Three on a Match (NBC; Episode 9)

[pathfinder20]

I feel on top of the world!

[dougmorrisontheair]

As well you should be -- because right now, you have...

(audience cheers)

...$274,690. You also won another $500 to go with the unspent $120 from the game. That's $620 you'll get to spend at your final Three in a Row in just a moment.

George, sorry we have to say farewell. Every sense Kourtney came here, it's been the champ's world and the rest of us have been living in it.

We do augment your cash winnings to $2500. That plus fine gifts and this applause are yours.

(audience cheers)

One more time, Kourtney, let's play Three in a Row.

(audience applause; theme plays)

All right, Kourtney. It seems fitting on this final trip for you to Three in a Row, you get to buy as many as *six* numbers.

Good luck -- as if you need it -- (scattered laughter and cheers) -- and off you go.

[pathfinder20]

Alright let’s go $100 on the 3.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Upper right corner.

[pathfinder20]

$100 on the nine.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (audience cheers)

Are you cheering because Kourtney's on the brink of winning another $50,000 -- or because 420's left in the account?

(audience laughs and applauds)

All kidding, aside, Kourtney, this is for a *LOT* of gravy. What's in that upper left box?

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the seven.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Wow, if the 7 completes the top row, everyone's going bananas -- including network brass -- (scattered laughter from crew) -- for different reasons.

(ding)
(audience groans)

At least we don't have to schedule a charity dinner for Kourtney.

(scattered laughter from crowd)

Keep going, champ.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the four.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Center box. Now you've got some room to work with.  A diagonal's possible.  A vertical's possible.  Horizontal line more than one way now is possible.

[pathfinder20]

Let’s try $100 on the one.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Uhhhh -- something tells me you'll get three in a row on this next pick. If not, I'm on the next bus to Topeka.

(scattered laughter from crew)

[pathfinder20]

$100 on the 8.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

There we go -- got it on the diagonal. Thank goodness for $600 and change, right?

(time's up bell) (audience groans)

I know -- right?

Well -- bell say we've gotta take a break. More -- after these words.

(audience cheers; quick fade to black)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back. Kourtney, again, we congratulate you on this amazing winning streak. You never lost a game. And when you missed, you weren't off by much.

Now this all comes at a bittersweet time for us here at Three on a Match. As we alluded to recently, the powers that be here at the network asked us to rework our riddlegram format. To allow time to change things up, we're going to be on hiatus for awhile.

(audience groans)

And unfortunately, that hiatus starts right after this episode. Network's going to rerun this historic episode tomorrow.

(audience groans)

But don't weep for us too loudly. I'll still be around on our sister show, The $40,000 Chain Reaction, on USA, our sister network. Of course, there's Match Game - Hollywood Squares with Tony. And Bill McDee's back with his own Three on a Match.

(audience cheers)

So there's still something to be happy about.

Now, Kourtney, to save time, we decided to truncate this second phase of Three in a Row and just automatically award you the highest cash award among the visible numbers.

So if $30,000 is behind one of the six numbers you bought in the first phase, we're adding 30 large to what's going to become a monster total.

You've won the $30,000 prize often. Did you win it one last time?

(dings; audience cheers)

You sure did.

Okay -- so that's $30,020 in total from this round of Three in a Row.

We add this to your prior winnings -- for a *running* total -- of...

(audience cheers)

...$304,710.

(total amount fades on screen)

And as we've promised all along, Kourtney, for cracking the $250,000 barrier, we quadruple this cash total. Your final total ...

(new total fades in)

(audience cheers)

...$1,218,840.

(confetti cannons fire off again)

Kourtney, anything you'd like to say before we start to close up shop -- at least for now?

[pathfinder20]

I just want to thank everyone at the station for making me feel comfortable here. I am happy that I won and that I can’t believe I made that far. it has been a wild ride and hopefully the next person will be just as lucky as I am.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Thanks for the kind words. As a way of remembering us, Kourtney, we have these extra mementos for you. They're all in the green row over there at the main game grid -- and you don't have to spend $90 for 'em.

Silly savages, flip 'em over.

(audience laughs and applauds)

Stands to reason, doesn't it?

[pathfinder20]

Yes it does.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Logical indeed.  Congratulations again, Kourtney, on winning more than $1.2 million on our show.

To all of you, we'll see you soon -- somewhere within the NBC family. 'Til then, make it a great day, keep the faith and treasure your loved ones.

(theme plays; audience applause)

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