CP Millionaire 10/29/2000
Charlie Pevey
October 29, 2000
(Forgive me if I've flooded your e-mail with all these updates at once.
But at least you're getting updates.)
Regis in black suit, lavender shirt, indigo tie.
Todd Kivi from Manhattan Beach, CA. Blond hair, glasses, probably late
20s. Air traffic controller. Going to Hawaii for Halloween...kind of a
Mardi Gras-type party out there. Friend Lori, a nutritionist, in the
audience.
For $8,000:
Which of these bands is known for titling most of their albums with just
the band name and a number?
A: The Eagles B: Kiss C: The Police D: Chicago
What are they up to now? 28?
D: Chicago.
For $16,000:
Augusto Pinochet is the former dictator of what South American country?
A: Peru B: Chile C: Brazil D: Venezuela
He ATAs. The crowd says 8-62-14-16.
He goes with it.
...
Majority rules!
For $32,000:
Which of the following characters did Dustin Hoffman not portray in a
film?
A: Captain Hook B: Lenny Bruce C: Bob Woodward D: Michael Dorsey
By POE...
C: Bob Woodward.
Final.
...
Right!
(milestone music)
Time for a Free Shot. For $64,000:
The capital of which of the following U.S. states is located closest to
the Atlantic Ocean?
A: Maine B: New York C: South Carolina D: Georgia
He 50:50s it.
A: Maine C: South Carolina
Anybody could've eliminated Albany and Atlanta.
He'll call Solie.
She relays the question, and she says South Carolina.
He goes with it.
Final answer.
(C lights up)
...
No, Augusta is closer to the coast than Columbia. (:()
He'll leave for Hawaii with $32,000.
Five ladies and a Navy man in the circle tonight.
FFQ: Celebrities, height, shortest:
A: Shaquille O'Neal B: Dustin Hoffman
C: Denzel Washington D: Susan Lucci
Correct order: D, B, C, A
5 of 10...winner...Fred Geldon, 5.70 seconds!
BREAK!
[Hidden Valley Ranch, The Growing Pains Movie next week (I've gotta see
Tracey Gold as Carol Seaver again)]
Fred Geldon, white hair, Aviator glasses, attorney from Rockville, MD.
So's his wife (in the audience). He's got a grey suit, metallic navy
blue shirt and tie (monochrome magic is back!).
For $100:
An inflexible person is commonly said to be "as stubborn as a" what?
A: Dove B: Mule C: Starfish D: Mother-in-law
B: Mule.
For $200:
What color is the peel of a ripe lemon?
A: Blue B: Red C: Yellow D: Velveteen
C: Yellow.
For $300:
What role did Mark Hamill play in the 1977 film "Star Wars"?
A: Luke Skywalker B: The Karate Kid C: Jabba the Hut D: J.J. Evans
A: Luke Skywalker.
For $500:
The porpoise is most closely related to what other sea creature?
A: Walrus B: Dolphin C: Sea turtle D: Stingray
B: Dolphin. (Or his daughters would disown him.)
For $1,000:
The ballet "The Nutcracker" is set during what holiday?
A: Easter B: Halloween C: Valentine's Day D: Christmas
D: Christmas. He's got the grand.
For $2,000:
A house in what architectural style traditionally has only a ground
floor?
A: Georgian B: Tudor C: Ranch D: Victorian
He knows.
C: Ranch.
for $4,000:
Where are the headquarters of Lond's police department located?
A: Tower of London B: New Scotland Yard
C: Big Ben D: Buckingham Palace
He visited London a few months ago.
B: New Scotland Yard.
Confident, as he should be.
For $8,000:
The 1971 film "Brian's Song" is about Brian Piccolo and his friendship
with which Chicago Bears player?
A: Gale Sayers B: Walter Payton C: Dick Butkus D: Mike Ditka
He remembers the film.
A: Gale Sayers.
For $16,000:
Since Halley's Comet was last visible from Earth in 1986, when is it
expected to return?
A: 2011 B: 2036 C: 2061 D: 2086
It orbits near Earth about every 75 years...
C: 2061.
For $32,000:
What musician collaborated with Burt Bacharach on the 1998 album
"Painted from Memory"?
A: Paul Simon B: Randy Newman C: Elvis Costello D: Lyle Lovett
43-15-28-24. A nasty split.
He goes halfers.
B: Randy Newman C: Elvis Costello
My choice of Costello's still there.
He almost goes with C...
...but hits the brakes.
Then he goes with C.
"No guts, no glory."
Final answer.
...
"He's got both right now!"
(milestone music)
BREAK!
[Chocolate Riesen]
Fred likes to scuba dive and swim with the sharks. (Don't you do that
everyday?)
Five to the million. PAF remains.
Free Shot:
The "Ring of Fire" is a belt of volcanoes that encircles what ocean?
A: Atlantic B: Indian C: Arctic D: Pacific
He thinks he Arctic Ocean could be encircled.
C: Arctic.
Final answer.
(C lights up)
...
No. It's the Pacific. Some of the volcanoes are underwater.
Fred will swim off (:)) with $32,000, leaving PAF on the table.
FFQ: Books, geographic order by setting, Atlantic west:
A: The Catcher in the Rye B: The Bridges of Madison County
C: The Days of the Locust D: Native Son
Correct order: A, D, B, C
3 of 9...Dave Colquitt, 10.19 seconds! The Navy guy!
[Fresh Step - cat TP's the house]
Our first uniformed serviceman on the show! Brings a cap from the USS
Ogden, an amphibious transporter, transporting up to 900 Marines. Wife
Heather (volunteer ombudsman on the Ogden) in the audience. Was on the
Ogden leaving San Diego when he found out he made it.
For $100:
Someone who cannot choose a side in a dispute is said to be "sitting on
the" what?
A: Flagpole B: Fence C: Sidewalk D: Jellyfish
B: Fence.
For $200:
How many people go out on a "double date"?
A: 4 B: 2 C: 6 D: Two too many
A: 4.
For $300:
Which of these products is often packaged with conditioner?
A: Toothpaste B: Aspirin C: Shampoo D: Viagra
C: Shampoo. (After he composes himself.)
For $500:
If you were to repeat something verbatim, what would you do?
A: Summarize B: Use the same words
C: Say it backwards D: Use Morse code
B: Use the same words.
For $1,000:
If you drop a scoop of ice cream into a soft drink, you have made what
kind of treat?
A: Shake B: Malt C: Sundae D: Float
D: Float. He worked in an ice cream store. Grand's his.
For $2,000:
The city of Montreal is located in what Canadian province?
A: Ontario B: British Columbia C: Quebec D: Manitoba
They forgot an accent somewhere, I know.
C: Quebec.
For $4,000:
What is the name of the talking car David Hasselhoff drives on the 1980s
TV series "Knight Rider"?
A: KITT B: Herbie C: Black Beauty D: Christine
He spells out Knight Industries Two Thousand, AKA...
A: KITT.
For $8,000:
>From 1961 to 1990, what was the name of a U.S. military-controlled
checkpoint between East and West Berlin?
A: Zebra B: Roger C: Tango D: Charlie
A military man oughta know, and he does.
D: Charlie. (Would someone be so kind as to send me a .wav file of this
question, please?)
For $16,000:
In 1876, Henry M. Robert set down the rules of order that govern what?
A: Boxing B: Parliamentary procedure
C: Courtroom procedure D: Dueling
(Gene Platt better know this.)
Talked with his mother-in-law recently about...
B: Parliamentary procedure.
BREAK!
[Gain - Mom puts clean sock to replace air freshener in the old car]
Dave is 28. Worked computer retail, bars, restaurants, and was a
telephone operator. Navy helped him get good computer training.
For $32,000:
The 1993 movie "Dazed and Confused" is named after a song by which of
these rock bands?
A: Rolling Stones B: Pink Floyd C: Led Zeppelin D: The Who
He'll ATA.
The graph reads 14-21-50-15. Regis: "As always, this audience is kind
of spread out."
C was what he was thinking.
Dave: "When in doubt, Charlie out."
C: Led Zeppelin.
Final answer.
...
Right answer!
(milestone music)
Free Shot:
In November 1999, the Fastskin boudysuit was approved for use in what
Olympic sport?
A: Swimming B: Cycling C: Running D: Skating
"It was approved for use in swimming."
A: Swimming.
Final answer.
(A lights up)
...
SWISH! $64,000!
For $125,000:
Epistaxis is more commonly called what?
A: Wart B: Nosebleed C: Hangnail D: Blister
Melissa, a fashion consultant with an RN license, is his PAF.
"Nosebleed."
Going with the nurse.
B: Nosebleed.
Final answer.
...
A Diamond Dozen!
BREAK!
[Charlie's Angels opens Friday, November 3]
Dave's originally from Indianapolis. Two kids at home. Heather's
excited. Wants to pay off the bills, buy a house, drive a newer car
(has an '84 junker with 150K miles), kids' education.
For 13 Club membership and $250,000:
Which of the following famous women was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?
A: Madeleine Albright B: Frida Kahlo C: Mother Teresa D: Agnes de
Mille
50:50 leaves:
B: Frida Kahlo C: Mother Teresa
Regis reminds him of the situation.
Dave: "When in doubt, Charlie out."
C: Mother Teresa.
Final answer.
(C lights up)
...
Regis: "Let's say a prayer to Mother Teresa right now...
...and thank you, Mother Teresa, you're right!"
Lifelines are gone. Two to go.
For the Halfway House and $500,000:
At the 2000 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, a dog of what breed won
the Best in Show award?
A: English springer spaniel B: Shih Tzu C: Papillon D: Basset hound
Tight shot of him. He remembers seeing something about it.
He's out of lifelines.
He said that if he didn't have lifelines left to help after $32K, he'd
walk.
And he walks.
My guess was A: English springer spaniel.
The right answer?
A: English springer spaniel.
Heather comes out for a hug. Lots of noise from the audience for the
latest 13 Club inductee.
Two-minute offense in effect.
FFQ: Hoaxes, chronological order, earliest:
A: Milli Vanilli hoax B: Piltdown Man hoax
C: Hitler diaries hoax D: Amityville Horror hoax
Correct order: B, D, C, A
3 of 8....winner...Lore Guilmartin, 6.34 seconds!
Lore from College Station, TX. Grad student, RH manager studying
anthropology.
For $100:
Which of the following is a slang phrase meaning "a person who spolils a
good time for other people"?
A: Street urchin B: Party pooper C: Hair stylist D: Telemarketer
B: Party pooper.
For $200:
Lobsters are most often caught off the coast of Maine using which of the
following?
A: Fishing line B: Spear C: Trap D: Female lobsters
C: Trap.
**AH-WHOO!**
If you'd like to see Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? in person, and
you're going to be in the New York City area, call (212) 735-5369.
If you want some practice being on the show, play online at abc.go.com,
or play the computer game, or get the quiz book! You can play the board
game, too! And now, get the daily desk calendar and be a millionaire
every day of the year! Maybe you just want to read what it's like to be
Regis in his new book, "Who Wants to Be Me?"
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? was created by David Briggs with Michael
Whitehill and Steve Knight for Celador Productions, and is produced in
the United States by Valleycrest Productions for Buena Vista Television.
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?: Copyright 2000
Valleycrest Productions and Buena Vista Television.
All Rights Reserved.
This update is Copyright 2000 Charlie Pevey, GS-L WWTBAM Updater.
All game material contained herein remains the property of Valleycrest
and Buena Vista Television. Opinions expressed in this update are solely
those of the compiler.
Stick your neck out with pride! From La Crescenta, everybody, good
night!
--
"He wanted Bill Cullen, and he'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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