Sale of the Century observation.

[PYLdude]

Who were the contestants, how much did the champion have socked away?

(I don't have an episode guide, I'm just curious for its own sake.)

Mick Carroll was entering night three of his title reign, and he was I think $45 short of the second level prize (luxury fishing trip to BC).

[Marc412]

Who were the contestants, how much did the champion have socked away?

(I don't have an episode guide, I'm just curious for its own sake.)

Gordon, Shelli and champion Mick, who had $140. 

[MSTieScott]

On the episode that aired tonight, someone found the $5 in the third Fame Game, so there you go.

Yep... I saw that and thought, "Well, don't I look foolish now."

I do wonder whether they had specific tendencies for where they added the later money cards. I assume it was simply a matter of "wherever the producer decides to place the new money card right before the act containing that Fame Game," but I wonder whether they made an effort to replace certain prizes if they could (for example, if I'm the producer, I'm placing the $25 money card where the $600 cash prize is sitting because $600 hurts my prize budget more than the cutlery set does).

[CoreyArcher]

A tangential thought ... the $5 money card always annoyed me. You're playing a special element of the game with a more difficult question, so don't make it possible to get just the same five bucks you get for a regular correct answer. There should be a premium. Make it at least $6 and I don't have a problem with it.

[TLEberle]

A tangential thought ... the $5 money card always annoyed me. You're playing a special element of the game with a more difficult question, so don't make it possible to get just the same five bucks you get for a regular correct answer. There should be a premium. Make it at least $6 and I don't have a problem with it.

My choice would be to make it $5 or Mystery Money, but that's just me.

[CoreyArcher]

A tangential thought ... the $5 money card always annoyed me. You're playing a special element of the game with a more difficult question, so don't make it possible to get just the same five bucks you get for a regular correct answer. There should be a premium. Make it at least $6 and I don't have a problem with it.

My choice would be to make it $5 or Mystery Money, but that's just me.

Yes. My beef is that almost anything is more interesting than the $5 money card ... even the short-lived "Trip or pick again."

[BrandonFG]

I'm intrigued by the $5 or Mystery Money idea, as it sets up an interesting conundrum of sorts. If I'm only down by one or two questions, then sure, take the $5 and get myself closer, esp. if the Speed Round is coming up. If I'm playing for the Lot or a big cash jackpot, then yes, take the money card and pad my lead/reduce my deficit.

If it's a runaway, then yeah, I prolly take the Mystery Money, knowing I can go home with a few hundred bucks in my pocket, win or lose. Honestly, the sure thing with the Mystery Money would make me lean towards the latter, regardless of my score.

[Nick]

I do wonder whether they had specific tendencies for where they added the later money cards. I assume it was simply a matter of "wherever the producer decides to place the new money card right before the act containing that Fame Game," but I wonder whether they made an effort to replace certain prizes if they could (for example, if I'm the producer, I'm placing the $25 money card where the $600 cash prize is sitting because $600 hurts my prize budget more than the cutlery set does).

Sounds legit.  I'm wishing I'd paid more attention along my way through the syndicated version, but it didn't seem to be too often somebody would be hitting cash prizes by the final Fame Game.

[PYLdude]

Okay, during tonight's episode, which is the Monday following Lot Win #3 I noticed they're offering the same fishing trip that Skip Jordan passed on on his way to falling short of the car. (At least I think he had a shot at it. I know it's been offered once before.)

I'm curious, since I'm not as familiar with certain things/procedures, as to how often they'd put a prize back up for offer if someone didn't get it the first time they put it on display.

[TLEberle]

Okay, during tonight's episode, which is the Monday following Lot Win #3 I noticed they're offering the same fishing trip that Skip Jordan passed on on his way to falling short of the car. (At least I think he had a shot at it. I know it's been offered once before.)

I'm curious, since I'm not as familiar with certain things/procedures, as to how often they'd put a prize back up for offer if someone didn't get it the first time they put it on display.

My understanding is that since they've bought the air fare, hotel reservations and the boat charter, they may as well put it up for offer again after a month. Do you recall how much time elapsed between the times it was on offer? It also explains the soup tureen and the garage sale.

Note that the Fame Game seems to give away the same five or six prizes repeatedly: that would be because they bought Mixmasters, gold dumbbells and the Joy Games carpeting in bulk.

[PYLdude]

Okay, during tonight's episode, which is the Monday following Lot Win #3 I noticed they're offering the same fishing trip that Skip Jordan passed on on his way to falling short of the car. (At least I think he had a shot at it. I know it's been offered once before.)

I'm curious, since I'm not as familiar with certain things/procedures, as to how often they'd put a prize back up for offer if someone didn't get it the first time they put it on display.

My understanding is that since they've bought the air fare, hotel reservations and the boat charter, they may as well put it up for offer again after a month. Do you recall how much time elapsed between the times it was on offer?

If I'm not mistaken, it's been three weeks since the first time it was offered.