Ooh, I just thought of something else to further complicate the matter of what's a win and what's a loss.
Since the purists say that a game is lost if the full announced amount isn't won... what can we make of Shell Game now? Since Shell Game has done away with the original $500 bonus and replaced it with the equal cash value of the prize, Drew has announced at the beginning of the game every time that "if you win all four chips and tell me where the ball is, you win $xx,xxx in cash". So if a contestant wins the $10,000 prize but doesn't win the announced $10,000 cash, is it still a loss?
No, as someone else already said, that cash is a bonus. Shell Game is won if the contestant places a chip beside the shell that has the ball under it. Also, I don't consider Drew the one to "announce" prizes. When he mentions the extra cash (the beginning of the game is an awful time to do so, in my opinion), he's merely pointing out a bonus opportunity (the playing of which
only takes place after the game has already been won), which is not an "announced prize."