And here's how it went!
Returning player: Tia Robertson
The banker vs. banker battle continues! (All right, Tia is really a Bank Teller, but it's close enough! Amusingly, she brings her own leather briefcase to the show!)
Chosen case: 5
The board: $500/$1,000/$5,000/$25,000/$50,000/$75,000/$100,000/$200,000/$1,000,000
At the end of last Wednesday's game, Tia was approaching the end of Round Four. Her chosen case was 7 and it had..
7: $1,000
Banker's offer: $87,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Five: Two Cases:
20: $50,000
26: $5,000
Banker's offer: $131,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Six: One Case:
25: $25,000!
Banker's offer: $211,000!
DEAL!
The banker playing the game has just secured $211,000! But, the show ops to do a prove-out to see if it was indeed a great deal:
6: $100,000
Prove-out offer: $340,000!
10: $500
The left-hand side has just been cleared.
Prove-out offer: $468,000!
18: $75,000
Well, if Tia had played on. She would be now facing a $200,000 or $1,000,000 decision!
Prove-out offer: $660,000!!!
Has Tia made an disastrous deal? Howie opens Case 5 to show she had...
5: $200,000
To prove it: 2: $1,000,000
Peak offer: $660,000
Case value: $200,000
Prize won: $211,000
Result: Technical Banker Win (69-31)
New player: Mary Coyle
Interesting facts: Mary has been married for 50 years and is originally from Ontario, Canada, where Howie is also originally from!
Chosen case: 13
Round One: Six Cases:
3: $200
15: .01¢!!!
24: $300,000
7: $1,000
14: $750,000!!
6: $75
Banker's offer: $14,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Two: Five Cases:
19: $50,000
10: $400,000
2: $400
5: $25,000
9: $100
Banker's offer: $36,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Three: Four Cases:
8: $500
11: $750
17: $10
26: $5,000
Banker's offer: $61,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Four: Three Cases:
23: $1!!
18: $50
4: $100,000
Banker's offer: $88,000!
NO DEAL!
The show took a break and when it came back, it's discovered that the case models have been replaced by Mary's children! (They're all adults.)
Round Five: Two Cases:
22: $5!
20: $75,000
Banker's offer: $127,000!
NO DEAL!
Round Six: One Case:
21: $500,000!
The phone rang and before Howie could grab it, Mary answered it! Yes, she actually talked to The Banker for a few moments! Mary comments that he "doesn't sound friendly" and his voice has a "mean sound"! She hands it back to Howie and The Banker tells him that the offer is now...
Banker's offer: $119,000!
DEAL!
Mary decided to play conservative and walk with $119,000! But, lets just see how good of a deal it was with a prove-out!
1: $1,000,000!!!
No prove-out offers and the prove-out in general stops right there. Howie opens Case 13 and show us that it had...
13: $200,000
To prove it:
12: $10,000
16: $25
25: $300
Peak offer: $127,000
Case value: $200,000
Prize won: $119,000
Result: Outright Banker Win
Legalized Telephone Lottery Winner: Mark Mitteer from Little Rock, Arkansas! ($10,000 in Case 1)
And there you have it!
-Joe R.
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