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Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: dmota104 on December 09, 2003, 08:07:56 AM: Found these dice last night while shopping...

http://www.c-gate.net/~dougm/DICE.jpg (http://\"http://www.c-gate.net/~dougm/DICE.jpg\")

...the exact name of the product is Sponge Rubber Dice Balls from Ja-Ru in Jacksonville, Florida. But they sort of resemble the dice from the Alex Trebek-hosted versions of "High Rollers".

Price is only 99 cents. Insurance markers not included.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: clemon79 on December 09, 2003, 11:35:09 AM: [quote name=\'dmota104\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 06:07 AM\'] ...the exact name of the product is Sponge Rubber Dice Balls from Ja-Ru in Jacksonville, Florida.
Price is only 99 cents. Insurance markers not included. [/quote]
Ooh. A VERY NICE find. I wonder if I can get Archie McPhee's to lay in a supply of them for me... :)
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Matt Ottinger on December 09, 2003, 12:18:28 PM: Any way of telling how big they are? The picture really doesn't give a sense of scale, and if they're only 99 cents I can't imagine they'd be Trebek-sized. Still, pretty cool if they are!
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: KrisW73 on December 09, 2003, 12:28:04 PM: They are about 2.5 inch cubes....I might be wrong...but I had these for a spell until they got lost...very cool item...
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: dmota104 on December 09, 2003, 01:30:09 PM: Just measured a side of a cube -- and it measures just under 2 inches.

So, not Trebek-sized. But good to place near your HR box game.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: KrisW73 on December 09, 2003, 01:53:28 PM: I was off by half an inch...not a bad deal going from memory...I seem to remember a version of High Rollers online that you could use your computer for the board and ask your own questions and roll your own dice...(JRJ games??) and those dice were excellent for that...
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Mike Tennant on December 09, 2003, 02:03:32 PM: For real authenticity, wouldn't one have to paint circles around the faces of the dice? (At least that's what I've gathered from the pictures I've seen; I've never actually seen the Trebek version of the show.)
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: CBSJokersWildFan on December 09, 2003, 02:28:13 PM: [quote name=\'dmota104\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 08:07 AM\']Found these dice last night while shopping...

http://www.c-gate.net/~dougm/DICE.jpg (http://\"http://www.c-gate.net/~dougm/DICE.jpg\")

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Great find, Doug! :-)

BTW, what store did you purchase the dice from?
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: The Ol' Guy on December 09, 2003, 04:32:11 PM: I happened to buy a pair of those at a K-B toy store. Have an idea for another dice-oriented quiz, but I have a feeling these would be too springy. Hate to imagine the camera chasing dice flying in all directions. I was searching several sites for possible tv-game-size dice, and I asked Wink where the dice for his version of High Rollers came from. His sources told him they were custom made by the NBC prop department. Ah, well...
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: gameshowguy2000 on December 09, 2003, 10:40:54 PM: Wink's HR dice didn't look like that, did it?
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: zachhoran on December 09, 2003, 10:49:11 PM: [quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 04:32 PM\'] and I asked Wink where the dice for his version of High Rollers came from. His sources told him they were custom made by the NBC prop department. Ah, well... [/quote]
Wow, Wink's HR wasn't on NBC, in fact it taped at CBS TV City, and NBC made the dice for that run of HR? Interesting.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: zachhoran on December 09, 2003, 10:52:01 PM: [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 9 2003, 10:40 PM\'] Wink's HR dice didn't look like that, did it? [/quote]
The dice on the Trebek run(or at least one of the Trebek runs) had a circle around the pips on each side. Wink's dice did not have that circle, and only Wink had the golden dice for the endgame as I recall. I don't recall if Las Vegas Gambit used the dice with circles when the Big Numbers was played as the endgame on that show.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Gus on December 09, 2003, 11:17:32 PM: Yeah, I think I remember seeing something like that at a dollar store a few years back. I remember buying it as a gift for someone, but it was green and sparkly instead of white.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: DjohnsonCB on December 09, 2003, 11:42:41 PM: You want Trebek-sized dice? Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=10909 (http://\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3259288742&category=10909\")
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: The Ol' Guy on December 10, 2003, 12:16:27 AM: Thanks - I'll keep an eye on that site. As to the Wink reply - it's credited to Fred Wostbrock, who Wink says is a walking encyclopedia (as we all know...). No other details were offered, but it could be possible that Wink's dice were from several made for Merrill Heatter back in the NBC High Rollers days and just used again in the Wink run, or possibly new ones ordered by the producers and made by a staffer at NBC's prop department. A guess, but the best I can offer, based on the info given me.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: HYHYBT on December 10, 2003, 01:13:55 AM: Quote
...it could be possible that Wink's dice were from several made for Merrill Heatter back in the NBC High Rollers days and just used again in the Wink run...

Now I'm probably way off on this, but weren't Wink's dice square-cornered, while the earlier versions had rounded-off dice like in the picture up top?
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: BrandonFG on December 10, 2003, 01:48:49 AM: [quote name=\'HYHYBT\' date=\'Dec 10 2003, 01:13 AM\']
Quote
...it could be possible that Wink's dice were from several made for Merrill Heatter back in the NBC High Rollers days and just used again in the Wink run...

Now I'm probably way off on this, but weren't Wink's dice square-cornered, while the earlier versions had rounded-off dice like in the picture up top? [/quote]
You are correct, sir.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: KrisW73 on December 10, 2003, 07:25:52 AM: And IIRC the Trebek dice tended to roll better because of the rounded corners.
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: aaron sica on December 10, 2003, 08:16:26 AM: Another place to get dice:

http://www.buncogame.com/bcat2.shtml (http://\"http://www.buncogame.com/bcat2.shtml\")
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: jrjgames on December 10, 2003, 11:54:33 AM: these are cool for Winks Golden Dice

http://www.dozensofgames.com/104infoamrub.html (http://\"http://www.dozensofgames.com/104infoamrub.html\")

Ill put a pic later
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Mike Tennant on December 10, 2003, 01:33:19 PM: Here's a company that actually calls their giant dice "High Roller Dice."

http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=W5336 (http://\"http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=W5336\")
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: The Ol' Guy on December 10, 2003, 11:41:51 PM: First, thanks to everyone for some great sites for interesting props.
Second, since you've brought up the different dice shapes, I checked my box game covers of the Trebeck and Martindale versions, and you are correct - they aren't the same - so why did I get the answer I got to my question? Probably because I remember that when I asked the question, I worded it "Where did Merrill Heatter get the dice he used on High Rollers?" By not indicating which version, it could well have been answered in reference to the NBC run. I probably shouldn't make guesses that make me seem like a doofus. Anyway, I appreciate y'all. G'night -
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Justin30519 on December 11, 2003, 11:04:38 PM: You want Trebek-sized dice? Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=10909 (http://\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=10909\")

Does the hundred dollar bill come with the dice?

Justin
Title: Trebek's HR Dice?
Post by: Justin30519 on December 11, 2003, 11:06:07 PM: This is off topic, but I found giant Card Shark sized playing cards several years ago at a gaming store in a mall.

Justin Dyer