Game Changer 6x1

1. - Get ready for a "Game Changer!"

2. Tonight's guests, proficient with a power drill,

3. handy with a hacksaw, it's Ally Beardsley!

4. - None of this is up to code.

5. - His critical hits are a hit with the critics.

6. It's Brennan Lee Mulligan!

7. - Whoo-hoo! So excited to be here!

8. - No assassin but killer fashion, it's Oscar Montoya!

9. - Hello! Hi!

10. Oh, (chuckles) hi.

11. Okay, bye!

12. - And your host, me! I've been here the whole time.

13. This is "Game Changer," the only game show

14. where the game changes every show.

15. I am your host, Sam Reich.

16. I am joined today by these three lovely contestants.

17. Now, you all understand how the game works.

18. - No. - No.

19. - Nope. - That's the premise.

20. - That's right, our players have no idea

21. what game it is they're about to play.

22. The only way to learn is by playing.

23. The only way to win is by learning,

24. and the only way to begin is by beginning,

25. so without further ado, let's begin.

26. Players, keeping it simple to start with,

27. who can make the loudest sound on a gong?

28. - Oh my gosh!

29. - Thank you, Nico and Ash.

30. Oscar, we'll start with you.

31. - Okay, wish me luck.

32. - This is very loud.

33. - Here I go!

34. That scared me.

35. - Checking a decibel meter just to keep things honest.

36. - Oh!

37. - Registered. Brennan, I think that's you.

38. - Okay, hold on one second. - Oh my god.

39. - Does someone have a broom and tape?

40. Can I grab a tape from somebody?

41. Here we go. - Oh my god.

42. - What are you doing?

43. - Let me grab that. Thank you so much.

44. - Yeah, great.

45. - It's all about leverage. Here we go.

46. - Is it?

47. - I would love to have seen Brennan do the bridge challenge

48. that we all did in physics class.

49. - You could drive a car over it.

50. - All right, move back. Thank you.

51. Okay.

52. - If he misses... - I love it! Please miss.

53. - Whew!

54. Brennan, that was very loud.

55. It was in fact louder than Oscar.

56. (Oscar sighs) - Okay.

57. - Ally.

58. - Yes, I'd like to answer the question. Brennan.

59. - I love- - That's the question, right?

60. It wasn't like- - That answer.

61. - Go make the biggest sound. It's asking who.

62. - No, wait. (cast laughing)

63. - I love that answer so much,

64. I almost wanna change the premise of my game.

65. But to stay faithful to it...

66. - Okay. - Aw.

67. - That rules. - Totally.

68. - That was amazing.

69. - That's some real fucking Celtic trickster hero.

70. The answer lies between the paths.

71. - So you want me to actually ring the gong?

72. - Well, I mean, I'll accept that as your answer,

73. but it won't win.

74. - Okay, then I'll hedge my bets

75. and I'll just make a little dinky one

76. and we'll see what happens. - Interesting.

77. Brennan, I do think you were loudest.

78. - Okay.

79. - Ally, I do think you were least loud,

80. which means, Oscar, that is three points.

81. - What? (laughs) - For you.

82. - What? (laughs) - Moving right along.

83. - Oh, this is like a middle of the pack game.

84. - I'd win this so easily! - This is moderation.

85. - (laughs) Brennan is digesting this badly. - Excellence never pays, huh?

86. - I don't know what I did, but at some point

87. Sam looked at me and went,

88. "This guy, I need to rattle his belief in doing your best."

89. But I'm gonna tell you this right now.

90. If the goal of the game is to be middle,

91. I'm gonna lose so fucking hard

92. it's gonna blow your fucking mind.

93. Goose egg number two.

94. "Yes or No" ain't got shit on me, baby.

95. Here we go. (Oscar and Ally laughing)

96. - Next up, who can keep a balloon in the air longest?

97. Ash, if I could have the balloons, please.

98. (upbeat cheerful music) - Aw, nice color.

99. - (laughs) Thank you.

100. - Balloons ready.

101. Three, two, one, go.

102. - No! Brennan, no! (crew members laughing)

103. - No, no! - Oh, I got it!

104. - Yeah, that's Ally! - I got it!

105. - That's Ally with second place.

106. Three points on the board for Beardsley!

107. - So you were first out so you keep getting first.

108. - Yes. Congrats.

109. - I'm so angry. (Ally laughing)

110. - Players, it's time to flex those arms

111. as well as your game brain.

112. Who can do the most blindfolded push-ups?

113. Now, before we begin, I would like to know

114. how many push-ups each of you thinks you can do.

115. You can tell the truth or lie. Oscar, I'll start with you.

116. - Four. - Four.

117. - I was gonna say five, but then I was like,

118. mm, no, you're reaching for the stars here.

119. Four. Yeah. (Sam and Ally laughing)

120. - Brennan, what do you think?

121. - Think I can do 20 and be normal

122. or I can do 30 and not be okay the rest of the episode.

123. (Oscar laughing) - Ally, what do you think?

124. - I think I can do 15.

125. - 15, impressive.

126. Well, each of you, inside your podiums,

127. has little eye masks I'm gonna ask you to wear

128. in order so that you can't see-

129. - Oh. - Ooh.

130. - What your fellow players are doing.

131. If the three of you could take your positions

132. in between your podiums. - Why?

133. - This is honestly so porn. - Why are we doing this?

134. - I wanna tell the kids at home something.

135. If you try your hardest and believe in yourself

136. and attempt to be the best,

137. then that's the rubric that you should measure yourself by,

138. and I believe in you, okay?

139. There's only one true host, and that's the Lord.

140. Okay, let's do it. - What in the world?

141. - All right, players, here we go.

142. - Are we in position now or?

143. - You are in position.

144. - Oh my god.

145. - Get ready to feel the burn. On your mark.

146. Get set, go.

147. - I just heard my bones breaking. Ow.

148. Oh, I hate this!

149. Why are we doing this? This is pointless!

150. Oh!

151. - Yeah, it seems like you're all finished.

152. Players, bravo.

153. I'm not exactly sure what the strategy was there

154. on any of your part.

155. Brennan, 20 push-ups.

156. - Mm-hmm.

157. - Ally, seven push-ups.

158. - Thank you.

159. - Less than you said you could do.

160. - Yeah, it's true.

161. - Oscar, 15 push-ups.

162. - Wow! - Putting you in the middle

163. with second place, that is three points for Oscar Montoya.

164. - Hell yeah. - I don't believe you.

165. I'm almost as strong as Brennan?

166. - Yeah. (laughs)

167. - Now, Brennan- - Mm-hmm.

168. - Why do 20 push-ups? - Here's the deal.

169. If you think that the roseate spoonbill got to me,

170. don't give a fuck about birds.

171. What I do give a fuck about is trying your best every time.

172. And so long as I am on this stage and drawing breath,

173. you can good and goddamn believe that I'll be trying my best

174. in every challenge. - Wow.

175. - I can set my own standard for what success looks like,

176. and it always looks like trying your best.

177. Kids, stay in school!

178. - You are allowed to approach this game however you see fit.

179. - Thank you.

180. - Save your appetite, Brennan,

181. because it's time for an old-fashioned pie eating contest.

182. (Ally laughs) - What?

183. - I'm just gonna let Oscar and Ally know,

184. you're competing with each other.

185. - Why?

186. - 'Cause I'm gonna eat all that pie in one minute.

187. - We looked at genuine

188. Midwestern pie eating contests for this.

189. Players, if you could please do me the honor, the privilege

190. of taking your position in front of your respective pies.

191. - Oh, this is lovely. - Oh, wow.

192. Look at these aprons. - This is very thoughtful.

193. - I feel like I'm a barista again.

194. - Has anyone ever competed in a pie-eating contest before?

195. - Yes, I lost and I broke one of my teeth.

196. - Yeah, kids. Stay in school. (cast laughing)

197. - Let's put one minute on the clock.

198. - Are the goggles mandatory?

199. - The goggles are there for your own protection.

200. Of course they're not mandatory.

201. - These are gonna slow me down.

202. - (laughs) What?

203. - And three, two, one.

204. Go! (lively country music)

205. - Bon appétit. (Ally gasps)

206. Oh, god. - Mm.

207. - Oh god! Oh! - Oh, Brennan.

208. - Sipping it like it's a cup of soup.

209. (Ally laughing) - I'm already so full.

210. - Oscar and Ally just delicately dipping their fingers in

211. like they're tasting a broth for saltiness.

212. 20 seconds left! - Fuck!

213. - Winning makes you feel really sad.

214. - And five, four, three,

215. two, one,

216. and that's it, players!

217. Bravo!

218. Brennan questioning some life decisions.

219. - Not decisions. Circumstances.

220. Players, the pies have been re-weighed,

221. and the results are in.

222. Having eaten 91 grams, Ally,

223. having eaten 286 grams, Brennan Lee Mulligan,

224. and having eaten 95 grams-

225. - Wow! - Oscar Montoya.

226. Another three points for Oscar. Running away with the game!

227. - Wow! - Let's go, let's go.

228. - I mean, I am the definition of mid.

229. - Here comes the internet's most exciting minute

230. of a single prize, it's The Price is Not Quite!

231. Ally Beardsley, come on down.

232. Brennan Lee Mulligan, come on down!

233. - Oh! - Yeah, yeah, it's you!

234. - And Oscar Montoya, come on down!

235. - That's you! - You, you did it!

236. - That's you. - You, bitch!

237. - Oh my god! - Go, go!

238. - I'm so shy. (Brennan cheering)

239. - Ash, what do we have up for bids?

240. - Well, Sam, we have a second edition

241. "Lord of the Rings" box set.

242. - That's right, this beautiful 1968

243. "Lord of the Rings" book set

244. comes in its own ivory slipcase.

245. A classic copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's adventure series

246. with colorful maps inside.

247. It can be yours if the price is not quite.

248. In order to keep this honest,

249. you have paddles inside your drawers.

250. - Oh. - If you could go ahead

251. and write your answer on your paddles.

252. The player with the second closest guess will win the prize.

253. - Do you all...

254. Oh, damn, okay. Gotta write something.

255. - Ally, what are we thinking?

256. $583.

257. - That's a good number.

258. - Brennan.

259. $240. (Ally whistles)

260. Oscar.

261. (Ally gasps) $519.

262. Actual retail price,

263. $282, which means our second closest guess

264. is Oscar once again.

265. - What? Wait! - Wow!

266. - Shut up!

267. - No question, Brennan, that you just achieved first place.

268. - In the real world I would be in first place. Great, okay.

269. - Three points and "Lord of the Rings."

270. - I have never read or seen "Lord of the Rings,"

271. and I'm gonna start today. - This is an opportunity

272. to expand your nerdom. - I'm very excited.

273. - I'm so happy for you. (Ally laughing)

274. - I am legit excited. I'm not a fan and-

275. (Ally laughing uproariously) I've never read the books.

276. - Oscar- - Gandalf, what's that?

277. - Well- - But I'm excited-

278. - Oh my god, I'm obsessed.

279. - The points as we head into round two, Ally with three,

280. Brennan with a goose egg, and Oscar with 12.

281. - It feels like this was made for me.

282. - Players, it's time to spread some positivity,

283. and who better to shower with praise than our very own me?

284. Who can pay me the best compliment?

285. Once again, I'm gonna ask you

286. to write these down on your paddles.

287. - Oh.

288. - Who can pay Sam the best...

289. Okay.

290. - Suspenseful silence.

291. Our players decide what middling compliment

292. they can give to me. (Oscar laughing)

293. Not too flattering, not too insulting.

294. The three to four pins down in bowling of compliments.

295. I feel like you're all writing me letters.

296. - To whom it may concern. (cast laughing)

297. Brennan's writing the Declaration of Independence.

298. - Oscar's leaving me things in his will.

299. - Yeah. (laughs) - Mm-hmm.

300. - We'll mix this up a little bit.

301. Starting with you, Oscar,

302. what compliment do you have for me?

303. - Sam, you are one of the warmest,

304. kindest souls I have ever met.

305. You are so incredibly sweet,

306. and I feel very seen when I'm around you.

307. Your curiosity of life is inspiring to me.

308. I am very lucky to have you as a friend. Love you.

309. - Oscar, I'm legit moved. That's beautiful!

310. - It's real. It's honest.

311. - That doesn't seem like an attempt

312. to get second place at all.

313. - No.

314. - Screw my game. That was really nice.

315. Ally, what about you?

316. - Sam, you are the perfect American.

317. - Feels like a borderline read.

318. - Now, I'm just saying, I wish all Americans were like you.

319. - Oh, I appreciate that, Ally. - Future of America.

320. - That actually is nice.

321. - There is something sinister in that.

322. There is something sinister in that.

323. - I was going for a mid feeling but earnest good compliment.

324. - Brennan.

325. - You've made a home where my favorite people

326. get to show the world how brilliant and amazing they are.

327. - Cool. - Oh.

328. - Wow.

329. - That is really beautiful, Brennan.

330. - It's the truth. - Simple, too. It's succinct.

331. - And yet it is also second place.

332. Three points for Brennan.

333. - You got points, Brennan! - Wow!

334. - Brennan is officially- - Brennan!

335. - On the board.

336. - So this was bad? (cast and crew laughing)

337. - Players, it's time

338. to put your Hollywood narcissism to the test.

339. Who can take the least flattering selfie?

340. You're each gonna take a selfie on your phones

341. then AirDrop them to our producer, Justin.

342. - Okay. - Who is waiting for them

343. to insert into this presentation,

344. then we'll all review together.

345. - My camera's so old it has only one lens,

346. so I think I got this in the bag.

347. - (belches noisily) God, that's pie.

348. - Thank you very much for that self-portraiture, players.

349. We'll go ahead and review your selfies starting with Ally.

350. - Nice, nice. (Oscar chuckling)

351. - That's a good angle, Ally. - Thank you.

352. - I like that your eyes aren't looking into the camera.

353. - I love a.5 above the head little guy pic.

354. - Trademark.

355. - Next up, we have Oscar.

356. - Oh!

357. - Oscar going for something a little similar here.

358. - Yeah. - But I will say,

359. I think the smile is nice.

360. - Oh. - And that

361. might be working against you. - It is. It's pretty.

362. - And finally, Brennan. (cast and grew giggling)

363. I'm not even sure this counts as a selfie.

364. - Who's that? Who's that?

365. - That's Brennan Lee Mulligan.

366. - And who took the picture? - Brennan.

367. - So I took it of myself?

368. - It might be Sauron.

369. - I don't know what that is. (Ally laughing)

370. - Ally, three points for you. - Yeah!

371. - Bringing you to six.

372. Players, it's time for your SNL auditions.

373. Who can do the best Donald Trump impression?

374. Now, you may already have a spot-on Donald Trump impression.

375. I may have even heard it, but in this case,

376. spot-on means spot-gone from second place

377. so you might wanna dial it down a notch.

378. Ally, we'll start with you.

379. - Didn't know I was gonna be on "Make Some Noise" today.

380. (Sam laughing) Uh...

381. Really big shew.

382. - Donald Trump doing Ed Sullivan's catchphrase?

383. A celebrity that our average viewer

384. doesn't even know is a person.

385. - Like, it just came to me.

386. - Brennan.

387. - 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello!

388. - What?

389. - It's me, Donald Trump, innit?

390. Oh, I love to do crimes, hoppin' around Mar-a-Lago.

391. - I love it when you curveball. I love it.

392. - Well, Ally, you might just earn second place after all.

393. (Oscar exhales sharply) - Here it is.

394. - I'm Donald Trump, ain't it?

395. I'm an American president, dollface.

396. China! China!

397. - What world are we living in

398. in which Ally's impression was the best of them?

399. (Ally laughing) Here's the problem, Brennan.

400. Despite your attempt to throw that-

401. - Do you think I was attempting to throw it?

402. - Yes, I've seen your impression.

403. - Absolutely! - No.

404. - What was the strategy?

405. - Look, you have to do us all in a row,

406. but we're comedians. - Yes.

407. - So whatever the second person does

408. creates the second point in a line which creates a pattern,

409. and the third person cannot resist their comedic impulses

410. to build off of the first two points of information.

411. So I knew that if I did one better than Ally,

412. Ally would win 'cause Oscar would wanna put a tail on it.

413. You're not just playing the cards.

414. You're playing the other players.

415. - Wait, are you playing me?

416. - I'm playing poker right now on my phone.

417. - Those points somehow go to Brennan.

418. Players, I hope you're feeling charitable.

419. Who will Venmo Katie the most money?

420. Here is Katie's Venmo handle, and here is Katie Marovitch.

421. - Katie! - What? Katie!

422. - Katie. - Hello, everyone.

423. - Now, before any of you sends Katie money,

424. let's talk through what you'll send Katie and why.

425. A little live strategy session.

426. You can tell the truth, of course, or bluff.

427. Brennan, I'll start with you.

428. - Katie, does $25 sound good?

429. - I would like a little bit more.

430. - I'll send $50.

431. - (gasps) $50! - Mm-hmm.

432. - Oscar, how much do you think you'll send Katie?

433. - This isn't about the game. I'm giving Katie $100.

434. - Wow, very generous.

435. - Yes. - Wow.

436. - So far, Katie, you're walking away with $150.

437. - Yes.

438. - Ally, what are you thinking?

439. - I'm gonna send Katie $95 because that's how much

440. I can get reimbursed for a COVID test for this shoot.

441. Katie, the last thing you paid me was in 2019,

442. and it says, "Vagina chocolate."

443. - No! Does it? (Sam and crew laughing)

444. - Do you have Venmo on your phones?

445. - Yes.

446. - Very interesting.

447. - Katie, the results are in.

448. - Yes, the results are in.

449. - How much did Oscar give you?

450. - Oscar delivered $100. (Ally gasps)

451. - A man of his word. - $100.

452. - Very honorable, Oscar. - Thank you.

453. - How much did Ally give you?

454. - Ally gave me $95.

455. - Wow.

456. - Also of their word, Ally. - For what?

457. - For vagina chocolates. (cast laughing)

458. - And what did Brennan give you?

459. - Well, that's interesting, Sam

460. because Brennan wrote me a note that said,

461. "For pizza you bought me," and gave me $20.

462. - Wow. - But if you scroll down,

463. what did I give for "Game Changer"?

464. - $30.

465. - Brennan, too, a man of his word.

466. - Wow.

467. - And yet second place is once again Ally Beardsley.

468. - Yeah! (claps)

469. - And that's three points for Ally.

470. Thank you so much, Katie.

471. - Have fun at The Grove.

472. - Do you want me to do anything else while I'm here?

473. - I mean, that was kinda it.

474. - That was it? - Yeah.

475. - All right.

476. - I really appreciate it.

477. - I'll just go home.

478. - But we'll have you back on another day.

479. - Please.

480. - For more "Game Changer."

481. - Excellent. Goodbye, everyone.

482. - Thank you, Katie. (cast and crew clapping)

483. You're so appreciated.

484. Brennan is right now sending Katie more money.

485. - I just sent $45 with the heading, "I am ashamed."

486. - What? (laughs) - Uh-huh.

487. It's time for the Family Two'd!

488. Introducing the Beardsley family,

489. and the Mulligan family. (lively upbeat music)

490. - Hello.

491. - And the Montoya family.

492. - That's true. Yes!

493. - We surveyed 100 people and asked,

494. "What is your second favorite fast food?"

495. - Oh!

496. - The first person to get the second item on this list.

497. - Second second, got it. - Wins the points.

498. Oscar, we'll start with you.

499. - Oh my gosh, okay.

500. - What is America's second favorite fast food item?

501. - Burger. (Ally and Brennan clapping)

502. - A-show me that-a Big Mac!

503. - Number one! - Number one!

504. Number one! - Oh, come on! (laughs)

505. - Just not number two.

506. - Okay, okay. - Wow!

507. - What are we thinking, Brennan?

508. - Fries. - Oh!

509. - Yeah, I think that's it. - Good answer.

510. - Very good answer.

511. Very good answer, Brennan. - Fries.

512. - A-show me those crispy potatoes.

513. (buzzer blaring) - What?

514. - Sorry, Brennan.

515. - There were no people out of 100 that listed fries?

516. - Maybe it was like two or three.

517. - It's the thing that comes with the meal!

518. It's in second position from the jump!

519. - It is the secondary item.

520. - I didn't get it wrong. You got it wrong.

521. - Ally, what are we thinking?

522. - I'm gonna say ice cream.

523. - Ice cream. - Ice cream.

524. - Fantastic, Ally. Show me ice cream.

525. Last on the list, Ally, but it counts.

526. We're looking for that second position, which yes,

527. does technically mean third. - Wow.

528. - Oscar. - Tacos.

529. - Yeah. (claps) - Show me tacos.

530. (bell rings) - Oh, what?

531. - Oscar, you are-

532. - Shut up! - Right in the pocket.

533. - Wow!

534. - I would say, well,

535. I'm just gonna say like, sesame chicken.

536. - Show me Chinese food.

537. (bell rings) - Oh!

538. - Good show, Brennan. - Wow!

539. - To the three of you, correct.

540. - Brennan approves. Ally.

541. - Subs. - Subs!

542. - Like sandwiches. - That's good.

543. - Subs. That's a good response.

544. - Ally. - Show me subs!

545. (bell rings) - Ah!

546. - Ally holding up the rear

547. while Oscar's holding up the front.

548. - So far I am mid, though.

549. - You've summoned an argument. - Yes.

550. - About, is a burger a sandwich, and I can feel it coming.

551. - Oscar, what do we think?

552. - (sighs) Okay, uh...

553. - Something in between burgers and tacos.

554. - (laughs) Is it chicken tenders?

555. - Show me chicken tenders. (Ally clapping)

556. Oh my god. (bell rings)

557. Fried chicken! (laughs) - I will count it, Oscar.

558. - Wow! - We'll count it.

559. And that is three points. (cheerful music)

560. Show me number four.

561. (bell rings) - Hot dogs!

562. - And show me number five.

563. (bell rings) - Sushi!

564. - My second favorite is a chicken parm.

565. - Players, I hope you have some middling acquaintances

566. on speed dial.

567. Who can get a text back the fastest?

568. - Oh, easy.

569. - Go ahead and queue up those texts,

570. but don't press send until I say go.

571. I wanna hear what they are and who they're to.

572. - I don't ever text anyone. (laughs)

573. - Brennan's writing a novel.

574. - Brennan might be explaining the game to Izzy.

575. - Yeah, count to five, Izzy, and then text me back.

576. - Is that? That's exactly what's happening.

577. That's exactly what's happening.

578. Ally, since you seem to be ready,

579. can I hear what yours is and who it's to?

580. - My text message is to CVS Pharmacy.

581. (Sam laughing) - What?

582. - Who was letting me know that my prescription

583. is ready to get picked up,

584. and I'm writing back, "I don't have insurance."

585. And I think that it will auto-reply something crazy.

586. - Brennan. - I'm texting my wife,

587. "Hey Izz, I'm doing 'Game Changer.'

588. Can you text me back literally anything?

589. We're measuring the speed of the response,

590. so wait at least 20 seconds if possible.

591. I love you." Heart emoji.

592. - Beautiful. Oscar, what are we thinking?

593. - Wow, mine is equally as romantic.

594. It's to my friend and she's subbing a class

595. that I'm teaching, and I just wrote,

596. "Let me know so I can confirm with them."

597. - All right, players, ready?

598. And three and two and one.

599. Honor system, go ahead and put your phones in your pockets.

600. We'll check back- - Oh, I got one!

601. - (laughs) Ally is out.

602. - CVS Pharmacy, "I don't understand.

603. For immediate support, call your local store

604. or text 'help' for help."

605. - Players, who got me the best gift in advance of the shoot?

606. Ash, could we bring out the gifts, please?

607. - Aw. (claps) - Aw, thank you.

608. - You didn't know the game at that point.

609. - Did you get a text? - I just got a text.

610. - (sighs) Three points on the board for Brennan.

611. What does Izzy say?

612. - "Yeah." (Sam and Oscar laughing)

613. She's the perfect woman.

614. - Now, I'm going to give each of you 30 seconds

615. to modify your gift (Ally gasps)

616. to make it worse or better.

617. Whatever you think you need to do to achieve second place.

618. Does that make sense? - Mm-hmm.

619. - Mm-hmm. (laughs)

620. - Hmm...

621. I will take your gifts now.

622. Players, Oscar, I'm very curious,

623. particularly because your hands are empty,

624. what'd you get me?

625. - My gift isn't here, per se.

626. - Okay.

627. - I would like for you to just hit the next slide, please.

628. - Wow, Oscar, I'm excited!

629. What is this?

630. - Amy! - Hi, Sam!

631. So your good friend, Oscar Montoya, wonderful person

632. has given you the gift of dance, so hooray.

633. We're gonna be doing a dance class together

634. to whatever kind of style and whatever kind of music-

635. - Fuck! - You wanna dance to.

636. - Oh my god! Oscar, that's an incredible gift!

637. - I know Amy and she's fucking awesome.

638. - Yeah. - On my list of things to do

639. after "Game Changer" wraps this season,

640. to look into dance classes.

641. (Ally gasps) - Shut up!

642. - Because I love to dance! - Wait!

643. - You might have just run away with this, I'm afraid,

644. so Brennan, what'd you get me?

645. - Here you go, Sam.

646. - Thank you so much. - Of course. Please enjoy it.

647. This gift is antique. - (gasps excitedly) Ooh!

648. - It is a model car from the 1950s.

649. - How cool!

650. - Now, I would not have said this

651. if I knew I was not shooting for the middle,

652. so as you can see, I've modified the bag to say,

653. "I was compelled to give this gift against my will"

654. to sort of put an energy on the gift

655. to sort of shoot for the middle.

656. I've had that since I was 17 years old.

657. - Oh my god.

658. - It was in my dad's apartment, and it might be his.

659. - Whoa!

660. - Dad, if you see this and want it back,

661. (Oscar laughing) I'll get it.

662. - (laughs) Hm, that is worse. That is worse.

663. - Yeah. - Well done.

664. - Aw. - Thank you very much, man.

665. - You got it. - Wow.

666. - That's so nice.

667. - Ally.

668. - Mine's a little bit of a three-parter.

669. - Oh! - Okay.

670. - So I would say maybe go

671. for the big thing that's sticking out first.

672. - Whoa! - Ooh.

673. - (gasps excitedly) Oh, Bryce Canyon poster.

674. - Yep. - Love it.

675. - Vintage eBay. - Beautiful.

676. And then where's part two? - Kind of at the bottom.

677. - Huh. - That's part two.

678. Oh sorry, there is a part three. It's still in there.

679. You need to find it, and that's actually the bigger part.

680. - Do you wanna take the banana out

681. and put it on your podium, though,

682. instead of putting it back in the bag?

683. - Why would I do that?

684. - Well, because it just feels like you don't,

685. like you're gonna return it or something.

686. - Like, yeah, are you... (Oscar laughing)

687. - (laughs) Oh! Oh my god, Ally!

688. It's an annual pass.

689. - Annual pass to all the American national parks.

690. - What the? - Whoa!

691. - Called America the Beautiful.

692. - That's incredible! - Oh my god!

693. Thank you guys so much. - Yeah.

694. - This is so thoughtful. - (claps) We love you!

695. - This is really sweet!

696. - We love you!

697. - All three of those were super thoughtful gifts.

698. I do think I have a favorite, and it's Oscar's.

699. - Yeah. - Sorry, Oscar.

700. - No, I love it!

701. - The note of it being against your will, Brennan,

702. and I think the message to your dad

703. that he can have it back anytime.

704. - Dad, let me know

705. and I'll get it back like that. (snaps fingers)

706. - Just pushes Ally over the edge into second place.

707. Ally, that's three points for you.

708. (Brennan and Oscar clapping) - Thank you.

709. - This game is still neck and neck.

710. Oscar, it's like you're psychic or something.

711. Lace up your shoes, players.

712. It's time for a dance challenge.

713. - What?

714. - Here's how this is going to work.

715. - Wow!

716. - I'm going to divide you into three teams of two.

717. Ally and Brennan, Brennan and Oscar, Ally and Oscar.

718. Each of you will have one to two minutes backstage

719. to create whatever choreography you like

720. to a song of our choosing. - Wow.

721. - The second-place winners will both win three points.

722. Ally and Oscar, we'll do you first.

723. - All right. - Okay.

724. - You can head offstage.

725. Your song is waiting back there for you.

726. - Our song. (Oscar giggles)

727. giving boy band. - Yeah, exactly.

728. - At a like, bar mitzvah or something.

729. Let's step, touch, step, touch.

730. - Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

731. - Out, yeah? - Oh, okay, okay.

732. Okay, we're ready.

733. - Incredible! Very efficient, players.

734. And a three and a two

735. and a one.

736. - What?

737. - And that's it. - That's it.

738. - That's pretty good.

739. - That's how you announce the end of a dance.

740. - Ally, no rest for the weary. - Thank you.

741. - You and Brennan. - Interesting.

742. - Let's get you backstage.

743. - Let's do it. - Kill it, kill it, kill it.

744. - Hey, thank you. - Yeah, thank you, thank you.

745. - Kill it, kill it, kill it.

746. - So, I mean, this challenge was built for you, Oscar.

747. It's yours- - To lose, yes.

748. - Would you say that?

749. - I think so. (laughs) - In second place?

750. - Do we think that the dance you guys did out there,

751. is that a high point,

752. is that a mid point, is that a low point?

753. How about this. We go a little bit under where that was.

754. - Okay, yeah, I think we need two little flashy things

755. that we do in unison and then it'll look

756. like we really tried, but it won't look good. (laughs)

757. - It won't look good.

758. - We're ready. - Incredible.

759. - Oh god. - Three, two, one, go.

760. - Dimension!

761. - And that's it!

762. - Wow, players. - That's right, that's right.

763. - That was hot. That was hot. - Thank you.

764. - That might have been a little worse.

765. - Yes! - What? No!

766. - It might have been.

767. - That's exactly what we were going for.

768. - Ah! - But this'll be the one

769. to decide it, Brennan and Oscar, that's you.

770. - Ready? - Let's do it.

771. - Let's go.

772. (laughs) Oh god.

773. - That's it. - You ready to dance?

774. - Let's do it, baby.

775. - We're doing this three times. One.

776. - Yeah.

777. - I can go down while you go up.

778. - And I go up. Yeah, let's do that.

779. - Dah. (laughs)

780. I think we're ready.

781. - Wow! - We're ready.

782. - I overheard a little bit of was happening back there,

783. and I'm excited.

784. - Here we go!

785. - And a three and a two

786. and a one.

787. - I'm sorry. (upbeat jazzy music)

788. - What? - Dance is a sin!

789. (Sam laughing) Dance is a sin!

790. Dance is not right.

791. (Ally and Sam laughing) Do not dance!

792. No! No!

793. And that's it!

794. - Incredible move, Brennan.

795. - Dance is a sin! - Unbelievable gameplay!

796. - I'm so sorry.

797. - And that means points for Ally and Brennan.

798. Ally tied with Oscar. Unreal.

799. Next up, players,

800. (intense dramatic music) I have backstage 12 suitcases

801. with anywhere between one and $1,000.

802. Tonight, one of our players will end up with the suitcase

803. with the middle amount of money

804. and take home whatever's inside.

805. All they have to do is answer one question:

806. Deux or No Deux. (energetic dramatic music)

807. Introducing now "Deal or No Deal" spokesmodel,

808. "Adam Ruins Everything" costar, writer, actress,

809. and friend of the family, Hayley Marie Norman.

810. Hayley, thank you so much- - Hayley, oh my god!

811. - For being here. - Hi, Sam.

812. - Oh! - Oh my god, Hayley, hi.

813. - And what a flashback. (laughs)

814. Right back into character.

815. You were like the fan favorite-

816. - Okay, thank you for saying it-

817. - In "Deal or No Deal," is that correct?

818. - So I didn't have to. (cast laughing)

819. - I am no Howie Mandel, and this is no amphitheater.

820. Thank you for stooping to our level.

821. - Okay, good. Thank you for having me.

822. - This is going to work a little differently

823. than in traditional "Deal or No Deal."

824. Your goal is to end up with the suitcase

825. with the middle amount of money of the three of you.

826. - Oh. - Gotcha.

827. - What happens when I call upon you

828. is you'll pick a suitcase,

829. and the wonderful Hayley will open it up for us

830. and show you what's inside.

831. At that point, you can either keep the suitcase

832. in which case you're stuck with it

833. or you can continue to play. - Gotcha.

834. - In which case you forfeit that suitcase.

835. - (whistles) All right.

836. - Ally and Oscar, you're each in the lead

837. so it's a tossup between the two of you,

838. but Oscar, you are sort of the reigning champ of the episode

839. so I'm gonna say we will start with you.

840. - What is the most-picked suitcase?

841. - In real life, the most-picked suitcase was my case,

842. which was case number 25. (Ally gasps)

843. But we don't have a case number 25 here,

844. but two plus five equals seven.

845. - I love Hayley's logic,

846. and I will pick suitcase number seven.

847. - Okay, I think this is good.

848. - We'll find out.

849. (Ally gasps) - 750!

850. - If I was these players, I would be shooting for 500.

851. I don't think you can do better than 500.

852. - Absolutely.

853. - It would be a bold move-

854. (Ally and Brennan clapping) - Oh, thank you.

855. - To stop playing now. - Absolutely.

856. And I am not a bold person so I'm gonna keep going.

857. - Ally, what's it gonna be?

858. - I am going to go for three.

859. - Ooh, so good.

860. - Three. - Okay, let's see.

861. - My god, I feel like I'm on the actual show.

862. - I have to do my little "Deal or No Deal" peek first.

863. Wait, I can't remember if this is good or bad.

864. - I'm gonna keep playing. I'm gonna keep playing.

865. - Terrible!

866. - It won't be in the middle if it's 1,000.

867. - But it's gone. - It's all uphill from here.

868. Brennan, I know when you get quiet that you're strategizing.

869. - I'd love to go with 11, thank you.

870. - Ooh. - Just right in a row.

871. - Look at that, the line,

872. - You made this easy. - Love a good line.

873. Okay.

874. - Oh. - 250, Brennan.

875. Interesting. - Okay.

876. - You know the rest are one through $10.

877. - I'm gonna keep playing. Cleaned out a row.

878. - You're gonna keep playing.

879. Brennan's gonna keep playing. - Okay, okay, okay. (claps)

880. - Here we go.

881. We're gonna keep it going. (Hayley cheers)

882. Oscar. - 12.

883. - 12. - Mm-hmm.

884. - Ooh.

885. - Get rid of it! - Oh!

886. - Don't want it. - Get rid of it. Gone.

887. - By the way, can we talk about

888. how I actually do remember how to open a case.

889. - Ally. - I'm gonna do eight.

890. - What's inside of number eight?

891. - Another okay.

892. - All right. - Oh!

893. - You're good!

894. - I mean, you never know, Ally.

895. - I gotta keep playing. I gotta keep playing.

896. - Wow. - Yeah.

897. - Good call.

898. - That brings us back to Brennan.

899. - Number one, please. - Breaking rank.

900. - Okay, what? (dramatic music)

901. - What? Oh my god. - $999.

902. - I will be forced to continue playing.

903. - (laughs) Wow. - Hey.

904. - I'm gonna pick number six. (Ally whistles)

905. Oh my gosh.

906. - Ooh! (dramatic music)

907. - 25? - Ooh!

908. - Oh!

909. - Yeah, I'm gonna skip that. No.

910. - Not great.

911. - So whatever's left after this round if we both skip

912. is just, we get those. - You get what you get.

913. - I'm gonna circle back and I'm gonna go for number four.

914. (dramatic music) - Oh!

915. - $998. - Oh my god!

916. - You're diabolical. (laughs) - I am.

917. - I'm gonna keep playing.

918. - Brennan, it sort of comes down to you in a way

919. because this next decision to either keep

920. or not keep your suitcase will decide the game

921. for the other two players. - Oh my god.

922. - Let's go ahead and open number nine, thank you.

923. - What's in number nine?

924. - Ooh. (dramatic music)

925. - $50. - $50.

926. - We're gonna roll the dice. I'm gonna keep playing.

927. - Oh my gosh! - What's left for Brennan

928. will be decided for him. - Oh my god! Oh!

929. - I love that this is like,

930. 'cause it's giving me extra screen time, you know?

931. I'm glad you guys keep playing.

932. - Oscar.

933. - This is just a game of just, like, I guess luck.

934. - At this point. - But I don't believe that.

935. (Sam gasps dramatically) The name of the show

936. is Deux or No Deux.

937. Deux is French for number two.

938. We haven't picked the second suitcase yet.

939. I'm going to pick suitcase number two.

940. - All right.

941. - Hayley, would you do us the honors of opening-

942. - Okay, so we're doing number two.

943. - We're doing number two. - Case number two.

944. - And for very good reason. Okay, let's see.

945. - This could backfire.

946. - Oh.

947. (Oscar laughing) - Oh!

948. - Not very- - Okay, well, we don't know

949. what the other suitcases are, so we'll see, we'll see.

950. - That is Oscar's case.

951. - Oh jeez, good magnets. (Sam laughing)

952. - (chuckles) Thank you.

953. - Ally, this game is in your hands.

954. - All right, I'm gonna go five.

955. - Show us what's inside suitcase number five.

956. (dramatic music) - Oh.

957. - 10? (laughs) (Ally laughing)

958. - $10.

959. - Thank you. - This is your 10 bucks.

960. - Thank you so much.

961. - Brennan.

962. - Can we open it over here? - Let's do it.

963. - Okay, and this. - Can you bring it

964. over to me and open it on the podium?

965. - Okay, okay, okay. - Wow!

966. - Oh my gosh. - And also, okay, to be clear,

967. so if you're gonna win,

968. the number has to be between 10 and 75.

969. - Not very much money, unfortunately,

970. no matter how it's sliced. (Oscar laughing)

971. - Okay.

972. - Hayley, do us the honors and show us

973. what's inside suitcase number 10.

974. - What? (dramatic music)

975. - Wow! - Which means that Oscar wins.

976. - I did it! - (laughs) $75.

977. - With $75. - Wow!

978. - And three points for Oscar.

979. - Yes!

980. - A round of applause for Hayley Marie Norman, everybody.

981. - You guys, thank you. - Yes!

982. - For joining us. (cheerful music)

983. Players, that brings us to the last challenge of our game,

984. and it's a simple one.

985. Who will forfeit the most points?

986. The points as they stand now, Ally with 15,

987. Brennan with 12, Oscar with 18.

988. Decide on your number and write it down on your paddle.

989. The player to forfeit the middle amount of points-

990. - Oh my god. - Will not lose those points.

991. Other than that,

992. there are no points to be gained this round.

993. - Can you pick zero? - You absolutely can.

994. - Can you pick negative numbers?

995. - (chuckles) No. (Oscar laughing)

996. No, you cannot.

997. I will disqualify you if you do negative points.

998. - So you are six points- - Worth a try.

999. - We'll see.

1000. - You're six points behind. - We'll see, we'll see!

1001. - I'm three points behind.

1002. - How many points would you put down, Sam,

1003. if you were in our positions?

1004. - I think that if I was in Oscar's position,

1005. I would be careful about forfeiting many points

1006. because I'm in the lead.

1007. - Yeah. - Yeah.

1008. - And then there's the question, isn't there?

1009. - Which question is that?

1010. - The question at the heart of this episode.

1011. You've made an idol of mediocrity, Sam Reich,

1012. of trying to skate by with a half effort,

1013. and I won't stand for it.

1014. I know what I'm putting on the paddle,

1015. and I need no collaboration.

1016. - What are you gonna do, Oscar?

1017. - Well, we don't wanna put the same number 'cause then-

1018. - Yeah, 'cause then we'd lose. - Yeah.

1019. - But we know Brennan's gonna put zero.

1020. - Yeah.

1021. - He's gonna write a long speech

1022. and at the end of it will be a zero.

1023. - He's already writing a speech.

1024. - Just gonna do a modest bet and hope that it works.

1025. - All right, players, let's find out your answers.

1026. Oscar.

1027. - Yes, I have wagered three points.

1028. (Ally whistles) - Bold move.

1029. Ally.

1030. - Zero points. - Ah.

1031. - Zero points.

1032. Brennan, if your answer is somewhere in between,

1033. you win this round.

1034. What have you wagered?

1035. - You can have my points when you pry them

1036. from my cold, dead hands. (Sam guffawing)

1037. I would no sooner surrender my points

1038. than I would surrender my life, my heart,

1039. my sacred memory of all that came before.

1040. My points tell the story of who I am,

1041. where I've come from, and what I've done.

1042. You shall not have my points!

1043. Negative infinity. (Sam laughing)

1044. - I told you- - You dropped this.

1045. - That negative numbers would not count.

1046. Ally, you are the winner of that challenge.

1047. With zero points sacrificed, that keeps you at 15.

1048. Oscar sacrificing three points

1049. brings you down from 18 to 15. (buzzer blares)

1050. The scores at the end of our game, Ally with 15,

1051. Oscar with 15, Brennan with 12.

1052. (stirring triumphant music) - What's happening is wrong.

1053. - Putting Brennan in second place.

1054. Brennan, you are the winner of this episode!

1055. - Wow! - Brennan!

1056. Come take your stance.

1057. - Silver! (Sam patting stand)

1058. - Up on your pedestal.

1059. - Brennan, the king of trying just enough.

1060. Bare minimum king. - Brennan!

1061. The king!

1062. - Oh my god. Speech!

1063. - Speech, speech, speech, speech, speech!

1064. - There is nothing wrong with second place.

1065. - What the? (Ally chuckles)

1066. - Your best effort is all that anyone's asking for.

1067. And if you give your best and you come in second,

1068. you come in third, you come in last,

1069. it's not about winning or losing.

1070. It's about giving it everything you've got.

1071. Now, Sam has built a monument to devilry and chaos.

1072. I deserve second place. I came in second.

1073. The only crime that's been committed here

1074. is that Oscar and Ally deserve first.

1075. We should be applauding them for getting more points.

1076. But in this sick rodeo,

1077. this bizarre fucked-up clown festival

1078. that Sam has put together,

1079. we're here celebrating what I can only describe

1080. as the sickness at the core of America.

1081. And uh...

1082. I'm gonna get him. I'm gonna get Sam.

1083. (Ally laughing) - Oh!

1084. - That does it for us here at "Game Changer."

1085. I am your host, Sam Reich,

1086. reminding you that if you're not second, you're last.

1087. Good night.