>> hey, everybody. we're just kicking off a brand new season of "millionaire," and we're doing it from our new home here at bally's las vegas. i cannot wait to make somebody rich. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ? ? hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire"? me too. today's first contestant is a restaurant server who works the a million dollars would completely change her life. so let's do it. from essington, pennsylvania, please welcome susan taylor. [cheers and applause] hi, susan. >> hi...[inaudible] [giggles] ? ? >> welcome to the show. >> oh, my goodness. >> you all right? >> yes, yeah. >> it's good to meet you. >> oh, my gosh, yeah. it's good to meet you, finally! >> well, i-i know. i feel like this has been

um, a million dollars. you work the night shift at a diner. >> i work late, and i'm tired, and i need to win some money so i can make a change. that's why i'm here. >> i would think, a million dollars? you could take a few days off. >> i--yo, a million dollars? yeah, yeah, i could find something else to do. for sure. >> well, let's do it. let me tell you what you're up against today. 14 questions. the money value's growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. [cheers and applause] every question you answer correctly moves you one step closer to that top prize. remember, at any time, you can walk away with the m earned up to that point. if you give me an incorrect answer, you walk away with nothing until you get to those two thresholds at $5,000 and again at $50,000. you also have your three lifelines. you can "ask the audience;" "50/50," i'll take away two incorrect answers; and your "plus one." who's here to help you today? >> oh, my friend, geri. she's been my best friend since we were 11 years old. so, she's been with me through everything that i've gone through in my entire life, so... >> your trusted confidant. >> yes, i drug her here. >> hi, geri, good to have

lc all right, susan, let's get to it. let's make some money. >> yes, yes, let's play. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [dramatic musical flourish] good luck. $500 question. >> okay. >> in a classic 1966 song, john denver laments that fact that he's leaving how? >> he's leaving "on a jet plane." "a," final answer. >> $500 just like that. >> whoo! [cheers and applause] >> it's that easy. >> [whispers] okay. >> relax, you're past the first one. $1,000 question. appropriately celebrated on october 4th, ten-four day is an unofficial holiday honoring who? >> oh, my goodness. i've never heard of this. >> no?

>> all right, well-- >> let me think for a second. >> think for a sec, but you also have those three lifelines if you need. >> i do. okay... i can't believe i'm doing this. i need to ask... i think i need to "ask the audience". >> okay. >> yeah, final. >> final? >> i have to "ask the audience". >> hey, whatever question you're on, that's the most important, and you have to get by it. >> right. i have no clue. >> so, audience, we could us a little help here. if you would, pick up those keypads. enter your vote now. [percussive music] ? ? all right, results are in. something tells me... [dramatic musical flourish] that b, 92%. second place, well, 4% said short-order cooks. >> [chuckles] yeah, no, i think that i will trust the audience and go with b, ham radio operators. final answer. >> ten-four, good buddy. that's right. >> thank you, guys. [cheers and applause] oh, my god. >> hey... >> yep.

stay in the game. >> i would have never... >> $1,000. $2,000 question. what sarcastic term coined in reference to the jfk assassination investigation contains the name of a popular kitchen appliance? >> um, i know this one. it's b, magic bullet theory. final answer. >> that is correct. that's righ [cheers and applause] that got you to $2,000. >> all right. almost there. >> now $3,000. >> [chuckles] >> as he did in 2011 and 2014, when novak djokovic won wimbledon in 2015, he literally tasted victory by eating some of the court's what? >> oh, my gosh.

of elimination. >> okay. >> i know that he's not eating asphalt. prob--all right, he's gotta be able to eat grass. yeah, i'm gonna go with c, grass. final answer. >> the grass courts of the all england club. that's right! [cheers and applause] >> oh...geez. the easy questions are harder. >> clay, of course, on the french open. $3,000. chance to and your first threshold. essentially dyeing your skin from within, my tan bronze tanning pills promise a "healthy glow" without the sun, thanks to high doses of what? >> well, i thought of this answer before the answer choices came up. >> okay. >> it's what popped into my head. wanna double check the other ones.

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[dramatic music] ? ? >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." susan taylor, in the middle of her game and up to $5,000. you reached that threshold. you've only used one lifeline, so you're still in good shape. five grand, that's already. >> yeah, that's already amazing. >> good. >> yes. >> well, i think we can

>> so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ? ? $7,000 question. what tv personality also dispenses advice as an author in her books, "don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining" and "beauty fades, dumb is forever"? >> [chuckles] >> oh, man. ? ? [chuckles] ? ? just out of personality, it sounds like something that judge judy would say. i-- >> you still have two lifelines. >> that's true. >> you're on that $5,000 threshold. you can't lose that. >> right, can't lose-- >> so you're not risking any money. >> right. >> but i want you to stay in the game. >> i wanna stay in this game too. i need to win more. okay. ? ?

another lifeline... ? ? but i'm scared. all right... hmm... all right, i'm gonna use a "50/50". >> okay, final? >> got to. yep, final. >> all right, i'm gonna help you out. i'm gonna take away two incorrect answers. >> okay. >> rachel maddow, judge judy. >> yep, i'm gonna go with d, final answer, judge judy. >> had a 50/50 shot. you hit it out of the park. that's right, judge judy. >> oh, my god. thank god. [groans] >> $7,000! [cheers and applause] >> wasted a lifeline. hey, that's all right. we're at $7,000. >> chance to get to five figures here with a $10,000 question. [dramatic musical flourish] ? ? which of these is prominently featured in the logo of the

>> for some reason, it's just-- cetacean is saying to me that it is--has something to do with a whale. or something in the ocean. i don't know why. i could be confusing it with another word. >> you still have your "plus one". >> i do still have my "plus one". >> your friend, geri, behind you if you need. you're risking $2,000 at this point with an incorrect answer. >> right, but i could win $3,000 more... >> stay in the game. >> and i might need my lifeline, and i feel like-- [dramatic music] ? ? yep... i think i'm gonna... i think i'm gonna guess. [laughs softly] i'm gonna take a little risk. all right, i think that it's "a," a whale tail. final answer. >> the most important thing, you gotta stay in the game. you did. >> oh, my god. >> you got it.

$10,000. [cheers and applause] >> oh, my god. i can't believe this. okay. >> just making this up as you go along, aren't you? >> i know. just--just guessing, you know. >> all right, just--why not? >> why not? >> it's just money. $10,000, in fact. now a chance to double it. $20,000... >> i can't even... >> question. here we go. [dramatic musical flourish] ? ? in the game of pool, the number 1 ball is typically colored sold what? >> [breathily] okay. >> oh, my god, um, i totally know this. i know the $20,000 question. it is "a," yellow. i can't believe--yeah, final answer, "a." [laughter] i...shut up. >> you got $20,000. you got $20,000. >> oh, my god. i can't believe this.

[cheers and applause] >> you have a shot. just 2 away from $50,000, 6 away from a million, and you still have a lifeline. she's not done yet. we'll be right back. >> i can't believe this... >> i commend you. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music]

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[dramatic music] ? ? >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." susan taylor, works the night shift at a restaurant, needs money badly... >> yes. >> and you're up to $20,000. >> i can't-- [cheers and applause] yeah, oh, my god. >> this is, i'm guessing, already life-changing money. >> um, yeah. yeah...

>> right before we went to break, i could see the emotion in your eyes. >> yeah, i honestly am shocked that i got this far. um... >> i'm not. >> [laughs] she's not. >> your friend, geri behind you. you still have the "plus one" lifeline there if you need it. i want you to stay in the game, and i want you to go further. >> all right, i'm in the game. >> all right, susan? everybody here is rooting for you big time. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] [cheers and applause] good luck. $30,000 if vladimir putin asks for poutine, he wants what country's specialty of french fries covered in gravy and cheese curds? >> um... >> you're a waitress in a restaurant. >> okay, i am, i am, but i hate that. [laughs] i hate--i'm not a fan of that,

yell at me, "oh, my god, it's so good," but i just--i... it doesn't go together. um, and cheese curds just sounds gross. all right, i'm 80% sure that they come from canada because i know that, like, people that live up near the canada boarder always are the ones that are telling me that they eat gravy and cheese curds on their french fries. >> are you sure enough to lock it in? >> [sighs] is 80% sure enough? >> that is the $30,000 question. >> okay, what do i leave with? i leave with $20,000 if i... >> no. [laughter] that was a good try though. [laughter] you can always leave with $20,000. >> i leave with $5,000 if i answer this wrong. oh, my god. >> yes, that's it. so if you get this wrong, you're risking $15,000. >> i'm risking $15,000. >> right, but now a chance to get to $30,000, and then that next threshold is $50,000. >> i know, and i said that i wasn't gonna gamble. >> i don't remember you saying

>> well, i said it before i came on the show, that i wasn't gonna do that. all right, i'm gonna go with... i'm gonna go with b, canada. final answer. [dramatic music] [laughing softly] don't do that to me. >> that's right. you got it! you got it! [cheers and applause] $30,000! >> i got it right! >> susan! susan! come on! you're one away from the next threshold of $50,000. >> i c >> you're 5 away from a million. >> oh, my god. >> this can happen! >> this can happen! >> stick around. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] ? ? ?? dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard,

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>> the answer to the that question was bridge. [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] welcome back to an incredible game of "who wants to be a millionaire." it's incredible because of susan taylor. that's it. [cheers and applause] it's all you. [cheers and applause] >> couply--couple lucky guesses and...who knows. >> if we've ever rooted for anybody, it is susan taylor. you are at $30,000. >> okay. >> life-changing money already. >> i-- >> you still have one lifeline. next step is $50,000. that is also the next threshold, and that would give you a free look at $100,000. >> i can't... [laughs softly] okay. >> stay with me. >> i'm with you. >> you got this. >> [sighs] okay. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish]

good luck. you got this. $50,000 question. when "star wars" was relased in 1977, what was the first sentence in the famous "opening crawl"? >> okay. i love "star wars." i don' of this right now. >> maybe because there's $50,000 on the line. >> yes, there's $50,000 on the line, and it makes it really hard. um, i'm thinking that geri might remember this, though, so i'll--i'm gonna call my "plus one." final answer. >> okay, geri. >> yeah. [cheers and applause] >> geri, come on! >> good to meet you. >> hello. >> how you doing? welcome. come on out here. [cheers and applause] >> let's do this. >> $50,000. you gotta--like, we gotta think

>> you're gonna make me say on national television that i do not know "star wars"? [both laugh] >> come on. you--no, i--listen. >> okay, okay, okay. >> i know. everything sounds right now. now that it's tied to $50,000. if you asked me this in a bar, i would have gotten it. [laughter] >> we're in a bar. we're in a bar. we're in a bar. >> all right. >> whoo, karaoke. >> so... >> [laughs softly] i feel like... >> the original... [mouthing] >> i-i don't know why, i feel like the word galaxy is in it, but, also... >> [sighs] >> the civil war... [groans] >> i know. >> i don't think they would start it off with an evil empire spreads. like, who would say that, like...? >> or a darkness is encroaching. >> yeah, they're not gonna start it off negative. >> mm. what you're best guess? and how confident are you in it? percentage-wise? >> my best guess is a galaxy is in peril, and i am... [laughs]

like, 10%. 10%! [laughter] okay, yeah. oh, my god. i was thinking--i was hoping that you were, like... >> [laughs] >> both: yeah, no. >> it was just a... >> i don't know either. >> just a energy feeling thing. >> can you risk $25,000 on 10%? >> [laughing] >> [sighs] no, uh, no. >> i was feeling a little more confident in that answer, but i don't know if it's enough. [sighs] >> [sighs] so what do you think? >> you are in vegas. >> no. >> [laughs] >> no, don't even do that to me. >> sorry, sorry, sorry. >> no, no, no, i--we're gonna leave with $30,000. >> you're good. >> that's--that's good. >> that's what we're gonna do. i can't believe that we lost on a "star wars" question, but i can't. >> is that your final? >> that's my final answer. i'm leaving with $30,000. >> congratulations. congratulations. that is huge. $30,000, susan. >> that's pretty good. that's pretty good. >> that's awesome. >> by the way, you were gonna go with "a"... it was b. >> oh, my god. >> both: it's a period of civil war.

>> so, a very wise decision. susan, you played a phenomenal game. bring it in. >> thank you! >> congratulations. $30,000. geri, get in here. >> thanks, "millionaire"! >> what a great game. what a great day. >> it was. >> thanks for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this, i'm chris harrison. we'll see you next time. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ? ? closed captioning sponsored by: it's easy to love your laxative... ...when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases, and softens to unblock naturally. so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky,

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