It's no secret there have been a good number of tough question stacks even in the first tier since the show switched back to the classic format. I know this has led to loads of $5,000 winners, several $7,000 bailouts (at least 4 that I can think of), and a far greater frequency of llamas than in the old days (pre-2008) of the classic format.
What I haven't seen in any of the episodes I saw on tv or the recaps of here, though, is someone walking with $2,000 or $3,000 in the first tier. Has that happened during Harrison's run as host?
WWTBAM Question
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I can't imagine someone walking at $3,000. IIRC, contestants are guaranteed $1,000 that's not advertised if they get bomb out. Even if you're only 50-50 on the answer, you should guess - you win $2,000 plus an absolutely free shot at the next question if you're right, and you lose $2,000 if you're wrong. And the dollar amounts are nice, but generally not life-changing - it's not like you have $300,000 and you have the option to coin-flip to win a total of $500,000 or lose for a total of $100,000.
Plus, I imagine they'd screen out absolute chickens in the auditions. Yes, they get people who are risk-averse and walk when they might know the answer, BUT they're not going to accept someone who walks at a low level even when they're 99% sure.
I play Millionaire when I come home, and track which questions I get right on a spreadsheet, and track the level of the questions. One stack only got to question 3 because the contestant got apparently got nervous and blurted out the wrong answer:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54593
I do see a spot where there are only 4 questions - episode #80 of this season. I got it right, but not sure if the contestant bombed or bailed. I also do have a 6 question stack that both I bombed and the contestant bombed or bailed - perhaps a common blind spot for the two of us, like knowledge of the Real Housewives.
Plus, I imagine they'd screen out absolute chickens in the auditions. Yes, they get people who are risk-averse and walk when they might know the answer, BUT they're not going to accept someone who walks at a low level even when they're 99% sure.
I play Millionaire when I come home, and track which questions I get right on a spreadsheet, and track the level of the questions. One stack only got to question 3 because the contestant got apparently got nervous and blurted out the wrong answer:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54593
I do see a spot where there are only 4 questions - episode #80 of this season. I got it right, but not sure if the contestant bombed or bailed. I also do have a 6 question stack that both I bombed and the contestant bombed or bailed - perhaps a common blind spot for the two of us, like knowledge of the Real Housewives.
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Re: WWTBAM Question
It was during the Meredith days, but I do remember at least one contestant who walked away before reaching the first safe harbor. --Bobtalkinaway wrote:I can't imagine someone walking at $3,000. IIRC, contestants are guaranteed $1,000 that's not advertised if they get bomb out. Even if you're only 50-50 on the answer, you should guess - you win $2,000 plus an absolutely free shot at the next question if you're right, and you lose $2,000 if you're wrong. And the dollar amounts are nice, but generally not life-changing - it's not like you have $300,000 and you have the option to coin-flip to win a total of $500,000 or lose for a total of $100,000.
Plus, I imagine they'd screen out absolute chickens in the auditions. Yes, they get people who are risk-averse and walk when they might know the answer, BUT they're not going to accept someone who walks at a low level even when they're 99% sure.
I play Millionaire when I come home, and track which questions I get right on a spreadsheet, and track the level of the questions. One stack only got to question 3 because the contestant got apparently got nervous and blurted out the wrong answer:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54593
I do see a spot where there are only 4 questions - episode #80 of this season. I got it right, but not sure if the contestant bombed or bailed. I also do have a 6 question stack that both I bombed and the contestant bombed or bailed - perhaps a common blind spot for the two of us, like knowledge of the Real Housewives.
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I think Michelle Glover is the contestant I had in mind. --Bob
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I can't believe Michelle's game hasn't been uploaded to YouTube yet.Bob78164 wrote:I think Michelle Glover is the contestant I had in mind. --Bob
Incidentally, would Michelle be the only non-llama contestant to not receive a 1099? Those don't kick in until $600, right?