High Rollers [NBC Daytime] Pilot: Archive!

[babytims]

It's time to launch High Rollers, where a roll of some dice can net you a fortune!

Now, this show is going to function the same way that the 1987 version has, with a few added twists...including a custom minigame that'll be added to the show. Another thing to note is that this show will straddle, the same way the original 70's version did.

Fresh prizes, lots of cash, and high hopes for sure. I need 3 players for our pilot show: 2 players for the front match, and a person who'll act as a standby player who'll play against the champion! Who's in?

[bighornbattle]

May I please be the standby player?

[babytims]

Sure! Now I need 2 players for the front game

[pathfinder20]

I would like to play.

[babytims]

One more!

[superfan]

I'd love to play

[babytims]

Jun 26, 2023 21:50:18 GMT -5 superfan said:

I'd love to play

Hey! Welcome to the boards! If you don't mind, could I get your full name for the show's purposes please?

[babytims]

Still need a name and buzzcodes from superfan

[babytims]

If superfan doesn’t respond in 12 hours, I will replace them

[koopakid17]

If superfan doesn't reply, I'll step up.

[babytims]

Since superfan has not responded, Kevin will take his place.

Standby, the premiere of High Rollers will start soon!

[babytims]

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(Intro theme)

Dean Goss: And now, a game of high stakes, where every decision is a gamble, and every move can be your last…High Rollers! And here's the man with all the action...Immanuel Tims!

(Loud cheers)

I heard my name! Thank you everybody, hello folks, and welcome to The New High Rollers! This is your favorite classic show where a roll of some dice can net you some big prizes, plus the opportunity for someone to win up to $15,000 in cash!

(Audience oohs, applause)

We've got some fun stuff planned for the next half hour here, so let's not waste any more time and let's introduce our first 2 players of the match...Kourtney Wilson and Kevin Kolsen!

(Cheers)

Welcome to the show fellas! Great to have you guys along with us here. Before we get started, I feel it's best to know who we have playing. Kourtney, I'll start with you. Tell us your story!

[babytims]

Bump for Kourtney

[babytims]

I need Kourtney to respond within 12 hours or it’ll be a warning

[pathfinder20]

Well, I am from Valdosta, Georgia. I am a shift leader at a national sub sandwich chain. I am a collector, an audiophile, and a budding polyglot. I also am interested in games shows, interior design and working out in the gym.

[babytims]

A collector eh? What kind of stuff do you collect?

[pathfinder20]

I tend to collect wooden cigar boxes, have about 20 right now. I also collect stationary as well or should I say it collects me. 😂

[babytims]

*laughter*

Well, you can have enough wood and boxes to make a little fort! You’ll always have a home as I see it. Good luck today Kourtney.

Kevin Kolsen’s also here with us. Kevin, please tell us everything to know about you, and remember that this is network television.

*laughter*

[koopakid17]

That’s great, because that’s my life story, basically.

I’m all seriousness, I’m an accountant from Long Island.

[babytims]

Hey, better than I can say, at least for now. How long have you been an accountant for?

[koopakid17]

11 years, now.

[babytims]

Eleven years! Wow! Talk about dedication! Good luck today Kevin, and keep up the good work on that job. With that, I think it's high time we start today's game:



Players, in front of you is an empty board. But it won't be empty for long, because we're about to throw some prizes up on the board. Mr. Goss, what's the prize in column 1?

*prize cue*

Dean: In column 1, relax at home after a long hard day of hosting the world's most popular game shows in your new recliner! 

The Paxton small space manual & power recliner is a contemporary twist on Paxton's best-selling recliner and a modern addition to any nursery. Its compact size is great for smaller spaces, and it’s carefully crafted from solid, sturdy pinewood for durability that’s safe and stylish. This recliner is worth...

$1,457

$1,457!

*cheers*

Just think, you'd have something comfortable at home to watch High Rollers in! But that's not all...we have a prize in column 2, don't we Dean?

*prize cue*

Dean: We sure do, Immanuel! If you love art, you'll love this next prize...an original painting!

One of a kind beautiful oil winter landscape painting! After a night of snowfall, people work beside their cottage chopping wood to feed the fire while others take a stroll through the woods. Painted by a follower of Pieter Dircksz Santvoort, a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Amsterdam. This lovely unique painting is worth...

$13,655

$13,655!

*audience oohs, cheers*

Hope y'all are into artwork! That's a beautiful addition to any home...but now comes the big guns. In column 3 is what Dean?

Dean: In column 3 is a minigame that we call Double IS Nothing! Yes, in this game...the idea is to avoid doubles as much as possible, doing so can net you $4,000 in cash...or a brand new SUV!

*car cue, cheers*

Meet the adventurous Taos. It’s smart, versatile, and always ready to go whenever you are. This SUV comes fully equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission, 158 horsepower, AM/FM and Sirius XM stereo and more! This car is worth...

$26,098

$26,098! Bringing the total value of round 1 to...

$41,210!

*cheers*

A $41,000 game to kick off our series, how about that! I believe that the only thing left to do before we officially start is to load in the numbers! Here they come!

*drumroll*

The Hot Column is column 3. Hot Columns are any column that can be cleared in one roll of the dice. In this case, a roll of 11 can net you the chance to play for that lovely automobile! 

I'll ask you two a question, and the one of you who answers correctly gets control of the dice: you can either roll the dice or pass it to your opponent and force them to roll. Knock out a column and the prize, or prizes, pertaining to that column goes to your bank, and if you win a game you win all of the prizes on your side of the board. Kapeesh? Good, because we're about to start. Players, please put your hands on your buzzers because we have our first question of the series forthcoming, and it reads as follows:

PHOENIX
MIAMI
SAN FRANCISCO

Which of these US city is the sunniest major city and sees more than 320 sunny days each year?

Kourtney: 34
Kevin: 35

Buzzcode: 20

*Kourtney buzzes in*

And it's Kourtney!

[pathfinder20]

Phoenix.

[babytims]

Phoenix is right!

*ding, applause*

No wonder it's always so hot there! In any event Kourtney, you pick up control of the dice. All rolls are good, as this is the start of a fresh round, so please do the honors of giving us our very first roll!

*audience cheers as...Kourtney rolls*

And right off the bat, we have a 5:

So, you can knock off the 5 by itself, or take off any numbers that add up to 5 on the board. Which number, or numbers, would you like?

[pathfinder20]

1,4.

[babytims]

Let's get rid of that 1 and 4...

*ding*

Meaning whoever rolls a 6 can knock it off and play for that automobile. But the game's still young, next question:

CENTRAL PERK
JAVA PARK
CENTRAL PARK COFFEE

What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends?

Kourtney: 69
Kevin: 31

Buzzcode: 100

*Kourtney buzzes in*

Kourtney again!

[pathfinder20]

Central Perk

[babytims]

Correct!

*ding, applause*

Let's get another look at the board:

1 and 4 is gone, meaning the only bad roll we see is a 4. With that said, you wanna roll 'em and try to knock off some more numbers, or risk a pass to Kevin?

*audience shouts suggestions*

[pathfinder20]

I will roll.

[babytims]

Then take them dice and give it a good roll!

*audience cheers as...Kourtney rolls*

Hey! That's a good roll! A 5 and a 3 gives you an 8:

A few ways to play it: you can take the roll as it is...which means a 5 and a 3, the 8 by itself, or the 6 and the 2. What'll it be?

*audience shouts suggestions*