John Venturini once hosted Net Card Sharks as well as another net game 

with a really long title.  According to John, how many total letters 

were in the title of this net game?  (Note, we're not counting non-

letter characters such as commas and apostrophes.)



Doug: Well, Johnny V's here on the panel.  What's the title of that

show?



Johnny V: The exact title of the epic, which will live in the hearts of 

many of us, was -- Net Yes Means Yes, No Means Yes, But Stop Or I'll 

Call the Police Means Stop or I'll Call the Police.



Doug: Which means the answer to the qualifying question, according

to this illustration,...



....0....1....1....2....2....3....3....4....4....5....5....6....6....7....77 ....5....0....5....0....5....0....5....0....5....0....5....0....5....0....56 NetYesMeansYesNoMeansYesButStopOrIllCallthePoliceMeansStoporIllCallThePolice

Doug: ...when you take away all the spaces and non-letter characters is...



(ding)



Doug: ...76 letters.  Now, let's see who came the closest.





Erik "Taz" Mokracek	57





Doug: Hey, pretty sharp shootin', Tex.  Erik, you'll play against...





Josh Johannesen		35





Doug: ...Josh.  We had lots of other guesses in the mid 30s and lower.

To everyone else, we thank you for playing.  Perhaps we'll see you

later for an audience game.  Right now, let's get this show on the

road!




(cue MG-HSH theme)

Hazen Nester: It's time for the...

...with our guests...

...from Net Bullseye
and Frank's World...

tomHORNIKEL
and FRANK

 

...from Net Price is Right...
jayLEWIS

 

...from Net Percentages...
steveMICHAELS

 

...from FastTalkers...
deanSCUNGIO

 

...and our classic
net game host,
from Net Card Sharks...

johnVENTURINI

 

...and the stars of
the Net Match Game -
Hollywood Squares Hour...

ryanMORRIS
and
dougMORRIS


(NMG-HSH sign rises; MG-esque doors open; Ryan and Doug are 

welcomed to an ecstatic crowd, walk down the stairs, shake hands)



Doug: Thank you, Hazen Nester.  Helloooooooooo, everybody and welcome 

to what could be a slightly abridged NMG-HSH.  



Ryan: No matter how we do it, we could never do it without our stars.



Doug: Hello, stars.

 

 

 




 




Panel: (more or less in unison) Hello, Ryan and Doug.



Ryan: On our last show, Michael Clifford won Hollywood Squares and

a whopping CY$81,000.  He'll defend that championship against Jay

"JX" Cross -- who is also undefeated.



Doug: JX was supposed to be with us on that last show -- but was

not available when we started that HS segment.  JX also has

CY$81,000 to his credit.  Should both players win at least 

CY$19,000, they're both in the tournament since they'll both have

at least CY$100,000 in winnings -- one of the ways you can 

qualify for our champions' special. 



Ryan: Also, If JX wins HS outright and Michael wins 19,000, 

they're still both in because JX would have three straight wins -- 

the other way to qualify for the tourney -- and Michael would get 

in on CY$100,000 total.



Doug: But, before that main event, we have a little undercard

bout with Match Game -- CBS '70s style.  So, Ryan, let's have

some fun.



(audience cheers)  (Ryan and Doug shake hands)  (Ryan walks over

to "the Morris chair" among the panel)  (Doug walks over to the

Match Game players' desks)



Doug: And we're playing this special MG with Erik Mokracek and

Josh Johannesen.

 

 

 


Doug: Before we begin, we always like to get acquainted.  Erik,

we'll start with you.



Erik: I Am The Host Of The Internet Game Show "The Little Girl On 

Dragon Tales Is Sandy" I Am A Pokemon Fan And Dragon Tales Fan.  

I Love GSN And Cartoon Network; I Love Bowling And Going To The 

Mall; I Buy CDs, PSX Games, PS2 Games N64 Games, Gamecube Games, 

XBOX Games, And Toys. 



Doug: "Little Girl On Dragon Tales Is Sandy", eh?  Sounds like

a kids' show.  But anyway, good luck with that game and good

luck here.  Of course we wish equal good luck to Josh.  A word

or two about you, sir.



Josh: I am a computer student who wishes to become a techie here 

in lovely Aurora, Colorado.  My hobbies include computer games 

and especially, trivia.



Doug: Well, certainly good luck in the studies, Josh.  Players,

you're both coming into this with the understanding the winning 

player here in Match Game will *not* go on to Hollywood Squares.  

Instead, the player who matches more...

 

 

 




 


Doug: ...of these standby jurors from the Martha Stewart trial

wins the game.  Now, we're going to play under "CBS '70s rules"

instead of "Match Game PM rules" -- meaning we'll play just two

rounds and the player on the left will pick first each time.  Also,

we won't keep track of a cyber-cash score in this Match Game.

The winning player will collect a straight up CY$500 and the right

to play a special bonus game for up to CY$10,000 more.



MG ROUND 1 BEGINS