Aussie BB had a couple of intersting things...

-They had the HM's go into the Dr and asked them Yes or No questions....they then fed them thru a voice stress analyzer, which is supposedly 90% accurate as a lie detector..apparently the HM's lied or partically lied 30% of the time, and BB said there will be consequences..

-They're having an "under the radar" public vote, and the person who is voted most under the radar that isn't already nommed goes up as well...
David | 05.28.06 - 3:41 pm | #

My DoND Quote of the Month for May is from a revision of the research paper Weaver pointed out to us a while back.

'The show has been shown in the United States since December 2005 using the same formal structure but considerably more glitz. For example, in the US version of the show, each briefcase is being held by a scantily clad model, and contestants are selected for their telegenic appeal. The shows on which we report here are a bit tamer.'

Fact fans: The paper now has data from the end-2005 series, including Helma's game.

Among other things: confirmation nobody's ever had the €5,000,000 in their case but that Dennis was not the first to have €2,500,000; the median player Deals at the fifth offer (the first one-to-open stage), the earliest ever being the third offer; Marloes, at 21, is indeed the youngest player in Miljoenenjacht history, the next youngest being 27 and the oldest being 70; the lowest winner ever was Frank, who won €10 (yes) on New Year's Day 2005 after turning down two AMOs.

The mean win was €225,062.75, and that's not changed too much in these three episodes. The mean suitcase value was a paltry €112,622.94, and that has soared in the last three thanks mostly to Dennis and Zeger picking €2.5m and €1m respectively - it's now €190,812.04, still less than half the mean of all 26.
KP | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 3:55 pm | #

Oop, glad I checked this - Miljoenenjacht's starting at 8:45pm CET tonight after a film. In other words, barely 20 minutes to go.
KP | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 7:29 pm | #

Something about...housewives in a book in India? No idea. But it's "Ezels".
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:53 pm | #

95-92 to the blues.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:53 pm | #

Video question about some sort of work in Africa.

Question is something about economics and finance. And the answer is "Angel".

162-129 to the blues.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:54 pm | #

Clearly not many got that listening to the lack of audience noise.

Indeed not... and it's 162-129 to the blues. That's huge.
KP | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 7:55 pm | #

Who calls himself the "Jesus of politics"? It's...Silvio Bersuchonni, or something.

Blues win with 362-314.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:56 pm | #

It's Berlusconi who said that stupid-sounding comment.

And the blues get it with 362 in all to the reds'... oh, forget it.
KP | 05.28.06 - 7:56 pm | #

No idea what this is about. But the answer's "paarse krokodil". Hmm.

Vaks 6 and 10 in the lead with 45.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:57 pm | #

Quite why 'crocodile' is among the options there escapes me.

IT'S RIGHT. Wow.

Scores:
45-43-32-44-45. Block 8 look out of it.
KP | 05.28.06 - 7:57 pm | #

Video of a restaurant.

What's the name of...some kind of dish? It's "Patat waterfiets".

Vak 9 and 10 both on 66.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 7:58 pm | #

And the scores now:
65-64-55-66-66

Wow, this is epic.
KP | 05.28.06 - 7:58 pm | #

Fabulous question. The real name of Michael Keaton is Michael Douglas.

And going through... after next to no noise... iiiiit's...

Vak 10 with 69. By one from 6 and 9. Wow.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:00 pm | #

Adverts.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:00 pm | #

We go to one of Talpa's infamously long adbreaks.

The rest of the quiz will do well to follow that.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:01 pm | #

New series of Dutch Big Brother coming up, evidently.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:06 pm | #

They know how to promote Big Brother. That will be the first series to air on Talpa, yes?

We're back with their other international megahit.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:06 pm | #

Which European city has the same...something as New York? It's...Napels.

13-11 to Blok B.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:07 pm | #

I knew this one as soon as it came up, somehow. It's B.

Oh, it's C. The question wasn't what I thought it was.

And it's 13-11 Blok B.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:07 pm | #

Video about fishing.

Something about fish in the Netherlands. It's Haring.

31-28 to Blok B.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:09 pm | #

It's B, Haring. Not much noise...

31-28 B. The gap rises just one.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:09 pm | #

"Aqua & Leisure Host" is the new name for "badmeister", apparently.

46-44 to Blok B.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:10 pm | #

Three English answers, interestingly.

It's 'Aqua & leisure host'.

Let's see how much English we get tonight.

Final score...

46-44 B.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:10 pm | #

Hi ya,

No, BB was on Talpa last year also. John de Mol famously bought back the rights to it (the show he invented) from Endemol so he could have it for Talpa.

I'm busy this evenings so will probably watch this on Watch Again later. Thanks chaps.
Brig Bother | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 8:10 pm | #

Five men, in contrast to last week.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:11 pm | #

The top five, then. These five will face a Random Remote of Doom player.

One old man.

One not-so-old man.

Another man. Revenge of the guys tonight after last week.

And another.

And another, Michael.

Last week, all female. This week, all male.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:11 pm | #

Vak 3! Blok A! Stoel 1!

Another man.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:12 pm | #

John de Mol didn't really invent Big Brother, in truth.
David B | 05.28.06 - 8:12 pm | #

Vak 3, Blok A, Stoel 1. YET ANOTHER GUY. Wow.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:12 pm | #

And the first money of the night goes to...

ANOTHER guy, Bert Van Brink.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:13 pm | #

Did he not? Well that will probably ecplain why he had to buy the intellectual rights to it then.
Brig Bother | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 8:13 pm | #

Dhr J Aalders gets €10,000 in LTL 1. Two more coming up to pay for this game.

And there are the Super Six.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:13 pm | #

Players are Job, Nino, Umberto (didn't we have one of those last week?), Michael, Tom and...missed the sixth.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:14 pm | #

Jan, Michael, Tom, Job (yes), Nino and Umberto (wasn't there one with that name last week on the Random Remote of Doom?) are the 'Elite Corps' as Linda seemingly called them.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:14 pm | #

"Plastic surgery" and "the naked truth" are two of the answers in English.

And Tom is right with Patty Brard.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:15 pm | #

Tom comes in with...

Patty Brard.

The fate of the other five are in his hands, if of course they're all going for €5,000,000...
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:15 pm | #

They do indeed all go for it, and it's a Bit Of A Wasted Journey for Job. Who can go back to his job, I guess.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:16 pm | #

Job is eliminated.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:16 pm | #

A bit of a wait...

...oh, does he work for a casino? Was that what they were all reacting to? Wow, what a player.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:17 pm | #

Mager
Spelen
Herman
Tijger
Casino
Eekhoorntjes
Deeg

Jan gets huge applause and laughter with his guess - I have no idea why. Linda's in tears! And he's right with "Brood".
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:17 pm | #

Brood is right.

Nobody's bailing.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:18 pm | #

Tom is eliminated, unsurprisingly.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:18 pm | #

Has Talpa always had a DOG in the corner? I can't say I've noticed it before.
Brig Bother | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 8:18 pm | #

Tom the inevitable victim, if I was in his position I'd have bailed.

And away we go again.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:18 pm | #

1964
Vegetarier
Geld
Man & Pak
Tegen bont
Bretels
Begplaats
Hooldredacteur
Georgina Verbaan

Michael's right with "Jord Kelder".
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:19 pm | #

Jort Kelder is the right answer, it takes nine clues there.

I think Jan's going.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:19 pm | #

Nino bails. Wow. Totally unexpected. He's not going to go with nothing. But was he going to?

NO. Umberto was the chosen victim.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:20 pm | #

Nino bails! But Michael had chosen Umberto. Who thanks Nino, heh.

Nino chooses the green case....and gets €17,000!
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:20 pm | #

An early guess, and he's got Dijk.

Who's falling at the last?
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:21 pm | #

Michael was right again there, with "Dijk". Typed the clues but my post vanished.

Jan's eliminated, leaving Michael and Umberto.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:22 pm | #

Nobody bails at the 50-50 shot.

The chosen victim...

...Jan.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:22 pm | #

Three cases there, and the Random Remote of Doom kicks in.

Vak 8, Blok B, Stoel 17. Yet another guy. Wow.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:23 pm | #

Vak 8! Blok B! Stoel 17! gets to choose one of the three cases. And it's yet another old man.

He picks the blue...and he's got €10,000.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:23 pm | #

€5,000 was in orange, €8,000 in red.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:24 pm | #

The other cases contained €5,000 and €8,000.

Let's hope for similar luck on the 26 cases.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:24 pm | #

More hilarity on the subject of Michael's wife. I feel so left out here.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:25 pm | #

Neither of them bail.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:26 pm | #

Is anyone going to bail to avert the Loophole Question?

There's the cool camera angle.

Nobody's bailing.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:26 pm | #

They'd have won...a safari holiday in Africa.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:27 pm | #

So, for the third week in a row, it's the Loophole Question.

They missed out on a trip to South Africa it seems.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:27 pm | #

They do have to give that away, and someone in the audience will win what could yet be the biggest prize of the night. We hope otherwise, naturally.

Vak 4, Blok B, Stoel 11. Amazing, another guy.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:28 pm | #

I predict that this'll go to an old man, given the way the rest of it has gone.

Vak 4! Blok B! Stoel 11! It's another man, although he's not that old.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:28 pm | #

There seemed to be an interesting game of "ooh! I'll look aas though I'm about to press the buzzer" going on there.
Brig Bother | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 8:29 pm | #

Question about how deep something is.

Umberto says B, 129m. It's wrong!

Michael thinks C, 209m. It's...right!
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:30 pm | #

Something to do with some guy Patrick and a deep water dive I think, those numbers sounded right for that.

Second week in a row an Umberto has lost at the last.

Michael deserves his shot.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:31 pm | #

We're back. Michael picks Case 21.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:38 pm | #

Well that'll teach me for not checking when the show starts.

Koffer 21 is his.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:38 pm | #

We're back with the Koffer Girls.

These shots really prove those are giant screens, I can see the pixellation from here.

1017 NJ, Amsterdam. That's his postcode. Didn't see how many ticketholders there are in it.

Case 21 is his.

Does Case 21 contain €5,000,000? To find out, LET THE DEALING BEGIN.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:39 pm | #

And here's the always impassive, supremely cool independent adjucator.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:40 pm | #

Four minutes of filler to go.

Aah, we're here with Marloes and her neighbours.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:40 pm | #

Marloes won €188,000 last week, and now gets an extra...€26,857!
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:41 pm | #

Or adjudicator, even. Yes, it's our Postcode Loterij representative friend who can only dream of being as charismatic as Gaston.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:42 pm | #

€53,714, there.

This neighbourhood is noisier than most, aren't they? Just imagine what they'd have been like if Marloes had gone two deals later.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:42 pm | #

And another €10,000 in the LTL, because Endemol have money to burn.

Dick Van der Velde. Yet another guy.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:43 pm | #

Dick Van der Velde gets €10,000. ANOTHER old man.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:44 pm | #

And Dick Van der Velde looks moderately pleased with his €10,000.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:44 pm | #

K Klute wins the LTL.

But now it's time for Michael to take on the Banker.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:44 pm | #

And I'll move to the stats booth, and covering the case-by-case commentary is Daniel.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:45 pm | #

Case 14 (Prediction: €500)
-€1,000-
Close.

Case 2 (Prediction: €2,500,000)
-€10-

Case 16 (Prediction: €400,000)
-€2,500-

Case 4 (Prediction: €7,500)
-€20-

Case 18 (Prediction: €200,000)
-€75,000-

Case 6 (Prediction: €500,000)
-€100,000
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:49 pm | #

Offer 1:
-€28,500-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:49 pm | #

Mean: €499,907.84
Median: €8,750
Absolute balance: 9
Significant balances: 13/20, 2
FD: €153,454.79
Volatility: 1

Offer of €28,500 isn't half bad for an opening gambit.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:49 pm | #

Audience like mice again, tonight...
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:50 pm | #

No deal.

Case 20 (Prediction: €200,000)
-€50-

Case 8 (Prediction: €1,000,000)
-€10,000-

Case 23 (Prediction €0.20)
-€0.01-

Case 10 (Prediction: €500,000)
-€1,000,000-

Case 25 (Prediction €1)
-€2,500,000-
Ouch.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:50 pm | #

A very different game now.

Mean: €432,540.45
Median: €7,500
Absolute balance: 3
Significant balances: 8/15, 0
FD: €117,710.81
Volatility: 3.36
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:51 pm | #

Offer 2:
-€54,000-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:51 pm | #

No deal.

Case 13 (Prediction: €1)
-€7,500-

Case 1 (Prediction: €0.20)
Can't open the case, amusingly.
-€500,000-

Case 26 (Prediction: €5)
-€25,000-

Case 5 (Prediction: €200,000)
-€5,000,000-
KP's prediction of a trainwreck could be right...
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:53 pm | #

And it's only the loss of the €5,000,000 that generates any audience reaction.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:53 pm | #

Offer 3:
-After the break-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:54 pm | #

And here comes the trainwreck.

Mean: €86,873.34
Median: €500
Absolute balance: -24
Significant balances: 3/11, -5
FD: €31,698.90
Volatility: 0.72
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:54 pm | #

Kinder chocolate.

Advertisement contains The Rasmus.

The hell?
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:56 pm | #

No matter how many pressups you do, this game is still a disaster in the making.

Though Marloes recovered from a similar position.

Here is Danny. He's 11. He won't have a career in two years, mark my words.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:57 pm | #

An 11 year old releasing an album? Dear God.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 8:57 pm | #

And possibly the most amusing commercial of the night - an album recorded by what looks like a terribly precocious seven year old called "Danny".
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 8:58 pm | #

That's the viewer competition I think. I'm not sure.

Nice advert.
KP | 05.28.06 - 8:59 pm | #

We're back.

Offer 3:
-€36,000-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:00 pm | #

Welcome back to a train wreck in the making.

€36,000 is above the FD, which says everything.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:00 pm | #

Difficult decision, Christine says - well, not really.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 9:01 pm | #

No deal.

Case 3 (Prediction €300,000)
-€1-

Case 12 (Prediction: €300,000)
-€300,000-
First female winner of the night, gets €10,000. Not so good for Michael, however.

Case 7 (Prediction: €50,000)
-€5-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:02 pm | #

They can't cheer anything. It's a trainwreck in the making.

Mean: €81,950.09
Median: €2,750
Absolute balance: -13
Significant balance: 1/4, -3
FD: €30,954.07
Volatility: 1.56
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:02 pm | #

Offer 4:
-€54,000-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:03 pm | #

And it's a No Deal.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:04 pm | #

Linda encourages positive thinking.

No deal.

Case 9 (Prediction: €0.50)
-€5,000-

Case 11 (Prediction: €200,000)
-€400,000-
Trainwreck.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:05 pm | #

And goodnight?

Mean: €41,766.78
Median: €300
Absolute balance: -21
Significants: 1/6, -4
FD: €13,780.23
Volatility: 3.95
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:05 pm | #

Offer 5:
-€27,500-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:05 pm | #

Lower than the opening offer, as Linda seems to point out. That has to hurt.

He'll keep on pushing I guess.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:06 pm | #

No deal.

His wife chooses the next case.

Case 22 (Prediction: €0.50)
-€100-
And he holds the case upside down, hahaha.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:07 pm | #

That'll help a bit.

Mean: €50,100.14
FD: €19,284.07

€37,000 offer?

€48,000? Deal that.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:07 pm | #

Offer 6:
-€48,000-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:07 pm | #

And he deals.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 9:08 pm | #

His wife suggests a deal, I think. And he agrees. DEAL for €48,000.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:09 pm | #

And it's a DEAL at €48,000. He wasn't quite unlucky enough to miss out on life-changing money, but that's not a great result considering what this game can give away.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:09 pm | #

Case 24 (Prediction: €0.50)
-€200,000-
Good Deal!
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:09 pm | #

Trainwreck averted then.
Mean: €12,625.18
FD: €3,816.82
(Volatility: 99.86)
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:10 pm | #

Case 17 (Umberto from earlier predicts €50,000)
-€500-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:10 pm | #

Case 19 (Prediction: €50,000)
-€0.50-
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:11 pm | #

Now the volatility is 71,428.57.

FD is €5,613.06, mean €16,666.90.

And the loss of the 50 cents makes the mean €25,000.10, FD €12,550.05.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:11 pm | #

Case 15 predicts €0.20....and he's wrong, he had €50,000.

So Michael's Case 21 had €0.20.
Daniel | 05.28.06 - 9:11 pm | #

So he sells a junk case for good money. Can't argue with that.

Neither will the person who lives in a house like this.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:12 pm | #

And one of the audience's few vocal moments came with a derisory laugh for Linda's slip of the tongue claiming someone was about to win 48,000 guilders. I'm splitting my sides.
Tom H | 05.28.06 - 9:12 pm | #

At 10:07pm, it is still not dark in the Netherlands.

There's the TV. It's real alright.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:13 pm | #

€48,000 for the man in orange.

It could easily have been twenty cents.

There's the piano finale. Featuring Marloes, Dennis, someone I didn't recognise (was it Helma? couldn't tell on that shot), Zeger, and last week's home winner.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:15 pm | #

A Zuliani gets the last €10,000.

It's Saturday next week, as the graphics confirm.

Our DoND has a Sunday episode the week after, don't forget.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:16 pm | #

Incidentally, that was a huge TPW: peak offer of €54,000 and an eventual win of €48,000 makes it, I think, an 89-11 TPW.
KP | 05.28.06 - 9:23 pm | #

Thanks chaps!
Brig Bother | Homepage | 05.28.06 - 10:52 pm | #

I scored 63/65 on the test but there was one way that Does help you cheat
Karl | 05.30.06 - 8:06 pm | #