Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 28)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Going for a Crag. High straight's possible as we freeze the 4 and 5.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

And there goes the first screen.

(ding)

(scattered groans)

Got a 2 instead.

After Round 6:
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grapebuy789

Frank trails 55 to 23. Round 7's coming up. For our next missing digit question, it's time to play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)


I'm going to show you how much a first class U.S. postage stamp cost back in 1982. You tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[patpun2016]

Let's say 2 for twenty cents.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Patseen bids a couple of dimes. Is that price right?

(ding; audience applause)

That's right.

Well, Patseen, a Crag will win this game, nearly even the money score and trigger our mad dash for the championship.

Frank, hex the dice if you'd like.

(rolling sfx)

There go the dice. Let's see what happens.

[patpun2016]

Okay, come on Crag! (DBE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

And stop on a 1. Well, that's 7 more points if you stop here, Patseen.

[patpun2016]

Eh.. Let's roll em all again. (CDC)

[dougmorrisontheair]

We can do that. Reroll all those dice, please.

(rolling sfx)

There they go.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding) (scattered groans)

And stop on another 3. At least you traded up.

After Round 7:
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grapebuy789

Three rounds to go, Patseen leading by 40. Frank, it's still possible to win the match. Let's see what happens as we do the math.

(AYSTA5G stinger) (scattered cheers)

And the formula this time is...

(ding)

...division -- again. You know the deal -- so let's delve into more about the problem.

Based on the jerseys the quarterbacks wore in Super Bowl XLIX, if "a" equals Tom Brady's number and "b" Russell Wilson's number, "x" equals what single digit number?
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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank.

[grapebuy789]

If I am correct: Brady's jersey is 12. Wilson's is 3. When you divide 3 by 12, you get 4! (CBE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Nice job showing the work. Is he at least right about x equaling 4?

(ding; audience applause)

He is -- and you're right an all over the other variables. Brady's 12 divided by Wilson's 3 results in 4.


(rolling sfx)

Frank, you really need some points. Let's see what happens.

(rolling sfx)

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop on a 4.

(ding) (loud groans)

(Doug shakes head)

Arrgh. Another close call with a 3 on the end.

Frank -- need I ask?

[grapebuy789]

Reroll that 3! (C) *crosses fingers*

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

They like the strategy. Will they like the roll? Let's freeze the first two dice.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

The 5 and 4 are frozen. You got a late Crag before, Frank. Can you do it here?

(ding) (loud groans)

Undershot by 1 in one roll; overshot by 1 on the reroll.


After Round 8:
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grapebuy789

Well -- 14 points for that. Strangely enough, the players have *combined* for 100 points. But we're lookin' for one of you to reach the century mark. Next to last round of this numbers game -- deals with TV trivia.


Missing digit question: On "The Simpsons", the title characters live in a house on Evergreen Terrace in Springfield. I'll show you the house number of their street address -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen?

[patpun2016]

2 for 742! (EAF)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says the last digit in Homer and Marge's house number is a 2. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it. Now, before we roll the dice, please let me point something out

Currently in Round 9:
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grapebuy789

Patseen, you're leading by 26 points. If you roll a Crag, obviously, you'll exceed the goal of 100 points and win this game. However, if you end this round with a non-Crag 13 or a triple, you'd lead by more than 50 points with one round to go. By then, it would be mathmetically impossible for Frank to catch up.

So -- Frank -- you'll *really* want to hex the dice as we roll 'em for Patseen.


(rolling sfx)

There they go. Patseen, let's see what happens.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding) (scattered groans)

And another 2 on the end. Total of 9. Obviously not a game-clinching roll.

Patseen, you may take the 9 points or a reroll.

[patpun2016]

Keep the five and reroll the twos, please. (CE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Holding on to the Texas sunflower.

(freeze sfx)

Before we reroll the twos, a recap of the winning combinations. A Crag will put you past the goal of 100 points. A triple or a non-Crag 13 puts the game out of reach for Frank.

Frank, the hexes worked before. Let's see if they work again as we reroll the twos.

(rolling sfx)

There they go. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

Well, there's a 1.

(ding)

And you traded down a bit for a total of 8.

(tones sound)


After Round 9:
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grapebuy789

There's the signal confirming we have reached the final round of this game.

Frank, stop me if you've heard this before. The only way you'll win this game -- and this time the match -- is to win this question and roll a Crag. Any stumble -- and Patseen forces a third and deciding game.

Good luck, everyone. Play carefully and here we go.

Ordinal number question: The bridge that connects New York to New Jersey is named for which U.S. President?
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(Patseen buzzes in)

Patseen, for the win in Game 2, your answer.

[patpun2016]

The first.

[dougmorrisontheair]

If the bridge is named for the first U.S. Presdient, Patseen, you put the game out of reach.

Is Patseen a winner?

(dings; audience applause)


It is -- and that's the game.

George Washington Bridge we're talking about in the last question.

Patseen, we just gave you 4 more points in lieu of a dice roll -- since 4 is the least you can earn in a round.

With the win, Patseen, you just earned $2500 more. Frank, you collect $500 more.

Mad dash for the cash puts someone past the goal of $5000 and into the Super Crag.

Find out who wins -- after this.

(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)

Final game of the match is about to start.

Players, it's a sprint to the finish -- because we reset your point totals to 50 each. We also play a maximum of five rounds instead of ten. All the other rules apply. Simply put -- if you can roll a Crag -- you will win the match.

Best of luck to you both. Play carefully and away we go.

Complete the title of this science fiction TV show with a single digit number: "Babylon..."
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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[grapebuy789]

5 (AED)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Is it "Babylon 5"?

(ding; audience applause) (rolling sfx)

Yes -- and the dice are already rolling.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on a 5.

(ding)

And stop on another 5. Well -- want the 12 points or a reroll, Frank?

[grapebuy789]

Reroll the 2 please. (C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Going for a Crag or a triple.

(rolling sfx)
(freeze sfx)

(ding)

There goes the first screen. Will we have a new champion?

(dings; audience cheers)

There's a Crag and that's the match!

Wow -- one question and you're the new champion with $6500. Frank, standby, we'll get set for the Super Crag. But first -- coffee. Oh -- wait -- winner's board, then coffee, then Super Crag.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Patseen, I'm afraid we have to say a fond farewell. But we say farewell with a grand total of $69,400.

(audience cheers)

Please take that money with our great thanks for playing Crag: The Numbers Game.

(more cheers)

Frank, congratulations. Time for your first trip to the winner's board. We have four different amounts of cash behind the letters in "Crag". One of them hides $5000. Whatever you find is yours to keep -- then we match that for your head start in Super Crag.

Which letter looks good?

[grapebuy789]

I'd like the "C" please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

He wants to see what's in the C.

(dings; audience applause)

$2500. Frank, this gives you a grand total so far of $9000.

(clip rolls on monitor)

Nappa: What? 9000? There's no way that can be right.

(audience laughs)

6500 and 2500 total 9000. Get over it, Nappa. BTW, where was the $5000?


(ding)

Next door at the R.

Frank, we'll bring out the Super Crag dice for a possible $1,000,000 -- when we return.


(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Frank rolled two Crags in the clutch during the match -- and now he's here at the Super Crag.

Frank, please say hello to today's dice girl, Devon. She has your Super Crag dice. The dice in the cup may be much smaller -- but the stakes are much bigger.

Now since you won $2500 from the winner's board...

(ding)

... we seed the pot with a different $2500. Every time you want to play Super Crag, you're rolling all three dice. If it's a safe roll, you'll win more money based on the roll's value in hundreds of dollars.

The 20-point straights are now worth $2000 each. Any triple -- $2500. Roll 13 in any combination for $2600 -- *BUT* if that total of 13 has a pair of a particular number plus an odd number, that's a Crag for $5000.

(audience cheers)


(rolling sfx)

Now, Frank, you want to build up the pot to at least $10,000. Have more than 10 grand in the pot -- and you win tonight's super bonus *of*...

(dings; audience cheers)

...*wow* -- $49,000.

Even better, if you're really lucky and can hit $10,000 right on the nose, you don't win an extra $49,000. You instead win the mega bonus -- of $1,000,000.

(audience cheers)

Now, Frank, to be frank, every roll of the dice comes with risk -- as Devon shows us....

(scattered boos)

...that thing -- the gremlin. One number on that cube has been replaced with the gremlin. If he comes up, you lose everything in the Super Crag. So after every safe roll, I'll give you a chance to stop.

You *may* stop right now, take another $2500 and we'll see you the next show -- or you may risk everything in the pot by rolling the Super Crag dice.

(audience shouts suggestions)

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(Frank, if you wish to risk and roll, please respond with a number from 1-100. You'll see the result of that roll and the next few down the list so long as you have less than $10,000 in the pot, not stop the game and not roll the losing gremlin.)

[grapebuy789]

I wanna play! (44)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers) (Devon passes dice bucket to Frank)

All right -- a triple and a Crag, not necessarily in that order, make you a millionaire. Frank, good luck and give 'em a roll.

(Frank shakes up bucket; pours dice down ramp)

(scattered groans and cheers)

Close call there -- but 5, 5 and 1 give you $1100. Pot's up to $3600 -- yours to stop and keep -- or to risk with your second roll.

(audience shouts suggestions)

[grapebuy789]

I'll keep it going. (23)

[dougmorrisontheair]

('Fraid you have to go to the next roll "down the list" -- which would be the 45th -- then 46th, 47th, etc. as long as you're still in business. Still want to roll or stop?)

[grapebuy789]

(Oops. I'm sorry. Still kind of trying to get used to this.)

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