People in general are just too damn greedy!

Deal or No Deal

Published on December 11, 2007 By foreverserenity In TV Shows

I didn't sit and watch the entire show last night. In fact, I haven't really kept up with the show because the novelty of it has worn off (for me, although it is a great show!) since it first aired. However, if it 's on when I'm channel surfing I'll sit for a bit and watch whomever is on trying to win money.

I have just one question about some of these people? What the fuck is wrong with them? Why would you, especially if you don't see or hold say $65,000 or say $100,000 in your hand everyday, turn it down when it's being offered to you? What is wrong with those idiots who play this game? I watched almost all of them go from being offered $145,000 or even $20,000 to only walking away with $5,000!!!

It's like Moran, take the money and run! Sure you want to have fun and you want to see if you can win a lot more, but if you did a couple of tries and you finally got up to more than you ever thought you would be offered, why not take the darn money and be happy?! You are there for the purpose of winning right?

It was unbelievable! I changed the channel in disgust and didn't watch anymore of it! People are just too darn greedy for their own good, that's the long and short of it!

Comments

Zoologist03

on Dec 11, 2007

I'd take the largest amount they offered me and run. Screw playing a game. You should up, go through a turn or two and cash out when the getting's good. It's highly improbably of you winning the whole thing. It'd make for some quick and boring TV, but I'd totally bail if it was over $100,000. I'm greedy at times, but I'm also smart and play it safe.

~Zoo

foreverserenity

on Dec 11, 2007

but I'm also smart and play it safe

Many of them don't do that at all! They then try to cheer themselves and their poor family up!

Jythier

on Dec 11, 2007

$25,000 is a lot of money for one year. $100,000 can last you a few years. $200,000 can pay for college (cheap state schools). But $1,000,000 will change your life!

Texas Wahine

on Dec 11, 2007

$200,000 for college (cheap state schools!)?!?!

WTF? It didn't cost me anywhere NEAR that amount.

FS, I would take the first decent offer and run!

Cedarbird

on Dec 11, 2007

I'm like you guys. Whenever I watch, I always "take" the first offer over $100,000. My father is the same way, but my mom keeps going...and usually loses. She's never allowed to apply to be on the show

terpfan1980

on Dec 11, 2007

I'd take the largest amount they offered me and run. Screw playing a game.

The problem for the players is that they never know what the largest amount they'll be offered is. There's always the promise of a bigger payday there if they keep playing, as long as big numbers remain on the board. Even if there's just one big number, and say 4 - 5 little numbers, a player would probably feel that the odds are with them that the next case they open will be one with little numbers in it in which case the 'bid' is going to go up, and they could be walking away from twice as much, or even more compared to what they just turned down or are about to turn down.

Greed yes, but also somewhat a reaction to easy money. You didn't have it before you came to the show, you had no guarantee of getting anything, so if you leave with anything at all you've had a good day.

Personally, if I saw numbers in the approx. $80,000 level and up, I'd be thinking hard about leaving, but then again, I have to say I'd look at the board, see how many big numbers I had left out there, how many little numbers left, and make an informed decision about whether or not I should keep opening cases. At some point the chances of seeing any more in the bank offer are going to be much less because the chances are too high of opening the wrong case. Definitely want to avoid that.

foreverserenity

on Dec 11, 2007

But $1,000,000 will change your life!

Yes, but the chance of winning that million hasn't happened yet for anyone, at least I don't think it did and it's always very far a win to attain!

FS, I would take the first decent offer and run!

quote] I always "take" the first offer over $100,000. My father is the same way

Exactly!

he problem for the players is that they never know what the largest amount they'll be offered is.

I know and that's the excitement of the game, especially when they come there empty handed!

Personally, if I saw numbers in the approx. $80,000 level and up, I'd be thinking hard about leaving, but then again, I have to say I'd look at the board, see how many big numbers I had left out there, how many little numbers left, and make an informed decision about whether or not I should keep opening cases

That's whay many of them try to do, they are doing well, say at $250,000 and they turn that down!!! Then the big numbers come off the board, then they are back to the paltry offer of $10,000 or less!!!

Zoologist03

on Dec 12, 2007

I'd just decide on a decent amount before hand...anything over that or well over that and I'm taking that no screwing around...unless of course the odds were really in my favor. Usually I'm not a lucky person and I don't win in games of chance. So that's why I'd tend to be more cautious. As you can probably imagine, I'm not a gambler.

~Zoo

Dr Guy

on Dec 12, 2007

It is funny money. They did almost nothing to earn it, so they are actually not losing anything. So why not give it a shot?

I dont gamble my own money because I work too hard for it. But if someone were to give me a Thousand dollars and tell me I could walk away with it or gamble it - I would gamble it. At worse, I would be at the same place I started. At best, I would be far ahead and had fun getting there.

Gideon MacLeish

on Dec 12, 2007

I agree with Dr. Guy. They haven't "lost" anything; if they walk out with $5,000, it's 5,000 more than they came in with.

Frankly, though, I would almost definitely take the first offer over $50k. While $50k wouldn't set us for life, it would get us debt free and we could start banking our money instead of using it to pay out interest on bills.

foreverserenity

on Dec 12, 2007

They did almost nothing to earn it, so they are actually not losing anything. So why not give it a shot?

I think that's what most of the contestants who does it thinks! Can't blame them though! But still I would take the best offer and run, especially given the taxes that has to come out!

agree with Dr. Guy. They haven't "lost" anything; if they walk out with $5,000, it's 5,000 more than they came in with.

True!

While $50k wouldn't set us for life, it would get us debt free and we could start banking our money instead of using it to pay out interest on bills.

That would be my goal too!lol!

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