Three on a Match: Episode 4 (NBC Daytime)

[dougmorrisontheair]

"Last Name of the Father of the Atomic Bomb"

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45 johnnyb
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(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: "Oppenheimer"

Doug: Absolutely.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Eighty dollars are yours, John. We add in $10 per point.

Doug: That brings the champ up to $180. John, you don't *have* to go to the grid...

Doug: ...especially when you consider you have these three free boxes to consider. If you go to the grid now, it's as if you have more than $200 to play with -- but officially, it's less than $200.

So if you go to the grid right now, you'll play with $180, three free boxes, a "no match" card instead of a stop sign, and three Take Away cards.

If we start another showdown, the freebies go away and you open a door for George.

What you want to do?

(audience shouts suggestions)

I tell you what -- we'll let you think it over the commercial break.  We'll be back and get John's decision -- after this.

(audience applause; theme plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays)

Steve: Our contestants will receive a three-piece set of carbon cutlery from True Value Hardware Stores. With high-carbon steel blades and solid walnut handles from True Value Hardware Stores.

And the Tappan SureCook microwave. Select your food or beverage, enter the quantity and how you'd like it done, it cooks your food automatically. Complete with built-in browner, furnished by Tappan.

Steve: We'll be back with more of Three on a Match after this word of interest. Closed captioning provided by...

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back to Three on a Match. Straight away, let's reset the scene.

John won the latest showdown in a tie-breaker. The champ's up to $180 and has earned three free boxes.

As Three on a Match fans know, when free boxes are earned, they never carry over. They have to be used immediately.

John, again, if you go to the grid right now, you'll play with $180 and three free boxes. We'll have a "no match" card instead of a stop sign to hinder progress. But we also have three Take Away cards -- representing a possible $100,000 payoff.

If you don't want to go to the grid, you give up the free boxes, we start another showdown, and George gets back in the game -- possibly in more ways than one.

You've had the extra time to think it over. What's your decision, John?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[johnnyb]

I'm going to go and I pick $20 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

John: I'm going to go.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Going for it. Okay, let's put $180 and three free picks on account.

(ding)

Doug: As you know, you'll have to drain the account to less than $20 in cash before you can deal with the free picks.

Let's see what happens.

John: I pick $20 on the Blue.

(ding)

Doug: And we still have the old West theme in this grid.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Cowboy. So -- no $50,000 payoff this time. $130 and three freebies to go.

[johnnyb]

OK..........$40 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Entry to the saloon.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Another entry to the saloon. Find one more and you win again.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Another cowboy. Find one more and you win again.

 

[johnnyb]

I gotta go for it......

$40 on the Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Another wagon wheel.  Now we go to the freebies.  You've got three free boxes to play with.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

(scattered woos)

What a time for a Take Away card to pop in.  A reminder Take Aways are unobstructed by "no match".  So there is a Take Away somewhere in the middle column and the left column for a chance at $100K.

Because you've picked three boxes in the right column, John, it's now closed.

[johnnyb]

Oh well............$30 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

There ya got it! That's another win.

John, that's another win. The $500 we just placed in your podium will be spending money for Three in a Row. Unfortunately, the leftover free box doesn't carry over.

George, you end up with a total of $30. But that's not enough. Runners up are assured of no less than $1000.

So that's what you'll take home. $1000 plus fine gifts and all this applause.

(audience cheers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

John, quickly as we can, let's at least play the first phase of Three in a Row.

(audience applause; theme plays)

Okay, John, you know this game by now.

(ding)

Buy the three numbers at $100 each that are in any row and you'll play for up to $30,000. If those first three picks are in a row, it's $50,000 *plus* the chance at $30,000 more.

Good luck and start buying, please.

[johnnyb]

Alright.....let's do it.

$100 on the Seven.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Top center.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the Eight.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered woos and cheers)

Upper left. Buy the number in the upper right and it's $50,000.

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ADDENDUM: John messaged me he'll be on vacation soon. Deadlines will be relaxed for this bonus round.

[johnnyb]

$100 on the Six.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers; theme plays)

YOU DID IT!

You got $50,000 in a main game and now $50,000 here. How ya like that?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(bells ring)

Actually -- hold that thought, John -- because the bell means we need to take this break.

(theme plays; audience applause)

[johnnyb]

I cannot believe it. This is amazing.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back. John, we have *just* enough time to complete the second phase of Three in a Row before we sign off. Let's see if one of the numbers you bought hides $30,000.

Which number do we start?

[johnnyb]

Seven, please.