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Illinois Instant Riches
GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'beatlefreak84\' date=\'Jul 12 2003, 11:48 PM\'] However, I think I left one question out: During Instant Riches' \"Pot of Gold\" era, how did they dwindle the three contestants that played the mini games down to one again? For some reason, this part escapes me. [/quote]
Simple: it the was the contestant who won the most money in their game.
--- Quote ---I believe Vortex's starting pot was $4,000, and I always thought Mismatch started at $3,000 and doubled for each successful pull.
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Actually, Vortex had been $3,000 when it debuted, then went to $4,000 after a couple of months, but it went back to $3,000 on IL. The Mismatch starting point was always $5,000.
--- Quote ---Again, thanks for all the help, but can anybody give me the payout structure for \"Wrecking Ball?\" That's the only one I don't know of the 10.
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Start with 12 buildings. After six swings (three up, three back) of the wrecking ball, each building still standing pays $1,500. After six more swings, each building still standing pays another $2,500. Then, if the contestant so chooses, six more swings, and if at least two buildings are still up, their money doubles; if not, they lose half. BUT it doesn't stop there. A contestant who successfully doubles his/her money can double it again if two buildings remain standing after eight swings, and so on.
Brandon Brooks:
--- Quote ---However, I think I left one question out: During Instant Riches' \"Pot of Gold\" era, how did they dwindle the three contestants that played the mini games down to one again? For some reason, this part escapes me.
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As I said earlier, highest winner played Pot Of Gold.
Brandon Brooks
brianhenke:
Yes, I liked IIR. I thought the Illinois Lottery was stupid to get rid of the IIR format and go to Illinois' Luckiest.
It was a Jonathan Goodson Productions show (JGP! who would have ever thunk it), and its change of games over the show's run was similar to its 2000-2002 Eubanks Powerball run. The 2000-2001 games were Capsize (altered after a few shows), Powerball Express (altered too), and the polling game with the winner with the most miles going to play Zero Gravity. 2001-2002 games were Gauntlet (bad), Brainiac (replaced by a modified Capsize) and a revamped polling game with the winner going to play a one turn only Zero Gravity. But since this is a IIR thread and not P:TGS, we'll not going to talk about how the P:TGS games were played.
Brian
The Jehovah's Witnesses distribute Mad magazine?
We want some more pro wrestling (STILL) and NASCAR questions!
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