My own money tree

[kplewisvox]

I'll respond to yours the same way I respond to everybody's.

Tell us how your money trees are better than the ones used on the show. Not just different, better.

[dhumphreys17]

I have a money tree for the classic 15-question format:

15. 1 MILLION
14. 500,000
13. 250,000
12. 100,000
11. 50,000
10. 32,000 (milestone)
09. 16,000
08. 8,000
07. 4,000
06. 2,000
05. 1,000 (milestone)
04. 500
03. 300
02. 200
01. 100

The key feature of this money tree is that it keeps the 2nd milestone at 32,000 but decreases the incentive to walk at question 12. In the original classic 15-question format, you're not doubling your money on question 12 (you're adding 61,000). Whereas you'd lose half your money on a wrong answer there. In this tree, you aren't as rewarded for the free guess on question 11, but you have great incentive to go for it on question 12 (lose 18,000 to gain 50,000) and 13 (lose 68,000 to gain 150,000). Thoughts?

[retched]

I kind of loathe these trees threads as they tend to dribble into nothingness... BUT...

Mar 2, 2016 11:45:22 GMT -5 lamidnight88 said:

Format: Classic 15-Question

$1,000,000
$500,000
$250,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000 (2nd milestone)
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$7,000
$5,000 (1st milestone)
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500

It's similar to the 14-Question money tree on the syndicated US version, but I added $150,000 in between $100,000 and $250,000.

Let's assume at some point the US game goes back to 15-questions (evidently a 14 question is enough of a difference to say it's their own game... but that's another argument), this tree would make sense to use as a new tree to reflect inflation. ($100 isn't much now, $500 seems better)...

However, the problem that I can see with this is the $50K climb in the final third of questions, it's not really thrilling... Most has to do with that $150K tier... I get that the original tree was $64K, $125K, $250K, $500K, $1M (Or rather: $64K, $128K, $250K, $500K, $1M)... but that $150 tier just throws things off.

Mar 2, 2016 11:45:22 GMT -5 lamidnight88 said:

$1,000,000
$500,000
$250,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000 (2nd milestone)
$25,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000 (1st milestone)
$2,000
$1,000

What do y'all think?

Now this one... Kind of works a bit better... Actually I might throw this in my millionaire presenter when I get to editing it later. However, I don't like how the milestones changed compared to the UK format. The values work where they are but a better change here would $500, $1000, $5000, and so on. Or possibly even $500, $1000, $2500, $5000, $10K, $25K, $50K so on. But again that $150K just throws things a bit off.

Mar 2, 2016 17:45:31 GMT -5 dhumphreys17 said:

I have a money tree for the classic 15-question format:

15. 1 MILLION
14. 500,000
13. 250,000
12. 100,000
11. 50,000
10. 32,000 (milestone)
09. 16,000
08. 8,000
07. 4,000
06. 2,000
05. 1,000 (milestone)
04. 500
03. 300
02. 200
01. 100

The key feature of this money tree is that it keeps the 2nd milestone at 32,000 but decreases the incentive to walk at question 12. In the original classic 15-question format, you're not doubling your money on question 12 (you're adding 61,000). Whereas you'd lose half your money on a wrong answer there. In this tree, you aren't as rewarded for the free guess on question 11, but you have great incentive to go for it on question 12 (lose 18,000 to gain 50,000) and 13 (lose 68,000 to gain 150,000). Thoughts?

Okay the return of the classic tree almost in its entirety. A friend of mind battles with me on this still being good today. ("It's the iconic tree!" as I roll my eyes as he hasn't seen syndicated TV.) The problem is winning $100 on a US game show is almost a slap in the face a contestant in today's US. (Side note: I'm a little worried about the return of Pyramid to ABC but we'll cross that bridge later.) Maybe returning to the multiples of five could be better. 

Now the argument can be made that the contestant was already rewarded by being on TV! However, let's not forget that in the US show now the contestants are responsible for travel costs and hotel, so from a producer's standpoint "Yay! He won $100!" however, from a player's standpoint "I won $100?... Yay? How much was travel and hotel again?" So the player has a chance of possibly LOSING money by appearing on the show. This is kind of why the $100 prize was remove and why $1000 minimum was put in place. (This minimum even applies if a contestant gets first tier question wrong.)

[FinalAnswer19]

Again?

[dhumphreys17]

Easy fix. Eliminate the first four questions entirely, like the original Aussie version, but keep my slight modification at the upper levels. Thoughts?

[rifkialqadri]

here's my innovated money tree:

15. £1 000 000 (top prize)
14. £500 000
13. £400 000
12. £300 000
11. £200 000
10. £100 000 (safe point)
09. £50 000
08. £40 000
07. £30 000
06. £20 000
05. £10 000 (safe point)
04. £5 000
03. £3 000
02. £2 000
01. £1 000

[kplewisvox]

Would the moderators consider a moratorium on these "new money tree" posts? Invariably it's one of the first things every new member posts, and I don't remember a single one that wasn't lousy.

[JCEurovision]

Mar 1, 2018 17:06:02 GMT -5 kplewisvox said:

Would the moderators consider a moratorium on these "new money tree" posts? Invariably it's one of the first things every new member posts, and I don't remember a single one that wasn't lousy.

Please state some reasons.

[Gagamillionaire]

Mar 1, 2018 17:19:57 GMT -5 JCEurovision said:

Mar 1, 2018 17:06:02 GMT -5 kplewisvox said:

Would the moderators consider a moratorium on these "new money tree" posts? Invariably it's one of the first things every new member posts, and I don't remember a single one that wasn't lousy.

Please state some reasons.

He gave two reasons.

i wouldn‘t mind locking up these kind of threads, either. What discussion value do they have? It‘s just lists of non-existent money.

[RegisFan]

I don’t really take too much of an issue with this, actually. The debate over the perfect money tree will rage on forever, so the bumps don’t bother me as much as they do in some other threads in which the conversation has truly gone cold.

[FinalAnswer19]

With that said, it's not a valid reason to boost post counts. If you make small, stupid changes between postings and it's obvious what you're trying to do, expect to be called out. Constructive and legitimate attempts at new money trees could be cause for good discussion.

[millionairenut]

There's only one money tree for me personally.

15. $1 Million
14. $500,000
13. $250,000
12. $125,000
11. $64,000
10. $32,000
9. $16,000
8. $8,000
7. $4,000
6. $2,000
5. $1,000
4. $500
3. $300
2. $200
1. $100

[dhumphreys17]

Feb 23, 2011 16:42:44 GMT -5 kplewisvox said:

Feb 23, 2011 15:54:35 GMT -5 millionairefan28 said:

$1,000,000
$500,000
$250,000
$100,000
$50,000
$25,000 (Milestone)
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$2,500
$1,000 (Milestone)
$500

Thing is, this brings back a problem that the UK-12 ladder fixed. On question 7 here, you're risking $14,000 to win $10,000. And even worse, on question 6, you're risking $9,000 to win $5,000. The money doesn't necessarily have to double or more each time, but you shouldn't be risking more than you stand to gain, IMO.

So then what about something like this:

$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$100,000
$50,000
$25,000 (Milestone)
$10,000
$5,000
$2,500
$1,500
$1,000 (Milestone)
$500

That tree has the demerit of a question-3 value less than $2,000 - but Hot Seat gets away with it just fine...


EDIT - - Ever only read the first page of a thread, only to realize you posted on page 6 two years ago? Sorry I posted this out of context...

[jordha]

I was thinking about this thread the other day, and had two ideas for money trees, because the US Syndicated version gives $1,000 regardless if you fail in the first 5 questions, I wanted to put that into the ladder as the "Q0 Milestone" and have the game play accordingly

One was a "12 Question" Ladder

$1,000,000
$500,000
$300,000
$200,000

$100,000 (*)
$50,000
$30,000
$20,000

$10,000 (*)
$5,000
$3,000
$2,000

Q0- $1,000 (*) is shown as well, but only because that's the guarantee on the show regardless of if you mess up on the easy set of questions, but it also makes it every 4 before milestone.

Alternatively, I was messing around with a return to the "15 question" format, but with $2,000,000.


$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$300,000
$200,000

$100,000 (MILE)
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000

$10,000 (MILE)
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000

$1,000 (Q0 MILE)

But I do understand both are big on the six-figure milestones (which means "yay it's easy to spend other people's money") and I think the original "money always doubles" is always my favorite, it's just something about $32,000 that seems fitting for the show at that second milestone

[stitch91]

Here is one that I came up with. Not sure how it would work though with only eight questions - maybe make them harder ones?

$10,000,000
$1,000,000
$100,000
$10,000
$1,000
$100
$10
$1