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THE NEW HOLLYWOOD SQUARES-September 22, 1986

Host: John Davidson
Announcer: Shadoe Stevens

O: DD Alton (One Day, $1,300)
X: Michael Weiner (waiter)

ROUND 1

Michael first
1 Milton, with a clip from his new video “A Night at La Cage”. He’s in drag, nothing new for him. Let’s see if he knows it when he sees it. Three Ladies at center stage, but only one is a real woman. The other two are from Lou Paciocco’s La Cage aux Folles Nightclub. Who is the real girl?
“This Question is a drag”
Guess: #3
Michael agrees O (#1 “l blew my wig.”)

  • #1 Wayne Smith
  • #2 Jennifer Palazzo
  • #3 Pia Van Doren

2 Lynn To really get your makeup to set properly, you should spray your face with something after you’re done.
“Krazy Glue”
Guess: Water
DD agrees O
3 Charlotte to block (She’s in a new HBO special: “The Worst Witch”) True or false? The Roman Emperor Nero quit his job to become a singer.
“He opened for Milton at Caesar’s Palace”
Guess: False
Michael agrees WRONG
4 Charlotte to Win The University of California offers a number of courses on sex education.  Are they popular with students?
“Especially those that do lots and lots and lots of homework.”
Guess: Yes
DD agrees WIN!

Secret Square: Trip to the Bahamas (Eastern; Xanadu Beach Resort)

Michael up again
1 Little Richard (New album, Lifetime Friend, coming in October) A hot oil fire has erupted in the skillet.  What should you do?
“Go out for dinner”
Guess: Take some sugar.
Michael agrees O (Baking Soda, 0-3)
2 Milton How long does a person have to be missing before being declared legally dead?
“If it’s a Jewish family, one meal.”
Guess: 7-8 years
DD agrees O (3-0)
3 Louie to block
If you are an average human being, you have 28 pounds of it in your body. What?
“Lunch”
Guess: Fat
Michael disagrees X (Bones)
4 Lynn (Secret Square)
For the trip at nearly $3,000, Who was the President who signed the controversial 55 mile per hour Speed limit into law.  Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan?
Guess: Nixon
DD agrees O PACK YOUR BAGS!
5 Charlotte to block There is a lady standing in New York Harbor who has been carrying a torch for over 100 years.  What is her official name?
“Ruth Berkowitz”
Guess: Statue of Liberty
Michael agrees WRONG “The Liberty Enlightening the World”
6 Charlotte to win What famous personality said these words “I shall return”?
“Lucille Ball” (She keeps getting new shows)
Guess: General MacArthur
DD Agrees WIN AGAIN! (Up to 5 right in a row)

Round 3

Michael
1 Milton True or False? It takes the average Mouse about five seconds to mate.
“In that case, I don’t feel so bad.”
Guess: True
Michael agrees X
2 Kareem When one cat approaches another car and makes nose-to-nose contact, what does it mean?
“Jump Ball”
Guess: Getting acquainted
DD agrees O (Close Enough)
3 Jan-Michael According to New Woman Mag. Placing postage stamps on various areas of the face is a good idea when you want to what?
“Mail yourself”
Guess: Clear your skin
Michael disagrees X (Temporarily smooth it out)
4 Mike to block (Last Question) An expert in the field of hospital guest relations has stated that in many hospitals, bad food is a thing of the past.  Why?
“Because the people who ate it are a thing of the past.”
Guess: They got too many complaints.
DD disagrees O (Hired outside chefs, SEVEN STRAIGHT)

Michael leaves with $200
DD’s total today: $1,200 (Grand Total: $2,500+Bahamas)

Now to the cars. We’ve swapped out the Cadillacs for Mazdas. The least-expensive one has been taken out (Pickup) leaving these four:

  • Rx7 Sports Car
  • 626 Sedan
  • 323 Sedan
  • 626 Sport Coupe

DD chooses the RX7, Jan and Lynn.

1…2…3…

Sorry, but she’ll try again tomorrow.

Images of game board based on original by FromEquestria2LA on Deviantart.

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CONCENTRATION-Taped December 5, 1974

Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Kathe Pugh (dental receptionist in Westwood)
Myrna Hoffman (aircraft electrician and raises tropical fish)

ROUND 1:

HEAD STARTS:

  • 7 Dishwasher (Tappan)
  • 25 Car Wax (Turtle Wax)
  • 15 Wall Covering (Z-Brick)
  • 28 Living Room Set (Broyhill Colonial)

Kathe 10 (Bonus Number) and 16 (Ladies’ Luggage)
Myrna 21 (Cook’s Dream) and 3 (Car Wax)
Kathe 25 & 3 MATCH!
18 (Take 1 Gift) and 30 (Encyclopedia)
Myrna 6 (Living Room Set) and 28 MATCH!
14 (Electric Typewriter) and 26 (Binoculars)
Kathe 12 (Bonus Number) and 10 MATCH!
24 (Bonus Number) and 2 LUCKY MATCH! (Kathe’ll have another bonus number after the first one is used up.)
16 and 23 (WILD CARD!) (Both Bonuses still waiting)
20 (Take) and 7 and 22 (Take) (Adds Living Room)
14 and 18 (Take) and 4 (Guitar) UH-OH!
Myrna 21 and 8 (The Last Take)
Kathe 29 (Dishwasher) and 7 NICE RECOVERY!

Guess: The Calm Before the Storm WIN!

THE “Caw” + M Bee + 4 THE Store + M

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Vega Hatchback

$100 Puzzle: SALVADOR DALI (6 seconds left)
S + Awl + Foot + Door Doll + “E”

Car Puzzle: JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (with 1 sec. Left)
J + Hay + MZ F + Hen + “M” + Oar “Coo” + Pear

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

  • 19 Electric Range (Monarch)
  • 10 Mints (Richardson)
  • 22 House Paint (True Value Tru-Test)
  • 6 En’t’nm’nt Center (Channel Master Stereo)

Myrna 25 (Water Sof’ner) and 8 (Ice Cream Maker)
Kathe 30 (Calculator) and 17 (Punch Bowl Set)
Myrna 28 (China) and 12 (Calculator)
Kathe 30 & 12 MATCH! (25 flipped by mistake)
10 and 15 (Water Sof’ner)
Myrna 25 & 15 MATCH!
16 (Bonus Number) and 2 (Electric Range)
Kathe 28 OOPS! and 19 DOUBLE OOPS!
Myrna 19 and 2 MATCH!
16 and 8
Kathe 1 (Child’s Toys) and 13 (En’t’nm’nt Center)
Myrna 6 and 13 MATCH!
24 (Child’s Toys) and 1 MATCH!
17 and 29 (Bonus Number)
Kathe 16 and 29 BONUS ACTIVATED!
22 and 4 (Punch Bowl Set) and 17 MATCH!
21 (Ice Cream Maker) and 14 (Take)
Myrna 7 (Take) and 28 UH-OH!
Kathe 14 and 7 MATCH! (Takes Ent. Center)
21 and 18 (Wild Card!)
9 (House Paint) and 27 (Wild! Again)
23 (Take 1 Gift) and 11 (China)
Myrna 28 & 11 MATCH!

Guess: “I Can’t Seem to Make a Mistake” WRONG!
20 (Bonus Number) and 26 (Mints)
Kathe 10 & 26 MATCH!

Guess: I Can’t Seem to Make Ends Meet WIN AGAIN!

Eye Can + ‘T Sea + M II May + K + Ns Meat

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Pearl Bill Boat Egg Hood World? STUMPED!
Pearl Buck Row + T Th + Egg + Hood Earth
PEARL BUCK WROTE THE GOOD EARTH

Myrna leaves with $25
Kathe’s total: $2,367 (not counting the Car)

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MATCH GAME (syndicated)-September 11, 1979

Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Bart Braverman “Vega$”Brett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Eva GaborBill DailyFannie Flagg

So this is the Star-Studded Big Money Match Game. Fannie hasn’t seen much big money and Bill hasn’t seen much stars.

GAME 2-Round 1:

Rose Welch (San Diego, CA, married w/two kids, just fixing up the house right now)
Patty Olson (married with 2 1/2 y.o. daughter, another child due in Jan., loves golf) ($1,100)

Rose leads 3-0

B: The Hollywood producer said, “There’s something wrong with the casting of this movie. It’s the life story of Pat Boone, and in the starring role, they’ve got ________ .”

Gene shows off Eva’s HUGE ring, (a costume ring). But Charles has that beat, showing off Brett’s gifts from her husband. Gene asks for Patty’s answer, not realizing Charles got distracted.

Patty: “Who is the role of Baretta?” That’d be Robert Blake.

Alice CooperRoman PolanskyRichard Boone
Warren BeattyFess ParkerSammy Davis Jr.

Round 2
Rose B: Howard said, “The girls in our office look like dogs, so instead of a steno pool, we have a steno ________ .”

Eva needs SERIOUS help explaining what a steno pool is.

Rose: Dog House

Kennel
Kennel PoolKennel

Patty A: Jim said “I went to the world’s strangest butcher shop. (HOW STRANGE WAS IT???!!!) They’re selling pigs’ feet with ________ .”

Patty: Toenails

ShoesBaseball Socks and Golf ShoesAthletic Rash
Nails SneakersKosher Wennies

ROSE WINS! Patty still has $1,100.

SUPER MATCH
HUGH ________

Fannie: Hefner
Charles: Downs
Bart: O’Brian (Remember Wyatt Earp)
Rose’s Choice: HEFNER

$100O’BRIAN
$250DOWNS
$500HEFNER

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bart ($10,000!)
________ AND CAKE

Rose: Ice Cream
Bart: He had coffee on his mind but wrote…ICE CREAM ($10,500)

And with that, two new players begin their first match.

Karen Curtis (West L.A., married for 7 mon., works for property management company)
John Wilson (Townsville, NC, after teaching for 7 years, has done traveling to Europe with a friend)

Karen B: Fred said, “My parents raised me on Dr. Spock” and Weird Willie said, “That’s nothing. My parents raised me on Dr. ________.”

Karen: Dolittle

She came up with a very cute answer, very clever and sophisticated and smart, and you expect these people to say the same thing.

Gene’s response
FreudDr. FrankensteinPepper
PeperSpookPepper
Charles is showing off his jewelry again, now a Rubiak Tiara (value of $2.8 Million)

John A: Mugsy said, “My school is so tough! (HOW TOUGH IS IT ???!!!) The first time you’re bad, you’re sent to the principal’s office. The second time, you’re sent to the ________.”

John: Jail

Jail Local MorticianSchool Nurse
Jail Gas ChamberGong Show

Karen will have to play catch-up next time.
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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?(daytime) Radio Week-October 30-31, 2002

Host: Meredith Vieira

In Radio Week, DJ’s have chosen contestants from their area for a chance at the hot seat. This group is from Washington D.C. :

  • Staff Sergeant Jeff Schmidbauer by Marc Kessler (94.7 The Arrow)
  • Leonard Hardy by DJ Flex (WPGC 95.5)
  • Joyce Stevens (Olney, MD) by Murphy and Cash (Big 100 WBIG)

After a trivia test (presumably not a Fastest Finger) sitting in the hot seat will be…Jeff! “Hoo-Hah” The army chant for when they’re fired up for a mission. Marc says we don’t pay our men in uniform enough.

$100

In the classic cartoons, what is Bugs Bunny’s signature greeting?

A: What’s up, doc?B: Howdy, partner
C: What’s new, pussycat?D: That’s no carrot…

Jeff says A! He’s no Mel Blanc…but it’s still right.

$200

In which of these high school classes are students most likely to use a petri dish?

A: PhysicsB: Home economics
C: BiologyD: Physical education

He goes with Biology…PASSES THAT TEST!

$300

Which of these animals can change the color of its skin, depending on its mood and environment?

A: LionB: Octopus
C: ZebraD; Elephant

Jeff guesses Bravo…Hoo-Hah!

$500

Brothers Dennis, Carl and Brian Wilson were founding members of what pop band?

A: The Beach BoysB: The Mamas & the Papas
C: The TurtlesD: The Lovin’ Spoonful

He remembers his copy of Pet Sounds and says A…GOOD VIBRATIONS

$1,000

Mesquite is a type of wood traditionally used in what method of cooking?

A: Stir-fryB: Braising
C: FondueD: Barbecue

That would be D…LOCKED UP!

Episode ended here…but I’m not!

DAY 2

Our host is dressed as Meredith Vieira.

$2,000

Where on the body would you normally find a “soul patch”?

A: Under the navelB: Above the chin
C: Around the elbowsD: Behind the ears

Jeff will have to ask for help

  • A: 21%
  • B: 35%
  • C: 23%
  • D 21%

UGH! Jeff will need more backup on this mission.

Down to B or C (the top two)
Jeff goes with B…THANK YOU AUDIENCE!

$4,000

The Ficus elastica is a common houseplant better known by what name?

A: Spider plantB: Jade plant
C: Zebra plantD: Rubber plant

Going for broke, Sarge picks D…NOT BROKE YET!

$8,000

A popular site for pilgrimages, the Wailing Wall is located in what city?

A: MeccaB: Rome
C: CairoD: Jerusalem

Jeff knows it’s from the palace of King Herod, so it must be D…DON’T CRY FOR JEFF!

$16,000

In the 1984 movie “The Karate Kid”, Daniel’s tournament-winning kick shares its name with what bird?

A: EagleB: Hawk
C: CraneD: Falcon

He remember the hands, but it’s been too long to remember for sure. A crane sounds too aggressive. It’s phone a friend time!

John (colleague at the Defense Information School)

John’s got the image in his mind and it looks like a crane. Times runs out before saying how confident he is.

Jeff says “No Guts, No Glory” His final answer is C. Mark is “Rockin’ With the Sarge”…ROCKAWAY!

In the audience now is Jeff’s wife Barbara. You can tell by the “hoo-hah”.

$32,000

Meredith hopes “Sarge” can break the streak of contestants losing at this level.

Weighing around three pounds, what is the heaviest internal organ in the human body?

A: PancreasB: Liver
C: HeartD: Spleen

“No Problem Here” It takes a moment since he’s laughing so much. Finally, he says “B, Final Answer”. THE CURSE IS GONE!

So the bogeyman loses this Halloween! The mission is far from over.

$64,000

The word “maverick” comes from the name of an American pioneer who refused to do what?

A: Use barber wireB: Shoot wild animals
C: Brand his cowsD: Pay his taxes

B and D are dismissed right away. Meredith takes a moment to see Mark and Barbara holding hands. HMMM???!!! Anyway, Jeff reaches into his head. Finally, he comes to C. Meredith gets to ask “Final Answer”. He confirms with a “Goofy” accent. Mark’s not sure this time. Barb thought it was A…GOOD THING SHE COULDN’T SAY ANYTHING!

The smartest man in Washington!

Meredith

$125,000

Issued in 1934 for use by Federal Reserve banks, the $100,000 bill features what U.S. president on its front?

A: James MonroeB: James Madison
C: Theodore RooseveltD: Woodrow Wilson

Jeff sparkled about halfway through the question. “It’s so simple” It’s D…RIGHT!

Last week, when a Navy man won $125K, Meredith thought the Navy was the smartest branch. Now “I’m an Army Girl”. FICKLE! Jeff’s going “Mind if I faint now?”

Jeff makes base pay of $30,000 a year. He can pay off his debts, maybe buy an RV and finally see Paris.

$250,000

Who is the only celebrity with five Hollywood Walk of Fame stars — for excellence in radio, TV, film, music and theater?

A: Gene AutryB: Frank Sinatra
C: Bob HopeD: Bing Crosby

He’s leaning towards the exit, but there’s a gut feeling for either B or D. The Sarge is assessing the risk and…WILL RETREAT.

Correct answer: A (Must’ve been indigestion)

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