On A Roll (CBS Daytime; Ep. 57; aud. game)

[koopakid17]

The middle two.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Havana touches screen)

And there's an H.

Now, Kevin, you may guess the middle clue, roll, or pass the dice back to Nels.

[koopakid17]

That didn't help. I'll pass.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Turnabout fair play? Let's see. Players are trading places again. Nels, you've got the dice now. You're back on a roll.


(audience cheers as...) (Nels rolls)

Again -- playable roll -- but barely.

Nels, you may play the sum and take a 7.

Or you may play one of the fours.

The threes are gone and blocked.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz buzz)

No pick in time -- so the computer randomly picks for Nels...

(ding)

...the 4 at the top.

Nels, you may still guess the top clue, roll again, or pass back to Kevin.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(buzz buzz)

Okay -- time's run out on a guess of the clue.

(inaudible ruling from judge)

Nels, you're still allowed to roll or pass the dice.

[nelson21]

Pass

[dougmorrisontheair]

Okay. This is the last roll of the dice in this round, by the way. So, Kevin, as you take the dice. Let's see if you can make 'em work.

(audience cheers as...) (Kevin rolls)

All the sixes are gone -- but fortunately for you, Kevin, there's a 2 in the top and a 4 in the middle row. Automatically, Havana will give you those.


(Havana touches screen)

And there's N from the row...

(Havana touches screen)

...and an R from the middle.

Kevin, with this, you may guess the top row's clue or guess the middle row's clue. One wrong guess or a pass means we play a really crucial name game.

[koopakid17]

I'll guess the top clue:

IN A NEWSPAPER

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience applause)

That's it.

Now, with two clues fully revealed and parts of the middle clue revealed, can you solve the puzzle, Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Yes, I can:

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

For the game -- is it -- crossword puzzle?































(dings; SCSD win theme plays; audience cheers)

That's it.

Congratulations, Kevin, on advancing to Level 3.

Just for fun, anyone want to guess the middle clue?

[nelson21]

Thirty down

[dougmorrisontheair]

I betcha that's it, Nels.

And it is. One of the words in a crossword puzzle could start at 30 Down. Obviously we had to spell out "thirty" as a word.

A crossword puzzle is in a newspaper -- and is made up of squares.

(Ashley places dice near Kevin's buzzer)

So that's the puzzle. Nels, unfortunately, that's your first loss. But you'll be back to play on the next show. Meantime, you get to enjoy a nice walk to a comfy chair with Ashley. We'll see you next time, Nels Snesrud.

(audience cheers)

Okay, Kevin, you're on Level 3 -- meaning this money roll is still for $5000. The values would double when you reach Level 4.

Right now, let's see if you can roll some high numbers on Level 3.

(audience cheers as...) (Kevin rolls)

(cha-ching)
(audience cheers)

Sum of 9 times $5000 means a $45,000 game of Big 6 -- when you come back to the dice table.

(theme plays; audience cheers)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays)

[dougmorrisontheair]

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Since Kevin's playing against the house and it's Thanksgiving week in the U.S., deadlines for Big 6, and Lucky 7, will be relaxed. Happy Thanksgiving from OAR and DougMORRIS'games.]

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Welcome back. Time permitting, we'll play another audience game -- because we *really* want to give away that New York City trip with the Madonna concert tickets.

Right now, Kevin, let's start your Big 6 game. Wally, the numbers and a hint, please.

(FF reveal sfx)

(ding)

It's alive.

So this word has been authenticated by Dictionary.com.

Four rolls to uncover as much of the word as you can. You know how the game works by now, Kevin.

You -- are on a roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Kevin rolls)

And you're starting with the choice of the third or fifth letter.

[koopakid17]

Third, please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Third letter's an I.

Kevin, one guess only for $45,000.

Remember, the hint. It's alive.

What is this Big 6 word?

[koopakid17]

BLIGHT?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered groans)

(buzz)

Not blight. All right, let's see if you have better luck with the $5000 roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Kevin rolls)

Would you like the second or sixth letter?

[koopakid17]

#2.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

It's a P.

Does this help for $5000? What is this Big 6 word?

[koopakid17]

SPIDER

[dougmorrisontheair]

(dings; audience cheers)

Yeppers! It's a spider for $5000 more. That means you advance to Lucky 7 for, hopefully, lots more. Wally, please set us up.

(FF reveal sfx)

Thanks, Wally.

Kevin, in a Level 3 game of Lucky 7, the highest amount in play is $200,000.

(audience cheers)

Which letter in "lucky" is hiding the 200 grand?

[koopakid17]

Hoping it's the L.

[dougmorrisontheair]

I hope so, too. What did you stuff in L, Wally?

(cha-ching)

(audience cheers)

$50,000. Nice cash award to shoot for.

(alarm goes off)

And there's Wally setting the shutdown timer *for*...

(ding)

...five rolls. Remember, anytime you don't roll a sum of 7, you win that sum in hundreds of dollars.

Doubles are worthless *and* cause an instant shutdown of the game.

Ready to get back on a roll for $50,000, Kevin?

[koopakid17]

Let's do this!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(audience cheers)

Good luck, Kevin. We really want you to win this. You're back on a roll.

(audience cheers as...) (Kevin rolls)

And you start with a 1 and a 3.

(ding)

$400 to start with four chances to go.

(Kevin rolls)

And another $400 roll.

(ding)

$800 total. Let's get that lucky sum of 7 this time.


(Kevin rolls)

(buzz; NYSI89 losing horns; audience groans)

That's -- not a lucky roll.

(FF reveal sfx)

And -- well -- accurate statement, I'm afraid from Wally. Midnight's a nickname for a roll of double 6 -- since it adds up to 12.

Sorry about that, Kevin.

[koopakid17]

Looks like I crashed on those box cars, huh?

[dougmorrisontheair]

That's another way to look at it. But let's look at the positive side. You did win $5800 between this session of Lucky 7 and Big 6.

We add this all to your prior winnings for a total of -- how much, Wally?

(FF reveal sfx)

$14,600

(audience cheers)

And the stakes get higher so long as you keep winning. We'll play for double the stakes in a Level 4 game of Big 6 -- and a Level 4 game of Lucky 7 could pay off $250,000.

Kevin, we'll see you and Nels on the next show.

Meantime, that prize package worth more than 20 grand, including the Madonna concert tickets, we still want to give away. We'll try to give it away *one* more time -- after this.

(theme plays; audience cheers)