During Gridlock, why was Manuela standing there? Do the cars not always move on their own?
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly why she stood there since she didn't model anything else during the segment.
My thoughts on Gridlock! are that it's a pretty decent game. Its set is pretty cool and I like the unique mechanics of the cars, which are akin to other games like Hurdles and Rat Race. Speaking of the latter, this appears to be the first new pricing game explicitly played for cars since Rat Race in 2010, and that's pretty neat. It should help balance out the abundant number of playings that Lucky $even, That's Too Much! and (obviously) Money Game have been receiving in recent years.
One little thing I think could be improved with the prop is what the monitor does for a right/wrong answer. The animation's okay, but to me it would look better if the border and background behind the numbers lit up either red or bright green to denote right/wrong. Others have said how the overall presentation could be better, and I kind of echo that.
Interested to see more playings of the game soon and if any improvements will happen. Hopefully we'll know for sure how many mistakes players get by the next game.