07x15 - Penn & Teller Go for the Juggler

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From the Penn & Teller Theater

in Las Vegas, Nevada,

here's our host, Alyson Hannigan!

Welcome to "Fool Us."

Tonight's episode will look a little different

to those familiar with our show.

Our audience and even some of our performers

will be joining us virtually,

but what hasn't changed is the stakes.

Four of the world's best magicians

will try to fool our Las Vegas legends

who are still here, safe and sound,

in their own theater.

The unstoppable Penn and Teller!

To win a trophy and a slot in their Las Vegas magic show,

a magician must completely fool Penn and Teller.

Let's peel back the curtain

and reveal tonight's first potential Fooler.

I was actually pretty late to the game

when I discovered magic.

I was already a teenager,

which is actually kind of late.

But that was good for me, because I came along

when magic was a little less Vegas

and a little more street.

I was never gonna be a magician if I had to,

you know, wear prom clothes.

I was good at magic almost right away.

and when you're young, that's what you're

trying to figure out.

"What am I good at?"

For me, magic was it.

I still think magic needs an upgrade,

and I think we can get that through a lot more

diverse, younger performers.

I mean, I do this one trick that requires a fake hand,

which is a pretty standard device,

and I looked everywhere trying to find one

and I couldn't find one that looked like me.

They just don't make them.

I wonder why.

That's why when we do shows,

me and my friends call ourselves

"The Magic Underground."

It's not dudes in top hats.

We have this off-the-grid vibe.

Magic should be a place where change is not only possible,

it's happening right before your eyes.

Sit back and enjoy the comedy magic

of Noah Sonie!

Thank you so much for having me.

This is literally a dream come true.

And I mean that.

I've been dreaming of this moment

ever since I was a college student watching this show.

And I know, some people are thinking,

"Oh, a magician that has a college degree.

That's cute."

But don't get ahead of yourselves.

It's a degree in Parks and Recreation.

Now I'm a magician,

so clearly I'm putting that one to good use.

However, college was still a great time for me.

There's actually a lot of parts of it that I really miss.

Like living down the hall from all of my friends,

or sleeping through my classes...

or Obama being president.

But at the same time, there's a lot of parts

of college that I don't miss.

Like, I can guarantee you that I don't miss

racking up that student loan debt,

and I definitely don't miss having to buy

those oddly overpriced textbooks that we never used.

I actually brought a few of my old textbooks with me today.

Not because I'm a bitter person,

but more so for the memories.

This one here is "Parks, Recreation & Our Environment."

Yeah. $65 for this book.

$65 for a book about the environment.

And honestly, I don't even know how many trees had to die

for a book about the environment.

It's fine.

The worst part is I never even read it.

This one here...

is "Advanced Film Theory."

$88 for this one.

And this is a little tip.

If I need a textbook to understand your movie,

maybe it wasn't a great movie.

But this one was by far the worst out of all of them.

This is "A Study on Everything Random"

by Julia Bradburn.

It was for my Logics and Statistics class.

$125 for this book.

And it's not like it has better facts

or anything like that, but this is--

this is the real twist to the story

so please, Penn, Teller, hold onto your seats.

Julia Bradburn was not just the author of this book.

She was also my teacher. What?

What kind of con was she running?

Who's about to write their own textbook,

charge $125 for it,

and then require an entire class of students to buy it

every single semester?

But if I'm gonna spend $125 on a book...

I'm gonna get my money's worth.

So, Alyson, if you wouldn't mind,

would you actually join me here on stage?

Yeah.

I hope she's watching.

I hope so too.

Alyson, will you start to kind of break

the pages of this book apart like this?

Just break the glue on it apart, okay?

- Okay.
- And as you break 'em apart,

kind of mix 'em up too.

Kind of shuffle 'em

so you're breaking and you're mixing.

- Yeah!
- Okay.

Yeah, perfect. Get crazy with it.

And Alyson, while you do that...

- Yeah.
- Just think back to your time

in college at California State University, Northridge.

- Yeah.
- You know, where you studied

psychology and you were a member

of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority?

Chill, that's not weird. It's on her Wikipedia.

- It's--it's fine.
- Hmm.

And whenever you want,

give me whichever pile you don't want.

You can have that one.

- Are you sure?
- Sure.

- You better be.
- Okay.

Good, good, good.

And I really want to remind everybody

that I'm seriously not, like, a bitter person at all.

Like, it's really-- this is all fine.

Alyson, just like before,

break those pages into two piles.

- Two piles.
- Good.

And hand me whichever pile you don't want.

- Good, are you sure of this one?
- Yes.

Pick one page that you like from the middle.

- Hmm, one page...
- One page.

- Okay.
- And then hand me the rest.

Good.

Alyson, will you take that paper

and hold it the long way?

Mm-hmm.

Other way, sideways. Perfect.

And then, Alyson, will you rip that page in half?

And while you rip that page, I just want you to say,

"Take that, college."

- Take that, college.
- There you go.

Put both halves on top of each other.

Hold them the other way this time, good.

And rip it again and this time say, "Take that, Julia."

- Take that, Julia.
- There you go.

And then, one last time,

put both pieces on top of each other.

Yeah, and rip it one last time.

And Alyson, this time, say, "The price point

"that we put on college textbooks is really just

"the social construct that we've created

by putting a value on the education inside of them."

Yeah. What he said.

Perfect.

And then now, I want you to fan

those pages in front of you

and find one that has a lot of words on it, okay?

And I keep something?

Just one page, yep. With a lot of words, though.

- Mm-kay.
- I'll take this.

There we go. Alyson?

I want you to look at that piece of paper...

- Yes.
- And I want you to find

a nice, big, interesting word on it.

Don't go for something boring like "the" or "house."

Find something exciting, and when you have a word in mind,

crumple up the piece of paper, okay?

Mm-kay.

You're thinking of one word right now, yeah?

Mm-hmm, yes.

You can throw it into the fire.

Aww.

Not a basketball player in college, were you?

- No, apparently not.
- Neither was I.

This entire time, there's been a board

and a marker sitting right next to you, yeah?

- Yes.
- For the very first time,

will you pick those up?

And you can uncap the marker too.

- Mm-kay.
- Good.

And just, nice and big, will you write the word

that you're thinking of on that board?

Yeah.

Oh, dear, dry marker.

Aw, man.

Uh, what?

It's just not the best marker.

- Is the marker not working?
- It's a little dry.

Alyson, can I--can I see?

You know, it's kind of funny, right?

My teacher Julia kind of had this theory.

She believed that everything in life was random.

That's kind of why she wrote the book.

And of course, I didn't read the whole thing,

but from the back, I was kind of able to understand

a little bit.

She believed everything was random.

She believed that you couldn't control

the outcome of anything in life.

But, as a magician, I always kind of disagreed with that.

I thought you kind of did have a little bit

of a say in things.

That's why I did this to prove her wrong.

Alyson, inside of that marker where the ink should be,

you might notice that instead,

there's a rolled-up piece of paper.

You never said your word out loud.

You never even got a chance to write it down.

- Mm-mm.
- For the very first time,

so Penn and Teller know, what's the word

that you're thinking of?

Brainstorm.

- Brainstorm?
- Mm-hmm.

Brainstormed!

Give her a huge round of applause!

We're out here!

- Whoo!
- Boom!

Noah Sonie!

Whoo-hoo!

That's so cool.

Thank you, thank you.

Do you really hate your teacher?

No, no, no. Not all of them.

I had some great teachers in college.

How did you decide magic was your thing?

I was not good at a lot of things growing up.

And then, as a teenager, I walked into a magic shop

with all of my friends and we met a magician

who started showing us all of these tricks

and it was the coolest thing ever.

And so it was the summer in Minnesota.

We had nothing else to do,

so we just went back every single day.

And, eventually, he was like, "Dude,

"I can't show you more tricks.

Can I just teach you some?"

And we were like, "Deal."

That's awesome.

And here you are now.

Here I am now!

So do you think magic should be taught in college?

Of course.

I was a really bad public speaker

before I started doing magic, and then, I--

I kind of grew into it

and I was able to talk in front of crowds and, like,

in classes that I had to do speeches,

I started getting higher grades on those speeches

and I was like, "Oh, it's 'cause I'm doing magic too!"

In fact, if any colleges are looking for a teacher

and they want to hire me, I'm in.

How much are you gonna charge for your textbook?

That'll be five grand.

Noah? Let's see if Penn and Teller

know how you did your trick.

All right.

Oh, what a great performance.

Even more than a great trick, just a great performance.

And it seemed so honest and heartfelt.

Anybody that hates college is okay with me.

That was really, really good.

And when you add just the social construct

to make us think the education is important

because we paid a lot for it,

that's a really important message.

- Thank you.
- Very, very good.

And we loved your exuberance

and it's a wonderful, wonderful, baffling trick.

And we really hope that we're wrong on this one

because we'd love to see you do more.

The moral of this story just seems to be

that you were forced to buy that book,

and that bugs us.

And we hope you fooled us,

but we think we've got it,

and I think I might have thrown something in there for you.

Okay, did they figure it out?

I think they've got a really good idea of it.

Aww, well, you didn't fool 'em,

but you sure made us laugh.

Thank you so much.

- Perfect, thank you guys!
- Noah Sonie!

This show can't be stopped,

but it can take quick little breaks like this one.

"Fool Us" will be right back.

Thanks for coming back.

As a reward, you get to meet our next magician.

My playground as a child was a theater

my father built with his own hands.

His big fingers were too clumsy for sleight of hand,

but he still absolutely loved magic

and he shared that love with our family.

Because I'm a child of the theater,

I prefer that my performances are not recorded.

That they melt away

just like an ice sculpture would.

It's a step out of my comfort zone

to be on a TV show that could live forever.

But I surprise myself,

and I find that I'd quite like to win

at this "Fool Us" game.

So Penn, Teller...

let the games begin.

Joining us from Sweden, here's Malin Nilsson.

Oh!

Malin Nilsson!

Ah! Where are you?

You look like you're in a magical closet.

This is where I store all my magic tricks, Alyson.

Did you have a magical childhood?

Yeah, what can I say?

I've been performing my entire life.

I got born into a family that--that loved magic.

Have you ever thought of doing anything else?

Oh, well, the truth is, I cannot do anything else.

So do you design

and produce your own performances?

I do.

Magic works very well for my way of focusing.

There are so much to work on.

You can work with your hands,

you can work with your brain,

you can write, you can practice.

And for me,

who likes to jump between tasks, it's perfect.

There's nothing you can't do with a glue g*n

and a bit of gaffer tape,

passion, and hope.

All right, Malin.

Let's see if your wonderful magic

will make a "Fool Us" trophy appear.

You know what? I have an entire bag

of confetti to celebrate. -

Just in case. In case, you know?

Okay, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

- Yeah? Okay.
- Okay.

Come on, boys.

Malin, you seems like such a nice person...

but...

in your act,

there's so many things that I just categorically don't like.

And we've now added to that list...

confetti!

I don't like performers who wear hats,

I don't like performers who dress in all black,

and I do not like soap bubbles.

But then, you start working...

and all that stuff starts turning around.

You have tea strainers that turn into spider fingers

and everything becomes a different thing.

And, all of a sudden,

I'm saying, "What the hell's going on?"

This is stuff I do not like.

This pains my soul...

to enjoy it.

But that's not why we're here!

We're not talking about taste,

because in theory,

you could have an act right here

that I did not like aesthetically,

but if you fooled us, you still win, right?

Not yet, don't jump the g*n. -

That tea strainer with the cloth in it

is gonna give me trouble.

Teller kinda shrugged that off.

Hmm.

But Teller has no idea

how you got that solid glass ball...

to turn into water. -

So--so I think...

With all that stuff I don't like,

I liked the whole act from beginning to end.

Yeah!

So you've been waiting for this.

- So get your hand in the bag...
- Yeah?

Five, four, three, two, one, you fooled us!

Yay!

Throw it in the air! Throw it in the air!

You fooled us!

Yay! Oh, I'm so happy!

Such an amazing act. Fabulous!

Congratulations, Malin!

I'm holding your trophy and it feels great!

Give it up for Malin Nilsson!

Yay!

Ahh...

Penn and Teller just got fooled.

Can magic lightning strike twice?

Find out after the break!

Welcome back.

If you're just joining us,

you missed Penn and Teller getting fooled.

Don't worry, you might see it happen again right now.

In the late 1960s, I was in college

doing magic to amuse, amaze, and astound.

It was a socially turbulent time,

and I became disenchanted.

And I didn't want to train people to believe

it's enjoyable to be tricked,

so I dropped out of magic,

and magic was done for me.

Then I heard a quote.

"Magic is the most honest of all professions,

"for a magician promises to deceive

and then does so."

I realized that done right,

magic is actually honest.

And since I had that realization,

I've been a working magician for over 40 years.

Magic can do anything.

It's time for the classic magic of Peter Samelson!

Gentlemen.

Penn, Teller.

Thank you so much for wearing the masks.

Considering the nature of the story I'm about to tell you,

you may be glad you did.

There's a very close relationship

between science fiction and magic.

They both rely very heavily on your sense of fantasy,

the flight of your imagination.

And there's a classic science fiction movie

called the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers,"

based on the book by Jack Finney.

But make no mistake.

This is not your father's

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

The original was 1956.

Black and white,

a story about aliens that descended from outer space.

They emit these large, pod-like creatures,

six feet long that would split open

and people would start coming out of them.

Start taking over a little town,

replacing the inhabitants.

You could always tell when someone's been taken over

because they are totally emotionless.

For some strange reason, this is set in southern California.

I use kings for my little California town.

Some of them are face up, they're awake.

Some asleep.

But awake or asleep,

there's nothing that could prepare this town...

for the horror that was about to descend

into its midst.

So it's a soft, sultry California evening,

when suddenly, out of the darkness...

Spaceship lands.

The pod creature emerges from the craft.

You notice the leafy shoots?

You can almost imagine the pods beginning to grow.

The pod creature emerges from the craft

and the first person he comes upon is a...

derelict, lying in the gutter.

He roughs him up a bit.

In a moment, he's gone.

This guy's just asleep in his bed.

They lay a pod next to him, and in the morning...

he's one of them.

Somebody sees this happen, he runs to get the cops.

Before he gets half a block away,

they tap on their shoulders and...

he's gone.

This is Scarlett O'Hara.

You can tell it's Scarlett, she's...

"Gone with the Wind."

All these movies has a dr*fter,

he doesn't really belong in the film.

He and his little canine companion,

they're just passing through town.

But as he passes through town,

they get him and his little dog too.

But they're not done.

The hero and heroine, true-blue and loyal

up until the last minute,

went in a little cave

with a river running through it.

You remember the river?

They're tracked to the cave,

and in the morning, they're gone.

Gone, gone.

And that is the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

No survivors,

no happy Hollywood endings

to shield you from this horror?

No. In this one...

we win.

And win, and win,

and win, and win,

and win.

Peter Samelson!

- Hello.
- Hi.

So you've known Penn and Teller for a long time.

I've known them since before they were "Penn & Teller."

- Oh!
- We actually met

when we were--I was a resident magician

at the Magic Towne House in New York City,

and Teller,

he had a job that he couldn't actually go and do someplace,

and he sent me out to do it and I--

it was a humbling experience.

They were expecting Teller and I showed up, so.

Did your magic influence theirs?

Or theirs influence yours?

Well, we kind of work on parallel paths.

We've both been about storytelling.

But the thing that's parallel between both

Penn and Teller and their magnificence

and the work that I do is...

I'm not asking you to believe that what I'm doing is magic.

Magic is a medium.

It is simply the way in which I work,

the way that a painter works with paints

or a poet works with words.

Okay. It's time to go to the boys.

Penn, Teller?

Well, Peter, your theatrical style is so astonishing

and you really don't do tricks.

You just tell whole stories

and whole scenes, and lay it all out,

and it's just terrific.

And nobody has a more comfortable style

where you're really just telling the story

and the magic is happening around you.

There's no sense of card sharp or handler,

it's just a sense of a beautiful

science fiction story.

The rising out of the book, it's just great.

All those symbols and touches that you don't get

unless you've been working and working fabulously

for as long as you have.

It's just--you're just...

of the list of best magicians, you're in there.

And this is a version of "Wild Card,"

- Yes.
- And I'm not gonna speak

to you in code, there's no reason

to slip in little things here and there.

It's from the late '60s, and this is...

the best version anyone is ever gonna see,

with a couple of wrinkles in it

that are really, really beautiful.

And you are one of the greatest magicians alive.

And I think that you were showing us

a wonderful, theatrical science fiction story

and you know that we know...

the tricks we do.

Absolutely. Indeed.

Thank you, that's high praise, and I graciously accept it.

- Thank you so much.
- And all deserved,

and all deserved. You're wonderful, Peter.

- Aww.
- Wonderful.

The wonderful Peter Samelson!

Thank you.

Coming up, we've got more magic

including a trick by "Penn & Teller" themselves.

Don't go anywhere.

Welcome back.

Our next magician is ready to take a crack

at confusing Penn and Teller.

Take a look.

I was born and raised in Queens, New York.

I always wanted to be a magician,

but I got a weird start.

My mom taught special ed, tough kids.

They taught me "juvenile delinquent" sleight of hand.

How to pick locks, escape from handcuffs,

hide razor blades in your mouth...

I was nine!

If I hadn't switched to magic,

I might not have survived.

I realized I was on to something

when I did a mind reading bit,

and a woman started screaming that I was inside her head,

they had to stop the show.

I thought, "Okay, this needs to be explored."

I fooled a polygraph test when I was just a kid.

That's when I knew the power of the mind

is an actual force.

Fooling a polygraph is one thing.

Fooling Penn and Teller... that's gonna be a bit harder.

They're like human lie detectors

that specialize in magic.

Please welcome the mental magic of Michael Karl!

In the 1940s and '50s,

subliminal messaging became very popular

amongst advertisers trying to sell you their products

without you even knowing it.

Most notably, you would see this in movie theaters

where they would flash text on the screen so fast,

that you didn't see it with your eyes,

but it hit you on a subconscious level.

And you're just sitting there wondering

why you suddenly had a craving for popcorn.

To this day, advertisers spend tons of money

trying to manipulate our attention

and influence our decisions.

But we don't typically call it

"subliminal messaging" anymore.

We refer to it as...

social media.

Now this is gonna be my test today.

My challenge is to get the three of you

to make the exact choices that I want you to.

So if you could just focus your attention now

on the giant screen behind me.

And I have an experiment set up with three tests,

each designed for each one of you.

Now, first, we're gonna start with Alyson.

Now, Alyson, the first test for you

is the seven colors of the rainbow.

So the seven colors are gonna flash

on the screen one at a time.

I just want you to focus on the video,

and when the video stops,

just name the color that stands out to you.

Which stood out to you the most?

Violet.

Violet? Great choice, that's perfect.

Now, do you think I could have predicted violet?

Mm, no?

Not sure, right?

- Possibly, could be.
- I mean...

you are on the show, so I should probably say yes.

That's a good point.

That's a very good point, Alyson.

Now, Teller,

the next experiment I made specifically for you.

Now, I believe that your creativity is visual.

That objects inspire you more than words.

So for you, I have a test

with a bunch of images that are gonna flash on the screen.

But since we're in Vegas, I upped the ante here,

and you're gonna have twice the amount of choices.

So just focus on the next video

and when you're done,

choose the image that stood out to you the most.

What image would you like?

Tea pot? That's an interesting choice.

Now, Penn,

for the last experiment,

this one is specifically for you and your love of language.

Now, you're a very well-read and linguistic individual,

and I know that.

So for you, I have a set of words

for you to choose from.

Again, we're gonna up the odds

and double the amount of choices that you have.

So just focus on the video

and choose a word that stands out to you.

Penn?

Which word stood out to you most?

Phobia.

Phobia? That's a great one.

Does that feel like a free choice, phobia?

- It did.
- It did?

Okay, it's supposed to feel that way.

That's how subliminal messaging works.

So before we started this,

Alyson, the producers put my number in your phone.

Do you have your phone handy?

- Yes.
- And can you please call me?

Now, these were all free choices

that the three of you made.

Perfect. And now, just to recap.

Alyson, you chose the color violet.

Teller, you chose the tea pot.

Right? And then Penn,

you chose phobia.

Hi, you've reached mentalist Michael Karl.

Sorry I can't answer the phone.

I'm performing on Penn & Teller's "Fool Us" right now.

If this is Alyson calling my phone,

it's probably because we're doing an experiment.

This is not so much a prediction,

but more about influencing your thoughts in real time.

If I did this right, then I influenced Alyson

to choose the color violet.

I also influenced Teller

to choose the tea pot.

And, miraculously, I got Penn

to pick the word "phobia."

Now, if this isn't Alyson calling my phone,

then none of this makes any sense to you,

so just leave a message after the beep.

Good trick.

Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Karl!

- Thank you so much.
- Yay!

That was really impressive.

Thank you. That worked out really well.

What's the wildest trick you ever came up with?

The wildest might be this one

if I actually fooled Penn and Teller.

I have to say that would be the top.

They were my biggest inspiration as a kid,

so this is a dream come true to be here.

Aww, cool.

So do you feel like your magic is like theirs?

At first, you know, I tried to emulate them a lot,

but then, when you start feeling who your character is

and who you are, then you kind of

develop your own authentic self.

But then I got into mentalism in college

because I thought it was cool

if I could read and understand people.

If I could influence them to make decisions.

Then I could influence someone if I'm on an interview

to hire me for a job.

Was that a turning point for you?

It made me realize that this is something

that I should stick with.

That this might really be something.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Let's see if the boys have figured it out.

- Let's see, let's find out.
- Ah!

- Hey, Michael.
- Hey, Penn.

You know that book "Subliminal Seduction"

that came out in the '70s?

I remember both Teller and I believing it completely.

That is such a, well, seductive idea...

- Sure.
- To believe that people

are controlling us in that way

and flashing stuff on the screen.

And every once in a while,

there comes a study that backs something up.

But, of course, you're on a magic show

doing a magic trick,

and it's wonderful to use

that kind of...

hokum from the real world

as kind of a basic magic wand for how tricks are done.

A really nice performance.

I love seeing someone come out with just a--

a stool with a backdrop behind them

and do a nice act like that.

But I have got a list of words

that I'm gonna read off to you

and I just want to see if any of those words

jump out at you, particularly.

Sure, yeah.

Provide, bench, friend, password, node,

unlawful, recording, temple, intention,

foster, policy, technology, journal,

throw, habitat, arrow, distort,

press, person, compact, paragraph,

punch, enjoy.

So what do you think, Michael?

Did you pick up my subliminal message?

- I think I got your messages.
- Oh, good.

I think you got this one,

but it's been a pleasure to be here.

- Aww.
- Thank you so much.

Well, you didn't fool them,

but you sure got into my head.

Aw, I'm glad I did. Thank you guys so much.

Thank you, Michael Karl!

We have one more magic act for you,

and lucky for us,

it's our two Hall of Famers,

"Penn & Teller" perform right after this!

Welcome back.

To close out our show,

our living legends have a trick to perform

for one of their friends.

Joining us virtually,

one of the stars of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,"

Kevin Pollak.

Take it away, Penn & Teller!

You know, Kevin, doing this show,

we've seen a lot of wonderful magicians

and seen a lot of wonderful magic.

And we've also met some very good friends.

We have a friend, one of the really--

one of the greatest Spanish magicians

named Jandro.

And a few months ago, Jandro just sent us a video

and said, "Here's a trick you guys should do."

And we watched it and then he sent us another video

showing us how to do it.

And we learned it and decided we'd do it

for another one of our friends, Kevin.

So, Kevin, where the hell are you?

I don't see how that's your business.

Just do our stupid little trick

and get on with it, is that right?

I'm in, as far as you know,

Los Angeles, California.

And...

I'm gonna juggle three fruits.

I'm gonna juggle an orange, a grapefruit, and a lemon.

Now, I'm gonna juggle an orange,

a grapefruit, and a lemon,

but if you'd like me

to change this grapefruit

for a different grapefruit,

or this lemon for a different lemon,

or this orange for a different orange,

I can do that for you.

Would you like to change any one of these fruits?

I would not.

I trust that you've grab them purposefully.

Okay, good.

Now, Kevin, you're gonna have to pick a number

between one and 10, inclusive.

Now, we'll tell you, Kevin, that most people,

plurality of people, pick seven.

- Uh-huh.
- So you can pick seven

and be like other people,

or you can pick one, two, three, four, five, six,

eight, nine, ten,

and be a little more original.

What number do you want, Kevin?

- 10.
- 10.

Do you want to change your mind, Kevin?

Yes.

What do you want to change it to, Kevin?

- Two.
- Two.

Do you want to change your mind, Kevin?

I mean...

- kind of, but no, I won't.
- Okay, two.

Now, do you want red or black, Kevin?

- Red.
- Red.

Do you want to change your mind, Kevin?

No.

Do you want diamonds or hearts, Kevin?

- Hearts.
- Hearts.

You've picked the two of hearts.

Do you want to change your mind, Kevin?

I mean, my favorite card in the whole deck

is the seven of spades,

but you seem to have ruled out sevens,

so I'm gonna go with the two of hearts.

Two of hearts.

Now do you want lemon,

orange, or grapefruit, Kevin?

- Orange, please.
- Orange.

We've picked orange.

Now, you could have picked

the grapefruit or the lemon.

You could have picked any one of those three

citrus fruit.

Now, if you picked the lemon,

I would have cut the lemon open...

like so.

And you would have seen in that lemon...

lots of citrus goodness.

And if you'd picked the grapefruit,

I would have cut the grapefruit in half,

and you would have seen nothing but citrus goodness.

But you didn't.

You picked the orange.

And in the orange,

there is one card.

There.

Now, Kevin, you could have chosen

the grapefruit or the lemon,

- but instead...
- Uh-huh.

- You chose the orange.
- It's true.

Now, you could have picked the seven of spades.

I mean, I kind of threw you off it,

but you could have picked the seven of spades.

You started with a 10

and you changed to a two.

- I did.
- And then you said red,

and then you said heart.

And I think...

this might be...

the two of hearts.

Is that what you said there, Kevin?

- The two of hearts?
- It is what I said.

And I'm so impressed, I'm gonna send you

a new set of steak knives.

Thank you so much.

Whoo!

Oh.

Thanks to Kevin Pollak,

thanks to "Penn & Teller,"

and thanks to all of you for watching.

We'll see you next time.

Good night from Las Vegas.

- Thank you, Kevin.
- Thank you.

I'm not wearing pants.