Top Card: Pilot Episode - Paramount Network

[dougmorrisontheair]

(scattered laughter from crowd)

Well first, we have to stop tape and have a contestant coordinator escort you to a restroom.

(more laughter from crowd)

Only kidding. We know what you mean, Bill.

As you might expect, the correct answer to each question in this category will start with the letter "P".

Texas Hold 'Em is a popular variant of what card game?

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(Players, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.

For the curious, the question you saw and heard at the opening is being saved for the Top Card Plus bonus round. That will be the plan when this "goes to series".)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Texas Hold 'Em is a popular variant of what card game?

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(Nick rings in)

Doug: Nick?

Nick: Poker

Doug: Poker? I don't even know her? (scattered laughter from crowd) Just kidding. You're right.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Let's see the card on the board for you, Nick.

Doug: It's a 9. Want this or the top card, Nick?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[GMNick]

That’s going to give me a 13. Not that I’m triskadecaphobic, but I think I’ll take the Top Card this time.

[dougmorrisontheair]

We'll also bypass the Taylor Swift references and give you this instead of the 9. Jackie?

(Jackie lifts top card)

(scattered groans)

A jack.

Well, Nick, you got a Lou Piniella number -- 14.

You're in position to bust. You may freeze on 14 or pick another category.

[GMNick]

I’ll risk it and go for THREE OF A KIND.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Three of a Kind this time.

I'll name three songs -- and you tell me the singer, famous for a one-word stage name, who made them hits: "If I Were A Boy", "Drunk In Love", "Crazy In Love".

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(Players, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

I'll name three songs -- and you tell me the singer, famous for a one-word stage name, who made them hits: "If I Were A Boy", "Drunk In Love", "Crazy In Love".

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-- billmcdee
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(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: Beyonce

Doug: Yes indeed.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Nels, you finally get a card. Let's see if you want this one from Three of a Kind.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Hey now -- an ace -- worth one. Want this or the top card?

[nelson21]

I’ll keep it

[dougmorrisontheair]

Plot suddenly thickens. We haven't seen the 10 from the board. We've just seen one face card from the deck, the laughing boy -- (scattered laughter from crowd) -- eh, that's a nickname for the jack of diamonds.

Nels, with that, please select another category.

[nelson21]

Color my world

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going for one of the classic Top Card categories. Everyone's still in this. Here's the question.

You've just downloaded the Mailchimp app for your phone. The colors on the app's icon are black and -- what primary color?

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(Players, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

You've just downloaded the Mailchimp app for your phone. The colors on the app's icon are black and -- what primary color?

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(Nick rings in)

Doug: Nick?

Nick: Yellow

Doug: That's the color.

(audience cheers)

All right, Nick. You have 14. You'd love a 7. That would give you an automatic win. Let's see what's behind Color My World.

(scattered groans)

An 8. The snowman would put you over by one. So -- obviously...

...you'll have to decline the 8 for the top card.

If the top card is less than a 7, you're still in business. If it's more than 7, you bust. If it *is* 7, we're talkin' winner winner chicken dinner.

Jackie?

(Jackie lifts top card)

(ding; applause; theme plays)

It's a 7!

Nick, you've heard of 7 come 11? In this case, it's 7 come 21.

Now, for winning Round 1, we normally award $2500. But for winning the round with 21, we double the payoff. That means you're winning $5000.

(audience cheers)

How ya feelin' heading into the championship round, Nick?

(music fades)

[GMNick]

Wow! Love the luck of the cards! Feels terrific! Good luck to my opponents and let’s see who I’ll be playing against in Round 3!

[dougmorrisontheair]

Doug: And good luck to you ahead of Round 3, Nick.

Now, before we go to break, let's put money in Jackie's Pot for the day.

(scattered cheers)

Jackie: Yes, I'm going to deal out the next five cards from the top of the deck. We'll take the combined value in hundreds of dollars -- and that will represent the seed money in the pot -- the very least one of our players will win in the championship round for hitting 21.

So, I hope we've got a lot of tens and royalty here. Here we go.

(audience cheers as...)

(Jackie picks up top five card)



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Doug: Well, we've got a 5 for $500.

(Jackie drops down card)



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Doug: A deuce for $200 more.

(Jackie drops down card)



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(more cheers)

Doug: That's more like it -- a cowboy for a grand.

(Jackie drops down card)



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(more cheers)

Doug: Another ten-counter for another thou -- and...

(Jackie drops down card)



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(more cheers)

Doug: ...a 4 to seed Jackie's Pot with $3100.

(theme plays)

Doug: All right. So $3100 and more money that we'll put in the pot at the end of Round 2. To claim the money in Jackie's Pot, all you have to do is hit 21 in the championship round.

Nick, we'll see you later for that championship round. Nels, Bill, please stand by. The crucial Round 2 is coming up -- when this sneak preview of Top Card continues from fabulous Las Vegas.

(audience cheers)

[billmcdee]

Nice going Nick!

[dougmorrisontheair]

(theme plays)

Steve: You're watching a sneaking preview of Top Card. And now back to Doug Morris.



(audience cheers) (music fades)

Thanks, Steve Anderson.

During the break, we reshuffled our special ten-card deck for our game board...

...and reactivated all our categories. We've also shuffled our 52-card deck for Jackie. We will repeat this process ahead of our championship round.

Nick, the winner of Round 1, is offstage watching this round -- and will rejoin us in that championship round. The winner of this round will oppose Nick.

After this round, we'll add more money to Jackie's Pot, currently at $3100.

Now, Round 2 begins with a toss-up question from our Wild Card category. This is just for control of the game; no card is at stake. If you chime in and miss, your opponent automatically picks the first category in this round. Good luck to you both -- and here we go.

True or false: According to a title of a classic hit song by Paul Simon, there are exactly 35 ways to leave your lover.

[dougmorrisontheair]

True or false: True or false: According to a title of a classic hit song by Paul Simon, there are exactly 35 ways to leave your lover.

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50 billmcdee
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(Nels rings in)

Doug: Nels?

Nels: False

Doug: False is right.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Song says there are 50 ways to leave your lovers.

Doug: Nels, which category would you like?

[nelson21]

Color my world please

[dougmorrisontheair]

Going with Color My World. Card's at stake this time -- with this question.


In professional football's battle for Ohio, the Cincinnati Bengals play against what in-state rival?

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(Nels and Bill, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

In professional football's battle for Ohio, the Cincinnati Bengals play against what in-state rival?

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(Bill rings in)

Bill?

[billmcdee]

That would be the Cleveland Browns.

[dougmorrisontheair]

And that would be right.

(audience cheers)

Let's see the first card of the round.

It's a 9. Bill, want the 9 or the top card?

[billmcdee]

That 9 looks mighty fine, I'll keep that and select SMITH OR JONES please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Bill takes the 9...

...and also picks Smith or Jones.

Each question in this category is about a famous person with the last name of Smith or Jones. We will need a first and last name.

This actress played the matriarch of "The Patridge Family". In real life, she was married to Jack Cassidy -- and later Marty Ingels. Name her.

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(Nels and Bill, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

This actress played the matriarch of "The Patridge Family". In real life, she was married to Jack Cassidy -- and later Marty Ingels. Name her.

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13 billmcdee
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Doug: Nels?

Nels: Shirley jones

Doug: That's right.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Nels, you're about to get on the board -- but with what? First let's check the board.

An ace.

(scattered cheers)

It's worth one if you took it. Want it or the top card, Nels?

(audience shouts suggestions)

[nelson21]

I’ll take it

[dougmorrisontheair]

The ace is yours -- and which category would you like, Nels?

[nelson21]

Three of a kind please

[dougmorrisontheair]

Back to Three of a Kind for this.


"B.A.", "Face", or "Hannibal". Which member of "The A-Team" was portrayed by Mr. T?

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(Nels and Bill, please PM me your answer and a buzz code from 1-100.)

[dougmorrisontheair]

"B.A.", "Face", or "Hannibal". Which member of "The A-Team" was portrayed by Mr. T?

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37 billmcdee
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(Bill rings in)

Bill?