Before I compose this recap, I am honored to cover this episode which honors the heroes tonight.
That said, this episode tonight immediately precedes the season finale of the NBC show "Heroes," hence the heroes theme tonight.
Before the show tonight, we see news clips of the contestant becoming a hero by saving a person (a student, Cameron Hollopeter) who fell into the subway (underground/metro) tracks by falling into the tracks himself, positioning both of them with a train coming in, and a few of the cars of that train were over them before it came to a stop.
These clips included The President Of The United States, George W. Bush, in his State Of The Union address honoring this person and also New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg honoring him also.
That hero is...
Contestant:
Wesley Autrey, Sr., who comes out of the vault, rather than from the audience!
Chosen case:
7, with some symbolism as he rang the New York Stock Exchange bell that many times when he was honored there for his heroism.
Throughout the game, we hear more about the contestant's fateful day (which some if not all details, have been covered by the New York City/USA/world news), including the fact that he was at the subway station that day only because his niece was unavailable to drive him to work, as well as that he was under the subway cars for 40 minutes, and the next thing he did after he was rescued was that he went to work, oblivious to the fact of what he just did!
Round 1: 6 Cases to open
3: $200,000
17: $200
24: $100
13: $400,000
23: $100,000
11: $300
The banker respects Wesley as a hero, but he said that he's going to play hard (with the money).
Banker's offer:
$23,000!
Before Howie even asks the question and the number of cases he needs to open if he rejects the deal, Wesley says...
NO DEAL!
Round 2: 5 Cases to open
26: $400
5: $500,000
18: $300,000
1: $75,000
9: $75
Apparently, Wesley thought the banker's offer was going down. Howie told him that he was wrong...
Also, a hero dog was shown to us, and what this dog did was that the dog dialed 911 (the USA/Canada emergency phone) after its owner had a seizure.
Banker's offer:
$33,000!
NO DEAL!
Round 3: 4 Cases to open
6: $500
2: $1,000
10: $750,000 The highest and most reliable safety net goes, leaving virtually a one-case game at this point, with a massive gap between the Million and next highest prize of $50,000
12: $750
The banker shows his hero...and it shows a clip of a very recent episode where the contestant, Julie Lamera won just $1 for the lowest ever win in DoND history.
Banker's offer:
$41,000!
NO DEAL!
Round 4: 3 Cases to open
21: $1
15: $25,000
25: $5
Banker's offer:
$65,000!
NO DEAL!
At this point, seven Los Angeles Police Department officers, all of whom recently were awarded the department's highest honor of the
Medal of Valor for bravery and heroism, by saving 80 elderly residents from a fire at a retirement home over 10 years ago, appear on the gallery, with each one of the officers standing next to each one of the models who remain at this stage to the end of this game.
Round 5: 2 Cases to open
20: $5,000
16: $10
The Final 6 Cases
- $0.01
- $25
- $50
- $10,000
- $50,000
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$1,000,000
Banker's offer:
$96,000!
NO DEAL!
Round 6: 1 Case to open
4: $50
Banker's offer:
$148,000!!!
NO DEAL!
Round 7: 1 Case to open
19: $50,000 Safety net gone, truly a one-case game now
Banker's offer:
$209,000!!!
NO DEAL!
Round 8: 1 Case to open
8: $0.01!
The One Cent club remains empty, with the Million still in play!
Banker's offer:
$305,000!!!
NO DEAL!
Round 9: 1 Case to open
14: $1,000,000!!!
Massive collapse of the game!
Banker's offer:
$5,000
NO DEAL!
Howie offers Wesley a chance to switch cases, which Wesley quickly declines.
Howie now opens his case #7 to reveal...
7: $25
Laura opens her case #22 to complete the game...
22: $10,000
At the end of the game, Howie reveals that DaimlerChrysler has awarded Wesley a brand new Patriot Jeep for his heroism.
Game Summary:
Peak offer: $305,000
Case value: $25
Prize won: $25 (and a brand new Patriot Jeep)
Result: Outright Banker Win statistics wise, however the real winners are actually Wesley Autrey, Sr. himself, as well as the other heroes for their heroism.
Again, thank you all for the honor of me covering this episode devoted to heroes!