Three on a Match (NBC; Episode 5)

[dougmorrisontheair]

"Adoration Archipelago"
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(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Love Island.

Doug: Just beating the champ to the buzzer -- and you're right.


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Doug: Next show.

"That Unmarried Guy"
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(John rings in)

Doug: John?

John: "The Bachelor"

Doug: That's the ultimate correct answer we're after.


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Doug: Now, since we wrote that riddlegram, "The Golden Bachelor" is airing on another network. And since Gerry, said golden bachelor, came into the season unmarried, we would have taken "The Golden Bachelor" as a correct answer.

So with that clarified, on to the next show.

"Old MacDonald Desires One Mrs."
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(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Farmer Wants a Wife

Doug: Correct.


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Doug: Kourtney leads 2 to 1. Kourtney, if you score on this next riddlegram, you'll have *lots* of money to play with at the grid. John, you'll need this to tie the showdown. Here it comes...

"Swindlers"
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(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Cheaters

Doug: That's it!

(audience cheers)


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Doug: Kourtney, you've clinched the win. But every point's important -- because all points become dollars. So here comes the last riddlegram.

"Adore This Person, Don't Adore This Person"
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(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Love Me, Love Me Not.

Doug: Right on.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Wow -- the doubler's really helped you, Kourtney. $60 from the category doubles to $120. That money's now in your podium on top of the $100 you've scored earlier.

Let's now tack on *twenty* dollars a point instead of ten.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Yes -- Kourtney -- $300 to spend at the board.

Kourtney, again, because you have at least $200 in your podium, you must go to the grid. So let's go to the grid.

(ding)

Doug: $300 on account. Now, you'll go for the win right now, Kourtney.

Because you're playing with more than $200, we have hidden a stop sign up there. Find the stop sign and your turn at the grid ends immediately.

But, just like with John's trip to the grid earlier, the stop sign is not getting in the way of any of the Take Away cards.

So -- with that -- good luck and start spending, Kourtney.

[pathfinder20]

$20 on the green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (smattering of cheers)

Great start, Kourtney, with a Take Away card.

Again, we guarantee there's a Take Away in the middle column and a Take Away in the right column -- entitling the winner to a special game of Take Away.

[pathfinder20]

$30 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Lucky cat. So, aside from Take Aways, the board's still filled with lucky charms.

Still plenty of money to spend, Kourtney.

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$40 on the blue?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Pot of gold with $210 to go.

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$30 on the red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Four-leaf clover. Not even a pair with $180. That's gotta change soon.

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40 on the green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Another shamrock. Got a pair now with 140 to go.

[pathfinder20]

$20 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Another pot of gold.

[pathfinder20]

$30 on the yellow.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Take Away card. With that, the $30 column's closed.

[pathfinder20]

$40 on the red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

(audience groans)

Oh -- fiddlesticks. The stopper. Folks, just to confirm the third Takeaway was in the yellow row in the $40 column. I know it's closed.

There it was. Well -- you do have $50 left, Kourtney. We have to take a break. Fortunately, the next trip to the grid has a wild card. So -- better chance for someone to win.

We'll find out who wins -- after this.

(theme plays; audience cheers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays)

Steve: Our contestants will receive Lite-Brite. It's easy to make beautiful pictures with Lite-Brite. Just pop in the colored pegs and follow the patterns. You can even make your favorite characters with these included refills. Turn on the magic of colored lights with Lite-Brite, from Milton Bradley and Hasbro.

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back to Three on a Match. This game still goes on between Kourtney and John.

Each player has had a turn at the grid and didn't quite win. So that means we'll have a wild card in play at the grid.

First, we need to start a new showdown. And for that, we need a new category.

Color My World. And Kourtney, you get to pick.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try Color My World.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Color My World is hiding...

(ding) (scattered cheers)

...wow -- a C-note and two freebies. This could get interesting -- especially with the wild card lurking within the grid.

The solution to each riddlegram contains the identity of at least one color.

1. Emerald-colored hitchhiker's digit

2. "Physical Structure of Ellen Pompeo's Character"

3. Cardinal-colored banner

4. "12:00 a.m. Sapphire's Color"

5. "That Sunny-Colored Flower from the Lone Star State"

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. Emerald-colored hitchhiker's digit

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Green Thumb

Doug: Certainly.


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Doug: Next one...

2. "Physical Structure of Ellen Pompeo's Character"

(time passes) (buzz)

Doug: She leaves the show and we suddenly forget -- "Grey's Anatomy". Huh kay. Next one.

3. Cardinal-colored banner

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Red Flag.

Doug: That's it.


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Doug: One more point and the showdown's yours, Kourtney.

4. "12:00 a.m. Sapphire's Color"

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Midnight Blue

Doug: A song by Cristy Lane. A different song but same title by Lou Gramm. You've got the showdown.


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Doug: One more for $10 more.

5. "That Sunny-Colored Flower from the Lone Star State"

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Texas Yellow Sunflower

(obvious edit)

Doug: Even though Kourtney's clinched the showdown, our judge wanted to take a moment to be sure there was any title to the effect Kourtney spoke of. And the ruling is...? (buzz) ...I was afraid of that. Kourtney, it's actually "The Yellow Rose of Texas". Point goes to John.

Kourtney still takes it 3 to 1 and collects another $100.

(audience cheers)

We'll now add $10 a point.

That means, Kourtney, you now have $180 *plus*...

...two free boxes. As you know, if you want to use the free boxes, you need to go to the grid now.

Also if you go now, we'll have a wild card waiting for someone since this would be the game's third trip to the grid.

So, Kourtney, what are we doing? The grid or another showdown?

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Let’s head to the grid.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

With that much money plus two freebies and a wild card, it's all too good to pass up.

(ding)

Again, Kourtney, gotta drain the money down to less than 20 before you deal with the freebies.

When you find the wild card, the column that houses the wild card is closed immediately. Please keep that in mind.

Also, should you find two natural cards and a wild card, that *is* a $50,000 instant match win -- so long as the natural cards are in different columns and the wild card is in a column separate from the two naturals.

So with some legal lingo out of the way -- please start your spending spree.

[pathfinder20]

$20 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Still dealing with good luck charms.

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$30 on the green.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And we're still including Take Away special game cards. Finding three of those could mean $100,000.

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$40 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a cat with 90 to go.