$ALE OF THE CENTURY [NBC]: Episode 2

[palmer7]

Going to buy! (canned audience cheers)


[SALE SURPRISE]
(more canned audience cheers)

And you've got a $ale Surprise! (Maddie hands me an envelope, I open it up) And inside the envelope we find a check for... $2,000! So that's $13,000 in cash and prizes for $11. (I walk back to my lectern)


Frank: $15
James: $24
Bob: $17


We knock the $11 off your score, and you have a $7 lead over the champion. Back with this for $5.

1. Which type of nut is used to make Nutella?
2. What movie stopped production for a year so Tom Hanks could grow out his hair and lose 50 pounds?
3. What are Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright famous for?

(buzzcodes and answers, please)

[palmer7]

1. Which type of nut is used to make Nutella?
(buzzcode: 81)
*Bob buzzes in (40)*
Bob?
Bob: hazelnut
Correct.
(ding)


Frank: $15
James: $24
Bob: $22


2. What movie stopped production for a year so Tom Hanks could grow out his hair and lose 50 pounds?
(buzzcode: 86)
*Bob buzzes in (50)*
Bob?
Bob: castaway
Cast Away is right. Bob regains the lead.
(ding)


Frank: $15
James: $24
Bob: $27



3. What are Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright famous for?
(buzzcode: 31)
*Bob buzzes in (60)*
Bob?
Bob: root beer?
(lectern shows question mark) More information, please.

[toetypergs]

A and W root beer

[palmer7]

That's just what we needed, you get $5.
(ding)


Frank: $15
James: $24
Bob: $32


[FAME GAME]

Bob has catapulted back in the lead, but we're adding a $15 Money Card, so somebody could catch up quickly. Looking for a famous MONUMENT.

(whoosh as the puzzle board appears on screen)



[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(# of clues and buzzcode, please)

[palmer7]

Ready? Go.



[__WORLD'S____] [_____________] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)
World's....



[__WORLD'S____] [____FAIR_____] [_____________]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)
Fair...

(buzzcode: 65)
*Frank buzzes in (65)*
Frank?

[Frank]

ah jumped the gun too soon this time.

I'd have to guess Empire State Building

[palmer7]

(buzzer)

Wrong. You don't lose any money, but you are locked out for the rest of the puzzle. Here's the next word.


[__WORLD'S____] [____FAIR_____] [__ENTRANCE,__]

[_____________] [_____________] [_____________]


(beep)
Entrance.

(buzzcode: 9)
*James buzzes in (6)*
James?

[jman8606]

TV?

[palmer7]

(buzzer)

And just like that, the champ gets all six clues to himself. After the entire puzzle is read, Bob, you'll have 3 seconds to solve. Let's show him the rest of the puzzle.


[__WORLD'S____] [____FAIR_____] [__ENTRANCE,__]

[_MONUMENT____] [_____IN______] [___PARIS_____]


(beep)

"World's Fair entrance, monument in Paris." Bob, solve the puzzle.

[toetypergs]

the eiffel tower

[palmer7]

(ding)
(canned audience cheers)

That's right, it is the Eiffel Tower. It served as an entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris.


Sia, where's the $15 Money Card?

(lights in motion)

Sia: Behind #7.

Greg: Bob, there's two Money Cards up for grabs. See if you can land on one. Good luck, and fire when ready. (an unused letter from A-I, please)

[toetypergs]

E for eiffel

[asja2002]

[Bob Rings In]

Bob lands on Number Six, Steve...what has he won?

[Steve Reads Prize Plug_PINBALL WIZARD by THE WHO]

Steve: You've won this pinball machine! Inspired by the original Star Wars trilogy. And complete with artwork, LEDs, and the iconic John Williams score, the game immerses a pinball Jedi into a galaxy far, far away. It has classic arcade pinball features including solenoid flippers and bumpers, drop targets, and a color lcd screen. Priced at

from Hammacher Schlemmer and Stern Pinball!

[APPLAUSE]

[toetypergs]

GREAT

[palmer7]

I'll say that's great. I wouldn't mind that myself. So far, Bob has an $8 lead. Will he extend it, or give into temptation for a possible 30-grand? Find out after the break.


(main theme to commercial, cheers and applause, fade to commercial)

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(fade in, main theme closes, cheers and applause)

We're back, and believe it or not, we now have an audience. Albeit a small one. A few rebellious staff members at 20th Century Television decided to watch the proceedings in the hopes of winning a door prize. I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, watching the proceedings on Zoom is our own Burton Richardson. Let's check in on him. Hi, Burton.

(we cut to a Zoom feed of Burton at home)

Burton: Hi, Greg.

Greg: So, how do you like the show so far? And how do you like Steve?

Burton: They're both great. Looking at those scores, though, they're rather low.

Greg: Indeed they are, Mr. Richardson, indeed they are. Now, the question all of America is wondering. Burton Richardson... are you wearing pants?

Burton: (with a big, cheeky grin on his face) No, I'm not.

(cheers from the staff) Greg: That's exactly what I thought. Enjoy the show, Burton. Burton Richardson, everyone! (canned audience cheers, shot of the rebellious studio staff, back to me)

Anyway, let's get back to the game.


Frank: $15
James: $24
Bob: $32


The champ leads with $32, James is at $24, and Frank at $15. Remember, you have to win with a score of at least $100 in order to play for the car. Back to these questions.

1. Who wrote Mein Kampf while in prison?
2. In the TV show The Simpsons, who normally drives Springfield Elementary's school bus?
3. What word, starting with "N", is a large interstellar cloud of dust and gases?
4. How many cards are usually used in a game of solitaire?
5. Give me the next line to this song performed by Sia!

Take it!

(the song starts up as Sia starts singing, she goes into the audience)


Come on, come on, turn the radio on
It's Friday night and it won't be long
Gotta do my hair, put my makeup on
It's Friday night and it won't be long 'til I

Hit the dance floor
Hit the dance floor
I got all I need
No I ain't got cash
I ain't got cash
But I got you baby

Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight



(buzzcodes and answers, please)