("A Little Less Conversation" plays) (various nighttime shots around the Mississippi coast) (fade to Doug in the auditorium)

Doug: Welcome back to the Bonus Island Resort and Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi. (audience cheers) In case you're just joining us, we're about to start the next round of The Big Risk Quarter Million Playoff. Our three biggest winners are competing for the guaranteed top prize of CY$250,000.

Let's start the next round by adding CY$100 to each players' score.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$350	CHRIS CY$300	DEAN CY$300

(ding)

Doug: Questions are now worth CY$100 each -- and then we go to Five-Card Risk for, perhaps, much more. Hands on the buzzers and away we go.

What Beatles song ends with a note sustained for 40 seconds?

(Dean buzzes in)

Doug: Dean.

Dean: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?

Doug: No. It's "A Day in the Life". Michael and Chris score.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$450	CHRIS CY$400	DEAN CY$300

Doug: Let's go to the movies for this next question.

Name the first horror film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

(Dean buzzes in)

Doug: Dean.

Dean: "The Exorcist"?

Doug: That's right.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$450	CHRIS CY$400	DEAN CY$400

(audience applause)

Doug: Virtually even game again. Next question.

What Sylvester Stallone character became the last to appear on metal lunchboxes?

(Dean buzzes in)

Doug: Dean.

Dean: Wild guess..."Judge Dredd"?

Doug: No. Talking about Rambo that time. Michael and Chris again benefit.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$550	CHRIS CY$500	DEAN CY$400

Doug: They're now in the 500s. Simple yes or no question coming.

Can gasoline freeze?

(Chris buzzes in)

Doug: Chris.

Chris: No

Doug: Incorrect. Gasoline can freeze. So Michael and Dean score.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$650	CHRIS CY$500	DEAN CY$600

Doug: We've yet to hear from Michael and yet he's making money. Next question.

Name the first U.S. service academy to admit women.

(Dean buzzes in)

Doug: Dean.

Dean: The Citadel.

Doug: Sorry, Dean, it's The Coast Guard Academy. Michael and Chris each collect 100.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$750	CHRIS CY$600	DEAN CY$600

Doug: Let's play a numbers game...

How many languages are spoken in India; is it more or less than 800?

(Dean buzzes in)

Doug: Dean.

Dean: More.

Doug: About 845 languages are spoken in India. That's right.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$750	CHRIS CY$600	DEAN CY$700

(audience applause) (bells ring)

Doug: And that's the midway point in the round. Michael has 750, Dean not far behind with 700 and Chris not far behind with 600. You can convert those hundreds into thousands with Five-Card Risk. D.J. shows us how.

D.J.: Ooooh, and is Harry mad because he randomly drew as this Five-Card Risk game...

 

D.J.: ...21 or Bust. Now this is a bit of a throwback to the old TBR if you remember it. During the break, Dirty Harry shuffled a deck of 54 cards -- including two Jokers -- and placed the first five cards of the deck accordingly behind the five numbered spaces.

In 21 or Bust, you're hoping the first few cards total 21. As in Blackjack, Aces are worth 1 or 11 and face cards count as 10. Along the way, if we reveal a card that boosts the count higher than 21, that's a bust. Also, if a Joker is revealed at anytime, that's an instant bust.

Otherwise, anytime we reveal a winning card, the payoff is 1-to-1. Before we reveal the next card, you have the option to freeze and protect your net gains or risk and try to double what you just doubled.

*And* there are extra incentives if we get to 21 without busting. If you risk and we make it to 21 without busting, you'll win 32 times your original wager -- even if all five cards haven't been revealed. *Plus* if the first two cards add up to 21, the payoff is 64 times your original wager.

Doug: Now you know why Harry hates this game. Golden opportunity to win a lot of moolah -- but you've got to take risks in order to be eligible for the rewards.

Minimum bet is CY$100, max is "all in", bet in multiples of CY$50. Good luck and place your bets.

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$750	CHRIS CY$600	DEAN CY$600

Doug: Huh? Oh, Dean, a little bit of bad news. Our scoreboard malfunctioned and credited you with too much cyber-money. You actually have 600. So, based on the scores of Michael with 750 and the others tied at 600, place your bets.

(players lock in bets)

 

 

 

MICHAEL CY$00	CHRIS CY$00	DEAN CY$00
RISK CY$750	RISK CY$600	RISK CY$600

Doug: And -- WOW! People who like 21 or Bust *really* like 21 or Bust. Well, if the first card's a Joker, Harry's going to be grinning from ear to ear. Otherwise, all the scores double. Let's reveal the first card.

ROUND 2 CONTINUES