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EASY MONEY; For Ben Stein, it's not just a stupid game.(ENTERTAINMENT)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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January 23, 2000
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2000 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Please, if there's a compassionate cell in your head, do not win Ben Stein's money. Sure, it would be nice to take home $5,000 from a game show, defeating a celebrity egghead. But unless you're in financial trouble with the mob or desperate to impress your parents on national TV, throw the match. It's just not worth it.
See, Stein doesn't lose like the rest of us. We may curse, drink too much, shed a few tears. Stein stews for weeks. He gets physically ill. When he misses a question, his jaw drops so far it almost touches his tennis shoes. The man
hurts.
Keep in mind that as the star of "Win Ben Stein's Money," the toughest, funniest quiz show on the air, he takes ...
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