The Apprentice is the "ultimate job interview" for those competing in an elimination competition for a one-year, US$250,000 contract to run one of real estate magnate Donald Trump's companies.
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00:00Hello again, everybody, and welcome back to the live finale of The Apprentice.
00:13It seems like a presidential debate going on here.
00:16We've checked in with a lot of people here at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center to help
00:20the Donald make up his mind.
00:21Now, before we bring out the two finalists, let's take a look at how they did.
00:26Jennifer proved to be a tough competitor in the field, even tougher in the boardroom.
00:35My name is Jen Massey.
00:36I live in San Francisco, California.
00:38I graduated in the top of my class from Princeton University, and then attended Harvard Law
00:42School.
00:43I'm now an attorney at the world's biggest law firm.
00:45May I please have your name?
00:46Jennifer Massey.
00:47What I'm interested in is hearing from you guys strengths and weaknesses.
00:48I'll be here to ebb your flow.
00:49She's analytical, and she's beautiful.
00:51She's analytical, and she's beautiful, which makes her especially dangerous.
00:58Poor Catherine, the dog's like, ah!
01:02I'm getting that freaking $10.
01:04You need me to go after her, don't I?
01:07I hope members of the team are scared of me.
01:09I'm going to be right there in your face, holding you accountable for what you did on
01:12this.
01:13You lost dismally as project manager, and you've been barely contributing.
01:16You think you're going to bring me down?
01:17I don't think so.
01:18I think Chris probably swallowed and prayed to her a hypnotic fembot spell.
01:23Maybe that's your secret, Jen.
01:24You know how to dog somebody out in a really nice way.
01:27I'm going to make her hair look the same.
01:30We're willing to do just about anything, within reason.
01:33Thank you so much.
01:34You're so sweet.
01:35What about the paint?
01:37And the paint's not going anywhere.
01:38I think Jen is more convincing.
01:40I do, too.
01:40I do, too.
01:41Who did you think did the best job?
01:43I would have to say, I think, that Jen did the best job all around.
01:46So finally, the education's paying off, maybe, Jen.
01:50I moved across the country to San Francisco
01:52into a very competitive legal market.
01:54And all you do is mock them.
01:56Even as you walk around, you feel inferior.
01:58You don't even know what a lawyer does.
02:00This is a potentially life-changing night.
02:02I'm willing to put a lot out there on the table.
02:04And I'm willing to fight for myself.
02:05And I'm planning on doing that, absolutely.
02:10And here she is, everybody, Jennifer Massey.
02:28Sit down, Jennifer, please.
02:31Well, you having fun?
02:32Having a great time.
02:34I have to tell you, Jennifer.
02:35It could've been more fun.
02:36It's a tough night.
02:37It is.
02:38You're going to have to fight for your life.
02:39I'm ready for it.
02:40You know that.
02:41I'm ready for it.
02:42OK.
02:43OK, here's Jennifer's opponent.
02:45no pushover kelly proved himself over and over again
02:48during the course of the season and here he is in action
02:56i'm kelly purdue thirty-seven and a west point graduate
02:59i serve in the army as an intelligence officer in an airborne ranger
03:02i earned graduate degrees in both law and business from ucla
03:05now i'm the president of a software development company in los angeles
03:11no listen for a second for ten minutes we're going to pound again with ideas
03:14i don't want to start talking about that just quite yet
03:17kelly kicks into g.i. joe all of a sudden when he's the leader you know
03:21you're like, i like him
03:22i think we need to stay over seventy dollars to try to maximize our revenue
03:25why not make it lower though? it's basic supply and demand
03:28mosaic wins by ten dollars and four dollars
03:32that's the difference on the one dollar on the price
03:34yes, good call baby, good call
03:36we're not focused on getting one thing done right, we have to pull an outfit together
03:40kelly seems to, again, risen for the occasion to organize
03:44don't talk to her anymore
03:45we're trying to get something done
03:46i asked a question
03:47you asked him a question, you asked him a question, you asked her a question
03:49to have information
03:51and it's not information that you need, rosh
03:53i want an exemption, i know i can lead well
03:55kelly is the leader
03:56is everybody okay?
03:57mm-hmm
03:58group hug?
03:59it's four e-v-g-e
04:01question, why can't you have a hole in the d?
04:03isn't that cool?
04:04that's cool, what is your record as project manager?
04:06three and a half years as a project manager
04:08i am doing things very well in this interview process
04:10i'm really hoping deep down that he picks me
04:14because i have worked really hard for this
04:20and here he is in person, ladies and gentlemen, kelly perdue
04:38thank you
04:44sit down, kelly
04:46sit down
04:48it's very nice that you stood up for him
04:50it's actually very nice
04:52you're actually a much nicer person than people think
04:56i'm only tough when i have to be
04:58okay, well, you can be tough right now
05:00why should i not take kelly over you?
05:04because, mr. trump, i have risen to the top of every organization of which i've been a part
05:08i'm not sure that kelly has done that
05:10i rose to the top in my class at princeton
05:12rose to the top at harvard
05:14rose to the top at my law firm
05:16and i lead in a little bit quieter of a way than kelly
05:20i don't grandstand
05:22from the very first task when i came up with the name the metamorphor for our car
05:26and was integral in creating the concept
05:28to the second task
05:30where i helped create the ice cream flavor
05:32based on my southern roots
05:34the ice cream flavor red velvet
05:36all along the way
05:38to stepping up in the qbc task
05:40and going live on air
05:42with no training
05:44to washing and grooming dogs
05:46when other people didn't want to get their hands dirty
05:48all along the way
05:50these are examples of quiet leadership
05:52or of defending a scapegoat on my team
05:54when everyone else was going after her
05:56these are the ways that i have shown subtle leadership
05:58and the ways that i have shown my strong integrity
06:00i have never once
06:02jennifer a lot of your teammates did not like you
06:04you know that
06:06you know what i was willing mr trump to take an unpopular approach
06:08if it meant defending someone who was a scapegoat
06:10if it meant standing up for my integrity
06:12i was not willing to talk behind people's backs
06:14i was not willing to backstab
06:16i was someone that wanted to go
06:18and confront someone
06:20and find out what they were saying about me
06:22or about another teammate
06:24jennifer kelly went to west point
06:26you went to princeton and harvard
06:28do you think that gives you or him
06:30the advantage
06:32both great
06:34i agree that west point is a very impressive institution
06:36however princeton and harvard are consistently
06:38rated as the two top institutions
06:40in the world
06:42and harvard law is unmatched
06:44and not only did i attend those institutions
06:46mr trump, but i went to the top
06:48i graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa
06:50from princeton
06:52which put me in the top 5% of the class
06:54i was also nominated, one of a handful of students
06:56nominated for the pine prize
06:58which is recognized for scholarship
07:00uh, scholarship, character
07:02as well as leadership
07:04okay, i know, i've seen all the awards and they're very impressive
07:06i was also a member of the princeton honor society
07:08i was also president of my sorority
07:10i don't know kelly, you better get going
07:12you better get going here kelly
07:14mr trump, my point is
07:16my point is
07:18you know what, i have to give him a shot
07:20i understand
07:22kelly, why should i choose you
07:24you should choose me mr trump
07:26based on my experience
07:28and consistency, let me tell you what i mean by those two things
07:30from west point
07:32trains leaders, both for the army
07:34and for the nation when they get out of the army
07:36i've taken that
07:38experience, that education into an experience
07:40as an airborne ranger
07:42and an officer
07:44at the time, now lieutenant colonel
07:46does that relate to business?
07:48we're talking business, i love the military
07:50there's nothing i respect more than the military
07:52but does that relate to business?
07:54absolutely, and one of your colleagues
07:56somebody that you have a lot of respect for
07:58ace greenberg said
08:00it's very specific, that you not only know how to follow
08:02but you know how to lead, you can take orders
08:04and give orders
08:06from an experiential standpoint, i also took my jd and my mba
08:08and i've applied those over the last 12 years
08:10to different startups
08:12in functional expertise
08:14marketing, sales, finance
08:16do you think west point is an advantage over harvard and princeton?
08:18i have great respect
08:20for the institutions that jen attended
08:22and i wouldn't say anything bad about them at all
08:24i think you should leave it that way
08:26all are great, princeton, harvard, west point
08:28absolutely, and from a consistency standpoint
08:30there's something that you
08:32basically preach and that's
08:34to be a winner you have to surround yourself with great people
08:36and you only deal with winners
08:38well, i have been a winner
08:40in this task, in this interview that you set up
08:42ten and four is my record
08:44kevin stated earlier, jen's six and eight
08:46which doesn't even get her to a 500 record
08:48jennifer, how do you explain that?
08:50you were six and eight, you have a wonderful background
08:52everything's good, but you lost a lot
08:54mr. trump, unfortunately
08:56in the early stages i was on an
08:58all-female team that unfortunately
09:00there was a lot of petty politics
09:02why, do you think you have a disadvantage being on a female team?
09:04i think there was a bit, and not because they were female
09:06i think there was a bit of a disadvantage at the beginning
09:08because the team, there was a lot of
09:10backstabbing and infighting, however
09:12i tried to emerge as someone that regardless
09:14of what was going on, i maintained my integrity
09:16but you did lose a lot
09:18our teams did lose a lot, but
09:20no project manager ever pulled me into the
09:22final boardroom, in fact, most of the project
09:24managers identified me as the strongest
09:26person in the task, as well as
09:28various executives
09:30applause
09:32and
09:34often times when a project manager, a losing project
09:36manager has every incentive to pull the
09:38weakest person on the team into the boardroom
09:40to risk, so that they themselves
09:42are not at risk
09:44she's very impressive tonight, kelly
09:46i have to be honest with you
09:48applause
09:50i'm also impressive, my life is not
09:52confined to this boardroom, i am also impressive
09:54in my real life, and again i point to my
09:56credentials, kelly, quickly
09:58my consistency, kelly
10:00things are happening here
10:02my consistency, mr trump
10:04my consistency is not just as the lead
10:06of the project manager, but as carolyn pointed out
10:08and as most of the people behind you will attest
10:10i stepped up and put my neck out
10:12every time, every single task
10:14i was
10:16applause
10:18i absolutely
10:20i absolutely
10:22respect jen, and i think she's very
10:24powerful in the boardroom, i absolutely do
10:26but i play the game differently
10:28i play the game differently
10:30you hate her and you respect her
10:32i don't hate jen
10:34it's time
10:36it's time
10:38applause
10:40applause
10:42applause
10:44this is a very
10:46very tough decision
10:48i have to be honest, jennifer
10:50harvard, princeton, top of your class
10:52you just beat our national
10:54debating champion, a guy i love
10:56andy over there, poor andy
10:58he'll never debate again
11:00after what you did to him
11:02but you know, one of the problems
11:04was that your teammates did not
11:06really like you too much
11:08and you did lose quite a bit
11:10and kelly
11:12you had a very good record
11:14i have a little bit of a question about leadership
11:16even though you went to west point
11:18i'm not so sure that you're the great leader
11:20i really am, i'm just not so sure
11:22that you're going to lead the way i want you to lead
11:24i'm not so sure
11:26that you can take that great military background
11:28and put it into business
11:30jennifer
11:32nevertheless
11:34i have to say
11:36i have to say
11:38you're fired
11:40kelly, you're hired
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13:10well we're back
13:12and here's the big news so far
13:14kelly pursdue has been just named
13:16donald's new apprentice
13:18what do you think
13:20this would be really terrific
13:22maybe we could invite kelly to join us up here
13:24Why don't we take a break?
13:26Come on, guys.
13:30Thank you, sir.
13:32How do you feel?
13:34Pretty excited, sir.
13:36That's all right, you don't have to hold her chair.
13:38She's very tough.
13:40You're gonna find that out.
13:42You know what else everybody likes about the show, Donald, of course,
13:44is that theme song, absolutely perfect
13:46for The Apprentice. And the group that recorded
13:48this song has been inducted into the Rock and Roll
13:50Hall of Fame and has just come out
13:52with a new album called Imagination.
13:54And here they are, the O.J.'s, with their
13:56original hit from 1973,
13:58For the Love of Money.
14:22For the love of money
14:24People will steal from their mothers
14:26For the love of money
14:28People will rob their own brothers
14:30For the love of money
14:32People can't even walk the streets
14:34Because they'll never know
14:36In what they're gonna meet
14:38Gonna need me
14:40Don't need me
14:42Green
14:44On my desire
14:46To catch money
14:48Yeah
14:51Money, money, money, money
14:55Money, money, money, money
15:09The O.J.'s with that giant hit
15:11from 32 years ago. So, Donald, you've got
15:13a lot of projects all over the country.
15:15What have you got in mind for Kelly?
15:17Well, I'm gonna give you two choices, all right?
15:19We're going to start off with Las Vegas.
15:20I'm building a tremendous 64-story condominium tower
15:23with a good friend of mine, Phil Ruffiner,
15:25who's in the audience right now.
15:27And you're going to take a look at that right here.
15:32♪♪
15:41Soon, it will stand tall
15:43among the most luxurious buildings in Las Vegas.
15:47Early next year, I plan to start building
15:49Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas
15:53on the site of the Frontier Hotel.
15:56♪♪
16:00The 64-story condominium hotel and residence
16:04will feature 1,000 hotel rooms
16:07and 50 high-end residential units,
16:10some of them up to 10,000 square feet,
16:13with all offering truly spectacular views of Las Vegas.
16:18At a cost of $500 million,
16:20it will take two years for a fleet of construction crews
16:24and design teams to complete the project.
16:26When it's finished,
16:28it will be the tallest luxury building in Las Vegas
16:31and contain 2 million square feet of high-end elegance.
16:35-♪♪
16:43That's a great project.
16:45Now, we have another project in New York, Trump Place.
16:47It's the largest job ever approved
16:49by the New York City Planning Commission,
16:51and you'll be working with me on Park Avenue
16:53and various other buildings that I'm building right now.
16:55So that'll be New York, and that's right here.
17:02When I build, I build big,
17:04and Trump Place, my $4 billion project
17:07on Manhattan's west side,
17:09is one of the largest land developments
17:11anywhere in the world.
17:14This massive project extends 13 city blocks
17:17along the Hudson River in New York.
17:20It's so large, it even has its own zip code.
17:25Construction is already underway.
17:28In fact, five buildings have been completed,
17:31and two are under construction.
17:33It'll continue through 2010.
17:36When completed, 17 new buildings will stretch
17:40across 8 million square feet of prime real estate.
17:44It'll also include a 21-acre park
17:47that's my gift to the city of New York.
17:50When finished, Trump Place will be the crown jewel
17:53of modern living and urban planning.
17:55New York City will be very, very proud.
18:03So, Kelly, those are two exciting jobs.
18:06How do you like them?
18:07Mr. Trump, they're phenomenal opportunities.
18:09Don't choose yet.
18:10We're going to throw it back to this guy.
18:12Yeah, Kelly, we're going to give you a minute
18:14to think this one over, because it's a big deal.
18:16But we're not going to be too long waiting,
18:18so when we come back, we want an answer from you, okay?
18:21Will it be New York, or will it be Las Vegas?
18:23Plus, we'll talk to our candidates
18:25about the fights, the backstabbing,
18:27and the selling through sex, Donald.
18:29And we'll talk with the colorful characters
18:31from season one, including Barbarossa.
18:34Stay tuned.
18:35Whoo!
18:36♪♪♪
18:41♪♪♪
18:46♪♪♪
18:51Okay, we're back.
18:53And we are now ready to hear Kelly's decision
18:56on which project he's going to accept.
18:58Will it be the hotel in Las Vegas
19:00or the apartment complex in New York?
19:02Kelly?
19:03Mr. Trump, as much as I love Vegas,
19:06I actually took this challenge
19:09and came to be your apprentice
19:10so that I could learn from you,
19:11and I think I can do that much better
19:13close to you here in New York.
19:14So I'll take New York.
19:16Yeah.
19:18You know what?
19:21I'm in love with your answer.
19:23I think it's terrific.
19:24And you'll work on not only the West Side,
19:26you'll work on lots of jobs in New York.
19:28So we're going to have a lot of fun.
19:30Thank you again, sir.
19:31Good.
19:33Yeah.
19:34Hey, Kelly.
19:36That project is right over here, you know,
19:38so you got to keep the traffic rolling, okay?
19:40Got it.
19:41Keep the streets open.
19:42All right, so, you know,
19:43what these guys had to go through
19:45was really tough, believe me.
19:46These kids went through a real pressure cooker,
19:48and sometimes they just boiled over.
19:50You'll see what I mean.
19:52♪♪♪
19:55Does this mean we won?
19:56Hold on, wait.
19:57Hold on, hold on.
19:58I said it like 18 times.
19:59You know what?
20:00I'm going to just check this one more time.
20:02The outlook is good.
20:04Whoo!
20:05Outlook is good.
20:06One more time.
20:07I don't know what triggered her behavior,
20:10but Stacey J, she went completely off.
20:14Excuse me.
20:15Why is no one listening over here?
20:17You guys, listen.
20:18What's up with the three of you guys, man?
20:19Because, you know, what's up?
20:21Don't worry.
20:22Elizabeth, seriously, just get your job done.
20:25You're not okay.
20:27Do you want to come do planting with me?
20:29What happened?
20:31I'm just being put in a position to fail this task, you guys.
20:36Truthfully, I think I'm going to be made
20:38to look like I'm incompetent.
20:39In my opinion, she needs to get over it.
20:41None of us have enough time to do what we want to do,
20:43but just get over it, move on.
20:45You want to be totally accountable for the win,
20:47but not for the loss, it seems like.
20:48I think Sandy is quite unprofessional at times.
20:51It angers me to be called a control freak
20:53because I'm just quite simply not.
20:56Just know that you've beaten me down
20:58when all I wanted was to give you
21:00something that you could rip apart
21:01so that you could do that.
21:03And I'm not a control freak.
21:05Do they know what you want to do?
21:07Stop talking to me about this.
21:08I talk to them only about the badge.
21:09That's the only thing I talk to them about.
21:11Do they know exactly all of your final prints
21:15reflected in those print ads?
21:16The three things I asked you for, there's one missing.
21:19It's the technology one.
21:20Answer my freaking question.
21:21No, because the technology one isn't there.
21:22So now you want a technology one
21:24because after you sat down with me
21:25I always wanted a technology one.
21:27Shut up for a second.
21:29I'm not going to do this back and forth with you anymore.
21:31This is going to be you going to there,
21:33figuring out what you want in the print ads,
21:34writing it down, getting it to me.
21:36Bottom line.
21:42Oh boy.
21:43A lot of pain, a lot of conflict there, Donald.
21:46It wasn't easy.
21:47Stacey Jay, what happened?
21:48Tell me about this eight ball.
21:50Whenever I see that scene,
21:52I always pretty much laugh
21:54because what you guys don't know
21:55is that tasks are two days long
21:57and third day is boardroom.
21:59And at that moment, there was no pressure.
22:01That was the end of our task.
22:02So I have a Subway sandwich shop in Harlem.
22:04What I was trying to do is show passion for my team.
22:07And all of a sudden everyone...
22:08You showed passion.
22:09Yeah, I was having passion, having a good time.
22:11But the eight ball, which you don't know also,
22:13what isn't seen is that this is a toy
22:15and everyone was playing with this toy.
22:16And I just picked it up.
22:17I never asked the eight ball a question.
22:19It was just something for the girls to rally behind
22:21It was like a classic example
22:23of all the weak people getting together
22:25to get rid of the strong.
22:26Stacey, you know what?
22:27Say no more.
22:28You were terrific.
22:29You were terrific.
22:30And they all know it.
22:32Okay?
22:34Go ahead, Ridge.
22:35All right.
22:37Should we go to Gen C and hear what she's got to say?
22:40Come on, Gen.
22:41You took a really terrible hit.
22:44I really did.
22:45What do you have to say?
22:47So much.
22:50As always, Mr. Trump...
22:53Why does that not surprise us?
22:56Why does Pam always have a comment?
22:58Don't worry about it.
22:59Mr. Trump, you know, if I could take it back,
23:02of course I would.
23:03I think that we all say silly things that we regret.
23:07We've all been in that position.
23:09I don't think there's even an audience member
23:11or someone watching on television
23:13that hasn't said something
23:15that they wish they couldn't take back.
23:18With that said, you know,
23:19I don't have a hurtful, prejudiced bone in my body.
23:23We all think you're terrific.
23:24We don't believe a word of what you said.
23:27Mr. Trump, you're wonderful.
23:29All right.
23:30And I want to just say that, Jennifer, you are terrific.
23:33You have really played well, and you're tough, you're smart.
23:36You are going to be a very, very successful person.
23:39Thank you very much, Mr. Trump.
23:41Okay, Jennifer.
23:43We're live with the Apprentice finale
23:45here at Lincoln Center in New York.
23:47Stick around.
23:48We'll hear why Gen Z actually lost the job
23:51over something she said on the show.
23:53In fact, I think we just heard it.
23:55Meanwhile, Raj will tell us how he got a date
23:57with Donald's assistant, Robin.
23:59And we'll get a first glimpse at season three
24:01of The Apprentice when we come back.
24:04♪ ♪
24:13Well, you just saw a preview
24:15of another great show here on NBC called The Contender.
24:18And let me just take a moment to say hello
24:20to one of the world's most beloved boxers,
24:22Mr. Sugar Ray Leonard.
24:24Sugar Ray, there he is.
24:26-♪ ♪
24:35Good to see you.
24:40So, um...
24:42Sugar Ray...
24:46How does The Contender look to you so far?
24:49It is such a wonderful show, Reej.
24:51And I found myself working on The Contender
24:53so emotionally attached to these boxers
24:55because of their compelling life stories.
24:58I mean, these guys are amazing.
25:00And what the viewers will see,
25:02this is not a reality show.
25:04This is a movie about real individuals.
25:07Ah, good. We look forward to it.
25:09And great to see you, Sugar Ray.
25:11Good luck, Sugar Ray.
25:12Thank you, Don.
25:13Good luck.
25:18Okay, now if you appreciate a good fight
25:20like our friend Sugar Ray over there,
25:22you have plenty to cheer for
25:23in this series of The Apprentice.
25:25The competitive fire of our job candidates
25:27led to a lot of, what shall we say,
25:29differences of opinion.
25:35I told you that you were responsible
25:37for everything related to marketing products.
25:39Then where did the numbers come from?
25:40That includes creating it on time
25:42and getting it on budget.
25:43Then where did the numbers come from?
25:44You were the one that talked to the agency
25:46to get the $18.50, Maria.
25:47Your story doesn't hold.
25:48No, I wasn't.
25:49Yes, it does.
25:50You just told me.
25:51You talked to them.
25:52You just told me.
25:53You talked to the guy
25:54and you said we wouldn't do it
25:55from the morning.
25:56It was those two old Jewish fat ladies.
25:59Really.
26:00They were like the pinnacle of the New York
26:03jaded old bags.
26:05Old...
26:07Talk that s*** about the decor and kiss my ass.
26:10Gen Z said those two Jewish women
26:13ruined our survey.
26:16And I was like, what?
26:18I want breakfast.
26:20Well, congratulations.
26:21I want to win this task.
26:22Relax, relax, relax.
26:23John, don't eat.
26:24John was adamant that we should
26:26stay in the sun all day
26:27and scream our lungs off
26:28but should not eat.
26:29This is a crazy immature notion
26:31and that's not a winning strategy.
26:33He, dead wrong.
26:35Me, entirely correct.
26:37You know what happened this morning, Sandy?
26:39Andy came to my room and told me...
26:41So you guys have been aligning.
26:43Is that what we're admitting to?
26:45This was a two-minute conversation.
26:46Andy came to my room and told me...
26:47Ivana.
26:48That Ivana specifically said
26:49we need to get rid of Jen.
26:51So you guys aligned this morning.
26:52This is not true.
26:53This was for about one minute
26:54and I said...
26:55We didn't have that conversation.
26:57If you wanted to be honest with Jen,
26:58why didn't you come to me
26:59and tell me what your decision was?
27:00Because I wanted to tell Jen
27:01that she was stronger.
27:02So she can come in here and back you up, Andy?
27:03That's why.
27:04That's a little bias.
27:05Are you scared to come in here
27:06and sit on your own two feet?
27:08Andy, you're just being pounded on.
27:10You're being out-debated.
27:11You're fired.
27:19Andy, what happened?
27:20I think those two women
27:21should be on The Contender,
27:22not The Apprentice.
27:23It's true.
27:28It's true.
27:29You know, honestly,
27:32those were two very smart,
27:33very tough women, though, Andy.
27:35They're absolutely two
27:36very, very impressive women.
27:37And to be honest,
27:38I was just lucky
27:39to be a part of the whole thing.
27:40So to go down in that fashion,
27:42it's something I'll accept, absolutely.
27:45You know what?
27:46You're equally as impressive
27:47and we appreciate you being on.
27:48Thank you very much.
27:49You've done a great job.
27:50We all loved you.
27:52Thank you very much.
27:55Donald, one of the candidates on the show
27:57was definitely more of a lover
27:58than a fighter.
27:59And he became known for his,
28:01how shall we put it,
28:02his colorful behavior,
28:04especially around the ladies.
28:10I want to invite you on a date.
28:12You know, I have a general rule.
28:14If you meet a woman of such beauty,
28:15you cannot...
28:16Excuse me, I'm starving.
28:17You must try at least.
28:19Well, thank you for trying.
28:22I mean, life is one of those things.
28:23No points for not trying.
28:25Raj, I think you made a lot of mistakes.
28:27I accept that I made mistakes.
28:29Raj, you're fired.
28:31So, Robin, what is your number?
28:34Now that I can talk to you.
28:37Pony up, come on, pony up.
28:42Your boyfriend?
28:44All right, I'll be back.
28:53He's got style, doesn't he?
28:54He's got a lot of punch for it.
28:56Raj, did you ever get Robin's phone number?
28:59Yeah, we had coffee, Robin.
29:00It was very enjoyable.
29:02I didn't know about that, Robin.
29:04Coffee, Raj, it was coffee.
29:07You know what about Raj?
29:09Why don't you...
29:10You have...
29:13Stay there, stay there.
29:14Keep away from him, he's dangerous.
29:16He's definitely got a rap going on.
29:18It's a left-wing conspiracy to smear a conservative.
29:21You may need to work on your pickup lines, though, Raj.
29:24Come on, you know?
29:25Okay, Raj, you were a lot of fun,
29:27and we appreciate it.
29:28And Robin, you've been with me for a long time,
29:30and you're terrific, and thank you.
29:33All right, let's talk about something
29:35that came out of all of this
29:37that we can really be proud of.
29:39The amount raised for charity on this show.
29:41For example, Genworth,
29:42the large financial services company,
29:44raised $21,000 for the Alzheimer's Association
29:48and donated $250,000 more during the polo event.
29:52This all part of a $3 million donation
29:54that they've given to that organization
29:56over the last five years.
29:58So stick around now.
29:59Jennifer M., Sandy, and Ivana
30:02will explain why they went so far
30:04with their sex sell strategies.
30:06And we'll show you the big surprise
30:08in a special sneak preview
30:10of season three of The Apprentice,
30:12all of it coming up after this.
30:14Welcome back, everybody.
30:20We continue live at the Alice Tully Hall
30:22in Lincoln Center with the finale of The Apprentice.
30:25Well, you know, you always hear the phrase,
30:27sex sells.
30:28Well, during their 15-week interview process,
30:31the job candidates learned a whole lot
30:33about using sex appeal to move product.
30:36Maybe a little too much.
30:43We had four gay guys
30:44that were on the way to the theater.
30:46And listen, there's nothing wrong with it,
30:48but they're going to critique more than anybody else.
30:51They're into fashion.
30:52They're into stuff like that.
30:53So I'm like, John, listen,
30:54you got to do, you know,
30:55you're the best-looking guy in the bunch.
30:57I said, untie your shoe, walk over by the table,
31:01turn around, bend over and tie your shoe.
31:04I mean, we need something here.
31:06Okay, ready?
31:07Can we get you two men $5 a piece?
31:10$5 a bar.
31:11$5 a bar.
31:12We really need you to help us out, please.
31:14We really need $5 a bar.
31:15We made these ourselves.
31:17We made these ourselves.
31:18Or you can buy the whole case,
31:20bring them home to the kids.
31:21Thank you so much.
31:22You're so sweet.
31:24I got two little hookers,
31:25cheap hookers walking around for $5 a bar.
31:27Give me $20 a bar.
31:28I'll take off my skirt.
31:31Do you want us to buy a chocolate bar?
31:33$20 a bar and I'll drop my skirt.
31:35$20 a bar and I'll drop my skirt.
31:38Come on.
31:39You're making big money in there.
31:41$20 a bar and I'll drop my skirt.
31:54Well, so let me ask you, Donald,
31:58on the truth here,
31:59have you ever sold sex to sell something?
32:01I would never ever stoop so low.
32:04Please, just stop it, Regis.
32:07All right, so Ivana, early on in the show,
32:09you said you would die before you used sex to sell.
32:12By the end of the season,
32:13you were dropping your skirt on Wall Street,
32:15as we all just saw.
32:16You want to know what you were thinking out there?
32:19What can I say?
32:21I'm a spontaneous person and I can't help it.
32:24Ivana, do you regret that?
32:25I mean, to be fair, you know,
32:29I just can't change that about me.
32:31I mean, I'm going to be a spontaneous person.
32:33It's going to be either big successes or big failures.
32:36And to be fair, I was wearing a swimsuit.
32:38Would you have done it again?
32:41In that situation?
32:43Say no.
32:45We're trying to help you.
32:47Say no.
32:48No.
32:49Okay, she would never have done that again.
32:51But hopefully people will remember me for more than that.
32:55Well, they will.
32:56As somebody very smart with a very good figure.
32:58If I may, Mr. Trump, for a second,
33:00being Ivana's teammate on this, you know,
33:02we appreciate it, I think, Kelly and I.
33:04Her willing to go the extra mile.
33:06I mean, at the end of the day, this was about Ivana.
33:08Kevin, who's asking you about sex?
33:11Well, I did answer the phone shirtless, Mr. Trump.
33:13That's true.
33:14He's got a hell of a body, I'll tell you that.
33:16Go ahead, Regis.
33:17Using your looks to sell works for some, but not for everybody.
33:21Let's find out what last season's contestants think about this.
33:24And here she is, the famous, or perhaps the infamous, Ambarosa.
33:28Ambarosa, what did you think of the girls in this season?
33:31Well, I'm not going to beat up on Ivana.
33:33I think she's gotten enough of it.
33:34But I think there's a double standard, Regis, in corporate America.
33:37You know, Chris can be aggressive, and he's called a hero.
33:39And Pamela's aggressive, and she's called, you know, the B word.
33:42I think that we need to address that double standard
33:44and look and see that there are talented women.
33:46And, Jennifer, I think you rock.
33:48Jennifer, I think you rock.
33:50And I think that it's been said, it's better to be respected than liked.
33:53And I respect you, Jennifer.
33:55See, I told you we should have Ambarosa.
33:58You know what?
33:59Ambarosa, first of all, thank you.
34:01And we all respect Jennifer a lot.
34:03She's terrific.
34:04Well, you guys are actually not the most recent candidates on The Apprentice.
34:08Shooting is already wrapped on season three.
34:10Can you believe it?
34:11The show premieres on January 20th.
34:13And here for the first time is a sneak peek.
34:16Take a look.
34:18Eighteen new candidates will come to New York City
34:21to compete for the dream job of a lifetime.
34:24You may think you've seen it all.
34:26But this time, I've added a twist.
34:29It's the book smarts against the street smarts.
34:33Snobby, snooty college people.
34:36Those book smarts is what separates a man from the boys.
34:39They're going down.
34:40They come from all walks of life.
34:42Half of them have degrees from universities, lawyers, corporate CEOs.
34:47The other half have only a high school diploma, but are very, very successful.
34:52And these personalities are ready for battle.
34:55Very competitive.
34:56Intense.
34:57Dramatically different mix of people.
34:59I want to be the apprentice.
35:04They'll work with some of the biggest and most successful companies anywhere in the world.
35:09It's the age-old question.
35:11Does it take a college diploma to succeed?
35:14A bachelor's degree.
35:15A law degree.
35:16Boston College.
35:17Or self-made street smarts?
35:18We are absolute go-getters.
35:20We haven't had things handed to us.
35:22All of us you can relate to.
35:23Which team will you root for?
35:25Book smarts versus street smarts.
35:28Who will succeed?
35:29And who will fail?
35:31And who will be the apprentice?
35:36Oh boy, looks like another winner.
35:38Don't go away.
35:39We're going to show you how you can own a piece of The Apprentice.
35:42And we'll give Kelly a big send-off to get his celebration started.
35:52I want to start by congratulating Jennifer.
35:55You were amazing.
35:56Kelly, what can I say?
35:57Congratulations.
35:58Thank you, sir.
35:59Great job.
36:00Now we're having a big party tonight.
36:01Hop in the limo.
36:02I'll see you at the party.
36:03It's going to be amazing.
36:04Thank you, everyone.
36:09Thank you, guys.
36:10Well, for all you fans out there, we have another treat for you.
36:13You still have a chance to get a piece of the action from the boardroom.
36:17Right after this broadcast, log on to apprentice-auction.com,
36:22and you can bid on signed souvenirs and props from The Apprentice.
36:25All the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
36:31So be sure to check it out.
36:32And if you think you have what it takes to go the distance,
36:36go to NBC.com to download your application for The Apprentice Season 4.
36:42That's right.
36:43The Trump Organization growing so fast that Donald looking for a fourth apprentice.
36:47So we want to thank everybody for all their help in putting on this show tonight.
36:51And congratulate our new apprentice, Kelly Perdue.
36:54And, Donald, it's been a great two seasons for you.
36:57Absolutely sensational.
36:59And so from New York, everybody, good night.
37:02Good night.
37:33Money, money, money, money.
37:41Money.
37:43Money, money, money, money.
37:45Money.
37:47Money, money, money.
37:49People will steal from their mothers.
37:52Money, money, money.
37:53People will rob their own brothers.
37:56Money, money, money.
37:57People can't even walk.
37:59For more Apprentice, log on to NBC.com.
38:02I am going to show Donald Trump that he made the right decision tonight.
38:05He's going to see things from me that he's never seen before,
38:08and I am going to bust my butt.
38:10This was quite a competition, quite a 15-week interview period.
38:14When Donald Trump told me that I was hired,
38:17I almost couldn't contain myself.
38:19It was phenomenal.
38:20I've been striving for this, been trying for this.
38:23And the odds against making something like this happen are astronomical.
38:27Yeah!