Apologies in advance if this topic is unnecessary (first topic in over a decade, I believe). I've gotta give credit to Wink87 (though it's really the reverse of Wink's topic from last week). My selections are below.
There have been several moments in PIR history where you’d see the worst performances from contestants as it relates to their pricing games. To be fair, they all made it up on stage, unlike 1/3 of the contestants in each taping (or 50% for the half-hour format). A lot tougher on camera as opposed to playing at home, I guess!
The good news is the opposite is a reality. There have been several moments in PIR history where you’d see the best performances from the contestants. From 3 Strikes Plus left-to-right perfection to Let Em Roll wins in one roll, and from $15,000 split in the Phone Home Game to perfection in Lucky Seven, the show has had its greatest moments.
Don’t want to mention too many (and if I already have, my apologies). However, I probably forgot a ton of them (including “comeback” wins and showcase victories). Two that have been on my mind over the past week include the awesome start of 1999 (Season 27) include contestant Jayme winning $6000 in cash & prizes in Check Game (most allowed at that time) to start the week, and then contestant Amy winning Spelling Bee (after avoiding a possible wipeout) with both CAR cards in the middle of spelling C-A-R in consecutive order to end the week. Season 27 was a great season in my opinion; not sure if I’d rank it number one though. The guy that won Check Game won $500 along with his IIFB prize & $1000 in the Showcase Showdown. Since he didn’t need to stop there, there was nothing wrong with him winning both showcases. Probably the best individual start to a calendar year at the time!