Name a talk show host

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25-second pick · +100

Steve Allen One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 47 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Steve Allen: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, or Jimmy Kimmel — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip David Letterman · Ellen DeGeneres · Jimmy Fallon · Jimmy Kimmel

Hints

Hint 1. 47 accepted answers. A strong pick is a two-or-more-word phrase, about 10 letters.

Hint 2 — a solid, typeable answer

RuPaul

Hint 3 — a rare answer

Steve Allen · 100 pts

Best safe pick
Steve Allen One in a Krillion 100 pts

Ranked by rarity × how easy it is to type in 25 seconds. Too Clever answers are treated as risky.

Best rare answers

  • Steve Allen 100 pts · One in a Krillion
  • Jack Paar 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Ricki Lake 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Tom Snyder 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Charlie Rose 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Kapil Sharma 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Merv Griffin 85 pts · Deep Cut
  • Mike Douglas 85 pts · Deep Cut

Strong alternatives

  • RuPaul 60 pts
  • Andy Cohen 60 pts
  • John Oliver 60 pts
  • Tamron Hall 60 pts
  • Tyra Banks 60 pts
  • Dr. Phil 60 pts
  • Arsenio Hall 60 pts
  • Craig Ferguson 60 pts

Avoid — Plankton

Everyone else will type these. Ten points is a surface skim.

  • David Letterman 10
  • Ellen DeGeneres 10
  • Jimmy Fallon 10
  • Jimmy Kimmel 10
  • Oprah Winfrey 10

Public accepted list

Same buckets the game published. We do not re-grade. The pick above is the plan; this block is the record.

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Name a talk show host

● One in a Krillion · 1 ● Deep Cut · 10 ● Rare · 17 ● Schooler · 12 ● Too Clever · 2 ● Plankton · 5
One in a Krillion +100 1 answer — tap to reveal
  • Steve Allen +100
Deep Cut +85 10 answers — tap to reveal
  • Charlie Rose +85
  • Jack Paar +85
  • Kapil Sharma +85
  • Merv Griffin +85
  • Mike Douglas +85
  • Montel Williams +85
  • Phil Donahue +85
  • Ricki Lake +85
  • Sally Jessy Raphael +85
  • Tom Snyder +85
Rare +60 17 answers — tap to reveal
  • Andy Cohen +60
  • Arsenio Hall +60
  • Craig Ferguson +60
  • Dr. Phil +60
  • Drew Barrymore +60
  • Graham Norton +60
  • John Oliver +60
  • Kelly Clarkson +60
  • Maury Povich +60
  • Regis Philbin +60
  • Rosie O'Donnell +60
  • RuPaul +60
  • Sherri Shepherd +60
  • Steve Harvey +60
  • Tamron Hall +60
  • Tyra Banks +60
  • Wendy Williams +60
Schooler +30 12 answers — tap to reveal
  • Bill Maher +30
  • Conan O'Brien +30
  • James Corden +30
  • Jay Leno +30
  • Jennifer Hudson +30
  • Johnny Carson +30
  • Jon Stewart +30
  • Kelly Ripa +30
  • Seth Meyers +30
  • Stephen Colbert +30
  • Trevor Noah +30
  • Whoopi Goldberg +30
Too Clever +15 2 answers — tap to reveal
  • Dick Cavett +15
  • Jerry Springer +15
Plankton +10 5 answers — tap to reveal
  • David Letterman +10
  • Ellen DeGeneres +10
  • Jimmy Fallon +10
  • Jimmy Kimmel +10
  • Oprah Winfrey +10