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Million Dollar Money Drop Couple Invited Back - It seems like every few months one of the networks trots out a brand new, shiny game show where contestants compete for ludicrous amounts of money. The newest of the new is Fox’s Million Dollar Money Drop, and as these things go, this one is strangely addicting. Here’s the basic plot. The contestants are given a million dollars. They are then asked seven multiple choice questions one at a time. For each, they must place all of the money a top one or more answers. One time runs out, the bottom drops out of the incorrect answers, leaving only the money remaining atop the correct answer. Sounds awesome, right? Unfortunately, the less than a week old game show is already beset by controversy. Million Dollar Money Drop Couple Invited Back According to The Chicago Sun-Times, Gabe Okoye and his girlfriend Brittany May, contestants on Monday’s premiere episode, were sent home after they (in)correctly answered the following question: which we...

Million Dollar Money Drop - The key to a good TV game show is creating a concept that allows viewers to play along from their couches, and "Million Dollar Money Drop" does just that. A good host helps, too, and Kevin Pollak is at the helm of "Million Dollar Money Drop." He knows when to step in with a joke to move the contest along. The concept here is fairly simple: Two people play as a team. At the start, they're handed $1 million to lose. Really. Over the course of the show, they'll face a series of multiple-choice questions. Each time, they must bet a chunk of the money on their answers. What's left over at the end, they keep. But having anything left, of course, is easier said than done. Million Dollar Money Drop In the first show, viewers meet Brittany and Gabe, an outgoing pair of players. "This million is yours," Pollak tells them, pointing to the stacks of cash. "We can touch it?" Brittany asks. "We can ...