Charge Account (NBC Daytime) Episode #1 (THE END)

[joeygatorman]

8 hours, Jonathan.

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E 2

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KE**
GUN*
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Now, I do have to ask…do you want to score it, or try to get more words? You’re down $150 with one last question to go.

[jlastergolf]

Score

[joeygatorman]

(more groans!) (ding!) Well! Personally, I would've went one more. You really had nothing to lose at this point, but if that's what you want. What does he get?



(beep!) GUN for $20. Last question, for five letters.



HANK AZARIA,
DAN CASTELLANETA
or
HARRY SHEARER:

Which longtime voice artist for The Simpsons played bassist Derek Smalls in the 1984 "mockumentary" This Is Spinal Tap?

Jonathan >> 32
↑↑↑↑↑42↑↑↑↑↑
Lenny >> 93

Jonathan?

[jlastergolf]

Dan

[joeygatorman]

No, Harry! Harry Shearer! Lenny, this is your victory lap! (applause!) Take a look at this!



Well, five consonants, but if you can place then right, you could earn another hundred dollars.

[redrangerdude]

H (13)
T (15)
S (16)
F (4)
D (12)

[joeygatorman]

(some applause and groans) I take it some of the audience is thinking you're giving up on trying for a three in addition to a four. First of all, let's score HITS because I know that's a word.



(bing!) (applause!) Now, let's see…was there a three-letter word Lenny could have made?

MICHAEL: KEF, Joseph.

KEF?

MICHAEL: "Hemp smoked to produce euphoria."

Ahhh. See, you never can tell. You've got to take your chances sometimes, and that cost you $20. You're still the winner, however, and after the break, you'll get to play our solo round for even more charge account money.

Jonathan, stick around because later on you'll get to spend your $130 in our showcase!

When we come back, we'll see if Lenny can come up with the other $290 he needs to play the Jackpot Grid for over $28,000! Stay tuned!

(the theme song comes up) (applause!)

[joeygatorman]

(applause!)

Lenny Jackson is our champion and is going to shop in our showcase later on, but there's still a matter of winning more cash here in the solo round. Lenny, this round is played the same way as Round 1 with one exception: after all sixteen letters have been placed, you will have the opportunity to swap out two of those letters with your own. This round can really help you, and it should, because you have $310 right now and you need a total of $600 to try for over $28,000.

Are you ready?

[redrangerdude]

Yes I am

[joeygatorman]

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And we're done. Let's see how well Lenny did:



(ding!) Hmmmm. Not much to write about, but still, he had the opportunity to replace two of those letters. Which ones?



(ding!) (applause!) Well, that looks better. Now, remember, Lenny, we need $290 from this grid for a shot at over $28,000. Has he got it?



(ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!) (applause!) Well, rather short. Three fours and three threes. ALA is "a wing or winglike part," while EME is a Scots term for an uncle. $210 more, which means you'll go into the showcase with $520! When we return, both you and Jonathan will get to shop for some big prizes, and maybe take some big risks! Don't go anywhere!

MICHAEL HANKS: We'll be back with the solution to the puzzle after these messages.

[joeygatorman]

MICHAEL HANKS: We'll be back with today's showcase after these messages.

[joeygatorman]

(applause!)

I'm here with Lenny Jackson and Jonathan Laster who are about to go shopping at our showcase! Lenny, you won $520, and as the champion, you get to spend your charge account money first. Jonathan will then spend his $130 on whatever he likes.

Keep in mind that there are six mystery vaults. Behind three of them are cash amounts and behind three are prizes. One of the cash amounts is worth at least $8,000, while one of prizes is that Harley-Davidson motorcycle you saw earlier worth over $11,200. The rest are worth about $1,000.

So, Lenny, what are we going for?

[redrangerdude]

Let's do the 2 iPad Pros first

[joeygatorman]

All right. Go ahead and give all your choices to me at once.

[redrangerdude]

2 iPad Pros
1 Mystery Vault
$500 Dave and Buster's
Computer
Cutlery

[joeygatorman]

All right! Lenny, we’ll get back to you in a moment.

Jonathan, you have $130 and may spend it on the following:

$100: Artwork, Television
$50: Area Rug
$40: Smoker
$30: Men’s Watch
$20: Linens, Board Games
$10: Birdbath, Ceiling Fan

[jlastergolf]

Give me the TV, Board Games. And Ceiling Fan

[joeygatorman]

You got it, Jonathan.

Lenny, which number vault would you like, from 1 to 6?

[redrangerdude]

Vault number 4, please

[joeygatorman]

All right. Lenny, let's see if you made the right decision here. Two of them are good, four bad. I'm hoping for the big cash, myself. Here we go!

Behind vault #4 we see…

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(groans!) …only $900 cash. Well, it is cash, although not what we had hoped for. What did he need?



Oh, wow. On either side was $9,000 cash and the motorcycle. $1,000 was behind 2, gardening tools behind 1 and a pair of surfboards behind 6. Well, Lenny, that's just part of a nice haul today, and we'll get to your winnings right after Michael Hanks tells Jonathan what he's won!

MICHAEL HANKS: Right away, Joseph:

Jonathan, first you've won a ceiling fan. The Aegean flush-mount 42-inch ceiling fan has reversible airflow capability to its dual-finish blades that allow you to alternate colors at your leisure, furnished by Hardware House.

Next you've won a pair of board games. Axis and Allies—the quinessential war game. Play as any of the Axis or Allied powers in 1941. Play the European or Pacific campaigns, or put both boards together for a true World War, from Avalon Hill.

And finally, this 55-inch television. The Samsung 4K Ultra HD Smart LED television—four times more pixels than full HD means you're getting four times the resolution, so you'll clearly see the difference. See vibrant and pure color for a realistic experience, furnished by Samsung.

Jonathan, today you've won prizes totaling…



…$1,430! Congratulations!

All right! Now let's hear about our champion's prizes!

MICHAEL HANKS: Lenny, listen up…

J.A. Henckels presents the International Statement fifteen-piece knife set. Fabricated from high-quality stainless steel, you'll have knifes for every cooking occasion, from bread to steak. Comes with kitchen shears, sharpening steel and hardwood storage block, furnished by J.A. Henckels.

Next, you've won a $500 gift card from Dave & Buster's! Where else can adults go for fun, food and thrills? Dave & Buster's, that's where!

You've also won from Hewlett-Packard the HP Pavilion Power Gaming desktop computer. Compete, perform and achieve with the AMD Ryzen(TM) 5 1400 processor. Get high performance gaming and processing, featuring AMD SenseMI technology. Features 16 gigabytes of RAM and 1-terabyte hard drive, plus a 21½" monitor, from HP.

You've won a pair of iPad Pros! The Apple iPad Pro features a 10½" screen, 512-gigabyte hard drive and wi-fi capability, and also comes with AppleCare+ and damage protection.

And of course, Lenny, you've won $900 in cash!

Altogether, Lenny, you have won cash and prizes totaling:



…$5,133, with our congratulations!

You did it, Lenny! Over $5,000 for the day, and you get to come back tomorrow and who knows? Maybe you'll get to go for the Jackpot Grid after all. Jonathan, thanks for being here; enjoy your gifts.

That's all the time we have for today. Until next time, this is Joseph Kristoff saying goodbye!

(cheers and applause as "Smash Hit" plays!)

MICHAEL HANKS: Some departing contestants and some members of our studio audience may also receive:

Zatarain's. With more than 20 rice mixes, it's easy to make high-quality meals any day of the week, and

Snickers. Packed with roasted peanuts, nougat, caramel and chocolate—curb your hunger before your hunger curbs you.

The following companies have paid a fee and/or
furnished merchandise to the production company
for promoting their products:

Felix Chevrolet

Hardware House, LLC

Avalon Hill Games Inc.

Samsung

Zwilling J.A. Henckels

Dave & Buster's, Inc.

The Hewlett-Packard Company

Apple Inc.

McCormick & Company

Mars, Incorporated



Charge Account is a Joseph Kristoff production in association with Jantone Productions.
This is Michael Hanks speaking.

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