Greed RPG #2

I’ll say one thing: I hope Trump was never a doctor. I’ll agree that he’s a businessman.

Let’s keep on moving. We’ll play.

Hi! Glad to be here. I'm indeed enjoying myself a lot so far, though I'm a bit nervous for being so late to draw. Guess I can blame my estimation skills for that, heh.

I do love to play computer games, yes. Some of them might be based on certain game shows indeed... and programming is actually my profession! At least right now. I am completely self-taught, though, and built up my skills as a hobby. It's my #1 advice to everyone to build up any skills that might come in handy in the professional world in their free time. Programming is a huge one!

And, phew. Assuming I won the money, I'd probably splurge on a new Tesla, perhaps a nice house. Nothing extravagant though. I'd also love to host a large-scale esports tournament, since I'm actually a semi-professional Rocket League shoutcaster who's currently working their way back up the ladder of relevance in the scene after being one of the key figures early on and being a part of some of the biggest competitions in the early history of the game. I'm still in contact with pretty much all of the full-time commentators and pro players, so I'm guessing I'll get there eventually. And hosting a nice tournament with a juicy prize pool is certain to help!
Eager to play! Let's do this!

M is 1000, L should be 50, and C should be 100 - so I can rule those out right off the bat. I'm not sure I've ever seen either a T or a D in an actual Roman number, though... hmm. Can I use 50:50, please? *audience laughs*

I'm not entirely sure. T just doesn't ring a bell at all for me, while there is a vague idea in my head of D perhaps being 500, but it's by no means a clear one.

I'll go for it, lock in T, and hope that futuregshost knows a little more than I do about Roman numerals.

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How ironic that the part of the game for which I’ve already figured out many of the questions I plan to use ends up getting delayed by far the longest. My sincere apologies for forgetting about this. Moving right along.
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*the audience laughs at the 50/50 reference* No ThePaSch, there are no lifelines in this game... at least not yet, anyway.

• T
• M
• L
• D
• C

In any case, futuregshost, you have locked in ThePaSch’s answer. But now comes the moment we’ve all been waiting for...

For $100,000, is T NOT a Roman numeral?

• T
• M
• L
• D
• C

That’s correct! *the audience applauds* And ThePaSch, you were absolutely correct in your logic. M is indeed 1000, C is 100, L is 50. And I can tell you that D is the Roman numeral equivalent to 500. But anyway, you’ve won $100,000! Well done.

$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$200,000
$100,000
$75,000
$50,000
$25,000

And now that you’re up to this point in the game, you are only four questions away from that $2,000,000 jackpot. But now the game will get a little tougher: each of the next four questions has a total of four correct answers, and futuregshost, as captain, you must rely on your teammates to supply those answers. With that being said, before I ask you whether or not you’d like to press on, I will tell you that the category for your next question, which is worth $200,000, is The Oscars. How appropriate considering that the next Oscar ceremony is just a few weeks away, isn’t it?

The rest of the team may pitch in with their suggestions if they’d like, but in the end, it’s your decision, futuregshost: will you stop here and take the $100,000 to split evenly with your team... or do you feel the need for GREED?

Ok, here we go...

*the Terminator theme plays in the background*

Buuuuuut, that’s the sound of the Terminator. What happens next is, the Terminator is going to come out and seek out someone on this team. If you are chosen, you get the opportunity to challenge one of your teammates to a one-question showdown in which the winner claims the loser’s share of the pot. What that means is, since each of you have $20,000 at the moment, someone may be playing the next question for $80,000. But be careful — the loser leaves the game with nothing. However, in order to sweeten the pot, if you’re chosen and you accept the Terminator challenge, I’ll give you a bonus of $10,000, and that will be yours to keep whatever happens. That said, I’m going to activate the Terminator... now.

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Please keep in mind that I use random.org’s list randomizer to randomly draw a contestant’s name for the purpose of the Terminator challenge.
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*I depress a glowing white button on my podium, at which point the Terminator theme plays as each contestant’s podium lights up in a flickering pattern; as the theme ceases without warning, only one podium is highlighted as follows...*

futuregshost
ThePaSch
jceurovision
millionaireloveruk
millionarefans3007

ThePaSch, you have been chosen by the Terminator. Is there anyone on the team you’d like to challenge for his share of the pot, knowing that if you accept the challenge, you’ll get $10,000 win or lose?

*the audience applauds after hearing ThePaSch’s decision*

Fair enough. Everyone stays where they are, nobody is getting eliminated... *I shuffle around anxiously a little* Everyone’s still playing for an even share of the pot, so here we go... here is the question for $200,000... good luck. Remember that the category is The Oscars.

Which four of the following six big-screen personalities have won the Academy Award for Best Actor?

• Samuel L. Jackson
• Sean Penn
• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Johnny Depp
• Casey Affleck
• Philip Seymour Hoffman

futuregshost, now that you’ve made it this far, you’ve earned a Freebie. *I place a bright placard that reads “FREEBIE” in all caps at the front of the team captain’s podium for everyone in the studio and at home to see* From here on out, if you see a question you don’t feel comfortable with, you can use it at any time to remove one wrong answer. You can use it now if you’d like, or you can save it for a later question, all the way up to $2,000,000. I’ll give you some time to think it over... what do you want to do?