The $40,000 Chain Reaction (USA, Ep. 56)

[aga1985]

Ellie Goulding

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ohhh -- great guess. She's a fantastic talent. But she doesn't fit the chain.

We're back to George.

[bighornbattle]

I will take a letter below lights please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ goes for the extra cheddar...









(ding)

...with E-L.

[bighornbattle]

Electric

[dougmorrisontheair]

ELECTRIC is right.









(ding; audience applause)

And this oughta make you feel electric, George. ELECTRIC has eight letters. At $500 per letter, you just won a bonus of $4000.

(audience cheers)

As for money that counts in the competition, you're trailing by just $500 -- and you're still commanding the chain.



aga1985
bighornbattle

[bighornbattle]

I will take a letter below Electric please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

George keep it and takes...









(ding)

...the letter C.

[bighornbattle]

Company. *Opening of their theme song* Hey, you guys!!!!!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered laughter from crowd)

Clever -- and COMPANY is right.









(ding; audience applause)

George, with that, we're tied at 1750.

There's one more link left. It's now worth a total of $1000 -- $500 for the right solution and $500 for completion of the chain. The player who completes the chain takes the lead and the important control going into Round 3.

Knowing that, George, who's gettin the first letter of the remaining link -- you or Agnieszka?


aga1985
bighornbattle

[bighornbattle]

I will take it.

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the completion and the lead, George, you're taking...









(ding)

...the letter H.

[bighornbattle]

House

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not HOUSE.

Agnieszka, would you like the next letter -- or give it to George?

[aga1985]

I'm going to take the next letter.

[dougmorrisontheair]

For the completion and the lead, Agnieszka, you're taking...









(ding)

...H-A.

[aga1985]

Hat

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not HAT. We go back to George. Who's getting the next letter?

[bighornbattle]

I will take a letter.

[dougmorrisontheair]

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









(ding)

...H-A-L.

[bighornbattle]

Halt

[dougmorrisontheair]

You've completed the chain!









(ding; audience applause)

Let's recap the chain.

June's Journey is an online hidden objects game. The rock band Journey had a hit with song "Lights". Lights are certainly electric. Your monthly energy bills are due to the electric company. While troops are marching, their commanding officer could say, "Company -- HALT!" And someone who's condemned can only hope a governor or other official would halt an execution.

That's the Round 2 chain. George leads Agnieszka by a grand. Anything can still happen when we raise the stakes in Round 3.

When we come back, we'll find out about the *new* prizes one of these players could win on The $40,000 Chain Reaction.

(theme plays; audience applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

("Action Réaction" theme plays)

Doug: (in pre-recorded audio) Any contestant who wins three games in a row wins a trip to Montreal.

The three-time champion and a guest will be flown round trip to Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- where the original version of The $40,000 Chain Reaction was taped. The three-time winner and a companion will enjoy six nights at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel. They'll stay at the fabulous John Lennon and Yoko Ono Suite, where the historic 1969 Bed-in for Peace was held. This vacation is worth $21,840.

Doug: For four straight wins, the champion receives a bonus of $40,000 in cash.

And for five straight wins, it's a new car!

(audience cheers)

The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible 2LZ comes in Red Mist Metallic -- and features a 5.5-liter engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive, memory bucket seats, red painted calipers, and much, much more. The 'Vette and a gas card loaded with $160,000 make the total value of this prize package $293,775.

(audience cheers)

Today's contestants will each receive a copy of The $40,000 Chain Reaction home game.

Today's runner-up will also receive a 20-count box of Pokémon Band-Aids. Cover your young trainer's scratches and boo-boos with these bandages which feature Pikachu, Squirtle, and other popular characters from the long-running anime. Pokémon Band-Aids from Johnson & Johnson.

And Pace Picante Sauce -- made in San Antonio, Texas, by folks who know what salsa should taste like. Pick up the Pace.

(audience cheers)

And -- circling back to that car for just a moment. Every show we don't get a five-time champion, we still add $10,000 to the gas card. So, George, you keep winning, you could be winning $190,000 plus that car. Agnieszka, if you become champ, you could be winning $200,000 and that car.

First thing's first -- you've got to win this game. And let's start resolving this game. With George leading 2750 to 1750, let's set up our Round 3 chain.










(ding)

This chain starts with TOMATO and it ends with BUGGY.

Each link in the chain is now worth $750. Completion of the chain is worth $1500.

The game is $5000.

George, you're more than halfway to the win and you're in control. How are you playing it?

[dougmorrisontheair]

( Bump for bighornbattle )

[bighornbattle]

I will take a letter below Tomato

[dougmorrisontheair]

George start Round 3...









(ding)

...with the letter J.

[bighornbattle]

Juice.

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it -- JUICE.









(ding; audience applause)

George, you're currently two links away from victory. How do you play the chain?



aga1985
bighornbattle

[bighornbattle]

I will take a letter above Buggy

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going to the other end...









(ding)

...for an S.