Transcript 2/17/16 Brian Newell

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Brian Newell
Washington, D.C.

Brian has been growing his hair for 15 years. It now extends below his waist. His +1 is his “personal hair care bodyguard,” Ben Moore. Ironically, Ben is completely bald. He has a full beard, though.

$500
Projecting an image of health, for years the sandwich chain Subway has used what slogan?
A: Eat Fresh B: Taste is Overrated
C: Way Better Than Smoking D: Great Subway Smell, Great Subway Taste

Answer

A: Eat Fresh

$1,000
To make traveling less of a pain, underwear maker Triumph once sold a “Frequent Flyer’s Bra” that had what characteristic?
A: It included hidden shoe storage B: It got you free seat upgrades
C: It contained no metal D: It packed itself

Answer

C: It contained no metal

$2,000
Featuring such items as “The Gillooly” comic book and a triple Axel diorama, Brooklyn’s #THNK1994 “museum” is devoted to what famous ’90s event?
A: Brian Boitano insider trading trial B: Scott Hamilton-Kristi Yamaguchi wedding
C: Los Angeles figure skating riots D: Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal

Answer

D: Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal

$3,000
What elected position shares its name with a Spanish word that means older or greater?
A: Mayor B: Governor
C: President D: Sheriff

Brian knows Spanish.

Answer

A: Mayor

$5,000
Famous for its opulent Christmas catalog, what retailer once sold $16,000 his-and-hers mummy cases, one of which accidentally contained an actual mummy?
A: Saks Fifth Avenue B: Nordstrom’s
C: Neiman Marcus D: Barney’s New York

ATA

A: 26% B: 11% C: 44% D: 19%

50/50

50/50 leaves Nordstrom’s and Neiman Marcus.

Answer

C: Neiman Marcus

Commercial break

$7,000
Fox News reported the 2015 death of what blues icon with the headline “The Thrill is Gone”?
A: John Lee Hooker B: B.B. King
C: Stevie Ray Vaughan D: Chuck Berry

Answer

B: B.B. King

$10,000
Using lifespan statistics from ASPCA.org, if the average indoor cat actually lived nine full lives, it would live for how many years in total?
A: 36 to 54 B: 72 to 108
C: 117 to 153 D: 180 to 225

Answer

Brian answers A: 36 to 54.
The right answer is C: 117 to 153.
Brian wins $5,000.

Commercial break

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10K: I sadly know about cat life expectancies because current cat is my only cat approaching the average (shhh; maybe he'll jump right over it like he does other obstacles).

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$10,000
Using lifespan statistics from ASPCA.org, if the average indoor cat actually lived nine full lives, it would live for how many years in total?
A: 36 to 54 B: 72 to 108
C: 117 to 153 D: 180 to 225

Answer

Brian answers A: 36 to 54.
The right answer is C: 117 to 153.
Brian wins $5,000.

Pretty sure that average for indoor cats is about 15 to 18 years. So that's 9 times 15 = 135 to 9 times 18 = 162. C, final answer.

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Brian Newell
Washington, D.C.

Brian has been growing his hair for 15 years. It now extends below his waist. His +1 is his “personal hair care bodyguard,” Ben Moore. Ironically, Ben is completely bald. He has a full beard, though.

$500
Projecting an image of health, for years the sandwich chain Subway has used what slogan?
A: Eat Fresh B: Taste is Overrated
C: Way Better Than Smoking D: Great Subway Smell, Great Subway Taste

Answer

A: Eat Fresh

Resisting the temptation to make a Jared joke here.

$10,000
Using lifespan statistics from ASPCA.org, if the average indoor cat actually lived nine full lives, it would live for how many years in total?
A: 36 to 54 B: 72 to 108
C: 117 to 153 D: 180 to 225

Answer

Brian answers A: 36 to 54.
The right answer is C: 117 to 153.
Brian wins $5,000.

OK, A would be 4 to 6 years per life, B would be 8 to 12, C would be 13 to 16 and D would be 20 to 25. Doing that math makes the answer likeliest to be C.