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Unanimous - Keyser Soze - 03-14-2006
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UNAN1MOUS
In a dramatic new television experiment, a diverse group of nine strangers are locked in a bunker, where they’ll remain until they decide who is worthy of a 1.5-million-dollar cash prize.
There is a catch, though, because the longer it takes to make a unanimous decision, the less money there will be to win. If they take too long, they will be left with nothing.
Upon entering their isolated living quarters, the nine contestants are cut off from the outside world, locked away, and presented the opportunity to win $1.5 million. The only thing standing between them and the money is a simple vote. If they are able to come to a unanimous decision about who should win the money, the game is over. If the outcome of the vote is not unanimous, the money clock is activated and the cash prize begins its countdown with potentially thousands of dollars lost every hour until the next voting period.
In every episode, each of the nine contestants, who include a minister, an atheist, a ladies’ man and a feminist, must convince the others to vote only for him or her. Before the vote, personal facts, secrets and lies are revealed, perhaps helping them decide who should receive the money. As the game progresses, contestants will be eliminated from winning the cash prize, but – in a television first – they will continue to live in the bunker and will continue to vote.
Will contestants’ greed for the money outweigh their desire to help someone potentially less fortunate than themselves? Who will lie and connive, and who will be truthful and sincere? No matter what, the final vote must be UNAN1MOUS.
- Black Lazerus - 03-14-2006
do they too put that stupid 1 in the word unanimous. if so K1d should sue
- HedCold - 03-14-2006
game theory is sweet
- Galt - 03-14-2006
"hey everyone, let's split the money straight down the middle and walk away right now. They are going to try and mess with us and keep us in here to make the show more interesting, but they are just feeding into our greed. Be logical, you can walk away with over $150 grand for listening to me talk for the last 30 seconds. The longer we wait, the more money they take away, and the more of us they kick out. It's absolutely foolish not to split this evenly right now. Vote for me unanimously and I swear on my soul we will split this money evenly...to the penny."
game over.
- GonzoStyle - 03-14-2006
SYKE!
- Galt - 03-14-2006
Earl and Carson Daly would smite me if I went back on my word.
- Keyser Soze - 03-14-2006
there must be some rule about splitting the cash.
- GonzoStyle - 03-14-2006
the galt rule
- Galt - 03-14-2006
There is no way that they can make a rule about what you do with money after the show.
They give me all the money, I then distribute the money to them however I see fit.
- Keyser Soze - 03-14-2006
sounds like too gaping a loophole for them to overlook.
- GonzoStyle - 03-14-2006
I don't see why they can't make that rule. Same way they have confidentiality agreements or no-compete clauses and other clauses to protect companies. They can very well state that if you form an alliance of some sort to split the winnings, then you forfeit the prize money. The networks aren't that dumb, they think everyone else is, hence these moronic shows but they aren't going to put on a show without covering their asses.
- Galt - 03-14-2006
Ther'es no way they ban alliances. I'm sure they are trying to foster that, so they can show all the backhandedness, double dealing, lies, etc.
The only hole with my plan is: They give me $1.5 million. I pay taxes of about 50%, so I'm down to $750, I cut that by 1/9th and write everyone a check. Then they all have to pay taxes on that. So it's more like everyone gets like $80k and has to pay taxes on that.
- HedCold - 03-14-2006
they didn't make that rule because thats the whole point of the game, trying to make everyone agree while you get the most possible for yourself. or course galts way makes sense, but thats not the point of the game. even if it means you get a dollar and everyone else gets nothing
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- HedCold - 03-14-2006
oh, so apparently the point of this game is to award all the money to one person? (i just skimmed the article, and from the commercial i didn't think they would do it that way because that seems lame)
weak
- Keyser Soze - 03-14-2006
PUT HIM IN THE FUCKING BATHROOM!!!
- HedCold - 03-14-2006
i guess that explains the 1 in the name