Doug: Also looking to improve on more than CY$44,000 in winnings and continue a streak of victories, Dean, tell the nice folks about yourself.
Dean: I'm 33 and from Johnston, RI, and I'm currently-but-hopefully-soon-not-to-be unemployed. I'm also a retired 'Net Game show host.
Doug: Lemme guess. GSN gave you a buzz about you succeeding Carnie on "The Newlywed Game", right? (light laughter from the crowd) Seriously, wherever the job market's taking you, I hope it's in a great direction. Five numbers, please.
Dean: I'll go with 2, 4, 10, 14 and 24.
Doug: Going with the digits in 24, numbers that add up to 24 and 24 itself. Whether he's a Jack Bauer or Jeff Gordon fan, let's have a look.
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Doug: Hmmm, interesting -- 2/5 of the way toward a straight in Clubs and Diamonds. You have two Queens which are worth 5 points to you.
You could stop here and clinch a tie with Michael ahead of the Poker Run -- giving each of you two free letters -- or make exchanges and try to improve. Remember, a royal flush in this round give you CY$1,000,000 as well as 1000 points and, more than likely, victory in this round. What say ye?
Dean: Hmm. Keeping a tie with Michael would be interesting, but since I'm guaranteed five points with the chance to improve it, I'm going to change cards.
Doug: Not a surprise this close a score.
Dean: Keep the Queens and go with 9, 11 and 21.
Doug: Let's take a look and see what joins the ladies.
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Doug: Pair of Jacks with the pair of Queens. Ten points.
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Doug: And those Jacks are proving to be the difference as we start the Poker Run.
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Doug: As we start, the points turn into letters -- at least for two players.
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Doug: Dean, since you made first place prior to the run, we give you two free letters in the word "POKER". Michael, with a close second place finish, you get one letter. No head start for Charlie, unfortunately, since he finished third.
In this Poker Run, players, you're racing to collect letters in "POKER". Each time you chime in and pick the right answer, you collect another letter. If you buzz in and pick a wrong answer, you're eliminated from the next question.
We keep playing until someone has all five letters in "POKER". Collect all five letters and you win the round and possibly CY$7500.
Dean, Michael, Charlie, hands back on the buzzers because the Poker Run starts -- NOW!
When making a list of nouns expressed with a dollar sign, or "$", instead of an "S" or "s", you must include...
\ the title of a TV drama that starred James Caan and later Tom Selleck
\ the one-word name of the female singer who had a hit with "TiK ToK"
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Dean.
Dean: All of the above.
Doug: Sorry, Dean. Ke$ha, the singer's name, has a dollar sign. "Las Vegas" with James Caan and Tom Selleck did not. However, to clarify, the '70s cop show "Vega$" that starred the late Robert Urich had a dollar sign. Next question's just for the challengers.
The American dollar sign, or "$", can also be used to express a monetary amount in pesos in...
\ Mexico
\ the Phillipines
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Michael.
Michael: Mexico
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Doug: Si, seņor. The Phillipines' peso is denoted with a capital P and at least one horizontal line. Dean's back in. Still haven't heard from Charlie.
Dash is the first name of...
\ a Don Johnson TV title character with the last name Bridges
\ one half of the duo Seals and Crofts
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Dean.
Dean: None of the above?
Doug: Sorry. Dash Crofts represented the latter half of the duo. Don Johnson played *Nash* Bridges. Challengers, this is just for you.
Melanie Hamilton is...
\ a character in "Gone With The Wind"
\ the real name of actress Melanie Griffith
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Michael.
Michael: A character in Gone With The Wind.
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Doug: Right -- and you're in the lead.
Before becoming a sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer was an...
\ Israeli sniper
\ ambassador to Britain
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Dean.
Dean: An Israeli sniper.
Doug: That's right. Dean and Michael tied again for the lead.
"I Wanna Be Your Man", an early hit for The Rolling Stones, was written by...
\ John Lennon
\ Paul McCartney
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Michael.
Michael: All of the above.
Doug: That's right. Michael just needs one more to win the round.
Kevin O'Connell is the actual first and last name of...
\ a former game show host
\ an NFL quarterback
\ all of the above
\ none of the above
Doug: Michael for the round.
Michael: all of the above.
Doug: That's right and that's a come from behind win in the Poker Run.
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Doug: One Kevin O'Connell host a brief, but well-remembered, run as host of "Go". The other is a quarterback with the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets. Hopefully he won't retire and change his mind about it.
(audience laughs) (smooth jazz theme plays)
Doug: In any event -- what?
(floor director gives wrap signal)
Doug: We're going to break? OK. We'll take a break and give a chance for Michael to pick up some cyber-money when we come back.
ADVANCE TO -- DEUCES WILD POKER?!?!!???
