Host: Meredith Vieira
HOT SEAT: Tom Tracy (Omaha, NE)
Tom is an attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, previously a tax attorney.
$100
In the nursery rhyme “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”, the sheep is asked if he has any what?
| A: Milk | B: Wool |
| C: Food | D: Single friends |
That would be B, Tom says…YES SIR! YES SIR!
$200
“Fireplug” is another word for which of the following?
| A: Fire hydrant | B; Fire extinguisher |
| C: Firewood | D: Fireman |
He’s not wasting time. A is his guess…HE’S ON FIRE!
$300
A person who is told “use your gray matter” is being instructed to do what?
| A: Exercise | B: Sleep |
| C: Think | D: Eat |
Something he says he’ll have to do a few more times today. Final answer is C…SO FAR, SO GOOD!
$500
What popular TV series features a group of students known as the “Sweathogs”?
| A: Happy Days | B: The Facts of Life |
| C: The White Shadow | D: Welcome Back, Kotter |
It was a favorite of his, Tom goes with D…YEP!
$1,000
According to its slogan, the New York Times provides “All the News That’s Fit to” what?
| A: Print | B: Read |
| C: Appear | D: Know |
Quickly locks in A…AND IT’S GOOD!
$2,000
In 1981, what candy brand introduced a blueberry flavor in honor of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration?
| A: Dots | B: Jelly Belly |
| C: Starburst | D: Twizzlers |
Tom knows Reagan loved his jelly beans. Final answer is B…CORRECT!
$4,000
“Isn’t it rich, are we a pair?” is the opening line of what popular show tune?
| A: Send in the Clowns | B: The Music of the Night |
| C: What I Did for Love | D: All That Jazz |
Since he’s married, he says there is no right answer, to the question. But he’s 99% percent sure it’s A…Don’t bother, they’re here. HE’S RIGHT AGAIN!
$8,000
If it is 4 p.m. in Boston, Massachusetts, what time is it in Anchorage, Alaska?
| A: 9:00 a.m. | B: 10:00 a.m. |
| C: 11:00 a.m. | D: Noon |
He has an idea but first,
- A: 6%
- B: 17%
- C: 21%
- D: 56%
Tom had counted the time zones and figured it was Noon. It’s his final answer…AND WE’RE ALL RIGHT!
$16,000
Revolutionary Leon Trotsky was banished from the USSR in 1929 for opposing what sitting leader?
| A: Nicholas II | B: Vladimir Lenin |
| C: Joseph Stalin | D: Nikita Khrushchev |
No waste of time, Tom guesses C…“YES AGAIN!”
Tom and his wife, Marion, hope to adopt, but it’s always a long road. In a magazine, he found out about an open house. It didn’t take anytime once they found a boy named Jack. That was three years ago, and last August, they added Karen to the family. Any big money from here could mean a third baby. As Tom says, “I work. I don’t have to be with them all day”
$32,000
What 1970s rocker and his wife penned the 2002 cookbook, “Kill It & Grill It”?
| A: Gene Simmons | B: Ted Nugent |
| C: Alice Cooper | D: Iggy Pop |
Ted Nugent’s a hunter, so it’s jumping out. Despite his regrets, he’ll make B his final answer.
Does he regret it? Marion wouldn’t regret it, this experience is a blessing.
Well then, HALLEJULAH!
$64,000
capsicum is an active ingredient in which of the following?
| A: Smelling salts | B: Pepper spray |
| C: Shoe polish | D: Lip balm |
Tom doesn’t wanna regret jumping too quickly.
Leaves A and B (salt and Pepper)
And he goes with B…IT’S GOOD AGAIN!
Tom says he’s a cocky guy, but he’s worried about the Phone a Friends. They’re a little Stupid. WATCH IT!
$125,000
What is the architectural term for the part of a church where the congregation usually sits?
| A: Nave | B: Ambulatory |
| C: Transapt | D: Apse |
Tom’s had a lot of Catholic invocation experience. If he’s wrong, he’ll know where to go for confession. “no Guts, No Glory” Final Answer A…He’s sound like a good-enough Catholic AND HE’S A GREAT PLAYER!
HORN! “OH COME ON, NOT NOW!”
Relax Meredith, I can just fast forward.
DAY TWO
Better hope those Phone a Friend have studied up in the last 24 hours. Hope that and his cockiness are benefits today.
$250,000
| A: Road to Singapore | B: The Lemon Drop Kid |
| C: My Favorite Brunette | D: The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
Calling Luke, who doesn’t think he’s as smart as Tom.
Unfortunately, Luke is just as lost as Tom is. Guess he’s not getting a share.
Tom’s first thought was a because but he saw it before. At the same time, he’s also leaning toward C. Cockiness alone isn’t going to be enough here. Tom is walking away.
Answer…D
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