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00:01Are you into wordplay?
00:03Our players are, and tonight they will be engaging in a war of words
00:06for their chance to win $10,000.
00:09It is time for Scrabble!
00:20Welcome to Scrabble, everyone.
00:21I am Craig Ferguson.
00:23Let's meet tonight's players, starting with our returning champion.
00:26I'm Drew, a business analyst from Durham, North Carolina.
00:30I'm Rebecca.
00:31I'm a senior caregiver from Lake in the Hills, Illinois.
00:34I'm Mark, and I'm a copy editor from Philadelphia.
00:37All right, welcome to the show, everybody.
00:39I can't wait to see you all in action on our super-sized Scrabble board.
00:43Look at this!
00:45The three of you are going to battle it out in three rounds of word games.
00:50The player with the most points moves on to our final round
00:53for a chance to win $10,000.
00:55$10,000.
00:58I know.
00:59And I personally supply the money.
01:03The key to being a strong Scrabble player
01:05is the ability to look at random letters and turn them into words.
01:09I'm going to present you with racks of scrambled letters and clues.
01:14Your job is to find the words that match those clues.
01:18The first two players to get four correct
01:20will move on to the next round and the chance to win $10,000.
01:24Are you ready to play?
01:26Ready to play.
01:26All right.
01:27Let's play Scrabble.
01:32Here comes the first word.
01:33Always through the center square, of course.
01:35The first word.
01:37The clue word is car.
01:40Here are your scrambled letters.
01:45Mark.
01:46Garage.
01:47Garage!
01:49Well done.
01:50Mark's got a point.
01:51All right.
01:52Where are you from, Mark?
01:53Philadelphia.
01:54Philadelphia.
01:54Yeah.
01:54Eagles fan?
01:55We say go birds.
01:56And they do go, don't they?
01:58They do, yeah.
01:59They go and win the Super Bowl from time to time.
02:01Yeah, all right.
02:01Here comes the next word.
02:03Down to the Gene Garage.
02:04The clue word is glitz.
02:07Here are your scrambled letters.
02:12Drew.
02:13Bling.
02:14There it is.
02:15Bling.
02:16Drew has one.
02:18Mark has one.
02:18Rebecca.
02:19You ready, Rebecca?
02:20I'm ready.
02:21Where are you from?
02:21I'm from Lake in the Hills, Illinois.
02:23Now, why do you say Lake in the Hills?
02:25Why don't you just say?
02:25It's the name of the city.
02:26Lake in the Hills.
02:27Lake in the Hills.
02:28Do you go swimming in the lake?
02:29No, we have a pool.
02:31You have a pool?
02:32We have a pool.
02:33Why go in the lake?
02:33You do it on a game show if you've got a pool.
02:35Like, I've got a pool.
02:36I don't need your money.
02:37Do you have an above-ground pool or an in-ground pool?
02:39Above-ground.
02:40Oh, okay.
02:40So, you need the money.
02:42All right.
02:44The next word from the R in Garage.
02:47The clue is programmed.
02:49Scrammed, here are your scrambled letters.
02:55Mark.
02:56Robot.
02:57Corset's robot.
02:58Well done, Mark.
02:59Mark has two.
03:01Drew has one.
03:01Rebecca yet to score.
03:03Let's look at the next word.
03:04Second to own robot.
03:06The clue is promising.
03:08Here are your scrambled letters.
03:14Mark.
03:16Hopeful.
03:17Yes, hopeful.
03:19Mark has three points.
03:21All right.
03:22If Mark gets this right, he's going through to the next round.
03:25Here comes the next word.
03:26Through the E in hopeful, the clue word is adhesive.
03:32Here are your scrambled letters.
03:37Mark.
03:38Decal.
03:41Yes, is the correct answer.
03:43There you are.
03:44Congratulations, Mark.
03:45You are the first to identify four scrambled words.
03:48You've made it to the next round.
03:49You can relax for a couple of questions.
03:51I wouldn't relax too much, though.
03:52Just stay right there.
03:54Our remaining players, good luck to you.
03:56Okay.
03:56The next word on the board is down to the E in garage.
04:02The clue is scam.
04:04Here are your scrambled letters.
04:11Rebecca.
04:12Swindle.
04:15Welcome to the game, Rebecca.
04:17Also, swindle is a good word because it's one of those words you have to say with a slightly
04:20narrowing of the eyes.
04:22Swindle.
04:23All right.
04:23Rebecca has one.
04:24Drew has one.
04:25Let's look at the next word.
04:27From the W in swindle.
04:29The clue is exercise.
04:32Here are your scrambled letters.
04:37Drew.
04:38Warm up.
04:39That is correct.
04:41You unscrambled it.
04:42Drew has got two.
04:43Rebecca has one.
04:45The last word on this board is through the P in warm up.
04:49The clue is shocked.
04:52Here are your scrambled letters.
04:57Rebecca.
04:58Zat.
04:59It's right there.
05:00Rebecca has two.
05:02Drew has two.
05:03Look, let's clear the board.
05:05Start a new board.
05:05All right.
05:06The clue is vegetable.
05:09Here are your scrambled letters.
05:14Rebecca.
05:15Celery.
05:17Celery is the correct answer.
05:19Rebecca has three.
05:22Our current champion, Drew, has two.
05:24Obviously, Drew, you know what happens.
05:26Yeah, that's right.
05:26Rebecca gets the next one.
05:27She's going through.
05:28Here comes the next word.
05:30Through the sea and celery.
05:33The clue is inhabit.
05:35Here are your scrambled letters.
05:41Drew.
05:42Occupy.
05:43Occupy.
05:44Through the sea and celery.
05:45Crew has three.
05:47Rebecca has three.
05:48Dun-dun-dun.
05:50Dun-dun-dun.
05:51We can't afford a music effect.
05:53I'm just going to do it myself.
05:54Whoever gets the correct answer to the next question is going through play against Mark for
06:03the chance for $10,000.
06:04$10,000.
06:05The next word runs up to the P in Occupy.
06:09The clue is cocktail.
06:12This is for the game.
06:14This is for the game.
06:14Here are your scrambled letters.
06:18Rebecca.
06:19Shrimp.
06:20Shrimp.
06:21I think we'll get you through to the next round.
06:24Rebecca, you're through to the next round.
06:27We're about to play against Mark for $10,000.
06:30Drew, you didn't quite get through the buzzer round, but you're not leaving empty-handed.
06:35You did win $4,175 in the last game.
06:40When we come back, Mark and Rebecca will continue to compete for the $10,000 right here on Scrabble.
06:46Join us after this.
06:47We'll be right back, everyone.
07:01Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
07:02I'm here with Mark and Rebecca, and it is time for these two players to continue their
07:07war battle to see who will be moving on for a chance to win $10,000.
07:14You guys feeling okay with this?
07:16I mean, you got rid of the reigning champions, so well done.
07:19You're both wearing purple, which is good.
07:22Yes.
07:23We did not coordinate this.
07:24I think you both look fabulous.
07:25I love purple.
07:27All right.
07:27In this next round, our players will be presented with six racks of letters.
07:33All right.
07:34The goal is to place the best words on the board.
07:37You'll earn the Scrabble point value for each of the three words that you make.
07:42Remember, this is a game of both vocabulary and strategy.
07:46Don't forget to take advantage of the bonus squares.
07:48That's very important.
07:49You guys ready?
07:50Yeah.
07:51Ready.
07:51All right.
07:52Let's play Scrabble.
07:56All right, Mark.
07:57You were the first to unscramble four words in round one.
07:59Would you like to go first or second?
08:01First, please.
08:02Okay.
08:02To help you decide which rack to play, I'm going to flip over the highest valued tile on each rack.
08:08Let's take a look.
08:09I'm going to go with the highest scoring one I see, rack number three with the X.
08:13Rack number three with the X.
08:15You got an E, R, D, O, O, X, C.
08:19I'm seeing redo, doer, cord is a five letter word.
08:25Okay.
08:26And I think I just found a pretty high scoring one.
08:29Oh, you did?
08:30Did you?
08:30I would like to play Codex with the C on the star and the X on the double letter score.
08:36Codex up there.
08:38Look at that.
08:39C on the double word, of course.
08:42First word on the board is double word and the X on the double letter gives you a score of
08:4746 points.
08:48That's amazing.
08:50That's right.
08:50Very good.
08:52All right, Rebecca.
08:53It's clearly going to be a hot game.
08:55Are you ready to choose a rack?
08:56I think I will use the rack with the F.
09:03The rack with the F is number two.
09:05Two.
09:05Number two.
09:06E-T-I-E-I-B-F.
09:09All right.
09:10See anything in there?
09:11Oh, I see all kinds of words.
09:12Beef.
09:13Bite.
09:14Uh, bit.
09:16Mm-hmm.
09:17Beat.
09:18Beat.
09:19I think I will play, I'm going to play beat with the B above the E in Codex.
09:26Okay.
09:28Beat above the X in Codex.
09:31So beat gives you a double letter on the E and also B-E and E-X.
09:36Gives you a total of 20 points, Rebecca.
09:39Very good.
09:41Rebecca has 20.
09:42Mark has 46.
09:43Mark, your turn.
09:44Which would you like to play?
09:46I am going to choose rack one with an M for Mark.
09:51Okay.
09:52E-B-A-O-T-M-S.
09:55All right.
09:56See any words there already?
09:57I'm trying to find the longest S word I can, or at least an S word that can hook onto
10:04beat.
10:05I found one.
10:06I'm going to play beast, hooking the S onto beat and hitting the triple word score.
10:12Beast.
10:13Look at that.
10:14Got a double letter on the B and a triple word on the T of beast.
10:21It also gives you beats.
10:23It gives you a score of 37 points.
10:26Takes you up to a score of 83 points.
10:28All right, Rebecca.
10:29You've got it all to do.
10:30Which rack would you like to play, Rebecca?
10:32Rack number six.
10:35I-V-Y-A-N-W-E.
10:40Hmm.
10:41I see wine and Wayne and wavy.
10:44Ooh.
10:45I see.
10:47I see Bane.
10:50Hmm.
10:53I'm going to play what with the W, making we and beast.
10:59What gives you a triple letter on the A.
11:04You also create the words we and ah.
11:07It gives you a total of 17 points.
11:09Takes you up to 37 points, Rebecca.
11:11Very good.
11:13All right, Mark.
11:14It is your last rack.
11:16You've got 83 points.
11:18Rebecca still has one turn to play after this, of course.
11:20Which rack are you going to select?
11:22I'm going to select the P.
11:26Rack four with a P.
11:28Rack four with a P.
11:30N-P-A-N-E-U-D.
11:34All right.
11:35You see any words there already?
11:36Okay.
11:37I see penned, upend, panned.
11:43I'm not really seeing anywhere to play those because the C of
11:47codex is blocking everything right now.
11:49Well, you did it.
11:50Sorry.
11:51I'm going to play expand, coming down from the EX.
11:57Expand.
11:57You hit the double word score on the D.
12:01Gives you a total of 32 points.
12:03Gets you to a grand total of 115 points, Mark.
12:08All right, Rebecca.
12:09You need 79 points here to pass Mark and make it to the final round.
12:14You need a bingo, I think.
12:15You need a bingo when you use all of your letters.
12:18Sounds good.
12:19Here's the last rack.
12:20There's no choice to make.
12:21P-T-C-M-R-E-O.
12:24Ooh.
12:25I see cum, pot, port.
12:32I'll play cream with the C using the A on expand.
12:38Cream gives you a triple letter on the R.
12:42Gives you a total of 11 points.
12:44You needed 57 to get there.
12:46Gets you up to 48, but Mark has 115.
12:50So with 115 points, Mark, you're moving on for a chance to win $10,000.
12:55Woo!
12:55Congratulations.
12:57Rebecca, thank you so much for playing with us.
12:59Better luck next time.
13:00When we come back, we'll see if Mark can find the right words
13:04to bring home $10,000 right here on Scrabble.
13:22Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
13:24I'm here with Mark, our last Scrabbler standing,
13:26who's about to play for $10,000.
13:29Woo!
13:31Excellent wordplay today, my friend.
13:33Excellent.
13:34Any particular word you're most proud of?
13:35You did a lot of goodness.
13:37Honestly, the first word I played, codex.
13:39Codex was great.
13:40I don't even know what codex is.
13:41What is codex?
13:42I think it's like a cryptic guide of some sort.
13:44I was going to say, is it a cryptic guide of some sort?
13:46I think that's right.
13:47How did you...
13:48I know all the words.
13:49All right, well, let's see if you can keep the strong wordplay going.
13:53In this final round, you will have seven chances to play seven words.
13:57You will earn the Scrabble point value for each word,
14:00and if your seven words total up to $200, you will win $10,000.
14:05Do you understand?
14:06All right.
14:07If you don't make it to 200 points, you won't go home empty-handed.
14:11You will be earning $25 for each point.
14:13So every word counts.
14:15You ready to play?
14:16Ready.
14:17All right.
14:18Mark, your game starts now.
14:22Here are your letters.
14:24Good luck.
14:26M-H-V-S-I-E-T.
14:30That make you feel good?
14:31Do you think you got something in there?
14:33I'm feeling decent.
14:34Mm-hmm.
14:34I'm seeing...
14:36I would love to get a five letter word hitting the double letter and the star.
14:42And I'm looking for one of those right now.
14:45I'm going to play hives with the H on the double letter.
14:51And of course it is a double word because it's the first word on the board, which means you've
14:58got 30 points to start with.
15:00Excellent start.
15:02Okay, so there's only an M and T in the rack for your second word.
15:05What letters are you open for now?
15:06Clearly a vowel.
15:07Some vowels, hopefully.
15:08Yeah, you want a vowel.
15:09You got an S.
15:10Oh, that's good.
15:11Everybody loves an S.
15:12I'll take it.
15:12An I, an O, a D, and an I.
15:17Okay, look at that.
15:17All right.
15:18Yeah, you got the vowels you wanted.
15:20I'm seeing idiot.
15:23So do I, but what are you going to do?
15:26I'm trying to open up some space on the left.
15:28So I'm going to play idiom with the O on top of the H in hives.
15:33Idiom.
15:34Very good.
15:34You got out to the side there.
15:35Idiom across the top.
15:37Gives you a double letter on the I.
15:40Also you put in the words O and me.
15:44Gives you 18 points.
15:46Very good.
15:47Takes you up to 48 points.
15:50Really smart play though, because now you're out to the side of the, that's strategy, man.
15:53Yeah, exactly.
15:54That's strategy.
15:54You're out to the side of the board.
15:55It's just like Scrabble at home.
15:56You don't know what you're going to get, but you've got a T and an S and that's good.
16:00Well, there's an U and then another U.
16:03Oh no.
16:03That's maybe enough U's.
16:04A D, an A, and an S.
16:08Not as high scoring as I would have hoped.
16:11However, I am seeing some options through the I, such as audit, audits, do it, or it's plural.
16:24I'd like to play audits through the I in idiom.
16:28Audits through the I in idiom.
16:30Very good.
16:31You get a double letter on the A and triple word on the T.
16:36Gives you a good score of 24 points for audits, taking you up to 72.
16:43Very good.
16:4472 points.
16:46You still have four words remaining.
16:49You need to make 128 points in those four words.
16:52I think you can do it.
16:53All right.
16:53So we have U and S on the board.
16:55What are you looking for now?
16:56Q, please.
16:57Q.
16:57Let's see if we can give you one.
16:58It's random.
16:59I don't know.
17:00C, O, L, L, and J.
17:07No Q, I'm afraid.
17:08It's not what I asked for.
17:08You're dreaded J.
17:09You know, I'm afraid you don't get what you ask for when sometimes life just comes at you
17:13crazy.
17:14Oh, yeah.
17:14Isn't it, everybody?
17:15I'm seeing words parallel to audits, such as jawl or jawls.
17:24It's plural.
17:25I'm going to play Joe underneath O-H.
17:30Joe underneath O-H gives you a double letter on the J, which is very good use of the J.
17:37Joe creates the word O-H.
17:3923 points.
17:40Takes you up to 95 points.
17:43All right.
17:4495 points.
17:45You have three words remaining.
17:46You got rid of two.
17:47You have two coming in.
17:48You have U-S-C-L-L-E and A.
17:54Yeah, I think that's pretty good.
17:56So right off the bat, I'm seeing cull or skull with a C.
18:08I'm wishing callus was there because that's all I can see right now.
18:13It's unusual spelling.
18:15I'm going to play calluses, hitting the triple word score, reaching the S in hives.
18:20Calluses!
18:21Look at that!
18:22With a triple word score, double letter on the second L, calluses.
18:28It's also a bingo, which means you used all the letters.
18:31You get 50 extra points.
18:33It gives you 83 points for calluses.
18:3683 points!
18:38Takes you up to a score of 178.
18:42You have two words remaining.
18:45You have to get 22 points to reach $10,000.
18:49What letters are you hoping for?
18:50You have two words remaining.
18:51I will just take any nice combination of that.
18:54Yeah.
18:54I think be grateful for what you get.
18:56Exactly.
18:57Let's see.
18:57We don't know.
18:58An O.
19:00A Z.
19:01Oh, a Z.
19:02Look at that.
19:03Give it another O.
19:03You got another O!
19:05An R.
19:06An N.
19:07An A.
19:08And an F.
19:10Amazing place.
19:10Zarf is a word that I see.
19:13Zarf a word?
19:14Zarf is a word.
19:15Wow.
19:16I didn't even know.
19:17And there's that A in audits that I could still play next to.
19:21Oh, yeah.
19:22I'd like to play Zoa using the A of calluses.
19:28There it is.
19:29You need 22 points to get to the 200 you require to get to $10,000.
19:37You've got Z on a triple letter square.
19:41You've got 32 points for Zoa.
19:42Woo!
19:43Takes you way over the 200.
19:45210.
19:46Mark, you just won $10,000.
19:49Woo!
19:50$10,000.
19:51Unbelievable.
19:52And you did it in six words.
19:54Six words you did it in.
19:56Congratulations.
19:57Let's see how much more you can win by getting into another game right now.
20:01Let's bring on two new opponents.
20:03Come on, you guys.
20:04Woo!
20:07Hello, lovely new players.
20:09Just go ahead and introduce yourself, would you?
20:11I'm Rachel.
20:12I'm an events director from Dallas, Texas.
20:14I'm Ben, an educational technology product manager from New York City.
20:18Well, welcome to you both.
20:20Now, we just saw Mark win $10,000.
20:23Are you guys feeling like you're up to sending him home and getting your own shot at the money?
20:27Absolutely.
20:28Good.
20:28Good for you.
20:29American.
20:29Not American.
20:30American.
20:31We'll kick things off when we return right here on Scrabble.
20:35We'll be right back, everybody.
20:48Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
20:50I am here with Mark, Rachel, and Ben.
20:52I can't wait to see you all battling it out on the giant super-sized Scrabble board.
20:57I'm looking forward to it.
20:59Okay, here's what's going to happen.
21:01The three of you are going to battle it out in three rounds of word games.
21:05The player with the most points moves on to our final round for a chance to win $10,000.
21:11Now, we know that can happen because Mark just did that and he did it with six words at the
21:16end.
21:16He had an extra word to play with.
21:18It's amazing.
21:19The key to being a strong Scrabble player is the ability to look at random letters and turn them into
21:25words.
21:26So what I'm going to do is I'm going to present you with racks of scrambled letters and clues.
21:30Your job is to find the words that match those clues.
21:34The first two players to get four correct will move on to the next round.
21:38Are you ready to play?
21:40Ready.
21:40Yes, you are.
21:42All right.
21:42Let's play Scrabble.
21:46All right.
21:47The first word always goes through the center square on a new board.
21:51The clue is tackle.
21:53Here are your scrambled letters.
21:58Ben.
21:59Rugby.
22:01Rugby.
22:02Look at that.
22:03Ben's got a point.
22:04Rachel, zero.
22:05Mark, zero.
22:05Rugby, of course.
22:06Do you play rugby, Ben?
22:07Does it look like I play rugby?
22:09I don't think so.
22:10I mean, maybe you could play a certain type of rugby that's, you know, less contact-y.
22:15Yeah.
22:15Get me out on the pitch.
22:16We'll see what happens.
22:17Put me in, coach.
22:18Let's see what happens.
22:19All right.
22:21The next word through the R on rugby.
22:24The clue is recollection.
22:27Here are your scrambled letters.
22:33Ben again.
22:34Memory.
22:36Memory.
22:37Memory.
22:38There it is.
22:39Ben has two.
22:40Rachel has zero.
22:41Mark has zero.
22:42Hi.
22:42You're the returning child, Ben Mark.
22:44We're expecting a little more.
22:45And you know, Rachel, come on.
22:47Let's play the game.
22:49I'm doing a Jay Leno impersonation.
22:51Oh, okay.
22:54All right.
22:55Here comes the next word.
22:57From the E in memory, the clue is chore.
23:02Here are your scrambled letters.
23:08Ben.
23:10Errand.
23:12Errand is up there.
23:13There it is.
23:14Ben has three points.
23:16Ben, you get this next one.
23:17You're going through to the next round.
23:18Rachel, Mark have yet to score.
23:21Ben's romping.
23:22Romping ahead.
23:23Like he's playing rugby with all his smashing friends.
23:27All right.
23:28Here comes the next word.
23:29Drops down to the N in errand.
23:32The clue word is bear.
23:34Here are your scrambled letters.
23:40Rachel.
23:41Plain.
23:42Yes, it's plain.
23:44Mark scores one.
23:45Ben still has three.
23:46Rachel yet to score.
23:47But we believe in you, Rachel.
23:49Here comes the next word.
23:50Across to the P in plane.
23:53The clue is abduct.
23:56Here are your scrambled letters.
24:01Rachel.
24:02Kidnap.
24:04Kidnap up there.
24:05Rachel's in the game.
24:06Welcome aboard, Rachel.
24:08We knew you could do it.
24:10Rachel has one.
24:10Mark has one.
24:11Ben has three.
24:12Ben gets the next one.
24:13He's going to the next round.
24:14The next word is from the G in rugby.
24:18The clue is frozen.
24:21Here are your scrambled letters.
24:26Ben.
24:29If you know it, buzz in.
24:31Mark or Rachel.
24:32Mark.
24:33Gelato.
24:35Gelato is right there.
24:38Mark gets two.
24:39Rachel has one.
24:39Ben has three.
24:40I thought you were going to go through there, Ben.
24:41Yeah.
24:42No.
24:42But if you buzz and you don't know, you're punished mercilessly.
24:46Here's the next word.
24:48All right.
24:48From the L in gelato, the clue is relax.
24:53Here are your scrambled letters.
24:57Mark.
24:59Lounge.
25:00Lounge.
25:01Lounge is right there.
25:04Ticks mark up to three.
25:05Ben has three.
25:06Rachel has one.
25:06Come along, Rachel.
25:08Here comes the last word on this board.
25:09Last word on this board, then I'll change the board again.
25:12There it is.
25:12It goes down to the E in Lounge.
25:14The clue is celebration.
25:18Here are your scrambled letters.
25:22Ben.
25:23Jubilee.
25:25Jubilee is the correct answer.
25:27Congratulations, Ben.
25:28You're the first to identify four scrambled words.
25:30You've made it to the next round.
25:31You can sit the rest of this one out because it is between Mark and Rachel.
25:36Now, Mark has three.
25:37He's the reigning champion.
25:38Rachel, you have one.
25:39Mark, if you get the next one right, you're moving on through.
25:41Always through the center of the new board.
25:45The clue is pasta.
25:49Here are your scrambled letters.
25:53Rachel.
25:55Noodle.
25:55Noodle is right there.
25:59Rachel has two.
26:00Still in the game.
26:01Mark has three.
26:01Rachel has two.
26:02The noodle keeps you alive.
26:05Here's the next word.
26:06Down through the N in noodle.
26:08The clue is resistant.
26:11Here are your scrambled letters.
26:16Mark for the game.
26:19If you know what it is, buzz in.
26:23Ah, I didn't get it.
26:24Nobody got it.
26:25You are resistant to the answer.
26:28Immune.
26:29I'll put it up there.
26:30Nobody gets the point.
26:31It remains the same.
26:32Mark has three.
26:33Rachel has two.
26:34The next word is through the I in immune.
26:37The clue is dirty.
26:39T.
26:40Here are your scrambled letters.
26:44Rachel.
26:45Filthy.
26:47Filthy is right there.
26:49All right, Rachel.
26:51You're up to three.
26:52Mark has three.
26:53Rachel has three.
26:54Whoever gets the next word is going through to the next round to play against Ben for the chance of
27:00$10,000.
27:02All right.
27:03The next word is through the second O in noodle.
27:07The clue is coupon for the game.
27:12Here are your scrambled letters.
27:17Rachel.
27:20Voucher.
27:21Oh, Rachel.
27:22You didn't get it in in time.
27:23Mark, ring in if you know the answer.
27:25Yes.
27:26Voucher.
27:27The steal from the game.
27:28Mark has got it.
27:30Congratulations, Mark.
27:31You'll be going on to the next round to join Ben.
27:33You're both for that much closer to winning $10,000.
27:37Rachel, you know, that's Scrabble.
27:39That's Scrabble.
27:39It's a tough game.
27:40It's like rugby, but with words.
27:42When we come back, Ben and Mark will compete with each other on their way to the big money, right
27:47here on Scrabble.
27:48We'll be right back, everybody.
28:02Welcome back to Scrabble.
28:04I'm here with Ben and Mark, and it's time for these two players to continue their word battle to see
28:09who will be moving on for a chance to win $10,000.
28:13You guys feeling good?
28:15Yeah.
28:15Mark, the reigning champion, Ben coming up fast there, and it was a very tight game at the end there,
28:20Mark.
28:21Feel okay?
28:21I feel like I'm lucky to be here right now.
28:22Well, we're all lucky to be here in a way though, aren't we, Ben?
28:25Absolutely.
28:26I think so.
28:27All right.
28:27So, in the next round, you will be presented with six racks of letters.
28:32All right.
28:33There they are.
28:34The goal is to place the best words on the board.
28:36You will earn the Scrabble point value for each of the three words that you make.
28:41Remember, this is a game of both vocabulary and strategy.
28:46You guys ready?
28:47Yeah.
28:47Absolutely.
28:48All right.
28:49Let's play Scrabble.
28:53All right.
28:54Ben, you were the first to unscramble four words in round one, so would you like to go first or
28:59second here?
28:59I would like to go first today.
29:01Okay.
29:02To help you decide which rack to play, I'm going to flip over the highest valued tile on each rack.
29:08Let's take a look at that.
29:09Okay.
29:10There you go.
29:11You got the X and the Q.
29:13What do you think, Ben?
29:14Well, my grandma taught me everything I know about Scrabble and her lucky number is four, so I'm going to
29:19go rack four with the Y.
29:21Rack four for grandma.
29:23O-E-Y-N-W-N-M.
29:27You see anything in there?
29:29All right.
29:29Immediately, I'm seeing the word one and money, two things that are on my mind today.
29:35I've got none, yen.
29:38I'm going to play women with the W on the double letter going across.
29:44Women with the W on the double letter.
29:46Look at that.
29:48And it's a double word because it's the first word up on the board.
29:51Gives you 28 points to start with.
29:53Excellent start, Ben.
29:54Well done.
29:55Good start.
29:56Very good.
29:57All right, Mark.
29:58Which rack would you like to play?
30:00I'd like rack five with the X.
30:02Rack five with the X.
30:04H-T-O-A-X-I-A.
30:09Hmm.
30:09Is that good or bad?
30:10You got an X.
30:11The X is helpful under the E, and I would love to double it in two directions.
30:18I'm seeing axe, ox.
30:21I'm going to play ox under women with the X hitting the double letter score.
30:26Ox with the double letter on the X.
30:30So you create the words mo and X as well.
30:34Gives you a total of 38 points.
30:36Very good.
30:38Very good.
30:39Well done.
30:39All right, Ben.
30:40Got it all to play for.
30:41Mark has 38.
30:42Ben has 28.
30:43What rack are you going for, Ben?
30:45You know, if I played rugby, I think my jersey number would be six.
30:50So I'm going to go rack six with the Q.
30:53All right.
30:53All right.
30:54Good for you.
30:55That's as good a reason as any.
30:58Q.
30:58O.
30:59R.
31:00M.
31:00R.
31:01T.
31:01E.
31:02All right.
31:03I'm immediately not seeing much with the Q there.
31:07I'm seeing toe and more.
31:14And I'm not seeing anything that can make use of the X there.
31:19I'm going to play the word M with the M to form mom.
31:24You played M.
31:25There's a triple letter on the M.
31:28You create the words down with mom.
31:30Gives you a total of 23 points.
31:32Very good score, Ben.
31:3351.
31:34Well done.
31:35That was a hard one.
31:37All right.
31:38All right, Mark.
31:38The reigning champion of 38.
31:40Ben has 51.
31:41Which rack are you going to choose?
31:42I'm going to choose rack three with the K, please.
31:44Rack three with the K.
31:47K-I-W-L-E-N-F.
31:50K-I-W-L-E-N-F.
31:51K-I-W-L-N-F.
31:52I am seeing keks, a three-letter word.
31:57And so I might be using that going across.
32:00I'm also seeing E-L under M.
32:06I'm going to play keef with the K on the double letter score above X.
32:12Keef.
32:14Double letter on the K.
32:15You also got a double letter on the F.
32:18Gives you keef, pet, and N.
32:22Very good score.
32:2340 points on that.
32:25Takes you up to 78 points.
32:29Keef, of course, for those of you who don't know, is marijuana.
32:32It's also how English people pronounce the name of the guitarist in the Rolling Stones.
32:38Ben has 51 and Mark has 78.
32:41Ben, this is your last rack and you're going to have to score high
32:44because Mark has another rack after this.
32:47So which rack are you going to choose?
32:50I'm going to choose rack one with the H.
32:54Rack one with the H.
32:55Good choice.
32:56U-B-H-C-I-E-R.
33:02Immediately, I'm trying to use the hem to go down.
33:07So I see hub.
33:08I see higher.
33:11I'm going to put the H next to the M to create herb going down.
33:17Herb going down from the H on hem.
33:20It's a double word under the R in herb.
33:23Gives you a total of 26 points.
33:26Takes you up to 77 points.
33:29Mark has 78.
33:30That's not enough to catch him.
33:32So I'm sorry, Ben.
33:33Mark is moving on to the next round for a chance to play for $10,000.
33:38Thank you for playing, Ben.
33:39You did a great job, just not close enough.
33:41When we come back, we'll see if Mark can find the right words to bring home $10,000 right here
33:48on Scrabble.
33:49We'll be right back, everybody.
34:02Welcome back to Scrabble, everyone.
34:04I'm here with Mark, our reigning champion, who's looking to add $10,000 to the $10,000 he's already won.
34:14Let's see if your strong wordplay can continue.
34:17In this final round, of course, you will have seven chances to play seven words.
34:21You will earn the Scrabble point value for each word.
34:24And if your seven words total up to 200 points, you will win another $10,000.
34:32Now, if you don't make it to 200 points, you won't go home empty-handed.
34:36You've already won $10,000, and you will be earning $25 for each Scrabble point you earn.
34:42Every word counts.
34:43We're trying to get you to the $10,000, though.
34:45So remember to take advantage of the bonus squares and maximize your points.
34:50You know how to do this.
34:51You ready to play?
34:52I'm ready.
34:53Mark, your game starts now.
34:58Time to play your first word.
35:00Here are your letters.
35:02Good luck.
35:03S-N-Y-A-R-E-T.
35:08All right.
35:09I would love to hit the Y on the double letter if possible.
35:14I'm seeing nasty.
35:19I'm seeing, let's see, yarns would do the trick.
35:23I'm going to play Yenta with the Y on the double letter score.
35:27Yenta with the Y on the double letter.
35:30It's, of course, a double word because it's the first word up there.
35:33It gives you a score of 24 points to start out with.
35:36Very good.
35:38Very good.
35:38You have six words remaining.
35:40You have to get 176 remaining to get the 200 you need for the $10,000.
35:46What letters are you hoping for?
35:47You've got an S and an R.
35:48I guess you're looking for it.
35:49I could use another E or vowel.
35:50Okay.
35:51Let's see what you got.
35:52I don't know what you're going to get.
35:53S, R.
35:54You got an S, another S.
35:56Okay.
35:56There's your E.
35:57Okay.
35:58A U.
35:59All right.
36:00An other E in case you don't know.
36:02I will write an N.
36:03There you are.
36:04I would love to play an E-R-S word.
36:08Two S's makes it a little tricky.
36:12Or even N-E-S-S.
36:16I think I've spotted a bingo.
36:18No way.
36:19Okay.
36:19I'm going to play Ensures, forming yentas with the first S, hooking yentas.
36:30Ensures coming down, turns into yentas.
36:33You've got a double letter on N.
36:35You've got a double letter on U.
36:37It is, of course, a bingo, which gives you 50 extra points.
36:41Gives you 68 points.
36:43You have 92 points, Mark.
36:4692 points.
36:48And you have five words remaining.
36:51You have 92 points.
36:52You have to get 108.
36:54All right.
36:55Let's see what the gods throw at you now.
36:57We don't know what letters you're going to get.
36:58What are you hoping for?
36:59Let's get some high pointers.
37:01A Z or a Q.
37:02Okay.
37:02Let's see what you get.
37:04An E, an R, an S, an R, an I, D, and an I.
37:13Okay.
37:14All right.
37:14That feel good to you?
37:16Yeah.
37:16You got the S again.
37:17I got another S.
37:18I got the E, R, S.
37:19I'm seeing words like rider, side.
37:25Not seeing anything amazing with the Y right now, which would be high scoring.
37:31I'm going to play dire, hitting the triple word score, forming D, E, and I, S.
37:37Dire, going down, hit the triple word.
37:40You've also got a double letter on the I.
37:44You also create D and is.
37:46Gives you a total of 27 points.
37:49Takes you up to 119 points.
37:52All right.
37:53Outstanding play.
37:55All right.
37:56We're going to try and find out what the letters are for your fourth word.
37:59Sounds good.
37:59S, I, F, L, I, A.
38:06There it is.
38:06The Z.
38:08Okay.
38:08You see anything in there?
38:10I am seeing some things next to that E of ensures.
38:15For example, F would go there in a couple of directions.
38:18Mm-hmm.
38:18I could form if there.
38:21I see the word fizz.
38:22I am going to play if, putting the F on the triple letter score next to the E of ensures.
38:29If, with a triple letter on the F and E, F, you create that word as well.
38:36Gives you 26 points.
38:38Takes you up to 145 points.
38:44145 points.
38:45Three words remaining.
38:47You need to get 55 points out of your next three words.
38:50Do you think you can do that?
38:51If I get the right letters.
38:52If you get the right letters, we don't know.
38:54All right.
38:55S, L, I, A, Z.
38:57Let's see what else you get.
38:59O.
39:00And, oh, there's an X.
39:02Wow.
39:02Okay.
39:02I just used what would have been an amazing spot for the X for the lower scoring F.
39:09I am still seeing other spots to play the X.
39:12Mm-hmm.
39:12For example, X, I, S, or DEX.
39:16I'm going to play Zax under Yentes with the Z on the double letter score.
39:21All right.
39:22Let's see what that looks like up there.
39:25You need 55 points to get to the 200.
39:29Zax with the Z on the double letter score.
39:32It also creates YAH and X.
39:36You need 55 points.
39:37This word gives you 43 points.
39:40Takes you up to 188 points.
39:45You have two words remaining.
39:47You have to get 12 points in these next two words.
39:50All right.
39:51Give me some good pointers.
39:52All right.
39:52I hope you can do it.
39:53You've got an S and an L and an I and an O.
39:56What else are you going to get?
39:57You're going to get a P and you're going to get an N and you're going to get a D.
40:01You need to get 12 points.
40:03Well, I wanted a D because F can form DEF and hit the triple word score.
40:09I'm not sure if I can do that.
40:11Found a bingo, Craig.
40:12Found a bingo.
40:13You need 12 points.
40:14Are you sure you want to go for a bingo?
40:17Let's go for it.
40:17All right.
40:18Let's go for it.
40:19What do you got?
40:19I'm going to play Diplonts through the T of Yentes.
40:24Diplonts.
40:25There it is up there with a double letter on the I, a double letter on the N, a double
40:30letter on the S. It's through the T of Yentes.
40:33It is, of course, a bingo.
40:34You needed 12 points.
40:35It got you 64 points.
40:38Woo!
40:38You're way past 200.
40:41252 points with another word remaining.
40:44You did it again on six words.
40:46You just won another $10,000.
40:48Yes.
40:48Now you're up to $20,000 and you're going to be joining us next time.
40:53You're still the champion.
40:55Join us next time for the chance to win more money for Mark, apparently.
40:59We'll see you next time on the Scrabble.
41:01Mark, we here!
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