Transcript 11/14/13 - Jon Arnon (jarnon)

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Jon Arnon
Merion, PA

Cedric: We've got a brilliant contestant kicking things off. When I say brilliant, I mean he [garbled recording] was used to locate Osama bin Laden.

Jon: I really can't talk more about it, but if you've seen moives like Zero Dark Thirty, you've seen some of the
systems we've worked on.

Jon intended to donate half of the money he wins today to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Jon's wife is a reading teacher and it's a cause they both believe in.

Cedric tells Jon that he has Barbara Bush on the phone.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: I am so excited about Jon doing this.

Mrs. Bush tells about the work the foundation is doing.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: And, Jon, you are wonderful.

Mrs. Bush says her husband is there, nodding his approval. Cedric uses this opportunity to steer the conversation into seeing whether he could knock down Cedric's student loans or take care of a parking ticket for him.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: You sound like one of my children or grandchildren.


Topic Tree (Unrandomized)
10: Rotten Drunk
9: Doleful Demise
8: Just in Time
7: What an Honor
6: Battle Scars
5: Roadside America
4: What If
3: Famous Phrasemakers
2: Wordsmithing
1: Call It What It Is

Topic Tree (Randomized)
4: What If
9: Doleful Demise
6: Battle Scars
7: What an Honor
10: Rotten Drunk
2: Wordsmithing
5: Roadside America
1: Call It What It Is
8: Just in Time
3: Famous Phrasemakers


Question #1 - Level 3: Famous Phrasemakers
Comparing dealing with the U.S. to "shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool," in 2013 Russia's president gave one of his trademark quips known as what?

A: Putinisms B: Merkelisms
C: Cameronisms D: Mauerisms

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Putinisms
Question Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 - Level 8: Just in Time
So fast that they're often ignored, what composer's odd tempo markings may have been caused by a broken metronome?

A: Beethoven B: Mozart
C: Handel D: Bach

It could be any of them. Jon jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Beethoven
Question Value: $500
Bank: $7,000

Question #3 - Level 1: Call It What It Is
The humor blog "Better Book Titles" noted that "Eat Until You Feel Pretty" is a more appropriate title for which book?

A: The Tale of Peter Rabbit B: The Giving Tree
C: The Runaway Bunny D: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Jon:

Spoiler

Well, caterpillars eat a lot and become butterflies, so I would say D, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Question Value: $100
Bank: $7,100

Question #4 - Level 5: Roadside America
Using 37-foot mirrors inside an old grain silo, a New York man's local attraction is celebrated as the world's largest what?

A: Disco ball B: Powder room
C: Kaleidoscope D: Fitting room

Jon:

Spoiler

Well, disco balls and kaleidoscopes have mirrors, but the grain silo makes me think it's a kaleidoscope.

Cedric asks Jon if he knows about disco balls. He says he can see that Jon is a a hard partier. He starts doing some disco moves and Jon joins in with a disco move.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Kaleidoscope
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,100

-- Commercial Break --


Question #5 - Level 2: Wordsmithing
In a "50 Minutes" interview rapper Eminen listed "four inch," "door hinge" and "storage" as words that can rhyme with what "un-rhymable" word?

A: Cinch B: Boring
C: Orange D: Binge

Jon:

Spoiler

They always say "orange" has no rhyme, so I'll say C, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Orange
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $32,100

Question #6 - Level 10: Rotten Drunk
Giving rise to some of the world's best wines, grapes attacked by the Botrytis cineria fungus sometimes develop a condition known as what?

A: Gentle rot B: Imperial rot
C: Majestic rot D: Noble rot

Jon has an idea, but not enough to risk his bank on, so he jumps the question. He thinks it's

Spoiler

noble rot.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Noble rot
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100

Question #7 - Level 7: What an Honor
In honor of the scientist who first suggested the Earth revolves around the Sun, element 112 on the periodic table goes by what name?

A: Copernicium B: Galileonium
C: Newtonium D: Keplerium

Jon:

Spoiler

Copernicus said the Earth revolves around the Sun, so I'll say A: Copernicium, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Copernicium
Question Value: $2,000
Bank: $34,100

Question #8 - Level 6: Battle Scars
While working at a bar, Al Capone got the famous scars on his face during an altercation after doing what?

A: Tripping into a martini glass B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
C: Juggling steak knives D: Heckling a comedian

Jon: Okay.

Spoiler

I don't think it's D.

But I have an idea what it might be, but I'm not sure, so may I ask the audience?

ATA

A: 27% B: 55% C: 18% D: 0%

Jon goes with the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $39,100

-- Commercial Break --


Jon's stepson David and his brother Michael are in the audience. David says Jon always gives to charity and
that Jon has two grandchildren with one on the way and he spoils them rotten.

Cedric asks Jon about his high government job and whether there are secrets he could tell us. Jon says he could, but then the men in the black suits would be down here in the studio within the hour.


Question #9 - Level 9: Doleful Demise
What 1920 college football mascot "Bevo" was sadly barbecued and eaten when he became too expensive to care for?

A: University of Oregon B: University of Texas
C: University of Florida D: University of Wisconsin

Jon:

Spoiler

Texas is the longhorns. I don't think I'd want to eat any of those other mascots.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: University of Texas
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $40,100

Question #10 - Level 4: What If
"Elaine agrees to write George's OKCupid profile for him, but is way too honest in it" is a tweet from what humorous handle?

A: @SeinfeldToday B: @FriendsToday
C: @FrasierToday D: @FullHouseToday

Jon:

Spoiler

Well, Elaine and George are characters on Seinfeld.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: @SeinfeldToday
Question Value: $3,000
Bank: $43,100

-- Commercial Break --


It's time to play Classic Millionaire!


$100,000
Which of these is a correct listing of U.S. states by the order in which they entered the Union?

A: Missouri, Illinois, Texas B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa
C: Iowa, Kansas, Oregon D: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming

Jon has to think about it for a minute. He notes that none of them are among the original thirteen colonies

Jon: If I was playing just for myself, I'd take a guess, but since a lot of it is for charity, I think I'm going to walk.

Jon's guess would be

Spoiler

C.

Answer

B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa

Jon walks away $43,100.


-- The End of Game "Noise" --

[Estonut]

Jon Arnon
Merion, PA

Cedric: We've got a brilliant contestant kicking things off. When I say brilliant, I mean he [garbled recording] was used to locate Osama bin Laden.

I just checked my recording. He said "[helped develop the tracking system that]."

[MarleysGh0st]

Jon Arnon
Merion, PA

Cedric: We've got a brilliant contestant kicking things off. When I say brilliant, I mean he [garbled recording] was used to locate Osama bin Laden.

I just checked my recording. He said "[helped develop the tracking system that]."

Okay, thanks!

I thought the men in black suits might have paid a visit to the studio, after all.

[christie1111]

Is there any hope that there is going to be a YouTube link?

We got pre-empted damn it!

And Jon...

Spoiler

YAYAYAYAYAY!

[jarnon]

Thanks, christie!

Jon Arnon
Merion, PA

I was fortunate to have a glimpse of the unrandomized topic tree. I made a mental note of the top three categories.

Question #2 - Level 8: Just in Time
So fast that they're often ignored, what composer's odd tempo markings may have been caused by a broken metronome?

A: Beethoven B: Mozart
C: Handel D: Bach

It could be any of them. Jon jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Beethoven
Question Value: $500
Bank: $7,000

I’ve heard of all these composers, of course, but didn't know any of them composed fast tempo pieces.

Composers who worked in the sonata allegro form include Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Hindemith, Brahms, Poulenc, Saint-Saens, to name just a few. But if you're doing this for a music test, it's probably Beethoven.

Question #4 - Level 5: Roadside America
Using 37-foot mirrors inside an old grain silo, a New York man's local attraction is celebrated as the world's largest what?

A: Disco ball B: Powder room
C: Kaleidoscope D: Fitting room

Jon:

Spoiler

Well, disco balls and kaleidoscopes have mirrors, but the grain silo makes me think it's a kaleidoscope.

Cedric asks Jon if he knows about disco balls. He says he can see that Jon is a a hard partier. He starts doing some disco moves and Jon joins in with a disco move.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Kaleidoscope
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,100

Thanks for calling it a disco move. It looked more like a spastic twitch.

Question #6 - Level 10: Rotten Drunk
Giving rise to some of the world's best wines, grapes attacked by the Botrytis cineria fungus sometimes develop a condition known as what?

A: Gentle rot B: Imperial rot
C: Majestic rot D: Noble rot

Jon has an idea, but not enough to risk his bank on, so he jumps the question. He thinks it's

Spoiler

noble rot.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Noble rot
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100

Just my luck, the hardest question in the stack was worth $25K.

Question #8 - Level 6: Battle Scars
While working at a bar, Al Capone got the famous scars on his face during an altercation after doing what?

A: Tripping into a martini glass B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
C: Juggling steak knives D: Heckling a comedian

Jon: Okay.

Spoiler

I don't think it's D.

But I have an idea what it might be, but I'm not sure, so may I ask the audience?

ATA

A: 27% B: 55% C: 18% D: 0%

Jon goes with the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $39,100

I knew Capone was nicknamed "Scarface" but never knew why. I thought hitting on a rival mobster's sister was the action most likely to cause an altercation. The audience confirmed my hunch.

Question #9 - Level 9: Doleful Demise
What 1920 college football mascot "Bevo" was sadly barbecued and eaten when he became too expensive to care for?

A: University of Oregon B: University of Texas
C: University of Florida D: University of Wisconsin

Jon:

Spoiler

Texas is the longhorns. I don't think I'd want to eat any of those other mascots.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: University of Texas
Question Value: $1,000
Bank: $40,100

Hook 'em Horns! If I got this wrong, I could never show my virtual face on the Bored again.

$100,000
Which of these is a correct listing of U.S. states by the order in which they entered the Union?

A: Missouri, Illinois, Texas B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa
C: Iowa, Kansas, Oregon D: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming

Jon has to think about it for a minute. He notes that none of them are among the original thirteen colonies

Jon: If I was playing just for myself, I'd take a guess, but since a lot of it is for charity, I think I'm going to walk.

Jon's guess would be

Spoiler

C.

Answer

B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa

A. Missouri 1821, Illinois 1818, Texas 1845
B. Ohio 1807, Maine 1820, Iowa 1846
C. Iowa 1846, Kansas 1861, Oregon 1859
D. Utah 1896, Idaho 1890, Wyoming 1890

I saw one pitfall right away: Maine was originally part of Massachusetts and became a state later than the other eastern states. But I didn't know if Maine was after Ohio. None of the other choices was obviously wrong. If I was feeling lucky, I would have guessed, risking $18K to gain $57K and a look at the $250K question. But my gut told me to walk.

I read People on the train to NYC, but all my questions were classic trivia, not pop culture. I would have been better off if I had studied my collection of state quarters instead. Still, I achieved most of my goals: Didn't look stupid, and got to Classic Millionaire.

[SportsFan68]

Yay, Jon! Well done!

Question #2 - Level 8: Just in Time
So fast that they're often ignored, what composer's odd tempo markings may have been caused by a broken metronome?

A: Beethoven B: Mozart
C: Handel D: Bach

It could be any of them. Jon jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Beethoven
Question Value: $500
Bank: $7,000

JTQ 1

Question #5 - Level 2: Wordsmithing
In a "50 Minutes" interview rapper Eminen listed "four inch," "door hinge" and "storage" as words that can rhyme with what "un-rhymable" word?

A: Cinch B: Boring
C: Orange D: Binge

Jon:

Spoiler

They always say "orange" has no rhyme, so I'll say C, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Orange
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $32,100

This is the question where I was in the kitchen when it was asked. Good job, Jon.

Question #6 - Level 10: Rotten Drunk
Giving rise to some of the world's best wines, grapes attacked by the Botrytis cineria fungus sometimes develop a condition known as what?

A: Gentle rot B: Imperial rot
C: Majestic rot D: Noble rot

Jon has an idea, but not enough to risk his bank on, so he jumps the question. He thinks it's

Spoiler

noble rot.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Noble rot
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100

I knew this one because of my wine-making friend. Next week, I get to help find the right mix for a pomegranate blend that's a little too sweet.

Question #8 - Level 6: Battle Scars
While working at a bar, Al Capone got the famous scars on his face during an altercation after doing what?

A: Tripping into a martini glass B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
C: Juggling steak knives D: Heckling a comedian

Jon: Okay.

Spoiler

I don't think it's D.

But I have an idea what it might be, but I'm not sure, so may I ask the audience?

ATA

A: 27% B: 55% C: 18% D: 0%

Jon goes with the audience.

Answer/Value/Bank

B: Hitting on a mobster's sister
Question Value: $5,000
Bank: $39,100

ATA

$100,000
Which of these is a correct listing of U.S. states by the order in which they entered the Union?

A: Missouri, Illinois, Texas B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa
C: Iowa, Kansas, Oregon D: Utah, Idaho, Wyoming

Jon has to think about it for a minute. He notes that none of them are among the original thirteen colonies

Jon: If I was playing just for myself, I'd take a guess, but since a lot of it is for charity, I think I'm going to walk.

Jon's guess would be

Spoiler

C.

Answer

B: Ohio, Maine, Iowa

JTQ 2

[thejeopardyfan]

JTQ questions 2 and 4, ATA question 6, I lost on question 7.

[Kazoo65]

Great job!! You got some tough questions I would have needed lifelines for.

I volunteer for an organization called Communities In Schools (cisusa.org) I think is the website-if this isn't right you can Google it. They work with mostly urban school districts all over the country. They help kids by providing them with things like tutoring (which I do), medical and dental care, counseling, eyeglasses if they can't see to read the board, food, clothing, school supplies, and whatever else they need so they can focus on learning.

We're the second biggest chapter behind Detroit (and I bet many of the kids there need LOTS of services). Our chapter recently announced a $2M fundraising campaign that will help keep them going for the next 3 years-and provide more services for more kids-especially at the secondary level.

[Snaxx]

Is there any hope that there is going to be a YouTube link?

We got pre-empted damn it!

And Jon...

Spoiler

YAYAYAYAYAY!

I DVR'd the Philly station (also would be jarnon's home station) over the past two weeks and found a pre-emption on 11/14 too.

[Snaxx]

Question #5 - Level 2: Wordsmithing
In a "50 Minutes" interview rapper Eminen listed "four inch," "door hinge" and "storage" as words that can rhyme with what "un-rhymable" word?

A: Cinch B: Boring
C: Orange D: Binge

Jon:

Spoiler

They always say "orange" has no rhyme, so I'll say C, final answer.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Orange
Question Value: $10,000
Bank: $32,100

I suppose "50 Minutes" is "60 Minutes" without the commercials .

[littlebeast13]

Being fascinated with the early state quarters series (I even did a TBOTS game on it during my infamous month long run of that Bored classic) would have gotten me the last question... but I don't know if I'd have trusted the audience on the Capone question since it seemed like too obvious an answer, and the composer and wine questions were totally unknown to me. Anyway, congrats on your win, jarnon!!!

lb13

[jarnon]

Thanks, Sprots, Kazoo and LB.

I DVR'd the Philly station (also would be jarnon's home station) over the past two weeks and found a pre-emption on 11/14 too.

My show was broadcast on 11/15 in Philly only.

[TheConfessor]

Jon, congratulations on your win and your years of persistence to get on the show! Also, your generous pledge to a worthy charity was very admirable.

Did you arrange with the show for them to send half of your winnings to the Barbara Bush Foundation, or will you be paid the full amount and then write your own check? It seems like there might be potential tax advantages if the donated money never comes into your possession, but I don't know if the show would want to get involved in that. On the other hand, how can they be sure that any contestant in that situation won't change his/her mind?

I'm very pleased that you finally got your shot and did well on a tough stack.

[jarnon]

Thanks, Ed.

Did you arrange with the show for them to send half of your winnings to the Barbara Bush Foundation, or will you be paid the full amount and then write your own check?

I asked them to send half my winnings directly to the Barbara Bush Foundation. We'll see what happens when the check arrives. Even though I itemize deductions, I'd still owe a few hundred dollars in taxes on the half I'm donating, which I'd subtract from the donation. In any case, I'll have to pay thousands in taxes on the half I'm keeping.

[ghostjmf]

Q1: Knew it.

Q2: ach, & so soon. I wasn't aware any had "odd tempo markings". Some of them wrote the book on tempo markings, among other things, I thought. JTQ

Q3: Reasoned it pretty much the way Jon did.

Q4: Ditto on "reasoned like Jon".

Q5: Famous "can't rhyme" Q, & answer obvious.

Q6: Knew it because I've read enough articles about wines, for whatever reason (they were in the magazine I was reading, generally) that the term stuck in my head.

Q7: Knew it.

Q8: The sister was logical, but logic doesn't always enter into these things. ATA. Hope they'd have given it to me like they confirmed it for Jon, & hope I'd have believed them. I haven't seen any of the movies that would show this.

Q9: Kinda "logicked" this. Cross fingers, but feel logic on this ("Texas is most likely to have Bevo as it's mascot") is more trustworthy than on Capone's scars.

Q10: Hate Seinfeld-the-show, but know Elaine & George are characters on it.

Q11: Absolutely no hope here. Knew Ohio was early, but earlier than Missouri? Knew Maine was early, but didn't know anything about Iowa. JTQ


Excellent game-play, Jon.

[earendel]

Jon Arnon
Merion, PA

Cedric: We've got a brilliant contestant kicking things off. When I say brilliant, I mean he [garbled recording] was used to locate Osama bin Laden.

Jon: I really can't talk more about it, but if you've seen moives like Zero Dark Thirty, you've seen some of the systems we've worked on.

Jon intended to donate half of the money he wins today to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Jon's wife is a reading teacher and it's a cause they both believe in.

Cedric tells Jon that he has Barbara Bush on the phone.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: I am so excited about Jon doing this.

Mrs. Bush tells about the work the foundation is doing.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: And, Jon, you are wonderful.

Mrs. Bush says her husband is there, nodding his approval. Cedric uses this opportunity to steer the conversation into seeing whether he could knock down Cedric's student loans or take care of a parking ticket for him.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush: You sound like one of my children or grandchildren.

How cool was that!?

Question #2 - Level 8: Just in Time
So fast that they're often ignored, what composer's odd tempo markings may have been caused by a broken metronome?

A: Beethoven B: Mozart
C: Handel D: Bach

It could be any of them. Jon jumps the question.

Answer/Value/Bank

A: Beethoven
Question Value: $500
Bank: $7,000

I'd JTQ also.

Question #4 - Level 5: Roadside America
Using 37-foot mirrors inside an old grain silo, a New York man's local attraction is celebrated as the world's largest what?

A: Disco ball B: Powder room
C: Kaleidoscope D: Fitting room

Jon:

Spoiler

Well, disco balls and kaleidoscopes have mirrors, but the grain silo makes me think it's a kaleidoscope.

Cedric asks Jon if he knows about disco balls. He says he can see that Jon is a a hard partier. He starts doing some disco moves and Jon joins in with a disco move.

Answer/Value/Bank

C: Kaleidoscope
Question Value: $15,000
Bank: $22,100

Is it motorized so the cylinder can rotate?

Question #6 - Level 10: Rotten Drunk
Giving rise to some of the world's best wines, grapes attacked by the Botrytis cineria fungus sometimes develop a condition known as what?

A: Gentle rot B: Imperial rot
C: Majestic rot D: Noble rot

Jon has an idea, but not enough to risk his bank on, so he jumps the question. He thinks it's

Spoiler

noble rot.

Answer/Value/Bank

D: Noble rot
Question Value: $25,000
Bank: $32,100

NHOI, so I'll JTQ also.

Great job, jarnon!

[tlynn78]

You did a terrific job, congratulations, and enjoy the moolah!

[T_Bone0806]

Nice job. Congrats!

[Snaxx]

Thanks, Sprots, Kazoo and LB.

I DVR'd the Philly station (also would be jarnon's home station) over the past two weeks and found a pre-emption on 11/14 too.

My show was broadcast on 11/15 in Philly only.

and I just caught up to 11/15 and got to see your show. Congrats on the winnings!

[jarnon]

Thanks, ghost, ear, tlynn, TBone and Snaxx.

[BackInTex]

Great job! Not sure I'd want to eat a badger, but I do know barbequed duck and gator are pretty good.

[jarnon]

Great job! Not sure I'd want to eat a badger, but I do know barbequed duck and gator are pretty good.

Thanks, BackInTex. I'll take your word about the barbecued duck and gator.