[quote name=\'itiparanoid13\' date=\'Nov 30 2005, 01:05 PM\']From what I know, it's one contestant per show. They eliminate cases each round. The number goes down each round. This will probably be the number eliminate each time
6
BANK OFFER
5
BANK OFFER
4
BANK OFFER
3
BANK OFFER
2
BANK OFFER
1
BANKOFFER
Repeat 1/bank offer until the end.
... Before we get into it, the banker is for real and literally does the bank offers. No surprises of mystery celebrities being bankers. The banker will be heard over a phone during the main game. Only the player or Howie will hear the banker. They will just covey some messages to us...
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Now that the names of contestants have been released (see other post), I can clarify the format a bit. Once a contestant's fate is determined, a new player is introduced on the same show. His play continues until the hour is up, and he returns on the next episode.
The briefcases are eliminated and offers made by the banker as described by itaparanoid, except that when we get down to the last two cases, the player may swap his for the last remaining model's case.
As for how "real" the "banker" is, some illusions are better left intact. But I will say that this is the only "banker" I've had lunch with who was discussing his latest auditions! ;-)
Randy
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