You know, today's show really didn't feel like The Price Is Right to me, due to simply too much focus on the celebrity, but it's not bad for what it is. I suppose I can live with one week of this a season, which is good because that's probably what we'll be getting from now on. Games were still played, contestants still won prizes (more than normal, in fact), and there was still excitement even if it did have that extra different element added. I thought Snoop did very well for his part. Most of the advice he gave seemed to be accurate, and you could tell he was a fan of the show. In particular, I loved his reaction before the Birdola's price was revealed when he realized Check-Out was won. I also really appreciated his showcase announcing - he has to be one of the best guest presenters we've had. And as Willy said in chat, his SC reveals were a bit over the top, but he put a whole lot more emotion into them than Drew ever would. Overall, he was enjoyable to have on - it wasn't the rapfest show some people may have been fearing.
As for the actual show itself, I thought Mike in general did a good job setting these games up, with the obvious exception of starting the week off with an unwinnable Lucky $even. That was a bad foot to start on. I appreciated a "winnable though challenging" setup for Check-Out's car though - that's about what Check-Out for a car should be. Also, today of all day we really needed to have all 5 Plinko chips won, and I'm glad Mike realized that. The lineup was very imbalanced as others have alluded to - in particular it led to lots of early complaints about the lineup, only to get two good games at the end. It turned out to be an OK game selection, but it sure didn't look that way for awhile. We'll see what the rest of the week brings. However, 5/6 is definitely a great way to lead off the week - Mike at least knows a good way to get people into a new element of the show is more wins! Now we have Jenny tomorrow, oy vey...
Timings:
Lucky $even (4.5) - 4:03
Push Over (4) - 3:08
One Wrong Price (3.5) - 3:29
Range Game (4) - 3:37
Check-Out (5.5) - 5:10
Plinko (5) - 5:38
Total (26.5): 24:55