Doug: Gio, come on over here because we've got the ultimate Head-To-Head
Match.  


 
(ding)

Doug: Because you won our playoff with CY$800, we seed the bank with
a different CY$800.

 



Doug: Now then -- four of our stars have been secretly and randomly
assigned the number 250.  Four others have the number 500.  One has
the number 1000.  You'll pick a star and he or she will reveal his or
her multiplier.  Find the 1000 -- and we multiply that by the 1000
in the bank for CY$800,000.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Otherwise, it's CY$200,000 or CY$400,000.  Crucial decision.
Who do you pick?

Gio: I want to end the series with a bang. Chad please.

 



 
Doug: Turning to the man in the middle one more time.  Chad, give it
a good tug and let's see if you've got the 1000.

 



 
(ding)  

Doug: No -- a 250.  But this is a great way to wrap it up if it works
out.


 
(ding)  (audience cheers)

Doug: CY$200,000.  Gio, if you match Chad exactly, you'll better than
double your total winnings.  If you *don't* match Chad exactly, we'll
give you a consolation prize of ten percent of the bank -- which would
be CY$20,000.

But let's see if you can win the full CY$200,000 with this. 

ARTHUR______

Doug: Arthur << BLANK >>.  That's A-R-T-H-U-R.  Arthur << BLANK >>.

(MG-HSH Super Match think music plays) 

(Chad writes down answer on card; places it in slot)



 
(ding)


Doug: All right, Chad's ready with his answer.  Hope you're ready with
yours so that we can all go out in a blaze of glory.  For CY$200,000,
Arthur << BLANK >>.

Gio: Read

(a few claps from the crowd; vast majority of audience, however, groans)

Doug: The PBS cartoon character.  Well -- we'll see.

Turn

around,

face

your

accuser

and

let's

see

if

you

win

another

two

hundred

large

on

our

last

show.

Chad,

what

did

you

write

down?


Chad: I thought about this for a bit of time.

But I had to settle on something we always stress, your first instinct.

[MILLER]

(buzz; audience groans; TPiR losing horns)



  
Doug: The famous playwright does not match the cartoon character.

Believe it or not, this question did have *the* definitive answer.
The name of the owner of the Atlanta Falcons -- Arthur Blank.

(scattered cheers)

Doug: Because -- in the four other tournaments of champions we've
had, the questions were "<< BLANK >> check", "entry << BLANK >>",
"<< BLANK >> stare" and "Grosse Point << BLANK >>".  The definitive
answers to all those questions were -- the word "blank".  We 
thought we'd continue that trend one more time.  

Before we total up your winnings, Gio, let's see who had the big 1000?

  

(ding) (scattered "woahs") (MG-HSH theme plays)


Doug: Yeah, missed it by *one* square.  Brian Sapinski held the key to
a possible CY$800,000.

Well, you didn't get CY$200,000 from the bank.  But as promised earlier,
you get CY$20,000 from the bank.  This really ices the cake nicely --
CY$197,800...

CY$197,800
  
(audience cheers)

Doug: ...including that SUV/camper.  Great job, Gio.  Great job by all
our players and panelists tonight.  One more thought before we sound
the last call -- after this.


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(clips of various VBS net games over the course of almost two decades
accompanied by the chorus line to "Winning It All" by The Outfield)

Voice guy: VBS -- where the winners are.

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