The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 50)

[bighornbattle]

Elbow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it -- ELBOW.









(ding; audience applause)

Leading by a grand again, George -- and the chain's still yours.


bighornbattle
koopakid17

[bighornbattle]

Take a letter above Elbow please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George keeps it and takes...









(ding)

...the letter T.

[bighornbattle]

Tennis.

[dougmorrisontheair]

TENNIS is right.









(ding; audience applause)

$2000 to $500, George.

Now the bonus money link, stuffed with $500 per letter, is within reach if you want to go for it.



bighornbattle
koopakid17

[bighornbattle]

I am going for the letter above Tennis.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George goes for our souped up bonus...









(ding)

...with the letter T.

[bighornbattle]

Table.

[dougmorrisontheair]

TABLE is right. Wow.









(ding; audience applause)

George, normally, that bonus money link would pay off $250 a letter or $1250 in total. But on this 50th episode, we're doubling all that cash for $2500.

(audience cheers)

Now, as for the money that counts in the game, you, ironically, have a score of $2500 -- and you're leading by $2000.

George, chain's still yours.


bighornbattle
koopakid17

[bighornbattle]

Take a letter above Table.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George wants to keep on keeping on...









(ding)

...with the letter S.

[bighornbattle]

Study.

[dougmorrisontheair]

And this is where the run ends -- for now. It's not STUDY.

Kevin, $1500 are available in this round. Snatch up all that money and we'd have a close game going into Round 3. How do you play it?

[koopakid17]

I'll take above Table.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ looks to get back in the game...









(ding)

...with S-E.

[koopakid17]

Seat.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not SEAT -- but a great guess. We're back to George.

[bighornbattle]

Take a letter above Table.

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the first time, George, you get to meet...









(ding)

...the star of our show. That particular star represents the last of a three-letter word. We can't give you that letter. So you're on your own for that as you take a guess at that three letter word.

[bighornbattle]

Set.

[dougmorrisontheair]

SET is right.









(ding; audience applause)

George, you're up to $3000. That link starting with C-H we can't ignore anymore -- since that's the only unsolved link that's left.

We'll make it worth a total of $1000 -- $500 for the right solution and $500 for completion.

Who gets the next letter?


bighornbattle
koopakid17

[bighornbattle]

I do.

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the completion, George...









(ding)

...it's C-H-E.

[bighornbattle]

Chess.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not CHESS.

Kevin, who gets the next letter?

[koopakid17]

I'll take it.

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the completion, Kevin...









(ding)

...it's C-H-E-M.

[koopakid17]

Chemistry.

[dougmorrisontheair]

And that completes the chain.









(ding; audience applause)

So, let's recap this chain.

Stars who succeed in portraying a romantic couple in a film have on-screen chemistry. A young scientist could experiment with a chemistry set. You could set the dining room table before dinner. Table tennis is a sport. Athletes on a bigger tennis court could suffer from tennis elbow. And elbow macaroni is a great side dish for that dinner.

Well -- Round 2 basically played out like Round 1 did. George solved most of the words -- but Kevin solved the remaining word to complete the chain for more money.

That's why we've got a close game. $3000 to $1500 going into Round 3. Find out who wins this race to $5000 -- and find out why the number 5000 takes on extra meaning as we continue to celebrate on this 50th episode of The $40,000 Chain Reaction.

(theme plays; audience applause)