Author Topic: toughest/easiest million (Read 79508 times)

toetyper · « **on:** February 23, 2008, 12:48:50 PM »

of all shows that offer 1 million dollars. which one do you think had the toughest road to the million/ im excluding jeopardy because what ken did was soooooooooooooooo far from the norm

toughest survivor

easiest, 1000000 chance of a lifetimep

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:02:59 PM »

Hit the Buzzer, Win a Cookie.

Takes a hell of a long time, but there's very little challenge.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:44:16 PM »

Limiting ourselves to actual shows that have advertised million-dollar payouts, I think Weakest Link has to rate as harder to win $1M on than Survivor.

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:00:16 PM »

Even though we haven't see it yet, I'm gonna bet Million Dollar Password is going to be hard as hell to give away a million. And I'm not talking about content...I'm talking about competent celebrities giving decent enough clues.

Another show: The Celebrity Hollywood Squares/Connect Four Hour

Chuck Sutton · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:33:02 PM »

Right now the easiest is Deal or No Deal.

What other show gives you a 50-50 shot?

clemon79 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:56:56 PM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'178601\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 10:02 AM\']
Hit the Buzzer, Win a Cookie.
[/quote]
I believe Steve's unwritten sentiments echo mine.

bandit_bobby · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:59:11 PM »

Toughest: Deal or No Deal by a landslide

Easiest: WWTBAM

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:02:23 PM »

[quote name=\'Chuck Sutton\' post=\'178618\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:33 PM\']What other show gives you a 50-50 shot?[/quote]
Them's not tha' satistics talkin'.

Even with 13 million dollar cases in play (which is far, far removed from the norm on the show), you still have less than a 50/50 chance of winning a million dollars. There is a 50/50 chance that your case holds a million dollars, but you'd still either have to be left with a guaranteed win (and the odds aren't 50/50 for that) or else you'd have to make one ridiculous gamble in order to have a chance to win it.

In fact I think the Mission they've been playing for the last few weeks shows just how hard it is for someone to win the million dollar grand prize on Deal or No Deal.

In terms of guaranteed huge payouts, I would have liked my chances on Duel.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:06:30 PM »

[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'178621\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:59 PM\']Easiest: WWTBAM
[/quote]Its always easy to win a million when the answers are displayed for you.

Honestly, how many people on this forum can say they'd have even a decent shot at it?

clemon79 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:16:09 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'178624\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 01:06 PM\']
Honestly, how many people on this forum can say they'd have even a decent shot at it?[/quote]
I'm thinking that number is a little higher than you think.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:19:47 PM »

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Easiest: WWTBAM

Disagree with that. It's been nearly 5 years since it was won on the syndie show. Maybe the questions are harder than they were on Regis' version, but for a life-changing million dollars they should be hard. If it was that easy it would have happened more often.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:01:11 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'178630\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 04:19 PM\'] Maybe the questions are harder than they were on Regis' version, [/quote]
They absolutely, positively are, and have been from Day One.

tomobrien · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:54:37 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'178624\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:06 PM\'] [quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'178621\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:59 PM\']Easiest: WWTBAM
[/quote]Its always easy to win a million when the answers are displayed for you.[/quote]
No arguing with Matt's point about the questions, but how can you call something "easy" without assessing the risk involved? In this case, it's equally "easy" to lose $468,000.

GSRebich · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:27:59 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'178620\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:56 PM\']
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'178601\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 10:02 AM\']
Hit the Buzzer, Win a Cookie.
[/quote]
I believe Steve's unwritten sentiments echo mine.
[/quote]
No, that was from the classic cartoon show: [/i]Garfield and Friends.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #14 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:55:46 PM »

[quote name=\'GSRebich\' post=\'178649\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:27 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'178620\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 03:56 PM\']
[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'178601\' date=\'Feb 23 2008, 10:02 AM\']
Hit the Buzzer, Win a Cookie.
[/quote]
I believe Steve's unwritten sentiments echo mine.
[/quote]
No, that was from the classic cartoon show: [/i]Garfield and Friends.
[/quote]
Thank goodness Chris C. put this in the archives for easy access!

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