Episode
3.26
January 14
The Million Dollar Mission rolls on, as so far, no one who has faced the board
has taken the big money. Will MARGARITA MONTIJO be the first? She an ob-gyn
nurse from Phoenix who's playing for her three wonderful kids. She also is
taking care of her father, who wants to get a new truck for him.
Tonight's board features a TRUCK, a Ford F-250, in place of the $50,000 space.
Also, we're putting up six million dollar cases on the board. Is one of those in
#2?
She says "It's really pretty when I write it."
Start with six, please.
19 - $5000
4 - $10
8 - $25
22 - $1,000,000... five left.
7 - $750
10 - $10,000
She already has a 25% chance of leaving with a million. The banker doesn't like
that, so he's paying big bucks to get her out of here. How big?
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BANK OFFER
$131,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
TRUCK |
$ 50 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 300 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 500 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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THAT big. She has six of the big seven AND the truck. NO DEAL.
Margarita also wants to own her own plane to fly on medical missions. Five
more...
12 - $25,000
21 - Tameka... is also a pilot. Maybe. $500
25 - $100
5 - $1,000,000... Four left.
9 - $200
Even with the million in that round, she still has a 26.6% chance of having a
million. A new second offer record...
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BANK OFFER
$170,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
TRUCK |
$ 50 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 300 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 500 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Helping out Margarita are Totie (best friend who works in a Mom Mobile), Michael
(husband), and Jose (younger brother). They all want another round of cases. NO
DEAL.
Four more cases...
1 - "I think this is kinda pretty." $75
17 - $300
23 - $400
15 - $75,000
The good news is that the millions are still in play. The offer is only going to
be bigger. This one is the biggest for this stage of the game...
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BANK OFFER
$268,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
TRUCK |
$ 50 |
$ 75,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 300 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 500 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Three cases to open, a big safety net, and her father wants her to press on. "No
deal." "We are flying all the way, baby." One washing machine later, and we're
continuing with three...
13 - Gala would like to see the dollah... and there it is.
11 - Now we want to see a penny... we see the truck instead. But that's okay,
because the million is still there
Bye, truck.
6 - $1,000,000... Three left.
Still a better than 37% chance at a million. The banker offers....
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BANK OFFER
$239,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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A drop, but still an amazing board and an amazing offer. There's still a
half-and-half board, a great dealer's board. The help say no deal. She only
needs one of the MDCs... No Deal.
Two to go.
3 - Everyone think penny.... $1,000,000... Two left.
14 - There's the penny.
We went from a 29% chance to a 33% chance that Margarita is a millionaire
tonight with that one pick. And the banker just soiled himself...
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BANK OFFER
$284,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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Totie says she knows that she has the money. Jose points out the
safety net. Mike
says to take the deal.
NO DEAL!
Could we set a record tonight?
24 - $1,000,000... one left.
The answer... probably not. The safety net is broken, but we still have a 40%
chance at better-than-six figures. The banker offers...
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BANK OFFER
$173,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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Over a $100,000 drop. Dad says no. Jose says yes. What's it going to be? NO
DEAL!
26 - Boom. $1,000,000
The new offer...
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BANK OFFER
$22,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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Still a mighty big offer for what she has left on the board. Michael wants her
to walk with something, but Margarita is going all the way. NO DEAL
16 - $1000
New offer...
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BANK OFFER
$32,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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NO DEAL.
20 - $5
Final offer of the game.
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BANK OFFER
$40,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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$ 1,000,000 |
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The banker respects Margarita... but that's not all... He also wants to offer
flying lessons for $15,000. That's a total deal of $55,000. It's better than
half of the difference. Margarita thanks Howie for making her dream come true.
DEAL for $55,000!
Was it the right decision? In her case...
Not a good deal, but not a bad decision. Congrats!
Next time... SEVEN million dollar cases. |