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Calling all Forum "departing contestants" with gifts
Mr. Matté:
--- Quote from: Matt Ottinger on May 27, 2025, 02:16:59 PM ---A few weeks later I got a check in the mail from the Otter Pops people along with a lovely note hoping I would use the money to go out and buy Otter Pops. I did not.
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If you used your money on something for your dad, then you can just reply to their letter saying you spent it on Ottinger's Pops. (ducks thrown Otter Pops)
tomobrien:
--- Quote from: JasonA1 on May 27, 2025, 01:10:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: tomobrien on May 27, 2025, 06:30:07 AM ---from Jeopardy '84:
Coupons for a case of Shasta soft drinks and a Shasta beach towel.
Os-Cal calcium tablets, which went right to Mom.
Hanes Underalls: The "male" equivalent of that gift was a Kodak instant camera. Since Kodak lost a patent lawsuit to Polaroid and had to discontinue it, it was worth a share of Kodak stock.
Niagara Spray Starch and Mazola No-Stick: 50 coupons for free cans of both products. I would hand them out to friends who came over as their "parting gifts."
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Exactly what I was hoping for, thank you! Do I correctly conclude that the only gifts you personally used or enjoyed were the Shasta and stock?
-Jason
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Au contraire! I had the slickest pans and the sharpest-creased pants for years after that. Do you realize how long it takes to go through a can of spray starch?
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: Kevin Prather on May 27, 2025, 04:15:07 PM ---I didn't get parting gifts or a per diem for either of my appearances. I wonder how many shows still do that. My friends were all shocked to learn that most game shows don't cover your travel expenses anymore.
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When I tried out for Lucky 13 last year, the casting director said they would pay for travel and a stipend. Can't remember if it was a per diem + stipend or just one or the other, but the CD implied it was a decent amount.
/Assuming the contestants got paid at some point
EDIT: I was told airfare and a stipend...don't remember how much, but I wanna say it was around $1,000. Don't hold me to that number.
knagl:
As a non-winner on Mall Masters at Mall of America, I received a $50 gift certificate valid at the Mall of America.
As an at-home contestant on two episodes of Let's Make a Deal, I received negative $3 for going out and buying some sugar cubes for one of the quickie deals that I was never picked for, some sore feet from standing for hours on end in front of my computer, and nothing else.
JasonA1:
--- Quote from: tomobrien on May 27, 2025, 04:24:49 PM --- Do you realize how long it takes to go through a can of spray starch?
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That was part of watching the Bob Harris video with my wife. We both thought about how long our cans of cleanser last, and just how long Bob would have gone before he came anywhere near using all that Bon-Ami.
-Jason
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