$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 66

[palmer7]

Now, obviously I'm not going to be recreating the whole NFL week here. I will just say that Cameron Jordan of the New Orleans Saints won a boatload for the United Way of New Orleans, and a lady from Wisconsin won a Porsche and a million dollars. 

Side Note: This week, the CashCard becomes just a bit more lethal as Random Cash is replaced with Take $5. This means you get to take $5 from somebody else and add it to your score.

When last we left Lenny Jackson, he had a $25,000 hot tub boat. Who wants to challenge him? 

[pathfinder20]

I will try again.

[mringgenberg]

Me Too

[redrangerdude]

Checking in

[palmer7]

Matt, I'll have to put you on hold for 24 hours. You're getting to be a regular.

[mringgenberg]

Jan 7, 2018 20:20:59 GMT -5 palmer7 said:

Matt, I'll have to put you on hold for 24 hours. You're getting to be a regular.

Understood

[palmer7]

Matt, I am a man of my word. It's been 24 hours, you may play. We'll start tomorrow.

[palmer7]

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(pre-opening)
(Early that morning, Iron Man goes zooming through the streets of Hollywood. He stops at the security gate at Fox Studios momentarily and retracts his faceplate long enough to be identified as Greg.)

Greg: Hi.

Security Guard: Mr. Palmer! Didn't recognize you there.

Greg: Just breaking the suit in. I'm house-sitting for Tony Stark while he's on his honeymoon.

Security Guard: Send him my congratulations. You're good.

Greg: Thanks, Roger. (Greg resecures his faceplate, then flies to the appropriate studio and touches down at the backstage door.) Tuesday, power down. Time for work. (the armor automatically returns back into his bracelet, he walks inside; audience cheers)

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(drumroll)
(shot of Lenny Jackson)


Burton Richardson: (VO) So far, Lenny Jackson has won cash and prizes totaling..... $25,000!



[OPENING THEME]





Tonight, one of our contestants could win a human-powered car, diamond earrings, or a wine tour around the world!


And continue a journey towards a fortune in cash and prizes including this Aston Martin DB11 V8......

And thousands of dollars in cash! In total, over.....

--on.....




(echo)

And now, a man who is going to Korea because he *wants* to, GREG PALMER!



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


Greg: Thank you, Burton. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to $ale of the Century, and the start of our 35th year on NBC! (audience cheers) Believe it or not, it was January 3rd, 1983 that this show debuted on this network in its current form. Take a look at this.

(first 90 seconds play)

(audience cheers) Greg: And that was back at NBC Studios in 1983. But just look at the show now! (audience cheers) Sadly, Jim is no longer with us. Regardless, we're going to do what we've always done and give away great prizes to lucky and knowledgeable contestants. Two weeks ago, we crowned a brand-new champion. Here he is, Lenny Jackson! (audience cheers)

Hiya, Lenny. So, what have you been doing these last two weeks? Did you get a chance to watch the tournament in IMAX?

[redrangerdude]

Yes I did.

[palmer7]

And what did you think of it?

[redrangerdude]

It was awesome!

[palmer7]

What did you like about it? And if it's at all possible, please use at least more than three words.

[palmer7]

OK, I can take a hint. Good luck to you tonight. Now, Stacey couldn't make it this week, so we'll be having guest co-hosts. Here to introduce the opponents today is.... Sally Julian!?


(and Sally comes out to cheers and applause, waving to everyone)


Sally: Hi, Jim. Wait a minute.... you're not Jim Perry.

Greg: You better believe I'm not. What are you doing here?

Sally: Well, this is the 35th anniversary of the show, so the producers asked me to come back for an episode or two.

Greg: Or two!? Well, let's get things underway. Who are our challengers?



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


Sally: Our first challenger--- ooh, I like this music. Our first challenger is a supermarket clerk from Council Bluffs, Iowa who enjoys cheerleading for the Special Olympics. Please welcome Matt Ringgenberg. And our second contestant is a cashier at a national sandwich chain who has an interest in pens. From South Georgia, here's Kourtney Wilson.

(audience cheers)


Greg: All right, let's get to know our players. First off, Kourtney. Hiya, Kourtney. I understand you're interested in pens. Do you have a collection of sorts?

[pathfinder20]

Well, Greg my collection seem to go like the tide. Some days I have a lot but other days it a few. Because I write so small I started to order a few pens of the .38 with. I feel that it has been something that I have loved since I was little.

[palmer7]

Well, that's understandable. Maybe you'll win some money here to buy more pens, and ink for them, too. Did you get a chance to watch the Tournament of Champions in IMAX? If so, what'd you think of it?

[pathfinder20]

I usually don’t go out to the movies but I decided to go see. I glad I did. I never thought I will be able to see any game show on IMAX. It was spectacular experience and i am glad to be able to see it. The time and experience really showed how much you all cared about keeping current for the new generation while tipping your hat too the old.

[palmer7]

Thank you, Kourtney. It's still in theaters, if you haven't seen it. Good luck to you.

Next, we have Matt. As you know, the Olympics in South Korea are coming to NBC. You're part of a different kind, though. The Special Olympics. Do they have any international competitions?

[mringgenberg]

Not that I know of.

[palmer7]

Oh, I must be mixing things up with the Paralympics. Isn't that right---- (I turn towards Sally, but she isn't there) Sally? Where'd you go? (she returns)

Sally: Oh, I thought I was supposed to leave.

Greg: No, come back. (she does) You have an important duty.

Sally: And what's that?

Greg: You mean, Jennifer didn't tell you?

Sally: Maybe she did. I forgot.

Greg: That doesn't surprise me. (back to Matt) Oh, excuse me, Matt. Now, from what I understand, the Special Olympics gives all its participants trophies for participation. Nowadays, a lot of normal kids get trophies for participation. And should you lose, you'll be getting a stick-pin and video game. So, did you get a chance to watch the Tournament of Champions in IMAX? If so, what'd you think of it?

[mringgenberg]

It was amazing. Seeing it in IMAX just took my breath away.

[palmer7]

That's what The New York Times said, too. I'm glad you felt that way, Matt. A lot of critics said they've never seen anything like it. But enough of tooting our own horn. Good luck to you, Matt. Sally, you have the honors.

Sally: The honors of doing what?

Greg: You know, you would've made a great Matinee Lady. Audience?

Audience: (more or less in unison) $20 to start!

(the board initializes)


Kourtney: $20
Matt: $20
Lenny: $20


Greg: Thank you! Sally, you may leave. (she does) Now, today starts our $5 bill contest. At the end of the show, if the final scores, from left to right, match the first 6 to 9 digits of a serial number on your $5 bill exactly, you're a winner. Sign your name in the margin and mail in your bill to us. Include your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. We'll mail you back a crisp, new $5 bill plus a check for your share of $1,000,000. According to the Federal Reserve, there are about 2.8 billion $5 bills in circulation, so someone in America probably has it. We shall reveal the number when the time comes.

All right, let's get to the game, good luck. Here we go.


1. Harvey Lee Yeary became famous under what name?
2. Which US president was nickname "His Fraudulency" after the disputed election of 1876?
3. The Broadway hit Rent translates what opera to a Greenwich Village apartment?
4. The sleeve insignia of a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy is a spread eagle over how many chevrons?
5. What is measured in Kelvins?

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Harvey Lee Yeary became famous under what name?
(buzzcode: 2)
*Kourtney buzzes in (54)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Harvey Lee Oswald
(wrong)
Oh no.... Lee Majors. The Six Million Dollar Man. Adjusted for inflation, that's $34,160,369 and 52 cents. You lose $5, down to $15. Your first blood gets drawn.


Kourtney: $15
Matt: $20
Lenny: $20



2. Which US president was nicknamed "His Fraudulency" after the disputed election of 1876?
(buzzcode: 97)
*Lenny buzzes in (45)*
Lenny?
Lenny: Rutherford B. Hayes
Right you are, you draw first blood.
(ding)


Kourtney: $15
Matt: $20
Lenny: $25



3. The Broadway hit Rent translates what opera to a Greenwich Village apartment?
(buzzcode: 32)
*Kourtney buzzes in (18)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Carmen
(wrong)
La Boheme. Carmen was adapted into Carmen Jones. You lose $5, down to $10.


Kourtney: $10
Matt: $20
Lenny: $25


And as a reminder, anyone who reaches $0 will invoke Garagiola's Rule, get $20, and give their opponents an additional $20 each.

4. The sleeve insignia of a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy is a spread eagle over how many chevrons?
(buzzcode: 18)
*Kourtney buzzes in (14)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: 2
(wrong)
Three. Down to $5.


Kourtney: $5
Matt: $20
Lenny: $25



5. What is measured in Kelvins?
(buzzcode: 20)
*Lenny buzzes in (47)*
Lenny?
Lenny: temperature
Absolutely right, you go to $30.
(ding)



Kourtney: $5
Matt: $20
Lenny: $30



[INSTANT BARGAIN]


Instant Bargain time. The player in the lead can buy bargain merchandise. Lenny, that's you. You have a $10 lead over Matt, and over in the gift shop, we have "Lay Down" Sally.


["Diamonds (Instrumental)" by Herb Alpert]
(We find Sally in a very familiar situation, surrounded by dancing models.)

Sally: Still got it. Lenny, when you're not hitting the books, you could be enjoying this Marantz CD player. Its integrated Cirrus Logic 192kHz digital-to-analog converter produces optimal sound quality for an enjoyable listening experience, and a dedicated headphone amplifier with volume and gain controls provides enhanced private listening. From Marantz.



And to go along with this CD player, this 5.1-channel KEF T Series T305 home theater speaker system, which includes 4 satellite speakers, a center-channel speaker and a subwoofer, so you can easily surround your space in clear, immersive audio. Furnished by Magnolia at Best Buy.

We're also including $1,000 to buy your own records. Or is it CDs? What do you people buy these days? Anyway, it's normally priced at...

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

(cheers and applause, as I join the group)


Greg: You still got it, huh? Let's see it. (Sally does a little dance from the era) Not bad, not bad. Vintage, but OK. (back to Lenny) Lenny, have you got a CD player? Have you got a home theater speaker system?

[redrangerdude]

No, but I don't think I need one.

[palmer7]

Well, of course you don't need one. It would be nice to have, though. And you'd still have a $5 lead. Tell you what, we're already giving you $1,000. Let me just dig through my pockets here.... (I do so) I'll throw in another $200.

Sally: Just like on Jim's first episode.

Greg: That's right. $1,200 in cash, plus the CD player, and the sound system. That's $4,000 for just the value of a question. (pause, off-camera chatter) You're right, that's probably not enough. Let's throw in another thousand. $2,200 in cash plus everything. $5,000 for the value of a question, and you'd still have a $5 lead. Going once.... (audience shouts suggestions) Going twice..... (audience keeps shouting)

[redrangerdude]

Sorry, No Sale!

[palmer7]

No Sale. (I walk back to my lectern) Doesn't want to buy. OK, then. Back to the questions.


1. To counter slipping sales, what was marketed, beginning in 1987, as "the other white meat"?
2. What is a whale's leap out of the water called?
3. What company introduced commercially the first widespread videocassette in 1971?

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. To counter slipping sales, what was marketed, beginning in 1987, as "the other white meat"?
(buzzcode: 19)
*Kourtney buzzes in (47)*
Kourtney?
Kourtney: Pork
That's exactly right, you move back up to $10.
(ding)


Kourtney: $10
Matt: $20
Lenny: $30


2. What is a whale's leap out of the water called?
(buzzcode: 51)
(time passes)
(time's up)
Breaching.

3. What company introduced commercially the first widespread videocassette in 1971?
(buzzcode: 12)
*Lenny buzzes in (5)*
Lenny?
Lenny: Sony
Exactly right, up to $35.
(ding)


Kourtney: $10
Matt: $20
Lenny: $35


[FAME GAME]

And that sound means it's time for the Fame Game. Players are competing for control of the Fame Game board and a crack at the $10 Money Card we're putting up there. This time, we're looking for a famous person.

(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)



[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(# of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

Ready? Go.


[___COLLEGE___] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

College.


[___COLLEGE___] [__FOOTBALL___] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Football.


[___COLLEGE___] [__FOOTBALL___] [_ANNOUNCER'S_]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)

Announcer's....

(buzzcode: 45)
*Lenny buzzes in (3 clues, 36)*
Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

I'll go with Keith Jackson.

[palmer7]

Keith Jackson....


[___COLLEGE___] [__FOOTBALL___] [_ANNOUNCER'S_]

[_CATCHPHRASE:] [____"WHOA____] [__NELLIE!"___]


(ding)
(audience cheers)

Is right! Wow! And there it is, folks. The full puzzle reads: "College football announcer's catchphrase: 'Whoa Nellie!'" Keith Jackson. Recently passed away. Too bad.


Now, I ask, with much trepidation...... Sally, where's the $10 Money Card?