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Post by joacen on Aug 15, 2011 17:57:13 GMT -5
I enjoy almost every aspect of Millionaire's shuffle format. It has brought excitement and unpredictability that the show really hasn't seen in some time. However, one thing that bugs me is this: after Round 1, the player is guaranteed only $25,000 in the case of a wrong answer in Round 2. With the old format, after reaching question 10, players were guaranteed that amount, making the next question a "free guess," making them more likely to shoot for the big money. With the $25,000 safe haven after Round 2, there is no such thing as a "free guess" question on Millionaire anymore. A player who earns the max amount in Round 1 would be risking $43,600 for a possible $100,000. Any average contestant would opt to walk away, if all lifelines are gone and the player isn't sure about the answer. This, in my opinion, decreases the chances of players going further in Round 2, making a million dollar win even more less likely.
What do you think? Should the Round 1 bank amount be guaranteed in Round 2 instead of $25,000?
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Post by millionairefan28 on Aug 15, 2011 20:44:28 GMT -5
It's so much like guaranteeing $25,000... but also getting the $50,000 question right, when you finish round 1. Yet your bank may not reach $50,000. There is no free guess at the $100,000 as it would be if you had $50,000 on classic millionaire. I wouldn't mind seeing the bank guaranteed because the contestant earned it. They got all the money, and not just $25,000. A free guess at the $100,000 would be nice to see. If they said you had a free guess at the $100,000 but afterward you'd drop to your Round 1 bank should there be an incorrect answer... that would be great. ;D
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Post by sdkudrgn88 on Aug 16, 2011 15:04:04 GMT -5
I'd say guarantee the bank, yes. Why aren't they doing that already?
It's almost as if the actual dollar amounts don't mean anything anymore. You only go away with half your bank if you don't answer the 10 questions, and when you get all 10 questions, the only thing you can do is walk away to actually get your full bank.
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Post by RyanZ on Aug 17, 2011 13:52:58 GMT -5
If you're guaranteeing the bank, then you should lower the bank. If the max were forty or fifty thousand, I'd be all for it. But since you could have near seventy thousand dollars, that's too much for a safe haven in my opinion. I do agree that not guaranteeing the bank means that it doesn't seem to matter much, since you can only walk away with it just after the tenth question (or later if you haven't yet used your jumps).
Also, let's think of the Double Your Money day scenarios. Even if you don't have a full bank, if it were guaranteed and you had more than, say, $75K, the $100K question would be a free guess AND the $250K isn't too risky as well.
Perhaps the amounts should be drastically lowered so that you can walk away with it fully in round one. Then you double the bank at the beginning of round two. Or, if the money amounts are planned carefully enough, you just guarantee it instead of doubling it.
EDIT: For example:
$15K/$10K/$8K/$5K/$4K/$3K/$2K/$1.5K/$1K/$500. Top bank possible: $50,000. Minimum bank possible: $25,000. Don't double it at round two, just guarantee it.
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
