Net Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour

All right, Net Poker's up and running, TBR's pilot just started.  Now,
we can start another NMG-HSH.  Some notes before we do...

\ David Barkow's our current champ with one win and CY$42,500.  A
CY$50,000 payoff in the Super Match will more than likely put him in
our champions' special.

\ Joining our panel are old friends Tom Hornikel and Frank (WOW!), 
Mark Sinsabaugh, "Game Show Man" Joe Van Ginkel and Dean "The Deals"
Scungio.

\ As always, if you've played in any of the last three episodes as
a civilian, please sit on your hands and let someone else play.  In
our last episode, David plus the other two civilians had never
played before.  So we want to spread the virtual wealth as much as 
possible.

...now on to qualifying.  The two people closest to the right
answer, high or low, play Match Game.  The winner there advances
to Hollywood Squares to compete against David.  The question...

Maybe they aren't smarter than a fifth grader.  What percentage of 
students who graduated high school in 2007 couldn't find the Pacific
Ocean on a map?

(time passes)

And let's see the actual percentage of grads who need to give back
the diplomas.

(ding)

To borrow a line from a certain TPiR pricing game, "THAT'S TOO MUCH!"
Well, let's see who's in it to win it.  Who's the closest?

Chad Mosher		29%  

Right on the money, Chad!  Too bad we can't give you ten million.
There'll be more to say about that later.

Chad was a celebrity a few episodes ago -- but our records show
he hasn't been on NMG-HSH as a civilian.  So welcome to the other
side, Chad.  Next closest?

Matt Taylor		28%

Another newcomer.  Our records show Matt's never been a civilan.

Now, for a hard turn -- and this wouldn't be the first time this year
I've had to make such a turn.  As I trust you're aware by now, Merv
Griffin died August 12th after a battle with prostate cancer.  

You know his contributions to the game show world -- most notably 
"Wheel" and "Jeopardy!"

ClassicSquares.com notes Merv was a celebrity panelist on the original
"Hollywood Squares" for a week in 1972 -- and another week in 1975. 
Our research cannot connect him to any version of "Match Game" (if
there ever was, it would be most likely the '60s version...but that 
is one huge if...so unless we find anything for sure to the 
contrary, we won't comment further on this). 

We can only connect Merv to the original "Match Game - Hollywood
Squares Hour" series by saying...

(a) one of those legendary creations, "Wheel of Fortune", was on
the same network as MG-HSH.

(b) each of "Wheel's" first two daytime hosts, Chuck Woolery and Pat 
Sajak, appeared for at least one week on the MG-HSH panel -- albeit
not at the same time (Chuck, of course, was representing "Scrabble" 
by this time).

Of course, Merv was much more.  He was a game show host in his own
right, an actor, a singer, a talk show host and a business man.

For his accomplishments to the game show world -- populated by
fans who are in mourning -- we are dedicating this episode to
Mervyn Edward Griffin, Jr.


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(piano music plays)



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(MG-HSH theme plays)

Rich:
It's time for the...

...with our guests...

...from Frank's World...
tomHORNIKEL
andFRANK

...from New York Roads...
markSINSABAUGH

...from Net Deal or No Deal...
deanSCUNGIO

...the game show man himself...
joeVAN GINKEL

...plus our center square...
jayLEWIS

...and the stars of
the Net Match Game -
Hollywood Squares Hour...
ryanMORRIS
and
dougMORRIS

 

(NMG-HSH sign rises; MG-esque doors open; Ryan and Doug are 
welcomed to an ecstatic crowd, walk down the stairs, shake hands)

Doug:  Thanks, Rich and helloooooooo, everybody and welcome to
another Net Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour.   Hello, stars.

Panel: (basically in unison) Hello, Ryan and Doug.

Ryan: We crowned a new champion on the last show.  He won
more tha CY$40,000 and he's back for much more.

Doug: Too bad he can't increase that 40-grand by the power of
10.  (audience laughs)  I say that because my buddy Ryan -- as
opposed to the former football coach Buddy Ryan -- is hosting
Net Power of 10 here on VBS.  (audience cheers) Oh, yeah.
Chance at a big CY$10,000,000.

Frank: DOUBLE WOW!

(audience laughs)

Doug: Double wow is right, Frank.   Ryan, I wish you all the
luck in the world with it -- and if you ever need any assist, you
know where to find me.  But for now, let's play this game --
the Net Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour.
 
(audience cheers) (Ryan and Doug shake hands)  (Ryan walks over
to "the Morris chair" among the panel)  (Doug walks over to the
Match Game players' desks)
 
Doug: And we're starting Match Game with Chad Mosher and
Matt Taylor.


(audience cheers)

Doug: A brief explanation of the rules of this part of the show.
The object is to match as many...

Doug: ...of these members of the Net Power of 10 polling group as
you possibly can.  (light laughter from the crowd)  Again, Ryan,
if you need assistance, gimme a jingle.

Each time you match a panelist, you win CY$100.  Match everyone and 
your total goes up to CY$1000.  

The player who scores more matches after Round 3 wins the game, 
another CY$500, and plays against our champ in Hollywood Squares 
for tens of thousands more.

MG ROUND 1 BEGINS