Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series)

Jim/Ken (2009)

Regis Philbin: Self - Host

Quotes 

• Ken Basin : [on the $1,000,000 question]  All right, when I'm in a difficult situation, I always ask myself the same question: What would I regret more? Would I regret... thinking I might know it, not doing it, losing out on $500,000 extra? Would I regret more losing out on the $475,000 I've already got, more or less, in my pocket?

  Regis Philbin : Well, y'know, you're an entertainment lawyer. One of your clients comes to you and says, "This is my problem", and it's basically what you just said. How do you advise him?

  Ken Basin : Lawyers don't make those choices for their clients.

  [audience laughter] 

  Ken Basin : In law school, we would say that people who went to law school went there because they were risk averse, and people who are risk-loving went to business school. I went to law school.

  Regis Philbin : Uh-huh.

  Ken Basin : Maybe I should've gone to business school.

  [audience woos/cheers] 

  Regis Philbin : Oh! I see! Yeah, it's getting more exciting by the second!

  [more audience cheering] 

  Ken Basin : I'm gonna ask a favor. Gonna ask the audience to start cheering in advance, and just stops abruptly if I get it wrong, because C: Final answer. Give me a million dollars.

  [audience cheers] 

  Regis Philbin : N- no, it's not the final answer. You just lost a lot of money. It's Fresca.

  [audience groans as the losing fanfare plays] 

  Regis Philbin : Ken leaves with $25,000.

  [audience cheers] 

  Regis Philbin : How 'bout a nice hand for him though, huh? You did a great job, Ken. Too bad. You're a good guy, you'll come again, you'll make that, peanuts!

• Regis Philbin : What'd you say you won on "Jeopardy!"?

  Ken Basin : Uh, I won one game, but it was a college tournament, so I walked away with $5,000.

  Regis Philbin : Peanuts!

  [audience laughter; Regis swats his hand derisively] 

  Regis Philbin : I'm kidding. I happen to love that game too.

  Ken Basin : Right now, between you and Alex Trebek, I'll take you every time.

  Regis Philbin : Oh!

  [audience cheers] 

  Regis Philbin : Stick with me!