>> jimmy: that was the original title. [ laughter ] >> and then there was "the favor of love" came out with flavor flav, which that's what it was. [ laughter ] "the bachelor," they all pretend they want to fall in love. what's more scary is they think they actually will find it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: do you think they are pretending -- i think they actually -- >> i think you're right, which is really frightening. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but we -- my favorite bachelor was brad womack who chose no one. i was, like, greatest, most sensible person. ever. >> jimmy: you're right, that's right. >> then they brought him back and he chose someone. >> jimmy: you're right. >> i also love jake because he looked like he should have starred in "american psycho." [ laughter ] he was terrifying and he and nick do the same thing, which is they talk while smiling. if you watch -- hopefully you have seen it. if you watch nick, he is coming out here, and they have almost finished shaving down his body

as you saw in the opening. [ laughter ] that soft core porn he shot right before he did "the bachelor," he'll be, like, yeah. you're pretty, too. i love your dress. it's really great. it's a great dress. it's great. [ laughter ] and a puppet will appear from behind him. >> jimmy: i haven't noticed that, and now i won't be able to focus on anything else now. [ laughter ] >> it's great to be here, and i can't believe it. this is amazing. >> jimmy: what about "the bachelorette"? who is your favorite? >> of all time? >> jimmy: all-time, going back to the 1800s. >> okay, i'm going to go with myrtle -- no. i'm going to go with kaitlyn. there was, like, five named kaitlyn. >> jimmy: well, i guess, yeah. there must be a lot of kaitlyns. you mean the one here tonight? >> i don't care. [ laughter ] i want to point out that chris, the host, he is just always on

the verge of bursting out laughing. [ laughter ] because they're, like, this is a real big deal. >> jimmy: i'm headed to the golf course. >> and i saw it because they sent me an advanced copy of the show, so ha ha ha. two people in this episode said, you know, my friend submitted me for this, and that is just [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: you don't believe it? >> no. because here's how these shows work. sure, okay. your friend might have gone, you should go on there, and the number of hoops to get through and hurdles to jump through to actually appear on the show, you have to make a real effort. >> jimmy: you probably have to give your social security number. >> absolutely, but when they walk -- there's tests. there's all sorts of interviews. they want to make sure you're super-hot and unstable and weird. [ laughter ] so don't -- "bachelor"

contestants, from now on stop saying your friend did this. >> jimmy: that's good advice. >> everybody knows you were the weirdest, hottest person in your high school, and this is exactly what we expect. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think you have given these "bachelor" contestants and us, for that matter, a lot to think about. >> i'm glad i can do that for you. >> jimmy: in a way, you have ruined the show for everyone. congratulations, joel. >> you're welcome. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. >> i'm sorry that i have not stopped talking for the last four minutes. >> jimmy: no, believe me -- >> i used to just make fun of these shows and this is a real therapy time for me. >> jimmy: glad you could get this off your chest, and spare your wife while she is trying to watch the show. >> your segment producer asked, does your wife watch? i was, like, nope. she does not watch television at all. >> jimmy: really? you could say anything you want about her right now? >> i can. she grew a tail last year, and she could slap me in the face with it and i didn't know it was coming. >> jimmy: you're hosting the people's choice awards. [ cheers and applause ]

you led your own applause there. >> thank you. yep. it's pretty much the biggest deal in hosting this year. >> jimmy: that is what they -- >> is there anyone else on stage right now hosting a bigger deal award show? >> jimmy: but that is -- >> you're hosting the oscars. >> jimmy: but that doesn't -- [ cheers and applause ] that doesn't minimize that you are hosting "the people's choice awards." >> yes, it does. it does minimize it a bit. mine's more important obviously. >> jimmy: have you started working on "the people's choice awards"? >> no. i'm going to show up and do it. >> jimmy: really? >> no. yeah we've started putting together -- you better be working on yours. >> jimmy: don't worry about me, i'm under my desk working on it. that's yes appreciate you talking. >> did you get nervous when you heard the news you were chosen? >> jimmy: i almost threw up, yeah.

i had a migraine headache for nine hours. >> really? >> jimmy: yeah, no kidding around. >> wow. then that passed and you're like, okay, it's showtime. you were so good hosting the emmys that you have -- >> jimmy: all right -- thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> that here -- >> jimmy: we should be showering together at this point. >> you're going to have a hard time topping that. i get -- i don't know how you -- i get nervous right before. i feel like, oh, this material's going to be funny. >> jimmy: then you see people you don't know staring at you. >> yeah, and i go, oh, crap. you say, imagine everybody naked, which doesn't make any sense. >> jimmy: no. >> then people ask you what you're doing being silent onstage. you're like, i'm imagining people naked. >> jimmy: right yeah. >> and it's weird. >> jimmy: it's terrible advice. >> it doesn't make sense. >> jimmy: you could get sexually excited and start humping people. [ laughter ] >> much like that girl on "the bachelor" who rode a camel in. >> jimmy: very well done, there you go. >> you saw that? you guys know about the girl who rode the camel?

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>> jimmy: hello, we're back. with our post-bachelor special. our next guest is the most sexually active man on television. he is the man of the hour with a lot of important decisions to make. please say hello to the bachelor, nick viall. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: now i'm going to have to watch. see if you're smiling. >> i'm going to try not to smile the entire time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: only joel can make smiling into a bad thing.

>> very self-conscious now. >> jimmy: good to see you. how are you doing? >> i'm well. >> jimmy: things are good? >> yeah. >> jimmy: who did you kiss on new year's eve? [ laughter ] >> my mom. >> jimmy: did you really kiss your mom on new year's eve? >> no. >> jimmy: you did not. did you kiss anyone on new year's eve? >> i did not. >> jimmy: you ruined the show. we know what happened now. >> sorry. >> jimmy: although maybe geographically -- is it safe to say you are not single now? you are in a relationship? >> i don't think i can say anything. >> jimmy: you can tell us. [ laughter ] >> you promise not to tell anyone? >> jimmy: we'll keep it just between the 202 of us. yeah. >> all right. so i picked -- >> jimmy: i know who you pick. i knew before you even got signed up to do this who you were going to pick. that's why they call me rosetradamus. >> okay. >> jimmy: it's an ability that i -- >> i could pick someone and i have a track record. >> jimmy: that has happened to you before. the important thing is who you pick and not how it turns out.

we know what happens after the show ends. [ laughter ] you're on the magazine with the rip down the middle. that's how it goes. [ laughter ] >> you're laughing. >> jimmy: i want to ask about a couple of the women on the show. first of all, liz, who is the woman that you met -- she was what? the maid of honor at a wedding. >> she was. >> jimmy: you met her? at the wedding? >> i did. >> jimmy: then you went to her room or your room? >> i don't remember. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you don't remember. so after you -- you consummated your like, i guess, you said, can i have your number? and she said no? >> yeah, i mean -- she kind of gave me the whole, let's just leave it alone. so i was like, okay. >> jimmy: was that -- i mean, i would think that would shake me to my core. >> i was -- i was okay with it. >> jimmy: you were okay with it? >> i respected her decision, and -- >> jimmy: uh-huh. wow. you're good at this getting

dumped thing. i mean really it's like -- [ laughter ] you're the best at it. >> it's like, whatever. >> jimmy: are you like this -- have you ever been fired from a job? >> no. >> jimmy: that will be easy for you too. how do you still have a job by the way? how is that possible that you are still working? >> i have been able to do some other stuff as a result of being on so many times. >> jimmy: you're not working at that job anymore? >> i don't do the software thing anymore. >> jimmy: no software. >> i'm lucky enough to have my own. >> jimmy: all hardware from now on, right? that liz -- did you recognize her? when she got out of the limo? >> i recognized her right away. >> jimmy: you did. >> yes. at that point i think 14 other women showed up, and i was, like, that's liz. >> jimmy: right. >> she walks up and just has this grin, but didn't say anything. so i was just -- i'm thinking to myself, on the off chance that i am wrong, i didn't want to be, like, nice to see you again. and her say, nope. not me.

so i was, like, okay. i'm pretty sure this is liz, and she went with the whole i'm going to see if he knows me. i was caught off guard by it, i didn't know what to do. and she walked in, and i was, like, i know that's liz. >> jimmy: yeah. oh, wow. and you couldn't text her because you didn't have her phone number. >> yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so one of the other women was corinne, who really was very aggressive with you right away. one of those interrupting things. >> she was fairly assertive. it's fine. >> jimmy: do you like it, when they interrupt, when they say, excuse me, isn't that off-putting in a way? >> why? no. i did my fair share of that. >> jimmy: you're okay with that? >> i like a lady who knows what she wants. >> jimmy: you like an adult woman who has a nanny? [ laughter ] >> you know, the thing is, no. i didn't know right away. took a couple of weeks. >> jimmy: oh, they didn't tell -- you don't get to see --

>> you don't know, right? her intro. it was brought to my attention by one of the other ladies as a potential red flag. she was, like, i need to let you know corinne has a nanny. while i appreciated the potential red flags as a grown woman having a nanny, i thought, huh. what are the benefits? [ laughter ] if this works out, do i also get the nanny? >> jimmy: i think you would get the nanny, yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's smart. all right. so we're going to take a quick break here, and we're going to meet two faces from your past. two women you may remember. in fact, they are -- andi and kaitlyn are here. >> very exciting. >> jimmy: yes. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: you're welcome. bachelor nick, everybody. we'll be back with andi and kaitlyn. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we're back with bachelor, nick. our final guests this evening are two of the reasons nick is still living with strangers in a strange house. they are former bachelorettes who asked him not to put a ring on it. please welcome andi dorfman and kaitlyn bristowe. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ well, this is awkward for everyone but me. >> i disagree. >> can i just say thank you for not picking me? >> yes, you can. >> you're welcome. and thank you. >> you're welcome, thank you. >> i have something to say before we even get started. because the last time i was on this show, you bet me -- you made me put my hand on a stack of "us weekly" magazines to swear that i would still be together with shawn b. after a

year. and we are. >> jimmy: all right. [ cheers and applause ] guess what? guess what? i happen to have partly in 50s, $1,000 for you, and give shawn b. his half of his money. >> i will not. but anyways. i wanted to challenge you because we will walk down the aisle. so i was thinking double or nothing. >> jimmy: oh! >> i've got my attorney here. >> jimmy: i see. >> i would advise against it, but, you know. >> i followed my lead once, and i regret it. >> jimmy: i'll go double or nothing on you getting married. >> you want to? >> jimmy: yeah, i will. >> and maybe -- i won't give any to joel mchale because he's a [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] >> double or nothing. >> jimmy: tunnel or nothing. we'll see. how long until you get married? >> give us, like, another year. >> jimmy: another year? >> yeah. $2,000. we did just meet a year and a half ago. >> jimmy: when was the last time

you, any of you, any combination of you, saw each other? >> this is so awkward. >> i don't think so. >> i feel great. feels great. >> it's been a -- >> they were at the wedding. >> jimmy: oh, the wedding where liz -- did you know about that liz thing going down? >> who's liz? oh, yeah. >> jimmy: that's what he said. >> the maid of honor. >> yeah. i recall. i was doing sober january, and so i left. >> you were not fun at that wedding. >> i sucked and i was, like, boo. this is boring because i'm not drinking and i went home early. >> jimmy: andi, were you there? >> i was, like, the single girl, and they were up on the bridesmaids and apparently maid of honor. >> i don't know if i was up on anyone. >> it was an interesting morning after. >> jimmy: do you contact each other or anything like that? >> not a ton. >> we do. >> yeah. we talk every once in a while. >> we run into each other. we're friends. >> yeah. not friends like we are. >> yeah. >> we're friendly.

>> i mean, this is so awkward. might as well text it out. >> jimmy: it's great, i'm loving it, i'll be honest with you. >> i was going to say. this is gold for you right now. >> jimmy: it really is. >> i feel like i'm not a part of this. i'm happily engaged, it's been a year and a half. >> way to rub it in. >> jimmy: i want to do another post show for the three of you after this. >> sure. >> jimmy: that would be the greatest thing possible. >> i get it. >> just don't invite joel mchale. i saw him backstage, and i was, guess what? i don't like you. >> jimmy: oh, no. >> i may be your favorite, but i don't like you. >> jimmy: he did say you were his favorite. >> yeah, just -- >> jimmy: he knew. he knows what's going on. >> mchale said, that's your real name? >> jimmy: wow, who would have known that all anger would be directed at joel mchale. [ laughter ] >> it's working out for me. >> jimmy: you owe joel is what happened here. >> take that money and give it to joel. >> jimmy: we're going to take a quick break, and see two things when we come back. number one, we're going to see me predict the final four.

and you guys can say what you think about nick's final four. and number two -- >> shark. >> jimmy: we'll show you a clip from nick's new show here on abc. >> dolphin. >> jimmy: it's our post-"bachelor" rose-stravaganza. we'll be right back.

nick viall was jilted on "the bachelorette" twice, and then failed on "bachelor in paradise," and now things are going to be different. >> see you later, nick. >> see you on the group date! ♪ all by myself >> no tears. no screaming. no bickering. no fighting. no drama. no women. "the bachelor: home alone." >> hi, nick. s. >> hey, nick. >> nick! nick!

>> give me that rose! >> the bachelor: home alone." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what a dolphin sounds like. we're back with nick and andi and kaitlyn, and it's time for me to pick my final four. let's pay special attention to nick's face. first, to whom you gave the first impression rose, i believe rachel the attorney will be in your final four. yes? >> i say yes. i like her. >> jimmy: you say yes? >> you usually are right, so i'm going to go with you. >> jimmy: thank you very much. next, danielle l. showed a lot of cleavage, yes? >> yes! >> i think if they brought their "a" game and "d" cups, they are in. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. next, corinne. >> who has "d" cups? >> jimmy: she has a nanny, which appeals to nick. he kissed her on the first

night. they're setting her up to be the villain, which means she will be on the show very close to the end. >> she seemed sexy and sassy. he might like her. >> great tv. >> yeah, she's sassy. >> jimmy: you would know. there's corinne. finally, the winner of "the bachelor" season 21, vanessa! [ cheers and applause ] vanessa will win. >> are you smiling? >> i always smile. >> jimmy: what do you say? >> i always smile. >> you're smiling. >> jimmy: there you go. nobody has to watch the rest of the season. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you all for being here. thank you for sharing. nick. i wish you a lot of luck. i wish all of you a lot of luck. watch "the bachelor" monday nights on abc. thanks to joel mchale, andi and kaitlyn, and we apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time. good night!

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good evening. thanks for join is. mariah carey's team doing major damage control following a show-stopping, jaw-dropping new year's eve debacle which unfolded on live television. the pop legend had been brought in to headline abc's "new year's rocking eve" and finish the year on a high note. instead she sang few notes at all. now the latest version what was went wrong. ♪ that skin-tight outfit. the big hair. all on point. but it's what the pop diva didn't sing that's grabbing all the headlines this new year. ♪ get these monitors on >> reporter: for six whole minutes, an eternity on live tv, a sparkling mariah carey stumbled through a three-song set, including some of her most famous multi-okay tar songs. as a recording hit the high notes for her. legions of fans come out in droves to hear her live, like this fan posting her performance

in the sumner paris. ♪ but during this "new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest," she wasn't feeling those emotions. mariah said she couldn't hear her tracks because of a faulty earpiece. ♪ we're missing something but it is what it is ♪ >> reporter: roger love, coach to selena gomez and others, say loud noises from the audience block the performance. >> artists have backing tracks. they have in-ear monitors, like mini headsets. she not only could not hear herself, she couldn't hear the music. >> reporter: he points to the songstress repeatedly trying to communicate with engineers. >> she already is bringing her hand to her ear signaling that she is having some issue. >> reporter: carey, who was supposed to be the headliner of the night, instead became headline fodder. some even calling her

performance a train wreck. >> i think she could have sung more. i think she could have tried to stick with it more. but once it went wrong, she diva'd it up and it was funny. she was the queen. something went wrong. she even used the royal we. "we can't hear." "we're havinging some trouble with the monitors." >> i'm trying to be a good sport here. >> reporter: for a brief moment carey appeared to be back on track. ♪ >> you hear her start to sing a little bit. ♪ oh, oh yeah it's not because she can finally hear the music. but the drums are really so loud, being pumped into the audience, that she's feeling the beat. >> reporter: he says there was little the star could have done to help the situation. >> so many other performers would have just run off the stage. or would have stopped and say, fix it. she was actually very calm,

knowing that she was singing for millions, potentially billions of people. >> reporter: but things got even more cringe-worthy when she started singing "we belong together." >> it was like watching a queen fall on her face. >> reporter: the shaken songstress ending her six-minute performance leaving the stage quickly. >> it just don't get any better. >> reporter: hours after the performance she responded on twitter saying with a shrug, in a sense, stuff happens. and here's to making more headlines in 2017. >> it's certainly more memorable this way. if mariah had come out and delivered a flawless performance and then the ball had dropped, i don't think we would all remember this. >> reporter: tonight the finger-pointing continues. mariah's manager accusing show producers of hanging her out to dry, telling billboard in part, they acknowledged that they knew her inner ears were not working, they did not cut to a commercial, they left her out there to get ratings. dick clark productions saying an

initial investigation has indicated dcp had no involvement in the challenges associated with ms. carey's new year's eve performance. the special aired on abc television which had no comment on the matter. it did seem as though mariah had trouble hearing earlier in the evening. >> it's hard for me to hear you. >> she didn't handle this gracefully, she handled this mariah-ly. you have to understand, she is mariah carey, the rules don't apply. she lives on a different planet, it is a diva-powered planet. ♪ more that than you could ever ♪ >> reporter: this isn't mariah's first stumble onstage. the queen of christmas herself bungled the high notes on her holiday anthem "all i want for christmas is you" while performing in rockefeller center. ♪ >> reporter: the cracks and squeaks even more apparent on a video clip linked online where carey's vocal track is isolated.

♪ for christmas is >> reporter: and on youtube there are fan compilations like this one of her singing snafus. ♪ absolutely nothing in the right ear ♪ >> reporter: the performances reminiscent of her 2008 appearance on "good morning america" where the track starts playing before mariah starts singing. ♪ i know that you've been waiting for me ♪ >> reporter: mega stars lip synching big-time performances is not anything out of the ordinary. ♪ if you're on a mission >> reporter: many have been caught, from britney's infamous 2007 vma performance -- ♪ i'm waiting >> reporter: to ashlee simpson on "snl." ♪

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to go on tour with lionel richie and despite her new year's eve debacle our experts suggest the pop diva doesn't have much to worry about. >> she's going to keep going. she's been through worse. and many she's going to launch a tour. and she's going to laugh this off. and meanwhile it's going to be diva time. >> all fallout will lead to her singing live on her next performance and killing it. and everybody realizing that her voice is just as good now as it was 20 years ago. ♪ up next, the athletes who are putting a new spin on pole dancing. and later, the hot youtube trend that will help you keep that new year's diet resolution. l after a dvt blood clot, i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? ...including this little girl. and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital,

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you know when you think of sports, i bet you probably don't think of pole dancing. but that's exactly what it's become and the competition is fierce. here's abc's sunny hostin with another look. >> i just want to put on an amazing show. >> reporter: for these athletes, thousands of hours of training have boiled down to this night. >> are you nervous? >> reporter: as they prepare to step into one of the brightest spotlights in their sport, the wild world of competitive pole dancing. ♪ much of ashley fox's year centers around prepping for the pole classic in las vegas. she even dropped out of school to pursue her passion for pole dancing.

how intense is the competition? >> it's very intense. so there's a lot of pressure to do well. ♪ >> the next 24 -- even the next three hours are action-packed. >> reporter: ms. mundy organizes pole expo each year, drawing competitors from all over the world, vying for recognition and a $1,000 prize. a renowned instructor, fawnia's list of famous students includes britney spears, who pulled out a few moves during her "slave for you" routine at last year's billboard music awards. ♪ slave for you >> climbing the pole with britney, we did the basic climb. we made a nice little routine about 20 individual pole tricks. >> reporter: for the elite pole dancers taking the stage here tomorrow, their intricate routines come price hundreds of complex moves. >> i can imagine the athletes are going through their music in

their mind, picturing themselves winning. >> reporter: ashley doesn't need to imagine winning. she remembers it, two years ago she scored first overall. we met at her studio in new york city. >> i very often get asked if i'm a gymnast, if i'm a dancer. i'm always like, something like that. because you don't want anyone to get the wrong idea. >> there's a lot of misconception about pole dancing, isn't that right? people think you're a stripper if you're a pole dancer? >> oftentimes. not to say there aren't poehlers who do strip. i'm completely artistic, athletic, and focus on fitness and the artistry. >> reporter: ashley offered to give me a lesson. >> you want to support yourself. you're going to kind of swivel on your foot. hook the legs. weave and try to land. >> i can't do that. >> oh, you're going to do this. >> reporter: and believe me when i say, she makes it look much easier than it is.

>> you're going to pull down and forward. yep. yes. good, that wasn't so bad. i absolutely think it could, should, and will be an olympic sport. it's extreme sport, in my opinion. >> reporter: extreme, she says, because one small mistake can spell disaster. the day of the competition, she's rehearsing every move. ♪ stakes are perhaps even higher for newcomer chris saez. he traveled here from his home country, chile. >> i just want to do a good job on the stage, you know? i think that if i win, that is going to be amazing. ♪ reach out and touch me >> reporter: his commitment is clear. >> pole is a way of moving, travel around the world, competing. >> reporter: minutes before showtime, fawnia scrambles to get all the dancers in order. >> it's just freaking out time. >> reporter: the backstage drama heats up. >> everyone wants their space. it's really not a time for making new friends.

>> i'm feeling super ready now that i have my makeup starting to come together and once i put my outfit on i'll be even more ready. >> welcome to the fifth annual pole expo. >> reporter: it's ladies first. ♪ ♪ the women break out in an impressive array of aerial demonstrations. their inspiration ranging from sultry to classical. ♪ >> ready. >> reporter: ashley packs a punch with her superhero routine. her performance, a clear fan favorite. >> i felt excited. i felt amazing. >> reporter: now it's time for the guys to take the stage.

some play the audience for laughs. but chris is more modern dancer than magic mike. ♪ graceful and refined. >> they were screaming a lot. it was amazing. >> reporter: for chris his dedication pays off in his first appearance at pole classic. >> and in second place we've got -- christopher saez! >> reporter: he scores second in men's. and ashley? >> ashley fox! >> reporter: also taking second in her division. still, she says, she'll train even harder for the next round. >> my main goal is to get first and first and first. that's still my goal and it motivates me. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm sunny hostin in new york. ♪

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translated to "cute tiny thing," has turned similar segments into smash hits. >> they had shown these videos of people making tiny food, tiny clay things that looked like food. we were fascinated. one day one of those guys sent us a package that contained a tiny pot, pan, tiny knives, forks. at the end of a shoot we decided to break it out. somebody made a tiny hamburger. now the series has been viewed a couple hundred million times. >> reporter: the show shoots on a dollhouse-sized set. >> three cameras huddle around this little stage, filming our food stylist. >> reporter: the stove heated by tealight. >> mini cheese grater, all the cups, pots and pans, everything is a working piece of propping. >> reporter: keeping that authenticity, one of the biggest challenges that comes with cooking tiny. >> a lot of it comes down to sourcing ingredients. if wear using a pepper it needs to look like a tiny pepper.

we'll peel onions back to the right size to fit in the scale of the world. >> reporter: jay says the mesmerizing product is worth the tediousness. >> there's fascination with seeing a recipe made in such ridiculous fashion. >> reporter: the next step, thinking outside the kitchen. one of their latest episodes features a meal cooked on a miniature grill. for all the toonny tiny foodies out there. thanks for watching abc news. as always we are online at abcnews.com and our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the likes, america. good night.

>> it's a simple game, really. i set them up, they knock them down. and they walk away with a very big check. let's get this party started. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] all right. for the last four years, our

first contestant has been collecting fun facts and making a trivia spreadsheet to help prepare for this exact moment. from corona, california, please welcome to the show j.d. lape. [cheers and applause] what's up, jd? >> chris. >> hey, brother. >> good to see you, buddy. >> welcome. >> thank you. it's great to be here. >> the spreadsheet. >> yes. >> yeah? >> yeah, i have spreadsheets for all occasions, including "millionaire" today. >> i-i mean, i know what a spreadsheet is, but how does that prepare you for this? how does that work? >> well, what i did was i made a bunch of categories, put 'em across the top, especially the ones that i don't really know much about. >> okay. >> and as long as i come up with facts, i put 'em in the spreadsheet, and four years later, here i'm at 400 or 500 different facts. so, hopefully it's all up here today and gonna win me a million dollars. >> hopefully so. >> yeah. >> all right, let me tell you what you're up against. 14 questions. money values growing from $500 all the way up to that $1 million. [cheers and applause] >> yes. >> every question you answer corr