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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 16:00:34 GMT -5
Today, I'd like to cover a specific topic revolving around the increase of the top prize on the U.S. Primetime version of WWTBAM. In the early classic edition of Millionaire, contestants had a chance to win the ordinary top prize of $1 MILLION. When the Primetime version debuted, the top prize had been increased to $2 MILLION. I wonder why it had been done. Maybe this was supposed to be a special feature for the Primetime version?
What do you guys think about the increase of the top prize? Could there possibly be a different reason for it?
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Post by pinballwiz45b on Dec 21, 2017 17:24:42 GMT -5
There was a lack of winners on the Primetime version of the show that they decided to host a special Jackpot edition of the show. Every time a contestant didn't win the top prize, Q15's amount was increased by $10,000.
Kevin Olmstead claimed the $2.18 million jackpot, with Ed Toutant claiming his $1.86 million from when he originally ran at that point and getting a bad question.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 12:40:11 GMT -5
There was a lack of winners on the Primetime version of the show that they decided to host a special Jackpot edition of the show. Every time a contestant didn't win the top prize, Q15's amount was increased by $10,000. Kevin Olmstead claimed the $2.18 million jackpot, with Ed Toutant claiming his $1.86 million from when he originally ran at that point and getting a bad question. Oh... that is quite nice to know. I guess this was not only a feature of the Primetime version, but it was supposed to motivate the contestants into answering the questions. Still, it's kinda weird that the amount was specifically raised by $10,000 in the Jackpot edition. By the way, pinballwiz45b, if I may ask, do you know the first year of when the special Jackpot edition was hosted? |
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Post by thepixelpolygon on Dec 22, 2017 13:51:29 GMT -5
There was a lack of winners on the Primetime version of the show that they decided to host a special Jackpot edition of the show. Every time a contestant didn't win the top prize, Q15's amount was increased by $10,000. Kevin Olmstead claimed the $2.18 million jackpot, with Ed Toutant claiming his $1.86 million from when he originally ran at that point and getting a bad question. Oh... that is quite nice to know. I guess this was not only a feature of the Primetime version, but it was supposed to motivate the contestants into answering the questions. Still, it's kinda weird that the amount was specifically raised by $10,000 in the Jackpot edition. By the way, pinballwiz45b , if I may ask, do you know the first year of when the special Jackpot edition was hosted? The Jackpot edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire was hosted in January 2001. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2017 2:39:03 GMT -5
Wow... that's actually a bit shorter than I would've expected, considering the syndicated version of Millionaire was hosted in 2002. But I guess it's certainly fitting for a Primetime finale.
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Post by Logie Bear on Dec 25, 2017 9:55:33 GMT -5
I didn't find the progressive jackpot fair, I know it can motivate contestants but the next contestant plays for $10,000 more than the previous. Plus it should always stay at a Million, after all it is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2017 11:28:45 GMT -5
I didn't find the progressive jackpot fair, I know it can motivate contestants but the next contestant plays for $10,000 more than the previous. Plus it should always stay at a Million, after all it is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Well, I do have to agree with the part that it should stay a $1 MILLION, since this is one of the remarkable things WWTBAM was known for. I assume that it is indeed one of the problems in the Jackpot edition of Millionaire - the increase was not really fair. I guess it would've been better if the contestant would be able to answer a special question after the 15th one when the guaranteed sum of $32,000 has been reached. That way, the game would be fair for all the contestants. |
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
