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

[pathfinder20]

I believe it's 2.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney says 2 Pittsburgh-based professional sports teams won championships '79. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Just weeks into '79, the Steelers won Super Bowl XIII over the Cowboys. Then in October of '79, the Pirates won an exciting World Series over the Orioles. Pittsburgh Penguins didn't make it to the Stanley Cup Final -- and Pittsburgh hasn't had a pro basketball team since the early '70s.


(rolling sfx)

Kourtney, let's see if you can get a big score to start off Game 2.

[pathfinder20]

Let's try with a wide shoe: (EEE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

And stop on another 3. Obviously -- one point short of 13. Want the dozen points or a reroll?

[pathfinder20]

Freeze the 6 and DD for my roll please

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hanging on to the boxcar. Let's reroll the outer dice.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

And stop 'em when you feel lucky.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

And stop on a 3. Overshot the 13 by one.

After Round 1 of Game 2:
patpun2016
pathfinder20

Got 14 points out of that as we move on to literature.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the numeric title of Robert Conroy's first novel -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Kourtney buzzes in)

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Kourtney, please also go ahead and respond with stopper letters plus your answer. This will likely be the last question before my vacation from NGC.]

[pathfinder20]

Total guess 4? (ACE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney guesses the title of the book is "1904". Does his guess pay off?

(buzz)

No. Sorry. This means the champ gets a chance to steal.

(ding)

Again, this is the numeric title of Robert Conroy's first novel. Patseen, is the actual last digit in the title a 1, 3 or 5?

[And again for speed's sake, please also supply stopper letters in case you're right.]

[patpun2016]

Nineteen-oh-one. One. (ECD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen says the last digit in the title is 1. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. The novel focuses on a German invasion of Long Island.



(rolling sfx)

Patseen, your first chance to collect some points comes now.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. Another overshoot -- 14 points. Patseen, we'd have a tie score if you end the round here.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[patpun2016]

Let's keep the five and the three! (C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going for an odd straight or, better yet, a Crag. Let's freeze the outer dice.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Center screen rerolls. Let's see if you can get that Crag.

(ding) (groans from the crowd)

Man -- this is turning into a game on TPiR quickly -- One Away.

Patseen one point shy of a lucky 13; Kourtney one point over the 13.

We'll take a break, finish up this second numbers game -- and see if Patseen can retain his crown or Kourtney can force the mad dash for cash.

Crag: The Numbers Game returns after this.

(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds; camera zooms out from Crag dice to rest of studio)

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[NOTE FROM DOUG: Crag reconvenes after June 11.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

("Double Cross" theme plays)


Doug: (in pre-recorded audio) Any contestant who wins five matches in a row drives home in a new car.

(audience cheers)

Luxury for all seasons, the Maserati Quattroporte comes with a three-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, leather interior, 21 inch wheels, black piano wood trim and much more.

With the car goes this gas card, furnished by CDM Enterprises worth $125,000 to make this prize package worth $235,237.

(more cheers)


And our contestants will receive some of the following.

A vacation aboard The Skunk Train, a romantic journey into the past aboard old gasoline or steam-powered trains. A scenic round-trip from Fort Bragg to the redwoods of northern California plus outdoor activities. Furnished by The Skunk Train.

Dessert of the Month. Every month, a scrumptiously different dessert will arrive at your home. Each dessert is made to serve 12 and will be delivered in a reusable, designer tin. Furnished by Dessert of the Month.

The Konica A4 Camera. A full-featured, fully automatic 35mm camera. Its pocket size and lightweight make it the smallest compact available.

Frigidaire's finest 18-cubic-foot frostproof refrigerator/freezer. Comes with textured steel doors for no fingerprints and fully-adjustable tinted glass shelves. From Frigidaire Appliances.

And From Martin Lawrence Galleries, a beautiful, limited-edition serigraph entitled "The Rider in Green" by Marc Chagall. It's numbered and hand-signed by the artist and available at Martin Lawrence Galleries throughout the United States.


(more cheers)

And one more gift for each of this week's onstage players...

...Crag: The Video Game for the new Nintendo Switch. That along with the Nintendo Switch itself.

Let's recap the money and point totals. Patseen won the first game and $2500. Kourtney was the runner-up in our first numbers game -- winning $500 plus $1000 for rolling the first Crag in the match.

In our second numbers game, Kourtney has a slight lead 14 to 12 over Patseen.

Players, let's resume our game with Round 3.

Missing digit question: Robert Conroy wrote "1901". The economics professor wrote three other novels with years as the titles. I'll show you the title of the novel that explains what might have happened had British forces joined the Confederate side of the American Civil War -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

87 patpun2016
19 pathfinder20
97 randomizer.org

(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Since this game is resuming a little earlier than anticipated, Patseen, this is an untimed down.]

[patpun2016]

Let's say 186..2!

[patpun2016]

(EEF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well played on the hesitation. (scattered laughter from the crowd) Patseen says the title of the book is "Eighteen Sixtyyyyyyyy -- Two". Is he right?

(ding; audience applause)

(rolling sfx)

He is -- and the dice are already rolling.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 6. We finally got the lucky 13 in this second game, Patseen. Since three different numbers add up to 13, I'll double that sum and give you 26 points if you end the round here.

[patpun2016]

Sounds like a great deal. I'll take the twentyyyy-six points please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Thought you might take the points. In the process, you roughly triple your score. Patseen leads 38 to 14. Round 4 question on fun and games.

Single digit question: In the classic board game Battleship, how many hits does it take to sink a battleship?
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(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

It I remember correctly, It take 4 hits for the battleship to be sunk. (CDC)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney says 4 hits. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

(rolling sfx)

Yes. Of course, it takes a billion hits to sink the battleship if you're playing against Chuck Norris. (scattered laughter from the crowd) Dice are rolling, Kourtney.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

Stop on an another 1.

(ding)

And -- cue McKayla.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Kourtney, you end up with the unimpressive 4 points -- if you end the round here.

[pathfinder20]

Well I can't do any worse, let's roll the whole thing over.
Let's get back to basics with ABC.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rerolling the whole board. We can do that.

(rolling sfx)

No where to go but up. Let's see how high you got.

(ding)

A 1 again.

(ding)

A 2 again.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And relief with a 3 on the end. A low straight for 20 points.

Kourtney, you realize if you rolled 1-2-1, Comic Book Guy from "The Simpsons" would've popped up to exclaim that was the worst round ever. (scattered laughter) But it wasn't -- and we have a near even game as we go to Round 5. Another query on fun and games.

Single digit question: You're playing the standard version of the board game Monopoly -- and your token is on Pennsylvania Railroad. Going forward, how many spaces are you away from Free Parking?
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(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney again.

[pathfinder20]

It takes five spaces to get to Free Parking. (DED)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney says he's five spaces shy of Free Parking. Is he right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yup. Railroads midway through a block on the board. Free Parking's in a corner.

(rolling sfx)

Okay, you'll at least tie the score, Kourtney. But you want more than 4 points.

(ding)

There's a 4 already.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Woah -- a 5.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

And a 3 on the end. Kourtney -- I've gotta ask -- want 12 points or a reroll?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Kourtney.)

[pathfinder20]

Let's freeze the 4 and 5 and reroll the 3 with C.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Going for a high straight or another Crag.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

There goes the last screen. Let's see what happens.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Got a 6 to complete a high straight.

Look at what it does to the score. Kourtney is now one Crag away from forcing the mad dash for cash. Patseen, so long as you keep him away from the dice, anything can happen.

Round 6 question's not on fun and games -- but on world capitals.

Single digit question: Havana is this country's capital city. How many vowels are in the name of the country?
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(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

2 vowels. (BEE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Challenger says we're talking 2 vowels in the nation's name -- and ...

(ding; audience applause)

...yup -- a U and an A in Cuba.

All right, Kourtney, a Crag gives you the game and gives us a near even money score -- with the mad dash for cash following.

Patseen, if you know any good hexes, now's the time to make a move. Let's roll those dice.

(rolling sfx)

There they go.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And stop on a 5. High straight for another 20 points if you want to end the round here.