SCS Millionaire 1/11/2001
Steven Sousa
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Two weeks in a row I've got something extra for you at the end. And I
already know that next week is going to be three in a row, because it's
going to be the debut of SCS Millionaire Match Game! I can tell that you're
all breathless with anticipation. Don't expect something extra every week,
just when I'm inspired.
Last time on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire:
Beth Kellem gets right to the edge of the Big Milestone with her knowledge
of geography. What will happen tonight?
Regis tells us that yesterday's show was their 200th, and they've given away
over 40 million dollars. I'd do the math for you, but why should I when I've
got Pop-Up guy Dean?
Regis taunts other ABC celebrities for not giving away that much money.
Beth has all three lifelines left. She's in a beautiful position. My jackpot
is up to 750,000 dollars.
BM: In the 1999 bestseller "Timeline," the time-travelling heroes are sent
on a rescue mission to where?
A: Feudal France B: Ancient Greece C: Plymouth Colony D: Czarist
Russia
Beth won't get the ever-elusive First Ten Sweep, as she'll ask the audience
after sucking up to them.
Ooooh. It's a statistical four-way tie. 26-27-26-21. That was utterly
useless.
She's thinking about phoning a friend. She'll call Jack, an attorney friend
of hers who is married to an even better friend of hers. Was that a subtle
dis? Since I hate attorneys, I'll take it as one. Jack doesn't know, but
he'll guess Ancient Greece. Regis gives Beth several options. She chooses to
burn her third straight lifeline on this question, and it leaves A and B. B
was the choice of the audience (by one percentage point) and of Jack.
She's really thinking hard about this. She says she came to play. She'll
guess B.
Final Answer.
And Ancient Greece...
...is worth...
...minus fifteen thousand!
It was Feudal France.
That is bad news for Beth, but good news for the ten players waiting to get
into the hot seat.
AND THEY ARE:
Craig Martens, Santa Ana, CA
John Dignam, Baltimore, MD
Carl Sandin, Houston, TX
Marcus Schick, Cumming, GA *snicker snicker*
Kyle Wright, Troutville, VA
David Crosby, Minneapolis, MN
Glenn Harms, Annapolis, MD
Marc Turner, Columbia, SC
Phil Hester, North English, IA
Mike Hogan, New Market, MD
It's ten white males! Michael Davies' worst nightmare!
FFF: Put these jazz artists in the order of their birth, starting with the
earliest.
A: Count Basie B: Chick Corea
C: Sarah Vaughan D: Branford Marsalis
Correct order is A-C-B-D. Five white guys got it right, the fastest of which
was John Dignam, in 4.64 seconds.
They'll be right back.
Bo Derek will be on Two Guys and a Ten.
They're back.
John's wife Mary is with him. John and Mary are both Clinical Psychologists.
Regis tries to stir up trouble by asking if they play mind games on each
other. John says, "It's impossible to get into her mind."
I bet you think you know what I'm about to type. Well I won't do it! I'm
playing mind games with you all!
If I had, it might have had something to do with the word "pants".
With his winnings, John hopes to buy a wider house. His current house is
only nine feet wide.
He knows about the lifelines.
$100: When life is going well, it is commonly said that "things are" what?
B: Hunky-dory.
$200: Which of the following is a slang term for U.S. paper money?
B: Greenback.
$300: Which of the following items can be welded together?
B: Metal beams.
$500: A levee is designed to help contain what?
A: Flooding B: Loud Noise C: Animals D: Nuclear Waste
John cleverly avoids the trap set by three consecutive B's and correctly
answers A.
LM: Which of these words is an antonym for "fragile"?
A: Sad B: Light C: Quick D: Durable E: Doozer
First Five Sweep with Durable!
$2000: What TV series is hosted by John Walsh?
A: Entertainment Tonight B: Dateline C: America's Most Wanted D:
Politically Incorrect
The answer is America's Most Wanted.
$4000: Which of these pies is traditionally filled with lamb or beef?
A: Shepherd's pie B: Black bottom pie C: Rhubarb Pie D: Sweet potato
pie.
The Rock's favorite type of pie is not one of the choices, which is
unfortunate because it could possibly be considered a correct answer based
on one possible interpretation of the question.
John says it's Shepherd's pie...
...which is the correct answer!
$8000: In the 1970's, who gained fame for claiming to bend spoons using only
his mind?
A: The Amazing Kreskin B: Harry Blackstone, Jr. C: Doug Henning D:
Uri Geller
John believes ther answer is Uri Geller, an answer he thought of using only
his mind.
Uri Geller turns yellow.
If you want to call it orange, write your own damn recap!
Uri Geller turns green!
Regis had Uri on his show once and saw him do it right in front of his eyes.
It was supposedly fascinating. Do you know how he did it? The spoon was
already bent, and all Uri did was rotate it so that it appeared to go from
straight to bent! A cheap parlor trick.
$16000: What president named Camp David "Camp David"?
A: Herbert Hoover B: Franklin Roosevelt C: Dwight Eisenhower D:
Harry Truman
See what I mean about unnecessary words? Would the question have been any
different at all if they had left off the second "Camp David"? I tell you,
the question writers are being paid by the word.
Before he saw the choices, he thought of Dewey, who he thinks named it after
his son. John doesn't tell us that the son's name was David because it would
have been REDUNDANT!
Eisenhower is his final answer!
Eisenhower is correct! After the break he goes for the First Ten Sweep!
Heidi Kulm helps her good friend Tyra Banks model some lovely Victoria's
Secret underwear.
No rewinding tonight. My wife's home and waiting for me upstairs.
One of John's phone-a-friends is his wife's ex-boyfriend, which Regis thinks
is a first. Regis asks is he's a smart guy, to which John says yes. RITM! I
just coined my first acronym! Can I learn the secret atgs handshake now?
BM: The 2000 book "Udder Insanity" is a biography of what TV personality?
A: Dennis Miller B: Tom Green C: Bill Maher D: Chris Rock
If you've ever seen the episode in question, this is an easy one, but John
doesn't look like a big <correct answer> fan. He'll ask the audience.
Audience goes with Tom Green, 26-37-20-17. John was also leaning toward Tom
Green, because of the four, Tom Green's comedy would best be described as
insanity. And coming from a clinical psychologist, that really means
something.
He'll go with Tom Green.
Final answer.
Correct!
Tom Green once sucked milk directly from a cow's udder. I would have left
that for Dean, but I don't know if he's seen the episode in question.
$64000: Dendrology is the study of what?
A: Rocks B: Planets C: Animal Behavior D: Trees
John doesn't think it's Animal Behavior. He's going to jilt the wife's ex
and instead call his brother Mark. Mark says trees.
John will agree with Mark. Are his other brothers named Matthew and Luke?
Mark was right!
The $125,000 question when we come back.
John Elway just won Super Bowl Tickets for life! Well, now there's no point
in me playing, since you know they're not giving away two of THAT prize.
A Jennifer Aniston movie is on ABC Monday night. She's definitely not over.
Regis shows John his check for $64,000, then shows him a check for a
million, and another check for the 3/4 million jackpot. That's called mind
games.
$125000: Guam is the largest and southernmost island of which island chain?
A: Mariana B: Midway C: Marshall D: Caroline
Geography isn't John's strong suit, but let's use the 50:50 anyway. It
leaves Mariana and Marshall. If he's a gambling man, he's got to go with the
favorable odds. He's going to walk away. His guess would have been Mariana.
It would have been right. The mind games didn't work, Regis! Your Mole-ish
actions can't work on a clinical psychologist!
FFF: Put these U.S. airports in geographic order, starting in the north.
A: Chicago Midway B: Mobile Regional
C Anchorage International D: Nashville International
Now tell me what the purpose of specifying airports as opposed to just
cities was? Adding four more words. Cha-ching!
C-A-D-B. Somehow four out of nine got it WRONG. Why? Glen Harms was one of
the five who got it right, and in 4.54 seconds.
Glen works with the Department of State. He works on technical security
issues on embassies overseas. And now that he's said that on national
television, he's going to be contacted by at least five spies in the next
month. He tells us he's done work for the embassies in Pakistan, Korea, and
Costa Rica. He actually met his wife while both were in South Korea. At
first she wasn't impressed with him, but he won her over eventually. It
helped that he was her boss. No, not really, I just made that part up.
Glen's brother John goes to Purdue, which Regis naturally points out did not
beat Notre Dame this year. Was this taped before or after the drubbing they
took at the hands of Oregon State?
$100: According to a common saying, "Where there's a will, there's a" what?
C: Way
$200: If someone reacts in an angry, irrational manner, it is said that he
is "going" what?
B: Ape, not E: to sue you for defaming him and his family
$300: Which of the following is the name of a hairstyle commonly worn by
schoolgirls?
B: Pigtails
$500: What would you most commonly find in a "chop shop"?
A: Stolen cars
LM: A word or picture on a web site that, when clicked, takes you to another
site is known as what?
A: Conductor B: Hitter C: Link D: Touchmark
Link gives him the First Five Sweep!
Commercials!
My wife just went out with some friends because I'm down here writing,
neglecting her. I hope you appreciate the sacrifices I make for you!
Glen tells the story of how he and his wife got engaged. I'd tell you mine,
but I'm too depressed right now.
$2000: Tofu is made from which of the following foods?
A: Fava beans B: Chickpeas C: Lima beans D: Soybeans
Isn't there another name that chickpeas are known as? It escapes me right
now.
Glen gets the right answer, soybeans.
$4000: What sport is at the center of the 1998 movie "He Got Game"?
A: Soccer B: Basketball C: Football D: Pool
Basketball.
Yes.
$8000: Which of these animals has no teeth?
A: Turtle B: Elephant C: Iguana D: RITM
He's going to ask the audience. They think turtle, 53-20-13-14. He'll go
with turtle.
Turtle turns yellow!
Turtle turns green!
$16000: Robert Indiana's highly merchandized 1960's art depiction of the
word "love" has what letter tipped to one side?
A: L B: V C: O D: E
Gren is shaking his head. He's never seen this. He's going to guess that
it's V. Regis asks him if he's confident. For those of you playing at home,
please note that at no time does Regis suggest that he use a lifeline,
something he almost always does in a situation like this.
B, V, final answer.
The correct answer was O.
RITM!
Glen leaves with $1000.
Now Regis says that he wishes Glen had used a lifeline. Too late, Reege! I'm
on to you!
FFF: Put these comic performers in order by their birth, starting with the
most recent.
A: Margaret Cho B: Richard Pryor
C: Billy Crystal D: Steve Harvey
A-D-C-B is correct. Only two get it right, Marcus Schick beating Phil Hester
8.26 to 9.67. He'll play when we come back.
Wal-Mart now has DVD players and DVD movies. I bet they don't have
Showgirls!
Marcus Schick, as you recall, is from Cumming, Georgia. He is an electrical
engineer. We had an old joke in college about EE majors. I don't remember
exactly what it was, but it had something to do with needing two certain
letters to spell GEEK. His wife Nancy is there, looking very Georgian. Regis
adds to the jackpot by saying that if Marcus wins the million, he and his
wife will also get to play tennis against Regis and Joy Philbin. And whoever
wins that, will get the $1,750,000.
LET'S PLAY!
$100: Which of the following phrases means "a brief, intense speech meant to
encourage others"?
Matt Foley says it's C: Pep talk.
$200: On a carousel, which of the following would you most likely ride?
A: Airplanes B: Candles C: Animals D: Presidents
Wait a minute, did that really say, "presidents" just now?
I hope you all appreciate the restraint I'm showing this week.
Animals is correct.
$300: What do dogs do to regulate their body temperature?
B: Pant
$500: A standard driver's side airbag deploys most often from what part of
the car?
D: Steering wheel
LM: On the TV game show "Family Feud," how many people are surveyed for the
answers on the board?
A: 100 B: 500 C: 1000 D: 2000
In reality, the correct answer is zero, because I've heard that the
producers just sit in a back room and make up the survey results.
No, not really, I'm just trying to start an atgs flame war!
Marcus says A. 100
Survey says...
Number one answer! First Five Sweep!
$2000: The process of turning sea water into fresh drinking water is called
what?
A: Demarcation B: Desalinization C: Salination D: Calcification
Marcus says B.
Correct answer.
$4000: The popular toy Big Mouth Billy Bass does which of the following?
A: Giggles B: Tells a joke C: Tells the time D: Sings
Sings.
AHWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
My bonus this week is inspired by my complete shock upon learning that VH1
named "Nevermind" by Nirvana as the second-best album in the history of Rock
and Roll, behind only The Beatles' "Revolver". You can check out the entire
top 100 list at www.vh1.com.
The following are ten albums which are all far superior to the supposed
second best album of all time despite the fact that they were left off the
top 100 entirely. I have only listed one album per artist, otherwise I could
have filled up the entire ten just from one band, and I have also only
listed albums by artists who had NO albums at all in the top 100. Here they
are, in proper ascending order:
10. Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf
I firmly believe that "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" is singularly
responsible for the popularity of Karaoke. Whether that is a good or a bad
thing depends on your own personal tastes.
9. 4, Foreigner
Jukebox Hero is just a perfect, perfect song. Waiting For a Girl Like You
and Urgent are pretty good, too.
8. Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
A rocking great album by a band which continues to be ahead of its time.
7. 1984, Van Halen
How did no VH albums make the top 100? I personally prefer 5150 to 1984, but
1984 makes my list because I figure more critics would pick the last Roth
album than the first Hagar album.
6. Escape, Journey
If God has a voice, it sounds a lot like Steve Perry's. And Neal Schon is
one of the most underrated guitarists in rock history. Hand him a guitar
which you have tuned completely at random, and in five minutes he'll be
playing chords no one has ever heard before.
5. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins
I thought that Smashing Pumpkins were the darlings of rock critics. How did
their double album masterpiece get omitted?
4. Metallica, Metallica
I never liked Metallica until I got to college. My roommate was a huge fan
and played their stuff all the time. The more I listened, the more I
realized that underneath all that loudness and wailing and speed was an
incredibly talented group of musicians.
3. The Stranger, Billy Joel
Anthony's Song (Movin' Out), Just The Way You Are, She's Always a Woman to
Me, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, The Stranger, Only The Good Die
Young.
What else do I have to say?
2. Moving Pictures, Rush
If you hadn't picked up on it by now, Rush is my favorite band of all time,
and this is the album which will forever define them. Tom Sawyer, Red
Barchetta, Limelight, and the greatest instrumental of all time, YYZ. I'm
going to stop now before I ramble on for ten pages about Neil, Alex and
Geddy's brilliance, because it would be nothing new to any Rush fan, and
would bore the rest of you.
But take my word for it, I easily could.
1. Boston, Boston
If you're going to define Rock & Roll as "popular music" then I suppose The
Beatles deserve the #1 spot. But if you're talking about ROCK AND ROLL there
will never be a better 37 minutes and 8 seconds than this. Every chord
glistens and every harmony drowns you in pure musical bliss. This album is
so far above anything Nirvana ever did that they shouldn't even be on the
same list.
The only possible reason I can think of for this omission is that they knew
it is impossible to even compare Boston to any other rock album.
OK, that last part is a bit overboard, but if I told you there was a list of
the top 100 Rock albums of all time, voted on by music journalists and
musicians, and I told you Boston wasn't on it, would you believe me? I
couldn't believe it myself, and I had to check the list three times just to
be sure I didn't miss it somewhere.
Steve Sousa
Neil Serven
>now.
(rings in) What are garbanzo beans?
I'm sure Dean would have covered that in his pop-ups, but I'm still on a
Jeopardy! tryout news high and trying to answer every remote question I come
across.
-NSS.
Dean Scungio
. o O ( Jackpot: $1,750,000 )
. o O ( $500,000 (Question #14) times 3.5 = $1,750,000 (Q#15) )
Steven Sousa <ae...@aurora.mv.com.XYZ> wrote in message
news:93off2$aom$1...@pyrite.mv.net...
> Just a quick reminder before I get started this week that these recaps are
> available in my own personal egroups mailing list. To subscribe, go to
> www.egroups.com and look for the SCS Millionaire group.
>
> Two weeks in a row I've got something extra for you at the end. And I
> already know that next week is going to be three in a row, because it's
> going to be the debut of SCS Millionaire Match Game!
. o O ( "'Net Match Game" was the first Net Game and debuted in 1995. )
. o O ( Aaron Solomon was the first host. )
> I can tell that you're all breathless with anticipation.
> Don't expect something extra every week, just when I'm inspired.
>
> Last time on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire:
>
> Beth Kellem gets right to the edge of the Big Milestone with her knowledge
> of geography. What will happen tonight?
>
> Regis tells us that yesterday's show was their 200th, and they've given
away
> over 40 million dollars. I'd do the math for you, but why should I when
I've
> got Pop-Up guy Dean?
>
. o O ( That's an average of about $200,000 given away per show. )
. o O ( There have been 6 "Millionaires" and 12 $500,000 winners, excluding
special editions. )
. o O ( No one has been stupid enough to miss Question #15...yet. )
> Regis taunts other ABC celebrities for not giving away that much money.
>
. o O ( Regis is said to have signed a $20 million contract to host
"Millionaire". )
> Beth has all three lifelines left. She's in a beautiful position. My
jackpot
> is up to 750,000 dollars.
>
> BM: In the 1999 bestseller "Timeline," the time-travelling heroes are sent
> on a rescue mission to where?
> A: Feudal France B: Ancient Greece C: Plymouth Colony D: Czarist
> Russia
>
. o O ( "Timeline" was written by Michael Crichton in 1999. )
. o O ( Other famous time-travelling novels: )
. o O ( "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain )
. o O ( "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells )
. o O ( "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeline L'Engle )
> Beth won't get the ever-elusive First Ten Sweep, as she'll ask the
audience
> after sucking up to them.
>
> Ooooh. It's a statistical four-way tie. 26-27-26-21. That was utterly
> useless.
>
> She's thinking about phoning a friend. She'll call Jack, an attorney
friend
> of hers who is married to an even better friend of hers. Was that a subtle
> dis? Since I hate attorneys, I'll take it as one. Jack doesn't know, but
> he'll guess Ancient Greece. Regis gives Beth several options. She chooses
to
> burn her third straight lifeline on this question, and it leaves A and B.
B
> was the choice of the audience (by one percentage point) and of Jack.
>
> She's really thinking hard about this. She says she came to play. She'll
> guess B.
>
> Final Answer.
>
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 4:18 )
> And Ancient Greece...
>
> ...is worth...
>
> ...minus fifteen thousand!
>
> It was Feudal France.
>
> That is bad news for Beth, but good news for the ten players waiting to
get
> into the hot seat.
>
> AND THEY ARE:
>
> Craig Martens, Santa Ana, CA
> John Dignam, Baltimore, MD
> Carl Sandin, Houston, TX
> Marcus Schick, Cumming, GA *snicker snicker*
> Kyle Wright, Troutville, VA
> David Crosby, Minneapolis, MN
> Glenn Harms, Annapolis, MD
> Marc Turner, Columbia, SC
> Phil Hester, North English, IA
> Mike Hogan, New Market, MD
>
> It's ten white males! Michael Davies' worst nightmare!
>
> FFF: Put these jazz artists in the order of their birth, starting with the
> earliest.
> A: Count Basie B: Chick Corea
> C: Sarah Vaughan D: Branford Marsalis
>
> Correct order is A-C-B-D.
. o O ( 1904; 1924; 1941; 1960 )
> Five white guys got it right, the fastest of which was John Dignam, in
4.64 seconds.
>
> They'll be right back.
>
. o O ( "I'll be back." -Arnold Schwarzenegger )
> Bo Derek will be on Two Guys and a Ten.
>
. o O ( Bo Derek starred in the 1979 film "10" with Dudley Moore and Julie
Andrews. )
> They're back.
>
. o O ( "I told Killian I'd be back...and I wouldn't want to be a
liar." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, "The Running Man" )
> John's wife Mary is with him. John and Mary are both Clinical
Psychologists.
> Regis tries to stir up trouble by asking if they play mind games on each
> other. John says, "It's impossible to get into her mind."
>
> I bet you think you know what I'm about to type. Well I won't do it! I'm
> playing mind games with you all!
>
> If I had, it might have had something to do with the word "pants".
>
> With his winnings, John hopes to buy a wider house. His current house is
> only nine feet wide.
>
. o O ( row house: one of a series of houses, often of similar or identical
design, situated side by side and joined by common walls )
> He knows about the lifelines.
>
> $100: When life is going well, it is commonly said that "things are" what?
> B: Hunky-dory.
>
> $200: Which of the following is a slang term for U.S. paper money?
> B: Greenback.
>
. o O ( Use of the slang term "greenbacks" dates back to the Civil War. )
> $300: Which of the following items can be welded together?
> B: Metal beams.
>
> $500: A levee is designed to help contain what?
> A: Flooding B: Loud Noise C: Animals D: Nuclear Waste
>
> John cleverly avoids the trap set by three consecutive B's and correctly
> answers A.
>
. o O ( Probability of three B's in a row, assuming random assignment: 1.6%
= 0.25 * 0.25 * 0.25 )
> LM: Which of these words is an antonym for "fragile"?
> A: Sad B: Light C: Quick D: Durable E: Doozer
>
> First Five Sweep with Durable!
>
> $2000: What TV series is hosted by John Walsh?
> A: Entertainment Tonight B: Dateline C: America's Most Wanted D:
> Politically Incorrect
>
. o O ( John Walsh's son Adam was kidnapped and murdered in 1981. )
. o O ( He has become an advocate for missing children. )
> The answer is America's Most Wanted.
>
. o O ( "America's Most Wanted" debuted in 1988. )
. o O ( To date, 638 captures have been made because of the show. )
> $4000: Which of these pies is traditionally filled with lamb or beef?
> A: Shepherd's pie B: Black bottom pie C: Rhubarb Pie D: Sweet potato
> pie.
>
> The Rock's favorite type of pie is not one of the choices, which is
> unfortunate because it could possibly be considered a correct answer based
> on one possible interpretation of the question.
>
> John says it's Shepherd's pie...
>
> ...which is the correct answer!
>
. o O ( black-bottom pie: a dessert pie with chocolate custard on the
bottom )
> $8000: In the 1970's, who gained fame for claiming to bend spoons using
only
> his mind?
> A: The Amazing Kreskin B: Harry Blackstone, Jr. C: Doug Henning
D:
> Uri Geller
>
> John believes ther answer is Uri Geller, an answer he thought of using
only
> his mind.
>
. o O ( Uri Geller was born in Israel on December 20, 1946. )
> Uri Geller turns yellow.
>
> If you want to call it orange, write your own damn recap!
>
. o O ( Yes, it's orange. )
> Uri Geller turns green!
>
> Regis had Uri on his show once and saw him do it right in front of his
eyes.
> It was supposedly fascinating. Do you know how he did it? The spoon was
> already bent, and all Uri did was rotate it so that it appeared to go from
> straight to bent! A cheap parlor trick.
>
. o O ( Uri Geller sued Nintendo claiming one of its Pokemon characters was
based on him. )
. o O ( It was spoon-wielding psychic Kadabra (#64), known as Yun-geller in
Japan. )
> $16000: What president named Camp David "Camp David"?
> A: Herbert Hoover B: Franklin Roosevelt C: Dwight Eisenhower D:
> Harry Truman
>
. o O ( Camp David is located on Catoctin Mountain in Maryland. )
. o O ( It was built in 1942 for FDR. )
. o O ( Harry S Truman made it an official Presidential retreat. )
> See what I mean about unnecessary words? Would the question have been any
> different at all if they had left off the second "Camp David"? I tell you,
> the question writers are being paid by the word.
>
> Before he saw the choices, he thought of Dewey, who he thinks named it
after
> his son. John doesn't tell us that the son's name was David because it
would
> have been REDUNDANT!
>
. o O ( Actually, it was named for his grandson, David. )
> Eisenhower is his final answer!
>
> Eisenhower is correct!
. o O ( FDR first named Camp David "Shangri-La". )
> After the break he goes for the First Ten Sweep!
>
> Heidi Kulm helps her good friend Tyra Banks model some lovely Victoria's
> Secret underwear.
>
> No rewinding tonight. My wife's home and waiting for me upstairs.
>
> One of John's phone-a-friends is his wife's ex-boyfriend, which Regis
thinks
> is a first. Regis asks is he's a smart guy, to which John says yes. RITM!
I
> just coined my first acronym! Can I learn the secret atgs handshake now?
>
> BM: The 2000 book "Udder Insanity" is a biography of what TV personality?
> A: Dennis Miller B: Tom Green C: Bill Maher D: Chris Rock
>
> If you've ever seen the episode in question, this is an easy one, but John
> doesn't look like a big <correct answer> fan. He'll ask the audience.
> Audience goes with Tom Green, 26-37-20-17. John was also leaning toward
Tom
> Green, because of the four, Tom Green's comedy would best be described as
> insanity. And coming from a clinical psychologist, that really means
> something.
>
. o O ( insanity: unsoundness or derangement of mind )
> He'll go with Tom Green.
>
> Final answer.
>
> Correct!
>
> Tom Green once sucked milk directly from a cow's udder. I would have left
> that for Dean, but I don't know if he's seen the episode in question.
>
. o O ( Yes, I have. It was disgusting. )
. o O ( Other Tom Green stunts: )
. o O ( Humped a dead moose )
. o O ( Had kitty litter poured into his mouth )
. o O ( Threw a cow's head into his parents' bed )
. o O ( Brought farm animals into his parents' house )
. o O ( Made a handbag with Monica Lewinsky )
. o O ( Engaged Drew Barrymore )
> $64000: Dendrology is the study of what?
> A: Rocks B: Planets C: Animal Behavior D: Trees
>
> John doesn't think it's Animal Behavior. He's going to jilt the wife's ex
> and instead call his brother Mark. Mark says trees.
>
> John will agree with Mark. Are his other brothers named Matthew and Luke?
>
. o O ( The 4 books of the Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. )
> Mark was right!
>
. o O ( petrology: study of rocks )
. o O ( planetology: study of planets, satellites, and meteors )
. o O ( ethology: study of animal behavior )
> The $125,000 question when we come back.
>
> John Elway just won Super Bowl Tickets for life! Well, now there's no
point
> in me playing, since you know they're not giving away two of THAT prize.
>
> A Jennifer Aniston movie is on ABC Monday night. She's definitely not
over.
>
> Regis shows John his check for $64,000, then shows him a check for a
> million, and another check for the 3/4 million jackpot. That's called mind
> games.
>
> $125000: Guam is the largest and southernmost island of which island
chain?
> A: Mariana B: Midway C: Marshall D: Caroline
>
. o O ( Guam was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. )
. o O ( It is now home to a U.S. military base. )
> Geography isn't John's strong suit, but let's use the 50:50 anyway. It
> leaves Mariana and Marshall. If he's a gambling man, he's got to go with
the
> favorable odds. He's going to walk away. His guess would have been
Mariana.
> It would have been right. The mind games didn't work, Regis! Your Mole-ish
> actions can't work on a clinical psychologist!
>
> FFF: Put these U.S. airports in geographic order, starting in the north.
> A: Chicago Midway B: Mobile Regional
> C Anchorage International D: Nashville International
>
> Now tell me what the purpose of specifying airports as opposed to just
> cities was? Adding four more words. Cha-ching!
>
> C-A-D-B.
. o O ( Duh. )
. o O ( chop shop: a place where stolen cars are disassembled for parts that
are then sold )
> LM: A word or picture on a web site that, when clicked, takes you to
another
> site is known as what?
> A: Conductor B: Hitter C: Link D: Touchmark
>
> Link gives him the First Five Sweep!
>
. o O ( The "links" on web pages are called hypertext. )
. o O ( Douglas Englebart co-created hypertext documents in the 1960's. )
. o O ( Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML coding and the World Wide Web in
1990. )
> Commercials!
>
> My wife just went out with some friends because I'm down here writing,
> neglecting her. I hope you appreciate the sacrifices I make for you!
>
> Glen tells the story of how he and his wife got engaged. I'd tell you
mine,
> but I'm too depressed right now.
>
. o O ( Glen was engaged on Leap Year Day, traditionally the only day when
women can propose. )
. o O ( Also known as Sadie Hawkins Day. )
> $2000: Tofu is made from which of the following foods?
> A: Fava beans B: Chickpeas C: Lima beans D: Soybeans
>
> Isn't there another name that chickpeas are known as? It escapes me right
> now.
>
. o O ( What is "garbanzo"? )
> Glen gets the right answer, soybeans.
>
> $4000: What sport is at the center of the 1998 movie "He Got Game"?
> A: Soccer B: Basketball C: Football D: Pool
>
> Basketball.
>
> Yes.
>
> $8000: Which of these animals has no teeth?
> A: Turtle B: Elephant C: Iguana D: RITM
. o O ( Watch "The Mole" on ABC Tuesday nights. )
>
> He's going to ask the audience. They think turtle, 53-20-13-14. He'll go
> with turtle.
>
> Turtle turns yellow!
>
> Turtle turns green!
>
. o O ( An elephant's tusks are also its teeth. )
> $16000: Robert Indiana's highly merchandized 1960's art depiction of the
> word "love" has what letter tipped to one side?
> A: L B: V C: O D: E
>
> Gren is shaking his head. He's never seen this. He's going to guess that
> it's V. Regis asks him if he's confident. For those of you playing at
home,
> please note that at no time does Regis suggest that he use a lifeline,
> something he almost always does in a situation like this.
>
> B, V, final answer.
>
> The correct answer was O.
>
> RITM!
>
> Glen leaves with $1000.
>
. o O ( http://www.simsreed.com/gallery/artists/images/india_02.htm )
. o O ( The image is parodied on the cover of Rage Against the Machine's new
album, "Renegades". )
. o O ( http://www.ratm.com )
> Now Regis says that he wishes Glen had used a lifeline. Too late, Reege!
I'm
> on to you!
>
> FFF: Put these comic performers in order by their birth, starting with the
> most recent.
> A: Margaret Cho B: Richard Pryor
> C: Billy Crystal D: Steve Harvey
>
> A-D-C-B is correct.
. o O ( 1968; 1956; 1947; 1940 )
> Only two get it right, Marcus Schick beating Phil Hester
> 8.26 to 9.67. He'll play when we come back.
>
> Wal-Mart now has DVD players and DVD movies. I bet they don't have
> Showgirls!
>
. o O ( Yes, they do. $17.49 at www.walmart.com. )
> Marcus Schick, as you recall, is from Cumming, Georgia. He is an
electrical
> engineer. We had an old joke in college about EE majors. I don't remember
> exactly what it was, but it had something to do with needing two certain
> letters to spell GEEK. His wife Nancy is there, looking very Georgian.
Regis
> adds to the jackpot by saying that if Marcus wins the million, he and his
> wife will also get to play tennis against Regis and Joy Philbin. And
whoever
> wins that, will get the $1,750,000.
>
> LET'S PLAY!
>
> $100: Which of the following phrases means "a brief, intense speech meant
to
> encourage others"?
> Matt Foley says it's C: Pep talk.
>
> $200: On a carousel, which of the following would you most likely ride?
> A: Airplanes B: Candles C: Animals D: Presidents
>
> Wait a minute, did that really say, "presidents" just now?
>
> I hope you all appreciate the restraint I'm showing this week.
>
> Animals is correct.
>
. o O ( What's the difference between a carousel and a merry-go-round? )
. o O ( An American carousel goes counterclockwise and features only
horses. )
. o O ( A merry-go-round goes clockwise and features different creatures. )
> $300: What do dogs do to regulate their body temperature?
> B: Pant
>
> $500: A standard driver's side airbag deploys most often from what part of
> the car?
> D: Steering wheel
>
. o O ( Other places of air bag deployment: doors, back seat, passenger's
dashboard )
. o O ( Time of deployment: 0.04 seconds )
. o O ( Air bags are still only effective if used with seat belts! )
. o O ( Buckle up! )
> LM: On the TV game show "Family Feud," how many people are surveyed for
the
> answers on the board?
> A: 100 B: 500 C: 1000 D: 2000
>
> In reality, the correct answer is zero, because I've heard that the
> producers just sit in a back room and make up the survey results.
>
> No, not really, I'm just trying to start an atgs flame war!
>
> Marcus says A. 100
>
> Survey says...
>
. o O ( DING! )
> Number one answer! First Five Sweep!
>
> $2000: The process of turning sea water into fresh drinking water is
called
> what?
> A: Demarcation B: Desalinization C: Salination D: Calcification
>
> Marcus says B.
>
> Correct answer.
>
. o O ( Avergae salinity of the world's oceans: 35 parts per thousand )
. o O ( The Dead Sea (a lake) is seven times "saltier". )
> $4000: The popular toy Big Mouth Billy Bass does which of the following?
> A: Giggles B: Tells a joke C: Tells the time D: Sings
>
> Sings.
>
. o O ( "Take Me to the River" and "Don't Worry, Be Happy". )
> AHWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
>
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. o O ( POP! )
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