alanfromderby wrote:
I do believe that the prize money should be kept, if only to keep the minds of the HM's focussed.
If you recall, it was the suddon realisation that the prize fund was rapidly disappearing, that caused the HM's to bundle Kitten out of the door during BB5.
With a bit of thought, I would suggest that the producers could come up with some interesting ways of exploiting the greed of the HM's.
I know what you mean alanfd - I think what I'm getting at is that not all the housemates are bothered about the prize fund (for whatever reason). The 'kitten incident' was absolutely hilarious, the split-second turnaround from "No, no, kitten - don't go!" to "GET OUT GET OUT, look at the money!".
Having said that, some of the housemates from that series ended up not that bothered about the cash, perhaps because it dwindled significantly.
I think I'm wondering whether a BIG pot of prize money would significantly change HMs' outlook at all. I know it depends on the individual.
BB4_Ray wrote:
I think they should start off with a large amount, say £250,000 but each time they break a rule, money gets deducted but they should not have a chance to make that money back.
The rule should be, you break a rule, you lose some cash...Tough!
I think that would have a definite impact, not only on the individuals, but also on the dynamics and various tensions in the house. Imagine one hm being obsessed with the prize fund and one not giving a monkey's about it.
