$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 49

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)



Ian, you could really stretch out your lead if you hit that $10. Good luck, and fire when ready. (a letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Come on, let's go, Money Card... annnnnnnnnnnnd STOP! (C)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)


Nowhere close. #3 has this prize. Burton?

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

[DOCTOR WHO 1986 THEME]




Burton: It's an Irish Telefon box! This is the exact handmade replica of the ubiquitous Irish telefon box that once linked the residents of the Emerald Island, available exclusively from Hammacher Schlemmer. While lacking a phone itself, this telefon box still facilitates communication by creating a private sanctuary for mobile phone calls, or simply serving as a historic conversation piece. Exclusively from Hammacher Schlemmer.

This prize is worth.... $6,000!


(cheers and applause)

Greg: (laughing) And you know something, Ian? This could be an Irish TARDIS! (scattered laughter in the audience) There could be a Time Lord with an Irish brogue hidden in that telephone booth. What do you think of that?

[Deleted]

Ha! And ten to one he'll swap his old sonic screwdriver for a sonic shillelagh. Still, you never can tell!

(R.I.P. "VRTrooperMusic" on YouTube, BTW)

[palmer7]

Maybe he will. Who knows? Now, sources claim that The Boss was also a beast at Monopoly. And once he gets Pacific Avenue with a hotel, boy, he's on fire! We'll be back right after this commercial timeout.


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


Welcome back. While you were gone, I was explaining to Michelle who Doctor Who is. Mr. Sherman was a huge help.



Ian S.: $20
Matt: $20
Ian: $45



Speaking of Mr. Sherman, he's ahead by $25. Still plenty of game left, so let's go.



1. On Happy Days, where did Fonzie, Richie, Potsie and Ralph go to drink sodas and play the jukebox?
2. What band's "Buddy Holly" music video, set on an episode of Happy Days, was released as an extra with Windows '95?
3. Which river did Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn sail down?
4. In what organ of the human body is the hippocampus?
5. What planet has a storm system called the "Great Red Spot"?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. On Happy Days, where did Fonzie, Richie, Potsie and Ralph go to drink sodas and play the jukebox?
(buzzcode: 2)
*Ian buzzes in (37)*
Ian?
Ian: Arnold's Drive-In
I wouldn't mind going there myself. Ayyyyyy! You get another $5.
(ding)


Ian S.: $20
Matt: $20
Ian: $50



2. What band's "Buddy Holly" music video, set on an episode of Happy Days, was released as an extra with Windows '95?
(buzzcode: 94)
*Ian buzzes in (12)*
Ian?
Ian: Weezer
That's right. You go to $55.
(ding)


Ian S.: $20
Matt: $20
Ian: $55


3. Which river did Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn sail down?
(buzzcode: 56)
*Ian buzzes in (44)*
Ian?
Ian: Mississippi
That's correct. The Mississippi River. Up to $60.
(ding)


Ian S.: $20
Matt: $20
Ian: $60


4. In what organ of the human body is the hippocampus?
(buzzcode: 15)
*Ian S. buzzes in (34)*
Ian S.?
Ian S.: The brain
Welcome to the game, Ian S.! You go to $25.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $60



(audience does their "dog whoop" motion) The Ian Smith section of the Dog Pound.

5. What planet has a storm system called the "Great Red Spot"?
(buzzcode: 34)
*Ian S. buzzes in (55)*
Ian S. again?
Ian S.: Jupiter.
Correct. Up to $30.
(ding)


Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $60




[INSTANT BARGAIN]


Instant Bargain time, and Ian the champ, you have a $30 lead. (my mood is much brighter) And in the interest of equal time, here to present the next Instant Bargain is Donald Trump, JUNIOR!


(Donald Trump, Jr. comes out to cheers and applause from the Republicans in the audience)





[TRIP CUE]




Donald Trump, Jr.: Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, Ian, for your next Instant Bargain, I, along with the entire Trump family, would like you and a companion to be our guest at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto!


You and a guest will spend a week in a Superior Double Room at our family's five-star hotel. A stay at Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto places you in the heart of Toronto, walking distance from Osgoode Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. We are listed in the 2014 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2012 Travel + Leisure 500. The Trump International Hotel & Tower.


We're also including a rental car and airfare, plus $1,500 in cash. Furnished by Travelocity. This trip is normally priced at....


$6,224


Michelle: But it's yours on $ale of the Century for only....



$11



(audience cheers as I join them)


Greg: Don Trump! (I shake his hand) Welcome to $ale of the Century. You look nothing like your father.


Don: Thank you.


(just then, Bill C. walks in)


Bill C.: Wait a minute! Now wait just a doggone minute. Now, all I offer is a saxophone and he's taking Ian out of the country. I don't own a hotel.


Greg: Why don't you build one? (to Ian) Ian.... have you ever been to Toronto?

[Deleted]

Only through it by way of the airport...

[palmer7]

Ah, only through it. Well then, how'd you like to see the actual city? Go to Degrassi, that kind of thing. You have a $30 lead, so you can afford the $11 price. We're already offering you $1,500.... (I pull out some "Grundy Green" from my pocket) I'll make it an even $2,000. That's $6,724 in cash and trip for $11, and you'd still have a $19 lead. Going once.... going twice.... (audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

Normally, I'm not a fan of anything Trump-related, but this one's an exception. I'm going for this too!

[palmer7]

Hit that button!
(he buzzes in)


Well done, Ian. Enjoy the trip and the cash! (I walk back to my lectern)


We take the $11 off your score....


Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $49



And you still have a $19 lead over the challenger that shares your name. Back to the questions.


1. Directed by Sydney Pollack, which film won the 1985 Oscar for Best Picture in 1986?
2. What killed over 2,000 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889?
3. What is the capital of Liberia?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Directed by Sydney Pollack, which film won the 1985 Oscar for Best Picture in 1986?
(buzzcode: 99)
*Ian buzzes in (93)*
Ian?
Ian: Out of Africa
My mom loves that movie. You're right.
(ding)



Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $54



2. What killed over 2,000 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889?
(buzzcode: 56)
*Ian buzzes in (82)*
Ian?
Ian: a flood
The Great Flood of 1889. You're right again.
(ding)



Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $59


3. What is the capital of Liberia?
(buzzcode: 52)
*Ian buzzes in (44)*
Ian?
Ian: Monrovia
Named for James Monroe. You're right again!
(ding)



Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $64




[FAME GAME]



Well, we're adding a $15 Money Card to the board. Looking for a famous place.


I am the capital city and a special municipality of a country. Prior to the significant influx of Han Chinese immigrants, my region was mainly inhabited by the Ketagalan plains aborigines. The number of Han immigrants gradually increased in the early 18th century under Qing Dynasty rule after the government began permitting development in the area. I am bordered by the Xindian River on the south and the Tamsui River on the west. The generally low-lying terrain of the central areas on the western side of the municipality slopes upward to the south and east and especially to the north. Two peaks, Cising Mountain and Mt. Datun, rise to the northeast of me. I have a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. When compared to other Asian cities, I have "excellent" capabilities for managing air quality in the city. However, smog is extremely common and there is poor visibility throughout me after rain-less days. In 2013, over 6.3 million overseas visitors visited me, making me the 15th most visited city globally. I am home to The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a famous monument, landmark and tourist attraction that was erected in memory of General Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 44)
*Ian S. buzzes in (34)*
Ian S.?
Ian S.: Could it be Beijing?

No. No money lost, but you sit out of the rest of the clues.


Ian and Matt, a break for you two.


I known for my many night markets, the most famous of which is the Shilin Night Market in the Shilin District. I am home to a 101-floor landmark skyscraper that claimed the title of world's tallest building when it opened in 2004, a title it held for six years before relinquishing it to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. In 2010, the Chung-Ching Junior Little League won the Junior League World Series, after winning the Asia-Pacific Region, then defeating the Mexico Region and Latin America Region champions to become the International champion, and finally defeating the U.S. champion. I am the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan, and one of the major hubs of the Chinese-speaking world.


(new buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 10)
*Matt buzzes in (2)*
Matt?
Matt: Taipei
And that is right! (audience cheers)



Taipei, Taiwan.


Michelle, where is that $15 Money Card?

[tmann3x]

In just one fix... the $15 card is in number 6.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Greg: And she rhymes, too. Matt, you could take the lead right now if you hit a Money Card. Good luck, and fire when ready! (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[mringgenberg]

Come on $15 money card! NOW!!! (I)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)


Stopping at #2, here's what Burton has for you.

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

["HOMEWARD BOUND" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail]




Burton: (VO) It's a server! This bar service is built into the breastplate of a full suit of Gothic plate armor comprised of over 50 pieces of handcrafted 2mm-thick aluminum. The server “holds” a tray that opens from his curiass and suspends with two metal chains. His interior stores up to four 12-oz. glasses and four bottles of your preferred liquor. Liquor and glasses not included. From Hammacher Schlemmer!


This prize is worth.... $3,500!



(audience cheers)

Greg: Oh what a knight! That's $3,500 right there. Let me ask you, Matt. Do you drink?

[mringgenberg]

No I don't.

[Deleted]

(Consider yourself in the best company, Matt. Besides, you can easily get as much room in there for two whole six-packs of Virgil's as, I don't know, say, one-third of a six-pack of Smithwick's and another one-third of Count Pushkin!)

[palmer7]

Well, neither do I, but I think our prize coordinator does. Anyway, the CashCard round is next, so stay with us.


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(cheers and applause)
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Welcome back, we're at Round 3.



Ian S.: $30
Matt: $20
Ian: $64



And this is looking like a runaway match at the moment. Ian the champ is leading by $34 over a man who shares his first name and last-name initial. Matt is at $20, doesn't drink, but may need one after this game. Back with this.



1. Of the four suits in a deck of cards, which suit is the highest ranking in a game of bridge?
2. How many segments are there for the number 8 on a digital clock?
3. Starting with "U", what film western earned Gene Hackman his second acting Oscar?
4. What popular children's character was used to write a book to explain Taoism?
5. Please give me the next line to this hit by The Who.


I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes.
I sometimes think I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory
that never forgets
I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes
I got your body right now on my mind and I drunk myself blind to the
sound of old T-Rex
To the sound of old T-Rex - and Who's Next


When I say I love you you say you better



(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Of the four suits in a deck of cards, which suit is the highest ranking in a game of bridge?
(buzzcode: 57)
*Ian S. buzzes in (23)*
Ian S.?
Ian S.: Hearts?
(wrong)
Oh no. Spades. Spades is the highest ranking. You lose $5 for that.



Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $64



2. How many segments are there for the number 8 on a digital clock?
(buzzcode: 39)
*Ian buzzes in (45, 1st to respond)*
Ian?
Ian: 7
That's correct, and you go to $69.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $69



3. Starting with "U", what film western earned Gene Hackman his second acting Oscar?
(buzzcode: 59)
*Ian buzzes in (57)*
Ian?
Ian: Unforgiven
Right again, to $74 you go.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $74



4. What popular children's character was used to write a book to explain Taoism?
(buzzcode: 12)
*Ian buzzes in (65)*
Ian?
Ian: Winnie the Pooh
It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 49 weeks. You're right again.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $79



5. Please give me the next line to this hit by The Who.


I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes.
I sometimes think I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory
that never forgets
I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes
I got your body right now on my mind and I drunk myself blind to the
sound of old T-Rex
To the sound of old T-Rex - and Who's Next


When I say I love you you say you better


(buzzcode: 11)
*Ian buzzes in (18)*
Ian: (singing) You better, you better, you bet!
Somebody knows their Who. You're right!
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $84




[CASHCARD]

CashCard time, and Ian, you're dominating the game by $59. Here's a prize you could win.



["THE ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS"]


(Donald Trump, Jr. pops out of a giant barrel dressed like El Chavo, to audience laughter)


Michelle: Ay bendito! (to Don) You are the whitest El Chavo I've ever seen in my life. Anyway, one of my favorite TV shows growing up in Acapulco was El Chavo del Ocho. You can still see it on UniMas. It's a comedy about a poor orphan child that lives on a Mexican housing complex, typically called a vecindad. I have the DVD right here.


(she holds it up)





There are five DVDs and 25 episodes, many of which haven't been seen in years in reruns. From Televisa Home Entertainment.


And you can invest in your own vecindad because we're giving you a FIBRA! A FIBRA is an investment trust dedicated to the acquisition and development of real estate in Mexico held for leasing. We'll be giving you 425 shares, and the value is based on the closing price on the day of taping. Furnished by Macquarie Group Limited.






All together, this prize package is worth.....


$10,203



(audience cheers, as I laugh out loud; the laughs get louder as Bill Clinton walks out with a fake moustache, a sun hat, a t-shirt, and jeans)



Michelle: You're supposed to be Don Ramón?


Bill C.: (with very poor Spanish pronunciation) Yo lay voy al Necaxa. (Hispanic members of the audience boo, one guy calls Bill Clinton a "cabrón")


Greg: I agree with you, sir! I think we just insulted our Hispanic audience. The CashCard is worth $15,000. Ian, do you want to play? It'll cost you $15. Quickly, before they turn off their TVs in Puerto Rico.

[Deleted]

As Dora the Explorer would say, "¡Vamonos! Let's go!"

[palmer7]

Excellent. (he presses his buzzer, audience cheers)





Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $69




Which suit do you want?

[Deleted]

Befitting the first question of this round, I'll take spades.