Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 15)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hello, all, and we're about to start a new episode of Crag: The Numbers Game. Some notes are in order.

\ On our last show, Marc Enyedy retired undefeated and won more than $656,000 in cash and prizes. We're still working out a championship playoff format; details to come closer to time. 

\ We're starting a qualifying round which seeks two players.

\ For new viewers joining us (and, full disclosure, I let a fellow game show fan take a peek of some of my other net game work and he signed up for NGC not long thereafter), www.dougmorris.net/crag has the rules sheet.

Now it's on to qualifying. The two players closest to the right answer to this question, high or low, get to compete. And here's the question.

On February 17, 2013, at 4:30pm Central, we watched a GSN rerun of "Family Feud". In Fast Money, two members of the winning family didn't reach the goal of 200 points. The family received how much money as a consolation prize? Please respond in increments of $5.

We operate on 24-hour deadlines. To respond, please privately message me at dougmorrisontheair.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hey, great turnout for qualifying. You must've heard a rumor going around about an unusual prize at stake for the next five-time champ. More on that in a smidge. But, first, let's find out the correct answer.

(ding)

The two contesti combined for 121 points. The result was a $605 payoff. Who's the closest?

$615 asja2002

Woah! Steven Anderson! Sharp shootin'. Only off by ten bucks. You'll stand where the champ normally stands. Opposing you is...

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...one of these nice folks. Clément and Hunter, rules say the player who PMed me sooner takes the tie-break edge. And...

$775 CCSCO

...Clément, your answer came in sooner. One of these players will begin a journey toward hundreds of thousands of bucks in cash and prizes -- including that unusual prize -- after station identification.

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Voice guy: Where local news comes first -- Local 43.

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(fade from black to a close-up of Doug backstage)

Hellooooo, everybody. I'm Doug Morris -- about ready to start another episode of Crag: The Numbers Game.

On our last show, Marc Enyedy retired undefeated and won more than $656,000 in cash and prizes.

The search is on for a new five-time champion. And what prize do we have in store for this five-time winner?

(zoom out to reveal Doug standing next to...)

Iiiiit's a Pikachu car! (scattered laughter and applause back in the studio) We know a lot of you watching our show are fans of anime. So that's why we're offering this up.

In addition...

(Doug pulls out from his coat pocket...)

...the winner of the Pikachu car also collects this gas gard. Folks, this card already has $100,000 loaded on to it. (ooos from the crowd back in the studio) And we're going to add more money to this card for every show this car goes unclaimed.

So, let's head to the studio -- and play some Crag!

(audience cheers) (Doug runs to the studio) (fade to big board)

(lights in studio gradually are turned on)

(shortened version of the WGYN opening theme plays)


Three dice...



...two players...




...one million dollars. It's time to play...




...Crag: The Numbers Game.

(audience cheers)

Helloooo, everybody, I'm Doug Morris and this is Crag: The Numbers Game -- where 13 can be your lucky number. Thirteen was definitely great to Marc Enyedy. Let's see how great it can be to our challengers.

A warm welcome, please, to Steven Anderson and Clément Couvreur. (audience cheers) Steven, please tell us about yourself.

[asja2002]

Hiya Doug! I'm Steven Anderson, originally from Plymouth Massachusetts. I'm currently working as a Food Service Manager for the leading C-Store chain in New England. My hobbies include Karaoke, casual artwork and graphic design...and this fall I plan on hitting the convention scenes a bit more with the fans of "My Little Pony"

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well this is interesting. Here we have a "My Little Pony" fan on the show and we just disclosed the next five-time champ wins a "Pokémon" car.

Steven, I'm just asking for the sake of discussion. If you do win that Pikachu Toyota by this time next week, it's not going to cause any problems -- especially if you show up to a "My Little Pony" convention in said "Pokémon" car -- is it?

[asja2002]

I actually have a good friend of mine who is a huge "Pokemon" fan and I'm sure would love to take a spin in Pikachu

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ah, fair enough. Let's meet your competition from France. Clément, please tell us about yourself.

[CCSCO]

I'm Clément, 26 years old, from Angers, France. I'm currently employed for a life insurance company, my job is to look for beneficiaries and pay them. I'm a fan of game shows and sports, and I'll become a father of a little daughter by the end of the year.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Ah, that's wonderful. You realize if you win the Pikachu car, you're going to have to budget some of the money you win for a child restraint seat -- and perhaps a Pokémon costume for the kid.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Again, good luck to our players. This is how Crag rolls.

Much like the regular dice game of Crag, our game is about numbers -- particularly the numbers you can roll on dice. The right answer to every question on our show is a number between 1 and 6 inclusive. Sometimes, we'll ask for the ordinal or Roman numeral equivalent of one of those numbers -- and then there are the missing digit questions to watch out for. I'll explain how they work when we get there.

(ding)

One question mark's on the board. It represents the correct answer to a single digit question. Hands on your buzzers -- and away we go.

Single digit question: The legendary band C.C.R. asked the musical question "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" How many E's are in the word represented by the first C in C.C.R.?
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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Clément.)

[CCSCO]

2?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Clément says there are 2 E's in the first C word. Is that right?

(buzz)

Sorry. Steven, you get a chance to steal. The Crag dice will offer the right answer and two wrong answers. It's up to you to pick the right answer.

(ding)

Again our question, the legendary band C.C.R. asked the musical question "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" How many E's are in the word represented by the first C in C.C.R.? Steven, is the correct answer 3, 4 or 5?

[asja2002]

It is 4, Doug

(First roll if correct: B-D-C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Stephen says 4 E's. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it. C.C.R. stands for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Four E's in "Creedence."

Steven, with that right answer, you have two rolls of the dice to score as many points as you can.

A quick rundown of the ways to score a lot of points on our show.

There are four different straights worth 20 points each in Crag. The numbers 1-2-3 make a low straight; 4-5-6 a high straight; 1-3-5 an odd straight and 2-4-6 an even straight. It doesn't matter how the numbers appear on the board -- just as long as they're all different and they're all low, high, odd or even.

Anytime you roll three of the same number, that's a triple for 25 points.

As always, 13 is a lucky number in Crag. Anytime the dice total 13, we'll double the sum for 26 points. *But* if you have a pair of numbers and an odd number total 13 on the board, that's a Crag -- and it's worth 50 big points.

(rolling sfx)

There go the dice, Steven. One at a time, they lock in to your buzzer.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

And stop on another 4. Steven, that's not one of the combinations worth 20 or more. So, you may end the round here and take the sum of the dice in points -- 10, in this case -- or you may reroll. If you reroll, you may freeze up to two numbers and the rest of the board rerolls.

How do you play it.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Steven)

[asja2002]

Let's keep both fours and re-roll the two

(A)

Come on five!!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Ya get the feeling he's seen this show before? Steven, per your wish, we'll freeze the outer dice.

(freeze sfx)

They will not reroll for the rest of the round. The 2 however rerolls.


(rolling sfx)

Let's see if you can stop on a 5 on this second try.

(ding) (audience cheers)

Another 4 for a triple. That's 25 points.

Remember, the first player to reach 100 points wins the game and $2500. If no one reaches 100 points after ten rounds, the player closest to 100 wins. Runner-up of each game scores $500. And we award $1000 to the first player in the match to roll a Crag.

First player to score $5000 wins the match -- and then goes on to play the Super Crag for a possible $1,000,000.

(audience cheers)

Time to start Round 2 -- and we're going to fill in the blank.

(MG '7x stinger) (audience cheers)

When Earl slides it, complete the name of this musical trio with a Roman numeral.

(ding)

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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Clément.)

[CCSCO]

4?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Now now -- let's cut the man some slack. He is from France. He's probably not familiar with this American music group.

So -- as gracefully as I can -- I ask -- are we talking Boyz IV Men?

(buzz)

No, we're not. Steven, another chance to steal. Normally the Crag dice on the big board would help. But, so that your eyes can stay focused on the big monitor, three little dice will appear above the question.

(ding)

And I'll repeat the question. Complete the name of this musical trio with a Roman numeral. Steven, should the blank be correctly filled with II, III or V?

[asja2002]

One of my favorites. It's Boyz II Men. "II" Doug!

[asja2002]

(If correct. D-A-C please)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Is it Boyz II Men?

(ding; audience applause)

That's the one. Good job.


(rolling sfx)

Dice are rolling for you again, Steven. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And stop on another 5. Well -- that's an 11-pointer if you end the round here, Steven.

[asja2002]

11 is nice and all, but I want 10 benjamins. Toss the 1. (roll F) Let's show me a 3!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Same song, second verse. It's possible to end up with another triple and 25 more points -- which we know you can't do in the real Crag. But Steven's going for the name of the game again. Freeze the Texas sunflowers, please.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

Center screen rerolls, Steven. Let's see if you can stop on a 5 or 3.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Ohhhh -- missed it by 1. Got a dozen points.

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Steven leads 37 to nothing after two rounds. I'm unable to access my game sheet as of this writing. Round 3 should start later tonight.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

After Round 2:
asja2002
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Steven leads 37 to nothing. Clément, let's see if your luck changes with a missing digit question. First, we'll play a sample question.

(ding)

In this sample question, our board is showing us the lowest possible number CECIL can display for a mathematics round on the long-running British game show "Countdown". All you have to do is chime in and tell me the missing digit represented by the question mark. And the correct answer here is...

(ding)

...1.  The lowest CECIL can go is 101. Now, let's clear the board and play the intended question for Round 3.

Missing digit question: Derek Jeter was the New York Yankees' shortstop for 20 seasons. I'll show you how many hits he had during his career -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Steven buzzes in)

Steven?

[asja2002]

Total guess here... 3?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Steven guesses Derek Jeter had 3365 hits in his Yankees career. Is he right?

(buzz)

Nope. Clément, chance at turnabout. Now the Crag dice give *you* the right answer and two wrong ones. All you have to do is pick the right digit.

(ding)

And the choices come courtesy of the high straight. Again, Derek Jeter played shortstop for the New York Yankees for 20 seasons. The board displays how many hits Jeter had during his career.

Clément, is the missing digit in the hit total 4, 5 or 6?

(In addition to your answer, Clément, please go ahead and respond with three stopper letters in the event you pick the correct answer.)

[CCSCO]

Well... I don't know much about baseball... 5?

(F-C-B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Clément guesses #2 for the Yanks had 3565 hits in his stellar career. Is that right?

(buzz)

Missed it by 100 hits. Derek Jeter had 3465 hits over the course of 20 seasons.

No score there. Steven still maintains a 37-point lead. Let's do so math.

(AYSTA5G stinger) (scattered applause)

And now to the algebra equation we're using in Round 4.

(ding)

We're going to do some subtraction. I'll give you clues about the variables "a" and "b". Just solve for "x". Here's the rest of the assignment.

If "a" equals the number of events in a decathlon and "b" equals the number of events in a heptathlon, "x" equals what single digit number?

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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[CCSCO]

Now I know this! 3, as there are 10 events in a decathlon and 7 in a heptathlon.

(A-C-C)