Three on a Match (NBC; Episode 6)

[pathfinder20]

$40 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

(scattered cheers)

Another spade. So -- you'll have to hope the third spade in the $20 column is not obstructed by the stop sign.

[pathfinder20]

$20 on the blue.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney's going for it...

(dings; audience cheers)

...and wins it! Kourtney, we need to take a break. We'll put the finishing touches on this game and take Kourtney to our Three in a Row area -- right after this.

(audience applause; theme plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays)

Steve: Our contestants will receive some of the following...

A free rental of the Rug Doctor. Steams carpets clean fast and easy. Available in most supermarkets. Rug Doctor -- steaming mad at dirt.

Fay Swafford's ten-piece ensemble of mix and match soft luggage designed with the traveler in mind. Simplicity with style, each piece personalized with your initial, furnished by Fay Swafford.

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience applause; theme plays)

Welcome back to Three on a Match. That's what a winning combination looks like for Kourtney.

As a result, Kourtney, you win another $500 on top of the $170 left unspent. You'll be taking that $670 to Three in a Row shortly.

John, unfortunately, this is the first loss that counts against you. But you're not out until you lose two.

Kourtney, meet me over in the Three in a Row area, please.

(audience applause; theme plays) (Doug and Kourtney walk to bonus area)

(ding)

All right, Kourtney, to refresh your memory, we've randomly hidden the numbers 1 through 9 with no duplicates in these boxes. You'll buy each number at the rate of $100 -- sight unseen.

Just after you put $100 on a certain number, we'll reveal it's location. Then, you'll continue your buying spree until you can't afford any more numbers or until three of the numbers you've bought are in a row straight across, up and down, or diagonally.

If your first three picks are in a row, you win an instant bonus -- of $50,000.

(audience cheers)

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(Kourtney, please put "$100 on the (number)".)

[pathfinder20]

$100 on the number 3.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Left center. So -- buy the other numbers in the left column and you win 50 grand. Buy the others in the middle row -- that's also 50 grand.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the seven.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Ew. Upper right corner. Fifty large out of reach for now.

You could win up to 20 grand if you buy the right number. More about that later. Keep going.

[pathfinder20]

One hundred on the one.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Bottom center. Well, with 370 to go, something's bound to connect on a side or at a corner.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the nine.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered applause)

Now we're cookin'. 

Buy the lower left number or the one in the middle right and we'll move on to the next phase.  Still have $270 to go.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the four.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

And that completes three in a row across the bottom.

Now we can move on to the next phase of our game. Behind the numbers are various amounts of cash.
Hopefully you bought a number that hides the top dollar value. Because this is your second consecutive trip to Three in a Row, somewhere in this grid is $20,000.

Choose any number that's visible -- and you don't have to limit your choices to the bottom row. We'll reveal the amount behind number. You may then keep that cash award -- or trade it in for another amount.

You'll have up to three chances to try to trade up to $20,000.

Good luck and pick a number, Kourtney.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try number 4.

[dougmorrisontheair]

You ended the last phase with 4. You want to start this phase with 4. Let's see how this turns out.

(dings; audience cheers)

No more calls, please. We have a $20,000 winner! Well done, Kourtney, on finding top dollar right off the bat!

[pathfinder20]

Whooooooooo! Didn’t think I would find it that quick.

[dougmorrisontheair]

l you sure did. Just for fun, please reveal the other amounts, fellers.

Could've won as much as $9000 if you didn't win top dollar -- but we're glad you did.

Let's crunch some numbers. A total for this game of $20,170. We add this to your prior winning for a grand total of $55,700.

(audience cheers)

Also, if you win the next game, that will be three trips in a row to Three in a Row. That will mean you'll play for up to $30,000.

Ready to give another main game a go?

[pathfinder20]

Yes, I am.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Let's head back to the main game area.

(audience applause; theme plays) (Doug and Kourtney walk back to main game area)

Okay, as we set up for the next game...

...John's looking to start a new winning streak. Kourtney is looking to make it three straight trips to Three in a Row.

With that, let's bring in three new categories.

(board opens)

The Calendar, Double Trouble, and The Mixed Quiz.

Kourtney, please start us off.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try the Calendar.

[dougmorrisontheair]

The Calendar is hiding...

(ding)

...hey now -- $90 and two free boxes.

The correct answer to each riddlegram includes at least one word you would see on a calendar.

1. Fourth month jester

2. "Frenzied Beginning of the Business Week"

3. "Ninth Month Tune"

4. Retro Friday Eve

5. Third month absurdity

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

[dougmorrisontheair]

1. Fourth month jester

50 pathfinder20
69 johnnyb
48 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: April Fools.

Doug: We singularized the riddlegram and the solution, April fool, is singular. Judge, I think we can accept.

(ding)

Doug: Nice that the Chain Reaction singular/plural rule carries over here.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: One-nil in Kourtney's favor. Next riddlegram.

2. "Frenzied Beginning of the Business Week"

56 pathfinder20
03 johnnyb
70 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney again.

Kourtney: “Manic Monday”

Doug: Right again.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: One more and you win the showdown. John, need three in a row.

3. "Ninth Month Tune"

19 pathfinder20
30 johnnyb
20 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney for the win.

Kourtney: “September”

Doug: Ewwwww -- (buzz) -- 'fraid that was going to be the ruling.

If that riddlegram weren't in quotes, we might ask for a more complete answer. But since it is in quotes, we need an exact answer -- since it's a song title. "September Song" is what needed.

If we just had "Ninth Month" in quotes, then that would lead to "September", the Earth, Wind & Fire hit. But we had "Ninth Month Tune" -- and "Song" is another word for "Tune". So, we needed "September Song", a song first made famous by Walter Huston in the late 1930s.

Sorry, Kourtney. Point goes to John.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


Doug: With that, let's resume with this.

4. Retro Friday Eve

** John passes ***

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: Throwback Thursday

Doug: Got the showdown victory after all.


pathfinder20
johnnyb


(scattered cheers)

Doug: Last one -- because every $10 counts.

5. Third month absurdity

39 pathfinder20
21 johnnyb
41 random.org

(Kourtney rings in)

Doug: Kourtney?

Kourtney: March Madness

Doug: That's it.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Wow -- so close to a clean sweep, Kourtney. But you do pick up $90 for winning the showdown. We also ckick in $10 for every point.

Doug: Kourtney is now up to $130 and there's also a matter of...

Doug: ...two freebies. If you want to go to the grid, those freebies will be available to you after whittling that $130 down to less than $20. If you bypass, the freebies go away.

Doug: So, Kourtney, are you going to the grid -- or not?

[pathfinder20]

Let’s go to the grid.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Going for another win.

(ding)

Okay, this is crucial to John. If Kourtney makes three on a match, that's a second loss for John and we say farewell to John with more than $171,000 in winnings.

So with that, Kourntney, the grid is yours.

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Kourtney, I'd recommend buying at least two boxes to start. When buying any box, please go traditional by selecting "(amount) on the (color)".

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $40 on the blue and $30 on the red.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney: Let’s try $40 on the blue.

(ding)

Doug: Going big. This grid's theme is the 1920s.

Kourtney: $30 on the red.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Doug: She takes you out of the running for $50,000. But $60 and two freebies to go.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $30 on the yellow.