Three on a Match: Episode 2 (NBC Daytime)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Another cowboy hat with plenty of money to bring this home. If the wild card's in the $40 column, you've got a decent shot at victory. We'll see if you can bring this home -- after this.

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(theme plays)

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We're back with Three on a Match. John's got a lot of money to play with.

Your turn at the grid continues now, champ.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Top hat.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Well, another sailor hat.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Another top hat.  You've got three pairs, John.  Let's see if you can find the third of something -- with a wild card still lurking up there.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

There we got it -- three cowboy hats.

Three straight wins for you, John. So long as you keep winning and not lose out, you'll play Three in a Row for a $30,000 bonus.

Chris, unfortunately, with the loss, that wipes out the two wins you earned from our preview special. You're not out of the competition before you lose two games.

John, before we go to Three in a Row, I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea want to know where the wild card was. Where was it?

(ding)

$30 on the red. With that resolved, John, let's head back to Three in a Row.

(audience applause; theme plays)

Okay, John, you know how this works by now. You had $90 left in the game. We add $500 for winning the game.

(ding)

That gives you $590 to spend on the numbers 1 through 9, with no duplicates, that are in the grid.

Remember, each number costs $100. You'll buy each number sight unseen.

Once you align three numbers in a row, we move on to the next phase in the game. If the first three picks are in a row, you win a $50,000 bonus.

So -- good luck and start buyin'.

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John, I'd recommend buying at least two numbers to start. When picking numbers, please go traditional-ish by selecting "$100 on the (number)".

[johnnyb]

$100 on the 7

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Bottom center to start.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the Eight.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers, gasps, and woos)

Smack dab in the middle. Just need the number right above the 8 for $50,000. What's that number, John?

[johnnyb]

$100 on the..............Nine.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (loud groans from crowd)

Missed it by that much.

You can still afford two more numbers -- and now the diagonal is in play.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the........Six.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding; audience cheers)

There's the diagonal.

Now let's go find $30,000. Three chances to find it. Please select one of the four numbers you've bought.

[johnnyb]

Number 7.

[dougmorrisontheair]

What did we stash in 7?

(ding)
(audience cheers)

$7000.

Stop here and you'd end this game with a total of $7190.

Or -- you could give back the seven large and try for something better.

There's $30,000 somewhere. Hopefully it's behind one of the three remaining numbers you picked.

What do you want to do?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[billmcdee]

Go for it!

[johnnyb]

I'm going on for another pick.

Number nine.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Back comes the $7000.

Let's hope for a better prize in 9.

(ding)
(audience cheers)

I'd say that's better -- $20,000.

You have one more pick to go, John. Stop here and take a total of $20,190 -- or give back the 20 large for one last pick?

(audience shouts sugguestions)

[johnnyb]

I'm keeping the money, Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

He's keeping the $20,000.

(audience cheers)

Grand total for this game of $20,190.

Now -- John -- forgive me -- but I've got a floor director showing me the international signal for "stretch".

(scattered laughter from crowd)

If you were to trade in this $20,000 for one more pick -- because you *never* know -- there could be a higher award up behind 6 or 8 -- what number *would* you have picked?

This is just for sillies -- and to appease the floor director.

[johnnyb]

Number six.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Please show us a small amount in 6.

(audience cheers)

There we go. $5000 -- quite a nosedive from 20 grand.

Was 30 grand in the middle?

No -- it looks like 3, which was not bought, had the $30,000.

And there it is. John, we add this to your prior winnings for a grand total of $31,250.

(audience cheers)

And, remember, anytime your total reaches at least $250,000, you retire, and your winnings quadruple to at least $1,000,000.

(audience cheers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

So let's head back to home base and start a new game.

(audience applause; theme plays)

Okay, players, we'll try to sneak in at least one more showdown before we close up shop for the day. So let's bring in three new categories.

1980s TV, X Marks The Spot, and General Info -- and John, since you won the last game, you get to pick a category.

[johnnyb]

1980's TV, please

[dougmorrisontheair]

1980s TV...

(bells sound)

...will be revealed -- but first -- the bell means it's recess time.

(audience applause; theme plays)