$ale of the Century [NBC]: Episode 34

[palmer7]

No sale! Hmmmm! (I take the popcorn container back with me to my lectern) Doesn't want to buy. Well now......



Back to the questions.




1. What name did Roy Scherer, Jr. have when he died of AIDS in 1985?
2. What amusement park was Richard Nixon in when he announced, "I'm not a crook", in 1973?
3. Name any two of the bird characters in the Angry Birds video game series.


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What name did Roy Scherer, Jr. have when he died of AIDS in 1985?
(buzzcode: 32)
*John buzzes in (39)*
John?
John: Rock Hudson
And it shocked the whole nation. You're right.
(ding)


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $20
John: $35


2. What amusement park was Richard Nixon in when he announced, "I'm not a crook", in 1973?
(buzzcode: 19)
*Kevin buzzes in (12)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Walt Disney World
Welcome to the game, Kevin! You move up to $25!
(audience cheers)
(ding)


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $25
John: $35



3. Name any two of the bird characters in the Angry Birds video game series.
(buzzcode: 19)
*Hunter buzzes in (46)*
Hunter?
Hunter: Terrence and Bomb?
(I check my monitor) We would've also accepted Red, Chuck, Bubbles, and Matilda. You're right.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $25
John: $35




(audience cheers)
[FAME GAME]



And with $10 separating first and third, it's time for the Fame Game. Playing for control of the board. Looking for a famous thing.



I am a feature film released into theaters on December 21, 1962. My screenplay was based on an 1868 adventure novel. I was the 3rd highest grossing film of 1962 in the United States, placed third in the 1963 Golden Laurel Top Male Musical Performance award and was nominated for the Golden Laurel Top Action Drama award. My plot concerns a teenage girl who is accompanied by her younger brother and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend, Professor Jacques Paganel, to Glasgow in order to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan to rescue her shipwrecked father. The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both South America and New Zealand, respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing said shipwrecked father.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 48 )
*Hunter buzzes in (45)*
Hunter?
Hunter: In Search of the Castaways
Written by Jules Verne, you're right! (audience cheers)


Where's that $10 Money Card, Stacey?

[dougmorrisontheair]

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Stacey: Behind the number six.


Greg: Hunter, if you can get that $10, you'd go into the lead. Good luck, and fire when ready. (a letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Alright, c'mon $10 Money Card right... NOW! (H)

[palmer7]

(he stops)





Greg: Made a wrong turn, landed on #8, which is....?





(PRIZE CUE)




Charlie: An espresso machine! This Italian espresso machine makes coffee-shop-quality cappuccinos, Americanos, and lattes but takes up only 6" of counter space. The slim machine sheds the bulk of similar models yet brews professional-quality drinks using a 15-bar manual pump system that extracts maximum flavor from espresso beans and provides thick, rich foam. Furnished by Hammacher Schlemmer.



(audience cheers)



Greg: That's a $300 espresso machine, and it's yours to keep regardless of your final standing in the game. We'll be back with a good match right after this.


(main theme to commercial)
(cheers and applause)
(fade to commercial)

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(main theme closes, cheers and applause)



Greg: We're back with a good match.



Hunter: $30
Kevin: $25
John: $35



A rather close one, I may add, as $10 separates all three players. Back to this.


1. What 1982 war left the British with 14,000 POWs?
2. In the movie The Graduate, what was Elaine's last name?
3. What city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics?
4. What nation did Niger, Algeria, the Congo, and Tunisia all win independence from?
5. What was the stage name of the now-retired Mario Kreutzberger?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What 1982 war left the British with 14,000 POWs?
(buzzcode: 45)
*Hunter buzzes in (45, BULLSEYE!)*
Hunter?
Hunter: Operation Mole Hill?
Judges?
(wrong)
That was an operation, we wanted the war. The Falklands War. Sorry, you lose $5.


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $25
John: $35


John has a $10 lead all to himself.


2. In the movie The Graduate, what was Elaine's last name?
(buzzcode: 79)
*Hunter buzzes in (37)*
Hunter?
Hunter: Robinson?
Precisely.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $25
John: $35


3. What city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics?
(buzzcode: 82)
*Kevin buzzes in (76)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Moscow
It turned out to be a huge washout for NBC, but you're right.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $30
John: $35


4. What nation did Niger, Algeria, the Congo, and Tunisia all win independence from?
(buzzcode: 28 )
*Hunter buzzes in (48 )*
Hunter?
Hunter: Africa
(wrong)

(some people in the audience snicker) I had no idea Africa was a country. No no no..... it's France. They all gained independence from France. You lose $5 for that, sorry.



Hunter: $25
Kevin: $30
John: $35



5. What was the stage name of the now-retired Mario Kreutzberger?
(buzzcode: 25)
*John buzzes in (19)*
John?
John: Don Francisco
Es correcto.
(ding)


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $30
John: $40


Last I heard, he was on a bus of hope to tomorrow.


[INSTANT BARGAIN]


(singing) "We're on a road to nowhere"..... Instant Bargain. John, you have a $15 lead. Can I interest you in this?


(Charlie Tuna exits from his booth wearing a pair of this prize, he shows them off to John)




Stacey: John, you can be like this man, Charlie Tuna! He's our announcer, and he's proud of that fact. You can be just as proud as he is with this pair of watches. These men's Movado watches from the Faceto™ collection feature a black dial with diamond accent markers that also outline the bezel. Ensuring accurate time keeping, the Swiss quartz movement keeps you right on time. Water-resistant up to 30 meters, and securing with a polished stainless steel link bracelet with deployment clasp, each watch includes a two-year limited warranty. Furnished by Zales Jewelers. Normally, they're priced at....


$6,990


They're yours on our show for only...



$10



(audience cheers)


Greg: And you get not one, but two of them! You could wear one on each wrist. Or, give one to a friend. Whatever you want to do. Er.... how's your current time-telling instrument, John?

[Deleted]

Fine and running, it's a G-Shock, believe it or not.

[palmer7]

A G-Shock! Ooooh, la di dah. La di dah, indeed. Well now, how am I going to compete with that? Um..... did Stacey mention they're diamond-accented? Diamonds, John. You could raffle one of these off and make a small fortune.

Anyway, since the watches don't seem to mean anything, I'll throw in $3,010 in cash. (audience whoooooos) That's a total of $10,000 in cash and watches for just $10, and you'd still lead by a question. Going once.... going twice....

[Deleted]

Man after my own heart, well cash wise, besides, i'll still technically be tied for the lead. (buzz)

[palmer7]

He's right. He's going to buy but he's right. (audience cheers)



Hunter: $25
Kevin: $30
John: $30



We take the $10 off your score, but as I promised, you still lead Hunter by a question. I slightly misspoke. I'm sorry.

[palmer7]

Anyway, just to clarify, you still have a $5 lead over Hunter, but you are tied with Kevin for the lead. Back to the questions. (I walk back to my lectern as Charlie walks back)



1. Which one of tennis' Grand Slam tournaments did Pete Sampras never win?
2. On March 1, 1872, what became the first National Park in the US?
3. What newspaper does Superman work for?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Which one of tennis' Grand Slam tournaments did Pete Sampras never win?
(buzzcode: 11)
*John buzzes in (19, first)*
John?
John: French Open
That is correct, and you move into the lead again.
(ding)


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $30
John: $35


2. On March 1, 1872, what became the first National Park in the US?
(buzzcode: 32)
*Hunter buzzes in (38 )*
Hunter?
Hunter: Yellowstone
Yes, sir. You move up to $30.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $30
John: $35




3. What newspaper does Superman work for?
(buzzcode: 53)
*Hunter buzzes in (50, first to respond)*
Hunter again?
Hunter: The Daily Planet
That is exactly where he worked, and you are now in a tie with John.
(ding)


Hunter: $35
Kevin: $30
John: $35




Talking about Superman, in his first appearances, he was considered a vigilante by the authorities, being fired upon by the National Guard as he razed a slum. This was so that the government would create better housing conditions for the poor. By 1942, however, the Man of Steel was working side-by-side with the police. Which shows that even Superman needs the cops. We'll be right back.


(main theme to commercial)
(cheers and applause)
(fade to commercial)

---

(fade in)
(main theme closes, cheers and applause)


We've got a nice little match going here. It's still anyone's game.


Hunter: $35
Kevin: $30
John: $35



John and Hunter are tied at $35.


[FAME GAME]


And we're adding a $15 Money Card to the board. Looking for a famous group.


We are an American rock band formed in New York City in the year 1988. Our history can be traced back to a band called Trucking Company, which included Canadian guitarist Eric Schenkman, John Popper, and later Chris Barron, who was Popper's Princeton, New Jersey high school friend. Popper left this side project to focus on his main gig with Blues Traveler full-time. With a name change and two new members, our classic lineup was established. We were signed to Epic Records/Sony Music by A&R executive Frankie LaRocka in 1991. Our first EP was recorded live at The Wetlands Preserve in lower Manhattan, and released in January 1991. At the time, we were known for our somewhat lengthy live shows, sometimes jamming even more than is evident on our live releases. We have many songs from our early club days that were never officially released, but remain circulated via concert recordings. Our first studio album was released in August 1991. We continued to play extensive live shows, gaining grassroots fans, as the album was mostly ignored commercially until the summer of 1992. That was when MTV played two music videos of ours directed by filmmaker Rich Murray.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 6)
*John buzzes in (32)*
John?
John: Spin Doctors


That's right. We are the Spin Doctors. (cheers and applause) Nicely solved.


Stacey, where is the $15 Money Card?

[dougmorrisontheair]

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Stacey: Behind the number five.


Greg: You've got a one-in-four chance of hitting a Money Card, John. Good luck. (another letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Alright, let's go. (G)

[dougmorrisontheair]

[palmer7]

(he stops)


Boom! Ten bucks!


(fanfare)
(camera quickly flashes between John and the Money Card)
(audience cheers)




We add that to your score....





Hunter: $35
Kevin: $30
John: $45




And now you have a $10 lead over Hunter. We've got a tight game going here, will the 50-grand CashCard impact it? We shall see, but first, these questions.


1. Barry Allen was the alter ego of which comic book superhero?
2. What does ROM stand for in CD-ROM?
3. An image that went viral recently is a picture of a rat carrying what food item down steps?
4. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on what river?
5. Give me the next line to this song.



I got lipstick stamps on my passport
I think I need a new one

Been around the world, don't speak the language
But your booty don't need explaining
All I really need to understand is




(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Barry Allen was the alter ego of which comic book superhero?
(buzzcode: 55)
*John buzzes in (38 )*
John?
John: The Flash
Yes, sir. Now with his own show on The CW.
(ding)


Hunter: $35
Kevin: $30
John: $50



We can mention them since they don't really count as competition.


2. What does ROM stand for in CD-ROM?
(buzzcode: 96)
*Kevin buzzes in (55)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Read Only Memory
That's right.
(ding)


Hunter: $35
Kevin: $35
John: $50




3. An image that went viral recently is a picture of a rat carrying what food item down steps?
(buzzcode: 54)
*Hunter buzzes in (42)*
Hunter?
Hunter: Cheese?
(wrong)
No, pizza. A slice of pizza, which is going to cost you $5. Sorry.


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $35
John: $50



4. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on what river?
(buzzcode: 5)
*Kevin buzzes in (33)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Columbia River
That's exactly where it was built, and you go to $40.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $40
John: $50


5. Give me the next line to this song.



I got lipstick stamps on my passport
I think I need a new one

Been around the world, don't speak the language
But your booty don't need explaining
All I really need to understand is


(buzzcode: 74)
*Hunter buzzes in (60)*
Hunter!
Hunter: Will you talk dirty to me?
(wrong)
(I let out a wicked grin) (in the dirtiest and most provocative way possible) A Volkswagen diesel. The sewers of New Jersey. (audience laughs) No, no. The line is "When you talk dirty to me". You lose $5 for that, sorry.


Hunter: $25
Kevin: $40
John: $50



[CASHCARD]



Well, John, you have a $10 lead. CashCard costs $15. Four suits. One of them hides Random Cash, one hides a $15 refund, one of them hides this prize which you can see on the monitor.....



(the monitor reveals a view of outside)





Charlie: (VO) A NEW CAR!


["AWESOME"]

(audience cheers loudly)

Charlie: (VO) It's the 2015 Fiat 500c ABARTH. It comes with all the standard features including a 1.4-Liter I4 16-Valve MultiAir® Turbo Engine and Performance Cloth High-Back Bucket Seats, plus we've included Heavy Duty 6-Speed Automatic Transmission. Furnished by Fiat, a division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. And this car is worth....


$26,675



(audience cheers)


Greg: Yes, sir... and one of those suits hides the CashCard, which is worth.... (I pull out a suitcase full of money) $50,000! (audience cheers even louder)



So, John, you have a $10 lead over Kevin. You're a good player. Will you buy in?

[Deleted]

Might as well. (hits buzzer)

[palmer7]

That's the spirit! (audience cheers) We'll take $15 off your score. 




Hunter: $25
Kevin: $40
John: $35



And you're now $5 behind Kevin.


[HEARTS] [SPADES] [DIAMONDS] [CLUBS]


Which suit do you want?

[Deleted]

I'm gonna go for Hearts.

[palmer7]

(I select Hearts)

<HEARTS> [SPADES] [DIAMONDS] [CLUBS]

(drumroll)


All right. Something is about to happen here. I hope it works out for you. For $50,000..... what's behind Hearts?




(I press the button)

(blip)






























<CASHCARD> [SPADES] [DIAMONDS] [CLUBS]




FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!

(dings; alarm sounds; audience cheers; win music plays)


$50,000


(I rush over with the suitcase of money, while Stacey gives John a big kiss)



<CASHCARD> [PRIZE] [$15] [RANDOM CASH]


Congratulations, John. You've just won $50,000 in cash. What do you plan on doing with that money?

[Deleted]

I really couldn't tell you, I'm just excited I finally got the CashCard!

[koopakid17]

I should have $40, not $35.

[palmer7]

(I vigorously nod my head) Me too, me too! We'll be right back!

(main theme to commercial)
(cheers and applause)
(fade to commercial)

---

(fade in on John)
(main theme closes, cheers and applause)


Greg: Welcome back to $ale of the Century. If you just walked in, John Lopez just won a CashCard worth $50,000. John, during the break, we did a little calculation, and you have won so far-- and this is all free and clear, not at risk--- $63,010 in cash alone and a total overall of $103,640 in cash and prizes. (audience cheers loudly)


Yeah, that's amazing. $103,640 on the side.



Hunter: $25
Kevin: $40
John: $35



Now don't let that distract you from your goal. You want to win the Lot, right? Well, right now, you're $5 behind Kevin, and I have some more questions. Let's back into the match with this.


1. Who directed the movie Aliens?
2. What creature's bite can lead to Lyme disease?
3. What is the official state dessert of Massachusetts?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Who directed the movie Aliens?
(buzzcode: 3)
*Hunter buzzes in (48 )*
Hunter?
Hunter: James Cameron
Is right.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $40
John: $35


2. What creature's bite can lead to Lyme disease?
(buzzcode: 26)
*John buzzes in (21, 1st to answer)*
John?
John: Tick
And you're now tied with Kevin. Well done.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $40
John: $40


3. What is the official state dessert of Massachusetts?
(buzzcode: 39)
*John buzzes in (33)*
John?
John: Boston Cream Pie
It was chosen on December 12, 1996; a civics class from Norton High School sponsored the bill, you're right! And you move up to $45.
(ding)


Hunter: $30
Kevin: $40
John: $45



[FAME GAME]


And in this close race, the $15 and now $25 Money Cards are very important. Looking for a fictional character this time.


I am a fictional character created for a television series and set of films. I was born in La Barre, France, on July 13, 2305. I and the rest of my family speak English, with English accents. The French language became obscure by the 24th century. As a child, I dreamed of joining a deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping, and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets. I failed my first Starfleet Academy entrance exam, and, upon admission, met with numerous ethical/scholastic difficulties during my cadet career, but I went on to flourish, developing a lifelong passion for archaeology, and becoming the first freshman to win the Academy marathon. I eventually served as first officer aboard the USS Stargazer, which I later commanded. I am considered by many to be a master of diplomacy and debate who resolves seemingly intractable issues between multiple, sometimes implacable parties with a Solomon-like wisdom. At one point, I was assimilated by the Borg to serve as a bridge between humanity and the Borg.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 94)
*Hunter buzzes in (44)*
Hunter?
Hunter: Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Is right! (audience cheers)


Stacey, where's that all-important $25 Money Card?