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good evening. thanks for joining us. they say if you build it they will come. but in los angeles you might need a little extra incentive in the competitive mega mansion us there's an art to it. ♪ >> reporter: it is a wild night in beverlyc innhe dance

floor. exotic pool side performances. >> hey! >> welcome. >> reporter: and an epic game of vintage dressup. >> a little weight to it. >> look at that. >> a golden girl disco. how about it? >> reporter: in a walk-in closet almost as big as my apartment. >> welcome to the disco drag closet. >> this is incredible. >> thank you. >> reporter: but this andy warhol-themed bash isn't just for fun, and it is a lot of fun. this event has one goal. sell this brand-new $15.6 million house. >> i think a wine and cheese , with multi-milliongoinuiin lo.

dollar spec homes springing up all over l.a.'s poshest neighborhoods. right now there are 60 homes on the market that cost more than $20 million. with so much supply, selling high-end houses is getting competitive. is this what it takes to sell a mansion now? >> well, i don't consider this to be a mansion. i consider this to be a luxury home, but it certainly helps to go ahead and put this kind of effort and thought into the home and into the marketing of the home. >> reporter: so this house has only been on the market for five or six hours? >> yes. >> reporter: if you haven't just tried to put this on the market and see if the buyers come why not try that first before throwing a huge party like this? >> well, that's no fun, and buyers have choices. so we wanted to differentiate this house. >> reporter: differentiating is key, with even more luxury homes on the horizon. >> i'd say in the ten to $20

million range you probably have about 60 or so coming on in the next 18 months, and i would say in the $20 million and up you probably have 30, maybe 40 coming on in the next 18 months. >> reporter: jason oppenheim and his identical twin brett are part of the show "selling sunset." these los angeles real estate experts say the market is getting saturated with new construction. >> there's a surplus of ultra luxury homes. the random developers asking $40 million aren't selling and they shouldn't. >> that's the big difference now. there's quality. to echo what he's saying, there is a lot of supply, but there's not a lot of great supply. >> reporter: landing a buyer for the high end requires creativity. some agents are making professionally-produced movies like these, showcasing the life you could lead if you bought the

house. ♪ >> check this place. ♪ the finest house on the harbor ♪ ♪ >> reporter: celebrities are also getting in on the masrketig game. >> when i first saw this inel u. >> reporter: michael douglas himself narrated this sales video for his 200-acre estate on the spanish island of my orca. >> i've put my own mark on the place. >> reporter: but now he's ready to part with it for $32.5 million. >> now it's time for me to let someone else enjoy the privilege and adventure. >> reporter: and if a celebrity spokesperson doesn't entice you to buy, maybe one of the over the top amenities sellers are now offering will help seal the deal. this house in newport beach, california has a room to grow and smoke marijuana. what are some of the craziest

things that you have seen people put into homes? >> well, i just saw a $40 million home on the street i used to live on and it has an s&m room, so that's unique. >> reporter: others offer extraes that areextras that are more mainstream. so he takes us to a drive to one of the properties they're selling. >> we've arrived. >> reporter: that comes with all the bells and whistles and then some. >> wine cellar. >> yes. and curated with some of the best wine in the world. and that wine comes from the house as well. >> reporter: this five bedroom, nine bath, $40 million plus dream home in the hollywood hills. this is the view that $40 million will get you. the house comes fully furnished, complete with a 175-foot-long pool. >> this pool wraps around the entire house.

>> reporter: its own spa. >> this is better than a hotel. your dry sauna, wet sauna. you go get your massage, then your cold plunge and hot plunge all looking over the city. >> reporter: and a place to keep a dozen cars that looks more like a museum. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: nothing is for sure in the real estate market. this 12 bedroom, 20 bath home in bel-air used to be the most expensive home for sale in the u.s. >> i think people really just realized they want to live in this beautiful environment. it's a spectacular way of life here. >> reporter: the house hit the market in 2017 for a whopping $250 million. >> there was no budget. everything had to be absolutely the best. >> reporter: included with the house, $30 million worth of incredible cars, seven full-time staff members and a helicopter. two years later, the house is still for sale with a $100 million price cut. back at the andy warhol e, they are pulling out all the

stops to entice buyer, even throwing in five of the artist's iconic paintings. >> every painting has a story. >> reporter: and the only car he ever owned, this 1974 rolls-royce. just going for a quick cruise. i'll be back. >> and you can get this house, all the art and the car for a mere $17.75 million. >> reporter: it's a bargain. >> it's a bargain. it sounds crazy to us, but in this luxury space a lot of the homes we sell are bought with the furniture and the art. it's hard to go to galleries and amass your own collection, so this home comes turn rt soo speak, is far from over. for "nightline," marci gonzalez in los angeles. up next, things are about to get very hot.

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cameras. >> it's different hot. >> reporter: the questions. >> is it difficult just sitting there knowing that any gesture, any facial expression could become a viral news story? >> reporter: chrissy teigen is clearly on an interview show, but why is she sweating? she's just one of the countless a-list celebrities appearing on the interview show, "hot ones." from gordon ramsey to scarlett johansson and shaq. >> this one got me. god! >> reporter: it's the online show known for putting guests to the test with hot wings and even hotter questions. >> my voice is changing. >> reporter: with millions of subscribers. hot ones is keeping the craft hot sauce market sizzling. why hot sauce? >> for us, it's like celebrity is so unattainable by definition. what's more common, man, than dying on hot sauce? >> reporter: host sean evans invited us to the set to talk

about all things spicy. >> we didn't really know we had lightning in a bottle necessarily. you see people who are on red carpets, in front of flashing bulbs, then here they are sweating their faces off, spitting in buckets and trying to survive this show. >> reporter: with a little heat pushing the stars to the limits, it's not your average interview show. what is the best reaction you've ever gotten? >> physically, the reactions have been great. russell brand did an impromptu song. ♪ bread baker >> i can look at each one of these episodes and find something a little special about each of them. >> reporter: with each wing the sauces get a little hotter, questions a little tougher and the answers a little wilder. >> he hot. so hot. >> reporter: what is it about the hot sauce? you're breaking news all the time. >> there's that great mike tyson quote, everyone has a plan until

you get punched in the mouth. and that's what the chicken wings do. they end up spillin' it. >> reporter: today it's my turn for punishment. >> start at the handle, this is the classic. >> reporter: first one up, hot on ones classic. >> cheers. >> reporter: i can handle that one. >> this is hippy dippy green out of vermont. number three is the hot pepper garlic. patio's potion. >> reporter: you're waiting for me to cry. i can feel some sweat coming out of my brow. >> same with me. my mouth is tingly. my lips are on fire a little bit. >> reporter: nine seasons in and sean isn't just the host of the show. he's turning into the face of an industry. >> reporter: is hot sauce just in right now? >> you'll see, i think, an explosion in the craft hot sauce market. increasingly i'll see commercials and every fast food chain has the spicy fries or

spicy this or spicy that. i think hot ones is in the center of that storm in a lot of ways. >> reporter: so we went with sean to the mecca for hot heads like himself. the nyc hot sauce expo. the world of hot sauce has ballooned to an almost $1.4 billion industry. and here sean is like royalty. so are you used to taking selfies with fans? >> i never feel more famous tha. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> woo!orter: chain sean is a lightweight. steve seabury is the man behind the>> one of my favorite is the reaper eating contest. you have 60 seconds to eat as

many reapers possible. it's about enjoying the taste. these guys are making artisanal brands, ingredient-driven hot sauces. >> reporter: each is hoping theirs is a ticket to success. one has created an empire. >> welcome to the magical warehouse. >> reporter: they started making the sauce in 1980. did you ever think it was going to get this big? >> no. >> reporter: now they ship across the u.s. and 27 countries. is there a secret ingredient to the sriracha we don't know about? >> pressed chili. >> reporter: i can make it at home? >> yes. you can make your own better humility shouldn't be mistaken for anything other than that. he cranks out some of the

world's most sought-after sauce. back on the set. we are halfway through with shaesean evans. we pull something from instagram and have you explain the bigger picture. >> here i'm with joji in a japanese convenience store. you know what's on our faces? that's a placenta face mask. >> reporter: your skin is perfect. >> placenta face mask. >> reporter: let's try number seven. >> torchbearer, the garlic reaper sauce. >> reporter: never had a killer reaper. >> you don't want one. >> this one's freakin' hot, man. oh, buddy, we're here. i'm going to take off my jacket real quick. woo! i'm hot, sean. keep going. keep going. >> this is the one i am most scared of. i saw shaq freak out after this one. >> oh!

oh! >> reporter: yeah. all right. this is the experience. oh, my number nine woo! can i have some more milk? this is pain. real tears on my face. all right. wing number nine. let's go. ooh. i'm honestly numb to a point. >> yeah. >> reporter: everything hurts. i'm going to ask you about one more instagram. i think that's chrissy teigen. >> it is chrissy teigen licking my face. i do remember. she was like, you taste good. >> reporter: we have one more hot sauce to go. >> ooh. >> reporter: and for this one, it's tradition around here. put a little extra on the last wing.

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and finally, the high school seniors returning to campus to celebrate a milestone, months after the deadliest wildfire to hit california ever,la withise ro rorr: fro confetti poppers to selfie sticks, even the slice salute, these graduates seem like any other senior class, but this group is different. just seven months ago their town, their homes, their lives went up in flames.

>> all those homes, gone. >> i can feel the heat now. >> reporter: the camp fire killing 85 people, burning more than 150,000 acres, destroying the town of paradise. students from paradise high school forced to relocate, more than 90% of them losing their homes, but they pushed on, committing to graduating on time and juggling college applications. last night for the first time they returned to campus. >> super proud of them for enduring, for living in trailers, for driving an hour each way. for overcoming all that to get here on the field tonight. >> reporter: and to graduate. what a group. the school still able to score the second highest math scores in the county a only national merit scholar in northern california. some of them taking photos, cap and gown, among the ashes of where their homes stood. the camp fire took so much from this community, but the paradise high class of 2019 showing there was one thing the fire couldn't take, their future.

>> we're sending our best wishes to all the graduates and their families. that's "nightline." you can always catch our full episodes on hulu. have a great weekend, america.