The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Episode 14)

[bowlerraymond]

Stratis?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Mmmm -- I see where you're going with that -- but that's not it. Back to the champ.

[Deleted]

A letter beside S por favor

[dougmorrisontheair]

And are you taking it for you or giving it to Raymond?

[Deleted]

For me

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's what I thought -- but didn't want to misunderstand.









(ding)

S-H for you, James.

[Deleted]

Shape?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not SHAPE. It's back to Raymond; are you taking or giving the next letter?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond.)

[bowlerraymond]

I'll take the letter.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Challenger tries to tie the ballgame...









(ding)

...with S-H-A.

[bowlerraymond]

Shark?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not SHARK. James, next letter's yours to take or give.

[Deleted]

I'll take one

[dougmorrisontheair]

The champ takes S-H-A...









(ding)

...R.

[Deleted]

Sharks?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ooohhh -- can't be SHARKS -- because Raymond guest the singular SHARK -- and we'd take singular for plural if it were SHARK or SHARKS.

Sorry -- but it goes back to Raymond.

[bowlerraymond]

I'll take the letter.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Challenger tries again to tie the game with S-H-A-R...









(ding)

...O.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond.)

[bowlerraymond]

I don't know.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No guess from Raymond. We're back to James.

[Deleted]

A letter and I'll take it

[dougmorrisontheair]

James takes another shot with S-H-A-R-O...









(ding)

...N.

[Deleted]

Sharon?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(cuckoo bird)

Saved by the cuckoo bird -- perhaps. Birdie tells us, James, you're close -- but not close enough.

We'll give you another try to complete that link and, thus, the chain.

[Deleted]

Sharon Stone?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Oh how we nearly forgot her. SHARON STONE is right.










(ding; audience applause)

We started this chain with some movie trivia and we end it with movie trivia. Let's recaps.

One of the main characters in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is named Janet. Janet Reno was America's first female attorney general. Reno is a city in the state of Nevada. You'll definitely find more than one casino in Nevada. The movie "Casino" had Sharon Stone in its cast. Sharon Stone was also in the movie "Sphere".

That's the first round chain. James with the lead 1250 to 250. Raymond, the stakes are raised in the Round 2 chain -- which we'll play right now.

And this chain starts with...









(ding)

...WHOOPING and it ends with MAIDS. Each link in the chain is now worth $500. Completion of the chain scores an additional $500.

And don't forget that money link in the middle -- denoted by the dollar sign. Solve that money link correctly and you pick up a bonus of $250 per letter in that link. As always, money from the money link doesn't apply to the score of the game.

James, we left off with you. We'll pick it up there with you giving or taking a letter below WHOOPING or above MAIDS.

[Deleted]

Because I feel generous today, I'll give brother Raymond a letter below Whooping.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Spirit of giving's alive and well here at Chain Reaction.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)









(ding)

But, Raymond, you could make this a moment of turnabout. He's giving you a C.