With the debut of a new pricing game!
First Four: Ada, Timothy, Leonora, Ruth
IUFB1: Greenhouse
Ruth: $1200
Leonora: $1100
Timothy: $950
Ada: $1500*
ARP: $1700
The Barker's Beauties Fan Club is present, and Bob jokingly refers to their members (who are all male) as Barker's Uglies!
PG1: Check Game--Played for a Game Table
Total must be between $3,000 and $3,500
Ada writes check for $1,500
ARP of Game Table: $2,500
Total: $4,000
LOSS
Second Calldown: Salvatore/Sal
IUFB2: Dishwasher
Sal: $525
Ruth: $450*
Leonora: $475
Timothy: $476
ARP: $469
PG2: Pathfinder--Played for a Dodge Shadow
No free numbers given; instead, Ruth stands on an asterisk
SP1: Food Container
SP2: Learning Curve
SP3: Vacuum Cleaner
First number: 7, 4, 5 or 3? Steps to 7, is right
Second number: 1, 0 or 6 9? Steps to 9, is right
Third number: 8, 3 or 7? Steps to 8, is right
Fourth number: 1 or 3? Steps to 3, is right
WIN!
Who needs those stinking SPs anyway? Also, this playing lacks the clangs and eroo's that we know and love, but soon they will be added to the game.
Third Calldown: Pauline
IUFB3: 2 Color TV's
Pauline: $450
Leonora: $500
Timothy: $550
Sal: $551*
ARP: $720
PG3: Poker Game--Played for Stemware, Range, Luggage and Lawnmower
Sal's Picks: Luggage ($688) and Range ($699)
Sal's Hand: 99886
Sal keeps his hand
Other ARP's: Stemware--$995, Lawnmower--$366
House's Hand: 99665
WIN!
SCSD1
Ada: .80
Sal: .35+.05=.40
Ruth: .05+.20=.25
Ada is going to the Showcase! A John C. Fremont reference is made here, as he was the original Pathfinder.
Fourth Calldown: John
IUFB4: Sofa Bed
John: $1175
Pauline: $899
Leonora: $800*
Timothy: $900
ARP: $829
PG4: Barker's Bargain Bar--Played for a Rocking Horse and Writing Desk
Bargain price of Horse: $1,400
Bargain price of Desk: $1,699
Leonora picks Desk
ARP of Horse: $1,900, Difference--$500
ARP of Desk: $2,499, Difference--$800
WIN!
Bob will later refer to this game as the Bargain Game, which is the official name but has only been used on-air since 2012, near the end of Drew Carey's fifth season as host.
Fifth Calldown: Lisa
IUFB5: Microwave Oven
Lisa: $375*
Timothy: $325
John: $450
Pauline: $799
ARP: $429
PG5: Deluxe Dice Game--Played for a Dodge Caravan
First number: 1
Second number: Rolls 3, is right (no guess)
Third number: Rolls 5, is wrong (guesses lower)
Fourth number: Rolls 1, is wrong (guesses higher)
Fifth number: Rolls 5, is wrong (guesses lower)
ARP: $13,266
LOSS
Bob notes that a recent playing of the same game also ended this way.
Final Calldown: Rodney
IUFB6: Keyboard
Rodney: $855
Timothy: $790
John: $1
Pauline: $750*
ARP: $778
PG6: Grocery Game--Played for an Outdoor Furniture Set and Barbecue Grill ($2,720)
GP1: Tootsie Pops
GP2: Antacid
GP3: Salsa
GP4: Chicken Broth
GP5: Dog Biscuits
First purchase: 2 Antacid x 89¢ = $1.78
Second purchase: 1 Tootsie Pops x 99¢ = 99¢ (TOTAL: $2.77)
Third purchase: 1 Dog Biscuits x $1.09 = $1.09 (TOTAL: $3.86)
Fourth purchase: 2 Salsa x 65¢ = $1.30 (TOTAL: $5.16)
Fifth purchase: 2 Chicken Broth x 44¢ = 88¢ (TOTAL: $6.04)
LOSS
This is probably the earliest instance of Grocery Game using the now-standard foghorn for losses (instead of the main buzzer that was in use at the time), as well as one of the last to end in a loss of being under $6.75 after five purchases. I have yet to see someone lose by being under $20 after purchasing all five GPs.
SCSD2
Lisa: .45+.25=.70
Pauline: .85
Leonora: .80+.95=OVER
Pauline is going to the Showcase! Because Lisa steps on Bob's foot on her first spin and the camera focuses on him complaining about the resulting pain, it does not get the split-screen.
SHOWCASES
Top Winner: Ada
Runner-Up: Pauline
SHOWCASE 1
Children's Bunk Bed, Bedroom Group, 6-wheel ATV
Ada passes to Pauline, who bids $9,500
SHOWCASE 2
Exerciser, San Francisco, Hot Dog Cart, Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Ada bids $20,500
ARP of Pauline's Showcase: $12,294 (Difference--$2,794)
ARP of Ada's Showcase: $18,368 (OVER)
Pauline wins her Showcase, and takes home $13,072 in cash and prizes!
