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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #75 on: December 25, 2016, 11:52:30 AM »
Wait, they got hard CASH?? You'd think they'd get a check.

Trust me when I tell you the cash was a prop.
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #76 on: December 25, 2016, 11:55:57 AM »
If the contestants are fully apprised of the rules, then they knew how much was being added to the guarantee for each right answer.  In which case, what's with this horseshit they were throwing around that he thought he only got two correct?

I was operating under the assumption that he was informed (whether actually in print on the "contract" or by a staffer or whatever) that the buyout was precisely "your Round 1 pot plus whatever for every right answer, now do the math." and not a concrete figure.
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #77 on: December 25, 2016, 10:52:43 PM »
Wait, they got hard CASH?? You'd think they'd get a check.

Trust me when I tell you the cash was a prop.

They showed the Brinks truck right outside. I assume that as soon as the family got to see what that much money looked like in real life, it went right back in the truck and they received their winnings via check.


If the contestants are fully apprised of the rules, then they knew how much was being added to the guarantee for each right answer.  In which case, what's with this horseshit they were throwing around that he thought he only got two correct?

Chris Hardwick mentioned that the contestant in isolation was never told whether his answers were correct. He clearly guessed on a couple of the questions -- apparently, he was only 100% confident in two of his answers.

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« Reply #78 on: December 27, 2016, 03:03:16 PM »
The underlying mathematical exercise is named for a guy who lived in the 17th century, and people were studying this concept centuries before him.  Believe me when I say there's a body of work that predates 1983.

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« Reply #79 on: December 27, 2016, 03:08:07 PM »
That's part of the big problem - full hour.

Another fix could be playing two games in the hour, each for half as much. $6 million doesn't sound unimpressive.

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« Reply #80 on: December 27, 2016, 04:22:21 PM »
That's part of the big problem - full hour.

Another fix could be playing two games in the hour, each for half as much. $6 million doesn't sound unimpressive.
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #81 on: December 27, 2016, 04:46:54 PM »
The underlying mathematical exercise is named for a guy who lived in the 17th century, and people were studying this concept centuries before him.  Believe me when I say there's a body of work that predates 1983
Whoever that guy is, I wouldn't bet against him ;)
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #82 on: December 27, 2016, 06:26:56 PM »
Out of curiosity, what exactly is the theoretical top prize? Can you get close to/over this mythical $12M number?
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #83 on: December 27, 2016, 06:39:54 PM »
$6 Million Dollars is soooooooo 70s.

Perhaps the game can be rebuilt.  Better, Stronger, Faster.
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« Reply #84 on: December 27, 2016, 06:43:46 PM »
It looks like you could come within ten bucks of $12,375,000 if every green ball plopped into the top dollar values, all of the red balls fell into $1 lanes and every question is answered correctly.
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #85 on: December 27, 2016, 06:46:50 PM »
Out of curiosity, what exactly is the theoretical top prize? Can you get close to/over this mythical $12M number?

Yes.  Though it is, as you said, theoretical.  Max take in the last round would be $9,999,996.  Max take in the second round would be $1,999,998.  So, so just short of $12m in those two.  Add in the opening round, and you go over.
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #86 on: December 28, 2016, 07:19:05 PM »
$6 Million Dollars is soooooooo 70s.

Perhaps the game can be rebuilt.  Better, Stronger, Faster.
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« Reply #87 on: December 28, 2016, 07:31:25 PM »
$6 Million Dollars is soooooooo 70s.

Perhaps the game can be rebuilt.  Better, Stronger, Faster.
Do we have the technology, though?
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #88 on: December 28, 2016, 09:51:35 PM »
More importantly, do we have the balls?
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Re: NBC announces "The Wall"
« Reply #89 on: January 01, 2017, 02:37:32 PM »
More importantly, do we have the balls?

Well played.