On A Roll (CBS; Episode 19)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Liz touches screen)

And you get an A for that effort. You may guess the top clue, Bryan, or roll again.

[Bryan]

Rio De Janeiro

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

That's it. Rio de Janeiro.

All right, Bryan, with that clue and just the S from the middle row, you have a chance to solve the puzzle and win your fifth straight game of On A Roll.

Remember, if you're wrong, you still get to roll again.

[Bryan]

It could be obvious. The Olympics?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Memories of the summer games are still fresh in a lot of minds. Let's see if it's that obvi, as the cool kids would say.

For the game -- is it -- The Olympics?









































(TPiR Pathfinder wrong move sfx)

(audience groans)

Well -- not that obvi. Good news is you still get to roll. Everything outside of doubles is still good -- so roll those bones, please, Bryan, and avoid those doubles.

(Lenny rolls)

And it's a big roll -- a 5 and a 6 or an 11.

You'll obviously have to make your move on the bottom row's clue.

[Bryan]

5 and 6 please

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Liz touches screen)

There's a U and...


(Liz touches screen)

...there's an S. Numbers are getting scarce -- however all rolls outside of doubles are makeable.

So, Bryan, you may guess the bottom clue or roll again.

[Bryan]

Roll again

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, we've yet to have doubles. Avoid 'em like the plague.

(Bryan rolls)

You do and -- haven't we seen this movie before?

A 6 and a 5 or an 11.

The fives are gone, the sixes are gone so your only play is the 11 at the bottom. Liz, please do the honors.

(Liz touches screen)

And with that, players, we're now in play or pass mode. At least one roll outside of doubles cannot be made.

Bryan, you're still entitled to a guess of the bottom clue. If you're wrong or have no idea, you may roll again or pass the dice to Lenny.

Remember, players, from now until the end of this game, if the nominated player throws numbers and a sum that cannot be made, that roll is just as rotten as a double -- meaning your opponent is on a roll and takes a free letter.

So, Bryan, would you like to guess the bottom clue, roll the dice or let Lenny roll?

[Bryan]

You know me by now. I don't quit till I get a bad roll. Hand them back.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Thought ya might roll 'em -- but I have to ask.

(Bryan rolls)

And it's a 1 and a 5 or a 6.

As I alluded to earlier, can't play a 5 and you can't play the sum of 6. But, courtesy of the 1 you rolled on one of the dice, you may take the 1 in the middle row or the 1 on the bottom row.

I think I know which row you'll pick -- but you have to tell me, please.

[Bryan]

1, Row 3

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Liz touches screen)

First letter in the bottom row is an F.

Now -- we're out of rolls. So you may guess the bottom clue -- or we can start another name game.

[Bryan]

Fungus airbus

[dougmorrisontheair]

(TPiR Pathfinder wrong move sfx)

(audience laughs)

To borrow a line from Steve Martin, "That was wrong. Funny -- but wrong."

Okay, please head back to your buzzer, Bryan. Lenny's ready to chime in.

Crucial name game coming up.

(FF reveal sfx)

Eight letters in this famous person's last name. Here's the clue.

He got on a roll -- when he made baseball history.

(ding)

---

(Bryan and Lenny, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100. In the event you win this name game, please also PM me if you'd rather roll or pass the dice.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

17 bryan
32 redrangerdude
10 random.org

(Bryan buzzes in)

Bryan?

Bryan: Robinson.

(dings; audience applause)

That's it. Writers likely thought of Jackie Robinson. Frank Robinson made some baseball history of his own much later.

Bryan, you have control of the dice -- but...

...at least one roll outside of doubles cannot be made. Looks like 5 and 6 for an 11 is not makeable -- as are doubles. And we've yet to see doubles in this game.

Bryan, you may roll the dice -- or pass them to Lenny.

[Bryan]

If he wants a shot, he'll have to wait till I goof. I'm rolling them.

[dougmorrisontheair]

The champ sounds confident. Please step into the box. Julia hands you the dice. You -- are on a roll.


(Bryan rolls)

A 1 and a 4 -- or a 5.  Roll works.

You can't play the sum, Bryan.  You'll have to take the 1 in the middle row and -- which 4?

[Bryan]

Go ahead and do 1 and 4, Row 2 for the moment.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Liz touches screen)

There's a J and...


(Liz touches screen)

...and there's a U.

All right, Bryan, you may guess the middle clue, roll again or pass the dice to Lenny

[Bryan]

Jesus?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

Good guess if that was a guess.

All right -- you now have two clues -- Rio de Janeiro -- and Jesus.

You have another chance to win your fifth straight game -- by coming up with the overall solution to this puzzle.

[Bryan]

I'm not gonna lie to you. I'm stumped. Keep rolling.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Bypassing a guess and he elects to keep rolling. Okay, Bryan. This is the second roll of a crucial round.

(Bryan rolls)

And another 4 and 1 for a 5.

You're only play is the 4 on the bottom row. So, Liz, if you will.

(Liz touches screen)

There's an O.

With that, at least one more combination outside of doubles would forfeit control to the opposition -- as would doubles.

Bryan, you may guess the bottom clue, roll again or pass the dice to Lenny.

[Bryan]

It's at the tip of my tongue. Go again

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rolling again. Third roll coming up.

(Bryan rolls)

1 and a 5 or a 6. (buzz)

(audience groans)

Cannot be made. Sorry, Bryan.

Please step out of the box. Lenny, please come on in. There's still one roll left in the round. Before you make a decision about that...

...please make a decision on a free letter from the bottom row.

[redrangerdude]

2

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Liz touches screen)

And you get an A.

Lenny, as numbers continue to get scarce, you may guess the bottom row's clue, take the last roll or pass that roll to Bryan.

[redrangerdude]

I'm going to guess "Famous Statue"

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

And that's a right guess.

Well, Lenny, all the clues are there. All that's left to do -- is solve the puzzle.