And she sent this to me for the first birthday I had out in Indiana. She knew how much I'd missed a met.
Sure.
So she gave me a little memento and served me well.
Alright, listen Jim, you're doing fine here. You won $4,000, you're going for $8,000, you're right away from $1 million, alright?
Let's play, here we go!
Applause
In Victor Hugo's novel, what is the occupation of the hunchback of Notre Dame?
Church usher, bell ringer, window washer, organ player.
Quasimodo was a bell ringer.
Final answer.
That's my final answer.
Yes, he was a bell ringer, you won $8,000.
Applause
Alright, very good, $16,000 question, this is what it looks like.
Which of the following singers has not recorded a song written by Prince?
Sheena Easton, Sinead O'Connor, Tom Jones, Joni Mitchell.
Well, Sheena Easton recorded Sugar Wolf, Sinead O'Connor recorded Nothing Compares to You, Tom Jones recorded KISS.
It's gotta be Joni Mitchell, I can't imagine her singing Prince.
It's gotta be big.
Alright, so we're gonna make Joni your final answer.
He says Joni Mitchell, he's right for $16,000.
Applause
It's away from $1 million and here it is for $32,000. Which of the following states capitals does not share its name with a U.S. President?
Mississippi, Delaware, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
Well, capital of Mississippi is Jackson, Sandra Jackson.
Capital of Nebraska is Lincoln.
Capital of Wisconsin is Madison, James Madison.
Capital of Delaware is Dover, it's gotta be B.
Final answer?
Final answer.
You got it for $32,000.
There you are, take a look Jim.
It looks good.
Looks good, doesn't it?
Alright, hey, getting up there now, it's a serious matter, you're going to $64,000.
Here it is.
During which month in the United States is the Earth closest to the sun?
January, July, March, November.
Not really sure on this, so I think I want to try a 50-50.
Okay, if you're able to take away two of the wrong answers to Jim, leaving one wrong answer and the correct answer.
Okay, A, January.
A, January.
Final answer?
Got nothing to lose, that's it.
Final answer.
You're right, it's January.
$125,000 we're going for, you know what that means to a graduate student?
That means I can pay off all my student loans.
That's exactly right, and maybe even buy yourself a new battery.
Alright, here we go pal, $125,000, four away from a million and one lifeline left.
Here it is, what British leader was the circus performer's son, a school dropout, and a welfare recipient?
Edward Heath, Winston Churchill, John Major, Tony Blair.
Okay, I know who all these people are, but I haven't read any of their biographies.
Okay, for this one I need to phone a friend.
Who's it going to be?
It's going to be Bob Lamb.
What is Bob?
Bob is a professor at Purdue.
Professor of?
Literature.
Good, alright let's call him.
AT&T will get him on the line, see if he can help us out here.
Hello?
Professor Lamb?
Yeah.
Yeah, hi, Regent Philbin calling from New York.
Hey, Reese, listen, I'm in the middle of a dinner here, can I call you back?
I'm the wise guy for a minute, he's from the Bronx, really.
How'd you know?
Is he from the Bronx?
He's from the Bronx, Bob, huh?
What, the accent give it away?
No, not really, Jim's just dead, so Jim's from Queens, so he really needs your help right now.
He's a typical Mets fan, when he gets to the clutch he's got to go to a Yankees fan.
Bob, please, we're trying to do a TV show here.
Okay, Reese, sorry.
But I tell you, he's 164,000, he's going for 125,000, and you're the guy that can help him.
Hey, don't put too much pressure on me.
He's got to read you a question and four possible answers, one of them is the right answer.
So, Bob, it's all yours, you've got 30 seconds and they start right now.
What British leader was a circus performer's son, a school dropout, and a welfare recipient?
Was it Edward Heath, Winston Churchill, John Major, or Tony Blair?
Give me the first part quick again.
What British leader was a circus performer's son, a school dropout, and a welfare recipient?
Heath, Churchill, Major, or Blair? 10 seconds.
Oh, God, I know Churchill was illegitimate, I don't know anything else there.
I really can't help you, Jim, I'm sorry.
A lot of laughs, Bob, is, but so much for Professor Bob.
Well, here you go, you'll lose 32,000 if you miss it.
You can walk away with 64,000 or you can go for it, get it, and win 125.
I'm going to need to stop right here.
Yeah, I understand, sure, 64,000 means a lot to you.
Absolutely, I understand that too.
Let's take a guess, okay? What do you think?
If I were to guess, I'd guess John Major.
And you would have been right for 125.
Take the 64, have a good time, and thank you very much.
You're welcome, Major.
That's all right, Jim, it was a great meeting here.
Good luck here, okay?
Thank you.
Good luck.
Good guess, just a guess though, and you can't argue with Jim's decision to just walk away.
64,000 goes a long way when you're a graduate student.
But now we've got nine more contestants itching to get into that hot seat,
so here comes the next Faster Thinker question.
Put the following female movie directors in order of their birth, starting with the earliest.
Penny Marshall, Jodie Foster, Jane Campion, Elaine May.
Okay, everybody, time's up.
Let's see the answer in the correct order, starting with the earliest, Elaine May.
Penny Marshall, Jane Campion, finally Jodie Foster.
That's the right order.
Let's see who got it in the fastest time.
And the winner is Judy DeGay.
Judy DeGay is the winner.
Congratulations.
That's great.
All right, stay right here, Judy.
Look, she can't wait.
We're going to come back and see how good she is, all right?
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Hey, what's up?
Carson Daly here at the Pizza Hut parking lot talking free CDs.
This is awesome. We've been kept out here for three days.
Okay, here's the deal.
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...
So here is our next contestant from Bloomfield,
West Bloomfield, Michigan, just outside of Detroit.
One of those remarkable women who went back to school after 30 years,
went back to med school, as a matter of fact,
and wants to become a physician's assistant, which is exactly what?
It's a medical practitioner who has to work under the supervision of an MD.
Uh-huh, but you still have your own.
I still take temperatures and give out medicine and everything else.
Good for you. And mother of six, three girls, three boys,
two of the girls sitting with us right now, up there is Sarah and Donnie.
Nice to have you. You must be very proud of your mother.
Very proud.
Would you all encourage her to get on the phone and make this call?
Yeah, I'd like to take some credit for it.
Sure.
Yeah.
But she made the call and she's here right now, married for 30 years,
the husband Barry, who's a psychologist.
All right, let's go, Judy. You ready to go now?
Here we go.
Here we go, Judy, today. You know the rules, you know the lifeline.
50-50, ask the audience, phone a friend.
You ready, Judy? Let's do it. Let's play Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
For $100, here it comes.
What is the name for the rubber objects you put over your shoes
to keep them dry in the rain?
Galoshes, ascots, garnishes, chats.
Are you galoshes?
Yes, it's galoshes, you're right.
$200.
According to an old proverb, what substance catches more flies than vinegar?
Ketchup, honey, butter, soup.
You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.
And that's your final answer? Honey's your final answer?
Honey, you're right. You got it for $200.
Here it is for $300.
Which of the following symbols is traditionally found on an American first-age kit?
Cross, arrow, star, heart.
I'm going to go with cross, A.
You learned that in medical school, I'll bet you're right.
$500. Which of the following is commonly known as ping-pong?
Croquet, snooker, table tennis, badminton.
Table tennis?
Yes, of course, it's ping-pong. You won $500.
You were good, Judy.
If you did a good range of questions, go ahead.
That's right, Judy.
It's all in the cards, though.
Okay, Judy.
$1,000. Here it is, Judy.
What character in the comic strip Pea Dots usually wears a shirt with a zigzag pattern on it?
Soda, Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown.
Well, no, there's no one.
50 years of tennis.
Yeah, 50 years.
I'm not sure. I can see Charlie Brown with a slave of Croquet thing.
Camping Lucy. Look at the audience.
For $500, I know it's early.
Sure, okay, fine. No problem.
Audience, you need a little help here for Judy.
You're ready on your keypad using A, B, C, or D. Please vote now.
And the votes are in. 58% say it was Charlie Brown, and then 26% say it's Linus.
Well, I have to, I can't fuck the audience, so 95% of the time, D, Charlie Brown.
D, Charlie Brown, and that is your final answer, Judy?
You're right, it was Charlie Brown.
Thank you, audience.
All right, we're going for $2,000 here. Here it is.
I was going for $1,000.
No, we're going for $2,000. You've won the $1,000.
Oh, I'm better. Okay, yes.
Okay, before the show, Judy told us that her worst habit is...
Interrupting people, Lisa.
You won $1,000, you're doing good. You're going for $2,000. Here it is.
Which of the following is the decimal form of the fraction one-tenth?
Is it.001,.01,.1, 1.0?
I'm going to say C, 0.1.
0.1. Yes.
Final. Yes.
You're right for $2,000.
Doing good, Judy, nine questions away from a million.
You believe you'll walk out of here with a million dollars.
Would that be great? I can't even think about it.
Okay, and I want to interrupt you. Here.
$4,000. Take a look, Judy.
What Olympic figure skater's wedge hairdo became a popular American trend?
Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hammel, Katharina Bitt, Debbie Thomas.
Dorothy Hammel.
Dorothy Hammel. Yes.
Final answer. Yes.
Do you remember that one? You remember it well. It was Dorothy Hammel.
Yes!
She's won $8,000. She's going for it.
No, she's won $4,000. Going for $8,000.
Two lifelines are left. We'll be right back. Don't leave now.
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Judy, today Mother of Six from West Bloomfield, Michigan just returned to medical school as our hot seat contestant right now.
Doing very well. You won $4,000. You're going for $8,000.
Yes. And Regis, if I win, are you going to do like the host in England does?
What does he do? When his contestants win, he comes over and gives them a big kiss.
Would you like a big kiss?
Yeah. How big a kiss would you like?
You know, you're an attractive woman.
Come on, Judy, we've got work here to do. We're going for $8,000. Let's play. Here we go.
What are bath scapes designed to explore?
Outer space, blood vessels, Earth's core, deep sea.
I've got a pretty good idea. It's only $4,000, but I'm not entirely sure. I'll do a 50-50. Take that.
Sure, okay. Computer, please take away two of the wrong answers, leaving Judy one wrong answer and the correct one.
Earth's core, deep sea, bath scapes.
You talk it out here for a minute. Earth's core, deep sea.
My first inclination was to get to deep sea because of the deep sea. But I'm not entirely sure. I'm going to phone a friend.
You're going to what?
Phone a friend.
You want to phone a friend? Okay. What do you want to call him?
He's my last lifeline. Peter.
Who's Peter?
Peter's my son-in-law.
Your son-in-law? All right, fine. He's the smart son-in-law, isn't he?
Good. AT&T will find Peter, get him on the line. Hope he can help.
Hello?
Hello, Peter?
Yes?
Hi, we've got your mother-in-law here.
Great.
On the millionaire show.
Okay.
She needs your help.
Okay.
In a moment, she's going to read you a question and then two possible answers. One of them's the right answer. Okay?
I'm ready.
All right, Judy, it's all yours. You've got 30 seconds. Starting right now.
What are bath escapes designed to explore? Bath escapes, C-A-T-H-Y-S-D-A-P-H-E-S. C, Earth's core, D, deep sea.
Can you read the answers again?
Earth's core, deep sea.
I think it's deep sea, but I'm not certain.
What makes you think it's deep sea?
It's a hunch.
Well, I'm going to get $1,000 anyway. I'm going to go deep, deep sea, take a hunch.
All right, so deep sea then is your final answer. Judy, it's the right answer.
All right, now you've burned all your lifelines, but you've won $8,000. Let's take a look at the question for $16,000.
What popular drink of the 19th century, now banned in the U.S., can cause blindness and insanity?
Ozo, grappa, absinthe, nataxa.
I'm going to say C, absinthe.
Final answer?
Final answer.
Got it, $16,000.
All right, should you miss here, you're down to $1,000 again, you're going to lose $15,000.
Should you get it, $32,000, and you can't leave here with less than that.
Right, now you interrupted, I apologize.
No, that's all right, don't worry about that.
$32,000, Judy, here it is.
According to MTV's 1999 countdown, 100 greatest videos ever made.
What is the greatest music video ever?
Smells like teen spirit, thriller, vogue, sledgehammer.
They're all good, but I'm going to go with B, thriller.
My gosh, you would know this.
My God.
Raising all those kids, I guess, right?
I hope.
So your final answer is?
B, thriller.
She says thriller, she's right again for $32,000.
All right, Judy, there it is for $32,000.
Now you've got to save Haven there.
Now we move on to the $64,000.
How far can this Wonder Woman go without any lifelines?
You're doing pretty good so far, I'll tell you that.
Here it is, five questions away from the million dollars, the $64,000.
Which of the following women was one of England's King Henry VIII wives?
Catherine Howard, Mary, Queen of Scots, Jane Grey, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
I'm going to say A, Catherine Howard.
Catherine Howard, one of Henry's wives.
I believe so.
Final answer?
Yes, it is.
Catherine Howard is right.
Okay, that now means we're out of time for the night.
But Judy, I owe you a kiss and you'll be back here on Thursday night
and joining you will be ten new contestants from all over the country.
And they are Philip Vicker, Kim Finnelli, Tony DiBello,
Drew Fyne, Chris Way, Steve Elston, Donna Verandee, Bob Mullins, Greg Hart,
and David Gold.
To qualify to become a contestant, pick up the touchstone phone.
Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. Eastern Time and dial 1-800-433-8321.
There's a limit of one call per person each contest day.
Call lines close at 2 a.m. Eastern Time on February 11th.
We'll see you back here Thursday night.
At what time?
9 a.m. Eastern Time.
That's right.
Stay tuned now for a brand new Donna and Greg here on ABC.
From New York, everybody.
Good night.