
10 Lost and Found
3 Civil Duties
9 Bad Jobs
5 Same Name
7 Food Fight
8 Official Drinks
6 BROADWAY Newsies
2 Twice-Yearly Tasks
4 Doctor's Orders
1 At the Pet Store

Question 1 -- At the Pet Store -- Level 1
A product sold to owners of pet ferrets, FerretSheen is a brand of which of the following?
A. Shampoo B. Cage
C. Toy D. Bed

Bill has never heard of this, but "sheen" usually refers to hair.

Answer and value

A. Shampoo
Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question 2 -- Doctor's Orders -- Level 4
Which of these irritating nighttime maldies may be eliminated by the medical procedure uvulopalatopharyngoplasty?
A. Sleepwalking B. Snoring
C. Nightmares D. Insomnia

Bill congratulates Meredith on her pronunciation of that word.

Answer and value

B. Snoring
Value: $1,000
Bank: $4,000

Question 3 -- Twice-Yearly Tasks -- Level 2
Fire safety advocates advise that when we change our clocks for daylight savings, we should replace the batteries in our what?
A. Remote controls B. Lint removers
C. Electric toothbrushes D. Smoke detectors

One of the wrong answers gets Bill to crack a smile.

Answer and value

D. Smoke detectors
Value: $7,000
Bank: $11,000

Commercial break

Bill's son, Will, is in the audience. Will was very enthusiastic even though Bill had merely passed the written test at that point. Bill got The Call the very next day. With Will in the audience is Bill's wife, Michelle, and his mother, Maria.

Question 4 -- BROADWAY (Newsies) -- Level 6
Its two main characters referred to simply as "Guy" and "Girl," what film-based Broadway musical features an Oscar-winning song titled "Falling Slowly"?
A. Once B. Rock of Ages
C. Sister Act D. Ghost

This is not a Broadway show that Bill knows so he's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A. 76%
B. 21%
C. 2%
D. 1%

Bill decides to trust the audience.

Answer and value

A. Once
Value: $5,000
Bank: $16,000

Bill selects Row 5 to win tickets.

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

Commercial break

Millionaire Question of the Day
Professional basketball star Jason Kidd was once fined $20,000 for comparing NBA game officials to what nursery rhyme characters?
A. Ten little Indians B. Three blind mice
C. Jack and Jill D. Five little pigs

Answer

B. Three blind mice

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

THE HORN

[Bob78164]

Bump. --Bob

[MarleysGh0st]

Bill's son, Will, is in the audience. Will was very enthusiastic even though Bill had merely passed the written test at that point. Bill got The Call the very next day. With Will in the audience is Bill's wife, Michelle, and his mother, Maria.

And how did this ever happen? Bill's a MAWG, a lawyer, and I didn't notice any particular personality trait that would make TPTB go "OMG, we need to get this guy on the show now, now, now!" He doesn't even live in Where Else, in case some other contestants had a bad day and TPTB went "OMG, we need to get some more bodies in the green room, now, now, now!"

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

How in the world would anyone (aside from Alabama whiskey drinkers) know this answer? If Conecuh Ridge is supposedly a well-known geographical landmark, I don't see any Google references to it, except those related to the whiskey.

For a bill that's usually just a formality to brown-nose some particular constituency, this one appears to have been more controversial than usual.

The resolution was vetoed by Governor Bob Riley, but the legislature overrode his veto. Amid controversy, the Alabama House of Representatives later tried to repeal the declaration of the official state spirit, but the Senate failed to consider the repeal.

http://archives.alabama.gov/emblems/st_spirit.html

Incidentally, the question writers were wrong to compare it to milk. It isn't the official beverage, it's the official state spirit.

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

I'm not familiar with Anthony Bourdain; is he generally considered "sharp-tongued"? Ramsay was a wicked distractor who would have caught me, too.

[The Carp]

Bill's son, Will, is in the audience. Will was very enthusiastic even though Bill had merely passed the written test at that point. Bill got The Call the very next day. With Will in the audience is Bill's wife, Michelle, and his mother, Maria.

And how did this ever happen? Bill's a MAWG, a lawyer, and I didn't notice any particular personality trait that would make TPTB go "OMG, we need to get this guy on the show now, now, now!" He doesn't even live in Where Else, in case some other contestants had a bad day and TPTB went "OMG, we need to get some more bodies in the green room, now, now, now!"

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

How in the world would anyone (aside from Alabama whiskey drinkers) know this answer? If Conecuh Ridge is supposedly a well-known geographical landmark, I don't see any Google references to it, except those related to the whiskey.

For a bill that's usually just a formality to brown-nose some particular constituency, this one appears to have been more controversial than usual.

The resolution was vetoed by Governor Bob Riley, but the legislature overrode his veto. Amid controversy, the Alabama House of Representatives later tried to repeal the declaration of the official state spirit, but the Senate failed to consider the repeal.

http://archives.alabama.gov/emblems/st_spirit.html

Incidentally, the question writers were wrong to compare it to milk. It isn't the official beverage, it's the official state spirit.

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

I'm not familiar with Anthony Bourdain; is he generally considered "sharp-tongued"? Ramsay was a wicked distractor who would have caught me, too.

I would say he was quick-witted and sharp-tongued, but not acid-tongued like Ramsay. And he got his start as an author with Kitchen Confidential and not as a celebrity chef. But I did not know this. Maybe I would have gotten it since I know he loves Japan, but maybe not. I enjoyed reading Kitchen Confidential.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 -- BROADWAY (Newsies) -- Level 6
Its two main characters referred to simply as "Guy" and "Girl," what film-based Broadway musical features an Oscar-winning song titled "Falling Slowly"?
A. Once B. Rock of Ages
C. Sister Act D. Ghost

This is not a Broadway show that Bill knows so he's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A. 76%
B. 21%
C. 2%
D. 1%

Bill decides to trust the audience.

Answer and value

A. Once
Value: $5,000
Bank: $16,000

Broadway! ATA.

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

JTQ 1

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

JTQ 2. Terrible stack for me.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 -- BROADWAY (Newsies) -- Level 6
Its two main characters referred to simply as "Guy" and "Girl," what film-based Broadway musical features an Oscar-winning song titled "Falling Slowly"?
A. Once B. Rock of Ages
C. Sister Act D. Ghost

This is not a Broadway show that Bill knows so he's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A. 76%
B. 21%
C. 2%
D. 1%

Bill decides to trust the audience.

Answer and value

A. Once
Value: $5,000
Bank: $16,000

Broadway! ATA.

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

JTQ 1

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

JTQ 2. Terrible stack for me.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 -- BROADWAY (Newsies) -- Level 6
Its two main characters referred to simply as "Guy" and "Girl," what film-based Broadway musical features an Oscar-winning song titled "Falling Slowly"?
A. Once B. Rock of Ages
C. Sister Act D. Ghost

This is not a Broadway show that Bill knows so he's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A. 76%
B. 21%
C. 2%
D. 1%

Bill decides to trust the audience.

Answer and value

A. Once
Value: $5,000
Bank: $16,000

Broadway! ATA.

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

JTQ 1

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

JTQ 2. Terrible stack for me.

[MarleysGh0st]

Terrible stack for me.

All three of them!




Damned 500 Server errors...

[earendel]

Bill O'Shea
Philadelphia, PA
Attorney

Bill is hoping to move out to the suburbs to get a big house with a yard for his son and a basement to be used as a man cave or a hockey rink for his son.

Question 4 -- BROADWAY (Newsies) -- Level 6
Its two main characters referred to simply as "Guy" and "Girl," what film-based Broadway musical features an Oscar-winning song titled "Falling Slowly"?
A. Once B. Rock of Ages
C. Sister Act D. Ghost

This is not a Broadway show that Bill knows so he's going to ask the audience.

ATA results

A. 76%
B. 21%
C. 2%
D. 1%

Bill decides to trust the audience.

Answer and value

A. Once
Value: $5,000
Bank: $16,000

I'm not familiar with "Once" either. But I do know "Sister Act", "Ghost" and "Rock of Ages" so I can eliminate them.

Question 5 -- Official Drinks -- Level 8
While the majority of states list milk as their official beverage, what state opted instead for Conecuh Ridge Whiskey?
A. West Virginia B. Alabama
C. Mississippi D. Tennessee

Bill has never heard of this drink. He knows that Jack Daniels is distilled in Tennessee, so that might be an indicator. He decides to jump the question.

Answer and value

B. Alabama
Value: $25,000
Bank: $16,000

I probably would have confidently gone with "Tennessee" and been shocked to learn it was wrong.

Question 6 -- Food Fight -- Level 7
What sharp-tongued TV personality recently released his graphic novel about a renegade sushi chef named Jiro entrenched in a culinary war?
A. Gordon Ramsay B. Bobby Flay
C. Anthony Bourdain D. Guy Fieri

Bill knows that these are all celebrity chefs.

Spoiler

Guy Fieri

and

Spoiler

Bobby Flay

aren't known for being sharp-tongued -- they're more laid back.

Spoiler

Anthony Bourdain

is always going around the world, checking out different things. The fourth guy is sharp-tongued, doesn't pull his punches on any of his shows, so that's who Bill is going with.

Answer and value

C. Anthony Bourdain
Value: Not revealed
Bank: $1,000 consolation prize

JTQ for me.