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johnnyd1788

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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2004, 01:13:31 PM »
You have to talk to it and "sign up" by typing some word. It doesn't just read how many people have added it to their buddy list.
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BrandonFG

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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2004, 03:11:17 PM »
[quote name=\'johnnyd1788\' date=\'Aug 20 2004, 12:13 PM\'] You have to talk to it and "sign up" by typing some word. It doesn't just read how many people have added it to their buddy list.
John [/quote]
 Which is what I meant when I said "From my IM to Millionaire." Just say "info" or something when you IM them, and you should get info.
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goongas

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« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2004, 11:31:00 PM »
According to http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/columns...t_id=1000616209, there will be a new lifeline, Switch the Question.

If the above article is true, then there will be no more Hal March jackpot.
« Last Edit: August 22, 2004, 11:45:14 PM by goongas »
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thgames65

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« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2004, 12:55:45 AM »
The new money tree is official on the rules page of www.millionairetv.com/rules.html.

Q1- $100
Q2- $200
Q3- $300
Q4- $500
Q5- $1K (safe level)
Q6- $2K
Q7- $4K
Q8- $8K
Q9- $16K
Q10- $25K (safe level)
Q11- $50K
Q12- $100K
Q13- $250K
Q14- $500K
Q15- $1M

The new lifeline changes haven't made the official rules yet.

Tim H.
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ChrisLambert!

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« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2004, 12:59:30 AM »
[quote name=\'thgames65\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 11:55 PM\'] Q10- $25K (safe level)
Q11- $50K
Q12- $100K
 [/quote]
 Less Money Syndrome? The drama of risking $16K to go for $25K will be incredible.
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SplitSecond

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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2004, 01:08:17 AM »
For some reason, any time I tune into this version of Millionaire, a contestant is always stopping at $16,000.  Something tells me that we'll be seeing even more of that this coming season.
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Kevin Prather

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« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2004, 01:13:26 AM »
Please tell me this is a joke.
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2004, 01:28:42 AM »
What an odd change to the structure of the game.  As Split said, many contestants seemed perfectly willing to stop at $16K, and now the incentive to do that will be even greater (technically, the incentive to keep going will be smaller).  

If it's a cost-cutting move, you fix costs by just making the questions harder, not by making your show look cheaper.  And the thing is, you're probably not saving that much money anyway.

So how does WWTBAM compete against Jeopardy/Jennings and one of the greatest built-in promotional opportunities to start a new season in game show history?  "This season, watch our contestants earn LESS money!"
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« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2004, 01:34:16 AM »
Maybe Ken can do the show after he exits J!
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Steve McClellan

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« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2004, 02:25:56 AM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 10:28 PM\']As Split said, many contestants seemed perfectly willing to stop at $16K[/quote]
Sorry about that!

Really, I'm sorry. You have no idea how sorry I am...
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Steve McClellan

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« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2004, 02:44:45 AM »
[quote name=\'goongas\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 08:31 PM\']there will be a new lifeline, Switch the Question.[/quote]
And, according to Variety via Google News, it will only be available beginning with the [shudder] $50,000 question.
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« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2004, 04:27:16 AM »
[quote name=\'goongas\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 10:31 PM\'] If the above article is true, then there will be no more Hal March jackpot. [/quote]
 HAL-lelujah!
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« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2004, 09:22:20 AM »
[quote name=\'thgames65\' date=\'Aug 22 2004, 11:55 PM\'] The new money tree is official on the rules page of www.millionairetv.com/rules.html.

Q1- $100
Q2- $200
Q3- $300
Q4- $500
Q5- $1K (safe level)
Q6- $2K
Q7- $4K
Q8- $8K
Q9- $16K
Q10- $25K (safe level)
Q11- $50K
Q12- $100K
Q13- $250K
Q14- $500K
Q15- $1M

The new lifeline changes haven't made the official rules yet.

Tim H. [/quote]
 I do like the rounder numbers at the top of the chain, but tier 2 seems really out of place now.  They need to do something with that.  And I find it funny that you only earn $9,000 for getting to tier 3, when you earn $8000 for getting the $16,000 question.  If they can do something with tier 2, I would like it more.  I am not a huge fan of the Question Swap, though.  I didn't feel that Syndie Millionaire was that hard in the first place.  As Matt said, make the questions harder to eliminate the cheaper chain and Question Swap, but just letting someone switch the question eliminates the do or die feel of one question that I really liked on Millionaire.  And I still feel that the addition of AIM/AOL users is one of the best.  In review, it's not that bad, but not that good either.
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Peter Sarrett

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« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2004, 02:10:20 PM »
These changes feel to me not like they're trying to save money, but rather give more money away.  They want more players to get to the $250,000 question and beyond.  By lowering the payouts below that level, they've increased the pot odds.  Instead of risking $93,000 on question 13 to win an additional $125,000, earning 1.34:1 on your money, you're risking $75,000 to win an additional $150,000, getting 2:1 on your money.  At those odds, the risk is much more attractive and more players might be willing to make the bet.  Adding a fourth lifeline that only kicks in after question 11 reinforces this theory.

Does anyone have more details on the Switch the Question lifeline?  The Variety article requires a subscription, and no other online news source has covered this yet.
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adamjk

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« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2004, 02:18:38 PM »
All it is, is that once a contestant has reached the $50,000 level, they will be allowed to change any question from that point on.  They can only do so once though.
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