Episode 4.8
October 24
Last time, Richie Bell could've come away with a million. Instead... he
settles for $10,000 after playing a game of... "The CHAIR!" with the banker. Add
that to the buck that was in his case, and you can bet he's a happy camper.
So now the Mission continues with our next player, COLEEN FOWLER. Coleen's a
happily married woman from Minnesota. She believes a lot in luck, and she
believes in "paying it forward". This is relevant.
Tonight's game is a Million Dollar Mission game with eight Million Dollar
Cases in play...
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 50 |
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$ 75 |
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$ 100 |
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$ 200 |
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$ 300 |
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$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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$ 750 |
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Is one of them in Marisa's case? ... Probably. She's been here before, but
every game is different. Every player is different. And this is no exception.
And now, the fun begins with six...
1 (Claudia) - $1000
10 (Anya) - $750
25 (Hayley) - $1
16 (Lisa L) - $50
26 (Lindsay) - $1,000,000... Seven left.
4 (Keltie) - $25,000
Seven big cases left. So we're going to hear a big offer. And... we do.
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BANK
OFFER
$210,000 |
$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 75 |
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$ 100 |
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$ 200 |
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$ 300 |
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$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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$ 750 |
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... or five cases. Coleen knows how to play this... NO DEAL!
Coleen says that she's going to donate a portion
of her winnings to a couple of friends (which will come as a total surprise).
Pay attention. This is relevant.
Next cases...
7 (Sara) - BANOODLES!
19 (Amanza) - $5000
9 (Patricia) - $1,000,000... Six left.
5 (Ursula) - ... make that five.
11 (Katie) - $5
Hmmm... it's still a dealer's board, but just so. The banker drops the offer
to...
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BANK
OFFER
$149,000 |
$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 200 |
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$ 300 |
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$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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$ 750 |
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Here to help make Coleen's decision are Janine
(mother), Theresa (hairdresser), and James (husband). They all think that Coleen
is very competitive to the point of wearing a "loser shirt" if she loses. Coleen
doesn't plan on losing tonight. NO DEAL!
Four to go.
20 (Alike) - $1,000,000 ... Four left.
6 (Megan) - $75
24 (Kelly) - $10
21 (Tameka) - $300
And it's that time again... time for the Banker to step on Coleen's cubes...
Today, he does so by lowering a giant sign... "LOSER". Well, it's no
shirt, but way to get the point across.
The offer...
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BANK
OFFER
$236,000 |
$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 1 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 10 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 50,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 300 |
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$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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$ 750 |
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Heck of a safety net. Dealer's board. Easy
decision. NO DEAL!
2 (Mariela) - $50,000
14 (Pilar) - $1,000,000... Three left.
3 (Lisa L) - $100
And here comes that sign again. The offer...
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BANK
OFFER
$174,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 200 |
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$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Still a nice little block, but it's a long way
down. There's a three in eight chance that Coleen's a millionaire... NO DEAL!
Now for her friends. Earlier in the show, she
said that she would share some of her winnings with them. She lets them know
that 10 percent of her total stash will go to them.
So let's go for broke! Two cases...
15 (Brooke) - $200
23 (Aubrie) - $1,000,000... Two left.
We're down from a 37.5% to a 33.3%. Offer...
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BANK
OFFER
$198,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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It's still a good board to have at this part of
the game. Coleen seems to agree, so ... NO DEAL!
8 (Lana) - $25
... and there's that sign again. Banker doesn't
like that case. It means that he has to raise the offer...
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BANK
OFFER
$250,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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We're down to two MDCs and a lowball offer. This
one's easy. NO DEAL.
Now one of the gallery, Alike to be exact, feels
like Coleen does in regards to "paying it forward". She was a Big Sister as luck
would have it, and she tells Coleen that whatever she wins will be matched and
donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters with a minimum guarantee of $100,000. So no
matter the outcome today, someone's going to win big.
Back to the game, though.
12 (Lauren) - $1,000,000
Yeowch. Banker's offer takes a hit.
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BANK
OFFER
$176,000 |
$ 25 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 200 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 400 |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 500 |
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Here's what we're dealing with... Safety net is
gone with one steep drop awaiting her if she picks incorrectly. But at the same
time, the book says that you play on with the money offered.
Does she play conservatively, knowing that she's
at least going to pay forward $100,000 to a charitable organization and 10
percent to her friends? Or does she go for broke and hopefully milk the bank for
all its worth?
Coleen decides... to get out. DEAL for $176,000!
Good number going to a good cause, but was it a
good deal? Crystal had ... $10,000. Bank offer: $345,000. Jenelle had... the
last million. In Coleen's case...
A good deal.
The Million Dollar Mission continues to nine next
time...
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