The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Episode 54)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Greetings, all. We're starting Episode 54 of The $40,000 Chain Reaction. Some notes are in order.

\ First, Bryan Law returns with one win and $5004

\ Remember, usually waiting game rules are now in effect -- as are souped up bonuses and consolation prizes. Please visit www.dougmorris.net/chain/ for the rules

And now, let's play our qualifying question. The player closest to the right answer, high or low, challenges Bryan.

Before the show, one of our production assistants played the classic video game Super Off Road until he lost a race. How much prize money did our production assistant win? Hints: He won at least one race -- so please make sure your answer is higher than $100,000 and in increments of $1000.


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

[Bryan]

Here

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes)

Ohhh -- ye of little faith.









(ding)

Sid the kid was on a ro--, wait, wrong show. Sid the kid was on a hot streak winning a bunch of races -- leading to a lot of prize money.

Who's -- um -- the closest?


$150,000 gameboy2000


David, you missed it by about three and a half miles -- but you'll play The $40,000 Chain Reaction -- coming up in a bit.

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[dougmorrisontheair]

(fade from black to dedication graphic)

(fade to black)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays; audience applause)

The game is -- The $40,000 Chain Reaction -- where one word leads to another -- and the right word could lead to a big payoff.

(more applause)

Helloooooo, everybody. I'm Doug Morris and welcome to The $40,000 Chain Reaction. We crowned a new champion who won an entertaining game -- and then ran into a buzzsaw in the final chain.

Please make welcome our challenger, David, and our champion, Bryan, our contestant search winner we conducted in Tupelo, Mississippi. So far, Bryan's won $5004.

(audience cheers)

David, who got here the old fashioned way of calling our contestant hotline, please tell us about yourself.

[gameboy2000]

I am unemployed from Virginia.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome from Virginia. Good luck to you, today. Bryan, how ya feelin' as you defend for the first time?

[Bryan]

I’m hoping my previous experience will have me more prepared this time.

[dougmorrisontheair]

With one win under your belt, it's time put that experience to work -- because it's time to play Chain Reaction.

(board opens as part of the theme plays)

Good luck, players, as we begin a race to $5000. The winner there competes for up to $40,000 in the final chain. And it all begins with this chain.










(ding)

This Round 1 chain starts with YOU ARE THE -- and it ends with FLAG.

Five links are in between. Each link contains at least one word -- possibly more than one word.

Each link is worth $250. Completion of the chain is worth a further $250. And when a new chain starts, we increase the stakes.

David, you're challenging. So you're starting. Please start by giving or taking a letter below YOU ARE THE or above FLAG.

[gameboy2000]

I'll take a letter below YOU ARE THE

[dougmorrisontheair]

David's starting with...









(ding)

...the letter W.

[gameboy2000]

Woman

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not WOMAN -- so we go to Bryan for the first time in the game.

[Bryan]

Letter under YOU ARE THE

[dougmorrisontheair]

And are you giving or taking the letter, Bryan?

[Bryan]

Oh I'm taking.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay. Sounded like a take. We never want to misunderstand a move.









(ding)

Bryan, you're taking W-E.

[Bryan]

WELCOME?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not WELCOME. David, we're back to you.

[gameboy2000]

I'll take a letter under YOU ARE THE.

[dougmorrisontheair]

[Whoops -- thought I posted this. -D.M.]

Let's see if the third letter's the charm for David.









(ding)

W-E-A.

[gameboy2000]

Weather

[dougmorrisontheair]

No -- not WEATHER.

We're back to Bryan.

[Bryan]

Take a letter under YOU ARE THE

[dougmorrisontheair]

Fourth letter coming for the champ.









(ding)

W-E-A-K -- and I'll clarify there's at least one more letter after the K.

[Bryan]

WEAKEST

[dougmorrisontheair]

(cuckoo bird sfx)









Form of the word or words below YOU ARE THE. One chance to capitalize without losing control, Bryan.

[Bryan]

Let’s try WEAKER

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz)









(scattered groans)

To borrow line from a classic host who played the original version of Chain Reaction, "I hear you at home. I hear you." Please no one in the audience shout out answers as we go back to David.

[gameboy2000]

I'll take a letter below YOU ARE THE.