Cody Fisher - Bet Your Bucks

BET YOUR BUCKS

The Routine:First of all, from an entertainment viewpoint, this is VERY commercial. The routine begins with some very funny custom music as the volunteer walks on stage. Cody presents the effect like a game show called “Bet Your Bucks.” After the volunteer “loans” the magician some money he gets a chance to try and win his money back!
Finally at the end of the game, after losing their money, the volunteer is awarded a consolation prize: The Bag Of Mystery!
IMPORTANT NOTE:The sealed bag is handed out to a member of the audience BEFORE the game even started! This is a real fooler!
The volunteer opens the bag to find a lemon and a knife! You never touched the bag, the lemon, or the knife! The volunteer actually cuts the lemon open to discover their signed bill!
The Details:The effect is KILLER and the method is completely self-working, allowing the performer to concentrate entirely on presentation!
Cody’s version has solved many of the standard problems that are normally associated with this effect. First of all, Cody’s routine provides wonderful justification for borrowing/signing the bill. This is absolutely hysterical and actually becomes a running gag throughout the show.
Secondly, Cody & Martin have solved the lemon loading process. This is normally the most difficult part of any bill to lemon routine. Leave it to a “worker” to make it this easy! Believe it or not, you will actually be able to load a signed bill into a lemon right in front of the audience and they will have NO CLUE! This is the diabolical method that fooled us all so badly! There are no sleights, no bold moves, no thumb tips, etc. In fact, when the bill is loaded, there is actually “NO HEAT” on the load as the audience perceives something completely different. (Without giving too much away, it is basically an ingenious device that enables the performer to very easily load a signed bill into a lemon and “seal” the lemon in the process!)
Finally, when the lemon is produced, it is actually examinable! Yes that’s right -- the lemon is completely sealed at both ends! The volunteer can actually cut the lemon open and remove their signed bill themselves!
Cody is also providing a professionally recorded CD that has his custom game show introduction “Bet Your Bucks.” It’s a very funny and commercial way to present this KILLER effect. However, one of the advantages of this gimmick is that you are not limited to any single routine. If you already have a routine that you use, you can simply incorporate Cody’s loading and sealing gimmicks into your existing routine! The loaded lemon can appear ANYWHERE you want: a sealed bag, nest of boxes, etc. With this device you are so far ahead of the audience; the possibilities are endless!