Hi, everyone. I've been serving as the backup recapper for a while now, and I've been pressed into service once again.

Tonight's episode is a special Winner Take All show. Three players will play, and the one who wins the most money in their game will take home the combined amount of the three players' winnings.

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Player 1: Eric Serpico, a boxing fan from NYC.
Chosen case: 17
Before the game starts, famed boxing announcer Michael Buffer comes out and says his trademark line of "Let's get ready to rumble!" He later takes a seat in the audience.
Round 1 - 6 to open
14 - $500
25 - $.01
15 - $1
12 - $400,000
9 - $400
26 - $50
Offer 1: $53,000 (No Deal)
Round 2 - 5 to open
21 - $25,000
10 - $75
4 - $200
1 - $500,000
22 - $1,000,000
Offer 2: $33,000 (No Deal)
Round 3 - 4 to open
23 - $75,000
7 - $200,000
6 - $10
2 - $750,000
Offer 3: $21,000 (No Deal)
Round 4 - 3 to open
Boxing superstar Sugar Ray Leonard comes out to cheer Eric on.
11 - $5
3 - $25
8 - $100,000
Offer 4: $31,000 (No Deal)
Round 5 - 2 to open
5 - $5,000
16 - $750
Offer 5: $44,000 (No Deal)
Round 6 - 1 to open
18 - $300
Offer 6: $57,000 (No Deal)
Round 7 - 1 to open
19 - $10,000
Offer 7: $72,000 (No Deal)
Round 8: 1 to open
13 - $100
Offer 8: $101,000 (No Deal)
Round 9 - 1 to open
24 - $1,000
Offer 9: $146,000 (No Deal)
Round 10 - Final 2
$50,000 & $300,000 remain.
Offer 10: Swap
Eric declines the swap.
17 - $50,000
20 - $300,000

Player 2: Shalanda London, who is very loud! Even Howie is uncomfortable with her constant screaming.
Chosen case: 10
Round 1 - 6 to open
3 - $500,000
21 - $5
11 - $10
7 - $25
23 - $1,000
1 - $25,000
Offer 1: $56,000 (No Deal)
Round 2 - 5 to open
15 - $750,000
16 - $50
8 - $200,000
2 - $5,000
24 - $400,000
Offer 2: $38,000 (No Deal)
Round 3 - 4 to open
17 - $.01
20 - $500
12 - $750
13 - $50,000
Offer 3: $69,000 (No Deal)
Round 4 - 3 to open
6 - $100
18 - $1,000,000
4 - $400
Offer 4: $22,000 (No Deal)
Round 5 - 2 to open
14 - $300,000
26 - $300
Offer 5: $20,000 (No Deal)
Round 6 - 1 to open
25 - $75
Offer 6: $27,000 (No Deal)
Round 7 - 1 to open
5 - $100,000
Offer 7: $18,000 (No Deal)
Round 8 - 1 to open
22 - $1
Offer 8: $25,000 (No Deal)
Round 9 - 1 to open
9 - $75,000
Offer 9: $4,000 (No Deal)
Round 10 - The Final 2
$200 & $10,000 remain.
Offer 10: Swap
Shalanda declines the swap.
10 - $10,000
19 - $200
Eric currently leads with $50,000.

Player 3: David Vinson, who is a cyclist, currently works in healthcare, and wants to open his own bike shop.
Chosen case: 9
Round 1 - 6 to open
2 - $200
1 - $25
14 - $10
19 - $1,000,000
20 - $200,000
13 - $750
Offer 1: $44,000 (No Deal)
Round 2 - 5 to open
6 - $.01
4 - $300
25 - $5
22 - $25,000
11 - $300,000
Offer 2: $59,000 (No Deal)
Round 3 - 4 to open
16 - $50
18 - $100
15 - $1,000
24 - $75
Offer 3: $87,000 (No Deal)
Round 4 - 3 to open
26 - $500,000
12 - $500
8 - $5,000
Offer 4: $106,000 (No Deal)
Round 5 – 2 to open
21 - $750,000
3 - $400
Offer 5: $48,000 (No Deal)
Round 6 – 1 to open
7 - $75,000
Offer 6: $61,000 (No Deal)
Round 7 – 1 to open
23 - $400,000
Offer 7: $29,000 (No Deal)
Round 8 – 1 to open
5 - $10,000
Offer 8: $35,000 (No Deal)
Round 9 – 1 to open
10 - $100,000
Offer 9: $20,000 (No Deal)
Round 10 – The Final 2
$1 and $50,000 remain.
Offer 10: Swap
David declines the swap.
9 - $1
17 - $50,000

Game Summaries:
Eric: $50,000
Shalanda: $10,000
David: $1
Total: $60,001

Eric takes home the combined total from the three games, $60,001. The other two contestants leave with nothing.

And there you have it. More suprises are in store for the remiander of What's The Deal? Week, so stay tuned!

Yeah, you're probably right, J.R. I knew I was going to get letters about this, and I was right. Don't worry, if there's one thing that I've learned from you, the master US recapper, it's to keep opinions to a minimum. I clearly didn't do that here. I'll do tonight's recap as well, except it'll be opinion-free this time. Everything I learned about recapping I learned from you, J.R., but sometimes I like to put my own twist on things. Looks like it didn't work very well. I'll try to make up for last night's recap with a bare-bones one tonight. No extra schmaltz, and no opinions. Just a straight-to-the-point recap.

The initial post has been edited for content. I looked back and even I couldn't believe what I wrote. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience, and I assure you that nothing of the kind will ever happen again.

As long as you've learned your lesson, we're cool!

For that, I'll remove my post above.

Cheers!

Great. Thanks a lot, J.R. Because of you, I'm learning how to become a better recapper. I am a journalist by trade, and I should have used the journalistic approach (i.e. not being opinionated and not taking a side, etc.) in my initial post. Since you're a mod of some sort, can you remove my post that followed yours for continuity purposes? I don't want people to get confused.

I don't even know what happened

And that was probably as close as we will ever get to a six figure case open win. Has anyone done it on a positive outcome? (ie $50 vs $500,000 and won $500,000)

There was one that I can think of. Peter shine was down to $75,000 and $100,000 as his final two. He rejected the final offer, opened his own case (no. 9), and inside was the $100,000.