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Post by palmer7 on Aug 20, 2015 12:44:43 GMT -5
All right, this is a game I've wanted to try for a long time now. Here's how the game works.
Three contestants compete, one at a time. I'll interview you. If you say the Secret Word (a common word, something you see every day, around the house, etc.), then you and the other two players each get $1,000 (and it'll be out of play for the entire rest of the show). After an interview, you'll actually get to play.
Each player starts off with $1,000 and has three questions to build it up as high as they can by betting it on questions. A correct answer adds the wager, but an incorrect answer deducts the wager. The person with the highest amount comes back for the bonus question.
The bonus question is also straightforward. I'll ask you a question, you'll have 15 seconds (or a reasonable amount of time) to answer it. If you're wrong, you stay where you are. If you're right, you win something. What you win depends on what screen you choose. I've got three of them. One multiplies your money by three, one multiplies your money by five, and one gives you the grand prize of a pretty decent car plus $10,000 in cash.
So, who wants to play?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 12:50:24 GMT -5
I will Greg
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 20, 2015 12:53:00 GMT -5
Great. We need two more.
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 20, 2015 14:06:18 GMT -5
I'll do it.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 20, 2015 14:31:35 GMT -5
Thank you, Matt. One more.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 14:36:29 GMT -5
I'll bet my life, Greg!
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 20, 2015 15:32:38 GMT -5
---------------- (A shot of CBS Television City, with the current "peacock" quickly draped over anything resembling CBS. Outside, a litter borne by four bare-chested African natives carries me all the way to Studio 33.) Greg: That's it, boys, keep going. (The litter waits off stage.) Burton Richardson: (VO) Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for..... (audience cheers as some music starts up, then pauses) And now, here he is, the one, the only.....Audience: GREG PALMER!(the litter I'm borne in enters to cheers and applause, and a modern, hip-hop-inspired remix of "Hooray for Captain Spaulding") Greg: That's me! (audience cheers) Thank you. Thank you very much. (the litter stops by my spot, I get out, and give them each $100) OK, guys, beat it. (they exit, carrying the litter) Inflation has certainly been kind to them. Thank you, and welcome to You Bet Your Life. You know, this show is lucky to be where it is right now. The last guy that hosted is facing sexual charges. Yeah, you know who I'm talking about. Poor Bill. I guess he shared his pudding pop with one too many women. And the guy before that..... uh, I don't know what happened to him. You ever hear of some guy named Buddy Hackett? (some people say something) Yeah, last I heard of him, he was a seagull. I don't like that movie. I heard they based the mermaid on Alyssa Milano. If you ask me, I'd rather have circa-1989 Milano than the mermaid. Have you ever tried making love to a fish? I heard this story on Facebook about one guy who tried it. He got arrested by the Coast Guard for indecent exposure. Anyway, they couldn't find anyone in this country who wanted this job, so they had to get someone from overseas. Here's Sam Hodkin! |
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Post by hodders on Aug 21, 2015 9:45:20 GMT -5
Thanks Greg, they searched stage, screen and labour exchange and had to settle for me.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 21, 2015 9:49:09 GMT -5
That's right, they did. And now, here's Groucho the duck! (a duck dressed like Groucho Marx drops down) He's got the Secret Word, and if anybody says the Secret Word, then all three contestants today get $1,000 a piece. Easy as that. (the Secret Word is revealed on the screen) OK, Groucho, scram! (Groucho goes back up) Now, Sam, who is going to be our very first contestant?
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Post by hodders on Aug 22, 2015 12:42:03 GMT -5
Well Greg, we have a supermarket clerk from Council Bluffs in Iowa by the name of Matt Ringgenberg. Matt, come and meet Greg Palmer!
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 22, 2015 12:45:14 GMT -5
(audience cheers as he walks in) Welcome to You Bet Your Life. Say the Secret Word, and you'll get $1,000. It's a common word, something you see every day.
Now, Matt, you're a supermarket clerk, eh? What are your main duties?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 22, 2015 16:42:37 GMT -5
Running carts and various tasks.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 22, 2015 18:36:33 GMT -5
Oh, that's nice. Like what?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 22, 2015 18:44:27 GMT -5
Stocking shelves.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 22, 2015 22:29:25 GMT -5
(I look to the audience) This guy has a Twitter mentality. All his answers are 140 characters or less. (back to Matt) You've never seen this show before, have you?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 22, 2015 23:32:33 GMT -5
Not really.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 7:59:07 GMT -5
Well, how it works is, we have a conversation that lasts about five minutes or so, I try to get some jokes in, and then we play the game. I hope that's not too much for you, Matt.
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 23, 2015 8:33:46 GMT -5
OK
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 13:26:11 GMT -5
.......Ohhhhhhhhhhhh-kay. So, what exactly is the best way to stock shelves? Please, go into detail.
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 23, 2015 13:55:18 GMT -5
Rotate the stock doing a really good job.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 14:27:02 GMT -5
Now how do you do that? How do you rotate the stock?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 23, 2015 14:51:28 GMT -5
By expiration date.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 15:01:35 GMT -5
And what do you do with the stock that's about to be expired?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 23, 2015 15:45:07 GMT -5
Pull them from the shelf, take them to the receiving area in the back, then it goes to the food bank.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 16:33:35 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I've been to those food banks. They just line all that food up in the back, huh?
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 23, 2015 16:34:10 GMT -5
Yes
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 23, 2015 16:40:46 GMT -5
(I just turn my head to the audience, resting it in my palm in exasperation) Groucho never had to deal with this. Sam, why don't you see if you can get more than 140 characters out of him? You're good at that kind of thing.
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Post by hodders on Aug 24, 2015 12:33:31 GMT -5
So Matt, buddy, you work in the old supermarket right? Surely you've got a few HILARIOUS yarns from your time there, right?
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 24, 2015 12:44:48 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, yeah, HILARIOUS yarns. That's just what we need.
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Post by palmer7 on Aug 25, 2015 12:39:42 GMT -5
Apparently, Matt doesn't have any. Matt, if we were running a contest for "America's Most Mundane Person", you'd be a shoo-in. Anyway, now it's time to play You Bet Your Life. I have six categories for you, and they are.... (the board reveals)
[Arts & Literature]
[Geography]
[Entertainment]
[History]
[Science & Nature]
[Miscellaneous]
Arts & Literature, Geography, Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, and Miscellaneous. I'll start you off with $1,000 and you can bet as much as you want on it. If you're right, we add the money. If you're wrong, we'll take it away. We'll stop after three questions, and the player with the highest amount at the end of the game comes back for a chance to multiply their money or go home in a new car! (audience ooohs) So, which category would you like? |
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