[EDITOR: Optional prop: a deck of cards.]
Hook A: "I used to take my tip money straight to the blackjack table."
[Text: "Where my tip money really went"]
Hook B: "Lifetime, I'm about five or six grand down at blackjack."
[Text: "My lifetime blackjack score"]
Hook C: "Every time I lost, I told myself the same two words."
[Text: "The 2 words every gambler says"]
H · What did you do with your tip money in your early 20s?
[Hit: Took it to the casino. Double-deck blackjack and craps.]
E · What did you love about it?
[Hit: The real pull: the rush, the table, the people, whatever it actually was for you.]
I · How deep did you get?
[Hit: Roughly five or six grand in the hole, all in. Don't round it up for drama. What you told yourself after a loss ("I'm due").]
T · Do you still play?
[Hit: The honest answer, whatever it is. End on: that answer.]