Vegas Dice Game - Rolling to Episode 4 Next Time! Good-Bye!

[dad90]

(Doug Rolls)

And your roll is:



...a double lightning strike!

(Audience Groans)

And worse, the total number of this roll is an 11, and that's a prime number, so once again, you have to stay right you are!



(More Groans)

BANK: $5,150
PRIZES: $1,200
STRIKES: 3

A terrible time for that to happen, and what's more, the next strike will kill one of your dice, and from there, you'll be losing money, so you got to be careful. With 2 categories left, you really got to go big or possibly be going home if you want to get to the Super Jackpot Star Space.

SCIENCE AND NATURE

ART & LITERATURE

Which one of these 2 remaining categories are you going to pick and how many rolls you're going to be playing for?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Science and Nature for 1.

[dad90]

Science and Nature for only 1 roll, and if you're able to roll a 3, there are some cancellations to be made and not get struck by Lightning, so it's still possible for you to reach there. That being said, here's the question for Science and Nature.

In August 2005, the powerful category 5 Hurricane Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast, killing 1,833 people and causing over $100 billion in damage. What Gulf Coast city took the brunt of Katrina's devastation?

A. Jacksonville, FL
B. New Orleans, LA
C. Houston, TX

Choose an answer now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

New Orleans

[dad90]

DK: You have chosen New Orleans, LA. Richard, is he right or wrong?



(Ding; Audience Applause)

In August 2005, the powerful category 5 Hurricane Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast, killing 1,833 people and causing over $100 billion in damage. What Gulf Coast city took the brunt of Katrina's devastation?

A. Jacksonville, FL
B. New Orleans, LA
C. Houston, TX

Absolutely.

Richard: The storm was the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, and the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Katrina originated on August 23, 2005 as a tropical depression from the merger of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. Early the following day, the depression intensified into a tropical storm as it headed generally westward toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane two hours before making landfall at Hallandale Beach on August 25. After briefly weakening to tropical storm strength over southern Florida, Katrina emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on August 26 and began to rapidly intensify. The storm strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before weakening to Category 3 strength at its second landfall on August 29 over southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.

Flooding, caused largely as a result of fatal engineering flaws in the flood protection system known as levees around the city of New Orleans, precipitated most of the loss of lives. Eventually, 80% of the city, as well as large tracts of neighboring parishes, were inundated for weeks. The flooding also destroyed most of New Orleans' transportation and communication facilities, leaving tens of thousands of people who had not evacuated the city prior to landfall stranded with little access to food, shelter or basic necessities. The scale of the disaster in New Orleans provoked massive national and international response efforts; federal, local and private rescue operations evacuated displaced persons out of the city over the following weeks. Multiple investigations in the aftermath of the storm concluded that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which had designed and built the region's levees decades earlier, was responsible for the failure of the flood-control systems, though federal courts later ruled that the Corps could not be held financially liable because of sovereign immunity in the Flood Control Act of 1928.

DK: Thanks, Richard. Doug, you only got 1 roll here, but you've got to be careful of the Lightning, because from this point on, you will be losing something at the next strike. A roll of 3 would definitely put you right in thick of things in terms of reaching the Super Jackpot Star Space, but you're going to have some of the same numbers from the dice that are adjacent to each other AND not get struck by Lightning as 3 is a prime number. With all of that said, give me a dice code from 1 to 7776 when ready.

[dougmorrisontheair]

6699

[dad90]

(Doug Rolls)

And your roll is:



...your fourth strike!

(Audience Groans)

So the bad news is with that strike, you'll lose one of your dice, bringing you down to 4, but the good news is you've rolled a 9, and that's NOT a prime number, so let's move 9 spaces!



And at $50 per space moved, that's an additional $450 added to the bank.

BANK: $5,600
PRIZES: $1,200
STRIKES: 4

(Audience Applause)

However, you once again have got struck by Lightning, so you're forced to continue, and there's only one category left...

ART & LITERATURE

And that is Art & Literature, and I can tell you right now that if you only try for 1 roll of this category, getting this question wrong, or falling short of reaching the Super Jackpot Star Space if you're going for 2 or 3 rolls, and the $3 Billion bonus will be out of play, but all will not be lost, however. I'll tell you more about that when we reach that scenario.

But for now, how many rolls are you going to play for?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Let's try for 3 rolls.

[dad90]

Going for 3 Rolls in Art & Literature!

(Audience Applause)

Now keep in mind, that you got to get this question right. Good luck.

Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code was banned in which country?

A. Ireland
B. Lebanon
C. Poland

To keep yourself for the contention of the Big Bonus, choose your answer now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Poland

[dad90]

DK: OK, you have chosen Poland as your answer. Richard, for Doug to keep contention of the Big Bonus, is he right or wrong?




















































































































(Trivia Trap Wrong SFX) (Audience Groans)

He is wrong....let's see what the correct answer was...

Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code was banned in which country?

A. Ireland
B. Lebanon
C. Poland

It was B. Lebanon.

Richard: Yeah, that's a shame, Doug. The Best-selling book The Da Vinci Code has been banned in Lebanon after complaints it was offensive to Christianity. Catholic leaders called for the book to be withdrawn because of its depiction of Christ marrying Mary Magdalene and fathering a child. Shop owners said security officials had told them to pull French, English and Arabic copies off their shelves. In the fictional book by Dan Brown, an academic uncovers riddles hidden in the religious works by the famous painter.

Published in 2003 and banned in Lebanon in 2004 for its offensiveness toward Christianity, the Da Vinci Code is highly frowned upon by Catholic leaders. Many other countries have banned the novel for certain periods due to the blasphemous content. Manila, India, and the Vatican are some of the countries that have either prohibited or severely rated the Code.

This book has been frequently criticized for its historical and scientific inaccuracy.

Good job to the ones who answered all of our questions in the Bonus Round.

DK: Thank you, Richard. Doug, you needed that correct answer, and unfortunately, with 77 spaces to go, you have failed to reach the Super Jackpot Star Space, meaning that there's no chance at the $3 Billion Dollars...



BANK: $5,600
PRIZES: $1,200
STRIKES: 4

(Audience Groans)

However, all hope is not lost. This is where you now have an important decision to make. The good news is you've not struck out by Lightning, and since you're not even halfway there, I'm going to do the following:

I'm going to give you 3 final rolls to see if you can still make it to the Super Jackpot Star Space or surpass it. If you do, I'm going to swap all Lightning from the dice with this:



a "-1" symbol. If that rolls up, we'll simply take away 1 from your overall total. Also, you no longer have to worry to about the Dice Penalties. They have been lifted off. No more Prime Punishments and no more Same Number Penalties.

Also, since you're less than halfway there, all of the ladders are still in play, and you're going to need to land on at least one of those ladders.

However, all snakes are now poisonous snakes. Which means that if you land on a snake's head this time....



that's an automatic GAME OVER.

On top of that, if you decide to go for the 3 final rolls, you have to give me back the $5,600 cash and the $1,200 Baker's Rack. Also, keep in mind that half of the $153,775 cash from the Main Game is still at risk.

If you manage to surpass the Super Jackpot Star Space this time, and I'll give you $25,000 and that's all. If you manage to land EXACTLY on the Super Jackpot Star Space this time, and I'll give you $250,000.

(Audience Cheers and Applause)

BUT! If you still fail to make to the Super Jackpot Star Space, that is also a GAME OVER. Also, all rolls and spaces are completely worthless at this point. You will still have to roll 4 dice, meaning that you could move as much as 20 spaces, meaning that you have to land on at least 1 ladder to help your cause.

That's a lot to think about, so I'm going to tell you what we're going to do. Don't give me your answer yet. We're going to give you a few moments to think about it, and we're going to come right back and see what Doug is going to do. Stay with us.



(Audience Applause)

[dad90]

[dad90]

(Fade In) (Audience Applause)



AT RISK: $6,800 CASH & PRIZES
& $76,887.50 FROM MAIN GAME

George: And now, it's time for another Big Money moment right here on the Vegas Dice Game.

DK: Thank you, George and welcome back. Doug, you unfortunately failed to reach the Super Jackpot Star Space after all the questions have been asked, but you have accumulated $5,600 in cash and the Baker's Rack from the Bonus Round.

Before the break, I've given you a final offer of 3 final rolls to see if you can still make it to the Super Jackpot Star Space or surpass it. Let's recap on what the offer is: First, all Lightning from the dice with this:



a "-1" symbol. If that rolls up, we'll simply take away 1 from your overall total. Also, you no longer have to worry to about the Dice Penalties. They have been lifted off. No more Prime Punishments and no more Same Number Penalties.

Also, since you're less than halfway there, all of the ladders are still in play, and you're going to need to land on at least one of those ladders.

But you now have to deal with the poisonous snakes. Which means that if you land on a poisonous snake's head this time, and that's an automatic GAME OVER.

On top of that, if you decide to go for the 3 final rolls, you have to give me back what you've accumulated in the Bonus Round, which is $6,800 in cash and prizes for the shot at either $25,000 for surpassing the Super Jackpot Star Space or $250,000 if you land EXACTLY on the Super Jackpot Star Space, but if you still fail to make to the Super Jackpot Star Space, that is also a GAME OVER. Also, all rolls and spaces are completely worthless at this point. You will still have to roll 4 dice, meaning that you could move as much as 20 spaces, meaning that you have to land on at least 1 ladder to help your cause.

Now, we've given you some time to think about it, and have you made your decision? If so, what are you going to do?

(Audience Shouting Suggestions)

[dougmorrisontheair]

No guts no glory. Final three rolls.

[dad90]

All right, he's going to try it!

(Audience Cheers and Applause)



Doug, we wish you the very best of luck. What you've accumulated from the Bonus Round are now gone, but here are the 4 dice, and we're all with you. You need to get on at least one ladder, and avoid all snakes at all costs.

Give me your dice-code between 1 and 1296, and we'll begin.

[dougmorrisontheair]

323

[dad90]

(Doug Rolls)

And your first roll is:







































































































a 12. Let's move...



OK, Doug. This roll needs to be on a ladder or else it's mathematically impossible to reach it. Give me a dice-code between 1 and 1296, and good luck.

[dougmorrisontheair]

333

[dad90]

(Doug Rolls)

And your second roll is:















































































































































[-1]

an 8 - 1, for a roll of 7...



DK: And with only 1 roll, it's now impossible to reach the Super Jackpot Star Space, so therefore...



(Buzzer; TPIR Losing Horns; Audience Groans)

Well, you gave it a go, but you should be thankful that you didn't get bit by a poisonous snake at least. Let's give him a nice hand!

(Audience Applause)

So unfortunately, we have to take away half of your money from the Main Game, but I don't think that you should be too disappointed. Let's recap what you have won.

You have won a Kayak, an industrial Dishwasher, and a Ford F-150. For the cash for tonight's game overall, you've won $76,887.50, which brings your grand total tonight for my Graduation Special of the Vegas Dice Game to...

$120,590.50

$120,590.50!

(Audience Cheers and Applause)

And I got even better news for you, Doug. You will get to come back on our next show as reigning champion and you will get to defend your title against one of 4 new challengers in my Dice Duel, and if you win again, we'll allow you to cross off two more items from your Wish List as we'll keep it in a safe place, so we'll you see then.

I really wanted to give away all of that money, but unfortunately, it was not meant to be.

And what's more unfortunate is that we once again have to end this show off with a sour note, and for good reason.

Yesterday, one of Television's greatest personalities, Regis Philbin, who's very well-known for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, has passed away at the age of 88, just one month before his 89th birthday.

Regis was, in many respects, the consummate broadcaster. He could hold an audience's attention -- as he did for more hours than anyone in the history of American television -- without singing, acting or telling jokes. He simply talked, engaging in banter with thousands of guests, equally at ease hosting heads of state or ordinary folks.
Philbin honed that craft in local television, at a time when programs like the ones he hosted in San Diego, Los Angeles and New York could be major money makers for network stations.

He parlayed that into a national stage, on the long-running "Live" show in syndication and later "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," a game show that towered over the TV ratings in the US (having already done so in the UK), representing a kind of crowning achievement to his career. Given the show's importance to ABC, Philbin was fond of telling people with his customary enthusiasm, "Regis saved the network!"

Of course, that career lingered even after "Millionaire" faded and disappeared from prime time. Philbin retired from his morning program in 2011, announcing those plans months in advance, in a way that allowed him to leave on his terms. Co-host Kelly Ripa lauded him at the time as "the world's greatest storyteller."

The kind of TV personality represented by Philbin -- who was often identified just as "Regis" -- has become an almost lost art. Part of that has to do with the fragmentation of the TV landscape, allowing for more narrow programming, tailored to different audience segments, than the kind of big-tent show where Philbin thrived, serving as the genial ringmaster.
Even if you didn't watch him, your mother or someone else close to you probably did -- and felt like they knew him.

David Letterman's first show after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks featured two guests: Dan Rather and Regis Philbin. Rather became emotional, while Letterman and Philbin engaged in a somewhat more lighthearted conversation, establishing a blueprint for how to return to late-night entertainment in the dizzying wake of that tragedy.

"I knew if you were there," Letterman told Philbin, a frequent guest, in an interview more than a decade later, "we could make something of that."

"I regard you to be a master communicator," Letterman told Philbin in their last late-night appearance together, while the seemingly tireless Philbin closed by telling him, "You must come back to television."

Another underrated key to Philbin's persona was the fact that he never appeared to take himself too seriously. Sure, he had an ego, but his stated approach was always to try and make the guest look good, first and foremost.

Amid an outpouring of tributes, Jimmy Kimmel tweeted that Philbin was "a great broadcaster, a good friend and a tremendous amount of fun."

Just the kind of guy you'd feel comfortable inviting into your home, as millions did, day after day, week after week, and year after year.

With all of that said, this is Dayo Kayode reminding you to treat every day like it's your last, because one of these days, you will be right. B.I.G. (Believe in God), and make sure to create your own path for others to follow. We'll see you next time on the Vegas Dice Game. God Bless You, Regis!









(Audience Applause with Cheers)



George: All answers have been verified by the World Book Encyclopedia, with thousands of new revisions, the input of over 4,000 experts and 25,000 images, this collection will provide everything you should know and everything you've ever wanted to know.

Runners-up and some members of our studio audience will receive some of the following.



From Quoizel Lighting, a choice of brass finish table lamps with bronze highlighting. Compliments contemporary and traditional setting. From Quoizel.



Pop-Ice -- a delicious freeze at home treat. Comes in assorted fruit flavors. Twelve bars per box. Treat your youngsters with refreshing Pop-Ice.



A&W Root Beer. Pour yourself a frosty one with rich and creamy A&W Root Beer -- and one-calorie, sugar-free A&W.



Franco-American Ravioli-O's and Spaghetti-O's. The neat kid's treats you can eat with a spoon. Uh-oh, Spaghetti-O's and Ravioli-O's.



And a free rental of the Rug Doctor. Steams carpets clean fast and easy. Available in most supermarkets. Rug Doctor -- steaming mad at dirt.



And all contestants will receive the official Vegas Dice Game. Yours from Ravensburger and Target.



Air Travel Accommodations provided by Delta Airlines.

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POINT 65


SPIRIT


KENWOOD


HAWAIIAN TROPIC


HERSHEY'S


FREEDOM RENT-A-CAR


BUSHNELL


HOBERT


FORD MOTORS


FOUNDRY SELECT


QUOIZEL LIGHTING


POP-ICE


A&W ROOT BEER


FRANCO-AMERICAN/CAMPBELL'S


THE RUG DOCTOR


WORLD BOOK


HARD ROCK HOTEL


DELTA AIRLINES


RAVENSBURGER


TARGET


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Executive Producers
DICK CLARK
THOMAS F. FRANK
RON GREENBERG
KURT BRENDLINGER
J.D. ROTH
VIN DI BONA




Hosted By
DAYO KAYODE




With Dice Dealer
RICHARD OSMAN





Directed By
CHRIS DARLEY
GINA DI BONA




Written By
DAYO KAYODE
SEAN ABLEY
STEFANIE WILDER




Announcer
GEORGE GRAY




Production Designer
JOHN JANAVS




Music
WILLIAM ANDERSON




Associate Director
GREG SCHOWENGERDT




Stage Managers
DOUG NEAL
ELISSA LENARD




Switcher
KELLY DOUGLAS




Audio
JOHNNY DEVILLE
LUKE SEVERINSEN




Cameras
BILL BROUSSARD
ADRIAN HAMMOND
ANDREW LOVEJOY




Lighting
JOHN MOLLINGER
GEORGE WILLIAMSON




Video
LARRY MAVIS




Kayode's Wardrobe
Furnished By
BOTANY 500




Recorded At
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
Hollywood, Florida

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