Three on a Match: Episode 1 (NBC Daytime)

[dougmorrisontheair]

At *LONG* last, it's time for the first proper episode of the new Three on a Match.

Updated rules are at: www.dougmorris.net/3oam/

Since it's been awhile since our pilot episode, we're waiving off any waiting period. Anyone can PM me an answer to the qualifying question. The two closest to the right answer get to play.

On January 17, 2016, at 1:00pm Central, we watched a GSN rerun of "Family Feud". In Fast Money, two members of the winning family didn't reach the goal of 200 points. The family received how much money as a consolation prize? Please respond in increments of $5.

Please PM dougmorrisontheair104 (that's a me) your answer in 24 hours from now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, let's see the correct answer.

("Celebrity Sweepstakes" tabulation SFX)

Players combined for 171 points for the $855 consolation prize. Who's the closest?

$845 nelson21

Sharp shootin', Nels! Off by ten bucks. Who's the next closest?

$905 johnnyb

It's John. Thanks to all for playing. 3OAM is coming up in a bit.

[dougmorrisontheair]

WOAI - SAN ANTONIO

Staff announcer: A Spurs update -- tonight at 6.

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(dramatic music plays)

Steve Anderson: If you put $20 on the red....

...$30 on the green...

...and $40 on the yellow...

...you could win $50,000 playing Three on a Match.

("Jet Set" plays)

Here's your host -- the star of Three on a Match -- Doug Morris!

(audience cheers; Doug knocks on wall for good luck a la Bill Cullen)

Thank you, Steve. Hellooooooo, everybody, and welcome to the new Three on a Match.

(audience cheers)

Here it is, our official debut as we bring back a fun game and add some new and exciting ways to win big. And here to win big are our first two players...

...Nels Snesrud and John Bergman.

(audience cheers)

Players, welcome. Nels, please tell us about yourself.

[nelson21]

Im from Eden Prairie Minnesota I'm a cashier at target in my spare time I like to bowl and make bracelets

[dougmorrisontheair]

Nice to have you here from Minnesota. The business gets a free plug on our maiden voyage. I'm sure they'll love that. Good luck in the game.

John, good luck to you as well. Please tell us about yourself.

[johnnyb]

My name is John Bergman and I live in Madison, Indiana and I work as a part-time grocery cashier.

[billmcdee]

(entering from stage left carrying something)


Doug, I want to make this truly official so (handing you a torch)


I know this game is Three on a MATCH, but I like to do things BIG!


This is not only to symbolize my passing the torch to you my friend, but also to keep that cup of coffee warm!


Best of luck to you Doug and to you Nels and John!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Bless you for the kind gesture. Bill McDee, everybody!

(Bill and Doug shake hands)

(audience cheers)

John, nice to have you here from Indiana.

Good luck to both of you in the game. Here's how we play Three on a Match.

Here's where you want to be -- the grid. You're looking to match an item from the $20 column with a identical item from the $30 column with the same item from the $40 colum.

Now you earn your money by solving riddlegrams. These are common titles, phrases, and other expressions we've expressed in other words. (category board opens) And we're putting them all in these three categories.

We're starting with All Time Best Seller, Hit Shows on NBC T.V., and Potpourri.

Nels, because you won a qualifying game before we went on the air, you won the right to go first. So please pick a category.

[nelson21]

Hit shows on nbc

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hopefully this buries a hatchet from four decades ago.

(ding)

$50. With these riddlegrams, we've expressed titles of show that were, or still are, hits shows on NBC in other words.

Each time, players, you buzz in and give me the exact title of the show, you score one point. Be careful -- because if any part of your answer is wrong, your opponent scores the point.

The player who scores more points after five riddlegrams banks the $50. And each point is worth $10. So some could go to the grid right after this showdown.

1. "Evening Justice"

2. "Adolescent Dwayne Johnson"

3. "Small Domicile Atop That Grassland"

4. "That Barricade"

5. "The U.S. Has Natural Ability for Entertainment"

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Nels and John, for each riddlegram, please PM pm your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. "Evening Justice"

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels

Nels: Night Court

Doug: Just came back to NBC recently. That's right.


nelson21
johnnyb



2. "Adolescent Dwayne Johnson"

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels, again.

Nels: Young Rock.

Doug: Right again.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: One more and you'll win the showdown. But every points counts. BTW, this is a good time to note if any player sweeps all five riddlegrams, that player scores a $50 bonus. So -- no pressure.

3. "Small Domicile Atop That Grassland"

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: Ohhh -- this was referencing the Michael Landon / Melissa Gilbert classic -- "Little House on the Prairie".

On to the next one.

4. "That Barricade"

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: "That Barricade" is another way of saying -- "The Wall". (scattered groans) Nels, obviously, will win this showdown. But let's see who'll score this last point for ten bucks.

5. "The U.S. Has Natural Ability for Entertainment"

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: They might as well go to Simon Cowell from -- "America's Got Talent".

Nels wins the first showdown and banks $50 plus another...

...$20 for the two points.

(audience applause)

Not enough for a try at the grid -- so let's prepare for a new showdown. Let's bring in a new category.

Around the Card Table.

Nels, still your pick.

[nelson21]

All time best seller

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going to the top category which hides...

(ding)

...$90. Again, we've also got $10 per point at stake -- so the winner of this showdown *definitely* has more than enough money to go to the grid to play with.

These riddlegrams leads to names of books of the Holy Bible.

1. Shared first name of Mr. Hamill, Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Wahlberg

2. One, two, and three

3. President Cleveland's daughter

4. Rock band lead by Phil Collins

5. Dramatic disclosure or discovery

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Nels and John, for each riddlegram, please PM pm your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. Shared first name of Mr. Hamill, Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Wahlberg

64 nelson21
35 johnnyb
52 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: Mark

Doug: That's right.


nelson21
johnnyb


2. One, two, and three

-- nelson21
78 johnnyb
80 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John.

John: Numbers

Doug: Yes, there's a Biblical book called Numbers.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Speaking of Numbers, we're tied at 1. Next riddlegram.

3. President Cleveland's daughter

84 nelson21
09 johnnyb
22 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John again.

John: Ruth.

Doug: That is a correct answer.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Our researchers say President Grover Cleveland had another daughter named Esther -- and Esther is another name for a book in The Bible. So either one's acceptable. Next riddlegram.

4. Rock band lead by Phil Collins

63 nelson21
25 johnnyb
56 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels.

Nels: Genesis

Doug: That's right.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Two-two tie. That means we play Speedword, right? (scattered laughter from crowd) No, we play this fifth and final riddlegram, of course.

5. Dramatic disclosure or discovery

-- nelson21
61 johnnyb
49 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John.

John: Revelation

Doug: And that's $90 for you.

(audience cheers)

We also add $10 for each point.

Nels goes up to $90 but John's in control with $120.

John, you've got some options...

...you may go to the grid and try to win the game -- or play for more money with another category. In fact, we'll need to bring in a new category.

Body Language.

What would you like to do, John? Go for the win at the grid -- or select another category?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[johnnyb]

I will select another category.

BODY LANGUAGE

[dougmorrisontheair]

Body Language it is for..

(ding)

...$80.

These riddlegrams lead to familiar phrases that include the identity of at least one body part.

1. Toes and more inside piehole.

2. Ale abdomen.

3. One digit inside each pastry.

4. The entirety is within your lower part of your forearm where it joins your hand.

5. The price is two particular limbs.

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Nels and John, for each riddlegram, please PM pm your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. Toes and more inside piehole.

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: Toes and more would be your foot and your piehole's your mouth. So this is another way of saying -- foot in mouth.

(scattered groans)

Doug: On we go.

2. Ale abdomen.

(John rings in)

Doug: John.

John: Beer Belly

Doug: That's right.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: First point for John. Next riddlegram.

3. One digit inside each pastry.

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: This was a toughie. A finger in every pie. (scattered groans) I groan with you, folks, as we move on.

4. The entirety is within your lower part of your forearm where it joins your hand.

(John rings in)

Doug: Gee whiz. Uh -- John.

John: It's All In The Wrist

Doug: That's it.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Are we paying our writers by the word? (scattered laughter from crowd) Last riddlegram.

5. The price is two particular limbs.

(John rings in)

Doug: John.

John: It'll Cost You An Arm And A Leg.

Doug: More than one way to say it -- but you've got it.

(audience cheers)

"It's going to cost you an arm an a leg".  "This will cost you an arm and a leg."  In any event, John, you had the right idea.

$80 more for you. We now add $10 a point...

...for a total of $230.

(audience cheers)

Now, John, because you have banked at least $200, you must go to the grid and play for the win -- right now.

So with that...

(ding)

...the $230 you banked is now on the account here.

As Three on a Match fans know, John, you're allowed to select a maximum of three boxes in any column. Once you select three boxes in any column, we close that column.

Also, because you're playing with $200 and change, we have a stop sign lurking up there. If you find the stop sign, your turn at the grid ends immediately -- and we resume the game with a new category with a new five-riddlegram showdown.

So, with that, you're looking for three on a match. Good luck, John -- and off you go.

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John, I'd recommend buying at least two boxes to start. If the first purchase uncovers the stop sign, we'll ignore the second purchase.

Also, when picking boxes, please go traditional by selecting "(amount) on the (color)".

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a hockey puck. The theme of this board is sports equipment, by the way.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Baseball. Had that been your second hockey puck, you would've had a shot at the $50,000 instant match.

But you're still in business with $180, John.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Yellow

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (burst of cheers)

Second hockey puck.

Find one more in the left colum and you win.

[johnnyb]

I'm going to take my chances.

$30 on the Blue

[dougmorrisontheair]

Looking for another baseball, maybe?

(buzz) (audience groans)

Finding the stop sign instead. Well, sorry about that.

The $110 that you had on account are now back in your bank, John.

With a close score, we move on to another showdown and we bring in a new category.

World of Disney.

John, which would you like?

[johnnyb]

AROUND THE CARD TABLE, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Around the Card Table hides...

(ding)

...$60 and a free box. Should the winner end up with less than $200 in the bank, you'll have an interesting decision to make about the free box.

These riddlegrams lead to names of card games.


1. Valentines

2. Shovels

3. Wacky doubled fours

4. Title of a Laura Branigan hit song

5. Detroit's state drunkard

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Nels and John, for each riddlegram, please PM pm your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. Valentines

50 nelson21
40 johnnyb
23 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: Hearts

Doug: That's it.


nelson21
johnnyb


2. Shovels

62 nelson21
-- johnnyb
85 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: spades

Doug: The other card game named for a suit. That's it.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Tied at 1. Next one.

3. Wacky doubled fours

52 nelson21
81 johnnyb
50 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: crazy eights

Doug: One of my faves. That's right.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Nels needs just one more for the win.

4. Title of a Laura Branigan hit song

-- nelson21
07 johnnyb
84 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: Solitaire.

Doug: Yes indeed.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Tied at 2. Last riddlegram in the category.

5. Detroit's state drunkard

-- nelson21
29 johnnyb
95 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: Michigan Rummy

Doug: That's right!

(audience cheers)

Doug: A thesaurus we use on our show does confirm "drunkard" is a synonym for "rummy". And as an Ohio State fan -- well -- (scattered laughter from crew) -- well played by the writers.

John, looks like we're going back to the grid as you just banked $60 from the category.

We now award $10 a point to each of you.

And -- yes -- John's up to $200 on the nose. That means we must go back to the grid and try for the win.

(ding)

John, you'll notice there's a star in the account. That star represents the free box you earned with the $60 from the most recent showdown.

You'll have to drain your account from $200 to less than $20 before you can use that freebie.

So with that -- good luck -- steer clear of that stop sign -- and off you go.

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John, I'd recommend buying at least two boxes to start. If the first purchase uncovers the stop sign, we'll ignore the second purchase.

Also, when picking boxes, please go traditional by selecting "(amount) on the (color)".

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Basketball. Still dealing with sports equipment.