Host: Meredith Vieira
HOT SEAT: Peter Bonner (Annapolis, ME)
Peter has a goal to write the “Eggplant Lover’s Guide to the Universe”. When people read, they’ll know where to find the best eggplant. Here’s a couple of fun facts, eggplants have nicotine and are related to the poisonous Belladonna plant.
Can’t guarantee there’ll be any eggplants in this game. But, there are 15 questions between Peter and $1 Million.
And he has three lifelines to help him out:
Eliminates two of the wrong answers from the four choices
Call up anyone from the U.S. for help
Poll the studio audience for their guess
$100
Break dancing is most often performed to what type of music?
| A: Rap | B: Country |
| C: Classical | D: The theme to “Jeopardy!” |
Final answer is A. He’ll do it if it’s right…AND IT IS!
$200
What additional flavoring gives the soft drink Pepsi Twist is “twist”?
| A: Cherry | B: Vanilla |
| C: Ginger | D: Lemon |
Peter goes with D…RIGHT AGAIN!
$300
Hospital “candy stripers” were named for their uniforms, which featured what color stripes?
| A: Red and white | B: Blue and green |
| C: Orange and yellow | D: Purple and gold |
Like a candy cane, he goes with A…RIGHT!
$500
Sherpas are a people known for their ability to lead treks through what mountains?
| A: Andes | B: Himalayas |
| C: Rockies | D: Alps |
He figures that sherpas are from Nepal which must be in B…RIGHT!
$1,000
The Kentucky Derby is also known as the “Run for the” what?
| A: Money | B: Rainbow |
| C: Roses | D: Gold |
Peter is betting on C…AND HE’S RIGHT! That $1,000 is guaranteed even if he misses a question. Once you get it wrong, GAME OVER!
More about Peter, in case the eggplants put you to sleep. He is an international trade advisor (good research) and his wife Elba is in the audience. She’s an eggplant nut, too!!
$2,000
In the Wham! song “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, what dance is mentioned repeatedly?
| A: Rumba | B: Merengue |
| C: Jitterbug | D: Can-can |
Peter has no idea; he turns to the audience for help.
- A: 7%
- B: 10%
- C: 67%
- D: 16%
Sounds good enough for him. C: FINAL ANSWER…THANK YOU, AUDIENCE!
$4,000
What TV comedian’s signature sign-off was “Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are”?
| A: Jimmy Durante | B: Jack Benny |
| C: George Burns | D: Sid Caesar |
He can see it in his head. A…INDUBITABLY
$8,000
Edmond Dantés is a fictional character better known by what name?
| A: Zorba the Greek | B: The Count of Monte Cristo |
| C: The Merchant of Venice | D: The Idiot |
Peter crossed his arms like he knows it. Final Answer is B…RIGHT! Looking good, as long as Wham! doesn’t jitterbug up again.
$16,000
The Fujita Scale measures the amount of damage caused by what natural disaster?
| A: Tornado | B: Forest Fire |
| C: Flood | D: Earthquake |
Measuring F1-5, Peter believes it’s A…RIGHT! “Eggplant must be a brain food”. If it works again, Peter will have $32,000 locked up.
$32,000
In a famous movie scene, Mae West says, “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” to what actor?
| A: Gary Cooper | B: Clark Gable |
| C; Cary Grant | D: Montgomery Clift |
He’s ready for a phone call.
Leszek (friend from Arizona, would like to meet Meredith, easy she’s taken)
Peter has 30 seconds to read the question and for Leszek to answer. Leszek is positive it’s Cary Grant.
Just to be sure:
A or C
And an immediate lock-in for C…
“Why don’t you come up and see me sometime, Leszek?” HE GOT IT RIGHT!
There’s already a check for 32 Grand all ready. As for what he’ll do with the million, he’ll get a convertible and go play baseball for a week.
$64,000
“To serve, not to be served” is the motto of what organization?
| A: AARP | B: American Red Cross |
| C: Salvation Army | D: NAACP |
Peter doesn’t know, but it’s a free gift here. It sounds like an analogy for “Serving the Lord”, so his final answer is C…A
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