Anyone remeber the last perfect shell game? (Season or date)
Season 47. December 10, 2018. The prize was snorkeling gear, 2 underwater scooters, and a trip to Indonesia & $10,546.
Previous to that it was a long time. January 10, 2014 for a trip to Fairbanks, AK & $4,934.
The clip from the 2014 show is on YouTube here:
Dating back to October 26, 2010 when the rule was changed, 9 contestants have had the chance to guess the location of the ball for the cash equivalency of their prize. Contestants have been successful 3 of those times (33%) which is greater than blind guessing (25%).
Contestants who attempted to guess where the ball was:
Season 48: 1-0
47: 1-2
46: No attempts
45: 0-1
44: No attempts
43: 0-1
42: 1-2
41: No attempts
40: No attempts
39: No attempts
(Rule was changed from $500 bonus in Season 39)
38: 3-0