The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 53)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, you probably know what's coming...









(ding)

...H-I-G-H -- and I will clarify there's at least one more letter after the second H. So you're entitled to a guess, George.

[bighornbattle]

High school.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(cuckoo bird sfx)

Again -- form of the word or words in that link. One more shot at it, George.

[bighornbattle]

High Schools.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

Sorry, George. If it were HIGH SCHOOLS, your original guess of HIGH SCHOOL would be covered by our singular/plural rule.

So -- we have to go back to Bryan.

[Bryan]

UGH!

Take a letter above CHILDREN!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Let's see if this helps...









(ding)

...H-I-G-H-L.

[Bryan]

HIGHLANDER?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)

Judge can't take that. Sorry. We're back to George.

[bighornbattle]

Take a letter above Children.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George is taking...









(ding)

...H-I-G-H-L-I.

[bighornbattle]

Highlights.

[dougmorrisontheair]

There we go. HIGHLIGHTS is right.









(ding; audience applause)

For the curious, we would take the singular -- HIGHLIGHT -- even though it's a reference to "Highlights for Children" -- a magazine that's been around since just after WWII -- and is still in publication.

 I thought Goofus and Gallant were long gone -- but apparently they're still around.

Bryan
bighornbattle


After all that, we're tied at $250. George, chain's still yours.

[bighornbattle]

Take a letter above highlights.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George keeps it and takes...









(ding)

...the letter A.

[bighornbattle]

Amazing.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not AMAZING -- and we're back to Bryan.

[Bryan]

Take a letter above HIGHLIGHTS Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Bryan's going to take...









(ding)

...A-U.

[Bryan]

Augmented

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not AUGMENTED. Great guess though. We're back to George.

[bighornbattle]

Below Kansas City? Please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

I was wondering when we were going to play from the top.









(ding)

George, you're taking a W.

[bighornbattle]

Wizards.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not WIZARDS. Open board, Bryan. How do you play it?

[Bryan]

Take a letter under KANSAS CITY?.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Under KANSAS CITY? for Bryan...









(ding)

...W-I.

[Bryan]

Lord what is this?

Is it WILLIAM?

[dougmorrisontheair]

It's -- not WILLIAM. We turn this open board back to George.

[bighornbattle]

Below Kansas City? Please. I will take it.