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Wayne Newton "Mr. Las Vegas"

Chris says that Wayne received the first standing ovation in Millionaire history. Wayne has performed in Las Vegas for 60 years, since he was 15. He's seen a lot of changes, such as the population of the city growing from 70,000 to 2.5 million. He was sorry to see the old hotels imploded, especially the Stardust, because he was onstage at the time.

$500: Raising the flag on your mailbox indicates what to your letter carrier?
A - the mailbox is in distress
B - a famous piece of mail has died
C - there's outgoing mail inside
D - you'd like help licking envelopes

Spoiler

Answer: C (there's outgoing mail inside)

$1000: If you select the "Tribute to Elvis" package at Las Vegas' Little White Wedding Chapel, you get to recite your vows while seated in what vehicle?
A - a blue rickshaw
B - a silver subway car
C - a pink Cadillac
D - a rainbow-colored blimp

Spoiler

Answer: C (a pink Cadillac)

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$2000: To help its early European immigrants prepare for their citizenship exams, Northeast Minneapolis named a stretch of its streets sequentially after what?
A - mythological creatures
B - US presidents
C - fruits and vegetables
D - Oscar-winning actors

Wayne uses his 50:50.
[spoiler="50:50 results":]A and B are left.[/spoiler]

Spoiler

Answer: B (US presidents)

$3000: Known as "the Jewish Mark Twain," Sholem Aleichem's stories were the basis for what Broadway musical, originally called "The Old Country"?
A - The Phantom of the Opera
B - Fiddler on the Roof
C - A Chorus Line
D - Hair

Spoiler

Answer: B (Fiddler on the Roof)

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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" (read by Marie Osmond): Which of these singers is known professionally by his actual birth name?
A - Freddie Mercury
B - Neil Diamond
C - Elton John
D - Gene Simmons

Spoiler

Answer: B (Neil Diamond)

Chris asks Wayne about the most unusual thing he's seen during his act. Wayne says that he was flashed, but the most unusual was when he was at the Desert Inn. A man and his daughter came in and during the show the man had a heart attack and died. The paramedics came in and were going to take his body out but the daughter said, "He waited a long time to see this show and he's going to sit through the whole thing." Chris jokes that Wayne was "knocking them dead."

$5000: What sports league's rules stipulate that the centers of its balls must be mde with hundreds of yards of yarn wraped around a cork-and-rubber core?
A - U.S. Tennis Association
B - Major League Baseball
C - National Basketball Association
D - National Football League

Wayne says the answer he was thinking of wasn't among the choices so he calls down John, his +1. John says

Spoiler

it's definitely B

and Wayne agrees.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Major League Baseball)

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Wayne Newton "Mr. Las Vegas"

Chris says that Wayne received the first standing ovation in Millionaire history. Wayne has performed in Las Vegas for 60 years, since he was 15. He's seen a lot of changes, such as the population of the city growing from 70,000 to 2.5 million. He was sorry to see the old hotels imploded, especially the Stardust, because he was onstage at the time.

Uh, Chris, you said the same thing on today's (Monday's) show.

Nihil obstat®

500: easy

1,000: C is the only one that makes sense

2,000: easy

3,000: I know B is about a Jewish family in Russia, so I go with that.

5,000: I remember hearing about this on a "How It's Made"-like show, so i go with B.

So I'd be facing 7K with all three lifelines intact.

$5000: What sports league's rules stipulate that the centers of its balls must be mde with hundreds of yards of yarn wraped around a cork-and-rubber core?
A - U.S. Tennis Association
B - Major League Baseball
C - National Basketball Association
D - National Football League

Wayne says the answer he was thinking of wasn't among the choices so he calls down John, his +1. John says

Spoiler

it's definitely B

and Wayne agrees.

Spoiler

Answer: B (Major League Baseball)

And they're made in Costa Rica! I saw the factory.