Lucky Numbers (ABC; Episode 11)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good guess, that's right.

(audience cheers)

Amazeballs? Really? (tears up card) If I still have Evans' number, we're having a writers' meeting after the show. (scattered laughter from crowd) James, please roll.


(James rolls)

The *other* combination of 10. You've already got 10, James.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

So that means we'll add the 10's value to the pot -- another $500. Can't call this a wild roll however.

We'll find out if Kevin can mount a comeback -- or if James will become the new champion -- after this.


(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(HR87 theme plays)


Bill: Today's runner-up will receive a Samsonite Classic 3 attaché with exclusive safety locks designed to eliminate accidental spilling of case's contents. The Classic 3 attaché from Samsonite.


And from Pier 1 Imports, a white willow picnic basket complete with colorful linens and plastic picnicware. Make your next outing a special event, from Pier 1 Imports.

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)

Welcome back to Lucky Numbers. Our three-time champion, Kevin, is on the short end of a shutout.

Our challenger, James, has banked $4375 after winning two games in this match. Kevin's yet to win a game and money.

In this third game of the match, the winning point is 8. James has control of the 10 worth $500. And we currently have $2000 in the pot.

As we pick up the pace, players, remember, when this buzzer sounds...

(tacky buzzer)

...the match ends. The player with the higher cash total at that time goes to the main event -- valued at more than $75,000 at the present time.  

(scattered woos, ahhs and cheers)

So -- good luck -- play carefully -- here comes your next question.

True or false: Churchill Downs in Kentucky is named for U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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(James buzzes in)

James?

[Deleted]

False

[dougmorrisontheair]

It's named for John and Henry Churchill -- so false is right.

(audience cheers)

They leased 80 acres of land for their nephew, M. Lewis Clark.

James, chance to win another game and bank more money comes now.

(James rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Wild roll! The yo-leven means we add $500 to the pot.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

This game is worth at least $2500 to someone. James, roll again, please.

(James rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

A 3! Another wild roll!


(drum beats; cha-ching)

Magic roll of 3 makes the pot now worth three large. James, please roll 'em again.

(James rolls)

That's a winner!

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

$3500 in total for this game.


koopakid17
jman8606


So far in the match, $7875.

Kevin, keep the faith. Anything wacky can happen here. Next winning point, please.


(drum beats; cha-ching)

The 6. We start the pot with a new $1500. Next question.

George Lerner created a well-known toy that has sold for decades. Did he create Mr. Potato Head or the Barbie doll?
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(James buzzes in)

James?

[Deleted]

Mr. Potato Head

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it.

(audience cheers)

Roll 'em again, please, James.

(James rolls)

And ya got an 8 for...

(ding)

$300. Quickly on to the next question.

"Mercury", "Venus" or "Mars". Which one's the title of a late 1950s hit by Frankie Avalon?
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(James buzzes in)

James?

[Deleted]

Venus!

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it.

(audience cheers)

Another chance to win another game and more money comes now.

(James rolls)

And the roll's a 4 -- for...

(ding)

...$500. Kevin, let's see if you can get on the board with this.

Bob Dylan, Bob Seger or Pete Seeger. Which music legend received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Bob Dylan.

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's right

(audience cheers)

Really need some money, Kevin. Let's see what happens.

(Kevin rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Boxcars. That'll help.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Two large in the pot. Please roll again.


(Kevin rolls)

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

And there's a winner!

$2000 from the pot...

...go into Kevin's bank. Let's quickly start a new game.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Five's the winning point this time. Here comes the next question.

True or false: Donald Trump is the only U.S. President, past or present, to have been divorced at least once.
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

That’s false.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Trump's been divorced more than once. Ronald Reagan was divorced from his first wife, Jane Wyman. False is right.

(audience cheers)

You really could use some wild rolls here. Let's see what happens.

(Kevin rolls)

That's not wild -- but the 8 does give you...


(ding)

...$300 if you win this game.

Yes or no: Do cockroaches eat cucumbers?
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(James buzzes in)

James?

[Deleted]

No

[dougmorrisontheair]

James says "no". James says right.

(audience cheers)

Doug says James gets to roll the dice.

(James rolls)

Texas sunflowers. The 10 means for James...

(ding)

...five bills. Another question.

McKinley, Norton or Riley. In the world of blues music, what was B.B. King's actual first name?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Wow, Riley?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Wow, that was a great guess. You're right.

(audience cheers)

Gonna need a lot of wild rolls here, Kevin. Dice are yours.

(Kevin rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Well -- yo-leven -- there's a wild one.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Two large in the kitty -- and another roll for you, Kevin.

(Kevin rolls)

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

Ruh-roh, Rorge.

Danger zone, players. Next roll of 7 means victory for your opponent. So the next question's for the right to roll or pass.

Who can read smaller print better -- a man or a woman?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Kevin)

[koopakid17]

A woman.

[dougmorrisontheair]

No, the man can.

James, roll 'em or pass 'em?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

Pass em!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ, dice are yours. You really could use some wild rolls now.

(Kevin rolls)

Not a wild roll -- but a 4 for...

(ding)

...five C-notes. Quickly, on to another question.

Who can hear better; a man or a woman?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

[koopakid17]

I'll say a woman again.

[dougmorrisontheair]

This time it's the woman. You're right.

(audience cheers)

Roll or pass, Kevin?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[koopakid17]

Here you go, James.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Passing the dice -- even thought the champ's behind in the score. James, let's see how this works out.

(James rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Wild roll!

(drum beats; cha-ching)

$2500 in the pot now -- and an extra roll for you, James.

(James rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Wow! There's another wild roll.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Three large in the pot -- and another roll for you, James.


(James rolls)

And there's a 6 -- good for...

(ding)

$300. We've got time for another question.

Garry Trudeau, Justin Trudeau or Pierre Trudeau. Which one has not served as Canada's Prime Minister?
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(Kevin buzzes in)

Kevin?

(tacky buzzer)

Your buzzer beat ours. Kevin, you may answer.

[koopakid17]

Garry Trudeau,

[dougmorrisontheair]

Garry Trudeau's an American-born cartoonist, you're right.

(audience cheers)

Kevin, before you make a decision, let's look at the score.

You're trailing by quite a bit -- $5875.

The money in the pot and the cash awards you're currently controlling would not be enough for the championship.

At this stage of the game, if no one's rolled a 5 or a 7, the player who controls more lucky numbers wins the pot and the controlled cash. Should this end game in a tie, we divide the cash evenly and give you the cash you and James are respectively controlling; James, however, would still come out on top.

Wild rolls are still worth money to the pot and an extra roll. Whether you roll or James rolls, one of you will have to come up with, I think, five straight wild rolls in order for you to have a chance at the main event again.

So -- with all that laid out -- who's rolling?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[koopakid17]

I’m gonna roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

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All right. Need a lot of wild rolls to have a shot at the win. Good luck.

(Kevin rolls)

The yo-leven. That help.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

$3500 in the pot. The lucky numbers you currently have are worth a combined $800. Still not enough to win. Need another wild roll now.


(Kevin rolls)

(audience groans)

And that's all she wrote with the 9.

(ding)

The good news is you're controlling more lucky numbers. So you will receive three cash awards and the contents of the pot for a total in this game of $4675. But here come the final scores.

6675 for you, Kevin. Our new champion with $7875 -- James Greek.

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

James, please stand by for your main event.

Kevin, with today's winnings, you're leaving us with a grand total of...

(audience cheers)

...$326,315 in cash and prizes. (shot of audience giving Kevin standing ovation) All that loot, the applause and the well deserved standing ovation are yours.

Without question, you're leaving us as the biggest winner in Lucky Numbers history. Two wins out of three in the main event sure helped. Anything you'd like to say before we say goodbye to you?