Vaguely interesting idea. Right now, it doesn't mean much: David and Naveen only netted a thousand departure dollars each. But as the funds build up, we could see a lot of coins being dispensed when the game's seniors head for the raft. (Assuming the show lasts that long, which is not a safe assumption.) Will it always be one person who gets the exit gift? At some point in the future, will coins be dispersed to multiple recipients? How about a 'Bank' option, where you can put all your earnings into an exit check if you're convinced you're going out that night -- but if you stay around, you forfeit the lot?

Of course, this is FOX. Don't expect consistency. 'For this ouster, the coins will be peeled and eaten in front of you' is an option at some point down the line. But for as long as the dispersal lasts, it will change the dynamics of the group -- can you really afford to offend someone who might hand you a sack of calories on their way out? -- and it'll make the biggest winners into the biggest targets.

Perspectives?

• RE: Passing the chocolate: money transfer at departure.,CantStandToLook, 09:59 AM, 03-04-04

It does add an interesting new dynamic to the "game" doesn't it? I think that personalities will continue to clash regardless of possibility of getting money from someone kicked off. However, there will be those that do their best to kiss a$$ hoping to get some of that money and that will in turn bite them in the butt as the others realize what they're doing and turn on them.

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