Just watched 'Deal or No Deal', an episode with Wesley Autrey, the man who jumped in the path of an oncoming subway train to save a passenger who'd fallen from the platform (back in January).
Cutting to the chase, with 3 cases left in play - $25, $10K, and $1M - the offer was $305,000. He had previously turned down $148K and $209K.
Here's what he said to a writer before going on the show:
“I feel like the black prince of America,” he had told me earlier. “I just don’t have the money yet.”
"The Man" offered him $305,000 and he rejected it. I just don't understand. This guy is supporting about 14-15 people (including his SON'S kids!! a story in itself)...I just don't get it. The worst part was that he and all his family members who were present all kept saying the same thing: "Came with nothing, therefore there's nothing to lose".
Ugh.
The next case, of course, contained the million, and the final offer was $5000. He turned that down and left with $25, plus a Jeep donated by Chrysler.
There's still a chance he'll be able to sell his 'story' for big money, but there's already a lawsuit involved on that.
How a man who's broke could turn down $305,000 is beyond me, but I suspect if he'd been raised differently (his father left the home when he was a young kid), he might've made a smarter choice when such good fortune came his way.
