$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 50

[palmer7]

1. Emmental cheese originated in what country?
(buzzcode: 54)
*Ian buzzes in (42)*
Ian?
Ian: Switzerland
That's right, and you extend your lead to $9.
(ding)


Lenny: $25
Kevin: $26
Ian: $35


2. What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?
(buzzcode: 12)
*Lenny buzzes in (18)*
Lenny?
Lenny: suspension bridge
That's right, you take Kevin to third place.
(ding)


Lenny: $30
Kevin: $26
Ian: $35


3. What part of New York City got its name because it lies south of Houston Street?
(buzzcode: 17)
*Ian buzzes in (10)*
Ian?
Ian: SoHo
Moving to $40, you're right!
(ding)


Lenny: $30
Kevin: $26
Ian: $40



[FAME GAME]


Fame Game time. Lenny and Kevin, we're putting a $10 Money Card up on the board. Either one of you could use it. Famous person.


I was born March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California. My parents were both actors. I was raised partly by my grandparents, living on their poultry farm in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. My father held many jobs before deciding to become an actor, but did not secure enough roles to provide for the family. He eventually walked out on us when I was 11 years old, and we did not see each other again until 11 years later when my brother and I decided to track Dad down. I once encountered a young Charles Manson while riding a horse at the Spahn Ranch. I was a member of my high school chemistry club and earned an associate degree in police science from Los Angeles Valley College in 1976. I started working as an actor regularly in the late 1980s, mostly doing minor roles and advertisements. My voice acting includes English dubbing of Japanese anime, under the pseudonym Lee Stone, including Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Macross Plus, and Armitage III: Poly-Matrix. I was an original cast member of the ABC soap opera Loving, where I portrayed Douglas Donovan from 1983 to 1985. I was the voice actor for two villains in the original first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and it's rumored that the original Blue Ranger gained his surname from me. Coincidentally, I am portraying Zordon in the upcoming film Power Rangers.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 49)
*Ian buzzes in (53)*
Ian?
Ian: Bryan Cranston
That is right! (audience cheers)


Where's that $10 Money Card, Summer?

[tmann3x]

*flips board*

Summer:  Behind number 3.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Greg: Ian, you could add to your lead if you hit that $10. The lights are locked into your buzzer. Good luck, and fire when ready! (a letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

And here we go again! $10! $10! $10! C'mon, $10... annnnnnnnnd STOP! (G)

[tmann3x]

[Deleted]

Man oh man! How lucky can you get?

[palmer7]

(he stops)


Stop at $10!


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



Lenny: $30
Kevin: $26
Ian: $50



We add the $10 to your score. I'd say you're pretty lucky right now, you've got a $20 lead. We'll have more fun after these messages!


(main theme to commercial)
(cheers and applause)

[from episode 30]

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



Greg: It's come to my attention that someone hacked into the airwaves and decided to Rickroll the entire country, so part of Round 3 was not broadcast. The complete episode has been recorded, and we will edit Round 3 into a complete episode which will air on Buzzr. Check your local listings. The scores we have are correct, and it should not impact the game.


(fade to commercial)

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(from episode 29)

(Katy holds up a pair of Jockey boxer briefs left in her load, much to her surprise; audience laughs)

Today on $ale of the Century, it's yours for only...


$5




(I nervously chuckle as I rush up on stage and quickly dispose of the boxer briefs) First I must make sure they're the right size.... (I check) they are. (I throw them to the side) Uh, Michael..... could you use something like this?


Michael:Greg, you horny dog!  ;)
(audience laughter & men hoot & holler)

Greg: Hey hey, hey now. Game show hosts have sexual needs, too. (audience laughs) Just ask Bob Barker. (audience laughs even louder)

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



Greg: We're back with more of Episode 50 of $ale.




Lenny: $30
Kevin: $26
Ian: $50



Ian has a $20 lead over Lenny, thanks in part to a $10 Money Card. Kevin is at $26, but he's going with me to Melbourne. Back to the questions.


1. Who was known as "Moses" of the Underground Railroad?
2. Which car manufacturer's name means "to hear"?
3. What cut of beef comes from between the neck and the shoulder blade?
4. What actor provides the voice for Sideshow Bob on the TV show The Simpsons?
5. What novel won Alice Walker a Pulitzer Prize in 1983?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Who was known as "Moses" of the Underground Railroad?
(buzzcode: 71)
*Lenny buzzes in (63)*
Lenny?
Lenny: Harriet Tubman
That's right, and you go to $35.
(ding)


Lenny: $35
Kevin: $26
Ian: $50


2. Which car manufacturer's name means "to hear"?
(buzzcode: 63)
*Ian buzzes in (42)*
Ian?
Ian: Audi
That's correct, and you go to $55.
(ding)


Lenny: $35
Kevin: $26
Ian: $55


3. What cut of beef comes from between the neck and the shoulder blade?
(buzzcode: 28)
*Ian buzzes in (82)*
Ian?
Ian: chuck
As in Chuck Woolery, you're right again. Up to $60.
(ding)


Lenny: $35
Kevin: $26
Ian: $60


4. What actor provides the voice for Sideshow Bob on the TV show The Simpsons?
(buzzcode: 29)
*Lenny buzzes in (5)*
Lenny?
Lenny: Kelsey Grammer
That's right, and you jump to $40.
(ding)


Lenny: $40
Kevin: $26
Ian: $60


5. What novel won Alice Walker a Pulitzer Prize in 1983?
(buzzcode: 99)
*Ian buzzes in (95)*
Ian?
Ian: The Color Purple
That's right again, up to $65.
(ding)


Lenny: $40
Kevin: $26
Ian: $65




[INSTANT BARGAIN]



Ian, we've got an Instant Bargain for you. You've got a $25 lead, $65 to spend, and this!


["OPEN YOUR MIND"]





Summer: Ian, improve the ambiance of your home with this oil painting by Adam Shaw. It's titled "On the Bones of Moby Dick". It's 50 inches wide and 50 inches long, and comes from an artist who has been widely exhibited in the United States. Plus, we'll give you $1,000 in cash to buy your own frame. Furnished by Pippin Contemporary. It's normally priced at....


$12,385


But tonight on $ale of the Century, it's yours for only....

$10


(audience cheers as I look over the painting)


Greg: Hmmm..... very nice. Very mathematical, I'd say. Now, Ian...... you've won a lot of prizes for your home already, what with the wine refrigerator, the living room set..... and should you win tonight, you'd get some property in North Carolina you could put all this in. And I think this painting would look stunning. Absolutely stunning. Don't you agree?

[Deleted]

Yeah. Those psi's do look somewhat like tridents, now that I think about it...

[palmer7]

You have a $25 lead, so if you bought it for $10, you'd still have a $15 lead. I'm not touching the price, but I will add enough cash to make it an even $13,000. $13,000 in cash and artwork for $10. $10 once..... $10 twice...... $10 three times...... (audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

Goin' for it again!

[palmer7]

(Ian buzzes in) And sold at that price! (audience cheers)




Lenny: $40
Kevin: $26
Ian: $55



[SALE SURPRISE]
(audience cheers louder)


And there's a $ale Surprise! (Summer hands me an envelope) Now, since this is the 50th episode, we picked one of our Instant Bargains to have a special surprise in it, and this was the one. So, inside the envelope we have.... 50 crisp, $100 bills! That's a total of $5,000! (audience cheers, I drop off the bundle to Ian, then walk back to my lectern)


What do you think of that?

[Deleted]

If that isn't a work of art, I don't know what is.

[palmer7]

Yes, it's beautiful.


Now, put your money away, we'll get back to the questions.


1. What do the face cards count for in the card game Gin Rummy?
2. What is a dried plum?
3. Which fruit can restore your health in Donkey Kong 64?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What do the face cards count for in the card game Gin Rummy?
(buzzcode: 25)
*Ian buzzes in (52)*
Ian?
Ian: 10 points a card
That's correct, and you move back up to $60.
(ding)


Lenny: $40
Kevin: $26
Ian: $60



2. What is a dried plum?
(buzzcode: 98)
*Lenny buzzes in (71)*
Lenny?
Lenny: prune
That's right, and you're now within $15 of the champ.
(ding)


Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $60


3. Which fruit can restore your health in Donkey Kong 64?
(buzzcode: 41)
*Ian buzzes in (44)*
Ian?
Ian: melons
Watermelons to be exact, you're up to $65.
(ding)


Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $65




[FAME GAME]



Well, we've got a $15 Money Card going up on the board, and Lenny and Kevin could use it. Although, what does Kevin care, really? He's going to Australia! Looking for a famous group.


We are a musical duo originating from Columbus, Ohio. Our leader came up with the band's name while studying All My Sons by Arthur Miller, a play about a man who must face a moral dilemma because he knowingly sent them faulty plane parts for the economic good of his business. On December 29, 2009, we released our debut, self-titled album and began touring Ohio. The next year, we released two officially unreleased tracks to our SoundCloud account. These included an original spinoff of "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman and a cover of "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri. They were originally available for free download, though the option has since been removed. In 2011, two of my original members left the band, but Josh Dun joined the group, forming the duo that exists today. Our second self-release, Regional at Best, was released July 8, 2011. In November 2011, we played a sold out show at Columbus' Newport Music Hall attracting the attention of a dozen record labels. Although many labels fought over us, it was ultimately decided that we would sign to the Atlantic Records subsidiary label Fueled by Ramen, the same label responsible for the commercial success of bands like Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, Young the Giant, and multiple other alternative acts.


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 67)
*Ian buzzes in (83)*
Ian?
Ian: Twenty One Pilots
That's correct. (audience cheers)


And now, with the $15 Money Card, Summer Bartholomew.

[tmann3x]

Summer:  It's behind number 4, Greg Palmer.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Greg: Ha ha ha! I see what you did there. Ian, you have a chance to add to your lead even more. Good luck, and fire when ready. (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Okay, let's keep things moving! $15! $15! $15! $15... STOP! (D)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)

It's not the $15, but what's behind #8?

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

["Exhilaration"]


Don: (VO) It's a shuffleboard table! This 9'-long shuffleboard table can be played conveniently indoors. The playing surface‘s polymer finish allows pucks to slide smoothly and the laminated wood cabinet’s sturdy construction encourages vigorous play while the pedestal legs’ levelers provide optimal stability and a perfectly level playing surface. Includes eight pucks. It's furnished by Hammacher Schlemmer and is worth $800!


(audience cheers)


Greg: And we're going to see if Don's been paying attention. In what room of Ian's house would that shuffleboard table look good?



(shot of Don at his booth)

Don: I believe it would be his den, Greg.


Greg: You are correct, sir. We've got a big CashCard round coming up next, so don't go anywhere!


(main theme to commercial)
(cheers and applause)


[From episode 36]

Say, how'd all of you like to make $5,000 each right now? (audience cheers) Then you all know what to say. All together now!


(I direct the cast, crew, and audience like a choir)


Everyone: DONALD TRUMP'S A RACIST!


Greg: Very good.


(fade to commercial)

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[from episode 36]

(Jim Perry, in cowboy gear, rides this prize)






Stacey: Sam, if you can't afford a ranch, you can still ride high on this rocking zebra. This rocking zebra is hand carved in Kent, England by the renowned Stevenson Brothers, creators and refurbishers of the world’s finest rocking horses. Inspired by the massive herds of the African equine that roam the Serengeti, this handcrafted zebra has a real horse hair mane and tail. Genuine leather tack in classic Tan and Havana and brass stirrups provide classic charm while the zebra’s realistic muscle lines and energetic facial expression provide convincing detail. It comes with an individually numbered and dated brass plaque, and a sturdy steel rocking mechanism and solid stand which will not tip over even during the most enthusiastic rides. Furnished by Hammacher Schlemmer. And this prize is worth....


$9,000



(audience cheers)


Greg: Back in the saddle again, eh Jim?


Jim: You better believe it!

(audience laughs)

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


Greg: And in the audience, we have practically the entire Perry family. Jim couldn't make it, so we brought his family. (shot of Jim's family in the audience, audience cheers)


Now, let's return to the game.




Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $65



Ian has a commanding $20 lead and a shuffleboard table, plus a painting and $6,615 in cash just in the last few minutes. Ian, if you thought that was good, just maintain the lead at the end of this set. You'll fall out of your chair!


Kevin's coming with me to Australia and has $26. Lenny has only $40 on his scoreboard and no prizes, that may change. Let's go.



1. The assassination of what country's Archduke led to World War I?
2. What important crop is the Rhine Valley in Germany known for growing?
3. What astrological chart takes its name from a Greek word meaning "circle of little animals"?
4. What NFL team did the Denver Broncos defeat to win their second Super Bowl?
5. Give me the next line to this Little River Band song.


Oh, ain't no foolin' with you baby
Only the words are hard to find
You got me tremblin' at the knees
Answer won't you please
Before I lose my mind

This is our fifth year, baby
And it feels like I'm in jail, Lord
I'm holding on to this card
Can't seem to get it in the mail
And the card reads



(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. The assassination of what country's Archduke led to World War I?
(buzzcode: 64)
*Ian buzzes in (73)*
Ian?
Ian: Austria
That's right. You move up to $70.
(ding)


Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $70


2. What important crop is the Rhine Valley in Germany known for growing?
(buzzcode: 12)
*Kevin buzzes in (7, that rhymes)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Cotton
(wrong)
Oh no..... Grapes. You lose $5 for that. Sorry.



Lenny: $45
Kevin: $21
Ian: $70




3. What astrological chart takes its name from a Greek word meaning "circle of little animals"?
(buzzcode: 89)
*Kevin buzzes in (55)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Zodiac
Believe it or not, you're right!

(ding)


Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $70



4. What NFL team did the Denver Broncos defeat to win their second Super Bowl?
(buzzcode: 11)
*Ian buzzes in (40)*
Ian?
Ian: the New York Giants
(wrong)
The Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl 33. Champ misses a question, goes back to $65.


Lenny: $45
Kevin: $26
Ian: $65



5. Give me the next line to this Little River Band song.





Oh, ain't no foolin' with you baby
Only the words are hard to find
You got me tremblin' at the knees
Answer won't you please
Before I lose my mind


This is our fifth year, baby
And it feels like I'm in jail, Lord
I'm holding on to this card
Can't seem to get it in the mail
And the card reads


(buzzcode: 36)
*Lenny buzzes in (51)*
Lenny?
Lenny: Happy Anniversary


(question mark appears on lectern) More information, please.

[redrangerdude]

Happy Anniversary, baby

[palmer7]

That's what we wanted to hear.


(ding)



Lenny: $50
Kevin: $26
Ian: $65




[CASHCARD]

CashCard time, and Ian.... your lead has been cut to $15. That's just the amount you need to play CashCard. You know how this works, but let me tell you about tonight. This is our 50th episode, so we're boosting the CashCard all the way up to $50,000! (audience cheers) And Ian.... just LOOK at the prize you could win!



(Summer drives in with....)



Don: (VO) A NEW CAR!








["THE BEAN STALKER"]
(audience screams)


Don: (VO) It's the 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4MATIC Coupe! It comes with all the standard features including a 2.0L inline-4 turbo engine, 7-speed DCT dual-clutch automatic transmission, and more. Plus, we're including the Sport Package Plus, Illuminated Star, and 5-year complimentary service of mbrace® Connect. Furnished by Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills! It's a prize worth....



$39,875


(audience cheers)

(Summer gets out of the car and walks to the CashCard board)


Greg: That's almost a $40,000 car, Ian. You could win that playing CashCard. Now, if last episode was any indication, you could also pick up Random Cash and get anything from $1 to $50. That helped you last time. You have a $15 lead. You'd tie with Lenny if you went for it. What do you say? (audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

Let's forge on ahead!

[palmer7]

Does that mean you're buying in?

[Deleted]

Exactly.