The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 25)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(cuckoo bird)

Form of the word or words in that link. James, we allow you one additional guess.

[Deleted]

Double Dare?

[dougmorrisontheair]

You've completed that link -- and the chain.









(ding; audience applause)

So let's recap this chain.

A twin challenge may very well be a double dare. In the 1970s version of the game show "Double Dare", the champion tried to stump a spoiler -- one of three bright people with a Ph.D. -- to win a bonus of $5000. A reviewer's warning that a vital part of a work of fiction is about to be revealed is a spoiler alert. The sarcastic notion to alert the media comes from a scene from the movie "Arthur". "Media Buzz" is a title of a program on Fox News. And Buzz Lightyear is a main character in the "Toy Story" franchise.



grapebuy789
jman8606


That's our first chain. James with the early lead $1000 to $500. Frank, the stakes are about to go up -- so you can tie the game with one right guess. Let's set that next chain up, please, folks. Next chain starts with...











(ding)

...PARK PLACE and it ends with CONNIE CHUNG. In this round, each link in the chain is worth $500. Completion of the chain awards an additional $500.

The dollars sign in the middle link indicates bonus money is at stake. A correct solution to that link pays $250 per letter in that link. Do keep in mind bonus money doesn't apply to the score of the game.

James, we left off with you. Will you give or take a letter below PARK PLACE or above CONNIE CHUNG?

[Deleted]

I believe I'll take one below Park Place

[dougmorrisontheair]

James takes the first letter of Round 2...









(ding)

...and it's a B.

[Deleted]

Bagels?

[dougmorrisontheair]

I see what you did there -- but it's not BAGELS. So we go to Frank for the first time this round.

[grapebuy789]

I'll take a letter below Park Place.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank takes...









(ding)

...an O.

[grapebuy789]

Boardwalk

[dougmorrisontheair]

BOARDWALK is right.









(ding; audience applause)

The spaces to dread in Monopoly if one of your opponents owns them both and has hotels on them.


grapebuy789
jman8606


Tie ballgame at 1000. Frank, chain's still yours.

[grapebuy789]

Let's take a letter under Boardwalk.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank keeps it and takes...









(ding)

...an E.

[grapebuy789]

Empire

[dougmorrisontheair]

EMPIRE is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Frank, with that, you now have the lead. Bonus money's within reach if you want to go there.


grapebuy789
jman8606

[grapebuy789]

I'll take a letter under Empire.

(By the way, Empire is missing.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Our board op obviously drank too much wine before airtime.

(scattered laughter from crowd)









(ding)

(scattered cheers)

There we go. Now, Frank, you're taking the first letter in the money link. Let's hope it comes soon.










(ding)

There we go -- a D.

[grapebuy789]

Days?

[dougmorrisontheair]

DAYS is incorrect -- so we go back to James.

[Deleted]

Letter below empire

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ tries the money link...









(ding)

...with D-A.

[Deleted]

Dance?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not DANCE. So we go back to Frank.

[grapebuy789]

I'll take a letter under Empire.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank tries it again...









(ding)

...with D-A-R.

[grapebuy789]

Darth Vadar?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Incorrect. Sorry. We go back to James.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for James.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes) (buzz)

No decision in time from James. Frank, please watch carefully as I tell you what this means for you.









(ding)

We just gave you the next letter under EMPIRE, which is a T. We also give you the first letter above CONNIE CHUNG -- which is an M.

Frank, you may guess either the link below EMPIRE or the link above CONNIE CHUNG.

[grapebuy789]

I'll take a guess under Empire. I think I know my mistake.

Darth