Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 10)

[dougmorrisontheair]

We're about to start our tenth episode of Crag: The Numbers Game.  Before we start, some notes are in order.

\ Matt Johnson returns with two match wins and $76,400.

\ Effective this episode, any player who wins five straight matches retires undefeated and wins a new car.  This rule will be grandfathered into Matt's current winning streak.

[dougmorrisontheair]

So -- who wants to play? First one to respond in this thread challenges Matt.

[jmdarrall]

I'll play.

[jmdarrall]

Hi, Doug. I'm Jonathan Darrall, 32 years old, and I'm a test prep instructor and community relations developer for a major test prep company in South Carolina. I enjoy travel, mixed martial arts, and games of all types.

[dougmorrisontheair]

OK, I tried contacting Matt twice over the last 48 hours and no response. So, a little executive decision-making's necessary...

\ Matt will defend his crown in the 11th episode.

\ Jonathan will take on a challenger to be determined.

In the interest of speed, that "challenger to be determined" is you -- if you're the first person to respond in this thread.

[marc412]

Me

[dougmorrisontheair]

Thank you, Marc. Please PM me ten buzzcodes from 1-100 and we'll start.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Jonathan, I'll still keep your buzzcodes. While Marc PMs me ten buzzcodes, we'll go ahead and "restart" the show.)


(lights in studio gradually are turned on)

(shortened version of the WGYN opening theme plays)


Three dice...



...two players...




...one million dollars. It's time to play...




...Crag: The Numbers Game.

(audience cheers)

Helloooo, everybody, I'm Doug Morris and this is Crag: The Numbers Game -- where 13 can be your lucky number.

Well, we had quite an exciting match on the last show -- capped off by Matt Johnson winning $50,000 in the Super Crag. (audience cheers) Now for the bad news, Matt is not available to defend his crown on this show.

(audience groans)

So, we'll let Matt return on a future program -- would that it's the next -- and let him build on a two-game winning streak and winnings that total more than $74,000.

(audience cheers)

Meantime, we have two new contestants tonight -- Marc Enyedy and Jonathan Darrall.

(audience cheers)

Let's talk to Jonathan, first.

Jonathan: Hi, Doug. I'm Jonathan Darrall, 32 years old, and I'm a test prep instructor and community relations developer for a major test prep company in South Carolina. I enjoy travel, mixed martial arts, and games of all types.

Oooh -- mixed martial arts. Could you hook me up with one of those round card girls?

(audience laughs; smattering of applause)

In any event, good luck to you, Jonathan. And -- good luck to you, Marc. Marc, please tell us about yourself.

[marc412]

Ok, my name's Marc, I'm 32, from Riverside, NJ, not too far from Philadelphia, and I'm in between jobs.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Well, we hope you land your next success real soon.

Again, best of luck to you both in this race to $5000. Each game is worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up -- with an additional $1000 awarded to the first player in the match to roll a Crag.

Just like the regular game of Crag, our game is all about numbers -- particularly the numbers you can roll on dice. The right answer to every question on our show is a number from 1 to 6 inclusive. Sometimes, we'll ask for the Roman numeral or ordinal number equivalent of one of those numbers -- and then there are missing digit questions to watch for. I'll explain how they work when we cross that bridge.

(ding)

We'll start with a single digit question. Hands on the buzzers, please, because here comes your first question.

Single digit question: When talking about the depth of water with Raquel Welch, you should knows a fathom equals -- how many feet?
12 marc412
45 jmdarrall
25 randomizer.org

(Marc buzzes in) (a few laughs from the crew)

Whoever wrote this question, well played. Marc?

[mjyr1]

Wait what? I just popped off for two days and wasn't able to get on here.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Public apology to Matt for starting without him. As they say in the business, "The show must go on." As noted earlier, I tried reaching him at least twice in 48 hours and, as he noted, he, "wasn't able to get on here."

As intended, the winner of this match between Marc and Jonathan will play against Matt in the 11th episode.

Still waiting Marc's response to this question.

Single digit question: When talking about the depth of water with Raquel Welch, you should knows a fathom equals -- how many feet?

[marc412]

6

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc says 6 feet. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

It is. Good job, Marc. For those who don't get the Raquel Welch reference, she starred in the 1967 movie "Fathom" -- and she was in a bikini in just about every scene.

Marc, with that right answer, you earn the maximum two rolls of our Crag dice. If you like the combination you make on your first roll, take the points and we'll move on to the next round. But if you want the second roll, you may freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest.

Let's look at the big screen over here for all the ways you can score big in Crag.

There are four different straights worth 20 points each. The numbers 1-2-3 make a low straight. A 4-5-6 lead to a high straight. A 1-3-5 mean an odd straight -- leaving 2-4-6 for an even straight. It doesn't matter the order the numbers appear on the Crag dice -- just as long as all three numbers are different and they're all low, all high, all odd or all even.

It gets better -- because if you roll three of the same number, that's a triple for 25 points.

And as we often point out on the show, 13 is a lucky number in this game. Anytime the dice total 13, we'll double the sum for 26. However -- if that combination of 13 includes a pair of a particular number, that's what we call a Crag. And a Crag is worth 50 big points.

(audience cheers)


(rolling sfx)

Marc, the dice are now rolling. They lock into your buzzer one at a time. Stop the dice when you're feeling lucky and let's see what happens.

(Marc, please "stop the dice" by responding with three letters from A through F inclusive. You may repeat letters if you think that will help you.)

[marc412]

Come on, Crag!

A, C, A

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)
Starting with a 2

(ding)

Following with a 4.

(ding)

And ending with another 2. That's a fur piece from a Crag -- and not even worth 20. Marc, you may take the sum of the dice in points -- 8 in this case -- or freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest.

What's your call?

[marc412]

I'll roll 'em all over again.

D, D, E.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Not freezing anything. That's allowed. Reroll all the dice, please.



(rolling sfx)

And as before, stop 'em when you're ready.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

There's a 3. Can he get a 6?

(ding)

Nope. Another 3.

Marc starts this game with 10 points. The game ends when we've completed ten rounds or someone scores 100 points -- whichever comes first. Jonathan, you're back in the game as we start Round 2 with this.

Ordinal number question: The first name of the actress who plays Betty Draper on "Mad Men" is also the name of a certain month of the year. Does she share her first name with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th month of a calendar year?
92 marc412
56 jmdarrall
11 randomizer.org

(Jonathan buzzes in)

And it's Jonathan.

[jmdarrall]

FIRST (January Jones, for the record).

[dougmorrisontheair]

Sounds like you know your "Mad Men" cast members. Is he at least right about the shared name of the first month of the year and the actress' first name?

(ding; audience applause)

You are -- and you're right about January Jones.


(rolling sfx)

All right, Jonathan. Your first chance at the Crag dice in this match.

[jmdarrall]

Let's try B, D, F.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 5.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

And a 4 completes a high straight for 20 points. Jonathan, would you like the 20 -- or do you want to freeze up to two dice and reroll the rest?

[jmdarrall]

I'll take the points.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the points -- and the lead.

Jonathan doubles up on Marc 20 to 10 as we play a missing digit question in Round 3. First, with two new players, it's best we play a sample question.

(ding)

On the board, we have the the year New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie assumed office. All you have to do is tell me the missing digit. And unless something's off with the time-space continuum, the missing digit is 2.

(ding)

There it is. Now for the intended question in Round 3.


Missing digit question: I'll show you the year in which the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S. -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

08 marc412
34 jmdarrall
27 randomizer.org

(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan?

(And a big favor from the host: When giving an answer, please go ahead and give me three "stopper letters", preferably in parentheses, with your answer. If you're right, you'll immediately see results of your first roll; if you're wrong, I'll ignore your letters and proceed further from there. Thanks in advance.)

[jmdarrall]

Oh, dear...5? (C, E, A if right)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Jonathan guesses the missing digit in the year is 5. Does this mean the first insurance policy was issued in America in 1751? (buzz) No, sorry.

Marc, chance to steal. The Crag dice will offer the right answer and two wrong answers. Is up to you to pick the actual missing digit.

(ding)

Again, this is the year in which the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S. Marc, is the actual missing digit in the year 3, 4 or 6?

[marc412]

It's a 6.

(A, E, E)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc says it's a 6. Do insurance policies in America go back to 1761?

(ding; audience applause)

They do. May 22, 1761, the first life insurance policy in the U.S. was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of course, back in those days, insurance companies weren't represented by ducks, camels and geckos.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)


(rolling sfx)

Marc, chance to regain the lead comes now. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

Stopping on a 4.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

And there's a 5 on the end. Well, if you stopped here, Marc, you collect 11 points and lead by 1 going into Round 4.

Take the 11 or reroll?

[marc412]

Only one way to trade down--reroll the 2.

(D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, before we reroll the 2, we'll freeze the 4 and 5.

(freeze sfx)

They will not reroll for the rest of this round. The 2 rerolls -- now.


(rolling sfx)

And stop when you're ready, Marc.

(ding) (groans from the crowd)

And close to a Crag!

Marc, 4, 5 and 5 make 14 points and give you back the lead.

After Round 3:
MARC
JONATHAN

Four-point game as we start Round 4 -- with a little word play.

Single digit question: Take a look at the big screen and tell me how many words are misspelled in this familiar phrase.

78 marc412
49 jmdarrall
22 randomizer.org

(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan?