Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 21)

[mrb2000]

No worries.

Hmm. What do I do?

Well, let's keep the 1s and hope for a triple.

C.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans)

Interesting strategy -- but it's your decision. Let's freeze the snake eyes, please.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

First screen rerolls. Maybe you'll stop on that third 1 for 25 points.

(ding)

(more scattered groans)

Well -- he did come out 1 point to the good.

Matt now up to 55. Lenny still with 50. Each player still a Crag away from winning this game.

Round 4 involves another game where you roll dice.

Missing digit question: In an online survey taken in 2014, players of the board game Monopoly recommended certain house rules -- including one of an instant payoff of a certain amount of money for a roll of 2. I'll show you that amount of play money -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


03 redrangerdude
09 mrb2000
76 randomizer.org

(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mrb2000]

$500

(if correct, F,D,C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ironic the man who froze snake eyes in the last round gets a question involving a roll of snake eyes in Monopoly.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Let's see -- did those in the survey recommend an award of $500 in Monopoly money for a roll of 2?

(ding; audience applause)

They did. Among other suggested rules: Collecting $400 for landing on "GO" exactly; I play that way often at home. They also recommended collecting no rent while in jail; makes sense.

Then -- two other suggestions really raised our eyebrows -- collecting bonuses for correctly answering crossword-puzzle type clues -- (scattered laughter) -- and having the dice in a little rock-and-roller.

(more laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Wonder where they got those ideas? Matt, dice are yours.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

And ya got a 4 on the end. Dice total 11 points if you end the round here, Matt.

Right now, you lead 55 to 50.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Matt.)

[mrb2000]

Gonna go for the 13. Keep the 2 and 5.

A.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Looking for a 6 on the end. Let's freeze the 2 and 5 first.


(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

There goes the last screen.

(ding)

Oh -- a 2. Lost a couple of points there.

After Round 4:
redrangerdude
mrb2000

Matt now up to 64. Lenny still at 50. Both players still a Crag away from victory in Game 2. This one's on fun and games.


On this next missing digit question, we'll admit Crag isn't the only numbers game in town. The Wall Street Journal described a certain game for smartphones and tablets, released in 2014, as "almost like Candy Crush for math geeks." I'll show you the numeric name of this numbers game -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

67 redrangerdude
59 mrb2000
71 randomizer.org

(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

2048

[redrangerdude]

B, D, F

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Lenny says the first digit in the numeric title is a 2. Is the name of this game 2048?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. I've gotten up to the 512 tile on a couple of occasions. That thing can be frustrating -- unless you're a math wiz.

Well, Matt had a couple of rounds to make a Crag. Lenny, if you can make a Crag here, you win this game and we play a third game to decide the match. Let's get those dice a rollin'.

(rolling sfx)

Stop 'em when you feel lucky.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding) (scattered woahs and cheers)

Stop on *another* 5.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

Close -- a 1 on the end.

Well, Lenny, dice total 11 points if you stop here.

[redrangerdude]

Freeze the 5s. (A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

(freeze sfx)

All right, they like the strategy. Turn the 1 into a third 5, that's a triple for 25 points. But you want the Crag to reach the goal on the nose. Let's reroll the last screen.


(rolling sfx)

Matt, now's the time to put a hex on the board.

Lenny, when you're ready.

(ding) (audience cheers)

Third 5. That's a triple.

Lenny, another triple or any combination of 13 gives you the game. Matt, you're still in this.

Before we start Round 6, do you guys remember when we gave a Pikachu car away last season? (scattered cheers) Oh yeah. This question relates to another pokémon.

Missing digit question: From the "Pokémon" franchise, Cherubi is a grass type pokémon. I'll show you Cherubi's national Pokédex number -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

43 redrangerdude
08 mrb2000
05 randomizer.org

(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mrb2000]

(sighs) 420

(D,A,B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

I hear you snickering. Let's see if 2 is the missing digit in Cherubi's national Pokédex number.

(ding) (audience laughs and applauds)

It is?!?! (shakes head) Of course, eyebrows will be raised when Cherubi is caught by a trainer named Mary Jane.

(audience laughs and applauds)

(rolling sfx)

Moving right along, Matt, dice are yours.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And stop on another 1. Well -- slightly better than McKayla's bit.

Want the 5, Matt, or another try?

[mrb2000]

Hmm. Go for the Triple. Why not?

F.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans)

Ohhh -- they seem to disagree. But it's your decision. Maybe this will work out. Freeze the ones, please.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

Maybe this time you'll get that third 1.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Then again -- you break even.

Five more -- (scattered laughter and giggles after the scores update) -- ah geez.

First we get a missing digit question leading to "420" and Matt now has 69 points.

(more laughter as Doug shakes his head)

Before I lose control, let's go to Round 7 and play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)

And here's the item up for bids -- and some clues.

In the fall of 2014, a restaurant in London, England, created what it called the world's most expensive hamburger. On the big screen, we'll show you the price of the burger -- converted to the nearest American dollar -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

33 redrangerdude
31 mrb2000
91 randomizer.org

(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

$1,768

[redrangerdude]

B B F

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, Lenny says the first digit is a 1. Was the actual prize of that big burger US$1768?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Order it with cheese and it's an extra 50 bucks.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Okay, Lenny, any triple or any combination of 13 wins the game and forces the mad dash for the cash. Let's roll 'em.

(rolling sfx)

And stop 'em when you're ready.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

And stop on a 2. Dice total 11 points if you end the round here.

[redrangerdude]

Freeze the 3 and 6. F

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going for the non-Crag 13 and the win.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Stop on a 4 and we're going to the mad dash for the cash.

(ding)

Now you break even.

After Round 7:
redrangerdude
mrb2000

Lenny now up to 86. Matt -- still -- 31 away from the win.

(scattered laughter from the round)

On to Americana in Round 8.

Single digit question: Including repeats, how many letters are in the last word of America's Pledge of Allegiance?
48 redrangerdude
68 mrb2000
71 randomizer.org

(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Matt.

This is also an untimed down for Matt per his notice in the vacations section of NGC.)

[mrb2000]

That would be 3.

(B,A,B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Matt says the last word in the pledge is a three-letter word. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. "All" is the last word in the Pledge of Allegiance.

(rolling sfx)

Matt, you could get the last word in this match if you roll a Crag.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

And stop on another 3. Dice total 12 points if you stop here.

[mrb2000]

Hmm. I really need to catch up, but there are only 3 more chances for me to do it.

Well, as much as I'm gonna regret it, i'm gonna keep the 12.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans from the crowd)

Well -- we're going to reach the end of the game one way or the other. This probably isn't a bad idea.

After Round 8:
redrangerdude
mrb2000

After eight rounds completed, Matt narrows the gap. It's a five-point game going into Round 9. This one's on music.

Single digit question: According to the title of a truck-driving song remade by Sawyer Brown in the 1990s, the trucker spent how many "Days on the Road"?
89 redrangerdude
68 mrb2000
88 randomizer.org


(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

6
FFA

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, is the song title "Six Days on the Road"?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. At the risk of showing my age, I remember when Sawyer Brown competed on the original "Star Search" with Ed McMahon. Great band.

Lenny, you can send *this* competition to a third and deciding game. If you can get at least 14 points out of these dice, you'll win the game, lead the money score $4000 to $3000 -- and we'll go to the mad dash for the cash to decide the match.

Let's roll those dice.

(rolling sfx)

Stop 'em when you're feeling lucky.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a 5.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

And a 4 on the end. Matt's happy about that. Lenny, we could put 12 more points in your coffers right now -- or you may reroll.

[redrangerdude]

Freeze 5 and 4. D

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

I see what you're doing there -- as is the audience. Let's freeze the 5 and 4.

(freeze sfx)

Anything higher than a 3 in that first screen gives you either a Crag, a high straight or 14 points. The 3 rerolls.

(rolling sfx)

And let's see if you can win the game right here.
































(ding)

(scattered groans)

And you break even.

(tones sound)

After Round 8:
redrangerdude
mrb2000

That sounds means we've played nine rounds. Lenny leads 98 to 81.

Matt, here's the situation. You'll need to win this question and then get a pair of sixes with a five to force a tiebreaker -- or a straight or better to win the match.

Lenny, if you win this question, we'll save you the trip to the dice, give you the minimum 4 points for a correct answer -- which would put you past the threshold.

A lot riding on this follow-up question.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the original version of "Six Days on the Road" was released -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

79 redrangerdude
68 mrb2000
56 randomizer.org

(Matt buzzes in)

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