$ALE IN IMAX [NBC]: Episode 62 [TOC2 Heat 2]

[palmer7]

I hope you've been enjoying our big-screen version of the show. We're now up to Heat #2 in our second Tournament of Champions, so will the following three players please check in?


Pat Punsiri ($57,382)
Kevin Kolsen ($9,807)
James Greek ($16,315)

[patpun2016]

I'm in!

[palmer7]

Thank you, now we need two more.

[Deleted]

Checking in!

[palmer7]

Now all we need is Kevin!

[koopakid17]

Ready!

[palmer7]

Greg: Is everybody back yet? (I check my watch for about 10 seconds) Ah, good. There's always a straggler in there. And now, back to the tournament.

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(drumroll, as we get a shot of the darkened set, the boxes of our nine contenders pop in one by one, filling in the screen.)


Burton Richardson: (VO) This is the $ale of the Century Tournament of Champions. Nine of our biggest money winners are back to compete for cash and prizes worth.... over 2.5 million dollars!



[MAIN THEME]
(shots of winning contestants)


This week, one of our contestants will win the title of Champion of Champions, and will take home a fortune in cash and prizes including....

This Lamborghini Aventador S and....

$1,000,000 in cash! It's Heat 2 of the 2nd Annual......




(echo)

And now, here's the star of the show, Greg Palmer!



(the doors open and I run to my lectern to cheers and applause)


Greg: Thank you, Burton Richardson, and welcome to the $ale of the Century 2nd Annual Tournament of Champions. In IMAX! (audience cheers) Some of you are watching this on NBC, and some of you are watching this in IMAX theaters nationwide. Now, what we're doing is an exact reverse of what ABC is doing with Marvel's Inhumans. They want you to watch the first two episodes in IMAX first, and then see it again on TV. We are showing ours on TV first, and then putting it in theaters under the conceit of seeing this in IMAX. It's a wonderful little system that works out for everybody... I hope. (audience chuckles) Now, just to give you an idea of what we're dealing with here, we are using a modified Arri Alexa 65 camera. Can we get a shot of that, please? (we get a shot of a cameraman) There's Ahmed, the cameraman. Yes, he is Muslim, and yes, his brother is serving in the Marine Corps. You notice the gloves he's wearing? He's wearing those in case he has to touch the sensor, because that sensor is hot. The whole camera is heating up. (Ahmed waves) Thank you. (back to me) And speaking of things too hot to handle, here's Stacey Wren! (cheers and applause as Stacey comes out wearing a hot dress)


Stacey: G'day, Greg. We're up to Heat 2, right?

Greg: Right you are. And that's a lovely, blue dress you're wearing.

Stacey: Well thank you. Blue's supposed to be hotter than red.

Greg: That's right, isn't it? OK, who have you got for us tonight?

(As Stacey introduces the contestants, models of the opposite gender escort them to their seats)

Stacey: Well, first, he's got a total of $16,315 in cash and prizes. He's an unemployed person from Elba, Alabama. Please welcome James Greek! Next, we have an accountant from New York, who was one of the few players to be on two shows with two different hosts and still lose. With a total of $9,807 in cash and prizes, Kevin Kolsen. And finally, he's a high school student from Bangkok, Thailand who took us for quite a bit in Las Vegas. Including a car, he has a total of $57,382 in cash and prizes. Patseen Punsiri!


(cheers and applause)

Greg: All right. Nice to have all three of you back. We'll start with Patseen. Now, Pat, if I may call you that, you won a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. I understand that in your country of Thailand, people drive on the left side of the road. The only problem is, the car has the steering wheel on the right side. How is that working out for you?

[patpun2016]

Well, it's not a problem for now because I haven't got a driving license yet. (Audience chuckles)

But I think once I can drive it, I'll get used to it soon.

[palmer7]

Well, good. You might end up winning another car tonight, you might end up winning the Lambo, who knows? So, what have you been up to since we last saw you?

[patpun2016]

Well, I recently went on a spelling competition and ended up not quite well. I also have been having buffet meals every Saturday for four weeks straight. (Audience chuckles)

Other than that, my life's still the same, just a bit closer to graduation.

[palmer7]

All right, well good luck to you tonight.

Hiya, Kevin. Well, you're back here again. Kevin, you've had a chance to see two different hosts moderate this program. First, you were here when Doug Morris subbed for me, and then you were here to see me do it. Now, in all honesty, who do you think did a better job? Doug or me?

[koopakid17]

Do I really have to choose? I mean I don't want to lose my spot in the tournament if I pick the wrong one!

[palmer7]

(I start laughing, and so does the audience) Oh, Kevin..... OK, OK, I rescind the question. Withdraw, that is. So, I heard through the grapevine that you moved to Chicago, that's Evan's territory. What else have you been up to since last we saw you?

[koopakid17]

I actually didn't move to Chicago. I was there for an "extended" vacation so to speak. My flight got cancelled so I had to take a rental car back home.

[palmer7]

Oh, my bad. Also, that's terrible. You had to drive all the way home from Chicago to New York in a rental car. Sort of a reverse Planes, Trains and Automobiles, eh? Well, you may end up winning a Volkswagen tonight. Good luck to you.


Finally, James Greek. Over 16-grand. Now, where did most of that come from?

[koopakid17]

Yes, I can say I lived the Planes, Trains and Automobiles experience! Eight hundred miles from Chicago to New York, over two days of driving.

[palmer7]

I've been on many of those trips myself.

Finally, James Greek. Over 16-grand. Now, where did most of that come from?

[Deleted]

Here where else?

[palmer7]

I know that. But what did you win?

[Deleted]

I won a book by Shadoe Stevens for starters and if I recall I won a trip around the world and a chsndelier and all that stuff

[Deleted]

I won a spa

[palmer7]

Oh that's right, you're the one who bought the chandelier! I thought for a minute it was going to be like that ugly soup tureen from the Jim Perry version. So, how do you like the chandelier? Where'd you hang it?

[Deleted]

Actually I sold it to a friend who has a hunting cabin. I don't hunt and I knew that thing would be perfect for a hunting cabin and I knew I had to pay off Uncle Sam for the things I won on the show so.....

[palmer7]

I don't blame you, James. I don't blame you at all. Maybe you'll win some more stuff tonight, who knows. Good luck to you.

Well, as opposed to going to the Winner's Board, the winner of this match will win tickets to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. (audience cheers) Plus, during the three heats this year, if you win with a score of $100 or more, you'll also win a new Volkswagen. And here's the one we have tonight.


(We go into an IMAXified showroom as our models show off this car)
[Theme from Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour by Edd Kalehoff]




Burton: (VO) Midsize car, family-size fun. It's the 2017 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T SE. The Passat comes with a standard turbocharged 1.8-liter TSI engine, making it easy to move at the speed of your family. It’s fast. It’s fun. And it can get an EPA-estimated 34 highway miles per gallon. In short, it’s a turbocharged win-win. Sit back in the V-Tex leatherette seating surfaces of the SE and let the stars shine down through its power sunroof while you use VW Car-Net® App-Connect, which lets you use select apps from your compatible smartphone right on your dash. It’s technology that becomes an extension of you. We've also included the Lighting package. Furnished by Volkswagen. And it's worth.....

(cheers and applause)


Greg: So, Stacey, go ahead and kick things off.


Stacey: I'd be glad to. $20 to start....

(the board initializes)



Patseen: $20
Kevin: $20
James: $20



Stacey: And good luck to everyone. (she makes her exit)


Greg: OK, then. As she said, good luck to everyone. Let's get this Tuesday heat started.

1. What mythological beast has the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail and feet of a dragon?
2. What does an otologist study?
3. What four-letter term is commonly defined as a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and racial justice?
4. Joe Cool is an alter ego of which comic strip character?
5. Give me the name of Hillary Clinton's recently published memoir on the 2016 election.


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What mythological beast has the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail and feet of a dragon?
(buzzcode: 53)
*James buzzes in (54)*
James?
James: manticore
That's right, and you draw first blood.
(ding)


Patseen: $20
Kevin: $20
James: $25


2. What does an otologist study?
(buzzcode: 17)
*Kevin buzzes in (23)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Ears
Correct, and you go to $25.
(ding)


Patseen: $20
Kevin: $25
James: $25



3. What four-letter term is commonly defined as a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and racial justice?
(buzzcode: 67)
*Patseen buzzes in (59)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Woke!
And that's certainly what Burton is, folks. Woke. You get on the board.
(ding)


Patseen: $25
Kevin: $25
James: $25


4. Joe Cool is an alter ego of which comic strip character?
(buzzcode: 66)
*James buzzes in (45)*
James: Snoopy
Exactly right, and you take the lead.
(ding)


Patseen: $25
Kevin: $25
James: $30



5. Give me the name of Hillary Clinton's recently published memoir on the 2016 election.
(buzzcode: 82)
*Patseen buzzes in (72)*
Patseen?
Patseen: What Happened?
Hillary lost, and Trump is here for four years! That's what happened! HA! And you go to $30.
(ding)


Patseen: $30
Kevin: $25
James: $30



[INSTANT BARGAIN]


I will gladly admit I am a Republican, and I regret nothing. Instant Bargain time. Player in the lead can buy.... well, we have two players who could buy. Only one of you can have this. Patseen or James, buzz in when you hear the low $ale of the Century price and this can be yours....


(Katy and Shannon, in Hawaiian shirts, enjoy tropical drinks by this hut)
["Scenic Route" by Trevor Bastow]

Stacey: Patseen and James, one of you can escape to a tropical paradise right in your own backyard. The hut is decorated with all the traditional trappings of a Polynesian island edifice. Placed on both sides of the hut’s six support posts, 12 40"-high tiki masks and two smaller 24" masks—each placed on a gable—adorn the hut. A built-in sound system imparts lifelike quality to the chirping of twin colorful tropical birds that perch peacefully amid a gentle melody produced by two wooden wind chimes, complimented by a hanging basket that accommodates your preferred Pacific-themed plants. Furnished by Hammacher Schlemmer.
Normally priced at....

You can say "Aloha" on $ale of the Century for only....

(cheers and applause as I join them) Greg: Well, this is nice. Just listen to some of those birds.... (we hear the birds) Isn't that pretty? And best of all, you don't have to feed or clean these birds. Would either of you be interested in making your backyard an island paradise?

[koopakid17]

Come on! I know the two of you would!

[patpun2016]

Not too shabby to have one, but I'll need a *really* better offer given this close situation.

[palmer7]

Well, this is the Tournament of Champions, and we wouldn't want you to have too high of a score, now. Personally, I'd love to give away everything we have, you know me, but Jennifer and Andrew and Karen, they don't. So...... I'll drop the price down to $5, and I'll throw in $1,000 cash. $8,800 for the value of a question.

[palmer7]

Nobody's moving for the buzzer, and the stage manager's giving me the direction to shut it down. No sale. (I walk back to my lectern) Nobody wants to buy when there's a car on the line. Oh well, back to the questions.


1. Galena is a major ore of which metal?
2. 1983 had two James Bond films, but which one of those Bond lead actors is still alive today?
3. What movie contains the line: "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo"?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Galena is a major ore of which metal?
(buzzcode: 25)
*James buzzes in (21)*
James?
James: Lead
The natural mineral form of lead(II) sulfide, to be exact. You are correct, and go to $35.
(ding)


Patseen: $30
Kevin: $25
James: $35


2. 1983 had two James Bond films, but which one of those Bond lead actors is still alive today?
(buzzcode: 24)
*Kevin buzzes in (12)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Pierce Brosnan
(wrong)
Oh no. It was a choice between Roger Moore and Sean Connery, and Sean Connery is still alive. Down to $20 you go.


Patseen: $30
Kevin: $20
James: $35


3. What movie contains the line: "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo"?
(buzzcode: 42)
*Kevin buzzes in (65)*
Kevin?
Kevin: Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
(wrong)
Right film series, wrong installment. It's actually Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. You drop to $15.



Patseen: $30
Kevin: $15
James: $35



[FAME GAME]


Fame Game time, and if last episode is any indication, we've got a lot more on the board than typical episodes. Last time, Evan got $50,000 in cash. Let's see what happens tonight. Looking for a famous person.


(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)



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