Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 24)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Welcome to our Thursday episode of Crag.

Some notes...

\ Lenny Jackson has won three matches and $192,500 in cash.

\ The bonus for winning five straight matches is currently an Aston Martin Vantage GT with a gas card loaded with $175,000.

\ To make up for some lost time, we'll forego qualifying and ask -- who's in? Anyone who has not opposed Lenny may respond; first one to respond is in.

[bowlerraymond]

I'll play.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Staff announcer: The spirit of Arlen on Channel 84.

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Doug:  (in pre-recorded audio) Our current champion, Lenny Jackson, has won three matches and $192,500 in cash. If he wins today's match, he could win $1,000,000 -- and he will be one step closer to winning a new car and a $175,000 gas card on.....

...Crag: The Numbers Game.

(audience cheers)

Helloooo, everybody, I'm Doug Morris and welcome to Crag: The Numbers Game -- where 13 can be your lucky number. Well -- let's go ahead and meet our players...

...one of whom has generated quite a buzz.

Our challenger is Raymond Weaver -- and, once again, our affluent three-time champion, Lenny Jackson.

(audience cheers)

Lenny, perhaps there are people who are looking into your reign for the first time. So for any new on-lookers, please tell them something about yourself.

[redrangerdude]

I am currently a junior in high school and I am a huge fan of Power Rangers.

[dougmorrisontheair]

So far, we haven't had any questions about Power Rangers today. Who knows -- maybe today?

Lenny, just a reminder of what's at stake. Score at least $5000 in today's match and you'll roll the Super Crag dice for $1,000,000. You'll then be one step closer to winning a new car and $175,000.

(audience cheers)

But here to try and stop your winning ways is Raymond. Raymond, please tell us something about yourself.

[bowlerraymond]

I'm Raymond Weaver from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and I work at a doughnut shop.

[dougmorrisontheair]

My next question: Can we get you to make a doughnut run after Game 1?

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Only kidding. Good luck, players.

Much like the regular dice game of Crag, our game is all about numbers -- particularly the numbers you can roll on dice. The right answer to each question on our show is a number between 1 and 6 inclusive. Sometimes, we'll ask for the Roman numeral or ordinal equivalent of one of those numbers. And there are also missing digit questions to watch for. I'll explain how they work later.

(ding)

We have a question mark on the board. That means we're starting off with a single digit question. Hands on the buzzers, please, and away we go with this.

Single digit question: New York City has how many boroughs?
03 redrangerdude
28 bowlerraymond
14 randomizer.org

(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

5

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says there are 5 boroughs in the NYC. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. As to how many rats, too many to count.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Lenny, you know what's about to happen here. But for anyone looking in for the first time, Lenny has earned up to two rolls of the Crag dice that correct answer.

Lenny, if you like what you come up with on your first roll, take the point value of the combination and we'll proceed to Round 2. If you'd rather reroll, freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest.

And let's take a brief look at our big screen -- where we have the different ways you can score a lot of points.

There are four different straights in the game of Crag worth 20 points each. The 1-2-3 make up a low straight; 4-5-6 a high straight; 1-3-5 an odd straight and 2-4-6 an even straight. It doesn't matter how they appear on the board. As long as they're all different and they're all low, high, odd or even, you're 20 points to the good.

If you roll three of the same number, that's a triple for 25 points.

And as we say, 13 *is* a lucky number Crag. If you come up with three numbers that total 13, I'll double the sum for 26. *But* if you have a pair of numbers plus an odd number that total 13, that's a Crag for 50 points.

(audience cheers)

(rolling sfx)

The dice are now rolling. Lenny, they lock into your buzzer one at a time.

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(Lenny, to stop the dice, please respond with three letters from A through F inclusive. You may repeat letters if you think that will help.)

[redrangerdude]

EAD

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. Dice total 12 -- one shy of the magic sum of 13.

Lenny, you know your options. For those who don't, Lenny may stop the round right here and take the sum of the dice in points -- or freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest.

Lenny, what's your pleasure?

[redrangerdude]

I'll take the points for now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans)

Stopping on 12. That's a surprise -- but it's your decision.

After Round 1:
redrangerdude
bowlerraymond

Two ways to win a game -- score 100 points or come closer to 100 after ten rounds. Winner of each game collects $2500 with the runner-up earning $500. We also have ten crisp new $100 bills for the first player in the match to roll a Crag.

Round 2 commences now with a question about our neighbors to the north.

Single digit question: You're visiting a bowling alley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. How many pins are at the end of the alley?
30 redrangerdude
37 bowlerraymond
19 randomizer.org

(Lenny buzzes in)

Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

5

[dougmorrisontheair]

Lenny goes again with 5. Are there 5 pins at the end of a Canadian bowling alley?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Very good.


(rolling sfx)

Dice again are yours, Lenny.

[redrangerdude]

EEA

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And stop on a 6. Another 12-point roll, Lenny. You'd double your score up to 24 if you end the round here.

[redrangerdude]

freeze 6 and 5 (D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rerolling this time. All right. Let's freeze the 5 and 6 first.

(freeze sfx)

For the rest of this round, the outer dice will not reroll. The 1 in the middle will reroll.


(rolling sfx)

And there she goes. Let's see what happens.

(ding) (audience cheers)

Stop on a 2 -- with the 5 and 6, they total 13. We double for 26 points.

Lenny leads 38-0. Raymond, let's see if you can change that with a missing digit question. First, we'll play a sample question.

(ding)

This is the year Kara DioGuardi made her debut as a judge on "American Idol". All you have to do is tell me the missing digit. And unless there's something off on the time-space continuummm, the missing digit's a 2.

(ding)

There ya go. Now, we clear the board and play the question intended for this third round.

Missing digit question: In 1940, the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in a shutout -- as well as the most lopsided game in the history of the NFL. We'll show you the number of points the Bears scored -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


65 redrangerdude
26 bowlerraymond
05 randomizer.org

(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[bowlerraymond]

2?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Raymond's guessing Da Bears won by 72 points. Is that right?

(buzz)

No -- sorry. Lenny, this means you get a chance to steal.

The Crag dice will offer the right answer and two wrong answers. It's up to you to pick the right answer.

(ding)

Choices come courtesy of the odd straight.

Again the question. In 1940, the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in a shutout -- as well as the most lopsided game in the history of the NFL. This is the number of points the Bears scored; Lenny, is the missing digit in Chicago's winning total a 1, 3 or 5?

[redrangerdude]

3

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says Da Bears won by 73 points. Is that it?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. It remains the most lop-sided result ever in the NFL. Washington's defensive coordinator didn't earn his keep that day.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

(rolling sfx)

Away go the dice, Lenny.

[redrangerdude]

BCE

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 3. Lenny, another non-Crag 13. I'll double that sum for 26 if you end the round here.

[redrangerdude]

I'll keep the 26

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking another 26 and with that...

...in just three rounds, our champion is just one Crag away from surpassing the goal of 100 points.

Kourtney, let's see if you luck changes as we come on down and play -- The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR 94 stinger; audience cheers)

On the big screen, I'll show you the price you had to pay for a seat on the Virgin Galactic space shuttle in 2013 -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

43 redrangerdude
53 bowlerraymond
57 randomizer.org

(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[bowlerraymond]

2

[dougmorrisontheair]

Raymond's bidding a quarter of a million dollars on the space shuttle ride back in '13. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Very good. Virgin, by the way, charges just $1.98 for a one-way flight to Nerdocrumbesia.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

(rolling sfx)

Raymond, you're about to get on the board. A Crag suddenly makes this a close game.

[bowlerraymond]

BEA