Cavite School of Life

E.V.Y. Comp., P.F. Espiritu St., Panapaan III, City of Bacoor, Cavite
(046) 502-5826 / Telefax 417-7738
Email address: caviteschooloflife@yahoo.com

Project Proposal:
Game of Chance
In

Statistics and Probability

Group 1:
Patrick Daniel B. Belarmino
Miguel Y. Pasion
Pauline Pasilio
Miah Baulo
Angel Fudolig
 I. Background

Plinko is the most popular pricing game on The Price is Right. Debuting on January 3,
1983 and created by the late Frank Wayne, it is played for a cash prize of up to $50,000
and also awards prizes valued under $100. It is frequently said to be the most famous of
all the pricing games.

II. Gameplay
- The contestant is given one round flat disc-- called a Plinko chip-- and can
earn up to four more using small prizes, for a total of five chips. The small
prizes are presented one at a time, each bearing a two-digit price with one
of the digits incorrect. The contestant must decide which digit is correct to
win another Plinko chip as well as the small prize.

- The contestant then takes the chips they have earned up a set of stairs to
the top of the Plinko board. The board is made up of a field of pegs, with
each row offset from the previous row. At the bottom of the board are nine
slots marked symmetrically with the values (from outside to the single
center slot) $100, $500, $1,000, $0, $10,000.

- One at a time, the contestant lays each Plinko chip flat against the top of
the board and releases it. As the chip falls, it is deflected by pegs, making
it virtually impossible to predict where the chips will land. In addition, the
sides of the board are in a zigzag pattern which also allows the chips to
ricochet back toward the center. The contestant wins whatever money
corresponds with the slot the chip lands in, with a running total displayed
on a scoreboard next to the Plinko board.

- If a chip becomes stuck on the board, it is knocked free; the drop does not
count and the chip is returned to the contestant to drop again. When a
chip is stuck above arm's length, the host will usually use a long stick to
dislodge the chip. Barker referred to the stick as his "Trusty Plinko Stick,"
 while current host Drew Carey has referred to it as just the "Plinko stick" or
"Plinko wand." On Doug Davidson's version, he would whack the stick
against the board in a futile effort to get the chip down instead of simply
dislodging it.

- Contestants cannot stop and quit with any money after dropping any
Plinko chips; contestants must drop each Plinko chip and the total amount
accumulates after each drop as stated above.