Time for our 34th episode of Net Poker. The fifth anniversary of Net Poker is coming up next year. Your support has kept this going. So thanks! There are some surprises coming up in '08 -- but let's concentrate on this episode...
\ Andy Silikovitz has two wins, CY$29,000 and a trip to San Francisco. Should he win this game or make a natural royal flush in any round of the main game, he wins CY$100,000, a new car and is back in the Quarter Million Playoff.
\ This is Game 34 -- so if you played in the main game of our 31st, 32nd or 33rd episode, please sit on your hands and let someone else win. You're also ineligible if you're named Robert McBride -- but that's only because you're already in the Quarter Million Playoff.
...now to the qualifying question. As you know, the two players closest to the right answer, high or low, challenge Andy for the championship. Here's the query.
On July 25, 2007, at 1:00pm Central, we watched "The Weakest Link" on BBC America. The players banked how much money out of this episode's possible £10,000? Please respond to the nearest multiple of £10.
(time passes)
Time's up. The team banked a dreadful, a deplorable, a depressing...
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...£2690. At least Anne couldn't accuse them of being greedy.
Time to ask -- who's the closest?
David Hammond £2710
Hey, sharp shootin', Tex. Only off by £20. If I'm not mistaken, David hasn't been with us since the *pilot* episode way back in '03. Next closest...
Michael Clifford £2500
...Michael, Michael, motorcycle back in action for the first time this season. This should be a great game of Net Poker -- next.
======================================================================Rich Jeffries: "Supertrain" will not be seen tonight. Thank goodness. (audience laughs) What a piece of (MG '98 censored sfx). (more laughs) Doug: Rich, we're on the air! Rich: Oh, sorry. In its place, we present this groovy replacement. ======================================================================
(drum rolls)
Rich: This is our returning champion, Andy Silikovitz. Tonight, if he plays his cards right, he could win more than CY$200,000, a new car and the right to return to the Quarter Million Playoff of Net Poker.
Rich: From CDM Enterprises, a division of Trax Productions, welcome to the card game where high hands can bring high rewards. This is Net Poker.
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Rich: And now, here's the star of our show, Doug Morris!
(Doug walks out from behind the video poker screen)
Doug: I thank you, Rich. And I thank all of you for joining us for this episode of Net Poker. You picked a good time to join us because, as Rich alluded to, our champ is on the verge of an undefeated championship. Of course, there are two challengers that want to stop him. We'll introduce the players -- after we say hi to D.J. Hamilton.
(as ABBA's "Dancing Queen" plays in the background, D.J. roller skates on stage wearing a pair of white shorts and a light blue shirt with the words "Disco Baby") (audience cheers)
D.J.: Hey, you groovy guys and gals. I'm D.J. -- your funky -- uhhh -- deejay. ((audience laughs) Let's introduce our contestants...
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D.J.: Our theme this round is I Love The '70s. And I hope you love the '70s as much as I do. Because Doug's going to name a year from that groovy decade and two events. You have to determine if one, both or neither of the events occured in that year.
Each time you buzz in and pick the right answer, we'll give you 10 points. After five questions, we'll get down with more points at the video screen.
Doug: I wonder if this is in deference to my recent trip to Knoxville -- where I lived in the '70s. In any event, we've already spotted each of you with 10 points. Play carefully -- because some of these questions in this round are long.
ADVANCE TO VIDEO POKER
