Season 50 Bold Predictions

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Like the title says, with the season less than a week away (crazy to think), what are some bold predictions and hopes you have for the season?

Ranging everywhere from mild to scorching, my predictions include...

- at no point do we return to the S49 format of 4 singular players

- 2 perfect shows and 8 $26k winners on the wheel, twice as many as last year

- 4 DSWs, half as many from last year

- if Million Dollar Plinko is played, someone finally hits the center spot (this is more of a plea  )

- Every game is won at least once, except Plinko for the purists

- We get a million dollar winner somehow

- Back to '72, the S50 exclusive game, goes without a loss and joins Professor Price and Double Bullseye as the only games never lost

[ooboh]

- if Million Dollar Plinko is played, someone finally hits the center spot (this is more of a plea  )

Someone actually hit the center slot back in Big Money Week 2019.

[DCYTGuy]

Here's a real bold prediction:

3 Strikes AND Lucky Seven will have a win-loss record above .500   

[gameshowrecaps]

At least one or more big 3 games gets won again on Christmas.

Budget Mode this season will likely be earlier in February or nonexistent.

[JarodJGames]

3 Strikes WILL be Played MORE THAN TWICE unlike s49.

[gamesurf]

Following through on last season's predictions:

•There will be a Season 49 (99.8%)
•Drew Carey will continue to host through Season 49 (99%)
•Each show in Season 49 includes the normal six pricing games, showcase showdowns, showcases, etc. (90%)
•There will not be video contestants, call ins, etc. replacing in-studio contestants (85%)
•The show sticks to its normal nine contestants called on down, standing behind podiums in Contestants Row, bidding on six IUFBs per episode (80%)

•The first tapings for Season 49 take place at the Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood (80%)
•The first tapings for Season 49 are delayed until after September 1, 2020 (95%) (tapings began early October)
•after January 1, 2021 (70%)
•after March 1, 2021 (50%)

•Until Season 49 resumes, TPIR reruns continue to air at their normal CBS timeslots (80%)
•All episodes rerun are from the Drew era of the show only (70%)
•All episodes rerun are from Season 48 only (50%)

•Season 49 is shorter than the normal 190 episode order (90%)
•Season 49 is shorter than Bob's 175 episode order (60%) (ACTUAL: 150 episodes)
•Season 49 includes at least three "special" weeklong events (Dream Car, PCH, Big Money, etc.) (70%) (only Big Money Week)
•Season 49 includes at least seven "special" episodes not related to weeklong events (Breast Cancer, College Rivals, Halloween, etc.) (70%)

•The show tapes with an audience (85%)
•Masks in the audience and among contestants are common (60%)
•The show tapes at 50% studio capacity or less (50%)
•Drew noticeably has much less physical contact with contestants, aside from things like the "elbow bump greeting" (50%)

Conditional on no major format changes and at least 175 episodes in the season...
•A car worth over $50,000 is won in Season 49 (85%) (one car, a $78,132 Porsche)
•A DSW happens (80%) (EIGHT DSWs happened)
•At least 3 contestants spin $26,000 on the wheel (60%) (four $26K winners)
•There are more 0/6 shows in the season than 6/6 shows (60%) (three 0/6 shows, one 6/6 show)
•Somebody breaks into the TPIR top 10 winnings record (50%) (Kiana, who won $75,000 in Rat Race and her showcase, just barely cracked the #10 spot with $135,449)
•Golden Road is won at least once (30%) (won once)
•Stack the Deck is won at least twice (30%) (won four times)
•Plinko will remain "winless" (99.999%)

As for the current season:

•At no point do we return to the S49 format of four singular players (90%)
•By the end of the season, tapings are open to members of the general public visiting CBSTVC who did not "audition" (70%)
•Contestant "auditions" (sending in a form and video via website) are in place through the end of the season (60%)
•Season 50 includes at least four "special" weeklong events (Dream Car, PCH, Big Money, etc.) (70%)
•Season 50 includes at least seven "special" episodes not related to weeklong events (Breast Cancer, College Rivals, Halloween, 50th Anniversary, etc.) (90%)

•PlutoTV unearths at least 200 "new" episodes from the 80s by the end of S50 (90%)
•Roger criticizes the current production staff at least five times by the end of S50 (90%)
•Bob makes a taped appearance (i.e. not archival footage) in some form during the S50 primetime special (60%)
•Mike Richards finds new employment with somebody besides Sony by the end of S50 (60%)

•Somebody wins over $100,000 (90%)
•Two contestants win over $100,000 (80%)
•Somebody breaks into the TPIR top 10 winnings record (80%)
•Triple Play is won at least once (70%)
•Pay The Rent is won at least once (70%)
•At least $250,000 given away via Big Wheel (80%)
•5 or fewer DSWs (80%)
•3 or fewer DSWs (60%)
•There are more 0/6 shows in the season than 6/6 shows (80%)
•5 or fewer 0/6 shows (70%)
•2 or more 6/6 shows (60%)
•Plinko will remain "winless" (99.999%)

As before, I fully expect to be wrong on some of these, the goal is to get at least 4 of the 5 predictions ranked at 80%, 3 of the 5 predictions ranked at 60%, etc.

[Mr. Weatherman]

I like gamesurf’s format and generally agree with much of the above.  I’ll add a few more of my own:

• Full audience tapings (pods removed) will resume by November 2021 (20%)
• Full audience tapings (pods removed) will resume by January 2022 (50%)
• Pods will be in place for the remainder of the season if not removed by January 2022 (95%)
• There will be an audience of at least 50 people for the entirety of the season (98%)
• The show will go back on the road Vegas-style for a special (.001%)
• New light border at the beginning of the show to start the season (90%)
• At least 10 ‘classic’ cues will be played at some point during the season that aren’t normally played (special or otherwise) (40%)
• Janice, Dian and/or Holly are featured in one or more clips during the anniversary primetime special (50%)
• One of the above makes a live appearance on the show (2%)
• Any former model makes an appearance on the show (5%)
• Rod Roddy’s voice is heard in one or more clips (and not dubbed over) during anniversary primetime special (90%)
• Both Johnny and Rod are acknowledged by name and/or memorialized during primetime special (50%)
• Rich Fields is mentioned and/or makes a live appearance (50%)
• Roger Dobkowitz is mentioned and/or makes a live appearance (1%)
• Mark Goodson’s name is mentioned at some point this season (20%)
• Bill Cullen’s version of the show is mentioned at some point this season (40%)
• Clips from the Bill Cullen show are aired this season (20%)
• Dennis James/Tom Kennedy/Doug Davidson versions of the show are acknowledged (10%)
• ‘Happy Gilmore’ clip of Bob fighting Adam Sandler is aired (70%)
• Adam Sandler pays tribute to Bob on the show (40%)

[GRWHAMMY the 2nd]

i'll echo the hope of a Millionaire this season premiere week

[ThatDonGuy]

Now here's a prediction that goes past bold and into reckless:

One of the five premiere week episodes will be replaced by a repeat because it includes a trip to either New Orleans or Lake Tahoe.

[EaglesWings4500]

Here is my prediction


The new game (- Back to '72) is played more than once a month.  May be 5- 6 times a month?   (50 %)

The other new game is played more than once a month. May be 5-6 times a month? (60 % )

[Guint]

That would mean that both games are played at a frequency of about 47.5-57 times this season.

Please consider that no game has even hit 30 playings for the last 4 straight seasons (last was Lucky $even in S45 with 31), and the last time any game had an amount of playings in that range was 38 seasons ago (Barker's Bargain Bar, S12, 48 playings). I'd set your confidence rankings on your "may be" to 0%.

More than once a month? It really depends on the game. Given the limited range of what can be used for Back to '72 though I'm likely to say it's a once a month game at best.

[magic#92]

Like Race Game was on the Season 40 premiere, Danger Price will be played for 4 cars. From what I understand, this would then make Take Two the oldest active game not played for a car.

[SeaBreeze341]

Going off of the above, I'll go with Take Two being played for 4 cars instead of Danger Price.


Super bold prediction for me right now is the contestants sweeping Stack The Deck throughout Season 50.  That's it

[EaglesWings4500]

I will change it to 0  % then

Sorry about that

[DYC]

Long shot prediction-
a new Giant Price Tag will be designed so that the whole stage can finally be unified.