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Entry 1 - November 1 In
the never ending quest to find the next great game show idea to
come from somewhere other than a board room in Hollywood, Fox
has imported a UK contest so new that it hasn't even aired yet,
making the US, in that aspect, the inaugural country.
Here's what the deal is: two
strangers will form a team. Two teams will bid on how many of a
list they can name. It takes two lists to go on to compete in
the endgame against the Rich List, where a team can win as much
as $250,000. And just like Jeopardy!, there is no such thing as
a five-and-out. You play until you lose. Winner stays, loser
pays.
That said... America, it's time
to play "The Rich List"!
First team, Eric Morris & Amy
Minderhout. Eric is a Harvard graduate working on his PhD at
UCLA in urban planning. Amy is a waitress/student.
Second team, Ray Barnhart & Bill
May. Bill owns a flooring/cleaning company, while Ray is an
expert on the Golden Girls.
Each team has their own
soundproof pod a la Twenty One. When they are blue, they are off
air. When Eamonn lights them red, they are on the air. It takes
two lists to win the game. First up...
Round 1: TOM CRUISE MOVIES.
Bill & Ray bid 15... Eric & Amy
bid 16... Ray & Bill go 18. Eric & Amy... "Better them than us."
It's time to play the Rich List...
| Jerry Maguire |
Yes |
| A Few Good
Men |
Yes |
| Days of
Thunder |
Yes |
| Risky
Business |
Yes |
| The Last
Samurai |
Yes |
| War of the
Worlds |
Yes |
| Far and Away |
Yes |
| Interview
with the Vampire |
Yes |
| Top Gun |
Yes |
| Magnolia |
Yes |
| Mission:
Impossible |
Yes |
| Mission:
Impossible II |
Yes |
| Mission:
Impossible III |
Yes |
| The Outsiders |
Yes |
| Losin' It |
Yes |
| Vanilla Sky |
Yes |
| Eyes Wide
Shut |
Yes |
| Willow |
No |
Eric & Amy win the first list by
calling their bluff. They can't believe they forgot "Born on the
Fourth of July".
And folks, if you were playing
along at home, "an unfinished list is unfinished business." They
left out 14 other titles: All the Right Moves, Born on the 4th
of July, Cocktail, Collateral, Endless Love, Goldmember, Legend,
Minority Report, Rain Man, Stanley Kubrick: A Life..., Taps, The
Color of Money, The Firm, and Young Guns.
Round 2: BOOKS OR SHORT
STORIES BY STEPHEN KING
Eric & Amy bid 9. Ray & Bill say
go for it...
| The Shining |
Yes |
| Carrie |
Yes |
| Rose Red |
No |
So close. It was "Rose Madder".
The list goes to Bill & Ray, and we've got a tie ball game. An
unfinished list may be unfinished business... but this list is
157 strong.
Tiebreaker list time. This is
played like Sudden Death on "Weakest Link". If one player gives
a correct response, the other must give a correct response to
keep playing.
Tiebreaker: PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
Bill & Ray: Matthew McConaughey
Amy & Eric: Brad Pitt
Bill & Ray: George Clooney
Amy & Eric: Kevin Costner... Not on the list. Bill & Ray will
play the Rich List!
And here's how we play the end
game... They must fill in a list of 15 items. For every three,
they win money...
Three items: $10,000
Six items: $25,000
Nine items: $75,000
Twelve items: $150,000
Fifteen items: $250,000
They can walk away at any time,
and that's important, because one wrong item, and the game is
over, and the house takes back the cheddar.
The Rich List: BEST PICTURE
OSCAR WINNERS
Bill says he knows two. "Two
don't win you the money, Bill."
| Million
Dollar Baby |
|
| Crash |
| The Godfather |
$10,000 |
| Braveheart |
|
| Chariots of
Fire |
| Dances with
Wolves |
$25,000 |
Bill knows another one, but Ray
isn't confident that they can get another two, so they walk with
$25,000. But now they inherit the champion's pod as they face
another set of opponents...
Their opponents, Benedict Burns &
Ana Garcia. Benedict's strong at science, art, and music, while
Ana likes pop culture. Let's play...
Round 1: TOP 50 BROADWAY SHOWS
of all time, based on number of performances.
Benedict & Ana say they can name
10. Bill & Ray can go one better. Benedict & Ana think they got
them for 15. Bill & Ray say rock me.
| Cats |
Yes |
| Phantom of
the Opera |
Yes |
| A Chorus Line |
Yes |
| Les
Miserables |
Yes |
| The Lion King |
Yes |
| South Pacific |
Yes |
| West Side
Story |
No |
Challenge pays off as Bill & Ray
gets the first list. Next list...
Round 2: AMERICA'S 50 MOST
READ DAILY NEWSPAPERS based on circulation records from the
Audit Bureau.
Bill & Ray think they can rattle
off 10. Benedict & Ana say "Name them."
| New York
Times |
Yes |
| Philadelphia
Inquirer |
Yes |
| Los Angeles
Times |
Yes |
| Boston Globe |
Yes |
| Denver Post |
Yes |
| Wall Street
Journal |
Yes |
| Washington
Post |
Yes |
| San Francisco
Chronicle |
Yes |
| New York Post |
Yes |
| Cincinnati
Enquirer |
Yes |
And Bill & Ray are going to the
final once again! Which means again, we say goodbye to Benedict
& Ana.
Will they roll the dice this
time? So far, they've won $25,000. Let's play for more...
The Rich List: ANIMATED DISNEY
MOVIES theatrically released, including Pixar.
| The Lion King |
|
| Snow White |
| Cinderella |
$10,000 |
| Beauty & The
Beast |
|
| Fantasia |
| The Little
Mermaid |
$25,000 |
| Sleeping
Beauty |
|
| Pocahontas |
| Toy Story |
$75,000 |
| Lady & The
Tramp |
|
| 101
Dalmatians |
| Peter Pan |
$150,000 |
"This is life changing money, and
it's in my pocket, and we ain't taking it out." They're done at
12, giving them another $150,000, a two-game total of $175,000.
And they will play a new team
next week. See you then. | 