Transcript 01/27/2010 - Gordon Schnaper (gsabc) (carryover)

[mrkelley23]

Congratulations, Gordon. You represented us well, and have given hope to those like me who will continue the quest for a little longer, at least.

[Jeemie]

Congratulations, Gordon. You represented us well, and have given hope to those like me who will continue the quest for a little longer, at least.

I still have hope, too- however, I'm in contestant limbo.

In the pool via video auditions for at least another year (maybe two- not sure of the rules)...so I have no further way to get TPTB to notice me.

And given the new rules, I'm not sure how much longer this show stays on the air.

[Bob Juch]

This was a question for a bored housewife who reads a lot, lol, and would never be in a stack of questions for someone who would fit in that life slot...

Ahem.

My wife loves the JD Robb series of books.

And she is a "housewife", but far from bored.

And you'd be amazed what types of question stacks she could handle.

That is all.

PS She'd have been looking at the $100,000 question with all her LLs intact.

I certainly was not trying to throw insults at your wife, only myself. Why am I not surprised that your wife, like myself, reads Nora or JD whichever you wish to call her. What would have surprised me was if Gordon, a working professional man, had enough time and leisure that he read an author who's writing appeals to mostly women.

Some of you have mentioned cases as to why you know who JD Robb is, but not many. I know a great many women who could have answered that question, can't think of a single man though.

I'm pretty sure she's never been mentioned in any of the "What are you reading?" threads.

[gsabc]

50K: I had never heard of author nor series. Ulp. I would ATA, & unless they had a big spike for one choice, ATE. And unless they had a big spike for one choice, pick the choice I thought would make the best title word if I were writing the series. I was going for "Secret", same as gsabc.

Very well-played game, gsabc.

I suspect that if you had had PAF, you'd have used it on the boysenberry Q.

In which case you'd have had double dip left to use on this Q, which would have given you a 1-in-2 shot instead of 1-in-4. That's life, & BAM's TPTB at work.

Thanks for the kind words. But no, I would have used the DD on the boysenberry Q even with the PAF. My feelings were between loganberry and elderberry. The ATA screwed me up in a major way there. Had I used the ATA earlier, I would have gone straight to the DD and chosen loganberry first.

Same end result, though. IMO it was the use of the ATA that messed me up for later. The more I read here, the more I think the audience would have given me enough of a bump to get me past the $50K. Wasn't meant to be.

[rgcviper]

You did the best you could after all the new stupid TDC/post-PAF/etc. rules.

Awesome job, Gordon. You made the Bored proud, and congratulations on your big win.

However, secondchance hit the nail on the head with this comment ...

Again, well done, Gordon.

[FannyHeartsNene]

$50,000 - At the Bookstore
Best-selling myster writer J.D. Robb has penned more than two dozen novels that all have titles featuring what two-word phrase?
A: In Death B: The Secret
C: And Blood D: Murder At


With 24 seconds remaining, Gordon decides to Ask the Expert.

ATE discussion

Kate says she reads a lot of books, but not so many mysteries. She has no idea, but tries to reason it out and decides that "And Blood" probably doesn't fit so well into multiple book titles.

Gordon decides to answer

Spoiler

B

, an "absolute guess."

Spoiler

A: In Death ( )

Gordon leaves with $25,000.

Sorry you got stopped here, Gordon. The upper tier is looking more and more like some fabled territory that nobody ever really gets to see.

As for Kate's comment about trying to reason out the titles, I've glanced at Robb's title list over at Amazon and they don't seem to make much sense, either.

I looked at that list too.

I noticed her two latest works are entitled "The Lost" and "Big Jack".

No "In Death" in those titles that I can see.

Of course, those both came out after the episode was taped.

What doesn't make sense?

"The Lost" is an anthology with short stories by four different authors (the Robb story is Missing in Death).

"Big Jack" is a reprint. Several years ago there was a book that was 'co-written' by Nora Roberts and JD Robb called Remember When (I can't remember if this was before it was widely known that they were both the same person). The In Death books are in the future, so Remember When was sort of like a Cold Case, with the present/past part by Roberts and the present/future part by Robb. They are taking those two parts and publishing them separately.

[silverscreenselect]

Good run, Gordon, and a tough break on the 50K question. It was just one of those that's either a gimme or a pure guess depending on what your fields of interest are.

But it's becoming more and move evident that six-figure winners this year will be very few and very far between.

Sadly, the ratings indicate that viewers don't have a problem with this.

[chipotle]

Great job, indeed!

[Jeemie]

What doesn't make sense?

"The Lost" is an anthology with short stories by four different authors (the Robb story is Missing in Death).

"Big Jack" is a reprint. Several years ago there was a book that was 'co-written' by Nora Roberts and JD Robb called Remember When (I can't remember if this was before it was widely known that they were both the same person). The In Death books are in the future, so Remember When was sort of like a Cold Case, with the present/past part by Roberts and the present/future part by Robb. They are taking those two parts and publishing them separately.

I didn't say it didn't make sense to me.

Marley did...I was just commenting that I found two Robb book titles that (I thought) didn't contain the words "In Death".

That said- I just glanced at the titles- I didn't look any deeper to find out what the books were about.

[FannyHeartsNene]

What doesn't make sense?

"The Lost" is an anthology with short stories by four different authors (the Robb story is Missing in Death).

"Big Jack" is a reprint. Several years ago there was a book that was 'co-written' by Nora Roberts and JD Robb called Remember When (I can't remember if this was before it was widely known that they were both the same person). The In Death books are in the future, so Remember When was sort of like a Cold Case, with the present/past part by Roberts and the present/future part by Robb. They are taking those two parts and publishing them separately.

I didn't say it didn't make sense to me.

Marley did...I was just commenting.

That said- I just glanced at the titles- I didn't look any deeper to find out what the books were about.

I know. That's why I put both of your quotes together, because I was replying to both.

I guess I should have separated them and replied to each, but it looked tidier to have the conversation in order.

[Jeemie]

I know. That's why I put both of your quotes together, because I was replying to both.

Got it! Thanks!

[FannyHeartsNene]

I know. That's why I put both of your quotes together, because I was replying to both.

Got it! Thanks!

Damn, you're quick! You got this out before I could get my edit in about separating the quotes!

Your wife has good taste in books, btw.

[danielh41]

Congrats Gordon. I know it was a long time coming for you. You played a great game and got a nice check out of it...

[MarleysGh0st]

What doesn't make sense?

"The Lost" is an anthology with short stories by four different authors (the Robb story is Missing in Death).

"Big Jack" is a reprint. Several years ago there was a book that was 'co-written' by Nora Roberts and JD Robb called Remember When (I can't remember if this was before it was widely known that they were both the same person). The In Death books are in the future, so Remember When was sort of like a Cold Case, with the present/past part by Roberts and the present/future part by Robb. They are taking those two parts and publishing them separately.

I didn't say it didn't make sense to me.

Marley did...I was just commenting.

That said- I just glanced at the titles- I didn't look any deeper to find out what the books were about.

I know. That's why I put both of your quotes together, because I was replying to both.

I guess I should have separated them and replied to each, but it looked tidier to have the conversation in order.

Some of them sound right, some like they're stretching the point just to keep the catchphrase going. Midnight in Death? Immortal in Death? Each of them might make more sense, when you're familiar with the content of the book. My comment was primarily addressed at Kate's attempt to reason out the answer, e.g. she couldn't imagine two dozen "And Blood" titles off the top of her head, so she ruled that choice out. This was more of a "you know it or you don't" question than one that could be worked out logically.

[NellyLunatic1980]

$50,000 - At the Bookstore
Best-selling myster writer J.D. Robb has penned more than two dozen novels that all have titles featuring what two-word phrase?
A: In Death B: The Secret
C: And Blood D: Murder At

"The Secret..." sounds like something from the Nancy Drew mysteries, so I can probably eliminate that one. "... And Blood" sounds a little too clunky to fit into more than two dozen titles. I would ask the audience first. If they don't have a conclusive response, I'll DD on A (and D).

Good job, Gordon!