>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi. it's thirsty thursday, august 15th. >> the celebration is growing. >> but how can we have national relaxation day today when there's so much crud all over the place? >> look, it is one day until your birthday. >> it's too much -- >> we want to take a look at your countdown calendar. okay? things are droopy.

>> what's sad is it's so true. it's so true. >> all right. so this is interesting because one of our producers, amanda avery, decided to take a look at the changing faces of 60 on television. >> all right. >> and this is interesting. so she went through and was looking at some old sitcoms and stuff. she found grandma esther from the waltons. take a look at her. >> played by ellen corby. >> she was only 60 when the pilot was shot in 1971. >> wow. she needs her roots done. >> compare her to 62-year-old kirstie alley. >> see what getting your roots done does for you? >> how about irene ryan? she played granny. >> i loved her. >> do you know how old she was? >> 50-something? >> 60. >> wow. >> she was 60. >> she doesn't have dr. patricia wexler. >> compare her to bernadette peters at 60 and phylicia rashad. 65. they're five years older than

her. >> and i don't know about phyllisia but i know bernadette will not go in the sun. and she never has. >> never does. >> and she's got some of the most gorgeous skin. >> how about aunt bea from andy griffith? >> i love aunt bea. >> griffith. aunt bea, 58. >> oh, my gosh. >> 58 years old. compare her to 59-year-old christine brinkley. >> well, nobody looks like christie brinkley. sorry. not even christie brinkley looks like -- >> let's just look at that. that is unbelievable when you that is unbelievable when you think there's a one-year difference and you try to pick who is older. >> there are things available to women today. there are options available that were not available back then. so what's fascinating to me is look at somebody like a sofia lauren who had nothing that i know of done all along and still looks gorgeous. not everybody can say such a thing. >> bea arthur, betty white and estelle getty were all between 62 and 63. rue mcclanahan. >> who was grandma -- was the mother of the bea arthur character. >> that was estelle getty. >> estelle getty.

>> rue mcclanahan was 51. she was the youngest in the bunch. but look how -- those were all golden girls. >> did i have that all confused? i guess i did. >> look at meryl streep who is 64. >> i don't think meryl has done anything either. she looks so radiant and so beautiful, but she doesn't look unnatural. >> you're right. >> i think she's just very at home in her own skin. and i think she's very smart to realize she wants to be -- she's an actress. she wants to play roles. and she wants to be available for them. and she can't say oh, shoot, i've just had botox, i can't play that. >> you're right. >> i think she cares about the right things. >> you're right. >> not me who is shallow and says give it to me now. like yesterday i went to get my zen bronze again. >> how was that? >> great. great. >> tell me how it works. you go into a booth? >> it's like a little booth. >> and then what happens? >> you are in a -- a lot of people do it naked. i don't because you take all kinds of weird positions so that she makes it look all natural. >> does someone stand in there and spray you? >> diane does. and i love her. donna. donna.

sorry, donna. i'm sorry. i was thinking -- i don't know why i said diane. i was wrong. it happens when you're 59. >> it looks good. some other facebook well wishes. to prove 60 is still great, we've got a facebook post from roseanne gustav kylin that reads, "you wanted to hear from all the college students. i'm a college student. i'm 60 years young. i am in my senior year. i'll graduate in november with my bachelor of science" -- >> she looks like a kid. >> and six concentrations. >> good for her. that's really cute. >> would you go back to college if you could? >> no, i wouldn't. i think there's a lot you can learn but you don't really have to be in college. i think there are so many ways to learn things. i think if that was kind of your own option, i would do it. but -- >> i want to go to yeshiva university and become a rabbi. >> do you? >> yes. i want to get my orthodox rabbinical degree. okay? >> i like that. >> i want to understand what words mean and all the context.

i'm fascinated by that stuff. >> here's the thing about you. you have such a curiosity about so many things. if someone is telling you any story, it doesn't matter, you'll ask 15 questions about where. where is that? what is that? you have a thing like some people, me, listen kind of vaguely. >> zone out. >> sometimes i do that. >> but she zones like an egyptian. >> hey! there's a really cool thing on huffington post. this 87-year-old blogger that decided that this blogger wanted to tell 60-year-olds, give them some words of advice. she's a retired biochemist. often you hear about parents giving their children advice. this woman is giving advice to 60-year-olds because the blog is called what most 60-year-olds don't get. anyway, so some of the advice she gave some 60-year-olds -- >> in the huffington post. >> she says change happens so choose your change. what does that mean? >> i don't know. i guess when i turn you know what tomorrow, i'll understand it.

you may move slower, but that's a good thing. >> yeah. >> sounds a little like martha stewart. >> mend fences now before it's too late. >> that's true. >> some of those rifts -- >> they go deep. finally, time is a friend, not a foe. that's exactly right. as we were saying before, e eidie gorme, it's her birthday tomorrow too. would have been. so embrace it. >> what age am i going to be? >> 59 plus tax. >> something happened to her shots. they're gone. >> when i was choosing my ihoda for today, instead of being selfish like i usually am, i decided to pick one of your favorites. i thought you'd like this one. this is one of those ones that will make you close your eyes and go god, i remember those days. >> really? >> yeah. you're going to remember those days, well, when the show first started. ♪ boots with the fur crank it up, i can't hear. >> i'm not even going to drink. i'm going to eat. ♪ she hit the floor

♪ next thing you know ♪ shorty got low, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ them baggy sweatpants and the reeboks with the straps ♪ ♪ give that big booty a slap ♪ she hit the floor ♪ next thing you know ♪ shorty got low, low, low, low, low ♪ this is the rappy part. ♪ apple bottom jeans ♪ hoda on your kotb ♪ in the back of your jalopy ♪ walk your pretty big feet ♪ i want to get you good and loaded ♪ ♪ till your great big head's dploeded ♪ ♪ i want to swing you in a tizzy until your keratin goes dizzy ♪ >> that actually worked in there. how is that possible? >> i was doing my part to help. because that song stinks.

i love flo-rida but i hate that song. >> but the cheeseburger is great. >> this is a delicious drink by tommy bahama. >> thank you. and it's shaved. don't you love shaved ice? >> what is in this? all right. is it okay or not okay to go clubbing with your parents, hoda woman? >> with your parents? >> i said this and she said that. >> something else. >> not when your children should be in rehab. >> no? >> no. personally, my kids would drop dead before they'd let me go clubbing with them. their loss. >> sure it's okay. why not take a walk on the wild side? >> hoda. >> get to the clubs with cody and cass immediately. >> that is never going to happen. >> are you excited? it's almost time. >> i'm learning to embrace. i think we went way too far. please. most of america does, too. >> no, they don't. all right. it's been happening all week, and we're not stopping now. two more amazing ambush makeovers. >> i'm glad for all the other ladies. when do i get mine? i look like tan mom. all right.

and you can crash my party anytime. country music hottie luke bryan is here. >> right. >> i'm going to have one more bite because it's almost my birthday. ♪ shake it for me

he is country music's fastest rising star. luke bryan is having quite a year. he hosted the academy of country music awards with blake shelton -- >> who? >> blake shelton. and while he was there he happened to snag the entertainer of the year award. >> can you imagine how blake must have been so upset? and his first headlining tour his been sold out since the spring. and his latest album called "crash my party" is headed to the number one spot on billboard's 100 chart. you know what? that calls for a little drink of something. my dad used to say let's have a little sip of something to celebrate that. yeah. >> there's more to celebrate. let's have another -- >> yeah. actually, big straw. big straw. >> how did it feel to get the entertainer of the year award? that's a big deal.

>> it was really the biggest highlight in my life as far as music is concerned. and what was funny about blake is with blake and i hosting, we were backstage when they were, you know -- >> announcing? >> when shania -- sha-nay-nay was announcing the nominees. and blake was going "it's you. it's you. it's you." and i was like stop it, stop it. when they announced me, blake just picked me up and squeezed me. >> so he was really happy for you. >> he was really amazing. >> like he needs more awards. >> and a hot wife with miranda. what else does he need? >> he's practically broke i hear. >> exactly. >> yeah. but it -- >> still, there are those people that cannot be happy for you. you know? it's not in them. they cannot share your joy. >> but blake is truly -- you know, and co-hosting with him, my first really co-hosting gig, he was a pro getting me kind of -- kind of piggybacking me through that. >> how was that experience? i watched you guys together. >> i was so focused on hosting, getting the hosting job right,

that, you know, like i almost forgot about the nominations and the performance. >> how many were you nominated? >> i was nominated for three. and then i had a performance. and my performance was "crash my party" and i flubbed the words on the front part. i was like -- somehow i kind of -- i was like watermelon, watermelon. >> that's the trouble when you have a hit. everybody knows you flubbed the words. they know the lyrics. >> but it was the first time, we debuted the song so nobody -- so i just sang something and got through it. >> were your kids there? did they come to watch? >> they don't come to vegas because it gets crazy, but they're here. my wife and my kids are here. >> they'll be on the plaza tomorrow when you rock the plaza. >> yeah, there they are. look at them. >> just live here for one second. >> tater bug and bobo. >> tater bug and bobo. >> do they have musical abilities like their daddy? >> you know, tate -- well, beau is the oldest. he has like drum sets and he gets up there and plays on the drums. >> so he's into it.

>> and tate just tries ton get beat up by beau. but yeah, they're here and they're going to the zoo. my 5-year-old, he is like -- like all he's talking about is the statue of liberty. i want to see the statue of liberty, daddy. on the next couple of days we will be on a ferry going out there. >> you'll make a memory he'll never forget. >> what does your wife think of this sort of -- everything that's happened in your career? >> it's fun. we truly have a good time. and we have a good time with our friends and all this. we try to -- the beauty of my career is the progression has been a nice steady deal that we can kind of figure out what makes us freak out and what makes us -- >> how long have you been married now? >> going on 7 years. 6 1/2 years. >> so she was with you before -- >> oh, yeah. we dated in college. i had my college band there, so she gets the whole deal. >> she's been a part of it the whole way. >> yeah. but you know, we dated in college and then broke up for like 5 1/2 years. >> why? >> well, i was graduating

college and she had like two years, so she wanted to kind of have fun and -- >> it was her? >> well, when we broke up, we were like -- i think we're going to break up. we were like, okay. it was never like a -- we never had like a knock down, drag out. you know, where -- >> but you missed each other? >> yeah, we always felt a pulling for -- she and i to get back together. >> is everyone going to be on the plaza tomorrow when you rock this place? >> we'll be here. >> he's going to be here. yeah. >> it's going to be great. you know, when you -- like i said, these moments like this happening -- >> he was saying to me right beforehand -- forgive me because we do have to go. he was saying he can't believe all this stuff is happening to him. >> it's crazy. it's truly like -- we were talking about it's like somebody else is living in this -- >> gets to live it. >> in this form of me. >> we are so happy for you. we'll see you tomorrow on the plaza. >> whoo-hoo. we'll be shaking. >> we've got all weekend chatter coming up after this. ♪

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it's thirsty thursday and time for your "weekend chatter." a look at all the movies and celebrity stories you'll want to know about. getting us ready is e news correspondent jason kennedy. >> i haven't seen you guys in months and i've really missed you. >> you are very busy. >> a globetrotter. >> how are you doing? >> you guys are way more important to me. i'm doing great. i'm just glad to be here. >> what's the thing to see this weekend? >> if frank wants to take you to 9 the movies, you've got options. you've got a lot of options. you have "jobs," starring ashton kutcher. a lot of critics had problems with him playing steve jobs. they didn't think he was the right pick. he did an interview on e! news a couple days ago saying i'm going to prove these guys wrong, i was the right pick, i'm hoping to prove them wrong. >> have you seen it? >> i haven't seen it. i definitely will go and see this movie. and then if i don't see "jobs," "the butler."

>> that's what i want to see. i am hearing great stuff about "the butler." >> forest whitaker, oprah winfrey. mariah carey. literally a laundry list of a-list stars in this movie. it has to do with a butler. it's based on a true story. he was a butler in the white house for over 30 years. >> served eight presidents? >> eight presidents. eight sitting presidents and all the amazing stories and events he witnessed. so that is definitely one out there. but if you don't want to go to the theaters. >> what else do you have? >> out on dvd on blu-ray, "olympus has fallen." >> which we enjoyed. we liked it a lot. >> i think gerard came on the show to talk about it. >> he did. and we enjoyed that very much as well. >> he's the secret service agent, the only one that can save aaron eckhart, who plays the president in this movie. >> ashley judd played his wife. >> morgan freeman is in it. it had a great cast. >> if you are feeling nostalgic, hard to believe it's almost been 35 years but "the muppet movie" is on blu-ray right now. >> stop it.

>> 35 years since we were first introduced to kermit the frog on the big screen. >> kermie. >> and i love that movie. i thought it was awesome. >> take us down to celebrities. something with cory monteith. >> he's got two movies that are going to screen at the toronto international film festival. that's happening in september. one movie specifically is called "mechanic." and he plays a convict addicted to drugs. so it hits very close to home for those that know him and love him. and there's another movie that's going to screen there called "all the wrong reasons." we spoke to the director and he said he really embraced this role. he works at a supermarket. the manager of a supermarket there. i spoke to a lot of the "glee" cast members at the teen choice awards. they still have grief counselors on set and it feels like a piece of them is gone. but each day gets easier. >> have they said how they'll deal with the loss of the cast member finn? >> they're going to address it specifically, but they haven't given a lot of info on how they're going to do it. >> in music news lady gaga has released a couple of singles.

>> cher is upset. >> nobody likes that. >> everybody is leaking this stuff. they have no control over it. >> gaga might need a plumber. she's got some leaks. >> and don't miss with lady cher. >> i worked with that one. yes. so she did a duet with cher about a year, year and a half ago. it was never supposed to see the light of day. and someone leaked it. so gaga had her single leaked on monday. then this leaked a day later. and cher took to twitter saying gaga wasn't a fan of this song and she's the boss. you've got to go for it. >> cher said a lot more than that. >> yes, yes. >> i can only imagine. >> i love cher. >> but it was for cher's album. >> oh. yeah. >> not good. >> jason, we love you. >> how much do we love our jason kennedy? >> a lot. >> my birthday girl. >> i love you, baby. >> happy birthday. >> okay. all right. >> two ladies from the plaza will show off their ambush makeovers. >> and move over "real housewives" because some new reality stars are some modern dads. >> modern dads out there. >> there they are.

♪ we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. it's time for our plaza ambush makeovers. all week long for two women my age, which is -- >> 59 plus tax. i already told you. in honor of kathie lee's big birthday, we are at it again. with the help of our talented friends who have outdone themselves this week. "today" contributor, luis licari and "today" contributing editor jill martin. >> louis licari, la, la, la, la, la ♪ >> how was today different than yesterday? >> it actually was because it was just a great crowd. overwhelming. >> and jimmy buffett fans.

>> that's right. >> first up is marianne. she's 64 years old from wallpingers falls -- wappinger? anyway, new york. this is the first time in her life she's ever cut her hair. so we grabbed her off the plaza and surprised her with a glam new style. let's take a listen to her story. >> one day to klg's birthday and you get the makeover today. >> i am so excited, jill. it's unbelievable. i never expected this. >> i know you're a little shocked. >> yes, i am. most definitely. all i wanted to do was come see jimmy buffett, and this is just over the top. >> now you get to do both. how do you feel about this? i can't quite tell. >> oh, this is fantastic. jimmy was her bucket list. makeover is certainly on mine. >> all right. we're going to take care of you. >> thank you, jill. i appreciate that. >> you ready? >> yes, ma'am. ready to go. >> we like him. len, please keep your blindfold on for just a second. here is marianne before.

all right, marianne, let's see the new you. ♪ she's a lady >> whoa! all right. >> oh, my. >> are you ready, len? take off your blindfold. it's your moment. >> holy cow! oh, my god! just beautiful. >> are you ready? you want to see yourself? >> i'll keep her. >> oh, my god! oh. now do i like me now. >> look in camera 12. tell us about the hair. >> the makeover works. she loves it already. i can tell. great haircut by vanessa. obviously she shortened the hair and made it more up to date. made it look contemporary. and it's her third haircut ever actually. >> in life? >> in life. >> wow. >> and then i softened the hair color. all of a sudden it softens her

features. she came alive and she's vital. she's young. >> you know who else is alive? len. >> what do you think? >> that dress is perfect. >> that makes me uncomfortable. >> a lot of information. but look at this body on her that we found under that baggy clothing. metallic always fabulous from london times. >> big round of applause. beautiful. >> join len. but i'd be careful if i were you. >> me, too. >> our second lady is rita taylor. how old is she? >> she's 59 and tax. >> she's 60 years old from florida. it's her -- in her 60 years of life she's never once colored her hair. wow. she's dynamite. so she's thrilled for the opportunity to get a brand new look. let's listen. >> i like her. >> you guys corrected me. you're not coneheads. you are? >> funnel heads. >> funnel heads for margaritas. i think it's a little bit of a stretch. but you did get a makeover out of it. >> i'm tickled. i'm happy about it and can't

wait to see what it's going to turn out as. >> and what do you guys think? i can't wait to color this hair. >> i think she's going to look great. >> i begged her to dye her hair. >> she needs it. >> okay. so -- >> i love my friends. >> and we can't wait to make you over. >> okay. >> happy birthday, klg. >> happy birthday. >> thank you very much. good friends are hard to find. that's wonderful. she's here with sharon, rose, and lynn. let's take one last look before and bring out that margaritaville liz. rita taylor. wow. ladies, all right, now is your time. take them off. >> oh! >> oh, my stars! >> it is unreal! >> you're going to freak out. >> you ready, rita? turn around, sweetheart.

>> that means she likes it. >> wow. >> you look great. >> you love it? >> the jumping. that said it all, right? i love it. we just washed away the gray and erased years again. >> wow. >> such an easy trick to do. takes less than an hour, obviously, and -- >> look at the difference! >> great makeup. by enid. remember, less is best. >> oh, and tell us about the outfit. >> three pieces you can mix and match, no dresses, no heels, from andrew white house black market. >> what do you think? >> this is great. >> marianne, step out here. a big round of applause. for louis and jill. thank you so much. we're going to have some stay-at-home dads who show us how to do a fabulous princess party. >> these are stay-at-home dads. it's a fun, fun show coming up after this. kate and i have been married for 15 years.

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they all all-nighters. they have empty bottles all around the house. and they share beds with the babes. they are modern dads. >> a&e's newest reality show about four friends who are stay-at-home fathers. they help each other out when it comes to raising children. >> the premiere episode follows them around as they plan a princess themed birthday party. and the single dad in the group takes advantage of some of the perks of paternity if you know what i mean. take a look. >> my girlfriend works at a good cake shop and they do good cakes. i'll give her my number. i'll give you my name so you can say i sent you there. >> maybe you can give me your number in case there are any problems. >> notice how expertly he uses his baby as a prop in this little encounter. >> well, they are nathan hill, rick lucas, sean kent and stone slater. >> stone, you are the single dad in the group. is that right? >> i am the single dad.

>> with the wavy hair line. >> the "mad men" hair. >> do the kids work as a chick magnet? what's going on here? >> well, you know -- >> it's like a puppy, right? >> i would never intentionally. but my daughter is so charismatic and outgoing. she just -- she's like my publicist. she makes things happen. >> he says not intentionally but he does make her wear diamonds when they go out. >> so, nathan, you guys all know one another? is that right? >> absolutely, we do. yeah. >> childhood friends? >> sean and i went to the university of texas together. >> in austin, which is party town. >> yes, of course it was. >> well, we partied 20 years ago. >> we used to chase girls together and then i moved away and i moved back. we reconnected because now we're chasing girls but it's because one of them won't put their pants on to go to school. >> those girls. >> is there a stigma? you guys were at the bus stop picking your kids up. you are stay-at-home dads. how do the moms treat you? >> i've done this for ten years, so i like to say that i've seen it in ten years go from creepy

to cool. >> you were the only guy there, you were afraid to get out of the car because -- >> i would wait in my car until another dad came up so i wouldn't walk out on a park alone -- >> and look like a pedophile. >> creepy guys standing around. >> thanks. >> oh, it's you. >> kathie lee is my publicist now. >> the first time i saw rick i actually did call the cops, so that's -- it's a common mistake still. >> but is there a stigma, you guys? do you feel with stay-at-home dads? >> not so much anymore. >> not as much anymore. i mean, there are more stay-at-home dads. there are more women out -- >> in the workforce. >> in the workforce. and that's fantastic. >> i leave mine every day. he's not a stay-at home dad, he's a stay in bed. >> by the way two, of the wives, your two wives, are standing back there. >> they are. >> they're lovely. >> oh, they are so gorgeous. >> that's what my husband also says when i go out the door. good-bye my little cash machine.

>> you call them wives. we call them atms. that's right. >> you guys are fun. we wish you all the great success with your new series. catch them next wednesday on a&e. danica mckeller has a million-dollar challenge for you. it's a math test. i'm not playing. >> when she comes on, i feel stupid. >> i'm not. >> i feel like an idiot. good morning to you. i'm weather channel meteorologist alex wilson with your seven-day forecast. watching for rain showers, storms into parts of the southeast today. also through parts of the plain states. we can see a little wet weather, but most of the action will be in spots like atlanta and the carolinas where those temperatures will be staying on the cool side. only around 72 in atlanta. low 80s for the northeast. cities right along 95. out in the west heat's building. salt lake city and billings both at 100, 110 for phoenix. tomorrow relatively dry on the west coast. we could see a few showers or storms over to the four corners

region. but really once again all the rain action stays focused over the southeastern u.s. temps stay cool along the appalachians. down toward atlanta 71 degrees. 91, though, for orlando. new orleans at 83. low 80s also for chicago and new york city. sunday you can see not much changes precip wise. we're going to keep rain around louisville down toward new orleans and through florida and the southeast as well. d.c. highs around 74. 82 for kansas city. 92 in denver. along the west coast temps in the 70s for san francisco. by monday watch for a few showers into parts of western colorado. denver highs around 88. albuquerque. on the east coast showers up and down the i-95 corridor really from new york city down toward florida. new orleans, you could see a few rain showers as well in the big easy. temps around 86 for minneapolis, 84 for chicago. so those areas will see a bit of a warm-up through the weekend and into early next week. on tuesday temps around 84 for new york. 87 in kansas city. down in texas the heat's on in dallas. you're going to be in the upper

80s. low 90s for houston. and then by wednesday keep those umbrellas handy if you live in the southeast. you're going to keep the chance of showers. 85 boston. 87 new york city. and washington by next thursday watch for a few showers down in parts of florida and the southeast coast. "wake up with al" starts each weekday morning at 5:30. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know the ancient pyramids were actually a mistake? uh-oh. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know.

all right. if you could use a million bucks, and who couldn't, we've got a challenge for you. >> all you have to do is solve one little math problem. that's it. and the money is yours. >> here with the million-dollar question, two math geniuses. actress danica mckellar, "new york times" best-selling author of "girls get curves: geometry takes shape." and jordan ellen burke, a professor of mathematics at the university of wisconsin madison. >> danica -- welcome, guys. >> harvard.

>> danica, you've been pressing since -- we've had you on several times talking about how girls need to know math. >> i have four books now for girls from prealgebra through high school geometry just to make math fun and take the scary out of math. >> but if you're good at it. you are naturally good at it. >> every girl can be good at math. >> every person. >> we're all doing math all the time. >> what are we doing right now? >> so there's a texan banker andrew beal who has said he thinks this is true. if you can prove it you get a million dollars. >> what is it? >> well, it has to do with exponents, which i teach in my book and common factors, which is in "math doesn't suck." it's a little complicated if you aren't familiar with the terms. basically, they're saying it's impossible to fill in these numbers with certain parameters, that being that the exponents have to be 3 or greater and these have to all be whole numbers and a, b, and c -- >> it will be on our website. >> and i tweeted it, too. it's on my twitter feed, too. we're going to do a different challenge right now for you guys. all right. so are you ready? >> i have carrie with me. >> and i have rosemary with me.

>> you are going to honk your horns when we know you have the answer. if you want to use the chalk boards you can. >> and i can offer hints. >> he's a neutral coach. >> chalk. >> i'm a math coach on site. >> if you are driving 80 miles an hour, how many minutes will it take you to drive 80 miles? >> an hour. >> how many minutes? >> 60. >> 60. >> rosemary had it. >> number two -- >> i hate this! >> brenda is 62. susie is 59. if kathie lee is two years younger than brenda and one year older than brenda, how old is kathie lee? >> 61. >> 60. all right. number three -- y equals 35, what does x plus y equal. >> what? >> 20. >> yes. >> are the answers -- >> number four, if each -- >> 60! >> we can't hear you.

each side of a regular hexagon equals ten centimeters. this is from my geometry book. what is the perimeter? >> 60. >> yes! >> wait a minute. you can -- >> a common factor is a number that divides evenly into two numbers -- >> 60! >> yes. >> where are the shots? where are the shots? >> and i think the winner -- has someone been keeping score? because i haven't. >> we weren't keeping track. >> i do owe you three shots. >> 60 shots. >> i won. >> so what's -- i love this game. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> all right. we have one segment left which means it must be -- >> jimmy buffett! >> first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. i have a hat on and it's not even my party. anyway, before we go, we want to remind you, tomorrow is kathie lee's big birthday celebration. lots of surprises. we have special guests. >> let it end. >> the fun will never end. >> but as we leave you today, here's a great birthday present. jimmy buffett with his new single "too drunk to karaoke."

story of hoda's life. off his latest cd, "songs from st. somewhere." have an awesome thirsty thursday. we'll see you tomorrow for you know what's inevitable. ♪ too drunk ♪ last night at the bar it was karaoke night ♪ ♪ now everybody down there was feeling all right ♪ ♪ they got big margarita pitchers two for one yum, yum ♪ ♪ i was feeling footloose and ready for some fun ♪ ♪ when i got up, i was ready to go ♪ ♪ but they didn't call my name for an hour or so ♪

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>> thank you! jeff: this how much waste a typical family will generate in one month. this is how much her family crealts in the same amount of time. >> by living with just the essentials, we have much more time on our hands. jeff: then, she went a year without looking in the mirror, which included her own wedding day. plus one girl's barefoot pledge to charity. >> i knew i wanted to go somewhere with it. [cheers and applause] jeff: hello! jeff: all right. a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on this show, and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. and i'm hosting a talk show,