$ale of the Century - Board Game Hybrid (PILOT)

[brendan85r]

I'll be happy to take it up to $1,500 cash, and if you buy there could be a Sale Surprise.
How about $3 for this full set?

[palmer7]

Sold. (buzzer)

[brendan85r]

Excellent, you now go down to $32.

James: $20
Greg: $32
Frank: $25

(Bell noises)
And did I say there could be a "Sale Surprise"? Well, there is!
It looked like something was missing from that golf set, so we're also throwing in:

• a Titleist Scotty Cameron Select Laguna putter for $500
• a 12-pack of Titleist Pro V1 Golf balls for $90,
• and an extra $1,000 cash

So, $3 well spent for a total package of $4,585! How do you like that?

[palmer7]

I like it! I love it! I want some more of it!

[brendan85r]

Well, if you pass the $45 mark, you could get lucky again

Now to the Fame Game question, where there will be five clues.
Please send me your buzzcode and the number of clues.

[brendan85r]

OK, here we go with the first Fame Game, with a chance at picking up either $10 or $15 for your score.

WHO AM I?
1. I was born outside of Melbourne in Australia, but I have never publicly disclosed my year of birth.
2. As a young child, I was noted by my family members for my singing ability. In my school years I learned to play keyboards and drum pads, and I later took up street performing as a full-time profession.

(BUZZCODE 3)
* Frank buzzes in - 41 *

Frank - your answer?

[Frank]

Brendan85r

[palmer7]

(in disbelief) He thinks it's you! Is it you, Brendan?

[brendan85r]

Already picked up on that, and unfortunately it isn't. (Although I've been to Melbourne a few times.)

I'll continue the question for James and Greg.

3. In early 2019, I was signed to a major label and released my first single, “Johnny Run Away”, which received regular airplay on a national alternative music station.

(BUZZCODE 57)
* Greg buzzes in - 45*
Greg?

[palmer7]

I want to say.... Vance Joy?

[brendan85r]

Good guess, but not the answer either.

James - it's all yours.

4. My second single went on to become a worldwide smash, breaking singles chart records in the United Kingdom and Australia.
5. That second single, “Dance Monkey”, spent a total of 24 weeks at number one on the Australian charts through 2019 and 2020, and won several awards. Born Toni Watson, I am better known by my 3-word stage name of…?

(BUZZCODE FOR LAST CLUE - 28)
* James buzzes in - 34 *

James?

(QUICK EDIT - Normally I wouldn't do this, but an additional hint - "Dance Monkey" was her first single in the U.S., reaching #4 in the Hot 100.)

[jman8606]

Tones and I

[brendan85r]

Yep, that's who we were after.
I'll put up the Fame Game board shortly; it'll be a mix of American, Australian and British game show greats.

[brendan85r]

And this episode's faces are:

• Jim Perry, host of Card Sharks and America's 1980s revival of Sale of the Century
• Bob Barker, long-serving host of The Price is Right
• Alex Trebek, long-serving host of Jeopardy!
• Tony Barber, who hosted Sale of the Century in Australia
• Reg Grundy, producer of several Australian game shows and dramas 
• Graham Kennedy, often heralded as Australia's "King of Television"
• Nicholas Parsons, host of the UK's first version of Sale of the Century
• Bob Monkhouse, host of The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares and Bob's Full House
• Bruce Forsyth, host of Play Your Cards Right (UK's version of Card Sharks) and Hot Streak in the U.S.

Okay, James, take your pick - you could win a prize, or $10 or $15 on to your score.

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[jman8606]

Let's start with the man who started it all Jim Perry.