I don't know why I am trying to do another episode. I must have high hopes, just like another contestant on today's show.Original Air Date: January 3, 2000Flashing graphics: HIGHEST RATED GAME SHOW/ MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!/ FUN! FUN! FUN!Robert Rosta, COME ON DOWN!
Traci McClernane, COME ON DOWN!
Charletta Berg, COME ON DOWN!
Michelle Yacksis, COME ON DOWN!
Here's the star of The Price is Right,
BOB BARKER!One-Bid Item #1 - Lawn Tractor (White, 12 cc, 38" circle, 7 forward/reverse speeds)
(Bid in dollars, please.)
Michelle (F4): $3000, Bob!
Charletta (F4): $1500
Traci (F4): $1
Robert (F4): $1200
ARP: $1499,
Robert come on stage! (Rip Charletta) (Turntable)
From MA, Robert looks at himself and thinks he needs to lose weight (840 shows recorded!, more impressive stats, he's a LFAT! His username on this forum is TPIRob.)
And Robert could win a BRAND NEW CAR! (Chevy Malibu, Alum Wheels, Malibu prefered package.) The Malibu is worth $18,685.
It's time to see how well he can spell C-A-R at the SPELLING BEE!
(He's ready to go, and wants Fingers to get him some water. They call out everyone.)
Robert's first two picks: 25 and 7
Now, he could win up to 3 more picks, by knowing these 3 SP's:
SP 1:Brita Water Filter for Pitchers
SP 2:3-piece Child Chinaware
SP 3:Handpainted kitchen utensil holder
He takes a
little shot big gulp, and goes for the SPs
SP 1: Guess: $15
ARP: $20, off by $5!
Robert picks 27 for his wedding date.
SP 2: Guess: $17
ARP: $17, EXACTA- but wait? Is it $20? I don't even know at this point! MADNESS WRECKS THE STUDIO!
Oh, it's actually $44, so off by $27. No number here.
SP 3: Guess: $45? at first, and everyone is yelling $20! He changes to $20!
ARP: $20! TECHNICAL EXACTA! It's just as if he nailed all three prizes!
I swear, I'm going to forget the $44 child dishes in Robert's total.Robert picks 5 and 13
Picks: 25-7-27-5-13
$500 $500 $500 $500 $500[][][]
Robert could just forget about the $18k car and take
$2500. He isn't going to.
A
$500 $500 $500 $500[][A][]
$2000 now. He continues.
A C
$500 $500 $500[C][A][]
$1500 if he wants to bail. He's excited now, and is going for it. (GO! It's only an hour show!)
A C A
$500 $500[C][A][]
$1000, but he's going all the way!
A C A C
$500[C][A][]
$500, or he chances for one of 6 of the R's or 1 of the 2 CARs. Robert's going for it!
A C A C
CAR[C][A][CAR]
WHAT AN EVENT! (Robert's total: $20,268)
I'm going to be that stickler and call it a Technical Win. He wouldn't have had that fifth card if they didn't prematurely show 20 on the second eggcrate. Still, that amazing Spelling Bee isn't why this episode is well known to most other people...Aaron Sturtevant, COME ON DOWN!
Aaron
Paul is what you probably know him as. I mean, I interrupt sometimes, but not to the point where I am
Breaking Bad. (You're THE MAN BOB!)
One-Bid Item #2 - Flat-top desc (Hooker, oak styling) (Bonus of Glade Plug Ins)
Aaron: $1200
Michelle (F4): $775, Bob!
Charletta (F4): $800
Traci (F4): $850
ARP: $1797,
Aaron, come on stage! (GPT)
(I'm touching Bob Barker!)
Aaron could win... A NEW CAR
(Ok, what the actual heck? I knew he played a car game, but two car games in a row? This is sweetness!)Ford Escort ZX-2 Coupe (Air Conditioning and Power Group.)
Let's play the DICE GAME!
(And let me whip up a template for this very quickly.)
=
$ $ $ $ $
=
Let's reveal the first number:
*
1 $ $ $ $
*
Aaron's first roll:
1! NO!
Aaron goes HIGHER!
* H
1
1 $ $ $
* *
Aaron's second roll:
6! NO!
Aaron goes LOWER!
* H L
1
1 6 $ $
* H L
Aaron's third roll:
3. NO!
Aaron goes HIGHER
* H L H
1
1 6 3 $
* H L ?
Aaron's final roll:
4. NO!
Aaron goes LOWER
* H L H ?
1
1 6 3 4* H L ? L
Let's reveal the easy parts first!
* 3 L H ?
1
1 6 3 4* 3 L ? L
* 3 3 H ?
1
1 6 3 4* 3 3 ? L
Now, to the harder part. Is that 3 higher?
* 3 L 6 ?
1
1 6 3 4* H 3 ? L
One more! Is that 4 lower?
* 3 L 6 5
1
1 6 3 4* H 3 ? L
(ARP was $13,365 if that didn't come across very well.)
PAINFUL LOSS (NOOOO! I get to spin the wheel, right?) (Aaron's total: $1,797)
Jack Corbin, COME ON DOWN!
One-Bid Item #3 - His + Her golf clubs (Rawlings Golf)
Jack: $1299
Michelle (F4): $2000, Bob!
Charletta (F4): $1700
Traci (F4): $1800, Bob!
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZThey all overbid. Let's try this again, shall we? Lowest bid is $1299.
Jack: $999
Michelle (F4): $900, Bob!
Charletta (F4): $1100
Traci (F4): $1000
CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANGOne of them bid the right value on the nose and gets a $500 bonus!
ARP: $900,
Michelle, come on stage, and claim your $500! (Door 2)
Michelle is playing ONE WRONG PRICE for a charming dining group, grandfather clock, and fireplace!
Prize 1: Dinette Set (Chromcraft, 5 piece, swivel chairs, polished top)
Prize 2: Clock (Howard Miller Clock Company, Swan Neck, Illuminated Case)
Prize 3: Fireplace (Rustic Craft, Hardwood veneer, leaf-trim molding, brick insert)
Prize 1: $2075
Prize 2: $1450
Prize 3: $1195
One of these are wrong. Michelle thinks that it's the Dinette Set, or prize 1.
Prize 1's ARP: $2075
LOSS (Clock was
$2405.) (Michelle's total: $1,400)
CC: Geritol CompleteIt's time for the Showcase Showdown!
Michelle ($1,400):.45, elects to spin again, .45 + .70 = $1.35
OVERAaron ($1,797):.60, elects to spin again, .60 + .35 = .95!
Robert ($20,268):.70, not enough, .70+
.5 = .75, not enough!
Bob plugs tickets.Elizabeth Grenling, COME ON DOWN!
One-Bid Item #4 - Digital Piano (Technics, 88 responsive keys, digital reverb, 2 sample sounds)
Elizabeth: $750
Charletta (F4): $575
Traci (F4): $800
Jack: $500
ARP: $1,196 ,
Traci, come on stage! (Door 2)
Traci, who was in the Navy for 8 years, is going to
BARGAIN GAME BARKER'S BARGAIN BAR for a sofa and... antique gas pump?
Sofa (Flexsteel, exposed legs)
Gas Pump (Petroleum Archetects, dog-on good gasoline lamp)
Sofa: $905
Pump: $2090
Traci goes for the pump. (Am I allowed to
in retro recaps if I am not peeking ahead? I think I am, and I will.)
Sofa:
Bargain Price:
$805Actual Retail:
$1705Bargain Total:
$800Pump:
Bargain Price:
$2090Actual Retail:
$2590Bargain Total:
$500LOSS (Traci's total: $1,196)
Julius Barnes, COME ON DOWN!
One-Bid Item #5 - Treadmill (Keys, Pro 950, 3cc, 9 workouts, assembled) (Bonus of Phillips' Fiber Caps)
Julius: $1550
Jack: $1495
Elizabeth: $1600
Charletta (F4): $1
ARP: $899,
Charletta, come on stage, and finish off the First Four! (Home Base)
Prize: A NEW TRUCK! (Dodge Dakota Sport, Package 23B, V6 engine)
It's time for some CARD GAME!
Range:
$2000! The biggest one!
Starting bid: $8000
Draw 1: Queen of Diamonds, $9000
Draw 2: 9 of hearts, $9900
Draw 3: 2 of colvers, $10100
Draw 4: 6 of spades, $10700
Draw 5: Jack of clubs, $11700
Draw 6: 8 of clubs, $12,500
Draw 7: King of spades: $13,500
She STOPS:
Winning range: $13,500-$15,500
ARP: $15,620, a difference of OVER
Wait, that's not right. Who is operating the eggcrates today?
Corrected to $2,120. (ONE MORE DRAW WOULD HAVE DONE IT!)
(Charletta's total: $899)
Marie Vogt, COME ON DOWN!
Johnny Olsen is an old smoothieOne-Bid Item #6 - Refrigerator (Maytag, Side by Side)
Marie: $1300
Julius: $1100
Jack: $1500
Elizabeth: *signals 1 on her fingers, considered $1*
ARP: $1450,
Marie, come on stage! #9PW! (Turntable)
It's a trip to Portugal! (YAAG round trip to New York=>Portugal by TAP, 6n 5-star Hotel Palcio Estoril) IT'S A PRIZE PACKAGE WORTH: $6,235
It's time for some NOW... OR THEN!
Remembering the good old days of May, 1990.
(From the top wedge, going clockwise:)
GP1: Harvvest Mornings Hot Cereal GP2: Colgate Cavity Protection ToothpasteGP3: Cheez-It Snack CrackersGP4: Extra Strength BAYERPMGP5: Jolly Time BLASTOBUTTER POPCORN.GP6: VO5 HairdressingGP1: Cereal | $3.49
GP2: Toothpaste| $1.79
GP3: Cheez-Its| $1.09
GP4: BAYERPM| $4.98
GP5: Popcorn| $1.99
GP6: VO5| $3.29
Marie starts with
GP3: Cheez-Its. She says that $1.09 is THEN. It is...
THENGP1: Cereal | $3.49
GP2: Toothpaste| $1.79
GP3: Cheez-Its|
THENGP4: BAYERPM |$4.98
GP5: Popcorn| $1.99
GP6: VO5| $3.29
Marie then goes with the
GP4: BAYERPM. She says $4.98 is NOW. It is...
NOWGP1: Cereal | $3.49
GP2: Toothpaste| $1.79
GP3: Cheez-Its|
THENGP4: BAYERPM|
NOWGP5: Popcorn| $1.99
GP6: VO5| $3.29
Marie wants to finish this with
GP5: Popcorn. Looking at the audience, Marsha says NOW, so Marie goes NOW. It is...
NOWWIN! (Marie's total: $7,685)
Parting gifts: Croton his & her watches, gift from Invention Submission Corperation, and Professional Ameriware.
It's time for the Showcase Showdown!
Charletta ($899):.70, stays
Traci ($1,196): .55, forced to spin, .55+.30 = .85
KOMarie ($7,685): .35, forced to spin, .35+
$1.00= $1.35
OVERTraci is going to the Showcase!
THE SHOWCASES!
Top Winner- Aaron ($1,797)
Runner Up- Traci ($1,196)
HERE WE GO! (DSW range: 4250)
Showcase 1- Prizes for the New Millennium
...Although it technically didn't start until 2001...$1,000 in Ben Franklins!
A Y2K compliant Computer! (Apple iMac with Printer, 15" color monitor, hard drive behind it)
If your clock broke, a new clock in A BRAND NEW SPORTS CAR! (Chevy Camero C28, Passanger seatbelts, radial tires, bucket seat with premium trim, and sport appearance package.)
Aaron bids $26,500.
Showcase 2- No theme
Frangrances (8 Name Brand Fragrances, including Givenchy, Donna Karan, and Jessica McClintock)
A NEW BEDROOM (Broyhill, Toscana bedroom set, (Not said, one wardrobe, one bed with stool at foot, two lamps and lampstands, and a dresser with a mirror),
comes with Atelier Martex bedding and Bemco matress!
Spa (Secard Pool/Spa) (monogram spa, 2cc pump, 17 hydrotherapy jets, fits 7 adults)
Traci bids $18,000.
I know what happens to Aaron, but I personally think that Traci is over. We will see...)Let's start out with SC2 (Room/Spa).
Traci bid $18,000
ARP: $16,233
Difference:
OVERNow, onto SC1 (SportsCar).
Aaron bid $26,500
ARP: $26,368
Difference:
$132 
OH NO, it's a DOUBLE OVERBID!
Total given away today: $33,245! (Bonuses excluded)
Pricing games won: 2/6 (One technical win.)
My main comment: Excellent start with a LFAT and Aaron Paul, which was only kind of eh by the three losses afterward. A Double Overbid isn't a nice thing to look at either.
My rating: 8
