And here's how it went!
Contestant: April Fullerton!
Chosen case: 17!
Howie Mandel gives April a handshake and tells her that he feels really strongly that Case 17 has the million!
Round One: Six Cases:
22: $1!!
11: $5!
8: $10
26: $25
23: $50
2: $75!!!!!
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ROUND! About as great a start as you can expect!
The Banker tells Howie over the phone that he is so confident that April has the penny that if she wins anything more, he will leave the show and give his job to one of his favorite contestants... Brooks Leach!
With that phenomenal opening round, The Banker feels that he MUST offer this amount to April...
Banker's offer: $107,000!
Despite that great offer, April make this an instant...
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
9: £100!!!
16: £200!!!!!!
19: £300!!!!!!!
1: £400!!!!!!!
3: £500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNREAL CASE CHOICES!!!!!! April cannot believe her luck!!!!!!
After giving firm handshakes to April's supporters (Heather McKee, Brooks Leach and someone who wanted to be known only as "wakey1512"), Howie answers the phone to a FURIOUS Banker who cannot believe the run of good luck April has been on, he almost accuses everyone of trying to fool him, but Howie assures the game is quite real.
As the 1p is still in the game, the Banker tries to buy April out with this clever offer...
Banker's offer: $177,000.01!
April and her supporters agree that this offer is unacceptable and an insult and proudly tells the Banker that she's going all the way no matter what the board looks like and this offer is a definite...
NO DEAL!
DoND host Drew Carey pleads with April to keep this brilliant game up and to now select four more cases...
Round Three: Four Cases:
14: $750!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12: $1,000!!!!!!!!!!!
7: $5,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5: $10,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANOTHER FANTASTIC ROUND!!!!!!!!!!!! DoND host Alex Trebek is simply stunned by April's case choices!!!!!!
The Banker is simply flabbergasted at the way this game is going. He's starting to come to terms with the very real possibility that April could be going home with tonight's Star Prize... 1,000,000 sailboats!
DoND host Pat Sajak is shocked beyond comprehension at the offer The Banker is willing to offer for Case 17! That offer is...
Banker's offer: $289,000!
DoND host Meredith Vieira explains to April that if she says "No Deal" to this offer, she will have to open three more boxes before she can get another offer.
Supporter "wakey" is quite adamant that April say "No Deal" to, what he calls, "a wimpy disgusting offer and if you take it, I will tell all my friends on the Internet and they will post hundreds of messages that you were a complete chicken!". DoND host Chuck Woolery remarks that is a really good point.
DoND host Bob Barker tells April to think about the offer carefully and to keep her pets spayed or neutered.
After giving it some serious though, April tells DoND host William Shatner that she is determined to go all the way and that this offer must be a...
NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
25: $25,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4: $50,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20: $75,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YET ANOTHER PHENOMINAL CASE CHOICES!!!!!!!!! The possibility of CBS having to cut April a check for $1,000,000 is becoming more and more real!!!!!!
Howie tells the Banker to "F*** off and give April the offer she deserves".
The Banker says to eiwoH that he will do just that and explains to April that if she wants to win $1,000,000 that she will have to turn down this offer...
Banker's offer: $200,000,000!
April immediately says "Not Enough!"
NO DEAL!
Howie Mandel reminds the viewers that, after DoND, to stay tuned for "Countdown $1,000,000 Spectacular" only on NBC!
Now the game gets serious. April has been on an incredible run now, but she is risking it all for another two picks. Let's see if they are great one with...
Round Five: Two Cases:
13: $100,000!!!!!!!
6: $200,000!!!!!!!!!!!
YES, APRIL HAS DONE IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! Everyone in the studio cannot believe the run of great luck April is still on!!!!!!!
Behold one of the greatest Final Sixes ever!!!!!:
The Final Six:
- .01¢
- $300,000
- $400,000
- $500,000
- $750,000
- $1,000,000
The Banker is so furious that he decides to walk out of his booth and personally tell April to her face what the next offer is.
Banker's offer: $333,000!
April responds by spitting on the Banker's face and stepping on his left foot, which is received with wild applause from the audience!
Obviously, this offer is a...
NO DEAL!
Round Six: One Case:
10: $300,000!!!!!!!
The Banker lets out a series of swear words that lasts so long, the person in charge of the bleep button's finger gets tired and lets it go, resulting in nearly five minutes of uncensored cursing that gives DoND some of its highest ratings ever! (And finally starting to cut deep into the ratings of CBS's CSI: San Francisco)
After he's done, he tells April to really consider this offer...
Banker's offer: $999,999!
NO DEAL!
Round Seven: One Case:
21: $400,000!!!
April is now dangerously close to finally winning one million rand!
The Banker decides, instead of cash, to give April this prize offer:
Banker's offer: NBC!
Yes, that's right! If April accepts this offer, she will become the new chairman of the NBC television network! She would have immediate and full control of everything!
April says she's not interested in a Top Three network that typically places fourth in the ratings and instantly says...
NO DEAL!
Round Eight: One Case:
15: $500,000!!!!!!!!!!
Banker's offer: NOTHING!
Yes, really! The Banker has decided to just forget about the offers and to force April to keep on playing! He's still quite sure she'll just win a penny anyway.
Despite having no value, wakey still shouted "NO DEAL!!!" at the offer!
April agrees and decides the $0 offer is a...
NO DEAL!
Round Nine: One Case:
18: $750,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
APRIL NOW FACES THE ULTIMATE FINAL TWO!!!!!
- .01¢
- $1,000,000
The Banker decides to really turn up the pressure on April's final offer...
For Case 17, The Banker is now prepared to offer...
Banker's offer: ONE BILLION DOLLARS!
April says that she came to win ONE MILLION DOLLARS and nothing else. So, without even thinking about it, she proudly proclaims...
NO DEAL!
Round Ten: Last Case:
Howie offers April the swap option but April turns it down.
So this is it America, we will now see if either April has won either one cent or one million dollars!
Hundreds of shows, thousands of contestants and all of America have waited years to see this ultimate moment!
Will it be glory or failure?
Can April take home nearly $600,000 after taxes despite the fact that the prize she could win is $1,000,000?
DO WE FINALLY HAVE OUR FIRST TOP PRIZE WINNER?!!!!!!!!
More importantly, who will win the at-home $10,000 Lucky Case Game?!!!!!!!!!!!
Howie opens Case 17 and, with a shocked look in his face, shows everyone in the world that April will take home, right now, without delay, no hesitation, instantly, no fuss, absolutely no stalling and no obvious padding of time?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
APRIL FOOLS!
And there you have it!
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