Shadowing Practice: We Made BILLIONS in Roblox Throw A Coin! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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All right, guys.
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Today, me and my brothers are playing Rolox Throw a Coin, and this game has been blowing up.
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Now, I'm not gonna lie.
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I don't know why, because in this game, you literally just throw a coin.
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Like, boys, watch this.
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Three, two, one.
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Boom.
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I threw my coin.
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Give me that coin.
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And I got a chair.
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W. Nice.
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I stole your chair.
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Wait, that's all you got?
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Bro, I got a big alarm clock.
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It's worth $1,000.
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Okay, well, watch this.
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Let me throw my coin again.
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Boom, Max.
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Come on.
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And I got a alarm clock.
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I'll take that.
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Okay, nice.
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Wait, so what do I do?
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I just keep throwing the coin?
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Is that it?
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Oh, and then you go sell the items.
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Wait, what can I upgrade?
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Ooh, luck multiplier.
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Wait, where do you see that at?
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Oh, wait, guys, I'm buying a new coin.
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I just bought a copper coin.
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How much was that?
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It was $2,000.
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So now, wait, it says walk to the fountain.
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Let's throw some more coins.
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Oh, wait, I get like better luck.
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I got an apple.
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I guess that's good.
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Oh, I got a copper coin now too, but can we throw our coins faster?
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Yeah.
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All right, keep getting apples.
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I got another chair.
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The chair is actually really good.
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It's worth $850.
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I want something worth a million dollars.
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Oh my gosh, guys.
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Click odds and scroll all the way down.
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The rarest thing in the game.
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Oh my goodness.
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What?
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The rarest thing in the game is literally 0% chance.
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It's the Milky Way Astral.
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Okay, if it's 0% chance, why the heck is it in here?
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I don't know.
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Or you can get the satellite, which is a 0.00004%.
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I can get that.
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So you're saying we have a chance.
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Yes, we have a chance.
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So that means by the end of the video, whoever has the rarest item is the winner.
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Okay.
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Now, obviously be me.
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No, it's going to be me.
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I'm definitely the luckiest.
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Come on.
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Dang it.
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I got another apple.
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Not good.
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Well, you're going to have to start buying some server luck for us, Fulton.
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Please.
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I'm not buying nothing.
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Come on.
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Bro, you guys have Robux too.
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Come on.
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I think I got the rarest item so far.
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I got a TV.
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Wait, you could buy double throw.
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Double throw?
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All right.
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Is that a pain to win?
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Are you using Robux?
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Uh, yeah.
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Oh!
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Oh, I just got something less than 1%.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Me too.
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0.27% chance.
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I got a piggy bank.
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Oh, my goodness.
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I got a traffic cone.
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Dang, this is cool.
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Okay, so wait.
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So I should sell it, okay.
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And then I guess buy some upgrades.
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All right, how much does that worth?
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Like 10 mil?
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No, it was worth $17,000.
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It wasn't worth too much.
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Yeah, mine was worth $1.7,000.
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I don't know why I did that whole animation for.
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All right, but I bought some more luck.
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So now let's keep throwing this copper coin.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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We got another apple.
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Not bad.
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Not bad.
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Keep throwing this coin.
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Bro, I've gotten three apples in a row.
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Hey, you know what they say?
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Apple day keeps the doctor away.
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So that's a good sign.
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Oh, 0.28%.
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Oh, wait.
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Oh, my God.
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What?
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I got another piggy bank.
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18,000.
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My piggy bank's worth 24,000, buddy.
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Dang it.
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How the heck is a piggy bank worth more than my gold bar?
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That makes no sense.
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Bro, I want to try and get like this crimson race car this thing is crazy but it's
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so rare to get like these are almost impossible to get
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bro nothing's impossible i'll get it pretty soon okay i got another apple i'm not gonna lie boys I bought double throw.
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Are you kidding me?
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No, I'm not kidding you.
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Okay, uh, wait.
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How do you buy double throw?
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Oh, right here.
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Okay.
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We're throwing two coins at the same time now.
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And I just bought the fortune coin.
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Oh, wait.
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The fortune coin is 12x luck?
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Oh, this is sick.
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I'm buying that.
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I'm buying that.
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Wait, you're not buying it with Robux, right?
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Bro, duh.
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I'm buying it with Robux.
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There we go.
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That's cheating.
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What?
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So now I'm throwing two fortune coins at the same time.
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Oh!
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Let's see what I get.
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Oh!
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Oh, my gosh.
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What?
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All right.
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All right.
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I got some good.
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I got some good.
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Yeah, 500,000.
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I got a fridge.
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A legendary fridge of $584,000.
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That's really good.
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Did you max out your luck or something?
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Not yet, honestly, because in the shop, I can buy 500% luck and 200% luck.
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All right, let's steal this coin again.
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Wait, did you see that there's different worlds?
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Wait, there is?
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Yeah, look behind you.
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Oh, my gosh.
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It costs $10 trillion.
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What?
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$10 trillion to go to World 2.
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Okay, we got a lot of work to do, guys.
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Keep throwing those coins.
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Oh, I'm throwing.
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I'm getting something.
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I'm getting something.
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What'd you get?
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What'd you get?
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A huge apple.
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Why is it doing animation for that?
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Okay, I got two trophies.
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Not bad, not bad.
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I'm trying to max out my luck.
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Oh, wait.
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Wait, there's another coin I can buy.
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Fire coin, 24x luck.
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Oh, the coin keeps getting expensive.
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The vault coin, 60x luck.
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Yep, right now I have 1300x luck.
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What?
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Let's see what I get.
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Come on, something crazy.
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It has to be crazy.
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Oh my gosh, a humongous pyramid.
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How much is that worth?
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What?
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I saw that.
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Wait, how much?
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$2 billion.
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Oh my gosh.
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Okay, Chex is already a billionaire.
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All right, I got two things.
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One worth $3 billion and one worth $2 billion.
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Oh my gosh.
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I couldn't even see when you had the pyramid out.
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Nate, we got to spend more Robux.
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We got to spend a lot more Robux.
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Okay, there we go.
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Oh, I'm spending Robux.
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Okay, I got the Kronos coin, and now I'm going to buy 500% luck and 200% luck.
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All right, give me that.
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Nice.
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And then now give me this.
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Oh, yeah, we're about to go crazy.
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All right, perfect.
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So let's throw this coin.
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Oh, I have a feeling we're gonna get something crazy.
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Oh, I got a yacht.
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I got a yacht.
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Whoa, wait, where's that?
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Big bed.
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Where's that?
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Where's that?
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Whoa, look, I got big bed and a super yacht.
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I'm selling that for sure.
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Sell all.
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Nice.
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Oh, my gosh.
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I can buy so much luck, bro.
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I just maxed out my luck.
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to the VIP area.
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There we go.
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Wait, you're going to VIP?
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What's up, Nate?
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Nate is already here.
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What's up, buddy?
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All right, let's throw my coin.
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You know you can just hit VIP at the top, right?
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Oh.
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Oh, look what I got, Nate.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Oh, my gosh.
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What'd you get?
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What'd you get?
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What'd you get?
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I got a giant pyramid.
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$14 billion.
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What?
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And I got a private jet.
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I got a private jet.
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Check this thing out.
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Where are we flying, boys?
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Where do you want to go?
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Oh, my gosh.
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This is crazy.
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Look at this pyramid.
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$14 billion.
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I can't see taking up my whole screen.
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Let's see what I get.
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This has to be insane.
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Oh, I got something else.
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What did I just get?
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What did I just get?
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I got...
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What is that?
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Oh, a huge...
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Ornus...
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Ornus...
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Ornus...
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6.5 billion dollars.
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Nice.
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I got that too.
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I'm not getting anything in the billions of dollars.
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All right, guys.
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I'm going to help us out.
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I'm buying a server luck.
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I'm maxing it out.
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Oh, my gosh.
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I just got a Void Compass.
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$480 billion.
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So, Chex is in a lead again.
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And I just got two more.
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Don't worry.
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I'm going to pass them.
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I'm going to pass them.
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But it's impossible.
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Okay, server luck is expensive.
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Oh, my gosh.
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128x luck for 3,600 Robux.
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Why is it so expensive?
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Max it out.
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Okay, guys, I'm not gonna lie.
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I don't think I'll be able to max it out.
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256x luck for 7,000 Robux?
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You can afford that.
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Oh, I got a black hole!
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I bought it.
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56 trillion dollars!
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Wait, what are the odds on that?
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0.28!
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Oh my gosh.
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Okay, I just bought 7,000 Robux worth of luck, so we should be a lot luckier now.
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Bro, I'm way too lucky.
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I can go to the next world now.
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Wait, you have 10 trillion dollars?
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Way more than that.
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60 trillion.
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What the heck?
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They're losers.
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Okay, I gotta keep throwing this coin.
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Come on.
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Keep throwing that coin, Fulton.
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Okay.
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I should have $10 trillion very soon, I think.
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Oh, I just got two void compasses.
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Whoa, that was cool.
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Okay, let me sell all this.
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How much money do I have?
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I have $281 billion.
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I still don't have enough.
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I'm getting some crazy stuff now.
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But I need how much for the next world checks?
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Only 10 trillion.
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Oh, only 10 trillion, right?
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Dang it.
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Oh, you can buy better coins in this world.
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Wait, how does the next world look?
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It looks sick.
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It's all purple Okay, I need to uh, throw more coins.
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Come on throw that coin.
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Come on.
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Okay.
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I'm getting goods Oh 145 billion.
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Nice.
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I see 10 trillion dollars.
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That's it 10 trillion dollars.
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I can do that I just maxed out my coin guys.
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I have 4 billion luck.
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Let's go.
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I just got another pyramid.
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Yes Okay, how much is that worth the pyramid is worth 59 billion dollars?
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Okay, i'll take that i'll take that nice Let's see if I get lucky.
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Oh my gosh.
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18 QI.
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Where I beat the game.
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Oh my gosh.
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Chex.
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Chill out.
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Are you on the leaderboard in this game?
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I have no idea.
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Oh wait, I just got super lucky.
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013%.
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What's it gonna be?
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120 QI.
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That's it.
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Chex is getting too much money, Folsom.
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Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, he is.
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We need to catch up.
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Okay, I have almost $2 trillion.
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I'm super close to 10 trillion, bro.
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Oh my gosh, I just gotta keep throwing these coins.
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Wait, I think I got more money than you.
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Oh, it says how much money you're worth at the top.
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You even realize.
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Bro, how do I not have $10 trillion yet?
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Like, how did Chex get so lucky?
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I'm worth more money than you, Fulton.
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$4.3 trillion.
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Bro, how am I the brokest?
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Come on.
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Come on, Fulton.
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Keep throwing those coins.
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Come on.
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Bro, you're doing something wrong.
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Spend more Robux or something.
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Bro, I bought everything.
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There's nothing else to buy.
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Wait, Fulton, what coin do you have?
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I'm using the Kronos coin right now.
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That one's good, right?
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It has 1,300 X luck.
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Yeah, it's better than what I have.
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Wait, what did yours do?
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That's the void coin as I'm not gonna lie.
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It's lonely over here.
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I'm coming back.
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Is there better luck over there?
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Yeah, it's 5x luck 5x luck, but I keep getting this same exact items.
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Oh, how did you already have ten trillion dollars checks?
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How by throwing a coin?
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Yeah Well, I have five trillion dollars.
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Did you buy double cash?
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Yes I bought double cash bro are you upgrading folks are
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you upgrading your luck oh my gosh i forgot to do
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that are you kidding me oh my goodness nate have you
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been upgrading your luck heck yeah oh my goodness i've totally forgot to do
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that you idiot i'm so dumb
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and you could buy insane luck in the shop oh my
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goodness okay my luck is maxed out now um okay now
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let's throw some coins again i think i'm about to go
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crazy i think i'm about to go crazy come on i spent
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so much oh yeah 716 trillion coin look at
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that nate look at
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that finally oh my gosh i'm going to world two i'm
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out of here thank you checks for uh reminding me to
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upgrade you're welcome on one throw are you kidding me yes
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okay finally i'm out of here going to world two
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so let me sell this okay
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and uh yeah see you nate dang it okay boom okay
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let's see what world two's looking like whoa nate you are
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missing out this place looks sick wait a second world two
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i'm on my way wait how never mind i accidentally sold everything
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so now i have zero dollars you idiot bro i wish i could throw like three coins
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or four coins oh wait i could buy a mirage coin
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oh wait there's more coins over here i'm here i'm coming back, guys.
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I'm buying the craziest coins right now.
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Okay, infinity coin.
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Wait, does that say 108,000 X?
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Yep, that's what I have.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Nate, yeah, you have a lot of catching up to do.
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We have the infinity coin right now.
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Oh, my gosh.
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I just got 24 QI.
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This coin is insane.
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This coin is insane.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Wait, what are the odds of this stuff?
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Wait, you bought the infinity coin?
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Yes, sir.
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How the heck?
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Wait, did we run out of server luck?
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Vaulted.
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We did not run server luck what why is it gone
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because we're in a new world oh my god i spent 7 000 robux for no reason then
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that oh my gosh i got scammed okay um i have
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398 qi money how much do you have checks um 12 qi i haven't sold my stuff
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and i have 1.7 qa am i winning uh nate you
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are in uh dead last you are in last place bro
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the person with the most cash on the leaderboard has 22.6 sp wait i'm kind of close.
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I have three SX.
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Um, you are not close at all to SP.
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Oh my gosh.
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This guy threw his coin 510,000 times.
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I've only thrown it 157.
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Bro, these people grind the game.
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This guy's played the game for 21 days.
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Oh my gosh.
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That guy needs to touch grass.
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Oh, I got something crazy.
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I got something crazy.
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Uh, I can't even see it.
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100 QI.
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Not bad.
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Wasn't that crazy.
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All right, guys.
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Everybody comes to the VIP fountain.
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How about this?
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We get one last throw, and whoever gets the rarest item is the winner.
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All right, Nate.
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Just give up now.
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All right, you boys ready?
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Oh, yeah.
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I'm ready.
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Here we go.
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Three, two, one.
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Throw your coin.
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Come on, please.
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Let's see what you get.
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Oh!
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Wait, mine does 24 QI.
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Mine does 30 QA.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Yeah.
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I'm not even saying what I got.
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Not even close.
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Yours only doesn't troll yet.
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All right.
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That means Chex is the winner then.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “We Made BILLIONS in Roblox Throw A Coin!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: coin, luck, gosh, throw, trillion. This video has 472 sentences and 2462 words to shadow. The speech runs for 12:22. The speaker talks fast, about 199 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 80 of its 472 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
coin noun/ˈkoɪ̯n/A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
pyramid noun/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as…
goodness noun/ˈɡʊdnəs/The state or characteristic of being good.
upgrade verb/əpˈɡɹeɪd/To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
heck/hɛk/Hell.
piggy noun/ˈpɪɡi/A pig (the animal).
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
yacht noun/jɑt/A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
infinity noun/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
void adjective/vɔɪd/Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
copper noun/ˈkɒpə/A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.
fortune noun/ˈfɔːtjuːn/Destiny, especially favorable.
leaderboard nounA board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition.
vault noun/vɑlt/An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come back verbTo return to a place.
blow up verbTo explode or be destroyed by explosion.
catch up verbTo pick up suddenly.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
miss out verbTo miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
take up verbTo pick up.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Wait, that's all you got?
  • Wait, so what do I do?
  • I just keep throwing the coin?
  • Wait, what can I upgrade?
  • Wait, did you see that there's different worlds?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've gotten · haven't sold · I've only thrown
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formkeep throwing · keep getting · start buying
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupThe rarest · the luckiest · the brokest
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould sell · should be · should have

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 95 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, mirage /mɪˈɹɑːʒ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like coin, gosh, pyramid.

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