And here's how it went!
Returning contestant:
Mark Wilde!
Chosen case:
8!
The board:
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- $5
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- $75
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- $300
- $400
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- $1,000
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- $25,000
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- $75,000
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- $300,000
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Round Five: Two Cases:
15: $75,000
9: $300,000
HOW UNLUCKY! Mark has just had the nightmare round and now the most he could now take home is just $25,000. You can imagine how upset and depressed everyone is now.
The Board at the Final Six:
- $5
- $75
- $300
- $400
- $1,000
- $25,000
This is one happy Banker! You know what kind of offer Mark's getting now...
Banker's offer:
$4,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Six: One Case:
25: $5!
Banker's offer:
$5,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Seven: One Case:
22: $300
Banker's offer:
$7,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Eight: One Case:
6: $1,000
Banker's offer:
$9,000!
DEAL!
Mark, a firefighter, sadly got burned by his case selections. But he managed to keep cool and take a very respectable $9,000. Lets wrap up this game with the Proveout!
Proveout Round One:
14: $75
It would of been a $400 or $25,000 final two.
Banker's offer:
$14,000!
Mark sold Case 8 for $9,000. If he had gone all the way with it, he would now have...
8: $25,000
To prove it:
19: $400
Peak offer: $29,000
Case value: $25,000
Prize won: $9,000
Result: Outright Banker Win
Next contestant:
Marty Golfong!
Fast facts: Marty is a bug exterminator for the Air Force! One of his supporters is also an exterminator and brought with him a small barrel that read, "Banker-B-Gone"!
Chosen case:
5!
Round One: Six Cases:
1: $750
21: $500,000!
14: $200,000
8: .01¢!!!
7: $5!
4: $75
Banker's offer:
$20,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
11: $25,000
17: $50,000
19: $300
22: $25
24: $100
Banker's offer:
$48,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Three: Four Cases:
3: $300,000
10: $1,000
12: $100,000
25: $1,000,000!!!
Banker's offer:
$31,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
9: $10
13: $200
26: $400,000
Banker's offer:
$42,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Five: Two Cases:
6: $750,000!!
23: $50
Another unlucky Round Five! However, Marty can still beat The Banker with $75,000! So all isn't lost yet!
The board at the Final Six:
- $1
- $400
- $500
- $5,000
- $10,000
- $75,000
Banker's offer:
$15,000!
DEAL!
Marty chooses not to gamble and take the money. It really was a one case game at this stage and Marty was afraid of another unlucky streak. $15,000 is still a great sum of money and Marty is still pleased, if just a little disappointed.
Howie decides to just end the game without a Proveout and open Marty's Case 5 which had all this time...
5: $1!!
To prove it:
2: $400
15: $10,000
16: $5,000
18: $500
20: $75,000
Peak offer: $48,000
Case value: $1
Prize won: $15,000
Result: Technical Banker Win (79-31)
Next contestant:
LaTasha Odem!
Chosen case:
20!
Round One: Six Cases:
25: $25
13: $750,000!!
21: $500,000!
5: $300,000
7: $5!
12: $50
Banker's offer:
$8,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
8: $400
19: $1,000,000!!!
4: $750
16: .01¢!!!
2: $75
Banker's offer:
$16,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Three: Four Cases:
9: $50,000
6: $100
10: $500
1: $100,000
Banker's offer:
$16,001!
(Yes, The Banker really did raise the offer by just one dollar!

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NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
THURSDAY!
And there you have it!
-Joe R.