This time, it's the military and their veterans who are honored. Once again, Randy West is the announcer. There's an American flag behind the $1,000,000 sign and a collage of various American landmarks such as Mount Rushmore and the Lincoln Memorial on the Turntable, which is the same one from the Military Salutes series of 2002.
First Four: Lisa (USAF), Bradford (Army), Trent (USAF), Jeffrey #1 (USMC)
Bob makes his audience entrance here.
IUFB1: Plasma TV
Jeffrey #1: $2350
Trent: $3295
Bradford: $4500
Lisa: $4000*
ARP: $4499
PG1: Golden Road--Played for His & Hers Tennis Equipment, a Pool Table and something worth more than $100,000--a Motorhome, the most expensive prize ever offered!!!
Price of Toothbrush: 61¢
Tennis Equipment: $?73--picks 6, is right
Pool Table: $4,?95--picks 7, is wrong (ARP: $4,395)
LOSS
Second Calldown: Jeffrey #2 (Army Veteran who gives Bob a plaque in his honor)
IUFB2: Ladies' Watch
Jeffrey #2: $2300
Jeffrey #1: $5000
Trent: $2900*
Bradford: $1
ARP: $3490
PG2: It's in the Bag
GP1: Olive Oil
GP2: Index Cards
GP3: Uncle Ben's Brown Rice
GP4: Carnation Malted Milk
GP5: Tylenol Arthritis Pain
GP6: Polident
Order of bags: 69¢, $9.49, $1.99, $4.39, $2.99
Trent's choices: Index Cards, Tylenol, Rice, Polident, Olive Oil
First bag: Index cards--wins $1,000, continues
Second bag: Tylenol--wins $2,000, continues
Third bag: Rice--wins $4,000, quits
Fourth bag: Malted Milk
Fifth bag: Polident
BAILOUT
Third Calldown: Andrew (USCG)
IUFB3: Pinball Machine
Andrew: $3100
Bradford: $750
Jeffrey #2: $2600
Jeffrey #1: $3500*
ARP: $4295
PG3: Coming or Going--Played for a Spa
Coming: $6,775
Going: $5,776
Jeffrey #1 is Coming
Correct Solution: Coming
WIN!
SCSD1
Lisa: .70
Trent: .10+.10=.20
Jeffrey #1: 1.00
MILLION-DOLLAR BONUS SPIN
Jeffrey #1: .70
Jeffrey #1 is going to the Showcase! As with the Military Salutes series of 2002 (and the primetime Specials of 1986), the TPIR theme is the ending cue for both SCSDs.
Fourth Calldown: Juan (Army)
IUFB4: Sleigh Bed
Juan: $4550
Andrew: $4600
Bradford: $3750
Jeffrey #2: $1*
ARP: $3090
PG4: Switch?--Played for a Ford Freestar and a Ford Taurus
Freestar: $20,720?
Taurus: $25,580?
Jeffrey #2 decides to switch
ARP of Freestar: $25,580
ARP of Taurus: $20,720
WIN!
Fifth Calldown: Meredith (USAF)
IUFB5: His & Hers Ski Equipment
Meredith: $3000
Juan: $2200
Andrew: $2300*
Bradford: $2500
ARP: $2490
PG5: Most Expensive--Played for Trips to Puerto Vallarta, New Orleans and Montreal
Andrew picks #3
ARP of #1: $5,221
ARP of #2: $2,500
ARP of #3: $4,364
LOSS
Now Bradford, who's been trying in vain to get out of Contestant's Row, is down to his last chance to do so. How will he do in this last One Bid?
Final Calldown: Samuel (Navy)
IUFB6: Digital Piano
Samuel: $4400
Bradford: $3500
Meredith: $3540
Juan: $3700*
ARP: $3995
And with that, it's off to the FFDC for Bradford.
PG6: That's Too Much!--Played for a Chrysler Crossfire
Price #1: $18,331--Keep going
Price #2: $21,590--Keep going
Price #3: $25,191--Keep going
Price #4: $27,481--Keep going
Price #5: $29,550--Keep going
Price #6: $31,256--Keep going
Price #7: $33,990-- Stay, Bob THAT'S TOO MUCH!!!
ARP: $34,495
Which price was too much? #8: $35,980
LOSS
SCSD2
Andrew: .25+.55=.80
Juan: .15+.30=.45
Jeffrey #2: .50+.95=OVER
Andrew is going to the Showcase! The first note of Dig We Must is faintly played before switching over to the TPIR theme.
SHOWCASES
Top Winner: Jeffrey #1
Runner-Up: Andrew
SHOWCASE 1
Motorcycle, Tahiti, Ski Boat, Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab
Jeffrey #1 bids $55,000
SHOWCASE 2
Space Camp in Huntsville, AL, Workout Room (Exercise Bike, Home Gym and Treadmill), Catamaran, Hummer H2
Andrew bids $80,000
ARP of Jeffrey #1's Showcase: $93,722 (Difference: $38,722)
ARP of Andrew's Showcase: $76,670 (OVER)
Jeffrey #1 wins his Showcase, and takes home $105,792 in cash and prizes! This is the last MDS of 2003, which is the most primetime specials in a single year until 2008, when Drew Carey hosts his own version of the MDS. The next MDS will salute the colleges and universities during the height of March Madness.
