On A Roll (CBS Daytime; Episode 28)

[dougmorrisontheair]

My mistake. Lenny, your play.

[redrangerdude]

I'll do the 4 in the bottom row.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Nathalie touches screen)

Nathalie gives you an I there. Lenny, you may guess the bottom clue or roll again.

[redrangerdude]

Comic Books?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(TPiR Pathfinder wrong move sfx)

That's not it. Great guess, though -- and you're still on a roll.

(Lenny rolls)

And it's another good one -- a 3 and a 5...

...or an 8.

[redrangerdude]

3 and 5 in the middle

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Nathalie touches screen)

There's an O...

(Nathalie touches screen)

...and a B. Lenny, you may guess the middle clue or roll again. Two rolls remain in this round.

[redrangerdude]

I’ll roll again

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rolling again. Can you avoid doubles again?

(Lenny rolls)

You can with a 3 and a 4...

...or a 7. All the threes are gone and blocked. You may take the lone remaining 4 or any 7.

[redrangerdude]

7 on the top row

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Nathalie touches screen)

And it's a W. With one roll left, Lenny, you may guess the top clue or take that last roll.

[redrangerdude]

I'll take the last roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, last roll of the round.

(Lenny rolls)

And it's a 2 and a 5 -- or a 7.

Can't do anything upstairs -- but you may play both numbers or take a sum.

[redrangerdude]

2 in the middle row
5 in the bottom row

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Nathalie touches screen)

Playing the individual numbers and getting an R...

(Nathalie touches screen)

... and a C.

If I may provide both players information. Unless Lenny can solve a clue and then the puzzle immediately thereafter, we're going to be in play-or-pass mode. At least one roll beyond doubles cannot be played.

Lenny, right now, you can't roll or pass the dice since we're out of rolls. You're still allowed to guess the middle clue or the bottom clue.

[redrangerdude]

The bottom clue is COMIC STRIP

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

That's right.

Well -- we may not need another name game. We may not need play-or-pass.

Lenny -- you have a chance to solve the overall puzzle right now. The right answer right now not only means the game, it also means two hints about the Big 6 word instead of just the one. A wrong answer means we proceed with another name game -- and then play-or-pass.

But let's see if you can win it here.

[redrangerdude]

I'm going to solve the whole puzzle: DENNIS THE MENACE?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered applause)

Of all the comic strips in the world, for the game, is it -- Dennis the Menace?









































(dings; SCSD win theme plays; audience cheers)

Yes!!!!

Lenny, congratulations.  Now back to my earlier question.  Of all the comic strips in the funny papers, how did you narrow this down to Dennis?

[redrangerdude]

Well, I thought the top clue looked like MISTER WILSON and I knew Mister Wilson was in Dennis the Menace.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Let's see if that hunch is right.

(FF reveal sfx)

Yes. Mister Wilson, the Mitchell family's neighbor. And the middle clue -- troublemaker -- that's Dennis alright.

(Elizabeth places dice near Lenny's buzzer)

Well, Frank, sorry you lost this game. But you're not out of the match. We'll see you later for Game 2. Meantime, you get to take a nice little walk with this generation's Fallon. Nice hand for Frank, everybody.

(audience cheers) (Elizabeth and Frank walk arm in arm toward stage right)

Okay, Lenny, you've won the game. Now it's time to play for money. It starts with Big 6. We need to determine the top payoff for Big 6.

That's where the money roll comes in. The sum for this next roll of the dice is for fives of thousands of dollars. Doubles are allowed here. So a roll of boxcars means your Big 6 word could be worth as much as $60,000.

(woos and cheers from the crowd)

So -- let's see some big numbers for potential big money.

(Lenny rolls)

(cha-ching) (scattered applause)

It's a 3 for $15,000. That and much more can be yours 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. Lenny Jackson just one our first game of the match. Now he gets a chance to win some money -- with help from -- Wally!

(audience cheers)

Wally, what's on your mind on this Hump Day?

(FF reveal sfx)

Where is...

(FF reveal sfx)

(laughs) ...Alexis the Menace?

As much as I've enjoyed Nicollette's work over the years, she couldn't make it today.

Wally, may we have the numbers for Big 6, please?

(FF reveal sfx)

Thanks, Wally.

Lenny, the dice faces accordingly 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 Big 6 word as you possibly can. Now, Wally's about to give us a hint. Wally, may we have the hint, please?

(ding)

It's tasty. This means the word is related to something you can eat or drink. For winning the game with just one clue fully exposed, Wally offers another hit. Wally, please oblige.

(FF reveal sfx)

Kind of a big dill? Looks like Wally's borrowing an element from one of my other shows.

Now, much like the earlier game, 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.

So if you rolled a 1 and a 4, you could have Wally reveal the first letter or the fourth letter -- but not the fifth letter.

After your first roll, if you can correctly solve the Big 6 word, you win -- how much?

[redrangerdude]

$15,000!!!!!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

That's it. Fifteen large.

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.

(Elizabeth hands Lenny dice)

You've got the rules and the dice -- so you -- are on a roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Lenny rolls)

Well we're starting at or near the end. Would you like the fifth or sixth letter?

[redrangerdude]

Sixth letter please

[dougmorrisontheair]

Sixth and last letter, please, Wally

(ding)

It's an E. One time only for $15,000, what is this tasty Big 6 word, Lenny?

[redrangerdude]

PICKLE!!!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Is it pickle for 15 grand?

(dings; win theme plays; audience cheers)

YES!!!

Just took one roll of the dice to make you $15,000 richer.

Next roll could be worth up to $100,000.

Ready for Lucky 7?

[redrangerdude]

YES!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Wally, he's ready to win more. Please set up Lucky 7.

(FF reveal sfx)

Thanks, Wally. Lenny, 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* one of two great prizes.

(SC music plays) (director takes one shot of Lenny -- then a zoom-in shot of the big screen in the audience area)

Tiffany: Lenny, a lucky roll of 7 could win a trip to Dubai.

(audience cheers)

You and a guest will fly round trip coach to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for a six-night stay at a fantastic hotel located near the IMG World of Adventure -- the largest indoor theme park in the world. We're also giving you and your guest six days' worth of admission to the park and an additional $10,000 in spending money -- to make this vacation worth $28,950.

Or you could drive out of here -- in A NEW CAR!

(MG/HS Hour theme commercial cue)

(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)

Thanks, Tiffany. Two great prizes and lots of cash. What you play for determines on your letter selection. Please pick a letter in "lucky".