Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 11)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Jonathan says the walk went through all but one of our planet's continents. Does Jonathan say right with 6? (buzz) No -- sorry.

Break for Marc -- as he gets a chance to steal. Marc, the Crag dice will offer the right answer and two wrong choices. It's up to you to pick the right answer.

(ding)

Recall in Round 5, we noted David Kunst completed a walk around the world in 1974.

Here in Round 6, I'll repeat the single digit question. David Kunst's walk around the world took him through how many continents?

Marc, is the correct answer 3, 4 or 5?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Jonathan.)

[marc412]

Four? (F, E, E)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc's guessing 4. Did David Kunst's walk take him through 4 continents?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. The walk took him four years to complete. He went through 21 pairs of shoes and walked 14,450 miles.

The bad news? He wasn't greeted at the finish line by Phil Keoghan.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

That line raised an eyebrow or tow.

(scattered laughter and groans from the crowd)

(rolling sfx)

Okay, back to the game. Marc, you need some points.

(ding)

Starting with a 5.

(ding)

There's a 1.

(ding) (scattered applause)

And a 3 on the end completes an odd straight for 20 points.

Marc, you currently have 11 points, Jonathan still has 74 and we're in Round 6. So -- do you want to take the points -- or reroll one, two or all three dice and try for something better?

[marc412]

Bank the 20.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the (scattered groans from the crowd) he's playing the game, not you.

Marc taking the 20 points. Four rounds to go unless someone reaches 100 points beforehand.

Round 7 question is on literature.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the number of Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Jonathan.)

[jmdarrall]

5?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Jonathan guesses 5. Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author 50 stories about Sherlock Holmes?

(buzz)

No -- sorry. Marc, this could be a big break for you.

(ding)

Choices for the chance to steal come courtesy of the non-Crag 13. Again, Marc, this is the number of Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Marc, is the actual missing digit a 3, 4 or 6?

[marc412]

Six. (B, F, C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc says 6 is the missing digit. Did the author write 60 stories about Sherlock?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Well done.


(rolling sfx)

A Crag would give you the lead. Let's see what you can do with the dice.

(ding)

There's a 4.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's *another* 4.

(ding) (more cheers)

And a *third* 4. That's another triple for 25 points. Marc, want the 25 or do you want to reroll?

[marc412]

Bank the 25!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the 25 -- and look at what that does to the score.

Just when you thought Jonathan was going to run away with this, here's Marc roaring back.

Jonathan still has 74 points and needs any combination of 13 to win this first game. Marc has 56 and needs a Crag to win this first game.

Crucial Round 8 question. It's on TV trivia -- in more ways than one.

Complete this statement with a single digit number: On the sitcom "Family Ties", Steven Keaton worked at WKS-TV channel...
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(Marc buzzes in)

Marc?

[marc412]

3. (C, B, D)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc say Mr. Keaton worked at channel 3. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. WKS channel 3 is the PBS member station in Columbus, Ohio -- at least in the "Family Ties" universe. In the real world, the PBS station there is WOSU channel 34. O-H -- I-O.


(rolling sfx)

Dice roll again for you, Marc. You could take the lead or win the game right here.

(ding)

There's a 5.

(ding)

That's a 2.

(ding)

And that's another 2. Dice total 9 points. Won't give you the lead -- but you'd be 9 points of the lead if you stopped here.

After this round, there are two rounds to go unless someone reaches 100.

How do you play it?

[marc412]

Roll the twos again (B, F)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Hanging on to the 5. We'll put that on ice.

(freeze sfx) (rolling sfx)

Other dice reroll. Let's see what happens.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's a *3*.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

And a 2.

Well -- you traded up -- slightly. Marc up to 66, Jonathan still at 74 and we have a follow-up question in Round 9.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the aforementioned sitcom "Family Ties" debuted -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan?

[jmdarrall]

1982.

[dougmorrisontheair]

OK, Jonathan's saying 2 is the actual last digit in the year. Did "Family Ties" debut in 1982?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes indeed.

Now, Jonathan, to reiterate, if you roll three different numbers and they add up to 13, we'll double that sum for 26 points. That would put you *right at* the goal of 100 points -- and you'd automatically win this game and $2500.

If you roll a combination of 13 with a pair of a particular number, that's a Crag for 50 points, you'll have a score of more than 100 points and pick up a total of $3500 -- $2500 for the automatic win and the other $1000 for first Crag of the day.

A lot can be won on this roll of the Crag dice. Let's get 'em rollin'.


(rolling sfx)

When you're set, Jonathan, stop 'em one at a time.

[jmdarrall]

A, E, A

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Stop at a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

Stop at *another* 6.

(ding) (more scattered cheers)

Ah, great, 6-6-6 comes up twice in the match. If this keeps up, we may have to have to exorcise the Crag dice.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Jonathan, you may take the 25 points right now and have a total of 99 points going into the tenth and final round -- or you may reroll and try to get any combination of 13 to win it right here.

[jmdarrall]

Take the 25!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the 25. And with that...

(tones sound)

...there's the signal for the tenth and final round of this first game. Marc, right now you have 66 points; Jonathan has 99.

Marc, you must win this question *and* roll a Crag to win this game.  Any misstep along the way -- and Jonathan will pick up the $2500.

Here comes your last question in the game.

Single digit question: How many cells does a paramecium have?
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(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan, for the game.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Jonathan.)

[jmdarrall]

Only 1.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Jonathan says only 1. If that's the case, we'll give him 4 points in lieu of dice rolls -- putting him past 100 anyway and giving him the win. Otherwise, Marc has a chance at a comeback.

Does a paramecium have only 1 cell?

(dings; audience applause)

It's just the 1 and Jonathan has just *won* the game.

Jonathan, congratulations. You've just picked up $2500 in cash. It takes $5000 to win the match. So if you win one of the next two games, you'll meet or exceed the $5000 goal.

Marc, you picked up $500 for being the runner-up in this first game. You need to win the rest of the games to return to Super Crag.

Meantime, the $1000 bonus for first Crag of the match has still gone unclaimed. Let's see if we give it away -- after this.

(WGYN theme plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Candice: Hi, I'm Candice -- the dice girl du jour for the Super Crag. One of tonight's players will roll for $1,000,000 -- and could go on to win this.

(clip rolls) (MG-HSH theme plays)

Doug: (in pre-recorded audio) Any contestant who wins five matches in a row drives home in a new car.

(audience cheers)

It could be this Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. It goes from 0 to 60 in three seconds. It also comes with 731 horses under the hood, 7-speed transmission, parking sensors, leather headliner, an awesome sound system and so much more. This fantastic car is worth $337,450.

(MG-HSH theme plays)

And our contestants will receive some of the following.

A case of Turtle Extra Car Wax. Turtle Wax gives the hard shell finish for lasting beauty. Turtle Wax.

A supply of Lolli-Pups Dog Biscuits. The pet treat dogs and cats love. Feed your dog Lolli-Pups.

Design Institute America presents the Fantasy console and mirror. Enhance any room with the contemporary design, unique finishes, and superior quality of D.I.A.

The Presto Fry Daddy deep fryer, the family-sized easy fryer. Easy to use, easy to clean, easy to store. The Fry Daddy deep fryer from Presto. From National Presto Industries, Inc.

And a member of our studio audience will receive World Book's 22-volume encyclopedia -- including research guide and index volume. Easy to use, easy to read and easy to understand. Plus Childcraft, the 15-volume how and why library.

And there's one more gift for our contestants -- right, Candice?

(clip ends; fade to Candice holding up Crag: The Home Game)

Candice: You bet. Jonathan and Matt each take home a copy of our home game from Milton Bradley. Now let's play another numbers game of Crag, Doug.

(audience cheers)

Thank you, Candice. It's indeed time to play another game in our match.

Jonathan leads in the money score $2500 to $500. It takes $5000 to win the match. This next game is worth $2500 to the victor and $500 to the runner-up.

We still haven't had a Crag in this match. So those ten crisp new $100 bills are still up for grabs.

We're starting the second game of the match over here at the big screen. Because we're playing a Crag's List question. And let's see what's on the list today.

(ding)

A half dozen nations -- Australia, Canada, Mexico, Qatar, New Zealand and our country 'tis of thee, the United States of America.

Now I'm going to ask a toss-up question that will determine if one, some or all the items actually belong on Crag's List. And here's that single digit question.

How many of these countries use the dollar as their unit of currency?
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(Jonathan buzzes in)

Jonathan?

[jmdarrall]

4 of them.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Jonathan says 4 of the 6 countries listed have the dollar as their currencies. If that's right, the two countries that do not will disappear, a bell will sound and you'll have the first rolls of the dice in Game 2.

Is 4 right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Well done. Mexico's unit of currency is the peso; Qatar has the riyal.


(rolling sfx)

First rolls of Game 2 are yours. Let's see what you do with the first.

[jmdarrall]

A, C, D