SCS Millionaire 12/14/2000
Steven Sousa
Our returning contestant, Fowler Jones III, rushed through his questions
last time, so now he gets to tell America about himself. He's a Web
Applications Developer. He used to be a disc jockey. He was fortunate enough
to work in country during the "Achy Breaky" craze.
Fowler Jones, Jr. is in the relationship chair. He asks Regis if he's still
pumping iron. Regis says, "As a matter of fact I am. Would you like to feel
my Fowler Jones the fourth?" Fowler says, "After the show." I can't make up
shit that funny.
$500: Traditionally, which of these popular toys is packaged in a plastic
egg?
A: Lincoln Logs B: Silly Putty C: Crayola Crayons D: Play-Doh
B:Silly Putty.
LM: What object is often used to hold the candles during the Jewish holiday
of Chanukah?
A: Shofar B:Latke C: Talmud D: Menorah
According to Adam Sandler,
David Lee Roth lights the...
Menorah! Interrupted First Five Sweep!
$2000: Monterey Jack is a kind of what?
A: Cheese B:Seaweed C: Auto Repair Tool D: Kid's game
Fowler says, "It's Cheese."
And it is!
$4000: Which of these groups is a religious organization?
A: UNICEF B: American Red Cross C: Salvation Army D: Kiwanis Club
Fowler thinks it's C. He looks nervous.
Final answer.
Salvation Army turns yellow!
Salvation Army turns green!
$8000: In the TV show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," what does Mr. Rogers do
right after putting on his sweater?
A: Puts on his sneakers B: Hangs up his coat C: Visits King Friday
D: Feeds his fish
Fowler looks about the right age to know this, but he says he never watched
the show. Regis suggests a lifeline. He'll ask the audience. The audience
goes with sneakers, 63-15-2-20. He has faith in the audience.
Were they right?
It's a beautiful day for Fowler Jones III! He's got $8000!
Unlike Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has
commercials.
Go see The Emporer's New Groove. I wonder if he'll try to cross the Swiss
Alps?
Fowler's dad is a psychologist, and has trained him for this since he was
boy, asking him trivia questions before bed. He has also worked with his son
using a technique called EMDR to decrease anxiety and enhance potential.
"MY OFFSPRING WILL BE THE GREATEST TRIVIA PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF UNIVERSE!
I WILL MAKE IT SO, AND FROM HIS LEGACY, THE FOWLER JONES NAME SHALL RESONATE
ETERNALLY THROUGHOUT THE ANNALS OF ALL TIME!"
I'm sorry. I just don't have anything funny to say this week.
$16000: In October 2000, what famous boxer released an album of Spanish and
English ballads?
A: Felix Trinidad B: Oscar de la Hoya C: Roberto Duran D: Julio
Cesar Chavez
Fowler has absoultely no idea. He's got to use another lifeline. He'll call
Rob Arnold, an IT specialist and musician in his spare time. Rob also has no
idea. 50:50 time. de la Hoya and Chavez are left. Fowler still has no
inkling of an idea whatsoever. Should he guess, or should he walk with
$8,000? He thinks that $8,000 versus $1,000 isn't going to change his life
either way, so he'll risk it. He'll guess B.
Oscar de la Hoya?
Final Answer.
Was it a good risk?
He's right!
BM: Where do the members of the Electoral College usually go to cast their
votes?
A: Their state capital B: Washington, DC C: Post office D:
Cleveland, OH
Fowler puzzles. He reasons. If it's a state thing, they should all go to
their state capital. Regis doesn't say anything. He sees state capitals.
Final answer.
YES! State capitals it is.
That was so exciting we have to take a break.
Lucky for you, you're reading the recap, so you can skim right down to the
next question.
$64000: In what U.S. state was General George Custer's "last stand"?
A: South Dakota B: Kansas C: Montana D: Idaho
Now that nothing is at risk, the answer easily comes to him. Montana.
Montana is right!
$125000: Which of the following was restored during the time period known as
"The Restoration"?
A: Cromwell's protectorate B: English Monarhy C: Roman Catholic Church
D: Puritan rule
He thinks it might be the monarchy, but it's not an area of strength.
Monarchy is the answer that makes the most sense. But we're smack dab in the
middle of zag territory!
He says B.
Final Answer.
He zigged.
Monarchy was right!
$250000: Which was not an event in the ancient Olympics?
A: Chariot race B: Armored footrace C: Pentathelon D: Marathon
He doesn't really know. $125,000 is a pretty good day's work.
He'll walk away. Final decision. His guess was chariot race. The correct
answer was marathon.
AND THEY ARE:
Darren Chase, Jacksonville, FL
Kevin Foley, Mount Sinai, NY
Alan Wolfgang, Watkinsville, GA
Jim Roberts, Jackson, MS
Nancy Cromer, Wilmette, IL
Mark McFarlane, Eau Claire, WI
Joel Reid, Birmingham, AL
Brian Spollen, Rochester, NY
Kim Nixon, Bakersfield, CA
Gary Harris, Charleston, SC
FFF: Put these TV sitcoms in order of their original debut, starting with
the most recent.
A: Roseanne B: Webster C: Martin D: Bette
D-C-A-B is the correct answer. Only two right. Kim Nixon got it in 4.17
seconds! She's a redhead! Whooooo!
I'm not doing any commercial recaps, so that we can get to Kim faster.
Kim is a dentist. Oh yeah. I'd let her strap me down to a chair and torture
me. She's got great teeth. Her friend Lynette is in the relationship chair.
Spitting image of Wynnona Judd. Her husband Paul didn't accompany her so
that he could be a lifeline. He knows everything. They met on the freeway in
California. Most freeway meetings in California end up with someone dead,
but I guess this one turned out OK.
$100: If a person does not want to reveal who told him a secret, he is most
likely to say "a little" what "told me"?
A: Birdy
$200: In which of the following body parts would someone develop "writer's
cramp"?
B: Hand
$300: What is the term for parking your car alongside an already parked car,
causing an obstruction?
C: Double parking
$500: Which of the following is an old fashioned type of wood or
coal-burning stove?
A: Sterno B: Potbelly C: Hot Pot D: Bunsen
B: Potbelly!
LM: In what country did mariachi music originate?
A: Brazil B: Ecuador C: Mexico D: Jamaica
She's got to say Mexico
Mexico turns yellow.
Mexico turns green! F5S!
$2000: The process of covering an object with a thin layer of gold is called
what?
A: Drizzling B: Grousing C: Transmuting D: Gilding
She says it's gilding.
She's right!
$4000: What athlete's 2000 autobiography is called "It's Not About the Bike:
My Journey Back to Life"?
A: Marty Nothstein B: Greg Lemond C: Lance Armstrong D: Jeannie
Longo
Lance Armstrong, MY choice for athlete of the year!
$8000: Ankara is the capital of what country?
A: Zaire B: Turkey C: Venezuala D: Cambodia
She quickly says Turkey.
Final.
Correct.
$16000: Rocky Road ice cream was created and named in reference to the
U.S.'s troubles durnig what time period?
A: World War I B: Great Depression C: Korean War D: Cuban missile
crisis
She's going to ask the audience. The audience strongly feels it's the Great
Depression, 9-60-16-15. She'll go with the majority.
They were right!
When we come back, it's the Big Milestone!
We're back!
Kim says the worst thing about being a dentist is that people already don't
like you before they meet you. But she tries not to hurt her patients.
BM: In 1957, the "Little Rock Nine" were at the center of what controversy?
A: Supreme Court nomination B: Radio payola C: School desegregation
D: Church/state separation
Now she'll call her husband. Time to prove if he really does know
everything. She reads the question twice, but pride goeth before the fall,
and Paul doesn't know everything. His guess is radio payola. Regis gives her
a hint to think about the date, 1957. She's going to go with her husband.
Radio payola.
Slight hesitation.
Regis asks.
Yes. Final answer.
No. It was school desegregation. The lovely Mrs. Nixon loses $15,000.
FFF: Put these fictional characters in the order they were first introduced,
starting with the most recent.
A: Lady Macbeth B: Anna Karenina
C: Hester Prynne D: Scout Finch
Correct D-B-C-A. 3 of 9 got it right. The winner is Joel Reid, beating out
Brian Spollen 7.08 to 7.30 seconds. Joel was a contestant once before, but
he gets another chance, and makes good on it. Wife Patty is in the
relationship chair. Regis asks her what she does. She says she's a biker. I
didn't know that was a job. Joel is a computer programmer. He's got three
degrees.
$100: Someone who spends much of his time daydreaming is said to be building
what "in the air"?
A: Castles
$200: When a plane is about to take off, it taxis down the what?
B: Runway, not D: Yellow brick road
$300: According to Ian Fleming's books, the character James Bond takes
martinis "shaken, not" what?
B: Stirred
$500: Which of the following sports is not played on a rectangular playing
area?
A: Tennis B: Football C: Basketball D: Baseball
D: Baseball.
LM: In the 2000 film, "How Ron Howard Desecrated a Dr. Seuss Classic", who
plays Ron Howard?
A: Jim Carrey B: Bill Murray C: Eddie Murphy D: Adam Sandler
Jim Carrey.
$2000: "Looking glass" is an old-fashioned term for what?
A: Eyeglasses B: Binoculars C: Mirror D: Telescope
C. Mirror
Commercials.
Joel is obsessed with trivia. His hobby is sweepstakes. He's won lots of
crap.
$4000: Gold Medal is a popular brand of which of these food products?
A: Flour B: Cheese C: Salt D: Sugar
He says flour.
Flour!
$8000: If you lived in 6th century Europe, what historical time period would
you be in?
A: Renaissance B: Dark Ages C: Industrial Age D: Stone Age
Joel says Dark Ages. Regis asks if it's his final answer, but before he can
answer, Regis tells him he's right! I hope that was an editing error.
$16000: Which of these island groups are not located groups are not located
in the Pacific Ocean?
A: Galapagos B: Fiji C: Juan Fernandez D: Azores
Grammar nitpick alert! The question should read: "...groups is not
located..."
Who proffreads their questions?
He'll use a 50:50. It takes away Fiji and Juan Fernandez. He knows that the
Galapagos is off the western coast of South America, so the answer must be
Azores.
Final Answer.
Yes!
Regis nitpick alert! Regis now tells Joel that he's six questions away from
$32,000.
LM: The 1981 Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" is most often compared to the
story of what real-life singing group?
A: The Chiffons B: The Marvelettes C: The Supremes D: The Vandellas
He has seen the show, a few years ago, but he'll ask the New York audience.
They say Supremes, 8-4-77-11. He'll agree with that.
Thank you audience!
AH-WHOOOOOOOOO!
Joel will go for a million, with his Phone-A-Friend lifeline intact, on
Sunday.
I'll be back here Thursday.
Steven Sousa
Victor L. Romany
<ae...@aurora.mv.com.XYZ> wrote:
Thanks for the humour; looking forward to your next re-cap!
Vic
Charlie Pevey
> Go see The Emporer's New Groove. I wonder if he'll try to cross the Swiss
> Alps?
(ROTFL)
> $16000: Which of these island groups are not located groups are not located
> in the Pacific Ocean?
> A: Galapagos B: Fiji C: Juan Fernandez D: Azores
>
> Grammar nitpick alert! The question should read: "...groups is not
> located..."
>
> Who proffreads their questions?
Knot mee! (:))
--
"He wanted Bill Cullen, who's been dead for eight years!"
--Regis Philbin, on Michael Davies's plans for a host for "Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire"
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