Hot Dice (Syn., Episode 10)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Kevin rolls)

(bust cue; loud groans from the crowd)

Geez, Louise! What a way to go out! Matt, the match is yours.


KEVIN
MATT

(dings; audience applause)

And (clears throat) seeing as how this game is now in the books...

(Doug picks up dice and throws them across the studio floor)

(audience laughs and applauds)

...there ya go. I'm sorry to both of you for those rotten dice -- but we'll get new dice for Matt's Bonus Bonanza.

[koopakid17]

No, give those dice to me. I need them to cool my drinks, otherwise they wouldn't be Hot Dice.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience laughs)

Well -- if you insist. Although the five second rule's statutes have come and gone. Kevin, in all seriousness, thanks for playing our game -- and for being a great sport in the midst of some terrible luck. The good part is you're going home with $4600 and some fine gifts. A nice hand for Kevin Kolsen.

(audience cheers)

Matt, not only have you won the fastest match in Hot Dice history, you've probably won the most unusual game. In this match alone, you banked a total of $6850.

Your total for two match wins -- $43,400. (audience cheers) And when come back, another try at the Bonus Bonanza -- with new dice! (scattered laughter) We'll be this -- right after back.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Doug in pre-recorded audio as contestant plug cue plays)

Do you think you have what it takes to win the million? Call our Hot Dice contestant hotline at 1-800-555-DICE -- or visit TraxProductions.net/dice.

(audience applauds)

And we're back at the dice table. Matt Ringgenberg is back at the dice table. And hopefully -- luckier dice are at the dice table.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Matt, that match went so quick, we've got time to chat for a little bit. Let's say you roll a couple of doubles after the free roll and you end up with more than $1,000,000. If you become a millionaire tonight, what would you do with the money?

[mringgenberg]

Take a nice long vacation.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Ah, I like how you think. Any place in particular?

[mringgenberg]

Maybe take a cruise around the world. Who knows?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well, you certainly have big dreams. Let's see if you can win the big money to make them come true.

Your Bonus Bonanza begins now with a free roll. This time, there's no worries about busting right off the bat. And this roll is worth $250 per point instead of $100.

When you're ready, please take that free roll.

(Matt, number from 1-100, please.)

[mringgenberg]

54

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(scattered cheers)

And you're starting off with an 8 for $2000.

Matt, going forward, the stakes are higher and so are the risks. There are three bust rolls in the Bonus Bonanza instead of just one. A roll of a 5, 7 or 9 is a bust -- meaning you lose everything in the pot and the game's over. However, every safe roll now pays $500 per point.

The double decision is now active. Three screens hide different amounts of money ranging in value from $25,000 to $100,000. The other three hide busts. If you roll a double, decide to go to the board and find money, that much money is added to the pot -- and then we replace that amount with $1,000,000.

(audience cheers)

But if you roll a double and find a bust with that double, that's also a loss of money and game.

Because of the additional hazards throughout, here are the two gold coins you earned in the match. Anytime you run into a bust situation, you must surrender a coin and roll again. Bust without gold coins -- and you're officially out of luck.

You may stop after a safe roll. And considering the free roll is, by definition, a safe roll, I'll let you stop right now, bank $2000 and call it a night -- or you may risk the two large and give 'em another roll.

What'cha think?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Roll again.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(doubles cue; audience cheers)

Hey now! Double decision time right after the free roll.

Matt, you may play this roll safely -- and have us add another $1000 to the pot...

...or go to the double 1 screen on the board. If there's money there, we'll add that much to the pot immediately and then a $1,000,000 prize enters the picture. If there's a bust in the double 1 screen, I've got to take away a coin and you've got to roll again.

Matt -- please tell me what your double decision will be.

[mringgenberg]

The Screen

[dougmorrisontheair]

He's going for it! (audience cheers) Instead of $1000, are we adding much more money to the pot -- or are we taking back a coin?

(bells and sirens sound; audience cheers)

$25,000!!!! He's done it again!

(more cheers)

Now, Matt, you've got something big to consider. First, let's reveal the rest of the board.

(FF reveal sfx)

The hundred grand's at double 3 -- the 50 grand at double 6. Those amounts and the busts stay on the board. But watch what happens, Matt, to that $25,000 prize.

(ding) (audience cheers)

It becomes $1,000,000. Now, let's reshuffle those *three* amounts and those busts.

(amounts are shuffled on the double decision board; after shuffling stops, the amounts are covered immediately with the doubles)

And now, Matt, it's almost time to call for a big decision.

You have $27,000 in the pot right now. You still have two gold coins. You may bank the $27,000 right now and stop the game -- or risk all that loot on another roll of the dice.

Even with two gold coins, if you rolled any bust sum three straight times, the coins eventually would be gone and, later, the 27 grand. But, if you come up with a safe roll, more money's added to the pot -- all of which you may bank later.

You know the risks and the rewards. Do you quit and take the $27,000 -- or risk and roll for possibly $1,000,000?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

One more time!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(doubles cue; audience cheers)

Yikes! *Another* double decision. Matt, obviously, there's more money to think about.

This time, we could add $5000 to the pot...

...or you may go to the double 5 screen on the board.

Now, let's get the bad news out of the way. If you go for it and there's a bust in the double 5 box, I've got to take away a coin, you have to roll again and you'd *have* to avoid rolling a 5, 7 or 9.

The good news. If you go for it and there's $50,000 or $100,000, we'll add *that* much to the pot and replace *that* prize with $1,000,000. You'd have two $1,000,000 spaces up there, in effect.

The best news of all. If you go for it and you find the million in the double 5 screen, the game will end -- and you'll automatically bank a total of $1,027,000.

(scattered cheers)

So -- Matt -- this is a potentially life-changing double decision. Do you play it safe and have us add $5000 to the pot -- or take a chance and go to the double 5 screen?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Play it Safe

[dougmorrisontheair]

scattered groans)

Playing it safe. OK. Perhaps he has a feeling there's a bust waiting for him there and the dice would go cold on him from there.

So, with $5000 added to the kitty, it now is up to $32,000. Now, just like the main game, we do reshuffle the board after every double outside of the free roll. Before we do, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships and sea want to know what would've happened if you went for it.

What was in the double 5 screen?

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

Oh. My. Goodness. You declined $50,000. The pot would've been up to $77,000 by then and you'd have two $1,000,000 spaces up there. There's still the one million up there. Let's reshuffle it all.


(amounts are shuffled on the double decision board; after shuffling stops, the amounts are covered immediately with the doubles)

Now -- don't think about what's not in the pot. Think about what is in the pot. Would you like to stop here and bank $32,000 -- or risk it all and roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Roll Again

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rolling again. Hey, maybe you'll get another double and get that million. (scattered cheers) Give 'em a roll and let's see what happened.


(Matt rolls)

(more scattered cheers)

And there's a 6. Good roll. Six times 500 equals a $3000 addition to the pot. Want to stop and bank $35,000 -- or keep on rolling with two gold coins?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Keep Rolling!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(audience cheers)

Wow! A 10. That's a $5000 roll straight up.

Matt -- you now have $40,000 and *still* two gold coins. Do you want to quit and take the 40 large -- or roll and try to stay in charge?

[mringgenberg]

Keep Rolling!!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(audience groans)

And there's your first bust roll. Normally the 40 large would go down the drain. Instead, I take away a gold coin. Dice come back to you -- and you must roll again.








(Matt rolls)

(audience cheers)

OK, that's more like it. The 8 brings the pot up to $44,000. You have less defense -- but the million is still up there on the double decision board waiting to be won. Bank the 44 or roll for more?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Bank the $44,000.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Gonna stop here and bank $44,000. With that done...

(ding) (audience cheers)

...you've roughly doubled your winnings to $87,400. All that money just after winning two matches.

Now -- we're not done yet. My floor director's showing me the international signal for "stretch". So -- we've got to go into "What if?" mode. If you risked the $44,000 and rolled again, what would've happened. This doesn't count.

(Matt rolls)

OK, that would've been another $2000. As the dice come back -- roll 'em again and see what would've happened this time.


(Matt rolls)

(scattered woahs and groans)

OK, double 5. That would've represented a choice between $5000 or the double 5 screen. The $1,000,000 prize is up there somewhere. Is it in the double 5 screen?

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

No -- but it was the next best thing -- $100,000. Oh gosh -- and you bypassed $50,000 in that screen earlier. Reshuffle the board just for the heck of it.


(amounts are shuffled on the double decision board; after shuffling stops, the amounts are covered immediately with the doubles)

Oh -- wait -- we didn't change that 100 grand to a million, did we? (two staffers respond) It's not the end of the world if we didn't. Roll again, please, Matt. I want to see if you could've hit one of those millions.


(Matt rolls)

(scattered cheers)

OK, that would've been a loss of your last gold coin. I might as well take this back since you can't take it home with you. Roll 'em *one* more time, please.

(Matt rolls)

(audience cheers)

And whatever was in the pot by then, it would've all gone down the drain.

Well, the million wasn't possible tonight -- but another $150,000 could have been yours. But that's still an impressive two win total -- $87,400.

(audience cheers)

And you'll have a chance to win much more on the next show when you take on another opponent.

One more thing. Starting with our next show -- and Matt's current reign as champ will be grandfathered into this policy change -- any contestant who wins five matches in a row retires and wins a brand new car.

(audience cheers)

We'll tell you about the car Matt or someone else can win on the next show. We'll play an audience game after this.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, folks, we're going to play an audience game. Since we have still "time to spare", the game itself is designed to fill time. We'll also play a qualifying question for this audience game. This is open to everyone except those who played the match earlier in this episode.

Here's your question.

On Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 6:30pm Central, we watched a rerun of "Wheel of Fortune". In the jackpot round, the jackpot went unclaimed in this episode. What was the value of the jackpot by the end of the round? Please respond in increments of $50 and make sure your answer is higher than $5000.

Since there's a chance I'll be away from NGC Saturday night, please PM me your answer by Sunday, January 18, at 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00pm CST.

[dougmorrisontheair]

On Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 6:30pm Central, we watched a rerun of "Wheel of Fortune". In the jackpot round, the jackpot went unclaimed in this episode. What was the value of the jackpot by the end of the round? Please respond in increments of $50 and make sure your answer is higher than $5000.

All right, your answers are locked in. Let's see the actual jackpot money that was left unclaimed.

(ding)

$8300. And let's see who's the closest?

$8650 billmcdee

It's Bill McDee. As soon as he checks into this thread, we'll start the audience game. Thanks to everyone for playing the qualifying round.

[billmcdee]

Hello Doug!  I'm glad that on this game, a player CAN go over and still qualify to play

[dougmorrisontheair]

We're back on Hot Dice. Bill McDee, come on up!

(audience cheers)

Welcome, Bill. Before we find out about the game you'll play, let's see what you could win.

(clip rolls; prize cue plays)

It's a trip to Chicago. (audience cheers) You and a guest will fly round trip coach to Chicago, Illinois, for a six-night stay at the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Breeze through the Windy City -- and check all the sites and great night life of Chicago. It's a prize worth $8,215.

(audience cheers) (clip ends)

Now only that -- but you could pocket some money for a shopping spree on the Magnificent Mile -- in a game we call 5000 or Bust.

Four of these numbers hide $500 bills, four others $1000 bills and the remaining four hide the letters that spell out the word "bust". You want to avoid those letters.

If you can accumulate at least $5000 before finding all four letters in the word "bust", you win the money *plus* the trip to Chicago.

(audience cheers)

But if you find all the letters that spell "bust", you lose all the money you've accumulated and the game's over. When you uncover three out of the four letters in "bust", I'll give you a chance to stop and keep the money that you've won.

Let's start this game by having you pick three numbers -- all at once -- and then we'll reveal your selections one at a time in the order you selected them.