Transcript 12/20/12 - Carmelo Cruz

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Carmelo Cruz
Teaneck, NJ

Millionare has already brought Carmelo luck. He was out of work and literally while he was filling out the Millionaire questionaire, the phone rang with someone offering him a job.

Meredith asks the computer to randomize the money and the questions. The unrandomized Topic Tree is not shown.

Topic Tree (Randomized)
?: Comedy Store
?: Deck the Halls
?: Phrase Origins
?: Keep Dreaming
?: Middle Ages Minting
?: Geographical Gig
?: Beverages are Served
?: Shake Your Body Baby
?: Clock Watching
?: Getty Catty


Question #1 - Level ?: Getty Catty
In addition to referring to a male cat, which of the following is slang for "womanizer"?

A: Gilcat B: Tomcat
C: Phicat D: Mattcat

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Tomcat
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 - Level ?: Clock Watching
The clock faces on Big Ben have minute hands that are 4.2 meters long and hour hands of what length?

A: 2.7 meters B: 4.2 meters
C: 6.3 meters D: 8.4 meters

Carmelo seems to misread the question, stating that the minute hands would have to be longer than 4.2 meters, and unfortunately there isn't just one answer longer than 4.2 meters. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: 2.7 meters
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #4 - Level ?: Beverages are Served
At a party, which of these beverages is commonly served using a ladle?

A: Eggnog B: Red wine
C: Champagne D: Beer

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Eggnog
Question Value: $100
Bank: $1,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 - Level ?: Geographical Gig
Located near a famous U.S. landmark, the Four Corners Folk Festival is an annual music event held in what state?

A: Minnesota B: West Virginia
C: New Hampshire D: Colorado

Meredith repeats "Four Corners". Carmelo repeats other parts of the question, then asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 18% C: 4% D: 74%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Colorado
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $26,100

-- The End of Game "Noise" --


Carmelo will return on tomorrow's show.

[MarleysGh0st]

Topic Tree (Randomized)
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?: Middle Ages Minting

Did they recycle this question so soon after Kristina's stack?

[SportsFan68]

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

This makes no sense to me. JTQ.

Question #5 - Level ?: Geographical Gig
Located near a famous U.S. landmark, the Four Corners Folk Festival is an annual music event held in what state?

A: Minnesota B: West Virginia
C: New Hampshire D: Colorado

Meredith repeats "Four Corners." Carmelo repeats other parts of the question, then asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 18% C: 4% D: 74%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Colorado
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $26,100

This is heavily publicized and seems very attractive, but I've never made it over. In the past, they've also featured an arts and crafts fair in addition to the music. Maybe I'll try to go this year.

[earendel]

Carmelo Cruz
Teaneck, NJ

Millionare has already brought Carmelo luck. He was out of work and literally while he was filling out the Millionaire questionaire, the phone rang with someone offering him a job.

Just after elwing took a new job I got the call for BAM - she had only been at the company for a few days before she had to ask for time off to go with me to NYC. Fortunately her boss (and the company owner) was a huge BAM fan.

Question #2 - Level ?: Clock Watching
The clock faces on Big Ben have minute hands that are 4.2 meters long and hour hands of what length?

A: 2.7 meters B: 4.2 meters
C: 6.3 meters D: 8.4 meters

Carmelo seems to misread the question, stating that the minute hands would have to be longer than 4.2 meters, and unfortunately there isn't just one answer longer than 4.2 meters. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: 2.7 meters
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $1,000

Actually he didn't misread the question - he correctly noted that hour hands would have to be shorter than minute hands, but then got confused (I guess). When the answer was revealed he said, "Just like I said" under his breath.

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

Anyone know in which book this quote can be found?

Question #5 - Level ?: Geographical Gig
Located near a famous U.S. landmark, the Four Corners Folk Festival is an annual music event held in what state?

A: Minnesota B: West Virginia
C: New Hampshire D: Colorado

Meredith repeats "Four Corners". Carmelo repeats other parts of the question, then asks the audience.

ATA

A: 4% B: 18% C: 4% D: 74%

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Colorado
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $26,100

Imagine if the choices had been Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.

[earendel]

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

This makes no sense to me. JTQ.

It refers to the ability of carbon to form long chains, usually with hydrogen items to form various hydrocarbons (octane, the primary component of gasoline, has an 8-carbon chain; complex sugars have 12-carbon chains, and so forth).

[MarleysGh0st]

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

Anyone know in which book this quote can be found?

A Short History of Nearly Everything

From the Amazon review:

Take his description of carbon: "It is shamelessly promiscuous. It is the party animal of the atomic world, latching on to many other atoms (including itself) and holding tight, forming molecular conga lines of hearty robustness."

[earendel]

Question #3 - Level ?: Shake Your Body Baby
Because it forms "molecular conga lines," what element does author Bill Bryson call "the party animal of the atomic world"?

A: Nitrogen B: Hydrogen
C: Sodium D: Carbon

After commenting that "molecular conga lines" must mean it's pretty unstable, Carmelo jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Carbon
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $1,000

Anyone know in which book this quote can be found?

A Short History of Nearly Everything

From the Amazon review:

Take his description of carbon: "It is shamelessly promiscuous. It is the party animal of the atomic world, latching on to many other atoms (including itself) and holding tight, forming molecular conga lines of hearty robustness."

Thanks. That is one of his books that I haven't read.