VS Millionaire 4/15
vicste...@mailexcite.com
episode. He burnt all
his lifelines to win $32,000. But is still 5 questions away
from $1,000,000.
He spent the night in New York City, and this difficult-to-please
chef was pleased by the dinner last night. He imagines that
everybody is watching on the big screen back at the hotel where
he is a chef.
Let's Play!
For $64,000: What kind of geological formation is a "cay"?
A) Active volcano B) Clay road
C) Small Island D) Mountain peak
He doesn't waste any time for this one. C) Small island.
Final answer.
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And a correct final answer.
For $125,000: What Greenpeace ship was sunk by French
secret service agents in 1985?
A) Rainbow Warrior B) Arctic Sunrise
C) Sirius D) Beluga
Again, he gives a quick answer. A) Rainbow Warrior.
Again, he gave a quick, right answer.
For $250,000: In the book by Robert Louis Stevenson what
are the first names of "Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"?
A) Thomas & Jeffrey B) Henry & Edward
C) Paul & Mark D) James & Henry
Sam can feel his wife's eyes boring in on his head like
a laser beam.
"I'm out of here."
Even though his guess of B) Henry and Edward would have put
him in the 13-club.
Fastest Finger: Put these movies in order of their first
theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
A) Tango & Cash
B) Guys & Dolls
C) State & Main
D) Harold & Maude
BDAC is the right order. Half the contestants get the right
order, and the fastest of the 5 is Allan Chernov, on his
way to the hotseat with a time of 5.46.
(ad break)
Allan resides just outside Irving, TX, but is originally from
San Francisco. He is a medical director for a health plan, and
enjoys cycling. He helped a co-worker train for last year's
Ironman Triathalon.
Let's Play!
For $100: A particularily easy or comfortable way of living is
sometimes described as "a bed of' what?
C) Roses.
For $200: To which of the following people would you go if
you needed a haircut?
B) Barber
For $300: According to a common phrase, an utterly
boring movie is a real what?
C) Yawner
Or in some cases, D) Oscar winner.
For $500: If a pauper suddenly becomes wealthy, it is said
he has gone from what to what?
D) Rags to Riches
For $1000: The title of the TV series "Eight is Enough"
refers to the number of what in the Bradford family?
A) Kids B) Cars
C) Pets D) Houses
A) Kids.
For $2000: What is the name of a common piece of laboratory
equipment used to heat solutions?
A) Belgian burner B) Bunsen burner
C) Bright burner D) Bolton burner
B) Bunsen burner.
For $4000: During what war did the U.S. Rough Riders fight
and win the Battle of San Juan Hill?
A) American Civil War B) War of 1812
C) Spanish-American War D) French & Indian War
C) Spanish-American War
Not E) The 1989 Grey Cup, won by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
For $8000: The "meninges" encase what organ of the human
body?
A) Brain B) Liver
C) Heart D) Kidneys
A doctor better know this - A) Brain.
For $16000: What celebrity tells a fairy tale in a
current advertisement for Charles Schwab investment
services?
A) Chris Rock B) Elizabeth Taylor
C) Richard Hatch D) Sarah Ferguson
It takes a couple of seconds, but he gets it right
with his answer of D) Sarah Ferguson.
For $32000: The Italian pasta name "orecchiette" means
what in English?
A) Little toes B) Little noses
C) " " ears D) " " tongues
He's going to the audience for this one. 17-16-50-17.
Looks like they are leaning one way. Allan thinks the
audience looks like an intelligent group, and goes with
them.
C) is his final answer.
RIGHT!
(ad break)
Allan has a friend in the relationship seat, Ruth. Ruth
works with Dr. Chernov. His wife and daughter are at
home attending school.
For $64,000: "This isn't a hospital, it's an insane
asylum" is a line from what movie?
A) Dr. T & The Women B) Bringing out the Dead
C) M*A*S*H D) Patch Adams
He recalls two of the films, C) and D). He think
Hot Lips said something similar in C). But, he will
still PAF. Tom will be getting a call. Tom is
a movie fan, and he believes it is Patch Adams,
with only 50 percent certainty though.
He's banking his free guess on Tom. D) is the final
answer.
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The free shot
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CLANG!
It was C) M*A*S*H. And it was Hot Lips that spoke
that line.
Fastest Pinger: Put these scientists in geographic
order by their country of birth, starting in the
U.S. and going east.
A) Albert Einstein
B) Andrei Sakharov
c) Carl Sagan
D) Isaac Newton
Sagan-Newton-Einstein-Sakharov. CDAB. All but Bruce
Levy are in with the correct order. As for those
that got it right, by over a second, your winner is
Bernie Cullen.
Bernie has his younger brother, Dan, with him. Bernie
is a graduate student in biology at UC Santa Barbara.
Dan attends Santa Monica College, where he studies
art.
Let's Play!
For $100: Which of the following mythological creature
breathes fire?
C) Dragon
Not D) High school principal.
For $200: Which of these phrases is often used to
describe a trusted aide?
A) Right-hand man
For $300: A sauna is a room where people generally
visit to do what?
B) Sweat.
For $500: In medieval times, which of these professionals
was responsible for entertaining the royal courts?
C) Jester.
For $1000: For over 50 years, which treat was traditionally
included in packs of baseball cards?
A) Chocolate wafer B) Gummi bears
C) Mint stick D) Bubble gum
D) Bubble gum
Bernie spent time in the Antarctic, working for an
oceanographer, studying global warming. Bernie wanted his
father as a phone-a-friend, but Bernie couldn't allow
it, since during the practice runs, his father swore
up a storm. "Blankety-blank! I don't know!"
For $2000: A parasol is a lightweight form of what
accessory?
A) Umbrella B) Hat
C) Cane D) Bracelet
A) Umbrella.
For $4000: Seaweed is a form of what?
A) Bacteria B) Algae
C) Fungus D) Sea urchin
B) Algae.
For $8000: Who was the leader of the band on the TV
series "Sha Na Na"?
A) Benson B) Bosley
C) Bowzer D) Baba Booey
He knows there was a Bowzer on the show. He'll guess
Bowzer as his final answer.
And it was Bowzer!
For $16000: At the time of his election, who was
the oldest person to become President of the United
States?
A) George Washington B) Herbert Hoover
C) Woodrow Wilson D) Ronald Reagan
The first thing to pop into his head was D) Ronald Reagan.
But, he chooses to phone-a-friend, calling Bob, a lawyer.
Much like Bernie, Bob thinks it was Reagan. But, Bob
is 100 percent certain. They makes small talk, wasting
AT&T's money until the time expires.
What will Bernie be doing with the money if he wins it?
Send out his laundry.
Oh. They're right! It was Ronald Reagan.
For $32000: The Pecos River is a major tributary of what
U.S. river?
A) Rio Grande B) Platte
C) Snake D) Colorado
Bernie knows that Pecos Bill was quite the Texas Cowboy.
He recalls Platte came up during his run on Jeopardy.
He'll go with A) Rio Grande. Final....
and worth $32K!
(ad break)
Another planned purchase for Bernie is a couch, so his
brother doesn't have to sit or sleep on the floor when
he visits. Bernie contends that he does offer the bed,
but Dan now wants a couch.
For $64,000: In the 2000 movie "Gladiator", Russell Crowe's
character is a gladiator under what Roman emperor?
A) Titus B) Commodus
C) Nero D) Claudius
Bernie rented the movie 3 days ago. He is really glad
he did. Since he knows it was B) Commodus.
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which is what it was!
For $125,000: In 1911, what did explorer Hiram Bingham
discover between two peaks in the Andes mountains?
"It better be Machu Picchu" - Bernie
A) City of Machu Picchu B) Frozen wooly mammoth
C) Lake Titicaca D) Meteorite from Mars
It's there. It is his final answer.
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For $125,000!
For $250,000: What 1953 novel..
Bernie: Casino Royale
Regis: Can I get through the question?
...marked the first appearance of Ian Fleming's agent James Bond?
A) Doctor No B) Goldfinger
C) Casino Royale D) Live and Let Die
"I guess I gotta say Casino Royale" - Bernie
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YES!
(ad break)
If Bernie wins, he would like to travel back to Bermuda,
Portugal (he is studying Portugese).
For $500,000: When 3 celestial bodies form a straight
line, what is it called?
A) Simoom B) Syzygy
C) String theory D) Saprobity
"We think it's Syzygy" - Bernie
"We?" - Regis
"Yes, I do" - Bernie
For a few seconds, he considers C), but quickly returns
to his first choice. B). He doesn't want to talk himself
out of it, and makes it his final answer.
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Bernie Cullen.
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just won $500,000!
For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning
of the registration number of all non-military aircraft
in the United States?
A) N B) A C) U D) L
He's not blurting out any answer this time. He debates
over which lifeline to use. Regis suggests 50/50, then
ATA, but Bernie ignores Reege's advice, and goes to
the audience.
69-12-13-6.
Pretty overwhelming for question #15.
Bernie was thinking it was N) or L). Will the 50/50
leave those two behind?
No! The correct answer is going to be N or U.
"$32,000 will still buy me a sofa.". He's going to
go for it. And will go with the audience's choice.
"N. A) Final Answer. Regis." - Bernie.
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One answer worth 1 million. One worth $32,000.
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The final answer of N
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ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
Buy that couch!
Send out that laundry!
Go to Bermuda and Portugal!
And cue that confetti!
<BERNIE CULLEN>
<MILLIONAIRE>
His brother storms the stage for an embrace, but
Bernie doesn't appear to pick up his cheque. They
quickly exit the stage, and we rush into the
final fastest finger:
Put these dance songs in the order they first hit
the top 40, starting with the earliest.
A) Macarena
B) Twist & Shout
C) My Prerogative
D) Turn the Beat Around
BDCA is the right order. A pair of right answers,
Kenneth Hallendoerfer beats Catherine Harell 6.55
to 10.51.
Right down to the questions:
For $100: Which of the following phrases is commonly
used as a term of endearment?
B) Sweet pea
For $200: What word is commonly used to describe
unpleasantly damp hands?
A) Clammy
*****AH-WOOOOOOO*****
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Paul Croshier
>For $16000: What celebrity tells a fairy tale in a
>current advertisement for Charles Schwab investment
>services?
>
>A) Chris Rock B) Elizabeth Taylor
>C) Richard Hatch D) Sarah Ferguson
>
>It takes a couple of seconds, but he gets it right
>with his answer of D) Sarah Ferguson.
>
she told her daughter that someday her "prince" would come, and that
all newer airings have her saying "knight"? Methinks the Queen was not
amused.
>
>For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning
>of the registration number of all non-military aircraft
>in the United States?
>
>A) N B) A C) U D) L
>
>He's not blurting out any answer this time. He debates
>over which lifeline to use. Regis suggests 50/50, then
>ATA, but Bernie ignores Reege's advice, and goes to
>the audience.
>
>69-12-13-6.
>
>Pretty overwhelming for question #15.
the right answer not because they actually knew it, but because people
who were guessing were swayed by the Enterprise's hull number,
NCC-1701.
>
>Bernie was thinking it was N) or L). Will the 50/50
>leave those two behind?
>
>No! The correct answer is going to be N or U.
>
>"$32,000 will still buy me a sofa.". He's going to
>go for it. And will go with the audience's choice.
>
>"N. A) Final Answer. Regis." - Bernie.
>.
was merely extending his air time for dramatic effect. NOBODY is that
cool gambling with half a million bucks, even if it is house money.
UCSB is right next to the Santa Barbara airport, which is combined
commercial and civil aviation. He couldn't drive to get a hambuger for
lunch without going past parked rows of aircraft with "N"s on their
tails. Even if he didn't, if was almost certainly the same airport he
flew to New York from, so he didn't have to have the spiffiest long
term remory to conjure it up.
Rob Richardson
>>Pretty overwhelming for question #15.
>As I intimated in an earlier post, the audience leaned so heavily to
>the right answer not because they actually knew it, but because people
>who were guessing were swayed by the Enterprise's hull number,
>NCC-1701.
I missed your earlier post, so if you've already explained this, sorry--why
would the audience choose "N" based on the Enterprise's hull number? The
question was about what letter designates NON-military aircraft. The
Enterprise definitely doesn't fall into that category.
Brett A. Pasternack
. o O ( Airdate: 4/15/01 )
vicste...@mailexcite.com wrote:
>
> It wasn't easy for Sam Wolfe on Friday's
> episode. He burnt all
> his lifelines to win $32,000. But is still 5 questions away
> from $1,000,000.
>
> He spent the night in New York City, and this difficult-to-please
> chef was pleased by the dinner last night. He imagines that
> everybody is watching on the big screen back at the hotel where
> he is a chef.
>
> Let's Play!
>
> For $64,000: What kind of geological formation is a "cay"?
>
> A) Active volcano B) Clay road
> C) Small Island D) Mountain peak
>
> He doesn't waste any time for this one. C) Small island.
> Final answer.
> .
> .
> And a correct final answer.
>
> For $125,000: What Greenpeace ship was sunk by French
> secret service agents in 1985?
>
> A) Rainbow Warrior B) Arctic Sunrise
> C) Sirius D) Beluga
>
> Again, he gives a quick answer. A) Rainbow Warrior.
>
> Again, he gave a quick, right answer.
. o O ( The name was dervied from a Toltec Indian prophecy: "When the
Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear. When this happens,
the warriors of the rainbow will come to save them." )
> For $250,000: In the book by Robert Louis Stevenson what
> are the first names of "Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"?
>
> A) Thomas & Jeffrey B) Henry & Edward
> C) Paul & Mark D) James & Henry
. o O ( Henry Hyde is a longtime Republican Congressman from Illinois. )
. o O ( After presiding over the creation of the articles of impeachment
against President Clinton, he was later found to have had an affair,
which he dismissed as a "youthful indiscretion". )
. o O ( Perhaps he should have blamed an alternate personality: he was
41 when the "youthful indiscretion" began. )
> Sam can feel his wife's eyes boring in on his head like
> a laser beam.
>
> "I'm out of here."
>
> Even though his guess of B) Henry and Edward would have put
> him in the 13-club.
>
> Fastest Finger: Put these movies in order of their first
> theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
>
> A) Tango & Cash
. o O ( Teri Hatcher's big-screen debut )
> B) Guys & Dolls
> C) State & Main
> D) Harold & Maude
>
> BDAC is the right order.
. o O ( 1955; 1971; 1989; 2000 )
> Half the contestants get the right
> order, and the fastest of the 5 is Allan Chernov, on his
> way to the hotseat with a time of 5.46.
>
> (ad break)
>
> Allan resides just outside Irving, TX, but is originally from
> San Francisco. He is a medical director for a health plan, and
> enjoys cycling. He helped a co-worker train for last year's
> Ironman Triathalon.
>
> Let's Play!
>
> For $100: A particularily easy or comfortable way of living is
> sometimes described as "a bed of' what?
>
> C) Roses.
>
> For $200: To which of the following people would you go if
> you needed a haircut?
>
> B) Barber
. o O ( In medieval times, they'd also be the people to see for many
forms of medical treatment. )
. o O ( Charlie Brown's father was a barber. )
> For $300: According to a common phrase, an utterly
> boring movie is a real what?
>
> C) Yawner
> Or in some cases, D) Oscar winner.
>
> For $500: If a pauper suddenly becomes wealthy, it is said
> he has gone from what to what?
>
> D) Rags to Riches
. o O ( Tonight's episode of "60 Minutes" described a princess from
Morocco as having gone from "riches to rags". )
> For $1000: The title of the TV series "Eight is Enough"
> refers to the number of what in the Bradford family?
>
> A) Kids B) Cars
> C) Pets D) Houses
> A) Kids.
. o O ( Eight Is Enough star Dick Van Patten now markets a line of pet
foods called "Natural Balance". )
> For $2000: What is the name of a common piece of laboratory
> equipment used to heat solutions?
>
> A) Belgian burner B) Bunsen burner
> C) Bright burner D) Bolton burner
> B) Bunsen burner.
. o O ( Dr. Bunsen Honeydew was the head scientist at Muppet Labs. )
> For $4000: During what war did the U.S. Rough Riders fight
> and win the Battle of San Juan Hill?
>
> A) American Civil War B) War of 1812
> C) Spanish-American War D) French & Indian War
>
> C) Spanish-American War
> Not E) The 1989 Grey Cup, won by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
. o O ( Not to be confused with their CFL rivals, the Ottawa Rough
Riders. )
. o O ( The teams were named for Mounties, not for Teddy Roosevelt's
crew. )
. o O ( Ottawa was named first, but had changed their name when
Saskatchewan adopted their, only to later take the old name back. )
. o O ( At the time, the two were not in the same league--and they
played rugby, not football. )
> For $8000: The "meninges" encase what organ of the human
> body?
. o O ( The singular form is "meninx". )
> A) Brain B) Liver
> C) Heart D) Kidneys
>
> A doctor better know this - A) Brain.
. o O ( These membranes also encase the spinal cord. )
> For $16000: What celebrity tells a fairy tale in a
> current advertisement for Charles Schwab investment
> services?
>
> A) Chris Rock B) Elizabeth Taylor
> C) Richard Hatch D) Sarah Ferguson
>
> It takes a couple of seconds, but he gets it right
> with his answer of D) Sarah Ferguson.
. o O ( She tells the story to show how a princess can avoid going from
"riches to rags". )
. o O ( Other stars of recent Charles Schwab ads: )
. o O ( Anna Kournikova ) . o O ( Charles Barkley )
. o O ( Tara Lipinski ) . o O ( Ringo Starr ) . o O ( Mike Ditka )
. o O ( Hot Lips was played by Sally Kellerman in the movie, and Loretta
Swit on the TV series. )
. o O ( On the TV series, Hawkeye later commented: "I might as well go
crazy and be inconspicuous." )
> Fastest Pinger: Put these scientists in geographic
> order by their country of birth, starting in the
> U.S. and going east.
>
> A) Albert Einstein
> B) Andrei Sakharov
> c) Carl Sagan
> D) Isaac Newton
>
> Sagan-Newton-Einstein-Sakharov. CDAB.
. o O ( USA; England; Germany; Russia )
. o O ( Einstein was a correct answer on the following nights premiere
of the US "The Weakest Link". )
. o O ( The question asked for Time Magazine's "Person Of The Century".
)
> All but Bruce
> Levy are in with the correct order. As for those
> that got it right, by over a second, your winner is
> Bernie Cullen.
. o O ( One of Cullen's questions in phone qualifying also called for
ordering by birthplace, starting in the US and going east. It used
authors, not scientists. )
> Bernie has his younger brother, Dan, with him. Bernie
> is a graduate student in biology at UC Santa Barbara.
. o O ( The day he got his callback was a power emergency day in
California, and he had no phone that operated without power, but luckily
the power remained on long enough for the call to get through. )
> Dan attends Santa Monica College, where he studies
> art.
>
> Let's Play!
>
> For $100: Which of the following mythological creature
> breathes fire?
>
> C) Dragon
> Not D) High school principal.
>
> For $200: Which of these phrases is often used to
> describe a trusted aide?
>
> A) Right-hand man
. o O ( Answer choice D was "Left-Eye Lopes". )
. o O ( Regis pronounces the last name "Lo-pez", but Bernie corrects him
to "loaps", based on baseball player and manager Davey Lopes. )
. o O ( Regis was right, however--Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of the R&B group
TLC pronounces her name as he did. )
> For $300: A sauna is a room where people generally
> visit to do what?
>
> B) Sweat.
>
> For $500: In medieval times, which of these professionals
> was responsible for entertaining the royal courts?
>
> C) Jester.
>
> For $1000: For over 50 years, which treat was traditionally
> included in packs of baseball cards?
>
> A) Chocolate wafer B) Gummi bears
> C) Mint stick D) Bubble gum
> D) Bubble gum
. o O ( The tradition was begun by Bowman in the late 1940s, although
Topps Chewing Gum began competing with Bowman in 1951 and was able to
buy them out a few years later. )
. o O ( After that, Topps had the exclusive rights to distribute cards
by themselves, or with any confectionary product. In the early 1960s,
Fleer tried to get around this rule by issuing cards with cookies. )
> Bernie spent time in the Antarctic, working for an
> oceanographer, studying global warming. Bernie wanted his
> father as a phone-a-friend, but Bernie couldn't allow
> it, since during the practice runs, his father swore
> up a storm. "Blankety-blank! I don't know!"
. o O ( Bernie also decided not to use Your Humble Pop-upper as a phone-
a-friend, although I did offer In This Very Newsgroup. )
> For $2000: A parasol is a lightweight form of what
> accessory?
>
> A) Umbrella B) Hat
> C) Cane D) Bracelet
> A) Umbrella.
>
> For $4000: Seaweed is a form of what?
>
> A) Bacteria B) Algae
> C) Fungus D) Sea urchin
> B) Algae.
>
> For $8000: Who was the leader of the band on the TV
> series "Sha Na Na"?
>
> A) Benson B) Bosley
> C) Bowzer D) Baba Booey
>
> He knows there was a Bowzer on the show. He'll guess
> Bowzer as his final answer.
>
> And it was Bowzer!
. o O ( John "Bowzer" Bauman was co-host of "The Match Game/Hollywood
Squares Hour" and a frequent guest on "Password Plus". )
. o O ( "Baba Booey" is the nickname of Howard Stern's longtime
producer, Gary Dell'Abate. )
> For $16000: At the time of his election, who was
> the oldest person to become President of the United
> States?
>
> A) George Washington B) Herbert Hoover
> C) Woodrow Wilson D) Ronald Reagan
>
> The first thing to pop into his head was D) Ronald Reagan.
> But, he chooses to phone-a-friend, calling Bob, a lawyer.
> Much like Bernie, Bob thinks it was Reagan. But, Bob
> is 100 percent certain. They makes small talk, wasting
> AT&T's money until the time expires.
>
> What will Bernie be doing with the money if he wins it?
> Send out his laundry.
>
> Oh. They're right! It was Ronald Reagan.
. o O ( For the record, I knew it too. )
. o O ( He was 69, breaking the record held by William Henry Harrison. )
. o O ( Of course, at the time of his election, George Washington WAS
the oldest person to become president of the United States, and the
youngest as well! )
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 2:14 )
. o O ( The most time shown for any of his answers, and even then Regis
spent some time talking about Bernie's plans for the money. )
> For $32000: The Pecos River is a major tributary of what
> U.S. river?
>
> A) Rio Grande B) Platte
> C) Snake D) Colorado
>
> Bernie knows that Pecos Bill was quite the Texas Cowboy.
> He recalls Platte came up during his run on Jeopardy.
. o O ( Cullen was a five-time champion on Jeopardy!, in the summer of
1996. )
> He'll go with A) Rio Grande. Final....
>
> and worth $32K!
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 31 seconds )
. o O ( The most time shown for any question on which he didn't use a
lifeline. )
> (ad break)
>
> Another planned purchase for Bernie is a couch, so his
> brother doesn't have to sit or sleep on the floor when
> he visits. Bernie contends that he does offer the bed,
> but Dan now wants a couch.
>
> For $64,000: In the 2000 movie "Gladiator", Russell Crowe's
> character is a gladiator under what Roman emperor?
>
> A) Titus B) Commodus
> C) Nero D) Claudius
>
> Bernie rented the movie 3 days ago. He is really glad
> he did.
. o O ( "Now I have to find five friends, and watch a lot of Dawson's
Creek and Will and Grace and listen to Brandy and Faith Hill--I don't
have much current pop culture knowledge." -- Cullen, after finding out
he would be on the show. )
>Since he knows it was B) Commodus.
> .
> which is what it was!
. o O ( The day after Cullen rented it, Gladiator won the Oscar for Best
Picture, and Crowe won Best Actor for portraying Maximus. )
. o O ( Joaquin Phoenix, who played Commodus, was nominated for Best
Supporting Actor, but lost to Benicio Del Toro of Traffic. )
> For $125,000: In 1911, what did explorer Hiram Bingham
> discover between two peaks in the Andes mountains?
>
> "It better be Machu Picchu" - Bernie
>
> A) City of Machu Picchu B) Frozen wooly mammoth
> C) Lake Titicaca D) Meteorite from Mars
>
> It's there. It is his final answer.
> .
> .
> For $125,000!
>
> For $250,000: What 1953 novel..
>
> Bernie: Casino Royale
> Regis: Can I get through the question?
. o O ( Giving an answer before seeing the choices is much more common
on the British version of the show. )
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 30 seconds )
. o O ( simoom: a strong desert wind laden with sand. )
. o O ( string theory: The idea--increasingly accepted in the scientific
community, but as yet untestable--that all matter is composed of
incredibly tiny, vibrating strings. )
. o O ( saprobity: A measurement of the level of microorganisms in
water. )
> For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning
> of the registration number of all non-military aircraft
> in the United States?
>
> A) N B) A C) U D) L
>
> He's not blurting out any answer this time. He debates
> over which lifeline to use. Regis suggests 50/50, then
> ATA, but Bernie ignores Reege's advice, and goes to
> the audience.
>
> 69-12-13-6.
>
> Pretty overwhelming for question #15.
>
> Bernie was thinking it was N) or L). Will the 50/50
> leave those two behind?
>
> No! The correct answer is going to be N or U.
. o O ( "L" is the only one of the choices that can be the second letter
of this registration number--it stands for "limited". )
. o O ( The other possibilities for the second letter are "C" for
"standard", "R" for "restricted", and "X" for "experimental". )
. o O ( These letters, however, are not required, and most aircraft
since the 1950s don't have any of them, instead going directly from "N"
to the numbers. )
> "$32,000 will still buy me a sofa.". He's going to
> go for it. And will go with the audience's choice.
>
> "N. A) Final Answer. Regis." - Bernie.
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 2:06 )
> .
> .
> One answer worth 1 million. One worth $32,000.
> .
> .
. o O ( If the number of registered aircraft in the United States
reached one million, they would have to change the system, which
currently allows for only 915,399 different valid combinations. )
. o O ( Only about 300,000 were in use as of 1991. )
> .
> .
> .
> The final answer of N
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> is
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> worth
> .
> .
. o O ( American military aircraft have registration numbers that begin
with "N"... )
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .
> ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
. o O ( ...just like their civilian counterparts. )
> Buy that couch!
> Send out that laundry!
> Go to Bermuda and Portugal!
. o O ( Aircraft registration numbers for Bermuda begin with "BD". )
. o O ( Aircraft registration numbers for Portugal begin with "PO". )
> And cue that confetti!
>
> <BERNIE CULLEN>
> <MILLIONAIRE>
. o O ( And the first person ever to be a WWTBAM Millionaire and a
five-time J! champion--at least for the US versions. )
> His brother storms the stage for an embrace, but
> Bernie doesn't appear to pick up his cheque. They
> quickly exit the stage, and we rush into the
> final fastest finger:
>
> Put these dance songs in the order they first hit
> the top 40, starting with the earliest.
>
> A) Macarena
> B) Twist & Shout
> C) My Prerogative
> D) Turn the Beat Around
>
> BDCA is the right order.
. o O ( The Isley Brothers, 1962; Vicki Sue Robinson, 1976; Bobby Brown,
1988; Los Del Rio, 1996 )
. o O ( The original version of "Twist And Shout" by the Top Notes, a
Phil Spector production, did not chart. )
. o O ( "Twist And Shout" returned to the top 40 for The Beatles in 1964
and 1986, and "Turn The Beat Around" was a hit again for Gloria Estefan
in 1994. )
>A pair of right answers,
> Kenneth Hallendoerfer beats Catherine Harell 6.55
> to 10.51.
>
> Right down to the questions:
>
> For $100: Which of the following phrases is commonly
> used as a term of endearment?
>
> B) Sweet pea
. o O ( Swee'pea was the name of Popeye's baby son. )
> For $200: What word is commonly used to describe
> unpleasantly damp hands?
>
> A) Clammy
>
> *****AH-WOOOOOOO*****
>
> 9 contestants will be in the studio on Tuesday. I'll
> be in front of my computer on Tuesday. See you then.
>
> -----
. o O ( Total winnings this show: $1,282,000 )
. o O ( Total winnings to date: $54,059,000 )
> The above e-mail address exists solely as a spam catcher. If
> you wish to respond, do so via the newsgroup.
. o O ( "Pop-Up Video" is a trademark of VH-1, Viacom, and Spin the
Bottle Productions. )
. o O ( Adapted for atgs by Dean Scungio. )
. o O ( POP! )
Peca Fan
Croshier) wrote:
>As I intimated in an earlier post, the audience leaned so heavily to
>the right answer not because they actually knew it, but because people
>who were guessing were swayed by the Enterprise's hull number,
>NCC-1701.
I'd say the audience had such a high percentage, because it was a
simple question. We've all seen dozen's of Cessna's etc, either on the
news, in movies, or wherever, and it's really easy to remember the
basic pattern of N531QA, or whatever. My wife and I just looked
stunned at each other when that question came up, and we both said
"Easy...N".
>As I also said directly earlier, Bernie knew it was "N" going in, and
>was merely extending his air time for dramatic effect. NOBODY is that
>cool gambling with half a million bucks, even if it is house money.
Now this part I'll agree with. Bernie clearly knew almost all the
answers even before the possible answers came up. I wonder if he even
knew the Reagan one he asked the audience on.
--
Peca Fan
"And the Dutch aren't much better, they're just the
Germans without the shame." - Bob Fish, Bob and Margaret
Matthew P. Davidson
>> For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning
>> of the registration number of all non-military aircraft
>> in the United States?
>>
>> A) N B) A C) U D) L
You forgot a few of the pop-ups on this question (Not that I'm an expert on it
or that I'm gonna be doing pop-ups for entire episodes, but I just thought you
should include it).
. o O ( There are nine N's, ten A's, three U's, and four L's in the question. )
. o O ( Nine begins with the letter "N". The rest of the letters don't apply
like that to the number of times they appear in the question. )
. o O ("Bernie Cullen" ends with the letter "N"... )
. o O ( and so does "Regis Philbin". )
Those are the pop-ups that you missed.
-Matthew P. Davidson
Norm McDonald: "Can I ask only the members of the Audience who for sure know
the answer?"
Brett A. Pasternack
>
> >
> >> For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning
> >> of the registration number of all non-military aircraft
> >> in the United States?
> >>
> >> A) N B) A C) U D) L
>
> You forgot a few of the pop-ups on this question (Not that I'm an expert on it
> or that I'm gonna be doing pop-ups for entire episodes, but I just thought you
> should include it).
>
> . o O ( There are nine N's, ten A's, three U's, and four L's in the question. )
. o O ( Cute! )
John Isles, iv
>...and the fastest of the 5 is Allan Chernov, on his way to the hotseat...
>For $100: A particularily easy or comfortable way of living is
>sometimes described as "a bed of' what?
>C) Roses.
Comfortable? Try YEOUCH!!!
-----
>For $200: To which of the following people would you go if you needed a
>haircut?
>B) Barber
Or a savage Indian/native American.
-----
>For $300: According to a common phrase, an utterly boring movie is a real
>what?
>C) Yawner
>Or in some cases, D) Oscar winner.
The perfect example of a D: Oscar winner: The 1997 version of /Titanic/.
-----
>For $500: If a pauper suddenly becomes wealthy, it is said he has gone from
>what to what?
>D) Rags to Riches
Or "from rags to tuxedo".
-----
>For $1,000: The title of the TV series "Eight is Enough" refers to the number
>of what in the Bradford family?
>A) Kids B) Cars
>C) Pets D) Houses
>A) Kids.
B or D would have made for a HILARIOUS answer. "Why don't you have NINE
cars?" "/Eight is Enough/." "Why don't you have NINE houses?" "Because
/Eight is Enough/."
-----
>Fastest Pinger...
???
-----
>As for those that got it right, by over a second, your winner is Bernie Cullen.
>For $100: Which of the following mythological creature breathes fire?
>C) Dragon
>Not D) High school principal.
What about Democrats? No, wait... all Democrats have breath that smell
like fish. REPUBLICANS breathe fire.
-----
>For $300: A sauna is a room where people generally visit to do what?
>B) Sweat.
And possibly chat. (For those who don't know CHAT originates from the term
"CHewing the fAT").
-----
>For $500: In medieval times, which of these professionals was responsible for
>entertaining the royal courts?
>C) Jester.
Not the randy Princess and her boy toy.
-----
>For $8,000: Who was the leader of the band on the TV series "Sha Na Na"?
>A) Benson B) Bosley
>C) Bowzer D) Baba Booey
>He knows there was a Bowzer on the show. He'll guess Bowzer as his final
>answer.
>And it was Bowzer!
Do the pose!
-----
>For $250,000: What 1953 novel..
>Bernie: Casino Royale
>Regis: Can I get through the question?
>...marked the first appearance of Ian Fleming's agent James Bond?
>A) Doctor No B) Goldfinger
>C) Casino Royale D) Live and Let Die
>"I guess I gotta say Casino Royale" - Bernie.... YES!
I knew that... HONEST!
-----
>For $500,000: When 3 celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
A three-way!
-----
>For $1,000,000: What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration
>number of all non-military aircraft in the United States?
>A) N B) A C) U D) L
>...Bernie was thinking it was N) or L). Will the 50/50 leave those two behind?
>No! The correct answer is going to be N or U.
Miracles happen. This is one of them.
>"N. A) Final Answer. Regis." - Bernie.
>The final answer of N... is... worth... $1,000,000!
-----
>Kenneth Hallendoerfer beats Catherine Harell...
>For $200: What word is commonly used to describe unpleasantly damp hands?
>A) Clammy
Depends on WHOSE hands they are. They could have just done the dirty deed....
--
From the mind of John Isles, iv <q...@as.net>
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Dave Legler
<bret...@erols.com> writes:
>> For $8000: The "meninges" encase what organ of the human
>> body?
>
>. o O ( The singular form is "meninx". )
>
>> A) Brain B) Liver
>> C) Heart D) Kidneys
>>
>> A doctor better know this - A) Brain.
>
>. o O ( These membranes also encase the spinal cord. )
>
Knew this one because of the disease spinal meningitis, and through reasoning
that the brain was the most related to the spine.
John Sergent
qxz...@as.net (John Isles, iv) wrote:
> Vic Stevenson writes:
>
> >For $100: A particularily easy or comfortable way of living is
> >sometimes described as "a bed of' what?
>
> >C) Roses.
>
> Comfortable? Try YEOUCH!!!
Roses, not rose stems. I've never seen a rose itself that had the
thorns.