Sale of the Century [NBC Daytime] Pilot: Archive!

[babytims]

Bump for Raymond

[basketball32]

250,000

[babytims]

You're way off...30,000 parts.

*Instant Bargain cue*

Ah! It's time for a second Instant Bargain. We have a prize for the leading man, which in this case is Nels. Here it is for you Nels!

*prize cue*



Alexis: Enjoy the gift of outdoor cooking while preparing amazing meals with the Monument Grills 4-Burner LED Control Stainless Steel Propane Gas Grill. Featuring 4 stainless steel burners 1 side burner, this grill is designed to put out up to 60,000 BTU BTUs of cooking power. With 473-square inches of primary cooking area and 210-square inches of warming rack area, you'll have plenty of grill space to cook with. This grill is normally worth...




Two Thousand, Two hundred forty one dollars...but it's yours for just:




Eighteen dollars!

*cheers*

That's a very nice grill, and with summer approaching it can be great for barbecues. Nels what do you think of that grill?

[nelson21]

Have a party

[babytims]

Told you it'd be great for cookout parties. Invite some friends over, cook a couple burgers, and don't burn down your house!

*laughter*

Anyway, it's $18. If you buy it you'd still be in the lead by a longshot. Whaddayasay? You buyin' or a-passin'

[babytims]

Bump for Nels.

[nelson21]

No

[babytims]

*scattered groans*

No sale for Nels means he keeps $80 to his name. And that wraps up our second round. New round of games meaning someone has a chance to play our Instant Cash game for $1,000! Stick around!

*commercial cue, cheers*

*fade to commercial*

[babytims]

Alright friends. We have a check for $1,000 we're about to give away to one of our three players. Who's the lucky contender? We'll find out soon enough...but first:

We have a match to settle! $80 plays $30 and $15. Questions are now worth a whopping $20 a piece. Let's continue:

What TV series included the phrase "Go where no man has gone before" in its title sequence?

Bill: 49
Raymond: 53
Nels: 5

Buzzcode: 68

*Raymond buzzes in*

Raymond?

[basketball32]

Star Trek

[babytims]

Correct.

*ding*

New question:

What political position did Margaret Chase Smith hold?

Bill: 91
Raymond: 63
Nels: 17

Buzzcode: 69

*Raymond buzzes in*

Raymond again!

[basketball32]

I don’t know.

[babytims]

*Bill buzzes in*

Mr. McDee!

[billmcdee]

I don't know either, don't want to guess at it either.

[babytims]

(Meaning...)

Nels, what's your answer!

[nelson21]

Congress

[babytims]

Is right! You're now at $100!

*applause*

Next up:

In what year was Broadway established?


Bill: 15
Raymond: 73
Nels: 1

Buzzcode: 85

*Raymond buzzes in*

Raymond!

[basketball32]

pass

[babytims]

(Meaning...)

Bill, what's your answer?

[billmcdee]

1896

[babytims]

1735.

A car with a removable roof is called a what?

Bill: 46
Raymond: 83
Nels: 61

Buzzcode: 23

*Bill buzzes in*

Bill once again!

[billmcdee]

A convertible. 

[babytims]

Yessir.

*ding*

Next up:

New York is famous for what color cabs?

Bill: 65
Raymond: 93
Nels: 2

Buzzcode: 23

*Nels buzzes in*

Nels!

[nelson21]

Yellow

[babytims]

You got it.

*ding*

*Instant cash cue*

Oh ho! Now it's time to play Instant Cash. Nels is in the lead with $120 and now has a chance to win...




$1,000 in cash! 

*applause* You also have a chance to win a $100 bill if you don't pick the $1,000 box. Now in order to play, Nels...you have to surrender your lead, meaning it's a $70 ticket to play, but you're quick on that buzzer so I don't know. You wanna go for it or don't you?

*audience shouts suggestions*

[nelson21]

I'll play

[babytims]

He's going for it!

*applause*

That knocks him to a tie.

And now...come here for your chance to win $1,000!

*applause*

[ ] [ ] [ ] 

We have 3 colored envelopes, a blue envelope, a red envelope, and a green one, and in one envelope there's a check for $1,000...the other envelopes holds a $100 bill. Now's your chance to become $1,000 richer, Nels. Please...pick an envelope.

[nelson21]

Blue please

[babytims]

Let's open the blue envelope and see what's inside...

*drumroll*

$100

A hundred bucks!

*applause*

Hey, it's better than nothing. Here you go Nels, congratulations!

Got your money back and then some! Nice going, Nels. We'll take another commercial break and play the Speed round to determine a winner, right after this!

*applause, theme, fade to commercial*

[babytims]

It's time for the Century Round!

*cheers*

Let's look at the current standings:

There's now a closer game than there was before we threw to break: Both Nels and Raymond have $50, and Bill is in the cold with $20. Let's put 10 on the countdown clock please:

*ding*

And away...we go!

*timer beeps*

Which sports personality said the catchphrase ‘Get some nuts!’ on the Snickers adverts?

Bill: 23
Raymond: 14
Nels: 8

Buzzcode: 13

*Raymond buzzes in*

Raymond!