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00:00You think you have a way with words?
00:03Well, so do our players.
00:04And tonight, they are engaging in a war of words
00:07for their chance to win $10,000.
00:10It's time for Scrabble.
00:23Are you guys clapping because I was dancing
00:25or you were clapping because you were embarrassed?
00:27Either way, I'll take it.
00:29Welcome to Scrabble.
00:30I am Craig Ferguson.
00:31Let's meet tonight's players.
00:33I'm Derek.
00:33I'm an accountant from Cassopolis, Michigan.
00:35I'm Karmini.
00:36I'm a university instructor from Phoenix, Arizona.
00:39I'm David.
00:40I'm a professor and dean from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
00:43Well, welcome to the show, everyone.
00:44I can't wait to see you in action
00:46in our super-sized Scrabble board.
00:47Look at the size of this thing.
00:49Look at the size of that.
00:50Isn't that amazing?
00:52Now, look, the three of you are going to battle it out
00:54in three rounds of word games.
00:55The player with the most points moves on to our final round,
00:58for a chance to win $10,000.
01:01May the best words win.
01:05The key to being a strong Scrabble player
01:07is the ability to look at random letters
01:09and turn them into words.
01:12I'm going to present you
01:13with racks of scrambled letters and clues.
01:16Your job is to find the words that match those clues.
01:20The first two players to get four correct
01:22will move on to the next round.
01:24Are you ready to play?
01:25Yes.
01:26Let's play Scrabble.
01:30Here comes the first word,
01:32always through the center square, of course.
01:34There it is up there.
01:36The clue is...
01:38Curious.
01:39Here are your scrambled letters.
01:44David.
01:45Wonder.
01:45It is Wonder.
01:48David, you're off the money.
01:50You have one point.
01:52So, David, where are you from?
01:54I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
01:56Is that where Bugs Bunny takes a wrong turn?
01:58Yes.
01:58But that's great.
01:59I love Albuquerque.
02:00Not that I'm having a favorite.
02:01I just like Albuquerque, that's all.
02:03Here is your next word from the W in Wonder.
02:06And the clue is...
02:08Deserving.
02:10Here are your scrambled letters.
02:12Carmini.
02:16Worthy.
02:18Worthy is a great answer.
02:20Carmini, you have one point.
02:21David, you have one point.
02:22Where are you from, Carmini?
02:23Phoenix.
02:24Phoenix.
02:25I went to Phoenix once.
02:26It's the hottest place I've ever been.
02:27It is very hot.
02:28But it's a dry heat.
02:30Yes.
02:30I don't know what that means.
02:31It's still awful, but it's nice.
02:34You get used to it.
02:35Yeah.
02:35Have you ever been to Phoenix?
02:36I have.
02:37Yeah?
02:37Where are you from?
02:38Casalbus, Michigan.
02:39Casalbus, Michigan.
02:40Casalpolis.
02:41Is it a big town?
02:42No.
02:43Are you the mayor?
02:44No.
02:45All right.
02:45The next word is through the R in worthy.
02:50The clue word is improve.
02:53And here are the scrambled letters.
02:58David.
02:59Upgrade.
03:02Well done.
03:04The pride of Albuquerque soars forward.
03:08The next word is through the U in upgrade.
03:10Your clue is club, adhere, or the scrambled letter.
03:18Derek?
03:19Bouncer.
03:20Is there a bouncer in the club?
03:23Congratulations, Derek.
03:25The next word is from the E in upgrade.
03:29The clue word is banish.
03:32And here are your scrambled letters.
03:34The next word is through the R in wonder, the clue word is past, and here are your scrambled
03:54letters.
03:54The next word is true.
03:55The next word is true.
03:56The next word is true.
03:56The next word is through the I in history.
04:00The clue word is important.
04:01Very good, Derek.
04:02Derek up with two points.
04:04Neck and neck.
04:04Everyone's on two.
04:05Remember, the first two people to get four are moving on to the next round.
04:09Very close.
04:10The next word is through the I in history.
04:13The clue word is important.
04:16Here are your scrambled letters.
04:18Shhh.
04:21Kermini.
04:21Vital.
04:23Vital is the correct answer.
04:24Kermini, well done.
04:26Kermini has three.
04:27David has two.
04:28Derek has two.
04:29The race to four is on.
04:30Let's look at the last word on this board.
04:33Through the L in vital, the clue word is breakfast.
04:38And here are your scrambled letters.
04:43Derek.
04:44Omelette.
04:45It is omelette.
04:46Congratulations, Derek.
04:48Derek's up to three.
04:49Kermini has three.
04:50David, you're at two.
04:51First two people to four go through the next round.
04:54All right, we're starting off with a new fresh board.
04:56Let's clear that one off.
05:00There it is.
05:01The clue word is safety.
05:03And here are your scrambled letters.
05:09Derek.
05:10Helmet.
05:11Helmet is the correct answer.
05:14Derek, you're on four.
05:16You got the four.
05:16You're through to the next round.
05:18Congratulations, Doug.
05:20Now, between Kermini and David, whoever gets to four first is going through to the next round.
05:25All right.
05:26All right.
05:26All right.
05:26Good luck to both of you.
05:27Let's get back to the board.
05:29The next word will be through the H in helmet.
05:33The clue word is rain.
05:35And here are your scrambled letters.
05:40David.
05:41Poncho.
05:42Poncho is the correct answer.
05:45David is up to three.
05:46Kermini has three.
05:47David has three.
05:48The next person to get the correct answer is going through the next round.
05:52The next word is through the N in poncho.
05:56Here we go, guys.
05:57Whoever gets this right is going through.
05:58The clue word is playground.
06:00Here are your scrambled letters.
06:05Kermini.
06:06Swing.
06:08Swing is the correct answer.
06:12Congratulations, Kermini.
06:13That is four correct words.
06:15You'll be moving on and joining Derek in the next round.
06:17And you are both that much closer to winning $10,000.
06:21David, thanks for joining us.
06:23I hope you had fun.
06:24I did.
06:24All right.
06:25Let's take a quick break.
06:25And when we come back, we'll find out who's moving on for the chance to play for $10,000.
06:30Right here on Scrabble.
06:31When we come back, right here.
06:50Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
06:52I'm here with Derek and Kermini.
06:54It's time for these two players to continue their world battle to see who will be moving
07:00on to play for a chance to win $10,000.
07:05Guys feeling okay?
07:06You feeling confident?
07:07Got through the first round.
07:09You did well.
07:09Doing good.
07:10In this next round, our players will be presented with six racks of cards.
07:15There they are.
07:17There they are.
07:18The goal is to place the best words on the board.
07:21You will earn the Scrabble point value for each of the three words you make.
07:27Now remember, this is a game of both strategy and vocabulary, so don't forget to take advantage
07:33of the bonus squares.
07:34You guys ready?
07:35Ready.
07:36All right.
07:37Let's play Scrabble.
07:41All right, Derek, you were the first to unscrabble four words in round one.
07:44Would you like to go first or second?
07:46I'll go first.
07:47To help you decide which rack to play, I'm going to flip over the highest value tile on each
07:52rack.
07:53So let's take a look.
07:54There they are.
07:55All the good ones.
07:56Which rack are you going to go with?
07:58I'm going to take rack six with the Y, please.
08:00Six with the Y.
08:02Okay, let's see all of your letters.
08:03You got the Y, L, I, G, U, E, E. You see any words there yet?
08:11I see glee, I see ugly, I see... looks like the word league, but you don't spell it that
08:18way.
08:19No.
08:20I'm going to play ugly right through the middle.
08:22Let's see that on the board.
08:24Ugly, starting on the U. Okay, very good.
08:27Double word, of course, because it is the first word.
08:30That gives you a total of 16 points.
08:32All right, off to a good start.
08:34Carmine, your turn.
08:36Which rack would you like to play?
08:38I would like to play rack four with the Q.
08:42Rack four with the Q.
08:44You're going for the Q.
08:45I am.
08:46Very bold.
08:47Okay, let's have a look at your letters.
08:48W, I, O, R, N, Q, S.
08:52All right.
08:54See any words there yet?
08:55Yeah, I can play, um, Q, U, I.
08:59Uh, let's see, I can play L, O, W.
09:02Uh, not much there.
09:05I'm going to play low, L, O, W.
09:08W, landing on a triple letter bonus.
09:14That's what they're going for, Carmine.
09:1714 points right away.
09:19All right.
09:20Derek, you're the next player up.
09:22Which rack would you like to choose?
09:24I will take rack one with the M.
09:26Right.
09:27One with the M.
09:28Let's look at your letters.
09:29G, D, I, E, M, P, R.
09:34I could make whimper.
09:35Wow.
09:36Okay.
09:37But that might not be great.
09:38Yeah.
09:39I see grid.
09:40Mm-hmm.
09:41Uh, I see grim.
09:44Uh, and prim, of course, is still there as well.
09:46Mm-hmm.
09:47Um, I'm going to play the word wiped from the W in low.
09:52Wiped.
09:53Very nice.
09:55Triple letter on the D.
09:57Gives you 15 points for wipe.
09:59Gives you a total of 31.
10:01All right.
10:02Doing well.
10:03Carmine, your turn.
10:05Which rack would you like to choose?
10:07Rack five with a D.
10:09Rack five with a D.
10:10Rack five with a D.
10:12N, T, E, T, I, I, D.
10:16Ntetted.
10:17Okay.
10:18Do you see any words other than ntetted?
10:20I see, um, ten.
10:23I see dine.
10:24I see dent.
10:26So, I think I'm going to play dine with the D below the I.
10:33Let's have a look at it on the board.
10:35D, I, N, E.
10:37Gives you the word id, pi, n, d.
10:41These are all words.
10:42You get the double word on the D.
10:45Gives you a total score of 25 for that word.
10:49Gets your score up to 39.
10:51Which is very impressive.
10:53But I have to say.
10:54I thought you were going to play identity on the Y.
10:58You would have used all of your letters,
11:00which, of course, we call that a bingo,
11:02and you get 50 extra points.
11:04Who doesn't love a bingo?
11:06Uh, all right, Derek.
11:07It's your turn again.
11:08This is your final rack.
11:09Which rack would you like to choose?
11:11I'll take rack two with a D.
11:12Rack two with a D.
11:14Your letters are N, D, S, E, L, A, and A.
11:19You see anything there?
11:20I see sand.
11:22Sand.
11:23Mm-hmm.
11:24Lind.
11:25Linds.
11:26Sand.
11:27Yeah, lads.
11:28Beads.
11:29Mm-hmm.
11:30I'm going to play the word salad and make dines going across.
11:35Salad going down to the triple word score.
11:37Let's see it on the board.
11:38S, double letter on the A, L, A, D, down to the triple word.
11:42Outstanding play.
11:44Dines and salad giving you 27 points, bringing you up to 58 points.
11:51Wow.
11:52What a play.
11:54Triple word, strategy, plus vocabulary.
11:59You got to do the strategy.
12:00Carmini is at 39, so you've got it all to do.
12:03All right, Carmini, the last rack.
12:05Here are your letters.
12:06S, V, E, F, R, P, I.
12:11You see anything there?
12:12I'm trying to see if I can get a bonus, a bingo, to get the 20 points, but that's not going to be easy.
12:20You're 19 to tie, 20 to get through to the next round, so you need to score high.
12:25Yeah, I do.
12:26I think I'm going to play Piers down to P-I-E-R-E-S.
12:31Let's have a look at it on the board.
12:33Piers.
12:34You get the double word.
12:3619 to tie, 20 to move to the next round.
12:39The word Piers got you.
12:4114 points, Carmini.
12:43Only gets you up to 53.
12:45Derek, you are through it.
12:4658, you're going through the next round.
12:48I'm sorry, Carmini, you played well, but just not well enough to beat the boy from Michigan.
12:53When we come back, we'll see if Derek can find the right words to bring home $10,000 right here on Scrabble.
13:01Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
13:19I'm here with Derek, our last Scrabble standing.
13:22Excellent play, Derek.
13:24I'm excited for you.
13:25You're about to play for $10,000.
13:29You've done very well today.
13:31Is there any play, any word you're particularly fond of today you thought that's the one that got me through?
13:36Salad.
13:37Salad.
13:38Yeah, yeah.
13:39Salad always gets me going as well.
13:40Well done.
13:41All right.
13:42Let's see if your strong wordplay can continue.
13:45In this final round, you will have seven chances to play seven words.
13:51You'll earn the Scrabble point value for each word.
13:54And if your seven words total up to 200 points, you will win $10,000.
14:00Now, if you don't make it to 200 points, you won't go home empty handed.
14:08You will be earning $25 for each point.
14:12So every word counts.
14:13You ready to play?
14:14I'm ready.
14:15Let's do it.
14:16Okay, let's do it.
14:17Derek, your game starts now.
14:23Here are your letters.
14:24Good luck.
14:25R-G-O-V-L.
14:29E and I.
14:31You see anything?
14:32Well, I see grovel.
14:34I don't think there's a word that plays all seven of them.
14:38Looking for that bingo?
14:39Always, yes.
14:40Yeah.
14:41I'm going to play grovel starting at the double letter in the center row
14:46and moving through the center square.
14:48Grovel.
14:49The E going across.
14:50Oh, the G on the double letter.
14:52Plus you get double word score on grovel.
14:55You open up with 24 points.
14:58That's very good.
15:01Time to play your second word.
15:02What letters are you looking for now?
15:04S would be good.
15:05Yeah, you're always looking for that.
15:06All right, let's see what you got.
15:07I-L-T-M-H-T.
15:15Didn't get an S.
15:16You see anything?
15:17Hilt is about the only word I see.
15:20Well, wait.
15:21Limit is there.
15:22Okay.
15:23I don't know if I can play through any other letters to make anything else.
15:28I'm going to play limit across the E and L in grovel.
15:32L-I double letter on the I-M-I-T going out to the side.
15:37But you also created the words L and Lee, which gives you a total of 13 points.
15:43But I see what you're doing.
15:45Get out to the side.
15:46Good.
15:47Time to play your third word.
15:49What letters are you looking for now?
15:50What are you hoping for?
15:51S will be good again.
15:53You never know what letters you're going to get.
15:55It's just like Scrabble at home.
15:56Let's see what tiles come out.
15:58Well, you've already got the H, the T, and the D.
16:02Then we got a U, an A, an I.
16:07Let's give us an S.
16:08Nope, it's a G.
16:09I see some shorter words.
16:14Hat.
16:15Anything that gets you across to the big scorers?
16:19Anything there?
16:20Yeah, I don't see.
16:21Because you have I-G-H-T there, but there's nothing else that would work.
16:25I'm going to play Raid down from the R in grovel.
16:28Raid down from the R in grovel gets you on to the double word score.
16:33Very good.
16:34Gives you a total of 10 points, but it gets you moving out.
16:40Three words in, four words left.
16:42All right, let's see what you got.
16:43We got the H, the T, the U, and the G.
16:46But we also get an N, an E, and an E.
16:51Mmm.
16:52What do you see in there?
16:54I see gent.
16:56I see hunt.
16:58Yeah, I see hung.
17:00Oh wait, I could play hinge.
17:02I'm going to play the word hinge.
17:04I don't see much else.
17:05Down through the I in limit.
17:07Play the word hinge.
17:09You get on the double word score.
17:11Very good.
17:12Double word on that G.
17:13Gives you 18 points.
17:15Gets you out to 65.
17:17Final three words coming out.
17:19I have to start scoring high now.
17:21What letters are you open for?
17:22Are you still looking for that S?
17:23Uh, S or a D at this point.
17:25Or a D at this point.
17:26Yeah, I was going to say.
17:27All right.
17:28Let's see what you get.
17:29You get T, U, and E.
17:31We've got a W coming in.
17:33A D. There it is.
17:35An A and an R.
17:38All right.
17:39Does that help you?
17:40You see anything there?
17:41Yeah, I could play ward.
17:43Mm-hmm.
17:44And make hinged.
17:46Uh, I could play draw from hinged over.
17:51Ward.
17:52Mm-hmm.
17:53And make hinged.
17:55I'm going to play my D to the hinge to make hinged.
17:58And ward going across.
18:00Ward going across to make hinged and ward.
18:05Double letter on the A in ward.
18:08The D in ward turns hinge to hinge.
18:11Those two words get you a total of 20 points,
18:14taking you up to 85 points.
18:17All right.
18:18Final two words.
18:19What letters are you looking for?
18:20Anything I can make a word with that W.
18:22Vowels are good, right?
18:23And, yeah.
18:24Another D would help.
18:25Another D.
18:26Okay, let's see what you got.
18:27T, U, E, A.
18:29A, S. There it is.
18:32M.
18:33Okay.
18:34And N.
18:35A lot of words, but nothing I use is that W.
18:37There's seam.
18:38Yeah.
18:39There's lanes.
18:40Mates.
18:41Tunes is there.
18:44I'm going to play the word unseat,
18:46which is going to make limits across,
18:48and unseat's going down.
18:50Unseat.
18:51The S from unseat turns limit to limits.
18:54The S is on the double letter score.
18:56The U is on a double letter score.
18:58Those two words, limits and unseat,
19:00brings you up to 17 points for both of those words.
19:04Gets you a total of 102.
19:07102.
19:08You're still away from 200 points,
19:11but don't forget you've been earning $25 per point.
19:15So let's make sure this last word is a strong one.
19:18Every letter's getting you more money.
19:20All right.
19:21Let's see what you got.
19:22You've got the M.
19:23We've got Q, C, R, E, N, and A.
19:32Do you see anything in there?
19:34No, I do not.
19:38Q, you can't really play anything with.
19:43There's not enough.
19:44There's nothing really we.
19:46I don't even see a word that goes through the W either.
19:49I'm going to play the word nacre,
19:51making we going down from ward and nacre going across.
19:57The E in nacre becomes we.
20:00You get a triple letter on the C.
20:03Those two words give you a total of 18 points,
20:06which brings you up to 120 points.
20:09You didn't get there, but don't worry,
20:11because at $25 per point,
20:13you've still won $3,000.
20:16And let's see how much more you can win
20:19by getting into another game right now.
20:21Let's bring on your new opponents.
20:23Bring them on!
20:24Hello, players.
20:29Please go ahead and introduce yourself, would you?
20:31I'm Melanie.
20:32I'm from Los Angeles,
20:33and I'm a social impact consultant.
20:35Hi, I'm Patrick.
20:36I'm a nurse and public health researcher
20:37from Boston, Massachusetts,
20:38and I'm thrilled to be here today.
20:40Welcome to Scrabble, you two.
20:42I don't know.
20:43We just saw Derek.
20:44He's won $3,000.
20:45He's quite the player.
20:46He's from Snuffleupagus, Michigan.
20:47Cassopolis.
20:48Cassopolis.
20:49Cassalbus, Michigan.
20:50You ready to send them home?
20:52And get your shot at the money?
20:53Yes.
20:54Yes, you are.
20:55We'll kick things off when we return
20:57right here on Scrabble.
21:13Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
21:15Are you excited to play, you guys?
21:16You're playing against Derek.
21:17He's from Scuffleupagus.
21:19Where's the name of your town again, Derek?
21:21Cassopolis.
21:22Cassopolis in Michigan.
21:23Yes.
21:24That's right.
21:25But you're from Los Angeles, aren't you?
21:26That's right.
21:27Yeah, Melanie's from Los Angeles,
21:28and Patrick, you're from Boston.
21:29Yes.
21:30All right.
21:31Three of the great towns in America.
21:34Boston, Los Angeles, and Snuffleupulukulus.
21:37I can't wait to see you all in action
21:38on our supersized Scrabble board, everyone.
21:41Look at that.
21:42Woo!
21:43The three of you are going to battle it out
21:45in three rounds of word games.
21:46The player with the most points moves on
21:48to our final round for a chance to win $10,000.
21:53May the best words win.
21:56The key to being a strong Scrabble player
21:58is the ability to look at random letters
22:00and turn them into words.
22:02I'm going to present you with racks of scrambled letters
22:06and clues.
22:07Your job is to find the words that match those clues.
22:11The first two players to get four correct
22:13will move on to the next round.
22:14Everybody understand?
22:15Yes.
22:16All right.
22:17Ready to play?
22:18Ready.
22:19Let's play Scrabble!
22:20All right, here comes the first word,
22:25always through the center square.
22:27The clue word is grapes.
22:30And here are your scrambled letters.
22:37Derek?
22:38Purple.
22:40Purple grapes!
22:41Well done, Derek!
22:42I looked at la-pur-pur, and I'm like, la-pur-pur?
22:47What does that mean?
22:48Purple.
22:49He saw it.
22:50Here comes the next word.
22:51It ends on the P of purple.
22:53Here's the clue word, bunch.
22:56And here are your scrambled letters.
23:02Melanie?
23:03Clump.
23:04It is clump, Melanie.
23:05Well done.
23:07Melanie and Patrick, new to the game.
23:08You feel you're getting used to it now?
23:09Yeah.
23:10You feel you understand?
23:11Quick on the buzzer.
23:12Melanie's got a point.
23:13Patrick?
23:14Lagging behind.
23:15I mean, only a little bit.
23:17Here comes the next word.
23:19It is going to be through the L in clump.
23:22The clue word is space.
23:24Here are your scrambled letters.
23:30Melanie?
23:31Alien.
23:32Alien is the correct answer.
23:33Well done, Melanie.
23:35Melanie goes to two.
23:36Derek has one.
23:37Patrick still has zero.
23:38Here comes the next word.
23:40It is going through the E in purple.
23:43The clue word is dress.
23:46And here are your scrambled letters.
23:52Melanie?
23:56Melanie, you ran out of time.
23:58I'm going to throw it open.
23:59If you know the answer, press your buzzer.
24:02Derek?
24:03Sequin.
24:04Sequin is the correct answer.
24:06Well done.
24:07Here is the next word.
24:12It's going through the I in sequin.
24:15The clue is parachute.
24:17And here are the scrambled letters.
24:20Patrick?
24:21Skydive?
24:22Outstanding, Patrick.
24:23It is skydive.
24:24Welcome to the game, Patrick.
24:25Here comes the next word.
24:26The next word is from the Q in sequin.
24:27The clue word is eligible.
24:28Here are your scrambled letters.
24:29Derek?
24:30Qualify.
24:31Qualify.
24:32Qualify.
24:33There goes that champion play.
24:35Well done, Derek.
24:36Derek has three.
24:37Melanie has two.
24:38Patrick has one.
24:39Here comes the next word.
24:40The next word through the I in qualify.
24:42The clue word is stray.
24:43Here are your scrambled letters.
24:45Patrick?
24:46Drift.
24:47Let's see it on the board.
24:48Drift is the word through the I in qualify.
24:49Drift.
24:50Patrick up to two.
24:51Melanie has two.
24:52Derek has three.
24:53Melanie has two.
24:54Patrick has one.
24:55Here comes the next word.
24:56The next word through the I in qualify.
24:59The clue word is stray.
25:02Here are your scrambled letters.
25:07Patrick?
25:08Drift.
25:09Let's see it on the board.
25:10Drift is the word through the I in qualify.
25:13Drift.
25:14Patrick up to two.
25:15Melanie has two.
25:16Derek has three.
25:17Derek, if you get one here, you're through the next round.
25:19Here comes the next word.
25:21From the Y in qualify.
25:26The clue word is tired.
25:28Here are your scrambled letters.
25:34Derek.
25:35Yawning.
25:36Oh, outstanding.
25:38The word is yawning.
25:40Derek is up to four.
25:41You are through to the next round, Derek.
25:43Congratulations.
25:44Melanie and Patrick, only one of you can go through
25:46to join our reigning champion in the next round.
25:48Scrub this board off.
25:50We'll start you with a new word.
25:52The clue to this next word is bird.
25:55Here are your scrambled letters.
26:00Melanie.
26:01Falcon.
26:02It is falcon.
26:04Melanie has three.
26:05Patrick has two.
26:06Melanie, if you get this next one, you're through to the next round.
26:09Patrick, if you don't get this next one, you're still a good person.
26:13Here comes the next word.
26:14Ends on the A in falcon.
26:16The clue to this word is punctuation.
26:19Here are your scrambled letters.
26:25Patrick.
26:26Comma.
26:27Comma is the right word.
26:28Patrick's still in the game.
26:30Here we are, neck and neck.
26:31Three versus three.
26:32Whoever gets the next word will be through to the next round.
26:37Here comes the next word.
26:39It is through the C in comma.
26:41The clue word is sing.
26:43And here are your scrambled letters.
26:47Melanie.
26:48Octave.
26:49She's through to the next round.
26:50The word is octave.
26:51Congratulations, Melanie.
26:52That is four correct words.
26:53And you will be moving on to join Derek in the next round.
26:54And you are both that much closer to winning $10,000.
26:56Patrick, I'm sorry.
26:57Thanks for playing.
26:58It's the quickness of the thumb that counts.
26:59I hope you had fun.
27:00When we come back, Derek and Melanie will compete with each other on the next round.
27:04On their way to the big money.
27:05Right here on Scrabble.
27:07Don't go away.
27:34Welcome back to Scrabble.
27:38I'm here with Derek and Melanie,
27:39and it's time for these two players
27:41to continue their world battle
27:42to see who will be moving on
27:44to play for a chance to win $10,000.
27:48You guys feeling good?
27:49You made it through.
27:51Melanie, you're against our reigning champion.
27:53Do you feel like you're ready to dethrone him?
27:55I'm excited to see what happens.
27:57Good. I like your confidence.
27:59Are you still confident, Derek?
28:01We'll see what happens.
28:02All right.
28:02In this next round,
28:04our players will be presented
28:05with six racks of letters.
28:09Your goal is to place the best words on the board.
28:13You will earn the Scrabble point value
28:15for each of the three words you make.
28:17Now remember, this is a game
28:20of both vocabulary and strategy,
28:22so don't forget to take advantage
28:24of the bonus squares.
28:26Very important.
28:27You both ready?
28:28Let's play Scrabble.
28:32All right, Derek, you were the first
28:35to unscramble four words in round one,
28:37so would you like to go first or last?
28:39I will go second.
28:40Melanie, you'll be going first, obviously.
28:43To help you decide which rack to play,
28:45I am going to flip over the highest value tile
28:48on each rack.
28:49Let's take a look.
28:50It's a choice, Melanie, and the choice is yours.
28:53Which rack would you like to start with?
28:56I'd like to start with rack six with the letter Q.
28:59Rack six, a bold choice.
29:01Let's see if there's a U in there for you as well.
29:03Oh, I, X, T, O, Q, A, E.
29:12I see taxi.
29:13I see cat.
29:15I see eat.
29:17I see ox.
29:19Okay.
29:20I see axe as well.
29:23Right.
29:24I'm going to play cat.
29:25I'm going to put my A in the center
29:27and my Q and my T on the opposite sides.
29:30Oh, very clever.
29:30Let's take a look at it on the board then.
29:32Yes, cat with a Q.
29:35It's an Arabian shrub that has a stimulant effect.
29:39Very good.
29:40And of course, it's the first word played,
29:41so it's a double word,
29:43which takes you to 24 points.
29:4624 points to get started with, Melanie.
29:49Oh, Derek, it's your turn.
29:51What rack would you like to play?
29:52I would like rack two with the L.
29:55Rack two with the L.
29:57The letters are A, O, L, T, N, R, E.
30:04Do you see anything there?
30:05If there was an I, it would be relation there,
30:07but that's not a word.
30:11Not many vowels.
30:12So there's roan, which is a horse.
30:16There's loan.
30:19I'm going to play rotate through the T in cat.
30:22Put it on the board.
30:23That's very good.
30:24Rotate.
30:26Double letter on the O,
30:28a double letter on the A.
30:29gives you a total of eight
30:31for the word rotate.
30:33What do you say?
30:35I did see the word tolerant.
30:37You could have had up there.
30:39Tolerant would have used all your letters,
30:41which is, of course, a bingo,
30:43which would have given you 50 points.
30:44But, of course, I'm not playing today.
30:46I'm just a clown
30:48trying to get things moving along.
30:51All right.
30:52Melanie, which rack would you like to play next?
30:54Rack number one with a J.
30:55Rack number one with a J,
30:57a bold choice.
30:58T-J-V-O-N-L-E.
31:04Well, there's a couple of things here.
31:06I see vote.
31:08Mm-hmm.
31:09I see me.
31:13Let's see note.
31:14I see jot.
31:16I see love.
31:21I'm going to play lover
31:22using the R in rotate.
31:25Very nice.
31:26The O of lover.
31:28Landing on a triple letter bonus.
31:31Ten points.
31:32Takes you to 34 points for Melanie.
31:36That's pretty good, Derek.
31:37It's all for you to do.
31:38Would you like to choose your next rack, please?
31:41I'll take rack three with a P.
31:43Rack three with a P.
31:45P-I-A-M-N-O-A.
31:50P-I-A-M-O-N-O-A.
31:52Do you see anything there?
31:54I see amp, pain, and not much else.
32:01Main is there.
32:02Bone, pan, pam, map.
32:05I'm going to play the word map down for the double word.
32:08Map down to plover.
32:10So you get the word map.
32:11You get the double word to create the word plover.
32:15Those two words give you 25 points, bringing you up to 33 points.
32:2033 points for Derek.
32:2334 points for Melanie.
32:26Melanie, this is your final rack.
32:27You've got 34.
32:28Derek has 33, and he still has one to play.
32:30So which rack are you going to select?
32:32Let's go for rack number five with the B.
32:35Here are your letters.
32:37I-R-D-B-T-P-O.
32:42Let's see.
32:45Bop.
32:46I see tread.
32:47I see things I can make with the E.
32:49I see things I can make with the A.
32:52Mm-hmm.
32:53I'm going to go with bop, playing off the M and the A in map.
32:58Bop.
32:59OK.
33:01Bop.
33:01Get on the double word score.
33:03Off of the M and the A, you get the word
33:04om there as well, and pa there as well.
33:08P-A, which is a word.
33:09Gives you a total with 22 points.
33:11Takes you up to 56 points.
33:15That's a great score.
33:17So Derek, you're on 33 points.
33:19Melanie is on 56.
33:21Your rack is as follows.
33:25F-C-I-L-W-K-A.
33:32See any words?
33:33Uh, I see click if there was another C.
33:37Wick is what I'm seeing clearly.
33:40Play hawk if there was an H on the board.
33:44Um, I play, I'm going to play waft through the triple letter into the T and rotate.
33:48You need 24 points to win.
33:50Let's see if waft got you there.
33:52Waft, triple letter on the W, A-F-T.
33:56It's a great word, but it's 18 points, Derek.
34:00So Melanie, you're going through to the next round.
34:02You're going to play for $10,000.
34:04Yeah.
34:05Congratulations, Derek, thank you so much for playing with us.
34:09You're not going home empty-handed, though.
34:10Remember, you won $3,000 already.
34:13But when we come back, we'll see if Melanie can find the right words to bring home $10,000.
34:19Right here on Scrabble.
34:20We'll be right back, everybody.
34:21Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
34:38I'm here with Melanie, who is our last Scrabble-er standing, who's about to play for $10,000.
34:47Very exciting.
34:48Any particular word or play you're proud of today?
34:53You did some very, very nice words.
34:55You dethroned Derek.
34:56That was hard.
34:57I think bop.
34:58Bop was my favorite.
34:59Bop was a great piece of play because it wasn't a big flashy word, but it got the points done.
35:03Right.
35:03All right, good.
35:04Let's see if your strong word play can continue.
35:06In this final round, you will have seven chances to play seven words.
35:12You will earn the Scrabble point value for each word.
35:15And if your seven words total up to 200 points, you will win $10,000.
35:22I know.
35:24Now, if you don't make it to 200 points, you won't go home empty-handed.
35:28You will be earning $25 for each Scrabble point you earn.
35:32So every word counts.
35:34Ready to play?
35:35Let's go.
35:35Okay, Melanie, your game starts now.
35:41Time to play your first word.
35:43Here are your letters.
35:45Good luck.
35:46N-A-P-S-E-T-N.
35:51You see anything?
35:51I see paste.
35:54I see steps.
35:58I see scent.
35:59I see swa.
36:01I'm going to play paste on the double letter across the middle.
36:04Paste with the double letter on P, and it's a double word because it's the first word up.
36:1120 points you started out with.
36:13That's great.
36:14That's a great start.
36:16Time to play your second word.
36:18Let's look at your next set of letters.
36:19A, okay, it's a good vowel.
36:22And I, all right.
36:23So close.
36:24M, L, and I.
36:28You see anything?
36:29Yeah, I see animal.
36:34I-A-L.
36:39I'm going to go with animal so I can take advantage of that double word.
36:43Animal.
36:44There it is.
36:45Animal.
36:46Animal, and of course, the double word on the N, which gives you 16 points for animal.
36:50You put that to your 20 that you already have.
36:5236 points.
36:54Great.
36:54You're doing great.
36:55Okay.
36:56Stay on it.
36:57Time to play your third word.
36:59Let's see what letters you got.
37:00A W, okay.
37:02An O, an S, a U, and a B.
37:09So I could do, um, sub.
37:16Yeah.
37:16I want to do, I could do wine.
37:19It's not going to give me anything.
37:20Uh, let's see, I want to work on that triple letter, but I can't.
37:25So I'm going to go with bonus playing off of the E.
37:31Bonus playing off of the E.
37:33You get a double letter on the O.
37:35And also creating the word B gives you a total of 12 points.
37:39It brings you up to a total of 48 points.
37:43It's great.
37:43You're doing well.
37:44Three words in, four words left.
37:46Who are you looking for?
37:47I want an O or an I so I can play off the S and head towards the triple letter.
37:51All right.
37:52Let's see what you got.
37:53We have a V, an A, a Y, an R, and an M.
38:01I don't think that's bad.
38:02Oh, wave.
38:04Can I use W, A, by, is there an E somewhere?
38:07No.
38:10Arms.
38:11Uh, ray.
38:12Away.
38:13Away.
38:14A W.
38:15Mm, away.
38:15I'm going to go with a yam and I'm going to box it with the A and the N.
38:20Okay.
38:21Show me yam boxing with a, wow, that looks good.
38:26Yam also gives ya, an, and me double word on the Y.
38:30Brings you a big score.
38:3132 points for that one.
38:3432 points for yam.
38:37You're up to 80 points now.
38:38That's more like it.
38:39Yes.
38:39And final three words.
38:41So your letters now are I, W, V, R, F, D, and O.
38:49I really want to find a four letter with that S.
38:52Foods could get me something with the F and the D.
38:56Words.
38:57Ooh, words will get me something with the W and the R and the D.
38:59I'm going to do words, building off the S in bonus.
39:05Words.
39:05A great word for Scrabble.
39:07And it's got a double word on the O.
39:09W-O-R-D-S.
39:11Words.
39:12Gives you 18 points.
39:14Takes you up to 98 points.
39:1698 points.
39:17That's good.
39:18Five words done.
39:19Two words to go.
39:20What letters are you hoping for?
39:22I really want an E.
39:23Let's see what you got.
39:24I, V, F, G, A, E.
39:29There it is.
39:30There it is.
39:31And P.
39:31Okay.
39:32Hmm.
39:33Wave.
39:34Let's see.
39:37Um.
39:39Wave is good.
39:43Page.
39:45Page.
39:45P-A-G-E.
39:47Yeah.
39:48I mean, I could do wave.
39:49If I did age, would I do better?
39:53I'm not allowed to tell you.
39:54I'm going to play wave off the W to hopefully open myself up for that triple word later.
40:00Wave off of the W in words.
40:02You got a double word on the A.
40:04It's a double word score.
40:05It means it's 20 points.
40:07Brings you up to 118 points.
40:13Now, you're still a long way from the 200 points.
40:16These are 118.
40:17But you've been earning $25 for every point.
40:20So, you know, that's not nothing.
40:22And also, now you're on the triple word double letter.
40:25You're right there on the edge.
40:27So, high scoring is a possibility.
40:29What letters would be great here?
40:31There's three letters to get put in.
40:32I mean, I definitely want an N so I can have something for the I-N-G.
40:36But the E's in the third letter versus the fourth.
40:40So, I need something to make it fun.
40:42Okay.
40:43Let's try and at least have fun.
40:46So, you've got I-F-G-P.
40:49You also got an A, an E, and an R.
40:53Okay.
40:53So, the E is there.
40:56Fee, F-E-E.
40:57That's not going to be a lot.
40:59I could do peer.
41:01I could do peer.
41:02I'm going to do the double letter for the R.
41:05I'm going to play peer off of the wave on the triple word.
41:09Waves to hit that triple word.
41:10Peer, triple word, double letter on R.
41:1421 points.
41:15It takes you up to 139 points, which is not 10,000.
41:22But not to worry, you still have $25 a point.
41:25You still get $3,475.
41:30And you're the reigning champion.
41:32So, you're going to join us in the next round for a chance to win more money.
41:35So, we'll see you next time on Scrabble.
41:37Melanie's going to be here.
41:40We'll see you next time on Scrabble.
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