Date of episode: May 25, 2001
Show #500
Stars
1: Richard Lewis, 2: Kathy Griffin, 3: Kate Jackson, 4: Maury Povich, 5: Whoopi, 6: Star Jones, 7: Wendie Malick, 8: Brad Garrett, 9: Big Bird
Contestants
X: Robby Bater, furniture salesman from Minneapolis
O: Linda Martin (returning champion, 1-day total of $12,243)
Round 1: Robby starts
1. Robby takes Whoopi and is right
2. Linda takes Wendie and misses. Possible win for Robby with Kate
3. Robby takes Kate to win and misses
4. Linda takes Big Bird and is right. Possible win with Star
5. Robby takes Star to block and misses
6. Linda takes Star and wins the round
Score: Linda takes a $1,000-0 lead
Round 2: Secret Square is Star Jones (6). Adding on to the stash is a trip to New York (stash total: $13,214). Linda starts
1. Linda takes Whoopi and misses
2. Robby takes Star (Secret Square) and is right. Possible win with Maury
3. Linda takes Maury to block and gets it
4. Robby takes Kathy and is right. Possible win with Brad
5. Linda takes Brad to block and gets it
6. Robby takes Kate and is right. Possible wins with Richard, Wendie and Big Bird
7. Linda takes Big Bird to block and gets it (both can win with Wendie
8. Robby takes Wendie and wins the round
Score: Robby ties the game at $1,000
Round 3: Robby starts
1. Robby takes Whoopi and is right
2. Linda takes Wendie and misses. Possible win for Robby with Kate
3. Robby takes Kate and wins the round
Score: Robby leads $3,000-$1,000
Round 4: Robby starts
1. Robby takes Whoopi and misses
2. Linda takes Kate and is right. Possible win with Wendie
3. Robby takes Wendie to block and misses
4. Linda takes Wendie and wins the round
Score: Linda leads $5,000-$3,000
Round 5: Linda starts
1. Linda takes Whoopi and misses
2. Robby takes Star and is right. Possible win with Maury
3. Linda takes Maury to block and misses
4. Robby takes Maury and wins the round
(TIME UP)
Final score: Robby wins with $7,000
Bonus Round
Robby plays the bonus game with Star. He misses on his question
1-day Total: $20,214
