Lucky Numbers (ABC; Episode 33)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

The 9 was hiding the first letter -- which is an A.

George, the only unlucky roll is still a 4.

You may guess for $1700, roll again, or pass the dice.

[bighornbattle]

Roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (George rolls)

And there's a 7.

More than one way to play the 7.

[bighornbattle]

1 and a 6 please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

And there's a 7.

(ding)

An E and a R appear -- as do more unlucky rolls. Rolls of 3, 4, 6, and 11 cannot be played.

George, guess for $1500, roll again, or pass the dice?

[bighornbattle]

AEROSMITH.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

That's it.

George, you're on the board with a grand and a half. (chimes; audience cheers) And that sound means you have a chance to win $1000 more with this follow-up question.

George, if you answer this correctly, you'll be just $50 shy of the lead. If you miss, Mark will have a chance to capitalize.

So, George, for $1000...

The members of Aerosmith announced plans for a farewell tour in 2023. Complete the title of the band's third album: "Toys in the..."

[bighornbattle]

I believe the answer is Toys in the Attic.

[dougmorrisontheair]

You believe correctly.

(audience cheers)

Players, we have time for one more puzzle. With this close a score, let's get right to it.

(chime sfx)

There it is. George, you're still rolling since you're trailing.


(audience cheers as...) (George rolls)

And a big 10 to start. How do you play the 10, George?

[bighornbattle]

10 please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with an I. All rolls work -- but a wrong guess loses control.

George, guess for $1900 or roll again?

[bighornbattle]

Roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (George rolls)

And you've got a 4 this time.

[bighornbattle]

4 please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

And there's a U. All the rolls still work.

George, wanna guess for $1800 or roll again?

[bighornbattle]

Roll.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers as...) (George rolls)

And -- oh to think what might have been if you took 3-1 on the earlier roll. I don't this this roll would be played.

Nevertheless, more than one way to play the roll of a 3.

[bighornbattle]

2 and the 1. I know it now.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

E and a J now come into view.

George, before you commit to anything, rolls of 2 and 4 are unlucky.

You may take a guess $1600, roll again, or pass the dice to Mark.

[bighornbattle]

Guess.
FRUIT JUICE

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience groans)

(buzz)

Sorry -- that's not it. So that means control goes to Mark.

What a time for control to come back to you, Mark. First, you get the letter behind the highest remaining number of 9.

(ding)

It's an R. And now the 9 and 6 join the 4 and 2 among the unlucky rolls.

So, Mark, you may guess for $1500, roll, or pass the dice back to George.

[GameShowNetwork]

I'll try to solve

PRUNE
JUICE

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

That's the juice we're looking for.

Mark, you fault further in the lead -- (tacky buzzer) -- at the end of the game. You're our new champion.

(ASB win cue plays; audience applause)

$4050 in cold hard Lucky Numbers cash -- with a chance to add a lot more in our main event. So please stand by.

George -- ugh -- sorry about that. But fortunately, you did bank another $2500. You're leaving our dice table with an all-cash total of $10,800.

(audience cheers)

I know people who've *lost* more than $10,000 at a dice table. So to walk away from here $10,000+ to the good is saying something. The cash, fine gifts, and one more round of applause are yours, George Custer.

(audience cheers)

Mark Liotta rolls for fabulous prizes and a bunch of cash -- when you come back for the main event here on Lucky Numbers.

(commercial cue plays; audience applauds)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ASB cue plays; audience applauds)

Mark Liotta is our new champion on Lucky Numbers with $4050 to the good.

But, Mark, you can win a lot more -- with help from these medals.

We've split each medal in half and now cover up the medals...

(chime sfx)

...with these lucky numbers.

Mark, here in the main event, only combinations count. In other words, if you rolled a 9, you can't take the 4 and 5; you'd have to take half of the silver medal that the 9 is currently hiding. And each time your roll's combination equals one of the lucky numbers, you collect the half medal behind that number.

Collect both halves of a particular medal, and you may trade it in for a prize.

(prize music)

Now the prizes that have been in the main event have not been claimed in awhile. And since you're the new champ, Bill's going to run down what we have at stake in today's main event. Bill, floor's yours.

Bill: My pleasure, Doug. Mark, first for the bronze medal, it's a diamond necklace.


(audience cheers)

This necklace comes with a pear-shaped emerald surrounded by sparkling diamonds. Yours with a gift card from Service Merchandise valued at $8500.

Next, for the silver medal, it's Happy Halloween -- the game where if you can avoid the zombie, you're in for a treat worth $31,013 in cash.

(audience cheers)

Finally for the gold medal, Mark, it's -- a new car!

(audience cheers)

The BMW M440i xDrive Coupe comes with a three-liter engine, eight-speed automatic transmission, all-wheel drive, its own WiFi hotspot, and much more. This amazing ride is worth $66,535.

So far, Mark, the main event has a potential value of $106,048

(audience cheers)


Thanks, Bill. Mark, that's just the beginning. If you're fortunate to collect all three medals, you'll win the car, the gift card, the chance to play Happy Halloween, *and* our cash jackpot of...

(drum beats; cha-ching)

...$170,000. (audience cheers) And remember, you can build up the jackpot as we play.

Any roll of 2, 3, 11, or 12 is wild. That means we add $5000 to the pot -- and we give you the power to take any half medal. But when one lucky number remains, you must come up with a natural combination in a maximum of five attempts.

Any roll of 7 however puts the main event...

(danger zone cue; lights briefly flicker in certain parts of studio)

...in the danger zone. That means any half medals you've collected will be at risk. The next roll of 7 means you end the main event with nothing. So at certain intervals I'll give you a chance to stop.

(Doug hands dice to Mark)

Best of luck to you, Mark. We want you to win it all.


(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

And you're starting with a 6.


(chime sfx)

Halfway to winning some jewelry from Service Merchandise. Roll again, please.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Woah! There's a wild roll!

(drum beats; cha-ching)

$5000 more in the pot. Now, Mark, you may call this roll of 11 an 8 -- and complete the bronze medal for the jewelry -- or call this roll a 4, 5, 9, or 10 -- and be halfway to claiming the car or the Happy Halloween game.

What's your call?

[GameShowNetwork]

4

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

(chime sfx)

Mark wants the car. Very well. You'll get the car with the 10 or, perhaps, another wild roll. Let's keep rolling.


(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

Close to the 10 -- a niner.

(chime sfx)

That's halfway to the Halloween game for a possible $31,000 payoff. You're halfway to cleaning house, Mark. Keep it up.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

Ohhh -- look what that does.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

First of all, the wild roll of 3 puts another $5000 in the jackpot.

This also allows you to complete a medal. Do you want to make this roll a 10 for the car, a 5 for the Halloween game, or an 8 for the jewelry gift card?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[GameShowNetwork]

10 for the car

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

You've got the car.

(chime sfx)

And you're only two numbers away from winning it all. Let's see if you can take it all. Let's resume.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

A 6. That's all right.

The 6 was your first roll. Anytime something like this happens...


(drum beats; cha-ching)

...we add $2500 to the jackpot and we let you roll again.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(audience cheers)

It's a 5! Woah boy.

(chime sfx)

That completes the silver medal for the Halloween game for a possible $31,000+ in cash.

Now. We're down to an 8. Whenever we're down to one lucky number, we give you a maximum of five chances to roll whatever's left -- naturally.

A wild roll still adds $5000 to the pot -- but doesn't give you the automatic win. It has to be an exact roll of 8.

Any non-wild roll that's not a 7 or 8 would still add $2500 to the pot.

If you do roll a 7, that's when the two and a half medals are at risk -- and so are the car and the chance to play for more money.

So -- with that -- think you can roll an 8 in five tries or less?

[GameShowNetwork]

I think I can do it, so let's roll

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

That's what we like -- confidence.

Good luck, Mark. Go get that 8.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(loud groans from crowd)

That's not an 8.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

But we do add $2500 to the pot for that roll. Four chances to roll a natural 8.

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(chimes; audience cheers)

And a wild roll -- but it just add more money to the pot.

(drum beats; cha-ching)

Man oh man. $190,000 with three chances to go. Come onnnnnn, eight!


(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

(louder groans from crowd)

Ugh! Another 9.


(drum beats; cha-ching)

$2500 more in the pot with two shots at the 8.

Crew: Two shots!

(scattered laughter from crowd)

This Spurs fan thanks you. Okay, Mark, with that comic relief out of the way, let's go get that 8!

(audience cheers as...) (Mark rolls)

A 5.


(drum beats; cha-ching)

Well, with one roll left, there's good news. You're not going to lose anything.

Even if you rolled a 7 on this last roll, you'd be in the danger zone -- but briefly because by then the main event would be over and you would've exhausted your five chances to roll the natural 8.

So -- now how are you feeling?