Little Joe is seated in front of the glowing television and watching little demons come out from the sides and sweep contestant dollars away. A tall handsome man inside the television makes apologies and asks questions.
Peter Tomarken: How tall is the Eiffel tower of Paris?
Contestant Tammy: 1500 feet.
Tomarken: Ok, Tammy says 1500 feet. Is it A. 1500 feet. B. 1000 feet or C. 2000 feet. Gary?
Contestant Gary: I’ll say 1500 feet, Bill.
Tomarken: Okay, Gary, sticking with the first answer. Bobby, how about you?
Contestant Bobby: I’ll say… B. One thousand feet.

Little Joe nods. It’s one thousand feet. He knows it. It was built in 1889. It is 1,063 feet tall to be exact. It was the tallest construction until She had the Chrysler Building made. The iron tower was built as an entrance to the world’s fair. It was protested by more than one hundred architects and artists.
Tomarken: Bobby, you got that one correct. The Eiffel tower is 1,000 feet tall. You get one spin for that, and now… let’s got to the big board!

Little Joe rubs his hands together and prepares to watch for the patterns—the way that the highlight moves around the board in predictable (so he believes) ways.

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