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Post by palmer7 on Nov 18, 2023 15:57:46 GMT -5
[JOHN TYLER][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][MILLARD FILLMORE] [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT]<LYNDON B. JOHNSON>[HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][5 to Go]
LBJ from Texas, was he promoted after death? (correct)(audience cheers) [JOHN TYLER][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][MILLARD FILLMORE] [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][4 to Go]
Yes, LBJ got promoted after JFK's death. Four more to go.
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Post by Frank on Nov 19, 2023 18:28:31 GMT -5
John Tyler
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 19, 2023 20:24:21 GMT -5
<JOHN TYLER>[RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][MILLARD FILLMORE] [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][4 to Go]
John Tyler, was he promoted to vice president when someone else died? (correct)(audience cheers) [$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][MILLARD FILLMORE] [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][3 to Go]
Yes indeed. William Henry Harrison died after just 31 days in office. You are forty percent of the way there, you need three more.
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Post by Frank on Nov 19, 2023 20:32:14 GMT -5
Millard Fillmore
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 19, 2023 22:18:48 GMT -5
[$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR]<MILLARD FILLMORE> [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][3 to Go]
What a name. Millard Fillmore? (correct)(audience cheers) [$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][$] [ANDREW JOHNSON][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][2 to Go]
Succeeded Zachary Taylor. Two more to go.
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Post by Frank on Nov 20, 2023 0:26:01 GMT -5
Andrew Johnson
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 20, 2023 22:32:43 GMT -5
[$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][$] <ANDREW JOHNSON>[THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][2 to Go]
Andrew Johnson? (correct)(audience cheers) [$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][$] [$][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][HARRY S. TRUMAN] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][1 to Go]
Yep. Right after Abraham Lincoln. One more to go.
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Post by Frank on Nov 21, 2023 0:17:49 GMT -5
Harry S. Truman?
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 22, 2023 17:39:39 GMT -5
[$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][$] [$][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$]<HARRY S. TRUMAN> [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][1 to Go]
This is for the first board. Harry S. Truman? (correct)[$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH][CALVIN COOLIDGE] [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD][CHESTER A. ARTHUR][$] [$][THEODORE ROOSEVELT][$][$] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][Bid Made]
That's it! [END OF BOARD](audience cheers) (ding) [FRANK] [ KYLE] [ 1 ] [ ]
You got your first point. Let's see what the other right answers were. [$][RICHARD NIXON][GEORGE H.W. BUSH]<CALVIN COOLIDGE> [JOE BIDEN][GERALD FORD]<CHESTER A. ARTHUR>[$] [$]<THEODORE ROOSEVELT>[$][$] [Board #1][PROMOTION AFTER DEATH][Bid Made]
Calvin Coolidge, Chester A. Arthur, and Theodore Roosevelt. Well, Kyle, we're going to go back to you to make the first bid in this second board. Stand by.
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 22, 2023 19:00:52 GMT -5
(the board is loaded in)[NOVELIST SAM BECKETT DIES][RUSHDIE’S SATANIC VERSES PUBLISHED][FIRST GPS SATELLITES LAUNCHED][RAIN MAN WINS OSCAR-BEST PICTURE] [BERNE CONVENTION RATIFIED IN US][EXXON VALDEZ SPILL][BUGS BUNNY TURNS 50][TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS] [MANDELA RELEASED FROM PRISON][TAYLOR SWIFT BORN][BUSH 41 SWORN INTO OFFICE][POLAND WITHDRAWS FROM WARSAW PACT] [Kyle's Bid: ][HAPPENED BEFORE "THE SIMPSONS"][Frank's Bid: ]
[HAPPENED BEFORE "THE SIMPSONS"] 8 of these events happened before the premiere of American television’s longest running sitcom, The Simpsons, on December 17, 1989. How many can you name without wiping out, Kyle?
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Post by captainfortune on Nov 22, 2023 21:45:01 GMT -5
I’m gonna go with 5 here.
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 22, 2023 23:07:42 GMT -5
[NOVELIST SAM BECKETT DIES][RUSHDIE’S SATANIC VERSES PUBLISHED][FIRST GPS SATELLITES LAUNCHED][RAIN MAN WINS OSCAR-BEST PICTURE] [BERNE CONVENTION RATIFIED IN US][EXXON VALDEZ SPILL][BUGS BUNNY TURNS 50][TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS] [MANDELA RELEASED FROM PRISON][TAYLOR SWIFT BORN][BUSH 41 SWORN INTO OFFICE][POLAND WITHDRAWS FROM WARSAW PACT] [Kyle's Bid: 5][HAPPENED BEFORE "THE SIMPSONS"][Frank's Bid: ]
OK, Frank. Going for the match here. Do you want to raise that or let Kyle have it?
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Post by Frank on Nov 23, 2023 0:51:39 GMT -5
I'll pass
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Post by palmer7 on Nov 23, 2023 20:51:19 GMT -5
Alright, Kyle. You have a bid of five. Let's do it to it. What's your first right answer?
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Post by captainfortune on Nov 24, 2023 12:05:21 GMT -5
Obviously, I’ll start with Bush getting sworn in.
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