The Silkair Monopoly Challenge

Went down to ngee ann city with bangzhi and kelvyn for the silkair monopoly challenge, cos bz registered and is participating for it in hope to win to top price of $10,000 cash and 1 yr of unlimited flights on silkair. It was really crowded, the area infront of the building had a large tentage erected and around 50 tables of monopoly sets set up.. the aim was to collect as mush money and assets as you can in 1 hr, and the top 16 contestents with the highest nett worth will get into the finals.
4 rounds has passed when i was there, i thnk there were about 200 to 250 participants for each round. and the top 16 has assets worth more than $100,000.. it's so impossible, try playing monopoly yourself and see how much you are worth in 1 hr. after some tips from bangzhi, i realise it's not just about luck.. lot's of skill involved, esp in terms of negotiating with the other contestants.
It was quite sad that bangzhi was at a table with 3 very new players and they were slow in throwing the dice, meaning money flows into the game very slowly, with a very new auntie (doctor) player totally un-negotiable, and always wanting very good deals for herself... in the end, he won for the table, but his nett worth wasn't high enough for the finals!! i'm starting to find the game interesting, maybe i should start playing it leisurely!!