Deal or no deal

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Major Attitude, Feb 4, 2008.

  1. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Dont watch the show much, happened upon this lady tonight.


    She had 10 - 1 million dollar cases to start with. She gets down to 4 - 1 million cases and 4 low dollar cases, passes up $380,000 until she is down to 3 cases 1 million, 400 and a 1,000.

    Now, I stop you here, what would you do?

    Yes, she goes no deal and picks the million dollar case next. I mean, you picked 9 of the 10 million dollar cases already, 33% chance was not the time to screw around without another million dollar case, I really could not believe it. The show people had to be laughing their butts off. She kept saying through the show that she believed it was fate that she was on Deal or no deal, turns out she was right, she got what she deserved.
     
  2. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    wow i would of definitely dealt at $380,000:)

    the show is on here in the UK but the most you can win is £250,000

    the top prize has only been won once and it's in it's 3rd series.

    most people go on the show with a figure of say £20,000 in there mind & deal as soon as they reach that:banghead
     
  3. shanemail

    shanemail Fold On

    Even worse here - only $200,000 AUD (5 peanuts and a banana;))
    and there is only one $200,000 case

    The $380,000 would have been hard to pass up, but still a 50% chance of walking away with a cool million

    If I got down to the 1 million, 400 and a thousand I would have played on as she did - a lot to gain and not much to lose considering you are only ever going to get one chance

    If the chance was there, once she only had 2 of the 1 million dollar cases left would have been a good place to pull out.

    In general playing the probability (instead of counting on luck or fate) should see you walk out the door happy
     
  4. BILLMCC66

    BILLMCC66 Bionic Belgian

    we got the show here too and it's 1 case with 200,000 euros but the most that has been won is 75,000 and that only once
     
  5. Burning_Monkey

    Burning_Monkey MajorGeek

    and a 50% chance of pissing it all down your leg too. I would have taken the 360k.

    After the 50% cut to the US Mafia, err guvment, you would still have over $150k and that would buy a lot of nice things or be a huge down payment on a nice house.
     
  6. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    I got the play by play from my wife watching in the bedroom, rolleyes
    (I am happy to win $2.00 on a scratch off) LOL
     
  7. Grumbles

    Grumbles Bamboozled Geek

    Have to laugh at some people on these shows who play by fate or their secret numbers game. LOL

    If given the choice of 3 boxes and I had failed miserably with my game plan for the previous 7, I would bite the hand off the Banker and take any deal offered :)
     
  8. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member


    I agree, makes me laugh too as I seen a few on the UK show, saying I've got a system... yeah right, if you had one that worked you'd be damm rich already, just think of the many who goto casinos and the horses that say the same.

    I personally would play the percentages game and would have Dealed at $380,000 as the odds were not good, but many see $$$$$$$$$$ flashing and greed kicks in.
     
  9. mcadam

    mcadam Major Amnesia

    It's a crap show regardless of which country it's in!!!
     
  10. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    I've said this to people before that money is theirs,if they had $380 000 in the bank and are poor would they walk into a casino and dump it all on black even if the casino gave them 6/1 and they could win $2,000,000?

    I wouldn't.

    When they hold hands and start chanting blue,blue,blue I wanna smash the screen:D
     
  11. sibeer

    sibeer MajorGeek

    She took that deal MA, which was $290,000. After she took it, the next case she would've opened was the last $1,000,000.
    I thought she was gonna go for it, because she kept talking about fate, and supposed to be there. Always dangerous when people start thinking they're special.
     
  12. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

  13. Phantom

    Phantom Brigadier Britches


    True dat. The only ones with a so-called 'foolproof system', are the show's owners, and they aren't selling. ;)
     
  14. obnoxious

    obnoxious Corporal

  15. fleppen

    fleppen Gumshoe

    True, the only winners are the show's owners and the tv-station ;)
     
  16. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    are you serious?

    that would mean no live sport..
    the only movies you will see would be at least 10 years old..
    there would be nothing to watch but soaps and shows featuring one time celebrities trying to resurrect there careers..

    thank god for didital tv for saving me from Strictly Come Dancing i sayroflmao
     
  17. shanemail

    shanemail Fold On

    Far worse shows on than this (although not sure of various formats in other countries)

    Its the amateur talent shows, current affair and 'so-called' reality shows that get on my nerves

    At least with deal or no deal, the average joe has a chance of improving the quality of their life - not exactly riveting viewing though
     
  18. mikkh

    mikkh Private First Class

    Yeah, the buddy buddy camaraderie between the contestants is vomit inducing to watch, and the way they choose the next box, with some silly 'system' is ludicrous

    And the audience whooping and hollering, and getting involved for no reason - well I just want to slap them all, to be honest :D

    Still, it's resurrected Noel Edmonds career, so some good has come out of it rolleyes

    Just pick box 1, 2, 3, 4 in sequence you sad people
     
  19. wildwolf220

    wildwolf220 Oracle of Doom

    without the money sky has paid for the tv rights you wouldn't be sitting in the brand new Emirates Stadium watching arsenal and all the players you have right now:p

    it's just rediculous to say that new films are pure crap...

    soaps i cant comment i dont watch them.

    there is now a ton of great comedy shows and cutting edge drama on satilite you would never get to see on itv or bbc.

    extra stations give you choice and to me that is what's important...
     
  20. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    As mentioned earlier, in Australia the top 2 picks are AUD$200,000 and AUD$100,000 (some new show coming up with "get 5 right, win AUD$1,000,000)

    Our Deal or no deal has 26 briefcases with various values down to $0.50. Greed usually gets the better of the contestants, although some really have a bad run. Bazza
     

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