Transcript 09/24/15 Vinay Manjunath (carryover)

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Vinay Manjunath
Rutland, MA
Biology Teacher

Vinay has won $7,000 so far, and has two lifelines remaining.

$10,000
Called the "first-ever black Jewish rap star," who has a Bar Mitzvah
where the song on the night was the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way"?
A: Tyler, The Creator
B: Chris Brown
C: Drake
D: Usher

Vinay points out they could have added "Canadian" to the description.

Spoiler

C: Drake

$20,000
Once cited in a Texas Supreme Court case, the adage "The needs of the many
outweigh the needs of the few" was famously spoken by whom?
A: Julius Caesar
B: Mr. Spock from "Star Trek"
C: Ludwig van Beethoven
D: Queen Victoria

Spoiler

B: Mr. Spock from "Star Trek"

$30,000
While today believed by many to have been guilty of the crimes, who of the
following did a jury acquit of all charges after deliberating for only 90 minutes?
A: Phil Spector
B: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
C: Patty Hearst
D: Lizzie Borden

Spoiler

Vinay believes Phil Spector was convicted.

ATA:
A: 15%
B: 14%
C: 40%
D: 31%

Vinay remembers the rhyme about Lizzie Borden.

+1: Tony Wescott
Tony was leaning towards D, because he knows she was acquitted, and he believes that the more recent the case, the longer the deliberation.

D: Lizzie Borden

First commercial.

$50,000
According to the website's official guidelines, which of the following items
is the only one that you're allowed to sell on eBay?
A: British lottery tickets
B: A U.S. Postal Service uniform
C: Nicotine patches
D: First edition of Mein Kampf

Spoiler

Vinay walks with $30,000.

He would have guessed D.

Correct answer: C: Nicotine patches

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Vinay Manjunath
Rutland, MA
Biology Teacher

Vinay has won $7,000 so far, and has two lifelines remaining.

$10,000
Called the "first-ever black Jewish rap star," who has a Bar Mitzvah
where the song on the night was the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way"?
A: Tyler, The Creator
B: Chris Brown
C: Drake
D: Usher

Vinay points out they could have added "Canadian" to the description.

Spoiler

C: Drake

Assuming I still had it, I'd use my ATA here.

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$10,000
Called the "first-ever black Jewish rap star," who has a Bar Mitzvah
where the song on the night was the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way"?
A: Tyler, The Creator
B: Chris Brown
C: Drake
D: Usher

Vinay points out they could have added "Canadian" to the description.

Spoiler

C: Drake

ATA