>> and my favorite kind of food. that is right. [applause] >> off the schneid. >> you can't get to $1 million unless you get to $500. >> i know. you got to answer 'em all, but-- i'm just--i'm relieved that i'm off the schneid. that's good. >> well, let's keep it going. here's your $1,000 question. to make more money from your "yard sale," "this old house" recommends calling it a what instead? [laughter] >> i'm sure that would work. um... ooh. a yard sale. i think an estate sale would make more sense. it's just a highfalutin yard sale. so i think we'll go with c, estate sale. that's my final answer. >> yeah, makes it sound more important, doesn't it? that's right. [applause] >> all right. >> here's your $2,000 question. >> in 2011, what former three-term mayor was probably "feelin' groovy" when new york city's 59th street bridge was renamed in his honor? >> well, okay. i live in astoria, new york, which is at the queens end of the 59th street bridge or, as nobody in astoria calls it, the ed koch 59th street bridge. [laughter] so that's gonna be c. ed koch is my final answer. [laughs] >> that is right. [applause] you ready to go for more? >> let's keep going. >> here it is, your $3,000 question. >> all right. >> in the 1960s, the volcanic field at arizona's cinder lake was blasted with dynamite to replicate what place that would soon be encountered? >> the mariana trench is the lowest place in the world, but that's not gonna look like arizona at all, so i'm guessing that it's the moon. i'm guessing it's the moon. a, the moon. final answer. let's do it. why not? >> that was more of a question than an answer, but-- but it's right. [applause] >> yeah. yeah, asking questions is kind of my job, so everything i say comes out with a--"is that a thing at the end? the moon? is it the moon?" >> okay, well, here's a statement of fact. you're at $3,000. your next step is that first threshold, $5,000, which means you get this right, you can't leave with anything less than that today. >> right on. >> so here it is. $5,000 question. >> [exhales] >> better known for being funny, what "mean girls" screenwriter admitted to "entertainment herself in her younger years? >> well, kristen wiig is gonna write something at some point, and i am growing to like her. i didn't like her for a long, long time. i don't think she did this, though. i think tiny fey wrote "mean girls." that's b. that's my final answer. >> that is correct. >> good. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] >> $5,000. >> whoo-hoo! >> $5,000. >> right on. >> for the record, kristen wiig, i love you. i think you're fantastic. >> yeah, no, i'm a fan. i'm really down. >> all right, more importantly, can this man get to $1 million? we're gonna find out next here on "millionaire." 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[dramatic music] >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." i'm here with tony hightower, a trivia master who's mastered this so far, at $5,000. that's the first threshold, so no matter what, you're at least leaving with that today. we can do more. >> i'm hopeful. >> all right, well, the next step will be $7,000. shall we take it? >> let's do this right now. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] this is the next step, your $7,000 question. after debuting in 1950 as a mere 4-year-old, by 1979 which famous comic strip character had grown to the ripe old age of 8 1/2? >> [exhales] okay. little orphan annie and li'l abner are way older than 1950. and calvin is rather younger. charlie brown started in about 1950. i think i can safely go with charlie brown as the answer. >> you got there quick, and you're right. >> good. >> nicely done. [applause] no pulling the football away from you. >> extra fine. man, man, man. >> $7,000. the next step? this is your $10,000 question. >> okay. [dramatic musical flourish] >> if you get regular checkups, you've likely had your doctor use a sphygmomanometer on you, as that's just the fancy word for a what? >> sphygmom... "ometer" means it measures something, so it's either a stethoscope or a blood pressure monitor. it's also an incredibly long word. [sighs] um... i think a stethoscope is a stethoscope. the blood pressure monitor would make sense. b, blood pressure monitor. >> and that's also right. >> good! good! >> [laughs] >> i was concerned. it was just a moment, a moment. >> i get it. for you, it's more like relief than excitement. >> no, like, i'm happy. i'm glad i'm--whenever i see the question, i'm like, "i think i have a clue." >> all right, $10,000. a chance to double that. big here. >> right on. >> $20,000 question. here we go. [dramatic musical flourish] a "temple" for thirsty travelers, the angkor what? bar is aptly located in which of these countries? >> i feel like--i feel good enough about this that i think i'm just gonna go for it. i think the answer is d, cambodia, and that's my final answer. with $20,000. >> good, good. yeah. >> that's right, cambodia. >> we're getting to the window now. we're getting into the window. [applause] yee hee hee hee hee! >> if you were yelling at yourself on the couch, what would you have called yourself? >> um... >> can you say it on tv? >> nothing i could possibly say on tv, nothing. >> all right, $20,000. that's the level you're at right now. all three lifelines. >> excellent. >> this is your $30,000 question. >> okay. [dramatic musical flourish] >> which of the following singers' stage names is not their given first name? >> [exhales] madonna is madonna louise veronica ciccone or veronica louise ciccone. prince is prince rogers nelson. it's either usher raymond or raymond usher. i think i'm gonna use my 50/50 lifeline, if that's all right. >> that's fine by me. >> that's my final-- yup, that's my decision. >> okay. >> 50/50. >> let's help him out here. let's take two incorrect answers away. >> oh, thank you! >> that leaves you with madonna and rihanna. >> well, then it's rihanna, c, my final answer. >> [laughs] >> whoo! >> that helped you immensely. the sigh of relief. that's right. [cheers and applause] robyn rihanna fenty, so robyn is her first name. $30,000! >> yes! >> that's where you are, my friend. >> so glad that worked out. >> that worked out. this is all working out. >> this is great. >> we're going for $50,000 when we come back [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." here with tony hightower. just got that $30,000 question right, and it was about music. and, man, you seem to have a lot of knowledge about music. >> i guess so. i was a touring musician in canada, and you listen to a lot of music when you're in the van. canada is a huge country, and you listen--yeah, you just-- you're in the van for hours and hours and hours and hours. >> hence the paul shaffer look. >> it is the paul shaffer look. this is the uniform for canadian musicians now. >> well, it helped you in that last one, and now you are on the doorstep of that next threshold, that $50,000. again, when you get there, that's the least amount of money you'll be taking home today. all right, still two lifelines yet to be used. >> right. >> you're on a good roll. >> good. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." >> yeah. [dramatic musical flourish] >> here's your $50,000 question. though now used extensively for food, what was used during world war ii as a way to preserve blood plasma for use on the battlefield? >> [exhales] you know what? i think-- i think this might be the time for me to call on my plus one. >> your friend andy. >> my friend andy. [laughter] >> he just ran out of the building. >> yeah, yeah. [laughter] i think i--yeah, even if he doesn't know, at least it's someone to talk it out with, and i would feel a lot better just talking it out. >> is that your final? >> let's final that. >> andy, come on down, buddy. good to see you. welcome. >> thank you. hi, tony. >> hi. >> my friend. >> talk to me, brother. >> i don't know. i have no idea. here's the thing... >> yes. >> here's the thing. ball mason jars feel like they've got to be a lot older than this. >> yes. >> right? the ziploc bag, ball mason jars, and tupperware all do the same thing. >> yes. >> freeze-drying technology's just a different thing. >> yes, i'm-- >> if i were a betting man, which i'm not... >> you are not. >> especially not with your money... >> thanks. >> b seems like the best answer, because i think plasma probably has to be frozen for future use, and the other three wouldn't do that. >> that would make sense. >> but i don't know the origins of any of the other things. >> well... >> so i really don't know. and now i've wasted the audience for you, so... >> that's okay. >> yeah. um, what are you thinking? >> i was also thinking about freeze drying. i was leaning toward that. so-- >> let's take a second-- >> the other ones--like, ziploc and tupperware are kind of trade names, but that may or may not mean >> i mean, the other three are all trade names. >> ball mason jars, yeah. mason jars is mason jars. it wouldn't be--it's not gonna be mason jars. you're not-- >> you don't think? >> i don't think. i'm almost positive it's not. i could be wrong, but... >> i mean, freeze-drying technology is the odd duck. >> yeah. >> but i don't know if that's because it's like a trap answer or because it's the right answer, right? it could really be either reason. >> i feel good enough about it, and we may not agree completely, but i feel like we've got a consensus here. you know what? i feel good about it. i feel good about having this talk. >> yeah? >> good talk. >> good talk? [laughter] i--i sure hope it's right, because... >> i hope it's right too. >> we sure did talk ourselves into it. >> we've talked ourselves into it. i think it's gonna happen. come on. big money, no whammies. let's do this. i think--i think we're gonna go with it. i think b, freeze-drying technology. that's my final answer. >> i can't look. [laughs] >> you know what? >> what? >> that was fascinating. >> oh! [cheers and applause] brother, brother. >> $50,000! that was one of the most fascinating conversations i have ever been witness to. and he's in tears! he's in tears. >> you are killing me! >> as they said, the sky's the limit. how high will he go? we're gonna find out next. [applause] >> here's your question of the day. in the 1960s, psychologist arthur staats developed what parenting technique after trying it out on his two-year-old daughter? grounding, time-out, tiger parenting, or swaddling. stay tuned for the answer. oh my gosh stephanie, we're like so goth. (knocks on door) honey? i'm dying my hair mom. hair dye? it's just purple. teenage daughter? get scrubbing bubbles. kill 99.9% of germs and destroy grime. >> the answer to that question was time-out. [cheers and applause] welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." here with tony hightower, in the middle of a fascinating game at $50,000. that was incredible with that conversation that got us to the correct answer and has now gotten you to the $50,000 threshold. >> right on. [cheers and applause] >> and one lifeline. you have the "ask the audience." you still have this audience to use. >> you are my last hope, guys, so just stay focused, please, for--just please. that's all. >> you are four questions away from the $1 million. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] [applause] here is your $100,000 question. >> all right. >> charles "old hoss" radbourn is perhaps best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1880 photo of what? um... here's what i know about charles "old hoss" radbourn. >> [laughs] >> um, there is a twitter account of somebody who claims to be charles "old hoss" radbourn. >> okay. >> it's very funny and clearly not him, because, well, 1886. um... i happen to know that he is in the baseball hall of fame as a pitcher, so i think it's "a," baseball players. i think it was a team photo. i think i vaguely remember this picture. it was a team photo and him-- he was just--yeah. >> [laughs] >> at baseball players. there's a chance that he was flipping off congressmen, but i'm pretty sure "a," baseball players, is good enough that i feel good about that as my final answer. >> $100,000. >> yes! >> $100,000! [cheers and applause] >> whoo! [horn blares] >> and that sound means that time is up for now. [cheers and applause] this is incredible. $100,000, three questions away from $1 million. will he reach it? we're gonna find out. thanks for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this one, i'm chris harrison. we will see you next time. >> right on. 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