Hot Dice (Syn., Episode 7)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes) (buzz buzz)

Oh -- no move made in time.

(bust cue; audience groans)

That means a bust. Sorry, Raymond -- but we've got to move forward.

Catch-Up Round:
Twentington
bowlerraymond

(tones sound)

And there's the signal to start our catch-up round. We've already explained how the catch-up round works in Game 1. No real need to repeat how this works.

Raymond, we start with you -- and you have quite the mountain to climb being down by $3200. Basically -- one chance to roll a double. You're going to have to hope that double leads to something that will keep you in the game. So -- to help...


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

...we reshuffle the board. There are cash payoffs with extra rolls up there. You could also tie the leader.

But in order for anything like to happen, you must roll a double here to have a chance to win the match.  No double means Evan wins the game -- and we play the tie-breaker game.  

When you're ready, Raymond, please take your free roll.

(Raymond, number from 1-100, please.)

[bowlerraymond]

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[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(audience groans)

A 5 for $500. Sorry about that. Evan ties the match.

(dings; audience applause)

Congratulations, Evan. Another $4900 for you. Raymond, you still keep the $500 from that roll and $2200 for that game.

We're tied at a game each. That means we'll play it off in the tie-breaker -- right after this.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond to PM me buzz codes.

If I don't get buzz codes by Sunday evening, we'll have to go to a random
number generator other than randomizer.org for Raymond's buzz codes.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

[Note from Doug: I reached out to Raymond for three buzz codes a number of times over a few days with no response. So, I went to my random number generator app on my phone to come up with Raymond's buzz codes. Sorry, Raymond -- but the show must go on.]

(Doug in pre-recorded audio as contestant plug cue plays)

Do you think you have what it takes to win the million? Call our Hot Dice contestant hotline at 1-800-555-DICE -- or visit TraxProductions.net/dice.

(audience applauds)

And let's see who's going to win that second coin necessary to clinch a trip to the Bonus Bonanza.

(ding)

As always, Evan and Raymond, the dollars you banked in the earlier games are yours to take home. But when a new game starts, we start with new banks.

In this third and final game of the match, there are only three toss-up questions with a catch-up round to follow. So this should be a fast and furious run to the championship.

Good luck and play carefully. Here's the first round question of the tie-breaker game.

True or false: Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is the younger brother of the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
50 Twentington
79 bowlerraymond
31 randomizer.org

(Evan buzzes in)

Evan?

[Twentington]

I'm gonna say nay to that.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Garry's from New York, Pierre was born in Montreal, they're not related. "Nay" or "false" is right. (audience applause) First free roll of the tie-breaker is yours, Evan

(Evan rolls)

(audience cheers)

And -- doesn't get much better than the yo-leven. Bank the $1100 or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

I'll take that.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(a few groans from the crowd)

Quickly banking $1100.

(ding)

Well, this a dash for cash, after all. Perhaps Evan feels the $1100 will make the difference in this tie-breaker game. We shall see as we quickly start Round 2 -- with this question.

Billings, Montana; Birmingham, Alabama and Miami, Florida are each nicknamed "the magic city". But which city was the setting for the television series "Magic City"?
75 Twentington
49 bowlerraymond
98 randomizer.org

(Evan buzzes in)

Evan?

[Twentington]

Ooh... Miami?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ooh -- that's it. (audience applause) Another free roll for you.

(Evan rolls)

Number 9, number 9, number 9. Bank the $900 or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Evan.)

[Twentington]

Another one!

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered cheers; a few woahs)

And that roughly doubles the pot to $1700. Another roll?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

One more, Doug.

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered cheers; a few woahs)

Other side of the 7 this time. A 6 brings the pot up to $2300. Was that *really* one more roll?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

Yup.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Banking another $2300.

(ding)

Champ leads $3400 to nothing. Raymond, we just have this and the catch-up round to go. Winning this question would be a tremendous help. Let's see who gets that important free roll with this.

Monty, Fritz or Coily. What's the name of the snake in the classic video arcade game Q*bert?
25 Twentington
06 bowlerraymond
05 randomizer.org

(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Raymond.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes) (buzz buzz)

Sorry -- time's up. Coily was the snake's name. Evan, another free roll.

(Evan rolls)

And you start off with a 6 for $600. Evan, no matter how much money you bank in this round, there's always at least one way for Raymond to catch up to you. So -- bank the 600 or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

Let's roll!

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered applause; a few woahs)

And other side of the bust number -- but a good one for another $800. Bank $1400 or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Twentington]

One more!

*rolls*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Evan rolls)

(scattered applause; a few woahs)

Flirtin' with that bust number -- but another safe roll. The 6 brings you up to two large.

Was that *really* one more?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Evan -- now that I'm back after a brief absence.)

[Twentington]

Yes it was.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Then we'll add another two large to your bank.

(ding) (tones sound)

And there's the signal for the final catch-up round of the match. Raymond, it's plain and simple. You need to roll a double -- and have that double either give you just enough money to tie this game, give you money and an extra roll -- or give you a bunch of free rolls. Let's reshuffle the board to bring in those extra rolls.

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

And the dice are yours for the rolling.

(Note from Doug: Due to my recent absence and the Labor Day weekend, I'll give Raymond 48 hours to roll the dice for the catch-up round. Raymond, a number from 1-100, please, for your catch-up roll.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes) (buzz buzz)

Sorry, you didn't roll the dice in time, Raymond. That means the match goes to Evan Hatfield.

(dings; audience cheers)

Evan, you've racked up a ton of money in this match. We'll tell you how much and get you ready for your next Bonus Bonanza.

Raymond, even though you got shut out in this game, you banked a nice tidy sum during this match. In the earlier games, you banked a total of $6600.

(audience cheers)

Yes. All that loot is yours to take home -- along with some fine gifts. Another nice hand for Raymond Weaver.

(audience cheers)

Evan, ahead of your fourth trip to the Bonus Bonanza, you're going into it with a ton of money. In this match alone, you won...

(audience cheers)

...$14,200. But wait friends -- there's more. We add that all to your earlier winnings for a grand total of...

(audience cheers)

...$77,300. *And* -- when we come back -- a lucky double decision *could* rewrite the record books even if Evan doesn't win the million. I'll tell Evan and all of you how -- when we come back.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Welcome back -- as our audience applauds the fine efforts of Evan Hatfield -- who is $77,300 to the good.

Some history is in order. Late in our original version of Hot Dice, we had a contestant from Canada named Nikolai Wataja win $107,900. That is the all time record.

Evan, with amounts that range in value from $25,000 to $100,000 on our double decision board, you could have your bank exceed $107,900 in total winnings -- with just a few rolls in *this* Bonus Bonanza.

Before we get to that double decision board, we give you one free roll of these dice. The value of the roll seeds the pot by $250 per point.

(Evan, as before, a number from 1-100, please, for the starting point in Bonus Bonanza.)

[Twentington]

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