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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: catdogwheel on September 05, 2006, 02:59:20 PM
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I just thought I'd mention to you Deal or No Deal fans that you should check out the show's home page @ www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal There's a few spoilers that nbc.com posted, but I won't say anything. You can take a chance and look for yourself though if you want.
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I was at the 2-hour season premiere of Deal. I can't wait to see how the end product looks i.e. what's edited out and how much stretching or compressing is done in order to get two full games in in the two hours.
While watching a behind-the-scenes Deal video at YouTube, I found myself in the audience. Wow, I really did have some excellent seats.
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Five new models, according to nbc.com. I'm liking Hayley Marie. :-)
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
Five new models, according to nbc.com. I'm liking Hayley Marie. :-)
Hayley is a cutie. Love that hair!
IIRC, there were only 3 new models on the season premiere, including Hayley. More might have been used in the premiere week.
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Pretty exciting show to kick off the new season. The first deal was kind of bad, the second deal was terrible, and the third deal was also one I disagreed with, but $675,000 is a ton of money, so I can't be too mad about that deal. I would've gone almost to the end, if not the end, as long as I still had $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 up there. With those two still in play, I just couldn't bring myself to quit. Like I said, though, $675,000 is a life-changing amount of money, so it wasn't the most frustrating deal to see.
MikeK wrote:
Hayley is a cutie. Love that hair!
That hair changed quite a bit, didn't it? :-o
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All I have to say is WOW! Just... WOW! Just when Monday couldn't possibly get any better after Vickyann DSWing the Viper showcase (I'm STILL in shock from that), here comes Big Matty to take the Banker for $675,000!
With the $6M yet to be offered this week, we've just scratched the surface. I can tell that the rest of the offers this week will be absolutely sickening.
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I tell ya...yesterday may have been the best day in the history of game shows. If only Big Matty had somehow held on to his $3M case...not that I'm blaming him for taking $675,000, but it could've been even better.
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WOW! Robin's Game: Said she needed the money for her daughter to go to college and got it. It wasn't the best deal, be she needed the money and got it.
William: Played well till he ND the 99K. Despite hitting the 2 million case and other big amount, he got the offer to 132K and refused, which I had a feeling that's all he's going to get Yep..he hit the million. During the proveout round, I had a feeling he made a bum deal after he dealt at 56K. Yep...After Aubrie exposed the $50, I shook my head in disbelief in that you knew he had the $200,000. :-?
Matt's Game: WOW! It was extremely exciting to see he turn down big offers. I couldn't blame him on that massive $675,000, but it was so depressing to see him pass up the million dollar offers and the 3 million in his case ( which he predicted it would be in there the whole time.) :-( I just dropped my jaw after the $3,000,000 was shown to him during the proveout.
Boy, yesterday may be the only greatest day in history we seen.
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You know, I'm actually quite shocked that Matt had $3M in his case. I mean, even with 3 or 4 cases left in play, yeah, the chances were slim, but to begin with, when you initially pick your case, there still is only 1 chance out of 26 that you're gonna pick the top amount. Taking the Deal was the reasonable choice IMO.
BTW, it was the first time I watched DOND, and I'm kicking myself not to have watched sooner!! Definitely gonna watch again.
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Having Howie hold Case #6 (with his wide grin plastered on throughout) and the models' reactions during the "Lucky Case" segments were absolutely hysterical.
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I tell you, with the big amounts being offered, we have, and will, see a ton of early bailers this week. Kimberly's deal wasn't good at all, and you just can't argue that. With two seven-figure amounts still in play, and with only one case left to open, that means you can't knock them both out. Plus, your chances of avoiding one of those amounts is near 70%. So how the heck do you quit there? Yes, $701,000 is an enormous amount of money. But with a fantastic chance to get more, why let that chance slip? Just a bad move by Kimberly. Having these big amounts has made it exciting, though, and I have a feeling we're in for more excitement with Jeff. We shall see in a little less than 48 hours.
By the way, sorry the recap from last night didn't get posted until just a short while ago. I did the recap after Price, but stupid me forgot to post it up. Sigh.
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I can now talk about both episodes.
Season premiere was awesome. Robin wanted money for her daughter to go to college, and got a pretty good amount. I would have went more, but $100,000+ is pretty nice for college.
William did great until the end, that's where it went downhill. I think he stopped too early.
Matty! This was an incredibly exciting game! He played really well, and I don't blame him one bit for quitting with $675,000. That's a lot of money, I probably would have quit too. It's a shame that he did have $3,000,000 in his case, as he was saying all along it was in his case.
Tonight's show was pretty good, with Kimberly breaking the record, for a whopping $701,000! I thought it was a decent deal, but I might have went once more, to see if I could break a million. Even if she removed the $1,000,000 but still had the $4,000,000 in play the offer probably would have went up a little more, my guess is about $800,000. Yes, the odds were in her favor to remove a small amount, but that's SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS staring you in the face, for one time only. She would have been crazy not to take it, plus how overdramatic she was made her even more scared.
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WOW! I could'nt blame Kimberly's $701,000 Deal. Even though she had the million, she couldn't turn it down. I would have been happy with 700K even if I had a seven figure case the whole time.
Jeff is doing very well. Don't want to jinx him, but hopefully it stays that way and not go down the road we've seen a lot of last year: players who refuse a super offer and their game quickly plummets.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
I tell you, with the big amounts being offered, we have, and will, see a ton of early bailers this week. Kimberly's deal wasn't good at all, and you just can't argue that. With two seven-figure amounts still in play, and with only one case left to open, that means you can't knock them both out. Plus, your chances of avoiding one of those amounts is near 70%. So how the heck do you quit there?
Sorry, heels, but I will have to disagree with you here, and the reason is that it's not just about the probability of knocking out a big number that counts, but also how much you stand to lose. If she's successful in knocking out a small number on her next pick, then the offer goes up to $973,000, as we saw, an increase of $272k or about 39%. However, if she knocks out the $4M, then the offer drops to the $200k range, a drop of $500k, or 71%. It'd be like someone giving me $701,000, giving me a die, and offering the following:
If I roll anything other than a 1, I'll get an extra $272,000.
If I roll a 1, I'll lose $500,000 of the $701,000.
Or I can just take the $701,000.
I'd take that money and run, and I don't think anyone can rationally say that it was a bad decision. You certainly could make an argument that going on isn't a bad deal, but you can't say that someone who doesn't continue is wrong, either. I just don't think this is a right/wrong answer situation.
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While Jeff's deal ended up being the right decision, I don't think it was a good deal. It was a round too early, and the banker's deal was trash. Jeff got robbed there. Michele (who deserves a :-D, I'd say) isn't looking too good, but thanks to that stupid promo at the end of the credits, I found out her game would end in a way "you've never seen before". Normally, I cut the TV off before that comes up, so I won't get spoiled. But after I turned the TV off tonight, I walked in my mom's room, and that was on, so I saw/heard it. Ugh.
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I didn't think this show was hot tonight. Jeff may have had the worst string of luck but managed to leave at the proper time. Michelle said it wasn't her favorite, and apparently it's that way since she deleted the 3 million and 6 million cases. I fast forwarded so I didn't hear the ending.
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I have come to the conclusion that NBC does not care about giving their viewers the thrill of seeing something rare occur on Deal or No Deal; instead, they want to go ahead and tell you that it's going to happen so you'll watch, giving them viewers, which gives them high ratings, and that is all they apparently care about. First off, you all saw that spoiler after the credits last night, and if you didn't, I made mention of it in my post in this thread last night. Well, tonight, during the intro, they showed clips of the upcoming show (like they usually do), and one of the things they showed was Howie saying, "this is the highest offer ever". Gee, thanks! That spoils practically everything! Why? Because Michele had four amounts on the left side, along with $750,000 and $1,000,000. The highest offer before tonight was $701,000 on Tuesday's show, and that was accepted. So, obviously, the only way that could be surpassed is if Michele was down to only $750,000 and $1,000,000. And of course, that's exactly what happened. So, instead of getting to go crazy and enjoy the excitement and thrill of a scenario I've been waiting so long to see on this show, I'm left to sit there and watch as the inevitable unfolds. It was still nice to see Michele's excitement, but it was extremely disppointing and frustrating, because it would've been awesome to have been surprised. Needless to say, that really ticked me off, and made my interest for the show sink. I'll still watch, of course, but it'll be hard to totally enjoy it, knowing that whenever a big moment is ahead, I'll be told about it by ratings-hungry NBC. Ugh. On top of all this, the big-money days are over, and it's back to normal, meaning less excitement and less money. I'm telling you, an escalating jackpot is the way to go. Start at $1,000,000, and up it by $100K every game someone doesn't win it.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
I'm telling you, an escalating jackpot is the way to go. Start at $1,000,000, and up it by $100K every game someone doesn't win it.
But at this rate, it would never stop going up! There would have to be a limit, right?
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I thought about that, but it wouldn't get incredibly high by the time someone had that chance. Maybe $10,000,000, tops. I mean, obviously that is high, but not way higher than they've ever offered before.
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I missed Friday's show sadly, but I did see Thursday's show. It wasn't that great. Jeff didn't really make a great deal, although playing it out showed it was. I would have went one more, that offer from the banker was too low. Michele didn't do to well on Thursday, removing both the $3,000,000 and $6,000,000 cases. I didn't see Friday's show, but thanks go out to heelsrule1988 for recapping what happened.
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WOW! Michelle's game had much better luck than yesterday. And It was very exciting to see her bomb the right side of the board and going home with $750,000 and the million. At least she's happy with $750K. Now if only this event wasn't spoiled..... :-? (Same thing happened to last year when NBC couldn't keep the lid shut on someone having the million buck case) And heels, I fast fowarded the preview and put my hand very close to my face so I wouldn't see the event.
Larry's game is just not great to watch right now. Barring a miracle, it's likely that this will be the fist big snoozer of the season. :-?
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I saw all the shows this week. Michele's $750,000 win was great. It was too bad she didn't get the million. A great week of shows.
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mike wrote:
I saw all the shows this week. Michele's $750,000 win was great. It was too bad she didn't get the million. A great week of shows.
Overall, I think it was an excellent week of shows. Exciting games, good contestants, great offers.
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How come those that take chances and go for it rarely get rewarded on this show? I felt really bad for Lary. He kept going when others would've chickened out and ran with the money they were offered. Applause for him on a fine effort. Sherri just never really had anything going for her. Tough to watch someone suffer like that, but the moment with her in-laws stopping by was nice. All in all, though, it wasn't a terrible show. Like I've said before, things seem to get fun and relaxed once the big amounts go bye-bye. Not that I want it to be like that every time, but it's nice to see sometimes.
By the way, the recap is already up for tonight's show. I've started doing something new- during every commercial, I'll recap the previous segment, so by the time the show's over, I'm pretty much done. I don't know why I didn't think of that last season... sigh.
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Last Night was "Banker's Paradise." I believe this is the first time I've seen 2 players in one show turn down a biggest offer yet and have their game sink in an instant. It seemed like a fun show despite having the big amounts deleted off the board.
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The bad luck continues. Frankie was doing decent for most of the game, and then it just fell apart. At least he managed to make a little something out of his game, though. Malaika looked like she'd have a fine game after the first round, but now she looks doomed. It's early, though, so perhaps things will turn around for her tomorrow night.
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Yeah, heels. It seemed like the bad luck bug is here. Frankie did really well, then started to skid after hitting the million. He still won $50,000 which isn't too shabby.
Malikia's game is on a skid after hitting the million and $750,000. Hopefully her luck comes back in a good way.
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Monday: Lary had it bad from the start. I commend him for having no fear unlike other players who would have wimped out. Sherry didn't do well. Round 5 is what really was tragic, but at least she got to see her in-laws come to the show.
Thursday: Frankie did a good job, having no fear as well. He ended up with a nice amount, and he did make a good deal. Malaika was off to a very rough start, hopefully she turned it around, as I didn't get to see tonight's show.
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How much does anyone want to bet that one of the banker's offers to Mark on Monday includes a llama?
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Sorry guys... my computer totally died last night, and is still acting kind of funny, so the recap for last night's show might not be up until way later, if at all today. I'll let you all know. About the show, though... pretty much a quiet show, except for Malaika's propsoal. Stupid me for not avoiding the intro, though, so I could've been surprised by that.
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noahproblem wrote:
How much does anyone want to bet that one of the banker's offers to Mark on Monday includes a llama?
I was thinking the same thing.
Did the intro give away anything about the proposal? I mean, I turned in a few seconds late, and they weren't even showing the contestants yet. I was surprised by it. Even when he came up with her, I didn't realize it until they showed a case, and Howie said, "Open the case". That's when I realized.
Ha ha. I was waiting to see what they were going to put as the previous offer. "REFUSED".
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I wasn't impressed with Mark refusing to see the offer from a viewer's standpoint. Part of watching the game, in my opinion, is seeing what offers the banker comes up with, and he could have still refused it after. I question whether contestants should be allowed to do what Mark did last night, although it could be argued that's part of the game too, showing up the banker.
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Recap for Friday's show is now up. Again, sorry for the delay, everyone.
Punchboard91 wrote:
Did the intro give away anything about the proposal?
Yep... go figure. NBC just loves to spoil us.
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Forgive me, but my computer had a meltdown Friday Night. It was quiet show, aside from Melika's marriage proposal, which NBC couldn't let that secret out of the bag. Mike's game, just like Rebecca VenDen's game, is on a bad slide after hitrting the million on pick #1. I wouldn't be shocked if he landmined and left with $5.
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Our computers just weren't feeling good Friday night, were they? :-(
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What the heck was up with Marty's deal?! That's got to be one of the worst deals ever. I know we weren't dealing with huge amounts of money, but still, there's no excuse for his deal. Just plain awful. Latoshia looks fun, but her game isn't going so well. That's a bummer, because I really want to see an exciting game again. Since the opening week of this season, not much has happened.
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Tonight really wasn't a good night for Deal or No Deal. All of the contestants had horrible beginnings right off the bat. Luckily Marty found the $1,000,000 on the first case. I'd rather find out right away that i don't have it than wait until you get two unopened cases remaining and thinking I have a million.
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Uh... Marty opened the $1,000,000 case in the third round.
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Sorry I have my contestants confused. I really didn't remember their names. The guy I'm talking about was the returning contestant on tonight's program.
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Man what is up here? Mike could'nt get things going as a returning player. Marty just couldn't keep the ball going after his great 1st round. Latoisha is on a slide after hitting the million in round 2. Hopefully her luck turns around Thursday.
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Tonight was all about two bad deals odds-wise that ended up being the right decision. That's always bittersweet for me, because I'm happy for the contestant, of course. However, I'm also disappointed, because I'm big on odds when it comes to this show, and that lowers everyone's trust in odds when they see outcomes like this. But, good for Latoshia and Ron.
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You know, I'm usually one to "take" bad deals, but I felt that Latoshia didn't make such a great deal. True, it worked out in her favor, but, like heels said, it wasn't the greatest.
Ron was on a roll, and then he just started hitting those high amounts. I probably would have taken his deal, as well.
Anyone else here that were hoping the online game they mentioned would be BigJon's game? :-D
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Monday: Mike and Marty both had nothing going for them, and Marty did not make a great deal either. Latoshia hit some very big amounts in the beginning, but she seems very fun, I'd like to see her win alot. Her friend in the middle, Squeaky, was so funny, with Howie asking if she had some helium. Very cute.
Thursday: Tonight I got home at 9:20, so I saw Latoshia's deal of $104,000 and it turned out to be a great deal. I'm glad she kept those two remaining large amounts in play for the rest of the game. Funny how she also had the same outfit as the models. Ron's first three picks of the first round were great, then the other three were not so great. I can't blame him for taking the deal, I mean if he removed the million in his next of 2 cases, he'd never see $131,000 again, which would kind of stink. An okay night.
BTW, I was going to ask: The models currently holding cases 8, 11, 15, and 24, what are their names? I haven't quite caught them yet.
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Let's see...
8: Enya
11: No clue
15: Keltie
24: No clue
All I know at the moment. Keltie's on the official site, but Enya isn't.
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Despite the bad deals by both players, it ended up being the right decision. Lotashia, like heels said, didn't make the best deal, but made the right move. Ron was on a roll after a rough start in Round 1. It wasn't the best deal, but it endend up being the right move as he would have hit the million on the last pick during round 5, which would obviously send the offer crashing to the basement.
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I thought 8's name was Kenya. Jacqueline was at case 24 on Monday. There was a Jamie at 24 last week. I haven't seen Thursday's show yet (I taped it, haven't seen the tape yet).
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Nope, she's Enya. At least that's what my closed captioning said.
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I would have taken the 193,000 like Elna did. I thought she made a good deal, even though 500,000 was in her case. She very easily could have ended up with 75 bucks.
The second contestant (the spelling of her name escapes me) is doing very well. She has 4 of the big amounts left. Let's hope she keeps them in play Monday.
You might be right heels, but closed captioning sometimes misspells or mishears something. I wish DOND's website or some fan could create a DOND model website with ALL the models on it. DOND's site is fine, but some of the newer models they don't have on there.
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Okay, let me get the good part out first. Obviously, Elna deserves a :-D. Plus, she wasn't really acting fake, which was good to see. I have now finished the positive things about her. That has to be one of the (if not THE) worst deals in the history of the show. First, you only have to open one case, meaning you can't knock out both $500K and the million in one round. Second, she had a 60% chance of opening a cheap amount! The first thing I said makes it even worse, though. When two of the top three amounts are still on the board, and you're getting near the end, how the heck do you walk away?! I just don't get it. On top of that, Adalis is incredibly annoying. Her antics are just driving me insane. At least her game's going well, though. And finally, this doesn't have to do with DOND, but the Hurricanes lost 4-0 tonight. I thought I'd mention that just to show you how frustrating of a day it's been for me. First Price getting pre-empted, then a frustrating DOND, and then the Hurricanes get shut out. Ugh.
styleguy wrote:
I wish DOND's website or some fan could create a DOND model website with ALL the models on it.
Is that a request? :-)
I'm not sure how much room I have left on Tripod, but I'll think about doing something like that. I was considering doing another DOND models tournament, so maybe that would be a good time to do a page like that.
By the way, to answer part of a question that was asked earlier in this thread, #11 is Meghan (she's on the official website). Not to be confused with Megan, who is #6.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
Adalis is incredibly annoying.
Oh good I wasn't the only one thinking that. She seems to be another fake contestant too. I hate when they act fake and not like themselves.
As for Elna, I thought she made a bad choice. And as a matter of fact, she did! When I saw the $500,000 and the $1,000,000 still left on the board I had a hunch she had one of them. But $193,000 is still very nice.
One question for you all, did anyone else think it was weird that Elna's first offer was $22,000 after finding the $750,000 in the first round and Adalis's first offer was only $15,000 after she found $400,000 in the first round??? Just wondering.
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catdogwheel wrote:
One question for you all, did anyone else think it was weird that Elna's first offer was $22,000 after finding the $750,000 in the first round and Adalis's first offer was only $15,000 after she found $400,000 in the first round??? Just wondering.
Exactly what I was thinking. The banker's a weird dude sometimes, I guess.
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Completely missed Elna. Must have turned on the TV exactly when they went to break, as it was a good few minutes before they came back. Howie was on stage alone, so I figured it was new contestant time.
Adalis is doing a good job, game-wise. See if I tape Monday's show or not.
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I think it not only has to do with what big numbers she took off, but what else, so if she took off more of the really low numbers and the 750,000, that would make a diference.
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Elna was hot, but I was mad she took rhe $193,000. I had a bad feeling she's holding the 1/2 million or $1,000,000 case. I was unfortunatly right. That deal was almost as bad as Daniel Miller's $94,000 deal in which, during proveout time, showed his final 2 were $300K and $400K or Tia Robertson's $211K deal in which she narrowed the final 2 between $200K and $1,000,000.
And I'm glad I'm not alone who believes that Adallas is very fake. I'm rooting her to landmine all big amounts.
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You might want to flip on to your local Telemundo station right now, since the Spanish version of Deal, Vas o No Vas, just premiered a couple of minutes ago.
Quick edit: It's on until 10:30 pm ET.
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I was at a high school football game tonight, so I haven't seen tonight's show yet, and I won't get to see it until tomorrow. I'm going to try to wake up early tomorrow morning, so I can watch tonight's show and recap it before Price. If not, it'll be up in the afternoon.
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Why do the ones that take risks ALWAYS get screwed in the end?! It's just not fair. The ones who chicken out get rewarded more often than the ones who take risks. Adalis' antics may have been annoying, but she totally won me over by rejecting that $97,000 offer. Heck, I would've taken the deal there, and you know if someone goes on further than I would have, it's definitely taking a risk. She deserved better. It was heartbreaking to watch Hayley open that $500,000 case. Applause to Adalis, though, on a very brave effort. She certainly took a risk.
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I really couldn't stand Adalis's actions as well. I too couldn't feel too sorry for refusing the $196K and seeing her game crashing to the ground. In fact I was rooting her to lose.
Mark's game is on a bad roll. I have a bad feeling he will hit the $750K.
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Yeah... based on what you said about her after Friday's show, I knew you'd be happy with the way her game ended. :lol:
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I didn't see Friday's show, but I saw on last night's show that Adalis had demolished the left side of the board. I too was very sad to see her leave with only $750. She had the guts and determination to win and go all the way. A true heartbreaker, but kudos for an excellent game. I found it very exciting and intense. heelsrule1988 does make a good point: I too probably would have taken the $97,000 but it stinks that all the risk-takers always get screwed in the end.
As for Mark, he's doing terrible. Let's hope he can turn things around on Thursday. Hopefully case 16 doesn't doom him.
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Last week, styleguy wrote:
I wish DOND's website or some fan could create a DOND model website with ALL the models on it.
I believe I've found the perfect place to go...
http://www.qwizx.com/gameshows/dond/index.html#pics
There's no bios or anything, but all the models that have ever been on the show are on there (so it appears). Their full names are listed, so that's crucial for Googling purposes.
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Perfect. Thanks Heels.
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Mark really didn't make a great deal, despite the fact that his case held the $10K.
PJ is really doing very hot. Hopefully she has the million.
Seeing how I'm the first one to post for this episode, I turned on during the credits, and I think I heard Howie say, "You could be our first millionaire of the show." I fear that NBC made good on that spoiler.
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Not to mention, P.J. is hot. :-D
I wish you hadn't told me about the credits, because I avoid those (and the show intro) now for spoilers. So, note to everyone... please don't tell me about the credits for any show if you watch them. However, I don't think that's much of a spoiler... we know right now that she could be the first millionaire. Her game's going very well.
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I actually saw this episode last night. I cant wait to find out if she did pick the $1 million case. Could someone tell me when the next episode airs. I would really apreciate it since I dont get the TV guide anymore.
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Mondays at 8, Thursdays at 9, Fridays at 8. Implant that in your brain. :-)
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Mark didn't really do that spectacular, but he ended up making the right choice, even though he could have raised the offer a whole lot more.
All I can say is WOW! for P.J. She is doing so incredible, I can't wait to see if she has the million, and hopefully she does. She's a special ed teacher, which is so great, and makes me want her to win the million even more. This is her game, and her side-supporters are very helpful, telling her that even if she goes once more, she'll still have $400,000 or a million still in play, if she was to remove one of them. We'll find out soon enough.
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I did not like PJ's deal. She had two big amounts left. I would have gone on at least once more. Jim did not do well, he landmined 750k (in my case 19) and 1 million (in case 6). Tammy's game is going very well. We'll see how she does on Monday.
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I'm not a big fan of Deal or No Deal. I'll watch it, but I just can't get into it. I'm surprised there's still a primetime game show like this, after Millionaire and Weakest Link. Meh, it's a good break from all the crime dramas.
I love the models though!!!
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I thought tonight's show would be an awesome lead-in to 1 vs. 100, but it turned out to be just the opposite. P.J.'s game was supposed to end in a fantastic way, but no, she makes a ridiculous deal. Ugh. At least we've got a fresh new start with Tammy, though.
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I too thought PJ made a bum deal, stopping at $321K when the offer during proveout would have skyrocketed to $551K. At least she has the money to buy herself a tractor.
Jim couldn't get things going basically. His 750K and million picks were signs of things to come. I noticed a trend here: When the million is picked early, their game is basically a snoozer. Anyone notice it?
Tammy is doing very well; don't want to jinx her, but hopefully she does a lot better than Jim.
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P.J. didn't make the best deal, but $321,000 is a ton of money, and I'm happy for her. She should have went one more time.
Jim had bad luck on his side. Knocking out the two biggest amounts in the first round was bad. BTW, did anyone notice that Megan (Case 6) had the million not too long ago, and it was removed in the first round also? I think it was with Mark, it was the first amount he removed. Actually, it was with Mark Williams, I'm positive.
Our new player Tammy, is doing well.
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Some cases this season are quickly becoming like Leyla's last season. Those ones are 6, 19 (Yay for me, this is one I'd pick if I went on the show), 11, 17, 20, and 21. If there are any others to add to this list, feel free. Jim picked 12, which immediately was an omen to how his game would go. Jill almost never has a big amount in her case, you pick her case first in the elimination round.
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Yes, if I'm right, this is Megan's 5th time she held the jackpot case, tying her with Leyla and Anya. And Styleguy, 5,7,23 and 26 have also been the bad ones, so far this year. 15 is usually the good one, as well as 1,2,14, and 4 which has always been the good case, amount wise.
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I was thinking in my mind which ones were bad. I knew I missed a few, thanks Shell Game. Anya also has been having big bucks in her case, good news for my mom, that would be the case she'd pick if she went on the show. I'll make a master list now, since my high speed isn't on the fritz currently.
Good cases to pick for your case:
5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 26.
Good cases to pick for the elimination rounds:
1, 2, 4, 12, and 14.
Basically keep 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 26 in your game as long as possible.
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I'm calling it right now: DOND will go off the air before the million case is picked and actually KEPT. The first lady made a horrible decision to stop when she had an awesome board, and a good shot at the million.
Then, to top it all off, we got one of those cheesy family reunion moments. I have never been happier to see the episode end.
In short, not a good episode to start the week. Here's hoping the rest of the week goes better.
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Bad deal by Tammy, of course, but the million being in her case really didn't matter much, except for the fact that the bank offers could've been bigger (which, as we saw, they would've been). I don't think anybody would've gone all the way with that board. For the record, I would've gone two more times, and left with the $385K. But the million being in her case wasn't as heartbreaking as it would've been had her board been better. Like I said, there's no way anyone would've gone that far. Now, about Nondumiso. The "pretty lady number..." thing is really getting on my nerves. To say it once, okay. But to say it every single time?! Man. The reunion was nice, although it's not really that exciting when you can see it coming. Most of the time, you know when stuff like this is going to happen by the pre-game conversation.
Scott wrote:
I'm calling it right now: DOND will go off the air before the million case is picked and actually KEPT.
Well, Deal seems to remain popular, so I think it'll definitely last through this season, at least. That's a lot of games to be played. That said, I think (since the contestants are chickens, for the most part) it's going to take at least $400K or $500K being up there for someone to go for it all if the million is still up there. Because there's so many games left, I think that's going to happen eventually.
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Well, it was sad to see Tammy have the million in her case. I would have maybe went once more in her point of the game.
The current contestant, Nondumiso, has a cute charm to herself, with the high-pitched squealing and everything, and saying the "pretty lady number" line too, and her cute little voice. She's doing alright. It was nice to see the reunion, and the models and family crying was sort of touching.
Also, two things to notice this episode. First of all, did anyone else notice that Nondumiso picked case 8, and it had the million again? Tammy picked case 8 too, and it held the million. Another thing to note: Nondumiso's game seemed a bit choppy and edited at the last 10 minutes or so. I don't know if anyone else recognized this, but the board quickly appeared, but I only caught the board having the $300,000 and $750,000 cases removed instead. Did anyone record this, and happen to catch that?
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Meh...missed Deal tonight. Something about Da Bears being on Monday Night Football.
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8's becoming the case to pick. It has had the million in it at least 3 times this season. Nondumiso's high pitched voice and pretty lady thing are getting on my nerves. She picked 12 so I don't think she'll be leaving with a lot of dough.
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Tammy should have kept going, as the offer kept going up to $550K.
Nondumiso is doing fairly well and I liked that reunion.
I did notice 8 has the million twice and I did sense the editing was choppy, Jordan7.
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It's deals like the one Nondumiso made that seriously tempt me to stop watching this show. I've sat and watched person after person make ridiculous deal after ridiculous deal, yet I still continue to watch. But it's getting to the point where it's hard to take. You have a 66% chance of having $400K or $500K! Also, you've got a 33% chance of having nearly twice the $286,000 offer in your case! How the heck do you pass that up?! That was very frustrating to watch. Things were going so well, too. She had finally stopped her annoying "pretty lady number..." thing, and was doing well in the game. And then, that. Man, that made me mad. Then, to make me realize how stupid this show really is, the next guy comes out with a bunch of animals. Come on. The only good part out of all of that was the monkey. Other than that, it was pretty lame (and kind of not cool... I wonder what Bob would say about it) to have a bunch of animals there. Unfortunately, there's something about the show (not just the models) that makes me not want to shut it out for good. I don't know what it is, but something about Deal prevents me from never watching it again. So, I'll continue to watch. Only difference is, I'm not going to bend over backwards to make sure I see it live. Before, I would always make sure I was home when Deal was on, because I like watching it live rather than taped. But now, it doesn't really matter to me. If I have to tape it, so what. I have a new favorite NBC show, and that's 1 vs. 100, where there's no annoying bull (so far, anyway... I sure hope that doesn't change).
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While I was happy with Nodumiso's $286K Victory, I wondered, "would she have deleted the left side of the board?" Sure Enough. Once Alike exposed the $100, big groans came out, in that you just KNEW she had 1/2 million. :-?
Jed's Game isn't that hot. I have a bad feeling the $111,000 is all he's going to get, that his next pick contains the landmine. We'll see about this.
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Although Nondumiso didn't make the best deal, she still did walk out of there with almost $300,000 for her and her family, which is not that bad. I would have went once more, because even if you removed $500,000 the offer would still be about $200,000. Would have loved to see her win half a million. Too bad.
And Jeb's game is going terrible, and I don't really want him to win either.
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Just to let everyone know, I got a brand new hard drive in my computer (yay), and I haven't been able to watch Deal, so I'll get to watching it and recapping it tomorrow.
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Just saw the Swedish version of DonD and wanted to give a report. It's in Swedish, and I don't know any Swedish, so I'll do my best :-) . Here, there's a qualifying question between two contestants from the audience to decide who will actually go for the money. There are 24 cases ranging from 0.50 kr (about 7 cents) to 5,000,000 kr ($680,000). There are models, and the advertising for the show involves showing silhouettes of models with the cases, but the models never talk, and there's one way they open the case: very slowly. They never look at the amount before opening it. Like in the US version, the contestant has family & friends on stage, and like the US version, it's extremely slow. The episode I watched, the guy started well but then started hitting nothing but the right side; with 3 cases left (0.5 kr, 20 kr, and 25,000 kr), he walked away with 9,000 kr ($1228). His case had the 0.50 kr in it, so it was a good deal.
That's all for now.
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Jed's deal, while not the Best, I couldn't blame him. He was really on very thin ice. Same with Holly's deal. Her game was going well, then started slipping rapidly. I couldn't blame her $53,000 deal. She almost pulled a Cathy Hamm.
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After the frustrating shows we've seen lately, it was refreshing to see a nice one like this. Cathy played it as well as she could have. She won me over when she turned down the $237,000 offer and said, "the odds are in my favor". That's what I want to hear. I want to see contestants that are fully aware of the odds, and when it's best to keep going. It's a shame that she opened the million after that, but it was great to see things go well from then on. It was one of the rare times I was happy to see a contestant take a deal. Well done, Cathy. And props to Marco, also, for having a big heart. What he said when he was picking his case to keep was really nice. I certainly hope he does well on Thursday night.
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Friday: Jed's game ended okay. I still didn't want him to win. Holly really stole my heart. I wanted her to win so badly. She had a great personality, and had a few great first rounds. She did leave with $53,000 so it wasn't too terrible. I thought her game was pretty thrilling too. She ended up making the smart move.
Tonight's shows was pretty good. Cathy did really well, and like heelsrule1988 said, she was aware of the odds actually being in her favor, and risked it, only to remove the million. Job well done. Here deal ended up being a great choice.
Marco did good in round 1 except for the million in Ursula's case. She's had that quite a few times. I like avoiding her. His statement was nice, he deserves to win on Thursday. He has a lot of energy and spirit too, even after removing the largest amount.
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Oh, I almost forgot... YAY LAURA FOR ENDING HER CURSE! She did it by having $25 in her case as Marco's game was getting underway. Before that, her case had a six-figure amount in four consecutive games, as well as five of the last six. Ouch.
Another thing I almost forgot... those Carolina blue dresses were much to my liking. :-D
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I was actually happy with Cathy's deal. She was actually crying when she was offered $185K. She really took risks, the first being the million dollar wipeout. And she know when to stop.
Marco isn't doing too badly despite the million dollar bombshell early on. We'll see how he fares tonight.
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I'm not really mad at Marco for taking that deal because he needed that money, but if he hadn't set a goal to reach, I would've expected him to keep going. $75,000 was his goal, though, and he reached it, so good for him. Tracee, eh... her game's going decent so far. It's definitely on the way up after that rough start. Hopefully she'll do well on Monday night.
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Marco did pretty well, and at least he got the amount of money that he wanted to open up a place in Oregon. His game went pretty well. Too bad he had the $300,000 though. It was a tough decision because he was at risk for knocking out the last big amount.
Tracee's game got off to a very rough start, but it's coming together. We'll see how she does on Monday.
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Borrowing from the Historic Wrong thing...
Stupid Deal #56989736863: Tracee Jones ($265,000)
No need to go on a long rant about it; it should be obvious why it was a bad deal. Like the last time this happened, forget that the million was in her case. It's the fact that she easily could have (and would have) won more. I will go on a rant about this, though... I think it's now safe to say that nobody will ever win the million dollars. A while back, I thought eventually it might happen, but who am I kidding, it never will. Knowing the kind of show DOND tries to be, they probably have an awesome celebration prepared for a million-dollar winner. Too bad we'll never see it. If pigs took to the sky and we did see that happen, though, we'd sure as heck know about it. Once again, NBC delivers a crushing spoiler. While I was watching the Panthers game last night, a DOND commercial first tells me that a contestant will get a $265,000 offer, and then another commercial (advertising the entire Monday night lineup) announces that there will be a million-dollar case. I figured they said that since Tracee still had the million dollars left in play. Well, now we know why. That's the second time they've told us that. It's getting ridiculous. Why do they do that? It can't be for ratings help, because as far as I know, DOND is doing just fine in that department. That and the early-bailing contestants are really ticking me off. Yet, it's the kind of show that you just can't stop watching. Maybe it's the models. In that case, I'm all for replacing the girls with male models, so then I'll want to stop watching. :lol:
To add to the carnage, Kevin's game was one of the worst I've ever seen. Poor guy just didn't have anything going for him.
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I was really hoping that Tracee would keep going, as I believe that could have turned into one of the most exciting and intense games ever. But her $265,000 is okay, she should have kept going though, until she was in actual danger of only having one of the remaining two amounts in play.
And poor Kevin didn't even do that great. Even after being interviewed and actually being called to be the next contestant, I thought it was all a setup. But I guess not. It would have been nice to see him win more for his family and the baby. Shame.
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I wondered if I was imagining things, so I actually went back and looked at every single one of Heels's recaps (sorry if I killed your bandwidth)...and it's not just my imagination, people ARE walking way sooner than they used to. During the original week-long Deals, contestants would take the deal with about 2.5 cases to go, on average. For the month of October, that average went all the way up to 4.5 cases.
Also of note: Out of 80 contestants, exactly 8 have taken the amount in their own case. Of these eight, five of them had adjacent amounts on the board (the other three being penny/$5,000, $300/$750, and $50/$300), so it's obvious that no one's ever gonna take a major risk.
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Hey, that's totally okay... that's what I've got them there for. It's good to know my recaps are useful. :-)
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What a heartbreaker. I'm glad Anita came out of it well at the end, and obviously I don't blame her for taking the deal, but man... I really thought the million would be won tonight. I was gladly willing to eat crow for my statement on Monday if it happened. What a game, though. Deal or No Deal is like a roller coaster; one night, there'll be a show that really ticks me off and puts me on the verge of not wanting to watch anymore, and then another night, there's a show like this that really gets me into it. This was, without a doubt, one of the best shows ever. I just wish it could've ended in a better way.
Two other interesting things to note. First, what the heck was Aubrie doing at #5?! I didn't notice her there before she got picked, so when Anita said #5, I was ready to see Ursula. Then I see Aubrie, and I'm wondering if I'm seeing things. So that was weird. And also, Marisa let her hair down!!! I loved it! She has definitely grown on me in the 10 months the show has been on. At first, she wasn't really someone I liked, but now I see that I definitely underrated her.
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Darn. Anita deserved more. Most contestants would have quit with the $411,000, most likely, but not her. I really wanted her to win more.
That deal was, obviously, a good one. There is a huge difference between $50 and $313,000. $50 won't buy you a house. :-P
As for- oh. Wait a sec. We didn't have another game tonight. But, hey! This was well worth it.
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It would have been hard for me to turn down what she did with four cases left (I think it was about $340K or something), so I can't blame her at all for taking the deal that she did.
Punchboard91 wrote:
$50 won't buy you a house. :-P
Unless it's on Baltic Avenue. :-D
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It was $377,000. I know--I would have walked at that without looking back. In fact, I think going on there was an unnecessarily reckless move on her part and I was rooting for her to stop. (Of course, my roommate would have taken the $411k, so I guess his sense of timing trumps even mine.)
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...?! Walking away from $377,000 isn't the worst thing ever, since Anita was down to only two top amounts at that point, but walking away from $411,000 when the top four amounts are still in play?! I think your roommate would not be the type of contestant I'd want to see on the show.
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I'm glad Anita won $311k. I was hoping she'd win more, but them's the breaks sometimes. I would have left 1 and 26 in play longer though. I would have picked 12 (which did have the million in it again, I guess it's becoming the case to pick now), 22, and 23. I was surprised to see Aubrie and 5 and Julee at 23. Ursula must have had the day off. Marisa's hair is prettier now that it's not curly. Excellent show last night.
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This was by far one of the greatest games I have ever seen played. Anita was a great contestant, who had a great personality, and played the game incredibly well, stopping at the exact right moment. I can't blame her for taking the $313,000 as I would have too. I would have said no deal to the $411,000 also, since there were still 4 huge amounts left in play. At first, I thought she was going to say no deal to $313,000 because before that she said that her mom would be happy no matter how much money she won, whether it was $50 or $1,000,000. She was a really giving person and it would have been nice to see her win alot more.
I also noticed Aubrie at 5, right when the models entered the stage at the beginning of the show. She must have been put there because of height, as you could see the model holding case 23 last night was very tall. Also, before case 18 was picked, I thought Marisa was off too, as the model looked totally different. But when I did see it was Marisa with her hair straightened, it looked very nice. Overall, a very good night.
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Nicole definitely deserves a :-D, but her deal making deserves a :-(. What else is there to say? Just another premature bailout. It never ends, does it?
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I guess not. Totally agree with you. Nicole should have went one more, and look what it could have gotten her. She didn't do badly though.
The stay-at-home-dad isn't doing well at all. We'll see if he can turn around his game on Thursday. He deserves to win big.
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Nah...not gonna blame her...she hit the point where both going on and staying are perfectly acceptable moves. Risk-averse (well, actually risk-neutral, since I guess risk-averse people probably would have stopped a case earlier) can take the cash and not worry about losing a ton of $$$, and more risk-embracers can go on one case (or more). $247,000 is certainly enough to not begrudge someone for taking, if you ask me.
(Of course, I would have gone one more...but that's just me.)
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You never blame anyone for taking a deal. ;-)
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I'd blame you for taking a $25 deal when you push your luck one case too far. :-P
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There are two schools of thought on Nicole's deal. I am in the school that says she should have said no deal to 247K. There are others who say it's a good decision. She did have a 50/50 shot at at least 400k. You never really know until the cases are revealed whether you've made a good deal or not. She could have very easily ended up with a small amount. 50/50 shot, she took a conservative road, and I hope she's happy with the 247k.
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Who wouldn't be happy with 247K????
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Pretty dull show tonight. The deal by Miles was obviously bad, but his game was pretty much going nowhere anyway, so it certainly wasn't the worst I've seen. Myra's game is going nowhere, as well, so hopefully her game will get finished quickly on Monday. I'd rather see more of a contestant who has a shot at winning big than a contestant who likely won't win much. You guys will see that show before I will, though, because the Panthers are on Monday Night Football that night, and I will of course be watching. Expect Monday's recap to be up sometime Tuesday afternoon.
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There was definitely nothing to rave about tonight's show. Miles didn't get his game anywhere near off the ground, but he really should have went once more. I know I would have.
Myra seems like a nice enough lady, and quite energetic and entertaining, and it would be nice if she walked out with a big amount of money. We'll find out Monday.
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Deal is gonna be on 11/17 at 8pm instead of Thursday at 9. I guess it's a safe bet we won't be seeing 1 vs 100 at all. Then again, they can change shows up to the last minute. There's supposed to be an extra Deal when Show Me The Money debuts. They insist on making us game show fans use our DVR's.
Doesn't make sense though, since they are both Endemol. Then again, Mark Goodson ran shows produced by him against each other.
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I can't wait to see the contestant tonight. go Iowans!
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br wrote:
Deal is gonna be on 11/17 at 8pm instead of Thursday at 9. I guess it's a safe bet we won't be seeing 1 vs 100 at all.
I suppose that this was why they didn't show a preview of the next episode of 1 vs. 100 after this past Friday's episode... :-?
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First of all, tpir08, your avatar is hilarious. :lol:
Yet again, someone who has the guts to go for it gets punished. I just don't get it. It's completely unfair. I thought Peter would have a great shot at going home with something big, but no. At least he went all the way, though.
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Strangely, him winning $100,000 felt like a bigger win than contestants who deal for $150k or even $200k, to me at least. I guess the psychological benefit to being able to resist the banker the whole hour is actually a bigger deal to me than I thought (because it happens so rarely; this is the ninth time in what, 85 contestants?)
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I'm not sure of the exact number, but I don't think it's as high as nine. If I had to guess, I'd say about five.
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Myra did okay. If I was her I'd be scared too. I probably would have went once more, and Myra could have too, but $83,000 ain't too shabby. At least she thought it was like winning a million, as she stated.
Peter had a really good run going there for him, and I would have continued on too, but yet again we get another contestant who gets screwed by actually making the right decision. Hopefully that will change sometime soon. Well, we had Anita, so it already happened, but hopefully it will happen more times this season.
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Remember, I actually looked through all your recaps to find the exact number as of a couple weeks ago. It was definitely eight then. (It just so happens that most of them were either crap amounts, or the final two cases were adjacent to each other on the board, so there was no risk.)
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Oh, I forgot about all those games where the big amounts were gone.
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FYI, to those who watch, tonight's DOND is not, it'll air Friday 8pm. Appears to be a family episode, with 2 sisters going for 2 million.
Monday at 8pm as scheduled, and a special 2 hour show on Thanksgiving at 8pm. I'm sure they are going to have some surprises on that one.
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I'm watching the Hurricanes game right now, so obviously, the recap will be late. I think I'll have time to get to watching it right after the game, so barring overtime, expect the recap to be up around 10:30.
EDIT: Whoa, I had no clue they'd double the entire money table in that first game. I've got to edit the whole money table now, so this might take a few minutes.
EDIT AGAIN: Finally, the recap's up. Sorry about the wait. Here's hoping they never screw with the money table like that again. :lol:
Oh, right... there was a show to comment on. I thought that was pretty cool how they had two people play at one time, and how they doubled the money table (except for the part about having to edit my recap a bunch). I'd say Casey and Courtney deserve a :-D. Zanny does too, although she's kind of getting on my nerves.
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While browsing the NASCAR race (yes, I may not be the biggest NASCAR fan, but it's the last race, and I'm kinda eager to see if Jimmie Johnson blows it), NBC ran the most sickening DOND promo ever. The opening sees the current contestant in jubilation, but the announcer asks "but what has the banker done to cause this?" and you see the girl sobbing.
And, with this, DOND is officially dead to me. Not only will I not be watching tomorrow night, but if the game does end up the way I think it will, DOND has just lost a fan, permanently.
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I'm not quite sure I can figure out what will happen based on the promo you saw, but that's good, because I don't want to know. I try to avoid those any way I can. That's the bad thing about watching NBC... if you're a Deal watcher, chances are you'll get spoiled while watching another NBC show. It ruins the whole fun of the show when you're spoiled, which is why I still don't understand why they do that. It can't be because they're desperate for ratings, because Deal is doing just fine as far as that goes.
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I'm glad Zanny got the Escalade of her dreams, but the problem I have with these special offers is that it's kind of unfair. The banker has a huge advantage when offering something that the contestant really wants. Although most of the special offers have been turned down, I just don't think it's totally fair. Anyway, Joe's got himself a pretty good board right now. Should make for an interesting Thanksgiving show.
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Friday: I saw it 15 minutes into the show, and it was cool how two sisters played for double the stakes. I didn't think their deal was great, but of course it always turns out to be the right move, although they had $400,000 in their case.
Zanny got on my nerves too, but she wass doing pretty well when the show ended.
Monday: Zanny was really getting pissed off when she was removing all the big amounts. She had no enthusiasm, and became such a snob. But it was her fault. It was nice to see her get so excited about her dream car, which I thought was kind of cool. I couldn't believe it was $83,755 though. My first guess was $60,000 tops, because she had removed $200,000 that round. Anyway, she made a good choice.
Joe is doing really good. The whole left side is gone, and he's still got some big amounts left. Thursday's show should be good. What I didn't get was after Joe's 5th round, the offer only went up to $137,000. My guess was $200,000 because based on my math:
$300,000 + $400,000 + $750,000 =$1,450,000 / 6 = $200,000+? I guess not.
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Man, what bad luck we saw tonight. Nothing went right for any of the contestants. Still, I'd say it was an enjoyable two-hour show. It was pretty funny seeing the banker get pied. That green case that Keltie had was interesting, but why didn't they show us what was in it? I hope they bring that green case back in the future, because it'll drive me nuts never knowing what was in that case. Finally, it was nice to see Marisa let her down again! I loved it! This time, I couldn't let it pass by without a screencap (http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3184/marisaiq3.jpg). :-D
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Yes, tonight's show had no luck on any of the contestants' sides, but it was pretty enjoyable. Joe's game turned bad, the second contestant did horrible, and Terra did even worse. That green case was interesting too, and I was hoping that they would show us what was in it. I didn't approve of Terra's deal because she only got $46,000 and she still had two amounts bigger than that in her case.
Another thing that's really starting to bug me is when after the contestant makes the deal, and they play it out, why the *bling* sound effects plays when they remove a low amount. It should be the *boom* sound, because it isn't good that they got rid of that, because the offer would have gone up. I really don't like it at all anyway. If they fix it, maybe I'll enjoy it, but if they don't, just don't bother using the sound effects at all.
And yes, it was nice to see Marisa have her hair down again.
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The banker was the only person thankful. The contestants yesterday just could not catch a break. It would have been nice to see what Keltie had in that green briefcase. I hope they bring it back because it's an interesting part of the game. It was funny see Howie pie the banker. It was nice to hear what the models were thankful for this year. Hopefully Monday's show will bring big bucks.
PS: The Deal or No Deal computer game is terrific. Definitely worth twenty bucks. I'm curious: does anyone know what the differences are between the NBC Special Edition and the regular edition? My mom and I bought one of each, and if there are special things on the NBC edition, then my mom will take the regular one back.
I hope everyone on GR had a good Thanksgiving.
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Is the regular edition a card game, or is it a DVD game?? If not, the only thing I can find is that the special edition is a DVD interactive game. The other games I have seen are a card game, a regular board game, and then a table-top electric machine game (does that make sense?)
Hope this helps!
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They're both computer games, and I haven't noticed anything different between the NBC special edition computer game and the regular computer game. If I notice anything different, I'll let the board know.
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Deal or No Deal law: if you go for it, you will get screwed. It just isn't fair. I know it's his own fault, but come on, when do we ever see someone go for it like that? I was stunned to see Brooks reject that $147,000 deal. Obviously, I'd have bailed out right then and there. It was so heartbreaking to see him fall like that. Risktakers just never succeed on this show. It's really a shame.
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I totally agree with you. The good contestants get the short end of the stick here, even though they're playing the game it should be played, while the bad players always end up making the right choice.
I too would have taken the $147,000 deal, and it was heartbreaking to see Brooks lose after passing that up. He was very enjoyable, and I was hoping that his game would end up being like Anita's game. It started out like hers, but didn't end well. I give him a thumbs up for a really good game and having a great amount of guts. I crown this a game worthy of being in the top 10. I found it to be exciting.
It seemed like his sister wanted him out of the house so badly. She was practically begging him to take a $100,000+ deal, I kind of felt bad for him. And I'm sure his sister is even more mad that he only left with $10, so he's still living with them. LOL. I wonder if they put him on the show just so he could earn money for a place. Oh well.
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I don't know about you guys, but I enjoyed last night's show (just finished watching it). It seemed the cheesy stuff we're used to seeing was, for the most part, absent in this show. It would've been nice if Will's game had gone better, and Karen's game is kind of shaky right now, too, but I still liked this show.
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I got alot of laughs from Will's game, which was fairly enjoyable. He should have went once more, but $61,000 isn't bad. Karen's game is alot worse than I thought it would be based on the previews that were given last week, but she's doing okay.
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I don't want to sound mean, but Will, being a cowboy that he is, did not have the guts to go all the way. Almost like the inverse of that last guy that went all the way with $10. Believe me, a $61,000 deal is better than going somewhere with $10.
And I still wonder if I can be a contestant on this show...
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Why did Karen have to take up 2/3 of the show? She was incredibly annoying. The only good thing about it was the banker's horn, which kind of sounded like a goal horn in hockey. Which makes me confused as to why he sounded it every time Karen opened a low amount. Too bad we didn't get to see more of Brian, and too bad his game's going kind of bad right now. I like him. Considering where he lives, though, I just hope he's not a Sabres (AKA Slugs) fan. :-(
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I agree, Karen was annoying...I hate when I have to watch people like that on any show.
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Yes, Karen was rather annoying, but she was a fairly enjoyable contestant who could barely hold herself together, and walked out making the right decision, which was a great thing to see. Claudia and Leyla both had me worried there, and they made it very suspensful, first Claudia just doing what she does with her whole little acting diddy (which she does very well, BTW) and then Leyla tilting her head back in that "Oh my god, I don't belive it, I'm so sorry" way, only to say "Oh yeah!" She had me at the "Oh" part for a second too.
Kevin seems like a really good contestant, and his game started off great, except his third round was incredibly horrible, knocking out 4 six-figure amounts. Hopefully he can work it back up next monday. Also, the previews for next Monday's show look really promising, and the Christmas show with the decorated set looked incredibly nice too, so I'm looking forward to the next two shows in the upcoming weeks.
Ursula has been gone for a few shows. Just a note. And did anyone else notice that Alike had $500,000 in both games? It's kind of ironic how that works out, having the cases "randomly" distributed, and the same case having the same amount. Oh, and Marisa has been constantly keeping her hair down, which I must say is very nice.
Also, two more things. First, I found it weird that some of the models who don't normally clap actually were clapping tonight, instead of just smiling into the camera. Aubrie and Tameka were two to note. And does anyone else find Katie's (Case #11) way of opening the case kind of weird? It's been bothering me for a while now. I mean it looks like she's grabbing it with the tips of her fingers and pulling it down from the center and looking straight into the camera instead of grasping the side of the case like all the other models do after unlocking it.
Okay, that's all I have to say (hopefully).
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Jordan7 wrote:
Ursula has been gone for a few shows. Just a note. And did anyone else notice that Alike had $500,000 in both games? It's kind of ironic how that works out, having the cases "randomly" distributed, and the same case having the same amount. Oh, and Marisa has been constantly keeping her hair down, which I must say is very nice.
Actually, with 26 cases, and each case having a 1-in-26 chance of any particular case having the same amount it had in its previous game, you would expect what you just described to happen with one case every game, on average. It just isn't as noticeable for 20 of the 26 cases.
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Jordan7 wrote:
Claudia and Leyla both had me worried there, and they made it very suspensful, first Claudia just doing what she does with her whole little acting diddy (which she does very well, BTW)
I wasn't worried... Claudia's lost her faking skills, haha. But I still love her. :-D
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Ladies and gentlemen, that was the worst deal in Deal or No Deal history. I was too excited about Identity to be upset about it, though, so whatever. At least, for once, this is one deal everyone can agree with me on.
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Umm...since I can't even figure out which deal you're referring to, I don't think I agree with you.
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Figured it'd be obvious. Brian's deal wasn't the best, but it wasn't awful, and I couldn't be mad at him because he needed that money, and he was a great contestant. No fake stuff about him. Shayla's deal was what I was referring to, of course. Nothing short of ridiculous.
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Two great contestants last night, and Brian made a decent deal. He needed the money, so at least he got more than he earned working. Shayla should have went once more, but she was very enjoyable. It really bugged me how NBC showed previews saying "You're walking out of here with a fortune." My first thought was that she would leave with like $500,000 in an amazing game, but it wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be. Nonetheless, $264,000 isn't that bad. When she removed the $750,000 and the $1,000,000 cases, I knew it wouldn't be that great, which was a shame.
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I forgot about it yesterday, but December 19 is the one-year anniversary of Deal or No Deal's debut. I remember when we were all thinking it wouldn't last past the summer, but sure enough, it's still going strong. So, happy birthday, Deal or No Deal! If only you'd lose the cheesy stuff, it'd be a lot easier to love you. Then again, your 26 lovely ladies make it easy. :-D
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Pretty fun Christmas show, but it's too bad the games didn't turn out better. Skip had as good finish considering how bad his game was going, so I was happy for him. Lamar's deal was kind of iffy, but it's no big deal, since we were talking about such low amounts.
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By the way, Big Bird made a guest apperance on last night's holiday edition of Deal or No Deal.
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The show was quite enjoyable, and Skip and Lamar were great contestants. Each played the game well. Lamar made a valiant comeback too, and both of them deserved more money than they won. The prizes the audience got were quite nice too.
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Tommy's game was, without a doubt, the worst game in the history of the show. You just can't have luck any worse than that. Shannan's game isn't going too well, either. She deserves a :-D, but she's really getting on my nerves. Not the best start to 2007.
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Man Tommy's game was horrible after he opened the very first case. After seeing the $750,000 and the $1,000,000 gone in the first round I didn't think it was gonna go well. But Tommy was such a good sport. Howie didn't look like he was enjoying the game.
Shannan's game went down hill within the fourth round. Hopefully she has the $750,000 in her case. I guess we'll find out next week. And don't forget the Deal or No Deal Special on Sunday.
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That special does looks interesting on Sunday.
Anyway, Tommy was a good contestant, and he couldn't have had any worse luck than that. To remove the highest amounts after each round 4 times in a row, opening one case at a time is just tragic and unfortunate luck. And Shannan's game is not that great either. Hopefully, Deal or No Deal did good in the Wednesday 9PM slot. There wasn't much else on at that time, so hopefully it stays there until the more popular shows come back into the lineup.
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Sorry for a temporary drop in this thread's discussion. Anyway, Tommy had the most disasterous luck I've seen in a year. At least he had a great time.
And to add insult to tonight's game, Shannan's slap on Howie wasn't proper and on the topic of disasters, she isn't doing so great and it's only a matter of time before the $750,000 comes crashing off the board. Then again, it could be in hers.
I can't wait to see what Sunday's episode looks like.
And YES!!! Ursula is back, one of my absolute favorite models!
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I wondered if Ursula got the boot, but she remained on the site, so I didn't want to rush to conclusions. It is definitely good to see her back. :-)
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I'm glad to see Ursula back as well. Tommy's game was an absolute mess, and that shirt/tie combination, egads! Shannon's game is not doing that well, and I'm betting that case 19 has 750k, because in Tommy's game my mom's case (10) had 400k and mine (19) had 50 bucks. In Shannon's 10 had 5 bucks. Reversal of fortune? A definitely possibility.
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Bad luck has hit this show pretty hard as of late. Kathy never really got things going. The grease offer was hilarious, though. The banker may be a jerk, but you've got admit, the guy can be funny. Also, I don't like Double or Nothing. Unless we had some billionaire playing, nobody would ever take a risk like that. It would be foolish. The only time someone would go for it is if they ended up with a cheap amount of money, but that would make Double or Nothing pretty anti-climactic. Hopefully that'll be the last time we see that.
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This is from the UK version of Deal, but it's quite an enjoyable clip nonetheless.
UK Deal, Jan. 7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sea8lOzI5iI&eurl=)
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Glad to see Laura winning 250,000 GBP (at long last!) in the UK. :-D
Too bad about what happened here in America, though.
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I didn't think this episode was great last night. Kathy had bad luck and dealt at $99K when the proveouts showed it rose to 401K. And to add insult to injury, I wasn't thrilled when she declined to play Double or Nothing and prove out showed the result. Hopefully it's a one time thing.
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Partial Ease/Central pre-empt alert for DoND Wednesday (1/10): President Bush is going to give a speech about Iraq Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern. According to nbc.com they're planning to pick up DoND at 9:30, but only for 1/2 hour.
http://www.nbc.com/Schedule/
[EDIT: Also, it doesn't say it's an all new episode (I don't know if it was going to be a repeat in the first place).]
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Sunday: I don't like the Double or Nothing concept, because no one will go for it if they have won alot of money. Anyway, Kathy played okay, but it was more painful to see she could have had $400,000. It stunk even more that she could have doubled her winnings, but who would risk $99,000 at a chance of losing it all? I don't blame her one bit.
Monday: Our crazy butt-slapping Shannan is back, and she made a nice bounce back from her bad night before. It stunk (again) that she could have had over $400,000 if she played on. Eric's first round was extremely good, and then it went downhill from there. He seems like a nice enough guy, and I'd like to see him win some money.
NOTE: Ursula isn't there again.
Also, it's kind of sad how when you have one big amount in play (say $500,000) and then $50,000 and $75,000 still in play, and the contestants always manage to knock those out, which makes it even more intimidating to open another case or take the deal.
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Concerning the Double or Nothing twist... When I first read about it on BuzzerBlog, they mentioned how the Australian version of DoND did it when they tried it out; instead of having to risk it all, the player could risk any amount of their winnings on the 50/50 chance.
Frankly, I think they would have been better off doing it like that instead of doing it the way they did it Sunday night.
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Ugh... the bad luck continues. Eric has an awesome start, and then the obligatory bad luck strikes. We need a good game badly.
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it doesn't say it's an all new episode (I don't know if it was going to be a repeat in the first place
According to NBC's schedule, the 1/10 episode will be a repeat of the 1/7 "Grease" episode of DOND, meaning you won't miss anything new.
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I actually liked Amanda as a contestant, but I can't say I totally agreed with her deal. I would've gone one more time and bailed out with the $211,000. I was surprised at how well her game went, considering the bad luck we've been seeing lately. Same with Rea. Her game isn't going too terrible, either. One bad thing about this show, though... where was Lisa?! :-(
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Aww, don't be too sad, at least we know Ursula is still with the show, yay! Anyway, Amanda was good, and it was painful to see her have $750,000 in her case. I too would have went once more and quit with the $211,000. Rea is doing good, and having her bring her whole class with her, and the fact that she got her degree managing being single and having 2 children is quite an accomplishment. I really want her to win big on Wednesday.
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I'm sure Lisa had to take a day off or something. No way she'd get kicked off the show. I mean, she's Lisa. You can't mess with the Price alumni. :-)
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Is it just me, or do you sometimes get a little frustrated to the point where you don't want to see anymore of the episode?
Well, that's what happened to me yesterday. I couldn't watch anymore and just let the DVR record the rest of the episode. I actually thought Amanda Dealed a little too early. I can understand losing a 'safety net' to where the most you could leave is less than $100,000. But I guess she wanted to have at least a six-figure amount to deal with. So I don't blame her for that. Right now, that guy that went for it and ended up with $10 came to mind. Also I guess she doesn't want to blow this chance. Hey, it's better than next to nothing.
If she had the guts to go on to open a couple more cases, maybe I would have eased a little. But she did say she was an indecisive person. I guess this proves it.
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I really liked Amanda, but she really made a bad deal. After seeing the proveout offers jump to $413,000, I thought she probably has the $750,000 and I was right. :-?
Rea is not doing too badly. Hopefully she can do way better than Amanda.
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Well, the luck is starting to show back up. Both Rea and Dru had fairly good games, but couldn't keep them going well the whole way. I feel really bad for Tameka... we all love her, but she's been doing terrible lately. She had the million in both games tonight. Ouch.
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21 would be my case, if I went on the show. 21's my lucky number. :-)
Only saw some of the second game tonight, but you have to admit, Dru made his decisions fairly quickly. I like to see that. He also seemed to make fairly good decisions. :-)
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You'd probably do well, considering how Tameka's been doing lately.
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OW! I thought Rea was going home big, but OW! Kudos for her have big bravery unlike many who chicken out too soon.
Dru had one of the best starts. I thought he was going to win big, but it was not meant to be. I like how he made decisions rapidly.
And last night's show got me wondering which cases are bad and good now that we're almost at the 1/2 way mark.
Subject to change, but the ones to pick the most likely have the super bucks and you should keep all the way to the end: 5,6,10,12,15,18,19,20,21,25, and 26.
The ones to delete in round one most of the time: 1,2,4,7,14,24 and 16
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Hey, no hating on my Lindsay. She's not usually a bad choice. :-(
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Good show! I was heartbroken to see Rea knock out the $300,000 and leave with $4000, she deserved alot more than that. Based on the previews, I thought she was gonna do really well. It was sad to see her remove the top two amounts picking 3 cases. Dru had a really great start to his game, and Tameka had the million in both games, ouch! Never would have expected that. Did anyone else notice that some of the models switched after the commercial? Aubrie went to 3, Ursula came back to 5 (I think I have that right, or did Lisa come back to 3, and Aubrie went back to 5 from 3?), Keltie took Brooke's spot at 15, and Meghan came back to 24 in place of Kelly.
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Does anyone know when this episode will be aired again?
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Just when I thought the good luck was coming back, Angela has that heartbreaking fifth round tonight. I wasn't feeling too good when she picked Tameka, considering how she's been lately. She's been in a nasty funk. It was disappointing to see that stupid Double or Nothing come back, though. It's pointless.
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I know...I mean, we already HAD a double-or-nothing scenario on the show whenever a contestant got down to two cases, one good one and one crap one. No one ever took it. Why on earth would they think anyone would willingly go for this? Even if it was triple or nothing I don't think they'd have too many takers.
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Yes PFA and heels, add me in to those who despise that option. I say it JTS the first time it showed up. As for Angela, I thought it'd go smoothly, then boom. She picks 21 and it went down from there. Let's hope this IS the last time the Double or Nothing shows up.
And did anyone notice Kelting was holding 16? On the first one, she held 8.
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That was, without a doubt, one of the worst shows ever. Mostly because Charlyn was one of the most annoying contestants ever. I've never found a show so agonizing to watch before. It didn't help that her awesome game went south very rapidly. What's with Hayley and Tameka, though? Hayley's been pretty bad lately, but Tameka's just been flat out awful. In the last four games, she's had the million back-to-back, and now $750,000 back-to-back. Very, very shocking. I feel bad for her, considering she has no control over her skid. And finally, one of the worst parts of the show... LINDSAY WAS THE LAST ONE STANDING!!! What a tragedy! :-(
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Yeah, was a rough show, but when I saw Charlyn, I immediately thought of one thing...
Didn't she look like the mom from You Can't Do That on Television? I was expecting to see Senator Prevert show up as one of her supporters. ;-)
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I don't think Keltie ever had/has a set case.
On a semi-related note, I have a new favorite model (and had one ever since the first time I saw Keltie :-P ). Why? Dunno. Just think she's the cutest/prettiest/nicest/easiest-on-the-eyes/etc.
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Actually I noticed last week on one episode Aubrie was holding #3 for a missing Lisa, but then when it was time to get a new contestant Lisa was there and Aubrie went back to holding #5. Strange.
My thoughts on tonight's show: Charlyn was just annoying. I just wanted to reach into my TV and pop her a good one in the back of the head just to get her to shut up. Howie was seeming a bit annoyed with her and her cousin. And who could blame him. Although I was shocked in a way to see her game went immediately south by the end of the 3rd round. After seeing her offer jump from $39,000 to $82,000 and having six big ones left on the board in the 2nd round I thought for sure she had one of them. But like any other ep, finding the big bucks takes luck in this game and not skill.
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PriceFanArmadillo wrote:
On a semi-related note, I have a new favorite model (and had one ever since the first time I saw Keltie :-P ). Why? Dunno. Just think she's the cutest/prettiest/nicest/easiest-on-the-eyes/etc.
I think everybody knows by now that Lindsay is my favorite, but I've always liked Keltie. She's pretty, of course, but she's one of the cutest on the show. That was so funny when she nearly knocked the case over Sunday night. :lol:
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Yes, Charlyn was extremely annoying, possibly the MOST annoying contestant on DOND ever, more than Adalis Mollero. I was rooting for her to landmine. Jennelle and Pilar aren't my top favorites, but I loved them when they showed her the landmine (right side clearing for Pilar).
Another Outright Banker Win, for the player was too greedy. Let's hope Wednesday is better than this disaster.
Did anyone Notice Jill being so evil lately? So far this month, out of 9 games this month, 6 of them had her holding a super amount including the jackpot.
I'm growing fond of Keltie for some reason; maybe I enjoyed her nearly knocking the penny case off the stand Sunday.
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I saw yesterday's game and I felt bad for Howie bcause Charlyn was all over him. Her screeching wasn't even better. And to top it all off, I'm relieved that I did not see her open the $100K case. I just gave up on her. Her third round was the killer---1 million #25, 750,000, $400,000 and $300,000 revealed.
WHY oh WHY did she NOT listen to her husband? She should've. She instead listened to her greedy dad. Disappointed in her.
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Charlyn got on my nerves too. I'm jumping ship for 19 to 21 or 25. Tameka had the two biggest amounts FOUR times in a row. I knew when Charlyn picked 21, it was going to go downhill. I didn't want her to pick 25, 1, or 10 (my mom's case is doing quite well however). I have also noticed 12 becoming evil, unless you pick it as your case. I guess 12's rep as a cheap case has moved upwards to 19.
I also think Double or Nothing is pointless. If someone wins a big amount, they're not going to stupidly risk it and end up with nothing. I do like the big cases though.
Yesterday's show was probably the worst ever. Charlyn was the most annoying, irritating contestant ever. I hope Wednesday's show goes MUCH better.
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Richie Wrote:
I'm relieved that I did not see her open the $100K case.
You mean, you were glad to see her landmine the right side of the board?
styleguy wrote:
Yesterday's show was probably the worst ever.
So, this episode tops $58 Friday 3/24 and bungee jump/orange episodes? Amazing!
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Tomorrow evening the French Canadian "Deal or no deal" will debut (Le Banquier/"The Banker") with $500,000 CDN as its top prize; The English one (with Howie Mandel hosting) will debut Feb 4, after the super bowl.
I will give my opinion after the french version airs.
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Honestly shellgame69, I do admit that Charlyn was on my nerves with her screeching. When she gave up the $25,000 sure thing, I was like "I predict landmine for her" and stopped watching. My grandma was astonished at Charlyn too--saying that Charlyn was too greedy (WHICH SHE IS, by the way). I read on a random message board that after Charlyn turned down the deal, she ended up opening the $100K case. I'm relieved I did NOT see it. Her greediness was her loss.
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(SPOILER)
I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a small spoiler about tonight's DoND over at www.nbc.com. Check it out if you wish. And try not to say anything for other viewers on this site. Thanks.
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FRENCH CANADIAN VERSION OF DEAL OR NO DEAL
This version has a top prize of $500,000.
Differences in gameplay between this and the US version:
-Male models, cases 20 to 26.
-$2,500, $15,000 and $150,000 cases replacing $400,000, $750,000 and the million
-Bank offer reveal cue sound is different
-Case font is the same, but case's prize font is different
-Show is sposored by Hyndai and Videotron; The phone used by the hostess is covered by the Videotron sponsor as Videorton is a cable and Telephone company.
-Bank offers more than $1,000 are not rounded to the nearest thousand.
Julie Snyder is a very good host.
Tonight's first contestant accepted an offer for $24,900; his case was $300.
Tonight's second contestant got engaged during the second bank offer, but we will find out tomorrow at 8pm weather or not he will accept his deal.
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Perhaps there will be another Canadian DoND in the future. I really wanted a shot at this one but didn't make it to the audition phase. Neither did Doughnut
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I am lucky to see 3 versions of this program!
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Jackie was pretty, and she was a great contestant. That was a nice game to watch. I wish it had gone better for her, but at least it wasn't as bad as we've been seeing lately. I would've gone on as long as $50,000 and $300,000 were still there, but her deal wasn't terrible, so I'm not mad.
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In a way I was disappointed in tonight's ep. I mean it was great that she was able to nab a cool $83,000 since the game was going poorly. I was just disappointed because I thought there would be time for Hanson to do a song, even right at the end of the program.
I found it funny that the "voices" in Jackie's head made her uncomfortable about case #2 and case #20. And wouldn't you know #2 held $500,000 and #20 held $300,000. Luckily she left before she picked 20.
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Despite bad streak of luck, Jackie was able to secure nice money. Although, like catdogwheel, I too thought we would have a concert, but it wasn't to be. At least this hour long show was WAY better than Monday's fiasco.
I also found it strange that her head voices say 2 and 20 were bad, and they were apperantly correct.
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catdogwheel wrote:
I was just disappointed because I thought there would be time for Hanson to do a song, even right at the end of the program.
I'm sorry, but count me as one person who doesn't share your disappointment - the brief "unplugged" performance of "Mmmbop" was much, much, MUCH more than enough, thank you :-P
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Haha, agreed. I bet you a lot of the models were excited, though, considering most of them were teens in Hanson's heyday.
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Now's my time to catch up.
Sunday: Nobody will risk their money to go Double or Nothing. I hope they don't bring this back again. Angela's game was going so well, and the fifth round game around and it was just heartbreak and tragedy. It's a shame she left with only $1,000. But her son got a kiss from Ursula.
Monday: What an out-of-control episode. I mean Charlyn was incredibly annoying, and it looked like her eyes were about to pop out of her face, but all I could do was laugh. Her first two rounds of randomly shouting out numbers went great, and then when Howie suggested she should go one at a time, the tides shifted incredibly. I really wonder for round 3, if she had stuck with shouting out random numbers that came to her head, that maybe the numbers she would have chosen would have changed, as well as the game. Still, I felt bad that she left with only $500. Tameka and Hayley have been incredibly bad luck so far, along with Jill. Those are the cases I'd avoid. Wasn't Laura's case(22) picked for the first time on this show?
Wednesday: My birthday! Jackie was a great contestant, and an overall good episode. Even though she didn't win as much as I wanted her too, she still wound up risking alot to win $83,000. A nice surprise for Hanson to show up, and a good thing she stayed away from Alike and case 20.
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Pretty fun show tonight. Most of the shows have been enjoyable lately, except for one thing- the games aren't going very well at all. It was good to see Chris turn a game going downhill into a nice finish. I think it's great how Will's got a big crowd. His game's going pretty well, too. Perhaps Wednesday will be a big night? I hope so.
One more thing to note. Jenelle, Jenelle, Jenelle... WHY DID YOU GO BLACK?! You looked so lovely as a brunette. Sigh. :-(
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I saw that too! I wasn't sure if she changed it or not. But since somebody else has noted it, I know it's true. Her hair is okay, but she was definitely more pretty as a brunette.
As for the game, pretty enjoyable. Chris was good, and I wanted him to win alot after he said he was a special education teacher, and when he said the offer ($49,000) was more than he made in a year, and that's as a teacher too! The beginning of his game was really good, but it was nice to see him turn it around and go to the end and win $10,000. Did anyone else notice that the audience was extremely quiet on his playing?
Will's doing pretty well too, and he's got quite a crowd with him. Maybe he'll win big on Wednesday. It would be a nice change from all the low winner's we've had these past couple of weeks.
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Chris was great. Kinda reminded me a little of Janie Colosso in terms of gameplay, although he won a lot more. ;-) Good for him!
Will's not doing bad himself, but he's starting to get on my nerves a bit. I do like his crowd, though...
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Chris was enjoyable and I wanted him to win. It kinda reminds me on Janie Colosso, in that it became more fun after the bomb went off.
Will isn't doing to shabby. Let's see if he's a millionaire Wednesday.
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This is the most disheartening game of UK DoND I've ever seen.
UK DoND 1/30 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ewWijD8cHJ8&mode=user&search=)
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I did see it, and I thought to myself, "I thought USA contestants are too timid to play on even with a big saftey net/better odds of not hitting the landmine." Seems we're not alone here.
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I guess the good thing about tonight's show is that it was a blast from the past. We haven't seen a game as exciting as Will's in quite some time. But why he took that $214,000 deal, I have no clue whatsoever. Why would he want to pass up a 75% chance at winning a six-figure amount? Forget how his game would've turned out, because you can't let that affect your opinion on a deal. You have to look at it like you're in the contestant's shoes before they play out how the game would've gone had the offer been rejected. If you do that, you should clearly see why this frustrates me. I just wish we could get some contestants from England over here. From what I've seen on their version of the show, they've got guts.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
But why he took that $214,000 deal, I have no clue whatsoever. Why would he want to pass up a 75% chance at winning a six-figure amount?
Ummm...because he had a ONE HUNDRED PERCENT chance of winning a six-figure amount if he quit. Last I checked, 100 > 75.
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Sigh. You're quite the conservative when it comes to this show, aren't you? ;-)
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It's been a long time since a contestant went to big 6-figures. But I had a sinking feeling after Will dealt at $214K that the final 2 would be $300K and $750K. I was wrong.
As for Vicki: Yikes! Round 3 was awful, and unless a miracle happens, she'll likely hit the landmine.
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Will's game was very exciting, but I too am confused as to why he took the $214,000. If it was me, I might have went once more. Yeah, it's alot of money for a college student, but when $300,000 and $750,000 are still on the board, you shouldn't stop. I figure it this way: say I was offered $214,000 with the four amounts Will had left in play before he took his deal. Since there are two amounts greater than the offer, I'd go. I take that risk of removing the $750,000, but I could open the $400 and have an offer of over $300,000. I would take that deal, because now I know that if the $750,000 I knocked out, I will never have the chance of getting another offer worth over $300,000. Anyway, good for Will.
Poor Vicki, what an unfortunate third round she had. Hopefully she can drive up the offers a little higher on Monday. She only has $750,000 in play, and three cases to open next show. Her odds of keeping it in play are good right now, and we didn't see any previews for Monday's show either.
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That's excellent reasoning. I agree with you all the way. It's a shame most contestants don't see it that way.
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Oh, don't get me wrong...I agree that going one more is the correct move...it's just the way that Heels phrased his displeasure with the deal, it was so incredibly easy to make that response that I couldn't pass it up.
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DonD Canada
I'm going to talk about this show tonight after it airs after the super bowl on Global
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OK Here it is - Deal or no deal Canada!
Here's the contrasts to the american version:
1. Case value $1 is "LOONIE" and there is also a "TOONIE" in place of $400,000. Some of the early ads have Howie Mandel asking "What would you do with one million loonies? We're going to need bigger cases!"
2. The "Banker" dosen't sit down in this version; he paces back and forth.
3. The case's prize display font color is gold, while the background is red.
4. Canadian Models, including one who also is from the French Canadian version
5. "Canada's case game", aka the lucky case game, is played for a prize; Due to the overwhelming response, viewers are given 1 extra hour (tonight) to send their text message, the winner is revealed on tomorrow's episode of Entertainment Tonight Canada. The case game segment is hosted by Rob Campinelli (sorry if i spelled it wrong) and tonight's prize is a Pontiac G6.
6. Sound cues: When the low cases are revealed, the "Deal" sound cue is used in addition to the "case reveal" sound cue. Aside from this, all the other cues are the same.
Like the French Canadian version, the show is sponsored by a telephone/cable company and a car company. This version is sponsored by Rogers and Pontiac.
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Giuseppe's deal was one to be frowned upon, but he was a great contestant. It was cool to see Hayley and especially Marisa speak in Italian. Apparently, we're going to have another chance to see $2,000,000 won on Wednesday night, so that's good.
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Isn't Leyla Italian as well?
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Vicki, despite taking on meager $48K deal, still bailed out at the right time, for she would have wiped out the $750K next. Good on her.
Giuseppe was a great contestant. I couldn't blame his $127K deal. That board was dangerous at the end of round 7 with one super amount and a razor thin safety net.
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Loved the episode. Glad to see both Magic and the Italian DoND host on it. :-)
And both contestants were great tonight, though Giuseppe got a little annoying and out-of-control (IMO) when Howie told him he was playing for $2 million, but he's still cool. ;-) Better than Charlyn's constant screaming a couple of weeks ago...
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Well here's one sad moment: The $2 million being opened yesterday. She should have taken that $170 000 deal. Bar none.
Questions: By how much was the biggest bank offer increase? And by how much was the biggest bank offer decrease?
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One thing's for sure, that's the biggest drop I have every seen!
And the first thing I thought when I saw the $2M in the case ... The mother must feel soooooo freakin' bad!!!!
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Yet again, a contestant has guts, but gets screwed. I'm tired of it happening. It was great to see Howie go to Emika's house and surprise her, though. They should do stuff like that every time.
rn wrote:
She should have taken that $170 000 deal. Bar none.
It's pretty easy of you to say that after the fact. She had four cheap amounts and one middle-of-the-pack amount. The odds were clearly in her favor, so why should she have quit? She just had really bad luck.
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Emika was on the rocks early on but managed to get it up to $170K. When I saw her refuse the $170K, I thought as I FF the commericals, "She's going to landmine," and yep it would come true. Sigh...it's really getting super old.
Another thing tha't getting old is how NBC is fooling us with those promos. (Hope I'm not hurting you, heels.) It annoys me to hear Howie say, "You can set an all time winnings record" when somebody landmines all the super amounts and leaves with a 5 digit win or far worse. Sigh...
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I don't mind if you talk about the promos if I've already seen the show the promos are talking about. ;-)
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Monday: I was happy for Vicki to leave with something, and at just the right time as well. She was very pretty for a short person too. She was a good contestant. I was hoping she would have gone once or twice more, but oh well.
Giuseppe, although a bit out of control at some moments, was great too. I was amused when Hayley and Marisa both spoke some Italian, and Marisa held the big one again (I mean she hasn't held the regular million yet), right? Anyway, Wednesday's show looks pretty good.
Wednesday: I was wrong, the show wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Eventhough Emika got the highest first round offer ever, the game was very rocky. She was a great player, very nervous through the whole game. I felt so bad when she removed the $2,000,000. I too agree that the promos are a bit dissatisfying. I think I'll stop watching them and just surprise myself from now on.
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I stopped watching them long ago. I walk out of the room during the intro (if they don't cut straight to Howie), and avoid any Deal promo that I see. That's why I don't want anyone here to mention a Deal promo they saw unless it doesn't spoil anything (with NBC, is that even possible?)
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Okay, this may have been said a few times before by some of us, but I really thought Emika would take the $170K Deal. As soon as I saw and heard her mother wanting her to go on, I felt she was FORCED to refuse the Deal, which would result in the landmine.
Now they say it's all right, but to them I say it wasn't. $170K was a decent amount. Heck, I would've ended it here.
Now I also have to realize how much time is left for the show. If Emika would have taken the Deal, there would probably be a whole lot of filler because there may not be enough time to start a new game. That was why I felt the end of Monday's episode was anticlimatic, because it was very likely that Giuseppe would take the Deal (I would too).
On the very good side of this, Emika sold her .02 for a whole lot more than that. (I think it was $19K or something--I forgot offhand right now.)
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$15,000.
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Donato pretty much did the best he could, although he should've listened to his supporters and gone on one more time. Yet again, rejecting Lindsay proves to be costly. She had the goods, like usual. Word of advice: pick Lindsay first. You can't go wrong. :-)
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I actually liked Donanto, but the proveout showed he should have press his luck at leat once more. Interesting we get to see Falco, Riato and Solina in Times Square.
Kate isn't doing to shabby despite hitting the million.
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Surprised no one mentioned a little cameo from "Bobby" (from Howie's animated series, "Bobby's World") on the 2/12 episode, since it's been 8 years since we seen him on network TV. Of course, with DOND being a hot property right now and Howie dropping hints on Bobby's eventual return to TV, I'm not too surprised.
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Not too much to say about tonight's show, but Cheryl meeting her family was nice to see. Usually, stuff like that is annoying to me, but considering it's the first time she's ever seen them, that was special.
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Yeah, heels, the reunion part of Cheryl's game, was likely the ONLY bright spot in this very bland Valentines episode.
And case 1 finally has the jackpot, so all cases had a 7-figure amouint at least once. As for the jackpot, 16 is the only singleton in that category.
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Definitely Outright Banker Victory night, particularly Tony. I still can't believe he dealt at $94,000 when he had 3 super amounts leftover and cannot hit all of them in round 5. I had a bad feeling that the second he dealt at 94K, he had one of them in his case, and I was sadly right. At least he was charming.
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Also to note that some records were broken tonight:
Highest first and second bank offers
Banker exceeds $100,000 for the second offer (This ties with the Canadian Banker's offer on Thursday night)
Earliest a contestant accepted a deal (at the 4th bank offer)
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Oh yeah, I forgot about the 1st 2. Thanks. But 2 things are wrong. On the seond one, it happened twice. 1st in the Solina game, second were from the Penston sisters. On the 3rd one it happened twice before, and both of them had outright player wins.
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Cheryl's deal = disappointing. Tony's deal = ?!?! You know it's a bad deal if even the supporters are stunned. Other than that, though, this was a great show. Tony pretty much had the best start of all time, and he was a fun contestant. Also, Lindsay totally shined tonight, especially in Cheryl's game. I was so proud of her. :-D
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My mouth dropped when I saw Tony take the deal. I mean, he seemed like a fun guy, but, wow. But yeah, his strategy seemed to work well.
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Tony, what in blue blazes? 3 big amounts left, 2 to open, and you take the deal? I was astonished. 19 had 200k in it, yay, my case had money in it.
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I tell you, Deal is starting to get its excitement back. The luck is getting better for sure. I'm happy for Pyong... the game went about as well as it could have for him. A pretty emotional ending, too. That kind of stuff makes you that much happier for the contestant.
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Amen to that, heels! Tonight's show was excellent; Pyong was fun to watch, especially with him calling the banker "pretty" and him knocking his case over (at least it was not the phone. :lol:). It's was amazing that Pyong's case contained the same amount his parents came to the United States with-$750. That really was "the circle of life" as Howie called it. Pyong really had a lot of guts to refuse $291,000. With two huge amounts on the board, I would have probably taken a chance also.
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I have only been watching DonD since the beginning of season 2. I think I watched only 1 episode of Season 1. But I must say that this is without a doubt the best episode I've seen yet. It was emotional, it was a real nail biter, and had a very happy ending. And Pyong played it very well, although I would've taken the deal at $291K. With 50% of the cases containing a huge amount, you have 50% chances of opening a huge amount. It wasn't worth it to me. (Some people might disagree, I know ... ;) )
I must say that I do beleive in fate sometimes. And tonight, more than ever. How fitting was it for Pyong to hold the case with the same amount his parents came to America with. To see his dad burst to tears when, as Pyong pointed out, he's been so calm pretty much all night.
I have to admit my eyes were a bit wet at the end of that show. Even Hollywood couldn't have thought of a better ending ...
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goldroadfanatic wrote:
It's was amazing that Pyong's case contained the same amount his parents came to the United States with-$750. That really was "the circle of life" as Howie called it.
I forgot to mention that... that was pretty crazy. Plus, the other two amounts left on the board were $75 and $750,000. Freaky.
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This is likely Episode of the Year, if not, at least game of the year. Pyong did have a lot of guts to refuse $291K, which I would have done, considering the strong safety net. It's also amazing that the final 3 had $75's. More shocking that the $750 was what the parents came to the US with and it was in #8 (Chinese's lucky number). Stunning!
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This episode truly was terrific. You could not have scripted this emotion, character, excitement and fun that was included in this particular episode. This is the Emmy submission, truly. When anyone asks why I like and want to do game shows, this is the example. Period.
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I really liked last night's episode. Pyong was a great contestant---it WAS a tough decision to give up $291,000. His parents came here with only $750 and I really felt for them.
The resident therealcu2010, THE BANKER, wanted to humiliate Pyong by having him sing a BINGO like song--which was hilarious. But the banker should not have done that. With 3 cases left $75, $750, and $750,000, Pyong took the $211,000 deal. Pyong's case only had $750 (the amount that his parents came to the US with!). Good thing Pyong took the deal---had he said "NO DEAL," he would have lost the $750,000!! I call it an AWESOME deal. The banker bought a $750 case for $211,000 and he must be saying, "D'OH!!!!!!" The ending really touched me as well.
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After some clunkers, DOND comes back with a bang. Pyong was an amazing contestant. One criticism of Deal I have is that it feels like contestants are chosen right out of Central Casting. I would have said No Deal at 291k too, well my case had 750k in it. 19 is back! Pyong's game had fun, excitement, emotion. It was kind of strange to see 75, 750, and 750k left. A great Deal, one of the best.
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Pyong was a good contestant. :-) He's certainly one of the best for this season (alongside Matty Molina, Michelle Falco, Jackie Monroe, etc.). Although I felt there were many parts that were staged (like the karaoke thing), but they were still fun. :-D
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His parents came to the USA with only $750, and he ends up with the $750 case. For me, it's just pure luck.
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First of all, I should've started this sooner, because Deal has had plenty of hotties...
Dimitra (http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9559/dimitraapostolopoulosob6.jpg)! :-D
She did the best she could do, so good for her. But now, on to some sad, depressing news. Lindsay... had the million dollars tonight. Sadness fills my heart. How can this be?! :-(
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First off heels, the DOND third party has control on whether Lindsay C. has the super amounts or not, so that's all.
Dimitra did the best she could, even though she had $400K. Ishamel's game is on the rocks. Hopefully he'd turn this around.
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I know about the third party.
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Add Ishmael to the list of contestants that go for it like they should, but don't get rightfully rewarded for it. I really wanted him to win big. Wayne dressing up like Howie was cool, but Joe Torre appearing was not. I hate the Yankees.
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Ishmael, I thought, should've deserved more than $92K after turning down $261K. It was a shame Alike had the $750,000.
Wayno and Howie look alike. He's doing fine. We'll see how he does Wednesday.
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I thought I should point out that tomorrow on Regis & Kelly, Regis Philbin will be going behind the scenes of Deal or No Deal if anyone is interested and wants to watch.
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First of all, let me say how nice it is to see the excitement back on this show. The games have been very exciting lately. That said, Wayne's deal tonight wasn't good at all. I thought he would've been smarter than that. And Beth... well... that dance was just weird. Kind of glad she didn't last very long.
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I also thought Wayne quit way too soon, stopping at $277K when proveout offers jumped to $452K. Still made a $202K profit.
Beth, as musch I had contestants stop too early, did the right thing only because she was annoying. Actually felt happy when she mad a very bad deal.
Let's hope March starts witha lion. (Fingers crossed)
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You mean "a roar?"
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I've got a lot of catching up to do.
Feb. 12: Donato's deal was alright. I probably would have went once more. Kate is annoying. Just her voice I guess.
Feb. 14: Kate made a pretty good comeback from where she started. I still don't like her, but I'm happy she left with $109,000. Cheryl is great, she deserves to win big. Here reunion with her husband's side of the family (whom she never met before) was touching.
Feb. 18: Cheryl made a good comeback also, just too bad her case had $300,000. Tony had an amazing start! I just can't believe how that first offer could have been $80,000, then the second offer $153,000. I don't know what he was thinking taking $94,000 after 4 rounds, but the offer bounced back down and up after playing it out. Unfortunately, it didn't pay off for him.
Feb. 19: Great episode, with a touching end! Pyong was great, and I'm so happy he walked out with a ton of money. Definitely an exciting game, but not my favorite game (Anita's still is). It was ironic but great to see his case hold $750.
Feb. 21: Dimitra was good, just too bad her case held $400,000. I laughed every time Patricia pronounced her last name because Howie couldn't. Still, $95,000 is a good amount of money. Ishmael had a terrible first round, but based on the previews, he looks like he could end up with a good amount.
Feb. 26: That was a great game by Ishmael, but I was shocked to see the offer drop all the way down to $92,000 with 3 cases left and $400,000 still in play. I was expecting something like $119,000. With the offer that low, I would have played on. Wayne is good, and a look-a-like of Howie. Weird, but amusing.
Feb. 28: Really great show all around! I think Wayne stopped one too early, but $277,000 is a big amount of money. I'm happy for him, but he definitely should have went once more. Too bad for Beth, I wanted her to win alot of money. It sucked that she stopped at $49,000 with 6 amounts left in play, and hers had the $400,000.
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Rick's game wasn't as exciting as the last few have been, but it was still a solid game. I can't remember the last time someone knocked out every single six-figure amount, and that's a good thing. It seems like it's been at least a month. What was the deal with Howie saying "someone could win $10,000,000", though? Nothing else was mentioned of it besides that. Really weird.
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I think he meant that they were about to give away their 10 millionth dollar.... You have all of the stuff written down somewhere right?? Get the calculator Heels
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Rick's game, while not as great as the others in the past, was still fairly tolerable. I think his Wrestlers were siding with the banker (Jeering for a small amount, cherring for a super amount.)
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What a game by Anteia! The banker had no choice but to give her that high of an offer, so she totally beat the banker in this game. Deal or No Deal just keeps getting better and better.
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Well, I missed it, but thanks to heels' recap, I can see she chose case 21. That didn't work out like sometimes. :-P
Anyone know when this episode will be repeated on CNBC?
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Yeah I'm simply speechless about anteia's winnings. When I saw that $402,000 offer I screamed and told her to take it and run! Sure enough she did and took it at the right time! Her case had $400 while the 2 remaining cases on the board had the $400,000 and $750,000. Plus even though she was somewhat annoying, I really wanted her to win big. This was probably the most excellent game since the Season 2 premiere week. And actually come to think of it I think Anteia is now either the 4th or 5th biggest winner in Deal or No Deal history.
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What can I say, another game of the year nominee? You bet! Anteia may be annoying, but not as over the top as Charlyn Speff and Adalis Molero. Usually I ND big offers, but I can't blame her deal; unless she was lucky, she was bound to lose the biggie and sending the offer crashing downward. I believe she's the 6th contestant this year and the 9th player in this series to win $300K or more.
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Sunday: Rick played a decent game. It really has been a long time since a contestant removed all seven 6-digit amounts. That is a good thing.
My words can't express how happy I am for Anteia. She was an awesome and emotional contestant, and she had an amazing finish to her game. Being offered an amount higher than all but 1 case is how to play the game, and she got out at the perfect time. A $400 case for $402,000...wow! Definitely, one of the best games of the season. I would have quit too, but I was expecting an offer a little lower, like $370,000. The pink afros were awesome, and seeing the banker wear one at the end was great. Truly, Anteia broke the bank.
I was just thinking...which one of the models this season seems to be enjoying themselves the most? My pick is Patricia, who has really grown on me since the first season. With Monday night, she was showing off the afro at the beginning by running her fingers through the hair. I laughed at that. Then, Brooks Leech's show just reran on CNBC, and she seemed to be the only one that was actually excited for him, jumping up and down at the end.
Another note, I like Stacey's hair wavy.
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I was going to mention that about Stacey. Good to see her back, and with a new hairstyle. :-)
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We've had some great shows lately, but this one was very dull. Uzma's game just didn't turn out well at all, and Hugh is off to a rough start. On top of that, Lindsay was the very last one standing in Uzma's game. Not cool. You've got to believe tomorrow's two-hour bonanza will be better than this.
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Definitely not the greatest show, but not the worst...
Hugh had a very rough first round, so let's hope he can turn it around tomorrow!
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Had to happen one of these days now, isn't it? Uzma's game was very rocky after hitting the $500,000 in round 1.
Hugh's game is also very bumpy. Let's hope he can turn it around tonight.
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Two words for tonight: Holy bleep!
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And, my belief that the big one will never be picked and actually kept continues, as BOTH contestants bail out when they could've easily made history.
*sigh* this is why I don't watch this show anymore.
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Howie should have been like Bob Barker in this situation after the last game and said, "This is an historic moment- never before have we ever had two people sell the $1M in one night! Congratulations!".
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The thing about two-hour shows is that they always do a lot of extracurricular stuff, but the games themselves are usually dull. That was the case tonight. This could have been one of the best shows ever, but bad deals prevented that from happening.
Hugh rebounded nicely from his rough start on Sunday, but I'm not sure why he stopped when he did. Basically, he should have walked out of there with over $200,000. If he had taken the $201,000 deal, I would've been happy with that. The odds were clearly in his favor, so he should've kept going.
Jessica deserves a :-D. She was already pretty, but when they got her all dressed up for her "prom", man. Even though her game wasn't very exciting, I wanted her to stay longer than she did, just to look at her more. :-)
And then there's Dave. Oh boy. Just when I thought Tony Kolton's stunning fourth-round deal last month would stand as the earliest deal ever, along comes Dave with, quite frankly, the worst decision in Deal or No Deal history. I don't know what motivated him to do that, because there's just no logical explanation for it.
About the million dollars being picked twice... it's interesting, but I think the devastated reaction everyone makes is stupid. It's not like anyone in Hugh and Dave's situation would've gone all the way and won it, unless they were nuts, or incredibly rich and just playing for fun. Without safety nets, it was only useful as an offer booster. Nothing more.
And finally, to cap off the frustration, my Lindsay had $500,000... TWICE. Her having the million dollars a few weeks ago was the biggest heartbreaker ever, but still, her performance tonight was pretty saddening. :-(
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Bobbo Chung said:
Howie should have been like Bob Barker in this situation after the last game and said, "This is an historic moment- never before have we ever had two people sell the $1M in one night! Congratulations!".
Yeah, Bobbo, he needed to pull a Barker.
It was bankers paradise, and I stll don't think the million will EVER be won anytime. Dave: WHAT?!?! Why did he quit too soon?! I would definitely played on until my saftey net went away. As for Hugh: Clearly, he should have played on at least twice more. Jessica's game was rough. Her prom though was a nice touch.
Let's hope next week we have a big turnaround.
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heels touched up on everything I was going to say, and another few interesting things:
1) We have a new model at case 12 (at first I thought it was Erin-Ashley who won the "Make me a Model" sweepstakes.
2) Patricia had the million during the second game, and the third game she had the penny.
3) Brooke has been fairly bad luck lately.
4) I think Hayley had the million twice in the last 2 shows. I wonder if she feels bad that she frequently has large amounts. When she says "let's try and get you a low one," and opens up the million, she must feel sort of bad?
This show could have been so much better, but it was really horrifying to watch. I only had sympathy for the general. Some of his children had no idea what a good deal was (they were telling him to leave with 80-something thousand dollars).
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Brooke usually gets picked pretty early, too. Lately, it seems like people always start out in the middle. And Hayley... well, what can I say? I love her, but she's been flat-out terrible lately.
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Just letting you all know... tonight's show is a rerun. It's the November 27 show featuring gutsy Brooks Leach, the beer-loving entrepreneur from Arkansas who won only $10 after bravely rejecting a $147,000 offer. We'll make up for the rerun tomorrow night, though, with another two-hour show.
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Even though it's a repeat, it was still a great show overall. Very pleasing to watch.
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The pattern continues. Another two-hour show; another set of dull games. Once again, though, the extracurricular stuff was interesting. Going out to pick Michelle randomly was really cool, although it would have been better if she had actually known about the show. The male models... can't say I enjoyed that, but we have to give the ladies a reason to watch the show.
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I liked the follow-up segment on the Mayor who won 200k on the show last year. He really IS a good mayor! Anyone know what mall Howie went to? Was it the Burbank mall?
If it was Burbank, I know I went to that hot dog on a stick place... I got some lemonade!! It was delicious! I also get the feeling I actually saw Shell there too... if I go back I'll tell her congratulations!
Heels (who btw has put me at odds with myself [see USC/UNC]), I thought the last game was very very interesting. Obviously she should have kept going one more... but aside from that, I think Shell played her game perfectly! I wasn't sure if the "pick a contestant out of the streets" thing was staged or not UNTIL everybody in her family had no idea how to play the game... that was priceless :)
-- but I think it's good that this is the exception and not the rule... We'd see less Anteia "It's all about the 'fro" Greer and other memorable contestants otherwise.
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Aubrey and Annie had a turbulent game. After seeing 5 super amounts going in round 1, I had a feeling their game would be very rocky.
Shell's game- rocky start, but great recovery. I still can't believe she bailed out at 62K, which I would ND if I was up there.
And Logik, it was the West Side Pavillion where Shell was plucked for Hot Dog area.
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logikreader wrote:
Heels (who btw has put me at odds with myself [see USC/UNC]), I thought the last game was very very interesting. Obviously she should have kept going one more... but aside from that, I think Shell played her game perfectly! I wasn't sure if the "pick a contestant out of the streets" thing was staged or not UNTIL everybody in her family had no idea how to play the game... that was priceless :)
Odd...that's what convinced me even MORE that the whole thing was staged...
...then again, I'm way too jaded for a 21-year-old in general...
(Oh, and good luck with that whole UNC rivalry! Maybe you'll have more luck that my Illini did in '05! :-))
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I bought the Deal or no deal CD game today. The features are very cool! I've Tried the regular and 2-player games, the memory challenge (Deal's version of the ever-popular children's game), and the 5-case monte (1 million dollars is hidden behind one of five cases).
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Yet another Sunday rerun is in store for us. This time, it's Charlyn Speth's game. For your own good, don't watch that show again. ;-)
Also, Monday's show will start at 9. Preceding it will be, you guessed it, another rerun. That one will be Angela Teta's game. I'm not sure why NBC has gotten so rerun-happy lately.
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Oh Yeah, I remember the Nascar lady. I felt bad for your Lindsay C., heels. I felt elated for Jenelle when she opened the landmine, and I loved Pilar for showing the the last right side amount. In fact I wanted to shake both of their hands for that.
If I'm right, Teta lost the last 2 super amounts ($750K and $1,000,000) in round 5. She was trying to rebuild all the money lost, only to have it backfire in the last round. Then she declined to play the stupid Double or Nothing.
And heels, I believe that many people aren't at the TV Sundays, so I think they are rerunning episodes to compensate for all the 2hr shows in the past 2 weeks for the NCAA tourney.
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I might watch the nascar lady one since I have not seen the show yet. I never watched the show til my mom bought the computer version of it, then I played it and have watched the show any time I can.
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The DOND Nascar show----PATHETIC in my honest opinion---well not only pathetic, but agonizing and unsalvagable. Charlyn was a very gutsy and ANNOYING contestant in my honest opinion.
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I tried to tell you not to watch that rerun...
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Stan had a nice, solid game. I consider walking out of there with $100,000 or more a success. Heidi deserves a :-D, but she's kind of annoying. Her game's going okay, though.
My Lindsay didn't have the best night, but Laura... wow. Poor girl. Two million-dollar cases. That hurts.
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Stan deserved the $107,000 after a very rough start.
Heidi is getting on my nerves too. We see how things go Sunday.
I also find it weird that Laura had the jackpot twice in one night.
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Heels, concerning the re-run on Sunday, I did NOT watch it. I was playing arcade games that Sunday night....I did HOWEVER, see the episode guide and decided NOT to watch Charlyn spin out of control again.
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Laura apparently has the Tameka curse (the two biggest amounts four times in a row). I'm waiting for 19 and 10 to get with the big amounts. 19 is my case, 10 is my mother's case. 19 and 10, get with the program.
PS: I know about the third party. I know about the Price Waterhouse that puts the amounts in the cases before our models get the green light to go down the famous Deal Stairs.
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More Rerun news. Tonight's repeat is the Hanson edition.
Tomorrow's is 2 hrs again! 1st is brand new as an Alaskan/Comic people go for the big bucks. The last hour of the rerun series (for now, at least) is the Korean edition aired 2/19/07. Apperantly, the last hour will collide with the NCAA National Finale. It seems that next week, we will convert to regular 1hr. all new episodes for Sunday/Monday.
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Yet again, a contestant who bails out too early gets rewarded, and a contestant who has guts gets screwed. Not that I wasn't happy for Heidi, but those who take risks should get rewarded more than those who walk away early.
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Heidi still scores an OPW, despite a very strong board. Of course I would still be playing with that board.
Poor Jamar, opening the $750K in round 1 and the million in round 2 was a sign of how rough his game would be.
I hope next week can be a big turnaround.
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I did not like Heidi taking that 204k deal, but she eventually would have eliminated 400k and 500k. In highsight, she made a good decision. She made a profit, so you can't argue that she made a bad deal.
If I had played Jamar's game. My case, 19, had the million in it. Yay! Jamar was way too reckless, and once he eliminated that 300k, I knew he'd be going home with 10 bucks.
I can understand taking risks when you have at least 2 big amounts on the board. Once you only have one left, TAKE THE DEAL! If you eliminate that last one, you're a cooked goose.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
Yet again, a contestant who bails out too early gets rewarded, and a contestant who has guts gets screwed. Not that I wasn't happy for Heidi, but those who take risks should get rewarded more than those who walk away early.
I totally agree with you. Heidi's game was definitely not one of the best games ever played, like NBC said. But I was happy to see her leave with over $200,000 and that ended up being the perfect time to quit.
The Brooklyn guy was great, but his game wasn't. I don't get how Howie sometimes forgets to ask if the contestant wants to switch cases. He might have wanted to.
I haven't talked in this thread in a while. Anyway, we had a substitute model for Jill at case 12 a few shows ago, and Wikipedia says she's a Banker Babe. Her name is Christine Teigen, but why wasn't she the Banker Babe on that 2 hour special?
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I'd bet dollars to pesos that the offer to switch gets edited out whenever we don't see it instead of Howie forgetting or something else.
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Don't know why, though... it only takes like 10 seconds.
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Great show. I was really proud of Cathy... she played a great game. About the only thing she did wrong was waiting until late to pick Lindsay (who always comes through in the clutch), but hey, at least she didn't leave her as the last one up there. I was really happy to see her go all the way. Most contestants would've taken the $23,000, and I have to admit, I would have too, simply because I could really use that kind of money right now. But again, props to Cathy. I was so happy to see her go home with the $50,000.
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I agree, Cathy Deserved the $50K after all that rotten luck she had to endure, starting with the million on pick #1 in round 1.
Autumn isn't doing too bad. Let's see how things go tonight.
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Worst show ever. If you saw the third case that Debbie picked, you'll know why. :-(
Seriously, she's playing a good game. It'd be nice if she could actually keep it going and avoid the obligatory game crash.
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Yeah...the amount in Lindsay's case only went up by, what, $999,999.99 between the two games? Ouch.
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Sunday: Good show. I too was proud of Cathy, she was very daring at the end, going for $50,000 but having a chance at $5. I would have taken the $23,000 and ran. Autumn's game is going alright.
Monday: Wow, Autumn's game went totally down the tubes. And Marisa finally gets the regular $1,000,000 top prize in case 18. So I think we've established that every case this season has had the million dollar case one or more times? Has Lauren and case 8 had it, I can't remember. Anyway, next week's show looks good.
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I felt really bad for Autumn. She had no luck at all. A Howie impersenator deserves better.
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Yeah, this wasn't a great night. Autumn's game really started to crumble after such a great start yesterday.
Debbie isn't doing so badly, lets see how she fares Sunday.
It was amazing Lindsay C. went from penny to jackpot in one night.
I also noticed that case 6 is the black widow now. Out of 4 games this month, 3 had Megan holding the big bucks.
And Jordan7, all cases had the $1,000,000 jackpot at least once in a normal game. Case 8 did have the million, but it was WAY back during October 16 during the Jets and African Games. And not trying to pull a heels, but you shouldn't give out spoilers in this thread.
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I've said it before, PLEASE do not say what happens in the previews for the next show. I avoid those for a reason.
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When will it end? Debbie silences her wimpy supporters, but meets an unfair fate. I just don't understand. It's obviously sad to see someone make the right decision like that and get shot down, but the worst part about it is that it makes the scared ones who quit early right. It just shouldn't be that way, but what can I do? Another bad part about this show, Lindsay didn't get picked once, so now I have to wait six more days to see if she can rebound from that heartbreaker last week.
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Au Contraie, heels, I couldn't feel too sorry for Debbie's $60K win. Her screaming was getting on my nerves and when she refused the $198K, I thought to my self "I predict disaster for her," and I was correct.
I believe this string of bland/greedy games will continue toward the season finale.
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...except she wasn't greedy. She had TWO six-figure amounts, plus $5,000 and $10,000, which wouldn't be too bad to leave with in the worst-case scenario. There would have been no excuse to take that deal. Even so; it was frustrating to see her suffer that fate, but she still walked out with a nice amount of money. So basically, she was guaranteed to leave happy, which is why rejecting that offer was a no-brainer.
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Fairly dull show tonight. The highlight for me was seeing Lindsay rebound from that disaster 13 days ago. $500/$200 isn't a bad way to do that. :-D
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Yeah, heels, seeing Giuseppe on the show was the only fun part in this very dull Earth day show. Willie couldn't get anything going. Tony game was hot at first, but his game went tragic very fast.
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Pretty exciting game. Good for Dawn... I consider walking out of there with six figures a win. The only bad thing was Lindsay having $750,000, but she'll rebound. Can't wait to see more of Hayley, though. :-D
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Sunday: Good show. Willy was an overall great contestant, and he deserved to win more than $27,000. I don't know if you know this, but May 6 is the 100th episode, and they are bringing back a former contestant from this season. I'm not going to say who it is, because I don't want to spoil it for those who want it to be a surprise. I'd pick Willy in a heartbeat, eventhough it's not him. Tony's game got off to a great start! But yet another game goes down the tubes.
Model Talk: Kasie had an awesome fake-out during Tony's game. Another model (Mylinda) went from having the million to the penny. Kelly at 24 makes it way to obvious. She either shakes her head when it's bad or nods and smiles when it's good. Where's Meghan or Heather to take over for her?
Monday: Dawn had a great first round, with yet another huge first offer! I don't know if the banker changed his method, but even knocking out a small 6-figure amount makes a big offer now. She ended up alright in the end, but I would have went once more. Hayley is doing good so far too. She picked Hayley (case 25) also, which may prove to be a good thing, since Hayley has big ones quite often. I pick her, Tameka, or Jill now, unless I get a feeling from somewhere else.
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A really decent show. I couldn't blame Dawn for the $139K bailout; she was staring at absolute disaster after knocking the $200K safety net off.
Hayley is super sexy and isn't doing too bad. Let's see how things go Next Monday.
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You've got to be kidding me!
I just heard some rumors on the Internets that on May 6 (DOND's 100th episode), they're giving Brooks Leach a second chance at the million. (Remember Brooks? The Arkansas beer-drinker that won $10 after declining an offer of $200,000+?)
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Another promising game gets shot down. Poor Hayley. That's why I don't get excited too soon, no matter how good the board looks. It's almost inevitable that things will go downhill. The one good thing about tonight is that Lindsay shined. She came through at a big time.
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Actually caught some of this tonight, and, as heels said, the board looked great, but then, *whistle drops*. Still, I have to agree with her going on as far as she did, since she was guaranteed $50,000, and that's a nice chunk of change.
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I also thought Hayley would win mega money, but dang, her game had to start going south very rapidly. I do agree with her going the distance, and not bailing out like most.
And Fireball, at least for the 100th edition, they didn't invite back Brett "Power Move" Kurtz, Adails Molero, or (REALLY worse) Charly Speth and her extremely annoying antics.
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Still, I have to agree with her going on as far as she did, since she was guaranteed $50,000, and that's a nice chunk of change.
I agree. As a college student with my own loans that need to be paid off, I know what she's going through. Even though all of the loans weren't paid off with her winnings, $50,000 is a nice dent to make!
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What a roller-coaster ride of a show. First, we see Julie keep the string of excellent first rounds going. Then, later on, her game takes one of the worst downward spirals I've ever seen. After that, we watch one of the most fun finishes to a game that I've ever seen. At least she's got a place in history. And then, the show ends on a sour note for me. I'm sure there's no explanation needed. It hurts, but tomorrow's another show. I really hope she turns it around on the big stage that will be the 100th show.
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
I really hope she turns it around on the big stage that will be the 100th show.
Who is she? Anyway, good show. Julie started off great, keeping the top 3 in play. Then boom! Just like that, her next 4 choices were the remaining four 6-digit amounts. What a heartbreaker, really. I was really pulling for her to win big, being a New Orleans victim and all. She also picked case 25, which hasn't been very lucky to the players when they pick it for themselves, but is big when they pick it while removing cases. I forget his name, but he's not doing to well either. Actually, quite horrible, I should say. I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's show, who isn't?
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"She" refers to the person in my avatar.
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Heels, I'm gonna have to start calling Lindsay the "Million Dollar Model." At least you know who to pick if you ever got on the show, am I right?
You know, Julie was a very good sport. I feel bad that she only left with a dollar, but I'm glad the Clorox company was able to donate 100k to the Red Cross.
100th episode tomorrow, woo hoo!
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...she's only had it five times.
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Wow. How unbelieveable to see the entire right side vanish in the 2 rounds? Amazing. I felt bad for Julie, she deserves better than that.
James, I don't feel good though. He picked 7 which is a GLAC, guranteed low amount cases. This, as well as 24, 13 and 1 almost always as puny amounts in there.
I so pumped for the 100th episode!
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heelsrule1988 wrote:
"She" refers to the person in my avatar.
Oh, okay. Right. I'm sorry, I kind of forgot. How silly of me! :)
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The Deal or No Deal gods just don't like Brooks, do they? Poor guy. He deserves better. It was a pretty fun show to watch, though. Nice to see all those former contestants in the audience.
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Yes, it was a good show to watch. I felt extremely bad for Brooks though. He's such a great guy, and he deserves better. Poor Marisa and Jenelle, they were the most devastated of them all. I really should stop watching the previews, they really bug me when they lie about what happens. It was great to see Brooks go into the banker's office, shake his hand, and give him a hug.
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I got creative and decided to make a wallpaper for the models. Enjoy...
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/31/718456/Deal%20or%20No%20Deal%20Models%20Wallpaper.PNG
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Good Show. Wow! Lady luck and Marisa REALLY hates Brooks, doesn't it? I thought Julie's super amount in a row wipeout was bad, Brooks was 50 times worse. At least his pocket change win was due to bad luck, not to boneheaded greed like it was last November.
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Uh... it's not Marisa. It's that blasted third party.
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Good news- my home state gets represented for the first time ever, and Lindsay rebounds in her first time being picked during a game since the heartbreaker eight nights ago. Bad news- the games weren't very exciting, and while Beverly had me entertained with her knowledge of the models' names, her talking annoyed me. Honestly, I think she kind of overdid it just for the show. Either that, or the producers told her to. I doubt she would seriously say "yeller" instead of "yellow" and "tars" instead of "tires" on national television.
On another note, NBC released their fall schedule for next season, and Deal will be on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8. I'm cool with that.
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I came in half way into the show tonight. Keltie took over Kasie's No. 16. Where'd Kasie go?
I was cracking up when they brought in the spider! Overall, I felt that Beverly was a good contestant who really does have an annoying voice. Her 80,000 was a good deal, or as good as you could get without the safety net... probably quit at the right time.
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Keltie usually fills in for Kasie more than anyone. I noticed she made her hair darker... not bad, but she made red look nice.
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Games aren't that exciting now isn't it? James couldn't get his streak going, and I was right about what I predicted last Monday, his case had a puny amount.
Beverly was a sweet player and a very annoying voice. Even though she could have squuezed out more money, I can't blame her for dealing. She was staring at absolute disaster with $400,000 remaning and absolutely no safety net to work with.
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I know you guys are going to flame Wesley, but think about it for a minute. From a fan's perspective, he gave us one of the best games we could ever hope for, and brought us the closest that we've ever been to seeing someone winning the top prize. It was one heck of a ride, and major props go to Wesley for letting it go that far. Yeah, he should have taken the $305,000 (perhaps even the $209,000), but wasn't it nice to see someone say "screw it" for once and just go for it all? I know I enjoyed it. It's just a shame that it ended the way it did... I seriously thought he would be the one. I really did. At least he got to take home a Jeep, though. After what he did in that subway, he deserves it.
A couple other notes: I won't spoil it, but I accidentally saw the first few seconds of the promo for the next show (15 days from now... the longest period between shows that we've ever seen, not counting the break in between the premiere week and the start of Season 1, and the break in between the end of Season 1 and the start of Season 2), and it looks really awesome. Definitely a must-watch. Oh, and also... Lindsay's on a streak of three low amounts in a row. Heck yeah! :-D
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Why? Why did Wesley play on?!!?! I would have taken the $305,000 on the fly. And he picked GLAC (7). At least he won the Jeep Patriot. On the bright Side, he wasn't part of the super annoying group of contestants we're seeing lately.
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Well, Wesley definitely showed that he had guts. Way more than I'd ever admit to having, that's for sure.
Yeah, I would have stopped earlier. But I will certainly give him credit for going for the million. I thought he deserved at least that much after turning down those offers with the kind of board he had!
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At least Wesley was a good sport about things. At least his family can keep things in perspective.
As for Howie Mandell, yeah, it was a good thing that he reminded the audience that such is how the game is played, and sometimes that's the outcome. You go for broke, you end up broke!
Brian
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Wesley was a phenomenal contestant, who seriously had the most guts out of anyone by far. He definitely should have taken the $305,000 but I give him props for his fearlessness. As I looked at the clock at 8:57 and saw that he said no deal and picked 14, I knew he would knock out the million, because he'd take a minute or two to think about the next offer. As much as I didn't want to see it happen, it did. This was a roller coaster of a game, and he let the million dollars ride for one too long. I too was hoping he'd be the first millionaire. Too bad.
Buzzerblog.com noted in their recap of his game that there hasn't been a winner of $100,000+ since April 23, and a big win of over $200,000 since March 5. Hopefully this streak will end soon.
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I hate those time spoilers. I wasn't totally sure, though, because he had been turning his offers down pretty quickly.
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Good to have you back, Deal or No Deal... it was a long 15 days without you. Well, it wasn't all that bad, considering I made a fun little trip in between that included a drive by your home... but you get the point. I had hoped with the turn of the month, we'd get rid of the dreadfulness that May brought to this show. Unfortunately, the bad luck continued. I want to see the exciting games again. We used to see games like that all the time in the old days, but now, hardly ever. As long as Arthur's got the million dollars in play, I guess he's got a shot at something big.
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I was pretty disappointed about last night's show. First off last night I taped it because it was the first time Deal or No Deal went on location to the contestant's house. I thought it was cool. But then she said she wanted to play the game in the studio and Howie approved it! I thought that was really a waste of time! But then again the models were probably glad considering they didn't have stands to hold the suitcase like usual. That platform really should've been built bigger too. The models were just crammed up there. And unfortunately our contestant's game never really took off. It was pretty much downhill after the 2nd round. And it doesn't look like Arthur's is going that great either. Hopefully he'll get more than $10.
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I was bummed about that too... I was expecting an entire game like that. It would have been hard on the models, though, for the reasons you mentioned.
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The finish to Arthur's game was nice, but then we had yet another terrible game. It's almost something to be expected now. Despite that, though, I was in a pretty good mood... Lindsay having $300 in Arthur's game was nice, but when she had the penny in Jesse's game, that took care of my mood the rest of the way. I enjoy the show so much more when she does well. That's six low amounts in a row for her. Her best streak ever is eight, although we won't know if she ties or breaks it until next season.
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After watching numerous episodes where someone gets a very low amount in the end, it's pretty understandable that they want to keep the case and play all the way to the end. Yesterday, LaunchCast played a promo that said that somebody will play to the end. That did not surprise me because I predicted either that person will get a low amount or get at least $750,000.
So when Arthur's game ended with that super hot and sweet Deal package, my main concern is what will happen to Jesse. When he started to lose the large amounts, I figured he would lose outright to the Banker.
These promos can get you any which way you can.
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So ends another season. On the positive side, we finally saw a really good game, but on the negative side, we saw it end too soon. No excuse for Laurel taking that deal. The dreaded time spoiler prepared me for it, but still, it was a disappointing end to the season. What wasn't disappointing was Lindsay coming up big yet again. She'll carry into next season a streak of seven low amounts, one shy of tying her all-time record. Can't wait to see if we get any new models next season... I expect about two or three. See you in September, Deal!
The recap for this show won't be up for a bit, because my computer has been acting up lately, and it's gotten kind of bad tonight. I'm going to try to get it fixed tomorrow, so the recap could possibly be up then.
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I didn't like Laurel taking the deal for $272k, but I could kind of see why she took it, it's a lotta money. She still had $500k and $1 mil left. She had my case, 19. If she had picked 20, she would have had the million dollar case. I might have taken the $368k deal. Deal or No Deal left on a high note, with a big winner. $272k is nothing to complain about.
Till September, DOND.
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The season ends with a fairly good game. Laurel was a good contestant. She wasn't to overexpressive or too show-offy, just right down the middle. She played a really decent game, but I too think she stopped too early. I probably would have went once more, and actually knock out the million! I was saying pick Alike for the longest time. Anyway, it was nice to finally see a big winner (the last $200,000+ winner was Anteia on March 5), but the time spoiler came into effect once again. My two thoughts were: either she was going to take the deal, or turn down the offer, play, knock out the million, and take the next offer. I'm glad the latter didn't happen. Anyway, thanks for another good season, and hopefully this September will start an even better one. See you soon, ladies. I do expect some newbies also, but I really do hope all of them return. I love Patricia and Marisa, but I wouldn't mind seeing Kelly leave (she took over for Meghan, who sadly left the show back whenever). Can't wait! Thanks for your recaps too heelsrule1988, they're always great!
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Recap is now up. I'm on break until September! Although I'd rather not be, since it means three months without Deal. :-(
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When I saw Laurel's game, I thought for sure she'd win the million. But hey, $272,000 isn't bad, especially when we've waited three months just have a $100,000+ winner. Good job, Laurel. :D (I was even more shocked to see just $300 in her case!)
NOTE: I'm posting from the computers in the library at college (because I still haven't found any hidden "cookies" on my home computer that prevent me from accessing the "Out in left field" forums or posting messages on the forums). ;-)
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If you seriously thought she was going to win it all, I guess you didn't pay attention to the time...
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I got bored and decided to do a writeup on Season 2. Coming shortly will be a complete list of contestants in the show's history. Here goes...
Deal or No Deal’s first full season was an exciting one for sure, despite the top prize remaining unclaimed. 93 games were played, over $10,000,000 was given away, and many lives were instantly changed. Here’s a recap of Deal’s second season.
September
Season 2 started off with a bang, as the opening week featured insanely high top prizes. Matthew “Matty” Solina and Kimberly Chastang won $675,000 and $701,000, respectively, although it could be argued that they bailed out too early. They would both be topped by Michele Falco, whose game was unquestionably the greatest in the history of the show. She went the distance, and with $750,000 and $1,000,000 as the last two amounts remaining, she was guaranteed to walk out with a life-changing amount of money. She turned down an $880,000 offer and found $750,000 in her case. While it wasn’t the million dollars, no contestant to date has won more. After Michele’s game, the money tables returned to normal, and the games took a turn for the worse. Malaika Merrick’s $105,000 win was the most successful game the rest of the month.
October
Things started to turn around as the calendar changed from September to October. There were three straight $100,000+ winners, and nearly a fourth in the enthusiastic Adalis Marreo. $500,000 was still on the board in the ninth round, but in one of the most heartbreaking finishes ever, she eliminated it by choosing Hayley and case #25. She ended up leaving with the $750 that was in her case. Things picked back up, though, as the next five out of six contestants won $100,000+, with P.J. Dykes being the richest in that stretch, taking away $321,000. While October featured big winners, it also saw two contestants pick the million-dollar case without winning it.
November
Anita English kicked off November in huge fashion, keeping $1,000,000 in play through eight rounds. However, with a $313,000 offer on the table and no safety net, she decided it was time to go. Her decision turned out to be a good one, as she would have eliminated the top prize on her very next choice had she played on. Peter Shine also did quite well, as his lowest amount on the board through seven rounds was $75,000. He knocked out $750,000 and $400,000 in rounds eight and nine, but still managed $100,000, which was in his case. The November 17 show had a Deal first: two players playing one game. Sisters Casey Penston and Courtney Rudy teamed up for a game of “Double Deal”, in which every value on the board was doubled. While they didn’t have a whole lot of luck in their game, they still won a nice $216,000. In the very next game, the lime green-loving Zanny Henseler became the first contestant to accept an offer with no cash in it. Her prize was a lime green 2007 Cadillac Escalade worth $83,755, complete with spinning rims and seven video screens. Deal had a two-hour show on Thanksgiving, although the games lacked exciting big wins. Joe Kaiser was the biggest winner of the three contestants to play on that show, winning $59,000. Contrasting this show was the final show of the month, featuring one of the most popular contestants in Deal history, Brooks Leach. The beer-loving man from Arkansas claimed to love women, so as he eliminated cases, the models holding each case he eliminated went and sat behind him instead of exiting the stage as they normally do. After round eight, with $500,000 still on the board, he was offered $147,000. He stunned everyone by rejecting the offer, and unfortunately, he eliminated the $500,000 case in the very next round. In the end, he won not only the $10 in his case, but the hearts of many of the viewers watching that night.
December
With only four shows and six games, December was a short month. It did see some big winners in that short time, though. Shayla Ellis led the way with $264,000, while Karen Kulcsar won $151,000, and Skip Allen took home $136,000 on the Christmas show.
January
The first month of 2007 was fairly dull on Deal, as only two players won more than $100,000. A new addition was brought in, though: Double or Nothing. This feature gave the contestant the option to try to double their winnings or end up with nothing. On January 7, the first Sunday show in Deal history, Kathy Beck was the first contestant to be given this opportunity, but she declined and kept her $99,000. Double or Nothing was only used for one other game, and that contestant also chose not to play it.
February
Two games of Double Deal were played at the beginning of the month, although neither one produced any huge winners. Giuseppe Iannello finished with a nice $127,000, but Emika Porter won only $15,000. On February 18, Tony Kolton took a deal that confused everyone watching, including Howie. After only four rounds and with $200,000, $300,000, and $500,000 still on the board, he accepted a $94,000 offer. The very next night, Pyong Kong played his way to a very emotional finish. He ended up accepting a $211,000 offer with $750,000 remaining but no safety net. Fortunately, it worked out well, because the next case he would have eliminated had the $750,000. In a stunning coincidence, the three amounts left on the board when he took the deal were $75, $750, and $750,000, and in an even more shocking twist, Pyong’s case held $750, the same amount that his parents came to America from Korea with. Howie look-alike Wayne Ramos was the biggest winner of the month, taking home $277,000. He took the deal despite having $400,000 and $750,000 still intact.
March
As the month got started, Anteia Greer became one of the biggest winners in a regular game of Deal. She accepted an offer of $402,000 in the eighth round, despite still having $400,000 and $750,000 on the board. Anteia had $400 in her case, though, so it ended up being a good deal. The March 12 show was two hours long, and dubious history was made that night. Two contestants selected the million-dollar case, and even worse, both made early deals. Hugh Neisler bailed in the fifth round with a $99,000 offer, and Dave Atherton took an $81,000 offer in the third round, the earliest bailout in Deal history. On the next show, twin sisters Annie Hewlitt and Aubrey Wentworth played a Double Deal game. The game was unique in that each sister got to pick a case, and also in that they took turns picking cases for each round. For example, if Annie picked all of the cases in one round, Aubrey would pick all of the cases in the next round. Unfortunately, they didn’t have very much luck, leaving with only $6,000.
April
Alaskan Heidi Kurtz started April off with a nice $204,000 win. When she took the deal in the sixth round, $200,000, $400,000, and $500,000 were all still in play, but she only had $200,000 in her case, and if she had played on, she would have never received a higher offer. Heidi’s game was the only big highlight of the month, though, as only one other contestant won more than $100,000. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of the doldrums to come.
May
This was unquestionably the most frustrating month in Deal history. There were only five games, but there was only one contestant who won a five-figure amount in May. In the first game of the month, Julie Lanero became the lowest winner in the show’s history, coming away with only $1. On the next show, Deal’s 100th, Brooks Leach was invited back. He once again ended up with hardly anything, but unlike last time, his game never really had any potential. All the big amounts were gone after only 16 cases had been eliminated, and he ended up with the $400 in his case. Although New York City subway hero Wesley Autrey’s game on May 21 also had a disappointing finish, the ride to get there was unprecedented. He knocked out all of the six-figure amounts after only three rounds, leaving the top prize of $1,000,000 as the only big amount remaining. Amazingly, he kept it in play all the way to the ninth round, where his luck finally ended. The million-dollar case was eliminated, and he won only the $25 in his case. However, after the game, Chrysler gave him a Jeep Patriot in honor of his brave deed.
June
The final month of Season 2 picked up where May left off: in frustration. Mary Mirolla, who played the first round of her game in her front yard, nearly became the first contestant to win $.01, the lowest amount on the board, as that and $10 were the two remaining amounts in the tenth and final round. Her case contained $10, though, so she just missed out on history. Next up was Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade fan Arthur Joseph, who bailed after only the fourth round. However, the offer presented to him was a very special one. His offer consisted of $10,000 along with: a 2006 championship ring, a basketball court makeover in his home country of Trinidad, a spot on set with the Heat as they film their promotional/player introduction video for the 2007-2008 season, a VIP game experience in which he will be driven to the game in a limousine and meet Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, and Pat Riley, a team poster with his picture next to the Heat players, two lower-level season tickets for the 2007-2008 season, and a signed Dwyane Wade jersey. Any sports fan passionate about their team will agree that Arthur made the right decision in taking that deal. After that, Jesse Puttananickal continued the slump, finishing with the $100 in his case. His game’s destiny seemed to be foreshadowed from the start, with $200,000 and $1,000,000 being the first two amounts he eliminated. On June 18, Laurel Martin closed out Season 2 on a high note. Her game got better and better as it went along, and although she still had $500,000 and $1,000,000 remaining after six rounds, she decided to quit while she was ahead and accept a $272,000 offer. If she had continued, her highest offer would have been $520,000, as she would have kept the million-dollar case in play the entire way. The top prize wasn’t in her case, though, so things weren’t totally disappointing. After the game, all of the models came out for a curtain call, danced with Laurel and her family, and with that, Season 2 came to a close.
EDIT: Here's the aforementioned list of contestants... http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/31/718456/List%20of%20Contestants.doc