Million Dollar Challenge Documentary

a feat unto it's self.

Rjmoncrief said:
I'm sure It didn't make a difference to Earl. I was referring to the difficulty of the task of running out 11 racks verses making it on the snap 5-6 times then running out the rest. Just wasn't sure how many times he made it on the snap.
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Sometimes I wonder how people could believe that Earl made the 9 on the break 5 or 6 times out of 11...that would be a feat unto it's self. :eek:
 
CJ Wiley said:
Sometimes I wonder how people could believe that Earl made the 9 on the break 5 or 6 times out of 11...that would be a feat unto it's self. :eek:
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CJ, would you answer the questions in this thread about which racks are shown on the DVD?
 
The last games were video taped and we put them all on the DVD (7-11)

PoolBum said:
CJ, would you answer the questions in this thread about which racks are shown on the DVD?
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The last games were video taped and we put them all on the DVD (7-11) ..... the video is a bit different than what people remember, including Jay and me.....I've watched it several times and keep picking up "unusual" things about it. :D

Doing this documentary made me believe that it was "meant to be," for Earl to run those racks.....I don't think anything on this earth could have stopped it from happening. The only question now is "where is this all leading?" ......I'm guessing TV or Movie in the near future. 'The Game is the Teacher'
 
CJ,

I just tried to buy the DVD's but it says can't ship to Canada? I bought from your site below. Did something change?
 
Has anyone else had trouble ordering the Million Dollar Documentary?

JD_Hogg said:
CJ,

I just tried to buy the DVD's but it says can't ship to Canada? I bought from your site below. Did something change?
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We have a glitch in our ordering system, please try again in a couple of hours....we're working on it now. Has anyone else had trouble ordering the Million Dollar Documentary?

We have the DVDs on Back Order right now and they'll be in later today or first thing tomorrow if anyone's wondering about their orders. We will ship them out immediately upon arrival.....thanks for everyone's patience, this week set a record for shipping in the United States we were just told.
 
How it's made makes 0 difference.

If he made it 11 times on the break, Incredible
If he ran 11 racks Incredible
If he made 3 times and ran out 8 Incredible

Any configuration that you can think of for 11 wins in a row is incredible.



Rjmoncrief said:
I'm sure It didn't make a difference to Earl. I was referring to the difficulty of the task of running out 11 racks verses making it on the snap 5-6 times then running out the rest. Just wasn't sure how many times he made it on the snap.
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He actually did make it in racks 6 thru 11

jay helfert said:
He did not make it once on racks 6 thru 11. He may have made it twice in the first five racks. He definitely had the break shot wired on that table.
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That's not quite accurate. ;) He actually did make it in racks 6 thru 11.....maybe more than once.
 
Didn't someone run 10 or 11 racks before or after?

CJ Wiley said:
Sometimes I wonder how people could believe that Earl made the 9 on the break 5 or 6 times out of 11...that would be a feat unto it's self. :eek:
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CJ, I vaguely remember that someone (can't recall his name at the moment) was losing 11-1 or 12-1 in a tournament and the losing player won 10 consecutive racks to tie (or within 1 game) but could not take the win. I guess it was one of your tournaments. Do you remember this feat? It came out in one of the Billiards Magazine of the time (either BD or Pool and Billiards). Anyone remebers this?
 
Isn't it inaccurate to keep saying earl won A million? Because the PCA didnt have the money and insurance wouldn't cover the payout?
This is what I read, is it accurate?

"Wiley promised great things, and launched his new tour with a $1 million bonus for any player who ran 10 consecutive racks in a PCA tournament. Unfortunately for Wiley and his insurance company, Strickland rifled through 11 straight racks against Nick Mannino in the PCA's very first tournament! Predictably, the insurance underwriter refused to pay the bonus, insisting that a policy had never been finalized. The dispute went to litigation, and the underwriters allegedly settled with Strickland for an undisclosed sum a year later."
 
I heard Earl broke his cue over in knee in celebration after making the combo for the big million. CJ would probably know. Considering he got back to the table after the celebration to continue shooting don't know if I believe that one.
 
He actually jumped about 3' up in the air and came down, breaking his cue

Dave714 said:
I heard Earl broke his cue over in knee in celebration after making the combo for the big million. CJ would probably know. Considering he got back to the table after the celebration to continue shooting don't know if I believe that one.
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He actually jumped about 3' up in the air and came down, breaking his cue (he stated in the documentary that "I had enough money to buy another pool cue">LoL).

He switched the broken shaft in the 11th rack and still managed to run it after all the celebration....that's even more impressive than the 10th one in my opinion.
 
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The Million Dollar Annuity had a cash value of app. $630,000 (or 50k a year/20 Years)

Dave714 said:
And I think Earl got paid YEARS later, not the next year.
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The litigation took 2.5 years. The Million Dollar Annuity had a cash value of app. $630,000 (or 50k a year for 20 years).....the first 50k was paid to Earl immediately after the tournament (we have that on video, it was also included on the PRIME SPORTS TV Broadcast).
 
This statements is inaccurate and is corrected in the documentary.

demon627 said:
Isn't it inaccurate to keep saying earl won A million? Because the PCA didnt have the money and insurance wouldn't cover the payout?
This is what I read, is it accurate?

"Wiley promised great things, and launched his new tour with a $1 million bonus for any player who ran 10 consecutive racks in a PCA tournament. Unfortunately for Wiley and his insurance company, Strickland rifled through 11 straight racks against Nick Mannino in the PCA's very first tournament! Predictably, the insurance underwriter refused to pay the bonus, insisting that a policy had never been finalized. The dispute went to litigation, and the underwriters allegedly settled with Strickland for an undisclosed sum a year later."
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He did win the million dollar annuity, which was 50k a year for 20 years. He had the option of settling for a cash amount which he did, although it was 2.5 years after his historic feat.

the insurance underwriter refused to pay the bonus, insisting that a policy had never been finalized.
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This statements is inaccurate and corrected in the documentary.
 
This should be in the For Sale Section

DVD promotion should be in the For Sale section not the main forum. Follow the 48 hour bump rule like everyone else...don't use the main forum!
 
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