Jack Narz

CONCENTRATION (syndicated)-#983

gamespeopleplayed August 29, 2024 0Comment

Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Jack promises an extra wild game to start the show. You’ll see!

Pat Lasornio (married for 30 years, Humane volunteer and takes in wild animals)
Greg Grey (recent High School Graduate, heading for El Camino College on Swim Team and Water Polo, his Mom, girlfriend, little brother and his girlfriend and Mrs. Hutchinson, and was born two months after the original Concentration premiered)

ROUND 1 (Four Wild Card Game)

HEAD STARTS

• 10 DIGITAL WATCHES (Helbros Minicom)
• 2 HOME WAVE (Toni)
• 26 CHEESE (Hoffman’s)
• 12 WASHER & DRYER (Speed Queen)

Pat 6 (Patio Furn.) and 16 (WILD!)
28 (Digital Watches) and 10 MATCH! (Nearly a grand already)
15 (Cheese) and 26 MATCH!
25 (Take) and 24 (Washer & Dryer)
Greg 12 and 24 MATCH!
5 (Bonus) and 22 (Window Blinds)
Pat 21 (Bonus) and 5 MATCH!
1 (P’cases, Sheets) and 29 (Bonus) and 14 (Take)
Greg 17 (Patio Furn.) and 19 (P’cases, Sheets)
Pat 1 and 19 MATCH!
20 (WILD!) and 4 (Smoke B.B.Q.) (Passed the $1000 Mark)
30 (Rad-C.B. Combo) and 27 (Smoke B.B.Q.)
Greg 13 (Rad.-C.B. Combo) and 30 MATCH!
9 (Window Blinds) and 27 (Smoke B.B.Q.)
Pat 8 (WILD!) and Take at 14 (For the Washer/Dryer, Over $2,200)
29 and 3 After the Buzzer (Take)
Greg 11 (Take) and 3 (Takes BBQ)
22 (Window Blinds) and 9 MATCH!
18 (Home Wave) and 7 (Bonus)
Pat 2 and 18 MATCH!
Only 6 Numbers and 2 Matches to Make
27 and 25
Greg 23 (WILD!) and Take at 25 (for Watches)
Guess: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A DULL? WRONG!
17 and 29 NO GOOD!
Pat 7 and 29
The Bonus Number is no good. Right now, focus on the puzzle.
Guess: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF AD EEL NOT QUITE!
Time for buzz-in.
Greg (almost immediately): YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF IDLE!

Pat: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF “Isn’t That a Eel?”

OKAY!!! ONE LAST CHANCE AND THAT’S IT?!

Greg : YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF AT ILL

Pat (last chance): YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF ELECTRIFIED?

Well, that’s that. No solve, no prizes, no Double Play. So what was the problem here?

“U” + V Cot Y + Oars + Elf Ad + Eel
YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A DEAL

Which is the answer to the question: Do I want to forgot about this match as soon as possible?

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 7 SOFA BED (Broyhill)
• 28 BABY FRESH’NER (Diaperene)
• 4 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
• 15 GRAND CLOCK (Emperor)

Greg 16 (Take) and 10 (Pen & Pencil)
Pat 6 (Bonus) and 29 (WILD!)
26 (Golf Clubs) and 10 and 21 (Sofa Bed)
Greg 7 and 21 MATCH!
3 (Grand Clock) and 15 MATCH!
26 and 11 (Love Stories)
Pat 14 (Baby Fresh’ner) and fumbling to 28 MATCH!
12 (WILD!) and 30 just in Time (Take)
Jack move the Clock to Pat’s side like magic, if it finally works
9 (Mantle Clock) and 23 (LUCKY!)
4 and “Oh, Oh”
“We don’t have that number, that’s in roulette”
Greg 19 (Golf Clubs) and 21 MATCH! (Over a $1,000)
Guess: HOLD YOUR HORSES FINALLY!

Hole + D Y + Oar Horse + “S”

So one of them does know how to play the game.

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: “Sins, Sinsaldor Ted Kennety” OOF!
S + Hen + Ad + Door T + Head K + Hen + Net + Tee
Senator Ted Kennedy

MONEY ROUND

Pat 6 (50 Rubles) and 22 (500 Rupees)
Greg 13 (2,000 Soles) and 30 (LUCKY!)
5 (100 Guilders) and 2 (500 Rupees)
Pat 22 and 2 MATCH!
18 (300 Francs) and 9 (1,000 Forint)
Greg 26 (1,000 Pesetas) and 1 (Take)
Pat 21 (100 Guilders) and “OH, SHUCKS”
Greg, once 21 flipped back 25 (WILD!) and 1 (for the only rupees Pat has)
TIME!
Either Greg wins $103 or Pat’ll win $100. Flip the board

20 seconds go by and…

Weigh + Tar TH + Air + SA F + Lion Mice + Hoop
WAITER THERE’S A FLY IN MY SOP (SOUP!!!)

Yes, Pat said this!

Greg has $1,053.
Pat gets just the parting gifts, if only for the “fun”.

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CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-#982

gamespeopleplayed August 2, 2024 0Comment

Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Jack mentions some special guests with us today. “Mike, Randy, Karen, Melissa, the whole Bunch”

Terri Oaxman (originally from OK, Senior at Cat State Long Beach, major in business finance, graduating this December)
Chris Donahue (1 yr. wedding anniversary back in June, works in real estate)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS:

• 27 REFRIGERATOR (Aman)
• 13 MACARONI DINNER (Golden Grain)
• 5 H’HOLD LUBE (CRC)
• 25 STEREO (Electrophonic)

Terri 10 (Luggage) and 11 (Bonus Number)
Chris 23 (H’Hold Lube) and 5 MATCH!
2 (Take 1 Gift) and 14 LUCKY!
16 (STEREO) and 25 MATCH!
9 (Cassette Record’r) and 21 (Macaroni Dinner)
Terri 13 and 21 MATCH!
4 (Bonus) and 11 MATCH!
1 (Rods and Reels) and 24 (Bonus) and 26 (Pinball Machine)
Chris 12 (Pinball Machine) and 26 MATCH!
30 (Take) and 8 (Refrigerator)
Terri 27 and 8 MATCH!
24 and 30 OOPS!
Chris 19 (Rods and Reels) and 1 HOOKED!
29 (Luggage) and 10 MATCH!
20 (Vanity W/Sink) and 22 (Bonus)
Terri 6 (Vanity W/Sink) and 20 NICE COMEBACK!
9 and 7 (Stoneware)
Chris 17 (Cassette Record’r) and 9 MATCH!
3 (Wild!) and 30 TAKES FRIDGE! (Total $1,200)

Recap: We’re down to the Stoneware, one take and one bonus number

28 (Take) and Chris passes DEFENSE!
Terri 15 (Stoneware) and 7 MATCH!
Guess: JUST LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE WIN! ($1,276)

Chest L + Eye + K Moth + IR U’s II M + Hay + K

Terri is shaking all over as she reaches for the cup of water that’s always on the table.

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: Metro Ton Weight Ten Mayor STUCK ON REPEAT!
M + Head + T+ Row Gold + W + Hen M + Hay + Ear
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER (She thought the bar of gold was a ton)

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS

• 16 VEGAS WEEK (@ Union Plaza)
• 3 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
• 29 BABY FRESH’NER (Diaparene)
• 6 BEDROOM (Broyhill Traditional)

Chris 9 (Hot Tray) and 23 LUCKY!
7 (Take) and 25 (Encyclopedia)
Terri 10 (Drapes) and 22 (Bonus)
Chris 29 and 2 (Ladies Clothes)
Both she and Jack were sure that was right
Terri 5 (Wild!) and Bedroom at 6
1 (Bonus) and 22 MATCH!
13 (Movie Camera) and 21 (Drapes) and 10 MATCH!
14 (Bonus) and 26 (Take)
Chris 2 (OOPS!) and 24 (Table Lamps)
Terri 30 (Bonus) and 12 (Table Lamps) SLIPPED AGAIN!
Chris 14 and 30 ONE DOWN!
24 and 12 THAT’S THE OTHER!
18 (Take) and 25 (NOPE!) and 8 (Matched Encyclopedia)
11 (Wild!) and Vegas at 16
19 (Hair Spray) and 3 MATCH! (Over $900)
13 and 20 (Before the Buzzer) LUCKY! (Way to keep the streak alive)
Guess: TENDER LOVING CARE WIN!

T + Hen + Deer Loaf + ING K + Hair

Jack said Chris won over $1,400, but that’s incorrect. Chris sips in peace.

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Hant Jeer Hant a Deer Hoe 7 Ancient…ANOTHER WIPEOUT!
The best Chris can come up with is Enchantable. “You got me”
“H” + Ant DAH + Bull Hoe S + Heaven
AGENT 007

Terri’s grand total: $1,276
Chris’s actual grand total: $1,281

Could that be the closest difference in this version’s run?

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CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-#981

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Freda Merrick (married w/two kids, administrative specialist for computer company)

Bonnie Taft (MO, elementary teacher, married, earning Masters at Long Beach State)

ROUND 1 (FREE LOOK GAME)

HEAD STARTS:

• 13: ELECTRIC RANGE (Kelvinator)
• 21: IMPORT CHEESE (Danish Cheese)
• 28: BABY FRESH’NER (Diaparene)
• 19: WASHER & DRYER (Maytag)

Freda 7 (Mini Library) and 24 (Outdoor Furn.)
Bonnie 5 (Mattress Set) and 17 LUCKY!
6 (C. B. Radio) and Back to 24
Freda 29 (C.B. Radio) and 6 MATCH!
15 (Take 1 Gift) and Back to 21
Bonnie 9 (Free Look)
No waiting, we just reveal that square right now.
26 (Take) and 10 (Baby Fresh’ner)
Freda 19 and 7 UGH!
Bonnie 10 and 28 THAT’S BETTER!
30 (Electric Range) and 13 MATCH!
21 and 15
Freda 1 (Bonus Number) and 25 LUCKY!
16 (Take) and 27 (Free Look) and 4 OFF THE HOOK!
She takes the Range from Bonnie.
20 (WILD!) and 2 (Import Cheese)
14 (Crepe Maker) and 26 (Take) and 3 (WILD!)
Freda chooses the Take and the Mattress
18 (Bonus Number) and 22 (Crepe Maker)
Bonnie 11 (Washer & Dryer) and 19 NICE SAVE!
14 and 22 GOT IT RIGHT!
15 and 21 OOPS!
Freda 12 (Outdoor Furn.) and 24 MATCH! (Over $1,400)
Guess: JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE WIN! $1,497

Chest 4 Hole + D Tie + M S + Hay + K

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: I’ll Be In…Scottle For, “I’ll be in Scotland Before You” (4 sec. Left)
Aisle Bee Inn S + Cot + L + Hand Bee + IV “U”

Car Puzzle: Betty Dugal…NOPE!
P + Ad + Tee D + Hoo + K P + Oar + Tray + D Heh + Link + “L” + Ear
PATTY DUKE PORTRAYED HELEN KELLER

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS

• 18 REC. SOFA (La-Z-Boy)
• 26 HONEY (Sue Bee)
• 7 HOME WAVE (Toni)
• 15 2 PORT. T.V.’S (Panasonic B&W)

Bonnie 1 (Treas’re Finder) and 14 (Wild!)
22 (Treas’re Finder) and 10 (Bonus)
Freda 4 (Rec. Sofa) and 18 MATCH!
30 (Bonus) and 10 MATCH!
21 (Take) and 9 (Kitchen Ware) and 6 (Honey)
Bonnie 26 and 6 SWEET!
3 (His & Her Bikes) and Back to 22
Freda 29 (Home Wave) and 7 MATCH!
27 (Bonus) and 5 (T.V. Games)
Bonnie 25 (Sewing Machine) and 12 LUCKY! (Over $800)
20 (Kitchen Ware) and 13 (Linens)
Freda 22 and 11 (Take)
Bonnie 11 and 21
Takes so much time concentrating on the board, she forgets about the take. Finally chooses the Sofa. (Up to $1,400)
28 (Take) and 2 (2 Port. T.V.’s)
Freda 15 and 2 MATCH!
3 and 28 OOPS!
Bonnie 22 and 20 AARGH!
Freda 24 (Linens) and 5 OH, COME ON!
Bonnie 13 and 24 THANK HEAVENS!
Guess: A HEROIC WELCOME WRONG!
23 (His & Her Bikes) and 3 MATCH! (Over $2,000)
Guess: A HERO’S WELCOME THAT’S BETTER!

A H + Ear + Rose Well + Comb

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: A Lass Duz Ant Leaf Here N-more, A Lass Doesn’t Leave Here…UH OH!
AH + Lass DUZ + Ant Leaf H + Ear “N” + Knee M + Oar
ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

$50 Puzzles

Freda: BARNEY MILLER (No hesitation)
Barn + Knee Mill + Ear

Bonnie: Monty Awl, MONTY HALL
M + On + Tea H + Awl

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CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-September 24, 1976(#975)

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Barbara Cunningham (married, three children Brandy (4), Lisa (2) and Scottie (1) (named by booze)
Phil Brockman (married to a Japanese w 2 y.o. Nana Kathleen)

HEAD STARTS:

• 29 DINING ROOM (Broyhill Americana)
• 6 HOME WAVE (Toni)
• 20 MACARONI DINNER (Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheddar)
• 4 DIGITAL WATCHES (Helbros Minicom)

This time Jack is sure, it’s another special game. CALL 3 You get up to three picks each turn, unless you make a match in two.

Barbara 1 (Macaroni Dinner) and 20
9 (Stone-Ware) and 22 (Sheets, Spreads) and 24 (Mattress Set)
Phil 17 (Stone-Ware) and 9 MATCH!
21 (Digital Watches) and 4 MATCH! ($600 Total)
7 (Air Hockey) and 25 (Home Wave) and 6 MATCH!
2 (Take 1 Gift) and 28 LUCKY! (but he can only take the macaroni)
27 (Love Stories) and 10 (Sheets, Spreads) and 22 MATCH!
11 (Take 1 Gift) and 30 (Ice Cr’m Maker) and 8 (Felt Pen)
Barbara 26 (10 Spd. Bikes) and 11 and 3 (Dining Room)
Phil 16 (Felt Pen) and 18 (Take) and 11 MATCH! (but a wasted take)
Guess: GETTING FORTY WINKS WRONG!
15 (Mattress Set) and 26 and 23 (WILD!)
Getting to choose, he takes the Mattress
14 (Air Hockey) and 7 GOAL!
3 and 24 and 19 (10 Spd. Bikes) WHAT A MESS!
Barbara 29 and 3
Guess (after a few sec.): CATCHING FORTY WINKS WIN!

Cat + CH + Ink Fort + Tea Wink + Z

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: The Navel A Cat Toe Me, The Naval Academy is in Naples…Annapolis.
She gets the full title before the buzzer.
THE N + Hay + Veil A + Cat + Toe + ME IS Inn “N”+ Apple + Hiss

ROUND 2-Back to Normal

HEAD STARTS:

• 9 VEGAS VAC. (@ California)
• 30 WOOD FINISHER (Wipe-On Zar)
• 11 HOME FIX-ITS (Epoxy Bond)
• 5 REF. FREEZER (Amana)

Phil 29 (Take) and 1 (Lamps)
Barbara 20 (Bonus) and 22 (Vegas Vac.)
Phil 9 and 22 JACKPOT!
5 and 26 (Carpet Prods.)
Barbara 7 (Carpet Prods.) and 26 MATCH!
11 and 1 UGH!
Phil 23 (35mm Camera) and 10 (Bonus)
Barbara 20 and 10
3 (Bonus) and 28 (Home Fix-Its) and 21 (BONUS)
Hope she does better with this one
29 and 6 LUCKY AGAIN! (Vegas is her)
25 (Ref. Freezer) and 5 MATCH!
Guess: AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT WIN! ($1,143)

Egg + H + ST M + Eye Bed + Door Judge + Men + T

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: I Love You a Bush Of…I LOVE YOU A BUSHEL AND A PECK (Half of the Time)
Aisle + UV “U” A Bush + Shell & A Peg + K

Car Puzzle: Artur Grange Was Called…NOT GETTING IT!
R + Head GR + Range WUZ K + Awl + D THE Gull + Up Ink G + Hoe + S
RED GRANGE WAS CALLED THE GALLOPING GHOST (Not Gourmet)

MONEY GAME

Barbara 1 (50 Rubles) and 13 (Take)
Neil 30 (Take) and 19 (Wild!) PHEW!
7 (150 Kroner) and 17 (250 Marks)
Barbara 9 (250 Marks) and 17 MATCH!
27 (500 Rupees) and 10 (100 Guilders)
Neil 16 (300 Francs) and 25 (20,000 Yen)
Barbara 11 (2,000 Soles) and 21 (Take)
Neil 24 (25,000 Lire) and 8 (300 Francs)
Barbara 25 and 2 (Take)
Neil 21 and 2 (Takes the Marks)
11 and 27 OOPS!
Barbara 3 (1,000 Pesetas) and 28 (Take)
Neil 15 (Take) and 28 WASTED ANOTHER ONE!
12 (20,000 Yen) and 25 MATCH! ($184 Total)
26 (1,000 Forint) and 5 (500 Rupees)

TIME!

Barbara (after 7 sec.): Faster Than a Speeding Bullet $100 WIN!

Fez + Tear TH + Hen Ace + “B” + Ding Bull + IT

Neil winds up with nothing!
Barbara’s Total: $2,677

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CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-Season 4: #974

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Linda Corage(Beverly Hills, CA, teach kindergarten, likes golf, married to golf pro, two children)

Steve Blake(Chugwater, WY, music teacher, visiting Grandma when he applied)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS:

• 27 MICRO OVEN (Amana Radarange)
• 1 COFFEE (Nescafe Regular and Decaf)
• 25 HOME WAVE (Toni)
• 3 SOFA BED (Broyhill)

Jack thought this was a special game, but not today.

Linda 2 (Water Sof’ner) and 30 (Take)
Steve 9 (Auto Tires) and 22 (Sofa Bed)
Linda 3 & 22 MATCH!
6 (Drapes) and 28 (Art Books)
Steve 15 (Micro Oven) and 27 MATCH!
2 and 26 (Bonus Number)
Linda 28 and 5 (Bonus Number)
Steve 26 and 5 MATCH!
16 (Take) and 30 (For the Sofa Bed)
21 (Wild!) and Water Sof’ner at 2 (Up to $2,200)
13 (Bonus) and 6 and 7 (Take)
Linda 29 (Rad.-C.B. Combo) and 18 (Coffee)
Steve 1 & 18 MATCH!
7 and 19 (Drapes)
Linda 8 (Home Wave) and 25 RECOVERED!
4 (Garden Tools) and 19 Again
Steve 6 & 19 MATCH!
Guess: THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT WRONG!
7 and 24 (Garden Tools)
Linda 28 and 12 (Rad.-C.B. Combo) (Not this Time)
Steve 29 & 12 MATCH! ($2,500)
20 (Bonus Number) and 17 (Auto Tires)
Linda 23 (Take) and 13 ANOTHER OOPS!
Steve 20 & 13 MATCH!
2nd Guess: THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT WIN! ($2,680)

TH + Hair + Z N + Hoe Tie + M Lye + K THE Present

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: Rose off…Clothing…Washington Square “Rose of Washington Square” (5 down, 5 to go)
R + Hose Off Wash + Ink + Ton Square

Car Puzzle: There is Nothing Like Dame…There is Nothing Like A Dame (corrected with a second to spare)
TH + Hair Hiss NUTH + Ink L + Eye + “K” D + Hay + M

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS

• 2 GRAND. CLOCK (Emperor)
• 17 OLIVES (Lindsay)
• 10 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
• 24 STEREO (Electrophonic)

Steve 13 (Bridge Set) and 26 (Patio Furn.)
Linda 1 (Take) and 30 (25 LP’s)
Steve 18 (25 LP’s) and 30 MATCH!
Guess: ON THE AIR (An Air sign was revealed)
5 (Olives) and 7 (Cassette Record’r)
Linda 17 & 5 MATCH!
6 (Stereo) and 24 MATCH!
15 (Take) and 3 (Kitchen Appliances) UH-OH!
Steve 1 & 15 (Takes Stereo)
12 (Wild!) and Recorder at 7
Guess: TRIAL AND ERROR HOLY MACKEREL!

TR + Aisle Hand Air + Oar

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: “The Rockys are the Tentital…Continental Divide THE ROCKIES ARE THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE” (3 sec. left)
THE Rah + Keys “R” THE Con + 10 + ENT + Awl DIV + Eye + D

Car Puzzle: Care…CAROL BURNETT TIME! STARRED IN PETE & TILLIE
If only he’d finished the first one sooner
K + Hair + Roll B + Urn + Net Star + D Inn Pea + T & Till + “E”

Speaking of time, there’s a few more minutes to play another game.

MONEY ROUND

All squares are foreign currency.

Linda 1 (300 Pesos) and 30 (50 Niaras)
Steve 15 (200 Markkas) and 13 (300 Pesos)
Linda 1 & 13 SI!
Guess: YO HABLO ESPANOL! NOPE!
2 (25 Pounds) and 29 (15,000 Yen)
Steve 11 (Take) and 23 (200 Markkas)
Linda 25 (Take) and 12 (500 Cruzeiros)
Steve 11 & 25 TAKES PESOS!
21 (500 Cruzeiros) and 20 (1,500 Drachmas)
Linda 24 (1,000 Escudos) and 17 (15,000 Yen)

TIME!

And there were at least three matches our players could’ve made. Oh well, the first to solve the revealed puzzle gets $100 (plus Steve’s pesos if it’s him)

Linda (as soon as the board was revealed): We Live in Flor-Hoo…We’ve Heard Enough
Steve: WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS THAT’S BETTER!

Wheel + TV + Fin T + Hoo DIF + Oar + Ant WORLDS

Linda just gets parting gifts.
Steve’s winnings: $3,487 Plus Car

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CONCENTRATION (syndicated)-(first taped episode of Season 4)

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Nancy Langley (temporary retired computer programmer, 8-month old girl, Mercedes Elizabeth, plans to stay a stay at home Mom for 7 years)
Millie Zoloto (“Hopefully” permanently retired secretary, now in calligraphy)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS:

• 11 LIVING ROOM (Broyhill)
• 20 RICE MIX (Rice-a-Roni)
• 2 COFFEE (Taster’s Choice)
• 23 STEREO SYSTEM (Panasonic Series 2000)

Nancy 25 (Mantle Clock) and 28 (Take 1 Gift)
Millie 6 (Bonus Number) and 15 (WILD!)
5 (Take 1 Gift) and 26 (Rice Mix) and 29 (Rods and Reels)
Nancy 20 & 26 MATCH!
22 (Living Room) and 11 MATCH!
9 (Vacuum) and 18 (Coffee)
Millie 18 & 2 MATCH!
4 (Love Stories [80 Books]) and 19 (Take 1 Gift)
Nancy 5 & 19 (but can only have the coffee)
12 (Mantle Clock) and 29 OOPS!
Millie 9 and 27 (Love Stories)
Nancy 4 & 27
13 (Bonus Number) and 7 (WILD!)
24 (Bonus Number) and 21 on the buzzer LUCKY!
25 and 8 (Take 1 Gift) and 12 MATCH! (Coming up to $2,000)
16 (Vacuum) and 9 MATCH!

Guess: WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK WIN! ($2,070)

W + Her + King Oar + OW + nd The K + Lock

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette 3 dr. Hatchback

$100 Puzzle: Heart Boiled…HARD-BOILED EGGS (6 sec. left)
Heart B + Oil + d “X”

Car Puzzle: The Hatfields Battled TIME!
The Hat + F + Heel + DZ Bat + Till + d The Mug + OIZ
The Hatfields Battled The McCoys

It’s nice to see you in the flesh.

Millie to Jack as we come back

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 27 WASHER & DRYER (Speed Queen)
• 10 HOME WAVE (Toni)
• 18 CAT FOOD (Tabby)
• 6 VEGAS WEEK (@ Union Plaza)

Millie 3 (Lamps) and 20 (Bonus Number)
Nancy 2 (Take) and Back to 18
Millie 9 (Take) & Back to 2 MATCH!
5 (Bonus Number) and 18
Nancy 20 & 5 MATCH!
28 (Bonus) and 12 LUCKY!
21 (P’cases, Sheets) and 14 (Mattress Set) and 8 (Hot Tray) and 1
(Stone-ware)
Millie 11 (WILD!) and 6 for Vegas
15 (Year of Flowers) and 4 (P’cases, Sheets)
Nancy 21 & 4 MATCH!
30 (Take) and 22 LUCKY! (Claims Vegas)
19 (Hot Tray) and 8 MATCH!
10 and 26 (Mattress Set)
Millie 3 and 29 (Home Wave)
Nancy 10 & 29 MATCH!
13 (Lamps) & 3 MATCH!
17 (Stone-ware) & 1 MATCH!
18 and 23 (Year of Flowers) UH-OH!
Millie 23 & 15 MATCH!

Guess: YOU CAN’T BLAME A GUY FOR TRYING WIN!

“U” Can + t B + Lei + M Egg + Eye 4 T + Rye + Ink

And Millie has already walked over behind Jack.

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: I WANNA BE…LOVED BY YOU (Halfway Done)
Eye 1 + Na Bee Loaf + D B + Eye “U”
Jack almost said Name That Tune. “That Guy with the funny name would be mad at me”.

Car Puzzle: Magellan was…TIME!
Match + “L” + Hen wuh + Sun Axe + PL + Oar + Ear
…An Explorer

Millie’s Total: $300
Nancy’s Total: $2,170

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CONCENTRATION-September 15, 1976

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Teri Cummings (Los Angeles, CA, originally from Jacksonville, FL, works for a plastic surgeon)
Paula Sedarberg (originally from Ann Arbor MI, dental hygienist)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS

• 28 BEDROOM (Broyhill)
• 19 H’ME CARE PRODUCTS (Panel Magic)
• 8 CHEESE SPREADS (Woody’s)
• 16 DISH-WASHER (Maytag)

There are four wild cards up on the board. Matching two will be worth $250. The contestant keeps the cash no matter what.

Teri 9 (His&Her Bikes) and 6 (Encyclopedia)
Paula 3 (Take 1 Gift) and 27 (Cheese Spreads)
Teri 13 (WILD!) and 11 (WILD!) $250
10 (Linens) and 24 (Encyclopedia)
Paula 8 (Cheese Spreads) and 27 MATCH!
I was wondering when they were getting back to that.
1 (Bonus Number) and 20 (Bedroom)
Teri 24 and 6 NICE RECOVERY!
2 (H’me Care Products) and 14 (Bonus Number)
Paula 28 and 20 MATCH!
9 and 26 (Elec. Bar-B-Q)
Teri 10 and 21 (Take 1 Gift)
Paula 14 and 1 MATCH!
Well, they keep getting lost but finding their way back around.
4 (Dish-Washer) and 12 (Bonus Number) and 17 (His&Her Bikes)
Teri 9 and 12 AARGH!
Paula Got 17 and 9 Right

Guess: A SLIP OF THE LIP WIN! ($1,121)

Ace + Lip Off The L + Hip

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette 3 Dr.

$100 Puzzle: First “The Legend of Paul Revere” then “BUNYAN” (3 sec. left)
The L + Head + Chin Off P + Awl Bun + Yawn

Car Puzzle: “I Say a Can-Hill Paul” WAY OFF!
Ice + Hay A Lid + Hill P + Ray + R IV “U”
I Say a Little Prayer for You

GAME 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 7 POOL TABLE (Frederick-Willys)
• 15 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
• 26 CANDY (Chick-o-Sticks)
• 13 REFRIG-ERATOR (Amana)

Paula 4 (WILD!) and The Fridge
2 (Take 1 Gift) and 24 (Table Lamps)
Teri 28 (Take 1 Gift) and 2 MATCH!
25 (Child’s Toys) and 11 LUCKY!
22 (Field Glasses) and 1 (Hair Dryer)
Paula 27 (Refrigerator) and 10 (Take 1 Gift)
Teri 5 (Ladies’ Clothes) and 26
Paula 14 (Candy) and 26 MATCH!
3 (Hair Spray) and 16 (Pool Table)
Teri 7 and 16 MATCH!
19 (WILD!) and the Field Glasses (her intention?)
20 (Take 1 Gift) and 10 (Only has the Candy)
12 (Table Lamps) and 24 MATCH AGAIN!
And Paula is itching to guess.
8 (Recliner) and 30 (Bonus Number)
Paula 5 and 17 (Recliner)
Teri 8 and 17 MATCH!
23 (Hair Dryer) and 6 (Bonus Number) BAD TIMING!
Paula 30 and 6

Guess: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY WIN!

The 1 Th + Hat Cot Hay + Weigh

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (took just 2 sec.)
Awl The Prez + Saw + D + Ants M + Hen

Car: “The Who-pit-door Hiss Pla-net” CAN’T DO IT!
J + Hoo + Pit + Door Hiss The L + Arch + Chest Pla + Net
Jupiter Is The Largest Planet

$50 Puzzles

Teri: G + Air + “E” Coo + P + Oar
GARY COOPER (Took 1 sec.)

Teri has $300 Cash.

Paula: Brick + Door (NO) Kr + On + Kite
Wall + Door
WALTER CRONKITE (Took 7 sec.)

Paula’s total: $1,371

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CONCENTRATION-September 14, 1976

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Teri (Orange County, married and children’s librarian)
Ronnie Torso (originally NYC, musician and married)

ROUND 1

And Jack tells us there’ll be a twist to this round. Our contestants will find our later.

HEAD STARTS:

• 14 Color TV (Sharp 13″)
• 21 Household Lube (CRC)
• 5 Plant Food (Mrs. Myers)
• 29 Outdoor Furn. (John Hancock Redwood)

Teri 2 (Elec. Caddy) and 17 (Guitar)
Ronnie 6 (Bonus Number) and 24 (Elec. Caddy)
Teri 2 & 24 MATCH!
9 (Bonus Number) and 6 MATCH!
15 (Take 1 Gift) and 25 (Pinball Machine) and 22 (Color TV)
Ronnie 14 and 22 MATCH!
25 and 11 (Free Look)
Now we come to the twist. The Free Look is revealed right away and Ronnie can have a guess.
It doesn’t help, so back to matching the pinball machine.
7 (Kitchen Ware)
Teri 27 (Wild Card!) and 15 (Claims TV)
16 (Bonus Number) and 29
Ronnie 4 (Pinball Machine) and 25 MATCH!
1 (Guitar) and 17 MATCH!
10 (Outdoor Furn.) and 29 THREE IN A ROW!
21 and 13 (Take 1 Gift)
Teri 8 (H’hold Lube) & 21
19 (Golf Clubs) and 12 LUCKY!
Wait, Jack remembers Teri still has a take to use. She’ll steal the Outdoor Furniture.
28 (Take 1 Gift) and 26 (Bonus Number)
Ronnie 16 and 26

Now Ronnie has a guess: RISING TO THE OCCASION WIN!

R + Eyes + Sink Tooth + “E” Hoe + “K” + Shin

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette 3 Dr.

$100 Puzzle: PREISDENT JOHN ADAMS (Half the Time)
Press + Head + Ant Jaw + N Atoms

Car Puzzle: Mighty Casey Has Svun Out? SO CLOSE!
M + Eye + Tee Case + “E” H + Ass S + Truck Out
Mighty Casey Has Struck Out (and he knew where he goofed up)

Speaking of which, you may have realized this. Teri didn’t have a take to use when she took the Furniture. It’s going back to Ronnie.

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 12 Rec. Sofa (La-Z-Boy)
• 30 Cat Food (Tabby)
• 22 Hair Spray (Adorn)
• 4 Electric Range (Kelvinator)

Ronnie 6 (Take 1 Gift) and 19 (Asst. Clocks)
Teri 5 (Treas’re Finder) and 20 (Take 1 Gift)
Ronnie 6 & 20 NOTHING TO TAKE!
21 (Mini Camera) and 14 LUCKY MATCH!
1 (Hair Spray) and 22 ANOTHER 3-PEAT!
3 (Chain Saw) and 26 (Rec. Sofa)
Teri 12 and 26 MATCH!
24 (Chain Saw) and 3 MATCH!
22 (WILD CARD!) and The Range at 4
28 (Mini Library) & 11 (Asst. Clocks)
Ronnie 22 (Electric Range) & 17 (WILD CARD!)

Guess: FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE WIN!

4 HEH + Van + Z S + Hay + K

This time is WAS a Van!

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: CLAUDIA CARDINALE (6 seconds left)
Claw + “D” + A Car + DIN + Alley

Car Puzzle: ALAN ARKIN STARRED IN CATCH-22 (2 sec. to spare)
AL + Hen Ark + Can Star + D Inn Cat + CH TW + Hen + Tee +T + Hoo

BONUS DOUBLE PLAY

It’s just one puzzle, 10 seconds for $50. Teri is first

Teri: JANE FONDA (2 sec.)
Chain F + On + Da

Ronnie: JOHN LENNON (barely 2 sec.)
J + On L + Hen + “N”

Teri leaves with $50
Ronnie has $1,756 in cash and prizes NOT counting the car.

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CONCENTRATION-Taped December 5, 1974

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Kathe Pugh (dental receptionist in Westwood)
Myrna Hoffman (aircraft electrician and raises tropical fish)

ROUND 1:

HEAD STARTS:

• 7 Dishwasher (Tappan)
• 25 Car Wax (Turtle Wax)
• 15 Wall Covering (Z-Brick)
• 28 Living Room Set (Broyhill Colonial)

Kathe 10 (Bonus Number) and 16 (Ladies’ Luggage)
Myrna 21 (Cook’s Dream) and 3 (Car Wax)
Kathe 25 & 3 MATCH!
18 (Take 1 Gift) and 30 (Encyclopedia)
Myrna 6 (Living Room Set) and 28 MATCH!
14 (Electric Typewriter) and 26 (Binoculars)
Kathe 12 (Bonus Number) and 10 MATCH!
24 (Bonus Number) and 2 LUCKY MATCH! (Kathe’ll have another bonus number after the first one is used up.)
16 and 23 (WILD CARD!) (Both Bonuses still waiting)
20 (Take) and 7 and 22 (Take) (Adds Living Room)
14 and 18 (Take) and 4 (Guitar) UH-OH!
Myrna 21 and 8 (The Last Take)
Kathe 29 (Dishwasher) and 7 NICE RECOVERY!

Guess: The Calm Before the Storm WIN!

THE “Caw” + M Bee + 4 THE Store + M

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Vega Hatchback

$100 Puzzle: SALVADOR DALI (6 seconds left)
S + Awl + Foot + Door Doll + “E”

Car Puzzle: JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (with 1 sec. Left)
J + Hay + MZ F + Hen + “M” + Oar “Coo” + Pear

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 19 Electric Range (Monarch)
• 10 Mints (Richardson)
• 22 House Paint (True Value Tru-Test)
• 6 En’t’nm’nt Center (Channel Master Stereo)

Myrna 25 (Water Sof’ner) and 8 (Ice Cream Maker)
Kathe 30 (Calculator) and 17 (Punch Bowl Set)
Myrna 28 (China) and 12 (Calculator)
Kathe 30 & 12 MATCH! (25 flipped by mistake)
10 and 15 (Water Sof’ner)
Myrna 25 & 15 MATCH!
16 (Bonus Number) and 2 (Electric Range)
Kathe 28 OOPS! and 19 DOUBLE OOPS!
Myrna 19 and 2 MATCH!
16 and 8
Kathe 1 (Child’s Toys) and 13 (En’t’nm’nt Center)
Myrna 6 and 13 MATCH!
24 (Child’s Toys) and 1 MATCH!
17 and 29 (Bonus Number)
Kathe 16 and 29 BONUS ACTIVATED!
22 and 4 (Punch Bowl Set) and 17 MATCH!
21 (Ice Cream Maker) and 14 (Take)
Myrna 7 (Take) and 28 UH-OH!
Kathe 14 and 7 MATCH! (Takes Ent. Center)
21 and 18 (Wild Card!)
9 (House Paint) and 27 (Wild! Again)
23 (Take 1 Gift) and 11 (China)
Myrna 28 & 11 MATCH!

Guess: “I Can’t Seem to Make a Mistake” WRONG!
20 (Bonus Number) and 26 (Mints)
Kathe 10 & 26 MATCH!

Guess: I Can’t Seem to Make Ends Meet WIN AGAIN!

Eye Can + ‘T Sea + M II May + K + Ns Meat

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Pearl Bill Boat Egg Hood World? STUMPED!
Pearl Buck Row + T Th + Egg + Hood Earth
PEARL BUCK WROTE THE GOOD EARTH

Myrna leaves with $25
Kathe’s total: $2,367 (not counting the Car)

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CONCENTRATION-Taped June 27, 1974

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Sheryl Litz (native Californian, military housewife who travel a lot)
Jane McCauley (moved to California, struggling entertainer w/three kids)

There are two parts to this game. First, match the prizes behind the 30 numbered boxes. Second, solve the rebus behind the prizes. Only by doing that can you take the prizes home.

ROUND 1

We’ll start with four head starts:

• 13 Freezer (Westinghouse Frost Free 17)
• 1 Children’s Shoes (Mother Goose)
• 11 S’ndw’ch Bags (Glad)
• 20 Second H’moon (Weekend@ Marina Hotel, dining, private cruise and limo)

Sheryl 22 (Encyclopedia) and 9 (Children’s Shoes)
Jane 1 & 9 MATCH!
20 and 21 (His & Her Bikes)
Sheryl 7 (Take 1 Gift) and 24 (S’ndw’ch Bags)
Jane 11 & 24 MATCH!
3 (Phone Answ’r) and Back to 22
Sheryl 18 (Phone Answ’r) and 3 MATCH!
16 (Take 1 Gift) and 27 MATCH! (Happy-stance, Sheryl takes the Shoes)
15 (Mattress Set) and 29 (Wild Card!) (Automatic Match)
14 (Encyclopedia) and 12 (Wild Card Again!)
13 and 20 (Round and Round)
Jane 21 and 19 (Take 1 Gift)
Sheryl 28 (Bonus Number) and 5 (His & Her Bikes)
Jane 21 & 5 MATCH!
8 (Binoculars) and 17 (Bonus Number)*
Sheryl 28 & 17 MATCH! Sheryl can pick a third box if the first two don’t work out.
20 (Binoculars) & 8
Guess: Everything’s Under Control WIN!

“F” + Wreath + Ink IS Un + Door Con + T + Roll

Along with taking her loot home, Sheryl now gets a chance at a lot more.

DOUBLE PLAY

She has 10 seconds to solve two fully-revealed rebuses. The first one is worth $100; the second adds a new car (this case, a Chevy Vega Hatchback)

$100 Puzzle: THE CARPENTERS (in just three seconds)
THE Car + Pen + Doors

Car Puzzle: “Star R Campobello” NOT CLOSE ENOUGH!
Sun + R + Ice Hat K + Ham + Paw + Bell + “O”
SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO
But Sheryl AND Jane have another chance at the car.

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

• 17 DINING ROOM (Broyhill Americana)
• 4 ATTACHE CASE (Samsonite)
• 16 H’ME CARE PRODUCTS (Magic cleaning prod. including Panel Magic Furniture Polish)
• 24 SEWING MACHINE (Morse)

Jane 30 (Ladies’ Shirts) and 1 (Dining Room)
Sheryl 17 & 1 MATCH!
19 (Wild Card!) and 13 (Sewing Machine) (Matching the other Wild Card meant $500)
10 (Take 1 Gift) and 22 MATCH but nothing to take
23 (Burner Base) and 7 (Attaché Case)
Jane 4 & 7 MATCH!
23 and 2 (Cook-Ware)
Sheryl 21 (Cook-Ware) & 2 MATCH!
6 (Indoor Grill) and 29 (Knitting Machine)
Jane 21 (Indoor Grill) & 6 MATCH!
5 (Burner Base) and 28 (Bonus Number) OOPS!
Cheryl 29 and 8 (Ladies’ Shirts)
Jane 30 & 8 MATCH!
24 and 3 (Take 1 Gift)
Sheryl 14 (H’me Care Products) and 11 (Wild!)
18 (Take 1 Gift) and 28 WHA-WHA!
Jane 15 and 23 We’re Going ’round in Circles
Sheryl 5 & 23 Matches Burner Base
20 (Lace Hanging) and 27 LUCKY MATCH!

TIME!

Since neither lady has solved the puzzle thus far, we’ll reveal the whole thing. First to buzz-in and solve it wins.
After eight seconds…Sheryl: WAITER THERE’S A FLY IN MY SOUP WIN AGAIN!
Weigh+Tar Th+Air+S A f + Lion Mice+Hoop

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Sack O Move Van Psyche NO GOOD!
Sack + “O” & Van + Zet + Tee
SACCO AND VANZETTI

Sheryl’s Winnings: Over $3,700
Jane gets nothing!

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