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jmangin:

--- Quote from: Dbacksfan12 on July 07, 2024, 02:56:01 PM ---Would you rather be called down as the last contestant, or come back another day and hope to get called again?

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If called, there's a reason it was last and not first, and they're not likely to be called first the next time they show up. Take the call down FWIW and have something fun to talk about later in life, whatever the outcome.

snowpeck:

--- Quote from: jmangin on July 07, 2024, 06:11:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dbacksfan12 on July 07, 2024, 02:56:01 PM ---Would you rather be called down as the last contestant, or come back another day and hope to get called again?

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If called, there's a reason it was last and not first, and they're not likely to be called first the next time they show up. Take the call down FWIW and have something fun to talk about later in life, whatever the outcome.

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One thing to remember is the order in which the contestants are called down is not random. The producers put the nine contestants in the order they want for various reasons. And in all likelihood, if they thought you were a #9 on one day, they would on another too... or not even one of the nine.

JasonA1:

--- Quote from: snowpeck on July 07, 2024, 07:41:55 PM ---One thing to remember is the order in which the contestants are called down is not random. The producers put the nine contestants in the order they want for various reasons. And in all likelihood, if they thought you were a #9 on one day, they would on another too... or not even one of the nine.

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This is a very astute point. Mark's hypothetical made a tiny bit of sense to me, until you reminded me of this. Getting called ninth isn't a bad random draw -- it's a sign of your chances to get called at all.

-Jason

cmjb13:
Doesn’t Price have standby’s just in case the people who have been selected lose their enthusiasm?

TimK2003:
My wife was the called down as the 9th "one-shot" contestant.

Yes she was at a disadvantage because you pretty much had to hit the IUFB price on the nose as any of the other 3 players can bid $1 more or wind up with a larger price range (bid vs ARP).

The one advantage is that we'll always know what game and what prize she could have played for (Dice Game/car).

And her parting gifts retailed at appx $800, which theoretically could be more in the end than someone who wins a $450 IUFB but loses their pricing game and SCSD spin.

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