As part of today's show, people get a cash value of their prize, a la Shell Game if they win the top offered prize.
First IUFB: Camera (DSLR Camera with wifi, 35mm lens); ARP: $2,700 (Overhead)
| STERLING | TAMMY | KYLE | SHAWN |
| 1000 | 1050 | 900 | 1300 |
Shawn is playing SIDE BY SIDE for a trip to Beijing (RT Coach to Beijing, CH for a 6n stay in a 1-bedroom deluxe apartment at Oakwood Residecnce Damei Beijing + daily breakfast, visit Great Wall of China on hiking excursion) (Manuela).
The ARP is either $5574 or $7455.
| BY | ||
| SIDE | 55 | SIDE |
| 74 | ||
She picks...
| BY | ||
| SIDE | SIDE | |
| 74 | 55 | |
| WIN | 74 | 55 |
Second IUFB: Collection of Designer Makeup (Tom Ford: makeup bag, 1 eyeshadow pallet, mascara, 3.4oz perfume, vanity table and sensor mirror); ARP: $2,217 (Rachel)
| STERLING | TAMMY | KYLE | KELLY |
| 725 | 775 | 700 | 550 |
Tammy is playing Any Number for random cash, dekstop computer (23.8in touchscreen all-in-one computer with 8GB RAM, 1TB HD) (Manuela) and a 2018 Toyota CHR XLE (2L engine, CVT, FWD, mudguards, carpeted floor mats, cargo mat, all-weather floor mats, paint/fabric protection) (Rachel).
First number of the car is a...
| SUV | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | |||||
| PIGGY BANK | |||||
Tammy guesses a 7.
| SUV | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | |||||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | ||||
Tammy guesses a 8.
| SUV | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 8 | ||||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | ||||
Tammy guesses a 6.
| SUV | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | ||||
Tammy guesses a 4.
| SUV | 2 | 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | ||||
Tammy guesses a 5.
| SUV | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | ||||
Tammy guesses a 3.
| SUV | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | 3 | |||
Tammy guesses a 9.
| SUV | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | 3 | |||
Tammy guesses a 2.
| SUV | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | 2 | 3 | ||
LOSS. ARPs were:
| SUV | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| PIGGY BANK | 7. | 2 | 3 | ||
Third IUFB: Video Game Package (Microsoft: 2TB XBox 1 with 2 games, shifter and steeling wheel and chair); ARP: $1,317 (Manuela)
| STERLING | GLEN | KYLE | KELLY |
| 1 | 2500 | 3000 | 2700 |
Sterling is playing Easy As 1-2-3 for
LOSS
SCSD #1
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | Spin 2 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | $1,317 | 25 | 10 | .35 | |
| Tammy | $2,224.23 | 50 | 10 | .60 | |
| Shawn | $17,610 | 100 | – | 1.00 | *$2,000!* |
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn | $19,610 | 85 | .85 | *SHOWCASE* |
Fourth IUFB: Pair of Apple Watches (Apple: Water resistant watches with GPS with 38mm and 42mm case, cellular plans); ARP: $1,098 (Rachel)
| JODY | GLEN | KYLE | KELLY |
| 650 | 850 | 700 | 800 |
Glen is playing That's Too Much for a 2018 Fiat 500 C Lounge Cabrio (1.4L engine, 6-speed AT, FWD, GPS navigation, paint/fabric protection) (Manuela).
Fifth IUFB: Designer Luggage (Delsey Paris: Three-piece luggage set with unique brakes); ARP: $1,760 (Rachel and Manuela on TUGGS)
| JODY | JORDAN | KYLE | KELLY |
| 1 | 1200 | 1100 | 950 |
Jordan is playing SQUEEZE PLAY for a trip to Madagascar (RT Coach to Nosy Be, MA or a 6n stay in a suit at the Nosy Be Hotel and Spa + daily breakfast, half-day rainforest excursion) (Manuela).
| 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| $ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| $7828 | ||||
| LOSS | ||||
Kyle has been wasting opportunities the entire show. Can he escape or is he heading to Stockholm, New Jersey?
Sixth IUFB: Outdoor Dining Table and Pizza OVen (Home Styles: dining table with 4 armchairs; all-purpose fire pizza oven with 3 burners); ARP: $4,195 (Manuela)
| JODY | MICHAEL | KYLE | KELLY |
| 2225 | 2200 | 2201 | 2220 |
Jody is playing PAY THE RENT for for a chance to win up to $100,000!
The grocery items are:
Jody places the items in the house...
The ARP of the gum is $1.59.
Jody chooses to continue...
The ARP of the deodorant is $4.99 and the ARP of the egg rolls are $3.99 for a total of $8.98.
Jody chooses to continue...
The ARP of the bags is $3.19 and the ARP of the coffee is $6.99 for a total of $10.18.
Jody chooses to continue...
The ARP of the vitamins are $14.99.
WIN
SCSD #2
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | Spin 2 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | $1,760 | 100 | – | 1.00 | *$2,000!* |
| Glen | $47,138 | 15 | 50 | .65 | |
| Jody | $204,195 | 5 | 75 | .80 |
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | $3,760 | 15 | .15 | *$20,000!* |
THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES
Jordan has the honors...
SC1 - Jordan
SC2 - Shawn
Results: 3 out of 6
Winnings: $340,550.23
Biggest Winner: Jody ($204,195)
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This program should not be offering a contestant $200,000, much less $100,000, for simply picking six grocery items in order from least expensive to most expensive.
This program should not be offering a contestant $200,000, much less $100,000, for simply picking six grocery items in order from least expensive to most expensive.
While I agree, How is a free $200k Plinko chip different.It is not. I am probably the only person here who thinks Plinko is overrated and played too much anyway.
It is not. I am probably the only person here who thinks Plinko is overrated and played too much anyway.
Also: I am a big fan of Rent at $100K when set up properly with limited answers and a proper puzzle to solve (3-5 answers).
I seem to be one of the few that genuinely enjoyed $200,000 Rent. I enjoyed everything for the most part this week.
The only minor problem I have was the cheapo cars with $5,000 added on. I mean, come on. It's not Dream Car Week. However, I would've killed for more cars in the high-20s, low 30s, some 40s.
Speaking of records, I count $259,020 in cash. That's the most cash given away in a single episode (beating whatever was given away in a previous Big Money Week episode with a $210,000 Cliff Hangers win), right?
Something else I noticed: is this the first Big Money Week where they didn't try to give away a "dream car" as well?
Sure, Pay the Rent was TOO generous for $200K. 11 possible solutions does that. However, I'll argue that if that win hadn't have happened, the only notable thing about this show is That's Too Much
Pay the Rent seals it fate as the worst Price game of all-time today. I wonder if when it was created it was designed to be super flexible on the difficulty?Agreed. In fact, the only way to have lost at the $10K --> $200K level was to have not put the most expensive by far item in the attic. As much as I love to see big amounts of money won, it feels like a farce when they make winning that sum so ludicrously easy on a "special" episode but then have the rest of the year's playings only have one or two solutions that require putting the 3rd or 4th most expensive item in the mailbox.
Pay the Rent seals it fate as the worst Price game of all-time today. I wonder if when it was created it was designed to be super flexible on the difficulty?
This is why I will always hate Mike Richards, and I'll leave it at that.
I didn't double check this, but 11 combinations to win PTR?
When Wheel did Big Money Week. Could you imagine them putting 11 $100,000 cards in play?
Imagine that happening plus the contestant taking the Millionaire Dollar wedge to the BR too. It'll be the DOND Million Dollar Mission all over again.
How would you win this jackpot?
Another idea - have every single prize and dollar lost to a bankrupt accumulate in a jackpot, a la the "Big Bank" on new-era Press Your Luck. Except it carries over between shows. The million dollar wedge doesn't count, but if someone lost a $10,000 wedge to a bankrupt, that would. Half-car wedges count in that every two lost to bankrupt add a car to this jackpot. It carries over between shows and keeps growing until it's won. Seed it with $100,000 at the start.
No, you're giving them way too much credit, IMO. They (meaning, apparently, Adam Sandler) created a game that would offer $100K as a gimmick, and when they quickly saw that that amount would probably never be won with only one correct solution, started compromising the concept to force a few wins, because having one cash game where the advertised top prize is all-but-impossible to win looks bad enough. I don't think they're anywhere near as clever as you think they are.Fair enough, but I think it was definitely designed to be very difficult. I think they realized how difficult it was.
I miss when the show just had regular shows and let surprising moments happen whenever they would play games for expensive prizes or cash like, 3 strikes, Plinko, triple play, or non car game like now or then, bonus game or clock game would be played for a car. The showcases would offer two or three cars.The Big 3 being treated like the plague is one of the biggest disappointments of the Mike era.
When Wheel did Big Money Week. Could you imagine them putting 11 $100,000 cards in play?No, for the simple reason that "Big Money Week" has become just another theme to them. Why go into the effort of increasing any stakes whatsoever when the mere title shall attract eyeballs?
Another idea - have every single prize and dollar lost to a bankrupt accumulate in a jackpot, a la the "Big Bank" on new-era Press Your Luck. Except it carries over between shows.Wheel of Fortune has no week-to-week continuity and (it would appear) generally tries to give away as little as possible, so this would not be feasible.
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It carries over between shows and keeps growing until it's won.
Best comment in this thread. I did not enjoy the $200K win. It was manufactured. I didn't like the cash equivalent gimmick either and not sure all the contestants understood it. The $5,000 cash bonus was much easier for excited/nervous contestants to understand. I also don't see why they had to do a cash game on a cash equivalent show and showing a sign for $100,000 and saying it's really $200K doesn't make any sense. That game will just never sit right with me.
Why does this game have to be either super-easy or mega-hard with very little leeway in-between?
Was there any real reason for Big Money Week? It just seems like they chose some random week to throw tons of cash around & make wins from other episodes seem cheap...