Three on a Match: Episode 1 (NBC Daytime)

[johnnyb]

Let's go for $30 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Soccer ball.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

(scattered cheers from crowd)

Another soccer ball. Can you find the third? We'll find out -- after this break.

(theme plays; audience applause)

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(theme plays)


Steve: Our contestants will receive Topol Plus toothpaste. Smoking, colas and coffee can all stain your teeth, but Topol whitening toothpaste removes tough stains. From Topol, uncover the white.

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We'll be back with more of Three on a Match after this word of interest.

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(theme plays; audience applause)

Welcome back to Three on a Match. John Bergman is in the midst of his second trip to the grid.

So far, John, you've found a couple of soccer balls and a basketball. Can you find that third soccer ball?

[johnnyb]

I hope this is it.........

$40 on the Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans)

Baseball.

You can still make things happens with $90 and a freebie, John.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

How about $30 on the Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

(audience groans)

And the stop sign pops up again. Well, the rules say the next time we go to the grid, the stop sign will be replaced with a wild card. That's going to be a big help.

(audience cheers)

Now, with the stop sign, you lose the freebie, John. But you retain the $60 as we bring in a new category.

By the Dozen. John, which category?

[johnnyb]

How about........POTPOURRI?

[dougmorrisontheair]

First time in Potpourri...

(dings; audience applause)

...woah! $40 and a doubler.

The doubler means *all* the stakes are doubled. We're playing for $20 a point instead of $10. The winner of this showdown actually wins $80 instead of $40. And should someone sweep all five points in the showdown, that winner scores an extra $100 instead of $50.

(audience cheers)

So anything goes in Potpourri. Here we go.

1. "Redheaded Little Orphan in the Red Dress, Obtain Thy .357 Magnum"

2. Beautiful one-cent coin

3. "Italy's Capital City Was Not Constructed Within One 24-Hour Period"

4. "Don't Forget Tennessee's NFL Team"

5. Garçon, here resides one dipteran inside this customer's consommé

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. "Redheaded Little Orphan in the Red Dress, Obtain Thy .357 Magnum"

44 nelson21
46 johnnyb
05 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: Annie Oakley

Doug: Mmm -- right idea -- but the exact title we're looking for is "Annie Get Your Gun". So that means the point goes to John.


nelson21
johnnyb


Next riddlegram...

2. Beautiful one-cent coin

062 nelson21
100 johnnyb
001 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels again.

Nels: Penny.

Doug: Ummm -- (buzz) -- judge says no. You're in the ballpark again, though. The phrase we're looking for is pretty penny. As in, "That vase will cost a pretty penny." So, point again goes to John.


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: One more point and John wins this showdown automatically. Next one...

3. "Italy's Capital City Was Not Constructed Within One 24-Hour Period"

33 nelson21
21 johnnyb
90 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels again.

Nels: Rome

Doug: Can't take that either. We put that riddlegram in quotes because our researchers have learned this is the exact title of a TV show in the United Kingdom. "Rome Wasn't Built In A Day". John, third point and the showdown...


nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: ...go to you -- but there's a possibility of a clean sweep bonus. Next riddlegram.

4. "Don't Forget Tennessee's NFL Team"

56 nelson21
-- johnnyb
03 random.org

(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels.

Nels: Titans.

Doug: You're -- still in the ballpark. But that's not the complete title. "Remember The Titans" is the correct answer.



nelson21
johnnyb


Doug: Last riddlegram.

5. Garçon, here resides one dipteran inside this customer's consommé

-- nelson21
69 johnnyb
06 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John for the clean sweep.

John: Waiter There's A Fly In My Soup.

Doug: That's right!

(audience cheers)

Doug: John, I see a return trip to the grid in your future. First, we just deposited the doubled $40 for $80 in your bank. We now add the $100 doubled bonus instead of $50 for the sweep.

(audience cheers)

Doug: And as if that weren't enough, $20 a point instead of $10 for the doubler.

(audience cheers)

Doug: $340! How insane is this? Yes, we're going to the grid.

(ding)

And here we go. Now, John, third trip to the board in this game. This means we've got the wild card instead of "no match" or the stopper.

The moment you find the wild card, we close that column immediately. A wild card plus two matching natural images would constitute a win. And should your first three picks include a wild card plus the same two sporting images, that *is* a win with $50,000.

(audience cheers)

So let's see if the third time is the charm, John. Good luck.

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John, I'd recommend buying at least two boxes to start. If you buy two boxes in the same column and the first is "wild", I'll ignore the second pick.

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Still dealing with sports equipment as we uncover a baseball.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Soccer ball -- with plenty of cheddar with play with.

[johnnyb]

Let's go for......$30 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Hockey puck. Hang in there. Still a lot of money a wild card yet to be found.

[johnnyb]

OK, then.........$20 on the Yellow

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

Wild card! And what a time to find it.

John, as noted earlier, finding the wild card immediately closes the column. You'll need two natural sporting goods from the $30 and $40 columns.

This is looking good.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Gee whiz.   Basketball.

Well, John, you've found one of everything with $190 to go.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience cheers)

There we go!

John, congratulations. That's your first win -- indicated by the star that just lit up on your podium. That means you'll play for a possible $10,000 bonus at our Three in a Row bonus game.

Nels, well played game. Just your first loss -- indicated by the red X. You're not eliminated until you lose two.

John, let's see if you can win that ten grand. Let's head over to Three in a Row.

(audience applause; theme plays) (Doug and John walk to bonus area)

All right, John, some magic numbers and thousands of dollars in cash are in this smaller grid. Now for winning the game, you picked up $500. We add that $500 to the $160 you held on at the end of the previous game. So that means...

(ding)

...you're currently playing with $660.

Now here's how Three in a Row works. We've randomly hidden the single digit numbers 1 through 9 in the grid.

You'll buy those numbers one at a time at the rate of $100. The moment three of those numbers are revealed in a row -- either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally -- we advance to the next phase in the bonus game.

*However* -- should your first three picks end up in a row, you'll still play for up to ten grand. But you'll also *instantly* win $50,000.

(audience cheers)

So -- good luck, John, and off you go.

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John, I'd recommend buying at least two boxes to start. When picking boxes, please go traditional-ish by selecting "(number) on the (color)".

[johnnyb]

2nd on the 3rd column

[dougmorrisontheair]

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My mistake. First show jitters!

When picking boxes, please go traditional-ish by selecting "$100 on the (single digit number)".

[johnnyb]

I apologize.

$100 on the four.

[dougmorrisontheair]

My bad. I gave you misinformation. We're good now.

(ding)

The 4's in the top center. So if you can buy the numbers in the top corners on the next two purchases, you're $50,000 richer. Also, if you can find the numbers in the middle column on the next two picks, you're $50,000 to the good.

Where to next?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)