Yeah, fair enough, I wasn't disputing such things

Alright, down to business. Sorry it's taking so long. I'll have number 14 next, please!

Coming right up!

[14] - $50,000

The top two are still in play ! Big offer coming your way.

BANKER'S OFFER

$178,000

Acceptee ou refusee?

Let's do this. REFUSEE!

Number 15, please.

You're the man, Dan !

Before we go on, I want to make you aware of four things:

Since Le Banquier premiered on TVA in 2007, no contestant has ever...
-Kept the top two in play this long.
-Seen a Dream Finish scenario in live play or in a proveout.
-Won the $500,000 top prize.

Also, the highest amount ever won was $257,000, and that happened earlier this season on the TVA version. Oddly enough, that contestant sold off the $500,000 case.

With that in mind, let's open case 15.

[15] - $750

Holy boats, this is amazing! Only one blue left on the board, and it's the one with the Maxi Case bonus (a holiday). Mega money may be your future, and that's making Monsieur le Banquier very nervous.

BANKER'S OFFER

$220,000

Acceptee ou refusee?

'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. '

- Theodore Roosevelt, 23 April 1910.

Merci, mais REFUSEE!

Number 16, please.

Well, you're definitely in the Hall of Fame as our most philosophical contestant, I'll give you that.

You're pushing this game into uncharted territory, and boldly going where no Le Banquier contestant has gone before. So that's to be commended .

And now, for case 16.

[16] - Maxi Case | $100 - YOU DID IT ! You now have an all-red board, and you're going to Jamaica! This exotic holiday is worth $10,000!

The man on the other end of this phone is speaking in a very small voice. He's having difficulty coming to terms with what is happening here.

"Prenez ca, et quitter maintenant."

BANKER'S OFFER

$300,000

Acceptee ou refusee?

'Though the darkness may engulf us
Its current hinder us from setting sail;
We shall stand tall relentless
For through the never, we shall prevail.'

- Daniel Karmy, 02.10.2013.

It is time.

REFUSEE!

Finally, number 25, please.

TAKE IT, Daniel. It's the AVERAGE of the board and the BIGGEST offer in Le Banquier history.

Occasionally, Mr Rodriguez, one must defy all logic, past form and belief in order to achieve the unthinkable.

Dan's made his decision, Ben. He's going after big game.

Like I said before, no one's ever gone this far. Sure, there have been some games where the hall-mill stuck around until the end, but it was never won. That could very well change in the span of the next few minutes.

Get calling, get texting, and start tweeting on the Twitter Machine, folks. No matter what happens from here onwards, Daniel Karmy is going to make Le Banquier history.

Case 25 is the last case to open before the final offer of the game. Very best of luck to you, Dan, because it will be a game-changer.

[25] - $1,000 - YA, DAS DA SHEE !!!

For the first time in seven years, we've got the Dream Finish - and in live play, too. Dan, this is amazing !

The Banker is at wits' end right now. He knows he's in trouble, whatever happens next.

BANKER'S OFFER

$450,000

That is the largest offer in the show's history, and the highest one that can be made. I just want you to know that.

How much faith do you have in case 17, which you picked at the start of the game? Do you think it contains the jackpot?

For the last time, est-ce que cette offre est acceptee ou refusee?

As time would have it, every man must have his moment. Never has a greater opportunity so much as glanced my way than that which rests before me tonight, and now is my time to seize it for all that it is worth. Whether that is $400,000 or $500,000 matters not to me.

Thank you, but REFUSEE!

History is about to be made, and the Banker is already reeling.

However, he's got enough strength left to make you one final offer.

BANKER'S OFFER

SWAP

Swap or no swap?

WOW, I never thought that, out of all people, daniel123 would go all the way for the $500,000 on Le Banquier.

Apologies for the delay - I've been at work...

Anyhow. That's quite an easy decision, Mark; NO SWAP!

Whatever the outcome of this final case opening, I really must thank you for giving me one of the absolute highlights of my time here. It's been wonderful.

Dan, it's been our pleasure having you on the show. In addition to making history, you've also given us some things to think about with your philosophical responses to the offers. So we thank you for that .

You've declined every offer in the game, plus the swap, so it's now time to open case 17. Here we go.

Well, the amount inside this case has five zeroes in it, and in front of them is...


He's done it, folks! For the first time ever on this version - and the first time in while in this part of the forum - we have a jackpot winner! Let's make it official.

DANIEL KARMY - HALF-MILLIONAIRE

But that's not all he's won. He's also got a $10,000 bonus courtesy of Capital One, a $10,000 photography package from Canon, and a trip to Jamaica worth $10,000. That makes for a total of $530,000 in cash and stuff !

And for those keeping track, the $400,000 resided in case 18.

Well, that about does it for this installment of Le Banquier. Will our next contestant be able to equal Dan's feat? Find out next time. Until then, this is Mark David saying merci, et bonne soiree !

WOW, WOW, WOW, ................................

BRILLIANT job Daniel for having the GUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, WOW, WOW, ................................

You had the board to go all the way for the $500,000, and despite getting some mammoth offers along the way that said otherwise, you made brave but calculated risks throughout and it paid off SPECTACULARLY!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, well...this has just been an extraordinary experience. Half a million dollars...

Thank you, it really has been wonderful.