The namesake mark of the latest “The Joe Schmo Show” isn’t your “schmo” of 21 years ago. In 2003, the show found its first “Schmo” in Matthew Kennedy Gould, a law school dropout living at home with his mom and dad.
Its latest is Ben Frisone, a 28-year-old Baltimore-based electrician who owns a condo and smiles sweetly as he admits he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Ben is very concerned about not disappointing his family. To that end, Ben promises to do smart things with his winnings if he comes out on top, “. . . and maybe [get] a kitten,” he adds.
