Time to SPIN THAT WHEEEEL!

Back in 2021, in the thick of the pandemic, when we were all going a little stir crazy and desperately clinging to any ways to have human connection, an idea was born. From the rubble of boredom and the craving to do something new came an ambitious Top 5 improv-style game show called The Ranky Roulette. The show was a great success, and the plan was to do it once every single year with new guests, custom SFX, and bigger productions. Alas, things didn’t work out that way, but as we near the end of this show, we would be remiss not to give this format another spin! So join your game show host Tuong La and comeback contestants Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they get another crack at showing off their ranking skills to be crowned the next “Ranky Ruler of the Realm”!

Also featuring guest audio clips from past ranking legends: Chelsea Fahey, Brie Watson (The Constant Struggle Podcast), and Simone Dorie.

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The Rules:

Show premise: This show is like an improv-style game show where the contestants (the guests) are going to be asked to give an improv answer to a topic that they won’t know about in advance. The topics are provided by friends of the show (FoS) who have pre-recorded themselves presenting a random hypothetical Top 5 topic and providing their single answer to that topic (i.e., they are giving a single nomination, not giving us a whole list of 5).The contestants will then take turns giving their answer to these topics until 5 total answers have been given (i.e., one answer from the FoS and one each from the four contestants). These answers will then be debated into a Top 5 list. This is done 3 times total. The roulette will be spun each time to randomly pick which clip we’ll listen to. These clips are not vetted, in order to ensure maximum chaos. There is also going to be a points system that is entirely arbitrary but whoever gets the most points wins the whole dang thing and is crowned the Ranky Ruler of all the Realm.

Instances when we spin the wheel:

Anytime we need to pick a new topic. (3x).
1. Note: The wheel might be need to spun again for topics IF:
  1. The FoS misunderstood the premise of Ranky Roulette and say, for example, they gave their own full top 5 list
  2. The topic is inappropriate, too dark, or could be better suited for a full episode of Ranked
  3. Other factors that might surface as we do the episode
After the clip has been presented and the FoS has given their answer, we will spin the wheel to see which of the four contestants will go first, second, and third.
The answers from each contestant will be put on a timer. We will spin to see how long they can talk for (30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1 min, 1min 30s,) In round 3 a 15 second timer was introduced
Anytime we need to settle a pointless debate

Points System:

Points are entirely arbitrary but they do decide who the “winner” of these games are.You are awarded points based on where your answer falls on the Top 5 List.

5th – 50 pts

4th – 150

3rd – 300 pts

2nd – 500 pts

1st – 1000 points

Third round points are doubled.

5th – 100pts

4th – 300pts

3rd – 600 pts

2nd – 1000 pts

1st – 2000 pts

Points to give away:

Each contestant has 1000 pts to just give away to other contestants for the entirety of the show. They can’t give it to themselves and they must give away all 1000 pts by the end of the show. Think of it as tipping your friends for saying something that makes you laugh or out of pity.

Points deduction:

Anytime a FoS presents a topic that we can’t use on the show, Tuong loses 200 pts because he should have done a better job at explaining things.

NEW RULE: you can give points to the MARIO PARTY BULLSHIT system. These points will be distributed at random at the end.

“Agent of Chaos” (the non-improviser)

Throughout the 3 rounds the “agent of chaos” can use a lifeline once per round to assist with their answers to give them a leg up.
They can pick any of the lifelines given to them pre-show to help themselves or to sabotage other players. They can “activate” these at any time but each life line can only be used ONCE for the entire duration of the episode.
These were the lifelines used this game

Force a contestant to either sing their answer or present their answer in the style of an “Oscar moment” (Contestant’s choice. If they are undecided we can spin the wheel for it)
Play “new choice” for a single contestant. Basically as a contestant is saying their answer, anytime you don’t like what they are saying you can say “new choice” which forces them to change what they just said and make a new choice. You can do this once.
THE MEGARA (activate at beginning of round) For one full round, each contestant (including Sam) has to chug a full carbonated beverage WHILE they give their answer. If they successfully do so, they get 50 points. If it’s CANNED wine players get an additional 100 points. If they don’t finish their drinks, they lose 100 points. Players get an extra 15 seconds to chug drink to their timer.

The following are the random questions that were asked through spinning the wheel. For detailed context on our Top 5 choices, listen to the episode!

Topics Discussed:

Top 5 Extravagant Ways to Leave a Lame Party

5. Save Batman so you become the hero and the party carries you out

4. Sing a song you know really well, bow, then leave the party

3. Pretend to shit yourself

2. Cameo Surprise Role from Martin Scorsese

1.Gracious Tandem Hover Board Middle finger (if there’s no lake use a water truck)

Top 5 Clubs to Start in your Parent’s Basement

5. Lego

4. Fight Club

3. Marble Racing League

2. Cybernetic Body Modification Club

1. Furby Fan Club Seance

Top 5 Ways to Fight Off a Mob of Hormonal Pre-Teens

5. Axe Body Spray

4. Assemble the Avengers of Cybernetic Teenage Stars directed by Martin Scorsese

3. Befriend Pedro Pascal and make him do an impassionate speech of why everyone should stop fighting

2. Go for their emotions and turn the kids against each other

1.Show them the birthing video “Miracle of Life” and scare them with the facts of life.

Some pics of the show!

So since this was an audio podcast, you wouldn’t have seen the full production of what was happening for the contestants. Here are some sneak peak highlights so you can get an idea of what this show looked like for them!