On A Roll (CBS Daytime; Episode 27)

[dougmorrisontheair]

No guess from Frank. All right, we'll leave the board as is.

Please head back to your buzzer. Time to start another name game.

(FF reveal sfx)

Another eight-letter answer. New question coming.


Give me the last name of the journalist who's been on a roll -- ever since the program he hosts asks, "What Would You Do?"

(ding)

[Antonio and Frank, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.]

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Frank buzzes in)

Frank?

Frank: Quiñones

(dings; audience applause)

That's right. And, yes, we're well aware John Quiñones' last name is spelled with the Spanish letter ñ in the fourth position. Our machinery doesn't have a tilde in the system.

Because of that, we intentionally programmed our computer not to reveal that fourth letter until we had a right answer. Frank, come right on in, please. Nastia has just handed you the dice. And you -- are on a roll.

(Frank rolls)

Starting this round with a 4 and a 3...

...or a 7.

[grapebuy789]

3 and 4 on the bottom please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Shawn touches screen)

You get a W...

(Shawn touches screen)

...and an N.

All rolls outside of doubles are still good. So we're not in play-or-pass mode *quite* yet.

Frank, you may guess the bottom clue or roll again.

[grapebuy789]

TOWN MAYOR

[dougmorrisontheair]

(TPiR Pathfinder wrong move sfx)

Good guess -- but that's not it. Okay, three rolls to go. Roll 'em, please.

(Frank rolls)

And it's a 6 and a 3.

Obviously can't take a 3. But you may take a 6 or play the sum of 9.

[grapebuy789]

6 on the bottom

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Shawn touches screen)

And there's another N.

Every roll outside of doubles still works. So, you may guess the bottom clue or roll again.

[grapebuy789]

Still can't solve it. I'll roll again.

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right. Two rolls remain in the round. Antonio wants to get back into this game.

(Frank rolls)

But you're still in business with a 5 and a 3.

Threes are still gone. You may take a 5 or play the sum of the numbers and take an 8.

[grapebuy789]

5 on the bottom

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Shawn touches screen)

And you get a U -- *and* -- everything outside of doubles still works.

Frank, you may guess the bottom row's clue or take the final roll in this round.

[grapebuy789]

DOWN UNDER

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

That's it -- DOWN UNDER.

Well -- you now have two clues, Frank. NICOLE KIDMAN. DOWN UNDER.

This means you may try to solve our puzzle -- or, since everything beyond doubles is *still* makeable, roll the dice again.

What's your pleasure? Try to solve and win the game -- or roll the bones?

[grapebuy789]

I'll take a guess and say AUSTRALIA.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

For the game -- is it -- Australia?

































(dings; win theme plays; audience cheers)

Yup. Sure is.

Let's see what the clue in the middle was, please.

(reveal sfx)

Continent. Nicole Kidman starred in the movie "Australia". Australia is a continent as well as a country -- and it's nicknamed the land down under.

(Nastia places dice near Frank's buzzer)

Antonio, it's not that you did anything wrong. You just had one unlucky roll off the bat and he took the ball the rest of the way to victory. We do have a tie match. We'll play it off later on in the show. For now, you get to take a nice little walk with Nastia. We'll see you later for the tie-breaker game.

(audience cheers) (Antonio and Nastia walk offstage)

All right, Frank. Money roll time. For winning a game in the match, this is for $5000 a point. Doubles don't count against you here. So a roll of double six means the Big 6 game will be worth as much as $60,000.

(audience cheers)

So -- good luck -- and let's see some big numbers.

(Frank rolls)

(cha-ching) (audience cheers)

Dice total 6 -- times $5000.  We're playing a $30,000 game of Big 6 when Wally joins us -- after this.


(theme plays; audience cheers)

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(theme plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Welcome back to On A Roll. Frank Sartori truly was on a roll in that last game. Once you got the dice, you never surrendered control. You'll definitely want those dice to not go cold on you now -- because you're playing Big 6 with help from the one -- the only -- Wally!

(more cheers)

Wally, what's on your mind today?

(FF reveal sfx)

"I'd like to do..."

(FF reveal sfx)

"...an impression." Well -- I can't wait to see this. Impress away.

(FF reveal sfx) (audience laughs and applauds)

Ohhh -- cute -- but -- our crossover episode with the Super Crag dice girls was *yesterday*. But if the board breaks down at Crag, I'll know who to call for backup.

Now, since we're not playing Super Crag, may we have the numbers for On A Roll's Big 6, please?

(FF reveal sfx)

All right, Frank, the dice faces 1 through 6 respectively hide the letters that spell out your Big 6 word. Much like the main game, you're going to try to uncover as many letters in the word as you possibly can.

Wally, a hint, please.

(ding)

Person. Thanks, Wally. Frank, to clarify, we are not looking for a proper noun.

Now, much like the main games, you get four rolls of the dice. What's different here is if you roll two different numbers, you may only take one of the two numbers you rolled -- and you can never play the sum.

Solve the Big 6 word correctly after just one roll, you win $30,000. But if you need a second roll, the value of the Big 6 word drops to $5000 -- and for each roll thereafter, we cut the potential winnings in half. While you're on a roll in Big 6, anytime you throw doubles or two different numbers you've already played, that counts as a wasted roll and reduces your potential winnings accordingly.

(Nastia hands Frank the dice)

And, remember, no matter how this ends, you'll still play Lucky 7 for up to $100,000.

(audience cheers)

But for now, Frank, are you ready to get on a roll for $30,000?

[grapebuy789]

I sure am!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good luck, Frank, we're all with you now. You -- are on a roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

Starting off with a 4 and a 5.

Would you like to take the fourth or fifth letter?

[grapebuy789]

Fourth

[dougmorrisontheair]

Fourth letter, please, Wally.

(ding)

It's an L. One time only for $30,000, Frank, who is this person?

[grapebuy789]

I do not know this person. Sadly.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No guess. So -- automatically...

...we drop the value down to $5000. Second roll coming up.

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

(audience groans)
(buzz)

Drat! Double fives. In Big 6, you don't get anything for a pair.

Audience: Not in this game!

Yeah, hard luck from the hard 10. Two rolls, left, Frank. Make the best of them.

(Frank rolls)

Four and five again. You've already taken the 4. So you have to take the 5 by default. Wally, please show us the fifth letter.

(ding)

It's an E. Who is this person for $2500, Frank?

[grapebuy789]

I don't know.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No guess means we drop the value down to $1250.

No right answer after this roll means $500. By the way, a double or another roll of 4 and 5 will mean Big 6 automatically ends in that $500 payoff. But let's go for more.

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

And it's a 2 and a 4. Automatically, we have to give you the second letter.

(ding)

It's an A. For $1250, who is this person?

[grapebuy789]

BALLER?

[dougmorrisontheair]

For $1250, Wally, is this person a baller?

(buzz; NYSI89 losing horns; audience groans)

No -- a jailer. Now -- I'm a good judge of character, Frank. So I gather you've never met a jailer.

[grapebuy789]

Nope. Man, that was a tough word.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Yes, that was a toughie. Really need a 1 in your roll to have a shot at it.

You do pick up $500 from Big 6. Now let's go for more in Lucky 7. Wally, please set us up.

(FF reveal sfx)

Thanks, Wally. Frank, Wally will give you a certain number of chances to roll any sum of 7 on the dice. But before Wally sets the timer, we need to find out what is at stake.

All you have to do is pick a letter in the word "lucky". That lucky pick could lead to up to $100,000 in cash -- (audience cheers) -- *or* this prize.


(IIR spinner music plays) (director takes one shot of Antonio -- then a zoom-in shot of the big screen in the audience area)

Tiffany: Frank, a lucky total of 7 could be worth -- A NEW CAR!

(audience cheers)

The Porsche 718 Cayman S comes with 2.5L turbo-charged engine, the premium package, automatic transmission, navigation module and much more. This car is worth $84,965.

(audience cheers)

Great set of wheels indeed. Frank, it's all up to you. Please pick a letter in "lucky".

[grapebuy789]

U