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

[pathfinder20]

I will take the 20.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the points and with that...

...any combination of 13 -- whether or not it's a Crag -- wins this second game. Patseen, let's see if you can narrow the gap in Round 7.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the lava lamp was created by a British inventor -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

87 patpun2016
26 pathfinder20
79 randomizer.org

(Patseen buzzes in)


Patseen?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz buzz)

Time's up. Kourtney, chance to win it here.

(ding)

Again, this is the year the lava lamp was created by a British inventor. Kourtney, is the last digit in the year a 1, 3 or 5?

[patpun2016]

(Ugh... Just when I forgot about this LOL)

[pathfinder20]

Stab in the dark: 1. (BAD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney guesses lava lamps go back to 1961. Is that right?

(buzz)

No -- sorry -- 1963. I would've thought later.

No one scores with three rounds to go. Kourtney maintains a 36-point lead -- as we do some more math.

(AYSTA5G stinger) (scattered cheers)

According to the Periodic table, aluminum's atomic number minus neon's atomic number equals what single digit number?
33 patpun2016
85 pathfinder20
43 randomizer.org

(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[patpun2016]

Er... 3. (DBE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says the solution to the problem is 3. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Aluminum has an atomic number of 13; neon 10. So, 13-10=3.


(rolling sfx)

Patseen, we're nearing the end of this game one way or the other. You *really* need some points.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a *1*.

(ding) (audience groans)

And a 2 on the end. Patseen, dice total 9 points if you end the round here.

Whether or not you reroll, we have just two rounds to go -- unless someone reaches 100 points before the end of Round 10.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz buzz)

No decision in time. We'll give you 9 points, Patseen. Anyone can still win -- as we move on to Round 9.


Single digit question: The average person experiences a computer freeze-up how many times a week?
75 patpun2016
30 pathfinder20
12 randomizer.org


(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

I will say 6 freezes. DAD

[dougmorrisontheair]

Challenger thinks 6 freezes. If that's right, Kourtney, you'll have a chance to win this game and force the mad dash for cash. Does the average person experience a computer freeze up 6 times a week?

(buzz)

Incorrect. Patseen, chance to steal.

(ding)

Dice offer the elements of the low straight for choices. Patseen, does the average person experiences a computer freeze-up 1, 2 or 3 times a week?

[patpun2016]

I think twice. (BCD)

(Sorry, I was super busy since last week.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen says 2's the right answer. Is it?

(buzz)

Sorry. Should've thought thrice. The average person experiences a computer freeze-up 3 times a week Thankfully, our electronics haven't frozen -- well, except on most rerolls.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

(tones sound)

Oh -- what a time for that happen. That sound confirms we're starting Round 10.

Patseen, here's the situation. To win the match, you must win this next question *and* roll a Crag. You're down by 27 points and the non-Crag 13 is worth 26. So only a Crag for 50 points would give you the match. Any stumble -- and that means Kourtney wins this game; it would also mean we play the mad dash for the cash.

To wrap up this game, let's come on down and play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)

And we have a question about a fad of the 1980s.


I'm going to show you 1983's actual retail price of a Cabbage Patch doll -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


80 patpun2016
21 pathfinder20
96 randomizer.org


(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Patseen.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(time passes)

(buzz buzz)

No answer in time. Game goes to Kourtney.

(dings; audience applause)

Just to tie up loose ends, what did those Cabbage Patch Kids retail for back in the day?

(ding)

$25 each.

Kourtney's just taken the lead in the money score. But the mad dash for the cash determines who'll exceed the goal of $5000. That's next -- on Crag: The Numbers Game.


(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Doug in pre-recorded audio as contestant plug cue plays)

If you'd like to be a contestant on Crag: The Numbers Game, call our contestant hotline at 1-800-555-CRAG -- or visit TraxProductions.net/crag.

(audience applauds)

And let's start our final numbers game of this match. Again, it's worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up. Winner of this game will surpass the goal of $5000 -- and then go on to Super Crag.

Patseen and Kourtney, we call this third game of the match the mad dash for the cash -- and this is why.

We've reset your point totals to 50 each. Already, each of you are halfway to the goal of 100 points. We also have just five rounds of play instead of ten. All other rules apply. Big thing to keep in mind -- the player who rolls a Crag in this game wins the match automatically.

And for this final game of the match, we thought we'd cross paths between this show and a word game I host elsewhere. Patseen, Kourtney and all gathered here at The Bill Cullen Studio, we give you -- or at least loan you, as Bill himself would say...

(theme plays; audience applause)

...Crag Meets Chain Reaction.

Now, something in this Round 1 question we're about to start relates to something in the Round 2 question. Part of the Round 2 question is a factor in the Round 3 question and so on.

This will all make sense -- unless one of you rolls a Crag right off the bat destroying the whole concept of Crag Meets Chain Reaction. (scattered laughter from the crowd) So with that, here's your Round 1 question in this rubber game of the match.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the United Artists movie studio was founded -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

45 patpun2016 (1st)
45 pathfinder20 (2nd)
23 randomizer.org

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Obvious, a tie for distance. Player who PMed me sooner takes the tie-break edge. So...]



(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[patpun2016]

One!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen says United Artists goes all the way back to 1919. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Now -- part of that question will be part of the Round 2 question -- *unless*....

(rolling sfx)

...Patseen can roll a Crag right here and now. Dice are yours, champ.

[patpun2016]

Here we go!

(CCE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 6.

(ding)

And stop on another 2. Well -- dice total 10 points if you end the round here.

[patpun2016]

Well, I wanted to reroll them all for a shot at the Crag, but I just want to see the chain question(s) so...

[patpun2016]

Oh well, let's reroll a single two, please. (C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, going for an even straight or a non-Crag 13 as we reroll a 2.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

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

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Got a 5 to complete a non-Crag 13.

After Round 1:
patpun2016
pathfinder20

Patseen takes the early lead -- but now it's time for our next question. Remember, one factor in the earlier question is part of this Round 2 toss-up.

Appropriately, the United Artists movie studio was founded by a single digit number of how many actors and actress?
35 patpun2016
18 pathfinder20
16 randomizer.org

(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[pathfinder20]

Was it 2. CAD

[dougmorrisontheair]

Kourtney asks if two people of the famous persuasion founded United Artists. Was it 2?

(buzz)

No. Sorry. Break for Patseen,

(ding)

Crag dice offer the components of the high straight as choices.

Patseen, the United Artists movie studio was founded by how many actors and actress? Is the right answer 4, 5 or 6?

[patpun2016]

Let's hope it's 4. (AEF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen hopes the right answer's 4. Is he right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Charlie Chaplin; Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.; D.W. Griffith and Mary Pickford founded UA.

(rolling sfx)

Patseen, a triple or any combination of 13, whether or not it's a Crag, puts you back in the Super Crag.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

And stop on a 6. Well -- dice total 11 points if you end the round here.

[patpun2016]

No good, let's just roll 'em all again, please. (BFF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rerolling everything. Very well.

(rolling sfx)

There go the dice. Let's see if this is for the better.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

Well, there's a 4.

(ding)

And there's a 3. Ended up trading down to 8 points, I'm afraid.

After Round 2:
patpun2016
pathfinder20

Good news for Patseen. If he wins the next question, a straight or better clinches the win.

Kourtney's ready to pounce on this one. Let's see what happens.

Now to a single digit question about one of United Artists' founders. How many times was Charlie Chaplin married?
87 patpun2016
24 pathfinder20
13 randomizer.org

(Kourtney buzzes in)

Kourtney?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Kourtney.)