Card Sharks: S2E86 (END)

[koopakid17]

Bill McDee returns with $9,150. Who'd like to challenge him?

[nelson21]

Me good sir

[billmcdee]

Checking in Kevin.

[koopakid17]

Time to get started...

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Jim Thornton: Call the cards the way you should, and how, One of them could be worth eighty thou on...

And now, here is the host of Card Sharks, Kevin Kolsen!

Me: Hey! Howdy! Hello, everybody! And all various apropos felicitations, of course! This is Card Sharks! This is the show where a fortune in cash and a new car can be all yours with the turn of a single card. Charlene and Terri are out dealers. Come on out so we can get some cards on the game board. I'll also ask out Card Sharks to come forward. Welcome!

*Bill and Nels run to their podiums*

Bill McDee, we welcome you back to the tune of $9,150.

*applause*

Anything new we should hear about you?

[billmcdee]

Just that I'm over $9,000 richer than I was 24 hours ago

[koopakid17]

That's great to hear. Maybe we can get you some more in about 24 minutes. We have someone else who wants that to happen, too. You'll have to shut down Nels Snesrud if you want more. Nels, tell us about yourself.

[nelson21]

I’m a cashier at target I’m from golden Valley Minnesota in my spare time I like to bowl and make rainbow loom bracelets

[koopakid17]

Great to hear. Thank you, Nels. Let's get to this.

BILL
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NELS
[C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

We play this game best two out of three. You win $500 for your first round, $1,000 and the right to play the Money Cards for the second. You two will make calls based on whether you think the next one is higher or lower than the one preceding it. We determine control of the cards with high-low questions. They are designed to judge your ability to analyze human nature. Here's the first one. It's for you, Bill. We surveyed 100 people:

"Should the legal age to consume alcohol in the United States be raised, lowered or kept the same?"

Bill, how many told us that the age should be raised?

[billmcdee]

This is definitely a sensitive subject to me.

I dare say 21 is too young for people to be consuming alcohol.

I feel the same about other things too.

As for how many out of 100 feel it should be raised above 21, I'll say 32 of them said that.

[koopakid17]

32 out of 100 think the legal drinking age should be raised.

[32][__][__]

*ding*

Higher or lower than 32, Nels?

[nelson21]

I think it’s a little higher

[koopakid17]

Little higher? Okay.

[32][__][HI]

*ding*

Out of 100 people, the actual number who told us the legal age to consume alcohol in the states should be raised from 21 is...

[32][17][JI]

*dingdingding*

17 of them. I can see why you thought that, Nels, but it was considerably lower. They just did that nationwide to cigarettes, but you can still do that and drink late into college depending on when you graduate.

BILL
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NELS
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This means Bill, you have first licks.

BILL
[A.♥][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

You have an Ace!

[billmcdee]

I'll say lower.

[koopakid17]

Lower than the Ace?

BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

*ding*

It's an eight.

[billmcdee]

Freeze right there please.

[koopakid17]

You got it.

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

Maybe you can change that eight later on. For now, you must win a high-low question. This next one is for Nels. We asked 100 fifth graders.

"Is Pluto a planet?"

How many fifth graders said Pluto is a planet, Nels?

[nelson21]

45 of them

[billmcdee]

I know it was demoted like 15 or so years ago, so I don't know if that's being taught anymore in school that it is not a planet...

I think lower than 45.

[koopakid17]

45 fifth graders say Pluto is a planet.

[__][__][45]

*ding*

Bill says that number is lower.

[LO][__][45]

*ding*

When I was in fifth grade, Pluto was a planet. It was also closer to the sun than Neptune. Screwed the whole mnemonic up. Actual number of fifth graders who said Pluto is a planet is...

[LO][66][45]

*dingdingding*

66 of them! Not all of them agree with the classification. Two thirds of them don't, but maybe their opinions will change down the line.

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

Nels, we get to see how you do.

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[7 ♠][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

You have a seven. Play or change?

[nelson21]

Change it please

[koopakid17]

Wish fulfilled. Your seven becomes...

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[Q ♠][C*S][C*S][C*S][C*S]

A Queen!

[nelson21]

Lower please

[koopakid17]

Lower than the Queen...

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[Q ♠][2 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]

*ding*

A two!

[nelson21]

Higher please

[koopakid17]

Calling it higher...

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
NELS
[Q ♠][2 ♥][9 ♣][C*S][C*S]

*ding*

Yes! You have a nine.

[nelson21]

Feeeze

[koopakid17]

All right, then.

—————|BILL
[A.♥][8 ♥][C*S][C*S][C*S]
——————————|NELS
[Q ♠][2 ♥][9 ♣][C*S][C*S]

Both our contestants make progress after a question, but Nels is ahead by one. We continue with a third high-low question Bill, we surveyed 100 bachelors:

"Do you own a pair of bunny slippers?"

How many bachelors said yes, Bill?

[billmcdee]

I would think that would be a relatively low number, and I think not many of them would admit to owning them...



I think no more than 7 said that they own a pair of bunny slippers.

[koopakid17]

Seven bachelors own a pair of bunny slippers.

[ 7][__][__]

*ding*

Higher or lower, Nels?

[nelson21]

Higher