Jane Lynch plays 'Weakest Link' with Hoda, Jenna and fans

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♪♪ >>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS GAME SHOW WEEK. THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO FIND OUT WHO AMONG US IS THE WEAKEST LINK. >> THE ICONIC GAME SHOW PREMIERED ON NBC MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO. IT'S BASED ON THE HIT FORMAT BBC STUDIOS BROUGHT TO THE WORLD AND MORE THAN 45 TERRITORIES. >> WE ARE GOING TO PLAY A MINI VERSION WITH TWO WONDERFUL PLAZA PLAYERS. WE HAVE ROCHELLE NELSON, FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. YES! AND CHRISTA STAFFORD, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO. A BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF THE FAMILY WHO CAME TO VISIT. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY! >> OKAY. SWEET 16s IN THE GROUP. ONE PERSON CAN HOST THIS GAME, JANE LYNCH, THE HOST WITH THE MOST. TAKE IT AWAY. >> WELL, HERE'S HOW THIS THINGS WORKS. I ASK YOU QUESTIONS. ONE AT A TIME. THERE IS MY MUSIC. GOING LEFT TO RIGHT. NORMALLY, ON THE SHOW YOU WOULD BANK MONEY. BUT TODAY WE ARE KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE I TRUST THESE TWO HOOLIGANS. >> US TWO? >> YEAH. THE NICE SPIGOT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. LET'S PUT 1:30 ON THE CLOCK. HODA, IT'S TIME TO PLAY "THE WEAKEST LINK." ♪♪ >> START THAT CLOCK. >> LET'S GO. >> HODA, IN AN ANNUAL PEANUT SPECIAL, WHO GETS ALL THE FEELS AFTER BUYING THE SADDEST CHRISTMAS TREE ON THE LOT? >> CHARLIE BROWN. >> THAT IS CORRECT. JENNA, WHAT E WORD IS A RED SESAME STREET MUMMET WHO OFTEN REFERS TO HIMSELF IN THE THIRD PERSON? >> ELMO. >> YOU DID THE VOICE, TOO. CORRECT. MY DEAR, ROCHELLE, IF YOU WERE SMITTEN WITH THE MOVIE "BARBIE," YOU PROBABLY LOVE THE SONG "DANCE THE NIGHT" BY WHAT GRAMMY-WINNING POP STAR? >> THAT'S A TOUGH ONE. >> DUA LIPA. >> GOOD TRY. THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CHRISTA, THOUGH THEY ARE NOT GOING TO THE PROM, PENGUINS ARE SAID TO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DRESSED IN WHAT FORMAL WEAR? >> TUXEDO. >> ATTA GIRL. >> BACK TO YOU, HODA. PETER PARKER GOES THROUGH MORE THAN PUBERTY AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A RADIOACTIVE WHAT? >> SPIDER. >> RIGHT. JENNA, WHAT 81-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK DESIGNER IS KNOWN FOR DOING A CARTWHEEL AT THE CONCLUSION OF HER RUNWAY SHOWS? >> DIANNE? >> NO, BETSY JOHNSON. >> BETTER QUESTION FOR YOU, ROCHELLE. DONKEY TO OR MULE. WHICH IS A TYPE OF BACKLESS SHOE? >> MULE. >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. CHRISTA, WHAT ADJECTIVES DOES TONY THE TIGER USE TO DESCRIBE FROSTED FLAKES? >> GREAT. >> YOU GOT IT. IF YOU LIKE TO BRAG, IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE PROUD OF WHAT BODY PART? >> YOUR LEGS. >> NO. YOUR NOSE. >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE DIRTY. >> ME, TOO. ALL RIGHT. SO WHO AMONG YOU IS ABOUT TO APPROACH GREATNESS AS YOU LEAVE THIS STAGE? IT'S HODA AND JENNA, YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINKS! >> OH! >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR PLAYING, LADIES. AS YOU APPROACH GREATNESS. ALL RIGHT. CHRISTA, ROCHELLE, TIME FOR THE FINAL ROUND. I WILL ALTERNATE ASKING QUESTIONS TO EACH YOU. THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS THE BEST OF THREE WILL BE CROWNED THE STRONGEST LINK. LET'S PLAY "THE WEAKEST LINK." ♪♪ ROCHELLE, WHAT UTAH-BASED FILM FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY AN INSTITUTE FOUNDED BY ROBERT REDFORD? >> DON'T KNOW. >> THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. WHAT MALE BIRD IN THE PHEASANT FAMILY IS THE LOGO FOR THE NBC NETWORK? >> PEACOCK. >> YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. HERE WE GO. FOR YOU, ROCHELLE, WHAT CLASSIC HUMPHREY BOGART FILM IS NAMED FOR THE MOROCCAN CITY WHERE IT'S SET? >> "CASABLANCA." >> YOU GOT IT. THE AWARD-WINNING BLOCKBUSTER FILM "OPPENHEIMER" TAKES PLACE AT A LAB IN LOS ALAMOS, LOCATED IN WHAT U.S. STATE? >> NEW MEXICO. >> RIGHT. WHAT FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN NOVEMBER FALLS ON THE SAME DATE EVERY YEAR? >> HOLIDAY? >> IN NOVEMBER. >> COLUMBUS DAY? >> VETERANS DAY. THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE. CHRISTA, IN THE CLASSIC BOARD GAME MONOPOLY, WHAT COLOR ARE THE HOUSES? >> YELLOW? >> NO, THEY ARE GREEN. >> GREEN. >> ALL RIGHT. CHRISTA, YOU ARE THE STRONGEST LINK! AND MY DEAR, LET'S HEAR IT FOR CHRISTA. YOU ARE GOING HOME WITH A $500 VISA GIFT CARD. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S FOR YOU -- >> THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, YOU WILL BE GETTING SOME SHOW SWAG. >> OH! >> YOU GUYS, YOU'RE AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES. WE LOVE YOU. WE LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET 16ERS. >> NEW EPISODES OF "THE WEAKEST LINK" KICK OFF WITH

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