Transcript 1/8/2014 Bill Porter

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Bill Porter
Terryville, CT
Cruse in and Win Week

Former Marine and current firefighter; Cedric thanked him for his years of service in both roles.
His wife is in the audience

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Postmortem
9 Norman Bates
8 Jane Austen
7 Waltz Rules
6 Jimmy Fallon
5 Leaning Tower
4 Perseverance
3 Circus Maximus
2 Mitch Hedberg
1 North Carolina

Topic Tree: (Randomized)
9 Norman Bates
5 Leaning Tower
4 Perseverance
7 Waltz Rules
10 Postmortem
1 North Carolina - Disney Cruise Line
6 Jimmy Fallon
8 Jane Austen
3 Circus Maximus
2 Mitch Hedberg



Question 1 - Level 2 Mitch Hedberg
As comedian Mitch Hedberg once joked, wearing what clothing item is "like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day"?
A. Tank top B. Turtleneck
C. Poncho D. Sweater vest

Answer and value

B. Turtleneck
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Question 2 - Level 3 Circus Maximus
If you had taken the kids to the Circus Maximus in Rome around 100 B.C., you could have seen which of the following attractions?
A. Trapeze routines B. Unicyclists
C. Chariot races D. Human cannonballs

Answer and value

C. Chariot races
Value: $500
Bank: $2500

Question 3 - Level 8 Jane Austen
What Jane Austen book was repurposed for infants and published by BabyLit, billed as an "opposites primer"?
A. Little Women B. Wuthering Heights
C. Sense and Sensibility D. Jane Eyre

JTQ 1

Bill said he can't say he has read a lot of Jane Austen books.

Answer and value

C. Sense and Sensibility
Value: $25K
Bank: $2500

Question 4 - Level 6 Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon teamed with "Late Night" guest Justin Timberlake several times to perform hilarious medleys about the "History of" what?
A. Sitcoms B. Rap
C. Video Games D. Reality Shows

ATA

Bill said he is pretty sure he knows this one and has seen it but does not want to take a chance on this one
A. 8% B. 69%
C. 9% D. 14%

Answer and value

B. Rap
Value: $10000
Bank: $12500

Commercial break

Question 5 - Level 1 North Carolina - Disney Cruise Line
Though it sounds like a group of fringe financial institutions, what is the name for North Carolina's barrier islands?
A. The Keys B. The Outer Banks
C. The Gulf Shore D. White Sands

Spoiler

As a marine Bill was stationed in North Carolina for a while and he would be dumb if he did not get this one

Answer and value

B. The Outer Banks
Value: $3K and the cruise
Bank: $15500

Question 6 - Level 10 Postmortem
After his execution, which of these men's hands were removed from his body and preserved in formaldehyde as proof of his death?
A. Benito Mussolini B. Mao Tse-tung
C. Che Guevara D. Joseph Stalin

JTQ 2

Bill says he wished he paid more attention in history class and he does not have the faintest idea.

Answer and value

C. Che Guevara
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: $15500

Question 7 - Level 7 Waltz Rules
The book "Ballet for Dummies" describes the rhythm of a basic waltz as what?
A. OOM-pah B. OOM-pah-pah
C. OOM-pah-pah-pah D. OOM-pah-pah-pah-pah

Spoiler

Bill said he is trying to think of the number of steps in a waltz.
Cedric asked if Bill takes his wife dancing. Not waltzing
Bill said he was leaning towards C and his wife is seen grimacing behind him.
Bill decided to walk.

Answer and value

B. OOM-pah-pah
Value: $not revealed
Bank: Walk: $7750

Commercial break

[earendel]

Bill Porter
Terryville, CT
Cruse in and Win Week

Former Marine and current firefighter; Cedric thanked him for his years of service in both roles.
His wife is in the audience

Question 1 - Level 2 Mitch Hedberg
As comedian Mitch Hedberg once joked, wearing what clothing item is "like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day"?
A. Tank top B. Turtleneck
C. Poncho D. Sweater vest

Answer and value

B. Turtleneck
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Never heard of Mitch Hedberg, so don't know why he gets a category. But the answer isn't hard to fathom.

Question 6 - Level 10 Postmortem
After his execution, which of these men's hands were removed from his body and preserved in formaldehyde as proof of his death?
A. Benito Mussolini B. Mao Tse-tung
C. Che Guevara D. Joseph Stalin

JTQ 2

Bill says he wished he paid more attention in history class and he does not have the faintest idea.

Answer and value

C. Che Guevara
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: $15500

No idea, so I'll JTQ.

Question 7 - Level 7 Waltz Rules
The book "Ballet for Dummies" describes the rhythm of a basic waltz as what?
A. OOM-pah B. OOM-pah-pah
C. OOM-pah-pah-pah D. OOM-pah-pah-pah-pah

Spoiler

Bill said he is trying to think of the number of steps in a waltz.
Cedric asked if Bill takes his wife dancing. Not waltzing
Bill said he was leaning towards C and his wife is seen grimacing behind him.
Bill decided to walk.

Answer and value

B. OOM-pah-pah
Value: not revealed
Bank: Walk: $7750

Waltzes are in 3, so the answer is B. Why this would be in a book about ballet baffles me.

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Question 3 - Level 8 Jane Austen
What Jane Austen book was repurposed for infants and published by BabyLit, billed as an "opposites primer"?
A. Little Women B. Wuthering Heights
C. Sense and Sensibility D. Jane Eyre

JTQ 1

Bill said he can't say he has read a lot of Jane Austen books.

Answer and value

C. Sense and Sensibility
Value: $25K
Bank: $2500

Well, since Sense and Sensibility is the only one of those that Jane Austen wrote . . . After I re-read Price and Prejudice after I saw the Keira Knighley movie, I was going to re-read Sense and Sensibility, thinking that it would be just as delightful for me. But no. I got through about 10 pages. More power to them for repurposing it.

Question 4 - Level 6 Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon teamed with "Late Night" guest Justin Timberlake several times to perform hilarious medleys about the "History of" what?
A. Sitcoms B. Rap
C. Video Games D. Reality Shows

ATA

Bill said he is pretty sure he knows this one and has seen it but does not want to take a chance on this one
A. 8% B. 69%
C. 9% D. 14%

Answer and value

B. Rap
Value: $10000
Bank: $12500

ATA

Question 6 - Level 10 Postmortem
After his execution, which of these men's hands were removed from his body and preserved in formaldehyde as proof of his death?
A. Benito Mussolini B. Mao Tse-tung
C. Che Guevara D. Joseph Stalin

JTQ 2

Bill says he wished he paid more attention in history class and he does not have the faintest idea.

Answer and value

C. Che Guevara
Value: $5K jumped
Bank: $15500

I got news for you, buddy -- I paid attention in history class, and this was NEVER covered.

JTQ 1

[Estonut]

Question 1 - Level 2 Mitch Hedberg
As comedian Mitch Hedberg once joked, wearing what clothing item is "like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day"?
A. Tank top B. Turtleneck
C. Poncho D. Sweater vest

Answer and value

B. Turtleneck
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Never heard of Mitch Hedberg, so don't know why he gets a category. But the answer isn't hard to fathom.

Never?

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38223
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45571

[Snaxx]

Question 1 - Level 2 Mitch Hedberg
As comedian Mitch Hedberg once joked, wearing what clothing item is "like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day"?
A. Tank top B. Turtleneck
C. Poncho D. Sweater vest

Answer and value

B. Turtleneck
Value: $2000
Bank: $2000

Never heard of Mitch Hedberg, so don't know why he gets a category. But the answer isn't hard to fathom.

Never?

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38223
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45571

Seems the writers are leaning on this guy's material for easy to deduce questions. I noticed that wintergreen said essentially the same thing in response to the "pancakes with syrup traps" as earendel said here.