Fox game-show contestants lose $800000 — despite having right answer

Fox game-show contestants lose $800,000 — despite having right answer Dec 25, 2010 08:40PM Share E-Mail Print Fox game show’s $800,000 screwup. Sorry, they were told, wrong answer. “There are no second acts in American lives,” said F Scott Fitzgerald. LOS ANGELES, Calif. Gabe Okoye and girlfriend Brittany Mayti will get another chance to win some cash. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the viewers who brought this to our attention, and we’re thrilled to give Gabe and Brittany the opportunity to return to play the game,” he added. Thereafter an Internet battle began those arguing that the Press N Peel was the original Post-it notes product, which was tested in four cities in 1977, which would make the contestants answer right. Cue game-show anguish as our plucky competitors were apparently consigned to loser-ville. ( See the top 10 game-show moments. ) And then the internet got involved. They answer seven questions, each time deciding how much they want to wager on three possible answers. In this case, our research team spoke directly with 3M, and they confirmed that although they had given out free samples in test markets in 1977 and 1978, it wasn’t until 1980 that Post-Its were officially sold in stores.” However, the network has yet to contact Gabe directly. “Nobody’s really made any kind of statement to us,” Gabe told Kit and Lisa. “Right now it’s just a bunch of Internet blogs and stuff like that right now. “Ew! One time runs out, the bottom drops out of the incorrect answers, leaving only the money remaining atop the correct answer. Whatever they wager on the right answer is what they get to keep. Arthur Fry, co-inventor of the Post-it, confirmed to TVWeek.com that it was in 1977 when the product first hit the market, also confirming that the product was called Press N Peel at the time.

Wager nothing on the right answer and they’re out of the game. While Fox admitted to their mistake, information has not been provided on whether Okoye and Mayi will have to start over or pick up where they left off before they were eliminated. The couple planned to use the money for their wedding. Mayti thought the Walkman was the correct answer. Its unclear whether theyll take Fox up on the offer, but its hard to imagine anyone turning down a chance to win a million dollars in less than an hour. The two argued for their choices, all while piling heaps of cash on the blocks representing the answers.

“I really went with Gabe’s instinct because he’s so passionate,” she said. The network says it will give the couple another chance, though just when isn’t clear. And Okoye and May aren’t sure they want to do it. “To go through that again — maybe to lose again — that’s a lot of stress,” Okoye said.