Gambit

[Doctor Who]

Keeping the card, alright then. Let's see it.



Candace: It's a 10.

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[ROUND 1][-------]
[---5---][--18---]
[$10,500][---$200]

And that puts you in an interesting position. Keep in mind that if you freeze now, Curious must keep answering questions to get cards; one misstep, the round's yours. You need 3 for 21, anything over that will bust you. Do you want to freeze?

[Armando Payne]

OK I'll freeze.

[Doctor Who]

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[ROUND 1][FREEZE-]
[---5---][--18---]
[$10,500][---$200]

You're frozen now on your 18. Curious, it falls to you now. We'll keep asking the questions, you'll try to answer them (on the thread now). Get right answers, we'll keep giving you cards until you either beat 18 or bust. One wrong answer, and Armando wins the round. With that said, here's the first of those questions...


A prison in California, a rock 'n' roll magazine, or a worldwide rock ‘n' roll café; The “Hard Rock” is a what?

[Armando Payne]

^ I know this one, it's simple.

[CuriousHeartless]

destroyer39, this isn't my position, but as a GM myself I know it is annoying. That is SPAM since you are not in the round, so please stop.

Anyways, the answer is a Worldwide Rock 'n' Roll Cafe.

[Armando Payne]

^Well duh. Quick ask him a question about American TV shows from the '30s like that People's Court thing.

[Doctor Who]

That's correct!


(Destroyer, this is your warning. Unless you're playing, DO NOT POST in this thread.)

Curious, this card is automatically yours. Let's see it!



Candace: It's a nine.

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[ROUND 1][FREEZE-]
[--14---][--18---]
[$10,600][---$200]

Getting risky here. You need a five or more to win the round; there are no ties in Gambit. Next question...


Jack Benny, Dick Clark, or Johnny Carson; Who was the famous host of long running TV shows American Bandstand and Pyramid?

[CuriousHeartless]

Dick Clark, I believe.

[Armando Payne]

^Oh, oh, oh, I think I know this one.

[Doctor Who]

That's right! Now we get serious. You're looking for at least a five to become the champ. If this is a seven, the 21 Pot is yours. Let's take a look.






















Candace: It's a three.


(SHOCKED GASPS FROM AUDIENCE)

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[ROUND 1][FREEZE-]
[--17---][--18---]
[$10,700][---$200]

Well, this just got interesting. You need a two, three or four for the win. Question coming...


Ronde, Rotula, or Rotunda; Which word is defined as "a round room"?

[Armando Payne]

How do you conjure up the cards? Is it by RNG, or do you have a pack of cards out and just randomly pick a card?

[Doctor Who]

(There's a website I use.)

[Armando Payne]

Oh OK. 10characterslistenstodeathfromabove

[Doctor Who]

(I'm willing to give Curious a few more hours, but after that a strike will be given.)

[CuriousHeartless]

Sorry, missed the update. I'll go Rotunda since I've heard that word before.

[Doctor Who]

And that would be right.

Alright, the odds are against you right now, but you still might pull through. If this next card is a two, three or four, you'll go to the Gambit Board (along with the 21 Pot if it's a four). If it's an ace, we play on. If it's anything else, we'll go to a tiebreaker round. Candace, can we please see the card?













(pause for dramatic effect)





















Candace: IT'S A FOUR!



Unbelievable!

(clangs, win cue as the audience applauds and cheers)

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[-CHAMP-][FREEZE-]
[--21---][--18---]
[$13,800][---$200]

Curious, we'll talk in a second. Armando, we can't say you didn't try, that certainly was a good effort. We'll bump your $200 up to the house minimum of $1,000...

[CURIOUS][ARMANDO]
[-CHAMP-][-------]
[-------][-------]
[$13,800][-$1,000]

...and we've got a few nice parting gifts waiting for you backstage. I have just one more question for you; did you enjoy playing the game?

[Armando Payne]

No. All the questions in normal time were just blah and he didn't answer like any questions whatsoever. Like in total 3 questions he answered throughout both rounds, he was lucky and if he answered any questions before me then I would've had a chance.

[Doctor Who]

...Well, at least you're honest. That's just the way the game goes sometimes. All the best to you, give it up for Armando Payne, everyone!

(applause)

Judging by how fast that went, we may just have time for an audience game at the end. First, though, we'll take a quick break before Curious tries to Beat the Dealer for potentially $1,000,000. Stay with us, you won't want to miss it!


(insert closed captioning plug here, fade to commercials)


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(commercials)


(fade up, applause)

And welcome back to Gambit, I'm here with our inaugural champ, CuriousHeartless. So far today he's won $13,800 in cash. Are you ready to possibly win more?

[CuriousHeartless]

Yep. Now it is time to prove that I can do something other than benefit off of others' falters.

[Doctor Who]

Well, then, you said it, let's go to the board!

(applause as the Gambit Board opens up, revealing 21 screens)

Alright, during that last break, the S&P folks delivered Candace a new set of 52 giant playing cards that were previously cut, shuffled, and sealed. Candace is going to break that seal now and take out two cards to represent the dealer. We'll show you the first one, and we'll find out the second later. Candace, let's see the first card...




Eesh... it's a jack.


(groans from audience)


DEALER: 10

We'll find out the other card later. For now, turn your attention to the Gambit Board.

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21 individual monitors are on that board. Some of them have great prizes. Others have cash. There's even a couple special spaces that I'll explain as they come up. In addition, there's an instant win space, but there's also a BUST space, avoid that if you can. Every time we reveal a prize or cash, Candace will deal a card out of the deck for you. You'll choose whether you want to keep that card or use a power chip, I'll explain those in a second. If at any point you feel like you might go over 21 on the next card, you can FREEZE at any time. Once you freeze, Candace will reveal her face-down card. If her cards do not add up to at least 17, she'll deal additional cards until she either hits 17 and up or busts.

If the dealer beats you, or you BUST, you lose everything you've accumulated in the bonus game. If you hit 21, find the instant win space, beat the dealer by having a better hand, or cause the dealer to bust, you win whatever you've accumulated in the bonus round along with some cash.

If you beat the dealer in any normal way, such as causing her to bust, or hitting 21 with three cards or more, you win the prizes you've won plus $25,000. If you get a blackjack, whether it's in a normal way (Ace plus 10 or face card), or by hitting the instant-win with only an ace, 10, or face card, you'll win the Blackjack Bonus, which we'll start at $100,000!

BLACKJACK BONUS
$100,000

However... if you have the fortune to find the instant-win on your first pick, you will win $1,000,000.

(AUDIENCE CHEERS)

$1,000,000

And now we get to the power chips. If you don't like a card that turns up, you can use one of the chips to switch it out for another card, which might be better or worse. You get 2 to start for winning 2 rounds. We'll give you 2 more for having won both of the main game jackpots, that's 4 Power Chips!


Well, that's everything you need to know, whenever you're ready, pick your first number off the board.