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

[dougmorrisontheair]

There ya go. OCTOBER is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Sean Connery starred in "The Hunt for Red October".

Four dimes in the bank. Three spare letters to go -- so you'll need to nail one of these links off the bat to stay in contention for $4000.

The next link starts with an S. Again -- best to give it a guess.

[Bryan]

SUN

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not SUN. Sorry. Here's another spare letter.









(ding)

S-U.

[Bryan]

SUPER

[dougmorrisontheair]

'Fraid that's not it either. Here comes another spare letter.









(ding)

S-U-R.

[Bryan]

SURF

[dougmorrisontheair]

Oh no. That's not it. Here's the last spare letter.









(ding)

S-U-R-P.

You'll need to play mistake free from here on out to win the four grand. Good luck and give this a good guess.

[Bryan]

SURPRISE

[dougmorrisontheair]

If it's SURPRISE, you're still in the running for $4000.















































(ding; audience applause)

It's SURPRISE.

A stunning development days or weeks before Election Day in November would be considered the October surprise.

Okay. Just four dollars in the bank. No spare letters to help you









The next link starts with the letter P. Initial letters in the remaining links might be clues as to what the other words are. But let's focus on the link starting with P. Think it over and give it one good guess.

[Bryan]

PARTY

[dougmorrisontheair]

I could see it. If it indeed is PARTY, you're still in business.







































(buzz)









(ahhs from the crowd; smattering of applause)

No -- it was PACKAGE. Sorry about that. But I could see the path. Surprise party, party animal, and then animal -- a rat or rodent.

But what was the actual rest of the chain?

On your birthday or other special occasion, you could receive a surprise package. Get any package from Amazon after placing an order online. And the Amazon River is one of the best known rivers in the world.

Well -- four dollars -- that'll get you at least a bag of chips and a soft drink from the break room. (scattered laughter from the crowd) Fortunately, you won a nice piece of change to get to the final chain.

We'll add it all up for you during the break and come back for more here on Chain Reaction.

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[dougmorrisontheair]

Bryan Law has $5004 in cash winnings. Bryan, if you keep winning, you could on to rack up more than $100,000 in cash and merchandise -- just like George did. Maybe even $200,000 or more.

Friends, Dance Party with our dear friend Scarlett Gray at guest host is next. All of us on the chain gang hope you'll make it a great day, keep the faith, and treasure your loved ones.


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