$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 59

[palmer7]

Greg: Ah, yes, that does sound like good soup music. Congratulations, Evan. That's yours.


And guess what, gang? Kourtney, Matt, and everyone in the studio audience is going home with a $100 Panera gift card! (audience cheers) During the break, we're going to beat Tim Taylor 100 times fiercely...... with a wet noodle. (audience laughs) It'll be fun! We'll be right back.


(main theme to commercial)
(fade to commercial)

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


(I whip Tim for the last time with a wet noodle, which breaks)


Greg: Are you not entertained?! (audience laughs) Now, go, Tim. (Tim exits) What a good sport. Welcome back, folks. Let's take a look at those scores.


Matt: $25
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $35


Evan the champion leads by $10 over Matt, and Kourtney is at $15. As a reminder, if a contestant hits a score of $0, Garagiola's Rule is invoked and all three players get another $20. Just saying. Back to the questions.


1. What Broadway composer will be starring in, but not writing for, the upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns?
2. What planet's four largest moons are collectively known as the Galilean Moons?
3. What musical is based on the trials of murderesses Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner?
4. What was the name of Wayland Flowers' dummy?
5. What historical figure was also known as "The Scourge of God"?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What Broadway composer will be starring in, but not writing for, the upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns?
(buzzcode: 34)
*Evan buzzes in (45)*
Evan?
Evan: Lin-Manuel Miranda
And already the Hamilton fangirls are gushing. You're right, up to $40.
(ding)


Matt: $25
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $40


He's also going to be the new GizmoDuck on DuckTales this August.


2. What planet's four largest moons are collectively known as the Galilean Moons?
(buzzcode: 16)
*Kourtney buzzes in (23)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Jupiter
Right you are, back up to your starting $20.
(ding)


Matt: $25
Kourtney: $20
Evan: $40




3. What musical is based on the trials of murderesses Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner?
(buzzcode: 67)
*Evan buzzes in (53)*
Evan?
Evan: Chicago
Yes sir, and you go to $45.
(ding)


Matt: $25
Kourtney: $20
Evan: $45




4. What was the name of Wayland Flowers' dummy?
(buzzcode: 28)
*Matt buzzes in (20)*
Matt?
Matt: Madame
Madame is right. Somebody's been watching their Solid Gold reruns on YouTube. You go to $30.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Kourtney: $20
Evan: $45



5. What historical figure was also known as "The Scourge of God"?
(buzzcode: 4)
*Evan buzzes in (21)*
Evan?
Evan: Attila the Hun
That's right, and you move to $50.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Kourtney: $20
Evan: $50




[INSTANT BARGAIN]



Time for another Instant Bargain, and Evan, you have a $20 lead over Matt. How'd you like to buy this?


(Burton, in full Air Force gear, prepares his "plane")






Stacey: I bet you didn't know this, but our own Burton Richardson is a licensed airplane pilot. And now, $ale of the Century is offering you the chance to be just like Burton with flying lessons! Encore Flight Academy offers a thorough Private Pilot course in Los Angeles, in which the latest technology and innovative techniques are applied to meet your specific needs. In two to three months' time, you'll have a pilot's license that allows you to fly unrestricted, day or night, in VFR conditions! Your course include 50 hours with a flight instructor and 10 hours in a flight simulator. All books and training materials are available. Furnished by Encore Flight Academy. This prize is normally priced at....

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

(audience cheers, as I join Stacey and Burton)


Greg: Well, that's awesome. So, you're a pilot. Did you fly into work today?


Burton: No, I drove to work.


Greg: Oh, that's right. I was there. We carpool. (back to Evan) So, what we have here, Evan, is 60 hours of flight time. You're going to be flying, in the air or otherwise, for 60 whole hours, and when it's all said and done, you'll have yourself a private pilot's license. Have you ever wanted to go into the wild blue yonder, Evan?

[palmer7]

Oh, I see. Your silence speaks volumes, Mr. Hatfield. So, here's what I'll do. I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse. You have a $20 lead, so I'm not touching the price. However, I will throw in $1,400 cash and Burton will take you up in his private plane and fly you over the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley.


Burton: (in surprise) I will!? (audience laughs)


Greg: (to Burton) Don't worry, he may not want you to. (to Evan) That experience is priceless. So, Evan, you can have $12,000 in lessons and cash plus an experience of a lifetime, and you'd still have a $10 lead. Going once.... (audience shouts suggestions) going twice..... (audience shouts more)

[Twentington]

Goodness.... it's just so tempting... but frankly, I'm trying to save up for CashCard in a bit here. I think it's gonna have to be No Sale, with apologies to Burton.

[palmer7]

Burton: That's alright. At least you know what you want.

Greg: No $ale it is, then.


[SALE SURPRISE]
(audience groans)


Oh, but there was a $ale Surprise attached to it. So you could get plenty of practice, we were going to throw in this $9,000 flight simulator from Hammacher Schlemmer!





(audience groans louder)


Well, too bad, too bad. (I walk back to the lectern while Burton returns to his booth) Back it goes into the warehouse. You keep your lead and back we go to the questions.

1. For what crime was Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872?
2. What musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play for relaxation?
3. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks appeared together for the first time in which movie?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. For what crime was Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872?
(buzzcode: 72)
*Evan buzzes in (72, BULLSEYE!)*
Evan?
Evan: Voting
That's exactly right, and you go to $55.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Kourtney: $20
Evan: $55






2. What musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play for relaxation?
(buzzcode: 85)
*Kourtney buzzes in (76)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Violin
And he does it very well, too. You go to $25.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $55



3. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks appeared together for the first time in which movie?
(buzzcode: 65)
*Matt buzzes in (67)*
Matt?
Matt: Joe Versus the Volcano
Right you are, you go to $35.
(ding)


Matt: $35
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $55



[FAME GAME]


Time for another Fame Game, the $10 is still hidden up there and we're adding the $15. Looking for a famous thing.

(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)




[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]



(number of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

Ready? Go.




[____THE______] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

The.





[____THE______] [___FLUIDS____] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Fluids.





[____THE______] [___FLUIDS____] [____OF_______]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Of....



(buzzcode: 53)
*Evan buzzes in (76)*
Evan?

[palmer7]

(Evan, we need an answer in 24 hours.)

[Twentington]

Goodness... I'm gonna lock myself out and pass on this one.

[palmer7]

(wrong)


I'm going to help you save face by saying you're strategically passing. Evan doesn't lose any money but he does lock himself out.



*Kourtney buzzes in*


Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

Total guess....Milk?

[palmer7]

(wrong)

No, it's not milk. And so Matt gets a big break as he sees the remaining three words. Once they pop up, Matt, you'll have three seconds to answer. And here they are!



[____THE______] [___FLUIDS____] [____OF_______]

[____MOST_____] [___LIVING____] [__ORGANISMS__]


(beep)

(24 hours)

[mringgenberg]

Blood?

[palmer7]

(wrong)


Water. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. That was a tough one. Nobody picks from the board. Well, in that case, we'll just have the $20,000 CashCard round after this.


(main theme to commercial)
(footage of Burton flying in his airplane)
(cheers and applause)
(fade to commercial)

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(footage of Burton landing his airplane)

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


Greg: That was a quick flight. We're back on $ale of the Century.


Just a quick update for you Thursday Night Football fans out there, it is coming back to NBC. So, on those Thursday nights where this show is pre-empted, we will be on immediately after your late local news. Then, we'll have Jimmy, Seth, and Carson. OK? So, for more details, go to NBC.com.


Now, let's get back to the match.




Matt: $35
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $55


Evan at $55 has a $20 lead over Matt at $35, and Kourtney is at $25. Back with these questions.


1. A plane crashed on the U.S.-Canadian border. Where do they bury the survivors?
2. What is the second largest continent?
3. How many weeks are there in a fortnight?
4. Who is your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law?
5. Give me the next line to this song that won a couple a million dollars.... on another network.



In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really really ought to know

Those one track minds
That took you for a working boy
Kiss them goodbye



(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. A plane crashed on the U.S.-Canadian border. Where do they bury the survivors?
(buzzcode: 74)
*Evan buzzes in (56)*
Evan?
Evan: Uh, nowhere?
That's right, Evan! You don't bury survivors! You move up to $60.
(ding)



Matt: $35
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60



2. What is the second largest continent?
(buzzcode: 18)
*Matt buzzes in (30)*
Matt?
Matt: Africa
Right. And Matt cuts into Evan's lead, going to $40.
(ding)



Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60




3. How many weeks are there in a fortnight?
(buzzcode: 92)
*Kourtney buzzes in (66)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: 2 weeks
Yes, sir. Up to $30.
(ding)



Matt: $40
Kourtney: $30
Evan: $60




4. Who is your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law?
(buzzcode: 91)
*Kourtney buzzes in (43)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Uncle?
(wrong)
No, it's your father. In-law should've given it away. Sorry, back to $25.



Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60



5. Give me the next line to this song that won a couple a million dollars.... on another network.



In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really really ought to know

Those one track minds
That took you for a working boy
Kiss them goodbye


(buzzcode: 46)
*Evan buzzes in (38)*
Evan?
Evan: You shouldn't have to jump for joy
That's right, and you go to $65.
(ding)



Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $65



(CashCard later today)

[palmer7]

[CASHCARD]

CashCard time, and Evan, you have a $25 lead. You have a chance now to play CashCard. We have RandomCash, which is worth up to $25. We have a $15 "refund". We also have this....


(Tim and Al [Richard] challenge each other in a ping pong fight to the death)




Stacey: Evan, you could have the loudest table tennis table on your block, as this table has an integrated 2,800-watt audio system and LED lighting array that impart thrill and excitement to any contest. Handmade in the U.S. by Stiga, the world's leading innovator in table tennis for over 60 years, the table's sturdy substructure houses a QSC professional processing amplifier that drives eight three-way 6x9 Kicker speakers and two 12" solo-baric Kicker subwoofers to provide thumping bass, solid mid-levels, and pealing trebles. An integrated dampening system isolates the table’s tournament-grade 1" playing surface, providing predictable, consistent bounce, and is divided with a specially made nylon net secured by 2 1/2" support aprons made from brushed aircraft aluminum. Furnished by Stiga and Hammacher Schlemmer. And this prize is valued at....

(audience cheers)


Greg: And that's not all, Evan. The CashCard hasn't been won in a while, so it's up to $20,000! (I present the check, audience cheers)

(audience cheers) So, Evan. You said you were saving up for CashCard. You'd still have a $10 lead if you bought in. So, what are you waiting for?

[Twentington]

You to ask me which suit I'm going for, and I think I'll go for Spades.

*buzzes in*

[palmer7]


Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $50



Going for Spades. Stace?


(Stacey presses the Spades icon)
Stacey: All the best, Evan.

Greg: OK, this would bring your winnings up quite a bit. For $20,000, what's under Spades?


(Stacey presses a button, and the reels spin)

(fanfare)
(cheers and applause)

Hey, you picked up the prize! A $15,000 ping pong table! Your thoughts, sir?

[Twentington]

After passing up that nice Instant Bargain earlier, I think this pretty much makes up for that.

[palmer7]

Yes, I think it does, too. No offense to Burton. That's yours, and as promised, you still have a $10 lead. CashCard goes up to $25,000 when next we meet. Now, back to the questions for all three of you.


1. What sport is the focus of the movie Over the Top?
2. What singer had a hit with "Meet Me Halfway" from that movie's soundtrack?
3. Give me the next line to this pirate shanty: "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest—-"


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What sport is the focus of the movie Over the Top?
(buzzcode: 69)
*Evan buzzes in (57)*
Evan?
Evan: Arm wrestling
The 80s were a big decade for Sylvester Stallone sports movies. You're right, and go to $55.
(ding)


Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $55


2. What singer had a hit with "Meet Me Halfway" from that movie's soundtrack?
(buzzcode: 6)
*Evan buzzes in (73)*
Evan?
Evan: Kenny Loggins
Hit #11 on the Hot 100, #2 on the AC chart. Moving up to $60.
(ding)


Matt: $40
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60


3. Give me the next line to this pirate shanty: "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest—-"
(buzzcode: 63)
*Matt buzzes in (71)*
Matt?
Matt: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum
That's right. You go to $45.
(ding)


Matt: $45
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60



[FAME GAME]


Well, we're up to the last Fame Game of the night. Nobody's hit a Money Card so far, so all three are up there. We're looking for a famous person.



(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)




[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]



(number of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

Looking for a famous person. Ready? Go.


[__NOTABLE____] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]



(beep)


Notable.....




[__NOTABLE____] [____ROLES:___] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]



(beep)


Roles:




[__NOTABLE____] [____ROLES:___] [___COWBOY____]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]



(beep)


Cowboy.....


(buzzcode: 98)
*Matt buzzes in (95)*
Matt?

[mringgenberg]

Laurence Fishburne?

[palmer7]


[__NOTABLE____] [____ROLES:___] [___COWBOY____]

[___CURTIS,___] [___FURIOUS,__] [__MORPHEUS___]



(ding)


With very limited information, you are RIGHT! (audience cheers) Laurence Fishburne. Best known as Cowboy Curtis on Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Furious in Boyz in the Hood, and Morpheus in The Matrix. Matt, I don't know how you did it, but you did it. And now, you have a chance to pick up $25. Three of the remaining eight have Money Cards, which do you want?

[mringgenberg]

5

[dougmorrisontheair]

Burton: And behind number five, we have...

(fanfare)

Burton: ...$3500 in cash.

[palmer7]

(cheers and applause)


Greg: Well, that's money, but it doesn't affect your score as far as this game is concerned. Where were the Money Cards, Stacey?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Stacey: The 3 had the $10, the 8 had the $15...

Stacey: ...and the 4 had the $25.

(fanfare)

[palmer7]

Greg: Well, this is going to come right down to the wire. We'll wrap up this game with the all-important Speed Round after this.


(main theme to commercial)
(fade to commercial)

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(The More You Know PSA)

Greg: Did you know that there are 1.2 billion native Chinese speakers in the world? And the second most-spoken language in the world? Spanish. Not English. We're third. Not everybody speaks English, so if you're going to a foreign country, it would help a lot to learn some of the native tongue. And if you don't know, at least have a dictionary handy. You won't look stupid. Just saying.

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



Greg: Welcome back. We've had quite a game so far, but now we need to get busy with the Speed Round. May I have 10 questions on the clock?



Matt: $45
Kourtney: $25
Evan: $60

[10]



(ding)


And as you can see, Evan is at $60, Matt is at $45, and Kourtney is at $25. Each question is worth $10 plus or minus, so it's anybody's game. Good luck as we begin the Speed Round..... now!


1. What does Montana's motto "oro y plata" mean in English?
2. A cygnet is the name for a newly hatched or baby what?
3. What is the literary term for a play on words?
4. What president delivered his "Fourteen Points" speech in Congress in 1918?
5. Before he was Gru or Dru, what actor starred in NBC's The Office?
6. In one myth, what dance was first performed by Hi'iaka to appease the volcano goddess, Pele?
7. What does the Russian space station's name "Mir" mean in English?
8. What is the official state dessert of Massachusetts?
9. What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight?
10. What was Russian America renamed after 1867?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What does Montana's motto "oro y plata" mean in English?
(buzzcode: 2)
*Kourtney buzzes in (39)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Gold or Silver
(wrong)
Gold and silver.


Matt: $45
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $60

[9]



2. A cygnet is the name for a newly hatched or baby what?
(buzzcode: 4)
*Matt buzzes in (6)*
Matt?
Matt: Swan
Right.
(ding)


Matt: $55
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $60

[8]




3. What is the literary term for a play on words?
(buzzcode: 65)
*Evan buzzes in (81)*
Evan?
Evan: A pun?
That's right.
(ding)


Matt: $55
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $70

[7]



4. What president delivered his "Fourteen Points" speech in Congress in 1918?
(buzzcode: 12)
*Evan buzzes in (28)*
Evan?
Evan: Woodrow Wilson
Correct.
(ding)


Matt: $55
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $80

[6]



5. Before he was Gru or Dru, what actor starred in NBC's The Office?
(buzzcode: 48)
*Kourtney buzzes in (60)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Keith Robinson
(wrong)
Steve Carell.



Matt: $55
Kourtney: $5
Evan: $80

[5]



6. In one myth, what dance was first performed by Hi'iaka to appease the volcano goddess, Pele?
(buzzcode: 71)
*Kourtney buzzes in (79)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Hula
Right.
(ding)


Matt: $55
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $80

[4]



7. What does the Russian space station's name "Mir" mean in English?
(buzzcode: 92)
*Evan buzzes in (39)*
Evan?
Evan: World?
We'll accept it.
(ding)


Matt: $55
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $90

[3]



8. What is the official state dessert of Massachusetts?
(buzzcode: 82)
*Matt buzzes in (67)*
Matt?
Matt: Boston Cream Pie
Correct.
(ding)


Matt: $65
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $90

[2]



9. What is the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight?
(buzzcode: 82)
*Evan buzzes in (72)*
Evan?
Evan: Bats
Yes.
(ding)


Matt: $65
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $100

[1]



10. What was Russian America renamed after 1867?
(buzzcode: 13)
*Evan buzzes in (1)*
Evan?
Evan: Alaska?
That is right!
(ding)


Matt: $65
Kourtney: $15
Evan: $110

[0]



(time's up)


And Evan wins again!



[WIN CUE]
[BGM MUSIC]


Congratulations to Evan, who has won yet another match. Evan, "Mir" also means peace, but it does mean world as well, so that's why we gave it to you. We'll return to the champ in a moment.