) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
Post by RegisFan on Aug 28, 2009 16:13:51 GMT -5
According to rules that potential contestants are receiving, it looks like there's a new twist to the upcoming season of the U.S. syndicated version of WWTBAM. The ten highest winning contestants of the first 45 episodes of the season will be invited back to the show to get to play for one million dollars. By opting to play for the million, they forfeit their total prize money and risk dropping back down to the safe havens. They won't have any lifelines to help them, either. Also, once one contestant wins, the event is over.
I have to admit, as exciting as it seems to give so many people a chance to win one million dollars, this feels a little hollow to me. I mean, I'll have a lot of fun watching it, don't get me wrong. But the contestant who ends up leaving with the top prize won't actually have earned it like the other big winners did. It just seems like a stunt similar to what the U.S. version of "Deal or No Deal" did with its "Million Dollar Mission," and that was heavily criticized by game show fans and television critics alike. What do you all think?
I have to admit, as exciting as it seems to give so many people a chance to win one million dollars, this feels a little hollow to me. I mean, I'll have a lot of fun watching it, don't get me wrong. But the contestant who ends up leaving with the top prize won't actually have earned it like the other big winners did. It just seems like a stunt similar to what the U.S. version of "Deal or No Deal" did with its "Million Dollar Mission," and that was heavily criticized by game show fans and television critics alike. What do you all think?
