(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: Let's roll those dice again.
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Doug: And a big 10 for CY$1700 total. Roll 'em again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will roll those dice one more time.
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Doug: Ooohh, another 7. That counts as a bust.
                   
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Doug: Still a close game -- but we're close to finding a winner. This is Round 5. Here's the question.
Drachma, lira, or peso. Before the euro, what was the official currency of Italy?
Doug: Michael.
Michael: Lira.
Doug: That's it. (audience applause) Dice are hot for you, Michael. Take your free roll.
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(audience groans)
Doug: Lovely. A 3. Well, I think I know the answer -- but you have to tell me -- bank the 300 or roll again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I'll roll again.
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Doug: And -- a little better. Five for CY$500 more. Bank the 800 or keep on keepin' on?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I will keep on rolling.
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Doug: And a big 9 for CY$900 more. Want to add 1700 to your coffers or roll again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: I have to say it. I'll roll one more time.
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Doug: And another 9. Up to CY$2600. Was that really one more time?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Michael: Yes it was. I will freeze.
Doug: Or in this case, bank.
 
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Doug: All right. Round 6 commences now. Unless Nikolai banks exactly CY$3000 in this round, we play the catch-up round right after this round. New question.
"Rodeo Drive", "Wall Street" or "Route 66". You'll probably find all of these on a map -- but which one is the title of a movie starring Michael Douglas?
Doug: Nikolai.
Nikolai: Wall Street.
Doug: Right you are. (audience applause) Gotta lot to make up. Take your free roll.
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Doug: And a 5 for the man. I have to ask -- bank the 500 or roll again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: With the way things are going, I have to roll again.
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Doug: Hey now. Double decision to make. Have CY$400 added to the pot...
Doug: ...or take whatever's hiding behind the double 2 space on the board.
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: I'll see what's behind the terrible twos.
(a few from the crew and audience laugh)
Doug: Not going there. But let's see if there's something great or terrible.
Doug: I'd say that's great. CY$2000 more in the pot. Shuffle 'em up, fellers.
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Doug: Nikolai, suddenly the pot's up to CY$2500. If you banked now, you'd start the catch-up round -- and you'd have to overcome a manageable CY$500 deficit. Roll again -- and you could either lose it all or gain enough to get the lead.
What do you think?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: You know, everyone, some of you can call me crazy, but CY$500 is a manageable amount to try and catch up by, plus I haven't lost a game yet. I will bank.
(mixed reactions from the crowd)
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Doug: Savages, aren't they? (a few laughs from the crowd) Well, it's catch-up time. Nikolai will be starting us off shortly.
Remember, in the catch-up round, we don't build a pot. You get one roll of the dice. Nikolai, if you bank at least CY$500, you force Michael to roll -- or else he wins automatically.
Also keep in mind a roll of a 7 is a bust. You don't lose anything from your bank -- but you don't gain anything either. We have to shuffle the board *again*...
HOT DICE CONTINUES
