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of strategy, knowledge and fun.
It's Tic Tac Dough!
[audience applauding]
And now, here's our host,
Wink Martindale.
[audience applauding]
Thank you. Thank you, Jay Stewart.
Thank you, everybody.
Hey, welcome back.
Welcome to our show, Tic Tac Dough.
On the last show, we had a big 40,000-dollar-plus winner
get beat finally by the fellow
that you're gonna meet right now.
He's our current champion. His name is Doc.
Jay, will you introduce him, please?
(Jay) Sure. Our current champion, whose winnings in cash
total $6,000,
is a second lieutenant in the air force.
And he enjoys playing guitar and skiing.
Meet Doc Fass.
[audience applauding]
And his opponent is a sales manager
for a medical equipment company,
and he enjoys skiing and boating.
Meet Max Putnam.
[audience applauding]
We were just discussing his football abilities.
Yeah, many years ago.
Big guy. Were you this big in college or high school?
Yes. Actually, about 15 pounds heavier.
middle linebacker.
Got a couple openings on the Rams.
Yeah.
Hey, Max Putnam, welcome to our show.
We didn't have time to get a game under way
And that's terrible.
I might be.
You are interested in some extra cash for your pocket?
how you do in a moment.
How are you?
Doc Fass has won, thus far, and all cash, $6,000.
And I guess you're kind of chomping at the bit to get underway, too, huh?
your fan club back with you?
Alright. Let's go.
[audience applauding]
First of all, we begin by taking a look
at some very important categories.
Important to you and all of us.
Here they are. The subjects for the game we're about to play are:
Men of Ideas, Comic Strips, Numbers,
Our Capital, Television Stars,
Mythology, Bodies of Water,
Drop-Outs and Aquatic Biology.
Doc, you begin, as our champion.
Where would you like to start with your first X?
Well, Wink, I think I'll start in the middle with TV Stars.
TV Stars it will be.
And here is your question, worth $300 to the pot.
Doc, take a look at this picture, first of all.
One of the most popular comedy series of the '70s
starred this television family.
First, I want you to name the series,
and follow that by telling me
what is the last name of this television family.
And I'll give you a few seconds to think about that.
[clock ticking]
One of the most popular comedy series of the '70s.
Name the series, Doc.
Right.
What's the last name of this television family?
Right.
[audience applauding]
Boy, I would never get that one.
That's good. Put an X there.
Let's move the categories around.
$300 goes into the pot.
And we move over there to Max Putnam.
Let's try Our Capitals in the lower right.
Left. Excuse me.
The headquarters of the Department of Defense
covers 29 acres, and is considered
to be the world's largest office building.
Name this building, and we'll put an O up there.
Yes, that's right.
[audience applauding]
So, an O goes there, bottom left.
Let's shuffle the categories around.
We have $500 in the pot now.
Doc?
I think I'll try Mythology, Wink.
Mythology it is.
And here's the question on that subject.
Doc, in mythology,
a strange creature named the griffin
guarded gold in his grotto.
If it had the wings...
Oh, it had the wings of an eagle
and the body of this animal.
Name the animal.
Right.
Another X goes on the Board.
[audience applauding]
Let's shuffle.
Move them all around and get back to big Max again.
I gotta go to Drop-Outs to block, Wink.
Yeah, you're trying to block Doc, Max.
Answer this: This British author dropped out of school
and worked in London pasting labels on shoe polish.
He used this miserable experience to help write
such classics as "Oliver Twist."
To block Doc, name him.
That's right.
[audience applauding]
An O goes there.
Let's shuffle again. $900 in the pot.
Doc?
Well, it looks like I have to go to Numbers, Wink, to block.
Yeah, he blocked you, you block him.
And that's the way it goes on this show.
Doc, Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" opens with the words
"four score and seven years ago."
To block Max, exactly how many years
is four score and seven?
Right, 87 years.
[audience applauding]
Good for a block. Put an X there.
Let's shuffle again.
There are four boxes left on the Board
and $1,100 in the pot.
Now, we go to the lower right
Right.
To Comic Strips, for a block.
One comic strip follows the adventures
of such off-the-wall cavemen as Peter, Thor and Wiley.
To block Doc once again,
what is the two-letter title of this comic strip?
Yes, that's right.
[audience applauding]
Put an O there.
In the pot now, $1,300.
And three boxes left up there, Doc.
Let's shuffle. These are the subjects for you to pick from:
Mythology, Comic Strips and Bodies of Water.
Well, I'm good at bodies,
but I don't know about Bodies of Water,
[audience laughing]
There you go bragging again, Doc.
Bodies of Water.
This sea which surrounds the island of Jamaica
was once part of the area
that English pirates called the Spanish Main.
Name this sea.
The Caribbean Sea.
[audience applauding]
Another X on the Board. Another $200 in the pot.
Now, we're down to two boxes.
The categories that are gonna appear in these boxes, of course,
are going to determine if we have a tie.
Let's shuffle.
There they are, Max.
To block, again, Comic Strips.
Top center, Comic Strips, to block Doc.
This British comic strip character
has a wife named Flo
and a passion for drinking beer.
Playing darts and avoiding his landlord
are also favorite hobbies of his.
For a block, name him.
Yes, that's right.
[audience applauding]
And we have a tie game.
So, congratulations, Doc and Max.
$1,700 in the pot.
I congratulate both of you 'cause we have a tie,
which means we're gonna show you nine new categories
right after we take a break.
We'll get a brand-new game under way.
We'll be right back.
[audience applauding]