VS Millionaire 1/19
vicste...@mailexcite.com
run in the hotseat. He won $200. Sal Mecca, from Middletown, NY
is a State Trooper, and he guards the Governor's Mansion on the
graveyard shift. 4 of his colleagues and his wife are with him
in the varios chairs.
Let's play!
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For $300: Which of the following would most likely be sold in
a hardware store?
A) Hammer B) Perfume
C) Corduroy Pants D) Giant cupcakes
A) Hammer.
For $500: The Title of a 1969 self-help book states that "I'm
OK You're" what?
A) Not B) Dumb
C) OK D) Angry
He hasn't heard of the book, so it is time to call on the
audeince. 21-2-75-2. His final answer is OK, and that answer
is OK.
For $1000: What is the main ingredient in a traditional frittata?
A) Bread B) Flour
C) Orange Juice D) Eggs
He's never had one. But he does have a 50/50. So let's see
what happens when he uses it. B) and D) are left. It didn't
help.
So it is time to time to call on a friend. His brother Joe
will be called. Joe plays around with him on the phone, relaying
the answer, and encouraging Sal to countdown the seconds. He then
squeezes out "Flour" at the end.
He'll go with B) Flour.
And he'll go back to Middletown with pleasant memories and
nothing more. Except maybe Frank Nicotero and a camera crew
on his doorstep.
A frittata is an Italian omelette. "He and I might be the only
Italians anywhere who didn't know the answer." - Regis
Fastest Finger: Put these singers in order by their birth,
starting with the most recent.
A) Eminem
B) Sade
C) Toni Braxton
D) Justin Timberlake
4.44 is the winning time for Jason Wong, who almost wipes
out as he approaches Regis. His response was DACB. Jason
is a filmmaker, and also an assistant trader. He has written 3
screenplays.
For $100: If someone was quickly and frequently promoted
at work, it is said he is growing "by leaps and" what?
A) Plunges B) Bounds
C) Hops D) Pirouettes
B).
For $200: A duet is a musical piece intended for how many
performers?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 76 Trombones
B) 2.
For $300: A document in its preliminary and unfinished form
is commonly called a "rough" what?
A) Wind B) Breeze
C) Draft D) Read
C) Draft.
For $500: What do the symbols "XOXO" traditionally represent
when written at the end of a letter?
A) Best wishes B) Peace
C) Handshakes D) Hugs & Kisses
D) Hugs & Kisses.
For $1000: Which of these is not an "unalienable right" mentioned
in the Declaration of Independence?
A) Power B) Liberty
C) Life D) The Pursuit of Happiness
A) Power.
For $2000: In the Biblical story, what does David use to
kill Goliath?
A) Dagger B) Bow & Arrow
C) Slingshot D) Poison
C) Slingshot.
For $4000: Who created and hosted the TV show "Candid Camera"?
A) Soupy Sales B) Allen Funt
C) Chuck Barris D) Bob Eubanks
B) Allen Funt.
For $8000: A town crier traditionally uses which of the
following items when making announcements?
A) Rifle B) Cymbal
C) Flute D) Bell
He's going to play is safe, calling on the audience.
9-1-6-84. He's going with the audience.
And has $8000!
(ad break: Club House seasonings, Arby's, Tim Horton's)
Jason can do an impression of Dana Carvey doing Regis
Philbin. "I didn't say it was good. I just said I did it".
For $16,000: Which of these best describes a lentil?
A) Root vegetable B) Fungus
C) Legume D) Cereal grain
He knows that you can make soup with it, but knows
little else about lentils. Hopefully, his Phone-A-Friend,
Mark, knows it. Mark goes to C) & D), then goes down
to C).
"Remember Sal's brother, Joe"?" - Regis.
The 50/50 does the expected, leaving C & D.
"Please, Mark be right." - Jason
"Oh my gosh." - Regis
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.
"You got it right!" - Regis
For $32,000: In the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark",
Indiana Jones is afraid of what kind of animals?
A) Snakes B) Dogs
C) Bats D) Bees
Tailor-made for a film buff. A) Snakes.
Takes him to the safe haven!
(ad break: Canadian Figure Skating Championships, FedEx,
The Associates, The Mole)
Jason's sister Daphne is in the relationship seat. She
won a "best legs" award in high school. Wearing pants
tonight, for those that care.
For $64,000: What is the capital of Switzerland?
A) Zurich B) Geneva
C) Bern D) Basel
Basel is tossed out immediately. He then eliminates
Zurich, and goes with Bern.
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He has $64,000! Which might also be a correct answer.
For $125,000: What element is named after the creator
of the periodic table of the elements?
A) Selenium B) Mendelevium
C) Berkelium D) Fermium
He's quick to answer.
That he's leaving with $64,000.
C) was his guess, but B) was right.
Fastest Finger: Using their maiden name, put these ladies in
order by their birth, starting with the earliest:
A) Jacqueline Bouvier
B) Martha Dandridge
C) Dolley Payne
D) Hillary Rodham
BCAD. 6 get it right, and Scott Russel will be playing for the
1.8 million. He's a dentist in Birmingham, but is also an
unemployed actor. He also teaches dentistry full-time.
His mom, Carol, is in the relationship seat. Mother is more
pleased with the dentistry career path.
For $100: 2 people who have a lot in common are often siad
to be "like 2 peas in a" what?
A) Pot B) Pop C) Pod D) Casserole
C) Pod.
For $200: What is the name for the move in which a person jumps
into the water holding his knees to his chest?
A) Cartwheel B) Swan dive
C) Cannonball D) Unimpressive
C) Cannoball.
For $300: If a person can eat more than what seems possible, it
is said he has a hollow what?
A) Rib cage B) Leg
C) Heart D) Doggie bag
B) Leg.
For $500: According to folklore, where on your body can you
find the "Line of Life" and the "Line of Fate"?
A) Behind your ear B) In your throat
C) Aroung your waist D) On your palm
D)
For $1000: Popular in the 1980's, "Valspeak" comes from a
valley in what U.S. State?
A) California B) Washington
C) New York D) New Jersey
A) California is, like, totally the right answer.
(ad break)
Scott hadn't seen WWTBAM until he auditioned for the
show. His grandmother told him about the audition, and
went with him to it. He watches now, but will it cause
painful memories. Let's find out.
For $2,000: According to the title of a famous song by
James Brown, "Papa's got a brand new" what?
A) Car B) Bag
C) Girl D) Song
B) Bag.
For $4,000: Which of the following U.S. states is
considered part of Ozark country?
A) Utah B) Maine
C) Arkansas D) North Dakota
The audience is going to have to help him out. It looks
like they will: 8-3-78-11.
He's going along with that 78 percent, and has won
$4,000!
For $8000: A limerick is a funny poem that has how many
lines of verse?
A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 10
Regis asks if he knows any limericks, and suggests he
reads one aloud. If that happened to me, I'd be arrested.
But he doesn't need to read one. B) 5.
There once was a contestant from Birmingham.
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Who won $8000 thanks to his knowledge that a limerick has 5 lines.
For $16,000: Atlantic hurricanes most frequently
occur during which months?
A) Apr-May B) Jan-Mar
C) Nov-Dec D) Aug-Oct
He'll call his Dad, Bryce. Dad seems very confident that
the answer is D).
Scott agrees, and makes D) his final answer.
"Father knows best!" - Regis.
For $32,000: What "brat pack" actress played a character
in the first season of the TV series "The Facts of Life"?
A) Molly Ringwald B) Ally Sheedy
C) Mary Stewart Masterson D) Mare Winningham
He lets out a huge sigh of relief when the question was
read. And with good reason. He knows it was A) Molly
Ringwald.
It was Molly!
(ad break)
For $64,000: The Berber people live primarily in what
region of the world?
A) Scandinavia B) North Africa
C) South America D) Southeast Asia
He has no idea. Might as well use the 50/50, which leaves
B) and D).
"I'm a horrible guesser" - Scott.
He'll guess D) Southeast Asia.
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Which was a
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horrible guess.
Fastest Finger: Put these bodies of water in geographic order,
starting in the Atlantic Ocean and going east/
A) Bay of Bengal
B) Aegean Sea
C) English Channel
D) Persian Gulf
Merilee Bordin is the only one to get it right, CBDA, and her time
was 7.41 seconds. She is a San Francisco food stylist. Married,
and very, very giddy. Pressed for time, so let's get down to business
quickly.
For $100: Which of these words describes a cowardly person?
A) Fainthearted B) Bullish
C) Hyper D) Groom
A) Fainthearted.
For $200: In art, a halo is usually what shape?
A) Round B) Triangular
C) Squarish D) Cowboy hat.
A) Round.
For $300: The juice found in the center of a coconut
is commonly called what?
A) Nectar B) Broth
C) Milk
C) Milk.
For $500: To Americans, "Old Glory" is a nickname
for which of the following?
A) Statue of Liberty B) U.S. flag
C) Libery Bell D) Constitution
B) U.S. Flag.
For $1,000: In which of these sports, does the coach
wear the team uniform?
A) Football B) Hockey
C) Basketball D) Baseball.
D) Baseball.
****AH-WOOOO****
Hopefully, Merilee will take a valium or twenty before
Sunday's show. Interestingly, one of the gang of 10
shares her last name, and is also from San Francisco.
I wonder?
Morehits4u
>From: vicste...@mailexcite.com (vicste...@mailexcite.com)
>k: Canadian Figure Skating Championships, FedEx,
One of the highlights full of slithering
sliding .. moving grooving cleavage and
sex oooozing from the models in the spot......Yes folks perfect .. now what
the hell was the product ??
>Jason's sister Daphne is in the relationship seat. She
>won a "best legs" award in high school. Wearing pants
>tonight, for those that care.
After the slithering skating disaster i dont
care about her legs...i am lying..
cdo...@my-deja.com
vicste...@mailexcite.com (vicste...@mailexcite.com) wrote:
<snip>
> ... Interestingly, one of the gang of 10
> shares her last name, and is also from San Francisco.
> I wonder?
I thought I remembered reading in the official rules that you can't
have family or friends as finalists in the same game you're in. I just
skimmed the rules quickly but couldn't find it... so either my memory's
goin', I didn't read carefully enough, or they changed that rule.
Anyone else remember seeing this??
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Charlie Pevey
> 4.44 is the winning time for Jason Wong, who almost wipes
> out as he approaches Regis. His response was DACB. Jason
> is a filmmaker, and also an assistant trader. He has written 3
> screenplays.
He's from Monterey Park, California, my old hometown. Little known
tidbits...he lived about two blocks down the street from where I used to
live! My mom even occasionally babysat he and the other kids when they
were younger. I didn't really know him too well personally. We were
four years apart in school.
If you're out there, Jason, congratulations!
--
"He wanted Bill Cullen, who's been dead for eight years!"
--Regis Philbin, on Michael Davies's plans for a host for "Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire"
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Victor L. Romany
Since they start in different episodes, the family restriction doesn't
apply.
But are they related? Hmmm... All I will say for now is that the
Sunday contestant Bordin is "tailor-made for the new WWTBAM".
VicRoma
Jake Tanner
>For $1000: What is the main ingredient in a traditional frittata?
>
>A) Bread B) Flour
>C) Orange Juice D) Eggs
>
>He's never had one. But he does have a 50/50. So let's see
>what happens when he uses it. B) and D) are left. It didn't
>help.
>
>So it is time to time to call on a friend. His brother Joe
>will be called. Joe plays around with him on the phone, relaying
>the answer, and encouraging Sal to countdown the seconds. He then
>squeezes out "Flour" at the end.
>
>He'll go with B) Flour.
>
>And he'll go back to Middletown with pleasant memories and
>nothing more. Except maybe Frank Nicotero and a camera crew
>on his doorstep.
>
>A frittata is an Italian omelette. "He and I might be the only
>Italians anywhere who didn't know the answer." - Regis
Am I the only person who suspects we will see Sal again on a future
show? Just after the 30 second phone call ended, Regis first asked
Sal, "Traditional Italian family I guess, right?". He then asks "And
this is a, I think its a Mexican dish, right?"
Even though Sal would have likely gone with "flour" as his answer
anyway due to his brother giving him that answer, I can't help but
think that Regis' otherwise innocent comment could be seen as just
enough to throw Sal off the track of the right answer. In fact, when
I thought about it a little bit, if I were faced with an unfamiliar
dish, given the choice of eggs or flour as the main ingredient and
then told that it was a Mexican dish, I would tend to lean towards
flour since flour is used so much in Mexican cooking for things like
tortilla, sauces and other things.
Sal really seemed like a genuinely nice guy. I really do hope we get
to see him again soon.
Jake
Jake Tanner
<char...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>WWTBAM Updater #3 Vic Stevenson wrote:
>
>> 4.44 is the winning time for Jason Wong, who almost wipes
>> out as he approaches Regis. His response was DACB. Jason
>> is a filmmaker, and also an assistant trader. He has written 3
>> screenplays.
>
>He's from Monterey Park, California, my old hometown. Little known
>tidbits...he lived about two blocks down the street from where I used to
>live! My mom even occasionally babysat he and the other kids when they
>were younger. I didn't really know him too well personally. We were
>four years apart in school.
And I am just about 100% sure that Jason has appeared on at least one
other game show at some point, if not more than one other. At this
hour, although I can clearly see his face in my memory from a previous
game show, I can't bring the memory in clear enough to figure out what
the show is.
Jake
Matt Ottinger
> >For $1000: What is the main ingredient in a traditional frittata?
> >
> >A) Bread B) Flour
> >C) Orange Juice D) Eggs
> >
> >He'll go with B) Flour.
> >
> >And he'll go back to Middletown with pleasant memories and
> >nothing more. Except maybe Frank Nicotero and a camera crew
> >on his doorstep.
>
> Am I the only person who suspects we will see Sal again on a future
> show? Just after the 30 second phone call ended, Regis first asked
> Sal, "Traditional Italian family I guess, right?". He then asks "And
> this is a, I think its a Mexican dish, right?"
>
> Even though Sal would have likely gone with "flour" as his answer
> anyway due to his brother giving him that answer, I can't help but
> think that Regis' otherwise innocent comment could be seen as just
> enough to throw Sal off the track of the right answer.
Doesn't matter. The one thing they drill into the heads of the
contestants (and several here can attest to this) is that REGIS DOESN'T
KNOW THE ANSWERS. There are probably several very good reasons for doing
that, but one big one has to be so that contestants can't come back later
and say Regis misled them, intentionally or not.
I'm firmly with the people who complain that Regis talks about the
question itself far too much, far too often. Still, it's a known
quantity going in, and the contestants are specifically instructed not to
let ANYTHING he says sway them.
--Matt
otti...@acd.net
Dean Scungio
. o O ( Jackpot: $1,800,000 )
. o O ( $500,000 (Question #14) * 3.6 = (Q#15) $1,800,000 )
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. o O ( A PC could be a right answer. )
. o O ( It's computer "hardware". )
> For $500: The Title of a 1969 self-help book states that "I'm
> OK You're" what?
>
> A) Not B) Dumb
> C) OK D) Angry
>
> He hasn't heard of the book, so it is time to call on the
> audeince. 21-2-75-2. His final answer is OK, and that answer
> is OK.
>
. o O ( Fastest Finger players must hit the "OK" button on their consoles
for their answers to count. )
> For $1000: What is the main ingredient in a traditional frittata?
>
> A) Bread B) Flour
> C) Orange Juice D) Eggs
>
> He's never had one. But he does have a 50/50. So let's see
> what happens when he uses it. B) and D) are left. It didn't
> help.
>
> So it is time to time to call on a friend. His brother Joe
> will be called. Joe plays around with him on the phone, relaying
> the answer, and encouraging Sal to countdown the seconds. He then
> squeezes out "Flour" at the end.
>
> He'll go with B) Flour.
>
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 2:22 )
> And he'll go back to Middletown with pleasant memories and
> nothing more. Except maybe Frank Nicotero and a camera crew
> on his doorstep.
>
. o O ( He is the tenth player ever to leave with nothing. )
> A frittata is an Italian omelette. "He and I might be the only
> Italians anywhere who didn't know the answer." - Regis
>
. o O ( A frittata is made with eggs, meat, cheese and vegetables. )
. o O ( It is cooked on the bottom until firm, then flipped to cook the
other side. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these singers in order by their birth,
> starting with the most recent.
>
> A) Eminem
> B) Sade
> C) Toni Braxton
> D) Justin Timberlake
>
> 4.44 is the winning time for Jason Wong, who almost wipes
> out as he approaches Regis. His response was DACB.
. o O ( 1981; 1972; 1967; 1959 )
> Jason is a filmmaker, and also an assistant trader. He has written 3
> screenplays.
>
. o O ( Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for
"Good Will Hunting". )
> For $100: If someone was quickly and frequently promoted
> at work, it is said he is growing "by leaps and" what?
>
> A) Plunges B) Bounds
> C) Hops D) Pirouettes
> B).
>
. o O ( Superman was "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound". )
> For $200: A duet is a musical piece intended for how many
> performers?
>
> A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 76 Trombones
> B) 2.
>
. o O ( In 1993 and 1994, Frank Sinatra released his albums "Duets" and
"Duets II". )
. o O ( "Old Blue Eyes" sung along with: )
. o O ( Barbara Streisand )
. o O ( Natalie Cole )
. o O ( Aretha Franklin )
. o O ( Willie Nelson )
. o O ( U2's Bono )
> For $300: A document in its preliminary and unfinished form
> is commonly called a "rough" what?
>
> A) Wind B) Breeze
> C) Draft D) Read
> C) Draft.
>
> For $500: What do the symbols "XOXO" traditionally represent
> when written at the end of a letter?
>
> A) Best wishes B) Peace
> C) Handshakes D) Hugs & Kisses
> D) Hugs & Kisses.
>
. o O ( "XOXO" is also a fashion line specializing in young women's
clothing. )
> For $1000: Which of these is not an "unalienable right" mentioned
> in the Declaration of Independence?
>
> A) Power B) Liberty
> C) Life D) The Pursuit of Happiness
> A) Power.
>
. o O ( "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." )
> For $2000: In the Biblical story, what does David use to
> kill Goliath?
>
> A) Dagger B) Bow & Arrow
> C) Slingshot D) Poison
> C) Slingshot.
>
. o O ( "And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and
slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into
his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed
over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine,
and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David." )
. o O ( 1 Samuel 17:49-50 )
> For $4000: Who created and hosted the TV show "Candid Camera"?
>
> A) Soupy Sales B) Allen Funt
> C) Chuck Barris D) Bob Eubanks
> B) Allen Funt.
>
. o O ( "Candid Camera" began as a 1947 radio show called "Candid
Microphone". )
. o O ( The next year, it debuted on TV. )
. o O ( Allen Funt's son Peter produces the TV show today. )
> For $8000: A town crier traditionally uses which of the
> following items when making announcements?
>
> A) Rifle B) Cymbal
> C) Flute D) Bell
>
> He's going to play is safe, calling on the audience.
> 9-1-6-84. He's going with the audience.
>
> And has $8000!
>
> (ad break: Club House seasonings, Arby's, Tim Horton's)
>
> Jason can do an impression of Dana Carvey doing Regis
> Philbin. "I didn't say it was good. I just said I did it".
>
. o O ( Dana Carvey "received" $32,000 on Celebrity "Millionaire". )
Happy now, Steve and Bowen?
> For $16,000: Which of these best describes a lentil?
>
> A) Root vegetable B) Fungus
> C) Legume D) Cereal grain
>
> He knows that you can make soup with it,
. o O ( Lentil soup is generally a vegetarian dish. )
> but knows little else about lentils. Hopefully, his Phone-A-Friend,
> Mark, knows it. Mark goes to C) & D), then goes down
> to C).
>
> "Remember Sal's brother, Joe"?" - Regis.
>
> The 50/50 does the expected, leaving C & D.
>
> "Please, Mark be right." - Jason
>
> "Oh my gosh." - Regis
> .
> .
> "You got it right!" - Regis
>
. o O ( legume: a pod, such as that of a pea or bean, that splits into two
valves with the seeds attached to one edge of the valves )
> For $32,000: In the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark",
> Indiana Jones is afraid of what kind of animals?
>
> A) Snakes B) Dogs
> C) Bats D) Bees
>
> Tailor-made for a film buff. A) Snakes.
>
. o O ( "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" )
> Takes him to the safe haven!
>
> (ad break: Canadian Figure Skating Championships, FedEx,
> The Associates, The Mole)
>
> Jason's sister Daphne is in the relationship seat. She
> won a "best legs" award in high school. Wearing pants
> tonight, for those that care.
>
. o O ( She did not buy them at a hardware store. )
> For $64,000: What is the capital of Switzerland?
>
> A) Zurich B) Geneva
> C) Bern D) Basel
>
> Basel is tossed out immediately. He then eliminates
> Zurich, and goes with Bern.
> .
> .
> .
> He has $64,000! Which might also be a correct answer.
>
. o O ( $64,000 = 103,509 Swiss francs )
> For $125,000: What element is named after the creator
> of the periodic table of the elements?
>
> A) Selenium B) Mendelevium
> C) Berkelium D) Fermium
>
. o O ( Se; Md; Bk; Fm )
> He's quick to answer.
>
> That he's leaving with $64,000.
>
> C) was his guess, but B) was right.
>
. o O ( selenium: from the Greek word "selênê" (moon) )
. o O ( mendelevium: named after Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev )
. o O ( berkelium: named after Berkley, CA, where it was discovered at UC
Berkley )
. o O ( fermium: named after Enrico Fermi )
> Fastest Finger: Using their maiden name, put these ladies in
> order by their birth, starting with the earliest:
>
> A) Jacqueline Bouvier . o O ( Kennedy )
> B) Martha Dandridge . o O ( Washington )
> C) Dolley Payne . o O ( Madison )
> D) Hillary Rodham . o O ( Clinton )
>
> BCAD.
. o O ( 1731; 1768; 1929; 1947 )
> 6 get it right, and Scott Russell will be playing for the
> 1.8 million. He's a dentist in Birmingham, but is also an
> unemployed actor. He also teaches dentistry full-time.
> His mom, Carol, is in the relationship seat. Mother is more
> pleased with the dentistry career path.
>
> For $100: 2 people who have a lot in common are often siad
> to be "like 2 peas in a" what?
>
> A) Pot B) Pop C) Pod D) Casserole
> C) Pod.
>
. o O ( Peas are also legumes. )
> For $200: What is the name for the move in which a person jumps
> into the water holding his knees to his chest?
>
> A) Cartwheel B) Swan dive
> C) Cannonball D) Unimpressive
> C) Cannoball.
>
. o O ( Cannonballs are not allowed in Olympic diving competition. )
> For $300: If a person can eat more than what seems possible, it
> is said he has a hollow what?
>
> A) Rib cage B) Leg
> C) Heart D) Doggie bag
> B) Leg.
>
> For $500: According to folklore, where on your body can you
> find the "Line of Life" and the "Line of Fate"?
>
> A) Behind your ear B) In your throat
> C) Aroung your waist D) On your palm
> D)
>
. o O ( Palm reading is known as "palmistry". )
. o O ( It was developed in India 3,000 years ago. )
. o O ( It does not predict the future. )
> For $1000: Popular in the 1980's, "Valspeak" comes from a
> valley in what U.S. State?
>
> A) California B) Washington
> C) New York D) New Jersey
>
> A) California is, like, totally the right answer.
>
. o O ( From the San Fernando Valley. )
. o O ( Dude! )
. o O ( Sweet! )
. o O ( Dude! )
. o O ( Sweet! )
> (ad break)
>
> Scott hadn't seen WWTBAM until he auditioned for the
> show. His grandmother told him about the audition, and
> went with him to it. He watches now, but will it cause
> painful memories. Let's find out.
>
> For $2,000: According to the title of a famous song by
> James Brown, "Papa's got a brand new" what?
>
> A) Car B) Bag
> C) Girl D) Song
> B) Bag.
>
> For $4,000: Which of the following U.S. states is
> considered part of Ozark country?
>
> A) Utah B) Maine
> C) Arkansas D) North Dakota
>
> The audience is going to have to help him out. It looks
> like they will: 8-3-78-11.
>
> He's going along with that 78 percent, and has won
> $4,000!
>
> For $8000: A limerick is a funny poem that has how many
> lines of verse?
>
> A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 10
>
. o O ( It is unknown if the name comes from the town of Limerick,
Ireland. )
> Regis asks if he knows any limericks, and suggests he
> reads one aloud. If that happened to me, I'd be arrested.
> But he doesn't need to read one. B) 5.
>
> There once was a contestant from Birmingham.
> .
> .
> .
> Who won $8000 thanks to his knowledge that a limerick has 5 lines.
>
. o O ( That doesn't rhyme. )
> For $16,000: Atlantic hurricanes most frequently
> occur during which months?
>
> A) Apr-May B) Jan-Mar
> C) Nov-Dec D) Aug-Oct
>
. o O ( The year 2000 saw 7 Atlantic hurricanes. )
> He'll call his Dad, Bryce. Dad seems very confident that
> the answer is D).
>
> Scott agrees, and makes D) his final answer.
>
. o O ( Hurricane season runs from June to November. )
> "Father knows best!" - Regis.
>
. o O ( The TV series "Father Knows Best" debuted in 1954 and starred Robert
Young as the father, Jim Anderson. )
> For $32,000: What "brat pack" actress played a character
> in the first season of the TV series "The Facts of Life"?
>
> A) Molly Ringwald B) Ally Sheedy
> C) Mary Stewart Masterson D) Mare Winningham
>
. o O ( It was her only season on the show. )
> He lets out a huge sigh of relief when the question was
> read. And with good reason. He knows it was A) Molly
> Ringwald.
>
> It was Molly!
>
. o O ( The "Brat Pack" were a group of young 1980's actors known for their
wild partying lifestyles. )
. o O ( The other "members": )
. o O ( Emilio Estevez )
. o O ( Rob Lowe )
. o O ( Andrew McCarthy )
. o O ( Demi Moore )
. o O ( Judd Nelson )
. o O ( Ally Sheedy )
. o O ( Mare Winningham )
> (ad break)
>
> For $64,000: The Berber people live primarily in what
> region of the world?
>
> A) Scandinavia B) North Africa
> C) South America D) Southeast Asia
>
> He has no idea. Might as well use the 50/50, which leaves
> B) and D).
>
> "I'm a horrible guesser" - Scott.
>
> He'll guess D) Southeast Asia.
> .
> .
> Which was a
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> horrible guess.
>
. o O ( The Berber tribes inhabit Libya, Algeria and Morocco. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these bodies of water in geographic order,
> starting in the Atlantic Ocean and going east/
>
> A) Bay of Bengal
> B) Aegean Sea
> C) English Channel
> D) Persian Gulf
>
> Merilee Bordin is the only one to get it right, CBDA, and her time
> was 7.41 seconds. She is a San Francisco food stylist.
. o O ( Food stylists prepare food for pictures, menus and TV
advertisements. )
. o O ( Sometimes the food you see is not really what you think it is. )
. o O ( Food stylist "tricks of the trade": )
. o O ( Ice cream is substituted by color-dyed Crisco. )
. o O ( Milk poured on cereal is Elmer's Glue or hair tonic. )
. o O ( Ice cubes are made of acrylic. )
> Married, and very, very giddy. Pressed for time,
> so let's get down to business quickly.
>
> For $100: Which of these words describes a cowardly person?
>
> A) Fainthearted B) Bullish
> C) Hyper D) Groom
> A) Fainthearted.
>
. o O ( In "The Wizard of Oz", the Cowardly Lion did not ask for a heart,
the Tinman did. )
. o O ( The Lion wanted courage. )
> For $200: In art, a halo is usually what shape?
>
> A) Round B) Triangular
> C) Squarish D) Cowboy hat.
> A) Round.
>
. o O ( A halo can be seen around the sun when viewed through cirrus
clouds. )
. o O ( It's caused by light refracting through ice crystals. )
> For $300: The juice found in the center of a coconut
> is commonly called what?
>
> A) Nectar B) Broth
> C) Milk
> C) Milk.
>
> For $500: To Americans, "Old Glory" is a nickname
> for which of the following?
>
> A) Statue of Liberty B) U.S. flag
> C) Libery Bell D) Constitution
> B) U.S. Flag.
>
. o O ( The "Union Jack" is the nickname for the flag of Great Britain. )
> For $1,000: In which of these sports, does the coach
> wear the team uniform?
>
> A) Football B) Hockey
> C) Basketball D) Baseball.
> D) Baseball.
>
> ****AH-WOOOO****
>
> Hopefully, Merilee will take a valium or twenty before
> Sunday's show. Interestingly, one of the gang of 10
> shares her last name, and is also from San Francisco.
> I wonder?
>
>
. o O ( "Pop-Up Video" is a trademark of VH-1, Viacom, and Spin the Bottle
Productions. )
. o O ( POP! )
--
Dean Scungio
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Host of 'Net Ten-to-One
Host of 'Net U.S. Mastermind
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"It's not how much we give away,
it's the way we do it." -Monty Hall
McLean Reznor
"Matt Ottinger" <otti...@acd.net> wrote in message
news:3A69F6B8...@acd.net...
> Doesn't matter. The one thing they drill into the heads of the
> contestants (and several here can attest to this) is that REGIS DOESN'T
> KNOW THE ANSWERS. There are probably several very good reasons for doing
> that, but one big one has to be so that contestants can't come back later
> and say Regis misled them, intentionally or not.
Now if only we could convince MoreBooze of that fact so he'll stop bitching
about Regis "prompting" the contestants.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
Paul Croshier
No offence, but that isn't entirely true. What they are told is that
Regis isn't GIVEN the answers in advance, which is not at all the same
thing. Airhead that he is, Regis has some life experience and is quite
capable of knowing some of the answers independently, and perhaps even
unconciously trying to lead contestants.
Paul Croshier
>
>
>
Victor L. Romany
he is shown all the questions in the stack so that he can
pronounce/orate the question correctly.
VicRoma
Leszek Pawlowicz
attitude is a put-on because it sells well to many people. I've seen
interview with Regis where he comes across as quiet, calm and
intelligent; they're rare, but they do exist. And he did go to Notre
Dame on a scholarship, so he can't be a complete airhead.
Christoph Gaard
>he is shown all the questions in the stack so that he can
>pronounce/orate the question correctly.
It sure doesn't help him much!
Matt Ottinger
Paul Croshier wrote:
> >"Matt Ottinger" <otti...@acd.net> wrote in message
>
> >> Doesn't matter. The one thing they drill into the heads of the
> >> contestants (and several here can attest to this) is that REGIS DOESN'T
> >> KNOW THE ANSWERS.
> No offence, but that isn't entirely true. What they are told is that
> Regis isn't GIVEN the answers in advance, which is not at all the same
> thing.
No offense taken, since I've made the same semantic argument myself a couple of
times. Nevertheless, we've seen behind-the-scenes video where the producer
does, in fact, tell the contestants that Regis doesn't know the answers. You're
correct to point out that this is wrong, that of course any sentient human is
going to know SOME of the answers, but that's what the players are told, or at
least were being told at one time.
Still, the point I was making is that the contestants are clearly and
specifically told to not let anything Regis says or does influence them.
They're told a number of different ways ("It's not his money" is another
favorite). The fact that they let Regis influence them into a wrong answer, or
away from a correct one, is not going to be grounds for bringing a player back.
--Matt
otti...@acd.net