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00:00Tonight, we'll be testing my knowledge on...
00:02countries.
00:04Uh-oh.
00:08Canada, Spain, Africa.
00:12We did not count Africa, Nate.
00:15Well, it's a continent.
00:16I was just letting you know in the general direction I was headed.
00:22From the National Municipal Auditorium,
00:25it's the only comedy show that also happens to be a game show.
00:28The Greatest Average American!
00:33And now your host, Nate Bart Dixie!
00:40Thank you very much.
00:41All right.
00:44Welcome to our new show where it's not about what you know,
00:47it's about what your fellow average American knows.
00:50Got a couple of comic buddies helping me out.
00:52Julian McCullough out in the crowd tonight.
00:54He's been with the audience.
00:57Also, Greg Warren right there.
00:59He's the announcer for the evening.
01:02Greg, who do we have playing tonight?
01:04Nate, a mom of two,
01:06an emergency communications specialist from Washington State.
01:10It's Shawna.
01:11Woo!
01:12Hi, Nate!
01:13Hi, Nate!
01:13Hi, you, Brent!
01:14Hi, you, Brent!
01:15Yay!
01:16Let's go!
01:17A barista from the Grand Canyon State of Arizona.
01:21Meet Raya!
01:23Hi, Nate!
01:24Hi, Nate!
01:26And a college opera professor from beautiful California.
01:30This is Josh.
01:32Woo!
01:33Hi, Nate!
01:34Woo!
01:34Woo!
01:36Can you sing or is that rude to ask?
01:40Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:41I love all the baritone roles.
01:50Oh, wow.
01:51I bet they could find you in the mountains.
01:55Well, good luck to you guys.
01:56We're going to get to the game.
01:58Woo!
01:58Woo!
02:01All right.
02:02We're going to play through two elimination rounds
02:04with one person going home after each one.
02:06Last player standing moves on to our bonus round
02:08where you could win the average American salary of $67,920.
02:13That's a lot of money!
02:15Woo!
02:15That's a lot of money!
02:17In our first round, we asked Americans questions
02:19about how they feel, what they like, and how they live.
02:22I'll reveal the questions, and all you have to do
02:25is choose the response said by the majority of Americans.
02:29These are the first two questions worth one point each.
02:32Here's your first question.
02:35We asked 100 average Americans,
02:37which meat is the most mysterious?
02:40A, hot dogs.
02:42B, impossible burgers.
02:44C, spam.
02:46D, road kill.
02:48You have 10 seconds to answer.
02:55I don't know what spam is.
02:58Okay.
03:01Josh, what did you say?
03:03This was tough because they are all a mystery.
03:06Spam.
03:07I have no idea what it is.
03:09It's like some ham in a can or something.
03:11Yeah.
03:11It's the only one that is named for an email
03:14that you don't know where it came from.
03:15Yeah.
03:16Oh, yeah.
03:17Very true.
03:18I'm going with C, spam.
03:20Ryan.
03:21I mean, Josh just hurt my feelings over here.
03:25Impossible burgers.
03:26I love spam.
03:27I love spam.
03:28Yeah.
03:29Spam and rice with some QP mayo, some sriracha.
03:32That's like my go-to.
03:33Yeah.
03:34So I know what I'm getting with spam.
03:35But impossible burgers, nobody knows what they're using for that.
03:39Nobody.
03:39Nobody knows.
03:40It says impossible in front of it.
03:43Shawna.
03:43I went with A, hot dogs.
03:46Yeah.
03:46Yeah.
03:46Yes.
03:47Yes.
03:47Yes.
03:48Okay.
03:48Good answer.
03:49I mean, it's an American favorite, but we always say, I don't know what we're eating.
03:53No one knows.
03:53I mean, come on.
03:54Yeah.
03:54And I love spam, so.
03:56All right.
03:56Let's see what the average American said.
04:00Spam.
04:02Yeah.
04:03Yeah.
04:05Josh got one point.
04:06Good job.
04:06Good job, Josh.
04:07Good job.
04:07Ryan, Shawna, no points.
04:09Next question.
04:12We asked 100 average American history teachers, what modern amenity do you think would have
04:18been most helpful to the Founding Fathers while writing the U.S. Constitution?
04:23A, air conditioning.
04:25B, group texting.
04:27C, white out.
04:30D, food delivery apps.
04:33You have 10 seconds.
04:36Yes.
04:37Just so I'm clear, is it a joke that there's no H, or is that how they spell it?
04:41No, that's, uh, that's the brand name.
04:43That's how they spell white out?
04:44Yeah.
04:45Oh, without an H. Oh, Shawna.
04:48I said C, white out.
04:51Yeah.
04:51Because I feel, yes, right?
04:53Because if they made a mistake, I feel like they'd have to start all the way over and
04:57spend a whole lot more time on that.
04:59Yeah, you never really thought about that until right now, that Constitution.
05:02That's a lot of stuff.
05:04And you get to the bottom of it just furious.
05:07Right.
05:07This T's weird.
05:08Well, T's gonna be weird now forever.
05:12Ryan?
05:13I also chose C, white out.
05:16Yeah.
05:16Yeah.
05:17Good answer.
05:17Good answer.
05:18With the food delivery apps, that includes a lot of things.
05:22Did they even have internet?
05:23They didn't.
05:24No, so that shuts that down immediately.
05:26See, exactly.
05:26Yeah.
05:27Texting, you need an iPhone.
05:28They didn't have a phone.
05:30And this is all serious questions.
05:33Uh...
05:34Josh.
05:34You know what?
05:35It's a clean slate because I had to go with white out.
05:38White out.
05:38Yeah.
05:39It better be white out.
05:41White out's a good answer.
05:42What did the average American history teacher say?
05:48Root texted.
05:50What?
05:51Weird.
05:52Did I white out that answer?
05:53Because that's crazy.
05:54You got two questions left.
05:56But look, I'm gonna raise the stakes a little so this next one is worth two points.
06:00It's still anybody's game.
06:02This one's a little different.
06:04You're guessing the percentage of people from zero to 100.
06:08Whoever comes closest to the correct answer gets the point.
06:11Whew.
06:13We asked 100 average Americans, what is this thing called?
06:17What percent got it right?
06:19You have 10 seconds.
06:21What percent got it right?
06:23All right.
06:30Ugh.
06:31I'm scared.
06:33Greg, do you know what it is?
06:35No idea, Nate, but I sure appreciate you shoehorning me into this TV show.
06:41Shoehorn?
06:42Yeah.
06:43Ryan, you're younger.
06:45Y'all don't even use shoehorns anymore.
06:47It sounds like you have experience, or...?
06:49Oh, yeah.
06:49I got some shoehorn experience, yeah.
06:53Ryan, what did you say?
06:55Um, I said 38%.
06:5738%.
06:5838%.
06:58I'm sorry.
06:59Yeah.
07:00I just don't have a lot of confidence that they know what it is.
07:03Not that I didn't know, of course.
07:05Yeah, you knew, but you don't know if they're gonna know.
07:08Josh, did you know what it was?
07:09I had no clue.
07:11No clue.
07:11No clue.
07:12I thought it was, like, something women use to, like, manicure their fingers.
07:16I was pretty low on this one.
07:18I said nine.
07:20Nine.
07:21Didn't even care to write the percent next to it.
07:24It's...
07:24Nine?
07:24He takes nine people.
07:26Out of the hundred we asked, he thought...
07:29He wanted it exact.
07:30He goes, nine people.
07:32I'm not great at math, but I'm pretty sure it's nine percent also.
07:35Nine percent also.
07:36Yeah, that is.
07:37I wasn't even doing it for that reason, but that worked out.
07:40Look at that.
07:42Shawna, you knew what it was?
07:44Yes, I did.
07:45Yeah.
07:45Because I'm from that generation.
07:47We used them, but now...
07:47The shoehorning generation.
07:49A shoehorning.
07:50You and me, buddy.
07:51Oh, yeah.
07:51But I doubled his and said 18 percent.
07:5418 percent.
07:55I thought I was going low.
07:58Everybody's going low.
07:59I would think it would...
08:00Very low.
08:01Yeah, I think it would...
08:02More people would know.
08:03Nate, how many is 18 percent?
08:04How many people is that?
08:05Eighteen.
08:06Hey!
08:06Hey!
08:07Hey!
08:09We asked 100 average Americans what percent got it right.
08:1656 percent.
08:17What?
08:17Raya with two points right there.
08:20Thank you!
08:20There we go.
08:21That feels right.
08:22I think people know.
08:23Yeah.
08:24Last question.
08:25Look, this was worth three points, so it's anybody's game.
08:28Here we go.
08:31We asked 100 average Americans over 40, which classic read makes you feel the most nostalgic?
08:38A, TV Guide.
08:40B, Mad Libs.
08:42C, Encyclopedia.
08:45D, Highlights Magazine.
08:48You have 10 seconds.
08:59I liked it.
09:00We had a lot of chatter with the audience.
09:01A lot of people had a lot of opinions about this, which is nice.
09:04Shawna?
09:04I said D, Highlights.
09:07Yeah.
09:07Because that's the one I, right?
09:09Come on!
09:09Yeah!
09:10Yeah!
09:10Yeah!
09:11And Mad Libs.
09:12Was that for us in our 40s?
09:14I don't know.
09:14TV Guide was, was for us.
09:17A perfect example of just the television.
09:19It's an actual magazine.
09:21We couldn't win with that.
09:22That's what we decided to do with all the other ones.
09:24But for TV Guide, we thought, let's just put a TV up there.
09:29Josh?
09:30This was tough for me.
09:31I thought TV Guide at first.
09:33But when the Highlights Magazine came up, I was like, okay, I remember that.
09:36That brings a lot of nostalgic back.
09:38So I thought that's gonna be a big one.
09:40Highlights.
09:40Highlights as well.
09:44Raya, you're in the lead with two points.
09:46I'm at a disadvantage.
09:48Yeah?
09:48I'm 22 years old.
09:49I have no idea what Highlights Magazine is.
09:51Any of those are.
09:52Who reads the Encyclopedia?
09:55I read it every day.
09:55I have a TV Guide.
09:58I honestly just guessed.
10:00Highlights.
10:01Oh, really?
10:02You just went with Highlights?
10:04Well, look.
10:04It was the right move.
10:06You're all Highlights.
10:08What did the average American say?
10:11TV Guide.
10:12TV Guide.
10:13What?
10:13And just like that, congratulations, Raya.
10:16And Josh, you're moving on.
10:17Woo!
10:19Unfortunately, Shawna, you are the most below average.
10:22Average American tonight, but thank you for playing.
10:26It was great playing with you.
10:27When the greatest average American returns, I'm breaking some plates.
10:31Do not go anywhere.
10:41Welcome back to the greatest average American.
10:44Again, Raya and Josh are one step closer to playing for the average American salary of $67,920.
10:54This next round is all about getting into the mind and body of the original, greatest average American himself.
11:00Uh, myself.
11:03Tonight, I am playing...
11:06Break a plate.
11:08Break a plate.
11:08All right.
11:10I will stand at that line and hurl beanbags at this wall of plates.
11:16I'll have 60 seconds to break as many as I can.
11:19There are 30 plates up there, and a plate will count as broken if I get any piece of it
11:25broken off, even like a little chip.
11:26One of you will start off by guessing exactly how many plates I will break in 60 seconds.
11:31The other will then write over if you think I will break more, or under if you think I will
11:36break less.
11:37If you're right, you're heading to the bonus round.
11:40If not, the other player moves on.
11:42Raya, you scored the highest in the first round, so you get to decide if you want to pick the
11:46number I'm going to hit or the over-under.
11:49I think I'll do the over-under.
11:50Over-under.
11:51Okay.
11:52All right, Josh.
11:53How many of these 30 plates do you think I can break in 60 seconds?
11:57Write down your guess and show Raya and the audience I do not want to see.
12:02My eyes are closed.
12:04I don't know.
12:08Raya, do you think I'll go over that number or under it?
12:11Write down your guess and don't show anyone.
12:16Answers are in.
12:17All right, it's my time to shine.
12:22Nate, Nate, Nate, Nate.
12:24Greg, a little help?
12:2660 seconds on the clock, please.
12:29Good luck, Nate.
12:30On your mark.
12:33Get set.
12:35Play.
12:39Outstanding, Nate.
12:40You got the first one.
12:5145 seconds.
12:53Nice.
12:57Nate, just to be clear, it's called break a plate.
13:02Hey!
13:0730 seconds, Nate.
13:09You have five plates.
13:10Six plates.
13:11Seven.
13:13Eight.
13:14Nine.
13:1620 seconds, Nate.
13:1810, 11.
13:2215 seconds.
13:2610 seconds.
13:3010, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
13:39I'm blown away, Nate.
13:40All right!
13:42This has been my...
13:44That's a good one.
13:45It's got to be a record.
13:46Steps all broke all over the place.
13:49You got 17 points.
13:5117.
13:52All right.
13:53Decent.
13:56Moment of truth.
13:59Josh, how many do you think I could do?
14:02You know, I hope you still my boy after this guess, but...
14:09I said...
14:10Seven.
14:11That's all right.
14:12Yeah.
14:13Raya, if you guessed over, you win, but if it's under, then you're going home.
14:18What did you say?
14:20Let me just tell you, Nate.
14:21I saw you in that track suit.
14:22I said, he means business.
14:25So I trusted you.
14:27Over!
14:29Wow!
14:30That means Raya is moving on.
14:33Good job.
14:34Congratulations.
14:34You are the greatest average American.
14:38With your new title, how about $10,000?
14:41There you go.
14:43But can she turn it into $67,920?
14:48Find out in the bonus round when we return to the greatest average American.
14:54Congratulations.
14:59Congratulations.
15:05Welcome back.
15:06I'm here with our winner, Raya.
15:11All right.
15:13She has earned the covenant title of the greatest average American, and with that comes $10,000.
15:18It is.
15:21And that's yours to keep, no matter what.
15:23But now you have a chance to win the average American salary of $67,920.
15:30Which, by the way, is the average American salary before taxes.
15:35So how about I'll just throw in a little extra to help cover all your taxes.
15:40So there you go.
15:43What will you do if you win it?
15:45I've always wanted to go out of the country, and my mom's dream was to always go to Paris.
15:52And she recently passed away two months ago.
15:55So win or lose, $10,000 will take me either way, but this is for her.
15:59That's beautiful.
16:00That's beautiful.
16:03All right.
16:04Well, you showed you can think like the average American, but there's one more group of average Americans you need
16:08to face, and that is our audience.
16:12Look at them.
16:14Judge them. Judge them hard.
16:16Before the show, we asked them seven questions.
16:19You have 30 seconds to correctly predict how the majority of them answered.
16:24Get five right, and you're going home at $67,920.
16:30But beware, because it's three strikes and you're out, all right?
16:34Okay.
16:34Audience, it's your answers that are helping win us money, so you should have some skin in the game.
16:39If Raya wins, you are going home with one of my favorite things, which is Julian, tell them.
16:44If she wins tonight, everybody's going to Waffle House.
16:47Whoo!
16:51Let me rephrase that.
16:53We have a Waffle House truck outside, but we all get to have some, so there you go.
16:58That's right.
16:59Let's take a live look at it right now.
17:03There it is.
17:07Look at it.
17:11All right.
17:13This is a big one.
17:14You're doing this for them.
17:15You guys better not steer me wrong, okay?
17:1930 seconds on the clock.
17:23Here we go.
17:26Which does this audience think goes best with crackers, cheese or soup?
17:31Uh, cheese.
17:33Have they ever played a slot machine?
17:36Yes.
17:37Do they keep an empty gas can in their car?
17:39No.
17:41Have they ever broken a bone?
17:43No.
17:45Do they own any vinyl records?
17:48No.
17:51Have they ever accidentally walked into a glass door?
17:53Oh, gosh.
17:54Uh, no.
17:57Which do they prefer, talk shows or game shows?
17:59Game shows.
17:59All right.
18:00Seven questions.
18:02There it is.
18:04All right.
18:04I said a lot of no.
18:06You said a lot of no.
18:07That's all right.
18:08My wife says a lot of no as well.
18:09Uh, number one.
18:13Which does this audience think goes better with crackers, cheese or soup?
18:19You said cheese.
18:20You like crackers with cheese?
18:22Yeah, they do too, right?
18:23They do too?
18:24Feels like they do.
18:26Audience, did you say cheese?
18:30Whoo!
18:31I like it.
18:32There we go.
18:33One down.
18:35One down.
18:35One down.
18:37Have they ever played a slot machine?
18:40Yes.
18:42I hope so.
18:43There's a couple claps pretty early over there.
18:46Uh, you said yes.
18:50Audience, did you say yes?
18:53There we go.
18:54There we go.
18:55Whoo!
18:57We got that side done.
18:59Now we need this side.
19:01To all be...
19:02Oh, no.
19:03That's okay.
19:04Something's gotta be over there, right?
19:07Do they keep an empty gas can in their car?
19:10You said no.
19:11I don't know a lot of people.
19:12Do you keep a gas can?
19:13No.
19:14They don't even put a tire in there anymore.
19:16You're on your own.
19:18I live life on the edge, though.
19:20Yeah.
19:21Do they keep an empty gas can in their car?
19:23You said no.
19:24Audience, did you say no?
19:28That's a good one.
19:31Two more, guys.
19:32We got this.
19:33Two more.
19:34Man, this one is interesting, too.
19:36Have they ever broken a bone?
19:38Have you broken a bone?
19:40I'm clumsy, so I've broken a lot.
19:42A lot of bones.
19:43Have they ever broken a bone?
19:46You said no.
19:47Audience, did you say no?
19:51Oh.
19:52It's okay.
19:53It's okay.
19:53You have to get one strike.
19:54If you want to even experience the whole game, you've got to get a strike.
19:58Mm-hmm.
19:58It's all worth it for that.
20:00Do they own vinyl records?
20:02Any vinyl records?
20:04You said no.
20:05Audience, do you own any vinyl records?
20:09No.
20:10No.
20:10They do.
20:11They do.
20:13Oh, no.
20:14It's all right.
20:15I'll let you choose, all right?
20:17We've got two left.
20:18Six and seven.
20:19You choose which was six, seven.
20:21There you go.
20:22Oh, yeah.
20:23Oh.
20:25My daughter will be thrilled I'm doing that.
20:29I'm gonna say seven because, come on, guys.
20:33Yeah.
20:33Come on.
20:34We're here.
20:35We're here.
20:36It would be rude.
20:37Very rude.
20:38Which do they prefer?
20:40Talk show or a game show that they are at?
20:44You said game show.
20:46Audience, did you say game show?
20:48Yes.
20:54All right.
20:55All right.
20:58Have they...
20:58I mean...
21:01Have you walked into a bus?
21:02Yes.
21:02All right.
21:04I told you I'm clumsy.
21:05You are clumsy.
21:06That's right, you're clumsy.
21:07One time I ran straight, bloody nose everywhere.
21:10Right into it.
21:11But I was like, people can't be as dumb as me, can they?
21:13But...
21:14We're about to find out.
21:15This question is worth $67,920.
21:20I know.
21:21Oh, man.
21:22Oh, no.
21:24Have they ever accidentally walked into a glass door?
21:27You said no.
21:28I did.
21:29Audience, did you say no?
21:36I can't breathe.
21:38Oh, no.
21:40Oh, no.
21:41But you're still going home with $10,000.
21:43Still $10,000.
21:45Better luck next time.
21:47No Wolf of House for anybody.
21:49Sorry, guys.
21:50Get it out of here.
21:53There we go.
21:54Just serious.
21:56Just serious.
21:57That's tough.
21:59All right.
21:59When we come back, three new players will battle out to see who's the most average.
22:03Do not go anywhere.
22:05The Greatest Average American will be right back.
22:08Hey, that was great.
22:09Good job.
22:10Congrats.
22:11$10,000.
22:12You go to Paris.
22:14There you go.
22:15Yeah.
22:15I still made it to round three.
22:23Welcome back to The Greatest Average American.
22:25Our pursuit of average continues with three new contestants.
22:28Let's see who we've got.
22:30Rick.
22:30Hey, we have a firefighter and father of two from Brooklyn, New York.
22:35It's Kenny.
22:35There we go.
22:41A law firm appeals specialist.
22:43Backstreet Boys superfan from New Jersey.
22:47Say hello to Sammy.
22:48Wow.
22:52And a real estate agent from Kansas who can lick his own elbow.
22:57It's Isaac.
22:59Hi, man.
23:00Hi, man.
23:01Hey, everybody.
23:03Hi.
23:05Isaac, that was a surprise.
23:07You'll be surprised at what happens when you lick your elbow.
23:09Can we see?
23:10Oh, 100%.
23:11Okay.
23:12It's a great icebreaker.
23:13It's a great icebreaker.
23:14You want to try with me?
23:16Yeah.
23:16Let's do it.
23:16Come on.
23:17Okay, everybody.
23:17We're going to lick our elbows on three.
23:20One, two, three.
23:26Did I get it?
23:28You got it.
23:29That's pretty good.
23:30Yeah.
23:31That's pretty good.
23:33What's fun is there's so many people at home doing this right now.
23:37Exactly.
23:39Good luck to you guys.
23:40Let's get started on this game.
23:44In our first round, these first two questions are worth one point each.
23:47Here's your first question.
23:50We asked 100 average Americans who work from home.
23:53Where do you spend the most time looking while on a Zoom call?
23:58At whoever's talking.
24:00B, at myself.
24:02C, at the clock.
24:04D, at my phone.
24:06So, you have ten seconds.
24:09Greg?
24:10If, uh, Julian and I get fired, do you think that's going to be on Zoom or in person?
24:15It's in person.
24:16You're fired.
24:18Okay.
24:19Isaac, what do you think people are looking at?
24:21Oh, man.
24:22Okay.
24:22I hope this doesn't make me look vain, but I said B at myself.
24:26It's okay.
24:27I think, I mean, I agree, right?
24:29Right, right?
24:30I know you guys are doing it, too.
24:31I know they're doing it, too.
24:33Yeah.
24:33All right.
24:33Sammy?
24:34I work from home, and I hope this doesn't get me fired, but I said D at my phone.
24:39Okay.
24:39I just feel like, I don't know.
24:42Are you on no video?
24:43I am on video, but I feel like a lot of people have, like, their phones, you know, kind of,
24:47like, under the desk, like, scrolling at it, scrolling through Instagram.
24:50Yeah.
24:51But I totally pay attention to all of my Zoom calls at work.
24:54Yeah, yeah, yeah.
24:55Kenny, imagine you do most Zooms, uh, as the head of your fire truck.
25:00Yeah, absolutely.
25:01I went with A at whoever's talking.
25:04Yeah.
25:04My wife worked from home.
25:06Yeah.
25:06And she's just looking.
25:07I'm not sure if she's listening, but she's definitely looking.
25:09But she's looking.
25:09She's definitely looking.
25:10Absolutely.
25:10Yeah.
25:11What did the average American say?
25:14Yeah!
25:15At whoever's talking.
25:16Kenny!
25:18Kenny with one point.
25:19Hey!
25:21Yeah.
25:21Good job.
25:23All right.
25:24This one's a little different.
25:25You're guessing the percentage of people from zero to 100.
25:28Okay.
25:30We asked 100 average Americans, what is the name of this rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts,
25:35where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?
25:39What percent got it right?
25:42Ten seconds.
25:47You know?
25:48I don't know.
25:53You know this, right?
25:54Yeah, yeah.
25:55It's the rock of 1620.
25:57Yeah.
25:58Clearly.
25:59That's the address where they moved into.
26:03Did everybody know what it is?
26:04Do you know?
26:05Not a clue.
26:06Yeah.
26:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:07It's Plymouth Rock, right?
26:09Yeah, all right.
26:09Is that what it is?
26:10Yeah.
26:10There you go, yeah.
26:11Yeah, thank you.
26:14Out of some of the stuff I've missed, that's people are shocked.
26:18Uh, Isaac?
26:20All right.
26:21Well, I said 32%.
26:24Yeah.
26:25I'm hoping that the polling average was a little bit younger on this one.
26:30Yes.
26:30Because I guarantee you nobody younger than, I don't know, Gen Z's age would know what that
26:35is.
26:35Because you think we were there?
26:36I mean, you're closer to being there than me.
26:43Same.
26:44I had a little more faith in the people being polled.
26:48I put 67%.
26:49Yeah.
26:49I feel like, well, it says Plymouth right in there, right?
26:53It says it in there.
26:53So the question's giving them a hint.
26:56I would think that...
26:57They should accidentally get it.
26:59I would hope that the majority of people might, but I don't know.
27:03Isaac doesn't seem to remember that everybody has gone to school and should know the answer.
27:07That's true.
27:08Maybe everyone did it.
27:10That's true.
27:11Kenny?
27:12Well, Sammy was disappointed with Isaac.
27:14She's gonna be really disappointed with me.
27:15Oh, no.
27:15I went 8%.
27:168%?
27:17Listen, listen, listen.
27:18The reason I went 8% is I'm thinking, within my firehouse, no one's gonna know what that
27:22rock is.
27:23They're not gonna know.
27:23You guys got other stuff to do.
27:25Yeah, exactly.
27:25I'm sorry.
27:26You don't have time to be deciding what rock that is.
27:28Yeah.
27:29I agree.
27:30What percent got it right?
27:34Oh!
27:35Wow, Sammy.
27:36Look at that.
27:37One point for Sammy.
27:39Good job.
27:39There we go.
27:40Good job.
27:4113% said it was called 1620.
27:46That's what I would've said.
27:47Seven just said rock.
27:49But I'm saying, they're basically right.
27:53Just two questions left.
27:55I'm gonna raise the stakes a little on this one, so the next one is worth two points.
27:58All right, here we go.
27:59Next question.
28:00Let's do it.
28:00Let's do it.
28:01We ask 100 average American men, which movie hero would you have the best chance against
28:06in a fight?
28:07Oh, God.
28:08A, James Bond.
28:10B, Rocky Balboa.
28:11C, Black Panther.
28:13No.
28:13D, Four Minions.
28:17You got 10 seconds.
28:19You can also write E, all of the above.
28:28Banana.
28:30All right, Sammy.
28:32Like, I'm thinking that if they're being honest about who they could be in a fight, it would
28:37be the Four Minions.
28:38Yeah.
28:38I agree.
28:39Kenny?
28:41All right.
28:41I went with D, as well.
28:43Four Minions.
28:44All right.
28:45Yeah.
28:45All right.
28:45If I lost a fight to James Bond, I'm not gonna look too bad.
28:48Or Rocky, Black Panther.
28:50But the Four Minions, even though they got the number game, I'm gonna look pretty bad losing
28:53to them.
28:54Yeah, yeah, yeah.
28:55You're gonna have to explain it a little bit more.
28:57But there was four of them.
28:58Exactly.
28:59There was four of them.
28:59A lot of that.
29:00There was four of them.
29:01You had to be there.
29:02Yeah, you had to be there.
29:03Absolutely.
29:03Yeah.
29:04Okay, I understand.
29:05Isaac?
29:06All right.
29:07I gotta get something right, don't I?
29:09Yeah.
29:09I said the Four Minions.
29:11Yes.
29:12Okay.
29:13We all think alike.
29:14Absolutely.
29:15All right.
29:16This is worth two points.
29:18What did the average American men say?
29:21Yeah!
29:24Everybody's on the board.
29:25There you go!
29:25Yeah!
29:26Now we're on the board.
29:28Good job.
29:28Sammy, three points.
29:30Kenny, three.
29:30Isaac, two.
29:31Uh-oh.
29:32All right.
29:33This is the last question.
29:34But everybody's in it.
29:35It's worth a whopping three points.
29:37This is a big one.
29:39We asked the 100 average American parents, which exhausting holiday activity is the most
29:45rewarding?
29:47A, hanging Christmas lights.
29:49B, carving a jack-o'-lantern.
29:52C, hiding Easter eggs.
29:55D, cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
29:58You have 10 seconds.
30:03Mmm.
30:04Mmm.
30:11Kidding, let's start with you.
30:13I went with Dee.
30:14Thanksgiving dinner.
30:15I'm cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
30:16Yeah, it's a lot.
30:17You know.
30:17It's a lot.
30:18Yeah.
30:19Uh, Sammy?
30:20So I also went with Dee.
30:23Yeah.
30:24I think cooking Thanksgiving dinner takes the most time and then being able to sit down with
30:28your family and have that family time is super rewarding, so I went with Dee.
30:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.
30:33All right, Dee.
30:34Thanksgiving.
30:36Isaac.
30:38It's not good.
30:38I'm different.
30:39I'm different again.
30:40It's good if you're different.
30:41Uh-huh.
30:42Hiding Easter eggs.
30:43This is good for you to be different.
30:45You need to be different than them.
30:46I hope so.
30:48I have little siblings.
30:50I have nieces and nephews.
30:51And hiding those Easter eggs, it's a tedious task, but the rewarding is fun.
30:54You get candy out of it, so it's kind of like Halloween.
30:57All right.
30:58This is it.
30:59This is to go to the next round.
31:02What did the average American say?
31:07Stop!
31:08Yay!
31:10All right, congratulations, Sammy and Kenny.
31:13You're moving on.
31:15Yes!
31:15Unfortunately, Isaac, you are the most below average American tonight.
31:19I'm sorry, but thank you for playing.
31:21When we come back, the quest to crown the greatest average American continues.
31:26Do not go anywhere.
31:38Welcome back to the greatest average American.
31:42Sammy and Kenny are one step closer to playing for the average American salary of $67,920.
31:53All right, this next round is all about getting into the mind and body of the original greatest average American,
31:59which is me.
32:01And tonight, we'll be testing my knowledge on countries.
32:06Uh-oh.
32:13I will have 60 seconds to name as many countries as I can.
32:21These countries that are members of the United Nations, obviously, and to figure out who's going to the bonus round,
32:28you two are predicting how well I'm going to do.
32:30So here's how it works.
32:32One of you will start off by guessing exactly how many countries I can name in 60 seconds.
32:37The other will write over if you think I will name more, under if you think I will name less.
32:42If you're right, you're headed to the bonus round.
32:45Sammy, would you like to guess the number I will name or guess the over-under?
32:49I'm going to guess the over-under.
32:51All right.
32:52All right.
32:54Kenny, how many countries do you think I can name in 60 seconds?
32:58Write down your guess and show Sammy in the audience, but I don't want to see it.
33:02I'll close my eyes.
33:03Kenny, Nate has been to several countries.
33:07That's all I got for you, buddy.
33:12Sammy, you saw how many they said I would name in 60 seconds.
33:15Do you think I'll go over that number or under?
33:18Look, write it down.
33:19It's your guess.
33:20Don't show anyone, though.
33:23Answers are in.
33:25All right.
33:25It's my time to shine.
33:28Let's go!
33:31All right.
33:33Uh, Greg, a little help.
33:35Can we put 60 seconds on the clock, please?
33:39On your mark, get set, Nate.
33:43America.
33:45America.
33:46Canada.
33:48Uh, Spain.
33:49Africa.
33:51Iraq.
33:53Israel.
33:56Uh...
33:5745 seconds.
34:00Uh...
34:00Australia.
34:01New Zealand.
34:03Uh, Japan.
34:05Uh...
34:06I want to say Russia.
34:08Yeah.
34:09All right.
34:10China.
34:1130 seconds.
34:12Ooh.
34:14Uh...
34:15Uh...
34:17Uh...
34:17Madagascar.
34:19Uh...
34:20The, uh...
34:22Uh...
34:2315 seconds.
34:24France.
34:25France.
34:26Uh...
34:27England.
34:28Ireland.
34:30Uh...
34:31Belgium.
34:32Uh...
34:33Five seconds.
34:36Uh...
34:36I'm trying to picture...
34:37Italy?
34:39Italy.
34:4016.
34:41It's not terrible.
34:43It's not terrible.
34:44You got Italy, Nate.
34:45I got Italy.
34:46You got it.
34:46Italy counts.
34:47You got Italy.
34:48All right.
34:48We did not count Africa, Nate.
34:50It's, uh...
34:51Well, it's a continent.
34:53I was just letting you know in the general direction I was headed.
34:57All right.
34:58Moment of truth.
34:58Kenny, how many did you think I could do?
35:01I did...
35:0320.
35:0420.
35:05All right.
35:05Yes.
35:06I got 16.
35:08Now that Africa is not a country.
35:11All right.
35:12Sammy, if you guessed under, you win.
35:14But if it's over, then you're going home.
35:17What did you say?
35:19So, I actually said under.
35:24All right.
35:25There we go.
35:26That means Sammy is moving on.
35:29Congratulations.
35:29You are the greatest average American.
35:33And you deserve a little something, so how about $10,000?
35:37Yeah!
35:37But can she turn it into $67,920?
35:42Find out in the bonus round when we return to the greatest average American.
36:00Welcome back.
36:01I'm here with our winner, Sammy.
36:03She has earned the coveted title of the greatest average American.
36:07And with that comes $10,000.
36:09Yes!
36:10All right.
36:10That's yours to keep no matter what.
36:12But now you have a chance to increase your winnings to the average American salary of $67,920.
36:22I'm going to put a little extra in there to help cover all your taxes.
36:25Oh, my God.
36:26Yes.
36:28All right.
36:31What will you do if you win it?
36:33So, I have a really huge family.
36:34I'm the oldest of ten total.
36:37I have six brothers, three sisters, and a lot of nieces and nephews.
36:40So, I'm going to plan a trip to Disney World for the family.
36:44That's awesome.
36:44And then whatever's left over, I'm going to see so many Backstreet Boys concerts.
36:47Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
36:48Perfect.
36:49All right.
36:49That's awesome that you're going to go do, share something with them, and then, yeah,
36:53you deserve the Backstreet after that.
36:55I deserve that.
36:56Yeah, yeah, yeah.
36:57All right.
36:58You showed you can think like the average American, but there's one more group of average Americans
37:02you need to face, and that's our audience.
37:07Before the show, we asked them seven questions.
37:11You have 30 seconds to correctly predict how the majority of them answered.
37:16If you get five right, you go home with $67,920.
37:24But beware, because it's three strikes and you're out.
37:27Audience, if Sammy wins, you're all going home with one of my favorite things.
37:32Julian, what are they getting?
37:33Everyone is going home with a pair of tickets to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
37:38All right.
37:39Right here in Nashville.
37:41Yeah.
37:43It's a wonderful place.
37:46You ready?
37:47I'm ready.
37:48Let's do it.
37:4930 seconds on the clock.
37:50All right.
37:51We got this.
37:53Here we go.
37:56Would this audience rather have a good fence or a good neighbor?
37:59Neighbor.
38:01Do they own a bicycle?
38:03Yes.
38:05Do they prefer to write with pen or pencil?
38:07Pen.
38:09Do they prefer small dogs or big dogs?
38:11Small dogs.
38:13Which do they prefer?
38:14English muffins, toast?
38:16Toast.
38:18What do they watch more of on TV?
38:20Football, baseball?
38:21Football.
38:22Have they ever ridden in the bed of a pickup truck?
38:25Yes.
38:26All right.
38:27Seven questions.
38:28There we go.
38:31You need five of them to win.
38:33They feel good about these, I think.
38:35I feel pretty good.
38:35Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
38:36I'm a little iffy about that.
38:37These are solid.
38:38I feel solid.
38:39These feel solid.
38:41All right.
38:42Start with the first one.
38:42Would this audience rather have a good fence or a good neighbor?
38:45You said neighbor.
38:46You don't need a fence if you've got a good neighbor.
38:48Exactly.
38:49All right.
38:50You said neighbor.
38:51Audience, did you say neighbor?
38:54There we go.
38:55Good neighbor.
38:56There we go.
38:57That's decent.
38:58Some good people.
38:59All right.
38:59Do they own a bicycle?
39:01You said yes.
39:02Audience, do you own a bicycle?
39:08There we go.
39:12All right.
39:14We got two right, no strikes.
39:16Do they prefer to write with pen or pencil?
39:19Okay, I don't know anybody that likes writing with a pencil,
39:22because that sound that it makes, it sounds like a nightmare.
39:25I would love to see the pencils you are using.
39:27Because I don't.
39:28I'm very sensitive to sound.
39:30All right.
39:31Do they prefer to write with pen or pencil?
39:33You said pen.
39:34Audience, did you say pen?
39:38Yes, they did.
39:44All right.
39:45Got three right.
39:46Do they prefer small dogs or big dogs?
39:49Audience, did you say small dog?
39:54Oh.
39:55Oh.
39:56That's tough.
39:57You got three right, one strike.
40:01Which do they prefer, English muffin or toast?
40:06This was one that I was kind of struggling with a little bit,
40:09because I actually like English muffins,
40:12but I felt like toast is more common.
40:14Oh, yeah.
40:14Toast is.
40:15It's more average.
40:16English muffins is a little bit like, you know,
40:18who do you think you are?
40:19I mean, maybe the audience is fancy.
40:21Who knows?
40:21They might be fancy.
40:22Look at them.
40:22They might be fancy.
40:23They look great.
40:23They look great.
40:24All right.
40:25They're like big dogs.
40:26Who knows?
40:28Let's find out.
40:29Audience, did you say toast?
40:33Yes!
40:39Oh, my God.
40:41Whoo!
40:42We only need one more.
40:44What do they watch more of on TV?
40:47I felt a little more confident with that one.
40:50I felt like that would be the obvious answer,
40:52and I'm hoping that the audience is with me on this one.
40:55Yes.
40:55Football's a big, big sport.
40:58I'm really hoping.
40:58It's doing quite well.
40:59Especially because I'm not sure about number seven.
41:01So I'm really hoping that football is it.
41:04Yeah.
41:04So let's hope you're right.
41:07All right.
41:08All right.
41:08What do they watch more of on TV?
41:11Oh, my God.
41:12Oh, my God.
41:12Oh, my God.
41:12Oh, my God.
41:12You said football.
41:14You need the audience?
41:15I need it.
41:15To also say football for $67,920.
41:28Audience, did you say football?
41:39Oh, my God.
41:42Yeah.
41:44Yeah.
41:48Congratulations, Sam.
41:50You've won $67,920.
41:54Audience, you know what that means?
41:55Everyone in the audience is going home with a pair of tickets
41:58to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
42:00Join us next time to watch another Average American
42:04rise to greatness right here on the Greatest World.
42:06The greatest average American.
42:09Congratulations. You did it.
42:11We had one left, too.
42:13What was the last one?
42:14I can't believe it.
42:16The last one? You had the last one right?
42:18Oh, my God.
42:20You only got one more. Look at that.
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