$ALE IN IMAX [NBC]: Episode 64 [TOC2 Final Part 1]

[palmer7]

[INSTANT BARGAIN]

Well, Evan, you have a $5 lead over Steven, $50 to spend and this Instant Bargain.


["國樂 - 羅漢舞獅 / Lohan Lion Dance"]
(The Shen Yun Performing Arts Group, in Chinese costume, perform an impressive Chinese dance)

Stacey: Evan, with this Instant Bargain, you'll learn the Chinese way. It's an exciting trip to Beijing. You and a guest will fly first class from Los Angeles to Beijing for a 7-night stay in a Deluxe Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing; an integral part of the China Central Place Development, in the very heart of the Central Business District. The Hotel, three office towers, an upscale shopping mall and an apartment complex are surrounded by garden landscaping, providing a rare and rejuvenating sanctuary in the capital city. And it's also in the list of the top 20 Chinese hotels of 2017 according to Condé Nast Traveler. The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing. A daily buffet breakfast is included.

Plus, a Chinese saying states that you have not been to China unless you have eaten Peking Duck. So, we're treating you to evening out at one of the finest restaurants in Beijing, where you can sink your teeth in something truly Chinese, Peking Duck! Altogether, this trip is worth....

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

(audience cheers as I join the group and applaud)

Greg: Very good, very good. Well done, all of you. Now, what do you call that dance?

Lead Chinese Dancer: The Lohan Lion Dance.

Greg: Not named after Lindsay, I hope. (audience chuckles, back to Evan) Evan, you're already going to the Turks and Caicos. How'd you like to go to China, too? Now, now, before you shoot me down, I'm going to make an offer. First off, the trip costs $11. That's too high of a price. So, I'm going to do two things. First, I'm going to drop the price down to $5. You'd be in a tie with Steven. Second, I'm going to offer you fifty thousand..... Chinese yuan. That comes out to $7,540.45 in cash. Shucks, I'll round it up to $7,541. That's a total of $25,473 in cash and prizes for the value of one question! On another show, that would be a Big Deal. On this show, it's a pretty big deal, too. $25,473 for $5. Going once..... going twice.... (audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

Can't do it, Greg. *he says as he backs away from the buzzer*

[palmer7]

No Sale. (audience cheers) Now, now now..... we can't afford to give this trip away as a door prize. (audience groans and protests) I know what you're thinking. (I walk back to my lectern) But let's thank the Shen Yun Performing Arts Group for their performance. (audience cheers) We'll probably give away tickets to those performances.


Evan, you can probably plan your own trip with your winnings. Anyway, back to the questions.

1. All planets in our solar system except Earth are named after Gods from the Roman what?
2. Who was sent to the electric chair on the testimony of her brother David Greenglass?
3. What British comedian's material included his various imaginary friends such as Everard and Slack Alice?

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. All planets in our solar system except Earth are named after Gods from the Roman what?
(buzzcode: 18)
*Steven buzzes in (7)*
Steven?
Steven: Mythology
(wrong)
Good answer, just not what we were looking for. The Pantheon. Sorry, you lose $5.


Patseen: $40
Steven: $40
Evan: $50



2. Who was sent to the electric chair on the testimony of her brother David Greenglass?
(buzzcode: 64)
*Evan buzzes in (54)*
Evan?
Evan: Ethel Rosenberg
That's right, and you go to $55.
(ding)


Patseen: $40
Steven: $40
Evan: $55


3. What British comedian's material included his various imaginary friends such as Everard and Slack Alice?
(buzzcode: 46)
*Evan buzzes in (38)*
Evan?
Evan: Larry Grayson
Right you are, and you move up to $60.
(ding)


Patseen: $40
Steven: $40
Evan: $60



Talking about Larry Grayson, he started using his familiar catchphrase "shut that door" when a side door had been left open causing a cold breeze to blow across the stage straight from the sea.

[FAME GAME]


Well, now we're up to another Fame Game, and Evan has a $20 lead. We're adding a $15 Money Card to the board. Looking for a famous place.


(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)



[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(# of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

(Happy Thanksgiving to everybody, and to Matt Lauer: Make like a turkey and get stuffed!)

Ready? Go.



[__N.Y.C._____] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

N.Y.C.....



[__N.Y.C._____] [____VENUE,___] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Venue,



[__N.Y.C._____] [____VENUE,___] [___"THE______]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

"The....



[__N.Y.C._____] [____VENUE,___] [___"THE______]

[____GREAT____] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Great......


(buzzcode: 29)
*Evan buzzes in (4 clues, 45)*
Evan?

[palmer7]

I need an answer... (giving you a 12 hour extension)

[Twentington]

*shrugging* Radio City Music Hall?

[palmer7]

(wrong)

Not what we're looking for, Evan. No money changes hands, but you are locked out of the rest of the puzzle. Next clue....


[__N.Y.C._____] [____VENUE,___] [___"THE______]

[____GREAT____] [____WHITE____] [_____________]

(beep)

White....

(buzzcode: 63)
*Steven buzzes in (62)*
Steven?

[asja2002]

BROADWAY

[palmer7]


[__N.Y.C._____] [____VENUE,___] [___"THE______]

[____GREAT____] [____WHITE____] [___WAY"______]


(ding)
(cheers and applause)

That's right. Well done, Steven. Evan, we were using venue in a broader sense of the term. Sorry about that. Steven, a big break for you.

Where's the $15, Stace?

[tmann3x]

Stacey:  It's behind number 7.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)

Greg: Steven, if you hit that $15, you'd be only $5 behind. Good luck, and fire when ready. (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[asja2002]

Show me the Money! STOP!!! (B)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)

Stop at $15!

(fanfare)
(camera flashes between Steven and the $15)
(cheers and applause)



Patseen: $40
Steven: $55
Evan: $60



We add the $15 to your score, and now you're only $5 behind Evan. Will Steven catch up? Will anyone go for the $25,000 in CashCard? We'll find out after this!

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

[palmer7]

["IMAX Experience"]

(We now take you inside one of the most famous delicatessens in Hollywood, Nate 'n Al's. As the IMAX camera walks into the deli, we see stars and other locals enjoying breakfast. And at one particular table, we find our hero, yours truly, enjoying breakfast with his biggest rival, and one of the most powerful men in radio today: Ryan Seacrest. Ryan has ordered the Florentine Benedict, while I have ordered the Salmon Benedict.)


Greg: So, congrats on getting the whole Live with Kelly gig. Is that going well?

Ryan: You could say that.

Greg: Good. Now, here's the real reason I called you in. You're recording AT40 in New York, right?

Ryan: Yeah, so?

Greg: So, that means your studio is vacant.

Ryan: And you want to use it for Top 30 Countdown?

Greg: Of course!

Ryan: Well, I don't know if Cumulus would let you.

Greg: OK. In that case, do you still have Casey Kasem's old mic?

Ryan: Maybe.

Greg: What do you mean, "maybe"? Either you have it or you don't.

Ryan: I don't personally own it, Greg.

Greg: iHeart does, then?

Ryan: That's my guess.

Greg: Ugh..... perfect. (Ryan continues to enjoy his breakfast, I pour some ketchup over my hash browns.) Now, Seacrest, I was thinking. You and I have a lot in common. We both grew up listening to Casey Kasem and Dick Clark.

Ryan: (with his mouth full) Legends in the field. (he swallows)

Greg: So, what I was thinking is, why don't you leave AT40 to somebody else and you join me over at WestwoodOne? We could rule the world.

Ryan: Why don't you move your show to Premiere?

Greg: Because you're my rival. Westwood One took in Casey when ABC Watermark slighted him, and so that is where I must be. Besides, Mediabase sucks.

(Ryan quickly goes back to eating. We look around the restaurant some more before fading to black.)

---

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


Greg: We're back with $ale of the Century, it's the first game of our finals....



Patseen: $40
Steven: $55
Evan: $60



And as you can see, Evan's lead is evaporating, as he is only $5 ahead of Steven. Patseen is close behind at $40. We've got $25,000 in the CashCard, but first, these questions.

1. What tropical fruit is the main ingredient in Thai som tam salad?
2. Starting with "B", by what other name are pink dolphins known?
3. Which artist had his wish for 60 beggars to follow his coffin to the grave?
4. In E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, what was E.T.'s profession?
5. Give me the next line to this song.

Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go. (Let him go!)
Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let him go!)
Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let me go!)
Will not let you go. (Let me go!)
Never let you go (Never, never, never, never let me go)
Oh oh oh oh
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh, mama mia, mama mia (Mama mia, let me go.)

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What tropical fruit is the main ingredient in Thai som tam salad?
(buzzcode: 99)
*Evan buzzes in (43)*
Evan?
Evan: Papaya
That's correct, you go up to $65.
(ding)


Patseen: $40
Steven: $55
Evan: $65


(Patseen raises his hand)
Yes, Patseen?
Patseen: I always hear somtam vendors said to foreigners: "This is Papaya Pok Pok"!
Uh...... yes. And mares eat oats, and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy. Thank you, Patseen. I think.

2. Starting with "B", by what other name are pink dolphins known?
(buzzcode: 5)
*Patseen buzzes in (65)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Boto?
That's right, and you move up to $45.
(ding)


Patseen: $45
Steven: $55
Evan: $65


3. Which artist had his wish for 60 beggars to follow his coffin to the grave?
(buzzcode: 75)
*Patseen buzzes in (77)*
Patseen?
Patseen: DaVinci!
That's exactly who it was, and you go to $50.
(ding)


Patseen: $50
Steven: $55
Evan: $65


4. In E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, what was E.T.'s profession?
(buzzcode: 18)
*Steven buzzes in (82)*
Steven?
Steven: Botanist
That's what he was. And you go to $60.
(ding)


Patseen: $50
Steven: $60
Evan: $65


5. Give me the next line to this song.

Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go. (Let him go!)
Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let him go!)
Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let me go!)
Will not let you go. (Let me go!)
Never let you go (Never, never, never, never let me go)
Oh oh oh oh
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh, mama mia, mama mia (Mama mia, let me go.)

(buzzcode: 85)
*Steven buzzes in (76)*
Steven?
Steven: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me....for me.....for me!!!!!!!!

(just then, "Bohemian Rhapsody" starts playing, and I break out into an air guitar)

Greg:
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Ohhhhhhh, baby, can't do this to me, baby,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here.

(The music continues on, and the whole audience is involved. We find people waving their cell phones.)

Audience:
Ooooh, ooh yeah, ooh yeah


Greg/Stacey/Audience:
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters,
Nothing really matters to me.


Any way the wind blows....

(Gong, everyone cheers)

Greg: Well done, everyone, well done. Steven, you pick up $5.


(ding)


Patseen: $50
Steven: $65
Evan: $65


[CASHCARD]

CashCard time, and just like last episode, we have a tie involving Steven. This time, with Evan.

We've replaced the prize with Take $10, so it is possible for you to further cement your lead. In the words of David Sams, "It could be DEVASTATING!" In addition, all this week, the CashCard is worth a flat (best Geoff Edwards impression) TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS! (I reveal the check, audience cheers, I put the check away)


However, only one of you can play, so here's how the Silent Auction will work. I'm going to give you 30 seconds [that's 24 hours real time] to secretly lock in a bid from $1 to $15. High bid wins. If one person passes and the other bids, the bidder wins automatically. If you both pass, nobody gets it. If you both bid the same amount, you'll have to bid again. If you both bid the same the second time or both of you go for the full $15, we flip a coin. So there's a little strategy involved.

If everybody understands... (both players nod) then your 30 seconds starts now.



(the lights dim as the two players submit their bids, shot of the $25,000 check, shot of both Steven and Evan)


(PM me your bids from $1-$15 or "pass", please)

[palmer7]

(the lights come back up)

OK, let's see how everyone did. We start with Steven.

asja2002 said:

$6

He bid $6. That is the high bid, for now. Did Evan bid any higher?

Twentington said:

$10 even.

"$10 even". Well done, Evan. We'll take the $10 off your score.



Patseen: $50
Steven: $65
Evan: $55



And Steven now has a $10 lead, for the moment. Evan, which suit can I interest you in?

[Twentington]

Let's go for hearts.

[palmer7]

(Stacey presses the Hearts icon)

Stacey: Good luck, Evan.

Greg: OK, Evan. For $25,000.... what's under Hearts?

(Stacey presses a button, and the reels spin)

Random Cash! The most you can make out of this is $25. We want at least $10. How much is Random Cash worth tonight?


(the randomizer reveals....)


$13


$13!

(fanfare)


Patseen: $50
Steven: $65
Evan: $68



And like that, Evan now has a $3 lead over Steven. Well done. It's still a close game, and Patseen can get back in it if he hits that $25 Money Card. Now, back to the questions.

1. A lock of what composer's hair was sold at one of Sotheby's Auctions?
2. What instrument is jazz musician Charlie Mingus mostly associated with?
3. What is the standard of strength of distilled alcoholic liquors called?

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. A lock of what composer's hair was sold at one of Sotheby's Auctions?
(buzzcode: 41)
*Patseen buzzes in (45)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Mozart!
Sold for £38,000. You're right, up to $55.
(ding)


Patseen: $55
Steven: $65
Evan: $68


2. What instrument is jazz musician Charlie Mingus mostly associated with?
(buzzcode: 66)
*Evan buzzes in (65)*
Evan?
Evan: Bass
We'll accept it, it was the double bass, which is also called a bass. You move up to $73.
(ding)


Patseen: $55
Steven: $65
Evan: $73


3. What is the standard of strength of distilled alcoholic liquors called?
(buzzcode: 17)
*Patseen buzzes in (33)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Proof!
Right, and you jump up to $60.
(ding)


Patseen: $60
Steven: $65
Evan: $73


[FAME GAME]

Time for the last Fame Game of the night, and so far, both Money Cards have been hit by Steven. Patseen, you can still go into the lead if you hit that $25. This is not a runaway game in the least. We're looking for a famous person.



(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)



[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(# of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

Ready? Go.


[___RECORD____] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Record....


[___RECORD____] [____EXEC,____] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Exec,


[___RECORD____] [____EXEC,____] [__TRUMPETER__]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Trumpeter.


[___RECORD____] [____EXEC,____] [__TRUMPETER__]

[____FOR______] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

For....


(buzzcode: 80)
*Patseen buzzes in (4 clues, 87)*
Patseen?

[patpun2016]

Ah, jeez, trumpeter? Herb Alpert?

[palmer7]


[___RECORD____] [____EXEC,____] [__TRUMPETER__]

[____FOR______] [__TIJUANA____] [____BRASS____]


(ding)

That's exactly the person we're looking for. Herb Alpert, of A&M Records. Plays a fine trumpet. Well done, Patseen. You have a chance to take the lead. Stacey, where's the $25?

[tmann3x]

Stacey: It's behind number 2.

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)


Greg: Patseen, if you can hit that $25 Money Card, you'll take the lead by $12. And every dollar is important. Good luck, and fire when ready. (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[patpun2016]

Let's have that $25 for a nice day and STOP! (A)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)

And he stops at the $25!

(fanfare)
(the camera flashes between the $25 and Patseen)
(the audience cheers)


Incredible! We've gone three for three this game, you get another $25 added to your score....


Patseen: $85
Steven: $65
Evan: $73



And you jump all the way into the lead by $12. But remember, this is only the first game. We'll finish up the game with the Speed Round and Idina Menzel when we come back!

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

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

Greg: We're back with the exciting conclusion to game #1 of this two-game final. We finish it up with the Speed Round. May I have 10 questions on the clock, please?



Patseen: $85
Steven: $65
Evan: $73

[10]


The scores are Patseen at $85, Evan at $73, and Steven at $65. Each question is worth $10, plus or minus, so there's still a lot of money to be made. Good luck to everyone as we begin the Speed Round.... now!


1. What city serves as the capital of Northern Ireland?
2. What word describes the enlargement of bone or tissue at the joint between the big toe and the foot?
3. How many players are there in a standard ultimate frisbee team?
4. What's the preferred screening time for cult showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
5. What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
6. Canada is divided into provinces and what else?
7. Which male vocal range is pitched between tenor and bass?
8. What is the name of the mutant rat who serves as the mentor of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
9. Aside from the glass windows, what is the only part of the Statue of Liberty's exterior that is not copper?
10. The US was among several nations that sent troops to quell which 1900 uprising in China?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What city serves as the capital of Northern Ireland?
(buzzcode: 88)
*Patseen buzzes in (65, 1st to respond)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Belfast!
Yes!
(ding)


Patseen: $95
Steven: $65
Evan: $73

[9]


2. What word describes the enlargement of bone or tissue at the joint between the big toe and the foot?
(buzzcode: 78)
*Steven buzzes in (3)*
Steven?
Steven: Gout
(wrong)
A bunion.


Patseen: $95
Steven: $55
Evan: $73

[8]



3. How many players are there in a standard ultimate frisbee team?
(buzzcode: 78)
*Steven buzzes in (67)*
Steven?
Steven: Seven
Correct.
(ding)


Patseen: $95
Steven: $65
Evan: $73

[7]



4. What's the preferred screening time for cult showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
(buzzcode: 96)
*Patseen buzzes in (82)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Midnight!
Right!
(ding)


Patseen: $105
Steven: $65
Evan: $73

[6]



5. What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
(buzzcode: 54)
*Steven buzzes in (40)*
Steven?
Steven: Santo Domingo
Yes.
(ding)


Patseen: $105
Steven: $75
Evan: $73

[5]



6. Canada is divided into provinces and what else?
(buzzcode: 56)
*Evan buzzes in (45)*
Evan?
Evan: Territories
Correct.
(ding)


Patseen: $105
Steven: $75
Evan: $83

[4]


7. Which male vocal range is pitched between tenor and bass?
(buzzcode: 60)
*Patseen buzzes in (59)*
Patseen?
Patseen: Baritone!
Yes!
(ding)


Patseen: $115
Steven: $75
Evan: $83

[3]



8. What is the name of the mutant rat who serves as the mentor of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
(buzzcode: 76)
*Evan buzzes in (76, BULLSEYE!)*
Evan?
Evan: Splinter
Hai.
(ding)


Patseen: $115
Steven: $75
Evan: $93

[2]



9. Aside from the glass windows, what is the only part of the Statue of Liberty's exterior that is not copper?
(buzzcode: 1)
*Evan buzzes in (53)*
Evan?
Evan: The flame?
Right you are.
(ding)


Patseen: $115
Steven: $75
Evan: $103

[1]



10. The US was among several nations that sent troops to quell which 1900 uprising in China?
(buzzcode: 50)
*Patseen buzzes in (58)*
Patseen?
Patseen: The Boxer Rebellion!
Correct!
(ding)


Patseen: $125
Steven: $75
Evan: $103

[0]



(time's up)
(cheers and applause)


Time is up, and Patseen takes an early lead. Well done, everyone. Now, before we get to see what you'll be playing for on tomorrow night's show, does anyone have any thoughts regarding this game?