Three on a Match: Episode 3 (NBC Daytime)

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. "Rouge-Colored Toro awards thee bird's appendages"

(time passes) (buzz)

Oh, I thought Rouge-Colored Toro capitalized would be a tipoff. "Red Bull Gives You Wings"

2. "Without regulations, only correct"

(time passes) (buzz)

"No rules, just right" -- from Outback Steakhouse.

3. "Disintegrates inside thy piehole, instead of thy fist" -- the M&Ms line.

(time passes) (buzz)

Scribes had reason to be wordy. "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand" -- from Taco Bell.

4. "Consider farther from that baked roll"

(time passes) (buzz)

"Think outside the bun" from Taco Bell.

5. "Optically scan these United States of America while inside thy Impala"

(time passes) (buzz)

This goes back a ways -- "See The USA in your Chevrolet".

Huh kay, let's break the tie with this.

"Twenty Minus Three"

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Chris and John, please PM me your answer and a buzzcode from 1-100.

[dougmorrisontheair]

"Twenty Minus Three"

99 EaglesWings1975a
11 johnnyb
42 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: "Seventeen"

Doug: The heavy metal hit by Winger. That's it. And you're going to the grid -- right after this.

(theme plays; audience applause)

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(theme plays)

Steve: Kellogg's Pokémon Pop-Tarts. Kellogg's says good morning with delicious pastries topped in yellow Pikachu frosting. K-E-double-L -- oh - double good. Catch Pokémon Pop-Tarts from Kellogg.

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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 just won a showdown and has crossed the $200 barrier. This means the champion *must* go for the win at the grid.

(ding)

By the way, the champion had $170 going into that most recent showdown. John, you picked up $80 and three free boxes for winning that showdown -- bringing you up to $250. You scored a point -- so we kick an extra $10.

Got a lot of money to play with. And with at least $200, we do have a stop sign up there. So, please avoid that. Good luck and let's see what happens.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Still dealing with lucky items.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Pot of gold, ironically, takes you out of contention for the 50 grand. Still plenty of money to spend.

[johnnyb]

$20...on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

A lucky cat.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Well -- there's the bonus symbol. Now let's see if you can pair something up, John.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the......Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a lucky cat. One more lucky cat and you win. Just steer clear of that stop sign.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the.......Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

Third lucky cat and that's the game.

Congratulations, John, that's another game win for you. You'll play for up to $30,000 and, if you're lucky, a $50,000 bonus at the Three in a Row board shortly.

BTW, where was the stopper?

(scattered woahs)

Oh, 50/50 chance at disaster. The stop sign was at $30 on the red.

Chris, you may have run into all sorts of rotten luck here. But in our preview special, you won a nice piece of change. Grand total as you leave us after your second loss -- $14,060, some fine gifts and all this applause are yours.

(audience cheers)

John, let's head back to a familiar place -- the Prudential -- eh -- uh -- wrong network -- (scattered laughter from crowd) -- Three in a Row.

(audience applause; theme plays)

Well the bad news is the three free boxes don't join you here -- but the $60 do.

(ding)

And we tack on $500 for winning the game. You know how this works by now. The numbers 1 through 9 randomly hidden in this grid. You'll buy them at the rate of $100 each -- sight unseen.

After you buy a number, we reveal it's location. Align three numbers in a row and we move on to the next phase of the game. If your first three picks are in a row, it's an instant $50,000.

(audience cheers)

Either way, you're playing for $30,000 after you make three in a row -- so good luck.

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

[johnnyb]

$100 on the three.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Good beginning -- a corner.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the five.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Top center. Well -- 50 grand's out of reach. Let's get that three in a row ASAP with $360 to go.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the......four.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Just above the 3. Find the number just above the 4 and you'll have a horizontal three in a row.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the.....seven.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Bottom center.  So you have two vertical possibilities.  There's a horizontal possibility across the bottom.   But this is your last buy with $160 to go.

[johnnyb]

Oh boy.....this is going to be tough.

$100 on the....six.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

Woah! Smack dab in the middle for a vertical win.

Glad that worked out. Now, you know we stuffed this board with cash awards ranging in value from $3000 to $30,000. Hopefully the $30,000 award is behind a number you bought.

As you know, you may select up to three numbers you bought -- and they don't have to be in the vertical line you just aligned. After we reveal a cash award, you may keep it or try to trade up.

Good luck and pick a number, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

Number four please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Behind number 4 we find...

(dings; audience cheers)

...ten large.

Nice piece of change for sure. What do you think -- stop here and take $10,000 -- or give it back and try to find more?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[johnnyb]

That's a pretty good chunk of cash.

I'll keep it.