Transcript 7/23/25 Matt Damon & Ken Jennings

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Transcript 7/23/25 Matt Damon & Ken Jennings

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Jul 24, 2025 12:25 am

Matt Damon and Ken Jennings

Jimmy welcomes “the man, the myth, the legend” Ken Jennings. Ken says Millionaire is harder than Jeopardy! because a single wrong answer can stop you. Ken introduces Matt Damon, whom Jimmy loathes. Their charity is water.org.

$100
A popular role-playing game described as “the nerdiest of nerdy pastimes” is called “Dungeons &” what?
A: Doritos B: Dragons
C: Deodorant D: Celibacy
Answer
B: Dragons
$200
Which of these words is derived from a Latin term meaning “mother’s brother”?
A: Niece B: Nephew
C: Sister D: Uncle
Answer
D: Uncle
$300
Made by Nabisco, Teddy Grahams are shaped like what animal?
A: Worms B: Bears
C: Flamingos D: Crabs
Answer
B: Bears
$500
Achieving statehood in 1912, what is the newest state with the word “New” in its name?
A: New Hampshire B: New York
C: New Mexico D: New Jersey
Answer
C: New Mexico
$1,000
“Clucking” in at just 34 seconds, the shortest Billboard Hot 100 hit ever is Jack Black’s “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” a song from what 2025 film?
A: A Minecraft Movie B: Snow White
C: Lilo & Stitch D: Novocaine
Answer
A: A Minecraft Movie
$2,000
A rock hound is a nickname for someone who specializes in what scientific field?
A: Botany B: Geology
C: Anatomy D: Psychology
Answer
B: Geology
Jimmy asks Matt what move requires him to look like a homeless wizard? He’s starring in “The Odyssey,” to be released next summer.

$4,000
Though Donatella will still serve as its Chief Brand Ambassador, what Italian fashion house was bought by rival Prada in 2025 for a reported $1.4 billion?
A: Armani B: Fendi
C: Gucci D: Versace
Answer
D: Versace
$8,000
In Philadelphia, a sculpture that reads “YO” from one side, but a different word from the other side, sits in front of a museum dedicated to what?
A: Astronomy B: Jazz
C: Jewish history D: Classic cars
Answer
C: Jewish history
$16,000
With stops in Maui, Taormina and Koh Samui, Four Seasons inspires a jet-setting tour inspired by locations featured in what TV series?
A: The Last of Us B: Succession
C: The Bear D: The White Lotus
Answer
D: The White Lotus
$32,000
Prince wrote the hit sing “1999” after watching a documentary about what historic figure?
A: Nostradamus B: Rasputin
C: Plato D: Charlemagne
Answer
A: Nostradamus
Commercial break

$64,000
Which of these acclaimed novels is the only one that was originally written in English?
A: Around the World in Eighty Days B: All Quiet on the Western Front
C: A Passage to India D: Love in the Time of Cholera
Answer
C: A Passage to India
$125,000
In a popular Spanish New Year’s Eve tradition, revelers attempt to eat and swallow 12 of which food before the midnight bell tolls 12 times?
A: Pimentos B: Grapes
C: Anchovies D: Hazelnuts
Answer
B: Grapes
Commercial break

$250,000
Believed to help them conserve energy, “vertical sleeping” is a unique behavior exhibited by which of these animals?
A: Sperm whale B: Bactrian camel
C: Canada goose D: Ring-tailed lemur
ATA
Ken and Matt each have an answer in mind. They don’t confer so as not to bias the audience.
A: 57% B: 13% C: 8% D: 22%
That’s what both if them were thinking.
Answer
A: Sperm whale
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Ken and Matt will return next week.

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Re: Transcript 7/23/25 Matt Damon & Ken Jennings

#2 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:22 pm

How are they giving Ken freaking Jennings probably the easiest million dollar question ever?
And is it just his "Matt Damon" Schick, or does Kimmel always manage to make WWTBAM nearly unwatchble?
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Re: Transcript 7/23/25 Matt Damon & Ken Jennings

#3 Post by jarnon » Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:17 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:22 pm
How are they giving Ken freaking Jennings probably the easiest million dollar question ever?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (U.S. version)/Final Questions

Ken and Matt’s question is definitely among the top ten easiest, and yes, it’s a softball question for Ken.
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