Deal Or No Deal (US) - Greedy contestant turns down $603,000 (what happens next)

[XxSwEgHeImEr911Xx]

SUCKS

[Peruviandude96]

he can buy some apple pies from mcdonalds now

[HywieBach]

I can't believe he gets more than the average and turns it down.

[movinfoward]

Banker just flat out gave him half a million dollars, and he refuses it for a 50% chance at losing it all. That makes sense.

[lloyddl]

what a stupid fat fuck

[MrWayForward]

After watching this back, I can't help but feeling HAPPY this guy ended up losing it.

603 000 while you have one single dollar in your own case ? How stupid is that to refuse it ?

Again it's the case of the thinking wisely or acting without thinking at all...Easier said than done behind a comp desk but I don't feel sorry for this guy while I do for others...

[MrWayForward]

It's easier said than DONE...You people call the guy GREEDY...What about being poor or in need for MONEY all your LIFE...Working hard, having a hard time paying BILLS and trying to SURVIVE more than Living ? And then you have this game which is a mindfuck and asks you to choose between a banker's offer and your natural attraction and adrenaline rush to the big money...It's easy criticizing behind a comp screen, less being there and having the balls to go for IT

[PatientBomb]

Boy, other countries love to bash America, don't they? I never see other countries (other than Canada) get bashed...

[PatientBomb]

Yeah, I bet they applied taxes too.

Enjoy your 64 cents.

[17Bruinfan]

Well perhaps he can buy a box of smarties with $1.00?.Eat the red ones last bitch!.

[bmwsc04]

Ha. That fucking greedy idiot deserves it.

[BDJTube]

Fake this is set up

[rendle10101]

such a greedy fat fuck! i don't understand how his mind works. "$600k? nah, it's million dollars or nothing. you can ram that $1m up your ass"

[narutobelieveit100]

Whos up for a small fries ?

[jamesundeee]

dude, i've decided if i ever do that to just be happy with what i can get and go with 500k

greedy morons think they should go for a million but 600k is so amazing

[GoldenGohan]

HEY THATS ONE DOLLAR! GUESS WHOSE BUYING A HAMBURGER!?

[mw2commentery]

if he wasnt so greedy he could of had beyond a half a million dollars

[leeza2007]

HAHAHAAAAAA his greedy and gluttonous fat ass walked away with a DOLLAR..i hope they TAX that dollar, too..and make him go home with 35 cents..what a stingy fuck he is!..his MAJOR EPIC LOSS warmed the cockles of my heart..stingy, money grubbing fat bitch!

[blacksoulboy]

FREAKIN CLOWN

[HawkLeader12]

He probably spent that dollar on a rope to hang himself with.

[Shabadoop]

OINK OINK

[vangoch999]

Greedy pig got owned. Awesome TV

[TylerMontana]

it's better for him. Imagine how fat he would have gotten with the 1 million.

[bazfanv2]

The power of the dollar and the thickness of a yank equals loser.

[DMxNemesis]

producers and howie went FUCK YEAH more for me

[mrbunnyluvsu]

i wonder if they really gave him a check for one dollar..

[DarkPrice2010]

@mrbunnyluvsu plus taxes in that state so he might get like .55

[Fatcatnevercameback]

In as much as I would love to say that I would have the wisdom to refuse a gamble between $1 and $1 000 000 for the price of $416 000, I have never been on the show. I've never been in the heat of the moment for such huge sums of money. How do I know that I wouldn't succumb to my own greed?

But at the same time, I know that my judgment is sound in most cases where it is in my complete control. I just can't imagine myself taking such an all-or-nothing risk if I'm given the choice.

[robocong7420]

@Fatcatnevercameback

you'd have to be a complete fucking moron to take the risk he did

[Fatcatnevercameback]

@robocong7420 - Don't get me wrong, that was one foolish gamble.

[robocong7420]

@Fatcatnevercameback

who was that fat SLUT who pressured him to take that risk

[KeikoTeddy]

greedy shit deserves it

[spacerocks1234]

greedy americans

[UofLCardFan08]

@spacerocks1234

There are greedy people in every country...

[bruce735]

After what happened if that guy has any spine he would have gone home packed up and leave that awful thing he called his wife. I would have slapped her right then and there damned bitch servers her right!!!

[cashmoney99963]

that guy is a fucking idiot

[jennyrules11]

wow the american version is shit! cant they think of anything of there own??

[Calikola]

@jennyrules11 you do realize that about 20 different countries have a version of Deal or No Deal? And yeah, the US may frequently make their own versions of other countries' shows, but don't forget that the US is also responsible the vast majority of movies and TV shows that you see.

[s0stwin]

thats american for u...

[samdaysh]

wtf? that was a 50-50 chance when he already had an offer worth way more than 50% of what he could win. What a fucking fat yank retard.

[whittles77]

Now that's a true American!!

[wlwak]

Actually it was his wife who encouraged him to take the last and losing gamble... ''one more time'' she said.

[wlwak]

It was a bad deal anyway, he was gambling more than he stood to win on a fifty fifty shot.

[robocong7420]

ahahah! take THAT you fat greedy FUCK

[callumritchie]

@robocong7420 yes man that made me laugh, and yes he fucking deserves it

[sompret]

Shit like this is why I hold a $10,000 minimum to any high-rate gambling, and take the money if the stakes are below $1,000 - $10,000.

[sugarmike]

Well, I would say he can go buy him self a double cheeseburger at burger king, but its like $1.07 with tax

[s0stwin]

@sugarmike lmao

[freqeist]

typical greedy yank

[dethklokdethfa]

FFS

TAKE THE FUCKING OFFER AND LEAVE!

603K IS Well over enogh to for your needs. but, if you cant be happy with that, then dont play. it amazes me how some one can do that, $1, cmon almost anything is better then that, if he would have just takein the offer, he wouldent have do deal with all these rude comments, and he would have been rich!

[spixs3009]

GOOD FOR YOU FAT FUCK!

[achoiusa]

The worst contestant ever. I am sorry, why would you take a 50-50 chance of getting nothing versus getting a sure $416K. WHY???

[amit790]

This is what happens when you get greedy.

[DirtyBird760]

he started to clap for a second at the end rofl

[CanadianLog08]

What If this Happened

HOWIE:What r u going to spend ur money on

CONTESTENT: I Duhn KNow Twinkies

[codemaestro]

The offer is less than the expected value because people generally attribute more value going from $0-$500,000 than they do from $500,000-$1,000,000.

To use an absurd example which illustrates the concept of the utility of money:

Would you rather have $1 billion guaranteed or a 25% chance at $1 trillion? The expected value of the second offer is $250 billion which is 250 times the guaranteed offer. Most people would choose the guaranteed $1 billion.

[achoiusa]

Expected value does not matter if you only play once with a 50-50 coin toss. To answer your question, $1B guarantee or 25% at $1T. Of course I will take $1B, because $1B will be more than enough for me to live comfortably. $1B vs $1T.. to me makes no difference. However, if it is $1 vs 25% chance of $1000, of course I will choose 25%.. since $1 is useless.

[cris4201980]

he probably went home and commited suicide!!!while listening to frank sinatra!!!

[Gcole200]

i would take it instead of losing it!!!!!!!

[8888andris]

that was not the right decision you donkey.. when your chanses are 1/1 and you need to gamble you need to take that money offered.. you gambled and lost.. no sorry about that..

[Jonny9blues]

The expected value on the chance he was offered $603 000 for was around $666000. The expected value on a 50/50 for nothing or a million is $500 000, while he was offered $416 000. He made the right decision, even though it had a bad outcome.

[WayoshiM]

Yep, exactly. The banker tries to egg the contestant on by making offers somewhat (and significantly at the end) lower than what they should be by average.

[strawberryshort99]

(RE: Deal Or No Deal (US) - $603,000)

@Jonny9blues, I'm not much of a statistician, but common sense has it, this contestant made an extremely poor decision. Down to two cases, one with $1.00 the other with $1,000,000 -- this is a 50% chance. The banker's offer of $603,000 was 100% guaranteed.

Why would the "right decision" be to turn down a $603,000 guaranteed? Sure you're getting less money by taking the 100% guaranteed offer, but isn't that better than a 50% chance. Greedy contestant.

[Jonny9blues]

But that's not what happened. The final offer was $416, 000. Given a choice between a 100% chance at that, or a 50% chance at 1 000 000, the 50% chance does better more often. Now, it's possible that he had circumstances which meant that the statistically wise choice was stupid in reality- if his wife needed an operation at $300 000, for example, it would certainly have been better to stick. But you know nothing of his circumstances.

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 1 of 5) @Jonny9blues, Yes, there are two ways of looking at the situation. However, I still believe the wrong choice was made. Reasons below.

Argument for following through with the $1,000,000 shot is definitely understandable. But I still believe the poorer choice was made given the offers on the table:

(A) 50% (@$1,000,000)

(B) 50% (@$1)

(C) 100% (@$416,000)

The MAJOR problem I see by taking the chance at $1,000,000 dollar was the fact that there was a 50% chance at $1 dollar.

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 2 of 5) @Jonny9blues, The poorer choice was made primarily because the 50% chances were at extreme ends ($1,000,000 vs. $1). Gamble and lose, you end up with a maximum of $1 dollar. Dollars $416,000 is a tad less than middle ground, but that is 100% guaranteed money. That is a great pay day. One million dollars is better but not guaranteed, there is only a 50% chance. Lose this million dollar 50% chance, and you end up with $1 dollar. While $416,000 is 100% guaranteed.

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 3 of 5) @Jonny9blues. Had the extreme option $1 dollar been more (i.e. $200,000, $150,000, etc.), then going for the $1,000,000 shot would have been wise considering the contestant would have walked away with something better than $1. Even if it wasn't $1 million or $416,000, it is still a lot of money (i.e. $200,000, $150,000, etc).

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 4 of 5) @Jonny9blues, You tell me that I have a 50% chance at $1,000,000 today. If I win, I go home with $1,000,000 (minus taxes). If I lose, I go home with $1 dollar. I'll take that chance at $1,000,000. But if you sprinkle the offer with a 100% guarantee of $400,000. Ill take the latter guarantee. $400,000 is not better than $1,000,000 but $400,000 is certainly better than $1.

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 5 of 5) @Jonny9blues, Once again, the MAJOR problem I see by taking the chance at $1,000,000 dollar was the fact that there was a 50% chance at $1 dollar while $416,000 was 100% guaranteed.

[Jonny9blues]

The fact that you, personally, would prefer the 416000 dollars doesn't matter. 500 000.05 is the expected outcome in this situation. You're free to choose the sure thing, but your decision is not based on statistics or economics. It's based either on extenuating circumstances, or some kind of illusion

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 1 of 3) @Jonny9blues. Im not a mathematician/statistician, so bear with me. But my decision is based on common sense. If theres a 50% chance that I could go away with just $1 dollar, Im going to go for the sure thing ($416,000). I dont see how this is some sort of illusion. It seems more like reality & common sense kicking in. Am I mistaken about the guarantee dollar amount?

I don't see how taking the sure thing is an illusion when there is a 50% chance I would go home with $1.

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 2 of 3) @Jonny9blues. Please explain:

(1) How is it "some kind of illusion" to go for the sure thing when the unsure thing might possibly be $1 dollar.

(2) How is the expected outcome $500,000.05? Where are you getting $500,000.05? There seems to be only 3 possible choices: (A) $1 million (B) $1 dollar (C) $416,000. Remember, Im not a statistician. But if the 3 choices were: $1 million, $1 dollar, and $416,000, I dont see how the contestant would walk away pre-tax with $500,000.05?

[strawberryshort99]

(Part 3 of 3) @Johnny9blues, So if I offered you today two suitcases, one holds $1,000,000 and the second one holds $1. I also say Ill give you $400,000 right now if you walk away from the offer, should I assume you will pick one of the two suitcases rather than taking the $400,000 guarantee, knowing that you have 50% chance of walking away with only $1. If so, why would taking the guaranteed $400,000 be worst? Its not $1,000,000, but its guaranteed $400,000 which is worlds better than $1.

[masitar]

I wonder if they take taxes off that one dollar!!!! hahahaha... nah i don't think so.... lol

[0c0c0c]

Greedo!!

[8LiGhTs8]

he could go to bk and get one of those tiny burgers for 1 buck

[fiddlerpin]

one more time loser

[siminona]

It's that lady's fault! And his for listening.

[keyqui05]

死胖子

[masitar]

suckaaa... thats wat he deserves, i would of gone home with any offer over 300,000 dollars if i ever got on the show...

[redskinsfreak614]

I would do any offer over 100k all I want is a nice car :D

[bothcancp]

would he go in the bookies and say ok i give u 600,000 for a 50-50 chance to win

$1 or 1,000,000

[SpEeDnUbProductions]

lol twinkies!

[YTman28]

This is why I don't wanna bring my friends or family in Deal or No Deal. I don't need support.

[straightofdahood]

all he was going to do was spend the money on twinkies away..........

[Dfrogman]

what a fat greedy bastard. that dumb bitch talked him out of a $603,000 offer

[pokemonfanatic925]

what the fuck was that that guy is such a dumbasshole

[xmnobodymx1]

a new segemnt on gineses world record: America's stupidest contestant.

0:42 WOW!!! without even talking to the family what a dumbass

[quadrupleplay]

Come ON. Of course he talked to the family! Do you think this show takes five minutes an episode or something? Not every decision takes 10 seconds. There's a new segment on Guinness World Records, but it won't be about this guy!

[markymark443]

he shoulda at least taken da last offer instead of takin 50/50 chance! Serves him rite!

[jhezz4]

he's fat, he would have prob just eaten all the money anyways

[nezror]

that's gambling.. the idea of getting something for nothing.. i woulda taken the 6k, but that's just me

[dc619]

6k is more than what you came in with...If there was like 15 cases left and I was offered 10k, I wouldve taken it..Fuck that noise..

[Zguy09]

First off, it was over 600k, not just 6k. And then over 400k after that.

But anyway, dc619, so you know, there was one guy who was the only guy to hit the button with 11 cases left.

He finished with $81,000...

and his case had $1,000,000.

[pugwishbone17]

by 6k I think he means that's what he had before the show... it's just a way of saying how disgustingly greedy this guy was.

[neco0w]

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!

XD

[screwedup830]

well .. he won 1 dollar ... looks like his fat ass is gonna hit up the mcdonalds dollar menu and eat his Loss away =) ... lol

[HoribiFuckis]

He should have never turned that down fucking idiot.

[videowatcher765]

If you had 9.9 million and they offered you a coinflip chance at 20 million would you take it just bc the odds slightly better than they should be, I mean have you ever heard of risk of ruin, that is what deal or no deal is based on, in a world were you have 100s of millions you would turn down 416k all day long over and over again and in the long run would win good money, but in a world were you have only one shot you should take the deal as long as its reasonably large, 416k is a ton of moeny

[videowatcher765]

You came to bust him and you've done it, HAHAHAHHAHAHA yea right, fukin 1 dollar, I'd give my left nut to be on that show and would walk off with at least 200k? Quadruple how did u get on that show did u just show up and they realize how dumb you were, if I come up to them and act retarded like Im gonna turn down 700k like u did will they put me on then I turn out to actually be smart and GET PAIIIIIIIIID

[quadrupleplay]

Where did I say I was on the show?

I said nothing about whether the "odds" were enough for him to turn it down. I just said the "odds" that Legion stated were wrong. That's all I'm doing here, standing around and whacking people who fail to read the comments and just charge in with dumb comments.

I'm not going to argue that second comment, because that's not what I'm dealing with. But if you really did "know" you were holding the 1M, on what planet would it be a "risk" to go for it?

[tupacIzAlive33]

the offers the dealer makes arent based on the average they are alwys gonna be lower to try and make the contestant keep lpaying, the fact is even if the offer was 300,000 he s hould take it, how can u gamble like that, 50/50 go home with 1 million or 1 dollar or just play it safe and take hom 600k!!!, unbelivable this guy its his familys fault, they always say 1 more 1 more

[quadrupleplay]

All I did was call him out for saying the average was supposedly larger than the offer. And I also call 830 out for failing to read about the 10,000.

[dydxlegion]

couldnt he see the average of 1 and 1000000 is 500000.5 the banker was offering him 100000 more than i would have. what a dumbass.

[quadrupleplay]

Can't you see that the average of 1 and 1,000,000 is $84,000 more than the actual offer? Or are you just too stupid to read the comment list?

[RomeijnLand]

Maybe he can still buy a hamburger with that dollar.

[CPkids1998]

ha ha wow fat pll r fat

[quadrupleplay]

....and there's also ones that make a "You must take this deal" speech, that are wrong more often. Which seems to be the bigger problem?

[quadrupleplay]

And the ones who say "You must take this deal" also lose the player several times more dollars.

So I think you're focusing on only about 10% of the so-called morons on the show. Read my commentary and see for yourself the true definition of a moron on this show.

[1Amiel1]

This is why I hate Deal or No Deal.

People can be such greedy 'fat' cats. No pun intended. I mean, $603 000? C'mon, take the deal. That's enough for you and your wife to have lipo. Jk.

[quadrupleplay]

Um, read the description.

[quadrupleplay]

The most illogical player of all time, and the biggest bonehead in my view, is Marybeth Holtzheimer.

With three cases in play, her dad said "If you remove a big one, you'll have to live with the offer", and her reply was "Well, I have 1M in my case, so why should I worry?" How about if the 500K is next? Then how will you not worry since the board is then 1M / 25?

After the 500K is removed, she says "I've got the million." But you do know that it requires refusing the next offer.

[quadrupleplay]

So Howie asks her "Do you have the million?" and she says yes, three times. What does it really matter unless you're going to play it? Howie then asks "Really?", which should have really set the alarm off: "Hey, the board is 1M and 25!!"

The offer is then 341K, and she's disgusted. Someone who was scared of winning 25 would not act that way.

Her fiance on the sidelines says to please take it, because she will not be unhappy with 341K. Um...who told her to refuse 404K? Would she be unhappy?

[quadrupleplay]

So finally, MB (colloquial abbreviation) says she knows she has the million, in direct defiance. Surely not the act of someone who doesn't want to lose it all! John defies that and says that "you can't."

Finally, MB says that although she "knows" 1M is on the podium, she loves John more than anything in the world. But really...if you loved the guy, you wouldn't resist him when he's telling you to take the money so you can have a FUTURE.

And then she takes it, and has 1M. EPIC FAIL.

[quadrupleplay]

After the game, MB drops the final straw: "I had no doubt at any time that the million was in my case." Hmmm...I think I saw one moment of doubt. Like when you HIT THE DEAL BUTTON?!

How MB and John acted towards each other on the stage is certainly not that of a 7-year relationship, with a wedding on the way, and she knows that that final comment is false, because she did quit the game. Which means, biggest douchebag ever.

I know it's a long story, you may know it, but you need to know.

[quadrupleplay]

Also, Ritchie seems happy with the result; if they're happy with throwing away a bunch of money, laissez-faire.

The way I see this game is that people who play the game logically, or those whose only claim to idiocy is a gamble that turned out wrong, are generally not stupid. People who act irrationally are stupid. More explanation...

[LeMelon21]

Sorry... I didn't know that!

What was the final offer, then? If you tell me I can add it to the description.

[quadrupleplay]

The final offer was $416,000.

Yeah, I think the guy was greedy too, but you can't fault Ritchie for following what he believed to be a "sign". Edna Amarille won 1M over in the Philippines from doing the same thing, and her board was practically identical (10K vs. 1M; this guy had 10K guaranteed anyway, and her offer was 499K. Much riskier than this one.)

Also, people who would have caused an uproar by doing the opposite are not idiots. Ritchie would have been hit for "giving it up".

[Fatcatnevercameback]

@quadrupleplay - Much riskier? How?

I'm confused as to how one would find a 10K vs. 1M gamble more of a risk than a 1 dollar vs. 1M gamble, when the lowest amount in the former is $9 999 higher than the lowest amount in the latter.

[quadrupleplay]

@Fatcatnevercameback: In the 10K v. 1M gamble, there was 83,000 more at risk.

[Fatcatnevercameback]

@quadrupleplay - You mean the deal was $83 000 higher, right?

[quadrupleplay]

@Fatcatnevercameback: Yes. Plus, Ritchie had won $10,000 already, whatever he ended up with. I think that outweighs it...

Most people overlook this, because this video is intended to deceive in an almost slanderous manner.

[Fatcatnevercameback]

@quadrupleplay - I think if they'd just shown what it was - a $416 000 thousand offer before the last two cases - that would be slanderous enough. They made it look like he refused $603 000 beforehand.