Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 27)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Can't say as I blame ya. No dice are on ice. Let's reroll 'em all, please.

(rolling sfx)

There they go.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding) (scattered groans)

And stop on another 1. You end up 2 points to the worse.

Kourtney still with a big lead. Patseen, a Crag gives you the lead as we start Round 6.

Single digit question: After his visit to China in 1972, the nation's government gave U.S. President Richard Nixon how many pandas?
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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[patpun2016]

Two!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen says 2 pandas. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. One eats shoots and leaves -- the other -- nevermind.


(rolling sfx)

Patseen, a lucky roll could roughly double your score or give you the lead.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[patpun2016]

Alright!

(EAB)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

And stop on a 6. Dice total 11 if you stop here.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[patpun2016]

Tough one once again. Let's freeze the six.

(BA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hanging on to the boxcar. Let's reroll the rest, please, fellers.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

There they go. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

(scattered cheers)

There's a 1!













































(ding)

(loud groans from the crowd)

And another 1. Bad luck on the dice again.

After Round 6:
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Patseen up to 35 now. Kourtney's still any combination of 13 away from winning the first numbers game. Hey -- let's do some math.

(last few seconds of AYSTA5G theme plays) (audience applause)

And let's see what kind of math we're doing today.

(ding)

Algebra problem with subtraction method. Players, I'll give you clues about the variables "a" and "b". Chime in, solve correctly for "x" and two dice rolls are yours. Here's the rest of the problem.

If "a" equals the number of a crayfish's legs and "b" equals the number of Minka Kelly's legs, "x" equals what single digit number?
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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[patpun2016]

Would it be 6?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(inaudible explanation from the judge)

Okay, fair enough. Players, I'm afraid the wrong method came up on the screen. We were supposed to have division on our makeshift chalkboard instead of subtraction. With subtraction and the clues for the variables we gave you, we can't arrive at an answer higher than 0 and lower than 7.

For those playing the home game, the right answers was 10 crayfish legs minus 2 Minka Kelly legs for a total of 8. It should've been 10 divided by 5 for 2.

(obvious edit)

So we're going to leave that subtraction problem setup on the board. I've just been given a replacement question that still involves subtraction -- and will lead to a result between 1 and 6 inclusive. So here's your substitute question.

Without counting jokers, if "a" equals the number of cards in a standard deck of playing cards and "b" equals the number of playing cards in a deck intended for the game of Pinochle, "x" equals what single digit number?
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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[And note from Doug: In another mistake, the buzz codes revealed earlier were actually intended for Round 8. Patseen and Kourtney will keep those buzz codes -- but randomizer.org will have to be reactivated for a new number.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen. Due to the aforementioned error, extra time is being allotted.)

[patpun2016]

Four! (ABD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen, this is Crag: The Numbers Game -- not *Golf*: The Numbers Game.

(audience laughs and applauds)

Let's see if *FOUR!* is the right answer.

(more laughter)

(ding; audience applauds)

It is. Without the jokers, you'll have 52 cards in a standard deck and 48 cards in a Pinochle deck. So, 52-48=4.

(rolling sfx)

There go the dice. Let's see if your luck turns around, Patseen.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[patpun2016]

How about more *FOURs*! (ABD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And stop on another 5. No fours -- but 11 points total if you end the round here.

[patpun2016]

Gotta freeze the fives.

Now come on FO-- THREE! (D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Not sure if you misspoke or your trying to psyche out the dice. (scattered laughter)

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

(ding)

In any event, the outer dice are now frozen. Let's see if you can get a triple or even a Crag.

(ding) (audience groans)

No matter the strategy or the device, you get a 4 in the middle.

Just three questions remain in this opening numbers game. Kourtney still needs a non-Crag 13 or a Crag to win it. Patseen, a Crag won't automatically win -- but you'd be at the doorstep. Round 8 question's layin' down the law.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the number of people on a grand jury -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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Patseen?

[patpun2016]

Twenty...three. Three.

[patpun2016]

(FCD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen says 3 is the last digit. Are there 23 members on a grand jury?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Quick story: I served on a grand jury the week of the O.J. verdict. Knowing it was going to be much more than a big deal, the D.A. extended our lunch break just to see the results.

(rolling sfx)

Patseen, another chance at the dice.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

Well -- a 4.

(ding)

And another low roll with a 3 on the end.

This late in the game, I have an idea of the answer. I have to ask -- want the 8 points or a reroll?

[patpun2016]

I... can't think much of what to do, I can do a straight but it could end up in a lowball as well.

Oh, whatever, just clear the board. (DAF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rerolling 'em all? (Patseen nods head yes)

(rolling sfx)

Fair enough. Let's see what happens here.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And a 2 completes a non-Crag 13 for 26 points.

(scattered woos)

Yes, look at what that did to the score. Patseen up to 75, Kourtney still at 74. Exciting finish shaping up as we go to Round 9.

Missing digit question: Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead have at least two things in common. They're legendary golfers and they were all born in the same year. I'll show you that year -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

Not sure here. 5?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Courtney's saying the golfers were born in the fifties. Were Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead born in 1952?

(buzz)

No. 'Fraid not. Patseen, a chance to win the game here. First, with the chance to capitalize, the Crag dice offer the right answer and two wrong answers to the missing digit. It's up to you to pick the correct choice.

(ding)

Again, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead have at least two things in common. They're legendary golfers and they were all born in the same year. Patseen, is the missing digit in the year 1, 2 or 3?

[patpun2016]

So, let's so an educated guess here. I don't know any of them. (Few laughs and boos)

So, the fact that I don't know them, they must be in a really past age. So, let's go one. (ABC)

[dougmorrisontheair]

With some unusual deductive reasoning, Patseen goes with 1. Were those golfers born back in 1912?

(dings; audience applause)

They were. All right, Patseen, any triple or any combination of 13 wins it. Kourtney, if you know any hexes, now's the time to try 'em. Let's roll those dice.

(rolling sfx)

There they go. Stop 'em when you feel lucky.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on another 5.

(dings; audience applause)

Third 5 gives you a triple and the game.

Nice job, Patseen. The triple gives you 100 points exactly and $2500. Kourtney, you're collecting $500 for being the runner-up.

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[NOTE FROM DOUG: Ahead of my previously announced vacation in the net game vacations section of NGC, we'll go ahead and start the second game now. Patseen and Kourtney, please PM me ten buzz codes from 1-100 for the next game. We can play a few questions before my vacation. We can then finish thereafter. -D.M.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

And we're going to move forward and start our second numbers game right now. A new race to 100 points is starting now. Patseen if you win this, you're back at the Super Crag. Kourtney, based on our scoring system, you'll need to win this game to force the third and final game of the match.

(ding)

And we're going to start with a single digit question. Here we go.

Single digit question: How many of Pittsburgh's professional sports teams won championships during the calendar year of 1979?
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(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?