Three on a Match (NBC; Episode 5)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thanks all for your patience as we now start our fifth episode of Three on a Match.

johnnyb -- John Bergman, our current champion, is $78,200 away from $250,000 in total winnings. When anyone racks up $250,000 in total cash winnings, the player retires from the show and has the money quadrupled to at least $1,000,000.

Could you stop John's winning ways? Anyone who has not opposed John on 3OAM is eligible to play this qualifying question. Closest to the right answer, high or low, gets to play.

Before the show, a production assistant drew one Bingo ball from a standard 75-ball American Bingo cage -- then spun an American roulette wheel once. We multiplied the Bingo number with the Roulette number and reached what product?

(Hints: The best possible product, 75 times 36, is 2700. In the event the roulette spin was a single zero or a double zero, the product is 0.)


Please PM dougmorrisontheair (that's a me) in 24 hours from now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, before we reveal the product, let's reveal the ball drawn...

...under the O -- 65. Now for the spin...

...23 Red. So, 65 multiplied by 23 gives us a product of...

("Celebrity Sweepstakes" tabulation sfx)

...1495. Who came the closest?

1500 pathfinder20

Sharp shootin', Kourtney! Just off by 5. Three on a Match coming up in a bit.

[pathfinder20]

Checking in.

[dougmorrisontheair]

WNBC - NEW YORK CITY

Staff announcer: If it's Sunday -- it's "Meet the Press".

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(dramatic music plays)

Steve Anderson: If you put $20 on the red....

...$30 on the green...

...and $40 on the yellow...

...you could win $50,000 playing Three on a Match.

("Jet Set" plays)

Here's your host -- the star of Three on a Match -- Doug Morris!

(audience cheers; Doug knocks on wall for good luck a la Bill Cullen)

Thank you, Steve. Hellooooooo, everybody, and welcome to Three on a Match. Our champion is on the verge of becoming a millionaire. So let's welcome back John Bergman and a new challenger...

....Kourtney Wilson.

(audience cheers)

John, in the event you bring it home and reach the magic number of 250K today, let's allow you to send shout-outs to friends and loved ones.

[johnnyb]

No, I have no one around here.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Very well. Good luck to you today.

And Kourtney, good luck to you as you join us for the first time. Please tell us about yourself.

[pathfinder20]

Well, I am a shift leader at a national sandwich chain. I am from southern Georgia. I like learning about different languages and cultures, collecting stationery and cigar boxes, listening to music and playing mock game shows as well.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Nice to have you here from Georgia, Kourtney.

Good luck to you both, players.

This is how we play Three on a Match. First, let's start by opening up our category board.

Let's Go Back to the '50s, Reality and Romance and General Info.

With each category are five riddlegrams. In each riddlegram, we take a common expression and change the wording. What our players must do is give us the original phrase or title.

Some examples from a previous show: "Stroll as if You're a Native of Cairo" is another way of expressing the song title "Walk Like an Egyptian". "Cease at the ten-cent piece" is another way of saying "stop on a dime".

Now, each riddlegram is worth one point. Chime in with the right answer and the point's yours. If you miss, the point goes to your opponent. Player with the higher point total in the showdown wins the cash award assigned to the chosen category.

And, John, since you're the champion, you'll choose our first category, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes)

(buzz)

No pick in time -- so we go to General Info by default.

(ding)

And it's worth $40. Now, remember, each point you score is worth $10. Remember, we're looking for the actual phrase or title of the following.

1. Do not optically scan that free stallion at its kisser

2. That buyer of goods and services shall unceasingly be correct

3. "Adoration Plus Rap Music: Florida's Magic City"

4. Ye failed to utter, "Mommy, can this person?"

5. "Domestic Mockery's Trip"

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Kourtney and John, for each riddlegram, please respond with a buzz code from 1-100 and your answer.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Do not optically scan that free stallion at its kisser

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Do not look a gift horse in the mouth.

Doug: Uhhh -- (judge activates bell; then explains) -- okay, sounds fair. I have "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" on my card. But, Kourtney, because we started "Do not", it was best to start your response with "Never" or another negative word.

So, and we did this earlier, we'll award 1 point to each player.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: Now, we'll proceed from here. But should this particular ruling affect the outcome of the game in any way, we'll make sure the losing party does not suffer a strike.

So with that, we'll continue with this.

That buyer of goods and services shall unceasingly be correct

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: The Customer is always right

Doug: And that's right on.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: Kourtney with a 2 to 1 lead. Next one.

Adoration Plus Rap Music: Florida's Magic City"

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Love and Hip Hop: Miami

Doug: That's it.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: On to the next...

Ye failed to utter, "Mommy, can this person?"

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: You didn’t say Mother May I.

Doug: That's it.

(scattered cheers)


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: Kourtney, you've clinched the showdown. But I have one more riddlegram. If you chime in and answer it correctly, that's a perfect score and you'll win $50 in addition to $40 from the category and $10 a point. So you might be going to the grid after this one.

"Domestic Mockery's Trip"

(time passes)

(buzz)

Doug: So much for going to the grid. Anyone in the audience know?

(a lot of people say "National Lampoon's Vacation")

Doug: Yes -- "National Lampoon's Vacation". And given the confines of the riddlegram, we also would've accepted "National Lampoon's European Vacation" and even "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation".

Doug: But, Kourtney picks up $40 for winning the showdown. We now add $10 for every point score.

Doug: Kourtney's up to $80. (audience cheers) If you scored at least $10 more or a free box, we'd offer a trip to the grid. But since you don't have enough to go there, we go back to the category board and bring in a new subject.

Doug: Grab Bag. Kourtney, you get to pick.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try Let’s go back to the 50s

[dougmorrisontheair]

Turning the clock back to the 1950s for...

(ding)

...$80 and two free boxes. They will help anyone. These riddlegrams lead to titles of songs that were hits between 1950 and 1959 inclusive.

"Rise and Shine Young Miss Essman"

"Crossbar Hotel Boulder"

"That Volunteer State Dance"

"Tome About Adoration"

"Melody, Melody, Melody"

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Kourtney and John, for each riddlegram, please respond with a buzz code from 1-100 and your answer.

[dougmorrisontheair]

"Rise and Shine Young Miss Essman"

22 pathfinder20
-- johnnyb
66 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Wake Up Little Susie

Doug: That's it.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: Next from the jukebox...

"Crossbar Hotel Boulder"

54 pathfinder20
35 johnnyb
10 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: "Jailhouse Rock"

Doug: That's correct.



pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: Tied at 1. Next one...

"That Volunteer State Dance"

75 pathfinder20
08 johnnyb
19 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: "Tennessee Waltz"

(judge activates bell; then explains)

(obvious edit)

Doug: All right, let me explain what's going on.

I have "The Tennessee Waltz" on my card. But our researchers say the original title was "Tennessee Waltz" without the "The" -- even though the original title came before 1950.

Patti Page had a hit with "The Tennessee Waltz" in 1950. A re-release of the song later in the decade was titled "Tennessee Waltz" -- without the "The". So, John, you get the point.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: And we go on to the next riddlegram.

"Tome About Adoration"

-- pathfinder20
81 johnnyb
41 random.org

(John rings in)

Doug: John.

John: "Book Of Love"

(judge activates bell; then explains)

(obvious edit)

Doug: The judge is earning his paycheck today. (scattered laughter from crowd) "Book Of Love" is an acceptable title. It's also been expressed as "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love" and "The Book of Love". So, the point's yours, John.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: As is the showdown -- but let's see who gets this last point -- because every $10 counts.

"Melody, Melody, Melody"

48 pathfinder20
17 johnnyb
89 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: "Music, Music, Music"

Doug: Right, right, right.

(audience cheers)

Doug: A respectable 3-2 showing -- but this showdown belongs to John. We just added $80 to the champ's total. Let's now add $10 for every point.

Doug: Kourtney's up to $100. But John, you have $120...

Doug: ...*plus* two free boxes to consider. If you want to use them, you must go to the grid for the win now. If you decline, the freebies go away.

Do you want to go for the win now?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[johnnyb]

Let's do it.

$20 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

John: Let's do it.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Very well. So let's put $120 and the two freebies on account.

(ding)

Doug: You must drain the money to less than $20 before you can deal with the free picks. *And* I will tell you that the Take Away cards are back. It's Friday. It's payday. We'd like to end the week with a big winner. Let's see what happens

John: $20 on the Blue.

(ding)

(audience cheers)

Doug: And there's a Take Away card. A friendly reminder -- "no match" does not get in the way of Take Away cards. So you will find one in the middle column and one in the right column.

And, as always, anytime your first three picks match, that's an instant match for $50,000.

So with that, continue.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Out of contention for $50,000. And in a bit of irony, the non-Take Away cards on the board are united by -- lucky charms and other good luck symbols. (more groans) I don't load the board. Sid does.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Four-leaf clover with half a C-note to go.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John)

[johnnyb]

$30 on the.......Red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

(audience cheers)

You found another Take Away card. That's the good news. Bad news is you can't go to the right column -- yet.

Gotta spend your remaining $20 on a box in the left column -- and, also, the purchase would close the column since three boxes would be selected in that column.

[johnnyb]

$20 on the Yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Pot of gold. Okay. As the $20 column closes, two freebies are now at your disposal, John.

[johnnyb]

$30 on the Green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Another pot of gold. That closes the $30 column. With one pick left, you'd have to go to the $40 column anyway.

Looking for another Take Away or another pot of gold for the win.

[johnnyb]

$40 on the Blue........

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

(audience groans)

Another cat. Sorry about that. Could we see where at least the third Take Away was, please?

Just above -- yellow.

Well, Kourtney, you liked that.

Players, before we bring in a new category, I have an announcement to make. Turns out there's some gray area over "Tennessee Waltz" and "The Tennessee Waltz", its place in music history, and where it ranked as a particular title on the charts.

So, because of this irregularity, the runner-up in this game will not incur a strike.

(audience cheers)

Powers that be just want to be safe than sorry. So with that -- let's bring in a new category.

The Anime Within. (scattered laughter and cheers) With *that*, John, please pick a category.

[johnnyb]

Reality And Romance, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Let's see what's in the middle.

(dings; audience cheers)

Woah -- $60 *and* a doubler. This means *all* the dollar values in this category are doubled. The winner of this showdown will actually win $120.

Kourtney, a heads up, if you win the showdown, you'd have at least $200 in your podium. Rules say you'd have to go to the grid for the win.

And also keep in mind each point is worth $20 a point. So, John might have to go to the board if the champ scores enough points.

The solution to each riddlegram is the title of a reality show where dating or marriage, perhaps both, is part of the show's focus.

1. "Adoration Archipelago"

2. "That Unmarried Guy"

3. "Old MacDonald Desires One Mrs."

4. "Swindlers"

5. "Adore This Person, Don't Adore This Person"

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Kourtney and John, for each riddlegram, please respond with a buzz code from 1-100 and your answer.