Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

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Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:50 am

Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney


Question Topics:
World Records
Raccoons
Government
Natural Formations
The Good King
All in the Family
Shakespeare
2009 Movies
Weights & Measures
Celebrity Memoirs
Federal Funds
Scrabble
Signs & Symbols
Quite Inventive
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$500 - En Enspañol
Literally meaning "to God," Spanish speakers say "adios" when they want to express what?
A: Goodbye B: Please
C: Yes D: Mom's paella recipe
Spoiler
A: Goodbye (8)

$1000 - Quite Inventive
In 1940, an Oklahoma man received a patent for a "folding basket carriage for self-service stores," an early model of what invention?
A: Sewing machine B: Pocket calculator
C: Shopping cart D: Flashlight
Spoiler
C: Shopping cart (8)

$2000 - Signs & Symbols
On the New York Stock Exchange, what company uses the apt stock symbol "ZZ"?
A: Kraft B: Sealy
C: Motorola D: Nike

With 7 seconds remaining, Ayodele decides to Ask the Audience.
ATA results
ATA: A: 6% B: 86% C: 5% D: 3%
Ayodele decides to answer
Spoiler
B

Spoiler
B: Sealy (5)

-- Commercial Break --
tomorrow teaser
$10,000
Matthew McConaughey asks, "Isn't it time you took your appetite on a romantic protein getaway?" in an unusual radio ad for what food industry?
A: Pork B: Chicken
C: Beef D:Fish
Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF
Spoiler
D: AWF (6)

$5,000 - Federal Funds
The Federal Pell Grant Program is a financial program that provides government money to fund what?
A: Home purchases B: Health care
C: Highway maintenance D: College education
Spoiler
D: College education (4)
--HORN!!--

Ayodele will return tomorrow to play for $7,500 with her Ask the Expert and Double Dip lifelines.

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Re: Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

#2 Post by doitneatly » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:36 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF
Spoiler
D: AWF (6)

Ironically, her child's advice may have helped her to quickly figure this one out. :-)
"When you don't know what you're doing, do it neatly."

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Re: Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

#3 Post by secondchance » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:35 am

doitneatly wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Ayodele is an attorney for the Department of Education, which seems fitting given that her middle name "Okwesa" which means "voice for the people" in Yoruba. Ayodele has two little girls, aged 4 and 9. Her 4-year-old (who is learning to read) gave her the advice to make sure and "sound everything out."

$3,000 - Scrabble
According to the official Scrabble dictionary, which of the following is not a valid three-letter word?
A: BRR B: TSK
C: NTH D: AWF
Spoiler
D: AWF (6)

Ironically, her child's advice may have helped her to quickly figure this one out. :-)
How true. I couldn't believe how quickly she got it, good for her!

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Re: Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

#4 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:46 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney
WE®... and I don't think she's related to Nick Rashid, a friend of mine in Louisville.

So far, so good.

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Re: Transcript 02/10/10 - Ayodele Rashid

#5 Post by earendel » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:43 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Ayodele Rashid
Brooklyn, NY
Attorney
I believe this puts her in the WE/WE® category.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 - Signs & Symbols
On the New York Stock Exchange, what company uses the apt stock symbol "ZZ"?
A: Kraft B: Sealy
C: Motorola D: Nike

With 7 seconds remaining, Ayodele decides to Ask the Audience.
ATA results
ATA: A: 6% B: 86% C: 5% D: 3%
Ayodele decides to answer
Spoiler
B
Spoiler
B: Sealy (5)
Another use of a lifeline on a first-tier question. But she overcame that rough spot and is moving on. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
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