If a contestant is up to $1,000 and then is wrong with his final choice, how much does he win?

I ask because I swear I've heard Bob tell the contestants different amounts.

I just have to do my Tony Reali impression here...
SQUADOOSH!

You get a chance to stop and keep the $1,000. If you go on and miss, you win nothing.

That's the stupidest question I've ever heard. Obvious answer: You lose the $1,000 and win nothing.

Nicholas, HERE'S your perfect definition of irony.

It's not stupid if Bob says one thing one time and another thing another time. I've heard him tell a contestant that he won $1 (since that's what the contestants start with, I guess). Not that it matters much.

Shut up. You of all people, are in no position to ever question the intelligence of a post. Don't make me do a Zinkin search © of your posts!

I've already copyrighted "GoogleZink."

My lawyers will be contacting you. :)

Fair enough. "Zinkin search" sounded a little too naughty anyways. ;-)

"The Chris Lemon And Mike Klauss Streakin' Hot Love Buffet Hour, brought to you by ZinkinSearch™!"

Sheesh, I heard that Randy West was going to announce, but now I'm not sure which one!

I'm partial to "Zinkle".

It's the search you've done all your life, but never quite like this!

Getting back to the question, although it may not be what you're talking about, the contestants *do* win $1, $10, or $100 if they miss while at those amounts. I wouldn't put it past Bob to have gotten that part of the game confused once or twice.

Thank you. So, someone who almost wins the $10,000 will win $0, but someone who does WORSE will win $1, $10, or $100? That doesn't seem to make much sense.

From a skill/payoff standpoint, no, it sure doesn't. But this is TPIR we're talking about. You can win two prizes and $500 in Step Up for just one right 'move'.

The $10,000 or nothing decision is made mildly more interesting when you have to put up the $1,000, even though the pot odds are 333% in favor of going for it.

And with those odds, unless you need the $1,000 ... I'd say go for it.

If I was playing Grand Game, I wouldn't even let myself be faced with that question of stopping at $1K. I would leave the obvious item (like the gum) last. Pick the two next ones to get to $100 then deceide which of the remaining three (not counting the obvious one) to pick for $1K.
Afterall $100 is $100.