Joe_Capitano wrote:
You mean ONE-BID #2, etc. IUFB refers only to the item itself.
Uhhh, yeah, and I've been referring to everything from the moment that they come back to commercial until the moment the contestant walks up the steps as "IUFB #_" - as in the entire segment, not just specifically referring to the item itself or the bids.
And, that's something I've been doing for months. That's not something new... Nor am I the only one that tends to do so.
SteveGavazzi wrote:
I don't know why, but I'm curious why Jana bid $39 on the cereal dispenser in Spelling Bee instead of $40.
Beats me, especially with so many people shouting "$40". Then again, I'm still puzzled over the "$19" lamp, when more than a few of us were shouting "$33!", with some $30's and $40's mixed in...
I'm impressed that Bart's actually been keeping the Big Wheel on-camera lately when people have been giving "shout-outs"...and it finally paid off today when Jana got her dollar!
Yes, that has been nice to see...
Was anybody else really excited to see the Lob-Ster machine today? That thing hasn't been used in months! 
Uhhh, yes, and no.. Sitting in the audience, I didn't know whether to laugh, or be worried about balls flying into the audience.. Gabi was an equal mix of hilarious and unnerving up there.
And speaking of the Lob-Ster machine...how in the world did Bertha not know that that's what she was supposed to be bidding on? 
As I said, poor Bertha seemed lost from the moment Rich called her name until the moment they did the "Contestants not appearing on stage" shot. I don't know if Bertha doesn't watch regularly or was nervous as hell, but she had no idea what was going on at all, and I was disappointed (for her sake) that she was the one who got picked from the senior group.
heelsrule1988 wrote:
I wouldn't mind sitting where you did that day. 
Jennifer and Bryan were both very nice people, and it was a pleasure to have spent the day hanging out with them. I wasn't directly next to them, though - a man named Robert and his wife were between myself and them, but close enough that I could converse with Bryan and Jennifer throughout the day...
Quite honestly, I'm surprised you didn't put Jennifer on your list of "hotties", even though she wasn't a contestant.
Unfortunately, your voice was drowned out by about 300 dumb audience members. 
I don't know if quite that many were shouting to him to change something besides the 4, but there were some, yes.. We had a few shouting to change the 9, and I even heard a few shouting to change the 8 to a 6.. Fortunately, those of us shouting to change the 4 to a 2 must've caught Ivory's attention.
starcade wrote:
I know -- that guy almost grabbing on to the 4th chair of Contestants' Row was just too much. SECURITY!!! 
I loved that shot of you, on your feet, waving your arms as Joel played Pushover - almost as if they thought you were part of Joel's group or something (as that almost seems to be the only way to get a shot of the audience during a pricing game anymore)... Haha..
Freeze Frame: Blame the audience on that one. We were all calling for what he hit, and he almost got too lazy and we had to wait for it to come all the way around. A possible fix would be to make it mechanical to speed it up, but that's just my opinion.
If pricing games were won by majority vote (and thank goodness they aren't, because it'd do more harm than good in the long run), that would've been a win. A great number of us thought $7,930. D'OH! on us.
Spelling Bee: Maddy had the three prizes to win three cards, but wasn't up there. And what WAS behind #1?
And, for the record, I teased Starcade here for screaming for Jana to pick card #1. After all, we have no idea what's behind those cards in the audience anymore so than we do sitting at home. My belief on Spelling Bee has always been just to pick numbers you like (which for me would be 3, 8, 9, 13, etc...).
A shame Jana didn't listen to those of us up front shouting "$33!!". She wouldn't have had to have bothered with the last two prizes, and I'll always wonder if a fifth card would've made a difference.
Take Two: That one might have to be blamed on me. Since you can't hear anything in there, I started twirling my finger to signify the globe spinning. He had the right big prize -- just didn't get the other one.
Me, you, and quite a few others...
One Away: Yep. Send Maddy to the Bob Barker Studio and One Away gets played. Hardest of all, though -- since the contestant got 4!
Which means maybe now is a good time to start placing your One Away bets for the season 35 premiere?
Person in audience asks during commercial about Bob's favorite games, to which he responds at least with Hole in One.
Idiot near CR: "Okay, Bob... Nice and easy!"
Yes, he said Hole In One is his favorite, when he's making his putts.
And for those of you keeping score at home, he's on a streak of three straight made putts.
Bob looked bemused, and would've said something if time hadn't been called to get on the break.
Perhaps a certain line from Happy Gilmore?
Another fun show, but can we please cut it out with the bleeping "I NEED A CAR!!" Pick Me shirts?
"I've never had a contestant who doesn't need a new car, or need money." - Bob
temptation1979ga wrote:
It's funny you say that; all of my summaries over the last 14 years refer to them as IUFBs as well. I dunno, IUFB just sounds more comprehensive to me, even though it's not. To each his own, though. 
And Maddy thanks you...
