Doug: Behind the letters in "TRUE" are four different amounts -- ranging from CY$200 to CY$500. Behind the letters in "FALSE" are numbers 1 through 5 -- again, without repeats.
Each of you will choose one letter from each word. Those selections determine the value of each question -- and how many questions you get to play. So, with lucky picks and right answers, one of you could earn up to CY$2500.
Matt, you're the champ. Before I turn you loose, congratulations on the big win on the last show. Tell the nice folks about yourself.
Matt: I'm Matt Tanga. I'm 16 years old and I live in Atlanta. I love basketball, netgames and the WWE.
Doug: Nice to have you back from the ATL. Pick a couple of letters for me please -- one from "TRUE" and one from "FALSE".
Matt: I will pick T and F.
Doug: OK, going with the first letter in each word. Behind the T we have.
Doug: Hey now! (scattered cheers from the crowd) CY$500 a question. You'll play -- how many questions?
Doug: Four. Chance to earn up to CY$2000.
True or false: As of today's typing, a man is serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Matt: False?
Doug: Nancy Pelosi is a woman. Already up to CY$750. Next query.
True or false: Europe is the only continent without a desert.
Matt: True?
Doug: That's true. Third question.
True or false: The Secret Service is a branch of the FBI.
Matt: True?
Doug: Nope -- law enforcement branch of the Treasury Department. One more.
True or false: Uncle Walt was the nickname of Walt Disney.
Matt: TRUE
Doug: That's true and that's three out of four.
MATT
CY$1,750
MICHAEL
CY$250
IAN
CY$250
Doug: CY$1750 to take to Dice Risk. First of your two challengers will take command of the board. Michael, before you do, please tell Mr. & Mrs. Internet and all the ships at sea a little something about you.
Michael: My name is Michael Clifford. I am from Marlton, New Jersey. I am currently unemployed. I like watching game shows and playing netgames. I just turned 26, so I'm ready to have a happy birthday when I win. Also, I would like to say hi to my favorite DOND model Jill Manas if she's watching us over the Internet. Hi Jill! You're my favorite!
(light laughter from the crowd)
Doug: I thought for sure in honor of your 26th birthday you'd change your allegiance to Lindsay Clubine.
Michael: Change my DOND model allegiance? You're out of your mind, Doug!
Doug: Just long enough to celebrate #26 with Lindsay. Then go back to Jill. But what do I know? Pick a couple of letters for me, please.
Michael: I will go with the U on the top row and the E on the bottom row.
Doug: Behind the U, we find...
Doug: ...CY$300. Behind the E in "FALSE"...
(bing) (a few groans from the crowd)
Doug: ...well -- keep in mind this is only the first round. A lot of game follows. For now, Michael, here's your CY$300 question.
True or false: The phrase "Holy Toledo" relates to an Ohio city.
Michael: That's false.
Doug: Phrase relates to Toledo, Spain. It became an outstanding Christian cultural center in 1085. You're up to CY$550.
Doug: Let's meet the third member of our group, Ian. Tell us a little about yourself.
Ian: I'm Ian Laudato. I'm originally from the Philippines and my friend is in the audience.
(Ian's friend in the audience waves)
Doug: Well, you have at least one rooting interest in the crowd. Pick a couple of letters for me, please.
Ian: I'll go with E and S.
Doug: Okie doke. Behind E...
Doug: ...CY$250. And you get to play...
(bing) (scattered cheers from the crowd)
Doug: ...hey now! Five questions. So that means a chance to win up to CY$1250. A sweep won't give you the lead -- but you'll be real close. Here come your questions...
True or false: Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
Ian: True.
Doug: Indeed he did. Next question.
True or false: Sudan was once known as Mongolia.
Ian: False.
Doug: Once known as Nubia. Two for two.
True or false: There's no rice in rice paper.
Ian: True!
Doug: Say that with confidence. That's right.
True or false: Cattle branding was invented in the West in the 1830s.
Ian: False.
Doug: Egyptians branded cattle 4000 years ago. Last one for the sweep.
True or false: AC/DC, as in the electrical term, stands for "alloy current".
Ian: False.
Doug: Alternating current. Clean sweep!
MATT
CY$1,750
MICHAEL
CY$550
IAN
CY$1,500
Doug: All right. We're about to play Dice Risk. Matt has CY$1750, Ian has 1500, Michael ran into a not-so-lucky number at the True or False board. That's why he has 550. But the night is still young -- as we go to Dice Risk. Deej?
D.J.: All right, thanks, Doug. Matt, since you're the champ, you get to set our dealer's point. We have cards ranked between 4 and 10 inclusive behind these numbers. There are no duplicates and no 7. Choose a number.
Matt: I will go with #4.
D.J.: Behind #4 we have...
D.J.: ...a 9. That's the point for our dealer, Dirty Harry!
(audience boos as Dirty Harry walks out)
D.J.: Now, players, what you have to do is predict whether or not Harry will meet the point of 9 in seven rolls of the dice. If you think he'll roll a 9, bet on "PASS". If you think he'll fail and roll a 7 before he rolls a 9, bet on "DON'T PASS".
Correct wagers pay off at 1-to-1. An incorrect prediction deducts the original amount of the wager from your score. And if Harry doesn't roll a 9 or 7 after seven rolls, all bets result in a push.
Doug: OK, the minimum bet is CY$250. You may voluntarily take the big risk and bet "all in". All bets must be in multiples of CY$50. So for the first time in the game -- place your bets.
(players lock in bets)
MATT
CY$750
PASS
CY$1,000MICHAEL
CY$00
PASS
CY$550IAN
CY$1,250
DON'T PASS
CY$250Doug: And we're locked in. Matt's betting a grand on "PASS", Michael's all in on "PASS" and Ian's going minimum on "DON'T PASS" Ian, you're the new kid on the block. I'm just curious -- why go minimum?
Ian: Because I am not a gambler.
Doug: To borrow a line from Drew Carey in an episode of "The Power of 10" -- "well you are now".
(light laughter from the crowd)
Doug: Even a minimum bet makes you a gambler. Let's see if the conservative bet turns out to be a wise decision. Deej?
D.J.: OK, Harry, the point is 9. Let's see what you do.
(DH rolls)
D.J.: And he starts with double 2's.
D.J.: Another 4. Five rolls to go.
D.J.: Now a 3.
D.J.: Close to passing -- but close to failing, too.
D.J.: And that's Dice Risk. "DON'T PASS" -- winner.
Doug: That turn of events was good for only one player.
MATT
CY$750
LOSE
CY$00MICHAEL
CY$00
LOSE
CY$00IAN
CY$1,250
WIN!
CY$500Doug: We pay Ian CY$250 more. Sorry to the two M's the bets didn't work. After one round...
MATT
CY$750
MICHAEL
CY$00
IAN
CY$1,750
("A Little Less Conversation" plays)
Doug: ...Ian enjoys a CY$1000 lead over the champ. Michael ends the round flat broke. But anything can happen in Round 2 -- featuring Five-Card Risk. The Big Risk comes back after these words of import.
ADVANCE TO ROUND 2
