Hot Dice (Syn., Episode 7)

[Twentington]

You bet, Doug.

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered applause)

Yeah -- better roll -- a 5. You're up to $700. Bank 'em or roll 'em?

(audience shouts suggestion)

[Twentington]

Let's go again.

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered applause)

And there's another 5 for ya, champ. A dandy dozen hundred bucks. Is that enough?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

Works for me!

[dougmorrisontheair]

If that works for you, we'll put $1200 in your bank.

(ding)

Evan scores first in Game 2.  Round 3 commences with this query.

Which are there more of: cars in southern California or cows in India?
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38 bowlerraymond
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(Evan buzzes in)

Evan again.

[Twentington]

Cows in India.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Actually, there are more cars in SoCal. So that means the dice are hot for Raymond. Please take your free roll.

(Raymond rolls)

(scattered applause)

And 8 is great for $800. Bank 'em or roll 'em?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond)

[bowlerraymond]

roll again

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Raymond rolls)

(bust cue; audience groans)

Well -- easy come, easy go. Sorry about that, Raymond.

Round 4:
Twentington
bowlerraymond

Round 4 starting now. Raymond still has one gold coin in the match -- but it's Evan who's leading in this game. Control of the dice still important -- as we play this next toss-up question.

The late Ronald Reagan was *not* president of which of the following: The United States, The National Rifle Association or The Screen Actors' Guild?
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63 bowlerraymond
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(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond)

[bowlerraymond]

national rifle association

[dougmorrisontheair]

President Reagan was a longtime member of the NRA but never its president. You're right, Raymond.

(audience applause)

He served two straight terms as U.S. President; previously, he was SAG president in the 1940s and 1950s.

Please take your free roll, Raymond.

(Raymond rolls)

And you start with a 6 for $600. Want that to own -- or want to roll the bones?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[bowlerraymond]

roll again

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Raymond rolls)

(audience cheers)

Hey now! The yo-leven brings the pot up to $1700.

Bank it all or risk it all?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[bowlerraymond]

bank it

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Getting on the board by banking the $1700.

(ding)

And with that, Raymond's taken the lead. We're in the homestretch of Game 2. If Raymond maintains the lead, he's the new champ.

Evan, of course, wants to send this match to a tie-breaker game. Round 5 starts now with this question.

True or false: Sacramento, California Mayor Kevin Johnson is a native of the city -- and he previously played for the NBA's Sacramento Kings.
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18 bowlerraymond
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(Evan buzzes in)

Evan?

[Twentington]

I think I'm gonna call false there.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Mayor Johnson is originally from Sacramento and leads California's capital city. That much is a fact.

However -- when we all knew him as simply "K.J.", he had a brief stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers followed by a long run with the Phoenix Suns. "False" is right.

(audience applause)

Go ahead and take your free roll, please.

(Evan rolls)

And that's normally a bust. But to ensure we seed something in the pot, we do start you off with $700 in the pot. The next 7 in this round does mean a bust.

So -- bank the $700 and take the lead back -- or try for more?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

Let's go again!

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(doubles cue; audience cheers)

Snake eyes trigger a double decision. Evan, we could play this normally and add $200 to the pot...

...or you may go to the double 1 screen on the board and hope for something better.

As you think it over, it's worth pointing out to new viewers that the double 1 screen *could* hide $50 or $100 -- or even a bust. Looking at it the other way, that screen could hide thousands of dollars or the phrase "double pot" -- where the contents of the pot indeed double.  So this is not necessarily a cut-and-dry decision.

With that clarified, Evan, what's your double decision?

[Twentington]

I'm going to the board!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Did I mention this isn't necessarily a cut-and-dry decision? (scattered laughter) Well, let's see if he made the right move by declining the $200 sure thing.

What's in that double 1 screen?

(ding) (audience cheers)

YOWZA! Best possible outcome. Three grand. Let's reshuffle, please.

(amounts are shuffled on the double decision board; after shuffling stops, the amounts are covered immediately with the doubles)

All right, Evan. Pot's up to $3700. Are you willing to risk it all on another roll -- or are ya adding this loot to your bank?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

I'd be a fool to keep going, so I'll take it!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Very well -- another 3700 bucks in your coffers.

(ding)

Lead changes hands again. Only this time, Evan has a huge lead going into Round 6. We have just this and the catch-up round left. Anything can still happen. Let's see what happens as we play this question

Who is the primary voice of the iconic "Pokémon" character known as Pikachu: a man or a woman?
73 Twentington
55 bowlerraymond
36 randomizer.org

(Raymond)

Raymond?

[bowlerraymond]

a woman

[dougmorrisontheair]

The primary voice of Pikachu is Ikue Otani -- and she's a woman. You're right.

(audience applause)

We are aware that others have voiced Pikachu from time to time. But primarily, Ikue Otani voices that character.

OK, Raymond, if Evan can rack up $3700 in two rolls, who's to say you can't? Free roll first.


(Raymond rolls)

(audience cheers)

And a great start -- a 10 for a grand.

I think I know what you want to do -- but rules are rules and I have to ask. Bank the one large -- or roll and charge?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[bowlerraymond]

I will roll again

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Raymond rolls)

And there's a 5 for another 5 bills. Bank the 1500 or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)