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Announcer: Welcome back to Around the World, the game show about geography, with your host, Richard Darien!

Host: Hi, again, folks. And welcome back to the Final Round of our show.

I'm your host, Richard Darien, and here are our contestants:

A computer engineer from Seattle, Washington: Marlene Miller! Marlene has 300 [three hundred] points.

And next to you we have a high school teacher from Boston, Massachusetts: Ted Simmons! Ted currently has 400 [four hundred] points, and he is in the lead!

And our third contestant is a cafe owner from Vero Beach, Florida: Lili Chen! Lili has 300 [three hundred] points, so she's currently tied with Marlene.

Oh boy, this is going to be an exciting game, folks.

Let's get on to the Final Round. Our categories are: Cities, Deserts, Islands, Mountains, and Rivers.

And Question One, for fifty points, is Rivers. Fingers on those buzzers, please.

Which is longer, the Nile River in Africa or the Amazon River in South America?

[buzzer] Ted?

Ted: Um, the Nile.

Host: That's right for fifty points! Ted now has 450 [four hundred and fifty] points, and he's still in the lead.

On to Question Two. This one is worth 100 [one hundred] points, and it's on the topic of Mountains. Fingers on those buzzers.

Which is higher, Mt. McKinley in North America or Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa?

[buzzer] Marlene!

Marlene: Mt. McKinley.

Host: That's right! You score a hundred points, for a total of four hundred! Watch out, Ted. She's going to catch you!

On to the next question, now worth a hundred and fifty points. Question Three is Cities.

For a hundred and fifty points, what is the largest city in North America?

[buzzer] Marlene?

Marlene: New York.

Host: No! Good try.

[buzzer] Ted?

Ted: Los Angeles?

Host: Ooh, sorry, Ted. It's not Los Angeles, either.

[buzzer] Lili?

Uli: Is It Mexico City, Richard?

Host: Yes! Mexico City! And Lili scores a hundred fifty points, and now she's tied with Ted! On to Question Four.

Question four is Deserts. This is for 200 [two hundred] points. What is the largest desert in Asia?

I'll repeat the question. What is the largest desert in Asia?

[buzzer] Ted.

Ted: I know this one. It starts with 'g.' Go-, Go-, Gobi!

Host: Yes, the Gobi Desert! You have 200 [two hundred] points, and your total score is now 650 [six hundred and fifty] points! [bell] That's the bell.

This is exciting, folks. I think it's time for our last question, worth 300 [three hundred] points.

The contestant that gets this right wins the game and also our grand prize!

Our final question of the game is on the topic of Islands. OK, contestants, get ready.

What country is sometimes called the \"island continent\"?

[buzzer] Ted?

Ted: Is it Antarctica?

Host: Sorry, Ted. Antarctica is sometimes called the \"frozen continent,\" but not the \"island continent.\" Anybody else?

Lili: Is it Hawaii?

Host: Sorry, Lili. Hawaii is an island, but not a continent, [buzzer] Yes, Marlene. What's your answer?

Marlene: It's Australia, Richard.

Host: Yes, it is! And Marlene is our winner! OK, let's find out what Marlene's won!

Announcer: And tonight's prize is a weekend break for two in one of the most exciting, beautiful, and fascinating cities in the United States. It's Seattle, Washington!

Marlene: But I live in Seattle.

Host: OK, so then you know what a great place it is! (for audience) Until next time, that's it for me. I'm your host, Richard Darien.

See you next week on Around the World!