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Post by billmcdee on Jul 29, 2023 16:51:48 GMT -5
I need two day champion George Cluster to check in and a new challenger to take him on.
As George has already played against Kourtney and Shederick, I would respectfully request that somebody other than they take on George.
Also, I'll need both George and the future challenger to PM to me 11 buzz codes. Buzz codes are back to the usual, higher than 0 but lower than 101.
Thank you!
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Post by bighornbattle on Jul 29, 2023 16:54:27 GMT -5
The champ is here.
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 29, 2023 18:07:24 GMT -5
I'll Play.
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Post by bighornbattle on Jul 29, 2023 18:10:41 GMT -5
Good luck Matt.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 4:12:10 GMT -5
Frank Caliendo:  It's the card game where Ace is always high and Deuce is always low. Turn any two cards in the deck face up, then just try to fit a card in between that's neither higher nor lower. Welcome to the newest, high stakes card game on television.  SPLIT DECISION! (Cheering & applause) With your host, Bill McDee!  (Cheering & applause) That's me! Good day and welcome into another fun filled episode of our little card game that we call Split Decision. Due to an oversight on my part on yesterday's program, our current 2 day champion ended up winning a bundle of money, and he's here to try to add to that total. Of course he has a new challenger waiting in the wings to try to start a winning streak of his very own too. And here to help our contestants to earn some possible big cash awards is our hostess and dealer here on Split Decision, Miss Witney Carson! (cheering & applause)  Witney: Good morning everybody! Good morning Bill and good morning players, and good luck! At this time I'd like to re-introduce to you our current champion as well as his new challenger. Our champion is Mr. George Cluster, and his new challenger is Mr. Matt Ringgenberg. (applause)  Matt welcome aboard and George, welcome back. George in just two days has won for himself a whopping total of $34,050 in cash! (mega cheering & applause) George you almost ran the table at the Pot Limit end game on our last show but back to back Aces came up from your deck at the worst possible time. And that now ordinarily equates to a bust situation, however, George had thought he had an insurance marker carried over from the main game. That rule was changed but I neglected to specify that on our last show when I was going over the rules of the Pot Limit round, and I felt the fairest thing was to award him the $25,000 that he had built up during that round. (cheering & applause) We have a new way for insurance markers to be earned during our game too, and I'll go into that in a moment or so. George, please remind our viewers all about yourself if you would be so kind. |
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Post by bighornbattle on Jul 30, 2023 5:42:32 GMT -5
Well, I am from Spartanburg, SC. I enjoy word seeks, listen to news themes, and play Mahjong for over 10 years. When I am not doing any of that I love to sing, watch classic game shows, and enjoy life. I am 34 years old and will be 35 in December.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 5:52:02 GMT -5
You're a December baby too? What date if you don't mind my asking? I'm December 19th, Nineteen (mumbling the last 2 digits of my birth year).
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Post by bighornbattle on Jul 30, 2023 5:57:01 GMT -5
December 5th.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 6:10:02 GMT -5
Welcome back fellow Sagittarian, and continued good luck today George.
Here to take you on is Matt Ringgenberg.
Matt, this is your first go at Split Decision, I welcome you and thank you for wanting to participate.
Please tell us about yourself.
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 30, 2023 7:47:23 GMT -5
I am a supermarket clerk from Council Bluffs, IA.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 11:09:32 GMT -5
So we have the deep south versus the midwest here today on Split Decision. Good luck to you Matt.
George, as our returning champion, you will select which deck we will play with for game one of today's match.
I have a red deck and a blue deck. Both are standard decks containing 52 cards.
Which deck do you want us to use first George?
And Matt, feel feel also at this time to provide me a number higher than 0 but lower than 52. This will tell me how deep into the deck you would like the cards to be cut.
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 30, 2023 11:54:21 GMT -5
13
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Post by bighornbattle on Jul 30, 2023 12:42:30 GMT -5
I say Blue good sir since I did Red last time.
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 13:00:53 GMT -5
Very good. The pack is now selected and has been cut. We'll begin our first game with a toss-up puzzle. Toss up puzzles can be worth $25, $50 or $75 and we have a new way of determining the value of each one starting today. Witney has a special deck of 24 cards which were cut by an outside third party before we went on the air. 8 cards each have $25, $50 and $75. Two of the $25 toss-up cards also say "Insurance". This is how insurance markers will now be earned. Another change, if the first person who buzzes in fails to come up with the correct puzzle solution, passes, or misses the deadline to answer, their opponent will get a chance to solve the puzzle for the money and the insurance marker, if it is up for grabs. Now there is a chance for just 2 insurance markers to be earned per game. They can NO LONGER be carried over from one game to the next. And I will also reiterate it here and now, Insurance Markers will no longer be carried over into the Pot Limit round, insurance markers are strictly used for the front game only. If the second player also fails to come up with the puzzle answer, they will still retain control of the cards, but no money or markers will be awarded. Witney has a second special deck of 48 cards which also were cut by the same mysterious 3rd party. 8 cards each contain dollar amounts ranging from $125 up to $250. This will now determine the value of each hand we play, and of course if it's a winning hand for one of our players, they will win double the amount. It takes 3 hands to win one game, 2 games to win the match and to play our Pot Limit end game which today could be worth as much as $82,000 in cash!!!  This first puzzle is worth $25. No insurance available. The hand is the top dollar amount $250! Here's the first puzzle for today players. The word starts with "J", and is a SIX LETTER word. I need you to link the split words:  DISK with SHORTS... tpirepguide.com/qwizx/gssfx/usa/be-buzzer.wav Matt, you rang in first and have until 2:00pm EST on Tuesday, August 1st to post your answer. |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 30, 2023 15:42:35 GMT -5
Jockey
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 30, 2023 16:16:56 GMT -5
Correct for $25 and control over the cards. First card is...  A Queen. Matt you can keep that for your own hand, or place it in the center as the common/shared card for you and George, or you may pass it to George if you prefer. Remember you are trying to make as wide a split for your own hand as you can, while at the same time trying to make his hand as narrow as possible. What's your pleasure Matt? |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 30, 2023 19:30:15 GMT -5
Place it in the Center
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 31, 2023 4:53:14 GMT -5
The Queen is the common card. Next card up for your consideration Matt is...  A Deuce. I'm required to ask, are you keeping that or giving it to George? |
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Post by mringgenberg on Jul 31, 2023 7:54:53 GMT -5
Keeping It
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Post by billmcdee on Jul 31, 2023 16:52:07 GMT -5
An excellent opening split for you Matt, a 2 to a Queen. And George's card for this first hand is...  A 3! Two very wide splits to start off today's match. Now comes our high card toss up. This will determine who gets control of the next card from the deck.  Matt you're at an advantage because you're going first as you got the puzzle toss-up correct. Thirteen cards on this board, each one is there only once, from a 2 all the way up to an Ace. I'll ask you to select any 2 numbers at this time, and in the order in which you would like them to be revealed. If the first card we show you is high enough for you, you may keep it. If it's rather low, you have the right of first refusal, and in doing so, would force George to have to take that card. Something new we've added now too. If the very first pick happens to be the Ace, not only will you keep control of the cards Matt, but you will win a $500 bonus immediately. Please select any 2 numbers at this time, and you're hoping for the Ace on your first try. |
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 1, 2023 5:29:14 GMT -5
(Bumping for Matt's high card selections) Two numbers please. |
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 1, 2023 7:09:13 GMT -5
4 and 6
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 1, 2023 17:51:05 GMT -5
Card 4 is...  OH THE ACE!!!!!!! A $500 bonus right off the bat! First time available and it is won right away! Way to go!  Matt this means you keep control of the deck. Do you wish to keep the next card to try to fit your split, or pass it to George to try to bust him? |
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Post by mringgenberg on Aug 1, 2023 20:34:41 GMT -5
Keep the card.
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 2, 2023 5:42:22 GMT -5
And the card you kept Matt is...  Oh no a KING?!?!?! Unreal! George, you win the hand... (ding)  Well we are off to another plain and dull ordinary start again aren't we? (Chuckling) We'll take a quick time out and resolve this first game, right after these words of interest. |
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 2, 2023 16:29:01 GMT -5
(fade into applause)  Welcome back friends. We are right in the middle of game 1 of our match. Our champion George won the first hand in a most surprising fashion and is in line for a $500 bonus should he win the next 2 hands as well. Matt, our challenger, picked up a $500 bonus by finding the Ace on the very first pick at the High Card toss-up board, so both players doing well out of the gate. Let's see what the value of our next puzzle and hand will be, Witney, deal those cards up please...  It's a $25 puzzle BUT also an insurance marker as well, and that could prove valuable in this game. Insurance markers are only good for one game now, and are no longer carried over into subsequent rounds, and that includes the Pot Limit end game as well. The winner of this hand will score $225, another nice amount, second highest in fact. This time I'm looking for an ELEVEN (11) letter word starting with G that connects the split:  GREAT with CLOCK... tpirepguide.com/qwizx/gssfx/usa/be-buzzer.wav George you are in first this time and will have until 5:30pm EST on Friday, August 4th to post your answer. |
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Post by bighornbattle on Aug 2, 2023 16:30:29 GMT -5
GRANDFATHER.
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 2, 2023 16:35:07 GMT -5
Correct for $25 and that valuable insurance marker as well. For the record, we also would have accepted "GRANDMOTHER" as an answer, as there is such a thing as a Grandmother Clock as well. First card is:  A Deuce of Diamonds, where do you want to place that George? |
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Post by bighornbattle on Aug 2, 2023 16:44:51 GMT -5
Keep it.
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 2, 2023 16:52:49 GMT -5
I don't blame ya. Witney, please show is the next card...  (gasps) Oh boy. Another 2. I'm required to ask George, is that going in the center spot or are you giving that to Matt? |
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