Pay Dice! (PILOT)

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Let's see the dice in row 2 please.

(ding)

Oof. No help there Immanuel and unfortunately, you're out of discards for this game, so you must take at least one of those dice.

[babytims]

The 9 I guess

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Alright, let's hope for some nines and tens in that last row. Computer, what have you got for Immanuel up there?

(ding)

Well, no more nines or tens but a pair of Aces is better than nothing Immanuel, that gives you two pair and $200!

- (audience applauds)-

(ding)

But George's four Queens have held up for high hand, so it's another five hundred bucks for George!

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It's a great start for Mr. Cluster, but we have plenty of dice to roll yet, not to mention the fact that our next main game is called "Jack's Wild!" - well, that IS what the ladies tell me!

- (camera cuts to Mary Lou who is shaking her head and rolling her eyes) -

Ahem, yes, well, we'll get that game going right after we check out these messages! Stay tuned, there's more Pay Dice coming up!

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We are back for more Pay Dice! Our next main segment is called "Jack's Wild!" where each row will contain 4 dice this time and as you might have guessed, rolling a Jack can be used to represent any value on the dice. To determine who plays first in that game, let's have another "High 5" mini-game and we'll get you to start us off this time Immanuel.

Computer, let's load up 3 rows of dice please.

(ding)

Immanuel, where to?

[babytims]

2 por favor

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Computer, show us row 2 please.

(ding)

Ok, so that's 15 each for the Queen and King is 30, plus 9 is 39 and one each for the Aces is a total of 41. Now again, in this mini-game, 40 is basically the middle since 5 is the lowest total and 75 is the highest total, so you are basically right about on the average with that score Immanuel. You can keep it or discard it and choose another number. What do you say?

[babytims]

Yeah...I'll go for higher. Let's see number 1 please

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Alrighty, computer, row 1 please.

(ding)

- (audience cheers) -

Uh, yeah, I'd say that's just a bit higher!

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I'm not even going to bother asking you Immanuel since that's the top score you can get right there, so we'll put those dice on your scoreboard, but I am curious, what was behind row 3?

(ding)

A pretty good score of 61 there as well, but you've got 75 Immanuel, so well done!

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George, the best you can do is tie him, in which case we'll wipe your scores and try again! Let's setup three fresh rows of dice for George please.

(ding)

Let's see if there's a perfect score up there for you as well George, where do we start?

[bighornbattle]

3.

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Actually, come to think of it you're just going to have to discard the first two rows if they are a score lower than 75, so Computer, please just show us what you've got up there please!

(ding)

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Nope, lots of nine and tens George, rows 2 and 3 are both 50 but no perfect score I'm afraid, so Immanuel wins this round of High 5!

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-( audience applauds as theme begins )-

Immanuel will start us off in our "Jack's Wild!" game when Pay Dice continues after these messages!

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Welcome back to Pay Dice! George currently leads the game by $1,275 but we are upping the ante with this next game and here's Mary Lou to tell us about the payoffs in "Jack's Wild!"

Mary Lou: "In your namesake game Jack, we pay two hundred dollars for a pair, so four hundred for two pairs. Three of a kind gets you five hundred and a full house pays out a thousand dollars. We pay two thousand for four of a kind and three thousand for five of a kind. In this game, the contestant with the highest hand gets a thousand dollar bonus!"

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Alright, thank you Mary Lou! So we have as much as four grand up for grabs in this game, so a chance here for either George to take a commanding lead or for Immanuel to grab his first lead.

Gentlemen, in our "Jack's Wild!" game, as you would expect, the Jacks are wild and can represent any value.  This time around, you get sets of 4 dice rather than 3 and also this time, it's a bit more cut throat in that you must decide right off the bat to keep or discard and if you keep, you must take at least 2 of the 4 dice in your first row selected. That's how we play "Jack's Wild!"

Immanuel, you won the last High 5 mini-game, so you get the first shot at it. Let's load up 3 rows of 4 dice for Immanuel please, Computer!

(ding)

Immanuel, good luck! Where shall we start this time?

[babytims]

2 please

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Row 2 it is. Computer, let's see it please.

(ding)

Ok, well that's a pair of Queens using the Jack as a Queen if you want them. Remember, now is the only time you can discard, so if you take the pair of Queens, you are committing to complete your hand with this turn. What do you think Immanuel?

[babytims]

I’ll take the queens

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(ding)

Ok, on this next row, you must take at least one die. 1 or 3, which would you like next?

[babytims]

1

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Computer, let's see row 1 please.

(ding)

Ok, another Queen at least. No Jacks though. So, if you take only the Queen, obviously you'll have to take 2 of 4 out of row 3 to complete your hand. What's your pleasure, Immanuel?

[babytims]

Let’s take the queen and do row 3 please

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You got it. That Queen is yours and let's see what we've got for you on row three.

(ding)

- (audience cheers) -

Jack's are wild indeed! Immanuel, that gives you five Queens, three grand and your first lead of the game!

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Immanuel, if you'd only started with row three, you could have had five Aces which is the best possible hand! Five ladies is still very good and we'll see if it's good enough shortly. Computer, let's reset the board for George and load up three fresh rows of dice please.

(ding)

George, only two hands will beat that, five Kings or five Aces! Good luck to you, where would you like to start this time?

[bighornbattle]

3.

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George starting on the bottom row, what do we have there now?

(ding)

Well, no Jacks but two Queens for you as well. So, a similar position that Immanuel was in, minus the Jack but the result is the same. You can take those Queens if you want George or you can discard and start over with a fresh board, what do you say?

[bighornbattle]

I will take the 2 Q's.

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Very well, this means you too will complete your hand with this board. Would you like row one or row two next George?

[bighornbattle]

2.

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Row two it is, let's see it please Computer.

(ding)

- (audience applauds) -

Well George, still no Jacks, but two more Queens. You must take at least one die here, but I assume you want the two ladies again?

[bighornbattle]

Yes please. *crosses his fingers*

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Alright, all you need is a Jack or a Queen in row number one and you'll have tied Immanuel with five Queens! Computer, show us what you've got in row one please!

(ding)

- (audience moans) -

That is almost hard to believe! Not a single one of those twelve dice were rolled as a Jack and now, you're fresh out of Queens as well! I'm so sorry George, but hey all is not lost, that's still four-of-a-kind you've got there and that pays two thousand bucks in this game!

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That gives you the lead George, but only for a split second since Immanuel earns the high hand bonus of a thousand dollars!

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It's Immanuel now enjoying a $725 lead, but as it always will on this show, it comes down to the third and final game called "Done or Discard?" and this time around, we'll have sets of five dice to play with. We'll get that game underway right after we do this bit of business. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of Pay Dice!

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Welcome back to Pay Dice! George led it after the first game, Immanuel leads it currently, it's up for grabs here as we head into the final segment of our show in search of crowning our first-ever champion! As usual, we begin with another "High 5" mini-game and George, since Immanuel started the last one, I'll ask you to start off this one please.

[bighornbattle]

3.

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Very well, Computer show us the dice on row three please.

(ding)

Ok, let's do some math, 9 and 9 are 18 plus 15 for the Jack is 33 plus 10 and 1 is 44 you have there George. A slightly above average total.

Do you want to keep that score or discard it, in which case, which number do you select next?