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Post by billmcdee on Oct 11, 2014 13:03:18 GMT -5
Bottom category is "GAME SHOWS"...
Here is the question...
Although "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" was a ratings success in the United States in 1999 and the early 2000s, another American game show actually had $1,000,000 as its top prize some 13 years prior. What was the name of this game show?
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 11, 2014 13:23:04 GMT -5
Million-dollar Chance of a Lifetime.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 11, 2014 14:15:47 GMT -5
Well done Cle'ment! (applause) And behind the bottom slide...  Well, $250, not the REPLAY. Incidentally, the REPLAY was indeed under the Top Slide. And the answer to the Gangsters question was John Dillinger, but Jesse James was truly an outstanding guess I thought! Cle'ment the board is yours, one trip only this time...  7 picks to make a match, and remember, if the symbol you match happens to be the DOUBLE YOUR DOLLARS one, we'll double the money won for the match you make. Cle'ment good luck as you try to play catch up here. Select your first 2 boxes please. |
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 11, 2014 14:21:37 GMT -5
20 blue, 30 blue.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 11, 2014 18:26:07 GMT -5
Wow those blues are popular all of a sudden  20 on the Blue...  Bulldog.... 30 on the Blue... (flip)  And 1 horse...  Going for $1,000 and the possibility of double that. Which box next Cle'ment? |
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 12, 2014 7:33:34 GMT -5
40 blue.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 12, 2014 7:37:46 GMT -5
40 on the Blue... (flip)  (scattered groans) So a Bulldog, a Horse and now an Elephant.  Still trying for $750, and a possible $1,500. Which box next Cle'ment? |
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 12, 2014 10:39:34 GMT -5
Great! (whispers)
30 on the red.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 12, 2014 13:41:43 GMT -5
30 on the Red he whispered... (flip)  (moans from the audience) Mercy, one of each Cle'ment. Now the board has become difficult for you...  3 picks remaining, still a chance at $625 or even $1,250. Beware of the No Match card that still lurks. You have one pick available to you in the 30 column, and as many as 2 available in 20 and 40. Where to next? |
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 12, 2014 14:59:06 GMT -5
30 yellow...
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 12, 2014 15:43:31 GMT -5
30 on the Yellow... (flip)  (louder moans and groans from the audience) EEEssshhh.....  Trying for $500 or maybe $1,000. Cle'ment, please select 2 more boxes at this time, one from the 20 column and one from the 40 column. |
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Post by CCSCO on Oct 12, 2014 15:45:50 GMT -5
40 on the yellow and 20 on the green.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 12, 2014 16:25:53 GMT -5
40 on the Yellow... (flip)  A Bulldog. And with one pick left, there's no chance at a match. Very sorry Cle'ment the board was not kind to you this go...  Jon $2,700, Cle'ment $875, Kevin $0 but Kevin this is our Last Chance round. Believe it or not, you could still win the game. Let's see what the question board code is and what codes our players chose...  47 and wow, by just 1, Jon again is closest! I think you were closest on all 4 questions today Jon! Jon, all you need is 1 more correct answer to win your 4th game and to go on to play BONU$ BUCK$ for a chance at a new car and a cash jackpot of $30,000! Top, Middle or Bottom Jon? |
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 12, 2014 17:02:57 GMT -5
Middle, Bill.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 12, 2014 19:22:07 GMT -5
The middle category is "NATIONS OF THE WORLD".
For your fourth win Jon...
The nations of Norway, Sweden and Denmark are collectively known as...what?
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 12, 2014 20:13:34 GMT -5
Scandinavia!
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 13, 2014 4:37:53 GMT -5
Game, set and....MATCH!!!! (win cue & applause) The value of that question was $250, so we'll add that to your score, but obviously no trip to the matching board needs to take place here...  So that brings Jon's final score total today to $2,950! (applause) Back to you in a moment Jon, and stand by for something kind of neat too! Let me go down the line here. First of all Kevin, today Jon got control of all 4 question boards, missed one, and then Cle'ment was next closest. The Free Play big board didn't work out for you today either. But the good news Kevin is, you will get to come back on our next program, since this game resulted in only your first loss, okay? So Kevin will be back on our next show. Cle'ment, I'm glad you got one chance to play the big board in addition to the Free Play board. I am sorry that animal board did not work out for you, but you did get $875 today, when added to your previous winnings, you are leaving us with an all cash total of...  $19,175 in cash! (applause) I thank you for coming back to participate. Unfortunately you ran up against old "buzzsaw" over there. Jon, $2,950 in today's game, plus the $5,000 you won in the Big Match, so $7,950 in cash today thus far! You'll be playing BONU$ BUCK$ for a chance at a new automobile and a cash jackpot of $30,000 or maybe even $60,000 depending on how lucky you are. So far the bonus game has proven a bit difficult for you, but today could be different! In any event $7,950 in cash today, when added to your previous total, you currently have, total winnings of...  $30,225!!! (wild cheers & applause)... And guess what Jon! We have a BRAND NEW feature which we will have each and every day here now for the day's winner. Right now Jon, before you play for the car and the big money, you're going to play our brand new....  WINNER'S BOARD!!! (applause) Let me explain briefly how this works Jon. This time you will select NINE boxes. I want you to tell me all 9 box choices at once, and tell them to me in the order in which you want them revealed please. Each column has 4 nice prizes. There aren't any "NO MATCH" cards to worry about either! There's a trip up there, a nice piece of jewelry, a room of furniture, and $5,000 in cash! The first prize you match 3 of is what you shall win. Jon, if you haven't any questions, please tell me your NINE box choices, in the order in which you'd like for them to be revealed please. |
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 13, 2014 9:29:21 GMT -5
20 on the red, 40 on the red, 30 on the green, 30 on the red, 20 on the blue, 20 on the yellow, 30 on the yellow, 40 on the green, and 40 on the blue.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 13, 2014 13:58:53 GMT -5
20 on the Red... RING (audience ooohs & ahhs) 40 on the Red... LIVING ROOM 30 on the Green... (flip)  $5,000 in cash! 30 on the Red.... RING, one more and that's what you will win... 20 on the Blue... $5,000. One more OF THOSE and that's what you'll win! 20 on the Yellow... (flip)  A vacation to Hawaii! (audience reacts accordingly) And Jon, thank you for remembering, as I neglected to mention it, after a 3rd box is exposed, the column is closed. So the Living Room is now out of play... 30 on the Yellow.... LIVING ROOM, which is out of play.... 40 on the Green.... (FLIP)  Hawaii which is also unfortunately out of play. Last pick, you're going to win either a ring or another $5,000 in cash.... 40 on the Blue.... (FLIP)  $5,000 more in cash!!! (applause) When we return, Jon tries again for the car and a cash jackpot of at least $30,000! Don't miss it!!! |
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 14, 2014 1:44:03 GMT -5
 Back with my "co-host" Jon Darrell. It's been a terrific run Jon. You're an exemplary player with a great deal of knowledge, intuition and luck too. Almost $13,000 in cash today plus you made an instant match during the game, so you automatically qualify to play for this little old Jackpot amount you see of $30,000 plus this... FRANK CALIENDO (As Don Pardo) - It's a brand new CAR!!! (cheers & applause)  All new, for 2015, it's the Buick Regal, with many extras including heated steering wheel, power moon roof, forward collision alert, Bose Premium sound system, all-wheel drive, and much much more. The never-ending road just met it's match. The 2015 Regal by Buick. Retail value, $35,000! (audience oohs & ahhs) And now back to you Bill! Bill - Thank you so much Frank Caliendo! Frank, your imitation of Don Pardo is spot on, and I KNOW his spirit and his memory are most pleased to be remembered by us all so fondly. I'm so glad he was able to come here to announce our first program. Jon, some rules are the same for our game, some are slightly altered. First let's look at the big board...  As before, you may only expose a maximum of 3 boxes in any given column and you are given a total of 7 picks to match 3 winning symbols. This time in each column we have a dollar sign, and in each column some where a pot of gold. If you match either 3 dollar signs or 3 pots of gold first, you will win that lovely automobile plus $30,000 in cash! (audience oohs & ahhs) However, one of the symbols that appears in all 3 columns is the "DOUBLE YOUR DOLLARS" card. If you match 3 of THOSE first, you win the car, and we double that jackpot to SIXTY....I repeat, SIXTY THOUSAND bucks!!! (cheering & applause) But...we have one other symbol in each column, and you want NO part of it! This is another new nemesis to our game, and we call him "Striker".  (audience boos) Now, IF you uncover him, that counts as 1 strike against you. And like in baseball, 3 strikes and you're out. So you DO NOT want to match 3 Strikers first! Should you uncover Striker, you are required to select another box, unless you uncover one of those strikes during your 7th and final pick. Furthermore, if you uncover Striker in any one of the columns, you are not only required to pick again, but you are required to pick a box in a different column that is still active, and that does not have Striker already exposed, adding an element of suspense and danger to our end game here. Finally Jon, if it becomes apparent that you might lose on your next selection, I will make you a counter-offer, a guaranteed sure thing to quit the game if you so choose. Jon, if you have no questions, I'll ask at this time for you to please select your first 2 boxes, and we're all wishing you the very best of good luck here. Let's win that car and Jackpot! |
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 14, 2014 14:15:33 GMT -5
All right...
20 on the green, 30 on the red.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 14, 2014 14:32:34 GMT -5
20 on the Green... (flip)  A pot of gold, good start. 30 on the Red... (flip)  (screams and gasps from the audience) Well Jon. No sense in wasting time or fooling around. Get 3 on a Match here and now, and you've got yourself $65,000, 30 thou in cash, 35 grand for the car. In essence a 1 out of 4 chance right now as it were, if you elect to play it that way. You do have 5 more picks, but remember, Striker lurks in each column too. How are you going to play it Jon? Incidentally, should you uncover 3 Strikers, which is extremely unlikely, I'll give you say.... $3,500 to bail out right now. Do you want to go again or take $3,500? |
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 14, 2014 17:39:28 GMT -5
Go. 40 on the green.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 15, 2014 0:13:08 GMT -5
For $30,000 in cash, plus a $35,000 automobile. For a grand total of over $100,000 in mostly cash and prizes, namely the car.... 40 on the Green... (flip)  YOU GOT IT!!!!!!!!! (screams and cheers and applause galore, and a standing ovation from the entire theatre) CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Oh my gracious!!! Let's look at the ENTIRE board... (flipping it over)  Jon, you indeed wasted NO time in finally winning the bonus game, and what a way to win it too!!! I asked you earlier in the show when you won the $5,000 at the Big Match and I'll ask you again now, how does THIS feel for you Jon? |
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Post by jmdarrall on Oct 15, 2014 9:03:04 GMT -5
YESSSSSSSS! Awesome!
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 15, 2014 10:45:44 GMT -5
It took you four tries and five days of competition to get it, but it was well worth the wait I would say.
On tomorrow's show, the Cash Jackpot will re-set at $25,000.
Meantime we have some numbers to crunch, and a truly GRAND total to inform Jon of, when we return to this very exciting episode.....More "Three on a Match" in just a moment! |
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 16, 2014 7:28:47 GMT -5
(cheers & applause)  Well six episodes into this run of "Three on a Match" and there's no denying it or disputing it, this was THE single-most exciting episode thus far, which stands to reason since our retiring champion Jon Darrell has become the single-most, highest money winner in the history of this show. Jon, you've won SO much in fact we can't even display it on your scoreboard read out! The car is $35,000 plus the rest of it, all cash, $65,225, giving you a final total, cash and prizes of...  $100,225!!! (applause) Jon, you are to our version of "Three on a Match" what champion Fred Abraham was on the Cullen run. Once more a very hearty congratulations, every penny of it was truly well-earned. And hey, speaking of prizes, on our next show, our first round of play, which is our "Free Play" round, is also now going to be a prize round! Players will be able to possibly win not just 1, but 2 nice prizes and up to $2,000 in score money during the start of our games from now on! Kevin Kolsen will be sitting where you are now Jon, and he will be taking on 2 new challengers. The Bonus Bucks Jackpot is reset to $25,000, and on our next program, somebody just might win it, or double it, plus a new car! Until we meet again, on behalf of Frank Caliendo and the entire staff and crew, this is Bill McDee saying thank you, for watching "Three on a Match!" FRANK CALIENDO - (as the late, great, Don Pardo) All departing contestants receive the following:  From American Tourister, a three piece luggage set. Made from high quality materials for your traveling needs, both domestic and abroad, American Tourister by Samsonite, plus...  It's the Bravdia, portable handheld electronic device, watch your favorite shows, news and sporting events programs from anywhere! That's the Bravdia furnished by Sony, also...  This handsome gentleman's diamond watch from Bulova. Bulova, more bling.  All participants will also receive the home version of "Three on a Match", for hours of fun and enjoyment with your family and friends, play it right from the comfort of your own home, furnished by Milton Bradley... A member of our studio audience will receive a $100 gift certificate to Chick-Fil-A  Clancy the Cow reminds you to "Eat Mor Chikin". Chick-Fil-A. If you plan on visiting the New York Metropolitan area, and would like to attend a taping of "Three on a Match", please sent your request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:  Tickets NBC Studios Bill Cullen Theatre 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York One zero one one two... Or if you prefer, you may obtain tickets by visiting us online. Go to www.nbc.com/threeonamatch  |
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 16, 2014 7:36:49 GMT -5
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 16, 2014 8:23:23 GMT -5
Dear moderators,
At this time, could one of you kindly relegate Episode 6 of "Three on a Match" into the archives section?
I thank you kindly...
Bill
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