Mere formalities

[uncamark]

Barker's usual line on a "T or C" correct answer was "You are correct--but I forgot to tell you that this is a two-part question."  He then went to the next card on his pile and Beulah sounded immediately after he read the question.

Now back in the original version on radio, when some of the questions were ridiculously obscure minutia instead of silly riddles, on the rare event someone got a question right Ralph Edwards would award them the $15 and the box of Duz--but then ask them if they'd like to go ahead and pay the consequences anyway.  AFAIK, no one refused (possibly because they were expecting to be in a stunt in the first place).

[MSTieScott]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'115379\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 10:34 AM\']
Oh, and on TPIR, didn't someone in the last month or so try to bid $1.95 or something like that, requiring Bob to repeat the rule?
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Possibly. But Bob doesn't initially say it anymore -- after the first prize is shown, he just says, "That prize will go to the one of you who is nearest to the actual retail price without going over. Matthew, what do you bid?" Nothing about rounding the prices.

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Scott Robinson

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'MSTieScott\' post=\'115415\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 01:08 PM\']
Possibly. But Bob doesn't initially say it anymore -- after the first prize is shown, he just says, "That prize will go to the one of you who is nearest to the actual retail price without going over. Matthew, what do you bid?" Nothing about rounding the prices.
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It's probably one of those issues where shaving 10 seconds off of some announcement lets them shoehorn another ad in...there's really no reason they can't cover that in the warmup if they REALLY need do, those of us at home don't need to see it and if we DID, we would get the hint after the first IUFB.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'115315\' date=\'Apr 4 2006, 04:40 PM\']
Everyone can see that 'Deal Or No Deal' players are offered a low first deal just as a formality, [/quote] I don't think it is a formality at all. The Banker is offering the contestant a very real sum of money to quit the game. Just because no one pushes the button after round one does not make it a 'formality' that should be excised.

just like when Richard Dawson would ask 'play or pass' in the final round.

Again. Part of the game (and an important part, especially if the last remaining answers are worth 5 points between them). Not a formality at all.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'115422\' date=\'Apr 5 2006, 02:54 PM\']
Not a formality at all.
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1) Consider the poster.
2) Consider the thread.

You knew it was a snake when you picked it up.