Anyone here think [the modeling scorecard] is the biggest, silliest, most worthless piece of minutia we've got floating around here, or is it just me?
I don't pay a whole lot of attention to the modeling scores, but I do rely heavily on the prices of the individual prizes in the showcases when analyzing what I did right/wrong in CSS, so I'd say that whinbaby's posts are worthwhile having.
As for the rest of the show, here goes:
Push Over: This was essentially a choice between two sensible prizes. The $25,279 price looked better, and it was right! Chalk up a win for Sharon, and for me too!
Punch a Bunch: I loved Lanisha's boxing costume -- it really fit the premise of the game! Also, for this game, $5,000 or more is a win in my book.
Credit Card: I was also fooled by the outrageously expensive guitar.
Double Prices: I would have liked to see Bonkers played here, (1) because it would make Sandra happy, and (2) because I like it a whole lot more than DP. As for the actual playing, come on! $4,998 made perfect sense, because that made the cycles $2,499 each. This was an extremely easy setup, in my opinion. I'm not necessarily blaming Sandra, though; the peanut gallery definitely deserves some of the blame here.
Cover Up: Easy, except for the fourth digit, which would have lost it for me. Patricia's poor playing almost earns a headbang graphic, but I'll leave it off for now (my head is still sore from CSS!)
Bullseye: I would have gone with four Ziplocs, and probably won. Benjamin also picked up a nice win!
Showcases: Today's showcases were among the best this season. I just wish they were all scripted this well. The only flaw was my painful $511 overbid on the Chrysler 300, which from whinbaby's post was about $1,000 less than I had it pegged at. I'm still kicking myself for raising my bid from $30,000, blowing nearly $150,000 in cash in CSS.
I'd say that overall, this was one of the best shows so far this season. The showcases were well done, the costumes were excelelnt, and they fit the prizes extremely well. I think Drew overdid it a bit with the ax in the head, though. I think he should have taken off the wig after the first commercial because he kept hitting contestants with it. I don't think it adds much to the show after we've seen it the first time.
