I don't remember if I've spoken of my obsession with Deal or No Deal yet. It's just so good and it's on for an entire hour in the afternoons. Did you know that? Two full episodes!
I have a problem with one standard practice, however. I feel that too often the contestants have expectations far higher than they should on any game show, especially one based totally on luck. They have these high hopes and they tell Howie that with their $500k, they're going to go to grad school... or finally move out of their parents' house... or help their mom retire... or move to Nashville and work on their music for a year. These are great dreams and all, but then at the end when the person walks away with $750, I start to feel bad. I feel bad that they're never going to get to go to grad school... or move out of their parents' house... and their mom is going to have to continue to work into her old age. The "songwriter" who wanted to move to Nashville took a deal for $30k and believed that she could move and not work for a year and just live off of her winnings until she was a famous songwriter. You should have seen Howie's face when she said that! $30k is a lot, but I think she's forgetting about the taxes that they're going to take out before she sees any of that money.
If I am ever on Deal or No Deal, I think I'm just going to tell Howie that I'm going to go shopping... and blow it all! That way, if I end up leaving with $8, I don't look like a sad, pathetic idiot.
I have a problem with one standard practice, however. I feel that too often the contestants have expectations far higher than they should on any game show, especially one based totally on luck. They have these high hopes and they tell Howie that with their $500k, they're going to go to grad school... or finally move out of their parents' house... or help their mom retire... or move to Nashville and work on their music for a year. These are great dreams and all, but then at the end when the person walks away with $750, I start to feel bad. I feel bad that they're never going to get to go to grad school... or move out of their parents' house... and their mom is going to have to continue to work into her old age. The "songwriter" who wanted to move to Nashville took a deal for $30k and believed that she could move and not work for a year and just live off of her winnings until she was a famous songwriter. You should have seen Howie's face when she said that! $30k is a lot, but I think she's forgetting about the taxes that they're going to take out before she sees any of that money.
If I am ever on Deal or No Deal, I think I'm just going to tell Howie that I'm going to go shopping... and blow it all! That way, if I end up leaving with $8, I don't look like a sad, pathetic idiot.
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I played the game at the shore one year. I left with the second highest number of tickets you could win. I blew it all on tootsie rolls.
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