5-Card Poker

(new car music plays)

Scarlett: Any contestant who wins four consecutive games of Net Poker will play for CY$1,000,000 in Deuces Wild Poker. In addition, that player will automatically win -- A NEW CAR!!!!

(audience cheers)

Scarlett: The Jaguar XJL sedan comes with a 5-liter V8 engine, plus four zone automatic climate control with air filtration and much, much more.

Scarlett: We're also adding this CY$10,000 gas card -- to make this prize package worth CY$90,150.

Scarlett: And now, Dom and Brian try to stay in the game in 5-Card Poker. Back to Doug Morris and Net Poker.

(audience cheers)

Doug: I thank you, Scarlett. Welcome back to Net Poker. During the break, we reset the scores to zero. We also had Brian cut the deck for our head's up round of 5-Card Poker.

 

 
 



WHAT'S MISSING?
 

Doug: And tonight in 5-Card, we're playing What's Missing? I'm going to give you a list of items that fit a particular subject. All you have to do is identify the missing item.

Each time you chime in with the right answer, you earn 10 points and the right to pick one of two up cards for your poker hand. As always, the card you decline automaticaly goes to your opponent.

After you each have four cards, we'll play a 15-point blind card question. High hand will earn 25 points. Then we race to the goal of 100 points in the Poker Run.

Deej, let's have a look at the first two cards for the round.

D.J.: The 10 of Diamonds and the King of Spades.

Doug: All right. Remember, natural royal flush adds CY$1,000,000 to wherever you store your moolah. Here's the first question.

If you win *this* round, you'll play the championship round that involves wild cards. But if you played a wild card in the game of UNO, you'll have the right to call one of four colors. I'll list three of them and you tell me what's missing.

 

RED
BLUE
YELLOW

(Dom buzzes in)

Doug: Dom.

Dom: Green.

Doug: That's right.

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: First 10 points of the round to you, Dom -- and the choice of card.

Dom: King.

Doug: Very well.

 


DOM


BRIAN



Doug: The 10 goes to Brian and two more cards come down the chute.

(a few woos from the crowd)

D.J.: The Queen of Diamonds and the 9 of Spades.

Doug: OK, might get a little interesting. Next question.

I'll list three of the four inner planets in our solar system -- and you tell me what's missing.

 

EARTH
VENUS
MARS

(Brian buzzes in)

Doug: Brian.

Brian: Mercury.

Doug: Just beating Dom to the buzzer to tie the score.

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Which card, he asked?

Brian: I'll take the Queen

Doug: He replied.

 


DOM


BRIAN



Doug: So far, working on straight and royal flushes. Will the next cards cooperate?

(a few groans from the crowd)

D.J.: Sorry -- the Jack of Clubs and the 10 of Clubs.

Doug: Huh kay, no million in the cards -- literally. On to our next list.

If you're a psychic, you know this next question involves Dionne Warwick. She and three other famous singers collaborated for a remake of the song "That's What Friends Are For" -- released in 1985. I'll list three of the four singers who performed, including Dionne, and you tell me who's missing.

 

DIONNE WARWICK
STEVIE WONDER
ELTON JOHN

(Dom buzzes in)

Doug: Dom.

Dom: Gladys Knight

Doug: Right you are.

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Lead's yours now, Dom -- 20 to 10 -- as well as the choice of Club.

Dom: 10.

Doug: OK -- interesting.

 


DOM


BRIAN



Doug: Deprives Brian of a pair. Both players on a straight draw, still. Next cards, please

D.J.: The 10 of Spades and the 9 of Clubs.

Doug: Well one of you will build on a pair of 10s going into the blind card list. Here's the last 10-point list of the round.

In 2008, NCAA men's basketball history was made when all of the number #1 seeds reached the Final Four. I'll list three of them -- and you tell me what university's team is missing.

 

NORTH CAROLINA
KANSAS
UCLA

(Brian buzzes in)

Doug: Brian.

Brian: Duke.

(buzz)

Doug: Good answer -- but the right answer is Memphis -- in, I think, John Calipari's next to last season as head coach. My home state Kansas Jayhawks won the whole thing that year.

 

 

 

DOM
BRIAN




(ding)

Doug: Dom, that means you get the 10 points and the pick by default.

Dom: 10.

Doug: Making a pair going into the blind cards...

 


DOM


BRIAN



Doug: ...Brian, a King high straight is what you'd *really* like and we've already seen one cowboy in this round. Anything can still happen before the Poker Run. Next two cards face down.

Doug: Let's kick the value up a notch. Fifteen points at stake -- and then 25 for high hand. Let's see what you know about politics and government.

Only five vice presidents of the United States have been elected president. I'll list four of them -- and you tell me who's missing.

 

GEORGE H.W. BUSH
RICHARD NIXON
JOHN ADAMS
THOMAS JEFFERSON

(Dom buzzes in)

Doug: Dom.

Dom: Martin Van Buren.

Doug: That's right.

 

 

 

DOM
BRIAN




(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Well, Dom, you'll either have a commanding lead or a slim lead going into the Poker Run. Which card do you think will help you toward a commanding lead.

Dom: Right card.

Doug: All righty, then.

 


DOM


BRIAN



Doug: We have the cards in place. I tell ya what. Let's check Dom's last card first. The remaining 10 in the deck would be a great help. King or 9 would help. Deej, please flip over Dom's final card.

5-CARD POKER CONTINUES