Ben Franklin Not On TIME’s List Of Influential Americans

Free Beer led a contest this morning to see who could guess the most names on TIME Magazine's list of 'The 20 Most Influential Americans of All Time.'

Producer Joe could only manage an "Um..." as his guess, while Hot Wings fired right out of the gates, rattling off near-misses like Henry Ford and JFK. Producer Joe saved face later on with a few correct answers, emphasis on few! Zane built an early lead and ended up taking the contest, dominating most of the presidential names on the list.

But it was Hot Wings who provided the most memorable moment after finding out that Benjamin Franklin was not included on the list. "He's on our money," he said, defending Franklin. "That's pretty influential."

He did not let the issue go, continually bringing up Ben Franklin's many accomplishments. Later in the show, Hot Wings even balked that one of Franklin's nicknames happened to be "The First American." The guys took the opportunity to tease Hot Wings, calling him a sore loser.

We have to agree with Hot Wings on this one. It's hard to come up with a more iconic American than Franklin, right?

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Here is TIME's full list (in chronological order):