Weakest Link (4/23)
Chris Wolvie
with up to $1 million. The rest will leave with nothing as round by round they are voted off
as...
THE WEAKEST LINK! (for April 23)
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Contestants:
(Name, Age, Location, Occupation)
IAN, 25, Tacoma, WA, Bouncer
CHRISTOPHER, 35, Bushkill, PA, Singer
MARTIN, 47, Valley Village, CA, Biostatistician
MICHAEL, 32, Seattle, WA, Lawyer
ANDREA, 31, Washington, DC, Progam Manager
BEVERLY, 47, St Louis, MO, Housewife
BRINDISI, 27, Arlington, VA, Manager of events for Special Olympics
MICHELLE, 26, Dallas, TX, College Administrator
ROUND 1 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Money "banked": $27,500
Chains "banked": 5
IAN : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong, 1 chain banked *WEAKEST LINK*
CHRISTOPHER: 3 answers right
MARTIN : 3 answers right
MICHAEL : 3 answers right *STRONGEST LINK*
ANDREA : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong, 3 chains banked *BANKED MOST*
BEVERLY : 2 answers right
BRINDISI : 2 answers right
MICHELLE : 2 answers right, 1 chain banked
"Who's several shrimps short of a barbie?"
IAN : ANDREA
CHRISTOPHER: IAN
MARTIN : IAN
MICHAEL : IAN
ANDREA : IAN
BEVERLY : IAN
BRINDISI : ANDREA
MICHELLE : IAN
Anne: "Team, let me tell you...it's not ENOUGH...to answer questions correctly. You have to
bank strategically. Beverly,...what do you do?"
Beverly: "I'm a housewife."
Anne: "Now back home in Britian we call a housewife a 'domestic goddess'. Are you a 'domestic
goddess'?"
Beverly: "I'm a domestic ENGINEER."
Anne: "Why have you voted for Ian?"
Beverly: "Too many wrong...sorry, so long."
Anne: "Andrea, why Ian? Have you had a bad experience with a bouncer?"
Andrea: "More than one, actually."
Anne: "Is that why you voted for him? You think he screwed up just a bit more than you did?"
Andrea: "I think he did."
Anne: "Ian, with 6 votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 2 2 minutes, 20 seconds
Money "banked": $22,500
Chains "banked": 3
CHRISTOPHER: 2 answers right
MARTIN : 2 answers right *BANKED MOST*
MICHAEL : 3 answers right *STRONGEST LINK*
ANDREA : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong, 1 chain banked *WEAKEST LINK*
BEVERLY : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
BRINDISI : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
MICHELLE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
"Who's a margarita short of a party?"
CHRISTOPHER: ANDREA
MARTIN : ANDREA
MICHAEL : ANDREA
ANDREA : BRINDISI
BEVERLY : ANDREA
BRINDISI : ANDREA
MICHELLE : ANDREA
Anne: "Christopher,...you're looking very nervous. Do British women disturb you?"
Christopher: "No, I'm actually MARRIED to one."
Anne: "Lucky, lucky. Why Andrea?"
Christopher: "She was just taking to long and time is money."
Anne: "Did you go to college?"
Christopher: "I did."
Anne: "Did they teach you about money?"
Christopher: "Yes."
Anne: "You haven't BANKED any? ANDREA banked money...$30,000 she banked (That's total in two
rounds, folks, not just in this round). Brindisi, you've had enough of Andrea?"
Brindisi: "She banked the money, yes, but she didn't get the answers right. You have to add
money to the pot, also."
Anne: "So, Andrea, with 6 votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 3 2 minutes, 10 seconds
Money "banked": $23,500
Chains "banked": 5
CHRISTOPHER: 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *WEAKEST LINK*
MARTIN : 3 answers right
MICHAEL : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 2 chains banked *STRONGEST LINK* *BANKED MOST*
BEVERLY : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked
BRINDISI : 3 answers right, 1 chain banked
MICHELLE : 3 answers right
(In this round...well, I'll let Anne explain this time)
"Let me remind you: she who hesitates should be heaved off...he who dithers should be ditched!"
CHRISTOPHER: BEVERLY
MARTIN : BEVERLY
MICHAEL : BEVERLY
BEVERLY : CHRISTOPHER
BRINDISI : CHRISTOPHER
MICHELLE : BEVERLY
Anne: "Team,...let me remind you...that you had a string of eight correct answers (Yeah, and one
of 6 before that as well). Now, that chain means you COULD have reached your target. And you
got nowhere NEAR your target. Martin, why have you voted for Beverly?"
Martin: "Because she missed a mathematics question and I just couldn't stand it (Beverly thought
the line directly opposite the right angle of a triangle was the isoceles, not the hypotenuse)."
Anne: "Statisticaly, you believe she was the 'weakest link'?"
Martin: "I do."
Anne: "And you're a statistician?"
Martin: "And I oughta know."
Anne: "But you don't. Statisticaly, Beverly was NOT the 'weakest link'. WAS she, Christopher?
So why have you voted for Beverly?"
Christopher: "Well, she got a question wrong...and she also hesitated very much on another one
and, again, time is money."
Anne: "Do you know anyone ELSE who got a question wrong, CHRISTOPHER?!"
Christopher: "I did...but I didn't know and I said, "I didn't know...move on". I didn't want to
waste anyone's time, particularly this great time."
Anne: "That might not save you. Crawling does not neccesarily save you on 'The Weakest Link',
Christopher. Statistically, YOU were the worst player. But, it's votes that count. Beverly,
with 4 votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 4 2 minutes even
Money "banked": $5,000
Chains "banked": 1
CHRISTOPHER: 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong *STRONGEST LINK*
MARTIN : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
MICHAEL : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
BRINDISI : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
MICHELLE : 1 answer right, 2 answers wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
"Whose head is just hot air?"
CHRISTOPHER: BRINDISI
MARTIN : BRINDISI
MICHAEL : BRINDISI
BRINDISI : MARTIN
MICHELLE : BRINDISI
Anne: "Well, Christopher, all that crawling to the rest of the team paid off. They haven't
voted you as the 'weakest link'."
Christopher: (confidently) "I'm not."
Anne: "Michael, why Brindisi?"
Michael: "I heard at least a couple "I don't know"s coming from Bridisi's area."
Anne: "When did Gary Hart become Gary Rice (Michael said that the presidential candidate was
photographed with Donna Rice aboard the yacht "Monkey Business" had a last name of Rice, not
Hart)?"
Michael: "I don't think it's appropriate to say that in a family show."
Anne: "It's just another question you screwed up on, isn't it, Michael? Well, I suppose it was
no worse than Brindisi not knowing which national chain of motor lodges promises to 'leave the
light on for you' (Brindisi said Ramada, but it was Motel 6). In fact, the light has gone out
for Brindisi. With 4 votes, John, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 5 1 minute, 50 seconds
Money "banked": $5,000
Chains "banked": 1
CHRISTOPHER: 3 answers right, 1 answer wrong *STRONGEST LINK*
MARTIN : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong *WEAKEST LINK*
MICHAEL : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong
MICHELLE : 2 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
"Who is the captain of incompetence? Who can fill an encyclopedia with all they do not know?"
CHRISTOPHER: MICHAEL
MARTIN : MICHAEL
MICHAEL : MICHELLE
MICHELLE : MICHAEL
Anne: "Christopher,...how's it going?"
Christopher: "Very well."
Anne: "'Cause you're still here."
Christopher: "That's right."
Anne: "'Cause you crawled. Why Michael?"
Christopher: "Well, this late in the game, we need more correct answers than wrong answers."
Anne: "Martin, in the last round, something WONDERFUL happened: you BANKED!"
Martin: "Yes."
Anne: "That was the GOOD news. Martin. The SAD news is you banked on ZERO (He did...which is
why I didn't count it)! Why did you vote for Michael?"
Martin: "He was hesitating and he missed a few questions and, at this stage, if you snooze, you
lose."
Anne: "That's true, And. statistically, you thought he was the 'weakest link'?"
Martin: "I believe so."
Anne: "And that's ANOTHER thing the professor of statistics got wrong, because he was NOT the
'weakest link' statistically, Martin. Want to have a shot at who WAS the 'weakest link'?
Statistically?"
Martin: "From the look on your face, I think I know who it is."
Anne: "Correct! Martin, statistically, YOU were the worst player. But, it's votes that count.
Michael - who thought Japan was a city (he was asked what CITY gave cherry blossoms to the U.S.
and he gave the country of Japan, not the city of Tokyo) - with 3 votes, you ARE the 'weakest
link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 6 1 minute, 40 seconds
Money "banked": $2,000
Chains "banked": 2
CHRISTOPHER: 1 answers right, 3 answer wrong
MARTIN : 2 answers right, 2 answer wrong *STRONGEST LINK*
MICHELLE : 0 answers right, 3 answer wrong, 2 chains banked *WEAKEST LINK* *BANKED MOST*
"Who's fallen and can't get up?"
CHRISTOPHER: MARTIN
MARTIN : CHRISTOPHER
MICHELLE : MARTIN
Anne: "Christopher,...are you a coward?"
Christopher: "No."
Anne: "Why, Christopher, have you voted off the best player?"
Christopher: "Because I want to play against Michelle."
Anne: "Michelle, why have you voted off the best player?""
Michelle: "I'm gonna vote off who is...is gonna...MAYBE 'cause a little bit of trouble for me."
Anne: "Michelle thinks she can beat Christopher...notwithstanding that, in the last round,
statistically, Michelle was the worst player. But, it's votes that count! Martin, with...2
votes, you ARE the 'weakest link'. Good-bye."
ROUND 7 1 minute, 30 seconds
(DOUBLE ROUND)
Money "banked": $6,000 (doubled to $12,000)
Chains "banked": 3
CHRISTOPHER: 3 answers right, 2 answers wrong, 1 chain banked
MICHELLE : 4 answers right, 1 answer wrong, 1 chain banked *BANKED MOST*
FINAL ROUND (BANKED GRAND TOTAL: $97,500)
Michelle, being 'strongest link' of Round 7, elects to go first
Michelle - Q: Ray Kroc was founder and chairman of the board for what enormous restaurant chain?
A: McDonalds (correct)
Christopher - Q: Mia Farrow appeared on the very first cover of what US periodical launched by
Time Magazine?
A: People (correct)
Michelle - Q: What two letter abbreviation for a medical prescription is short for the Latin
word meaning recipe?
A: RO (incorrect; Rx)
Christopher - Q: In food, the name of which kind of thin pasta shape is derived from the Italian
word for worms?
A: Spaghetti (incorrect; vermicelli)
Michelle - Q: What American auto maker took its name from an Indian leader who led a revolt
against the British in 1763?
A: Chevrolet (incorrect; Pontiac)
Christopher - Q: The Turkish seaport formerly called Constantinople is known by what name today?
A: Instanbul (correct)
Michelle - Q: In theater, what play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee was inspired by the
Scopes Monkey trial?
A: "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (incorrect; "Inherit the Wind")
Christopher - Q: What Grand Slam tennis event is held at Flushing Meadows' Corona Park?
A: U.S. Open (correct)
1 2 3 4 5
Michelle O X X X
Christopher O X O O
Christopher is the Strongest Link and wins $97,500!
Michelle...leaves...with NOTHING!
Total money won on "Weakest Link": $265,500 out of a possible $4 million (6.6375% of the
possible amount).
[New record this week...but, still, a lot more could've been taken. Lot of nervous people
banking when they should put faith in themselves...and their slightly inept teammates. Also,
this time, the two remaining contesti went placed IN the #4 and #5 positions...which might've
meant that they did it the whole time. But, once again, a man beat a woman in the Final Round.
Severe blow to the female gender, no?]
Join us next week for another review of "Weakest Link"...*wink*...good-bye.
(Thanks to StormSeeker's "Weakest Link" fan page (http://www.stormseeker.com/games/weakestlink/)
for some of the info, especially the Final Round questions...since the local station didn't know
when to stop showing commercials and I _missed_ the first ones.)
Dean Scungio
Date: 4/23/2001
Contestants:
1. Ian; 25; Tacoma, WA
2. Christopher; 35; Bushkill, PA
3. Martin; 47; Valley Village, CA
4. Michael; 32; Seattle, WA
5. Andrea; 31; Washington, DC
6. Beverly; 47; St. Louis, MO
7. Brindisi; 27; Arlington, VA
8. Michelle; 26; Dallas, TX
Round 1 (2:30)
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ROUND BANK: $27,500 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $27,500 (out of $125,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
1 2 3 %age %age
Ian * X $X 33 33 Weakest Link, Lost $1,000, Banked $5,000
Christopher * * * 100 100
Martin * * * 100 100
Michael * * * 100 100 Strongest Link
Andrea $X $X $* 33 33 Banked $10,000 and $5,000 twice
Beverly * * - 100 100
Brindisi * * 100 100
Michelle $* * 100 100 Banked $2,500
TEAM: 81 81
VOTING
Ian: ANDREA
Christopher: IAN
Martin: IAN
Michael:IAN
Andrea: IAN
Beverly: IAN
Brindisi: ANDREA
Michelle: IAN
Results: Ian 6, Andrea 2
Round 2 (2:20)
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ROUND BANK: $22,500 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $50,000 (out of $250,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
4 5 6 7 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher * * - 100 100
Martin * * 100 100
Michael * * * 100 100 Strongest Link
Andrea X * $X 33 33 WL, Lost $1,000, Banked $10,000
Beverly * $* X 67 80 Banked $10,000
Brindisi * X * 67 80 Lost $1,000
Michelle $X * * 67 80 Banked $2,500
TEAM: 74 78
VOTING
Christopher: ANDREA
Martin: ANDREA
Michael: ANDREA
Andrea: BRINDISI
Beverly: ANDREA
Brindisi: ANDREA
Michelle: ANDREA
Results: Andrea 6, Brindisi 1
Round 3 (2:10)
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ROUND BANK: $23,500 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $73,500 (out of $375,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
8 9 10 11 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher $* * X 67 88 Weakest Link, Banked $5,000, Lost $2,500
Martin * * * 100 100
Michael X * $* $- 67 89 Banked $10,000 and $1,000
Andrea 33
Beverly * $X * 67 75 Banked $5,000
Brindisi * * $* 100 88 Strongest Link, Banked $2,500
Michelle * * * 100 88
TEAM: 83 79
VOTING
Christopher: BEVERLY
Martin: BEVERLY
Michael: BEVERLY
Beverly: CHRISTOPHER
Brindisi: CHRISTOPHER
Michelle: BEVERLY
Results: Beverly 4, Christopher 2
Round 4 (2:00)
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ROUND BANK: "a magnificent total of" $5,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $78,500 (out of $500,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
12 13 14 15 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher X * * 67 82 Strongest Link
Martin * X * 67 91 Lost $2,500
Michael * * X 67 83 Lost $2,500
Andrea 33
Beverly 75
Brindisi X * X 33 73 Weakest Link, Lost $1,000
Michelle X $* X 33 73 Banked $5,000
TEAM: 53 74
VOTING
Christopher: BRINDISI
Martin: BRINDISI
Michael: BRINDISI
Brindisi: MARTIN
Michelle: BRINDISI
Results: Brindisi 4, Martin 1
Round 5 (1:50)
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ROUND BANK: "a pathetic, miserable, depressing, embarrassing" $5,000 (out of
$125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $83,500 (out of $625,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
16 17 18 19 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher * * * X 75 80 Strongest Link, Lost $1,000
Martin * X * $- 67 86 Weakest Link, Lost $2,500, Banked $0
Michael * * X 67 80 Lost $2,500
Andrea 33
Beverly 75
Brindisi 73
Michelle $* X * 67 71 Banked $5,000, Lost $1,000
TEAM: 69 73
VOTING
Christopher: MICHAEL
Martin: MICHAEL
Michael: MICHELLE
Michelle: MICHAEL
Results: Michael 3, Michelle 1
Round 6 (1:40)
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ROUND BANK: $2,000 (out of $125,000)
TOTAL BANK: $85,500 (out of $750,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
20 21 22 23 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher X * X X 25 68
Martin X X * * 50 78 Strongest Link, Lost $1,000
Michael 80
Andrea 33
Beverly 75
Brindisi 73
Michelle X X $X $- 0 59 Weakest Link, Banked $1,000 twice
TEAM: 27 68
VOTING
Christopher: MARTIN
Martin: CHRISTOPHER
Michelle: MARTIN
Results: Martin 2, Christopher 1
Round 7 (1:30) ($250,000 Chain)
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ROUND BANK: $12,000 (out of $250,000)
FINAL BANK: $97,500 (out of $1,000,000)
STATS: ( *: correct, X: incorrect, $: banked, -: time expired )
Rnd Full
24 25 26 27 28 29 %age %age
Ian 33
Christopher * X * * X $- 60 67 Lost $2,000, Banked $2,000
Martin 78
Michael 80
Andrea 33
Beverly 75
Brindisi 73
Michelle X * $* $* * 80 64 Lost $2,000, Banked $5,000 twice
TEAM: 70 68
Shootout
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Michelle: (*) (X) (X) (X) (5)
Christopher: (*) (X) (*) (*) (5)
Christopher of Bushkill, PA, wins $97,500, and Margaret wins NOTHING! Not
even a box of tissues to dry those tears!
FINAL STATS:
Q: Win Q:Lose
Record (%) BANK LOST VOTES Streak Streak
Christopher 19/28 (68%) $ 7,000 $ 5,500 3 7 2
Michelle 15/26 (58%) 27,000 3,000 1 5 4
Martin 14/18 (78%) 0 6,000 3 9 2
Michael 12/15 (80%) 11,000 5,000 3 6 1
Brindisi 8/11 (73%) 2,500 2,000 5 4 1
Beverly 6/ 8 (75%) 15,000 0 4 4 1
Andrea 2/ 6 (33%) 30,000 1,000 8 1 2
Ian 1/ 3 (33%) 5,000 1,000 6 1 2
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77/115 (67%) $97,500 $23,500
TEAM STATS:
Team overall record: 77/115 (67%)
Highest chain banked: $10,000 (4) (Round 1: Andrea; Round 2: Beverly,
Andrea; Round 3: Michael)
Highest link reached: $25,000 (4) (Round 1: Andrea; Round 2: Beverly,
Andrea; Round 3: Michael)
Most money lost: $2,500 (5) (Round 3: Christopher; Round 4: Martin,
Michael; Round 5: Martin, Michael)
Longest streak of right answers: 8 (Round 3)
Longest streak of wrong answers: 3 (3) (Round 4, Round 6 (2))
You are all weakest links. Goodbye! <wink>
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Dean Scungio
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