Transcript 10/27/2015 John Mulholland (carryover)

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John Mulholland
Wethersfield, CT

His passion is archaeology. He is wearing a scorpion necklace as a charm because he survived a sting in a remote place in Guatemala that caused him to be severely ill for three days.
He also has the real scorpion that stung him. "He got me, I got him, I'm from New York...we get mad, then we get even"

All lifelines are still available.

$3000 :
Having made it from "the Block" to the Strip, who has announced plans to headline a Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood beginning in 2016?
A: Madonna B: Lady GaGa
C: Jennifer Lopez D: Beyonce

Spoiler

C: Jennifer Lopez

Both John and JLo are from the Bronx

$5000 :
Depicted on a number of coins in South Africa, a kudu and a springbok are both what?
A: Horned mammals B: Reptiles
C: Flightless birds D: Sharks

Spoiler

A: Horned mammals

$7000 :
On its list of "20 of the best on-screen scientists," website Den of Geek included all but who of the following?
A: Ross Geller from "Friends" B: Ellie Sattler from "Jurassic Park"
C: Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory" D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

Spoiler

Nothing is really jumping at him so ATA
A: 29% B: 8%
C: 18% D: 45%


D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

First break

$10K :
According to the New York Philharmonic, orchestra seating arrangements vary, but you will always see what instruments on the conductor's immediate left?
A: Violins B: Trumpets
C: Clarinets D: Timpani

Spoiler

50/50
A: Violins
C: Clarinets

Answered correctly
A: Violins

$20K :
Thanks to places like the Getty Center and the Skirball Cultural Center, what city boasts the nation's greatest number of museums and art galleries per capita?
A: Seattle B: Los Angeles
C: New York D: Philadelphia

Spoiler

John says the Getty Center is hitting a nerve that it is in L.A.
B: Los Angeles

$30K :
Geneticists have created a blight-resistant version of what tree, one of the most abundant in the U.S. until the early 1900s, when a fungus nearly wiped it out?
A: Southern magnolia B: American chestnut
C: White spruce D: Red maple

Spoiler

John said he believes the other three are still very common.
B: American chestnut

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Second break

[Estonut]

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure this answer had to be B: Bob.

[MarleysGh0st]

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure this answer had to be B: Bob.

Spoiler

C was the correct answer; however, looking at the Wikipedia page for Jheri Redding I don't see any mention of him being Irish-American or being a farm boy. It say he was a young man from Chicago, who moved to Los Angeles after WWII. And "Jheri" was a nickname, not his given name.

[SportsFan68]

$3000 :
Having made it from "the Block" to the Strip, who has announced plans to headline a Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood beginning in 2016?
A: Madonna B: Lady GaGa
C: Jennifer Lopez D: Beyonce

Spoiler

C: Jennifer Lopez

Both John and JLo are from the Bronx

ATA

$7000 :
On its list of "20 of the best on-screen scientists," website Den of Geek included all but who of the following?
A: Ross Geller from "Friends" B: Ellie Sattler from "Jurassic Park"
C: Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory" D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

Spoiler

Nothing is really jumping at him so ATA
A: 29% B: 8%
C: 18% D: 45%


D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

50/50

$20K :
Thanks to places like the Getty Center and the Skirball Cultural Center, what city boasts the nation's greatest number of museums and art galleries per capita?
A: Seattle B: Los Angeles
C: New York D: Philadelphia

Spoiler

John says the Getty Center is hitting a nerve that it is in L.A.
B: Los Angeles

Plus One. I'm doomed.

$30K :
Geneticists have created a blight-resistant version of what tree, one of the most abundant in the U.S. until the early 1900s, when a fungus nearly wiped it out?
A: Southern magnolia B: American chestnut
C: White spruce D: Red maple

Spoiler

John said he believes the other three are still very common.
B: American chestnut

I was so ready to answer Dutch Elm; good thing it wasn't there. I did manage to get this one with the same reasoning that he did.

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Sayonara

[ghostjmf]

7K: Only show I've watched is Big Bang. ATA


10K: Think violins; 50/50 to be surer


50K: Guess would be Bob. Think of Jheri as in "Jheri curls", a recently popular style in the African American community. +1

[earendel]

John Mulholland
Wethersfield, CT

His passion is archaeology. He is wearing a scorpion necklace as a charm because he survived a sting in a remote place in Guatemala that caused him to be severely ill for three days.
He also has the real scorpion that stung him. "He got me, I got him, I'm from New York...we get mad, then we get even"

All lifelines are still available.

$7000 :
On its list of "20 of the best on-screen scientists," website Den of Geek included all but who of the following?
A: Ross Geller from "Friends" B: Ellie Sattler from "Jurassic Park"
C: Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory" D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

Spoiler

Nothing is really jumping at him so ATA
A: 29% B: 8%
C: 18% D: 45%

D: Natasha Romanoff from "The Avengers"

If you don't read the comics or if you didn't see the movie, this would be difficult.

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

This one would probably cost me all my lifelines. The only one I could safely eliminate would be D.

[earendel]

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure this answer had to be B: Bob.

Spoiler

C was the correct answer; however, looking at the Wikipedia page for Jheri Redding I don't see any mention of him being Irish-American or being a farm boy. It say he was a young man from Chicago, who moved to Los Angeles after WWII. And "Jheri" was a nickname, not his given name.

Sounds like a bad question. Perhaps John should protest and maybe get a second shot.

[smilergrogan]

$50K :
Which of these hairstyles is named for the Irish-American farm boy who pioneered the development of modern shampoo?
A: Bouffant B: Bob
C: Jheri curl D: Pompadour

Last lifeline

A and D sound French to him
+1 is his sister Patricia who agrees with him and that C does not sound Irish to her
John says his gut is saying Bob but he could lose a lot of money, he is used to taking risks with his life but not with money
He is not sure so he will walk.

C: Jheri curl

Spoiler

I'm pretty sure this answer had to be B: Bob.

Spoiler

C was the correct answer; however, looking at the Wikipedia page for Jheri Redding I don't see any mention of him being Irish-American or being a farm boy. It say he was a young man from Chicago, who moved to Los Angeles after WWII. And "Jheri" was a nickname, not his given name.

Ironically, it also says his given name was Robert.
I don't think Bob can possibly be right. The bob haircut wasn't named for a person - Webster says the usage of bob to mean to cut short (as in "bob-tailed nag") dates to 1675.