Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Ep. 18; audience game)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John.)

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(BAF)

[CCSCO]

(I could be away until Sunday afternoon. Don't expect me to be online tomorrow.) (sorry for the late advice)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Note from Doug: Obviously, John wants to reroll all the dice. So we'll put words in his mouth.)

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John: Reroll everything.

Okay, we can do that.


(rolling sfx)

Let's see if you can do better.

(ding)

There's a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's *another* 4!

(ding) (audience groans)

Well -- look on the bright side. A total of 10's better than a total of 7.

After Round 4:
john1987248
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John leads 44 to 26. Round 5 deals with sports on TV.

Missing digit question: Cleatus is the robotic mascot for the Fox network's coverage of the National Football League. I'll show you Cleatus' uniform number -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

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(Note from Doug: Per Clément's note, this is an untimed down.)

[CCSCO]

44?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Clément, you say the missing digit is 4. Is he right?

(buzz)

No -- sorry. Chance to steal, John.

(ding)

Choices come courtesy of the low straight. Again the question, Cleatus is the robotic mascot for the Fox network's coverage of the National Football League. John, is the missing digit in Cleatus' uniform number 1, 2 or 3?

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3.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says the missing digit is 3. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Number 34 for Fox -- Cleatus. Semi-related question -- Cleatus versus the Daleks from "Doctor Who" -- who you got?

(scattered laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Dice are yours again, John.

[Deleted]

(FCF) I've got 500 bucks rolling for the motorized plunger bots.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Do ya now?

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. That's 20 points for the odd straight if you stop here.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for John.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes) (buzz buzz)

Time's up. The round ends, John, with you taking 20 points.

After Round 5:
john1987248
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And with that, the champ needs just a Crag to win Game 1. Clément, anything can still happen -- as we fill in a blank.

(MG '7x stinger)

(scattered cheers)

And on this question, you're filling in the blank in the following statement with an ordinal number. Also, the audience gets to help out...

"The Dream Master" is one *scary* movie...

HOW SCARY IS IT??!!?!

...it's the BLANK movie in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series.

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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[CCSCO]

4th. (looks like the guy who answers the same thing for every question)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well -- let's see -- does 4th work for him this time?

(ding; audience applause)

There ya go. Semi-related question -- Freddy versus Michael Myers from "Halloween" -- who you got? Doesn't matter -- we all lose.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Clément, you could get back on the winning track with a Crag.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Clément.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(NOTE AND TIP FROM DOUG: No response in time from Clément. Rules say the round should end with him collecting the minimum award possible of 4 points. Now for the tip -- best to respond with your answer and stopper letters. Other players have done it before.)

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(time passes) (buzz buzz)

Ohhh -- didn't stop the dice in time. Rules say the dice automatically stop on a pair of ones with a two and we end the round with the guaranteed award for a right answer -- 4 points.

After Round 6:
john1987248
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We still have four rounds to go. Anything can still happen. Another question on the cinema.

Missing digit question: In the classic movie "Gandhi", I'll show you the age the title character got married -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(John buzzes in)

John?

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1. (BBE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(a few groans from the crowd)

Either you think he's wrong or you're in for a surprise. Let's see -- did Gandhi tie the knot at age 13?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. It was an arranged marriage, as I recall, and his bride wasn't much older -- 14.

John, plain and simple. Roll a Crag to win the game. Anything else pads the lead. Let's give 'em a roll.

(rolling sfx)

And stop 'em when you're ready.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And there's another 1. Well -- dice total 7 points if you end the round here.

[CCSCO]

(not back in time, grrr)

[Deleted]

Hold the 5 (BF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, we'll freeze the 5.

(freeze sfx)

We'll reroll snake eyes shortly. Turn those ones into fours or a 5 and 3, you win Game 1 plus $1000. Let's reroll the ones.



(rolling sfx)

There they go.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's the 5!

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And another 5. No Crag -- but, John, you just completed a triple for 25 points.

After Round 7:
john1987248
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John is now 11 points away from automatically winning the first game and $2500. Clément, you'll have to get a Crag sooner or later in this game for a late comeback.  Just three questions left.  Here's your next question.

Single digit question: In the Peanuts comic strip, how many different vowels are in the name of Snoopy's bird friend?
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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Clément.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz buzz)

Time's up. John, chance to steal.

(ding)

In the Peanuts comic strip, how many different vowels are in the name of Snoopy's bird friend? John, is the right answer 1, 2 or 3?

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3. (FFE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered applause and groans)

Difference of opinion. Are there 3 different vowels in the bird's name?

(buzz) (audience groans)

No -- just the 1.

Now, John, to your point, there are 3 vowels in the bird's name -- Woodstock. But those vowels are all the same: an O, another O and a third O.

Question specifically asked, "In the Peanuts comic strip, how many *different* vowels are in the name of Snoopy's bird friend?" That's why 1 is the right answer.

After Round 8:
john1987248
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Sorry we had to rule against you. This also means the round ends with no score. This also means Round 9 is critical for Clément.

Clément, you must win this question and score at least 9 points just to stay in business. Any stumble in this or the next round means John automatically wins the game.

For this next missing digit question, let's come on down and play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR 94 stinger; audience cheers)

The May 17th, 1969, issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine featured Joni Mitchell on the cover. We'll show you the then newsstand price for a copy of that issue -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Clément buzzes in)

Clément, to stay in the game, your answer, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Clément.

Executive decision: Due to technical difficulties at this corner, I'll give him an extra 24 hours to respond -- which would follow the current deadline to respond.)

[CCSCO]

15 cents. (ACE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Clément says the missing digit in the price is 1. Clément, if the price was 15 cents, you're still in the game. If not, the game and $2500 go to John.

Did that copy of Rolling Stone originally sell for 15 cents at the newsstand?

(buzz) (audience groans)

No -- 35 cents. Sorry about that. John wins Game 1.

(dings; audience applause)

Congratulations, John. Another $2500 in your coffers. Grand total, so far on our show, of more than 20 grand. Clément, you'll have a chance to make a comeback in Game 2 of Crag -- stay with us.


(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(MG-HSH theme plays)

Doug: (in pre-recorded audio) Any contestant who wins five matches in a row drives home in a new car.

(audience cheers)

Gotta catch this car celebrating Pokémon. This Pikachu-inspired Toyota Toyopet comes with an anti-theft device to ensure Team Rocket will never steal it. Large Pokéball not included; the car wouldn't want to be in the ball anyway.


(audience laughs)

We're also adding this gas card -- furnished by CDM Enterprises worth $175,000 -- to make this prize package worth $216,025.

(audience cheers)

(MG-HSH theme plays)

And our contestants will receive some of the following.

The Strata Scooter, with BMX-style handlebar and the XV series skateboard for the more daring. Both in hot colors or graphics, from Veriflex.

Resentel's Escapade luggage collection. The fun and inexpensive escape from traditional luggage. Single-shell molding and contemporary design from Resentel.

The Konica A4 Camera. A full-featured, fully automatic 35mm camera. Its pocket size and lightweight make it the smallest compact available.

Armitron Classic Character watches, featuring Snoopy, Garfield, Bugs Bunny, Barbie and more. The fun fashion statement for your wrist. Armitron, America's watch.

And a member of our studio audience will receive a gift card to True Value Hardware Stores. They combine value and personal service at more than 5000 locations nationwide. The more you've got to do, the more you need True Value. We've got what it takes.

And each of our on-stage contestants will receive a copy of Crag: The Video Game. The fun and excitement of Crag is now available for your WiiU.

John and Clément, we're going to dive right into Game 2 worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up.

It takes $5000 to win the match. Remember, we still have the $1000 bonus for the first player to roll a Crag in the match.

(ding)

Our second game of the match starts with a single digit question -- and away we go.

Single digit question: A giraffe has how many toes on any particular foot?
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(John buzzes in)

John?

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