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

[redrangerdude]

I'll take the 20.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking 20 more points and padding your lead.

Lenny up to 46. Frank still at 12. Up to Round 4 -- and let's see what you remember about a long-running sitcom.

Missing digit question: On the big screen, I'll show you the M*A*S*H unit's number from the TV series "M*A*S*H" -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


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(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

(And please include stopper letters with your answer in case your answer's right.)

[redrangerdude]

4077 (BED)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ's thinking the first digit's a 4. Is he right?

(ding; audience applause)

He is. "M*A*S*H" -- great book, great movie and definitely a great TV series.

(rolling sfx)

Dice are rolling again for you, Lenny. A Crag won't clinch victory -- but you'd get real close.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a 5!

(ding) (mix of groans and cheers)

And a 6 on the end. Not a Crag -- but another 20 points courtesy of the high straight if you end the round here, Lenny.

[redrangerdude]

Another 20 points for me.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Another 20 in your coffers.

And with that, Lenny, you're now one Crag away from winning the match. Frank, so long as you prevent him from getting that Crag, you're still in business.

Round 5 of 10 is about the nation we call home.

Single digit question: In the U.S., how many states have names that start with the word "New"?
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(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

4

[redrangerdude]

BBF

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says there are 4 "New" states. Is that it?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes -- New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York. We tried to trip you up and hope you'd put "New England" in the mix. But that's not a state -- although it's a major part of the country.

Lenny, plain an simple, a Crag makes you a repeat champion and puts you back in Super Crag. Frank, any good hexes you know -- now's the time.

(rolling sfx)

Here go the dice -- as they lock into your buzzer one at a time, Lenny.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. Well, Lenny, would you like 10 more points or another shot?

[redrangerdude]

Freeze the 5. (AE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans from the crowd)

Freezing just the 5. Some disagree with the decision. But it's your game and not theirs as we freeze the 5.


(freeze sfx)

If you can get the other dice to total 8 and you have a pair somewhere on the board, you're still the champ. Frank, try the hexes again. Lenny, the first two dice reroll now.


(rolling sfx)

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

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's a 4. Another 4 and you win.

(ding) (audience groans)

A 1. Well -- you break even.

Lenny, any triple or any combination would clinch victory; any straight would get you close. Frank, a Crag in this next round would help. Let's see if your luck turns around as we fill in another blank.

(MG '7x stinger) (scattered cheers)

It's also a missing digit question. The missing digit's represented by, of course, a blank.

On the big screen, I'll show you one of Keith Olbermann's catch phrases from his days on ESPN's "SportsCenter", which he later revisited on his eponymous sports news program on ESPN2. Fill in the blank with the missing digit.

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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

---

(And please include stopper letters with your answer. Thanks.)

[fdriscoll22]

6 (D, D, C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank says 6 completes the quote. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Indeed. One of my favorite lines from K.O.


(rolling sfx)

Frank, you could use a bunch of points. A Crag would really narrow the gap.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on another 6.

(ding) (scattered groans and cheers)

A 5. Well -- not a Crag -- but 17 points.

Frank, something to really think about. You may take the 17 points -- best possible combination without rolling a straight or better -- or you may reroll.

Right now, you're trailing 76 to 12 -- and we're in Round 6.

[fdriscoll22]

Go big or go home! Freeze the 6s, I'm going for the CRAG! (D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

They like your logic. Boxcars will now be on ice.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

Last screen rerolls. Let's see if you can get that Crag, Frank.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

Overshot it by one lousy point! Wow!

Four rounds remain in this game. Frank, if you win this next question and get a Crag, we'll have a tie score. Lenny still needs anything better than a straight to seal the deal.

Round 7 starts with a question about history.

Ordinal number question: Was FDR the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth man to be honored by Time magazine as man of the year?
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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[fdriscoll22]

I believe it was the SIXTH. (C, B, D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Was the first President Roosevelt TIME's 6th man of the year?

(ding; audience applause)

He was. Good job, Frank.


(rolling sfx)

Now let's see what kind of job you can accomplish on this roll.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

And stop on a 3. Well, I have an idea of what you want to do -- but please tell us if you want to stop and keep 14 points or reroll.

[fdriscoll22]

Keep the 5 and the 3, and preroll the 6 (F)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thought that would be your plan. Let's freeze the 5 and 3.

(rolling sfx)


(freeze sfx)

First screen reroll. A 5 would really help.

(ding) (groans from the crowd)

Overshot it again by 1.

After Round 7:
redrangerdude
fdriscoll22

Right strategy -- just needed a luckier stop, Frank. Lenny leads by 36 with three rounds remaining. Here comes a follow-up.

Single digit question: Overall, how many times was FDR honored by Time magazine as man of the year?
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(Lenny buzzes in)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Lenny?

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(Lenny, in addition to your answer and stopper letters here, please hop on the Episode 19 thread for On A Roll; player intros going on.)

[redrangerdude]

3 (FDA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says FDR was a three-time honoree as TIME's Man of the Year. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

He does. First one came after winning his first presidential election in 1932. The others came in 1934 and 1941 while he was in office.

Lenny, you can end the match here. Any triple or any combination of 13 gives you the match. Any straight puts you at the doorstep. Anything else simply pads the lead.

Frank, do the hex thing again. That's all I know to tell you -- as the dice roll now.


(rolling sfx)

And let's see if you can conclude matters here.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. Seems like we've seen this movie a few rounds again.

Well -- would you like 10 more points or another roll?

[redrangerdude]

Keep the 5. (BB)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans from the crowd) (Doug addresses audience)

Lenny's got more than sixty grand. You?

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

(freeze sfx)

The 5 will not reroll. The others will. Any triple or any sum of 13 wins the match. Frank, try to hex the dice again.

(rolling sfx)

Lenny, here go the dice.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.   A 2 wins the match.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a 4 -- with the frozen 5 -- you've got a 20-point high straight.

After Round 8:
redrangerdude
fdriscoll22

Just two rounds to go unless Lenny wins a question. Lenny, if you do win one of the remaining two questions in this game, we'll save you the trip to the dice. A right answer assures a player of no less than 4 points. You're currently 4 points away from 100 points and the automatic win.

Frank, you must win this question and score at least 6 points just to stay in business. Of course the more points the merrier.

Let's see what happens as we start Round 9 with this.

This next missing digit question might gross you out. I'll show you the number of items in a gross -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[fdriscoll22]

That would be 1. (F, E, B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank says the first digit is 1. Frank, if it's indeed 144 to the gross, you're still in business. If not and if Lenny failed to capitalize, Lenny would still put the game out of reach mathematically.

So -- to stay in business for Frank -- is it 144?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it. Okay. Now you really need the dice on your side. If you end up with less than 6 points, the match is out of reach. Not that difficult a task -- but again, the more points the merrier. So let's get those dice a rollin'.


(rolling sfx)

A Crag, of course, would really make things interesting ahead of the final round. Stop 'em when you feel lucky.

(ding)

Good start -- 5.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

And there's a 4 on the end. Dice total eleven points if you end the round right here. Right now, you're trailing by 56 points. We still have one round to go in this game.

[fdriscoll22]

This is now or never, keep the 4 and the 5. Gimme a Crag! (F)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

They applaud your strategy and spirit. Let's freeze the 4 and 5.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

A 6 would give you a high straight -- but a 4 gives you a Crag.

(dings) (audience cheers)

WOAH! Got the Crag!

(tones sound)

And what a time for that signal. That confirms we have just one round left in this game.  Let's take a moment to regroup, here. 

Frank, you must win this final question of the game -- and then score more than 6 points to force the third and final game of the match. Any stumble along that way -- and Lenny wins the match.

Quiet please in the audience -- because a lot is riding on this last question of our second game.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the number of red checkers on the board at the start of a game of Checkers -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny, to retain your championship, your answer, please.

[redrangerdude]

12

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says the last digit is a 2.

Lenny, if the last digit is a 2, you will have clinched the match. Otherwise, Frank has a chance to force the mad dash for the cash.

Do we find 12 red checkers at the start of a game of Checkers?

(dings; audience cheers)

We do and Lenny Jackson is still our champion.

Lenny, another $2500 for winning this game. That puts you at $5000 right on the nose -- and that's the magic dollar amount to reach for winning the match.

We'll take you to the winner's board, shortly, and then off to the Super Crag.

Frank Driscoll, you pick up another $500 for being the runner-up, $500 from the earlier game and of course $1000 for rolling the first Crag in the match.

I tell ya what. I'm about to make an executive decision on the spot. Frank, you made a big move in Round 9. We'd like for you to stick around and play what would be a sidebar game with a member of the studio audience. We're gonna let you play that game for a fantastic vacation.

Would you like to play for that vacation after the Super Crag?