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

[dougmorrisontheair]

Clément says 4. Does he say right?

(buzz)

Sorry about that, Clément. Steven, chance to steal.

(ding)

To the nearest year, is the average lifespan of a $50 bill 3, 5 or 6 years?

[asja2002]

Big money lasts a while. I'll say 6 years, Doug!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not that you're biased. (scattered laughter from the crowd) I just crossed your palms with $1000 after all. Is 6 years right?

(buzz) (audience groans)

No -- 5 years. Missed it by that much.

No one scores that round. Steven still leads 50 to nothing.

(Doug skims over Round 3 question card; giggles again)

And -- we have to disclose this Round *3* question was prepared in advance. The question's about the Tour de France.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Shoe goes on the other foot -- sort of. Let's see who scores on this one.

Missing digit question: The 100th Tour de France bicycling competition was held in 2013. The race lasted more than 1000 miles. I'll show you the race's actual distance in miles -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

36 asja2002
69 CCSCO
78 randomizer.org

(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[CCSCO]

This one I know for sure. 2, as I can convert 3,500 kilometres and something to miles.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well, let's see, did the 2013 bike race last 2115 *miles*?

(ding; audience applause)

If that wasn't the case, who the heck are we kidding?


(rolling sfx)

Well, Clément, if Steven can roll a Crag in one fell swoop, who's to say you can't? Dice lock into your buzzer -- one at a time.

[CCSCO]

(C C C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on another 3. Well -- dice total 12 points if you stop here, Clément.

[CCSCO]

Reroll the threes. (E-B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, that means we'll freeze the 6.


(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Other screens reroll.

(ding)

Got a 5.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And got another 6. Best combination possible without getting a straight. Dice total 17 points.

Steven still leads by a good bit -- but it's not over until someone reaches 100 points or we reach the end of Round 10. Right now, it's Round 4 -- and let's come on down to play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)

This question also comes from our "oops" department. Here's your question.

In 1989, a wine merchant at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City bumped a table and, in the process, broke a wine bottle. We'll show you the value of that bottle of wine, before it got shattered, and you tell us the missing digit.

(ding)

49 asja2002
68 CCSCO
15 randomizer.org

(Steven buzzes in)

Steven?

[asja2002]

Must be some expensive wine....

Let's go.... $519,750

[dougmorrisontheair]

Steven says the missing digit is a 5. Was the actual price of the wine bottle $519,750 -- before the unfortunate incident?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it -- more than half a million bucks. We don't know for sure if the restaurant had a "you break it, you buy it" policy.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Well -- Steven -- dice are yours for as much as the next two rolls. If you put together a Crag, you're the new champion. If not, Clément breathes a sigh of relief and the game proceeds. Let's get those dice rolling.

(rolling sfx)

Clément, send any and all bad vibes the board's way. Steven, stop the dice one at a time when you're ready.

[asja2002]

Come on 13!

(D-C-E)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers and woos)

There's *another* 6!

(ding) (scattered groans)

And a 5 on the end. Once again -- best possible combination without getting a straight or better.

Steven, want to stop and take 17 or reroll?

[asja2002]

Let's give back the 5 and hope for a 1

(A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, we'll freeze the boxcars shortly. If that 5 becomes a 1, you complete another Crag, you'll have 100 points on the nose, you'll win another $2500, you'll surprass the goal of $5000 -- and go for much more in Super Crag.

Clément, another hex would be in order. Let's freeze the sixes...

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

(ding)

There goes the last screen. Will you complete another Crag?

(ding; audience cheers)

That's a Crag and we have a new champion!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Steven, congratulations. Another $2500. You win the match with $1000 to spare. In just a moment, you'll play for much more.

Clément, you ran into all sorts of bad luck today. I genuinely believe on a different day with different questions, a different competitor and luckier rolls of the dice, you'd be going for the million. You do take another $500 from this game. That's a total of $1000. Not bad for about 15 or 20 minutes of work. We also have some fine gifts and our thanks for playing Crag.

A big hand for Clément Couvreur

(audience cheers)

Steven Anderson, time for you to play the winner's board. One of those letters hides $5000. Others hide lesser amounts. Whatever amount you find you win that much immediately -- and then that serves as your head start in Super Crag.

Which letter would you like?

[asja2002]

A for Anderson please!

[dougmorrisontheair]

A for Anderson. How much more does his win for his effort?

(dings; audience applause)

$3000. Add that to your money score from the match, Steven, you have a total of $9000.

(clip rolls on monitor)

Nappa: What? 9000? There's no way that can be right.

(audience laughs; smattering of applause)

Someone suffers from fuzzy math. We don't need that going into the Super Crag -- next.

(WGYN theme plays; audience applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome back to Crag: The Numbers Game. A strong and, at times, lucky performance by Steven Anderson made him our newly-crowned champion.

Despite a certain anime character's objections, Steven, you indeed have won $9000 in cash so far. I hate to ask a silly question -- but would you like to win more money?

[asja2002]

I hear $1,000,000 calling my name Doug! Let's go!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

That's the spirit. Steven, since you won the match relatively quick, I do have time to ask this. If you do win the million dollars tonight, what would you do with the money?

[asja2002]

Put some money down on a house probably, but regardless of that, whatever I win I plan on donating a portion of it to the kids at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute up in Boston through The Jimmy Fund. They do great work and research towards defeating children's illnesses and help for their families during the difficult process yet go through in treatment. So I definitely want to send some help their way

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience applause)

Sounds like you have wise plans for the money. Now let's see if you can roll your way to the million.

Steven, say hello to Bailey -- who has the much sought after Super Crag dice cup. The dice in said cup may be smaller -- but the stakes are bigger.

Since you won $3000 from our winner's board...

(ding)

... we seed the pot with a different $3000. Every time you want to play Super Crag, you roll all three dice -- and if it's a safe roll, you'll win more money based on the roll's value in hundreds of dollars.

The 20-point straights are worth $2000 each, the triples are worth $2500 each, 13 in any combination pays $2600 -- *BUT* if that combination of 13 has a pair of a particular number in it, that's a Crag for $5000.

(audience cheers)

(rolling sfx)

Now you want to build up that pot to at least $10,000. Have more than 10 grand in the pot -- and you win tonight's super bonus. It could be as much as $75,000. Let's see what it's worth tonight...

(dings; audience cheers)

...$39,000.

But, Steven, if you're really lucky and can have *exactly* $10,000 in the pot, you will win the mega bonus that you want -- that you really really want -- (scattered laughter from the crowd) -- $1,000,000.

(audience cheers)

Now -- every roll does come with a risk. Bailey will reach into the cup and show us...

(scattered boos)

...the anything-but-sought after gremlin. Just one number on just one cube has been replaced with that gremlin. If he comes up, you lose everything in the Super Crag. So after every safe roll, I'll give you a chance to stop.

In fact, I'll let you quit here, take $3000 and let you end night one of your reign with $12,000 in total winnings -- or you may risk that $3000 kitty by rolling the Super Crag dice.

(audience shouts suggestions)


(Steven, if you wish to risk and roll, please respond with a number from 1-100. You'll see the result of that roll and the next few down the list so long as you have less than $10,000 in the pot, not stop the game and not roll the losing gremlin.)

[asja2002]

I've got 9 thou free and clear, let's roll!

(16)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Good way to look at it.

Bailey: Good luck, Steven.

Yeah, we're all on your side, champ. Good luck and give 'em a luck roll.

(Steven shakes up bucket; pours dice down ramp)

(scattered applause)

Okay -- not a combination not worth 20 or more. So you get the combined value of the roll in hundreds of dollars. So that $900 roll makes it a $3900 pot. Stop and take the money -- or risk it all and roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[asja2002]

Keep going!

Come on 11 and 13!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Man's already crunched the numbers. Let's see an 11 or, to be more specific, a Crag here.


(Steven shakes up bucket; pours dice down ramp)

(scattered applause)

Another 9 for 900 more dollars.

Steven, you're up to $4800. You'll have to get crafty in order to get the million. Keep avoiding the gremlin and you'll win, at least, the 39 large.

Want to stop and keep $4800 -- or risk and take your third roll?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[asja2002]

Two non crag 13s could work
'
(rolls)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Like the thinking...

...but don't like the roll.

(audience groans; wonk wonk wonk wonk)

Sorry about that. Gremlin bombed you out, Steven.

[asja2002]

Such is life..... Still, $9,000 is a fine place to start