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00:00this is the show in which people determine the difficulty of the questions this is the show in
00:12which you play the percentages thank you very much delighted to have you here today welcome
00:26the only game show in which the difficulty of the questions is decided by the results of a survey
00:31time now to meet the champion who's about to play the bonus game bob hilton will introduce
00:35our current champion whose winnings total over four thousand six hundred dollars he's
00:41a computer market planner whose hobbies are bicycling and basketball he is rich bradley
00:51you are rich aren't you oh well yeah i guess so i guess that worked out doing fine looking pretty
00:55sharp today rich thank you uh have you gotten over your nerves a little bit yeah yeah well let me
01:00jangle a little more because it's time to play the bonus game we didn't play it yesterday as
01:04you know we ran out of time you want to do it now sure let's do it i'll meet you down there here we go
01:15okay rich now are you alone again today i'm going to use the help of the studio
01:20the whole audience will help you again they did good for you yesterday boy all right
01:24in the main game the questions dealt with the people's knowledge as you know in the bonus game
01:28the questions are going to deal with people's feelings i'll read you a question which was
01:31posed to 100 people i'll show you six possible answers you choose the right ones and you win
01:36dollars reach one thousand dollars and you're going to get something else bob hilton tell them what it
01:40is it's place percentages party package first rich to set the mood and provide background music for
01:45your party it's this deluxe jukebox stereo music center with a multi-colored light organ that responds
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02:12serve in style too rich with these fine ceramic serving accessories robert weiss originals an array
02:18of ceramic kitchen aids including the wine cooler the butterkeep and soup and cracker server gourmet
02:23accessories designed to shorten your time in the kitchen from robert weiss ceramics and finally rich
02:28you're going to be the life of your own party when you treat your guests to the fun
02:31and entertainment of your new widescreen projection tv it's a giant projection tv set for months the
02:39originator of self-contained projection television it has remote control electronic tuning and a 50
02:44inch diagonal screen for your home viewing enjoyment furnished by months this party package is worth in cash
02:50and prices over 3550 that's really great man i hope you get that that widescreen tv is terrific yes you
03:02ready to go yes all right here's your question rich we ask this question of men what one thing would you
03:09be scared to lose other than your health did they name their family their sight their wife their sense of
03:18humor their friends or their job now five of these answers ranked highest with the men we surveyed one
03:24did not it scored zero points select the one that was given by the men and you get those percentage
03:28points but select the one that was not given the one that scored zero and the bonus game is over so
03:32which of these six answers do you think the men uh would uh let's see would be scared to lose other
03:38than their health family sight wife sense of humor friends or job
03:42i like their answer i think they said i think family is the best yeah it would sound like a lot
03:50of men would be afraid to lose their family how many men would be scared to lose their family 31
03:57okay that's 310 you can stop now give me the 310 in cash remember if you hit the zero you're out
04:03of business you want to stop or go no you want to go okay sense of humor friends and job what would
04:10a man be scared to lose i think he's right but uh my wife is very important to me and i'd be afraid
04:19to lose her too afraid to lose their wife i'll say wife okay fine how many men would be afraid to lose
04:24their wife 19 percent of life you have a total of 500 points 500 they'll give you the 500 bucks
04:33right now if you want to quit but if you want to go ahead you may feel free to do it
04:39i'll go you're gonna go i'll go sight sense of humor friends and job what would a man be afraid to lose
04:46you're all right sight for sure sight yeah okay how many men would be afraid to lose their sight 21
04:52percent sense of sight you have 710 dollars here to go how do you want to play it
05:00i'm gonna go he's gonna go okay sense of humor friends and job what would a man be afraid to lose
05:09what do you say rich i'd say friends friends sounds like the best you say friends okay how many
05:16men remember if you hit a zero you're out of business how many men would be afraid to lose
05:21they're friends 15 okay you have 860 dollars there's only two choices left sense of humor and
05:30job so we if you want to go ahead you may if you want to quit i'll give you the 860 right now if you
05:36ever hit the zero you're out of business he's gonna go if you hit the zero you're out of business
05:42what do you pick sense of humor or job what would a man be afraid to lose
05:50i'll have to go on my own feelings this time okay sense of humor that's right now the audience is
05:56helping you out they all yell job yeah okay you say sense of humor i hope you keep yours okay for
06:02three thousand five hundred and fifty dollars or nothing how many men would be afraid to lose
06:08their sense of humor 14 you're right rich you got it
06:16a grand credit eight thousand one hundred and fifty dollars
06:19we've got the disco jukebox and the bar stools and ceramic serving accessories and the wide screen tv
06:24so that's really good and no nobody would be afraid to lose their day didn't care man to get rid of the
06:29job they what do they care about that so rich that's great man you've got a whole bunch of
06:34stuff you're our champion you're going to meet another challenger in here in just a second but
06:39just so i don't lose my job we're going to pause for this commercial message
06:49welcome back to play the percentages rich you won two games if you win three more games bob hilton
06:54tell him what he gets it's a brand new car the new pontiac sunburn group back to you jeff thank you
07:02very much bob okay rich you have 8 150 you're our champion you're going to meet a new challenger now
07:08and i'll ask bob hilton to introduce him please bob he's a writer and his interests are swimming jogging
07:14and basketball he is warren height
07:22warren how are you just fine good welcome to the show thank you you must be tall i'm six two myself
07:28yeah six five oh are you six five
07:34you're a writer i understand yes i am screenplays primarily yeah have you sold anything i've optioned
07:38a couple but as of yet nothing has been produced nothing yeah how do you make a living
07:41uh my wife is supporting me pretty well right now good for her all right well i wish you good
07:47luck here on the show you've met the challenger you know the champion let's play the percentages
07:55here's how we play our game we've asked hundreds of people questions on all kinds of subjects
07:59literature literature television and so on and the more difficult the question the higher percentage of
08:03the people who got it wrong the players are going to have to decide how difficult a question they want
08:07to go for first player to amass 250 points wins the game and gets 500 and goes on to the bonus game
08:14worth over three thousand five hundred dollars by the way gentlemen if there's no win at the end of
08:18the fifth round we'll decide who wins with a toss-up question all set in this game there are three
08:23categories we'll be playing with warren your preference is u.s history rich your preference
08:28in this game is world geography and the third category is always pot luck the subject we'll use in
08:33any round will be decided at random so let's take a look and see what the category is going to be for
08:38round one as something shuffle around and they come up in a random order to come out to be
08:44looks like world geography all right warren you're up first what percentage points of difficulty in
08:49world geography are you looking for i'll try 60. 60 percent okay good luck to you of the people surveyed
08:5560 missed this question madagascar is one of the world's largest islands and lies off the coast of
09:02africa for 60 points in what major body of water is madagascar located indian ocean indian ocean is
09:09right you get 60 points
09:14got a sharp one next to you rich i'm afraid so okay it's your your category world geography
09:18what percentage of difficulty do you want i'll take 70 70 70 looking to go ahead of the people
09:24surveyed 70 missed this question after years of danish rule europe's westernmost island nation
09:32was granted independence by denmark in 1944 for 70 points name this island nation
09:39i'd say it's iceland you're right you get to 70 points good for you
09:44that's the end of round one our challenger has 60 points our champion 70 points and by random light
09:49let's see what category we're going to be playing with in round number two round around they go and it
09:54comes up this time to be hot luck okay it's the jumping category first one to buzz gets to answer
10:01it warren what percentage points of difficulty do you want in potluck 60 60 all right 60 of the people
10:08we surveyed missed this question both of you hands on buzzers in this english novel a young boy falls
10:15into the hands of a gang of pickpockets which is headed by fagan and the artful dodger name this popular
10:21dickens tale okay you're in warren you're uh for 60 points oliver twist oliver twist right yard 120 points
10:34okay rich we're still in the potluck category what percentage difficulty do you want he has 120 points
10:39you have seven i'll go again with 60 going with the 60 okay that will keep you in the lead if you get in
10:44first and if you get the right answer remember both of you can come in it's a jump in category
10:47sixty percent of the people we surveyed missed this question which shakespearean play opens with
10:54three witches speaking to the future warren you're in first for 60 points or a total of 180 points
11:00what's your answer macbeth macbeth is right what question opens with three witches speaking to the
11:05future king of scotland okay at the end of round two warren you have 180 points rich you have 70 points
11:13250 points wins the game and let's shuffle the categories for round number three round and round
11:18they go and let's see where they stop we're going to play in the category of world geography okay rich
11:25this is your category here but warren has first choice of the percentage of difficulty i'll go for
11:3070 points going for 70 hoping to win the game 70 of the people we surveyed missed this question
11:37portugal is located on the western side of a peninsula which it shares with spain warren for the game
11:45name this peninsula iberian right you are you got yourself a game
11:57all right warren you got yourself a game boy you went right through that thing
12:01uh you got a little dry mouth there yes a little we'll get you a glass of water here in just a second
12:05rich i have to say goodbye to you you're a good champion i'm happy are you sure i'm delighted i'm
12:10happy you're happy and you are not only happy you're kind of rich you go home with cash and
12:14prizes worth eight thousand one hundred fifty dollars big hand for our champion thank you as
12:18well thanks a lot good luck to you bye-bye
12:23warren we're going to play the bonus round and then we're going to pause for a second
12:26uh get you a glass of water and we'll take a look at these messages we'll be right there
12:35welcome back to play the percentages warren you all set to go all set glass of water take care
12:41of everything a little okay fine as you know usually we ask people if they have anybody in
12:46the audience who wants to help them uh but as you told us uh warren's wife as we stand here and talk
12:51is busily scrubbing floors in a high-rise building so that he can make continue with his writing career
12:56so warren will be here alone ready to go yes i am all right i'll read you a question which is posed
13:00100 people warren i'll show you six possible answers choose the right ones and you'll win
13:04dollars reach one thousand dollars and you will also win this it's play the percentages fun and
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14:03we'll fly to las vegas nevada's largest city with its wide luxurious gambling casinos busy nightlife
14:09elaborate shows that attract visitors from all parts of the world and while there you'll enjoy a
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14:19excellent food in the santa barbara and coronado dining rooms furnished by the california hotel las vegas
14:24this fun and games package is worth in cash and prizes over three thousand seven hundred fifty
14:34okay well there's a lot to shoot for but in order to get all of those things of course uh you've got
14:39to answer some questions here you ready to go i'm ready to go here's your question in an earlier show
14:43you may have seen it we asked men to tell us what they usually talk about when they're alone this time
14:48we ask the question of women when women are alone do they usually talk about sex clothes work their
14:56parents men or children now five answers were given by the women we surveyed one was not avoided otherwise
15:03you're going to lose the bonus game which of these six answers do you think women talked about when they
15:08were alone sex clothes work their parents men or children what do you think warren men you think
15:14they talked about men that would seem that they might do that how many women talked about men
15:1960 women talked about men okay boy that's a bunch you have six hundred and ten dollars you can quit
15:25right now i'll give you the six hundred and ten dollars in cash but if you want to play on
15:30you're gonna go yeah okay of sex clothes work their parents and children what did women talk about when
15:34they were alone they talk about men they talk about sex they talk about men they talk about sex well not
15:41necessarily but let's find out how many women talk about sex that gives you a total of seven
15:50hundred and forty dollars you can quit with that money or you can take a chance and go ahead
15:56he said he's gonna go clothes work their parents or children
16:02warren says children how many women when they're alone talk about their children
16:11you got yourself up to eight hundred ninety dollars you might want to click there you
16:14might want to go ahead what do you think
16:19you're gonna go yes all right three choices left clothes work at their parents what do women talk
16:25i'll go with clothes you're going to go with clothes women talk about clothes well i wonder how many women
16:32talk about clothes okay that gives you a total of 940 that's a lot of cash you can quit with that if
16:41you want to or you can go ahead remember you take a chance how do you want to play it do you quit with
16:45the short thing or do you go ahead i'm gonna take the money and run all right he says you're gonna take
16:51the money and run you know if that gives you 940 and we'll give that to you in cash you may have made a
16:58wide decision because when it comes down to women being alone talking about work with their parents
17:02what would you think anyway let's find out
17:06i'll go with work you go with work okay how many women talk about work six percent talk about work
17:11and the women we surveyed said they never never talked about their parents well i don't know about
17:17that but i think you're wise and cutting out when you did warren giving you a total so far of one
17:21thousand four hundred and forty dollars congratulations warren big hands warren good
17:25nice job up here okay you ready to meet a new challenger yes i am why don't you go back to your
17:32place and bob hilton's going to introduce your new challenger now originally from missouri she's a
17:37domestic engineer and she's married to a stuntman she is barbara ronyard
17:42hi barbara how you doing fine great whereabouts in missouri did you come from joplin it's in the
17:52southwest corner ah yeah okay and your husband's a stuntman yeah has he ever been injured in a stunt
17:57or any uh yes but we don't talk about those oh oh apparently one of us does i know okay i'm sorry
18:05i shouldn't have brought it up okay barbara good luck you met warren backstage i know he's a good
18:09champion take your place and we'll play the percentages now in this game there are three
18:16categories we're going to be playing with barbara your category your preference is literature warren
18:21your preference is u.s geography and of course the third category is always potluck the subject we'll
18:27use in any round is going to be decided at random so let's see what the category for round one is going
18:32to be as the categories go round and round and this time we end on looks like potluck okay that's the
18:39jump in category barbara how many percentage points of difficulty do you want let's try 70.
18:46trying 70 and potluck okay you know when they get up to 70 80 90 they're kind of difficult but
18:51we'll wish you both good luck first one in gets a chance to answer 70 of the people we surveyed
18:56missed this question a married irish lady who is remembered in song discovered overalls in her chowder
19:04what is her name
19:08so much for 70 okay mrs murphy remember the song who threw the overalls in mrs murphy's chowder
19:14i don't remember no well okay it was mrs murphy nobody scores there warren we're still in potluck and
19:19you get to pick the percentage of difficulty i'll try 60 going for 60 okay hands on buzzers 60 of the
19:27the people we surveyed missed this question in 1965 two blonde british actresses named julie were
19:33both nominated for an oscar as best actress name the actress who was nominated for an oscar for her
19:39role in darling okay warren you're in for uh 60 points who's that actress julie christie julie christie
19:46is right good for you you got 60 points in round one our challenge of bar with nothing our champion
19:53warren was 60 and let's by random light see what category we're going to be playing with in round
19:57number two coming up we see potluck literature potluck potluck it stops on again it's random
20:05choices we have no control over that and so that means a jump in category bar what percentage of
20:09difficulty would you like well let's go for 60 minutes okay 60 of the people miss this question
20:16hands on buzzers millionaire publisher glenn howard and his two editors dan farrell and jeff dylan
20:23were the three leads in this action drama name this long warren you're in for 60 points or a total of
20:30120 points name the long-running series name of the game name of the game is right you have 120 points
20:38warren we're still in the potluck category and you can pick the percentage of difficulty
20:42i'll go for 60. you're gonna go for 60. okay get it right and give you 180 points up to you bob
20:48jump in and try and stop him 60 percent of the people miss this question hands on buzzers
20:54in the 1900s this french composer changed the direction of classical music with such compositions as
21:00nocturnes and the immortal claire de lune warren you're in first for a total of 180 points name him
21:08debussy debussy debussy claw debussy you're right you get 180 points
21:14that's the end of round number two barb with nothing yet
21:17warren 180 points we'll take a break we'll be right back
21:26we're out of time we'll resume this game tomorrow this jeff edwards hope the percentages are always in
21:30your favor good night
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  • Ivory Mason3 months ago
    This episode was rerun on June 25, 1987 on USA as Bullseye was still part of the USA game show lineup.
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