# Win Ben Stein's Money

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 1999, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138 "1999-08-26T00:50:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138/1 "1999-08-26T00:50:00Z")

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Is this the perfect game show for Straight Dope Fans or what?  
Ben Stein {who is obviously Unca Cecil’s secret love-child} is a know-it-all after all our hearts! He risks the show’s prize money & gets to keep anything he can keep out of the hands of the contestants! Much better than Jeapardy & winner of several Emmys!  
And it’s funny!  
Give your favorite quote, joke or question here!

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**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138/2 "1999-08-26T01:47:00Z")

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I love the look of utter surprise on Ben’s face when he gives a wrong answer.

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“I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time…”

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138/3 "1999-08-26T01:58:00Z")

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WBSM is the only show that I never miss (now that MST3K is over). I’ve watched it from episode one, and it keeps getting better.

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**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-ben-steins-money/7138/4 "1999-08-26T02:17:00Z")

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WBSM rules! It is far & away the BEST game show ever. I love the rapport between Jimmy Kimmel & Ben Stein (I like Jimmy Kimmel’s new show too, "The Man Show).

I personally like it when a contestant answers witha question, as they do on Jeopardy, and Ben makes them wear the dunce cap.