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Post by billmcdee on Jul 6, 2015 7:43:06 GMT -5
Alright friends, the time is nigh. "Break the Bank" on CBS daytime debuts as soon as I get two players. Actually one player, as James Greek has already consented to be the first contestant.
Who would like to challenge him? Once I get a challenger, we'll get this game going.
If either of you have questions about the game, let me know. The rules will be explained as the show progresses.
Also, these episodes might "straddle" meaning time could run out in the middle of a game or even the middle of a bonus round for that matter.
Thanks!
Bill
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 6, 2015 8:33:58 GMT -5
I'm in.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 6, 2015 8:35:02 GMT -5
Very good. We'll start the game this afternoon if all goes according to plan!
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 6, 2015 15:32:18 GMT -5
 Frank Caliendo - Three of these boxes will break the $10,000 bank. Is this one of them?  Or perhaps this one?  And maybe this one?  We'll find out in a moment in this game of hide and seek as our contestants today try to.....  Break the Bank!!! (cheering & applause) And now from CBS Television City in Hollywood, meet our host... Bill McDee!  That's me! A very pleasant good morning to you all, and welcome to the newest game seen here on the CBS Daytime lineup, the return of "Break the Bank". We have two very eager contestants who want to break that bank, and win that $10,000 prize, not to mention a chance to win possibly $15,000 or more in our brand new end game, so let's meet them now shall we!  And seated to my right, or stage left, our player in red, James Greek, and to my left, or stage right, our player in blue, Matt Ringgenberg! (applause) James, I have to ask as curiosity has gotten the better of me. Is your last name of Greek actually of Greek heritage? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 18:57:04 GMT -5
Actually it started out as Groek which meant people from Greece. But changed to Greek after someone from Greece moved to the United States.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 2:31:05 GMT -5
Very interesting indeed James. Here's hoping you have much more financial success here on our show than they seem to be having right now in Greece.
Matt Ringgenberg, a supermarket clerk from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sounds like a very quaint and friendly town. Is it a relatively small population there Matt?
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 7, 2015 8:38:56 GMT -5
Not really.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 9:24:15 GMT -5
If I recall correctly it's not too far from Omaha Nebraska, so it would stand to reason your hometown has a pretty large sized population as well. Here's hoping they are watching!
Gentlemen I wish you both good luck today.
The bank, waiting to be broken, is set at $10,000 and increases by $1,000 per game until won.
And we will begin that $10,000 game, immediately following these words of interest!
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 13:53:01 GMT -5
Welcome back one and all to "Break the Bank". Here's how this will work. Before you is an example of what a typical board set up might look like...  You'll notice the three different money amounts, $500, $750 and $1,000. All three $500 cards touch one another on at least one side, same with the $750 money cards and the $1,000 money cards. The first player to capture three like money amounts will win the game and win the total of those money cards, meaning $1,500, $2,250 or $3,000. You'll also notice there are 5 money bags scattered about. Money bags may or may not touch on at least one side. If you uncover a money bag, you can claim it instantly or refuse it. If you claim it however, you forfeit control of the board over to your opponent. If you capture three money bags, you win the game and Break the Bank which is worth $10,000! (applause) One very important rule change however. While the first 2 money bags you can keep, to claim the third one you have to answer a question correctly. Also on the board is a Wild Card, and that can be used as any money amount or as a money bag. Lastly, there are 5 blanks hidden somewhere on the board. The blanks do not touch each other on any sides. If you pick a blank, control of the board goes over to your opponent. We have a two loss elimination rule so if you lose one game, take heart because you'll get to play in the very next game. Finally, the winner of each game will play a brand new end game which can be worth as much as $15,000, or even more! More about that later...  James, you are represented by red, Matt by blue. James, since you were the first to sign up, you will get to go first. Ordinarily the challenger goes first, or the player who lost the previous game gets to go first, but since this is our very first show, James you control the board...  If you uncover either a dollar amount or the wild card, I will ask you a question with two possible answers, one of which will be the correct answer, the other will be a bluff. To claim the box you will need to give me the correct answer. If you do, you keep control of the board. If you pick the wrong answer however, your opponent will receive the box by default, unless it would win the game for him. Okay James, if you have no further questions, please select a box, and good luck to you both! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 14:54:57 GMT -5
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 15:06:08 GMT -5
And behind box number 3 we discover... (flip)  Well well well! (applause) A coveted money bag James. Do you wish to keep it thus giving up control of the board to Matt, or do you wish to turn it back and call another number? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 15:11:16 GMT -5
Keep it
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 15:27:49 GMT -5
 Very well James. You keep the money bag and that concludes your present turn at the big board. We'll highlight that box in red to signify it is James' box.  Incidentally, if the first player to play keeps control of the board and wins the game without his or her opponent even getting to take one turn, that will NOT count as a loss against the other player. Matt, your first crack at the big board now. Select a number please. |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 7, 2015 15:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 15:44:57 GMT -5
 And that has a $1,000 money card Matt. Question time. The word is "BUFFO". Does Buffo mean.... A - A tool used by a shoe shiner or B - A male opera singer Identify the correct answer Matt and you'll claim that box and keep control of the board. If you are wrong however, James will win the box and regain control of the board. |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 7, 2015 15:58:14 GMT -5
A
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 7, 2015 16:02:23 GMT -5
The correct answer is... B! A male opera singer! Sorry about that Matt, a break for you James!  Which box James? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 6:48:53 GMT -5
Number 4
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 7:26:35 GMT -5
Searching for another money bag it would seem. Number 4... (flip)  BOING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh James, so sorry, that's one of those 5 pesky blanks on the board. That means control goes back over once again to Matt. Matt, several ways you can play this. Which box? |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 8, 2015 8:27:26 GMT -5
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 8:41:01 GMT -5
Perhaps trying for his first money bag. Number 10... (flip)  A $750 money card. Here's your question Matt. Her name is REKA URBAN. Who was she? Was she? A - Miss Plastic Hungary, a plastic surgery beauty pageant winner. Or was she... B - Josef Stalin's grandmother A or B Matt for the box? |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 8, 2015 8:55:49 GMT -5
B
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 9:07:22 GMT -5
Reka Urban was... The Miss Plastic Hungary pageant winner. (audience moans) So sorry about that Matt. James, you capture that box and regain control once again...big break for you!  Lots of options James. A reminder that wild card is still lurking about up there somewhere too. Which box James? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 12:13:17 GMT -5
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 12:19:56 GMT -5
Number 8, perhaps trying for a $750 card...  It's a $500 box this time, and a question for you James.... The W.C.C.A. stands for what? A - Whooping Crane Conservation Association or B - Whooping Cough Caregivers' Academy For the box, which answer is correct James? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 16:49:05 GMT -5
A
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 17:21:49 GMT -5
A is correct! (applause)  James you have one of everything up there! Which box next? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 17:46:07 GMT -5
Number 2
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 8, 2015 18:00:28 GMT -5
Box number 2 has... (flip)  Another $500 box. Get this question right James and you'll have two of them! Our 4th and final category for our game is unusual laws. I will read an opening statement James, followed by two possible closing statements. Identify the one that is the truth. In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, all hotel rooms must have... A - Escape route instructions on the hotel room's door written in both English and French or B - Twin beds, with at least two feet of space in between them. A or B James? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2015 12:11:59 GMT -5
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