TPIR Million $ Spectacular Scheduled

[Casey Buck]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 04:49 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 04:22 PM\'] $50,000 a chip? Wow, finally, a chance of breaking the bank with $100,000 or more!

We've yet to see a $100K+ winner in Plinko, and this MDS might just have what we're looking for! [/quote]
Speak for yourself. It's too much money if you ask me. [/quote]
"Too much money"? I'm surprised you didn't use your good ol' term "Mo' Money Syndrome"!

But anyways, if they don't change the 3 outer Plinko values (to something like $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000), it's going to be pointless and stupid.

Heck, with the current $10,000 slot, they ought to change the 3 outer values on the current Plinko board to $250, $1,000, and $2,500.

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 06:22 PM\'] $50,000 a chip? Wow, finally, a chance of breaking the bank with $100,000 or more!

We've yet to see a $100K+ winner in Plinko, and this MDS might just have what we're looking for! [/quote]
 Way to pass the basic math course.

As Chris, and I believe Aaron said, it's too much damn money.

[Terry K]

[quote name=\'Fedya\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 10:49 PM\'] [quote name=\'Terry K\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 01:07 PM\'] March 27 (as per CBS' Website) 9-10 eastern/pacific.

Also they mention Plinko will be worth up to a new amount of 250,000!!!!!

That's 50,000 a chip, if my math is correct! [/quote]
Not only is your math correct, it puts you ahead of 95% of "Hit Me" players.  :-) [/quote]
 They don't call me the King of Kroger (Ralphs for those of us Californians) Math for nothing

[Radiofreewill]

[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 03:12 PM\'] Let's hope this primetimer scores as well as the others have. It would be cool to see regular MDS specials in primetime. [/quote]
 With a lead-in like March Madness™, I think you have nothing to worry about.

[grimmte]

So are you all saying that if you were on the show, playing plinko and they announce the prize as $250,000, that you would turn to Bob and say "THAT'S TOO MUCH!!!"  ?

Edited Addemdum --- yes, I know you were all laughing on the inside.

[Steve_Bier]

Just out of curiosity, Randy, when will you be back at the announcer's podium?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'grimmte\' date=\'Mar 6 2004, 01:38 PM\'] So are you all saying that if you were on the show, playing plinko and they announce the prize as $250,000, that you would turn to Bob and say "THAT'S TOO MUCH!!!"  ?

Edited Addemdum --- yes, I know you were all laughing on the inside. [/quote]
 Well, um, you just feel free to keep on thinkin' that.

I see it's time for my occasional diatribe again.

When I post here, I post as a fan and as a critic of game shows, not as a potential contestant. OF COURSE I'm not gonna throw back $250K Plinko if someone offered to let me play that.

As a potential contestant, I'm looking to maximize my winnings, bottom line. If I could choose any show to go on, it would be WOF, despite the fact that I _HATE_ WOF, because the ratio of cash money dispensed to chuckleheaded contestants who couldn't solve "C_T" if the category was "Feline Animal" is the highest. And if Pat got up there and said "Welcome to Wheel; the top dollar value today will be eleventy billion dollars", and I happen to be standing behind a colored pointer at that moment, I'm certainly not gonna gripe.

As a FAN, though, whenever this happens, I ask myself "does the increase in excitement for the viewer at home (and potential Nielsen point) justify the increase in prize budget?" And in almost every case, the answer is no. Didn't happen when Plinko went from 25K to 50K, didn't happen with the jump to 100K on the MDS's, and at 250K it's just stupid. It's at the point where that number is so big that it DETRACTS from the game for me.

[Craig Karlberg]

I don't care if the top prize is $50K, $100K or $250K as long as I see at least ONE chip in the big money slot every time it's played.  To me, that classifies a win in that regard.

Wow!  I wonder if my Syracuse will be shifted out West this year & play in Pheonix on March 27 before TPIR, that would DEFINITELY make my Saturday & the WHOLE weekend for that matter.

LET'S GO ORANGE!

[tvrandywest]

[quote name=\'Steve_Bier\' date=\'Mar 6 2004, 01:12 PM\'] Just out of curiosity, Randy, when will you be back at the announcer's podium? [/quote]
 Briefly on Tuesday, to change the opening of that College MDS at CBS' request. But beyond that, right now I have no clue. Thanks for asking and for voicing your choice.   ;-)

Randy
tvrandywest.com

[JayC]

$250,000 is extremly excessive.  $100,000 in primetime is good enough.  I'd hate to be the person who wins more than $100,000 in Plinko, with taxes and all.

[tommycharles]

[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Mar 7 2004, 11:58 AM\'] $250,000 is extremly excessive.  $100,000 in primetime is good enough.  I'd hate to be the person who wins more than $100,000 in Plinko, with taxes and all. [/quote]
 Yeah....all that money.....how upsetting.... ;-)

[Monarx]

But you're all forgeting, to counteract the exorbitant amount of money given away, the Plinko game will have 100 chips given away ($2500 is the middle slot), and Plinko will be the only game played.


Or not.

[Brandon Brooks]

[quote name=\'Terry K\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 01:07 PM\'] Also they mention Plinko will be worth up to a new amount of 250,000!!!!!

That's 50,000 a chip, if my math is correct! [/quote]
Yuck.  This is kinda sickening to be honest.

$250,000 is extremly excessive. $100,000 in primetime is good enough. I'd hate to be the person who wins more than $100,000 in Plinko, with taxes and all.

What you said makes little sense.

Brandon Brooks

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' date=\'Mar 7 2004, 03:18 PM\'][quote name=\'Terry K\' date=\'Mar 5 2004, 01:07 PM\'] Also they mention Plinko will be worth up to a new amount of 250,000!!!!!

That's 50,000 a chip, if my math is correct! [/quote]
Yuck.  This is kinda sickening to be honest[/quote]
I'd bet the farm that's a Fremantle idea, although could be CBS, as some people didn't seem to like the $1M tag, thinking it's too much.