Talk:Plinko
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[edit] Move page
I am thinking of moving the page to "Pl!nko" because that is what the sign says. Most fans refer to Plinko in this way. Wikider 21:10, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- No. The sign has a lower-case "i" with the dot fallen off. It isn't an exclamation point, and I and many other fans -- in fact, I would say a large majority -- use the proper spelling of "Plinko". 71.31.67.115 01:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC) (Steve Gavazzi)
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- Actually, after talking to Casey Buck about this, I've got to amend that -- Plinko actually has two logos. The one on the board clearly has an "i" with the dot fallen off, but the one used everywhere else has different dimensions and is arguably written as "Pl!nko".
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- Still, based on the many years I've spent at alt.tv.game-shows, The Game Show Forum, The Price Is Right Update Message Board, and the Golden-Road.net forums, it's still very much true that "Plinko" is the more common spelling, and based on that and the fact that they went out of their way to make a stylized "i" on the board's logo, I still maintain that the page should remain where it is. 71.31.67.115 02:06, 25 January 2006 (UTC) (Steve Gavazzi)
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- Also, the "i" in Plinko, on the logos not on the board, clearly have the dot of the i off-center. That seems to suggest that, if it were meant to be an exclamation point, then the circle would be centered with the rest of the exclamation point. That it's not tells me that it's simply a letter i with the dot having fallen off to the left. 68.96.45.146 02:39, 25 January 2006 (UTC) (Frank15)
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Okay, we will keep it the way it is. Steve, thanks for cleaning up the pricing game articles.
[edit] Normal Distribution
In the Odds of winning $50,000 section, it's not clear in the text exactly how these odds are derived. Could this be elaborated? Plinko should follow a Normal_distribution since the chance of hitting a peg and falling left/right should be 50%/50%. Of course, contestants are able to drop the Plinko chip from any starting point on the top. Plinko 05:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Move to just "Plinko"?
Honestly, this probably is what should be done, but someone will need to set it up with an admin, since Burgwerworldz did a copy/paste move to that page earlier tonight, and I don't think there's any way a standard user can fix that. -TPIRFanSteve 02:26, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Additional Trivia
The lady who had dropped all five chips yet still managed a $0 score was offered a plinko chip from Bob as a consolation prize, although for some reason declined it.Asleepunderapalmtree 14:57, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
