And here's how it went!
This is a special two-hour long edition of DoND and we will kick it off right away by bringing back the contestant from the previous episode!
Contestant:
Hugh Neisler!
The Board:
- .01¢
- $1
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- $10
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- $50
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- $200
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- $400
- $500
- $750
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- $5,000
- $10,000
- $25,000
- $50,000
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- $100,000
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- $500,000
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- $1,000,000
Chosen case:
11!
Round Three: Four Cases:
22: $400
5: $10,000
23: $10
10: $50,000
Banker's offer:
$85,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
13: $50
4: $750
18: $100,000
Banker's offer:
$116,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Five: Two Cases:
26: $500,000!
8: $5,000
The Final Six:
- .01¢
- $1
- $200
- $500
- $25,000
- $1,000,000
Banker's offer:
$99,000!
DEAL!
And just like that, Hugh has put $99,000 straight into his pocket! With a "One Case Game" staring at him if he had played on, Hugh decided not to gamble.
Now we must prove if Hugh was indeed wise to pull out at that moment or if he might of went a bit too soon with The Proveout!
Proveout: Round One:
21: $500
Banker's offer:
$201,000!
Dealt at:
$99,000!
Proveout: Round Two:
20: $1!!
Banker's offer:
$279,000!
Dealt at:
$99,000!
Proveout: Round Three:
1: .01¢!!!
Banker's offer:
$359,000!
Dealt at:
$99,000!
Proveout: Round Four:
25: $25,000
The Final Two:
- $200
- $1,000,000
Banker's offer:
$512,000!
Dealt at:
$99,000!
Wow, it's not often we get this kind of final two! A Final Two with the One Million Dollars still on the board!
This is the worst thing that can happen to someone who dealt. As you can see, the offers would of gone to astronomical heights if they had just stayed in for just a few more rounds. But with this game, nothing is certain and the million could have just as easily gone away on the first pick in the Proveout.
No matter what, Hugh is leaving with $99,000 in real cash. Nothing to sneer at! That is the certainty, the million is a possibility.
If there is just $200 in Hugh's case 11, he still take consolation in the fact he sold a case for more than it was worth. But if this is the million... not so good!
The time to open the case is now. Howie opens Case 11 and we discover it held...
11: $1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HUGH HAD THE MILLION SITTING AT THE DOLLAR TABLE THE WHOLE TIME!!!!!
Huge ouch, no two ways about it. As much as I hate to say it, Hugh clearly made a very bad deal.
Despite the fact everyone is hugely disappointed and crushed, we must not forget that Hugh still walks away with $99,000 in cash! That's a lot more than many contestants end up with!
It just wasn't meant to be.
To prove it:
3: $200
Game Summary:
Peak offer: $512,000
Case value: $1,000,000
Prize won: $99,000
Result: Outright Banker Win
And we've only just begun! Can this epic night stay this way with our next contestant? She will try to see if she can not only bring the million to The Dollar Table, but go all the way and win it! Can it happen with...
Contestant:
Jessica Howard!
Chosen case:
12!
Round One: Six Cases:
4: $200
17: $100
20: .01¢!!!
15: $750,000!!
23: $5,000
2: $25
Banker's offer:
$22,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
16: $500,000!
9: $1,000,000!!!
5: $10,000
26: $1,000
8: $300,000
Banker's offer:
$11,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Three: Four Cases:
18: $50,000
25: $400,000
19: $300
3: $25,000
Banker's offer:
$15,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
10: $100,000
13: $50
6: $500
Banker's offer:
$21,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Five: Two Cases:
14: $750
11: $75
The Final Six:
- $1
- $5
- $10
- $400
- $75,000
- $200,000
Banker's offer:
$40,000!
DEAL!
Okay, while Jessica ran into some horrible luck and never really got into the mega sums of money, she still manages to grab a nice $40,000 gift from The Banker!
Lets just see if this was the right move to make with The Proveout!
Proveout: Round One:
22: $75,000!
Banker's offer:
$31,000!
Dealt at:
$40,000!
One down, one to go!
Proveout: Round Two:
7: $400
Banker's offer:
$55,000!
Dealt at:
$40,000!
Proveout: Round Three:
24: $1!!
Banker's offer:
$73,000!
Dealt at:
$40,000!
Proveout: Round Four:
21: $10
The Final Two:
- $5
- $200,000
Banker's offer:
$109,000!
Dealt at:
$40,000!
At the last two cases, Jessica would have kept the last large number still in play to the very end. But that may be because she hasn't found it in the gallery of lovely ladies yet or perhaps it was inside her Case 12 the whole time. If nothing else, we know for sure she is walking away with a tidy $40,000! That's still good money!
Case 12 is opened to show that if Jessica played to the end, she would have won...
12: $5!!!
Excellent, she still sold a case for far more than it was worth! "The $5 club" continues to have just one member for now!
To prove it:
1: $200,000
Game Summary:
Peak offer: $109,000
Case value: $5
Prize won: $40,000
Result: Technical Banker Win: (64-36)
So far, out of a possible $1,109,000... the contestants have only won a combined total of $139,000! We need someone to really clean out the bank balance of that man in the shadowy booth! The man to do just that is...
Contestant:
Dave Apperton!
Fast facts: Dave comes on to the stage wearing a kilt and playing the DoND theme on a bagpipe!
Chosen case:
25!
Round One: Six Cases:
9: .01¢!!!
12: $750,000!!
17: $100,000
20: $5,000
21: $1,000
15: $400
Banker's offer:
$19,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
2: $200
11: $50,000
18: $75
19: $1!!
24: $750
Banker's offer:
$59,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Three: Four Cases:
13: $200,000
22: $100
8: $25,000
26: $500,000!
Banker's offer:
$81,000!
DEAL!
No, you did not misread that! Despite a relatively good board, Dave has decided to call it a night and walk at only the third offer in the game, the first to do so!
Why did he deal so early? Mainly because his wife pleaded him to! She was seriously afraid her husband was going hit a bad run and take out all the huge numbers still in play!
No doubt, everyone is shocked beyond words at this astonishingly early deal! Even Howie is a bit amazed!
Well now, we have a huge Proveout portion to get to! Wouldn't it just be smashing if the wife was right all along! Will The Banker finally taste defeat? Lets find out now!
Proveout: Round One: (Three Cases)
23: $5!
3: $500
7: $25
Ouch, it would have been the perfect round and The Banker would have offered...
Banker's offer:
$219,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Proveout: Round Two: (Two Cases)
10: $10
5: $300,000
The Final Six:
- $50
- $300
- $10,000
- $75,000
- $400,000
- $1,000,000
Banker's offer:
$248,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Proveout: Round Three:
6: $400,000
Banker's offer:
$201,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Proveout: Round Four:
14: $50
Banker's offer:
$297,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Proveout: Round Five:
4: $300!!
OUCH! Dave would have cleared the entire left side of the board! The Banker shows no mercy...
Banker's offer:
$388,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Proveout: Round Six:
16: $10,000!!!
The Final Two:
- $75,000
- $1,000,000
It gets even worse! The least Dave had in his case was $75,000 and... the million dollars. Just like on Hugh's game just about an hour ago!
The unforgiving Banker rubs salt in the wound as deep as he can with this...
Banker's offer:
$561,000!
Dealt at:
$81,000!
Well, what can we say? Yes, we know that Dave is walking out with $81,000 in real money that can seriously make a difference in his life, but we cannot deny the fact he was pushed into dealing way too soon and has missed out on hundreds of thousands of dollars.
All that is left to do now is open Case 25 and hope it has just $75,000 inside. That would still be an $6,000 profit on a case and it's always good to make more than what was in your case!
If this is the million, then we will set DoND history with the ultimate prize on The Dollar Table twice in one program!
Has Dave made history or just couldn't find the big prize soon enough? Howie opens Case 25 and shows everyone watching that it had inside...
25: $1,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAVE SELECTED THE CASE WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE INSIDE, ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!! HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!!!!!
I really hate to say it, but lets face it... Dave made one the worst deals ever made in the history of "Deal or No Deal" in the USA. He denied himself so much more that what he took.
Dave could not be more horrified and gutted at this chain of events, you can even see anger in his face at the deal he was made to take at the pleas of his wife.
But, he's still walking out $81,000 better off! That is still a good payday in anyone's book!
We'll never know just how far Dave would have gone if he had not dealt when he did. Perhaps, like the first game, it just wasn't meant to be.
To prove it:
1: $75,000
Game Summary:
Peak offer: $561,000
Case value: $1,000,000
Prize won: $81,000
Result: Outright Banker Win
And there you have it on one of the most heart-wrenching episodes in DoND history!
-Joe R.