MG Round 1 Question B

 

 

Doug: (grabs B) David, let's see what you're dealing with in your
half of the round.  (walks to panel)  Oh, another question ripped
from the headlines -- albeit the sports section.

Sir Charles said, "First, I want to say congratulations to the 
Dallas Mavericks for winning the 2011 NBA Finals.  As for the 
Miami Heat, they were so turrible..."

Everyone else in unison: HOW TERRIBLE WERE THEY!?!!?!?

Doug:  "...they should rename themselves the Miami << BLANK >>."

(audience laughs and applauds) (think music plays) 

 

(stars write) 
 

 

Doug: And we're all set.  David, the question again.

Sir Charles said, "First, I want to say congratulations to the 
Dallas Mavericks for winning the 2011 NBA Finals.  As for the 
Miami Heat, they were so turrible, they should rename themselves 
the Miami << BLANK >>."

David: The Miami Cold.

(scattered applause)

Doug: Strangely enough, that was the crowd reaction after Game 6.
(audience laughs)  Cold's not a bad answer.  We'll see how good it
is over here.  Troy Diggs, your thoughts.

Troy: They were the Miami HEAT... now, they're the Miami --

[BEAT]

(buzz) (scattered laughs and applause)

Doug: Ah, went for the rhyme.  That's good.  Chad?

Chad: They came off to me like the Miami...

[DEFEAT]

(buzz) (audience laughs and applauds)

Doug: Another rhyming answer.  Brian, did you think of "Cold" or
or something that rhymes with "Heat"?

Brian: Was either go for the opposite or go for the rhyme. 
I went with the rhyme.
 
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|    BEAT    |
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(buzz) (scattered applause)

Doug: Ohhh, darn.  Rhyming answers so far.  But we've yet to hear
from the bottom row.  Over to Ryan.  Sir Charles said, "First, I 
want to say congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks for winning 
the 2011 NBA Finals.  As for the Miami Heat, they were so 
turrible, they should rename themselves the Miami..."

Ryan: (card)

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| Sleep |
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(scattered laughs) (buzz)

Doug: Could also describe the Cleveland Cavaliers the season before
-- in what proved to be LeBron's last there.  Jerry?

Jerry: Doug, the Miami squad was not at all hot.  In fact, they were...

[ COLD ]

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Hey, and David's on the scoreboard.  Now if Barry said cold,
David ties the score and, given the quirks of the rules, would pick 
first in the next round.  Barry, what say ye?

Barry: Sports questions usually aren't my thing, so this will 
probably be a Patty Deutsch answer.  The Miami (card) REFRIGERATORS.

(buzz) (mix of laughs and groans, moreso the latter, from the crowd)

Doug: So much for a tie score.

 

BEAT | DEFEAT | BEAT
SLEEP | COLD | REFRIGERATORS

David's answer: COLD

 

 

Doug: You wanna know what my answer would've been?  In the late '80s,
I edited a newsletter, we had a little sports section, the Heat were 
only a year or two old, they were awful back then and I called them
the Miami Fizzled Out.  (audience laughs)  Way they played in the 2011
finals, it seems fitting.

Shawn has two matches and CY$200.  David with one match and CY$100.
The fun continues when you come back.

(audience applause; MG-HSH music plays)

MG ROUND 2 BEGINS