Host: Allen Ludden
Announcer: Lee Vines
Carol Burnett and Mary-Louise Canot (Huntington Beach, CA) ($200) vs. Ross Martin (The Wild Wild West) and Paul Sickler (Sherman Oaks, CA, teaches High School English)
GAME #2: WORD #1-Carol gives to Mary-Louise
10 points: GRIDDLE-PANCAKE
9: BARBECUE-STEAK
8: FIRE-FLAME
7: QUESTION-RIDDLE (He was so sure)
6: OPEN-OVEN
5: BAR-BARBECUE
4: GRIDDLE-IRON
3: SCREEN-GRID
2: HAMBURGERS-(Blank)
1: GRID-“I Don’t Know” GRILL
WORD #1.1-Carol gives again
10: “What’s the name of that Place?” HOME (dreamy tone)-MANSION 10
Carol was thinking of San Simeon.
WORD #2-Paul to Ross
10: ABE-HONEST Tie Game
WORD #3-Carol gives
10: LEND-BORROW 20
WORD #4-Paul gives
10: CORPORAL-BODILY
9 (to win): SERGEANT-LIEUTENANT
8: BUCK-PRIVATE
WORD #5-Carol gives
10 (to win): PIANO-ORCHESTRA
9: OPENING-CONCERTO
8 (to win): STEINWAY-RECITAL
7: ELEGEANCE-CONCERT
6 (to win): UPRIGHT-GRAND Up to $300
Paul, sadly, has flunked out.
LIGHTNING ROUND #1
YORTY-MAYOR
FALSE-TRUE (counts as TRUTH)
SODA-POP
MOUSE-CAT, BIGGER-RAT
RAT-MOUSE $250 in 22.5 sec. (The audience’s laughter gave it away as much as Carol)
Came close to the record of 12 sec. by Peter Lawford. “Oh, he’s a cheater!”
Next group:
Carol and Richard Robert (Le Mesa, CA, account executive with major brokerage firm) vs Ross and Jo-Ellen Katz (Santa Monica, CA, into refurnishing old furniture and traveling)
GAME #1: WORD #1-Carol to Richard
10 points: WHISTLE-SHRILL
9: BEEP-TWEET
8: BOAT-FOGHORN (And Carol now has a perfect clue)
7: TRAIN-TOOT
“Rooty” was what Carol though off, as in Rooty-Toot-Toot. Toot-Toot wouldn’t fallen under form of the word.
WORD #2-Richard gives
10: DONKEY-JACKASS
9: MEXICAN-BURRO 16
WORD #3-Carol gives
“How old are you, Richard?”
10: DONKEY-SERENADE (he was old enough)
WORD #4-Jo-Ellen gives
10 (to win): MATADOR-BULLFIGHTER
9: PANTS-TOREADOR 19
WORD #5-Ross gives
10 (to win): ADVENTURE-ROMANCE $100
LIGHTNING ROUND #2
OYSTER-STEW, SEASHELL-CLAM
DANGEROUS-TREACHEROUS, OPPOSITE-SAFE
SHELL-CLAM, CRAWL-CRAB then LOBSTER, GROUNDS-BAND, SWEATER-nothing, NECK-TURTLE
TELEPHONE-CALL, WIRE-LINE
BING-BONG, AGAIN-CROSBY, HIT-SLAM, SLAM-BANG Perfect $350
GAME #2 (Men vs. Women): WORD #1-Ross to Richard
10 points: BASH-DRUNK
9: FIGHT-BRAWL
WORD #2-Jo-Ellen gives
10: KINGSTON-TRIO
And we must pause for today. Now that the sparring is over, Ross can gush over Carol. That is, until Allen mentions her husband’s in the audience.
The password today is REMINDER. Here’s a quick reminder that the men in the service appreciate your letters and they certainly deserve your support.
Password is owned by Fremantle.
