TPiR 11/17

[tvmitch]

So on the 11/17 TPiR ep, a woman played Let Em Roll. She had two rolls and got car-car-car-1500-1500 on the first roll. Opted to take the money...I don't think that was the right odds call, but good for her.

Anyway, my question is: is there a rule preventing her from taking a second roll of only the three "car" dice to try to get more cash? Has anyone ever done that?

[gameboy2000]

Yes, there is a rule. Players can't freeze money. Only cars are frozen.

[Bob Zager]

[quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'251204\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 08:16 PM\']So on the 11/17 TPiR ep, a woman played Let Em Roll. She had two rolls and got car-car-car-1500-1500 on the first roll. Opted to take the money...I don't think that was the right odds call, but good for her.

Anyway, my question is: is there a rule preventing her from taking a second roll of only the three "car" dice to try to get more cash? Has anyone ever done that?[/quote]

IIRC, a contestant once did ask Bob Barker if (s)he could roll for more money, and Barker said "No!"

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'251204\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:16 PM\']I don't think that was the right odds call[/quote]
Three grand of guaranteed cover-my-taxes money versus bucking a 1-in-4 shot?

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'251208\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:53 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'251204\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:16 PM\']I don't think that was the right odds call[/quote]
Three grand of guaranteed cover-my-taxes money versus bucking a 1-in-4 shot?
[/quote]
This. But if what Mitch suggested was indeed possible, then of course you try and roll for more money.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'251209\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:55 PM\']This. But if what Mitch suggested was indeed possible, then of course you try and roll for more money.[/quote]
Well, yeah, but that's ridiculous. They are not going to let you forfeit the car for future rolls.

Now, if you can elect not to save the cars and roll EVERYTHING, maybe then it makes sense to take another crack at it, sure. But anything else is yet another armchair Jimmy-the-Greek banging the pot odds drum.

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'251208\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 08:53 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'251204\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:16 PM\']I don't think that was the right odds call[/quote]
Three grand of guaranteed cover-my-taxes money versus bucking a 1-in-4 shot?[/quote]
A 1-in-4 shot you probably won't get a again (at least for a car) and even if it all goes pear-shaped, the worst you can do is five hundred of guaranteed cover-your-taxes money.

/it was more than 2:1 she'd be getting less than $3,000.

[Mr. Armadillo]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'251208\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 07:53 PM\'][quote name=\'tvmitch\' post=\'251204\' date=\'Nov 18 2010, 05:16 PM\']I don't think that was the right odds call[/quote]
Three grand of guaranteed cover-my-taxes money versus bucking a 1-in-4 shot?
[/quote]
Twenty-five hundred.  You're guaranteed 500 bones no matter how far south the last roll goes, so you're only risking the rest of that three grand.

That said...I can understand why someone would take the bailout, but I'd never do it myself.  Even if you miss the car, you're still likely to make back a good percentage of that three grand.