Top Card Episode 8 -- End

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With apologies to Pat and Vanna....Combine the band who sang "Down Under" with a Comedy Central Series that follows Blake, Adam and Ders, three friends who work together as telemarketers to get this "Before and After".

BUZZCODE: 56
John: 55  (DING!)
Jonathan: 48

Me:  John?

John: Men at Workaholics  (Applause)

Me: That is correct.  Let's see what card we will start this critical round.

(Cheers and applause)  A JACK!  It's in my contract, so I'll come out and say it.  Do you wish to keep it or take the top card?

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WARNING:

John L, you have until 11:59:59 EDT July 8 to make a decision, else you will get a strike, the card will be dead, and your opponent will choose the next category.

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WARNING EXTENDED:


Since Jonathan D. is on vacation until the 13th, John L., you have until that time to make a decision to keep the Jack or take the top card. If not, the aforementioned penalty will apply.

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Sorry, sorry....I'll take the Jack

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No worries. Go ahead, and make the next selection. We'll continue when Jonathan comes back from vacation.

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Holy Enemy, Batman!

[jmdarrall]

Ready to continue.

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Welcome back, Jonathan.  I hope you are well rested.  We shall continue.  As of now, John has 10, and Jonathan has yet to earn a card.  Good luck to both players, and if you miss this question, I swear to goodness that this will get the NGC award for most painful moment:   Which of Batman's enemies would also be your enemy in the bonus round on Top Card?


BUZZCODE: 39

John: 61
Jonathan: 55  (DING!)

Me: Jonathan, PLEASE get this correct!

Jonathan: The Joker.  (Laughter and applause)  That's correct.  Hopefully this card will be a friend and not a foe.

(applause)

Me:  A TEN!  That would put you at an even footing with John....or you can take the top card.  What's your decision?  (Audience yells one particular suggestion)

[jmdarrall]

I'll take the ten! And for the next category, I'll try GEEK SPEAK.

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(applause)


Me: It's all tied up, and we have a dual implication on our hands, ladies and gentlemen.  The next card could possibly be the winning card.  Audience, please be quiet as I read the next question:  The category is Geek Speak.  Hands on plungers.  

This software or hardware barrier is used to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing your computer. Name it.

BUZZCODE: 53
John: 45  (DING!)
Jonathan: 74

Me: John?

John: Firewall  (applause)

Me: That's correct.  If that card is an ace, then you will win ANOTHER $2100, and we will have a perfect front game!  (Applause, cheers in anticipation)  Let's see that card, Michelle......

(audience groans)


Me: It's a deuce.  John, that would increase your score to 12 if you take it, or you may exchange it for the top card.  What's your decision?  (Audience shouts their opinions)

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I'll go for the top card.

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Should that card be an ace, we will have a perfect game, and John Lopez will win ANOTHER $2100.  Let's  see it!



    
    



Leslie:  PERFECTION!

(Sustained bell dings, applause and theme music)

Me:  WHOA!  My goodness!  These cards are HOT today!  John Lopez wins $4200 and will play Top Card Plus in just a moment.

(Leslie and I walk to the contestants' podiums)  However, we must say goodbye to Jonathan Darrall.  You are definitely NOT leaving empty handed.  That $2100 you won earlier in the show is yours to keep with our thanks for being here.  Let's have a round of applause for Jonathan!  

John Lopez is our new champion, and when we come back, he will play for a brand new car among other fabulous prizes.  He may even walk away with $25,000 in cash.  Stay tuned.

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Alright! Jon, you were a great opponent.

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(Theme and applause)

Welcome back to Top Card. Our new champion, John Lopez, has already won $4200 with two blackjacks. Here's how we play the bonus round.

You will select up to four prizes.  With each prize you select, you have the option to keep the card behind it or take the top card.  Should you go over 21 or find the Joker on the board, you will lose the bonus round and any prizes you accumulated here in this round. You may elect to stop at any time and keep any prizes earned.  Get to 21 exactly, and you could win one of these:

Ford Fusion
Ford Escape
Ford C-Max
Ford Flex
-or-
Ford Mustang GT  (Audience woos after each car)

One more thing:  should you get a blackjack off the board in your first two turns, that is a "grand slam"; you will win the car, ALL the prizes on the board, and THIS:

(SOTC Australia cash jackpot fanfare)

Dan: A cash jackpot of TWENTY FIVE THOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSAND DOLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS!  (Cheers)

Me: As you may recall, James Greek grand slammed the bonus round.  You can too.  (Applause)  

Leslie here is holding five envelopes, one for each of the automobiles.  They have been shuffled; which number will you pick, John?

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Let's see....I'll go for Envelope 3.

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You will be playing for the.....

C-MAX!  Dan, tell us more about this beautiful automobile:  (Leslie poses for it)

Dan: This hybrd car can get 42 miles per gallon, and comes equipped with 2.0L I4 engine, CVT Transmission, and Equipment Package 202A.  Furnished by River City Ford.  This car is worth $22,840!




(Applause)  Get the 21, and the car is yours. Good luck.  Pick your first prize.

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Cutlery.

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Me:  Dan, tell us more about these knives.

(vamp theme)
Dan: Each knife is precision forged using Zwilling’s Sigmaforge process, resulting in an exceptionally hard yet flexible blade.
This Set includes:

Four steak knives

4" paring knife.

5" santoku knife.

6" slicing knife.

8” bread knife

8" chef's knife.

Kitchen shears.

Honing steel.

and
Wood storage block.

Furnished by Williams-Sonoma.  Retail Value: $1135.  (applause)

Hopefully, the Joker won't stab you in the back.....



(mix of groans and applause)



Bad news: No grand slam jackpot, but it's not the Joker.  What would you like to do with the 6?  Keep it or take the top card?  (Audience yells suggestions)

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Let's go for the top card.

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The six has been eighty-sixed, and what do we have instead?







(Audience groans)  


Well, a 2 is a small start.  You still have 3 chances to build on the 2.  What prize would you like next?

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Let's go for that arcade machine, I'm a gamer, so it'd be a welcome addition.

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Me: Then you will undoubtedly love this.  Dan, what game is it?

(vamp theme from "10 Seconds")

Dan: Made by Namco, designers of the original Pac-Man video game, this arcade cocktail table commemorates the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man and is identical to the cabinets played in pizza parlors and malls since the 1980s. Retail value: $3500.  (Applause)

Me:  But, if we see the Joker, it's game over.



(Scattered applause)

It's a Jack. You can go to 12, or exchange it with the top card.  What's your pleasure?  Remember, Leslie's deck does not include a Joker.

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I'm keeping the Jack.

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(Applause)


The jack is yours.  You now have over $4600 in prizes in your bank.  You can choose another prize or freeze and keep your prizes you've won so far.  What will you do?

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Let's go on....the internet radio and speakers.

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Me: Dan, how many stations can this radio get?

Dan: Wireless Libratone speakers provide audio from your smartphone, tablet or computer to give you freedom at your fingertips, and this Ocean Digital Wifi Internet Radio allows you to tune into over 17,000 stations worldwide.  This prize package is worth $750.  (applause)


Me:  That's a nice and nifty prize package.  We hope to find a 9 for the win....





(Classic Concentration Fail Horns, NBC awws and groans from the audience).

 

(Leslie joins us at the podium)  Me: I am so sorry, John.  That Joker is an automatic bust.  The cutlery, game, and the radio/speaker package will be put in the Joker's vault.  We will do something differently with that vault which will be explained on the next show.  However, you will be back on the next show with $4200 in cash.  That we can never take away.  (applause)

We'll wrap up the show reveal the other cards after this quick break.  (Theme plays, light applause)

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***AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION GAME***

Open to those who were NOT a contestant on this show.

The first person to respond to this will play an audience participation game for two prizes!

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I'll play!

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Me: We are back, and we have time for a quick audience participation game.  During the break, we picked one studio audience member at random to play with us.  Leslie, who is that lucky person?


Leslie:  His name is James!  Welcome, James to the audience game.  I hope you're feeling lucky.  As you know, before John picked the Joker, he had a score of 12.  That means he would have needed a 9 to win the game.  It would require two cards.  If you can give me the two prizes he needed to pick to get that total of 9, you will win both prizes.  (applause)

Which two prizes do you think they were?  I'll give you a hint; there is more than one correct answer.

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Yes I am! I am also lucky that I am a one time retired champion of NTC!