TV Host Card 2
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? 10th Anniversary Edition
Jack “Hungus” was a contestant on the latest version of Millionaire. His over-the-top personality and his down-to-earth reasons for needing the cash prize are what really made him connect with Meredith and the audience.
JACK “HUNGUS”, 28
DENVER, CO - BAR MANAGER
“A BAR MANAGER WHO HOSTS HIS OWN TRIVIA NIGHT, HUNGUS KNOWS HIS TRIVIA, AND HAS ASKED OVER 1,000 QUESTIONS TO HIS PATRONS. NOW HE FACES THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE & IT’S PUT UP OR SHUT UP TIME.”
CALL ME “HUNGUS”: THE NICKNAME IS FROM HIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAYS. HIS FRIENDS & HIS PARENTS CALLED HIM “HUNGUS.” IT’S A REFERENCE TO A CHARACTER FROM THE MOVIE “THE BIG LEBOWSKI.”
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: JACK STARTED FOR HIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM. HE’S 6′5”, 250lbs. HIS BEST FRIEND DREW (COMP), WAS ALSO ON THE TEAM.
VOTED MOST LIKELY TO BE ON MILLIONAIRE…: HIS FOOTBALL TEAMMATES IN COLLEGE VOTED HIM MOST LIKELY TO APPEAR ON MILLIONAIRE. THE POLL WAS PUBLISHED IN THE TEAM’S MEDIA GUIDE WAY BACK IN 2001.
ATOMIC VICTORY LAP: JACK STARTED A TRIVIA NIGHT CALLED “ATOMIC TRIVIA” FIVE YEARS AGO AT THE BAR HE MANAGES & HAS WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS. HE HAS ONE RULE: WHEN YOU WIN, YOU HAVE TO DO A VICTORY LAP AROUND THE BAR.
THE DREADED 10 YEAR REUNION: JACK IS FLYING FROM NYC BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS AFTER THE SHOW FOR HIS 10 YR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. HE’S THE FORMER STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. WITH $1 MILLION, MAYBE HE’LL FINALLY GO OUT WITH THE CHEERLEADING CAPTAIN.
FUTURE IN RADIO: JACK WORKS PART TIME AS A BOARD OPERATOR AT A SPORTS TALK STATION IN DENVER & OCCASIONALLY CO-HOSTS. HIS DREAM IS TO BE ON AIR AND HAVE HIS OWN SHOW CALLED “THE HUNGUS AMONGUS.”
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A LAWN: HIS NEW HOUSE IS GREAT, BUT HIS LAWN IS ACTUALLY JUST DIRT & WEEDS. JACK WOULD ALSO LOVE TO BUILD A SHED, TO KEEP HIS NEW LAWNMOWER IN.
WITH $: PLANT GRASS IN YARD, PAY CREDIT CARDS, AN OLD LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, BECOME A PARTNER IN THE BAR.
HOST NOTES:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PLAYED OFFENSIVE LINE. WORE #69. STARTED FOR THREE YEARS.
BAR MANAGER: WORKS AT “THE COWBOY” IN CO. ALSO MANAGES THE ATTACHED PIZZA SHOP, “FAT BOY’S.” BOTH ARE OWNED BY HIS FRIEND BOB.