Author Topic: Worst case DOnD scenario painfully realized (Read 5334 times)

DjohnsonCB · « **on:** April 07, 2006, 10:51:59 AM »

Well, I played a couple o' rounds of DOnD at NBC.com just now, and the outcome of the last game was devastating! The board was down to two amounts: the MILLION and ONE BUCK. Having never quite reached this plateau before and feeling a bit positive about the odds, I turned down the bank's last offer of over 300K, opened the case I picked at the outset and found I had, of course...$1!!! AAAAARRRRRGH!!!!!

The million was in the one unopened case, natch. Don't think I'll be filling out the entry form to be on the show anytime soon....

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2006, 11:15:29 AM »

[quote name=\'DjohnsonCB\' post=\'115605\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 07:51 AM\']
Well, I played a couple o' rounds of DOnD at NBC.com just now, and the outcome of the last game was devastating!
[/quote]
Um. I can ALMOST see it from the standpoint of being mildly interested in seeing if anything interesting happens on your screen if you should "win" the million. Otherwise....wow.

chris319 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:11:24 PM »

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The board was down to two amounts: the MILLION and ONE BUCK. Having never quite reached this plateau before and feeling a bit positive about the odds

Did you have reason to belive your odds were better than 50/50?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:12:15 PM »

Seriously...how is reporting these gameplay results even mildly interesting? Oh my gosh, an electronic graphic says you're a loser.

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:20:45 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'115613\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 09:11 AM\']
Did you have reason to belive your odds were better than 50/50?
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The glass was half-full, dammit! Don't deny the man his optimism.

entguy1 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:22:12 PM »

Did you at least ask for a pony? You gotta ask for a pony!

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:23:59 PM »

One dollar is not a worst case scenario. One penny, now that would be the worst case scenario.

clemon79 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2006, 12:48:26 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'115620\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 09:23 AM\']
One dollar is not a worst case scenario. One penny, now that would be the worst case scenario.
[/quote]
Oh good lord.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2006, 01:14:53 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'115626\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 12:48 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'115620\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 09:23 AM\']
One dollar is not a worst case scenario. One penny, now that would be the worst case scenario.
[/quote]
Oh good lord.
[/quote]

I thought you were an atheist.

clemon79 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2006, 01:51:29 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'115628\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 10:14 AM\']
I thought you were an atheist.
[/quote]
I KNOW you're a....oh, never mind.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2006, 02:01:00 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'115631\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 01:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'115628\' date=\'Apr 7 2006, 10:14 AM\']
I thought you were an atheist.
[/quote]
I KNOW you're a....oh, never mind.
[/quote]

Wow. Just wow.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2006, 06:39:25 PM »

Big "Whoosh" to you, Chris. Jimmy's been making deadpan observations like that for, well, just about as long as we've been here. Not everybody overdoes the emoticons.

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2006, 07:04:11 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'115709\' date=\'Apr 8 2006, 03:39 PM\']
Big "Whoosh" to you, Chris. Jimmy's been making deadpan observations like that for, well, just about as long as we've been here.
[/quote]
Oh, is that what those are? You wouldn't know it.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2006, 07:08:39 PM »

See, "worst case" referred to the one case with the penny. The other cases had more money. So the penny would be the "worst case," not the dollar, that would be the "second worst case." That's why choosing the penny vs. the million would be the "worst case scenario."

If the show required people to pick boxes, there would be no joke, but since they pick cases, there is. Is there an emoticon for total seriousness? :|

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2006, 07:10:29 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'115711\' date=\'Apr 8 2006, 07:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'115709\' date=\'Apr 8 2006, 03:39 PM\']
Big "Whoosh" to you, Chris. Jimmy's been making deadpan observations like that for, well, just about as long as we've been here.[/quote]Oh, is that what those are? You wouldn't know it.[/quote]
No, you obviously didn't know it. Jimmy made a funny and you treated him like he was a clueless idiot. Ergo the "whoosh".

Now is the time for a deep breath.

Author Topic: Worst case DOnD scenario painfully realized (Read 5334 times)

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