Mandy's Colour of Money

[racingchick1020]

Hi there. Bringing this over from the old boards. Colour of Money - my style.

Instead of me picking the ATM colors, every game we play will be the a favorite colors edition. Meaning when it's your turn, you give me 20 of your favorite colors. If you need to see a laundry list of colors, go here.

Who wants to go first? Waiting list is also open if others want to join in on the fun.

[GameShowFan1986]

I'll play

[racingchick1020]

Okay, great.

I need you to give me your 20 favorite colors since this is a favorite colors edition.

[racingchick1020]

Okay, I have your colors. Now I need your target amount. And how do we do it?

I have three envelopes for you. In each envelope is a cash value, somewhere between $50,000 and $85,000. I used random.org to pick the values. You need to pick an envelope for me. The amount in that envelope is your target amount.

Envelope 1 | Envelope 2 | Envelope 3

You have 48 hours to pick an envelope for me.

[GameShowFan1986]

Envelope 3

[racingchick1020]

Okay, envelope #3 it is. Your amount is in green. The other two amounts are in bold.

$81,000 | $73,000 | $84,000

I swear, these are all random. That's a lot to work with. Give me a minute and I'll get the colors for the first game.

EDIT: Okay, here are the colors for the first game. You know them because you picked them.

Air Force Blue
Amber
Aqua
Baby Blue
Black
Blizzard Blue
Blue
Dark Gray
Electric Blue
Fluorescent Yellow
Gray
Hollywood Cerise
Iceburg
Ivory
Macaroni and Cheese
Red
Sacramento State Green
Silver
Toolbox
Wild Blue Yonder

You know the drill. You need to hit $84,000 exactly before the end of this game. You may not be under or over this amount. You can only pick ten of these twenty ATMs. Each ATM has a value, ranging anywhere from $1,000 to $20,000. If you pick an ATM and you can withdrawl the amount that you ask for, good. If not, bad. Remember, you can only withdrawl in $1,000 increments. So no $1,500 or anything like that.

If you pick an ATM clean - meaning you get exactly what you asked for - I will give you $500.

With that, pick your first ATM and amount you wish to withdrawl. Good luck.

EDIT #2: I know why I asked you to give me Black. You only sent me 19 colors the first time. I still can't see Ivory. Give me a color to replace that while you pick your first ATM.

[GameShowFan1986]

How about Brown?

Amber for $5,000

[racingchick1020]

Okay, we're hoping for some good stuff, as we conservatively start with the Amber ATM. We want $5,000. Show us the 5K.

$5,000

Great! One ATM successfully out of the way. How much was in that one, by the way?

$5,000

Well... That couldn't have been done better. You get $1,000 for that pick, which isn't added to your amount earned. You'll be leaving here with at least that amount, though. Please pick your second ATM.

Target Amount: $84,000
Amount Earned: $5,000 (+$1,000 bonus)
Amount Remaining: $79,000
Average (amount left x remaining ATMs: $8,778
ATMs Left: 9

Picked ATMs
1. $5,000

Remaining ATMs
Air Force Blue
Aqua
Baby Blue
Black
Blizzard Blue
Blue
Brown
Dark Gray
Electric Blue
Fluorescent Yellow
Gray
Hollywood Cerise
Iceburg
Macaroni and Cheese
Red
Sacramento State Green
Silver
Toolbox
Wild Blue Yonder

ATM Values
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
--------
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$13,000
$14,000
$15,000
$16,000
$17,000
$18,000
$19,000
$20,000

[GameShowFan1986]

Sacramento State Green for $8,000

[racingchick1020]

Going with the Sacramento State Green ATM next. No idea what the background of the color is, but it was here and now it's picked. Does this have $8,000 in it?

$8,000

It does. How much was in there, for the record?

$8,000

You have got to be kidding me. I swear I randomly put numbers next to colors before the game started. That's another $1,000 in bonus cash for you. And you still have eight ATMs to go. Why don't you pick another ATM and an amount of money?

Target Amount: $84,000
Amount Earned: $13,000 (+$2,000 bonus)
Amount Remaining: $71,000
Average (amount left x remaining ATMs: $8,775
ATMs Left: 8

Picked ATMs
1. $5,000
2. $8,000

Remaining ATMs
Air Force Blue
Aqua
Baby Blue
Black
Blizzard Blue
Blue
Brown
Dark Gray
Electric Blue
Fluorescent Yellow
Gray
Hollywood Cerise
Iceburg
Macaroni and Cheese
Red
Silver
Toolbox
Wild Blue Yonder

ATM Values
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
--------
$6,000
$7,000
--------
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$13,000
$14,000
$15,000
$16,000
$17,000
$18,000
$19,000
$20,000

[GameShowFan1986]

Gray for $10,000

[racingchick1020]

Okay, now you're starting to go big. Picking the Gray ATM and hoping for a five-figure amount. Do we have one?

$10,000

Another ATM; another successful pick. Let's see what you could have gotten.

$20,000

Well, that's kind of crappy. Oh, well. You still have some pretty good amounts left on the table and seven ATMs left to pick. Let's have another color and amount.

Target Amount: $84,000
Amount Earned: $23,000 (+$2,000 bonus)
Amount Remaining: $61,000
Average (amount left x remaining ATMs: $8,714
ATMs Left: 7

Picked ATMs
1. $5,000
2. $8,000
3. $10,000

Remaining ATMs
Air Force Blue
Aqua
Baby Blue
Black
Blizzard Blue
Blue
Brown
Dark Gray
Electric Blue
Fluorescent Yellow
Hollywood Cerise
Iceburg
Macaroni and Cheese
Red
Silver
Toolbox
Wild Blue Yonder

ATM Values
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
--------
$6,000
$7,000
--------
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$13,000
$14,000
$15,000
$16,000
$17,000
$18,000
$19,000
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[GameShowFan1986]

Black for $7,000

[racingchick1020]

I could have just left this one alone, without the color code, but we're going to the Black ATM. You've been doing good so far, and I don't want to see this one break. So do we have $7,000 in there?

$7,000

We do. Another successful transaction. What was the amount?

$13,000

That's an okay pick. But your average climbed up to 9K even. You have plenty of ATMs over that amount (including that amount exactly) and you have six more to pick from. Let's have another pick.

Target Amount: $84,000
Amount Earned: $30,000 (+$2,000 bonus)
Amount Remaining: $54,000
Average (amount left x remaining ATMs: $9,000
ATMs Left: 6

Picked ATMs
1. $5,000
2. $8,000
3. $10,000
4. $7,000

Remaining ATMs
Air Force Blue
Aqua
Baby Blue
Blizzard Blue
Blue
Brown
Dark Gray
Electric Blue
Fluorescent Yellow
Hollywood Cerise
Iceburg
Macaroni and Cheese
Red
Silver
Toolbox
Wild Blue Yonder

ATM Values
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
--------
$6,000
$7,000
--------
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
--------
$14,000
$15,000
$16,000
$17,000
$18,000
$19,000
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[GameShowFan1986]

Macaroni and Cheese for $12,000