Weakest Link (5/22)
Chris Wolvie
walk away with up to $1 million. The rest will leave with nothing as round by round
they are voted off as...
THE WEAKEST LINK! (for May 22)
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Contestants:
(Name, Age, Location, Occupation)
LAUREN, 27, New York City, Lawyer
DELIA, 31, Atlanta MD, Legislative Analyst
EMMANUEL, 36, Atlanta GA, Costumer Service Operations Manager
IRENE, 57, Snellville GA, Candy Company Owner
JAY, 40, Morgantown WV, University Professor
JACKSON, 35, Long Beach CA, Bartender
COREY, 23, Centre AL, Law Student at Georgetown University
MAGGIE, 38, Los Angeles CA, Caviar Sales
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ROUND 1 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Money "banked": $6,000
Chains "banked": 2
LAUREN : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
DELIA : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
EMMANUEL : 3 answers right *STRONGEST LINK*
IRENE : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong
JAY : 2 answers right
JACKSON : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
COREY : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong
MAGGIE : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
"Who's on the road to nowhere?"
LAUREN : IRENE
DELIA : COREY
EMMANUEL : LAUREN
IRENE : LAUREN
JAY : LAUREN
JACKSON : LAUREN
COREY : LAUREN
MAGGIE : LAUREN
Anne: "Jackson,...why Lauren?"
Jackson: "'Cause she seems like she's gonna break down at some point. She's going
too slow."
Anne: "Corey,...what do you do?"
Corey: "I'm a law student at Georgetown."
Anne: "You're voting off an attorney."
Corey: "Yes, I am."
Anne: "You don't WANT a job in New York?"
Corey: "No."
Anne: "Maggie..."
Maggie: "Hi, Anne...*chuckles*"
Anne: "What's funny about that? What do you do, Maggie?"
Maggie: "I sell caviar."
Anne: "Before you sold caviar, did you do Bible studies?"
Maggie: "No, I didn't."
Anne: "I was just wondering where in the Bible it said that Moses had a toupee (When
asked what God told Moses to remove at the burning bush, Maggie said his hair,
instead of the right answer which was his sandals)? What did Lauren do to upset
you?"
Maggie: "Lauren had you repeat a question, so she wasted too much time."
Anne: "Lauren, the slow attorney, with 6 votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'.
Good-bye."
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ROUND 2 2 minutes, 20 seconds
Money "banked": $1,000
Chains "banked": 1
DELIA : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong
EMMANUEL : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
IRENE : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong
JAY : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong
JACKSON : 3 answers right, 1 banked chain *STRONGEST LINK* *BANKED MOST*
COREY : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong
MAGGIE : 1 answer right, 1 answer wrong
"Who fell off the tree of knowledge? Who never met a wrong answer they didn't like?"
DELIA : IRENE
EMMANUEL : MAGGIE
IRENE : JAY
JAY : COREY
JACKSON : IRENE
COREY : EMMANUEL
MAGGIE : EMMANUEL
Anne: "We have a tie, team: Emmanuel and Irene, two votes each. Delia,...why do you
want to get rid of Irene?"
Delia: "Obviously, she didn't answer any questions correct."
Irene: (defensively) "Yes, I did."
Anne: "Irene DID actually manage to answer ONE question correctly. Maggie, why
Emmanuel?"
Maggie: "He dropped the ball. He just dropped the ball when we neede it shot
(Emmanuel DID miss a $25,000 question this round)."
Anne: "When the vote is tied, the 'strongest link' has to cast the deciding vote.
The 'strongest link' in the last round was Jackson. You voted for Irene. Why did
you do that?"
Jackson: "I voted for Irene because...actually, I was on the fence between two people
and that may change..."
Anne: "Could you make this fairly brief? (This segment WAS starting to get a bit
long...)"
Jackson: "Yeah, yeah...I voted for Irene because I think she knew the answer but it
just took too long and we all know that, y'just...if you don't know it, just give it
to the next person, move it, keep the money coming."
Anne: "Well, you have to cast the deciding vote. You chose Irene but, if you wish,
you can change your mind to Emmanuel if you wish to."
Jackson: "I do. Good bye. Sorry."
Anne: "You're changing your mind."
Jackson: "I am. I'm changing my mind."
Irene: (bowing) "I am not worthy!"
Anne: "Why?"
Jackson: "Um, because, after I thought about it, I think he's a pretty smart
guy...um...he's gonna put me down later."
Anne: "OK...Emmanuel, statistically, was the worst player. Jackson, in a confused
way, seems to think that you would've been a threat. It's time for you to go.
Emmanuel, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
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ROUND 3 2 minutes, 10 seconds
Money "banked": $28,500
Chains "banked": 3
DELIA : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
IRENE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
JAY : 2 answers right *STRONGEST LINK*
JACKSON : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
COREY : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
MAGGIE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
(They had a run of 7 right answers...could've gotten VERY close to the target.
Still, this WAS the largest bank in the brief history of the show in the U.S.)
"Whose mental fortitude is embarrassingly shaky? Who, sadly, has mistaken life for a
box of chocolates?"
DELIA : JACKSON
IRENE : COREY
JAY : IRENE
JACKSON : DELIA
COREY : IRENE
MAGGIE : JAY
Anne: "Jay,...what do you do?"
Jay: "I'm a University professor of theater."
Anne: "What's wrong with Irene?"
Jay: "I think she was missing some of the easier questions."
Anne: "Corey,...could you demonstrate the 'jive step' for us (Corey thought the 70s
song by Van McCoy which started a dance step by the same name was 'The Jive Step',
not 'The Hustle')?"
Corey: "It was a little before my time."
Anne: "So, no history question for YOU, then, Corey. Why Irene?"
Corey: "I think that Irene was a little slow this round and I think she was just
buying her time after Jackson had changed his vote last time."
Anne: "Irene,...you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
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ROUND 4 2 minutes even
Money "banked": $5,000
Chains "banked": 2
DELIA : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
JAY : 4 answers right, 1 chain banked *STRONGEST LINK*
JACKSON : 4 answers wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
COREY : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
MAGGIE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
"Who is one pancake short of a stack?"
DELIA : JACKSON
JAY : JACKSON
JACKSON : DELIA
COREY : JACKSON
MAGGIE : JACKSON
Anne: "Delia,...remind us what you do."
Delia: "I'm a legislative analyst."
Anne: "And, before you did that, what did you do?"
Delia: "I was a political appointee in the Clinton Administration."
Anne: "And what was you particular area of expertise in the Clinton Administration?
(auidence chuckles) You've been very keen to get Jackson off the team. Why?"
Delia: "Well, I think he's a jerk."
Anne: "Have you ever met anyone like Jackson before?"
Delia: "Yes."
Anne: "Where? In the Clinton Administration? (auidence laughs) Maggie, why Jackson?"
Maggie: "Um, he missed a couple of answers and he did not bank when we were down to
the last second, so..."
Anne: "OK, Maggie, enough from you. Jackson, with 4 votes, you ARE the 'weakest
link'. Good-bye."
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ROUND 5 1 minute, 50 seconds
Money "banked": $11,000
Chains "banked": 2
DELIA : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
JAY : 4 answers right *STRONGEST LINK*
COREY : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong, 1 chain banked
MAGGIE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
"Whose mental VCR is blinking at 12:00? Who is buckling under the pressure?"
DELIA : COREY
JAY : COREY
COREY : DELIA
MAGGIE : JAY
Anne: "Jay,...do you not like smarty-pants first-year law students?"
Jay: "Um,...not as a rule. No, it's just playing the game...voting off the 'weakest
link'."
Anne: "You thought he was the 'weakest link', did you?"
Jay: "That round, I believed, yes."
Anne: "Delia, you worked for the Clinton Administration..."
Delia: "Yes, I did."
Anne: "And you failed to answer a simple question about underwear (Delia said that
Fruit of the Loom, not BVD, was founded in 1876 by partners Bradley, Voorhees and
Day...guess Anne know Clinton said he wore briefs, eh?). Did you think Corey was the
'weakest link'?"
Delia: "Yes, I did."
Anne: "Statistically, Delia, YOU were the worst player. Why did you vote for Corey?"
Delia: "Because _I_ felt he was the 'weakest link'."
Anne: "Corey, with 2 votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
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ROUND 6 1 minute, 40 seconds
Money "banked": $9,500
Chains "banked": 5
DELIA : 4 answers right
JAY : 5 answers right, 1 chain banked *STRONGEST LINK*
MAGGIE : 4 answers wrong, 4 chains banked *WEAKEST LINK* *BANKED MOST*
"Who is least likely to help you raise that balance? Who is an egg roll short of a
Pu Pu Platter?"
DELIA : JAY
JAY : MAGGIE
MAGGIE : JAY
Anne: "Delia,...do you believe in fair play?"
Delia: "Not when it comes to money."
Anne: "Where did you learn THAT, Delia?! You're not prepared to face your strongest
rival..."
Delia: "Because it's all about the money. I'm voting the competition off. It's
better for me."
Anne: "Maggie, Jay has answered just 2 questions incorrectly (and 18 questions
correctly, mind you)...why would you possibly want him off the team?"
Maggie: "It's girls' night out."
Anne: "Jay, the theater professor, it's time for you to exit, stage left. With 2
votes...from 2 women, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
(Just before taking the Walk O' Shame, Jay bows to each of the ladies...while showing
his rather volumous backside to the other. :) )
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ROUND 7 1 minute, 30 seconds
(DOUBLE ROUND)
Money "banked": $5,000 (doubled to $10,000)
Chains "banked": 1
DELIA : 2 answers right, 4 answers wrong, 2 chains banked
MAGGIE : 3 answers right, 3 answers wrong
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FINAL ROUND (BANKED GRAND TOTAL: $71,000)
Maggie, being 'strongest link' of Round 7, elects to go first
Maggie - Q: Started in 312 B.C., the historic road known as the Appian Way is
located in what country?
A: Italy (correct)
Delia - Q: Which former schoolteacher founded the American Red Cross?
A: Eleanor Roosevelt (incorrect; Clara Barton)
Maggie - Q: In television, what former "Today" show host became the first
female network news anchor?
A: Barbara Walters (correct)
Delia - Q: What is the only current U.S. state capital that ends with the
letter "X"?
A: Pheonix (correct)
Maggie - Q: In business, what national chain is named after the first mate in
Herman Melville's "Moby Dick"?
A: Howard Johnson's (Starbuck's)
Delia - Q: In plants, the process of converting light energy into chemical
energy is known as what?
A: Photosynthesis (correct)
Maggie - Q: In history, what first name has been shared by the most U.S.
Presidents?
A: John (incorrect; James)
Delia - Q: In art, which painter created the 1930 portrait entitled "American
Gothic"?
A: Norman Rockwell (incorrect; Grant Wood)
Maggie - Q: What international language school was founded in Rhode Island by
a German immigrant in 1878?
A: Berlitz (correct)
Delia - Q: In movies, of all the Best Picture Oscar winners since 1975, which
film has had the shortest title?
A: Titanic (incorrect; Rocky)
1 2 3 4 5
Maggie O O X X O
Delia X O O X X
Maggie is the Strongest Link and leaves with $71,000!
Delia...leaves...with nothing!
NOTES:
Total money won on "Weakest Link": $544,500 out of a possible $7 million (6.81% of
the possible amount).
Slightly above average showing, money-wise. Of course, last week's record boosted
the average a fair amount.
Two women for the first time in the Final Round...but they wouldn't've got there
without voting off the 'strongest link' in Round 6. Apparently, Anne should start
asking for the players in that round to vote off the 'biggest threat' instead of the
'weakest link'.
And ain't it cool that Anne's kept track of American politics over the last few
years? She was leaning HEAVY on Delia about the "Clinton Administration" stuff in
the last few rounds.
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Dean Scungio
Date: 5/22/2001
Contestants:
1. Lauren; 27; New York City, NY
2. Delia; 31; Atlanta, MD
3. Emmanuel; 36; Atlanta, GA
4. Irene; 57; Snellville, GA
5. Jay; 40; Morgantown, WV
6. Jackson; 35; Long Beach, CA
7. Corey; 23; Centre, AL
8. Maggie; 38, Los Angeles, CA
Round 1 (2:30)
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ROUND BANK: $6,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $6,000 (out of $125,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
1 2 3 %age %age
Lauren * X X 33 33 Weakest Link, Lost $1,000
Delia X * * 67 67 Lost $1,000
Emmanuel * * * 100 100 Strongest Link
Irene * X - 50 50 Lost $2,500
Jay * * 100 100
Jackson $* X 50 50 Banked $5,000, Lost $1,000
Corey X * 50 50 Lost $1,000
Maggie X $* 50 50 Banked $1,000
TEAM: 63 63
VOTING
Lauren: IRENE
Delia: COREY
Emmanuel: LAUREN
Irene: LAUREN
Jay: LAUREN
Jackson: LAUREN
Corey: LAUREN
Maggie: LAUREN
Results: Lauren 6, Corey 1, Irene 1
Round 2 (2:20)
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ROUND BANK: $1,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $7,000 (out of $250,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
4 5 6 %age %age
Lauren 33 33
Delia * X 50 60
Emmanuel * X X 33 67 Weakest Link, Lost $10,000
Irene * X X 33 40
Jay X X * 33 60 Lost $2,500
Jackson * * $* 100 80 Strongest Link, Banked $1,000
Corey * X 50 50 Lost $1,000
Maggie * X 50 50
TEAM: 50 57
VOTING
Delia: IRENE
Emmanuel: MAGGIE
Irene: JAY
Jay: COREY
Jackson: IRENE
Corey: EMMANUEL
Maggie: EMMANUEL
Results: Emmanuel 2, Irene 2, Corey 1, Jay 1, Maggie 1
Jackson (StrLink) breaks the tie by voting for EMMANUEL.
Round 3 (2:10)
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ROUND BANK: $28,500 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $35,500 (out of $375,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
7 8 9 10 %age %age
Lauren 33
Delia * $* X 67 63 Banked $2,500
Emmanuel 67
Irene X * * 67 50 Weakest Link, Lost $2,500
Jay * * 100 71 Strongest Link
Jackson * $X * 67 75 Banked $1,000
Corey X * * 67 57 Lost $1,000
Maggie * * $X 67 57 Banked $25,000
TEAM: 71 61
VOTING
Delia: JACKSON
Irene: COREY
Jay: IRENE
Jackson: DELIA
Corey: IRENE
Maggie: JAY
Results: Irene 2, Corey 1, Delia 1, Jay 1
Round 4 (2:00)
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ROUND BANK: $5,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $40,500 (out of $500,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
11 12 13 14 %age %age
Lauren 33
Delia * $X * 67 64 Banked $2,500
Emmanuel 67
Irene 50
Jay * * * $* 100 82 Strongest Link, Banked $2,500
Jackson X X X - 0 55 Weakest Link, Lost $1,000 twice and $2,500
Corey * * X 67 60
Maggie X * * 67 60 Lost $1,000
TEAM: 63 61
VOTING
Delia: JACKSON
Jay: JACKSON
Jackson: DELIA
Corey: JACKSON
Maggie: JACKSON
Results: Jackson 4, Delia 1
Round 5 (1:50)
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ROUND BANK: $11,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $51,500 (out of $625,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
15 16 17 18 %age %age
Lauren 33
Delia * X $X 33 57 Weakest Link, Lost $1,000, Banked $0
Emmanuel 67
Irene 50
Jay * * * * 100 87 Strongest Link
Jackson 55
Corey X * X $- 33 54 Lost $1,000 twice, Banked $1,000
Maggie * $* $X 67 62 Banked $10,000 and $0
TEAM: 62 61
VOTING
Delia: COREY
Jay: COREY
Corey: DELIA
Maggie: JAY
Results: Corey 2, Delia 1, Jay 1
Round 6 (1:40)
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ROUND BANK: $9,500 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $61,000 (out of $750,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
19 20 21 22 23 %age %age
Lauren 33
Delia * * * * 100 67
Emmanuel 67
Irene 50
Jay * * * * $* 100 90 Strongest Link, Banked $1,000
Jackson 55
Corey 54
Maggie X $X $X $X $- 0 47 WL, Lost $1K, Banked $2.5K (3) and $1K
TEAM: 69 63
VOTING
Delia: JAY
Jay: MAGGIE
Maggie: JAY
Results: Jay 2, Maggie 1
Round 7 (1:30) ($250,000 Chain)
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ROUND BANK: $10,000 (out of $250,000)
FINAL BANK: $71,000 (out of $1,000,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
24 25 26 27 28 29 %age %age
Lauren 33
Delia * $X * $X X X 33 58 Banked $5,000 twice, Lost $2,000
Emmanuel 67
Irene 50
Jay 90
Jackson 55
Corey 54
Maggie * X * X * X 50 48
TEAM: 42 60
Shootout
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Maggie: (*) (*) (X) (X) (*)
Delia: (X) (*) (*) (X) (X)
Maggie wins $71,000! Delia wins a lifetime supply of goose eggs worth
NOTHING!
FINAL STATS:
Q: Win Q:Lose
Record (%) BANK LOST VOTES Streak Streak
Maggie 14/28 (50%) $44,500 $ 2,000 2 4 5
Delia 16/29 (59%) 15,000 4,000 3 5 4
Jay 18/20 (90%) 3,500 2,500 5 16 2
Corey 7/13 (54%) 1,000 5,000 5 4 2
Jackson 6/11 (55%) 7,000 5,500 5 4 3
Irene 4/ 8 (50%) 0 5,000 5 2 3
Emmanuel 4/ 6 (67%) 0 10,000 3 4 2
Lauren 1/ 3 (33%) 0 1,000 6 1 2
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70/118 (59%) $71,000 $35,000
TEAM STATS:
Team overall record: 70/118 (59%)
Highest chain banked: $25,000 (Round 3: Maggie)
Highest link reached: $50,000 (Round 3: Maggie)
Most money lost: $10,000 (Round 2: Emmanuel)
Longest streak of right answers: 7 (Round 3)
Longest streak of wrong answers: 5 (Round 2)
You are all weakest links. Goodbye! <wink>
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Dean Scungio
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