[Kyle_T]

"Here's your choice guys, we've taken half of the prize money so the winner of the show will now get £50,000. Do you want to win the show right now, or get a free pass to the final where neither of you will win because you are both hated?"

*cue a punch up over the buzzer*

[Veri]

Originally Posted by Agent F

Why would anyone care, frankly?

You take the money and leave. Job done.

I can see why that was a dilemma in BB6 when Eugene had to stay after taking the money, but if you get to go then you take the money and run surely?

Only if you're someone who'd take the money and run and don;t mind everyone knowing you're that kind of person.

[Julian-Freak]

I am going out on a limb here.

I think if both decide to share the money, if either goes, I do think they will keep to their word.

I just hope they both decide to stay in the house.
If that is an option.

[MisoSoup]

Originally Posted by Julian-Freak

I am going out on a limb here.

I think if both decide to share the money, if either goes, I do think they will keep to their word.

I just hope they both decide to stay in the house.
If that is an option.

But why would they? What's in it for them? What would be the point?

[trevor tiger]

Originally Posted by Veri

Only if you're someone who'd take the money and run and don;t mind everyone knowing you're that kind of person.

What kind of a person I think it would be ridiculous not to take it. They are engaged in an entertainment show with a prize and given a way of sharing that prize without having to win. It would be common sense to agree to that IMO.

[the pieman]

Originally Posted by Salv*

I don't think they will take it to be fair. It's so annoying, they should have made it 10k! Not ****ing 50k! If they made it 50k, the winner should still get 100k!

both of them will take it in a heartbeat. if they're told the first one out the door gets the cash there'll be 2 cartoon style puffs of smoke where they were just standing

agree about the cash, i thought the rumoured 25k was too much but 50 is ridiculous

[Kyle_T]

Originally Posted by Veri

Only if you're someone who'd take the money and run and don;t mind everyone knowing you're that kind of person.

I'm just going to say it: there is no one in that house who wouldn't take the money and run.

[jende]

Originally Posted by Fried Kickin

Luke S finishing in the bottom 2 in an 8 way eviction last week?
He'll bang that buzzer and run away laughing.

This is the reason why I think he'll go for it. I know he's let his ego take over before and put him in crap (fake agent), but surely, second last to Caroline in a nearly all up eviction, he must suss he's going nowhere near that prize money by doing it the proper way. If he doesn't press it, I think his ego will have won again!

Conor I think believes he's the winner. I really do think he thinks he has it in the bag. So more time in the house, make himself not look like he's just there for money and I would imagine him happily letting Luke S take the dosh. Plus if they're going to share as they said they would, then a third of the dosh is his anyway.

[Sarah Soreen]

Originally Posted by Veri

Only if you're someone who'd take the money and run and don;t mind everyone knowing you're that kind of person.

What kind of person? A realist?

No-one would turn down £50k for a bunch of people they dont even like

[jende]

Originally Posted by Veri

Only if you're someone who'd take the money and run and don;t mind everyone knowing you're that kind of person.

To be fair, I think alot of people would take the dosh and run.

When Eugene got a share of the prize money and was therefore out the final, all the HM's agreed he made the right decision. I remembered being surprised as I thought some might moan, but they all seemed to accept he got a great deal and understood why he took it.

The thing is, BB have made this rule. I can't stand Conor or Luke S, but the challenge has been chucked at them. They didn't demand BB gave them 50k, BB decided it. It's a task and part of their challenge. If they take it, they're just following BB's rules. Still think it's all total crap, but I'm not sure they will be seen as 'that kind of person' when BB set it up for them to go for it.

[Darcyprincess]

Originally Posted by Salv*

I don't think they will take it to be fair. It's so annoying, they should have made it 10k! Not ****ing 50k! If they made it 50k, the winner should still get 100k!

I do, they both know that they are not favourites. I think that Conor will be the first to take it myself. He will take the money and get out to be with his girlfriend! As fast as possible! I have no doubt about it!

[ryanr554]

Luke S will take the money quicker than Nicola McClean said "SHRED SHRED SHRED SHRED"

[Darcyprincess]

Originally Posted by Julian-Freak

I am going out on a limb here.

I think if both decide to share the money, if either goes, I do think they will keep to their word.

I just hope they both decide to stay in the house.
If that is an option.

I would never trust Conor, maybe Luke S. But Conor would take the money and not share it!

[GottaBeAdored]

Originally Posted by dirrrty

One will take it, bet they will decide quickly to share it, but then decide who will stay, person who goes will get more money.

That's how I see it going. Some kind of agreement to share all potential winnings.

[Darcyprincess]

Originally Posted by Salv*

I don't think they will take it to be fair. It's so annoying, they should have made it 10k! Not ****ing 50k! If they made it 50k, the winner should still get 100k!

Do you know what would be hilarious. Neither of these two are that clever. Wouldn't it be funny if they thought that BB was trying to have one over them and tricking them to get them out of the house and neither of them took the money for that reason!

[singlefish]

they'll boot each other's bas to get the 50k!! Who wouldn't?

Pile a poo!!

[ShadowTillNow]

Connor deserves to win. He said so himself remember.

[MrRight]

Conor would eat a litter of puppies for that money.
It's just whether he can convince Luke S that he should get it. I reckon Big Bollock will give in to him.

[hunkydory]

Originally Posted by Rotsea Rover

I agree I think they both have too bigger ego's to take it. They both think they are capable of winning the show and the title means more to them I think

they have already talked about spliting the winnings if one of them won the show
conor thinks he has a strong chance of winning the show
as he's been saved 4 times so they might choose luke to take the money and share it and if conor wins the show share
win win to them 25 or 50k each

[dan121]

How about "Conor you have pressed the red button and will now leave and collect the 50K, However because you talked about nominations in the white room you are no longer entitled to the prize money. Please leave in 5, 4"

[Emmaaaa]

I thought their egos and self belief might get in the way of them taking the money. They should know they're unpopular, but even though it's a vote to save, an eviction vote isn't always about the best housemate winning. Luke S might think his fans were voting to save Ashleigh instead of him because they thought she'd be in more danger of leaving/more danger of stopping Caroline from leaving, and there is some truth in that. He'd be wrong to think that, but is he arrogant and stupid enough? Quite possibly.

They should really know that winning BB guarantees nothing, but you get housemates going in every year expecting to come out as celebrities. Luke S and Ashleigh seem to think viewers like a fauxmance, so they don't have the strongest view of reality.

[dan121]

Originally Posted by Emmaaaa

I thought their egos and self belief might get in the way of them taking the money. They should know they're unpopular, but even though it's a vote to save, an eviction vote isn't always about the best housemate winning. Luke S might think his fans were voting to save Ashleigh instead of him because they thought she'd be in more danger of leaving/more danger of stopping Caroline from leaving, and there is some truth in that. He'd be wrong to think that, but is he arrogant and stupid enough? Quite possibly.

They should really know that winning BB guarantees nothing, but you get housemates going in every year expecting to come out as celebrities. Luke S and Ashleigh seem to think viewers like a fauxmance, so they don't have the strongest view of reality.

I agree Luke S might take the approach, "i can't take away half the prize from the other guys" good guy routine in the hope he will be loved for it, increasing his career opportunities.

[Veri]

Originally Posted by jende

...

When Eugene got a share of the prize money and was therefore out the final, all the HM's agreed he made the right decision. I remembered being surprised as I thought some might moan, but they all seemed to accept he got a great deal and understood why he took it.

...

Ant didn't agree, especially once he knew that if Eugene hadn't taken the money the prize would have doubled.

And taking the money is widely thought to be the reason why Eugene didn't win.

[Veri]

Originally Posted by trevor tiger

What kind of a person ...

Originally Posted by Sarah Soreen

What kind of person? ...

The kind who would take the money and run. There's no more to what I said than that.

...

Originally Posted by trevor tiger

What kind of a person I think it would be ridiculous not to take it. They are engaged in an entertainment show with a prize and given a way of sharing that prize without having to win. It would be common sense to agree to that IMO.

It won't seem common sense to someone who thinks it would be wrong to take the money, or to someone who thinks it would look bad to take the money.

They might also remember they Eugene probably would have won if he hadn't taken the easy money.

Originally Posted by Sarah Soreen

What kind of person? A realist?

No-one would turn down £50k for a bunch of people they dont even like

It wouldn't be for the other HMs. It would be either because they're not the sort of person who'd take the money and run, or because they don't want everyone to know they're that sort.

It's the person's own character, their own image of themself, or the image they want to project to the public, that would stop them, or at least mean they faced a dilemma.

[hulakula]

I think Luke will definitely take it, he must be aware that he has no chance of winning, considering that he came 7th in a vote to save.