- THERE'S A SHOW THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN MINE,
AND IT'S CALLED "WHEEL OF FORTUNE."
AND IT'S BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE 1975.
AND IT'S OVER--IN OVER,
LIKE, 40 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDING RUSSIA.
OF COURSE, IN RUSSIA, YOU DON'T SPIN THE WHEEL.
THE WHEEL SPINS YOU.
[laughter]
IT SEEMS LIKE AN EASY GAME.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PLAY ALONG AT HOME,
TO WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE ON TV, PEOPLE GET NERVOUS,
THEY PANIC
LIKE THESE THREE PEOPLE DID.
- BOY, HE CALLED THE RIGHT LETTERS, DIDN'T HE?
IT'S A THING. YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS.
CAN HE DO IT?
GOOD LUCK.
- MAGIC HAND.
MAGIC BAND.
MAGIC...
[scoffs]
YAND, SAND, BAND, CAND,
JAND, PAND, FAND, BAND.
[buzzer buzzes] WAND! WAND! OH!
[audience groans]
- IF YOU CAN SOLVE THE PUZZLE RIGHT NOW,
THERE IS A JACKPOT OF NEARLY $10,000.
- I'LL SOLVE THE PUZZLE. - GO AHEAD.
- "I HAVE THE WINE" BY JOHNNY CASH.
- THAT IS NOT CORRECT. [buzzer buzzes]
I'M SORRY.
- "I WALK THE LINE" BY JOHNNY CASH.
- YEAH, THAT'S IT. [cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
[bell dings] - LOLITA.
- OH, SELF-POTATO?
SORRY. - NO.
[bell dings]
- MICHAEL?
- SELF-PORTRAIT. - YEAH, THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
- SELF-POTATO.
[cheers and applause]
SELF-POTATO.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A GUESS OR A CRY FOR HELP.
SELF-POTATO.
I FEEL BAD FOR THEM.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE BEING ON TV,
AND I THINK THEY DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE,
SO I BROUGHT ALL THREE OF THEM HERE TODAY
TO PLAY A GAME THAT WE LIKE TO CALL
"KNOW OR GO" SECOND CHANCES.
SO, LOLITA, I'M GONNA START WITH YOU.
LOLITA, WHEN YOU WERE ON "WHEEL OF FORTUNE,"
YOU GUESSED "SELF-POTATO."
[laughter] - YEAH.
- THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST GUESS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME.
THE CORRECT ANSWER, OF COURSE, WAS "SELF-PORTRAIT."
THERE WAS A T ON THE END, WHICH--THAT WOULD HAVE--
BUT WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU TAKE A PHOTO OF YOURSELF?
- A SELFIE? - THAT IS RIGHT, LOLITA.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
NOW, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ZACH.
ZACH, WHEN YOU WERE ON "WHEEL OF FORTUNE,"
YOU MISSED GUESSING "MAGIC WAND."
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT SAY WHEN YOU'RE WAVING A MAGIC WAND?
- YOU COULD SAY "HOCUS POCUS."
- YOU COULD SAY "HOCUS POCUS"
OR "ABRACADABRA" OR "ALAKAZAM."
EXACTLY.
I'LL TAKE THAT.
[cheers and applause]
- NATASHA,
YOUR CORRECT ANSWER
WAS JOHNNY CASH'S SONG "I WALK THE LINE."
YOU GUESSED "I HAVE THE WINE."
[laughter]
IT'S A LESSER KNOWN JOHNNY CASH SONG THAT WAS A B-SIDE.
ALL RIGHT, FINISH THE FAMOUS SONG "RED, RED"--
[sings] RED, RED
- [sings] WINE
- THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
THEY START GETTING A LITTLE HARDER.
LOLITA, THE MOST COMMONLY USED LETTER
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS E.
HOW MANY Es ARE IN THE WORDS "ELLEN DEGENERES"?
- E?
OKAY. ONE, TWO.
[laughter]
- NO, THE LAST NAME ISN'T ON THE LOGO THERE.
- I KNOW. [laughter]
ONE, TWO...
DE, THREE.
GEN, FOUR.
FIVE?
FOUR?
[laughter]
FOUR OR FIVE?
[laughter]
HOW ARE YOU SPELLING "DEGENERES"?
- D-E-- - YEAH, THAT'S ONE.
- UH...
G-E. - THAT'S TWO.
- N-E-R-E-S.
- YEP.
AND THEN YOU HAVE HOW MANY IN THE FIRST ONE?
- OH, TWO. SEVEN?
[laughter]
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING, LOLITA?
- OH, NO.
I TEACH FIRST GRADE.
- OH, NO.
[laughter]
LOLITA, FOR ALL THE PARENTS WATCHING OUT THERE,
I'M DROPPING YOU.
I HAVE TO. SAY GOOD-BYE.
OKAY. [audience screams]
I GAVE HER SO MANY CHANCES, ZACH.
I REALLY DID.
IN SPAIN, "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" IS CALLED
"LA ROULETA DE LA FORTUNE."
HOW DO YOU SAY "MAY FIFTH" IN SPANISH?
- I WANT TO CALL THAT "CINCO DE MAYO."
- THAT'S RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
NATASHA,
WHEN "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" FIRST CAME ON THE AIR,
GERALD FORD WAS PRESIDENT.
WHO IS THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT?
- OH, MY GOSH. [audience groaning]
OH, MY GOSH. HOLD ON.
HOLD ON.
- PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE A TEACHER AS WELL.
- NO, I'M NOT, BUT I-- YOU KNOW, BARACK OBAMA.
COME ON. I KNOW HIM.
- RIGHT. - YOU KNOW?
OH, MY GOSH.
- AND THERE'S A GUY THAT IS WITH HIM.
[laughter] - YEAH.
MC-- - ALL RIGHT, NATASHA.
GET READY. IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
- WAIT. OKAY.
- HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. - [screams]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- ZACH, THERE'S THE FINAL QUESTION.
BUT I-- YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN ANYWAY.
- OKAY. [laughter]
- I'VE NEVER BEEN ON "WHEEL OF FORTUNE,"
BUT I WAS ON "HOLLYWOOD SQUARES."
WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF A STOP SIGN?
- AN OCTAGON--
OR A HEXAGON.
IT'S...
AN OCTAGON.
- FINAL ANSWER. [laughter]
- YES. FINAL ANSWER: OCTAGON.
- YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT'S OCTAGON.
BUT I HAVE TO SEE YOU.
SO I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE, OKAY?
- OKAY. - HERE YOU COME.
- WHOO-OOH-OOH!
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY "KNOW OR GO."
[cheers and applause]
- [indistinct speech]
- [sighs]
THAT'S HOW YOU PLAY "KNOW OR GO."
ALL THREE OF YOU-- YOU'RE ALL WINNERS.
YOU'RE NOT-- NONE OF YOU ARE LOSERS.
YOU'RE ALL GONNA GET A 50-INCH INSIGNIA TELEVISION SET
FROM BEST BUY.