Checking your bills

[tommycharles]

This query was buried in Show Summeries and I'm really curious to know the answer: if there's a question about "who is on the $xx bill" or something of that nature, can you pull out your wallet and check?

My hunch says no, because they sure as anything won't let you pull out a pocket calculator to answer a math question (not that there are many).

Anyone know for sure?

[gameshowguy2000]

Nope. I remember during the August 1999 run of Millionaire, Tom Coletta's $16,000 question specifically talked about what was on the back of a $20 bill. Choices were the Lincoln Memorial, the US Capitol, the White House, and the US Treasury Building.

Regis told him that no, he couldn't check his wallet. So, Tom used the 50:50 and still got it wrong. He said it was the US Capitol, but it was the White House, so Tom left with $1,000. That translates into 500 $20 bills!

[ezbidder]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 12:57 AM\'] so Tom left with $1,000. That translates into 500 $20 bills! [/quote]
 Only if the $20 bills are worth $2

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 16 2004, 10:57 PM\'] so Tom left with $1,000. That translates into 500 $20 bills! [/quote]
 Wow. Remind me to make change with you sometime.

[Craig Karlberg]

Actually, 50 $20 bills = $1,000.  Multiply this by 16 & Tom would've had 800 $20 bills.

The best way to answer that question without cheating is to visualize in your mind what the back of that bill looks like.  Also, as far as math questions, your brain is your calculator if you don't know that already.

[Mike Tennant]

Actually, 50 $20 bills = $1,000.  Multiply this by 16 & Tom would've had 800 $20 bills.

Except that he missed the question and therefore would've ended up with only 50 $20 bills (unless he's getting change from gameshowguy2000).

The best way to answer that question without cheating is to visualize in your mind what the back of that bill looks like.

Really?  Who'd have thunk it?

Also, as far as math questions, your brain is your calculator if you don't know that already.

Another shocker!

[gameshowguy2000]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 04:02 AM\'] Actually, 50 $20 bills = $1,000.  Multiply this by 16 & Tom would've had 800 $20 bills. [/quote]
 Oops! Sorry, I thought I had the math right! Thanks for correcting me though!

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 02:13 PM\'] [quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 04:02 AM\'] Actually, 50 $20 bills = $1,000.  Multiply this by 16 & Tom would've had 800 $20 bills. [/quote]
Oops! Sorry, I thought I had the math right! Thanks for correcting me though! [/quote]
 Who was your math teacher, Dick Clark or Jim Caldwell?

[gameshowguy2000]

Neither. Good thing you mentioned Dick Clark, as he hosted the ONLY Math-related game show on television, and a favorite of mine, Winning Lines!

[Speedy G]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 08:22 PM\']Neither. Good thing you mentioned Dick Clark, as he hosted the ONLY Math-related game show on television, and a favorite of mine, Winning Lines![/quote]
How could you forget But Who's Counting?!  It takes quite a Square One to forget about that!

(And if you're still confused, you need a talk with my good friend Mr. Glitch over here.)  =D

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'Speedy G\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 09:44 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 17 2004, 08:22 PM\']Neither. Good thing you mentioned Dick Clark, as he hosted the ONLY Math-related game show on television, and a favorite of mine, Winning Lines![/quote]
How could you forget But Who's Counting?!  It takes quite a Square One to forget about that!

(And if you're still confused, you need a talk with my good friend Mr. Glitch over here.)  =D [/quote]
 Mathman...Mathman...Mathman...  (Remember, 7 + 0 is NOT less than 7!)

Ah, another Square One TV junkie on the board.

ObGameShows: "But Who's Counting?" was scripted, but "But Who's Multiplying/Adding?" had real contestants.

[gameshowguy2000]

I remember Square One. "But Who's Counting?" I've never heard of it!

[Craig Karlberg]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Feb 18 2004, 12:09 AM\'] I remember Square One. "But Who's Counting?" I've never heard of it! [/quote]
Me too!  I always thought that "Who's Multipying/Adding" uses 2 wheels so the players can create a perfect triangle from the answers they got by either adding or multiplying the 2 numbers they spun on the wheels without repeating an answer.

[Brandon Brooks]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 18 2004, 05:38 AM\'] Me too!  I always thought that "Who's Multipying/Adding" uses 2 wheels so the players can create a perfect triangle from the answers they got by either adding or multiplying the 2 numbers they spun on the wheels without repeating an answer. [/quote]
 1.  I don't think you mean perfect triangle.  You mean equilateral triangle.
2.  The vignette you are describing from Square one was called "Triple Play."  IIRC, But Who's Counting? was a educational parody of a game show.

And in response to gameshowguy2000, we know you've never heard of a lot of things.  Why must you always tell us?

Brandon Brooks

[gameshowguy2000]

[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Feb 18 2004, 10:02 AM\'] And in response to gameshowguy2000, we know you've never heard of a lot of things.  Why must you always tell us?

Brandon Brooks [/quote]
 Well, Brandon, I'm afraid that you and the rest of the board will THINK I've heard of something that you guys know about, when it reality, I don't even KNOW about it to begin with!