Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 9)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Freezing the Texas Sunflower in the middle. Very well.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

Other dice are ready for your stops, Michael.

(ding)

Got a 2. Can he get a 6?

(ding)

Nope. Another 2.

After Round 1:
Jill Manas Fan
mjyr1

At least you traded up, Michael. Round 2 of our Throwback Thursday takes us back to the 1970s.

Before the DVR, there was the VCR. I'll show you the year the VCR was introduced -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mjyr1]

No idea...4?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Matt takes a guess and says 4. Was the VCR introduced in 1974? (buzz) Nope -- not 1974.

Michael, you get a chance to steal. The Crag dice will offer the right answer and two wrong answers. It's up to you to select the correct digit in the year.

(ding)

And your choices come courtesy of the low straight. Again, at the top of the board, it's the year the VCR was introduced. Michael, does 1, 2 or 3 correctly complete the year in question?

[Deleted]

2

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says 2. Was the VCR introduced in 1972?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. I've still got a VCR at home. Darn thing still flashes 12:00.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Chance to pad your lead comes now, Michael.

[Deleted]

C, E, & C

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

And stop on another 2. Seems like we've seen this movie before -- a roll worth 8 points. Want the 8 or another roll, Michael?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Michael.)

[Deleted]

Freeze the 4 & reroll the 2s.

C & A

[dougmorrisontheair]

Freezes the 4 and rerolls the others. Very well.


(freeze sfx)  (rolling sfx)

(ding) (scattered cheers)

*Another* 4.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Ah! A 3. One pip away from a triple; two away from a Crag.


After Round 2:
Jill Manas Fan
mjyr1

Oh well. At least, Michael, you padded your lead. Champ leads 20 to nothing in this second game as we turn the clock back even further.


Dinner time! I'll show you the year Birdseye introduced frozen peas -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?

[Deleted]

Is it 2?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Challenger wants to know if 2 completes the year. Were Birdseye frozen peas introduced in 1952?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Very good with the questions in this Throwback Thursday, so far, Michael...


(rolling sfx)

...let's see if you have a better turn at the dice. They lock into your buzzer one at a time.

[Deleted]

E, B, & F

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a 5.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's *another* 5.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

GUH! One away from a Crag; one the other way away from a triple. Either way, close only counts in Horseshoes and slow dancing with Julianne Hough.

(scattered laughs from the crowd)

Well -- want 14 points or another try, Michael?

[Deleted]

I'll freeze the fives & reroll the four.  Come on Crag!

C

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Freezing the pair. They like your strategy.


(freeze sfx)  (rolling sfx)

Now let's see if you like the stop.

(dings; audience cheers)

There's a 3 and that's a CRAG!


After Round 3:
Jill Manas Fan
mjyr1

Michael running away with this 70 to nothing over Matt. Matt, hang in there -- a Crag and a straight can tie up this game.

We have six rounds to go -- unless someone reaches 100. Now let's go with some recent history on this Throwback Thursday.

Life imitated art -- when Jennifer Wilbanks became a real-life runaway bride. I'll show you the year she ran away from plans to tie the knot with her then fiancé -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mjyr1]

Never heard of her.

2005?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Matt guesses the last digit is 5. Did Jennifer run far from the altar in 2005?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes! Great guess by you, Matt. By the way, last our Crag staff knew, Jennifer and her then-husband-to-be are involved in other relationships. In fact, John Mason, who was left behind in the runaway frenzy, married another lady.


(rolling sfx)

Michael's made this a runaway *game* so far.  Matt, one Crag can narrow the gap quickly.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Matt.)

[mjyr1]

A, A, A.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 6.

(ding)

There's a 5.

(ding) (scattered applause)

And a 2 on the end. Now -- three *different* numbers adding up to 13. We can't call that a Crag -- but we can double that sum and give you 26 points, Matt.

Now, Michael has 70 points, you have none and we're in Round 4. So -- think this over and tell me what you want to do.

[mjyr1]

Take it, I need everything I can get.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the points. Very well.

Matt on the board with 26. Michael still with 70. Now let's go back to the eighties for this one.


I'll show you the year McDonald's introduced Chicken McNuggets -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt again.

[mjyr1]

Vaguely heard about this once. 1982?

[dougmorrisontheair]

OK, Matt says the last digit in the year is 2. Could we have ordered Chicken McNuggets as early as 1982? (buzz) No. Sorry. Michael, chance to steal

(ding)

And the choices come courtesy of the odd straight. Michael, did Chicken McNuggets first appear on McDonald's menus in 1981, 1983 or 1985?

[Deleted]

1983

[dougmorrisontheair]

Michael says the last digit in the year is a 3. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes! Well, Michael, another Crag would send this match to a third and deciding game. A straight or better would put you close to the victory. Let's roll those Crag dice.

(rolling sfx)

And they'll lock into your buzzer one at a time.

[Deleted]

Let's get that Crag once again!

C, D, & E

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding)

There's a 4.

(ding)

And a 1 on the end. Well -- 11 points for you if you end the round here.

[Deleted]

Let's freeze the 6 & the 1 & reroll the 4.  Come on, six!

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