Welcome back to the most diabolical game on television.
Five guests will soon enter my study
to answer trivia questions
and battle for a huge cash prize.
In preparation, I've reupholstered my sitting chairs
and dusted my pneumatic air tube,
because the truth is,
I haven't left here for months.
My name is Craig Ferguson.
Welcome back to "The Hustler."
[ Tube whirs ]
♪♪
Hello,
and welcome to "The Hustler," everybody,
the game where little white lies can lead to a big cash prize.
You five players will work together
to answer 10 trivia questions, each worth $10,000.
These questions are all based on one player's life
and experiences.
That unnamed player is the Hustler.
They already know all of the answers,
and they want to win all of the money for themselves.
They, as you might suspect,
are very sneaky.
The other four of you are tasked
with trying to figure out who it is,
and, following two merciless eliminations by the Hustler,
the final two of you will try to uncover their true identity.
If you both correctly name the Hustler,
you will split the final pot.
If you're wrong, the Hustler will thank you
for buying their B. S.
and walk out with the entire bank.
Now, let's start the game with the first clue
about the Hustler.
Let's see, what do we have?
The Hustler taught themself how to pluck chickens.
I was very careful how I said that.
[ Laughter ]
Hanna, where are you from?
Minnesota.
Oh, they have chickens in Minnesota, don't they?
Yeah, yeah. They do have chi‐‐
What do you do for a living?
I work in a laboratory.
Really? Yes.
A chicken‐type laboratory?
Perhaps. Alright.
What about you, Syd? Am I saying it correctly, Syd?
Yes, that's the correct pronunciation.
Well, sometime ‐‐ When you spell it with a "Y,"
it could be "Side," I guess.
Well, it's not. Okay, fair enough.
Where are you from? San Diego.
And what do you do for a living?
I am a wife and mother, and I work at a gym.
And what about you, Sean? Where are you from?
I'm from South Florida. Fort Lauderdale.
What do you do down there?
Do you just hang around the beach
and then go out at night?
No, I'm a community organizer
and media producer.
So you hang around the beach and go out at night.
As much as I can. Well, okay.
Cody, what do you do for a living?
I am a high school English teacher.
Oh, really? Yeah, yeah. It's great.
Craig. Yes, sir.
Where are you from? I'm also from San Diego, California.
Ohh, do you guys know each other?
No. No, I don't think so.
What do you do?
I'm a zookeeper.
Wait a minute. Not for chickens.
What, a zookeeper? What kind of animals do you zoo?
Very large, gray ones.
Elephants? Yeah.
Oh, man, I love elephants. They're awesome.
What's your favorite type of elephant?
The African elephant. Ah, why would that be?
They just seem a bit more wild.
They are a bit. Yeah.
Are they bigger or smaller than your regular
Indian elephant? They're a little bit bigger.
Yeah, they are a little bit bigger, actually.
You see what I'm doing there, everybody.
I'm trying to establish ‐‐ Doing the legwork for us.
Right, I'm trying to establish if he's telling the truth.
Maybe he's telling the truth, maybe he's not.
And that's how it goes,
because I don't know who the Hustler is,
just like you guys.
I know nothing.
Well, that's not true.
I know the Hustler's first elimination
will happen after our third question.
Now, let's see the first question of the game, shall we?
In 2020, how many chicken wings
did Americans consume while watching the Super Bowl?
Was it 30 million?
Was it 1.3 billion?
Was it 3 billion?
Or was it 300 million?
You have 60 seconds to decide on an answer you all agree with.
Remember, the Hustler knows the answer.
Good luck. 60 seconds, go.
Would it be one of the top two maybe?
I'm guessing the top two because, 2020,
everyone was home. Right?
And I do remember hearing there was, like, a shortage.
You guys remember hearing that? Right.
There was a shortage of chicken wings, blah, blah, blah.
Absolutely. I feel like it's ‐‐
1.3.
I feel like it's 1.3.
That's ‐‐ That was my gut, too. 1.3.
I'm gonna go 1.3, as well, because you all sound
really confident about that.
Makes the most logical sense in my brain.
Right. I mean, I could
eat that at home by myself.
1.3, I'll go with.
Yeah, I think we're feeling...
Ferguson: Alright, you're there already?
Everyone's agreed?
In 2020, how many chicken wings did Americans consume
while they were watching the Super Bowl?
You guys say 1.3 billion.
The correct answer is...
1.3 billion!
$10,000! [ Speaking indistinctly ]
Fantastic. You're off to a nice start.
What else can we learn about the Hustler?
Let's have another clue.
The Hustler has a doomsday prep bunker.
We have a picture of it? Wow, no, there they are.
That's how you know it's for doomsday
'cause they have produce and supplies... Oh, wow.
That's a lot. ...long‐lasting stuff.
A doomsday prepper, eh?
Alright, let's keep going.
Here is question number two.
Located in Spitsbergen, Norway,
the Doomsday Vault is the world's largest
secure storage facility for what?
Is it coal, data,
medical supplies, or seeds?
$10,000 for every correct answer.
You also have 60 seconds.
[ Knocks on table ] Go.
Okay, if it's doomsday, wouldn't it make sense
for it to be, like, medical supplies?
No. I would think data.
I would think data, as well.
It's seeds. Syd: I think data doesn't make sense.
Oh, it's seeds?
Oh, seeds would be extinct, too.
Because if everything's extinct and burned down,
how do we restart not only the grid, but life?
But wouldn't you want to, like, preserve the data
to make sure that we can restart civilization?
Syd: Well, yeah, but if you're thinking ‐‐
Yeah, like, if you're thinking like A‐bomb, like end of days,
like ‐‐ like, they're wearing their tinfoil hats
in their bunker kind of doomsday person ‐‐
‐Right. ‐The seeds.
They would want seeds.
I agree. I watched it on YouTube.
I swear to God it's seeds.
‐Okay. ‐Let's go with it, Hanna.
Let's do it. 2020 was just
the binge‐watch year, right?
Alright. Syd: I feel like you're right.
We'll go with it.
Ferguson: You guys reached an agreement already?
Yep. Seeds.
Syd: Seeds. Seeds?
Seeds. Seeds.
Okay.
So, located in Spitsbergen, Norway,
the Doomsday Vault is the world's largest
secure storage facility for what?
You said seeds.
The correct answer is...
seeds!
Wow! Cody: Nice job, Hanna.
Ferguson: $20,000.
Useless knowledge!
Yay, score one.
Well, after two questions, you have very successfully
put $20,000 into the pot.
Remember, be careful.
That first elimination is coming up.
So dig in and pay attention, because a single wrong move
will send you home with absolutely nothing!
♪♪
We have only dipped our toes into the game,
and already, you have captured $20,000.
But as you all know, that's only part of the game.
The Hustler is among you, plotting your demise.
After the next question, one of you will be eliminated.
So far, we know the Hustler is a self‐taught chicken plucker
and has a prep bunker.
Anybody get any ideas who they think the Hustler is yet?
Sean has been pretty quiet,
so he's definitely suspicious. Very quiet.
Mm‐hmm. Just sits over there and grins.
Yeah, he's kind of hanging back a little bit,
letting other people look at the answers and...
Ferguson: Yeah. Alright.
Let's see what other nugget we can learn about the Hustler
with our third clue.
The Hustler worked as a psychic for one day.
Hmm. For one day.
Who knows what I'm thinking?
[ Laughter ]
Alright, let's have a look at the next question.
When Tori Spelling hired a psychic
to help her connect with her late father,
who did the psychic say she reached instead?
Was it Frank Sinatra,
Luke Perry ‐‐ God rest him,
Farrah Fawcett, or Marilyn Monroe?
I follow Tori Spelling on social media,
and I've, like, read her books and stuff.
I vaguely remember this.
I want to say it's Farrah Fawcett.
I'm ‐‐ I'm not 100% sure, but I do ‐‐ Like, I ‐‐
When was ‐‐ when was the book published?
Cody: She's "90210." Yeah, "90210."
Because Farrah died in, like, 2010 or 2009.
It wasn't in the book. I saw it on her social media.
Oh, okay. Luke Perry's very recent,
so we can eliminate him. Yes.
Yeah, that was ‐‐ And Frank Sinatra seems like an oddball.
Ferguson: 30 seconds. I would think Farrah or Marilyn, were my two thoughts.
And I feel like I saw it... If you feel ‐‐
I feel like I saw it on her social media.
That's better than what I have.
It's the best we have overall,
then we might as well go with it.
I'm okay with Farrah Fawcett.
Yeah, yeah.
I adore Tori Spelling.
Like, I think she's the bee's knees.
Like, I watch all her stuff,
so I'm pretty sure I saw that and it was Farrah Fawcett.
Okay, I'm willing to do that.
Alright. Lock it in.
Alright, you guys are locked in to
Tori Spelling seeing Farrah Fawcett?
Yeah. Okay.
You guys said Farrah Fawcett.
The correct answer is...
Farrah Fawcett.
$30,000 in the pot.
Well, well, well,
you really knew the answer to that, didn't you?
You guys don't understand. Like, I love Tori Spelling.
Who doesn't love Tori Spelling? She's an American treasure. Yeah.
But that's not the point. Yeah.
Props. Thank you.
Yeah, thank you for stacking the money.
I appreciate it.
Well, you guys are doing great.
You know, you got 100%.
You're on the third question,
and you got $30,000 for three questions.
You can't do better than that. But here's the thing.
It is time for the Hustler's first elimination.
This is when we find out who is definitely not the Hustler.
In this table right here,
you will find an envelope with a secret ballot in it.
All of your names are on it.
On my cue, you will mark the person
you want removed from the game.
But here's the secret about the secret ballots ‐‐
We only count the Hustler's vote.
So please open the drawer,
take out the ballot, make your selection.
When you're done, you can pop it in here.
Thank you, Syd.
Thank you, Hanna.
Alright, all goes into the magic
Internet portal thing and...
Aah! [ Tube whirs ]
Well, this makes me rather sad.
You seem like a very nice bunch of people.
I've grown rather fond of all of you,
but one of you is leaving.
The decision is locked in.
The player the Hustler has eliminated is...
...Sean. Aw.
Sean!
Syd: I'm sorry.
Why?!
Wait, wait, Sean. That sucks.
Why would the Hustler get rid of you?
Because they know that I'm going to be able to
convince the entire room
they're the Hustler at the end of the game.
They got that feeling. They knew what I was doing.
Hmm. Do you have any ideas
who you think the Hustler is?
Of course. Who is it, Sean?
It's Craig.
It's Craig? It's gotta be the mustache.
It's the only thing I can think of.
Do you think he was on to you and he knew?
I think that he was deflecting a lot
when it wasn't necessary.
Yeah. He was jumping on the bandwagon
of what everyone else was thinking,
and he was the vocal person for it.
So watch out for Craig,
if you want to walk off with some money.
Well, I'm sorry you have to go, Sean, but you do have to go.
I'm sorry, pal.
Over there.
Just walk towards the picture
of the beautiful women.
And things will happen. Look at that.
Bye, Sean.
Bye.
Well, there's $30,000 already in the bank,
and three players hot on their trail.
To help your cause,
here is a special bonus clue about the Hustler.
The Hustler sweats out the toxins
in their personal infrared sauna bed.
You're very quiet, Syd.
I ‐‐ Look what happens to people
when they're very quiet around here. I don't know.
A gym instructor?
I‐I‐I have used the sauna at my gym a few times,
but I don't have my own "personal infrared sauna bed."
I mean, that sounds expensive.
It sounds really expensive,
and so does a bunker with supplies.
It would be very unassuming for Cody to have a sauna bed.
It would. I can't ‐‐ my teacher salary?
It could be a throw‐off question.
Think of all these clues we've had about the Hustler.
They're not scared of getting their hands dirty, right?
They're prepared for the worst‐case scenario,
and they might be a mind reader
who can't really hold a job.
[ Laughter ]
'Cause one day.
Still, there's $30,000 already in the bank
and three players hot on their trail.
Can they stay a step ahead?
We'll find out.
♪♪
Alright, $30,000 in the pot after three questions.
You are all playing a perfect game.
What can be revealed about the Hustler in this clue?
The Hustler doesn't believe in regrets,
but does believe in aliens.
Anyone here look like they believe in aliens?
Well, somebody that has a bunker...
Hanna: Yeah. But it connects the dots there.
...would believe in aliens, most likely.
Ferguson: Yeah, maybe, maybe. I would think.
Let's see the fourth question.
In the movie "E. T.,"
what costumed character did E. T. encounter
while out trick or treating?
Was it Yoda, R2‐D2,
Jar Jar Binks, or Darth Vader?
I think it's R2‐D2. I'm an '80s kid.
Yeah, same.
I feel like it's either the first two,
'cause, like, Jar Jar Binks ‐‐
Jar Jar's way later. He was dressed as a ghost, though.
He was. Encountered ‐‐
He was dressed as a ghost. He was dressed as a ghost, yeah.
I feel like it's R2‐D2. But I felt like he rolled away rather than stumbled away.
Yeah, that would make sense
'cause E. T.'s short, R2‐D2's short.
I don't know.
But the brother,
he always made odd facial expressions
when pronouncing things, and I see it in my head,
"Yo‐da."
You know what I mean? Yeah.
Oh, but Yoda's short, too. Yoda's very short.
‐30 seconds. ‐And trending on YouTube
right now, so... Yeah.
And that was an early ‐‐ That was right after it,
'cause "Empire Strikes Back" was '80,
and I think "E. T." was, like, '81, '82.
It was, because it was the first movie
I saw in the theater.
My parents took me. I'm down with Yoda.
So ‐‐ Yes.
Sure. I'm down with Yoda.
Yeah. Okay.
Let's do Yoda.
Ferguson: Okay, Yoda is your answer.
The correct answer is...
Yoda! Oh, good job, guys!
$40,000! Good job!
Now, does anyone have any concern about
how you go to that answer?
There was a lot said in that round.
That was a throw‐off que‐‐ None of us knew it.
And yet you got it right, and one of you knew it. I know.
One of you knew it going in
'cause one of you is the Hustler.
I'm still kind of eyeing this side of the room a little,
I feel like. I'm exactly in agreeance.
You're all liars, which is fabulous.
But somebody is lying for more money than the rest.
Okay, let's keep going.
Let's have a look at our fifth clue.
The Hustler identifies as an industrial vegan.
Syd: What the hell's that? Hmm, I don't know what that is.
I don't know what an industrial vegan is.
Does anyone know? I am vegan,
but I don't know what an industrial vegan is. Do you know what that is?
Industrial? Hmm.
What is an industrial vegan?
Hanna: I have no idea. I don't know.
I don't know. I've never heard that phrase before.
Don't eat, like, canned foods, maybe?
Ferguson: Well, maybe, like ‐‐ maybe ‐‐ Or what's presented to...
Not based off their bunker, though.
Well, I was gonna say, yeah, the bunker.
I mean, they've got cans of food in there. Yeah, true, true.
Ferguson: Well, I guess we'll find out.
Here is your fifth question.
In 2018, members of which group promoted
White Castle's plant‐based sliders?
Was it the Black Eyed Peas?
Was it Metallica?
Was it the Wu‐Tang Clan?
Or was it Spice Girls?
Okay, I feel like ‐‐ Didn't Black Eyed Peas
and the Spice Girls break up before 2018?
Were they ever together?
The Spice Girls got back together,
and Black Eyed Peas just had a single,
like, recently. Right.
So I wouldn't count them out. Oh, did they?
Everyone listens to Wu‐Tang.
Like, what they say is law, but ‐‐
White Castle's based in America, right? True.
So maybe eliminate the Spice Girls because they're...
Yeah. Right.
And isn't ‐‐ Metallica's British?
Metallica's British. So maybe eliminate ‐‐
I think you're right. I think you ‐‐ I think Wu‐Tang.
I think it's ‐‐ I like Wu‐Tang.
Or Black Eyed Peas, 'cause didn't they just do
the Super Bowl, or was that ‐‐ No, no.
That was in, like, 2010 or '11.
They broke up. I don't know when they got back together,
but they were broken up for a long time.
I don't know anything about Wu‐Tang Clan,
so I can't speak to them.
I vote Wu‐Tang Clan. I vote Wu‐Tang.
Yeah, let's do it.
‐Okay. ‐Go for it.
Ferguson: You guys done?
Hanna: Yeah. Yeah.
Ferguson: What are we saying?
Wu‐Tang Clan. Wu‐Tang.
Wu‐Tang? Mm‐hmm.
Yes, sir.
Okay. Yeah.
In 2018, members of which group promoted
White Castle's plant‐based sliders?
Was it the Black Eyed Peas, Metallica,
Wu‐Tang, or the Spice Girls?
You said it was the Wu‐Tang Clan.
Correct answer is...
Wu‐Tang Clan.
Hanna: Oh, my God! You guys are great.
$50,000 in the bank.
Who pushed for that answer?
That was a collective of greatness.
I feel like everyone except for me.
[ Laughs ] Syd: He said...
I don't even know what that is.
Alright. You have $50,000 on the table.
That is a big score.
And after your next question, the Hustler is going to
come at you with the second elimination.
Here's your sixth clue.
The Hustler has been a before‐and‐after model.
Hmm.
I mean, I guess it could be, like,
anything ‐‐ like a surgery, or...
It could be a haircut.
Could be a haircut, could be a mustache. That's very true.
It could be just clothing, like bad style to good style.
Oh, like a makeover or something? Right, right.
Ferguson: Magic screen, please reveal to us the next question.
Which of these celebrities lost 80 pounds
on Weight Watchers?
Was it Charles Barkley,
Jennifer Hudson, DJ Khaled,
or Oprah Winfrey?
Charles Barkley and Jennifer Hudson
have definitely both been Weight Watchers folks.
Jennifer Hudson was ‐‐ Yes, yes.
She had a dramatic one. Yes. She had a dramatic one. Yes.
80 pounds' worth?
Yes, yes. Yes. Oh, she was...
That was my first thought before the answers popped up, J‐Hud.
I picture Oprah going, "I like bread!"
No, but she lost her weight before that.
But I don't think it was with Weight Watchers, though.
It wasn't. She just maintains it as a spokesperson now,
but if you've seen Oprah lately, she's been eating her bread.
But Charles Barkley, I know, was on it,
but I don't know if he lost 80 pounds.
I haven't seen him since ‐‐
I saw him interviewed recently. Ferguson: 30 seconds, everybody.
30 seconds. So I think you're right.
I think Jennifer Hudson. I think it's J‐Hud.
I think Jennifer Hudson, yeah.
Yeah. Sure.
Okay.
Ferguson: You guys ready? Yeah.
Alright. What did you decide?
‐Jennifer Hudson. ‐Jennifer Hudson.
Alright. You guys said Jennifer Hudson.
The correct answer is...
Jennifer Hudson. Hanna: Whoa!
Wow.
$60,000 in the pot! [ Exhales sharply ]
Who got to that answer?
All of you, again, didn't know the answer,
and yet, strangely enough, you all got to the answer.
We kind of all talked it out together,
but he definitely was pushing.
What did you call her ‐‐ J‐Hud?
J‐Hud. I love J‐Hud.
...to start one, yeah. She's fantastic.
Yeah. I'm impressed that you knew that Jennifer Hudson
and Charles Barkley were on Weight Watchers.
I love celebrity culture. I don't know.
[ Chuckles ]
Ferguson: We're past the halfway mark in the game.
So far, you've brought in $60,000.
You're still playing a perfect game.
It is amazing.
But don't celebrate too much,
because now it's time for the Hustler
to send one of you out of the study.
We're going to buckle up
for the Hustler's second elimination of the night.
Fresh ballots are in the drawers.
Fill them out, check the name of the player
you want removed, please.
I will get the magic tube, which will take your votes
to a secret land
where elves will count them.
When you're done, in there.
Thank you, sir.
Hanna.
God bless you.
And Syd.
Thank you for that. T‐rex arms.
Alrighty.
Here we go.
Clench the old buttocks.
[ Tube whirs ]
There it go.
Alright.
We've had some good times tonight.
We've talked about life‐changing transformations and vegans,
and, of course, who could forget the aliens?
But under the surface,
it's just been about only one thing ‐‐
all that money.
However, soon enough,
somebody is leaving here with nothing at all.
And as we already know, the Hustler won't regret it
one single bit.
♪♪
The Hustler has made their decision
on the second elimination.
While they would love for all three of you to go home,
they'll just have to settle for one right now.
The next person to be eliminated is...
...Craig!
Well, I guess the good news is, you're not an industrial vegan.
That's true, yeah. Yeah.
I'm so sorry, man.
Oh, thanks. It's all right.
Why do you think the Hustler got rid of you?
I think the Hustler definitely knows that I am on to them.
And who is it?
It's Hanna.
Me?!
Wow, really? Yeah.
Bold words. Yeah.
Yeah, well, he's got nothing to lose now. I can feel it.
Well, true. Yep.
When did you first suspect?
Well, she referenced YouTube twice for two different answers.
It's just nerd alert. And that's all right.
Sorry, man. Alright.
Thanks, guys.
Say hi to the elephants, will you?
Alright. Alright. Thanks, pal.
‐Bye, Craig. ‐Aww.
Craig: See?
Well, I gotta be honest with you,
that kind of threw me for a bit of a nugget, 'cause...
‐Same here. ‐Same.
Oh, yeah. Really?
All three of you? Really? Too?
How weird. [ Laughter ]
Anyway, you guys have made it to the final three.
Your chance to take home a portion of the money
has just increased,
but it was at the expense of Craig.
Who do you think made the move?
Who do you think's the Hustler, Hanna?
I don't know.
Between these two, I mean,
they're very knowledgeable on subjects,
but neither ‐‐ But so are you. That's the problem.
I just ‐‐ I feel like it's Cody.
And that's the thing, 'cause you're being ‐‐
compared to her, comparatively,
the answers are coming through as loud.
Yeah. Like, I got nothing to hide.
Hey, both of y'all, though, have had answers
you know cold, almost.
Like, you know, the seeds, and then you always support
every one of my answers I throw out.
When I said R2‐D2, I didn't know,
and Craig was with me on that.
But you knew when those "Star Wars" came out, and ‐‐ Well, she ‐‐ Yeah.
Yeah. Oh, I do ‐‐ I know trivia.
Oh, helpful. Yeah, I mean...
Yeah. Helpful. It's super helpful.
I'm helping y'all win money.
Oh, no, same here. I like money.
We're gonna win more money. I can tell you, my small tattoo ‐‐
Ferguson: Okay, well, there's still work to be done.
There's still accusations to be thrown
and lies to be told.
Four questions are left.
Here is your seventh clue about the Hustler.
This is the Hustler's favorite dad joke.
"A man walks into a bar with a piece of asphalt and says,
'I'll take a beer and one for the road.'"
[ Laughs ] That's cute.
You really laughed at that joke.
I did 'cause I've never heard it.
Ohh! Yeah, yeah.
[ Hanna laughs ]
Here's your seventh question.
Which of these dads has been named
NBA Celebrity All‐Star Game MVP four times?
Was it Jim Gaffigan,
Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan,
or Kevin Hart?
Does Joe Rogan have kids?
I feel like it's not Joe Rogan
'cause he does a conservative comedy talk show. Oh, true.
I would say no to Joe Rogan.
Jim Gaffigan does the "Sunday Morning" show,
Sunday morning, so he's got kids.
He's got like seven of them.
Yeah, but Kevin Hart has like 14 kids
or something, doesn't he? That's true.
NBA. Who's associated with the NBA up there?
I feel like Kevin Hart would be, out of those people.
I could agree with that.
Sure. I literally have no idea.
Like, I'm not sure 'cause I don't follow sports.
I don't either, so... But I feel like ‐‐
I feel like you're right.
Like, process of elimination...
Yeah. ...I feel like
Kevin Hart makes sense.
I'm down for Kevin. I'll go with it.
I'll go with Kevin Hart. Sure.
Yeah.
‐Kevin Hart. ‐Kevin Hart? Okay.
Ferguson: Which of these guys has been named
the NBA Celebrity All‐Star Game MVP four times?
You guys have said it's Kevin Hart.
The correct answer is...
Kevin Hart. Nice!
Wow.
Breathing easy.
That's $70,000 in the bank.
That doesn't suck. That does not suck.
Anyone here seem to know a bit more than anyone else?
Who drove that?
I was saying Jim Gaffigan.
But then, by process of elimination,
Kevin Hart does have, like, 14 kids.
So, I mean, the two dads are right there.
You mentioned Kevin Hart pretty quick.
I was still kind of eliminating from the top.
I held back intentionally just to see.
I don't know anything about sports.
I don't follow sports at all.
Well, I'm amazed that all you guys know nothing,
and yet here we are with $70,000 in the bank.
Let's look up your eighth clue about the Hustler.
The Hustler taught line dancing for seven years.
[ Vocalizing ]
Anybody look honky‐tonky?
I've gone to country bars before.
Yeah, I've been to a few in my day. I mean, no.
I don't do line dances. But I ‐‐ Yeah.
I'm really awkward. I think I took a lesson once at a bar, but...
Ferguson: Alright, let's keep going.
Here is your eighth question.
What 1991 song is credited with kick‐starting
the line‐dancing craze at country bars?
Was it "Boot Scootin' Boogie,"
"Achy Breaky Heart,"
"Any Man of Mine,"
or "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"?
Okay, I know it's not ‐‐ It's not "Any Man of Mine."
It's not "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk." Hanna: In '91...
Yeah, I know it's not those two
because those are newer. Yes.
Okay. Okay.
I'm torn.
Between "Achy Breaky" ‐‐ because he was a '90s craze.
That was... Billy Ray was '90s.
But is there a line dance to "Achy Breaky Heart?"
I don't know. I don't know.
But I feel like ‐‐ I feel like "Boot Scootin' Boogie"
has a line dance. Oh, but that's also a really popular one, too.
But was that '90s?
I was thinking that was '80s country. Uh...
I think that's Brooks & Dunn, right?
Ferguson: 25 seconds. You got me.
Yeah, I think it's Brooks & Dunn.
Yeah. And "Achy Breaky's" Billy Ray.
I would go Billy Ray and say "Achy Breaky Heart."
I don't know, I feel like that was maybe later,
'cause I remember ‐‐ 'cause I love Dolly Parton.
Yes. And I remember they did a duet together.
Did they? Like...
Or, it wasn't like a duet, but he was in the video.
It was "Romeo" ‐‐ "Romeo, where are you?"
Time's up, everybody. What's the answer?
I feel like it's not "Achy Breaky."
Let's do it. "Boot Scootin' Boogie."
Okay.
‐"Boot Scootin' Boogie"? ‐Yeah.
Ferguson: Alright.
What 1991 song
is credited with kick‐starting
the line‐dancing craze at country bars?
You guys think it's "Boot Scootin' Boogie."
The correct answer is...
"Boot Scootin' Boogie"?
Okay, okay. Wow, you guys are amazing.
The total is $80,000.
I feel like ‐‐ Did you take the lead there?
Well, I kind of just ‐‐ 'cause I love Dolly Parton.
Yeah. I know that she did a video with him
when he sang ‐‐ Billy Ray and all that.
So I just felt like that wasn't the same time frame,
'cause that was after it was already, like, popular.
Alright, the three of you have buckled down
and earned $80,000.
But have you been paying attention to each other?
Who here could be a line‐dancing teacher,
and who has a soft spot for dad jokes,
and who's an industrial vegan?
And, again, what the hell is an industrial vegan?
While only two questions remain,
there's still a ton of shifty moves to be made.
Can the Hustler sneak off with all the money,
or will two of these players
catch the Hustler in that web of lies?
♪♪
Eight questions down, two questions left.
$80,000 has been put in the pot.
Let's keep playing. Alright.
Let's look at your ninth clue about the Hustler.
The Hustler has a goat named Neil Diamond.
I think we've got a video of Neil Diamond in concert,
have we?
Stop!
[ Goat bleating ] Oh, cute.
♪♪
Is it okay to name a goat Neil Diamond?
I don't see why not. Well, just 'cause
I happen to think Neil Diamond is an American treasure,
and, you know, nothing wrong with goats,
but Neil Diamond?
Maybe he sings.
You don't know.
He doesn't sing as good as...Neil Diamond does!
[ Laughter ]
Like G. O. A. T., like Greatest Of All Time.
Oh!
Greatest Of All Time.
[ Gasps ] You just blew my mind!
Did I blow your mind?
Yeah! Greatest of all time.
G.O.A.T. Neil Diamond. Mm‐hmm.
So maybe that's ‐‐ I feel such a fool.
Yeah. Wow.
Wow.
Alright, let's take a look at the ninth question.
The ninth question is...
What number‐one Monkees hit from 1966
was written by Neil Diamond?
Was it "Steppin' Stone,"
"I'm a Believer,"
"Last Train to Clarksville,"
or "Daydream Believer"?
Is "Daydream Believer" Neil Diamond‐esque?
Syd: Well ‐‐ The Monkees didn't sing that, right?
I never heard of "Steppin' Stone"
or "Last Train to Clarksville." Neither have I.
I mean, at least with that catalogue.
That doesn't mean anything. I used to watch
the "Monkees" show when I was a kid on reruns
on Nickelodeon with my mom.
Yes. I know that they talked about it in an episode
of "The Gilmore Girls," which I'm obsessed with.
I have it even in my tattoo. I've watched it a million times.
Ferguson: 30 seconds. I'm pretty sure that it's Neil Diamond that wrote
"I'm a Believer." I can agree with that
because it's been in so many movies,
and he's got notoriety. Yeah.
Let's do it. So I'll go with that.
Let's do it.
Ferguson: So, we are agreed?
Absolutely. Alright.
What number‐one Monkees hit from 1966
was written by Neil Diamond?
You guys said "I'm a Believer."
The correct answer is...
..."I'm a Believer." Good grief.
Yes! Yes! That is $90,000 in the bank!
$90,000. It's a perfect score!
$90,000. Who came up with that answer?
I knew that one.
I ‐‐ It was in an episode of "Gilmore Girls"
where they talked about it.
They were pushing her through the streets
on the bed when she was pregnant. Yeah.
And they were talking about The Monkees
and arguing, and it was in there.
I remember. Sources check out.
Well, you know ‐‐ Yeah, it's true.
And I love that show.
Well, I have to say to you,
I also knew the answer to that question,
and I am not the Hustler.
You have an impressive $90,000 on the board.
What would make it even more impressive
is if you could double it.
And if you can get the 10th question correct,
yes, I will increase the total
to $180,000.
And naturally, you should get the answer right,
because the Hustler knows the answer to every question.
But maybe the Hustler's thinking they might want to lay low.
$90,000's a lot of money,
and may be getting the question wrong on purpose just in case.
Well, if that happens, let's just cut the pot in half.
I'm going to cut you down to $45,000.
Let's find out the final clue about the Hustler.
The Hustler brushes their teeth eight times a day.
Alright, this is easy. Let's see your teeth.
Well, props to either one of you for having great hygiene.
Right? Props to either one of y'all.
[ Laughter ]
What are you thinking, Cody?
You're doing that smelling your own finger thing.
[ Laughter ]
I keep going back and forth in my head on who I think it is.
Ferguson: Mm‐hmm.
I genuinely don't know.
Syd has known an awful lot of answers,
but Hanna always chimes in for support on right answers.
Mm‐hmm. Hanna's ‐‐ I feel like she's known a lot,
but I feel like she and I just know a lot of trivia.
Sure. Your teeth look stunning, by the way.
Well, thank you.
She's very beautiful. Yes, yeah.
But I don't brush them obsessively. Uh‐huh.
I don't think we'd have enamel left on my teeth if I did that.
Well, I can assure you of this.
Being from the United Kingdom,
I don't even understand the question.
[ Laughter ]
Alright. Get ready.
You're either going to double your money,
or I'm going to slice it in half.
This all might be up to the Hustler
because they 100% know
the answer to this question.
The first bristle toothbrush invented in China
used what material for its brush?
Was it pig hair, bamboo leaves,
cow skin, or horse hair?
You have one minute to come to an answer
that the Hustler does know.
Begin.
Bamboo is common in China,
but ‐‐ as is everything else there.
Right. But I feel like cow skin doesn't make sense.
I feel like that's weird. No, no.
But horse hair is also good with paint brushes, and maybe...
Right, but is it too soft? Is pig hair ‐‐
Pig hair is kind of fibrous.
It's kind of bristly. It is, it is.
But I'm just trying to think what materials they might have,
you know.
It's so much money.
Well, he said bristle specifically...
Bristle. ...which is in a brush.
It's in a brush, so either pig or horse.
Well, no, he ‐‐ I'm saying Cody specifically said bristle.
True. Which is exactly what's in a brush.
Yes. So you think pig?
I think pig. Let's do pig.
For a giant sum of money, let's do pig.
Oh, my gosh.
[ Laughs ]
Ferguson: Okay.
The first bristle toothbrush invented in China
used what material for its brush?
You guys said it was pig hair.
The correct answer is...
♪♪
Pig hair! Oh!
Okay, okay. Ohh!
Ohhhh!
[ Laughs ] Oh, Lord!
$180,000!
Lord above.
That's life‐changing.
Not only that, it is the first time
we've ever had a perfect game played.
There's no question went unanswered.
They were all correct.
But...
now we come to an interesting situation.
The trivia component of the game is now finished.
All we need to do now is find out who the Hustler really is.
Can two of you correctly uncover the Hustler's identity?
If that happens, you each get $90,000 each.
Or will the Hustler be able to work their deception
for just a little bit longer
so they can leave with the full $180,000?
♪♪
Well, my friends, this is it.
We are up to the only moment that matters in this game ‐‐
where we finally find out who the Hustler is
and whether they will win that $180,000 prize.
That only happens if the two other players
are unable to correctly identify the Hustler,
but if they are successful, then they will split the money
and get $90,000 each.
Before each of you tell me your choices,
let's reminisce about what we've learned about the Hustler.
The Hustler taught themself how to pluck chickens.
They have a doomsday prep bunker.
They are an industrial vegan, whatever that means.
They have a goat named Neil Diamond.
The Hustler doesn't believe in regrets,
but does believe in aliens.
The Hustler brushes their teeth eight times a day.
On the table in front of you,
you'll see a tile with your opponents' names on them.
Please show the name of the player
you believe is the Hustler.
So, really, think this through.
Alright, please show me who you think the Hustler is.
On you go.
♪♪
Alright.
So, Hanna, you think it's Syd.
I'm a wild card on this.
Okay. Syd, you think it's Cody.
I do.
Cody, you think it's Syd. I do.
These two, Cody and Hanna, think it is you, Syd.
I will give you two minutes to make your case
on why you are not the Hustler and who you think it might be.
Your chance of winning anything rests on this argument.
Two minutes.
Have at it.
I want us girls to walk out of here with $90,000.
That would change my life.
One of you girls will not.
And I understand that. It is not me.
The only thing I can...
Okay, you do have gorgeous teeth,
and that's the only aesthetic I can pin on you.
And that's very shallow, but otherwise,
for being in the South, line dancing,
and having tried ‐‐
Too obvious.
He was covering his teeth a lot.
You were. Your tells ‐‐ He was covering his...
The reason I'm good ‐‐ I'm really good at trivia.
You said trivia girls. I'm crazy good at it, too.
Right. That's why I knew that stuff.
Well, that's why we're here.
But still, to pin you on the South, right there.
Tell me why it's not you.
It's far too obvious for me, for it to be me.
The person's the Hustler's supposed to be ‐‐
She knew all the answers. Right.
She directed us in the right answer. No, I did not.
She had them. You picked a lot ‐‐
Every single time. Correct.
Pointed us. No. You every time ‐‐
We did not miss a single question.
No, we didn't, because we knew the answers. We didn't.
I'm telling you, he knew every single answer.
He popped in, and I was, like, back and forth.
You directed us every single time.
Please stick with me.
If you want to walk away, go with Syd.
I'm telling you.
You and I know trivia.
If you want to walk out of here... We do.
And I'm all for supporting other women.
Absolutely. Absolutely support. Hand to God.
Yes. Support other women. It's $90,000 each.
I do not want to walk out of here with nothing.
I don't want to walk out empty here. My family needs this.
Please do not ‐‐ Oh, my God, please. I'm telling you.
Craig: 20 seconds, guys. 20 seconds.
I'm telling you. I'm telling you.
No, it is Syd.
She directed us every single question. No, I did not.
You did. You did. Every single question.
When I had said R2‐D2, she switched us to Yoda.
No, you brought us to Yoda. He brought us to Yoda.
He brought us to all those answers.
Don't you remember?
I do.
I'm telling you.
If you do this, you're missing out on $90,000.
Time's up, everyone.
No, you're missing out on $90,000, Hanna. Time's up.
You're missing out on $90,000. Time's up.
Hey, right here. Craiggy. Time's up. Sorry.
Now, it's a lot of money.
It's a lot.
So...
has everybody decided to lock in their decision?
Hanna, you're screwing us right now.
Yes. You're screwing us both out of $90,000.
You're not. You're giving yourself $90,000.
If I could get $90,000, that would be amazing.
Is anybody gonna switch their vote?
Nobody's gonna switch their vote?
♪♪
Then this is the way it is.
You're missing out, Hanna. You're missing out.
You're killing me right now.
Syd, Cody and Hanna say you are the Hustler.
They're wrong. If they are right,
they're leaving here with $90,000 each.
But if it turns out either Cody or Hanna
is really the Hustler,
and they will win the full $180,000.
Eeeh.
Hustler, please stand up and reveal yourself.
♪♪
[ Screaming ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hanna: We won!
[ Screams ]
We won!
Wow!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Hanna, I swear I thought it was you!
C'mere!
You played a hell of a game, young lady.
Good Lord!
I'm so sorry.
Congratulations, you guys.
Wow! That is shocking.
It was very close,
and, I swear, I thought it was you!
That is ama‐‐ 'Cause, I figured at the end,
you two were, like, trying to persuade her,
and I think, "She's playing them!"
Oh, you.
Oh!
Wow. 90 grand, though.
It was too many jewels! I knew it!
Alright. I am Craig Ferguson.
This has been "The Hustler."
Good night, everybody. Good night.
Wow. Congratulations. That's awesome.
Well done.
[ Applause ]
$90,000! Ohh!
$90,000.
I do not make that in one year.
Yes, I taught line dancing for a very long time.
And, unfortunately, I'm not boot‐scootin' into the money.
I'm walking away with an achy‐breaky and empty wallet.
This is biggest amount of money in the history of "The Hustler."
This is unreal, you guys.
As an industrial vegan, that means that
I try to stay away from eating any food
that was grown or raised industrially.
Useless knowledge pays!
If anyone says don't binge, you go ahead and do it,
'cause you could be right here, too.
It's about to be a hot‐boy summer.