MG Round 2 Question A

 

 

Doug: And welcome back to NMG-HSH.  Before we continue, we want to spend
a moment or two in conversation with our Match Game challengers.  Tony,
please tell us about yourself.

Tony: I've recently, though not by my choice, concluded a 10-year career
in the Huntsville, Alabama area as a draftsman for a few defense contractors. 
Currently I'm staying home to take care of my mom, who's in quite ill health.  
Due to unemployment since my drafting career ended, I have some spare time 
but no spare money.  :(

Doug: Oh, wow.  Sorry to hear about all that.  I have a relative in 
the Huntsville area who's been jobless for about 2 or 3 years now.  May
brighter days be ahead for you and your family -- and my relative.  
Hope this game's brightening things up, Tony.

Now, let's meet David.

David: Hello Doug, my name is David Hammond.  I'm a 33 year old PC game
blogger and TV Historian from West Virginia.  I'm recently engaged to the 
love of my life, Shannon, and in my spare time I host a netgame or two if
my life allows it.

Doug: I know that feeling.  Wishing you and Shannon decades of wedded bliss.

(Doug pushes button on toaster revealing Round 2 questions)

 

 

Doug: Back to the game now.  David, you're leading.  Would you like A or
B?

David: Let's keep the party going with Question A.

Doug: (grabs A; walks to panel) Keeping the anniversary celebration going
on with A and...

(fanfare sounds; audience cheers) 

Doug: ...hey now!  Grand Question.  I tell ya what.  Let me make two
executive decisions.  First of all, let's make this grand question worth
a grand and a half.  (more cheers)  Why not?  CY$1500 for 15 years.

 

Doug: My next executive decision.  Jay, even though you matched David
in Round 1, play this one for bonus purposes.

David and Tony, you'll each play this question.  If you match Jay,
you'll pick up CY$1500 -- which won't count toward your score.  
After Jay reveals his answer, David, you'll play for CY$100 per match
which *will* matter in the final score.

So *everyone* has a hand in this question.  Here it is.

Fran said, "I never knew my friend was a sumo wrestler until I had
him over to play cards. Before each hand, he had to << BLANK >>."

(a few laughs from the crowd) (think music plays)  (stars write)

 

Doug: All right, we're all set.  David, I'll get your answer first
since it's your turn.  And then, Tony, I'll take yours for the bonus 
purposes.

Fran said, "I never knew my friend was a sumo wrestler until I had
him over to play cards. Before each hand, he had to << BLANK >>."

David: Let's try the logical answer, he had to BOW!

(audience cheers)

Doug: Great thought.  Tony, what comes to your mind?

Tony: Bow to his opponents.

(more cheers)

Doug: OK, basically you're matching David's answer.  Well, what
counts is matching Jay's answer. 

So,

let's

ask

Jay

Cross

to

reveal

his

answer

for

possibly

CY$1500

to

each

challenger.

Jay,

what

did

you

think 

of?

Jay: Is it rice they throw before a match?  I went with 
[throw rice]

(buzz) (audience groans) 

Doug: Happiest person in the building right now is our accountant.
(audience laughs)  Well, fellas, no bonus.  Now let's resume 
regular scoring and pick it up with Brendan.

Brendan: I'm blanking -- pun intended. Bow.

(ding; audience applause)

Doug: There's another match for David.  Chad, do you make it 300?

David: This is a pretty common practice before a sumo match...

[THROW SALT]

(buzz) (scattered applause)

Doug: NMG-HSH -- fun *and* educational.  Honestly, I didn't know
about throwing stuff before a sumo match.  Raymond?

Raymond: What they do before every sumo match, STOMP.

(buzz) (scattered applause)

Doug: Yeah, I knew about the stomping.  We're looking for a
bow as we visit Ryan.  Fran said, "I never knew my friend was 
a sumo wrestler until I had him over to play cards. Before 
each hand, he had to ..."

Ryan: (card)

+================+
|   Squat and    |
| Clap his hands |
+================+

(buzz) (scattered applause)

Doug: Squatting, clapping but no bowing.  Tammy, wrap this up
for us please.

Tammy: Oh man, this is not up my alley. All I came up with was [bow].
 
(ding; audience applause)

Doug: David's glad about that.

 

BOW | THROW SALT | STOMP
SQUAT AND CLAP... | (match in R1) | BOW

David's response: BOW

 

 

Doug: David's halfway to a perfect score.  Tony's yet to score.

MG ROUND 2 CONTINUES