Monk, Friar or Padre. Which of these was the TV title character played by Tony Shalhoub?
Doug: Michael.
Michael: Monk.
Doug: That's right. (audience applause) Michael, that correct answer has earned you a free roll of the dice. The sum of the roll in hundreds of cyber-dollars will start off the pot.
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Doug: And the roll is 7 for CY$700. Now, Michael, until the next round starts, this is the only time you want to roll a 7 -- because outside of a free roll, a 7 results in a bust. That means all the cyber-money in the pot is a loss and you score nothing for the round.
But, now that we're outside of the free roll, the double decision board is in play.
Doug: These screens hide thousands of cyber-dollars plus surprises and the word "bust" -- which, just like a 7, results in a total loss of everything you built up. Whenever you throw a double, you have the option of taking whatever's behind the corresponding screen -- or having CY$100 per point added to the pot.
Now that you know how we roll, do you want to roll again or bank CY$700 and play another toss-up question to start Round 2.
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will roll again.
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Doug: And -- just a piddly 3. Bank the thou -- or try for more wow?
Michael: I will try for more wow.
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Doug: And you got an 8 for CY$800 more. Was that really one more -- or are you really banking CY$1800?
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Michael: I will roll one more time.
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Doug: Went to the well one time too many, I'm afraid. Got a 7. No score.
Night is still young. Michael, Will, you're both back in for this next toss-up question as we commence Round 2.
At the Pentagon, near the hexagons or in the octagon. Which prepositional phrase is most closely associated with Leon Panetta?
Doug: Will.
Will: Leon's at the Pentagon.
Doug: He's Defense Secretary under President Obama. He's most likely at the Pentagon. (audience applause) Dice are hot for you. Roll 'em.
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Doug: Wow and what a great first roll. A big ten for ten hundred cyber-dollars. (audience laughs) I can name at least two other hosts who identified 1000 as "ten hundred". Why can't I?
Anyway, Will, want to bank the grand to take the dice again in hand?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Will: Let's keep throwing them. We want a YO!
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Doug: Well, no yo-leven -- but another ten. And it's a double five -- meaning it's double decision time. We could add another thousand to the pot -- or you may go to the double five screen on the board.
Doug: If you go to the board and we find cyber-money in the double five screen, we add that much to the pot instead of CY$1000. If there's a surprise, we follow its directions.
Funny thing is -- there *could* be a "double pot" surprise or a CY$1000 prize behind double five -- which -- pretty much renders this discussion moot.
But then again, there could be a paltry payoff or even a bust waiting for you.
You know the bad. You know the good. What's the decision?
Will: The speed limit hasn't done all THAT well for me; I'll take the grover.
Doug: All right, pot goes up to CY$2000. *If* you went to the board, what would've happened?
Doug: We'd still have a scoreless tie, that's what. Shuffle the board, please.
Doug: All right, Will, care to roll again or bank the two grand?
Will: I got my point, and it's still early, so let's color up the grovers and move forward.
Doug: Huh?
Will: That means to bank.
Doug: Oh -- of course. :) Two grovers from the pot to Will's bank, please.
               
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Doug: Color up the grovers. Gonna have to remember that next time I'm at the casino. Of course, first I have to end up two grovers to the good. (light laughter from the crowd) Round 3 starts with this toss-up query.
Warsaw, Krakow or Gdansk. As of today's typing, what is the capital of Poland?
Doug: Michael.
Michael: Warsaw.
Doug: That's right. (audience applause) Given the confines of the question, I couldn't accept "$1.98 a year" as an answer.
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Doug: Michael couldn't wait to take the free roll. I can't blame him.
Michael, 7 on a free roll again. We start at CY$700. The next roll of 7 sends you right back to zero. Roll again or bank the seven bills?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will roll again.
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Doug: Durn. The sevens are biting today.
Will still leads 2000 to nothing. Let's see what happens after this question.
Is the total number of stars and stripes on the U.S. flag more or less than sixty?
Doug: Michael.
Michael: More than 60.
Doug: Fifty stars plus 13 stripes add up to 63. You're right. (audience applause) All right, Michael, free roll.
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Doug: And you start with a 4. Remember, we have two rounds and a catch-up round to go. Want to bank the 400 now and start Round 5 -- or risk the 400 and roll again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will roll again.
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Doug: And a 5 brings the pot up to CY$900. Keep on rollin' or bank the nine bills?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: Keep on rollin'.
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Doug: Well now, double 2 means a double decision. Michael, would you like for us to add CY$400 to pot -- meaning it would be up to CY$1300...
Doug: ...or would you like to go to the double 2 screen on the board. If it hides cyber-money, we add that much to the pot. If it hides a surprise, we follow the directions. If it hides a bust, you're right back at zero.
What say ye?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will go with the board.
Doug: Going to the board. Instead of a CY$400 addition to the pot, what happens?
Doug: We double the pot, that's what. Let's shuffle the board.
Doug: Now, Michael, we have CY$1800 in the pot, Will has CY$2000 in the pot. Bank now and we have a close game. Roll again -- and you could go into the lead; then again, disaster may wait to strike again.
What do you do?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will roll one more time.
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Doug: Rats. All that work gets wiped out. All right, anything's still possible -- but we are running out of time. Round 5's about to start -- then we have Round 6 and a catch-up round. Round 5 commences with this.
The Atlanta Braves or the New York Yankees. Who won the 1996 World Series?
HOT DICE CONTINUES
