Transcript 10/16/2012 Brandon Saunders (BB: Brainiac017)

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Mere said the contestant usually starts out the show in front of him, but they are announcing the contestant as a surprise this time because he is donating all of his winnings to a person in the audience who does not know.
Mere announced the contestant is Brandon Saunders fron New York, NY.
Brandon came down and announced that his grandmother "Gammy" is the audience member and the cause is her upcoming surgery
Mere asked how he kept it a secret and he said the producers were very helpful and he told an "intricate series of lies"
Mere asked "Gammy" and she is "shocked, elated" but not really surprised that her grandson would do something like that.

Brandon Saunders (BB: Brainiac017)
New York, NY

Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 Military Slang
9 National Neuroses
8 Treaty Signatures
7 Online Search
6 Colored Quaffs
5 Naughty Television
4 Gangsta Geese
3 Barbie World
2 Shocking Saying
1 Ready, Aim, Fire


Topic Tree: (Randomized)
3 Barbie World
2 Shocking Saying
9 National Neuroses
7 Online Search
10 Military Slang
8 Treaty Signatures
4 Gangsta Geese
6 Colored Quaffs
5 Naughty Television
1 Ready, Aim, Fire



Question 1 - Level 1 Ready, Aim, Fire
At which of these attractions is one most likely to see a T-shirt cannon being used to excite and reward audience members?
A. NBA games B. 3D movies
C. Poetry readings D. Broadway plays

Spoiler

Brandon has been to NBA games but not gotten any of these, he's had to pay for them, not fun.

Answer and value

A. NBA games
Value: $7000
Bank: $7000

Question 2 - Level 5 Naughty Television
Due to its sultry late night programming, viewers have given a particular cable network what nickname?
A. HBOgasm B. Independent Filth Channel
C. Skinemax D. Screwtime

ATA

A-16% B-5% C-69% D-10%
Laughter and reaction to the appropriate figure of 69%

Answer and value

C. Skinemax
Value: $5000
Bank: $12K

Question 3 - Level 6 Colored Quaffs
Because the juice of a blue agave plant is a key ingredient, a popular brand of tequila has what name?
A. Oro Rojo B. Oro Verde
C. Oro Azul D. Oro Naranja

Spoiler

Brandon is happy to say "Hablo Español"

Answer and value

C. Oro Azul
Value: $3000
Bank: $15K

Question 4 - Level 4 Gangsta Geese
In 2012, an Arkansas goose who survived being shot seven times with a pellet gun was named after what similarly lucky rapper?
A. Ice Cube B. Kanye West
C. Lil Wayne D. 50 Cent

Spoiler

Mere prounounced choice D "Fitty" Cent and Brandon said he preferred "Fifty"

Answer and value

D. 50 Cent
Value: $1000
Bank: $16K

Commercial break

In addition to his dad and his grandmother (Gammy), Brandon brought his brother Brent and mother Brenetta.
Earlier Brandon mentioned that Gammy's surgery would run up to $18000 and Mere now said it would be $14-18K, "so We're getting up there"
(Brandon's bank is 16K, if he were to walk it would be with $8K)


Question 5 - Level 8 Treaty Signatures
The Lateran Treaty, which created the state of Vatican City in 1929, was signed by which of these world leaders?
A. Winston Churchill B. Joseph Stalin
C. Benito Mussolini D. Adolf Hitler

Spoiler

Brandon thinks the Vatican is in Rome and knows it is in Italy. Only one Italian choice up there and he will not over-think this

Answer and value

C. Benito Mussolini
Value: $15K
Bank: $31K

Question 6 - Level 10 Military Slang
What is the general military term for all types of supplies?
A. Bread & boots B. Rice & rifles
C. Beans & bullets D. Apples & armour

JTQ

Brandon has not served in the military, never played "Call of Duty," and does not know this one

Answer and value

C. Beans & bullets
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $31K

Question 7 - Level 7 Online Search
Blending "etiquette" with "encyclopedia", Etipedia is a searchable database on which of these websites?
A. kingjamesbible.com B. randmcnally.com
C. emilypost.com D. merriam-webster.com

JTQ 2

Brandon went over the choices, Merriam Webster is a dictionary, King James is the Bible, and is not sure. He does not want to jump this but will have to.

Answer and value

C. emilypost.com (Mere said it is because Emily Post wrote about etiquette, and Brandon responded that he did not know that)
Value: $25K (ouch!)
Bank: $31K

Question 8 - Level 9 National Neuroses
A person suffering from gephyrophobia will almost certainly never visit which of these U.S. landmarks?
A. Plymouth Rock B. Liberty Bell
C. Golden Gate Bridge D. Gateway Arch

Spoiler

Brandon reacted positively as soon as the question was revealed. He said that he studied a list of phobias before he appeared on the show.

Answer and value

C. Golden Gate Bridge
Value: $10K
Bank: $41K

Question 9- Level 2 Shocking Saying
Someone in a state of complete disbelief might use the phrase "I'll be a" what?
A. Lemur's cousin B. Beetle's brother
C. Monkey's uncle D. Dragon's daughter

Spoiler

Brandon did a fakeout saying "Oh, this is a hard one"

Answer and value

C. Monkey's uncle
Value: $100
Bank: $41100

Commercial Break

Mere spoke with Gammy who is "extremely proud" of her grandson.

Question 10 - Level 3 Barbie World, known to be $2000
The creator of the Barbie doll, Ruth Handler had a daughter named Barbara and a son, not surprisingly, named what?
A. Gus B. Bob
C. Ken D. Sam

Answer and value

C. Ken
Value: $2000
Bank: $43100

Question 11 - $100K
On his show "No Reservations", chef Anthony Bourdain once said that what Icelandic dish was "unspeakably nasty" and "the single worst thing" he'd ever had?
A. Seal heart B. Fermented shark
C. Fetal narwhal D. Pickled albatross lung

Spoiler

Brandon said they all sound nasty. He has watched this show but apparently missed the Iceland episode. Brandon decided to walk with $43,000

Answer

B. Fermented shark

Result

Walk: $43100

Flashback question: (5/7/12, celebrity question originally read by actor serving as Abraham Lincoln)
If the opening credits of "The Brady Bunch" were a tic-tac-toe board, which of these groupings would make a winning combination?
A. Jan, Alice, Peter B. Marcia, Alice, Peter
C. Cindy, Alice, Mr. Brady D. Greg, Alice, Jan

Flashback answer

A. Jan, Alice, Peter

[MarkBarrett]

The ATA and the reaction to it has to make top 10 funniest moments of all time for the Meredith shows. A transcript can't do that moment justice. Someone could upload it to YouTube and round up some views for their account.

[SportsFan68]

Question 4 - Level 4 Gangsta Geese
In 2012, an Arkansas goose who survived being shot seven times with a pellet gun was named after what similarly lucky rapper?
A. Ice Cube B. Kanye West
C. Lil Wayne D. 50 Cent

Spoiler

Mere prounounced choice D "Fitty" Cent and Brandon said he preferred "Fifty"

Answer and value

D. 50 Cent
Value: $1000
Bank: $16K

ATA and hope.

Question 8 - Level 9 National Neuroses
A person suffering from gephyrophobia will almost certainly never visit which of these U.S. landmarks?
A. Plymouth Rock B. Liberty Bell
C. Golden Gate Bridge D. Gateway Arch

Spoiler

Brandon reacted positively as soon as the question was revealed. He said that he studied a list of phobias before he appeared on the show.

Answer and value

C. Golden Gate Bridge
Value: $10K
Bank: $41K

JTQ

Question 11 - $100K
On his show "No Reservations," chef Anthony Bourdain once said that what Icelandic dish was "unspeakably nasty" and "the single worst thing" he'd ever had?
A. Seal heart B. Fermented shark
C. Fetal narwhal D. Pickled albatross lung

Spoiler

Brandon said they all sound nasty. He has watched this show but apparently missed the Iceland episode. Brandon decided to walk with $43,000

Answer

B. Fermented shark

JTQ 2


Good job, Brandon!

[MarkBarrett]

The ATA and the reaction to it has to make top 10 funniest moments of all time for the Meredith shows. A transcript can't do that moment justice. Someone could upload it to YouTube and round up some views for their account.

And Chad has done just that with the view count at 316:

[earendel]

Mere said the contestant usually starts out the show in front of him, but they are announcing the contestant as a surprise this time because he is donating all of his winnings to a person in the audience who does not know.
Mere announced the contestant is Brandon Saunders fron New York, NY.
Brandon came down and announced that his grandmother "Gammy" is the audience member and the cause is her upcoming surgery
Mere asked how he kept it a secret and he said the producers were very helpful and he told an "intricate series of lies"
Mere asked "Gammy" and she is "shocked, elated" but not really surprised that her grandson would do something like that.

Brandon Saunders (BB: Brainiac017)
New York, NY[/quote]
Brandon, I have to say that this is one of the best reasons I can imagine for being on the show.

Question 2 - Level 5 Naughty Television
Due to its sultry late night programming, viewers have given a particular cable network what nickname?
A. HBOgasm B. Independent Filth Channel
C. Skinemax D. Screwtime

ATA

A-16% B-5% C-69% D-10%
Laughter and reaction to the appropriate figure of 69%

Answer and value

C. Skinemax
Value: $5000
Bank: $12K

This was funny. I'd heard the term "Skinemax" before.

Question 4 - Level 4 Gangsta Geese
In 2012, an Arkansas goose who survived being shot seven times with a pellet gun was named after what similarly lucky rapper?
A. Ice Cube B. Kanye West
C. Lil Wayne D. 50 Cent

Spoiler

Mere prounounced choice D "Fitty" Cent and Brandon said he preferred "Fifty"

Answer and value

D. 50 Cent
Value: $1000
Bank: $16K

Good for you on insisting on "fifty". I'd have to JTQ on this one.

Question 6 - Level 10 Military Slang
What is the general military term for all types of supplies?
A. Bread & boots B. Rice & rifles
C. Beans & bullets D. Apples & armour

JTQ

Brandon has not served in the military, never played "Call of Duty," and does not know this one

Answer and value

C. Beans & bullets
Value: $500 jumped
Bank: $31K

Working for the Army I knew this one.

Question 7 - Level 7 Online Search
Blending "etiquette" with "encyclopedia", Etipedia is a searchable database on which of these websites?
A. kingjamesbible.com B. randmcnally.com
C. emilypost.com D. merriam-webster.com

JTQ 2

Brandon went over the choices, Merriam Webster is a dictionary, King James is the Bible, and is not sure. He does not want to jump this but will have to.

Answer and value

C. emilypost.com (Mere said it is because Emily Post wrote about etiquette, and Brandon responded that he did not know that)
Value: $25K (ouch!)
Bank: $31K

Oh, Brandon, I thought you were going to be able to pull this one off, especially when you mentioned Rand McNally (although they are a map company, not a book publisher).

Question 8 - Level 9 National Neuroses
A person suffering from gephyrophobia will almost certainly never visit which of these U.S. landmarks?
A. Plymouth Rock B. Liberty Bell
C. Golden Gate Bridge D. Gateway Arch

Spoiler

Brandon reacted positively as soon as the question was revealed. He said that he studied a list of phobias before he appeared on the show.

Answer and value

C. Golden Gate Bridge
Value: $10K
Bank: $41K

Well done! But I thought it was a fear of crossing bridges, so visiting the GGB wouldn't be a bad thing in and of itself.

Question 11 - $100K
On his show "No Reservations", chef Anthony Bourdain once said that what Icelandic dish was "unspeakably nasty" and "the single worst thing" he'd ever had?
A. Seal heart B. Fermented shark
C. Fetal narwhal D. Pickled albatross lung

Spoiler

Brandon said they all sound nasty. He has watched this show but apparently missed the Iceland episode. Brandon decided to walk with $43,000

Answer

B. Fermented shark

Result

Walk: $43100

Sorry you couldn't go further, Brandon, but you put on a good show. I'd have had to JTQ here (not being confident the audience would know it).

[Brainiac017]

Thanks guys! Yeah the emilypost.com question I was maybe 75 % sure on, but I wasn't playing for myself, so I took ZERO chances. (Let's put it this way, if I got a 75% on a test, I'd be taking the longest way home possible; so that's not sure enough for me)
Also, sorry to nitpick but my mom's name is Brenetta (not Bernetta). It happens a lot but "Gammie" isn't a huge fan of people messing up her daughter's name haha.

Also, as a note, playing each other's games, I would've a a jump (and ATA) going into the 250K question during my dad's game; and my dad would've gotten to the 250K in my game (albeit without lifelines). Pretty funny stuff there but I think 96,200 is OK for the both of us so I won't complain too much (out loud).

My greatest regret during Jeopardy was me being too young (I tried out at 13, the minimum age and made it on at 14, making me the youngest person by a couple of years). I had told my parents a couple of years ago I was going to wait to at least 20 so I could win a nice amount. Unfortunately, Gammie's procedure came up so I decided it was no use waiting. Most likely those questions (ESPECIALLY THE BOURDAIN ONE, I WATCH THAT STINKING SHOW ALL THE TIME) would have been answered easily had this taken place even 6 months from now. Oh well.

[Bob78164]

Also, sorry to nitpick but my mom's name is Brenetta (not Bernetta). It happens a lot but "Gammie" isn't a huge fan of people messing up her daughter's name haha.

Fixed. --Bob

[hanzz]

Also, sorry to nitpick but my mom's name is Brenetta (not Bernetta). It happens a lot but "Gammie" isn't a huge fan of people messing up her daughter's name haha.

Fixed. --Bob

As some guy from the audience shouted when I apologized to Meredith for correcting her on my mom's name, "Don't apologize, that's yo mom!"