It was historical and did happen.  The star was Alan Alda, And the contestant   
   was an Africa American.  Alan Alda gave the clue as "For" with a low to high   
   tone as if he was asking a question, the contestant answered "knob", The place   
   went nuts, Alan Alda    
   laughed so hard he fell off his chair, rolling on the floor laughing so loudly   
   they had to break for commercial.   
      
   When the show resumed he broke out again in the ultimate no ending laugh and   
   they had to go to a commercial again, he just couldn't stop laughing.   
      
   One week later a lawsuit was filed and an undisclosed amount, later thought to   
   be 100k was awarded to the contestant for the embarrassment.   
      
   Funniest thing I ever saw and I have told this story for decades to everyone I   
   know.   
      
   Spags   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)