Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 22)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank guesses "The Rockford Files" debuted in 1972. Is that right?

(buzz)

No, sorry. Lenny, chance to steal.

(ding)

Again, this is the year "The Rockford Files" debuted on NBC. Choices come courtesy of the non-Crag 13. Lenny, is the last digit in the year a 3, 4 or 6?

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(And also, Lenny, please provide three stopper letters if you submit the right answer.)

[redrangerdude]

I'm going with 4. (DFA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Lenny says "Rockford" debuted in '74. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

(rolling sfx)

Yes -- and the dice are already rollin' for you, Lenny.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 2 for an even straight. That's 20 more points in your coffers if you stop here.

[redrangerdude]

I'll keep the 20.

[dougmorrisontheair]

This late in the game, taking the points probably isn't a bad idea.

Champ leads by 15 points. We have two questions left in this game.

Frank, you're still a Crag away from winning the game automagically. Yes I said "automagically". (scattered laughter from the crowd) Lenny, you're 16 away from instant victory.

Round 9 question's on a certain magazine.

Single digit question: How many times has Elle Macpherson been a cover girl of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue?
94 redrangerdude
91 fdriscoll22
88 randomizer.org

(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[fdriscoll22]

I'm gonna say 5.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank's gonna say Elle's a five-time cover girl. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

(rolling sfx)

Yes. By the way, those 5 times include the issues she appeared on the cover with at least one other model. There was that milestone issue in 1994 with her, Rachel Hunter and Kathy Ireland.

Dice await your stops, Frank.

[fdriscoll22]

OK, let's go. (A,B,A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a 5. Another 4 wins the game.

(ding) (scattered groans and cheers)

And a 6. Not a Crag -- but that's a high straight for 20 points.

Now, Frank, think about this, please. We're in Round 9 right now. If you stop here, you would lead 89 to 84 and there would be only one round left in this first game.

Remember, it takes 100 points total or the high score after ten complete rounds.

So -- how do you play it?

[fdriscoll22]

I'll play it safe, and keep the points.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Another 20 points in your coffers.

(tones sound)

And there's the signal confirming we have just one round left in this opening game of the match. Again, just a five-point game. So here's how this will shake out.

Lenny, you must chime in and answer this next question correctly in order to have a chance to win. Win this question -- and you'll have to score more than 5 points to win. Any stumble along those lines -- and the game goes to Frank.

Last question in the game is on sports.

Missing digit question: Before playing in the NBA, Charles Barkley played college basketball at Auburn. The university has since retired his jersey number. I'll show you one of the digits in the retired number -- and you tell me the other.

(Lenny buzzes in)

95 redrangerdude
37 fdriscoll22
98 randomizer.org

(ding)

Lenny, to stay in business, your answer, please.

[redrangerdude]

34 (ABE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Lenny says the last digit is 4. If he's right, he has a chance to win the game. If not, Frank, game's yours since you're leading in this final round.

So -- did Auburn retire 34 to honor Charles Barkley?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. *Not* retiring 34 would be a terrible idea.

Lenny, pretty simple task. Score more than 5 points and you'll win the first game of the match. Let's roll those dice.

(rolling sfx)

Even if you clinch the win on the first stop, keep hitting the button to make it official.

(ding)

A 5 already. Hit it again, please.

(ding)

One more time.

(dings; audience applause)

And the odd straight puts you past 100 anyway.

Well played game both of you. Lenny, you're the victor in this opening game. You pick up $2500 for that. Frank, another $500 for you for being the runner-up.

The match is $5000. Will Lenny win the match in a sweep -- or will Frank force the mad dash for the cash?

Find out when we come back to Crag: The Numbers Game.

(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(car theme plays)

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


(audience cheers)

This week, one of our contestants could drive like James Bond in this Aston Martin Vantage GT4.

(ooohs from the crowd)

It comes with a 4.7-liter engine, six-speed manual transmission, piano black fascia, red brake calipers and much more.

With the car goes this gas card, furnished by CDM Enterprises worth $125,000 to make this prize package worth $246,160.

(more cheers)

(prize music plays)

And our contestants will receive some of the following.

Rice-a-Roni. Cooks up so quick and so easy. The one you sautée and simmer for flavor perfection. Rice-a-Roni-- the San Francisco Treat.

An assortment of candy -- featuring Goobers, crisp and crunchy peanuts covered in fine chocolate, and Raisinets, plump sweet chocolate-covered raisins. From Nestle.

From Hawaiian Tropic, an attractive beach mat and natural tanning lotions and oils. Hawaiian Tropic, the tan of the islands.

A free rental of the Rug Doctor. Steams carpets clean fast and easy. Available in most supermarkets. Rug Doctor -- steaming mad at dirt.

And a member of our studio audience will SciSys Sensor Chess. Providing the realism of intelligent chess and the performance of a computer in a compact package. SciSys provides eight levels of strategic play from the beginner to the advanced player. Furnished by SciSys.



(more cheers)

And of course each contestant receives this memento...

...Crag: The Video Game for your WiiU system. And for those of you who already have this game, please watch out for a new question pack in downloadable content.

After one game, Lenny leads in the money score $2500 to $1500.

This next game is worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up. The match is $5000. So Lenny could win the match in this game -- or Frank could force the mad dash for the cash in Game 3.

(ding)

Game 2 begins with a single digit question. Hands on the buzzers, please; good luck and we're starting off with kids' stuff.

Single digit question: According to a famous nursery rhyme, how many kittens lost their mittens?
79 redrangerdude
45 fdriscoll22
80 randomizer.org

(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

3 (DBA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Did 3 little kittens lose their mittens?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes indeed. Good job.


(rolling sfx)

First roll of Game 2 goes to you, Lenny.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 3 for a non-Crag 13.

Frank, if you stop here, I'll double that sum for 26.

[redrangerdude]

I'll take the 26.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the 26. Very well.

After Round 1:
redrangerdude
fdriscoll22

And we now start Round 2 with a question on classic movies.

Missing digit question: The title of a legal drama from the 1950s refers to a certain number of "Angry Men". I'll show you that number of men -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


15 redrangerdude
12 fdriscoll22
05 randomizer.org


(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[fdriscoll22]

One of my favorite movies, the missing digit is 2.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank says it's one of his favorite movies. No sense in fooling around. He's right.

(ding; audience applause)

"12 Angry Men" has a great cast. Martin Balsam as the foreman, Henry Fonda as the juror who starts turning the tide in deliberations, Jack Warden, Jack Klugman -- just to name a few.

(rolling sfx)

And it was a Sidney Lumet masterpiece. Well, that's "At The Movies" for today -- now back to Crag and Frank's first roll of the second game.

[fdriscoll22]

OK, let's get something good! (B, F, C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on another 3.

Well -- want the time or another roll?

[fdriscoll22]

I will keep the 3s and reroll the 4

[dougmorrisontheair]

Obviously going for the triple -- and trying to make this a near tie ballgame. Let freeze the threes.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

Lookin' for another 3, Frank.

[fdriscoll22]

Alright, give me a 3! (F)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding) (scattered groans)

Well it's double 3 -- for a total of a dozen points.

Lenny still leads with 26 and once again, it's time to come on down and play our version of The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)

Oh what a day in December of 1953; that was when the first issue of Playboy magazine was published. I'll show you the original price for a copy of that first issue -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

06 redrangerdude
56 fdriscoll22
18 randomizer.org
(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

50

[dougmorrisontheair]

Lenny says the first digit in the price is a 5. Did it sell for 50 cents back then?

(ding; audience applause)

(rolling sfx)

Sure did -- and notice how quick the dice started rolling. Probably our producer, Dinah, wanting us to move on from that.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Lenny, your dice.

[redrangerdude]

EAB

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 3. Lenny, that's a 20-point low straight if you end the round here.