Transcript 5/17/2013 Jason Klein

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Jason Klein
Westport, CT
Beauty product developer

Jason's biggest concern about being on Millionaire is his partner Douglas (in the relationship seat). Douglas is jealous of Meredith because she is a classic, beautiful lady and Jason has sort of a crush on her. Meredith asks, "So what's the problem?" Douglas says he wants that attention coming toward him. Meredith says Douglas has nothing to worry about because it appears that Jason has "chosen sides". Jason said he wrote a poem for Meredith. He came in 3rd in a poetry contest in the 8th grade.

Gonna be on Millionaire
Gonna gamble, if I dare
Gotta say "Hope you don't mind
Meredith, you're so fine."

June and Ira, Jason's parents, are in the audience also.

Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Legendary Singers
9 - You Said What?
8 - Double Trouble
7 - U.S. Mayors
6 - One to Ten
5 - Novel Approach
4 - Kitchen Science
3 - High and Mighty
2 - Hygiene History
1 - Freshman Feast

Topic Tree: (randomized)
5 - Novel Approach
9 - You Said What?
8 - Double Trouble
2 - Hygiene History
1 - Freshman Feast
6 - One to Ten
10 - Legendary Singers
7 - U.S. Mayors
3 - High and Mighty
4 - Kitchen Science

Question #1 (Kitchen Science - Level 4)
Which of these culinary items is a thixotropic fluid, having a thick consistency and flowing only when shaken or agitated?
A - olive oil
B - cranberry juice
C - skim milk
D - ketchup

Jason doesn't know that word. He starts with "thick consistency" and eliminates

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cranberry juice and skim milk

. He knows that

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"you have to shake a ketchup bottle to get it to come out"

. So that's his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: D (ketchup)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $7,000

Question #2 (High and Mighty - Level 3)
Explorer Samuel de Champlain once described what natural wonder as "so very high that many kinds of fish are stunned in its descent"?
A - Mammoth Cave
B - Old Faithful
C - Niagara Falls
D - Plymouth Rock

Jason says that "descent" could be...then focuses on "fish". He can eliminate a few of them. After a few moments' consideration he eliminates three and makes his final answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Niagara Falls)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $17,000

"I earned that!" Jason exclaims several times. It took him a while to process the question (at home he says he can answer in 5 seconds).

Question #3 (U.S. Mayors - Level 7)
What U.S. city's current mayor was born with the last name Villar but extended it when he married Corina Raigosa in 1987?
A - Chicago
B - New York
C - Los Angeles
D - Detroit

Jason is an East Coast boy at heart but he knows the answer.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Los Angeles)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $19,000

Question #4 (Legendary Singers - Level 10)
Who won an amateur singing contest at the Apollo Theater in 1934 only after she had too much stage fright to dance onstage, as she had originally planned?
A - Sarah Vaughn
B - Billie Holiday
C - Ella Fitzgerald
D - Nina Simone

Jason knows that one of them is legendary for singing at the Apollo but he's not sure if any of the others might be. He doesn't want to say anything because he might decide to ask the audience. Eventually after a flirtatious exchange with Meredith, he does ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 10%
B - 46%
C - 33%
D - 11%

Jason thought that

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Ella Fitzgerald

was the one known for singing at the Apollo. The audience response has thrown him off. Meredith says

that the audience could be wrong but Jason says that they have a good track record. He hates to use two lifelines on one question but he jumps this question.

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Answer: C (Ella Fitzgerald)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (unchanged)

commercial break

Jason is about to start a new job developing skin care and hair care products for consumers so he works in research and development.

Question #5 (One to Ten - Level 6)
Named for a Senator who experienced an extreme case of it, what affliction does NASA rate by using the Garn scale?
A - home sickness
B - motion sickness
C - morning sickness
D - decompression sickness

Jason has eliminated

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home sickness and morning sickness

. He doesn't think NASA would rate

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motion sickness

. He decides to take a shot.

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Answer: B (motion sickness)
Value: not revealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

[SportsFan68]

These looked familiar, probably because I watched part of this show. Let's see how I do . . .

Question #4 (Legendary Singers - Level 10)
Who won an amateur singing contest at the Apollo Theater in 1934 only after she had too much stage fright to dance onstage, as she had originally planned?
A - Sarah Vaughn
B - Billie Holiday
C - Ella Fitzgerald
D - Nina Simone

Jason knows that one of them is legendary for singing at the Apollo but he's not sure if any of the others might be. He doesn't want to say anything because he might decide to ask the audience. Eventually after a flirtatious exchange with Meredith, he does ask the audience.

ATA results

A - 10%
B - 46%
C - 33%
D - 11%

Jason thought that

Spoiler

Ella Fitzgerald

was the one known for singing at the Apollo. The audience response has thrown him off. Meredith says

that the audience could be wrong but Jason says that they have a good track record. He hates to use two lifelines on one question but he jumps this question.

Spoiler

Answer: C (Ella Fitzgerald)
Value: $500
Bank: $19,000 (unchanged)

I had no clue but would not have ATA; would have gone straight to JTQ 1.

Question #5 (One to Ten - Level 6)
Named for a Senator who experienced an extreme case of it, what affliction does NASA rate by using the Garn scale?
A - home sickness
B - motion sickness
C - morning sickness
D - decompression sickness

Jason has eliminated

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home sickness and morning sickness

. He doesn't think NASA would rate

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motion sickness

. He decides to take a shot.

Spoiler

Answer: B (motion sickness)
Value: not revealed
Bank: $1,000 (consolation prize)

The old yelling at the TV screen did nothing to help here. Oh well.