Rich: Tonight's winner of this game of The Big Risk could also win a trip to Monte Carlo. (audience cheers) John or Brian, if you solve Dirty Harry's Joker Challenge on the first clue, you'll fly round trip coach to Nice, France for a six-night stay at a luxury hotel in the heart of Monte Carlo. Enjoy the romance of the Mediterranean in style. Compliments of Club Universe.
And now, back to Doug Morris, D.J. Hamilton and a rich dealer (audience laughs and applauds) for the Lucky 7 Playoff on The Big Risk.
(music fades)
Doug: Ah, now you're on Harry's list of enemies, Rich. Anyway, welcome back to what's turned out to be a tough game of The Big Risk.
JOHN
CY$600BRIAN
CY$700Doug: All of our players have done well in the quiz halves of each round. The luck side's been fickle. That's why we have low scores coming into this final round. Brian with CY$700, John with 600.
Gents, in this Lucky 7 Playoff, we deal out a minimum of seven cards and play a maximum of seven questions. Each card determines the value of the question -- and what category we play with. In fact, let's go to D.J. to see which categories we'll play with tonight.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE D.J.: Well, Doug, what better place to start talking about taking the big risk than Las Vegas. The city is the focus of the Spade category -- Viva Las Vegas.
If Harry draws a heart, we'll play a question from Legal Lingo Words. The correct answer to each question in this category is a five-letter dictionary-certified word.
With the Club category of Presidential Nicknames, Doug will give you a nickname, you identify the President of the United States.
And for Diamonds, Opening Line is all about the debut episode of the classic panel game show, What's My Line? -- as we mark its 56th birthday.
Doug: Thanks, Deej. Remember, if Harry draws a number between 2 and 10 inclusive, the question will be worth that number in hundreds of cyber-dollars. So, that means a 4 of Diamonds makes a question from Opening Line worth CY$400. Face cards are worth CY$1000 each. If Harry draws an Ace, we'll give the second place player a chance to tie the game with a right answer. More on that when Harry draws an Ace. Right now, let's see the first card in this playoff.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: Well, you get to explain how this Ace of Diamonds works now.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE Doug: Man, this isn't the best time for that card to come up. Well, we've got to go through the formality and it is this.
John, if you chime in and answer correctly, you'll win a *whopping* CY$100 and we'll have a tie game. Brian, if he misses or you buzz in with the right answer, you'll maintain your lead. Here's the question...
What was the occupation -- or line, if you will -- of the first What's My Line? challenger? Was she a waitress, a hat check girl or an artist's model?
Doug: Brian.
Brian: An artist's model.
Doug: Not right. John, chance to tie the score if you can tell me.
John: Hat check girl
Doug: That's right.
JOHN
CY$700BRIAN
CY$700Doug: Brian, look at it this way. At least you didn't lose a huge lead. OK, next card from Harry.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: Ace of Clubs -- he'll have to draw again.
Doug: That's right. Rules say when the dealer draws an Ace or star and the score's tied, that becomes useless and we just draw the next card. So, let's see it.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: And it's the 3 of Spades.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE Doug: Sheesh, the guy's been really stingy. Anyhoo, CY$300 question in Viva Las Vegas...
Fill in the blank: In Las Vegas and throughout Nevada, there are more than 200,000 << BLANK >> machines operating around the clock.
Doug: John.
John: slot machines
Doug: That's it.
JOHN
CY$1,000BRIAN
CY$700Doug: John's up to 1000. Next card for the third question, please.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: And it's the 8 of Diamonds.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE Doug: Back to Opening Line -- for CY$800...
Two of the first What's My Line? show's panelist shared the same last name. Was that shared last name Hoffman, Smith or Cerf?
Doug: John.
John: Hoffman
Doug: That's right.
JOHN
CY$1,800BRIAN
CY$700Doug: John leading at the midway point. Brian, four questions to go and anything can still happen. Next card.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: The 5 of Spades.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE Doug: Well, not enough to take the lead -- but it would get you close, Brian. Back to Viva Las Vegas for CY$500...
Which of these was the first hotel in Las Vegas to add a sports book? The Stardust, The Frontier or Binion's Horseshoe?
Doug: John.
John: Stardust
Doug: Right for CY$500.
JOHN
CY$2,300BRIAN
CY$700Doug: John leads by 1600 now. Brian, still time to get in there. Next card.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: A big 10 of Diamonds.
VIVA LAS VEGAS LEGAL LINGO WORDS PRES. NICKNAMES OPENING LINE Doug: OK, you can narrow the gap considerably, Brian. John, you can make it a huge lead. For CY$1000 in Opening Line...
Harold Hoffman, one member of the original What's My Line? panel, previously served as governor of "the garden state". Name that U.S. state.
Doug: John.
John: New Jersey
Doug: That's the one.
JOHN
CY$3,300BRIAN
CY$700Doug: John with the hot hand on that buzzer. Brian, anything can still happen as we're about to play our 6th question. The value and category depends on the next draw of the card.
(Dirty Harry draws)
D.J.: Ugh! A 4 of Spades.
Doug: He would draw puny numbers again. Brian, regardless of what happens on this question from Viva Las Vegas, you'll have to hope the next card is an Ace or star in order to stay in it. But for now, let's play this CY$400 question...
On the TV series Las Vegas, what actress plays the part of "Big Ed" Deline's daughter?
Doug: John.
John: Marsha Thomason
Doug: Sorry, not right. Brian, chance to steal the 400 if you can tell me.
Brian: Molly Sims
Doug: That's right.
JOHN
CY$3,300BRIAN
CY$1,100Doug: All right, time for the seventh and final question of the round. It's catch up or double up time. If a face or number card is drawn, we double its value. Even if Harry draws a King, Queen, Jack or 10, it's not going to do Brian any good since John leads by more than CY$2000. So, it's gotta be an Ace or star right here -- or else John's the new champ. Let's see that next card.
LUCKY 7 PLAYOFF CONTINUES
