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

[dougmorrisontheair]

The classic singular/plural rule keeps you in business. It's ACE.









(ding; audience applause)

Nels, you're two away from the win. Immanuel just needs one. How do you play it?


nelson21
babytims

[nelson21]

I'll take a letter under ace

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the tie, Nels...









(ding)

...the letter V.

[nelson21]

Ventura

[dougmorrisontheair]

VENTURA is right.









(ding; audience applause)

We're tied at $4750. Next right solution wins it. Nels, control's with you.


nelson21
babytims

[nelson21]

I'll take it under Ventura

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the epic come-from-behind win, Nels...









(ding)

...it's an M.

[nelson21]

Murder

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not MURDER. Immanuel, you're back in control.

[babytims]

I'll give Nels a letter under Ventura, Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Interesting. Nels, another chance to win...









(ding)

...with M-I.

[nelson21]

Mile

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not MILE. Immanuel, the give worked. Now what?

[babytims]

I'll take this time under VENTURA please

[dougmorrisontheair]

Immanuel, you're going for the game...









(ding)

...with M-I-N.

[babytims]

*stares blankly at board*

Mineral

[dougmorrisontheair]

Could they cut "Dance Party" to half an hour today? (scattered laughter from crowd) MINERAL is incorrect.

Nels, we're over to you.

[nelson21]

I'll take it

[nelson21]

I'll take a letter under Ventura

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thank you for clarifying, Nels, that you're taking...









(ding)

...M-I-N-N.

[nelson21]

Minnesota

[dougmorrisontheair]

You've won the game!

(dings; audience applause; win music plays)

Quickly, let's reveal the rest of the chain, please.









An expert pilot is a flying ace. Ace Ventura, the Jim Carrey character. *Jesse* Ventura was Governor of Minnesota. Another famous native of Minnesota -- the late rock star Prince. Prince Charming, a famous fairy tale character. And in the animated movie "Charming", the title character was voiced by Wilmer Valderrama.

Immanuel, great game. $4750, fine gifts, and a big round of applause are all yours.

(audience cheers)

(fade to Missing Link board)







Nels, let's play Missing Link to set the potential winnings of the final chain.

This three-link chain starts with OLE MISS and ends with WILSON. The link in the middle starts with R.

To save all four pennies -- and to possibly make them $40,000 -- what is that link starting with R?

[nelson21]

Rebel

[dougmorrisontheair]

REBEL is right!







(ding; audience applause)

Ole Miss Rebel, a student athlete at the University of Mississippi.

Rebel Wilson, the comedy star.

We'll play for $40,000 after this.

(quick fade to black)

[dougmorrisontheair]

We're back and Nels is playing for $40,000 in this final chain...









(ding)

...which is starting with NEW ORLEANS -- kind of appropriate this close to Mardi Gras.

As usual in the final round, we spot you the first letter in each of the remaining links and seven spare letters as necessary.

Correctly solve those six remaining links and you're $40,000 richer.

Let's start with the link just below NEW ORLEANS. It starts with S.

[nelson21]

Saints

[dougmorrisontheair]

It's actually SAINT -- but we give it to you.









(ding; audience applause)

Drew Brees spent much of his pro football career as a New Orleans Saint.

The four cents you banked from Missing Link just became 40 cents for correctly guessing SAINT. Now you're going for four dollars. Below SAINT is the letter P.

[nelson21]

Patrick

[dougmorrisontheair]

PATRICK is right.









(ding; audience applause)

March 17th is Saint Patrick's Day.

Four bucks now. Every further correct answer adds a zero to that total. Let's go for $40. Under PATRICK, there's an E.

[nelson21]

Ewing