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The Millennium Star predicting Donkey Kong's victory during the last five turns event inMario Party 3

“We're down to the last five turns! Let's take a look at the current standings.”

—Toad,Mario Party Superstars

TheLast Five Turns Event is an event from theMario Party series that takes place when there are only five turns left in the board game (four inMario Party 7 due to Bowser Time). EveryMario Party game has had some form of this event, except forMario Party Advance andMario Party: Island Tour, although the latter has a similar unnamed event that occurs on the boards.

History

Mario Party

The event made its debut in the originalMario Party, whichKoopa Troopa talks to the players playing the game to announce the current standings, then predicts who he thinks the Superstar will be at the end of the game. The prediction is chosen randomly; it is not influenced by the players' current stats and has no effect on the outcome of the game. Then, for the rest of the game, bothBlue Spaces andRed Spaces are worth twice the normal number of coins when landed on (players will gain or lose six coins), and Koopa gives twenty coins to players who pass him with the exception ofEternal Star, where Koopa Troopa is not present or if theNo Koopa item's in effect.

Mario Party 2

Koopa Troopa predicting the winner will beLuigi inMario Party 2

InMario Party 2, the event is hosted byToad (andBaby Bowser inBowser Land), who first gives the current standings then introduce a character to predict the Superstar. Usually, a green or red-shelled Koopa Troopa predicts it, but if Mario is a participant,Whomp may sometimes appear to make the prediction and will always choose Mario. However, in Bowser Land,Bowser will always appear to make the prediction, choosing the last-place player or one of the last-place players if players are tied. The predicted player is given 10 coins from the predictor. From that point onward, Blue and Red Spaces' value are doubled again, and players that land on the same space as another player play a DuelMinigame with that player before activating the space, unless one of the players has no coins.

Mario Party 3

Bowser predicting Mario's failure inMario Party 3

InMario Party 3, the event is the same as the last game, but it is usually theMillennium Star who predicts who the Superstar is, giving them 10 coins. Sometimes, Baby Bowser hosts the event and lets Bowser predict who the loser is. The predicted player ends up losing 10 coins to Bowser. If Mario is one of the playable characters on the board, there is a chance Whomp will appear and award him 10 coins. Afterwards, Blue and Red Spaces' value are doubled once more, and players that land on the same space as another player play a Duel Minigame with that player before activating the space, as in the last installment.

Mario Party 4

Mario Party 4's version of the Last Five Turns Event. Here,Boo is announcing the lottery drawing.

InMario Party 4, there are new changes to the event. Here, the board's host does a lottery if at least one player manages to get aLucky Party Ticket from theLottery Shop earlier in the game. The host spins a wheel showing all four players' faces. If a player's ticket matches all three faces shown from the wheel in order from left to right, they receive aStar. After that, the standings are given, then the host lets the player in last place spin a special roulette. Then, for the rest of the game, the board has one of these four new rules. However, only three of those rules will appear in the roulette, with the Coin Multiplier always being one of those rules:

• Coin Multiplier: Blue and Red spaces are worth double coins (an event from the previous three installments in theMario Party series).
• All Red Spaces becomeBowser Spaces.
• All Red Spaces becomeFortune Spaces.
• Star Present: The price of Stars changes from 20 coins to being absolutely free, with no option to decline the Star.

SinceMario Party 4, if more than one player/team is in last place, the player/team in the bottom of the standings will be the one to spin a roulette. Also, due to the lack of proper Duel Minigames inMario Party 4, Duel Minigames will not occur when a player lands on the same space as another player.

Mario Party 5

InMario Party 5, Bowser hosts the event. He first gives the current standings as usual, then brings the player in last place to him to spin a roulette. Depending on the result, the board will have one of four new rules for the rest of the game:

• Plus and Minus Spaces are worth triple coins (and players either get or lose nine coins), a strengthened version of the old rule from the previous four installments.
• All Minus Spaces becomeBowser Spaces (returning from the previous installment).
• All Plus Spaces and Minus Spaces becomeCapsule Spaces; existing Capsule Spaces are overridden.
• FiveStar Spaces are on the board at all times.

Eldstar then shows concern over which new rule will be added.

Also, like in previous games, when a player lands on the same space as another player during the last five turns, a duel minigame is initiated.

In Story Mode, Bowser doubles the coins earned in duel battles (fromDuel Spaces). If the player passes Koopa Kid, they will lose 10 coins if they lose the minigame; however, if Koopa Kid loses, he will lose 30 coins. If Koopa Kid passes the player, they will lose 20 coins if they lose the minigame, but if Koopa Kid loses, he will lose 10 coins.

Mario Party 6

Mario Party 6's version of the Last Five Turns Event

InMario Party 6, the event is hosted byBrighton during the day and byTwila at night. Whoever is hosting it gives the current standings, then lets the player in last place spin a bonus wheel, giving them one of the following:

• Blue and Red Spaces are worth triple the number of coins (so characters gain or lose nine coins), as well as gaining 15 coins when landing on their ownCharacter Spaces.
• Receive 40 coins.
• Have five of their Character Spaces added to the board.
• Bowser Revolution: Bowser comes to take everyone's Coins and splits them evenly among all the players.

There are only cosmetic differences between Brighton's and Twila's hosting of this event.

As with the last game, if both players land on the same space, then it will trigger a Duel Minigame.

Mario Party 7

Bowser confronting the losing team in The Last Four Turns Event

InMario Party 7, this event is called theLast Four Turns Event, since theBowser Time event occurs every five turns. Bowser also hosts this event, but makes Koopa Kid give the current standings (in reverse order, however). Bowser summons the player or team in last place to spin his roulette wheel and obtain one of the following bonuses or rule changes:

• Landing on Blue and Red Spaces gives and takes triple the number of coins respectively (as well as landing on one's ownCharacter Spaces).
• The player (or team) receives 40 coins.
• The price of Stars is halved (forGrand Canal andBowser's Enchanted Inferno! only).
• The price of ridingChain Chomps is halved (forPyramid Park only).
• All Red Spaces become Bowser Spaces (cannot occur on Grand Canal, Pyramid Park, and Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!; there are no Bowser Spaces on Bowser's Enchanted Inferno! despite the fact that it is a Bowser board).
• 10Koopa Kid Spaces are added on the board.

LikeMario Party 4, a Duel Minigame will no longer occur if a player lands on the same space as another player.

Mario Party 8

The special event, Chump Charity

InMario Party 8, this event is retooled and renamedChump Charity, and is hosted byMC Ballyhoo. First, Ballyhoo gives out the current standings, as is commonplace with previous games. He then gives the player(s) or team in last place a piece ofDuelo Candy. If the game is being played onKoopa's Tycoon Town, Ballyhoo gives the player(s) or team 30coins instead. ThenBig Top, his hat, showers the entire board with coins, placing acoin bag on eachRed Space and one coin on all other spaces unoccupied by players at the time.

InKing Boo's Haunted Hideaway, if the player receives aStar fromKing Boo and he rearranges the rooms, the coins and coin bags will no longer appear.

In Duel Battle andStar Battle Arena, there is a very similar version of this event calledSpecial Bonus. Here, MC gives out the standings, and the losing player uses the dart wheel to obtain a prize to try to catch up to the goal before their opponent does.

The prizes for each board are as follows:

• DK's Treetop Temple -Thrice Candy,Springo Candy, or nothing
• Goomba's Booty Boardwalk -Vampire Candy, 20 coins, or nothing
• King Boo's Haunted Hideaway - Thrice Candy, Springo Candy, or nothing
• Shy Guy's Perplex Express -Bowlo Candy, 20 coins, or nothing
• Koopa's Tycoon Town -Bitsize Candy, 20 coins, or nothing
• Bowser's Warped Orbit -Bullet Candy,Bowser Candy, or nothing

Mario Party DS

Final 5 Frenzy

InMario Party DS, the Last Five Turns Event is renamedFinal 5 Frenzy. In it,Bowser gives out the current standings as usual and gives the losing player a bonus, chosen by a wheel. AllFriend Spaces are also changed intoDuel Spaces.

Possible Prizes presented in the Final 5 Frenzy:

• Get 20Coins
• Get 30 Coins (Toadette's Music Room andKamek's Library only)
• Get 1Star
• Get 10 Coins From Others
• Stars for 5 Coins (forWiggler's Garden,DK's Stone Statue, andBowser's Pinball Machine only)
• Get 100 Stars
• Get 300 Stars

The yellow prizes at the bottom of the wheel can never be awarded — if the wheel lands on a yellow prize, the wheel will suddenly turn to a different prize.

If multiple players are tied for last place, or if everybody is tied for first place, Bowser will randomly choose one of them to spin the roulette.

Mario Party 10

InMario Party 10, a variation of the event appears in amiibo Party, specifically after the minigame set before the eighth turn. When it happens, the standings are shown, then the person in last place gets a coin bonus. Afterwards, players can also pay 40 coins to get two Stars (or possibly 20, 30, or 50 if played on theToad Board or at least if the top left corner is the Toad Board), and when landing on a Blue Space or a Red Space, players earn or pay six coins.

Mario Party: Star Rush

InMario Party: Star Rush, this event, calledThe Last Hurrah, appears in Toad Scramble and Balloon Bash. In Toad Scramble, it occurs when the final boss appears, while in Balloon Bash, it occurs in the last three turns, like in the amiibo Party ofMario Party 10. The player in last place is given a choice between four cards, which may grant them an item (or an Ally in Toad Scramble).

Mario Party: The Top 100

When starting the fifth-to-last turn in Minigame Match inMario Party: The Top 100, Toad will give an item to the last-place player as they enter the "home stretch" of the game.

Super Mario Party

ForSuper Mario Party, the event takes place during the last three turns. First, the current standings are shown and Toad gives an assessment. A guest character, either the board's unique event character or Lakitu, will enter and pick a character whom they think will win, usually the one ranked lowest. That character will then receive an item. Blue and Red Spaces will have their coin output increased to six in most boards, and 10 inKamek's Tantalizing Tower. Lastly, Kamek will turn theBad Luck Spaces intoExtra Bad Luck Spaces that have harsher penalties.

In Partner Party mode, the events are slightly different. The standings, assessment, prediction, and item reward are the same as Mario Party mode. After the item has been distributed, the number of Stars that can be purchased at a time will increase from one to two, or two to three on Tantalizing Tower Toys. After Kamek changes the Bad Luck Spaces, an additional five allies will be distributed across the board for players to pick up.

Mario Party Superstars

InMario Party Superstars, the event works much like it does in the Nintendo 64 installments, with the value of Blue and Red Spaces being doubled, players dueling whenever they land on the same space, and a winner being predicted after the current standings are announced. The predicted winner will receive a random item, such as aWarp Block,Super Warp Block,Plunder Chest,Boo Bell, orGolden Pipe. They also have a chance of receiving 10 or 20 coins. If the board hasKoopa Banks, they will make players who pass them pay five coins instead of three. Additionally, if the board's background music is set to "Modern" in theOption House, a unique "homestretch" variant of that board's music will play during the last five turns.

The predictor is chosen from a small pool depending on the board:

• Yoshi's Tropical Island:Cheep Cheep orUrchin
• Space Land:Snifit orWhomp
• Peach's Birthday Cake:Lakitu orGoomba
• Woody Woods:Woody orMonty Mole
• Horror Land:Kamek (daytime) orKing Boo (nighttime)

Super Mario Party Jamboree /Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV

InSuper Mario Party Jamboree and itsNintendo Switch 2 port, this event is officially calledHomestretch. Toad announces the current standings, then declares that Blue and Red Spaces values have been doubled, and normal duels will occur when two or more players land on the same space. After that, one of five special events will occur, either chosen randomly or by one of the players (except in Pro Rules). The possible events are as follows:

• One player receives a Mushroom.
• Add one Star Exchange. - Add one more possible location to buy a Star, which can only be bought once and will be gone permanently after purchase. This event does not appear inMario's Rainbow Castle due to the Star's fixed location.
• All players receive a Star Steal Trap.
• All players receive Double Dice.
• Blue Spaces and Red Spaces coins double. - Double the effects of Blue Spaces and Red Spaces again to 12 coins.
• All players' coins double.
• Add more Bowser Spaces. - Replaces two or three spaces with Bowser Spaces. This event does not appear inKing Bowser's Keep, asImpostor Bowser manages the Bowser Spaces on this board.
• Add more Chance Time Spaces.- Replaces two to four spaces with Chance Time Spaces.

Toad will then give players two useful tips before the game continues.

If the player who was in last place during the Homestretch manages to become the Superstar, they will receive the "Miracle Worker" achievement.

Profiles

Mario Party 2

• Wii Virtual Console manual: "When you reach the last five turns of the game, Toad appears and announces the current standings, and someone will receive 10 coins. Also, the following rules are added."
  • "Blue and Red Spaces are worth double. Gain or lose six coins."
  • "When two players land on the same space, a duel minigame occurs."

See also

• Homestretch!

Names in other languages

Notes

• In theMario Party 7 manual, it says 10 Blue or Red Spaces turn into Bowser Spaces in the Last Four Turns. This is most likely an error, as Blue and Red Spaces turn into Koopa Kid Spaces in-game.

References

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