Millionaire Charity Week

[TLEberle]

This last week Millionaire had a bonus wherein any contestant who made it to round two would not only be entitled to their bank as normal, but $10,000 would be donated to Children\'s Miracle Network. As fond as I am of Children\'s Hospital I didn\'t care for this. Including a barely watchable celebrity game on Friday, over $91,000 was raised for charity.

[Kevin Prather]

What was wrong with it? Seems fairly unobtrusive.

[TLEberle]

There was at least one contestant who voiced concern about making it to round two to get the charity donation, to the detriment of her own game. If somebody wins $30,000, but doesn\'t get that extra donation the game ends on a down note because the audience, contestant and host are disappointed. I dislike the idea that the contestant should put his or her strategy second to an outside force that is not present other weeks.

[clemon79]

I dislike the idea that the contestant should put his or her strategy second to an outside force that is not present other weeks.

 

But that\'s their choice. Heaven forfend a contestant should choose to be selfless in the name of charity

 

/worked the local CMN Telethon for a few years

//*really* good people