Transcript 12/21/2012 - Amy Schneider

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Amy Schneider
New York City, NY

Amy is a nice Jewish lady whose favorite holiday is Christmas. She's wearing a Christmas tree pin. Growing up all her friends had trees but she didn't. They grew tired of decorating their trees and Amy would come over and beg them to let her do it. She'd work furiously on the trees while her friends sat back and relaxed. Amy's wife Phyllis asks every year if they can get a tree but their apartment is too small. So if Amy wins the million she's going to get a big apartment and a big tree right in the middle. Phyllis is in the audience along with two young women. Amy calls them her "game show gang" because every day they play Millionaire together and also Jeopardy! Meredith cringes and says, "Don't mention that show."

Topic Tree: (randomized)
Madame Money
In the Kitchen
Hollywood Haiku
Dodgy Cities
Survival of the Fittest
Myth Busted
Namesakes
Y Not
Flatlining
Abandoned Slogans

Question #1 (Abandoned Slogans)
"Tienes leche," the Spanish translation of what ad slogan, was dropped when an advertiser foresaw that it may be misunderstood as "are you lactating"?
A - Hungry? Why Wait?
B - Where's the Beef?
C - What's in Your Wallet?
D - Got Milk?

Amy knows this one.

Spoiler

Answer: D (Got Milk)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $1,000

Question #2 (Flatlining)
So known for its flatness that its name translates to "low lying country," engineers in what country met in 2011 to discuss building an artificial mountain?
A - Luxumbourg
B - the Netherlands
C - Slovakia
D - Finland

Amy has a nephew who lives in

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the Netherlands

and so she knows it's pretty flat.

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Answer: B (the Netherlands)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $8,000

Question #3 (Y Not)
Who was pictured on the May 1987 cover of Playboy, a cover in which the magazine's name appeared as "PLA_BO_"?
A - Cindy Crawford
B - Madonna
C - Vanna White
D - Brooke Shields

Amy says that

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she won't mention the name of the show since Meredith doesn't like that

but she will give the answer.

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Answer: C (Vanna White)
Value: $500
Bank: $8,500

Meredith says "Wheel of Fortune" after the answer is revealed.

Question #4 (Namesakes)
While Edgar and Allan were retired in 2007, Poe still remains a mascot for what NFL team?
A - Seattle Seahawks
B - Philadelphia Eagles
C - Atlanta Falcons
D - Baltimore Ravens

Sports is not one of Amy's strengths. She hopes the audience will have an idea and she's going to ask them. Just as Meredith begins to say, "Audience..." Amy blurts out, "I just got it."

ATA results

A - 3%
B - %6
C - 2%
D - 89%

Spoiler

Answer: D (Baltimore Ravens)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $23,500

commercial break

The other members of the "game show gang" are Amy's sisters Elise and Joyce.

Question #5 (Myth Busted)
According to a popular but incorrect myth, there is an extra 13th what on the famous military statue of 6 men raising the flag in Iwo Jima?
A - flag
B - sword
C - hand
D - grenade

Amy has a guess but she's not sure she's willing to risk it. She thinks it's

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hand because there are so many there and it would be easy to slip one in by accident

. Phyllis might kill her for it but Amy is going to take a chance.

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Answer: C (hand)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $26,500

Question #6 (Survival of the Fittest)
Bengal, Malayan and Sumatran are three of the six surviving subspecies of what endangered animal?
A - tiger
B - antelope
C - lion
D - elephant

"Bengal is most definitely a

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tiger

," Amy says.

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Answer: A (Tiger)
Value: $100
Bank: $26,600

Question #7 (Dodgy Cities)
A known center of prostitution in the 19th century, what state's Dodge City is reportedly the origin of the phrase "red light district"?
A - Virginia
B - Nevada
C - Kansas
D - California

Geography isn't one of Amy's strong suits, either, even though they studied by going through an atlas. But Amy doesn't remember seeing this so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Kansas)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $26,600 (unchanged)

Question #8 (Hollywood Haiku)
On celebrityhaiku.com, who is the subject of the poem "Funny how a wolf/Has such little body hair/Put your shirt back on"?
A - Taylor Lautner
B - Christian Bale
C - Chris Evans
D - Zak Efron

It's embarrassing for Amy to admit it but she's a Twihard.

Spoiler

Answer: A (Taylor Lautner)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,600

commercial break

Question #9 (In the Kitchen)
So Flippin' Hot is a brand name of what type of kitchen tool?
A - tongs
B - ladle
C - spatula
D - corkscrew

Amy always worries that when it seems really easy it's not.

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Answer: C (spatula)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $53,600

Question #10 (Madame Money)
If you replaced the presidents on the front of U.S. bills with their wives, how much money would you have if you had three Julias and two Marys?
A - $35
B - $70
C - $160
D - $310

Amy is pretty sure she doesn't know this so she's going to use her last jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C ($160)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,600 (unchanged)

A pop-up explains that Julia was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant and Mary was the wife of Abraham Lincoln.

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE

$100K - To illustrate the harms of sexism, Virginia Woolf once invented a famous writer's "sister," a talented but ignored woman named what?
A - Lilith Dickens
B - Emily Twain
C - Judith Shakespeare
D - Lady Byron

Amy says that Virginia Woolf was very clever - more clever than Amy. She doesn't know this and she's going to take the money and walk away.

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C (Judith Shakespeare)

Amy says that she "kinda thought that" but she didn't want to take the chance.

THE END OF GAME "NOISE"


Millionaire question of the day:
Celebrated on December 23rd, the "Seinfeld"-inspired holiday Festivus includes which of these traditions?
A - Exchange of Nicknames
B - Critique of the Desserts
C - Revelation of Lies
D - Airing of Grievances
Answer:

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D (Airing of Grievances)

[SportsFan68]

Question #8 (Hollywood Haiku)
On celebrityhaiku.com, who is the subject of the poem "Funny how a wolf/Has such little body hair/Put your shirt back on"?
A - Taylor Lautner
B - Christian Bale
C - Chris Evans
D - Zak Efron

It's embarrassing for Amy to admit it but she's a Twihard.

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Answer: A (Taylor Lautner)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $51,600

I am no twihard -- ugh! ATA

Question #10 (Madame Money)
If you replaced the presidents on the front of U.S. bills with their wives, how much money would you have if you had three Julias and two Marys?
A - $35
B - $70
C - $160
D - $310

Amy is pretty sure she doesn't know this so she's going to use her last jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C ($160)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,600 (unchanged)

A pop-up explains that Julia was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant and Mary was the wife of Abraham Lincoln.

OK, lessee. Two Marys, that's $10. Now Julia -- Martha Washington, ________ Hamilton, Rachel Jackson, ________ Grant, __________ Franklin. OK, let's go about it another way. We know it's $10 or $50. A = 25, nope you can't get a bill by dividing by three. B = $60, nope because we know it's Rachel Jackson. C = $150, possible. D = $300 . . . darn it, also possible. Julie Grant, Julie Franklin. WAIT! Re-read the question! Franklin wasn't a President! C, final answer!

$100K - To illustrate the harms of sexism, Virginia Woolf once invented a famous writer's "sister," a talented but ignored woman named what?
A - Lilith Dickens
B - Emily Twain
C - Judith Shakespeare
D - Lady Byron

Amy says that Virginia Woolf was very clever - more clever than Amy. She doesn't know this and she's going to take the money and walk away.

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C (Judith Shakespeare)

I never heard of this; the only thing I know about Virginia Woolf is her featured part in the Taylor/Burton movie. JTQ.

[elwoodblues]

I'm pretty sure you would not need to be a sports fan to figure out #4, but I guess all normal thought processes go out the window when you set foot on that stage, don't they?

This was a very rare stack in which I would not have needed a lifeline for the first ten questions (I have not seen any of the Twilight movies, but there are some things from which there is no escape), but I most likely would have had to settle for the $68,600.

[MarleysGh0st]

I'm pretty sure you would not need to be a sports fan to figure out #4, but I guess all normal thought processes go out the window when you set foot on that stage, don't they?

As her "I just got it" indicated, she only needed to pause for a few moments to see the clues in the question.

[Bob78164]

I'm pretty sure you would not need to be a sports fan to figure out #4, but I guess all normal thought processes go out the window when you set foot on that stage, don't they?

This was a very rare stack in which I would not have needed a lifeline for the first ten questions (I have not seen any of the Twilight movies, but there are some things from which there is no escape), but I most likely would have had to settle for the $68,600.

This was a magical stack for me too. I'd have had $100,000 with all three lifelines still in hand. Not that it matters unless they actually let me on the show. --Bob

[earendel]

Amy Schneider
New York City, NY

Amy is a nice Jewish lady whose favorite holiday is Christmas. She's wearing a Christmas tree pin. Growing up all her friends had trees but she didn't. They grew tired of decorating their trees and Amy would come over and beg them to let her do it. She'd work furiously on the trees while her friends sat back and relaxed. Amy's wife Phyllis asks every year if they can get a tree but their apartment is too small. So if Amy wins the million she's going to get a big apartment and a big tree right in the middle. Phyllis is in the audience along with two young women. Amy calls them her "game show gang" because every day they play Millionaire together and also Jeopardy! Meredith cringes and says, "Don't mention that show."

Har, har, Meredith. That's akin to not mentioning the Regis version of BAM.

Question #7 (Dodgy Cities)
A known center of prostitution in the 19th century, what state's Dodge City is reportedly the origin of the phrase "red light district"?
A - Virginia
B - Nevada
C - Kansas
D - California

Geography isn't one of Amy's strong suits, either, even though they studied by going through an atlas. But Amy doesn't remember seeing this so she decides to jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Kansas)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $26,600 (unchanged)

And they said Miss Kitty ran a saloon - hah!

Question #10 (Madame Money)
If you replaced the presidents on the front of U.S. bills with their wives, how much money would you have if you had three Julias and two Marys?
A - $35
B - $70
C - $160
D - $310

Amy is pretty sure she doesn't know this so she's going to use her last jump the question.

Spoiler

Answer: C ($160)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $53,600 (unchanged)

A pop-up explains that Julia was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant and Mary was the wife of Abraham Lincoln.

OK, it's process of elimination unless you know Grant's wife's name. $35 is a $20 (Rachel) and 3 $5s (Mary). Nope. $70 is 3 $20s and 2 $5s. Nope. $310 would be 3 $100s (Franklin wasn't a president) and 2 $5s. Nope. That only leaves $160.

$100K - To illustrate the harms of sexism, Virginia Woolf once invented a famous writer's "sister," a talented but ignored woman named what?
A - Lilith Dickens
B - Emily Twain
C - Judith Shakespeare
D - Lady Byron

Amy says that Virginia Woolf was very clever - more clever than Amy. She doesn't know this and she's going to take the money and walk away.

Spoiler

C (Judith Shakespeare)

No idea, but I still have all my lifelines so I'll use a JTQ here.