So they cut the first crossword game off after two words but then have enough time to play the full credits at the end! This used to frustrate me so much as I thought (still do) that they should have just played the games through and edited the show down to 22 minutes afterward.
20:02: Judging Chuck's vague comments, that Bonus Sprint was set up very hard. Lauri Irving and Jacqui Calkin definitely took NBC's budget to the cleaners.
There could be a string of budget saving Bonus Sprints in September before we see another Bonus Sprint win since August can also be known as the month that broke Reg Grundy’s bank.