Yes Ignacia did, Joe. Yes she did.
While the show was quite enjoyable today, it had almost nothing to do with Three Strikes, which to be frank, wasn't very interesting today. The game was just played badly. I can't say I feel sorry for Jesse for losing the game.
Thomas was fun, excited up on stage, and seemed to really want to win the electric car in Bonkers. I know Thomas made a couple of guesses in Bonkers with the first number lower than 5, but I don't really care: the whole thing was just wonderful to watch, with Thomas actually playing really fast, rushing to place the disks, and not looking into the audience!
Melissa was pretty. Aside from that, she was a lot of fun, particularly in contestants' row, after being $1ed by Thomas. That had to be the single most insane assault in Price is Right history. Or at least the most vicious one I can recall! I don't think Thomas minded too much, though; it looked like he was having fun with it, anyway. Bob had fun with the fight as well, about how Thomas would press charges, and that he rushed up on stage not because he was excited, but to get away from Melissa!
And with Melissa and Thomas around, it's a shame that Jesse had to be the one to win the showcase showdown.
Bidding $1 as the third bidder isn't smart to begin with, but it was extra bad today, since, while the contestants were bidding on the fourth item up for bids, Ignacia tried repeating Alice's $1300 bid, and Bob didn't catch it until after everyone had bid, with Michael bidding $1, which obviously didn't count. So we knew Michael was going to bid $1. Maxentius' bid of $1, with everyone knowing Michael wanted to bid $1, was just crazy: absolutely no surprise when Michael actually bid $2! The playful attack was fun, but at the same time, I can't feel sorry for Maxentius getting $1ed there.
I wonder why Roger makes Grocery Game so virtually impossible while making Hi Lo so mindlessly simple lately. Hi Lo could use a bit more difficulty, and Grocery Game could use a bit less.
Did anyone notice what Ignacia called the Tidy Cat in Grocery Game? Something I'm not sure I should be repeating on this board. I'm surprised they didn't edit that out, or bleep it out, or something.
Coming or Going fifth took me by surprise: I thought it would be Grocery Game. 'Course, that wound up being played sixth anyway, but it still caught me off guard.
Dice Game fourth is cool too. I don't think Dice Game has been played fourth yet this season, has it?
Considering Alice was a lil' old lady, I'm surprised Matilde got a much stronger reaction to be called to contestants' row than Alice did.
