Lucky Numbers (ABC; Episode 30)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

And the roll is 4 this time.

[fdriscoll22]

I’ll do the 4

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

And an R appears.

Frank, all the rolls still work. Take a guess for $1300 or roll again?

[fdriscoll22]

Keep rolling

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

And you got the other combination of 4.

The only way to play this is roll is to take the 1 and the 3.

(ding)

And we get a K and a T.

And Frank, the danger zone reopens. Rolls of 3, 4, and 6 are unlucky.

Take a guess for $1100, take another roll, or pass the bones to Kourtney?

[fdriscoll22]

I think I’ll go for it.

STARSKY & HUTCH

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

Bingo. That's it.

Frank, we have a near tie ballgame. (chimes; audience cheers) And there's a chance to take the lead.

This next follow-up question is worth $750 -- and it has two choices. If you pick the right answer, you bank the $750. If you choose the wrong answer, you obviously leave the right answer for Kourtney -- who'll bank the $750 by default.

So, lead hangs in the balance, Frank. For $750...

Who directed the 1987 movie "The Running Man"? Was it the actor who played Starsky or the actor who played Hutch?

[fdriscoll22]

Total guess, the man who played Hutch?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(a few in crowd groan)

Oh, they're on to something. The man who played Hutch, David Soul, had the hit song "Don't Give Up on Us" -- which was popular during the cop show's run.

The man who played Starsky, Paul Michael Glaser, went on to direct "The Running Man" a little less than a decade after the series left the air.

So "Starsky" was the right answer -- and we put $750 in Kourtney's bank.

(scattered cheers)

(tacky buzzer)

And there's the signal indicating the first round's over. Kourtney's up to $1950. Frank's up to $1100.

But in the next round, puzzles start at $2000 each. And we still have a $1000 follow-up question.

Find out who's heading to the main event -- after this on Lucky Numbers.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(HR87 theme plays)

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Bill: If you'd like to be a contestant on Lucky Numbers -- and you're going to be in the Los Angeles area -- please call 1-800-55-LUCKY between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time. We'll be back with more of Lucky Numbers -- after this.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB cue plays; audience applauds)

We're back for Round 2 of Lucky Numbers.

Kourtney enters this round of play with $1950. Frank has banked $1100 thus far.

But we're starting the puzzles at $2000 each. And we've got a $1000 follow-up question somewhere in this round. So anything can still happen.

The next time that tacky buzzer sounds, the game's over. The leading player then goes on to the main event.

Frank, you're playing catch-up. You'll start this puzzle.

And we've got a ten-letter puzzle up there. Frank, please roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Kourtney rolls)

And you've got an itty bitty 3 to start.

[fdriscoll22]

Let’s do the 2 and 1 to start

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with an M and an E -- and already the roll of a 2 is unlucky.

Frank, you may guess for $1800, roll again, or pass to Kourtney.

[fdriscoll22]

I’ll keep rolling

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay. Avoid those snake eyes.

(audience cheers as...) (Kourtney rolls)

And you get a 7.

[fdriscoll22]

Knock off the 7 please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

And there's an R.

Frank, only unlucky roll remains a 2.

Guess for $1700, roll again, or pass the dice to Kourtney?

[fdriscoll22]

Keep ‘em rolling

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (Kourtney rolls)

Big roll this time -- a 10.

[fdriscoll22]

Knock off the 10

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Got an S this time.

Frank, snake eyes is still the only roll that will bite you..

Guess for $1600, roll again, or pass the dice to Kourtney?

[fdriscoll22]

I’ll take a whack at it.

MASQUERADE

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

That's it.

Frank, with that solve, you now enjoy the lead. (chimes; audience cheers) And there's a chance to pad the lead further. This is the last follow-up question in the game worth $1000.

Answer it correctly and we add the grand to your bank. Miss it -- and Kourtney has a chance to capitalize.

So, Frank, for $1000...

The TV series "Masquerade" was a short-lived espionage action drama. The show starred Rod Taylor, Greg Evigan, and Kirstie Alley. Name the country music legend who performed the theme song to "Masquerade".

[fdriscoll22]

Total guess, Reba McEntire?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Good guess -- but it's not Reba.

So, Kourtney, you get a chance to regain the lead. The question again for a grand...

The TV series "Masquerade" was a short-lived espionage action drama. The show starred Rod Taylor, Greg Evigan, and Kirstie Alley. Name the country music legend who performed the theme song to "Masquerade".

[pathfinder20]

I remember seeing the song: Crystal Gale.

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's it.

[NOTE FROM DOUG: The singer's stage name is actually spelled "Crystal Gayle". Kourtney left out a "y". Since Kourtney was not in a puzzle guess situation and the $1000 question did not require a correct spelling, we will credit Kourtney with a correct answer.]

(audience cheers)

All right, Kourtney now leads by $250. We have time for at least one more puzzle. This could be the puzzle that determines the game. Let's bring it on.

(chime sfx)

There it is. And Frank, please roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

Well -- a 2. Obviously, the only way to play this is the 2.

(ding)

It's an A. Frank, obviously, 2 is an unlucky roll.

So, you may guess for $1900, roll again, or pass to Kourtney.

[fdriscoll22]

Keep rolling

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (Frank rolls)

And another big double digit roll of 10.

[fdriscoll22]

Knock off the 10