YAHTZEE [SYN]: Episode 3

[palmer7]

Billy Gardell is our two-day champion with $50,600 in cash. Who wants to challenge him?

[Billy Gardell]

Checking in!

[gameshowgeek50]

If you still need a contestant, I be happy to fill in that role.

[palmer7]

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Announcer: (VO) You're watching CBS North Carolina.

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[THEME]

(outside shot of Television City)







Burton Richardson: (VO) From Hollywood, the dice game capital of the world.....











Great shakes, it's YAHTZEE!















(the dice roll away to reveal the set)











Today, one of these two players could win over $250,000 in cash and this brand new 2016 Ford Mustang!













And now, here's the host of Yahtzee...... GREG PALMER!









(I walk out to cheers and applause)







Greg: Thank you, Burton! Thank you, everyone, happy Hump Day, and welcome to Yahtzee. It's the dice game you've played all your life, but never quite like this. And since this is a dice game, we need a dice girl. And over on the dice, we have "Lucky" Leyla Milani!













(Leyla walks out to cheers and applause)





Greg: Hi, Leyla.





Leyla: Hi, Greg.





Greg: Anyway, she will be rolling the dice most of the time. Over here, we have our champion, Billy Gardell. He's been with us two days, and so far, he has won $50,600 in cash! (audience cheers) Hi again, Billy. Please remind us of who you are and something about yourself.

[Billy Gardell]

I'm a job seeker living here in LA. Interested in accounting, game shows and cheeseburgers!

[palmer7]

Cheeseburgers! I hear you there. Now, you're doing accounting. Have you calculated how much taxes you'll have to pay on your winnings?

[Billy Gardell]

Well, not yet, I'm still in business here!

[palmer7]

All right, then. Good luck to you. Your challenger over here is Andrew L. Budny, from Youngstown, Ohio. (audience cheers) And he brought the town with him. Hiya, Andrew. Please tell us about yourself.

[gameshowgeek50]

Hi Greg,

I work as a library assistant for a well known university in which you may have seen a tv advertisement in this years super bowl. Besides that I enjoy watching Japanese anime and writing.

[palmer7]

Japanese anime. That's interesting. Which ones are you watching right now?

[gameshowgeek50]

Well I have so many series that I am watching right now, it tough to keep track of them all. However I just started watching the series Assassination Classroom from Funimation and I am really getting into it. However I do watch some older series such as Lupin the 3rd in which I am working on finishing the first season on DVD as we speak. There is just so many series out there that I want to watch but there is just not enough time to do so. 

[palmer7]

OK, I mostly stick with the common ones, like Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Pokemon XY&Z is pretty good, and Yo-Kai Watch is excellent as well.

[gameshowgeek50]

I am a huge Yo-Kai Watch fan myself. Though I am a bit behind on that series.

[palmer7]

So am I. I tell you, that Johnny Yong Bosch guy is amazing. Anyway, good luck to you, let's play Yahtzee!


(audience cheers as I walk to my lectern)


We'll start you each off with the Lower Section of a standard Yahtzee card.


(ding)




           [ROLLS LEFT:]
          [5][4][3][2][1]


 [BILLY]               [ANDREW]
 [$    ]               [$     ]

[3 of a Kind]         [3 of a Kind]
[4 of a Kind]         [4 of a Kind]
[Full House]          [Full House]
[Small Straight]      [Small Straight]
[Large Straight]      [Large Straight]
[Yahtzee]             [Yahtzee]
[Chance]              [Chance]



Now, the object of the game is to get as much money as possible by using these five dice to make combinations to clear off your board. Each round has five rolls. You earn control by answering questions. Buzz in first and give me a right answer, you get control. Give me a wrong answer, and your opponent gets it. The one of you with the most money at the end of two rounds wins the game, keeps the money you've won, and gets to play for a possible $250,000 and that Ford Mustang! (audience cheers)


And, if you clear your entire board without putting a 0 anywhere, you'll also win this fabulous trip that our travel agent, Burton Richardson, will tell you about. Burt?


[THEME]


Burton: (VO) It's a trip to Brisbane, Australia!




You and a guest will fly Business from Los Angeles to Brisbane for a stay at the Brisbane Marriott Hotel. Located in downtown Brisbane, just 1 block from riverside promenades and restaurants, the Brisbane Marriott hotel is less than 1 mile from Queen Street Mall, Chinatown, and the Botanic Gardens. The hotel offers an onsite restaurant, lounge, fitness room, indoor pool, business services, and WiFi. Guestrooms feature large work desks, high-speed Internet access, hair dryers, air conditioning, coffee and tea makers, minibars, and safes. The Brisbane Marriott Hotel! A rental car, tickets to Dreamworld, and spending money are included. And this trip is worth.... $23,500!


Greg: Wow! Brisbane! Now remember, you have to clear your board without putting a 0 anywhere in order to win that trip. Good luck to you, here we go.

In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to allow women to do what?


(buzzcode from 1-100 and answer via PM, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 19)
*Billy buzzes in (48)*
Billy?
Billy: To vote!
That's right! New Zealand was the first country to let women vote. (audience cheers)


Billy, you get control of the dice. Leyla, roll those dice!


(she does)






Looking at a pair of threes, a 2, a 6, and a 5.

[Billy Gardell]

Let's do double threes and reroll eveerything else.

[palmer7]

(Leyla separates the threes, picks up the other dice, and gets back in position)


OK, holding onto those two threes. Going for a 3 or 4 of a kind or a Yahtzee. We want to see more threes. Leyla, roll those dice! (she does)






Hmmm...... two sixes and a one. Well, Billy, you can either put that in Chance and take $100 a point or I can ask you another question. If you're right, you get another reroll, otherwise the challenger has a chance to steal. What will you do? (audience shouts suggestions)

[Billy Gardell]

Well, the question, please.

[palmer7]

OK, here it is.



In what 2006 film does a family travel in a VW microbus to get to a beauty pageant?

[Billy Gardell]

Little Miss Sunshine!

[palmer7]

That's right! (audience cheers) Now, which dice do you want to hold?

[Billy Gardell]

Hold threes and sixes and reroll that one!

[palmer7]

(Leyla takes the one and puts it in the cup, then walks back)



Greg: OK, looking for a full house. All right, audience. Half of you take three, and the other half take six! (Burton conducts)


Audience: (alternating sides) Three! Six! Three! Six! Three! Six! Three! Six! Three! Six!



Greg: Leyla, roll that die! (she does)






Two! (audience groans)


Well, you have Chance. Do you want to use it?

[Billy Gardell]

Well, I guess so.

[palmer7]

Yeah, there was only one option.

(ding)







           [ROLLS LEFT:]
          [ ][4][3][2][1]


 [BILLY]                [ANDREW]
 [$2,100]               [$     ]



[3 of a Kind]         [3 of a Kind]
[4 of a Kind]         [4 of a Kind]
[Full House]          [Full House]
[Small Straight]      [Small Straight]
[Large Straight]      [Large Straight]
[Yahtzee]             [Yahtzee]
[      ]              [Chance]




You get $2,100. Maybe you'll get it next time. Next question.


We know from The Music Man that (singing) "Seventy-six trombones led the big parade", but how many cornets were close at hand?


(buzzcode and answer, please)

[palmer7]

(buzzcode: 11)
*Andrew buzzes in (31)*
Andrew?
Andrew: This is just a pure guess, 38?
Eh, no. Billy, you already have control, but do you know it?

Billy: (Singing) With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand! 110, Greg!
That's right! And you have control of the dice.


Billy, you've used up your Chance, which means every roll for you has to be on point if you want to go for the trip. Leyla, roll the dice! (she does)






Well, now this looks interesting. Two fours, a 5, a 3, and a 2.

[Billy Gardell]

Good roll! Reroll a 4, please.

[palmer7]

OK. (Leyla picks out a four, puts it back in the cup, then goes back to her spot) We're looking for a 1 or a 6 for $4,000. Roll that die! (she does)





A one! (audience cheers loudly) You've got a Large Straight! I assume you want to keep that?

[Billy Gardell]

Yes, please!

[palmer7]

Give the man four thousand bucks!

(ding)




           [ROLLS LEFT:]
          [ ][ ][3][2][1]


 [BILLY]                [ANDREW]
 [$6,100]               [$     ]



[3 of a Kind]         [3 of a Kind]
[4 of a Kind]         [4 of a Kind]
[Full House]          [Full House]
[Small Straight]      [Small Straight]
[              ]      [Large Straight]
[Yahtzee]             [Yahtzee]
[      ]              [Chance]




And Billy is, to borrow from another show I used to host, On a Roll! Please, watch that show, it's great. Next question:


What category of writing are the Hugo and Nebula awards given for?


(buzzcode and answer, please)