When Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayti answered what came first Post-It Notes or the Walkman on Million Dollar Money Drop, Gabe placed $800,000 of his $880,000 on Post-it Notes even though both came out before the 25 year old was born. The show said he was wrong even though he was right. They continued to play and eventually lost all of their money.
Well the wrong answer caused an internet frenzy and it was found out that the couple was correct. The show’s executive producer Joel Apploff released a statement to the NY Times saying that “the product was originally tested for sale in four cities under the name ‘Press ’N Peel’ in 1977, sold as ‘Post-its’ in 1979 when the rollout introduction began and sold nationwide in 1980.†He then thanked viewers “who brought this to our attention.”
So because of the mistake Fox has asked the couple to come back on the show, but there is a catch they are not getting the $800,000 because because he said that “was not the deciding question in their game.â€
So will they come back? As of now they are undecided because they don’t want to deal with that stress again. I can’t say I blame them, but I personally think that they were screwed and should get the $800,000 back because who is to say they would’ve gone on had they gotten the answer right on the show when they really did.
