Plinko

Plinko

Plinko is played for a potential grand prize of $50,000. The contestant is given one free Plinko chip and can win up to four more by pricing four small prizes, all of which are under $100 each. For each prize, the contestant is shown a price and must choose which digit of two displayed—the first or the second—is correct. The contestant wins the small prize and an extra chip for choosing the correct digit. After pricing all of the items, the contestant places one chip at a time atop a giant pegboard (styled similarly to a bean machine) and drops it, where it eventually falls into one of nine spaces at the bottom. The values of these spaces are arranged symmetrically. From the outside in, the sequence is $100–$500–$1,000–$0, with the middle space worth $10,000. The contestant wins the corresponding amount of money once the chip falls into a space, and the chip is removed from the board. If a chip becomes stuck on the board where the contestant cannot reach it to set it in motion again, it is knocked loose, and returned to the contestant to drop once again, with any and all stuck drops not being counted against contestants. The process is repeated until the contestant uses all of their Plinko chips.