$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 49

[palmer7]

(Michelle presses the Spades icon)


Michelle: Buena suerte, Ian.



Greg: She was just wishing you good luck.

Now, for $15,000.... what is behind Spades?


(Michelle presses a button, and the reels spin)

Random Cash! This could be anything from $1 to $50. How much is it tonight?



(the randomizer reveals....)


$49


(audience cheers loudly)


49 bucks! It's a big one!




Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $118




We add that to your score and you're up to $118! Your thoughts, sir?

[Deleted]

Wow-wow-WOW!!! How's that for mind-blowing?

[Deleted]

And now, I'm doomed.

[palmer7]

With all three Money Cards up on the board and the Speed Round coming up? Nonsense! "From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success". Don't give up on yourself. "Stand tall, don't you fall/Oh, don't go and do something foolish
/You're feeling it like everyone, it's silly human pride". (scattered laughter, I look to the audience) What are you laughing at? I'm trying to give a contestant a pep talk. 


Back to the questions.



1. What city in Ohio is named for a Roman general famed for leaving his troops and retiring to his farm?
2. Starting with "G", what is 10 to the 100th power?
3. If a female cat is called a queen, what is a female dog called?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What city in Ohio is named for a Roman general famed for leaving his troops and retiring to his farm?
(buzzcode: 70)
*Ian buzzes in (39)*
Ian?
Ian: Cincinnati
Home of WKRP. You're right.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $20
Ian: $123



2. Starting with "G", what is 10 to the 100th power?
(buzzcode: 16)
*Matt buzzes in (13)*
Matt?
Matt: Google
[Spelled "g-o-o-g-o-l",] You are correct! And Matt is now on the board!
(ding)
(audience cheers)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $123



3. If a female cat is called a queen, what is a female dog called?
(buzzcode: 9)
*Ian buzzes in (33)*
Ian?
Ian: a b*tch
(ding)




Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $128




I would say something here but I'm supposed to be at a Late Late Show taping in a few hours and I'd like to get there in one piece. (scattered laughter)


[FAME GAME]


Fame Game, and all the Money Cards are up there. Looking for a famous person.


I was born on August 16, 1989 and died on April 19, 2015. As children, my sisters and I were found to have damaging lead levels in our blood, which led to multiple educational, behavioral and medical problems, according to a lawsuit we filed in 2008 against the owner of a Sandtown-Winchester home we rented for four years. I had been involved in 20 criminal court cases, five of which were still active at the time of my death, and was due in court on a possession charge on April 24. Baltimore police encountered me on the morning of April 12, 2015, in the street near Baltimore's Gilmor Homes housing project, an area known to have high levels of home foreclosures, poverty, drug deals and violent crime. According to the charging documents submitted by the police, at 8:39 a.m Lieutenant Brian W. Rice, Officer Edward Nero, and Officer Garrett E. Miller were patrolling on bicycles and "made eye contact" with me. I proceeded to flee on foot "unprovoked upon noticing police presence". I was apprehended and taken into custody "without the use of force or incident", according to Officer Miller. They noticed a switchblade in my front right pocket. Video recordings by two bystanders capturing my arrest showed me, screaming in pain, being dragged to a police van by officers, and then stepping up into the van. According to the police timeline, I was placed in a transport van within 11 minutes of my arrest, and within 30 minutes, paramedics were summoned to take me to a hospital. The media has suggested the possibility of a rough ride—an unsanctioned practice where a handcuffed prisoner is placed without a seatbelt in an erratically driven vehicle—as a contributing factor in my injury.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 12)
*Ian buzzes in (86)*
Ian?
Ian: Only one poor soul can fit this description: Freddie Gray.
Just in under the buzzer, you're right. (somber applause from the audience)


Michelle, where is the $25?

[tmann3x]

Michelle:  Dead center at number 5.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


You could make it almost mathematically impossible to win if you hit the $25. Good luck, and fire when ready! (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Herrre goes nothing again... Money Card! Money Card! Money Card... annnnnnd STOP!!! (E)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)


He's got the $10!


(fanfare)
(camera flashes between the $10 and Ian)
(cheers and applause)



Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $138



We add that to your score, and it looks like you have the game all locked up. In fact, we're doing the math right now and you have so much of a lead that even if you buzzed in all 10 times and answered incorrectly all 10 times, you'd still be ahead by $13. So, we are going to give you the option right now. You can do your own math and decide, do you want to try for the world record and play out the Century Round, or do you want to stop the game here and give both your opponents $50? (audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

I think I'll play this out.

[palmer7]

He's going to play it out! (audience cheers) What a good sport, ladies and gentlemen. You don't see that kind of behavior anymore. He's going to give his opponents a sporting chance. Either that, or delay the inevitable.


We'll be right back with that Speed Round after this!


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

[palmer7]

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


Welcome back. It's time for the Speed Round. Ian the champ has practically won the game lock, stock, and barrel. However, the good sport that he is, he's going to play it out. So, may I have 10 questions on the clock, please?



(ding)



Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $138

[10]



The scores, Ian Smith at $25, Matt at $25, Ian Sherman at $138. David Poltorak holds the world record non-Turbo score of $200. Will Ian beat that tonight? We'll find out in 10 questions' time. Good luck as we start the Speed Round..... now!


1. The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major battle of what war?
2. In Greek mythology, for who did the cyclops forge thunderbolts?
3. Which planet in our solar system is known as the Earth's twin?
4. The original Coca-Cola recipe is said to contain what controversial ingredient?
5. What is added to white sugar to make brown sugar?
6. In the game of Battleship, how many hits does it take to sink the submarine?
7. What Ernest Hemingway novel is set during the Spanish Civil War?
8. What Mojave Desert city has a name meaning "the meadows" in Spanish?
9. In pool, what color is the 5-ball?
10. Harare is the capital of what country?



(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major battle of what war?
(buzzcode: 92)
*Ian buzzes in (46)*
Ian?
Ian: the Mexican-American War
Right.
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $148

[9]



2. In Greek mythology, for who did the cyclops forge thunderbolts?
(buzzcode: 37)
*Matt buzzes in (41)*
Matt?
Matt: Hercules
(wrong)
Zeus.


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $15
Ian: $148

[8]


3. Which planet in our solar system is known as the Earth's twin?
(buzzcode: 54)
*Ian S. buzzes in (45)*
Ian S.?
Ian S.: Mars?
(wrong)
Venus.


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $15
Ian: $148

[7]


4. The original Coca-Cola recipe is said to contain what controversial ingredient?
(buzzcode: 18)
*Ian buzzes in (25)*
Ian?
Ian: cocaine
Correct.
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $15
Ian: $158

[6]



5. What is added to white sugar to make brown sugar?
(buzzcode: 81)
*Matt buzzes in (82)*
Matt?
Matt: Molasses
Yes.
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $25
Ian: $158

[5]



6. In the game of Battleship, how many hits does it take to sink the submarine?
(buzzcode: 33)
*Ian buzzes in (32, 1st to respond)*
Ian?
Ian: 3
Yes.
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $25
Ian: $168

[4]


7. What Ernest Hemingway novel is set during the Spanish Civil War?
(buzzcode: 20)
*Ian buzzes in (18)*
Ian?
Ian: (singing) For Whom the Bell Tolls
Correct!
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $25
Ian: $178

[3]



8. What Mojave Desert city has a name meaning "the meadows" in Spanish?
(buzzcode: 38)
*Ian buzzes in (72)*
Ian?
Ian: Las Vegas
Right again!
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $25
Ian: $188

[2]



9. In pool, what color is the 5-ball?
(buzzcode: 73)
*Ian buzzes in (81)*
Ian?
Ian: orange
Yes!
(ding)


Ian S.: $15
Matt: $25
Ian: $198

[1]




10. Harare is the capital of what country?
(buzzcode: 52)
*Ian S. buzzes in (38)*
Ian S.?
Ian S.: Zinbabwe
It's Zimbabwe, but who cares at this point?
(ding)


Ian S.: $25
Matt: $25
Ian: $198

[0]



(time's up)


Ian is still the champ!



[WIN CUE]
[BGM MUSIC]



Well done, Ian. You were only $2 away from the world record score in non-Turbo gameplay. We'll get back to you in a moment.


First, Matt, you did pick up a server from the Fame Game. With the cash in front of you, that gives you a total of $3,525. (audience cheers) Plus, we have some parting gifts and our thanks for playing.


Ian Smith, what can I say? Sometimes you just can't get started. You do have the $25 in front of you, plus parting gifts and our thanks for playing.


Do either one of you wish to say anything before you go?

[Deleted]

Good game everybody (shakes the hand of the other Ian and Matt.)

[Deleted]

And the same to you. (shakes opponents' hands in return)

[palmer7]

Isn't that nice? Ian, let's go shopping!


(Let's Go Shopping cue plays as Ian joins me over at center stage)
(cheers and applause)
(the doors open and we walk inside the showroom)


Way to go, champ. You dominated the game, winning by a very wide margin. Your thoughts, sir?

[Deleted]

For one thing, this is the first time I've ever heard of there actually being a record for locking opponents out. They sure don't take this into account during the Daytime Emmy sweeps...

[palmer7]

Someone send a note to the promotion department. Ian, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. 


Now, Ian, you have $198. That means nothing. You have, however, won this!



(This prize appears against a spacey background)




Burton: (VO) Ian, take your mind to a galaxy far, far away with this musical starship. This heirloom music box crafted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland by renowned horologists Reuge transports a listener beyond Earth's bounds with a suite of mellifluous movie themes. One of only 33 handmade by a one of the world’s master lutheries, the music box’s black-lacquered walnut base provides optimal resonance when receiving sound vibrations from the twin anodized aluminum wings. Furnished by Hammacher Schlemmer. This prize is valued at.....


$22,000


(audience cheers)


Greg: And that is a rather cool prize, if I do say so myself. Ian, you could take that home with you, or come back and try for this prize!


(Mitch, the mountain man, breathes in the fresh, morning air)





Burton: (VO) From the exquisite views at the North Gate to national park like natural amenities, you will be in awe of the beauty that the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina offer. This outstanding, 1.34-acre developer homesite has expansive mountain views that are sure to soothe the soul. This homesite has complete underground utilities including central water and sewer, electric, and fiber optic data lines for HDTV, phone, and broadband internet. Plus, we're including enough building material for a 2,500 square foot home, plus cash to make up the difference. Furnished by the Blue Ridge Mountain Club. This package is valued at....


$79,900


(audience cheers)


Greg: That's a good prize, too. Now, we change our unwon prizes every five shows, so the car will be different. However, what remains the same is that six nights is worth all the prizes, and 7 nights gets you all the prizes, your P-C-J, and this!



(cash jackpot fanfare as the sign lowers)


Burton: (VO) A cash bonus of one MILLION dollars!






Greg: Now, you haven't been doing too well in the Ten-In-A-Row, but still, a shade over $1.5 million would not be bad at all. However, that is still a good ways out. Tomorrow night is our 50th episode, and it's going to be a very special one for all of us. All sorts of surprises and such. If you're up to the party, we'd love to have you. Otherwise, you can take your musical starship, which would look great in your den..... (audience chuckles) and leave. We'll give you 10 seconds to decide.



(drumroll)



Ian, répondez s'il vous plaît.

[Deleted]

Well, I'm not one to miss a party... I'm returning again!

[palmer7]

(horn fanfare, we shake on it, cheers and applause)

He's coming back. Knew you would, knew you would. Step over here, please, we've got some business to do. (we walk over to the 10-in-a-Row desk, I lift the laptop lid)


You know how Ten-in-a-Row works. 10 correct answers in a row puts your P-C-J at $605,000. We're deciding to do away with the 60-second rule, but each question will still have a strict limit of three seconds to answer. Now let's do here what you did in the Speed Round, OK? You ready for this?

[Deleted]

And eager.

[palmer7]

All right. Dim the lights.... (the lights dim) Good luck. Audience, we want complete silence. He's going for a lot. The round starts.... now!




1. Who was the first US president to have a woman serving in his cabinet?
Ian: Barack Obama
(wrong)
Franklin D. Roosevelt.


2. Which very successful pop duo of the 80s consisted of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith?
Ian: Tears for Fears
Yes.
(ding)


3. Which continent are the Guiana Highlands located in?
Ian: South America
Correct.
(ding)


4. One of Oscar Wilde's best-known works is a play titled The Importance of Being what?
Ian: Earnest
Right!
(ding)



5. On a standard QWERTY keyboard, which vowel does not appear in the top row of letters?
Ian: A
Yes!
(ding)

6. What sporting legend is nicknamed "The Great One"?
Ian: Pele
(wrong)
Wayne Gretzky.


7. How many US states border Mexico?
Ian: 4
Correct.
(ding)


8. Which candidate wants to build a wall around Mexico?
Ian: Donald Trump
Correct.
(ding)


9. According to this candidate, who would pay for said wall?
Ian: Mexico
Right!
(ding)


10. Who collaborated with Beno Gutenburg to devise a system of measuring the intensity of earthquakes?
Ian: Richter
Yes!
(ding)


(time's up)
(the lights come back on)
(cheers and applause)


PERSONAL CASH JACKPOT:
$512,500



You are improving. Yes, indeed, you are improving.

[Deleted]

Exactly. Shoot for the moon, you still land among the stars.

[palmer7]

Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Ian. Self-rationalization is one thing, but denial is another.


However, I will say that you picked up quite a bit tonight. Your total is just blossoming, my friend. In the three games you've been here, you've got a total of...


$24,079


$24,079 in cash and prizes. (audience cheers as the others join us) I'd like to thank Michelle Vieth for showing up, as well as President Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Jr.


Bill C.: By the way, Greg, what's a cabrón?


Greg: Ask Michelle. Keep smiling, and bye for now! (I give the Dick Clark Salute, everyone waves)





[CLOSING THEME, CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

















Burton: (VO) Some departing contestants and members of our studio audience will receive....


Elegant ironstone dinnerware and accessories for your table. The Museum Collection's graceful lines and delicate patterns, with its authentic reproduction of yesterday. From The Pfaltzgraff Company.


Decorative stationary from Montag, in a variety of contemporary and traditional designs that complement any personality from Montag Stationary.


A gift certificate from Jacques Moret. Presenting their latest bodywear for dance, exercise, and aerobics. Colorful, comfortable, and fashionable. From Jacques Moret.


A generous supply of Hires root beer. After 138 years, America's original root beer is still number one. Hires, the great American root beer.


Spring into P.S. Gitano. Proportionally-sized jeans for the fits you'll love. Short, regular, or long-waisted women, P.S. Gitano's new sizing system is for you!


And Typhoon's deluxe three-piece wicker vanity set. Styled in graceful, natural wicker material. Created in the elegant, Victorian design for the bedroom and powder room. From Typhoon.





Plus, all of our contestants and some members of our studio audience will receive a diamond stick pen from Germani Jewelers, and a copy of the $ale of the Century video game for the Nintendo WiiU. Furnished by Ubisoft.


* The views and opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of NBC, the Grundy division of FremantleMedia, or this station.


























YAMAHA MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS


HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER


TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER, TORONTO/TRAVELOCITY



TELEVISA HOME ENTERTAINMENT



MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED


WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT



BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN CLUB


CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION



















THE PFALTZGRAFF COMPANY




MONTAG STATIONARY



JACQUES MORET



DR. PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP



GITANO



TYPHOON HOME FURNISHINGS



UBISOFT, INC.


GERMANI JEWELLERS























































Greg Palmer's Wardrobe Furnished by:
MYER MELBOURNE


















Michelle Vieth's Wardrobe Furnished by:
PERRUCHE












Relations to Presidential Candidates' Wardrobe Furnished by:
THE GREIF COMPANIES












Some Models' Wardrobe Furnished by:
KEITH MATHESON
BLAZER
ZIMMERMANN
PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL





Shoes by:
AQUILA
FRANCO BURRONE









$ALE OF THE CENTURY
GREG PALMER













Burton: (VO) All prices are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Value and are correct at the time of recording. $ale of the Century stars Greg Palmer. This program has been edited for broadcast. This is Burton Richardson speaking.







Executive Producers
JENNIFER MULLIN
ANDREW BROOKE
KAREN GREENE





Produced by
NICHOLAS J. BRANDT
KAREN BENTLEY





Co-Producer
STEVE MARSHALL





Associate Producers
ISAAC MAYO
JANET HOWE




Creative Consultants
GLENN RIDGE
TONY BARBER
ED PHILLIPS



Directed by
CRAIG COSTER



Announcer
BURTON RICHARDSON
















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