NMG-HSH: Cyber-Phone Match

Cyber-Phone Match

Doug: And welcome back.  We have a little time and we want a lucky
viewer to win big.  Here's how.  We're going to play the Cyber-Phone
Match -- based on the Telephone Match Sweepstakes from the original
MG-HSH series.  Our randomizer will generate a new secret number from
-2.575 to +2.575.  If you want to play, e-mail me with your guess to
the nearest thousandth at dougm@c-gate.net.  If you're the closest to
the secret number, you'll win CY$500 instantly and have a chance at
CY$5000.  Secret number guesses are due Thursday, December 7th at 
12:00 noon Central.

(days later)

Doug: OK, the CPM call's over.  Let's see who's winning CY$500 as we
activate the randomizer...

("Love Connection" beeps; ding)

Negative-one-point-seven-one-five.  Now, who came the closest to that?

Dean Scungio -1.941

(audience applause)

Doug: Woah!  Dean Scungio gets to be on the other side of the head-to-
head match.  FWIW, we always ask in contestant/panelist calls once
you've played MG, HS or both, please wait three episodes before trying
again.  But, since CPM falls under the heading of "audience 
participation game", the exemption's waived off.  In any event, we're 
going for CY$5000 -- and maybe more -- after this.

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Robert Rosko: Pitfall Beer on Dee Dee's chest.  Can't make sense of
that?  Well, for Net Mad Gab, "it's all here on VBS".

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(audience applauds; MG-HSH music plays)

Doug: Welcome back.  Before we close up shop, let's play our cyber-
phone match as we welcome the three stars who'll join us for Hollywood
Squares next month.  I know it looks like we're going to do HS now.
But we'll explain why these folks are here in a moment.  First, Ghost 
of Jay Stewart, who are they?

(audience applause)

TGoJS: From Net Idiot Savants, The Brain!  From Battleblocks, Jason 
Antoniewicz!  And from Run for the Gold, Don Smith!

Doug: All right.  Welcome aboard.  Let's all say hello to our cyber-
phone player.  You all know him from Net U.S. Mastermind and Net 10
to 1.  Plus, he was on the panel not too long ago.  Please welcome
Dean Scungio.  (audience cheers) (Doug picks up his cell phone)
Dean, how are you?

Dean: (over the phone) Great, Doug.  Nice to be back on the show.  
One thing, though.

Doug: What's that?

Dean: How come Deborah JoAnn didn't kiss me when *I* was in the
Dawson chair?  (audience laughs)

Doug: (looks puzzled)  Uhh, well, for one thing, I don't think DJ 
was even in the audience that day.  Say, Deej, you still here?

DJ: (stands up from back row and waves)  Right here, Doug?

Doug: OK.  Justin, if you can zoom in on DJ.  (award winning director
Justin Morris has camera 3 take a close-up of DJ)  Now, Deej, you just 
blow Dean a kiss for good luck, OK?

(DJ blows kiss to the camera and winks)

DJ: Good luck, Dean.

(audience cheers)

Doug: Now that we have that out of the way, ready to win big?

Dean: (laughs) Oh, yes.

Doug: OK, here's how.  Just for winning the right to play the Cyber-
Phone Match, you're already CY$500 richer.  We'll give you a chance to 
win CY$5000 on a head-to-head basis in just a moment.  (pauses)  But 
first, we have an extra holiday surprise just for you, Dean.  I have 
in my hand a regular main Match Game question which all nine 
celebrities will respond to.  Dean, each time you match a star, you 
win CY$100.  But, if you match all nine, your CY$900 becomes CY$2000.  
(audience cheers)  And that's not all, whatever you win on this 
question, we'll add to the 500 you already have, multiply all 
that by ten and that will determine the value of the head-to-head
match question.  In other words, a perfect 2000 plus 500 times ten
equals a chance at CY$25,000.  (audience cheers)  Remember, you are
guaranteed a shot at a CY$5000 bank for the head-to-head match.  
But each match you make on this query sweetens that bank.  So, stars, 
we need all nine of you to put virtual pen to paper on this...


Say, I have a Net Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour holiday riddle.
What does Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer do when he's not guiding
Santa's sleigh ride?  The answer: Rudolph serves as an understudy 
for a << BLANK >>.

(J! think music plays)

(Doug's note: There was a discrepancy in this question.  So, all
answers e-mailed were discarded when the boo-boo was discovered.
The player and panel have their answers based on the revised
question.)

Doug: OK, Dean, our stars are ready and we await your answer....

Say, I have a Net Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour holiday riddle.
What does Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer do when he's not guiding
Santa's sleigh ride?  The answer: Rudolph serves as an understudy for 
a << BLANK >>.

Dean: In his spare time, he stands on top of a tower at night.  
That's because he doubles as a BEACON.  

(light applause)

Doug: Hmm, not a bad thought.  We'll see if that can get you some
money.  We start way on up there with Brain.  Dean's looking for a 
beacon.

The Brain: I said "A Spotlight"

Doug: Spotlight... beacon... c'mon judge, give it up.  (ding;
audience applause)  There ya go.  Dean's up to CY$600 just like that.
Jason, show us a beacon.

Jason: I said Rudolph is the understudy for a
+--------+
|  STOP  |
|  SIGN  |
+--------+

(buzz)

Doug: Uh, Jason, I think you have this confused with NBS.  Anywho, 
Don?

Don: Ugh...struggles...struggles...struggles....:)

his nose is bright red..and bright.

I'll say a STOP LIGHT

(buzz) (audience applause)

Doug: *That's* what I was thinking.  Anyway, Dean, you're still at
CY$600.  We go to the middle row and Mark.

Mark: I'm sorry, Dean.  I also said (flip) **TRAFFIC LIGHT**

(buzz)

Doug: Another traffic light.  OK, Jay?

Jay: 

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| STOP  |
| LIGHT |
+-------+

(buzz)

Don't forget to vote in the atgs end of the year awards!!

Doug: We'll make a note of it.  Check alt.tv.game-shows for the 
ballot.  Still working on 600, bud.  Robert, what was Rudolph
serving as an understudy?

Robert: Rudolph was an understudy for a..
  
+-------------+
|   TRAFFIC   |
|    LIGHT    |
|             |
+-------------+

(buzz)

Doug: Oh dear, Dean.  The traffic lights seem to have it thus far.
Four of them to one of yours.  Well, let's see if you can get
some help from the bottom row.  Ryan, Rudolph serves as an 
understudy for what?

Ryan: Rudolph serves as an understudy for.....

+--------------+
| A Lighthouse |
+--------------+

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: There ya go, Dean.  Up to 700.  Matt, let's make it
800.  

Matt: I said that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer serves as an 
understudy for a...
+----------------+
|   Lighthouse   |
+----------------+

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: Hey, could it be 900 with Keith?  Uh, Keith, why are you
shaking your head?

Keith: I drew a blank on this question. Since Rudolph has a red nose, 
I thought he was an understudy for a stage light.

Doug:  Ehhh, that I don't think that's going to work.  (buzz)  What
I thought.  Well, let's recap the scoring...

Doug: OK, Dean, three matches.  At CY$100 apiece, that's CY$300.  Add
that to the CY$500 you have just for shopping with us gives you a
total of CY$800.  And, as promised, we multiply all that moolah by
ten and deposit that in our bank.  In other words, your head-to-head
match question is worth...

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: CY$8,000.  But, wait, we have another holiday surprise.  A 
CY$25,000 bank is still not out of the realm of possibility.  If
you've matched the celebrity seated in Santa's Special Secret Square --
trying saying that three times fast -- (audience laughs) that bank
will swell to 25-thou.  (audience cheers)  BTW, the CY$800 you have
will not be affected.  So, let's see if The Brain, Ryan or Matt 
is in that Special Secret Square...

(buzz)

Doug: Nope, Don was seated in the Santa's Square.  You didn't match
him.  So, no CY$25,000 bank.  But, 8-thou is still a nice piece of
cyber-change.  Now, to collect all that loot, all you have to do
is match one celebrity head-to-head.  As you've experienced, this 
must be an exact match.  Who do you want to partner up with?

Dean: I'll pick my Brain.  He knows all and sees all.

Doug: All right, Brain, get ready to put virtual pen to paper.
Dean, think about coming up with your best answer to this...

Doug: << BLANK >> Bells.  That's B-E-L-L-S.  << BLANK >> Bells.

(J! think music plays)

(ding)

Doug: All right, Dean.  The Brain's ready with his answer.  Hope
you're ready to fill in this blank.  << BLANK >> Bells.

Dean: It's got to be Jingle Bells!

(audience cheers)

Doug: At any other time in the year, this question would have a lot
of possibilities.  But, if you did think the holidays on this question,
that narrows the field of answers considerably.  Now, Brain...

for

eight

thousand

cyber-

dollars,

how

did

you

fill

in

that

blank?



Brain: A little known fact is that over 450 versions of this song have 
been recorded, I believe that that the very best one I've ever heard 
was by The Brian Setzer Orchestra, thus I could only answer with

*JINGLE* BELLS

(audience applause; slot machine payoff sfx; MG-HSH win music plays)

Doug: Dean, congratulations.  You got the eight-grand, add that to
everything else and you have a total of CY$8,800.  (audience cheers)
I'm gonna hand the phone to Earl, our production assistant.  He'll
make arrangements to send that check your way.  Let's have another
big hand for Dean Scungio.  (audience cheers)  (Doug hands cell
phone to Earl)  Well, gang, we're about to call it quits for the 
holidays.  Ryan, anything you'd like to say before we sign off?

Ryan: I just want to wish every one a very Happy Holiday.

Doug: Well said, partner.  (extends hand for handshake)  Merry 
Christmas.  (Doug and Ryan shake hands) (audience applause)  Merry 
Christmas, stars.  When Ryan resumes play, Eddie Timanus tries to 
add to his 37-grand-plus.  John Menjes will try to stop him.  So,
until then, Happy Holidays to you all, may the time be spent with 
family and friends.  And above all please don't drink and drive.  And
don't miss out when we pick up where we left off in the Net Match
Game - Hollywood Squares Hour -- or else, you're << BLANKED >>.

Ryan: I agree.

Doug: See you in the new year everyone.

(audience applause) (credits roll)

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