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00:00We asked 100 average Americans, do physics...
00:03Psychics.
00:04Gah, man.
00:05I'm, like, as I was saying it,
00:07my brain goes, make a choice, man.
00:09Make a choice.
00:11Oh, boy, I rolled the dice.
00:13At least this is not on TV.
00:18From the Nashville Municipal Auditorium,
00:21it's the only comedy show that also happens to be a game show.
00:25It's The Greatest Average American.
00:28And now your host, Nate Farghese!
00:35All right, thank you.
00:37Thank you all so much.
00:38Welcome to our new show,
00:40where it's not about what you know,
00:42it's about what your fellow average American knows.
00:45Speaking of average,
00:47we've got my buddy and fellow comedian Julian McCullough.
00:49He's been hanging out with the audience all night.
00:51Julian, they're good?
00:53Yeah, they're good. Yeah, yeah.
00:55All right.
00:55And our announcer, my fellow comedian, Greg Warren.
01:01Uh, Greg, who do we have playing tonight?
01:04She's a middle school secretary from Florida.
01:07This is Melanie!
01:12Next, it's a senior at Purdue University in Indiana.
01:16Everyone give it up for Ana!
01:20And finally, a policy director who can play the flute.
01:24From Tennessee, say hello to Jeremy!
01:31Hey, Nate.
01:32What?
01:33Why don't you just have him play the flute?
01:34I don't think he has the flute, so...
01:37Yeah.
01:38Nate, you want a flute?
01:39Yeah.
01:41You're really putting me on the spot here.
01:43But my mom will be happy to see me play, so...
01:46Oh, that's good.
01:56Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
01:59Here, you can take this, Julian.
02:01You know what?
02:01I always would get uncomfortable when, like, a man would play the guitar in front of me.
02:07Now it's, uh, the flute as well.
02:11Uh...
02:11All right, let's get to the game.
02:13Uh, we're gonna play through two elimination rounds with one person going home after each round.
02:19Last player standing moves on to our bonus round where you could win the average American salary of $67,920.
02:30All right.
02:31In our first round, we asked Americans questions about how they feel, what they like, and how they live.
02:37I'll reveal the questions, and all you have to do is choose the response said by the majority of Americans.
02:44Here's your first question.
02:46We asked 100 average Americans if you could eat only one form of a potato for the rest of your
02:51life, which one would you choose?
02:53A, potato chips, B, mashed potatoes, C, hash browns, D, french fries.
03:00You have 10 seconds.
03:12All right.
03:13Uh, since you're right here, Melanie, what do you think the average American would say to this?
03:17I said, A, potato chips.
03:19Yeah. Do you like potato chips?
03:21I do like potato chips.
03:22And, like, the saying goes, you can't eat just one.
03:24You give that up over fries, though.
03:25Fries are, you know...
03:27You gotta cook fries.
03:28It's not about me.
03:31Uh...
03:31Jeremy.
03:32Well, I was thinking like you, and I went D, french fries.
03:35French fries.
03:35That's what I would.
03:36I love all potatoes, but I think french fries are just the best.
03:40Yeah.
03:40So I'm hoping everyone, uh, was thinking like me.
03:42Like us.
03:43Ana?
03:44I said D, french fries.
03:46All right.
03:47Thought the same thing.
03:48I'm more of, like, a french fry type person.
03:50Yeah.
03:51I mean, I was hoping most of America thought the same.
03:53French fries gets everything.
03:54Yeah.
03:54Well, we're gonna find out.
03:55I like that you went something different.
03:57This is...
03:57This is how the game's played.
03:59All right.
04:00What did the average American say?
04:05French fries.
04:07All right.
04:10Jeremy, one point.
04:12Ana, one point.
04:13Melanie, zero.
04:14Next question, please.
04:17We asked 100 average American nurses, which of these would be the worst place to deliver
04:22a baby?
04:24Burning Man.
04:26B, NASCAR race.
04:28C, airplane.
04:30D, McDonald's play place.
04:3310 seconds.
04:37Greg, you delivered quite a few babies.
04:39Several.
04:40I would say if a kid is delivered at a NASCAR race, that's gonna be a tough kid.
04:45All right.
04:46Let's start it off with Ana.
04:48I said a Burning Man.
04:50Burning Man.
04:51Very true.
04:52A lot of...
04:52Does everybody know what Burning Man is?
04:54It's like...
04:55Yeah, it's like a fire.
04:56I don't really know what it is.
04:57It's fire.
04:58There's a desert and fire.
05:01Yeah.
05:01Just sanding.
05:02Firing a man.
05:03Yeah.
05:03And a sand.
05:05My goodness.
05:06And I bet a lot of babies are born out there.
05:09All right.
05:09Jeremy.
05:10So I went for sea airplane.
05:13Yeah.
05:13And fun fact.
05:14I was born in my grandmother's living room.
05:16So I was born in a weird place.
05:19But I think for airplane, if something goes wrong, you're stuck up there.
05:23You can't go anywhere.
05:23Yeah, yeah.
05:24Well, you...
05:24We could have put your grandmother's living room.
05:26I would.
05:26I would.
05:27Yeah.
05:27Yeah.
05:28I turned out all right.
05:29Yeah, you did good.
05:30Mellie?
05:31I also went to sea airplane.
05:33Oh, okay.
05:33Because I was thinking the same way as Jeremy.
05:35If something happens, you're up in the air.
05:37There's nothing you can do until you get somewhere.
05:39Yeah, exactly.
05:40And then just food service is gonna slow down.
05:42Right.
05:43Drink service.
05:43Absolutely.
05:44They can't.
05:45Probably in the middle of the aisle.
05:46You become a show, really.
05:48Right.
05:48And that bathroom is so tiny.
05:50What can you do?
05:50Oh, yeah.
05:50Well, I think they're doing it in the middle of the aisle.
05:52I think they...
05:52I think they shut the movie off and they go, we're about to watch a baby good morning,
05:56everybody.
05:58All right.
05:58Let's see.
05:59What did the average American say?
06:02Oh!
06:02Burning Man!
06:04Oh!
06:05Yes!
06:06And, uh, we got Burning Man.
06:09Burning Man's dirty.
06:10It's just, you know, dust.
06:12I think you have sand on you for the rest of your life.
06:14All right.
06:15Just two questions left.
06:16This next one is worth two points.
06:18Uh, this one's a little different.
06:20So you're guessing the percentage of people from zero to 100.
06:25Whoever comes closest to the correct answer gets the two points.
06:29Ready?
06:30Next question.
06:33We asked 100 average Americans which U.S. president is on the nickel.
06:37How many of them got it right?
06:39Ten seconds.
06:41I tell you what, no help showing the picture.
06:47Greg, do you feel like you graduated with that guy?
06:51Me?
06:51All right.
06:52That's enough, Greg.
06:54Uh...
06:55Melanie, do you know who's on the nickel?
06:57Thomas Jefferson, I believe.
06:58Is that who that is?
07:00It's from the side.
07:02That's what makes it hard.
07:03Yeah.
07:04It would really make a difference if you saw both eyes.
07:07Yeah, yeah.
07:08Uh...
07:09Melanie, what'd you say?
07:10I said 10% because people don't really carry cash anymore, much less change.
07:13That's true.
07:14So they're gonna have no clue.
07:15I know.
07:16And it's a good point that I literally did not know in front of your face.
07:19Uh, you're off to a good start.
07:22Jeremy, what'd you say?
07:23I went 37%, so I also thought, you know, not too many, but a little bit more than 10.
07:30Yeah, the nickel's not talked about as much as it, you know, it's usually nickels that frustrating, you think it's
07:36a quarter, and then it's not.
07:38Yes.
07:38You're like...
07:40Donna.
07:40I went really high.
07:42I went 78.
07:43Whoa.
07:4370% know it.
07:45You guys learn in, like, elementary school, right?
07:47It doesn't matter.
07:48Like, it's not like a little teacher, you know?
07:49Like...
07:49I forgot all of school.
07:52We use it every day.
07:54I don't know.
07:55I didn't know who it was, and they showed the person.
07:59Melanie knew.
08:00Yes!
08:01She's smart.
08:02Yes, she is.
08:03Yes, she is.
08:04All right.
08:05What did the average American say?
08:07What's the percentage?
08:1046%.
08:10Jeremy closes at 37%.
08:13This one is worth a whopping three points.
08:16Whoo!
08:17So, this is a big one.
08:19Last question.
08:21We asked 100 average Americans if you knew you would make it through no major injuries.
08:27Surviving, which of these would make for the best story?
08:31Struck by lightning.
08:33B, swallowed by well.
08:35C, sucked into a tornado.
08:38D, go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
08:4210 seconds.
08:49Greg, how many of these you've done?
08:52I...
08:52I haven't done any, but I...
08:54All right, that's enough, Greg.
08:56Uh...
08:57All right.
08:58Let's see, Melanie.
08:59I want to come to you last.
09:00Okay.
09:00I'm building suspense.
09:03I just learned that word yesterday.
09:04And that's me.
09:06Uh, Ana.
09:07Okay.
09:08I would say, be swallowed by a whale.
09:11Yes.
09:12Because how is that happening to you?
09:14Yeah.
09:14And how are you escaping that?
09:16And also, like, what does the inside of a whale's mouth look like?
09:19Yeah.
09:19I don't know.
09:20Yeah.
09:20Yeah.
09:22Well, Jonah...
09:23Jonah did too, so you could at least be like it was you and Jonah.
09:27Oh, yeah?
09:27Yeah.
09:28Oh, yeah.
09:29Jonah's in the Bible.
09:30He's swallowed by a whale.
09:32Uh, yeah, yeah.
09:33Isn't it Jonah in the Bible?
09:34Yes.
09:35Yeah.
09:36The Bible's a pretty big book that people, uh...
09:40He was swallowed by a whale.
09:42All right.
09:43Jeremy, what'd you think?
09:43Um, so I went with lightning.
09:46Um, I-I was debating between swallowed by the whale, but somebody this year got swallowed
09:51by a whale and survived.
09:52Did they?
09:53So I wouldn't want to share the highlight of the news with that person.
09:57He also had to share the news with Jonah.
10:00That's right.
10:01Yeah.
10:01Jonah got written up about in the Bible.
10:03That guy...
10:04He was suffering.
10:05Not all of us know his story.
10:06He was suffering.
10:07Uh...
10:08Melanie?
10:09I said, see, sucked into a tornado.
10:12I-I agree with you, Melanie.
10:13I like that.
10:14Yeah.
10:14You want to go round and round, right?
10:15And there's so many tornadoes and so many stories, so I think people would be, you know,
10:20want to tell you about it.
10:21Oh, yeah.
10:22Tornado season would be...
10:23You'd be booked to the gills.
10:25Yeah.
10:27All right, Melanie.
10:28Well, this is it.
10:29You need it.
10:30This is for three points.
10:32What did the average American say?
10:36Oh!
10:37Oh!
10:38Struck by lightning.
10:40Congratulations, Jeremy and Ana.
10:43You're moving on.
10:44You guys got it.
10:45Unfortunately, Melanie, you're the most below average American tonight.
10:48That's all right.
10:49Thanks for playing.
10:50When the greatest average American returns, our players will be predicting how average
10:55I am at shooting free throws.
10:57Do not go anywhere.
11:00Thanks.
11:01Don't stop.
11:02Wonderful to play.
11:09Welcome back to the greatest average American.
11:13Jeremy and Ana are one step closer to playing for the average American salary of $67,920.
11:23All right, this next round is all about getting into the mind and body of the original greatest
11:28average American himself.
11:31It's me.
11:31Nate.
11:33Tonight, I'm going to be shooting free throws.
11:38I will have 60 seconds to sink as many free throws as I can.
11:42I'll be standing at the standard free throw mark, and this is a regulation hoop.
11:47To figure out who's going to the bonus round, you two are predicting how well I'm going to do.
11:53One of you will start off by guessing exactly how many shots I can make in 60 seconds.
11:58The other will then write down over if you think I will make more or under if you think I'll
12:04make less.
12:05The winner moves on to the bonus round.
12:08All right.
12:09Jeremy, you scored the highest in the first round, so you get to decide.
12:12Would you like to guess the number I will make or guess the over-under?
12:16I am going to be a gentleman and let the lady choose.
12:19All right.
12:20Ana, you will be guessing the amount that I will make.
12:23I am not going to look.
12:25I have no idea.
12:26Ana, Nate did play basketball.
12:28It was a church league.
12:30They played on a carpet.
12:31Very little bounce.
12:34Great traction.
12:39I am not looking.
12:43Jeremy, do you want the over or the under?
12:46Write down your guess.
12:47And don't show anyone.
12:50Answers are in.
12:51My time to shine.
12:53Julian, a little help?
12:55Sure.
12:56Absolutely.
12:57One minute on the clock.
13:01Okay.
13:03On your mark.
13:03Get set.
13:05Nate.
13:05Show them where you're from, Nate.
13:09Ooh.
13:11Focus, Nate.
13:14Switch.
13:15Woo!
13:18That's what I'm talking about.
13:22Nailed it.
13:24Ooh.
13:26Come on, Nate.
13:27Come on.
13:28Come on.
13:29Nice shot.
13:30Nothing but Nate.
13:34And another one.
13:3630 seconds, Nate.
13:38Woo!
13:41Woo!
13:42Woo!
13:42Woo!
13:43Woo!
13:47Woo!
13:48Woo!
13:49Woo!
13:52Woo!
13:54Woo!
13:55Woo!
13:5610 seconds.
13:57You've got eight.
13:59Woo!
14:005, 4, 3, 2, 1.
14:05That's the buzzer!
14:08Woo!
14:10All right.
14:1210, 10, 10, 10, 10!
14:155, 4, 3, 2, 1!
14:158, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.
14:16Hey, hey!
14:18Ah, we did it.
14:22Crank, what did I get?
14:24You got nine, Nate.
14:25Nine, that could have been better.
14:26No carpet, it threw you.
14:29All right, moment of truth.
14:32Ana, how many did you think I can do?
14:35I thought eight.
14:37Pretty good.
14:38That was.
14:39All right, Jeremy, if you guessed over, you win.
14:43But if it's under and you're going home,
14:46what did you say?
14:49I did have faith, and I went over.
14:51Over!
14:53Wow.
14:54That means Jeremy is moving on.
14:56Congratulations.
14:58You are the greatest average American.
15:00You deserve a little something to go with the new title,
15:03so how does $10,000 sound?
15:04Amazing.
15:05There we go.
15:07Can he turn it into $67,920?
15:11Find out in the bonus round
15:14and we return to The Greatest Average American.
15:17Whoo!
15:21God gets it!
15:28Welcome back.
15:30I'm here with our winner, Jeremy.
15:32Whoo!
15:33He has earned the coveted title
15:35of The Greatest Average American,
15:36and with that comes $10,000.
15:39All right, whoo!
15:39And that's yours to keep no matter what.
15:43But you now have a chance to increase your winnings
15:46to the average American salary of $67,920.
15:52Whoo!
15:53Also, I'm gonna put a little extra in...
15:55Oh.
15:56...there to help you cover all the taxes.
15:59Whoo!
15:59So you're good to go.
16:00All right!
16:02What will you do if you win it?
16:04So, Nate, I just got engaged,
16:06gonna get married in beautiful Pigeon Forge.
16:08All right.
16:08Talking about the wedding, but if I win this,
16:10we have a great honeymoon idea.
16:11Six weeks, six continents.
16:13And we're gonna start in Zambia,
16:15because I grew up there,
16:15and end in Asia, Bora Bora,
16:17you know, all those nice resorts...
16:19Yeah, yeah.
16:19...on the water.
16:19So if I win, I'm making my fiancé really happy
16:22with a great honeymoon.
16:23Wow!
16:23That's very, very exciting.
16:25Very exciting.
16:26I hope you win.
16:27Is the other honeymoon just staying Pigeon Forge?
16:31Well, it's not a bad place.
16:32It's up and down!
16:33Yeah.
16:33Yeah.
16:34All right.
16:35You showed you can think like the average American,
16:38but there's one more group of average Americans
16:40you need to face, and that's our audience.
16:42All right.
16:42Before the show, we asked them seven questions.
16:45You will have 30 seconds to correctly predict
16:47how the majority of them answered.
16:49Get five right, and you'll go home with $67,920.
16:54All right.
16:56But beware, because it's three strikes and you're out.
16:59All right?
17:00Audience, it's your answers that are helping win this money.
17:03So you should have some skin in the game.
17:05If Jeremy wins, you're all going home with one of my favorite things.
17:08Julian, what are they getting?
17:09Gift cards to Applebee's.
17:11Nice!
17:14Pretty great.
17:16All right.
17:17All right.
17:18A lot of pressure.
17:19All right.
17:2030 seconds on the clock, please.
17:22Here we go.
17:25Which type of massage would this audience rather get?
17:28Shoulder, foot?
17:30Shoulder.
17:32Do they have any allergies?
17:35Which would they rather go to, zoo or aquarium?
17:37Aquarium.
17:39Which do they prefer, summer or winter?
17:41Winter.
17:42Have they ever gotten a really bad...
17:45All right.
17:46Have they ever lied about their age?
17:48Yes.
17:49Final question.
17:50Have they ever worn sunglasses they found on the ground?
17:53Uh, no.
17:54All right.
17:56All right.
17:56There we go.
17:56All right.
17:59Here we go.
18:00These are good.
18:00These feel good.
18:01I'm excited about it.
18:03I'm excited about some of them.
18:04I'm excited about some of them.
18:05Some of them a little bit stressed.
18:06You don't know.
18:07All right.
18:07We're going to start off with what you probably need right now.
18:11Yes.
18:11Which type of massage would this audience rather get?
18:14Shoulder, foot?
18:16You said shoulder.
18:17Did the audience also say shoulder?
18:20There we go.
18:21All right.
18:23All right.
18:25That seems like, if they're like, I'm only going to do one or the other.
18:28I don't think you want to pull your foot out.
18:30Yeah.
18:30In that situation.
18:32Uh, do they have any allergies?
18:34You said yes.
18:35It's Tennessee.
18:36Audience.
18:37Did you say yes also?
18:40There we go.
18:44Which would they rather go to?
18:46A zoo or aquarium?
18:47Jeremy, you said aquarium.
18:49Yeah.
18:49Did the audience also say aquarium?
18:53Oh!
18:55I knew it was wrong.
18:56That's tough.
18:56I know.
18:57We've got a zoo here.
18:57I know.
18:58We have an aquarium in Chattanooga.
19:00I know.
19:01It's typical Chattanooga answer.
19:05Which do they prefer?
19:07Summer or winter?
19:09You said winter.
19:11Audience.
19:13Did you say winter?
19:16Oh!
19:16Oh my gosh!
19:18That's two strikes.
19:20All right.
19:21We've got three left.
19:23We've got three left.
19:24We've got to get all of them.
19:25I'm not feeling good.
19:26Yeah.
19:27I'm telling you.
19:27I'm not feeling good.
19:29All right.
19:30Have they ever gotten a really bad haircut?
19:34You said yes.
19:35Audience, what did you say?
19:39Yes.
19:40All right.
19:41We're still in it, baby.
19:42We're still in it.
19:43We're still in it.
19:46All right.
19:46I'll let you decide.
19:48All right.
19:49Which one do you want to see first?
19:51You got have they ever lied about their age?
19:53Or have they ever worn sunglasses they found on the ground?
19:57You can choose which one you want me to...
19:59You know, we've been going in order.
20:01Let's just keep going in order.
20:02All right.
20:02And let's see about the age.
20:04You need this one.
20:06Have they ever lied about their age?
20:08What did the average American audience say?
20:10Did they say yes?
20:13Oh!
20:14Oh, my gosh.
20:16Sorry.
20:16Have they ever worn sunglasses they found on the ground?
20:19You said no.
20:20They are.
20:21Oh, man.
20:22I'm so sorry, man.
20:23That's all right.
20:24I'm sorry.
20:24I got $10,000.
20:25You got $10,000.
20:27Better luck next time.
20:28Audience, no Applebee's gift cards through for you.
20:30That's tough.
20:31When we come back, three new players will battle it out
20:34to see who's the most average.
20:36Do not go anywhere.
20:38The Greatest Average American will be right back.
20:41Whoo!
20:43Sorry.
20:44We can hug anyone.
20:46Okay. Thank you.
20:47Yeah.
20:54Welcome back to The Greatest Average American.
20:57Our Pursuit of Average continues with three new contestants.
21:01Let's see who we've got.
21:02Greg!
21:03Nate, we have an Army veteran and dad of three from Nevada.
21:06It's Michael.
21:07What's up, Nate?
21:08What's up, everybody?
21:10Not a butcher.
21:11Not a baker.
21:12A candle maker hailing from the great state of New York.
21:16It's Bianca!
21:19And finally, a realtor and Iron Man enthusiast from the state of Arizona.
21:24Say hello to Manny!
21:27Whoo!
21:27How's it going?
21:28Whoo!
21:29All right.
21:30Welcome.
21:31Manny, how long does it take to do an Iron Man?
21:34I'm shooting for 14 hours.
21:35Yeah.
21:36Wow.
21:37My last one was 15 hours, so as long as I can beat that, I'm a happy camera.
21:40Yeah.
21:4014.
21:41I did not expect that number to be that high.
21:43Yeah.
21:44Because this game's not that.
21:49All right.
21:50Let's get to it, though.
21:51These first two questions are worth one point each.
21:55We asked 100 average American magazine readers which magazine cover would be the coolest to be on.
22:03A, Time.
22:04B, Rolling Stone.
22:06C, Vogue.
22:08D, Sports Illustrated.
22:1110 seconds.
22:13What did the average American say?
22:16You've been dreaming of this.
22:18I've been holding out for AARP, Nate.
22:21It's coming, baby.
22:22I feel it.
22:25All right.
22:26Did you ever dream of being on one as a kid?
22:28For me, it was Sports Illustrated, for sure.
22:30Yeah, yeah.
22:30Absolutely.
22:31But it's not my answer, though.
22:32All right.
22:34You're going through what the average American would say.
22:36What is your answer?
22:37My answer is B, Rolling Stone.
22:38Yeah.
22:39I feel like, you know, 100.
22:41They like it.
22:42Let's go.
22:43Yeah.
22:43I feel like, for me, Rolling Stone ever since I was a kid, and I feel like maybe most of
22:48everyone in the audience, that would be the coolest one.
22:50So, I'm going Rolling Stone.
22:51I mean, it's a cool one to be on.
22:55Bianca?
22:56I went with A, Time.
22:59Yes.
22:59It was a toss-up between A and B, Rolling Stones.
23:03That makes sense.
23:04But I feel like with Time, it's timeless.
23:06It doesn't go, you can't go wrong with that.
23:08It's, um, it's a great one.
23:10A good choice.
23:10Yeah.
23:11It's a big one to get on.
23:12Manny?
23:13Yeah.
23:13I went with D, Sports Illustrated.
23:15Yeah.
23:15I feel like a lot of Americans grow up playing some kind of sport, and I think they really
23:20want to relive what they always dreamed of, of being a professional athlete.
23:24Yeah.
23:24As an Ironman, I'd imagine.
23:26Yeah, there you go.
23:27Yeah, you're going to go to that.
23:28Yeah.
23:28The coolest one's not even up there.
23:30What is it?
23:30What is it?
23:31Costco Connection.
23:32Yeah.
23:33Yeah.
23:35We don't have those kind of connections.
23:37Uh, we asked 100 average Americans, what did they say?
23:43Time.
23:43Wow.
23:45Bianca, what point?
23:46Good job.
23:48Wow.
23:49Time, 34%.
23:50Rolling Stone, 32%.
23:52Yeah, right behind me.
23:54Sports Illustrated, I don't think you want me to say the numbers.
23:58No, it was 9%.
23:59It was 9%.
24:00Okay.
24:00All right, next question.
24:04We asked 100 average Americans, what's the one side dish that holds the whole darn barbecue
24:11together?
24:13A, coleslaw.
24:15B, potato salad.
24:17C, baked beans.
24:19D, cornbread.
24:21Oh, my.
24:22You have 10 seconds.
24:25They're gonna be out of it, Nate.
24:26Yeah.
24:28Can I get some cornbread?
24:29You want cornbread?
24:30They put on the, they have scallions on the potato salad.
24:34All right.
24:36Manny?
24:36I went with C, baked beans.
24:38And this one was really tough.
24:39Okay.
24:40Because I was stuck between potato salad and baked beans, but when it came down to it,
24:45I feel like baked beans has a different flavor and I think more people would rather have
24:49that than over potato salad.
24:51Yeah.
24:51They'd appreciate hearing that.
24:53Baked beans don't get that often.
24:55Yeah, exactly.
24:56You know?
24:56Bianca?
24:57So I went with D, cornbread, okay?
25:01Yeah.
25:01Yeah.
25:02Who doesn't love a nice barbecue with a nice big slab of buttery cornbread?
25:08Yeah.
25:08Um, coleslaw typically goes with that as well, but I'm thinking cornbread, that's the number
25:13one.
25:13Yeah.
25:14Yeah.
25:14Coleslaw seems like a lot.
25:15Yes.
25:16Uh, Michael?
25:18So I also went with C, baked beans.
25:20Yeah.
25:21Um, I just feel like it's the one thing for me that pulls it together.
25:25I know it's not about me, but...
25:26Yeah, yeah.
25:27We're, yeah, these are all classic kind of answers.
25:29We got two baked beans, one cornbread.
25:32Let's see, what did the average American say?
25:35Let's do it.
25:35Let's do it.
25:36Yeah!
25:37Baked beans.
25:38Wow.
25:40Everybody's back in the game.
25:41Good job.
25:42Look at that.
25:43Good job.
25:44Michael, one point.
25:45Manny, one point.
25:46Bianca, one point.
25:47All right.
25:4839% baked beans.
25:49Uh, cornbread, only 11%.
25:51Cornbread can be dried.
25:53That's why you need the butter.
25:55Good mom.
25:55That's why you need the butter.
25:56I'm only there for the butter.
25:58All right.
25:59This one's a little different.
26:01You're guessing the percentage of people from zero to 100.
26:04Whoever comes closest to the correct answer gets two points.
26:08All right.
26:08Next question.
26:10We asked 100 average Americans, do physics...
26:15Psychics.
26:15God, man.
26:16Like, as I was saying it...
26:19Sorry.
26:20I don't know.
26:21Dude, as it was coming out, my brain goes, make a choice, man.
26:26Make a choice.
26:27Make a choice.
26:28And I didn't think they would do psychics.
26:31I should have saw the possessed in the other stuff.
26:35I should have jumped ahead.
26:37Oh, boy.
26:37I rolled the dice.
26:39Yeah.
26:39The worst part is I predicted that would happen.
26:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:42Yeah.
26:44At least this is not on TV.
26:47Uh...
26:48We asked 100 average Americans, do psychics...
26:52Uh-huh.
26:53...actually possess supernatural powers?
26:57What percent said, yes, they do?
26:59Ten seconds.
27:13This is an interesting question.
27:15I'm sure you guys talk about it every day.
27:18Uh, Bianca, I feel...
27:20I don't know why, I just think...
27:22Telekinesis, that's what it is.
27:23Yeah, yeah, yeah.
27:24Yeah, yeah.
27:24All right, so I went with 42%.
27:28Yeah.
27:28I think it's right there before getting...
27:31Yeah.
27:31Not over.
27:32Not under, exactly.
27:33Yeah.
27:33But they're not...
27:34Yeah, they're nervous.
27:35Perfect, yeah.
27:35They're nervous about it.
27:36Yeah, yeah, yeah.
27:38Yeah.
27:39Michael?
27:40Uh, so I went with 20%.
27:4220%.
27:42Um...
27:43Yeah.
27:43I think it's even lower than this, but I was scared, so...
27:45You're trying to be...
27:46I don't know.
27:47I was nervous, so I did 20%.
27:48Yeah, yeah, yeah.
27:49All right, I like it.
27:50Uh, Manny?
27:51I went with 30%.
27:53Ooh.
27:54Man.
27:55Swear two points.
27:56Come on.
27:56What percent said yes?
28:01Oh, wow!
28:0218%!
28:03Let's go!
28:04Two points to Michael, takes into three points.
28:07Wow.
28:08All right.
28:09This one is worth three points, so it's anybody's game.
28:12Okay.
28:12Last question.
28:15We asked 100 average American women, which of these is the worst thing a man can have on when
28:21he shows up for your date?
28:24A, excessive cologne.
28:27B, excessive jewelry.
28:30C, excessive hair gel.
28:33D, excessive spray tan.
28:36You have 10 seconds.
28:38This is all basically just talking about the same guy.
28:42Yeah.
28:42Yeah, Nate, I feel like they missed one here.
28:45Yeah.
28:46Ankle monitor.
28:47Yeah.
28:50I mean, this feels like it's about the same person.
28:53Because it seems like if one comes, hey, they're all coming.
28:57You know what I mean?
28:57Yeah.
29:00Bianca, which one I mean?
29:01So, being a woman, I went with a cologne, okay?
29:04Yeah.
29:04All right, ladies.
29:06Yeah, a lot.
29:06They agree.
29:07They agree.
29:08I feel like the cologne is the most nauseating and the most, you know.
29:12It's a lot.
29:12Not for a good experience for a date.
29:14So I'd say that.
29:15Yeah.
29:16Absolutely.
29:16I'm off cologne.
29:17Have been for quite a while.
29:18Oh, okay.
29:18Yeah.
29:18But when you're in your, when you're 17, 18, buddy, you're all over it.
29:23Yeah.
29:24All right.
29:25Manny?
29:25I did D, spray tan.
29:27Yeah.
29:28So...
29:28That makes sense.
29:30Oh.
29:30Feels a little more.
29:32All three are bad, except I feel like spray tan is just really awkward.
29:36The guy's probably glowing in the restaurant.
29:38It's a lot.
29:38Yeah, it's a lot to hear.
29:39Yeah.
29:40Michael?
29:41I'm gonna have to agree with D, spray tan.
29:43Yeah.
29:43It just seems real excessive cologne, jewelry, hair gel.
29:48That's normal.
29:49If you're gonna look at something and they're bright orange, something, you know, that's...
29:51Yeah, yeah.
29:51That's crazy.
29:52That's weird.
29:52Uh, all right.
29:53This is a big one.
29:54This is worth three points.
29:56Bianca, you need this.
29:57Yes, I need this.
29:57You have cologne.
29:58Manny, Michael, have spray tan.
30:00What did the average American woman say?
30:08Oh!
30:09Wow!
30:10Bianca!
30:13Congratulations, Bianca and Michael.
30:15You're moving on.
30:17Manny, so sorry.
30:18You're the most below average American tonight.
30:22Thank you for playing, though.
30:23We appreciate it.
30:24Thank you so much for having me.
30:26When we come back, the quest to crown the greatest average American continues.
30:30Our players have proven their averageness.
30:33And now it's my turn.
30:34Do not go anywhere.
30:35Whoo!
30:37Whoo!
30:37Whoo!
30:38Let's go, everybody!
30:43Welcome back to the greatest average American.
30:47Bianca and Michael are one step closer to playing for the average American salary of $67,940.
30:55This next round is all about getting into the mind and body of the original greatest average American himself.
31:02And that's me.
31:05And tonight, we will be testing my knowledge on...
31:10Sports movies!
31:12Ugh!
31:13I'll have 60 seconds to name as many movies as I can that appear on Rotten Tomatoes' Top 150 Sports
31:20Movies of All Time list.
31:22And to figure out who's going to the bonus round, you two are predicting how well I'm going to do.
31:27Here's how it works.
31:29One of you will start off by guessing exactly how many sports movies I can name in 60 seconds.
31:34The other will then write over if you think I will name more.
31:38And you write under if you think I will name less.
31:41If you're right, you're headed to the bonus round.
31:44Bianca, you scored the highest in the first round.
31:46So you get to decide, would you like to guess the number I will name or the over or under?
31:51I'd like to guess the actual number.
31:54All right.
31:55Wow.
31:56Okay.
31:57Bianca, how many of Rotten Tomatoes' Top 150 Sports Movies do you think I can name in 60 seconds?
32:05Write down your guess and show Michael and the audience, but I don't want to know or see it.
32:10I'll close my eyes.
32:11Bianca, he says he loves movies.
32:14He has not seen Shawshank Redemption.
32:17Yeah.
32:18I'm sorry.
32:19I guess everybody was allowed to watch whatever they want when they grew up.
32:26All right.
32:27Michael, do you think I'll go over that number or under?
32:30Look, write it down.
32:31Do not show anyone, though.
32:34All right.
32:35Answers are in.
32:36It's my time to shine.
32:38Greg, a little help, please.
32:40Nate, good luck.
32:42God.
32:45Let's go, Nate.
32:46Let's go, Nate.
32:48Come on, Nate.
32:49You got this.
32:50Let's go, Nate.
32:5160 seconds on the clock.
32:53All right.
32:54On your mark.
32:56Get set.
32:58Nate.
32:58Rudy.
33:00Rudy.
33:04Happy Gilmore.
33:07Caddyshack.
33:11Rudy Caddyshack.
33:1445 seconds.
33:15The Natural.
33:17Sandlot.
33:23The Miracle on Ice.
33:25Or The Miracle.
33:2830 seconds, Nate.
33:29You have five.
33:30Blue Chips.
33:34There's going to be some main ones.
33:37Oh, man.
33:42This is brutal.
33:4415 seconds, Nate.
33:45You have five.
33:45Rookie of the Year.
33:48Uh, Major League Baseball.
33:51Major League.
33:52Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:53Uh...
33:54Five seconds.
33:55Uh, uh...
33:56Three seconds.
33:57Oh, man.
33:57It's, uh...
33:58It's the Kevin...
34:00Golly!
34:01Whoo!
34:01I'm sorry.
34:02What are you doing?
34:04I don't...
34:04It's...
34:05I'm...
34:05I swear, I don't...
34:06I should never have wrote that into the game.
34:10Because that's not...
34:12It's really embarrassing.
34:15What was the Kevin Costner...
34:17The Tin Cup.
34:18Field of Dreams.
34:19Field of Dreams.
34:21I know Tin Cup, too.
34:23Field of Dreams.
34:24Look, they show me I missed Rocky.
34:26That's a popular one.
34:27Yeah, I'm like...
34:29Field of Dreams.
34:30Cool Runnings.
34:31I have seen that.
34:32Oh, that's good.
34:33Yeah.
34:33I've seen...
34:34All right.
34:35A League of Their Own.
34:36All right.
34:37You've made your point.
34:38Tablet.
34:39Uh...
34:39I've missed a lot.
34:41I got six right.
34:43All right.
34:43Moment of truth.
34:44Bianca.
34:45How many did you think I could do?
34:47Well, Nate, I had a lot of faith in you.
34:49I know.
34:50All right.
34:50So I put...
34:52Eleven.
34:53Yeah.
34:54Okay.
34:54It should've been eleven.
34:56Yeah.
34:56It should've been eleven.
34:57It should've been.
34:58Yeah.
34:59Oh, Michael.
35:00If you guessed under, you win.
35:02But if it's over, then you're going home.
35:06What did you say?
35:10Under!
35:12Let's go!
35:13That means Michael's moving on.
35:16Congratulations.
35:17You are the greatest average American.
35:20And with that comes $10,000.
35:23Woo!
35:24There we go.
35:25$10,000, I see!
35:26But can he turn it into $67,920?
35:32Woo!
35:32Find out in the bonus round
35:33when we return to the greatest average American.
35:39Congratulations!
35:46Welcome back.
35:47I'm here with our winner, Michael.
35:49He has earned the coveted title
35:51of the greatest average American.
35:53Woo! Let's go.
35:54And with that comes $10,000.
35:56That's yours to keep, no matter what.
36:00But now you have a chance to increase your winnings
36:03to the average American salary of $67,920.
36:07That's up!
36:08I'm gonna put in a little extra
36:10to help cover all the taxes.
36:12So there you go.
36:14There you go.
36:15Thank you, thank you.
36:16What will you do if you win it?
36:18So, my family and I, we actually went on a Disney Cruise
36:21a couple years ago.
36:22And Disney cruises are amazing, you know.
36:25And we've had a tough time this year.
36:27We wanna just, I feel like it'd be great to take a break.
36:28So I wanna take the entire family, all 15 of us,
36:31and we're gonna go on a Disney Cruise to Hawaii.
36:32Oh, wow.
36:33And go to the Alani Resort.
36:35Yeah.
36:35And just disconnect and have a time with the family.
36:38Absolutely.
36:39That's beautiful.
36:40That's beautiful.
36:41All right.
36:43You showed you can think like the average American,
36:45but there's one more group of average Americans
36:47you need to face, and that's our audience.
36:50They've been wonderful.
36:54Before the show, we asked them seven questions.
36:57You have 30 seconds to correctly predict
36:59how the majority of them answered.
37:01Get five right, you're gonna go home with $67,920.
37:06But beware, because it's three strikes and you are out.
37:09If Michael wins, you're all going home
37:11with one of my favorite things.
37:12Julian, what is my favorite thing?
37:14Red Vine!
37:15Wow.
37:17That's an easy one to take home.
37:20That's nice.
37:21I got you guys. Let's go.
37:23Yeah.
37:23You feel ready?
37:24Yes, sir. Let's do it.
37:25All right. 30 seconds on the clock.
37:28Here we go.
37:30Has this audience ever attempted to ride a unicycle?
37:34No.
37:35Do they prefer fireworks or parade?
37:38Fireworks.
37:40Have they ever eaten a whole rotisserie chicken
37:42in one sitting?
37:43Yes.
37:44Do they prefer going to a cashier or self-checkout?
37:47Self-checkout.
37:49Have they ever canceled a streaming service
37:51and then resubscribed to it?
37:53Yes.
37:54Have they ever seen the movie Titanic?
37:57Yes.
37:58Can they tie a necktie?
38:00No.
38:01All right. Seven questions.
38:05All right. Let's take a look at your answers.
38:07How do you feel about the necktie one?
38:09That one is a little...
38:10Because I know how to do it, right?
38:12Yeah, yeah.
38:13But now that I'm thinking about it, I should have said yes.
38:15Yeah.
38:15Because it's like a quick reaction.
38:16Yeah.
38:17It's all right, though.
38:18Well, let's go ahead and let's just get it over with.
38:20Let's just see.
38:20Rip the bandaid off.
38:21Yeah, rip the bandaid off.
38:22Let's do it.
38:22Can they tie a necktie?
38:25You said no.
38:26Audience, can you tie one?
38:32Yeah!
38:33No, no.
38:33I know.
38:34I got excited.
38:35You got excited.
38:35We're about two seconds.
38:36I think I said it that way and it made you excited.
38:40All right.
38:40We got one strike.
38:42That's all right.
38:42That's all right.
38:43I'm worried about it.
38:43Yeah.
38:44Uh, has this audience ever attempted to ride a unicycle?
38:48You said no.
38:50Of course not.
38:51Yeah.
38:51Who's...
38:52Who has the time?
38:53Right? Come on.
38:54Nobody.
38:55You're tying ties.
38:56Nobody's on a unicycle.
38:58All right.
38:59Audience, did you say no?
39:04Let's go!
39:05All right.
39:05Whoo!
39:09All right.
39:10Do they prefer fireworks or parades?
39:14Fireworks.
39:15Fireworks.
39:15Fireworks.
39:16Right?
39:17You said fireworks.
39:18Audience, did you say fireworks?
39:22Whoo!
39:23There we go.
39:23There we go.
39:25Now we're getting some momentum.
39:27Let's go.
39:27Let's go.
39:27We got two on the board.
39:28All right.
39:30This one's, you know, have they ever eaten a whole rotisserie chicken in one sitting?
39:35Have you done this?
39:36Yes, I have.
39:37You've done it.
39:38All right.
39:39Have they ever eaten a whole rotisserie chicken in one sitting?
39:43You said yes.
39:44I got excited.
39:45Audience, did you say yes?
39:49All right.
39:50That was...
39:51If they know how to tie a tie, they're not eating a whole rotisserie chicken.
39:56We got two strikes.
39:57That's all right.
39:58We got to be perfect from here on out.
39:59These next three are going to be it.
40:00I'm excited.
40:01This is it.
40:02Okay.
40:03We got you.
40:04Do they prefer going to a cashier or self-checkout?
40:08Oof.
40:08I'm worried.
40:09This is interesting.
40:09I'm worried, yeah.
40:10I'm not gonna lie to you.
40:10You chose self-checkout.
40:12Yeah.
40:12That's what you go to.
40:13I tend to go to that, too.
40:15Everybody?
40:17Audience, did you say self-checkout?
40:20Come on.
40:20Stay in the game.
40:23Oh, man.
40:25Yes!
40:26I was nervous.
40:27Let's go.
40:28I was nervous.
40:30I was nervous.
40:30I was more nervous about that, so...
40:32All right.
40:32I think we got this.
40:33Let's roll.
40:34Two more.
40:34We got this.
40:35You got to be perfect.
40:36Come on.
40:36Have they ever canceled a streaming service and then resubscribed to it?
40:40Of course.
40:41Of course, right?
40:43Of course.
40:43Of course, right?
40:44Of course.
40:45Of course.
40:45You said yes.
40:47Audience, did you say yes?
40:48Yes.
40:53Oh!
40:55All right.
40:55All right.
40:57I mean, but the last one, I'm gonna be blown away.
41:02I mean...
41:02I'm for real.
41:03Yeah, this is crazy.
41:04Y'all better have seen Titanic.
41:05You better have seen it.
41:07Let's go!
41:08All right.
41:09It's not Shawshank Redemption.
41:11It's Titanic.
41:14All right.
41:14This is for it.
41:15This is all of it right here.
41:17It comes down to this.
41:21For $67,920, has this audience seen Titanic?
41:31Yes!
41:34Yes!
41:38Yes!
41:41Yes!
41:43Yes!
41:44Yes!
41:45$67,920!
41:48All right.
41:49Congratulations, Michael.
41:51And, audience, you know what that means?
41:53Everyone is going home with red wine.
41:55Holy cow.
41:56Congratulations.
41:58Join us next time to watch another Average American Rise to Greatness right here on The Greatest Average America.
42:08Titanic!
42:09They've seen it!
42:14Yeah!
42:15Oh, my God!
42:17There we go.
42:18There we go.
42:20There we go.
42:32There we go.
42:33then we the closest en point ofnuye as much help began in 2000 with 2000.
42:33How long will it ora build a pocket.
42:33So there it is.
42:33These 2.
42:33Are these white women have awaited the suit.
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