Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 8)

[dougmorrisontheair]

We're preparing for the eighth episode of Crag: The Numbers Game.  Our current champion, Matt Johnson, returns with one win and $7500.

We're seeking his challenger -- and the challenger will be the one who comes the closest, high or low, to our qualifying question.  And here it is.

On September 12th, 2012, at 10:30am Central, we recorded a GSN rerun of "Jeopardy!" The highest scoring player won how much money? Please respond to the nearest dollar.

Please PM me your answers, which are due 24 hours from now.

[mjyr1]

Checking in.

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, we're all set. The winning contestant pocketed how much loot?

(ding)


A buck shy of 24K. Who's the closest?

$32,401 Jill Manas Fan

It's Michael Clifford playing against Matt Johnson on Crag: The Numbers Game. Away we go.

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(lights in studio gradually are turned on)

(shortened version of the WGYN opening theme plays)


Three dice...



...two players...




...one million dollars. It's time to play...




...Crag: The Numbers Game.

(audience cheers)

Helloooo, everybody, I'm Doug Morris and this is Crag: The Numbers Game -- where 13 can be your lucky number -- and a lucky roll can make you a millionaire.

Please make welcome our contestants -- Matt Johnson and Michael Clifford.

(audience cheers)


Matt is our newly-crowned champion. He returns winning one match and $7500. Matt, let's say you win the match, rack up exactly $10,000 in the Super Crag and proceed to win the million. What would you do with more than a million dollars?

[mjyr1]

I have no idea. It's just a very, very large amount of money and it's obviously not all going to be spent in one place.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ah, sounds like you're budgeting the money smartly. Good luck as you defend your crown. We also wish good luck, in this quest to become the new champ, to Michael. Michael, please tell the folks looking in a little something about yourself.

[Deleted]

I'm from Marlton, New Jersey & I'm currently unemployed.  I like watching game shows especially this one where I watch it on whatever Philadelphia station this is on.  (audience laughter)  Hi Delaware Valley!  (waves to the camera)

[dougmorrisontheair]

6ABC, the home of Action News, is where they see Crag: The Numbers Game.

Best of luck to you both. Remember, the first player to win $5000 wins the match.

Time to start Game 1 -- worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up. Matt and Michael, 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 every question on our show is a number between 1 and 6 inclusive. Sometimes, we'll ask for the ordinal number or Roman numeral equivalent of one of those numbers -- and then there are missing digit questions to watch out for. I'll explain how they work when we get close to one.

(ding)

One question mark's up on the board. That means we're starting the match with a missing digit question. And away we go.


Single digit question: Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta starred in how many movies together?
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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?

[Deleted]

Uh, Matt was closer to the buzzcode than me, Doug.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thank you for catching that, Michael.

Matt?

[mjyr1]

Would have preferred it be him, since I have no idea. Maybe 5?

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, you say 5. Did the ONJ and JT star in 5 movies together? (buzz) Not 5. Michael, you get a chance to steal. The Crag dice will narrow the field down to three choices. It's up to you to pick the right answer.

(ding)

Again, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta starred in how many movies together? Did they star in 1, 2 or 3 movies?

[Deleted]

I believe "Grease" & "Two Of A Kind" were the only movies with ONJ & Travolta, so I will say 2.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okie doke. Is he at least right about 2 movies starring John and the ONJ?

(ding; audience applause)

He is -- and you were right about the movie titles, Michael.

With that right answer, you earn the maximum two rolls of our Crag dice. If you like the combination you make on your first roll, take the points and we'll move on to the next round. But if you'd like that second chance, you may freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest.

Let's go to the big screen over here -- for the ways you can score big on Crag: The Numbers Game.

There are four different straights worth 20 points each.  The numbers 1-2-3 make a low straight. A 4-5-6 lead to a high straight. A 1-3-5 mean an odd straight -- leaving 2-4-6 for an even straight. It doesn't matter the order the numbers appear on the Crag dice -- just as long as all three numbers are different and they're all low, all high, all odd or all even.

Now, it gets better -- because if you roll three of the same number, that's a triple for 25 points.

And -- 13 is a lucky number in this game. Anytime the dice total 13, we'll double the sum for 26. However -- if that combination of 13 includes a pair of a particular number, that's what we call a Crag. And a Crag is worth 50 big points.

(audience cheers)


(rolling sfx)

Michael, the Crag dice are now rolling for you. One at a time, they lock in to your buzzer.

(Michael, please "hit your buzzer" by responding with three letters from A through F inclusive -- one letter for each screen. If you think it will help, you may repeat letters.)

[Deleted]

E, C, & C

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 3.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

And another 2. Not one of the combinations worth 20 or more, Michael. You may take the sum of the dice in points -- 7 in this case -- or you may freeze up to two of the dice and reroll the rest.

[Deleted]

I'll take a chance & roll them all again.

F, C, & A

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not freezing anything. Very well. We'll reroll everything.

(rolling sfx)

And they're ready for you again.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

*Another* 2.

(ding)

(scattered groans)

And a 5 on the end.

Well -- you traded up a smidge to 9 points. Remember, the first player to reach 100 points wins the game and the $2500. If no one reaches 100 after ten rounds, then the player closer to 100 wins. And don't forget, we have a bonus of ten crisp new $100 bills for the first player to roll a Crag in the match.

Let's start Round 2 with this question.

Single digit question: A Bactrian camel and a dromedary camel walk into a bar to celebrate hump day on a Wednesday. The bartender notices the camels have a total of how many humps?
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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mjyr1]

Well if World of Warcraft has taught me anything, the average camel has one or two humps. So I guess 3?

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right. Let's see if your guess is right. Does the Bactrian and the dromedary have 3 humps between them?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Because the bartender will see 1 hump on the dromedary and 2 on the Bactrian. The bartender would also wonder if this is someone's idea of a joke.

(a few laughs from the crowd)

(rolling sfx)

Your first roll of the Crag dice, Matt. Let's see what'cha come up with.

[mjyr1]

E, C, D.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

A 6 to start.

(ding)

A 3 follows.

(ding)

And another 6 on the end. Not worth at least 20 -- but the dice total 15. Matt, want 15 points or a reroll?

[mjyr1]

I'll keep the two sixes and give the three a reroll.

A.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Audience likes that idea. We'll freeze the sixes first.

(freeze sfx)

They will not reroll. The screen in the center, however, will reroll.


(rolling sfx)

And it's rolling now. Stop it when you're ready.

(ding)  (audience cheers)

A 5. That's 17 points, Matt.

Best combination to roll without rolling a straight or better. Matt takes the lead as we're coming up on a missing digit question. Both of you know how the missing digit queries work. But for new viewers just joining us, let's give them an example.

(ding)


And this is a follow-up to our opening question. This is the year "Grease", starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, debuted at a theater near you. All you have to do is tell us the missing digit represented by the question mark. And of course, the right answer in this case is...

(ding)

...1. Now, we clear the board and play a follow-up question about camels.

Missing digit question: Early in the The Bible's Book of Job, we learn Job had a certain number of camels in his possession. I'll show you that number of camels -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?

[Deleted]

3

[dougmorrisontheair]

Michael says the missing digit is 3. Did Job have 3000 camels?

(ding; audience applause)

He sure did. Job 1:3 tells us he also had 7000 sheep, 500 female donkeys and 500 yoke of oxen. No mention of a partridge in a pear tree.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Michael, dice are yours again.

[Deleted]

(Wouldn't it have been funny if the answer to the last question was 9?  )

D, C, & D

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 3.

(ding)

Following with a 6.

(ding)

And ending with a 1. Michael, that's 10 more points in your coffers if you stop here. Want the 10 or another try?

[Deleted]

(Ooh, post 82.  My birth year.)

I'll freeze the 6 & reroll the other 2 dice.

A & A (the Alcoholics Anonymous combo)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okie doke. We'll freeze the 6 first.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

Get the other dice to total 7 and you'll score at least 26 points.

(ding)

There's a 3.

(ding)  (audience cheers)


And there's a 4. Non-Crag 13 that we'll double for 26.

Michael now up to 35 points. Matt with 17. Anything can still happen as we play Round 4 and a TV trivia question.

On the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", Ted tells his children about how he met their mother during a certain year in the future. I'll show you that year -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Matt buzzes in)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Matt.)