Doug: We're back on Hot Dice. Nikolai's closing in on CY$100,000 in winnings -- but his next challenger wants to unseat him and start a road to 100-grand or even a million. Let's welcome Michael Clifford.
                   
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Doug: Michael, we'll take a moment to chat with you later. Right now, we want to start a new game.
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Doug: As you know, we play six rounds. Each one starts with a toss-up question. The winner of the question then gets to build a pot of cyber-money. After the sixth round, we play a catch-up round -- with the trailing player going first.
The player who banks more cyber-money at the end of the game wins it -- and then plays the Bonus Bonanza for tens of thousands more.
Hands on your buzzers, please -- because the game starts with this.
Jan Murray, Anne Murray or Ann Curry. Which one is or was a famous male TV personality?
Doug: Nikolai.
Nikolai: Jan Murray
Doug: That's right. (audience applause) The late, great Jan Murray. He was born Murray Janofsky. Nikolai, the dice are hot for your free roll.
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Doug: And -- well -- gotta start somewhere. Dice total 3. At CY$100 per point, we seed the pot with CY$300.
Nikolai, you're well aware of this by now. I state this for Michael's benefit. From now until Round 2 starts, you're risking everything in the pot every time you roll the dice.
If you avoid rolling a 7, we'll add more cyber-money to the pot. If you roll a double, you have a double decision to make.
Doug: And that decision is having the roll's value in hundreds of cyber-dollars added to the pot -- or taking what's hiding in the corresponding screen on the double decision board. That double decision board hides various amounts of cyber-money, surprises and a bust.
If you draw a bust from the double decision board -- or bust by rolling a 7, you lose everything in the pot and score nothing for the round.
So after cyber-money is added to the pot, you may bank your winnings and have them added to your score.
Nikolai, I *think* I know what you want to do. But you have to actually tell me whether you want to bank the CY$300 or risk it all on the next roll.
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: Well, well, what should I do? I think I'll give it another go.
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Doug: And clear on the other side of the 7. The yo-leven for CY$1100 more. Care to bank CY$1400 or let it ride again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: I may be cautious yet again, but I'll bank to make sure I get something.
Doug: Taking a bird in the hand. Very well.
  
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Doug: Remember, whatever you bank is yours to keep regardless of how the game ends. The game ends after six rounds and a catch-up round, if necessary.
Next que-- oh -- for a moment there, I thought this was a duplicate question. Just duplicate choices.
Jan Murray, Anne Murray or Ann Curry. Who was born in Canada?
Doug: Michael.
Michael: Anne Murray.
Doug: That's right. (audience applause) And as we've noted, Nikolai's Canadian. We prepare these games way in advance. So, Michael, dice are now hot for you.
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Doug: And -- wow. Great free roll. Yo-leven for CY$1100. Michael, you may bank CY$1100 and we'd have a really close game. Or you may risk the 1100 and try to add to it.
(audience shouts suggestions)
Doug: Remember, a 7 or a double decision board bust wipes you out.
Michael: I will roll again.
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Doug: Ah ha -- snake eyes signal the first double decision of the game.
Michael, this may seem easy -- but please consider this. You may have us add CY$200 to the pot for the roll of a 2...
Doug: ...or you may go to the double 1 screen on the double decision board. There could be as much as CY$3000 there, a great surprise, a payoff worth less than CY$200 or even a bust. So -- what's your double decision?
Michael: I'll go for what's behind the board.
Doug: All right. Instead of adding CY$200 to the pot, what happens?
Doug: You're back to zero -- that's what. Before we start a new round, let's shuffle the board.
Doug: Score remains 1400 to nothing in Nikolai's favor. Still plenty of game left as we start Round 3 -- with -- this.
Jan Murray, Anne Murray or Ann Curry. Who did *not* host or anchor a regularly scheduled television program on NBC?
Doug: Nikolai.
Nikolai: (laughs) I'm feeling a theme going in this game. Oh, my answer is Anne Murray.
Doug: Yes -- thanks for getting in the right answer. (audience applause) Jan Murray hosted the original version of the game show "Treasure Hunt" on NBC. Ann Curry anchored "Dateline NBC" from 2005-2011.
Anne had several specials for CBS here in the states and the CBC in her native Canada.
Nikolai, toss those cubes, please.
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Doug: OK -- double 4 -- but no double decision since it's a free roll. Nikolai, as you know, the next double in this round means a double decision. A 7 will result in no score -- same for the bust hiding up there on the board.
With all that disclosed, bank 'em or roll 'em?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: You know I need more dough. I'll give 'em another toss.
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(scattered groans)
Doug: Well -- 3 beats a bust any day. Wanna bank 1100 or risk it all and roll again?
(audience shouts suggestions)
Nikolai: I know you've heard it before, but I'll say one more.
Doug: True dat. Give 'em a roll.
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(scattered applause)
Doug: And that's an 8 for another CY$800. CY$1900 in the pot. Was that *really* one more?
Nikolai: Indeed it was, Doug. I'm banking.
 
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Doug: CY$3300 to nothing. Michael, hang in there. One of those spaces on the double decision board hides CY$3000. So the game's far from over.
Gee, I wonder what the choices are going to be for the next question.
Nikolai: (sigh) Not again.
Doug: Yup -- same three.
Jan Murray, Anne Murray or Ann Curry. Who started a professional career in the state of Oregon?
HOT DICE CONTINUES
