$ale of the Century [NBC]: Episode 24

[palmer7]

Finally, the Super Bowl is over! Time for things to get normal around here. Michael Clifford has $90 in his bank. The CashCard stands at $15,000; and the cash jackpot is at $865,000. Will someone finally win it? Only one way to find out. I need two new players.

[mringgenberg]

I'll try

[larsonfan1]

I'll take the other spot.

[palmer7]

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(drumroll)
(shot of Michael Clifford)


Charlie Tuna: (VO) This is our returning champion Michael Clifford, from Marlton, New Jersey. Stand by to see him play for a trip to Walt Disney World, valued at $14,209!



[OPENING THEME]








Today, on America's biggest bargain sale, we're offering a pair of Acura RLXs valued at $115,740 for $530!



All the prizes, plus a cash jackpot of $865,000 for $750!



Two of the incredible bargains on......






(echo)






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


(the doors open and I run to my lectern)



Greg: Thank you, Charlie Tuna. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, this is the $ale. How'd you like the Super Bowl episode yesterday? (reactions from the crowd) Oh, you should've been here. My co-hostess walked out on me, one of our contestants is going to be in the booth for Super Bowl 52, and Steven Anderson left us. Yes, our champion from New England left with $36,775 in cash and prizes. We wish him all the best. (audience cheers) On the last show, we crowned a new champion, and he's a fine one. Michael Clifford! (audience cheers) Hiya, Michael. Welcome back. I see you've come properly attired as well.

[Deleted]

Yeah, even though I'm not wearing my Eagles jersey, I do have on an Eagles tie.  (shows off my tie)

[palmer7]

Very nice, Michael. (audience cheers) Maybe tomorrow we'll have Casual Friday, and we'll see if that changes anything. Moving right along, you have $90 in your bank. A win today with just $85 would give you that trip for 5 to Walt Disney World that Charlie mentioned at the top of the show. Are you ready to play?

[Deleted]

I'm ready, Greg!

[palmer7]

So am I. And here to introduce the challengers, since Stacey is still absent, is Miss July 2014. Emily Agnes!


(Emily walks out to cheers, applause, and a few other reactions)







Greg: Well, Emily, it looks like you're getting quite a reaction.


Emily: I should hope so. I always aim to please. Have you seen my centerfold?



Greg: No, I haven't. I have a pretty good imagination, though. Who did you bring for us?


(as Emily introduces them, the doors open and models escort our contestants to their seats)



Emily: First, he's a supermarket courtesy clerk from Council Bluffs, IA. Here's Matt Ringgenberg. And he's an aspiring screenwriter. From Pennsylvania, let's give a warm welcome to Michael C. Koontz. (cheers and applause)


Greg: All right then. Thank you so much. Michael, you are an aspiring screenwriter. What kind of work do you write? Also, which part of Pennsylvania are you from?

[larsonfan1]

Well I like to write the horror genre and TV show scripts, I'm from the lower part of Pennsylvania, as in the York area.

[palmer7]

Oh, into horror, eh? Interesting. Now, since there is another Michael, do you have a nickname you'd prefer?

[larsonfan1]

Mike will do.

[palmer7]

All right, Mike. Good luck to you. Matt, you are a supermarket courtesy clerk. I feel like we know so much about you, for some reason. Is there anything that you want to say?

[mringgenberg]

Last time, I came so very close to victory.

[palmer7]

Yes, you did. Do you have a strategy planned out this time?

[mringgenberg]

Nothing really except when it comes to Instant Bargains.

[palmer7]

Fair enough. Good luck to you. We give each of our players $20 to start.



(the board initializes)



Matt: $20
Mike: $20
Michael: $20




As you know, the player in the lead at the end of the game wins said game and goes on to do some fabulous shopping. Round 1, here we go.


1. What Disney animated film was based on a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith?
2. What's hockey star Wayne Gretsky's jersey number?
3. What was the first 75-cent-plus magazine to sell over four million copies in a month?
4. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show appeared in caricature on the March 29, 1973 cover of what magazine?
5. What legume did George Washington Carver develop over 300 uses for?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What Disney animated film was based on a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith?
(buzzcode: 97)
*Matt buzzes in (86)*
Matt?
Matt: 101 Dalmations
You're right and you draw first blood.
(ding)


Matt: $25
Mike: $20
Michael: $20



2. What's hockey star Wayne Gretsky's jersey number?
(buzzcode: 77)
*Michael buzzes in (76)*
Michael?
Michael: Also a great song by Toto: 99
And you're right as well.
(ding)


Matt: $25
Mike: $20
Michael: $25



This is going to be one of those games, I can just feel it.



3. What was the first 75-cent-plus magazine to sell over four million copies in a month?
(buzzcode: 52)
*Mike buzzes in (54)*
Mike?
Mike: Life
(wrong)
Emily should know the answer to this one. It's Playboy. You lose $5, down to $15.



Matt: $25
Mike: $15
Michael: $25


4. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show appeared in caricature on the March 29, 1973 cover of what magazine?
(buzzcode: 78 )
*Matt buzzes in (72)*
Matt?
Matt: Rolling Stone
That's right. They finally made the cover of the Rolling Stone. You go to $30.




Matt: $30
Mike: $15
Michael: $25


5. What legume did George Washington Carver develop over 300 uses for?
(buzzcode: 70)
*Mike buzzes in (59)*
Mike?
Mike: Peanuts
Nice recovery, you go back to $20.
(ding)



Matt: $30
Mike: $20
Michael: $25



[INSTANT BARGAIN]



Time now for an Instant Bargain. The player in the lead can buy bargain merchandise. A $ale Surprise could come up at any time, like it did yesterday. Matt, you have a $5 lead. How'd you like to buy this?



(Kelly and Shannon challenge each other to a game of bumper pool)





Emily: Matt, you can be the bumper king with this bumper pool table. The Tiger Cat bumper pool table has all of the commercial quality you expect from the name Valley, but built specifically for the home. Features like the elegant look of Jewel Mahogany Laminate, a slate bed covered with genuine green billiard cloth, and heavy duty black die cast corners and aluminum trim make this the bumper pool experience for players who only want the best. It includes accessory kit with two 48-inch cue sticks and one set of balls. Furnished by Valley-Dynamo. Oooh..... it's normally priced at....


$1,840


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


$5



(audience cheers as I join the three)



Greg: Well well.... a bumper pool table. This looks rather interesting. Matt, do you have any use for this?

[mringgenberg]

Looks like fun.

[palmer7]

Yes it does. And do you want to know what else is fun? (I pull out some money from my wallet) $200 in cash. An over-$2,000 bargain for just $5. What do you say to that?

[mringgenberg]

I'm in!

(hits buzzer)

[palmer7]

He's going to buy! (audience cheers) Enjoy the pool table, and enjoy the money. Over $2,000 for just the value of a question.


(I walk back to my lectern)


Matt: $25
Mike: $20
Michael: $25

And as we take the $5 off his score, he's now in a tie with the champ. Back with this for all three of you.



1. What do you call the point on which a lever is balanced?
2. What 1973 decision saw the Supreme Court vote 7-2 in favor of abortion?
3. What singer had a hit with "1973"?


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. What do you call the point on which a lever is balanced?
(buzzcode: 92)
*Mike buzzes in (38 )*
Mike?
Mike: Fulcrum
That's right, and we have a three way tie.
(ding)



Matt: $25
Mike: $25
Michael: $25



2. What 1973 decision saw the Supreme Court vote 7-2 in favor of abortion?
(buzzcode: 10)
*Michael buzzes in (53)*
Michael?
Michael: Roe V. Wade
You're right, and you go to $30.
(ding)



Matt: $25
Mike: $25
Michael: $30


3. What singer had a hit with "1973"?
(buzzcode: 23)
*Matt buzzes in (47)*
Matt?
Matt: James Blunt
You just earned your $5 right back, Matt. You're right!
(ding)



Matt: $30
Mike: $25
Michael: $30



[FAME GAME]



Time now for the Fame Game. Players are competing for control of the Fame Game board. Buzz in when you know a famous person.



I am an actor, songwriter, and television personality, born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada in 1947. I graduated from Elliot Lake Secondary School in 1965, and was elected homecoming king. I then went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, where I joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Norman Lear hired me to produce and head the writing staff of Fernwood 2-Night. I also became popular in the 70s and 80s for hosting talk shows in both Canada and the United States. I also wrote music for television, with compositions ranging from the original theme to Wheel of Fortune to The Facts of Life. I am best known, though, for starring as stay-at-home psychiatrist Dr. Jason Seaver on a very popular sitcom.


(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 97)
*Michael buzzes in (97)*
Michael?
Michael: Alan Thicke
You're right! Very well solved, Michael. You have control of the board.


Where's the $10 Money Card, Emily?

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(lights in motion)



Emily: Behind the number 9.



Greg: Michael, the lights are locked into your buzzer. Good luck and fire when ready. (a letter from A-I, please)

[Deleted]

Time to get that $10 money card!  Big bucks, no whammies, & STOP!!! (B)

[tmann3x]

[palmer7]

(he stops)



STOP at $10!

(fanfare)
(the camera flashes between Michael and the $10)
(audience cheers)



Matt: $30
Mike: $25
Michael: $40



We add the $10 to your score, and you are now in the lead by $10 over Matt. Still, it's anybody's game. Round Two coming up after this.


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


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



Greg: Michael wanted big bucks, and he got it off the Fame Game board.



Matt: $30
Mike: $25
Michael: $40



He's got a $10 lead over Matt, and Mike is only three questions behind. Back with this for all three of you.




1. Which base on a baseball field is often called the "keystone"?
2. What are Jews officially considered to be in the state of Utah?
3. Who blamed witchcraft for getting him into his marriage with Anne Boleyn?
4. What New Wave band really didn't like Mondays?
5. What's a mature male horse called?



(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Which base on a baseball field is often called the "keystone"?
(buzzcode: 42)
*Michael buzzes in (46)*
Michael?
Michael: second base
You extend your lead by $5.
(ding)



Matt: $30
Mike: $25
Michael: $45


2. What are Jews officially considered to be in the state of Utah?
(buzzcode: 71)
*Matt buzzes in (52)*
Matt?
Matt: Mormons
(wrong)
(I give a surprised reaction) If they're considered Mormons, then I've got to plan a few seders. No, they're considered Gentiles. The Jews are considered Gentiles in Utah and you lose $5. L'Chaim!



Matt: $25
Mike: $25
Michael: $45



3. Who blamed witchcraft for getting him into his marriage with Anne Boleyn?
(buzzcode: 9)
*Matt buzzes in (31)*
Matt?
Matt: Henry the VIII
That's right. And you get your $5 back.
(ding)



Matt: $30
Mike: $25
Michael: $45


4. What New Wave band really didn't like Mondays?
(buzzcode: 57)
*Mike buzzes in (61)*
Mike?
Mike: Boom Town Rats
That's right. The Boomtown Rats is right. You go to $30.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Mike: $30
Michael: $45


5. What's a mature male horse called?
(buzzcode: 66)
*Michael buzzes in (45)*
Michael?
Michael: a stallion
That's exactly what it's called. You go to $50.
(ding)


Matt: $30
Mike: $30
Michael: $50


[INSTANT BARGAIN]




And Michael, you chose a great time to go into the lead with an Instant Bargain. You have a $20 lead and Emily.... oh, she has this!



(Mitch, as a Mississippi riverboat man, takes tickets from Shannon and Frank and welcomes them aboard)




Emily: Michael, you can get a taste of that Mississippi mud on your trip to Gulfport and Biloxi. You and a guest will fly from Los Angeles for a 4 night stay at the Best Western Seaway Inn. The spacious dining area has one of the best breakfast bars in the area and the country and western lounge is one of largest in Mississippi. After a day of travel, relax in the huge outdoor pool and hot tub. The Best Western Seaway Inn. We've also included a rental car and travel insurance. Furnished by Delta Vacations. Plus, we're including $500 in cash to spend at the casinos. This trip is normally priced at....



$2,408

But is yours on $ale of the Century for only...


$12


(audience cheers as I join them)


Greg: Tote that barge, lift that bale..... (Mitch doesn't respond) Oh well. Oh, I just remembered something. I've got a friend up in Biloxi by the name of Doug Morris. He hosts The $40,000 Chain Reaction on USA and I hear he does a terrific job. Michael, have you ever been to Mississippi?

[Deleted]

I have never been to Mississippi.  Maybe I can meet Doug there.