Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 13)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Your wish -- our command.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

The 1 and the other 3 are on ice. A 2 or 5 complete a straight. Let's see what happens.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Broke even. Stopped on another 3. You were destined for 7 points that time.

After Round 4:
marc412
palmer7

Marc is leading by a dozen. Let's talk business with this Round 5 toss-up.

Single digit question: Not counting federal or other company holidays, how many days per week are Chick-Fil-A restaurants closed for business?
42 marc412
25 palmer7
29 randomizer.org

(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

One. Sunday.

[palmer7]

(B, C, B)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, is Greg at least right about just the 1 day a week.

(ding; audience applause)

Yes -- and you're right that they're closed every Sunday.


(rolling sfx)

Chance to take the lead comes here, Greg. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

There's a 1.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

And there's a 4. Well, another 7-point roll if you stop here.

[palmer7]

Throw back that four, please.

Come on, three!

(A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, let's freeze the 1 and 2.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Last screen rerolls. Let's see you get that 3.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Oh, darn. A 2 instead.

Five rounds are now in the books. We have five to go unless someone reaches the magic total of 100. Marc leads by 7 points. Round 6 starts with this.

Single digit question: In the constellation Orion, how many stars make up Orion's Belt?
34 marc412
94 palmer7
05 randomizer.org

(Marc buzzes in)

Marc?

[marc412]

Three (B, A, C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc says 3 stars are in Orion's Belt. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. And those stars have names -- Alnitak, Alnitam and Mintaka.

(rolling sfx)

Marc, dice lock in to your buzzer again.

(ding)

Starting with a 6.

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)
(audience cheers)

And a 5 on the end. Three different numbers on the dice total 13.  I can't give you the bonus money because that's not a Crag. But I can double up that sum to 26 points if you stop here, Marc.

[palmer7]

(Glad we got that straightened out.)

[marc412]

I'll bank the 26.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered cheers)

Taking the 26 -- and with that...

...Marc is a Crag away from winning this first game of the match. Champ has 58. Greg still with 25.

We have this and three rounds to go unless Marc gets that Crag. Round 7 question's on lodging.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the first motel opened in California -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

31 marc412
62 palmer7
73 randomizer.org

(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

[palmer7]

2

[dougmorrisontheair]

Greg says the first motel California opened in 1925. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

That's it.


(rolling sfx)

All right, Greg, chance to catch up.

[palmer7]

Come on, Daddy needs a crag and a new pair of shoes!

(A, B, C)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

There's a 2.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding)

And there's a 1. Well -- far from a Crag. The 2, 6 and 1 total 9 points if you stop here.

[palmer7]

Keep the six and one, I've got to go for broke. (A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

They applaud your courage as you go for the Crag.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Stop on a 6 and you'll score 50 points and $1000.

(ding) (scattered groans)


Got a 4 instead.

After Round 7:
marc412
palmer7


Marc still at 58, Greg's up to 36. We're going to get a winner soon -- one way or the other.

Round 8 question's about sports.


Missing digit question: I'll show you the maximum number of seconds on an NBA shot clock -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

01 marc412
60 palmer7
45 randomizer.org

(Greg buzzes in)

Greg again.

[palmer7]

5

[dougmorrisontheair]

Greg say the shot clock's set to 25 seconds in the NBA. Is that right? (buzz) No -- but 25 was James Anderson number when he played for the San Antonio Spurs.

(a few boos from Clipper fans in the audience)

No love for the Spurs here in SoCal? Ohh-kay. Marc, chance to steal.

(ding)

Again, this is the maximum number of seconds on an NBA shot clock. Choices come courtesy of a non-Crag 13. Is the last digit in the number of seconds a 3, 4 or 6?

[marc412]

4 (E, C, A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc says the maximum time on an NBA shot clock is 24 seconds. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Good steal by Marc -- and it could lead to victory here in Game 1.


(rolling sfx)

There go the dice. Stop 'em when you're ready, Marc.

(ding)

Stop on a 4.

(ding)

Stop on a 2.

(ding)

And stop on a 3.

Well -- want 9 points or another roll?

[marc412]

Freeze the 4. (A, E)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Freezing the 4. If you can turn the others into a 5 and another 4, you win the game. Otherwise, we play on.

(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

The 4 freezes; the others go.

(ding)


There's a 6.

(ding) (audience cheers)

And there's a 3. Dice total 13 -- but there are three different numbers up there. So we double the sum for 26.


After Round 8:
marc412
palmer7

Marc is now 16 points away from the automatic win. Greg, looks like you'll need a Crag to stay in business. Round 9 of 10 starts with this.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Note from Doug: I've learned there was misinformation about the question on the number of an earthworm's hearts. Best thing to do is throw it out and replace with the following. To maintain fairness, the players' buzz codes and number from randomizer.org do not change.  Here is the new Round 9 question.)

Single digit question: In 1975, the longest continuous yodel was recorded. To the nearest hour, how long did the yodel last?
92 marc412
45 palmer7
76 randomizer.org

(Marc buzzes in)

Marc?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Marc.)

[marc412]

5? (F, B, F)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Marc guesses 5. Is that right?

(dings; audience applause)

Yes. It actually lasted five hours and three minutes. Man, that makes for a long game of Cliff Hangers.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Now you heard the extra bells when the right answer flashed on the board. I have good news for Marc and bad news for Greg.

Greg, even if Marc got the worst possible combination of 1-1-2, not necessarily in that order, Marc would lead by more than 50 points going into the 10th and final round. There would be no way you can catch him.

Marc, as for you, normally we'd give you $2500 and the win right now. But, I haven't given away any bonus money yet. So, let's roll the dice.


(rolling sfx)

And let's see if you can pick up a quick thou.

(ding)

And there's a 1.

(ding)

There's a 3.

(ding)

And there's a 6. Marc, as I alluded to, the world's your oyster the rest of this game. There's really no sense in stopping on 10 points. Which dice would you like to freeze, if any?

[marc412]

Well, since I can't lose, let's go for the Crag and re-roll the 3. (A)

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right. We'll freeze the outer dice shortly. Turn that 3 in the middle into a 6 and you win $1000.


(freeze sfx)
(rolling sfx)

Outer dice are frozen. Middle screen rerolls. Let's see if you can win that $1000.

(ding) (scattered groans)

Got a 2 instead.



After Round 9:
marc412
palmer7


(tones sound)

Okay, there's the signal confirming we have one round left. Marc's leading 93 to 36. Again, no way Greg can win.

But I tell ya what let's do. Let's go ahead and play this Round 10 question. The winner of the question gets just one roll of the Crag dice. If you roll a Crag, I'll pay $2000 instead of $1000.

(audience cheers)

So, we end the round with this.

Ordinal number question: On the *original* "Dallas" television series, was J.R. Ewing shot at the end of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth season?
22 marc412
57 palmer7
84 randomizer.org

(Greg buzzes in)

Greg?

(Please also go ahead and respond with stopper letters with your answer. Looks like this game, and the others I host solo, are on hold until Sunday.)

[palmer7]

Second (not counting the miniseries as a season, naturally) (A, D, D)