MY NEXT GUEST IS A COMEDIAN WHO HOSTS THE LIVE GAME SHOW "HQ
TRIVIA."
PLEASE WELCOME, SCOTT ROGOWSKY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
YOU GOT ME DANCING!
NOW -- >> YES?
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT A THRILL IT IS TO BE ON THE SHOW.
FOR SOMEONE DOING COMEDY FOR 13 YEARS, I'M GOOD TO GO, BABY.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: I KNOW WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE I PLAYED "HQ TRIVIA"
MANY TIMES, NEVER WON.
>> YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY.
>> Stephen: EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T PLAYED WHAT
IT IS.
>> IT'S A LIVE GAME SHOW YOU PLAY ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET.
GAMES GO LIVE 9:00 EASTERN EVERY NIGHT.
YOU DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE.
GET A PUSH NOTIFICATION.
IF YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY YOU GET CASH PRIZES.
>> WHAT'S THE POT?
COULD VARY FROM 5,000 TO 400,000.
>> Stephen: HOW IS THAT DETERMINED?
>> DEPENDS ON WHAT I HAVE ON.
>> Stephen: WHY 5 SOME DAYS AND $400,000 OTHER DAYS?
>> IT'S A FINITE RESOURCE.
YOU CAN'T GIVE OUT 100,000 EVERY NIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT SPECIAL.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A FILET MIGNON EVERY NIGHT.
>> Stephen: I CAN.
OME OF US UPCAN'T AFFORD IT ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: IS THIS SCIENCE FICTION?
>> TECHNOLOGICALLY, WHAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE DONE HAS NEVER
BEEN ATMPTD.
LIVE STREAMING GAME GENERATING ALL THE DATA.
I DON'T KNOW THE LANGUAGE OR THE TERMS, BUT THEY'RE SERVING DATA.
>> Stephen: SERVING DATA.
AND PEOPLE ANSWERING IN REAL TIME LIVE, THEY'RE TAPPING,
ANSWERING, GETTING ZOOMED UP INTO THE SKY, BACK DOWN TO THE
PHONE.
>> GETS ZOOMED UP INTO THE SKY?
THAT'S MY PERCEPTION.
>> Stephen: THERE'S THE ZOOMING.
SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE USING THE INTERNET
( LAUGHTER ) >> I BELIEVE -- KEEP AL GORE IN
OFFICE.
>> Stephen: IS THIS VIRTUAL REALITY RIGHT NOW?
ARE WE IN THE MATRIX RIGHT NOW?
>> ALL OF THIS IS SCIENCE FICTION.
I LIKEN IT TO THE WRIGHT BROTHERS BUILDING THE FIRST
AIRPLANE.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
( LAUGHTER ) THEY CHANGED THE WORLD!
>> THEY CHANGED THE WORLD.
WE'RE CHANGING THE WORLD, TOO, WITH THIS LIVE STREAMING MOBILE
GAME.
I'M TELLING YOU, IN FIVE YEARS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR OWN
APP.
>> Stephen: THE WRIGHT BROTHERS?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT STATE DO YOU DO THIS IN, IN NEW YORK?
>> IN KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA.
( LAUGHTER ) NO, RIGHT HERE.
>> Stephen: "HQ TRIVIA" PRIZE GETS SPLIT AMONG THE WINNERS.
IF YOU GET TO THE RINKY DINK $5,000, PEOPLE MIGHT WIN $2.
2500 PEOPLE MIGHT WIN AND IT'S 2 BUCKS A PIECE.
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO EXCITED.
>> BRAGGING RIGHTS.
YOU HAVEN'T WON, HAVE YOU?
>> Stephen: I HAVEN'T.
THERE YOU GO.
I'VE SEEN THE GREATEST MINDS OF MY GENERATION DESTROYED BY "HQ
TRIVIA."
>> Stephen: NICELY DONE.
ONE GUY WON $25,000 SITTING ON THE TOILET, THAT HAPPENED.
IT'S THE MOST FUN YOU COULD HAVE SITTING OBSERVE THE TOILET.
>> Stephen: DONALD TRUMP PLAYED?
( CHEERING ) ( APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) >> HE WOULD NOT GET VERY FAR.
LET'S BE HONEST.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE BECOME A LIT OVERAN ODD CELEBRITY.
>> ODD.
>> Stephen: 9:00 FOR A FEW MINUTES, I'M EITHER EXCITED TO
SEE YOU AT FIRST -- I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU AT FIRST AND VERY
DISAPPOINTED I EVER PLAYED YOUR GAME, MOMENTS LATER, AND NOW
YOU'RE A CELEBRITY.
THESE ARE YOUR ROOMMATES?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THEY TRIED TO LEVERAGE YOUR CELEBRITY TO SELL
YOUR OLD QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS.
QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS FORMERLY OWNED BY SCOTT ROGOWSKY, $600.
I WAS SCOTT ROGOWSKY'S ROOMMATE FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE HE
PRETENDED TO MOVE TO L.A.
DID IT SELL IN.
>> I HAD TO BUY I BACK FROM MY ROOMMATE RUSS.
I'M SLEEPING ON THE MATTRESS AGAIN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO IT, I WAS MOVING TO L.A., THAT WAS THE
PLAN.
I WAS, LIKE, SORRY, RUSS, I'M MOVING OUT OF BROOKLYN.
HQ CAME ALONG.
I WAS LIVING WITH MY PARENTS AT THE TIME.
HE HAD THE MATTRESS IN BROOKLYN.
HE WANTED IT OUT THERE.
I SAID, I HAVE A NEW APARTMENT, I'M PICKING UP THE MATTRESS.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU HAD TO PAY HIM?
>> HE LET ME HAVE IT FOR A ROOMMATE DISCOUNT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU HAVE LORD OF THE RINGS
TRIVIA FOR ME AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE LAST
ROUND.
NAME SOME.
>> THE FINAL ROUND, IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THIS INTO LET'S DO THE
FINAL ROUND.
HIT ME WITH LORD OF THE RINGS TRIVIA.
PEOPLE KNOW I ENJOY LORD O LORD RINGS.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU HAVE ONE?
I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, WE HAD TO ADJUST THE DIFFICULTOMETER FOR SOMEONE OF
YOUR GREAT INTELLECT BUT IT'S ABOUT LORD OF THE RINGS.
I COULD HAVE ASKED WHAT'S THE FOURTH LINE TO HAVE THE SECOND
PART OF THE SIMARILLIAN, THAT'S PROBABLY TWO-BOOK SAVVY.
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S PUT THAT ASIDE.
LET'S GO TO A FUN QUESTION.
WE ACTUALLY USE THIS ON A GAME OF "HQ."
READY?
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH MONEY IS THIS FOR?
>> I LEFT MY WALLTH BACKSTAGE.
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN THE BEATLES ATTEMPTED TO
GUY THE FILM RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS, WHAT ROLE WAS
RINGO SET TO PLAY, SAM, FROATO F GANDOLPH.
THIS WAS BACK IN THE '60s.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO SAY SAM.
>> YOU'RE CORRECT, SIR!
JOHN WAS GOLLUM, PAUL FROATO, GEORGE, GANDOLF.
I BOUGHT THESE CARDS ON eBAY FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU!
I TURNED A PROFIT ON A GUEST!
"HQ TRIVIA" IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE APP STORE.
SCOTT ROGOWSKY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK...