The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 22)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

Judge says that'll cost you another letter. When the next letter pops in, I'll suspect a light bulb will go over your head.









(ding)

F-A-R-M-E.

[grapebuy789]

(slaps self in the face)

FARMER!

[dougmorrisontheair]

*There* ya got it!









(ding; audience applause)

As the classic song alludes to, Old MacDonald was a -- farmer.

You had just about every concept of the song down except the one that fit the chain. $40 in the bank. Our electronics have now caught up to the fact you only have one spare letter left.











(inaudible dialogue from floor director)

Oh -- judge wants to give you back that letter because the earlier guess of "FARM SONG" should've gotten a cuckoo bird. Okay -- sounds fair to me.

So, *two* spare letters to play with, Frank. Three links to solve correctly. Obviously, you'll have to nail at least one of these off the bat. Let's see if you can do it with the next link. Under FARMER, there's a J.

[grapebuy789]

JOE?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not JOE. Here comes the next spare letter.









(ding)

J-I.

[grapebuy789]

JIM?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(cuckoo bird)









Geez, Louise, that bird's getting a workout today. Frank, one chance to expand your guess of JIM without losing that final spare letter.

[grapebuy789]

JIMMY?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

Sorry. Can't take it. Here comes the last spare letter.









(ding)

J-I-M as you might expect. You've got to play mistake free from here to win the 40 grand. Good luck. Take a great guess.

[grapebuy789]

I think a light bulb went off. Is it JIMMY CARTER?

*crosses fingers*

[dougmorrisontheair]

If it's JIMMY CARTER, you're still in business.













































(ding; audience applause)

YES!

Before he entered politics, Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer.

All right. $400 in the bank. You could still win top dollar -- but you're out of spare letters. As long as you don't give a wrong answer, you're still in the running. Under JIMMY CARTER, there's a G.

[grapebuy789]

I have a hunch it's one of two words. I'm going to go with GOVERNOR.

[dougmorrisontheair]

If it's GOVERNOR, you're still in the hunt for $40,000.













































(buzz) (ahhs from the crowd; smattering of applause)

Ohhhhhhh. Right concept. Wrong word. GEORGIA.

Before winning the presidential election in 1976, Jimmy Carter was Governor of the state of Georgia.

I gather your hunch boiled down between GEORGIA or GOVERNOR.

[grapebuy789]

Yes. I knew I should've went with Georgia.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well, GOVERNOR was just as good a guess as GEORGIA. As for the rest of the chain, what was the last link?









(ding)

Ah, "Georgia On My Mind" -- the title of the classic song.

Well, just $400 from the final chain -- but a lot more from earlier. We'll add up your winnings and tell you where you go from here on The $40,000 Chain Reaction.

(theme plays; audience applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Note from Doug: I promise folks. The closing credits are gonna roll and this episode will go in the archives. My December's getting crazier by the day seemingly.

This promo post is for the sake of having the thread active.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank Sartori has $6650 and we have just enough time to say -- make it a great day, keep the faith and treasure your loved ones.

(theme plays; audience applause)

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