Today's message number and includes six dollars.
Four thousand dollar question.
What type of rock is formed from solidified lava?
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, glacial.
I think I'll ask the audience.
All right, audience, we need some help here.
If you're ready on your keypads using A, B, C, or D, please vote now.
Forty-four percent say igneous and sedimentary got a twenty-four percent vote and metamorphic twenty-three percent.
If you're still not sure, you know we can always narrow it down and see what gives after that.
I think the audience is right, so I'm going to go with A, igneous, final answer.
Yes, they're right, you got it, it is the answer.
Very impressed with the audience.
At least forty-four percent of them, yeah.
Still have one lifeline going for a hundred and twenty-five thousand and four away from the million.
Take a look.
The island nation of the Maldives is located in what ocean?
Pacific, India, Atlantic, Arctic.
I think I'll use my 50-50.
Why don't we narrow that down, computer, take away two of those wrong answers, please.
I don't know, I don't feel it.
Fifty percent, you know, fifty percent chance of getting it right if you guess.
You lose thirty-two thousand if you're wrong, hundred twenty-five if you win.
Island nation of the Maldives is located in what ocean?
I'm not confident enough for you, just so I think I'm gonna stop.
I understand, sure I understand.
Want to take a guess if you're going to walk away?
Indian.
Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean, the right ocean.
No.
Ah, forget it, here's a check for sixty-four thousand dollars.
Good for you.
Yeah, it was great.
Good to have you here.
Yeah, well, have you noticed how many people are right with their guesses after they decide to walk away?
Anyway, Charlotte goes home with sixty-four thousand dollars and good luck to her and her kids.
And now it's time to meet nine people vying for the one million dollars and they are...
San Francisco, California and Lori Bailey, Lewisville, Colorado.
Okay everybody, congratulations and all of your eyes should be on your own computer for tonight's first fastest finger question.
Here it is.
Put these movies in order of their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
The Perfect Storm, The Big Chill, The Prince of Tides in Cold Blood.
Okay, time's up, let's see that answer in the correct order.
Starting with the earliest film in Cold Blood, The Big Chill, Prince of Tides and The Perfect Storm.
That's the right order, who got it in the fastest time?
Let's see, Lori Bailey.
Good for you Lori, congratulations.
Lori Bailey, going to vote for a million dollars when we come back.
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How truthful.
One time she said...
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How high do you dare to go? Play me Jenga, truth or dare.
It's being called a miracle.
She can neither see nor hear.
Alison Elliott is superb.
She's given to tantrums.
So am I.
A fiery performance from Hallie Kate Eisenberg.
I know a tantrum when I see one. And a badly spoiled child.
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We're back now with Lori Bailey from Lewisville, Colorado.
And congratulations.
Well, thank you.
I know it's a nerve-wracking experience pressing all those buttons, but you did it.
Yeah, I'm totally surprised.
And you came in number one. Good for you.
And you're accompanied by, gee, your freshman college roommate, Tonya Sizer.
How you doing, Tonya?
Fine, thanks.
Nice to have you here. What college was that?
SUNY Binghamton, State University of New York at Binghamton.
Sure, right up the state here. Good for you.
And then you moved out to Colorado after you got married?
Yeah, no, before I got married. I followed Tonya out. She went first and I followed.
Ah, okay.
It was very hard to get rid of me.
You guys are inseparable, aren't you?
Husband at home, married 14 years to David.
And you've got twins.
Right.
And you love horses.
Oh, yes, I've loved horses ever since I was a little girl.
And my son rides, and I used to collect model horses.
And it's just been a passion of mine.
Good for you. They're wonderful, you know.
Yeah, wonderful animals.
And terrific for kids as well.
Alright, so, Laurie, you're here.
You know about the rules, you know about the lifelines.
50-50 as the audience, or a friend.
So, if you're ready to play, let's do it. Let's play
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with Laurie Bates.
$100.
Which of these materials is primarily processed
at a sawmill?
Metal, wood, leather, saws.
My answer is B. Wood.
Wood, the right answer.
$100.
For $200, if a task is very simple,
it is commonly said to be as easy as what?
Doughnuts,
Danish,
pie, creme brulee.
Pie.
Yeah, easy as pie.
The right answer for $200.
Going for $300.
If you're looking out for numero uno,
who are you looking out for?
Yourself, your spouse, your boss,
your Spanish teacher.
A, yourself.
That's right, you're looking out for yourself.
Numero uno.
$500.
According to a popular saying,
what kind of person sees the glass as half full?
A pessimist, extremist, conformist, optimist.
D, optimist.
Yes, you're right. Optimist sees that glass half full.
Pessimists says half empty.
$1,000, Laurie, take a look.
A candidate in a gubernatorial election
is seeking what office?
Governor, mayor, senator, president.
A, governor.
Gubernatorial, that's it.
Governor, $1,000.
$1,000.
They sailed right through those.
Here it is for $2,000.
To find the area of a rectangle,
the length is multiplied by what?
Weight, width, perimeter, radius.
Rectangle area is length times width, B.
And it's your?
That's my final answer.
And it's the right answer, length by width.
She's won $2,000.
Here it is for $4,000.
In the lyrics of her 1994 song,
All I Want to Do,
what does singer Sheryl Crow want to do?
Run away, fall in love, have some fun, dance alone.
All I want to do is have some fun, see.
That's my final answer.
Yeah, that's all she wants to do.
Have some fun.
Got it.
Now up to $8,000.
Which of these is the main ingredient
added to meat to cure it?
Would you add garlic, salt, pepper, vinegar?
I believe the answer is B, salt.
Confident?
I guess so.
Final?
Yes, sir.
Yes, you got it for $8,000.
$16,000 question coming up.
Beirut is the capital and largest city of what country?
Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon.
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.
Final answer?
Yes, sir.
You got that one right too.
$3,000.
I'm unstoppable at looking at the $32,000 question.
In yoga philosophy, the energy centers of the body are called what?
Chakras, nodes, asanas, Kundalini.
I don't really know.
I'll ask the audience.
All right.
They look like yoga followers to me.
Well, a few of them maybe.
You're ready?
On your keypads using A, B, C or D, vote now.
Well, 61% say chakras.
You'll have to believe it.
Oh, that'll be my answer, A, chakras.
My final answer.
Yeah, they got it.
Good for them.
Chakras.
$32,000.
Okay, you still have two lifelines left.
You're just five away from the million.
Here it is for $64,000.
Which of these actresses won an Emmy playing Erika Cain's daughter
on the TV series All My Children?
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart, Sarah Michelle Geller,
Liza Huber.
I'm going to have to use another lifeline.
I'm going to phone a friend.
Who do you want to call?
Well, I'm going to call David, my husband.
David, your husband.
All right, come on.
Let's get David on the line.
Hello?
Hello, David.
Yes, Regis Philburn calling from New York City.
How are you?
I'm fine.
How are you, Regis?
And how are Matthew and Vicki?
Oh, they're carers.
All right.
Well, we have their mother here, Laurie, and she's doing quite well.
She's $132,000, going to $64,000, and calling for you for some help.
So in a moment, she's going to read the question, the four answers,
one of them the right answer, okay?
Well, let's hope it's the right answer.
All right, let's hope so, too.
All right, Laurie, it's all yours.
30 seconds, starting right now.
Okay.
Which of these actresses won an Emmy playing Erika Cain's daughter
on the TV series All My Children?
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart, Sarah Michelle Geller.
Hawk is a type of what?
Clam, gemstone, flower, pig.
I kind of think it would be the obvious here.
I'm thinking it's who.
I'm not really sure.
I hate to burn a lifeline this early.
Is there something there that jumps out at you?
Well, you know, you think of the obvious being that it's a hawk, you know.
See what's associated with it, you know, the pig.
I'm also thinking A, and it could be also...
I don't want to use a lifeline this early.
Another one.
I'm going to go with D, pig.
Final answer?
Final.
No, you have a suspicion it's the clam.
Oh, boy, too bad.
Alright, Mike.
$1,000.
Thank you.
Good luck to you.
Okay, bye.
Oh, boy.
I wish they had used the lifeline on that one.
Quahog clams are edible hard shell clams found on the East Coast.
Alright, now we have an empty hot seat,
so here's the next Fastest Finger question.
Put these TV series in order of their original debut,
starting with the earliest.
America's greatest pets, that's incredible.
Unsolved mysteries in search of.
Okay, time's up.
Let's see the answer in the correct order,
starting with the earliest series that it was in search of,
and then came That's Incredible, and then Unsolved Mysteries,
and finally America's greatest pets.
Who got it right?
There's only one.
And it's Gary Grosselbarg.
Gary, congratulations.
That's wonderful.
Gary Grosselbarg, gonna go for a million dollars
when we come back.
To introduce Terry's whack and unwrapped chocolate raspberry,
who better than that wacky British comedian, Terry Thomas?
Sadly, he's passed on.
Oh, well, not going to let that stop us.
Terry's smashing good taste.
Meet the all-new Aztec meat.
Sam and Kate, they're about to.
Mango.
You think I got too many?
Go, mango.
Next day, start some sushi.
We're fishy, fishy.
You like fish, right?
Ew.
We'll all see if I can catch you some pizza.
How many fish did I catch?
Zero fish.
Right after that, they meet Aztec,
quite possibly the most versatile vehicle on the planet, by Pontiac.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
Yeah.
My name is Master Chief Bill Sunday and I am God.
Tomorrow.
I'm ready.
Let me go.
I'm going to crush some of our easy Sunday.
Give me that before you get to him.
Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Men of honor, ready to arm tomorrow.
Okay, you ready?
Make the most of your morning moment.
It's the tie, isn't it?
With the harvest fresh taste of baked apple Quaker oatmeal.
How's this one?
Perfect.
Friday, it's a game you don't want to win.
Which of these men is most likely to become impotent in the future?
Do you know someone who's going to be the winner?
I don't know.
I'm not going to be the winner.
I'm going to be the winner.
Who's ahead now as the new numbers come in?
Bad ballots, nasty allegations.
We'll have the very latest from the Florida recount at 11 o'clock.
And she was a missing person, so why did she run and then pull a gun on police?
New information on this developing story.
Also at 11 o'clock, an exclusive special report inside the mysterious disappearance of a musical
legend.
A local veteran was one of the last people to see him alive.
I'll take you inside this famous band leader's World War II Vanishing Act on Como 4 News
at 11 o'clock.
Tired of paying close to two bucks a gallon for gas?
Maybe there's another way.
A look at electric cars.
Plus the most weather and the most traffic tomorrow morning on Como 4 News at five and
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Like these jeans?
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What do you look like?
I'm a little bit of a
I'll take it.
Me too.
These coeds are putting it on the line for 50 grand on a new car.
On week one of the Jeopardy College Championship.
Weeknights at 7.30 on Como 4.
Dari Grossenbach from Fort Collins, Colorado, in the hot seat right now.
She's a math teacher from junior high school.
Yes.
Eighth and ninth grade.
Yes.
What are the kids like these days in the eighth and ninth grade?
They're pretty interesting.
They keep me hopping.
I'll bet.
How many students do you have?
I probably have about between 160 and 170.
They must be very excited about that.
Teacher.
They're thrilled that I'm here.
Good for you.
And your husband sitting with you there back in the companionship seat.
Todd, nice looking guy.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
What do you do, Todd?
I'm a surveyor.
A land surveyor?
Yes, sir.
I guess there's always a call for a land surveyor, huh?
Yes, especially where we're living.
Yeah, right.
Growing like crazy, right?
Good.
Alright, fine.
So what do you say, Teet?
Shall we go at it?
Let's do it.
Alright, let's try it.
You know the rules, you know about the lifelines.
So let's play Who Wants to be a Millionaire with Sheri Grossenbach.
Well, we start with that $100 question.
What phrase is used by radio broadcasters to describe the time of day when most people
commute?
Did they call it crush hour, drive time, money market, captive audience?
I would have to say drive time.
Got it for $100.
Drive time.
$200.
Which of the following people would most likely use a pom-pom?
A policeman, cheerleader, nurse, or tician?
Well, I was one of these in junior high, and it's a cheerleader.
Yes, indeed.
Cheerleader, pom-pom.
$300.
What word is commonly used to describe pre-recorded laughter on TV sitcom soundtracks?
Broken, painted, canned, unconvincing?
C, canned.
That's the right answer, canned.
Going for $500.
By definition, how many times in a year would an employee get a per annum bonus?
$12.
$52.
$365.
$1.
I'm thinking per annum would be per year, so I'll say D, $1.
That's it.
You get that bonus every time of year.
She's won $500.
She's going for $1,000.
In the longtime advertising slogan,
don't leave home without it, what is it?
American Express, Sony Walkman, Arid Extra Dry, Bubble Yum.
A, American Express.
Sure, that's it.
Okay, teacher, we're up to $2,000, 10 away from a million.
In the United States, what kind of a wild animal is a razorback?
A squirrel, hog, dog, chicken.
The bee, hog.
Final?
Yes.
Yes, a razorback is a hog.
A squirrel, hog, a dinosaur.
Going now for $4,000.
Under what two U.S. presidents did Henry Kissinger serve as Secretary of State?
Nixon and Johnson, Kennedy and Johnson, Nixon and Ford, Ford and Carter.
Not quite sure on this one, so I think I'm going to ask the audience.
Audience, we need some help with sharing.
If you're ready, on your keypads, using A, B, C or D, vote now.
70% say Nixon and Ford.
Kind of what I was thinking too, so I'll go with C.
Take it, Jor.
Final answer.
She said it, they got it right, $4,000.
Up to $8,000.
Rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy is known for wearing what object on a necklace?
A cross, handcuffs, fuzzy dice, clock.
Did you ever hear of Flavor Flav?
I really have not.
Heard of Public Enemy.
I really have no idea, so I'm going to have to do a lifeline on this just to decide which one.
I could have had one of those nice easy math questions.
Yeah, right, where are the math questions when you want them?
$5,000.
Alright, we'll narrow it down by two computer.
Handcuffs or clock?
Flavor Flav, Public Enemy.
I've seen kids wearing clocks.
I think it's a D, clock.
Clock, final answer.
Yes.
Yes, that's right.
He's won $8,000.
When we come back, she goes for $16,000.
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How hard do you remember me ever getting sick?
I can't remember.
Don't you think that's kind of weird?
One cold or a fever or a sore throat?
What do you think it means?
I've come to believe the rather unbelievable possibility.
Are you ready for the truth?
Unbreakable, rated PG-13.
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Never thought we'd get that brother of yours married off.
Yeah, no kidding.
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How's the kids?
Kids are good.
You know, we're thinking of buying a house.
You got the down payment saved?
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How about your credit?
I don't know.
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Got to admit it's getting better.
Phillips CD Recorder System, burn it, play it.
Great place, I like your neighborhood.
Thanks.
Oh, uh...
Sorry.
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$1,8,000 going to $16,000, one lifeline left.
You're kind of into baseball, aren't you?
Oh, I love baseball.
Big Rockies fan?
Yes.
Yeah.
And your dad was a pitcher.
He was, yeah.
How far did he go?
He made it to AAA with, he was a great pitcher.
He was a great pitcher.
He made it to AAA with, he was in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
So got up to AAA very briefly.
Uh-huh.
But yeah, that was pretty exciting.
I'll bet it does he still follow baseball?
Oh, yes.
He coached for many, coached high school baseball for many years.
So I grew up being a bat girl and all that kind of stuff.
Good for you.
And a cheerleader.
A pom-poms.
That's everything.
Okay, $8,000.
Got one lifeline left.
We can call somebody a seven away from the million going to $16,000.
Let's play.
$16,000.
In the 1985 film, Critzy's Honor, both Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner play what?
Hitmen, stockbrokers, doctors, politicians.
I never saw the movie.
Maybe you got a movie fan on your phone a friend list.
I do.
Yeah, I really don't want to guess at this point.
I hate to do this, but I'm going to go ahead and use the phone a friend.
Got to stay in the game.
Yeah.
Who do you want to call?
I think I'll call Lee.
Need him?
Is it a he or a she?
He.
And what does he do?
He's a teacher at my school.
Oh, good.
All right.
We'll get Lee on the line, AT&T.
Hello, this is Lee.
Hello, Lee.
Regis Philbin calling from ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Oh, nice to hear from you.
Thank you.
We've got your math teacher here in the hot seat.
And she's $1,8,000 and going for $16,000.
How's the baby?
And she's looking to you for a little help here, all right?
You bet.
She's going to give you the question, the four possible answers, and one of them being
the right answer.
Okay, Sherry, it's all yours.
Good luck.
Thirty seconds starts now.
In the 1985 film, Pritzky's Honor, both Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner played what?
A, hitmen, B, stockbrokers, C, and D.
And what was the first movie you played?
The first movie I played was The Last of Us.
I played the first movie I played was The Last of Us.
So what?
A, Hitmen, B, stockbrokers,
C, doctors, D, politicians.
Okay, I think we're gonna go with A.
A, Hitmen.
That's right.
Okay, thanks, Lee.
You got ya.
I'll go with A, Hitmen.
Final answer.
B, final...
Yes, you got it right for $60,000.
Good old Lee.
You got it right for $32,000.
Gotta make it to $32,000 right now, okay, Sherry?
All the lifelines are gone. It's gonna be up to you.
Should you miss, you'll go back to $1,000.
But here it is for $32,000.
Stephen Crane's 1895 book,
The Red Badge of Courage.
What is the Red Badge of Courage?
The Medal of Honor?
Battle Wound?
Black?
Naming of a battle?
I'm gonna say B, Battle Wound.
Okay.
Pretty sure?
Not really.
More of a guess, huh?
Yeah.
Final answer?
Final answer.
Yes, it's a Battle Wound.
You got it right.
$32,000.
Whoo!
Hey, and that sound means that we're out of time for the night,
but Sherry will be back here on Tuesday, November 21st,
because starting on Sunday,
we begin five nights of Celebrity Millionaire
with an incredible group of stars.
And they are...
Joy Behar, John Stewart,
Brooke Harris, Kyra Banks,
Charlie Sheen, John Puffy Cone,
Alec Baldwin, John Lovitz,
Vivica A. Fox,
and Norm McDonald.
A brand new edition of Prime Time Thursday,
coming up next right here on ABC.
I will see you back here on Sunday
with our first night of Celebrity Millionaire
at 9, 8 Central.
From New York, everybody, good night.
Whoo!
Tomorrow on Two Guys and a Girl,
it's one of the funniest and most innovative episodes
of the season, and it has absolutely no dialogue,
followed by a bonus episode of Two Guys and a Girl.
Then, when Laurie dates a younger man,
how can Norm resist cutting him down to size
on an all-new Norm?
And on Madigan Man,
Benji is caught kissing his ex-wife.