Lucky Numbers (ABC; Episode 8)

[koopakid17]

I'm gonna pass the dice.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Greg, it's on you. Avoid the 7. You really want the 8.

(Greg rolls)

(audience groans)
(buzz)

Oh, got the 7. Game and the money go to Kevin.

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

Kevin, you've won two games and a total of $3375.

Greg yet to score.

A new game of Lucky Numbers is coming up -- right after this.

(HR 87 commercial cue plays; audience applause)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(HR87 theme plays)

As our technicians do a little maintenance on our scoreboard, this is a good time to note that a source for many of the questions we use on Lucky Numbers is the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia. It includes the research guide and the index volume. Greg and Kevin are collecting some fine gifts. Bill Kennedy, please tell us them.

Bill: From Pier 1 Imports, today's players will each receive a white willow picnic basket. It comes complete with colorful linens and plastic picnicware. Make your next outing a special event, from Pier 1 Imports.

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Bill: We'll be back with more of Lucky Numbers -- after this message.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB cue plays; audience applauds)

Welcome back to Lucky Numbers. We thank everyone for their patience as we've successfully updated our scoreboard.

We've just completed the needed adjustments. Scoreboard's correct as you see it -- with Kevin leading Greg 3375 to nothing.

Greg, don't despair. Win a couple of games in this segment and we could have ourselves a near tie game.

Board's clear -- and we'll set it up for our next game. What's our new winning point?

(drum beats; cha-ching)

The number 4. Double twos or a one-three combination will make you at least $1500.

By the way, this is a good time to bring up the rolls worth less than 4 and more than 10. They are the wild rolls. Since 2, 3, 11 and 12 are tough combinations to roll, we make those rolls really valuable.

In the main games, any wild roll adds $500 to the pot -- and gives you an extra roll of the dice. So, Greg, a lot of snake eyes, boxcars, yo-levens and acey-deucies can be a big help.

Time to resume action. This next question's a little long so play carefully.

True or false: John Travolta turned down roles in "American Gigolo", "Days of Heaven" and "An Officer and a Gentleman"; all three roles went to Richard Gere.
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(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

Why not, I'll say yes.

[dougmorrisontheair]

We'll take that as a "true" -- and it is true.

(audience applause)

All right, Greg. Let's see if you can get on the board with this roll.

(Greg rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Yo-leven. First wild roll of the match.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Just like that, the pot's up to $2000. Greg, as promised earlier for the wild roll, you may roll again.

(Greg rolls)

(scattered groans)

Yeah, almost bounced into a winner. But this roll of 5 is good for...

(ding)

...$375. On to our next query.

Seven, eight or nine. How many bones are in the typical human wrist?
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(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

Let's go with nine.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No, it's 8.

Obviously I couldn't use this question on that other dice game with "Numbers" in the title. (scattered laughter from crowd) Kevin, you get to toss the dice.

(Kevin rolls)

And he comes up with a niner.  That's good for...

(ding)

...$375. At the moment, game's worth at least $2375 to someone. Let's see if someone cashes in on this question.

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Is this quote attributed to prize fighter Bob Fitzsimmons or country music legend Dolly Parton?
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(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

Doesn't sound like something Dolly would say, so I'll go with Bob Fitzsimmons.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Bob Fitzsimmons is right.

(audience applause)

We offer Dolly Parton as a choice? (scattered laughter as Doug tears up card) Greg, roll's yours.

(Greg rolls)

Puppy paws. That roll of 10 gets you...

(ding)

...five bills. Let's see if someone can bank some cash with this question.

True or false: Jenny McCarthy, who co-hosted "Singled Out", studied nursing.
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(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

I'll say true.

[dougmorrisontheair]

True all around.

(audience applause)

Another chance to win some money and get on the board, Greg.

(Greg rolls)

Another hard way 10. Greg, you've already got control of the 10. So...

(drum beats; cha-ching)

...we add its cash value to the pot. So the price of this game just went up. On to this next question.

Chance The Rapper, Drake or Lil Wayne. Whose first rap name was Shrimp Daddy?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Drake.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No. Lil Wayne originally went by Shrimp Daddy.

(audience applause)

Greg, dice go to you. Let's see if we see a winning roll of 4.

(Greg rolls)

(audience groans)

(danger zone cue; lights briefly flicker in certain parts of studio)

That's not a winning roll.

We're in the danger zone again, players. Next roll of 7 loses the game -- making the other player richer.

Find out who wins this game and ultimately the match -- when Lucky Numbers comes back.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(HR87 theme plays)


Bill: Today's runner-up will receive Bissell's Double Action Floor Sweeper. It snaps up dirt and litter off carpets and bare floors great for quick pickups between vacuumings. Furnished by Bissell.


And 20 Mule Team Borax -- a natural for cleaning and freshening all the family wash. 20 Mule Team Borax.

Bill: If you'd like to be a contestant on Lucky Numbers -- and you're going to be in the Los Angeles area -- please call 1-800-55-LUCKY. That's 1-800-555-8259 -- between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time. We'll be back with more of Lucky Numbers -- after this.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB cue plays; audience applauds)

And welcome back to Lucky Numbers. Let's check the score.

Kevin still leads Greg 3375 to nil.

A lot of money is at stake in this game. We have $2500 in the pot -- plus two cash awards that Greg's controlling and one cash award that Kevin is controlling.

We just got in the danger zone before we went to break. So, the next roll of 7 will lose the game; a 4 however still wins.

Players, the next time we hear this buzzer...

(tacky buzzer)

...and believe me, I'll take that over air horns any day -- (scattered laughter from crowd) -- that means the match ends. Player who's banked more cash wins the match and goes to the main event where big prizes and cash payoffs are waiting to be won.

Let's go back to the questions -- and this.

In Old English, a moment is defined as what length of time: 60 seconds, 90 seconds or 120 seconds?
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(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

90 seconds.

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it -- 90 seconds.

(audience applause)

Well, Greg, the choice is yours. Roll or pass. (audience shouts suggestions) Any roll of 7 loses -- but any roll of 4 still wins this game.

[palmer7]

Well, considering there are more than several ways to roll a 7, I believe I'll pass this one.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Kevin, he's playing the odds. Can you defy them here and win?

(Kevin rolls)

Well, defied the odds with a 9. You already have control of the 9.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Makes the game more valuable -- $2875 in the pot. Other monies up for grabs. Let's move on to the next question; it's a little long, so play carefully.


Mel Blanc was best known for voicing Bugs Bunny, an animated character who loved to eat carrots. Did Mel Blanc himself love to eat carrots; yes or no?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

I’ll say no.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Mel would chomp on a carrot and spit it out in the nearby spittoon while recording lines. "No" is correct.

(audience applause)

Well, Kevin, control's now in your court. Roll or pass?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[koopakid17]

I'm feeling lucky, and I don't mean Google search. I'll roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Keeping the dice. Let's see if you can get a one-three combination or double twos for the win.

(Kevin rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Boxcars! Double sixes! That's one of the wild rolls.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Pot now up to 3300 and change. Kevin, you may take another roll.

(Kevin rolls)

Niner again.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Kevin still retains firm grasp on the 9. So we add $375 to the pot for that roll. More money at stake. Could mean the match. On to another question.


"Dotto", "The $64,000 Question" or "Twenty-One". Maury Povich hosted a brief revival of what classic quiz show?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Twenty-One.

[palmer7]

Which, in my opinion, was much better than the original.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Certainly wasn't rigged. "Twenty-One" is right.

(audience applause)

Kevin, the decision's yours to make. You still lead 3375 to nothing. The pot alone is more valuable than your bank.  So the winner of this game will take the lead -- and maybe the match.

Roll and try to get a 4 -- or pass and hope Greg will roll a 7?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[koopakid17]

I'll pass.

[palmer7]

OK. Thank you. Come on, 4!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Greg's ready to take on the challenge. A 4 wins. A 7 loses.

(Kevin rolls)

(scattered woahs)

Just avoided disaster with the 6. New lucky number for you and it's worth...

(ding)

...three bills. Next question coming.


The Seventh Doctor, The Eighth Doctor or The Ninth Doctor. In the "Doctor Who" sci-fi franchise, Paul McGann played which incarnation of the title character?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?