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The MGM Auction (Entry 783.JB2813)

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History, Society & Culture

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

In which wheeler-dealers and Debbie Reynolds pillage a priceless trove of movie treasure for pennies on the dollar, and Ken has never been in his own conference room. Certificate #38661.

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0:00.0

We are receiving this time.

0:03.0

And uh...

0:05.0

And uh...

0:08.0

receiving this message.

0:11.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:14.0

We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,

0:18.0

the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:26.0

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge. These recordings represent our attempt

0:30.3

to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:34.9

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

0:39.4

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

0:43.3

This is our time capsule.

0:45.4

This is the omnibus.

0:47.1

This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 783.

1:16.3

J.B.2813.

1:18.4

Certificate number 38661.

1:21.1

The MGM auction.

1:23.8

Tap your heels together three times.

1:28.3

And think to yourself, there's no place like who.

1:34.1

So we've already talked on the show about my recent visit to the Jeopardy soundstage to...

1:40.1

Where you barely avoided arrest.

1:42.2

That's right.

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