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

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I’ll give Frank a letter below Conductor

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Frank, chance to narrow the score comes here...









(ding)

...with an O.

[grapebuy789]

Operator?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not OPERATOR. Sorry.

James, the give worked. What now?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes)

(buzz)

No decision in time. Frank, here's what this means for you.









(ding)

We give you the next letter under CONDUCTOR -- which is an R. We're also giving you the first letter above BULL -- which is a P.

Frank, you may guess the clue starting with O-R -- or the one starting with P.

[grapebuy789]

I'll guess the P clue.

PIT

[dougmorrisontheair]

PIT is right.









(ding; audience applause)

And now we're down to one link left. It's now worth $1500 -- $750 for the right answer and $750 for completion of the chain.


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Frank, a right answer from you makes it $5000 on the button and victory. James, if it comes your way and you complete the chain, you'll be over the top and retain your crown.

Frank, who gets the next letter?

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Sorry we could not get the iPad to work yesterday

[grapebuy789]

I get the next letter!

[dougmorrisontheair]

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Sorry we had to move on with you, James.]

Frank goes for the win...









(ding)

...with O-R-C.

[grapebuy789]

Orchestra!

[dougmorrisontheair]

If it's ORCHESTRA, we have a new champion.














































(dings; audience applause; win music plays)

We have a new champion.

As quickly as we can, let's recap this chain.









Somebody who is wealthy is said sometimes to be riding the "gravy train". A person who sees to it that a train runs on time is the conductor. A different conductor leads an orchestra. Often the people playing the instruments are in a lower part of the stage called the orchestra pit. A type of dog is a Pit Bull. And when the stock market is doing very well, it's known as a bull market.

That's the chain. James, I'm afraid we have to say farewell. But we say farewell with *nearly* $50,000 in winnings.

To be exact, $49,750 and all this applause are yours, James Greek.

(audience cheers)

(board rotates as part of the theme plays)

Frank, so far, $7500 in your coffers -- including bonus money from Round 2. Let's dive right in to Missing Link.








(ding)

Heh -- and I can see we did some reconstructive surgery on the board just for this Missing Link game. (scattered laughter from crowd) This three-link chain starts with FAMILY and ends with JASON BATEMAN. Link in the middle starts with G.

Frank, if you solve that link, all four pennies we spotted you join you in the final chain -- where you could parlay them into $40,000.  Each additional letter you need costs you a penny -- and reduces the potential winnings.  

What is that missing link, Frank?

[grapebuy789]

Game Night?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good guess. GAME NIGHT is right.







(ding; audience applause)

You could have a family game night with loved ones. Of course there was the game show "Family Game Night".

And "Game Night" is the title of a movie starring Jason Bateman.

 

Well, Frank defeated a $40,000 winner. Will he become a $40,000 in his own right? He's well on his way with those four cents in the bank. Come back for the final chain -- after this.


(theme plays; audience cheers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back. Frank has so far won $7500 -- and is trying to parlay four cents into $40,000.

Frank, we want to save some time at the end of the show for something special. So let's dive right in to the final chain.










(ding)

In the final chain, we only spot you the top link -- THERE'S THE -- plus the initial letter of each of the remaining links. We also give you seven spare letters to play with as necessary.

Each wrong guess costs you a spare letter. Each right guess multiplies the money in the bank by ten.

Give me six right answers -- and I'll give you $40,000.

(audience cheers)

Good luck, Frank. We're all rooting for you here. Under THERE'S THE, your next link starts with G.

[grapebuy789]

Gold

[dougmorrisontheair]

Someone probably said that back in 1849 in California -- but that's not the case here. First spare letter coming.









(ding)

G-I.

[grapebuy789]

Gift?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not GIFT. Here comes another spare letter.










(ding)

G-I-R.

[grapebuy789]

Girl?

[dougmorrisontheair]

There's the right word. GIRL is correct.









(ding; audience applause)

"There's The Girl" was a hit song for the rock band Heart in the 1980s.

Bank's up to four dimes. Next stop -- four bucks. Under GIRL, there's a C

[grapebuy789]

Club?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not CLUB -- but a good guess. Here comes another letter.









(ding)

C-R.

[grapebuy789]

Cross?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not CROSS either. Burning the spare letters early. Here's another.









(ding)

C-R-A.

[grapebuy789]

Crazy?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Now we're talking. CRAZY is right.









(ding; audience applause)

"Girl Crazy" is the title of a Broadway show from the 1930s -- later parlayed into three movies.

Four dollars in the bank. Frank, you'll have to nail at least a couple of these off the bat. Let's see if you can do with the next link. Under CRAZY, there's an I.

[grapebuy789]

In?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

Not IN -- and there's a reason the judge sounded the buzzer and you'll see when the next letter pops up...









(ding)

...and that next letter's an N, oddly enough. There's at least one more letter after the N -- so what's your guess?

[grapebuy789]

In Love?