The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 48)

[babytims]

I'll guess under Whew!: BLOCK

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not BLOCK but a great guess.

Nels, another lucky break. How do you play the chain?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes)

(buzz)

And that's time.

Immanuel, this time...









(ding)

...we give you B-L-O below WHEW!

We also give you S-E and a star above TRANQUILITY. The star represents the last of a three-letter word.

Again, pick one of those links and give it a guess.

[babytims]

I'll try my other guess under Whew:

BLOOPER!

[dougmorrisontheair]

BLOOPER is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Immanuel, you're leading by $1000. Now, if you'd like to take a letter above TRANQUILITY, obviously, it's a three-letter word. You may go ahead and take a guess at it right now -- or give it to Nels -- or give or take a letter below BLOOPER.

World's your oyster now. How do you play it?


nelson21
babytims

[babytims]

I’ll let Nels take it above TRANQUILITY

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Nels...









(ding)

...can't give you that third letter, still represented by the star. What's that three-letter word above TRANQUILITY?

[nelson21]

Sea

[dougmorrisontheair]

*SEA* of Tranquility. That's right.









(ding; audience applause)

Beautiful lunar site -- but it's lacking in atmosphere. (scattered groans from crowd) With that, Nels, you're trailing by $500. How do you play the chain?



nelson21
babytims

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

And that's time. Immanuel...









(ding)

...this means we give you the first letter below BLOOPER -- which is an R.

We also give you the first letter above SEA -- which is an F.

Pick a link, please, and give it a guess.

[babytims]

Under BLOOPER, I'll guess: REEL

[dougmorrisontheair]

REEL is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Immanuel, with that, you're back leading by $1000. The bonus money link is within reach if you want to go for it.


nelson21
babytims

[babytims]

I'll give a letter above SEA

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Nels, let's see if you can narrow the gap in score...









(ding)

...with F-I.

[nelson21]

Fish

[dougmorrisontheair]

FISH is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Well, we're down to one link -- and it happens to be the money link. It's worth now a total of $1000 plus a bonus of $250 per letter in that link. Remember, the bonus money doesn't count toward the score -- but the $1000 will count.

Nels, who gets that first letter?


nelson21
babytims

[nelson21]

I'll take it

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the completion, the lead, and the extra cheddar...









(ding)

...the bonus money link starts with an R.

[nelson21]

Rod

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not ROD but a good guess.

Immanuel, who gets the next letter?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Rod)

[babytims]

(Rod? I must've left my sequined jacket at home! )

I'll take the next letter!

[dougmorrisontheair]

My mistake, Immanuel -- as you take...









(ding)

...R-E.

[babytims]

I'm thinking REEF

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good thought but not right.

We're back to Nels. Who gets the next letter?

[nelson21]

I'll take it

[dougmorrisontheair]

Nels, let's see if you can complete this...









(ding)

...with R-E-E.

[nelson21]

Reefer

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not REEFER. We're back to Immanuel. Who gets the next letter?

[babytims]

I'll take it please