When someone other than the last bidder during the one bid round bids $1, I just shake my head.
Similarly, when the last bidder bids one dollar below the highest bid.
I also say some unkind words to people who do not know the proper strategy when bidding last in Contestants' Row.
This is a really odd confession, but Bonus Game more than any other pricing game reminds me of one of my grandmothers with whom I used to watch the show way back when. She died a long time ago, so long ago that Cliff Hangers debuted a month after she died, just to give you some idea.
As a youth when my parents would watch the night time weekly Price is Right and Dennis James was hosting instead of Barker, I was a bit disappointed. He came across to me like a mean substitute teacher. But now that I am much older and perhaps somewhat wiser, Dennis was a sensational host of the show!
The pricing game Hit-Me made me feel nostalgic for Gambit.
When Bob would make a really "old" reference like "This Is Your Life" or "Queen For A Day", I would cringe. I also cringed the way a person might when fingernails are scratched on a chalkboard every time he would say "fellers"...ugh.
I too feel "meh" about the Showcase Showdown as well as the Showcase round at the end of the program. Long ago the showcases were better, as they had more prizes and much more time to describe the prizes as well.
This last confession is really more my Mom's than my own, may she rest in peace. She detested when Bob would require female contestants to reach into his $100 pocket for a perfect bid.