Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 29)

[grapebuy789]

The TV show in question is Rizzoli & Isles. The number of I's altogether in both last names is 3. (CDB)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Sounds like we've got a fan here. At the least, is he right that the actual sum is 3?

(ding; audience applause)

Yup -- and you're right about the show -- "Rizzoli & Isles". Total of three I's in the title.


(rolling sfx)

Dice are rolling for you, Frank, to pad the lead.

(ding)

Stop on -- a 1.

(ding)

Another 1?

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And a third 1. Well -- no way that can be worth 3 points. That's a triple for 25.

Frank, I'm obliged to ask -- want the points or a reroll?

[grapebuy789]

I want those points!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the points -- and a bigger lead now. It's 72 to 20 in Frank's favor.

Raymond, four rounds are left -- unless one of you reaches the winning total of 100 points.

Round 7 question's on history.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year Hernando de Soto's expedition landed in Florida -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[bowlerraymond]

1 (BFA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Did Hernando de Soto's expedition land in Florida in 1519?

(buzz)

Sorry, Raymond. Frank, another chance to steal.

(ding)

Choices come from the non-Crag 13 this time.

Again, Frank, this is the year Hernando de Soto landed in Florida. Is the missing digit a 3, 4 or 6?

[grapebuy789]

I believe the missing digit is a 3. (CEA)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, did Hernando de Soto's expedition land in Florida in 1539?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it. That's when he and his crew landed in modern day Tampa Bay.

Well, Frank, a Crag will definitely win you this first numbers game. Any straight, triple or non-Crag 13 would put you close.

Raymond, hex the dice if you'd like -- 'cause they're rollin' now.

(rolling sfx)

There they go, Frank. Can you win it here?

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

And stop on another 1. Just a total of 5 points if you end the round here, champ.

[grapebuy789]

Re-roll all of the dice. (CAD)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not going to put dice on ice. I won't freeze anything either. Let's reroll 'em all.


(rolling sfx)

Away they go again.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

There's another 2.

(ding)

Well -- 1 on the end. Destined for a nickel.

Well, if anything, a triple or *any* combination of 13 will win it for you.

Raymond, you'll really want to turn on the afterburners. Three rounds left. Round 8 question coming. For this next missing digit question, let's come on down and play The Price *WAS* Right.

(TNPiR94 stinger; scattered cheers)

In 1948, the CBS television network debuted "Toast of the Town", which would later be retitled "The Ed Sullivan Show". I'll show you the budget for the debut show -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)


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(Raymond buzzes in)

[bowlerraymond]

4?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Raymond's bid for the maiden voyage's budge is $4375. Is that the right amount?

(buzz)

Sorry, incorrect. Frank, normally the Crag dice help in your chance to steal. But since we're playing this question at the big screen, we don't want to divert your attention away from the screen. So...

(ding)

...choices for your chance to steal are on the dice at the bottom of the screen. I'll repeat the question.

In 1948, the CBS television network debuted "Toast of the Town", which would later be retitled "The Ed Sullivan Show". I'll show you the budget for the debut show -- and you tell me the missing digit.

Frank, possibly for the game, is that first digit a 1, 3 or 5?

[grapebuy789]

Ummmm.....I'll guess 3. (EAC)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ bids a grand lower. Was the budget for the first "Toast of the Town" show $3375?

(buzz)  (scattered groans)

No. 'Fraid you both overbid. $1375. Doesn't sound like much nowadays for an entertainment show -- but remember, we're talking late 1940s and television was in its infancy.

Interesting notes from our Crag staff. Of the $1375 that were budgeted for Ed Sullivan's first really big shew, only $375 were earmarked for talent -- and $200 of *that* money was shared by a young Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

No one goes to the dice. Score remains 77 to 20.

Raymond, you're still in business -- but we have only two rounds left in this game. You'll need to score at least 7 points in the next round that we're about to start -- or else Frank will put the game out of reach.

Now, Round 9's question involves Jerry Lewis. We should note the eighth and ninth round questions were prepared long before we got word Jerry Lewis passed away. I'm sure Martin and Lewis are makin' 'em laugh in Heaven.

So with that -- next question.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year Jerry Lewis hosted his first Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond, to stay in the game, your answer, please.

[bowlerraymond]

5?

[dougmorrisontheair]

If the MDA telethon started in 1965, Raymond, the game continues. If not, Frank's lead of more than 50 points with this and one round to go would be insurmountable.

Did Jerry Lewis start hosting the MDA telethon in 1965?

(buzz) (scattered groans from the crowd) (tones sound)

Ohhhh -- missed it by one. 1966. And the tones sound confirming Frank has won this first game of the match.

(dings; audience applause)

Congratulations, Frank. $2500 for you. You'll need to win one more numbers game to reach or exceed the goal of $5000. Raymond, you pick up $500 as the runner-up.

I still have ten crisp new $100 bills to give the first player who rolls a Crag in the match. See if it happens in our Throwback Thursday game -- after this.

(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Aussie 3OAM 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 $175,000 to make this prize package worth $285,237.

(more cheers)


And our contestants will receive some of the following.

An assortment of sports and fitness products furnished by Foxfield Sports, Inc. Stylish shoes for street or court as well as aloe skin products. Trust Foxfield.

The Enterprise battery-operated wall clock in walnut-finished cabinet. A timely gift from Westclox, a Tally Industries Company.

A 22-piece Master Mechanic multi-drive socket set complete with fitted box. Exclusively from True Value Hardware stores.

The new Clorox Ready Mop. It's the disposable mop that absorbs trapped dirt and grease. Great for kitchen and bath, Ready Mop from Clorox.

And Diet Shasta. If you're tired of the same old diet cola, say, "I wanna pop! Diet Shasta!"



(more cheers)

We also have this great memento of the show...

...Crag: The Video Game for the Nintendo Switch. Each player this week also receives the Nintendo Switch system.

Okay, back to business with our champion, Frank, and challenger, Raymond. Frank leads in the money score $2500 to $500. This next game is worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up.

The first to earn $5000 wins the match -- so, Raymond, you'll have to win two games in a row to take the championship. Frank just needs one more. Right now, we start our Throwback Thursday game.

All the questions in this game are missing digit questions -- and involve certain years and the events that occurred during those years.

Round 1 question deals with food.

I'll show you the year Burger King introduced the Whopper -- and you tell me the missing digit..

(ding)


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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[grapebuy789]

Because of this question, I now want a Whopper to go with a large Coca Cola.

*laughter*

But in all seriousness, the missing digit is a 5. (CED)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says Whoppers go back to 1957. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Frank, my next question, would you like fries with that?

(audience laughs)


(rolling sfx)

There go the dice. Maybe you can get a side order of a grand, Frank.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

Stop on another 2.

(ding)

And stop on a 5. Well -- dice total 9 if you stop the round here.

[grapebuy789]

I'd like to re-roll the 2's. (AE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay, let's freeze the 5 first.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

There go the first two dice. Good chance at a Crag.

(ding)

Well, there's a 1.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Ah, man. Another 1. You've traded down to 7 points in total.

After Round 1:
grapebuy789
bowlerraymond

Raymond didn't mind that setback at all. On to a Round 2 question on literature.

I'll show you the year John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

[grapebuy789]

Ah a classic author. I am pretty sure that missing digit is a 2. (DCE)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says John Steinbeck won the Nobel Literature Prize in 1962. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes it is. Very good.

(rolling sfx)

Dice are yours again, champ. Let's see if you can do better than 7 points.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

And a 1 on the end. It's an improvement -- but still a single digit total. Want the 9 points or another roll, Frank?

[grapebuy789]

Let's re-roll the 1. (C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All righty. Let's freeze the 6 and 2 first.

(freeze sfx)

(rolling sfx)

You'd *really* like a 4 or 5 for at least 20 points. Let's see what happens.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Just shy -- a 3.

After Round 2:
grapebuy789
bowlerraymond

Puts another 11 points in your coffers. Frank leads 18 to nothing.  Raymond, let's see if you can get on the board with this Round 3 question -- on music

The Alan Parsons Project is the name of a progressive rock band -- and not a hovercraft. I'll show you the year the band's debut album was released -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Raymond buzzes in)

Raymond?

[bowlerraymond]

3?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Raymond says the band's first album was released in 1973. Is that right?

(buzz)

No. Sorry. Frank, chance to steal.

(ding)

Again, this is the year The Alan Parsons Project's debut album was released. Raymond, is the last digit in the year a 2, 4 or 6?

[grapebuy789]

My guess would be 6. (CDB)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ's guessing the album was released in our bicentennial year. Is it 1976?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Very good.


(rolling sfx)

And away go the dice for Frank.

(ding)

Stop on a 1.

(ding)

Stop on a 3.

(ding) (scattered applause)

And stop on a 2. That's a low straight for 20 points if you stop here, Frank.

[grapebuy789]

Give me those 20 points!