"Episode 8: The
Christmas Mob" -
December 25
Last time, Keikabou Holland took the
Mob for $174,000. Now it's a special Christmas Mob with...
- The head elf at #100...
- Five of his helpers...
- 12 drummers drumming from the USC Marching Band...
- 11 pipers piping. Those would be plumbers...
- 10 lords a-leaping. Those would be male dancers...
- Nine ladies dancing. Those would be go-go dancers...
- Eight maids a-milking. Those would be farmer's wives...
- Seven swans a-swimming. Those would be Cal State water
polo players..
- Six geese a-laying. Those would be pregnant women...
- Five golden rings. Those would be boxers...
- Four calling birds. Those would be birdcallers...
- Three French hens. Those would be... French chefs...
- Two turtle doves. Those would be dove hunters...
- ... and a Partridge in a pear tree... That would be...
Danny Bonaduce.
And Mr. NBC with this
announcement...
"Due to the length of
tonight's football game, we now join '1 vs. 100', already in
progress."
But Don Harpwood got the full
episode, so here's what he's got to say...
The first contestant is MELANIE
PINO from Denver, CO. She's a student, who plans to be a
homicide detective because she's fascinated with dead people.
The first $1,000 question was this:
$1,000 |
MOB
100 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
It's Christmas
Eve and you've got claustrophobia. What are you afraid of?
A) Santa
Claus |
B) Small
spaces |
C) Eating
candy out of other people's socks |
Melanie
thinks for a second, then locks in B... and is right! Only
1 mob member, #58, got it wrong; he chose A. |
$1,000 |
MOB
99 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
The births of
which two people are celebrated on December 25th?
A) Jesus
Christ and Dido |
B) Mary
Magdalene and Moby |
C) Pontius
Pilate and Prince |
She goes
with A... Correct! She knocks out... no one. |
$1,000 |
MOB
99 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
Santa just
successfully parallel parked his sleigh! Which part of it
is now perpendicular to the curb?
A)
Passenger-side door |
B)
Driver-side door |
C) Back
end |
Melanie
thinks it's the back end with the perpendicular. Wait. No
she doesn't. She locks in with A. Who got it wrong? 54
Mobsters, including Danny Bonnaduce...
And one
Melanie. Correct is C. Which means the 45 members of the
Mob remaining split $1000, about $22.22 each. |
And I'm not sure, but I believe
she also knocked out Annie Duke, a reigning Mob champion. Annie
survived four players and answered the previous 35 questions
correctly.
New player, from Jersey City, NJ,
it's MICHAEL ZAJACZKOWSKI. He's a court clerk for the Superior
Court of New Jersey.
Joining the remaining 45 members
of the Holiday Mob are 55 Mob newbies to make it... ONE...
versus 100!
First three questions are worth
$1000.
$1,000 |
MOB
100 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
Santa has
stains all over his red suit after a full night of work.
Which one is a result of combustion?
A) Milk |
B)
Lipstick |
C) Soot |
Michael
goes through a chimney with C... Right! He knocks out ...
Santa! He and four more give Michael $5000. |
In the audience, Michael's wife
and child, who are probably more nervous than he's ever been.
$1,000 |
MOB
95 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
On December
26th, as you return the new Kevin Federline CD, you
wonder: "How many total shopping days until next
Christmas?"
A) Less
than 350 |
B) Exactly
350 |
C) More
than 350 |
Michael
goes with C... right! Eight people miss, giving him
another $8000. |
$1,000 |
MOB
87 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
In the holiday
poem "The Night Before Christmas", where does Santa stick
his finger to get up the chimney?
A) On his
belt |
B)
Alongside his nose |
C) In his
sack |
It's not
coming to Michael. He asks for help. He uses his Poll on
A... and 18 went with that. #30 Lily says his sack didn't
make sense.
Michael
goes with ... the Ask the Mob. #49 Chanel says A. #64 Fred
goes with B, reading the poem to his two nieces. That
rules out C. Michael goes with Fred. And B is... RIGHT! 23
wrong, $23,000. |
And that gives him $36,000.
Wearing his wife's father's dogtags, he faces his first decision
of the night... leave with $36,000 or take on the Mob.
Does he want the money... or the
Mob?
"We're going for the Mob, Bob!"
- Mob Hit: 44% of the Mob have
injured themselves with a Christmas gift
$2,000 |
MOB
64 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
You have six
geese a-laying and each goose hatches two chicks. How many
wings are there in the barnyard?
12 chicks.
That's 24 wings. But the geese have two wings each, as
Michael goes with C... RIGHT! Sixteen wrong, $32,000. That
puts Michael at $68,000. |
$2,000 |
MOB
48 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
What complex
opened its skating rink for the first time on Christmas
Day in 1936
A)
Carnegie Hall |
B)
Rockefeller Center |
C) Grand
Central Station |
Michael
goes ice-skating at B... and he's right! Four wrong,
$8000, giving Michael $76,000. |
So now Michael, 44 Mobsters or
$76,000. "There's one more on the way. I got a Full House
coming, Bob!" He can appreciate that.
Michael wants the Mob...
$3,000 |
MOB
44 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
What was the
name of the title character played by Will Ferrell in the
holiday comedy "Elf"?
A)
Twinkletoes |
B) Elfis |
C) Buddy |
Michael
owns the movie. He goes with C. And... he's right! Michael
knocks out six more for $94,000. |
Money or the Mob?
"Get a job! Going with the Mob!"
It's 1 vs. 38!
$4,000 |
MOB
38 |
ASK |
POLL |
TRUST |
|
According to
the traditional Chanukah song "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel",
what is the dreidel made of, made of, made of?
A) Wood,
wood, wood |
B) Clay,
clay, clay |
C)
Plastic, plastic, plastic |
Michael's
gut says A... But he uses his last help. The Mob locks
into B, the most popular answer. He's happy...
As he
should be. Right on! That answer knocks out 11 for $44,000
more. |
Michael's at $138,000 and 27
people away from a million. But he is out of help. His wife
wants him to take the money...
"Bob... I'm going with the
money." That's $138,000 denied. And the family comes down to
congratulate him. The 27 people will return to face a new
challenger next time...
Merry merry and happy happy!
If
you would like to be a contestant on 1 vs. 100, go to NBC.com/1vs100.
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