Wowzers....what a week....first of all, my birthday's tomorrow.....and I've already gotten a couple of what I'd call "early" birthday presents........the start of Season 35 on TPIR AND that wonderful DSW on Monday!
I thought one thing after that happened.......
"If The Dob can pull off all that, by golly I'm gonna try the same thing in my next Host Your Own show."
So, here we are!
It's an MDS format people -- be prepared for MILLIONS.
First, the nitpicky rules that I've got set up.....
Time limits:
You get 48 hours to bid/make decisions/etc. (different from 24 hours in my past shows)
***BIG change compared to last show for not meeting deadlines***
Instead of an "extension" like I did last time, each player will get a 24-hour "time bank". When you don't respond by the deadline for something, I'll buzz you and warn you that your time bank is now being "drained". It'll stop draining when you make a decision/bid/etc. If your time bank "drains" all the way to 0 *and* I buzz ya, you will be EJECTED....no questions asked, and I may make exceptions to this rule as I see fit. (BTW, I'll do the time bank like the timestamps....in hours, minutes, and seconds)
(BTW, for those who ask.....I'm sorta experimenting with ways to get people to meet deadlines without giving unlimited time and without me having to disqualify contestants)
Helping contestants:
Audience members and other people who view the thread.....you may NOT help contestants during an IUFB. You MAY help contestants during a pricing game.
For anything not listed if it comes up.....I reserve the right to do whatever's necessary, but I'll try to be as fair as possible about it if at all possible.
***SIGNUP INSTRUCTIONS***
I'm gonna do something like I did last time........a quiz.
This quiz is OPTIONAL. However, people who attempt the quiz will get selection preference over those who just reply with "I wanna play".
Here's the quiz questions (not 100% TPIR-related, just like last time) -- all answers can be found on Golden-Road.net, in my profile, any websites in my profile, or easily searchable via a search engine:
1. How much did Vickyann win total after her Double Showcase Win? Answer must be EXACT.
2. A dear friend of all of us at Golden-Road.net, Scott Robinson (MSTieScott), mentioned that in the rules that people sign when claiming prizes (or something like that) that there was a limit to how much a contestant could win. We have since learned that it is no longer the case. How much was this "limit" in question?
3. In my MySpace profile, who is the person sitting down in my default profile picture? (must give me the first and last name)
4. In this show, a NEW pricing game will debut. This pricing game is based on something that I have made reference to in previous shows. Name the "reference".
5. Within $100,000, predict the total of BOTH showcases added together.
To sign up, reply to this thread saying that you want to play. AFTER you post your reply saying that you want to play, send me your answers (if you wish to try the quiz questions) in a PRIVATE MESSAGE.
I will grade the quiz answers and I will call down contestants in order from best score to lowest score. There is one exception to this, and that would be for the 1st 4 contestants.....the lowest of the 4 top scores is the one who has to bid first....and the best score gets to bid last in the 1st IUFB.
If there's a tie in scores, ties go to the 1st person to submit the answers (if more than 1 is tied for the score, I'll go down in line in order of submission).
If ya have any questions, feel free to ask me.
I'm giving until Friday at high noon (12 PM) for people to sign up. Good luck and enjoy the show!
