Hot Dice (Syn., Episode 11)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(scattered woahs and applause)

Nearly lost it -- but you roughly double up to $1500.

Bank the grand and a half -- or keep on keepin' on?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Keep Going

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(scattered woahs and applause)

Another flirt with disaster -- but another 8 -- another safe roll.

Bank $2300 or roll the bones again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

Bank It

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Another big bundle in your bank.

(ding)

$6300 for the champ. Clément's still looking to get on the board. A couple of lucky doubles can put Clément right in the thick of this. But he's got to win a question. Let's see what happens here.

Oxygen, WEtv or Lifetime. Which network launched in 2000 and was co-founded by Oprah Winfrey?
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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mringgenberg]

Oxygen

[dougmorrisontheair]

Oxygen is right. (audience applause) Another free roll is yours, Matt.

(Matt rolls)

(tries to impersonate Neil Everett) Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9.

Dice total 9 for $900. Bank the moolah or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

(opens newspaper)

[mringgenberg]

Roll again.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Matt rolls)

(audience cheers) (Doug shakes his head)

Man alive. You must've had an extra bowl of Lucky Charms for breakfast this morning.

(scattered laughter)

Well -- bank the two large or try to stay in charge?

(audience cheers)

[mringgenberg]

Bank It

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Another couple of grand for you.

(ding)

Matt with $8300. If that's not a record, it's close.

Clément, this is a good time to note that if you don't bank $8300 in this round -- and never say never -- you'll start the catch-up round. By then, one of the screens on the double decision board will give you enough money to tie the score and give you an extra roll of the dice.

Also keep in mind this is a two-out-of-three match. So we're still a long way from finding out who goes to the Bonus Bonanza.

So, Clément and Matt, here comes your Round 6 question in Game 1.

Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson or Kim Kardashian. Which famous woman famously asked whether Chicken of the Sea was chicken or fish?

(scattered laughter from the crowd) (Clément buzzes in)

No help from the audience. Clément?

[CCSCO]

Jessica Simpson could do that.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Note from Doug: I should've included the following in my previous post. My apologies.)

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In fact she did do that. Jessica's right. (audience applause) Well, you've got quite the mountain to climb. Take it one roll at a time. Let's see what happens.



(Clément rolls)

(audience groans)

Well, can't do a double decision on the free roll. You're starting off with $200.

Clément, silly question I know -- but I have to ask it. Bank or roll?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

Well... (faking hesitation) (rolls)

[billmcdee]

(oh so risky...    )

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Clément rolls)

(mix of gasps and cheers from the crowd)

Almost a bust -- but an 8 brings the pot up to a grand.

Clément, somewhere on the double decision board is as many as five free rolls. Think of it as getting the starman in Super Mario. You'd be invincible from busting from a certain number of rolls of the dice -- which could put some serious cash in the pot.

Right now -- and again I have to ask -- want to bank the $1000 and start the catch-up round or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

I have to roll again.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Clément rolls)

(doubles cue; audience cheers)

Hello! Clément, this may be the break you've waited for. We could play this roll normally and add $600 to the pot...

...or go to the double 3 screen on the board and see what surprise that screen holds.

What's your double decision?

[CCSCO]

I have to go for the board.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Bypassing the $600. He'd love to see five free rolls. A few thousand or "double pot" is better than a paltry payoff or the bust. What's in that double 3 screen?

(ding)
(audience cheers)

$2000. OK. In essence, that triples the pot. Let's reshuffle the board.

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

All right, Clément. Pot's up to $3000. Matt still has $8300 in his bank. Do you want to bank now and start the catch-up round -- or keep on rolling in this round?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

Keep on rolling!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Clément rolls)

(scattered cheers)

Just a 5 -- but you're still in the round. Bank $3500 or risk it all and roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

I'm $4,800 behind, I can't stop. (rolls)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Clément rolls)

(mix of cheers and gasps)

Came close to losing it all. But the 8 is safe. Pot's now up to $4300.

Now -- Clément -- I don't mean to talk you into or out of anything. I'm just providing information.

If you banked right now, you'd have more than half of Matt's total. Banking here means you'd start the catch-up round -- and the "tie the leader and roll again" space on the double decision board would be replaced with "double your score", which has no extra roll attached to it.

Regardless of when the catch-up round starts, there will always be at least two spaces on the double decision board that give you money and the chance to roll again.

So -- armed with some knowledge, do you bank here or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

One more.

[dougmorrisontheair]

The old "one more" bit.


(Clément rolls)

(doubles cue; audience cheers)

Woah boy! Another double decision. Clément, you know the options. You could play this normally and we could add $800 to the pot...

...or you may go to the double 4 screen on the board and hope it is worth thousands of dollars or hides a string of free rolls.

Potentially big decision here. What do you do?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

Go for the board!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Bypassing the $800. Again, he'd love to see five free rolls. "Double pot" would be a tremendous help. A few thousand bucks keep him in business. He just doesn't want the bust.

What's in that double 4 screen?

(ding)
(audience cheers)

DOUBLE POT! Wow! Clément, you've still got a big decision after we reshuffle the board.

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

All right, Clément. Pot's up to $8600. Matt still has $8300 in his bank.

Bank now and Matt starts the catch-up round -- even though he'll be down $300. That's an amount to easily score with one roll.

What do you think? Bank all this money -- or roll again?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[CCSCO]

(jumps around, hugs host) STOP!