Well, today was most certainly a tale of 2 shows. It got off to a grinding halt at the start with that Pay The Rent, which in my opinion wasn't really that much more or less winnable than any of the other times we've seen that game, and then Double Prices and Dice Game were both disappointing losses considering they were easy setups. (Seriously, why did she think that last number in Dice Game was a 2 or a 1? Maybe it's because they've been really evil in setting up Dice Game enough times that when they're finally nice, no one is able to give them the benefit of the doubt?)
But then after that, oh boy. Flip Flop started us off, and then TTM and Secret X were both particularly impressive wins! TTM is always nice to see won, and that was the first time when Secret X was won with the X at the bottom in several seasons - Mike really got fooled there! And then that contestant went from barely knowing where to put the X to DSWing an Acura! I bet Mike nearly fainted at that result. Here's a hint: When both showcases are that expensive, you probably shouldn't have the ARP of either showcase end in anything between 000-250; if the showcase ARP had been 49251, for example, she wouldn't have DSWed because she would have been off by $251. and most people tend to bid ending in -000. This is a practice that I'm pretty sure Mike has used frequently in setting previous showcases up, but I wonder why he got cocky today).
Still, honestly this was by far the best of the three Mike Christmas weeks. I was beginning to get skeptical after Wednesday's and Thursday's shows, but then today's second half went and made me feel better all on its own. Let's just hope this doesn't affect the budget too much now in the coming year.
Timings:
Pay The Rent (7) - 5:52
Double Prices (3) - 2:56
Dice Game (4.5)- 4:45
Flip Flop (3.5) - 3:17
That's Too Much! (5) - 3:20
Secret X (4.5)- 4:57
Total (27.5): 25:07