>> hi, i'm chris harrison, your host of the all-new "who wants to be a millionaire." this season, we're changing things up-- no more easy answers, no more shortcuts, just a single player answering the question, "who wants to be a millionaire?" [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ thank you. welcome to the show. everybody ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [cheers and applause] having hosted over 2,000 trivia nights in new york city over the last ten years, today's first contestant is appropriately called

"the king of trivia." we'll find out. from astoria, new york, please welcome tony hightower. [cheers and applause] what's up, tony? pleasure to meet you, pleasure. >> this is great. [sighs] >> 2,000. >> well, this is over the course of a decade. it's not been--i didn't do them all, like, this last week or anything. >> still, that's quite a lot. and you're no stranger to the "millionaire" stage, i hear. >> that is also true. last year, i was here as the plus one of ken jennings. >> that dummy. >> yeah. >> yeah, the tv trivia legend. >> yes, the greatest game show contestant in the history of this country. >> and you were the person he was turning to. >> yeah. no pressure. >> yeah! [laughs] >> none. i got to say, there was no shame in, to spoil this for anybody who hasn't seen it, getting the question wrong that he did also not know. there's no shame in not knowing something that ken jennings also doesn't know. >> because no human knows it. >> right, exactly. it's basically unknowable.

>> then i am extremely honored and excited to have you here and excited to play with you today. this is fantastic. >> i'm thrilled too. this is gonna be... uh, no pressure, hightower. >> all right, well, i probably don't have to tell you, but for everybody else, this is what you're up against today, 14 questions, the money values growing from $500 all the way up to $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 money you've earned up to that point. an incorrect answer, you leave here with nothing unless you get to that $5,000 and then again that $50,000 threshold. once you get there, you can't leave with anything less than that, no matter what. also, you have your three lifelines. this audience, they can help you out. there's the "50/50;" we'll take away two incorrect answers. and, of course, your "plus one." now, who do you turn to? is ken here? >> ken is not here. >> who is your plus one? >> ken was in seattle, and yeah, no. but my plus one is-- his name is andy kravis. he is a lawyer and a professional indie crossword constructor.

>> wow. >> yeah, he's-- he's pretty smart. i feel good about-- >> you hang around with a lot of dumb people, i can tell. [laughter] >> i just need to feel superior to literally nobody i know. >> jeez, well, seems like you're in good hands if you need 'em. all right, is everybody ready to do this? i'm excited. you ready to go? [applause] let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] all right, tony, here's your $500 question. >> all right. >> meaning that they will sustain you for quite a while, people commonly describe hearty comfort foods by saying they'll do what? >> foods that would adhere to your spine looks-- that would be uncomfortable. the answer is "stick to your ribs," d. that's my final answer. >> and my favorite kind of food. that is right. [applause]

>> off the schneid. >> you can't get to $1 million unless you get to $500. >> i know. you got to answer 'em all, but-- i'm just--i'm relieved that i'm off the schneid. that's good. >> well, let's keep it going. here's your $1,000 question. to make more money from your "yard sale," "this old house" recommends calling it a what instead? [laughter] >> i'm sure that would work. um... ooh. a yard sale. i think an estate sale would make more sense. it's just a highfalutin yard sale. so i think we'll go with c, estate sale. that's my final answer. >> yeah, makes it sound more important, doesn't it? that's right. [applause] >> all right. >> here's your $2,000 question. >> whoo-hoo! >> in 2011, what former three-term mayor was probably

"feelin' groovy" when new york city's 59th street bridge was renamed in his honor? >> well, okay. i live in astoria, new york, which is at the queens end of the 59th street bridge or, as nobody in astoria calls it, the ed koch 59th street bridge. [laughter] so that's gonna be c. ed koch is my final answer. [laughs] >> that is right. [applause] you ready to go for more? >> let's keep going. >> here it is, your $3,000 question. >> all right. >> in the 1960s, the volcanic field at arizona's cinder lake was blasted with dynamite to replicate what place that would soon be encountered? >> okay. >> the mariana trench is the lowest place in the world, but that's not gonna look like

arizona at all, so i'm guessing that it's the moon. i'm guessing it's the moon. a, the moon. final answer. let's do it. why not? >> that was more of a question than an answer, but-- but it's right. [applause] >> yeah. yeah, asking questions is kind of my job, so everything i say comes out with a--"is that a thing at the end? the moon? is it the moon?" >> okay, well, here's a statement of fact. you're at $3,000. your next step is that first threshold, $5,000, which means you get this right, you can't leave with anything less than that today. >> right on. >> so here it is. $5,000 question. >> [exhales] >> better known for being funny, what "mean girls" screenwriter admitted to "entertainment weekly" that she was a mean girl herself in her younger years? >> well, kristen wiig is gonna

write something at some point, and i am growing to like her. i didn't like her for a long, long time. i don't think she did this, though. i think tiny fey wrote "mean girls." that's b. that's my final answer. >> that is correct. >> good. [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] >> $5,000. >> whoo-hoo! >> $5,000. >> right on. >> for the record, kristen wiig, i love you. i think you're fantastic. >> yeah, no, i'm a fan. i'm really down. >> all right, more importantly, can this man get to $1 million? we're gonna find out next here on "millionaire." [cheers and applause] even when you're taking an antidepressant, you may still be struggling with depression. ♪ you try to put on a brave face. but inside, the symptoms linger. in fact, 2 out of 3 people taking an antidepressant

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the next step will be $7,000. shall we take it? >> let's do this right now. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] this is the next step, your $7,000 question. after debuting in 1950 as a mere 4-year-old, by 1979 which famous comic strip character had grown to the ripe old age of 8 1/2? >> [exhales] okay. little orphan annie and li'l abner are way older than 1950. and calvin is rather younger. charlie brown started in about 1950. i think i can safely go with charlie brown as the answer. d, final answer, charlie brown. >> you got there quick, and you're right. >> good.

>> nicely done. [applause] no pulling the football away from you. >> extra fine. man, man, man. >> $7,000. the next step? this is your $10,000 question. >> okay. [dramatic musical flourish] >> if you get regular checkups, you've likely had your doctor use a sphygmomanometer on you, as that's just the fancy word for a what? >> sphygmom... "ometer" means it measures something, so it's either a stethoscope or a blood pressure monitor. it's also an incredibly long word. [sighs] um... i think a stethoscope is a stethoscope. the blood pressure monitor would make sense. b, blood pressure monitor. that's my final answer. >> and that's also right. >> good! good! >> [laughs]

>> i was concerned. it was just a moment, a moment. >> i get it. for you, it's more like relief than excitement. >> no, like, i'm happy. i'm glad i'm--whenever i see the question, i'm like, "i think i have a clue." >> all right, $10,000. a chance to double that. big here. >> right on. >> $20,000 question. here we go. [dramatic musical flourish] a "temple" for thirsty travelers, the angkor what? bar is aptly located in which of these countries? >> i feel like--i feel good enough about this that i think i'm just gonna go for it. i think the answer is d, cambodia, and that's my final answer. >> you're gonna feel even better with $20,000. >> good, good. yeah.

>> that's right, cambodia. >> we're getting to the window now. we're getting into the window. [applause] yee hee hee hee hee! >> if you were yelling at yourself on the couch, what would you have called yourself? >> um... >> can you say it on tv? >> nothing i could possibly say on tv, nothing. >> all right, $20,000. that's the level you're at right now. all three lifelines. >> excellent. >> this is your $30,000 question. >> okay. [dramatic musical flourish] >> which of the following singers' stage names is not their given first name? >> [exhales] madonna is madonna louise veronica ciccone or veronica louise ciccone. prince is prince rogers nelson. it's either--oh, boy. it's either usher raymond or raymond usher.

i think i'm gonna use my 50/50 lifeline, if that's all right. >> that's fine by me. >> that's my final-- yup, that's my decision. >> okay. >> 50/50. >> let's help him out here. let's take two incorrect answers away. >> oh, thank you! >> that leaves you with madonna and rihanna. >> well, then it's rihanna, c, my final answer. >> [laughs] >> whoo! >> that helped you immensely. the sigh of relief. that's right. [cheers and applause] robyn rihanna fenty, so robyn is her first name. $30,000! >> yes! >> that's where you are, my friend. >> so glad that worked out. >> that worked out. this is all working out. >> this is great. >> we're going for $50,000 when we come back here on "millionaire." [cheers and applause] (politely) wait, wait, wait! you can't put it in like that...

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[dramatic music] >> welcome back to "who wants to be a millionaire." here with tony hightower. just got that $30,000 question right, and it was about music. and, man, you seem to have a lot of knowledge about music. >> i guess so. i was a touring musician in canada, and you listen to a lot of music when you're in the van. canada is a huge country, and you listen--yeah, you just-- you're in the van for hours and hours and hours and hours. >> hence the paul shaffer look. >> it is the paul shaffer look. this is the uniform for canadian

musicians now. >> well, it helped you in that last one, and now you are on the doorstep of that next threshold, that $50,000. again, when you get there, that's the least amount of money you'll be taking home today. all right, still two lifelines yet to be used. >> right. >> you're on a good roll. >> good. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." >> yeah. [dramatic musical flourish] [applause] >> here's your $50,000 question. though now used extensively for food, what was used during world war ii as a way to preserve blood plasma for use on the battlefield? >> [exhales] you know what? i think-- i think this might be the time for me to call on my plus one.

>> your friend andy. >> my friend andy. [laughter] >> he just ran out of the building. >> yeah, yeah. [laughter] i think i--yeah, even if he doesn't know, at least it's someone to talk it out with, and i would feel a lot better just talking it out. >> is that your final? >> let's final that. >> andy, come on down, buddy. [cheers and applause] good to see you. welcome. >> thank you. hi, tony. >> hi. >> my friend. >> talk to me, brother. >> i don't know. i have no idea. here's the thing... >> yes. >> here's the thing. ball mason jars feel like they've got to be a lot older than this. >> yes. >> right? the ziploc bag, ball mason jars, and tupperware all do the same thing. >> yes. >> freeze-drying technology's just a different thing. >> yes, i'm-- >> if i were a betting man, which i'm not... >> you are not. >> especially not with your money... >> thanks. >> b seems like the best answer, because i think plasma probably has to be frozen for future use,

and the other three wouldn't do that. >> that would make sense. >> but i don't know the origins of any of the other things. >> well... >> so i really don't know. and now i've wasted the audience for you, so... >> that's okay. >> yeah. um, what are you thinking? >> i was also thinking about freeze drying. i was leaning toward that. so-- >> let's take a second-- >> the other ones--like, ziploc and tupperware are kind of trade names, but that may or may not mean anything. >> i mean, the other three are all trade names. >> ball mason jars, yeah. mason jars is mason jars. it wouldn't be--it's not gonna be mason jars. you're not-- >> you don't think? >> i don't think. i'm almost positive it's not. i could be wrong, but... >> i mean, freeze-drying technology is the odd duck. >> yeah. >> but i don't know if that's because it's like a trap answer or because it's the right answer, right? it could really be either reason. >> i feel good enough about it, and we may not agree completely, but i feel like we've got a consensus here. you know what? i feel good about it. i feel good about having this talk. >> yeah?

>> good talk. >> good talk? [laughter] i--i sure hope it's right, because... >> i hope it's right too. >> we sure did talk ourselves into it. >> we've talked ourselves into it. i think it's gonna happen. come on. big money, no whammies. let's do this. i think--i think we're gonna go with it. i think b, freeze-drying technology. that's my final answer. >> i can't look. [laughs] >> you know what? >> what? >> that was fascinating. you're right. >> oh! [cheers and applause] brother, brother. >> $50,000! that was one of the most fascinating conversations i have ever been witness to. and he's in tears! he's in tears. >> you are killing me! >> as they said, the sky's the limit. how high will he go? we're gonna find out next. >> oh, man. [applause] at stouffer's, we make our lasagna

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>> all right. >> charles "old hoss" radbourn is perhaps best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1880 photo of what? >> okay. um... here's what i know about charles "old hoss" radbourn. >> [laughs] >> um, there is a twitter account of somebody who claims to be charles "old hoss" radbourn. >> okay. >> it's very funny and clearly not him, because, well, 1886. um... i happen to know that he is in the baseball hall of fame as a pitcher, so i think it's "a," baseball players. i think it was a team photo. i think i vaguely remember this picture.

it was a team photo and him-- he was just--yeah. >> [laughs] >> at baseball players. there's a chance that he was flipping off congressmen, but i'm pretty sure "a," baseball players, is good enough that i feel good about that as my final answer. >> $100,000. >> yes! [dramatic musical flourish] >> $100,000! [cheers and applause] >> whoo! [horn blares] >> and that sound means that time is up for now. [cheers and applause] this is incredible. $100,000, three questions away from $1 million. will he reach it? we're gonna find out. thanks for watching. for everyone who's been a part of this one, i'm chris harrison. we will see you next time. >> right on. [cheers and applause] >> closed captioning

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more attacks are being planned, they believe, and they are alerting americans abroad. tuesday night, jim is off and i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" is the terror in brussels. months after the carnage in paris another capital under attack. and once again, isis claimed responsibility. this time the terrorists targeted transportation systems, an airport and subway. belgium authority say 250 hurt including at least nine americans. it could have been worse and police discovered a third bomb at the airport that did not blow up and they were able to destroy it in a controlled explosion right there. just after the airport bombing attack, an hour later a bomb went off at the metro station during the morning rush killing more people. passengers had to evacuate down darkened subway tunnels. and surveillance cameras captured three suspects at the

airport before the deadly blast, two in matching outpits. they are pushing carts of luggage that may have contained the bombs. and another clue investigators are focusing on and the gloves worn only on the left hands possibly holding the detonators. and the man here has disappeared, the fugitive. and they turned up more bomb-making equipment and an isis flag. and belgians are gathering to mourn the victims. the united states issued a travel alert to american citizens from now until june 20 to understand the risk as terror groups continue plotting attacks throughout europe, particularly at sporting events, tourist sites, restaurants and in transportation hubs. the terror attacks are prompting questions about how prepared we are in the united states, particularly our mass transit. and we have team coverage tonight, "action news" reporter christie alletto is live at the

airport speaking with travellers. we begin with dann cuellar along the security tracks seeing how the trains are rolling. dann? >> where is the outpouring for support for the belgian people is coming in. people pouring out hearts, sending thoughts and prayers. and also, as you say, officials have increased security at soft targets in philadelphia, as is the case in the wake of the horrific attacks. as the evening rush hour at the suburban station police presence on patrol, bikes and k-9 units to sniff out bombs. even with that they cannot be everywhere and asking for the public's help. >> we are asking the public to be more away. it's time for folks to see something and say something. >> across town at the eulogy belgi belgian tavern on edge most of the day, reaching out to family,

friends and business contacts in brussels making sure they are ok. >> grateful that none were hurt that i know, but it doesn't really matter. people died, people are scared, people are hurt. >> coupled with the attacks in paris in november, he says this is europe's 9/11. like new york and washington, he says the terrorists were trying to hit major targets. >> and belgium we have the headquarters for nato, also the economic headquarters. they are very desperate. >> and a belgian cafe similar concern for friends, thank fully ok. and then attention turned to a beer festival supposed to take place in belgian, here and around the world and it will not be cancelled. >> they said proceed without fear and celebrate pass we were intended to. >> and the xofrconversation on

potential for future terror attac attacks. >> it is worrisome in america but i think it will bring us together with our european neighbors. into and officials concerned about terrorists operating under the radar, increase the security continues at septa, amtrak, phl airport and other soft targets until further notice. live in center city for channel "action news." >> thank you. and live to christie alletto at philadelphia international. this time the security concern not just on the planes, the focus since 9/11, but inside of the airport terminal. >> that's right, monica. anxiety is running high for those traveling to and from europe. they say even the worst tragedies won't keep them from flying. >> going from amsterdam, a lot of security, a lot of machine guns. >> away from be