Host: Allen Ludden
Announcer: Lee Vines
Day two of 10-Star Week, two new stars, same civilian players from yesterday.
Bea Benadaret (Petticoat Junction) and John Padeswa (Fullerton, CA, personnel administrator for a large aerospace firm that put the Pioneer Satellite in space) ($100)
Eddie Albert (Green Acres) and Brenda Engleman (Arcadia, CA, mother of two daughters, husband sells forklift trucks)
WORD #1
Bea gives the first clue
TEACHER-PROFESSOR A Quick 10 points for John
WORD #2
Brenda gives to Eddie
PIG-SOW
ROAD-HOG and John’s at 19 already
Only six points away for our aerospace hero.
WORD #3-Eddie gives
READER’S-DIGEST Brenda gets a much-needed perfect 10
WORD #4-John
CHORTLE-CHUCKLE John is laughing his way to the bank with another $100 check.
LIGHTNING ROUND
1. DAY-NIGHT
SEVENTH-WEEK $50
2. BREAD-WATER
BREAD-CRUMB $100
3. ACHE-PAIN $150
4. TELEVISION-first STUDIO then LIGHTS, ROOF-no guess, ANTENNA-SET, ROOF-no guess again, METAL-ANTENNA, RADIO-AERIAL $200
5. BELOW-ABOVE $250 in 38 seconds
Felt longer than 38 didn’t it. Either way, John’s total is up to $450.
GAME #2-WORD #1
Eddie is giving to John.
NEWTON-APPLE
COOKIE-FIG 9 points for Brenda
WORD #2-John Gives
MULTIPLY-DIVIDE John’s 3rd One-Clue Wonder.
WORD #3-Bea gives
LAZY-TIRED (Bea misread the word)
LEER-WATCH
SMIRK (OOPSIES!)
Bea meant to say SMEAR.
WORD #3 THE SEQUEL
TOUCH-FEEL Brenda’s now in the winning position with 20.
WORD #4-John gives
POLE-TELEPHONE
SAFE-VAULT Brenda gets her first $100. John leaves with $450
LIGHTNING ROUND:
1. BELLY-TUMMY then STOMACH $50
2. COLA-PEPSI then FIZZ, IMBIBE-DRINK $100
3. HOT DOG-HAMBURGER HOT DOG-WIENER HOT DOG-SAUERKRAUT (“A Nice Big Long Word”) PASSED (FRANKFURTER)
Side note: Isn’t “Hot Dog” two words? At the clock wound down, Bea was giving clues more akin to Pyramid. Where were the judges? Poor Bea, watching her struggle was a gas.
On to 4. ARMY-NAVY, DRIVE-no guess, VEHICLE-JEEP $150
5. JAIL! The perfect clue again.
Yet Brenda gets the fifty dollars for that one? Have they thrown out the rule book? Fine, no penalty for being nice. Brenda gets $200 for the Lightning Round for a total of $300.
A quick break after that messy round. Bea talks about “Petticoat Junction” and a new love interest for one of her TV daughters. (Find out more at CBS Wiki) Eddie Albert promote his new record, featuring the theme from “Green Acres” and “Turn Around” (Link to youtube included) And now, two new contestants join us.
Bea and Bill Huston (Los Angeles, CA, training manager for a vacuum/appliance manufacturer)
Eddie and Phyllis Doyan (Grenada Hills, CA, helps husband manage an apartment building)
GAME #3-WORD #1
Bea first:
FALSE-IMITATION
MONEY-COUNTERFEIT For 9 Points
WORD #2-Bill gives
RETIREMENT-FUND
MONEY-ANNUITY
RETIREMENT (“You Said That”)-ACTIVITY
MONTHLY-CHECK
MONEY-INSURANCE
SECURITY-Blanks Out
FUND-SAVINGS
AGE-BENEFIT
SECURITY-PENSION for a Well-Earned 2 Points
WORD #3-Eddie gives
SWEET-LOVELY
ANGOSTURA-BITTERS, counts as BITTER to take the lead (11-9)
WORD #4-Phyllis gives
WEBSTER’S-DICTIONARY Easy 10
Bea/Bill 11 Eddie/Phyllis 19
WORD #5-Bea gives
(After some fumbling) VEGETABLE-MINERAL
YELLOW-CARROT for $100 (But…but…carrots are Orange?)
LIGHTNING ROUND
FROWN-SMILE $50
CHALK-BLACKBOARD $100
STRETCH-YAWN, FLEXIBLE-MUSCLES, GIRL-ELASTIC $150
AGRICULTURER-FARMER
CAB-TAXI $250 with about 10 seconds left
Bill and Phyllis will return for a second game tomorrow. And now a word for Allen:
The password today is School: “School has started so make it a point this year to take an interest in your local school system and do what you can to make it better.”
Password is owned by Fremantle.
