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00:00Get ready for our game of skill and strategy!
00:16Blockbuster!
00:23And here's the star of Blockbusters, Bill Rafferty!
00:31Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, Rich.
00:34Hello, everybody. Welcome to Blockbusters.
00:36We're in the middle of a match right now.
00:38I think it's time for us to meet our players.
00:40Let's say hello to our champion, Michael. Hello, Mike.
00:42Hi, Bill. Nice tie, Bill.
00:44You like that tie? I like it, too.
00:46Okay. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
00:48My name is Mike Brown. I live in West Covina.
00:51And I hope to take some of my money and move to Lake Tahoe,
00:55where I'll do some casino work, hopefully.
00:57Yeah, that's right. You're studying to be a dealer.
00:59Right.
01:00A car dealer.
01:01And a dice dealer, too.
01:02And a dice dealer. He's also got to take...
01:04It's funny. He said this the other day to me.
01:06He's going to have to take eight of his friends to Vegas
01:08because he's won this much money.
01:09He's got to buy round-trip tickets.
01:10Anyway, he's got $16,900 in his pocket right now.
01:15Good work, sir.
01:16Hiya, Susan.
01:17Hi, Bill.
01:18Good to see you.
01:20Susan is our challenger.
01:21And introduce yourself, please.
01:22I'm Susan Sartain.
01:23I live in Sherman Oaks, California,
01:25originally from the beautiful state of Washington.
01:27And I work at UCLA Medical Center for a vascular surgeon.
01:30Where were you from in Washington?
01:32I had somebody ask on that.
01:33Puyallup, Washington.
01:34Puyallup?
01:35Puyallup, Washington.
01:36Whoa, stole that a couple of times.
01:38Anyway, Susan is the challenger, but she is putting a lot of heat
01:41on the champ right now because she has already won one game
01:44and has $100 in her corner right now.
01:46Let's take a look at our board now for game number two, please.
01:52Here it comes, flying into place.
01:53Each of those letters represents a one-word answer to a question.
01:56And in this game, you'll notice that white, that's our champion,
01:59gets the advantage by connecting top to bottom.
02:02That's going to be white to white.
02:03And they can do that with as few as four.
02:05And Susan, our challenger, is working side to side.
02:09That is red to red.
02:11And she's going to do that with at least five.
02:13So she has a bit of a disadvantage in this game.
02:16And we're all set to get started right now.
02:18Let's take a look at the board and see what letter
02:20we're going to start game number two with.
02:22M.
02:23Always a toss-up question.
02:24Hands on buzzers, please.
02:25What M?
02:26Located at Broadway and 34th Street in New York...
02:31Mike.
02:32Macy's?
02:33Macy's is right.
02:34Macy's.
02:39Located at Broadway and 34th Street in New York City,
02:41is the world's largest department store
02:43and puts on the best parade.
02:44It is Macy's.
02:45That's what we were looking for.
02:46White on the board, working top to bottom with the advantage.
02:48Pick again, please.
02:49G, please.
02:50G.
02:51What G does folklore say cannot rest
02:55because they are haunted by the wrongs...
02:58Susan.
02:59Ghosts?
03:00Ghosts, that is right.
03:01G.
03:06Plus, they are haunted by the wrongs they did in life.
03:08They cannot rest.
03:09Ghosts, the right answer.
03:10Red now takes control of the board, working side to side.
03:13Pick, please.
03:14T, please.
03:15T.
03:16What T?
03:17Comes from the old French meaning to sparkle
03:20and is the decoration often found on Christmas trees?
03:23Mike.
03:24Tinsel.
03:25Tinsel, that is right.
03:26Right back in control, working top to bottom, we'll pick.
03:33L, please.
03:34L.
03:35What L will there be one of for every 110 people in three years
03:41and women account for 20% of those entering this profession?
03:47Susan.
03:48Lawyers?
03:49That is right.
03:55You'll be able to make a move without them.
03:56They'll be all over the place, under your feet, everywhere.
03:58All right.
03:59Lawyers was the right answer.
04:00Continuing.
04:01Susan, working side to side, we'll pick.
04:02Red.
04:03I'll take the V, please.
04:04V.
04:06What V was red when worn by brides during the Renaissance?
04:11Mike.
04:12Veil?
04:13Veil, that is right.
04:14But today is white as a symbol of purity.
04:21Veil was the answer we were looking for.
04:23White takes over.
04:24It's going back and forth here.
04:25Good game taking place right now.
04:26Michael.
04:27White working top to bottom.
04:28Pick again.
04:29B, please.
04:30B.
04:31This will add mucho blocks to Susan's root
04:34if she doesn't block them here,
04:35because this will really set her off in another path.
04:37What B does the average American male say is his favorite color?
04:42Susan.
04:43Blue.
04:44Blue.
04:45That is right.
04:50Boy, if you didn't get that, Susan, you were on your way to the races.
04:52You would have had to go all the way down and around.
04:54We'll be right back with more of this game.
04:56Really good game, too.
04:57Right after you.
04:59You were down and then all the way around.
05:01We're going to have two questions.
05:03Pinkles and puffing.
05:05Here we are.
05:06We were waiting for you.
05:07Okay, middle of game number two.
05:10Susan, the challenger red is in control working side to side and will pick.
05:14I'll take the O, please.
05:15O.
05:16What O does the Academy of General Dentistry say you shouldn't suck on
05:22because the enamel on your teeth can be worn down by this...
05:26Susan.
05:27Olive?
05:28No, incorrect.
05:29I'll repeat it again for Michael.
05:30What O does the Academy of General Dentistry say you shouldn't suck on
05:33because the enamel on your teeth can be worn down by this citrus fruit?
05:37Orange.
05:38Orange.
05:39That is correct.
05:46That's pretty...
05:47That's interesting.
05:48I didn't know that.
05:49All right, continuing on.
05:50White back on control of the board working top to bottom and we'll pick now.
05:52P, please.
05:55P.
05:56What P was invented more than 100 years before the airplane with the first...
06:02Mike.
06:03Propeller?
06:04Incorrect.
06:05I'll repeat it again for Susan.
06:06What P was invented more than 100 years before the airplane with the first jump being made from a tree and the second from a balloon?
06:13Parachute?
06:14Parachute is right.
06:23That's an interesting fact.
06:24All right, Susan back in control.
06:26Red working side to side.
06:27Pick again, please.
06:28The H, please.
06:29Uh-oh.
06:30This is it.
06:31If Susan gets this, Susan will be the new champion.
06:33Michael has to block here just to stay alive in hopes of winning this game and get it to the tiebreaker.
06:39Always a toss-up.
06:40What H should you wash after you touch money in Mexico?
06:45Susan.
06:46Hand!
06:47Well, you did it.
06:48What H should you wash after you touch money in Mexico because 15% of their coins in paper currency carry Montezuma's revenge bacteria.
06:59And there is the route that Susan took to become the champion.
07:00And she has done it.
07:01She is going to come down right over here.
07:02Right now.
07:03Come on, Susan.
07:04Join me over here because you're going to go to the gold run.
07:05Michael, I want to thank you so much.
07:06You are a great player, sir.
07:07Michael is going to leave us with $16,900 and Martin Lawrence Gallery's lithographs.
07:08Thank you, Michael.
07:09Come on over here.
07:10You're going to do it.
07:11You're going to do it.
07:12What a good job.
07:13What a good job.
07:14You are a good player.
07:15You are an excellent player because to beat him, he was great.
07:17And there is a great player.
07:18And there is the route that Susan took to become the champion.
07:19And she has done it.
07:20She is going to come down right over here.
07:21Right now.
07:22Come on, Susan.
07:23Join me over here because you're going to go to the gold run.
07:24Michael, I want to thank you so much.
07:25You are a great player, sir.
07:26Michael is going to leave us with $16,900 and Martin Lawrence Gallery's lithographs.
07:32Thank you, Michael.
07:34Come on over here.
07:35You're going to do it.
07:37What a good job.
07:38Well, you are a good player.
07:39You are an excellent player.
07:40Because to beat him, he was smart.
07:42He was really quick and smart.
07:44But you're the champ.
07:45You got $200 in your pocket right now.
07:47You're going to the gold run.
07:48If you get through that, you're going to win $5,000.
07:50Let's take a look at the gold run board right now.
07:59All right.
08:00There it is flying into place.
08:01Now, Susan, to win the big money, you're going to start at the left side and make a path connecting the gold to the gold.
08:06If you do that, you're going to win $5,000.
08:09A lot of money.
08:10A lot of money.
08:12Now, if you miss a question or you pass, a block goes up on that board, then you've got to work your way around it.
08:20But you're going to have 60 seconds in which to do it, and you just keep going until time runs out.
08:24Okay.
08:25You ready to do it?
08:26I'm ready.
08:27Good luck right now.
08:29Let's give her 60 seconds.
08:30Let me caution the audience about hollering out answers.
08:31I know you like to play along, but this is for the big loot.
08:34So keep it quiet.
08:36Time will begin after your first clue.
08:38Pick your letters, Susan.
08:40H-T-H.
08:41Michael Landon's series.
08:44Highway to Heaven.
08:45Correct.
08:46Pick again.
08:47ASU.
08:48Early Elvis hit.
08:51Pass.
08:52Pick again.
08:53SF.
08:54SF.
08:55Television's original Gidget.
08:57Sally Field.
08:58Correct.
08:59Pick again.
09:00FC.
09:01Once exiled in Mexico.
09:04Fidel Castro.
09:05Correct.
09:06Pick again.
09:07PB.
09:08Author of The Deep.
09:11Peter Blatty.
09:12Incorrect.
09:13Pick again, please.
09:14MR.
09:15Oscar-winning song from Breakfast at Tiffany's.
09:17Boone River.
09:18Correct.
09:19Pick again.
09:20AP.
09:21Largest news-gathering agency in the world.
09:23Associated Press.
09:24$5,000.
09:31Whoa.
09:32Just terrific.
09:34Just terrific.
09:40Boy, not many people can do that.
09:42Not many people can walk up here and just go for it and get it.
09:44And you did do it.
09:46You picked up the $5,000.
09:48You missed two along the way.
09:49Let's just recap and see what you did here.
09:52You were so close on one of them.
09:53You could have done it earlier.
09:54ASU.
09:55Early Elvis hit.
09:56All shook up.
09:57Everybody knows that.
09:58And last but not least, you were close on this one.
10:01This was an author of The Deep.
10:03PB.
10:04You said Blatty.
10:05But it was Peter Benchley.
10:06Yeah.
10:07Also wrote The Island.
10:08Another fantastic novel.
10:09Anyway, what do you care?
10:10Forget those.
10:11I don't care.
10:12$5,000.
10:13I got $5,000.
10:14$200 for being the champ.
10:15The total now is $5,200.
10:16And if you repeat, you come back here, you can do it all over again.
10:19We'll be right back right after this.
10:21Good job.
10:23Awesome.
10:30Good player, boy.
10:31I'll tell you.
10:32We were just talking while you guys were watching our commercials, as I know you do.
10:36And if you recall, the first game that Susan played, she blanked a couple of times and
10:40it looked very disheartening for her.
10:41And then she came back and bang-o, knocked off the champ real quick in two games.
10:45And it is so difficult to come up here the first time and go to that gold run and pick
10:50up $5,000.
10:51Good plan.
10:53However, glory is short-lived here, Susan, because you have to face a challenger.
10:56And here comes Jim.
10:57Come on, Jim.
11:01Jim, welcome to you, sir.
11:03Introduce yourself, please.
11:04Hello, Bill.
11:05I'm Jim Flanagan.
11:06I'm a Southern Baptist pastor.
11:07I'm married to one wife and have two beautiful children.
11:10Well, I think for Southern Baptists, about one wife is your limit.
11:13One wife's enough, yes.
11:14Yeah, I think, yeah.
11:15I think for Northern Baptists, they can have 15 or 20, but I don't know.
11:18Let's get started right now.
11:19Let's take a look at our board.
11:23Quick reminder to Jim, to your challenger, sir.
11:26Red is going to be working top to bottom.
11:28And you'll have the advantage in this game, Jim.
11:30You can do it with as few as four.
11:31And let's get started with game number one.
11:33What letter?
11:34T.
11:35Always a toss-up.
11:36What T does the Boy Scouts...
11:40...against setting up under a tree...
11:42That's Susan.
11:43Tent.
11:44Tent.
11:45That is correct.
11:49Well, the champ is off to a good start.
11:51It has one block on the board.
11:52And they don't want you to set it up under a tree,
11:54because dead branches will come crashing down right on your head.
11:57So there's some good advice to us campers.
11:59Continuing.
12:00White working side to side.
12:01I'll take the W, please.
12:03W wants to anchor.
12:04Important block.
12:05What W does helpful hints expert Heloise
12:08say you should buy two or three extra of when you buy a towel set,
12:14because they...
12:15Jim.
12:16Washcloth.
12:17Washcloth.
12:18That is right.
12:19Because they wear out faster than the rest,
12:24and washcloth was the answer we were looking for,
12:26and the challenger is now on the board working top to bottom.
12:29Red will pick again.
12:30L, please, Bill.
12:31L.
12:32What L are mountain climbers more susceptible to
12:36the higher they climb during an electrical storm?
12:40Jim.
12:41Lightning.
12:42Lightning.
12:43That is correct.
12:44Right.
12:50All right.
12:51So, Jim, Red working top to bottom.
12:52In control.
12:53Pick again, please.
12:54B, please, Bill.
12:55B.
12:56What B does Mattoon, Illinois claim to be the world capital of
13:02by baking daily...
13:05Susan.
13:06Bread?
13:07Incorrect.
13:08I'll read it again for Jim.
13:09What B does Mattoon, Illinois claim to be the world capital of
13:12by baking daily over a million of these rolls we eat
13:16with cream cheese and lox?
13:18Bagels.
13:19Yeah!
13:20You've got to love a Southern Baptist that wins on bagels.
13:29Bagels.
13:30I'll tell you that right now.
13:31Bagels.
13:32Oy vey, y'all.
13:34Okay.
13:35Amen.
13:36Let's continue on right now.
13:41Red in control, and we'll pick again.
13:43You, please, Bill.
13:44All right, sir.
13:45This is it.
13:46If Jim gets this, Jim is going to be the winner of game
13:48number one.
13:49Boy, he is a good player.
13:50You can block him here, Susan.
13:51You know, they're all toss-up questions.
13:52Yeah.
13:53What you are some postmen now carrying to protect themselves
13:57from attacking dogs?
13:58Jim.
13:59Umbrellas.
14:00Umbrellas is right.
14:01Yeah!
14:08That changes them.
14:09There's the route that Jim took.
14:13That's how he won it.
14:14Right down that one row there.
14:16The reason they carry umbrellas is because when they open,
14:19they create a shield and scare the dog.
14:21We're going to be right back right now after this next
14:23commercial, and we're going to start game number two,
14:25a must-win situation for Susan.
14:27Come on.
14:28Come on.
14:29Come on.
14:30We've been waiting for you.
14:31We're about to start game number two, and this is going to be a real important game
14:45for the champion because she has to win this, otherwise she will be the ex-champion.
14:49Susan, you'll be out of here, and Jim will be the champion.
14:52So let's get started right now with game number two.
14:54Let's take a look at the board, please.
14:59And in this game, Susan, our champion, will have the advantage.
15:02She will be working top to bottom.
15:03She can do it with as few as four.
15:05And, of course, Jim is working side to side.
15:07That's red to red, and he's got at least five to deal with.
15:09Let's get started right now.
15:10Game number two.
15:11What letter, please?
15:12D.
15:13Always a toss-up.
15:14What D does helpful hints expert, Heloise, suggest you keep warm in your sleeping bag
15:20when you're camping so you won't freeze your armpit when you...
15:25Susan.
15:26Deodorant.
15:27Deodorant.
15:28That's right.
15:30So you won't freeze your armpit when you spray it on the next morning, and then you walk
15:39around the woods like this for like eight hours.
15:42Okay.
15:43Deodorant.
15:44The answer.
15:45Susan on the board.
15:46White.
15:47Working top to bottom.
15:48We'll pick again.
15:49I'll take the eye, please.
15:50Wants to anchor at the top.
15:51What eye usually accommodates only one family, and it takes only an hour or two for...
15:55Jim.
15:56Igloo.
15:57Igloo is right.
15:58Yeah.
15:59And it takes only an hour or two for an experienced Eskimo to build it and make one out of snow,
16:10and obviously the answer had to be Igloo, and Jim got in there right away.
16:13Jim.
16:14Red.
16:15Yeah.
16:16Red working side to side.
16:17Pick again, please.
16:18W, please.
16:19W.
16:20He's gonna anchor over here if he gets this right.
16:21What W speed up the rotting process in your compost heap?
16:26Jim.
16:27Worms.
16:28Worms.
16:29That is right.
16:37What do you hear this?
16:38What W will speed up the rotting process in your compost heap, and a book called Entertaining
16:43With Insects says, before eating them, you should rinse these wiggly things in cold water.
16:48Yes.
16:49Gets rid of the wrinkles.
16:50Okay.
16:51Worms was the answer we were looking for.
16:54Red working side to side.
16:56Pick again, Jim.
16:57T, please.
16:58T.
16:59What T?
17:01Weigh about 1,000 pounds and have to be two years old before they are allowed to race.
17:07T.
17:10Too much time.
17:11Too much time.
17:12Thoroughbreds.
17:13Thoroughbreds.
17:14Horses.
17:15We were talking about.
17:16All right.
17:17Another T question.
17:18Always a toss up.
17:19What T are there almost 200 new pairs of a day in the United States?
17:24Susan.
17:25Twins.
17:26Twins.
17:27That is correct.
17:28Doubling the joy of their new parents.
17:35Twins was the answer we were looking for.
17:37I don't know about doubling the joy, though.
17:39Anyway, continue on right now.
17:40White in control, working top to bottom.
17:42I'll take the N, please.
17:43N.
17:44What N was made six feet one inch long for use in mattress making set a Guinness record for its length?
17:53Jim.
17:54Needle?
17:55Needle.
17:56That is right.
17:57Set a Guinness record for its length and would be easy to find in a haystack.
18:06Obviously.
18:07And would also be good in a sword fight.
18:09Needle is what we were looking for.
18:11And Jim, Red, back on the board, working side to side.
18:14We'll pick, please.
18:15P, please, Bill.
18:16P.
18:17What P just celebrated its first peaceful Christmas in 17 years?
18:22Susan.
18:23Palestine?
18:24Incorrect.
18:25I'll repeat it again for Jim.
18:26What P just celebrated its first peaceful Christmas in 17 years?
18:29And the newly proposed constitution will keep its female president in office for five more years?
18:35Philippines.
18:36Philippines.
18:37Philippines is correct.
18:42Philippines is correct.
18:43Little current events there.
18:44All right, Jim.
18:45Red is still in control.
18:46We'll pick again.
18:47A, please, Bill.
18:48He's working side to side.
18:49And if he gets this one, he will be anchored.
18:51And he will win the match and be the new champion.
18:53Susan, you have to block.
18:55What A does President Reagan often bring back from weekends at Camp David for the White House squirrels?
19:03Susan.
19:04Acorns?
19:05Very important block for Susan.
19:06We'll be back, I hope, at the finish of this.
19:07Right after this message.
19:08Very good block.
19:09That is where you had to go.
19:10Susan just remarked in the break how quickly things change.
19:12She's got a little bit of pressure on her right now.
19:14If you want to see how this game ends up, you're going to have to join us tomorrow right here on Blockbusters.
19:30I'm Bill Rafferty.
19:31I hope I see you then.
19:32Bye-bye.
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