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

[gameboy2000]

Tuxedo

[dougmorrisontheair]

TUXEDO -- that's it.









(ding; audience applause)

A Canadian tuxedo is a colloquial term for a jean shirt or denim jacket worn with jeans.

Up to $40 -- but only one letter to spare.

You'll need to give this next link a really good guess here. Under TUXEDO, there's a P.

[gameboy2000]

Prom

[dougmorrisontheair]

PROM is right.









(ding; audience applause)

Oh, great news. You'd likely see a tuxedo worn at a prom.

You have $400 -- but still just one spare letter. Let's see if you can nail the next link off the bat. Under PROM, there's a D.

[gameboy2000]

Dress

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ohh -- that's not it either. DRESS -- great guess though. Here's the last spare letter.









(ding)

D-A. Need to guess this correctly to have *one* shot at the $40,000 at the end.

[gameboy2000]

Date

[dougmorrisontheair]

DATE is -- a great guess...









(buzz)

(ahhs from the crowd; smattering of applause)

...but it's actually DANCE. Total winnings for the day -- $7400. We'll finish off the chain -- after this.

(theme plays; audience cheers; quick fade to black)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Friends, we're running late -- but we do have to share a quick story.









Near the end of today's final chain, where David won $400, DANCE was originally going to be DANCING and the last link starting with P was going to be something else.

It was going to start with T and was going to be TIKTOK. But with TikTok facing some possible government limitations, we erred on the side of caution and rewrote the last part of the chain.

And we rewrote it as a nod to the show that's coming up next.










(ding)

PARTY -- of course. (scattered laughter) We've kept Scarlett and the kids waiting long enough. They're next.

Make it a great day, keep the faith, and treasure your loved ones.


(theme plays; audience applause)