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Doug: No appreciable gain. Queen, 10 and 9. Still get 5 points.
MATT BRIAN ROBERT ![]()
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Doug: So Matt's our leader right now -- but now it's time to get set for the Poker Run.
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Doug: This is the section of the round that determines our winner. In this particular Poker Run, the object is to collect all five letters in the word "Poker". We start by giving free letters to our top two contesti.
MATT BRIAN ROBERT ![]()
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Doug: Matt, you had the most points -- so we give you two free letters. Robert, you receive one free letter. Brian, no head start I'm afraid.
Remember, if you chime in and pick the right answer to a question, you earn a letter. If you buzz in and pick a wrong answer, you're locked out of the next query.
Hands on buzzers. Let's start the Poker Run.
You'll need more than two standard dice cubes to play the game of...
\ Bunco
\ Yahtzee
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Robert.
Robert: All of the above.
Doug: And just like that, you're tied with Matt. Next question.
When making a list of men who served as U.S. President in the 1970s, you must include...
\ Richard Nixon
\ Jimmy Carter
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Matt.
Matt: All of the above
MATT BRIAN ROBERT ![]()
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Doug: Nixon's U.S. Presidency ended in the '70s; Carter's started in that decade. Hence the "all". Next question's on literature.
Homer authored the...
\ "Iliad"
\ "Odyssey"
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Matt again.
Matt: All of the above.
Doug: Right again. Matt's one away from victory. Robert needs three. Brian needs to make a move.
A white plus sign on a solid blue field best describes the...
\ design of Switzerland's national flag
\ symbol of the American Red Cross
\ all of the above
\ none of the aboveDoug: Matt for the win.
Matt: None of the above
Doug: Colors involved for both are white and red. You win.
MATT BRIAN ROBERT ![]()
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Doug: Nice job, Matt. Chance to win up to CY$7500 comes now.
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Doug: It's hiding behind a letter in "POKER" on the video screen". Pick a letter and let's see what you find.
Matt: Let's go with the O.
Doug: The O it is -- and behind the O we find...
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Doug: ...CY$2500.
MATT BRIAN ROBERT ![]()
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Doug: As I recall, Matt, you lost CY$3000 in the Grand Gamble on the last show. So you recovered most of that loss here. More fun, more games and hopefully bigger payoffs are on the way -- when The New Net Poker comes back.
ADVANCE TO 5-CARD POKER