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(Gary Kroeger) THE GAME WITH BIG BUCKS AND WHAMMIES
IS EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.
IT'S TIME TO PRESS YOUR LUCK AND PLAY WHAMMY!
[upbeat disco music]
LET'S MEET TODAY'S PLAYERS.
HI, MY NAME IS SHANNON.
I'M FROM KINGSTON, NEW YORK,
AND I'M GONNA WIN THE BIG BUCKS
TO PAY FOR MY WEDDING THIS SPRING.
WHOOO!
HI, MY NAME IS WILLIAM.
I'M FROM AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA.
I'M IN INSURANCE,
AND I'M HERE TO WIN BIG BUCKS FOR AN ENGAGEMENT RING.
[cheers and applause]
HEY, THERE. MY NAME'S JAKE.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
I'M AN AUDIO ENGINEER,
AND I'M TRYING TO WIN MEGA-BIG BUCKS
TO GO TO MY BROTHER'S WEDDING IN KOREA.
AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME OUR HOST, TODD NEWTON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GARY KROEGER.
HELLO, EVERYBODY.
HI, THERE. GOOD TO SEE YA.
WELCOME TO WHAMMY! WHERE YOU CAN SPIN YOUR WAY
TO SOME GREAT PRIZES AND SOME BIG BUCKS TOO.
LOOK AT THIS FINE-LOOKING GROUP.
ARE YOU READY TO PRESS YOUR LUCK?
YEAH!
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.
WELL, I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER WAY TO GET THIS SHOW STARTED
THAN BY GIVING EACH ONE OF YOU $1,000.
ALL RIGHT? WE CAN WORK WITH THAT?
NOW, YOU CAN ADD TO THAT TOTAL
BY TAKING A CHANCE ON THIS BIG BOARD
THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE.
LOOK AT ALL THAT GOOD STUFF ON THERE.
AMONG THE GOOD STUFF IS THE BAD STUFF.
WE CALL THE BAD STUFF THE WHAMMY.
LAND ON A WHAMMY, HE'LL TAKE ALL YOUR CASH,
ALL YOUR PRIZES AND DEPOSIT IT INTO HIS BIG BANK.
SINCE WE'RE GIVING AWAY ALL THIS MONEY,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE WHAMMY SOME.
PUT $3,000 IN THE BIG BANK.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN WHAMMY THE WHAMMY
BY LANDING ON THE BIG BANK SQUARE RIGHT UP THERE.
DO THAT AND I'LL ASK YOU A QUESTION.
IF YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION CORRECTLY, THEN YOU'VE GOT IT.
EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE BIG BANK BECOMES YOURS.
ALSO SOME CAR KEYS UP THERE.
NOW GET BOTH HALVES OF THE CAR KEY, WIN THE GAME,
AND GUESS WHAT, THAT CAR IS YOURS.
(Gary) TODD, IT'S THE SPORTY SUZUKI AERIO SX WITH 145 HORSEPOWER,
IN-DASH SIX DISC CD CHANGER, AND ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS,
FROM SUZUKI.
AND PLAYERS, KEEP IN MIND, WHOEVER'S IN THE LEAD
AT THE END OF THIS FIRST ROUND GOES LAST IN THE FINAL ROUND,
THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
AND WE DREW BACKSTAGE TO SEE WHO WAS GONNA GO FIRST.
SHANNON, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S YOU.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS BIG BOARD
IN MOTION FOR YOU, SHANNON.
YOU'VE GOT $1,000 TO START,
LET'S TRY TO ADD TO THAT NOW, OKAY?
OKAY, I WANT SOME MAJOR INCREMENTS OF MONEY...STOP!
STOP AT BIG BANK, WOW!
[cheers and applause]
RIGHT OUTTA THE GATE, LOOK AT YOU, SHANNON.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, $3,000 IN THERE.
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S HOPE YOU WANT THE RIGHT ANSWER,
AND LET'S HOPE EVEN MORE THAT YOU GET IT.
BECAUSE THIS QUESTION'S WORTH $3,000 TO YA.
LISTEN CAREFULLY.
SHANNON, TELL ME WHAT CLASSIC T.V. SITCOM FINALE
RANKS AS THE HIGHEST RATED PROGRAM OF ALL TIME.
SEINFELD.
FOR $3,000...
YOU ARE INCORRECT.
UGH.
DARN.
SEINFELD A BIG ONE, MASH A BIGGER ONE.
OKAY, SHANNON, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. NO LOVE LOST HERE.
YOU STILL GOT YOURSELF $1,000.
WE MOVE ON DOWN TO WILLIAM. HELLO THERE, WILLIAM.
WHOO! C'MON.
PUT THE BOARD IN MOTION FOR YOU, BUDDY.
BIG BUCKS, NO WHAMMIES, BIG BUCKS.
STOP AT A WHAMMY.