Press Your Luck (RC vs. doctorwho vs. NS)

[StrangerCoug]

RedCoyote?

[RedCoyote]

A.

[StrangerCoug]

'Tis A.

What Texas city, home of the NFL team the Cowboys, is named after James Polk's vice president?

1. Dallas
   
   
2. Houston
   
3. Austin

Save The Dragons picks up three spins and goes to six, RedCoyote picks up a spin and goes to one, and D3f3nd3r picks up a spin and goes to two.

QUESTION 4 OF 4

He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1957 at age 14, the youngest person to ever do so, and would also win seven of the next eight. In 1992, he intentionally violated Executive Order 12810 to play a rematch with Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. Who was he?

[RedCoyote]

Bobby Fischer

I read a biography about him a couple of years back... very interesting guy!

[StrangerCoug]

Is the answer:

He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1957 at age 14, the youngest person to ever do so, and would also win seven of the next eight. In 1992, he intentionally violated Executive Order 12810 to play a rematch with Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. Who was he?

1. Bobby Fischer
   
2. Joshua Waitzkin
   
3. Igor Novikov

Save The Dragons and D3f3nd3r?

[Save The Dragons]

A

[StrangerCoug]

D3f3nd3r?

[D3f3nd3r]

Uh...A?

[StrangerCoug]

The American chess champion who took off to play in Yugoslavia was Bobby Fischer.

He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1957 at age 14, the youngest person to ever do so, and would also win seven of the next eight. In 1992, he intentionally violated Executive Order 12810 to play a rematch with Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia. Who was he?

1. Bobby Fischer
   
   
2. Joshua Waitzkin
   
3. Igor Novikov

Save The Dragons picks up a spin and goes to seven, RedCoyote picks up three spins and goes to four, and D3f3nd3r picks up one spin and goes to three.

We'll convert those spins into cash and prizes tomorrow or Thursday.

[StrangerCoug]

Let's roll. RedCoyote has the least amount of money, so he starts this round.

Keep in mind we have $10,000 and a spin up there, and only $1,732 separates first from third.

[RedCoyote]

Original Roll String: 2d18

2 18-Sided Dice: (16, 17) = 33

I've got to get to first before anything. NO WHAMMIES!!! WHAMMIES NOT ALLOWED.

[StrangerCoug]

Your first spin stops at...

...four thousand dollars.


Your second spin stops at...

...a Whammy, who doesn't give a damn what you say.

No money, two spins, two whammies. What now?

[RedCoyote]

I always have bad luck when it comes to games of... luck.

Original Roll String: 2d18

2 18-Sided Dice: (17, 3) = 20

[StrangerCoug]

Your first spin stops at...

...a Whammy. That's three now—one more and you're out.


Your second spin stops at...

...another Whammy. I'm sorry the board has been mean to you, RedCoyote, but it's the end of the road for you here. You're out of the game.

We come to Save The Dragons, who has $2,600, seven spins, and one whammy. Ready to press your luck?

[Save The Dragons]

Woo!

Spin spin spin!

Original Roll String: 2d18

2 18-Sided Dice: (16, 13) = 29

[RedCoyote]

Goodness, SC! What did I spin, like, 10, 11 times total? Why is the board so mean to me?

[StrangerCoug]

Save The Dragon's first spin stops at...

...$2,000 or Lose One Whammy. What option will you take?

(Your second spin will come after you pick one—if you roll in your next post, your spins will be processed after your unprocessed spin from #214.)

Goodness, SC! What did I spin, like, 10, 11 times total? Why is the board so mean to me?

I know. Damn.

[Save The Dragons]

I'll take the money and see where that next spin takes me.

[StrangerCoug]

Very well, then, you've got the money.


Your second spin stops at...

...five thousand dollars!

Nine thousand, six hundred dollars; five spins; one whammy. You're in first place by $5,850.

[Save The Dragons]

Let's press our luck!

Original Roll String: 1d18

1 18-Sided Dice: (16) = 16

[StrangerCoug]

Stop at three thousand dollars and a spin.

$12,600 now. Press or pass?

[Save The Dragons]

Original Roll String: 1d18

1 18-Sided Dice: (12) = 12

Another

[StrangerCoug]

Stop at three thousand, five hundred dollars.

Sixteen thousand, one hundred dollars. You have four spins and one whammy and enjoy a $12,350 lead over D3f3nd3r. Press or pass?

[Save The Dragons]

I'll go ahead and pass them now.

[StrangerCoug]

D3f3nd3r, here goes your four passed spins:

Original Roll String: 4d18

4 18-Sided Dice: (3, 11, 18, 8) = 40