>> hey, everybody, it's a brand new season of "millionaire," and we're coming to you from our new home, bally's las vegas. and right now, backstage, we've got a bunch of contestants who are feeling lucky. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ? ? hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] our returning contestant is an incredible job navigating her way through this game. for las angeles, california, please welcome back, jennie fahn. [cheers and applause] >> [laughing] >> i thought we were gonna do-- i thought we were gonna do the lift. >> oh, i wish! >> i was there for you. we had--i thought we had this moment! >> i missed-- >> i just--you were running back to your bank, so you could make more money--i get it. >> exactly. >> welcome back to the show. >> thank you.

>> you're playing a great game. we'll deal with that in just a second, but you're a tour guide. >> in las angeles, my adopted city. >> okay, well, it's mine too. that's where i live now. tell me something i don't know about las angeles. >> well, uh, chris, you might not know that the hollywood sign used to sayo" and then in the 1940s, there was a big storm. the last four letters got lost, due to a mudslide, and it was so expensive to replace them, they just kinda went, "eh, hollywood." >> we are so damn lazy that we're like, "eh... hollywood's fine. let's go back to the beach and surf--we're good." well, you're playing a good game. again, you're at $20,000. [cheers and applause] you're 6 questions away from the million. and you're just two questions away from getting to that next threshold of $50,000. as far as lifeline goes, you have one--your "plus one." who's with you, by the way? >> my wonderful husband, jonathan. >> hey, jonathan. good to have you. [cheers and applause]

let's get back to your game. good luck. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] we start today with a $30, 000 question. here we go. one of the few athletes enshrined on the hollywood walk of fame, whose star was put on a wall and not the sidewalk because he didn't want it trampled on? i can't believe we jt about you being a tour guide in las angeles. >> yeah, i can't believe this either, because this is actually one of the highlights of my tour. i have to tell you. >> you're kidding me. >> his star not only is unusual because it's in the wall, but everyone who has a star on the walk of fame has an icon that says what they're famous for, so there's usually either a movie camera or a television, but this particular sports figure has the masks

he was a showman, and a beautiful entertainer, a wonderful entertainer, who unfortunately recently passed away. so the answer is d. muhammad ali. final answer. >> talking about the greatest champ ever. that's right--muhammad ali. [cheers and applause] wow. >> that's crazy. >> hopefully this is all l.a. based trivia. >> i hope so! >> next question is worth $50,000. it's also that we talked about. ready? >> yeah. >> here it is. $50,000 question. [dramatic musical flourish] while generally not enforced, the constitution of mississippi states that all elected state officials must do which of the following? >> well, i've traveled

but i've never been to mississippi. [laughs] unfortunately. and i'm not familiar with all of their laws. so i'm gonna call my "plus one" down here and hope that he can help me gain a little insight. so i'm gonna ask my husband, jonathan, to join me. >> all right. >> final. >> final? all right, jonathan. come on. [cheers and applause] >> heya! >> how do you keep up with her? >> i can't! i absolutely can't. >> is she always going 1,000 miles an hour? >> always. >> well, we need your help here. any--any thoughts on... >> oh, boy. >> this question. $50,000 on the line. >> mississippi's part of the bible belt. >> yes. >> so believing in a supreme being, i'm sure, is... >> yeah. that would be the one i'm inclined toward. >> being married... i mean, i gotta be honest. it could be any of them.

comfortable with $30,000. seems like a nice payday. is that good, honey? >> i'm--i'm-- [stammering] it's your world. i'm just living in it. [laughter] >> like we all are. >> uh, i think i'm gonna take $30,000. >> final? >> final. >> congratulations. [cheers and applause] so jennie, what were you thinking of? >> well, i would guess d. believe in a supreme being. >> you would have guessed right. >> [groans] >> you would have guessed right. but you are walking out of here with $30,000. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> jonathan, pleasure to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> you played a great game. we're gonna play another great game right after this. great job. even if you're not a millionaire, you could be treated like a caesar at caesar's palace in las vegas. stay in lavish new rooms, savor culinary perfection by world-famous chefs, experience unforgettable

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[dramatic music] >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." our next contestant is from naples, florida, so ladies and gentleman, please welcome lynne belliveau. [cheers and applause] how you doin', lynn? >> i'm good. how are you? >> good to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. thank you. >> welcome to "millionaire." >>ha >> are you ready to go? >> i'm ready. >> let me tell you what you're up against today. 14 questions, the money values growing from $500 up to $1 million. >> okay! >> you have your three lifelines. >> yes. >> you know what those are about. >> yes. >> so let's get into your game. >> i'm ready. >> all right, let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] all right, lynn. $500 question starts us off. while 3:43 is the record for running a mile forwards,

record for running a mile how? >> my answer is d. backwards. final answer. >> yeah, if you're on fire, you'd be a lot faster, right? >> i think so! >> you got it. $500. here's your $1,000 question. calling it "dumb," "stupid," and "stinky," a 1990s psa featuring the cast of "saved by the bell" proclaimed, "there's no hope with" what? >> [muttering] calling it "dumb," "stupid," and "stinky"... my answer is b. dope. >> final? >> final. >> yeah, anti-drug psa. of course. [cheers and applause] $1,000, chance to double it

in keeping with fda regulations, food labels list an item's ingredients "in descending order" of what? >> well, my-- i have a daughter with a food allergy, so i look at a lot of labels, and, um... these food labels list the items in order of how much is in them, and that is the predominance. so my answer is c. >> and you are correct. that's right. of course. all right, up to $2,000. now, look at the $3, 000 question. >> okay. >> according to "the new yorker," "feed the beast," "frenzie," and "buzzfeed" were among the names rejected for what controversial harvey levin-run website?

if you need 'em. >> right. it's either rotten tomatoes or tmz. and i don't want to make a mistake this early. >> i don't want you to either. >> [laughs] i'm gonna... i'm going to... ask the audience. >> okay, final? >> final. >> okay, audience, lynn could use a little help here. if you would, pick up those keypads and enter your vote now. [percussive music] ? ? okay, let's take a look at the results. and 75% say it's b. tmz. >> okay, well, i'm gonna go with the audience. i like the way they're thinking because, um... i knew it was either b. or c. um, so i am going to say b. final answer. >> you'll like even more at $3,000. that's right. well done.

that's what they're there for. next question, first threshold you can get to at $5,000. here's the question. saying (hint, it isn't florida), thestreet.com recently revealed that surprisingly, maine, is the state with, on average, the country's what? >> well, i don't know if you know this, but i'm from florida. >> so no offense. >> so i live in the south of florida, in naples, where a lot of the residents are, um... over the age of 70. and so saying it's not florida makes me think that, um... thestreet.com might say surprisingly maine has older people--i can imagine people from maine stay in maine and they're there quite a long time.

a. oldest residents. final answer. >> we're all eating dinner at 4:30 and watching "golden girls." you got it! there you go! $5,000, lynn. way to go. you reached that first threshold, so you're safe. lynn's coming back to add to that total next. good job.

[dramatic music] >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." lynn belliveau does, and right now, she's at $5,000. you reached that threshold. great job. and now you at least have $5,000 in the bank and nothing can take that away from you. i know you're nervous here today... >> yes. >> but i'm sure a large part of that is due to the fact that you're playing for something very important.

and one of them has a peripheral nerve disease that's progressive. we just fitted her out for her first wheelchair and we want to make sure that we can meet all of her mobility needs. >> right. >> my other daughter wants to be a physical therapist because she's seen all the problems that her younger sister's had. >> oh, my gosh. you gotta get the house... >> we wanna get the house fixed. >> yeah, cars, and everything else. >> sure, yeah. >> and then you have some... hopefully some good college bills to pay and get her through school. >> to get that degree, yeah. >> yep, exactly, so this is a good cause. no doubt you're nervous, but we're all behind you now, and now you're at $5,000. you still have two lifelines, so you're in good shape. let's keep going. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] $7,000 question. with each movie earning over $2 billion worldwide, who has directed the two highest-grossing films of all time?

okay, well, i know james cameron did "titanic," which was huge, and also "avatar," which was huge. george lucas, steven spielberg. oh, my gosh, "schindler's list." [stammering] goes on and on. peter jackson, i could swear he does...the tolkien series movies. get my plus one to come up and help me. >> all right? >> yeah, i would like to. >> final? >> it is, yes. >> bring your brother-in-law down here, all right. come on down. [cheers and applause] [indistinct], how you doin'? >> uh, nervous. >> so is she! just--just like lynn here, but can you help her out with this question? >> um... i have a gut feeling, but it may be colored

of particular movies over others. >> what are you thinking? >> well, i'm thinking the cameron films, because they created a big splash with "avatar" and "titanic," but steven spielberg's got quite a few under his belt too. >> mm-hmm. george lucas is "star trek"? >> "star trek," yeah. >> mm-hmm. so we take another... take two of them away? at least make the odds better? >> uh, sure. i kind hoped you'd done that before, but... >> no, no. okay. all right, well, let's take two of them away and see who we're left with... please. >> final, use that "50/50"? >> yes, please. >> i'm gonna take away two incorrect answers. cameron, spielberg. >> yeah. yeah, well, i mean, we have to say something. i have to say something. [laughter] mmm.... steven spielberg.

that's--did "raiders"? what else did he do? >> um...i don't know. i'm sorta nervous. >> you're forgetting. it's all gone. >> forgetting, yeah. >> we're gonna say james cameron. >> final? >> say final answer. >> the first two movies you thought of. "avatar" and "titanic." you were on it from the beginning. you had it. you had it! it was the first thing you said. >> the queen of second guess. [laughing] >> trust your gut. trust it. hey, you're at $7,000. we're gonna come back and play more "millionaire" with lynn right after this. [cheers and applause] how fast are allegra? gelcaps? we're going out in an hour... fast. for allergy symptoms, allegra? is the fastest non-drowsy relief you can buy. allegra? gelcaps... not just fast. allegra? fast.

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>> the answer to that question was fighter plane. [dramatic music] welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." lynn belliveau, you got to $7,000 with that correct answer. you did use all your lifelines. >> i know, i wanted to be sure. >> no more safety net. just you and i out here. >> okay. >> and a chance to get to five figures with this next question. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] $10,000 question. here we go. frequently appearing in news headlines in 2016, what does the word "brexit" refer to?

>> well, brexit is the british exit from the european union. and i don't need a lifeline for that, thank goodness. so, um, i know that then it can't be that, and it can't be that, and it's not that, so i will say a european political issue, b. final answer. >> yeah, little bit in the news this year. >> just a little. >> that's right. it's a mashup of "british" and "exit." brexit. $10,000. >> phew! >> how 'bout we double that? >> yes, please. >> okay. [laughter] since you said please, here's a $20,000 question. >> okay. [dramatic musical flourish] >> a red enveloped stuffed with an even-numbered amount of money is a traditional gift given during which of the following? >> this would be a very helpful spot for my plus one.

>> the old "plus one again" lifeline. >> "plus one again." um, red envelope. when i think of red, i think of chinese new year. i have a feeling that that color red has something to do with chinese new year. i'm not sure about that even-numbered amount of money. >> you're at $10,000. >> uh-huh. >> you can always walk with that money--that's yours. this is a shot to double it and get to $20,000, obviously. no more lifelines, you know that. >> yep. >> at this point, incorrect answer, you lose half your money, you leave here >> okay. okay, well, i'm very familiar with lent, and i would have money if...if i got money on that holiday, so it's not that one. i doubt it's kwanzaa. passover just doesn't seem like a time for giving and receiving money. and i really-- i really, really, really feel strongly that that red is my clue, and i wanna say

that's what i wanna say. >> are you... wanting to say final? >> i... i am wanting to say final. >> you got it right. [cheers and applause] you got it! $20,000, lynn! [horn blares] way to go! that sound means that time is up, but you're gonna come back and play more "millionaire." thank you so much for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this one, i'm chris harrison. we'll see you next time. [cheers and applause] closed captioning sponsored by: we thought fibers that help you stay regular caused unwanted gas. not good. then we switched to new mirafiber. only mirafiber supports regularity with dailycomfort fiber and is less likely to cause... unwanted gas. finally. try new mirafiber.

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