Transcript 03/07/13 - Drew Kunas

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Drew Kunas
New York, NY

Drew is a recent college grad won't can't afford to buy his own food. He's hoping to get off off the free samples with a big win, today.

Drew was Emma Watson's (Hermione Granger's) RA at college.


Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Tribal Host
9: Before the Booze
8: Twins
7: Just In Case
6: Names That Stuck
5: Character Building
4: The Die Is Cast
3: All in a Name
2: Creepy Crawlies
1: Nothing Much

Topic Tree (Randomized)
7: Just In Case
1: Nothing Much
9: Before the Booze
8: Twins
2: Creepy Crawlies
10: Tribal Host
4: The Die Is Cast
6: Names That Stuck
5: Character Building
3: All in a Name


Question #1 - Level 3: All in a Name
What music style got its name because the phrase was commonly sung in such 1950s R&B hits as "In the Still of the Night"?

A: Bebop B: Doo-wop
C: Bugaloo D: Scat

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Doo-wop
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $3,000

Question #2 - Level 5: Character Building
What is the naem of the company that insists its purpose is for "when 140 characters just isn't enough"?

A: WikiLonger B: FaceLonger
C: TwitLonger D: GoogLonger

Answer/Value/Bank

C: TwitLonger
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $18,000

Question #3 - Level 6: Names That Stuck
A destination for aspiring actors with grand ambitions, Hollywood is frequently referred to as a what?

A: Delusion machine B: Vision lab
C: Dream factory D: Escapist workshop

Drew's gut is going towards

Spoiler

C,

but he's going to ask the audience, just to make sure.

ATA

A: 4% B: 1% C: 94% D: 1%

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Dream factory
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $19,000

Question #4 - Level 4: The Die Is Cast
On a standard six-sided die, what side's dots, or pips, are often in an arrangement known as a quincunx?

A: 2 B: 3
C: 5 D: 6

Answer/Value/Bank

C: 5
Question Value: $100
Bank: $19,100

-- Commercial Break --


Drew's mom, Sharon is in the audience.


Question #5 - Level 10: Tribal Host
Which of these legendary game show hosts grew up on an Indian reservation, as a member of the Sioux tribe?

A: Bob Eubanks B: Pat Sajak
C: Bob Barker D: Chuck Woolery

Drew has suspicions on this one (he thinks it's

Spoiler

Pat Sajak

), but he doesn't want to risk it. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Bob Barker
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $19,100

Question #6 - Level 2: Creepy Crawlies
Meaning "wandering leg sausage," the colorful Latin name crurifarcimen vagans is reserved for a species of what animal?

A: Spider B: Millipede
C: Grasshopper D: Housefly

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Millipede
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $24,100

Question #7 - Level 8: Twins
Despite surface temperatures reaching 870 degrees Fahrenheit, what planet is often referred to as Earth's twin sister?

A: Venus B: Mars
C: Saturn D: Neptune

Drew begins by saying he's glad Mercury wasn't one of the choices, then he gets stuck between

Spoiler

Venus and Mars. He thinks 870 degrees points towards Venus, but that Earth's twin sister is Mars.

He jumps the question

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Venus
Question Value: $500
Bank: $24,100

Question #8 - Level 9: Before the Booze
Though Oktoberfest is now associated with massive beer consumption, what was the main event at the 1810 festival that was its precursor?

A: Horse race B: Beauty contest
C: Dog fight D: Election

Drew walks away with $12,050.

Answer

A: Horse race

-- Commercial Break --

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Contestants from Where Else rarely get any press coverage, but Drew's college paper printed a big article--perhaps the longest one I've seen this season!

http://www.browndailyherald.com/2013/03 ... llionaire/

Kunas initially had no plans to audition for the show when he moved to New York City after graduation to take a job with hedgefund Two Sigma Investments. But Kunas, a former member of campus improv troupe Karin and the Improvs, kept up with improvisation in the city and was invited by an improv friend to attend an open audition together for the show.

The decision to try out was “totally random,” Kunas said. “I just thought it’d be fun to do it.”

<sigh>

Drew talks about the audition process. And then...

The next day, a representative from the show called and asked Kunas to appear at the New York City ABC studio a week later for a taping.

<sigh>

Vieira opened the show with a comment on Kunas’ “free food at work diet,” which he described on air as daily pilfering from office eating spaces.

I thought hedge funds paid better than that.

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Question #4 - Level 4: The Die Is Cast
On a standard six-sided die, what side's dots, or pips, are often in an arrangement known as a quincunx?

A: 2 B: 3
C: 5 D: 6

Answer/Value/Bank

C: 5
Question Value: $100
Bank: $19,100

This was an observation not long ago.

Question #5 - Level 10: Tribal Host
Which of these legendary game show hosts grew up on an Indian reservation, as a member of the Sioux tribe?

A: Bob Eubanks B: Pat Sajak
C: Bob Barker D: Chuck Woolery

Drew has suspicions on this one (he thinks it's

Spoiler

Pat Sajak

), but he doesn't want to risk it. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Bob Barker
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $19,100

Never heard of this. JTQ.

Question #8 - Level 9: Before the Booze
Though Oktoberfest is now associated with massive beer consumption, what was the main event at the 1810 festival that was its precursor?

A: Horse race B: Beauty contest
C: Dog fight D: Election

Drew walks away with $12,050.

Answer

A: Horse race

My guess would be horse race, but nowhere near enough to pull the trigger. JTQ.

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Drew Kunas
New York, NY

Drew is a recent college grad won't can't afford to buy his own food. He's hoping to get off off the free samples with a big win, today.

Drew was Emma Watson's (Hermione Granger's) RA at college.

Maybe he should have hit up Emma for some money.

Question #5 - Level 10: Tribal Host
Which of these legendary game show hosts grew up on an Indian reservation, as a member of the Sioux tribe?

A: Bob Eubanks B: Pat Sajak
C: Bob Barker D: Chuck Woolery

Drew has suspicions on this one (he thinks it's

Spoiler

Pat Sajak

), but he doesn't want to risk it. He jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Bob Barker
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $19,100

I'd JTQ also.

Question #7 - Level 8: Twins
Despite surface temperatures reaching 870 degrees Fahrenheit, what planet is often referred to as Earth's twin sister?

A: Venus B: Mars
C: Saturn D: Neptune

Drew begins by saying he's glad Mercury wasn't one of the choices, then he gets stuck between

Spoiler

Venus and Mars. He thinks 870 degrees points towards Venus, but that Earth's twin sister is Mars.

He jumps the question

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Venus
Question Value: $500
Bank: $24,100

Venus is called Earth's twin because it's close to the same diameter and has a thick atmosphere. I guess Mars could be a fraternal twin planet.