Leafs beat the Bruins in game 2 of their series 3-2, now tied at 1-1 heading back to Toronto for game 3

Episode Number: 3204K (03/10/2005)
Airdate: March 10, 2005
Barker's Beauties: Shane, Rebecca, Kristal

Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood! Television’s most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!

LET'S PARTY!
JOIN THE FUN!
WE'RE #1!

First Four: Yellow, Green, Blue, Red
Microphone Handoff: Shane

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1st IUFB - Fun family camping equipment: Kelty family camping package including tents, sleeping bags, and packs so everyone can get out and enjoy the outdoors (Rebecca)

Bob does not do his closest without going over spiel.

|	RYAN	|	CYNTHIA	|	SARAH	|	ACACIA	|
|	$900	|	$750	|	$250	|	$251	|

Actual Retail Price: $1,010!

Ryan is playing Freeze Frame for a relaxing hot tub: Great Lakes Home & Resort 4-person Forte hot tub, each seat comfortable and contoured and equipped with powerful soothing jets (Kristal).

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Ryan freezes at 67 and 83. Reveal the price!

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	49 15

Dejection causes him to fall over. Ryan will return for the Showcase Showdown later in the show.

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2nd IUFB - A new refrigerator/freezer: Whirlpool side-by-side refrigerator/freezer with Accuchill temperature control system and Easy Touch ice and water door dispenser (Kristal and Shane)

|	SUSAN	|	Cynthia	|	Sarah	|	Acacia	|
|	$1100	|	$1250	|	$1300	|	$1301	|

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! Dejection has spread to Contestant's Row, but this is easier to clear up. All we do is clear their bids so they can go lower than $1,100.

Bob predicts that if Acacia doesn't win her way up this time, there's gonna be a brawl between her and Sarah.

|	SUSAN	|	Cynthia	|	Sarah	|	Acacia	|
|	$825	|	$900	|	$750	|	$801	|

Bob misheard Cynthia's bid a few times, but all the while it was entered correctly on the board.

Actual Retail Price: $999!

Cynthia is playing Cliff Hangers for a beautiful dining room group: Ashley Furniture Santa Barbara Collection dining room group with intricately handcarved detailing and distressed antique oak finish; plus Fitz and Floyd Manhattan Garden dinnerware with meandering vines and greenery of a terrace garden, crisp leaves and stems decorating the handles of each piece; a prize package worth $3,867 (Rebecca).

Cynthia can keep the Mountain Climber safe by pricing these small items (Shane):
1. Stylish electric toothbrush that includes 3 brush heads and round bristle head for healthy dental care that kids will enjoy
2. Chrome-plated tall can opener that opens up to 7-inch tall cans and also acts as a bottle opener, scissors, and knife sharpener
3. Modern style 4-slice chrome toaster that features long, extra-wide slots for toasting thin slices of bread or thick bagels

Cynthia thinks the price of the toothbrush is $13.

*BUZZ* The Mountain Climber goes up the mountain...and stops at 5. The price is...

$18

Cynthia thinks the price of the can opener is $20.

*BUZZ* The Mountain Climber goes up the mountain...and stops at 7. The price is...

$22

Cynthia thinks the price of the toaster is $35.

*BUZZ* The Mountain Climber goes up the mountain...and stops at 12! The price is...

$40

Cynthia wins the dining room group!

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The next calldown, Evan, is in the front row.

3rd IUFB - Gorgeous his-and-hers watches: Croton pair of 18-karat gold and stainless steel watches featuring a sapphire crystal and champagne dial (from the ceiling)

|	Susan	|	EVAN	|	Sarah	|	Acacia	|
|	$1001	|	$1000	|	$500	|	$875	|

Actual Retail Price: $2,310! (And then she kissed Evan.)

Susan is playing Ten Chances for a handy desktop light, a lovely chair, and a new car:
1. Desktop bubble light that adds a unique touch to your office, featuring 3 color-changing light effects, and plays relaxing sounds of nature (Shane)
2. carolinachair.com Kingsley chair in Golden Chenille, helps make shopping for furniture direct from the manufacturer easier (Shane)
3. Pontiac Grand Am GT coupe, includes 4-speed automatic transmission, aero wing spoiler, and engine block heater (Kristal)

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1st Showcase Showdown:

|	CONTESTANT	|	SPIN 1	|	SPIN 2	|	TOTAL	|	RESULT	|
|	Ryan	|	.10	|	.50	|	.60	|		|
|	Susan	|	1.00	|	––	|	1.00	|	$1,000!	|
|	Cynthia	|	.90	|	.35	|	1.25	|	MRRRRRRRP!	|

|	BONUS SPIN	|	SPIN	|	RESULT	|
|	Susan	|	.30	|	SHOWCASE	|

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4th IUFB - Stylish luggage: Delsey Luggage 4-piece Helium Light 100 collection, made with the strongest materials, lightweight, elegantly designed, and fully-featured (Shane on the Turntable)

Also going to the winner is a supply of Super Poligrip with PoliSeal (Shane)

|	DAVID	|	Evan	|	Sarah	|	Acacia	|
|	$550	|	$650	|	$800	|	$801	|

Acacia has now done that 3 times for 4 items.

Actual Retail Price: $580!

David is playing Check Out for a trip to Holland: Fly with a guest round-trip coach from L.A. to Amsterdam for a 6-night stay courtesy of Northwest Airlines World Vacations, a prize worth $2,970 (Kristal and Rebecca).

David must be within $2.00 above or below the total of these grocery products:
1. Hidden Balley original Ranch dressing
2. 2 Hot Pockets Four Cheese Pizza flavor
3. New Viactiv Multi-Vitamin Chews
4. Udderly Smooth Hand and Body Lotion with Vitamin E and Aloe Vera
5. Citrucel 100% non-fermentable fiber therapy Orange flavor

|	DRESSING	|	PIZZA SNACK	|	VITAMIN CHEWS	|	LOTION	|	SUPPLEMENT	|
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Conveniently, David does the shopping for his own family and watches the show all the time!

David guesses the dressing is $2.39.
David guesses the pizza snack is $2.69.
David guesses the vitamin chews are $4.89.
David guesses the lotion is $4.00.
David guesses the supplement is $4.71 for a total of...

$18.68

The actual price of the dressing is $3.19.
The actual price of the pizza snack is $2.37, for a total of $5.56.
The actual price of the vitamin chews is $8.99, for a total of $14.55.
The actual price of the lotion is $1.00, for a total of $18.43.
The actual price of the supplement is $12.75, for a total of $31.18.

|	DRESSING	|	PIZZA SNACK	|	VITAMIN CHEWS	|	LOTION	|	SUPPLEMENT	|
|	$3.19	|	$2.37	|	$8.99	|	$3.88	|	$12.75	|

$18.68 $31.18

For a difference of...

$18.68 $12.50 LOSS

MRRRRRRRP! Chances are that he knows too much about where to shop.

David will be back for the Showcase Showdown in the second half.

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Before the calldown, Bob announces that the big question is... will Acacia bid $1 more than Sarah this time?

5th IUFB - A beautiful oval desk: Palecek South Island Collection 5-drawer oval desk and matching chair, the plantation hardwood and rattan construction accented with a seagrass overlay (Rebecca)

|	JOSHUA	|	Evan	|	Sarah	|	Acacia	|
|	$950	|	$951	|	$1200	|	$1	|

Actual Retail Price: $1,942!

Finally free, Sarah is playing Dice Game for a new car: Ford Focus ZX3 SE, includes power windows, dual power mirrors and locks, center console, air conditioning, automatic transmission, and perimeter alarm (Shane).

Rebecca and Kristal wheel in the Dice Game table.

The first number in the price is...

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Her first attempt stops on the line, and she'll try again.
Is the 2nd number a 5? No! Sarah guesses LOWER.
Is the 3rd number a 3? No! Sarah guesses HIGHER.
Is the 4th number a 1? Yes!
Is the 5th number a 2? No! Sarah guesses HIGHER.

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Light up the price!

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She rolled the worst possible number first. Sarah will be back for the Showcase Showdown after one more game.

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For the final calldown, we have two people come on down, the further one with a group from UCSD...but the correct one with an orange Florida shirt makes it to his spot first. At least UCSD got a plug.

6th IUFB - Sporty his-and-hers ski equipment: Rossignol skis, bindings, boots, and poles for him and her, versatile all-mountain all-terrain ski equipment for a balance between performance and effortless skiing (Kristal and Rebecca)

|	Joshua	|	Evan	|	LEWIS	|	Acacia	|
|	$1200	|	$1	|	$999	|	$1500	|

Actual Retail Price: $1,775!

Acacia is also free! She is playing Coming or Going for a new digital piano: Yamaha dynamic Clavinova digital piano, the perfect blend of innovation and style with incredible realistic sound, and never needs tuning (Shane).

_ _ _ 4 _ _ _ COMING OR GOING

The price is either coming for $5934, or going for $4395.

Acacia is going.

_ _ _ 4 3 9 5 COMING OR GOING

Correct! Acacia wins the piano!

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Contestants not appearing onstage will receive Ameriware Professional cookware and a Bell bicycle accessory package.

2nd Showcase Showdown:

|	CONTESTANT	|	SPIN 1	|	SPIN 2	|	TOTAL	|	RESULT	|
|	David	|	.15	|	.50	|	.65	|		|
|	Sarah	|	.65	|	––	|	.65	|		|
|	Acacia	|	.50	|	.40	|	.90	|	SHOWCASE	|

When it was Acacia's turn, Bob joked about how she's been the bane of Sarah's existence. She did it to her one more time.

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Acacia is the top winner, and Susan is the Runner-Up!

SHOWCASE 1: We visit the new law firm of Lyon, Tinmann & Scarecrowe! It seems that the 3 famous Oz residents have opened a law firm!
1. As it turns out, the Tinmann only handles cases involving broken hearts, and always manages to settle out of court by offering defendants flowers for a year! (Shane)
- 1-year supply of FTD freshly cut flowers to brighten up the home, 1 gorgeous floral arrangement a month delivered to your door

2. And the Scarecrowe works on cases involving those with great minds, so his settlements usually include a new computer! (Shane)
- Dell desktop computer with 80 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM, fun software, and a quality color printer

3. But our ex-cowardly Lyon likes to litigate matters of bravery, and will gladly counsel Price is Right contestants to find the courage to bid or pass on the final prize, a new car! (Shane)
- Chevrolet Malibu LS sedan, includes V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and Malibu preferred equipment group 1SV

Acacia Bids: $25,000.

SHOWCASE 2: We visit Rebecca at the dock of Port o' Price!
1. Kristal arrives at the port, and the first prize being shipped in is a lovely new brass cradle!
- Corsican cradle with canopy, comes complete with bedding ensemble

2. The next prize our ship is bringing us is a beautiful bar set!
- Lovely 3-piece bar set made of solid oak, includes swivel oak bar stools that have upholstered backs

3. Finally, our ship unloads a prize that always provides lots of fun, a new plasma TV!
- Runco 42-inch plasma flat panel monitor with rich 3-dimensional realistic color reproduction, state-of-the-art technology

Susan Bids: $16,075.

Showcase bids:

|	$16075	|	$25000	|
|	Susan	|	Acacia	|

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ARP of Susan's Showcase: $14,174. MRRRRRRRP!
ARP of Acacia's Showcase: $24,789. MRRRRRRRP! (Sarah had the last laugh.)

Difference of:

|	OVER	|	OVER	|
|	PORT O' PRICE	|	CAR	|

Where was our grocery shopper David when we needed him?

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Bob Barker reminds you to help control the pet population, and have your pets spayed or neutered!

Holy crap. It happened. I was on The Price Is Right. I have wanted to do this for as long as I can remember. Where do I start?

Hayley picked the contestants for today. My mother (seen in the audience) gave me a huge interview boost, introducing herself as a second-generation fan, and myself as a third-generation fan. (It's true, my grandmother watched it from day one.) One of my earliest memories is of my mother screaming El Cheapo! at the TV. Funnily enough I had to kind of explain El Cheapo to Hayley as they don't seem to pull that trick anymore. She asked me my favorite game and I immediately said Clock. We got out of the interview room and I immediately realized the significance of that question. After we got loaded in the studio I made sure to keep the energy up, and danced to the music. I'm not usually someone to dance, and I think I look quite silly doing it, but I figured I should to keep up the energy, and I'm pretty sure I saw Hayley (and even a camera) pointed in my direction.

Show starts, first card drops, and it's me. Holy crap. I just got called first. Go down to CR, seems like an eternity for the other 3 to arrive. I figured Joyce would get picked, she was full of energy and has clearly found the fountain of youth. George has to read Drew's intro twice for some reason.

Drew says they're using special eco-friendly prizes, so I'm thinking "crap, none of this will have showed up on the show before." First IUFB I just pulled that number out of thin air, went over by $46. Neat. I figured that out when Drew pulled the "aw man" stall he does when someone goes over by an amount lower than sales tax. So Josuι goes up to play Cliff, and I'm screaming 20/30/40 the whole time. I thought he had lost on the 2nd item, surprised when Hans stopped.

Second IUFB, in hindsight it's good that I didn't win this, because given the staging it was either a multiprizer or L7... and probably not L7 given they used the TT. Way off on this one. Drew was cracking jokes about the Andora products with the vanity.

Show goes to commercial and I turn to Joyce and ask if I am dreaming. Drew and George start talking about Bewitched, trying to remember Endora. Drew remembered that Agnes Moorehead was in Orson Welles's theatre troupe, what was that called? I pipe up "the Mercury Theatre." Drew looks at me like 'you are 20, how did you know that,' and he starts talking to me. He asks what I do, I say computer security, and he starts having a LOT of fun with that. He polled the audience and said "I'm just going to talk to John, if you don't mind," and the audience approved. He talked about his friendship with Steve Wozniak, how he once was introduced to Doug Englebart, the inventor of the mouse (though his name escaped him at the time), and his encounter with a couple very talented computer security wizards ("What can I do to secure my phone?" "Nothing"). He jokingly asked what my mother's maiden name was just before the show came back from break.

Show comes back, Billie comes on down. I figured she would get picked, I saw her dancing a lot. gamesurf wants me to bid $700 but I instead saw his signaling $2000 trying to get Billie to go over, so I bid $2000. I immediately thought that was not going to go well, but then Drew says "two thousand" and I immediately knew I had won. I started going up the wrong way but I caught myself. The new CR doesn't seem to have arrows for the direction anymore.

I get up to Drew, and I can see Pocket from behind the GPT. I immediately think I'm screwed. I actually muttered to myself "FORK," perhaps becoming the first contestant to ever fork his own game. There are a lot of games I wouldn't trust myself to play, Pocket is one of them.

The vane display in Pocket needs dusting very badly. It does operate so fast that you can barely see it in motion.

There is a bin on the back of the stand next to Drew where the "used" cards go; I had to laugh when Drew tossed one of the low value cards in frustration and the card missed the bin and landed in front of Door 2.

I know how the game works but Drew has to explain the rules, then we start playing the game. I figured out the 7, then gamesurf was suggesting I go from lowest to highest, and picking the cards on the edges -- though unless Drew was rearranging envelopes, that last one I picked on the bottom won the game. In hindsight I probably should have skipped the 5 while trying for the 3rd digit, and then avoided the 9, as there were no weird options on the car, but oh well, I WON anyway.

It wasn't until a couple weeks ago that I discovered the .75 card hadn't been found since February 2020. I did immediately confirm after the show that the $2.75 had never actually been seen; I'm pretty happy with all the little statistics I managed to set while pulling apart what I think was a fairly difficult setup.

I guess I'm one of the few Pocket players to ditch the .25 card with Drew (at a taping the next day, I asked Jesse on the staff if I should have kept the card, and he unfortunately said no). Not sure why I did that, I think my brain quit working when confronted with the fact that I had won. I certainly think I looked VERY awkward and sounded very bad on TV, but I'm sure it's par for the course for everyone who has to watch me day in and day out.

Five things that didn't make air from my game:

• Drew also cracked a joke that I went to Benjamin Franklin Middle School (I did not), but Adam came over the speaker and advised Drew to hold while they checked out whether that comment was OK or not. During this stopdown, Drew lamented that you can't say certain things on TV, like you have to say tissues instead of Kleenex, and I mentioned Standards & Practices. For a second there I was worried that I had managed to cause a stopdown, but that was not the case. During the stopdown, George offered to read the prize copy again, I mentioned that I had heard about the wheel locks, and commented to Drew and Chris Donnan that they put options on cars to screw with people like me (despite the Elantra Hybrid having yet to appear on the show this season). George said "OK, Mr. Wheel Locks" and reread the car plug.
• George prefaced the reveal with "Well, John, this has a computer..."
• Between the .05 reveal and the .75 reveal, Drew tossed to Chris and explained that he's the guy who sets up the games, and that he knows where the good stuff is on the board. I did say hi to Chris.
• Drew got me GOOD with a fake on the .75 reveal after that, he hesitated and I thought I was about to get sunk, he said "Bad news, you're going to have to pay taxes on a brand new car!"
• After hugging James, which just happened on its own, I did climb in the car and wave to the camera.

As a PG3 player, I was actually pretty happy that the SCSDs are taped late now, because it meant I was in play longer. Chris Donnan explains the rules for the SCSD these days. I practically mouthed along with his explanation because it is practically Bob's old explanation. After that, I told the other two contestants that it was probably going to be one of them in the Showcase, I know the wheel is not kind to the LFATs lately. It was at this point I briefly talked with both Chris and Hayley. I told Chris "you were probably pretty happy I tried that 9," and he shrugged and said "we've been looking for some wins lately." Interesting take but I think he knows what he's doing. I completely forgot to ask whether he knows of FPG or GRECO. I'd love to get the chance to talk to him again someday.

Everything was going fine in the Showcase Showdown until Kathleen got the .90, then I really knew I was screwed. Said hello, went over by a dime, oh well. I'll try again in 10 years!

When Clock Game came around on the Turntable, the video switcher was sending the prize graphic to the display where the game's name is. Adam came over the speaker to tell Drew to "hold" and Drew complied by reducing his speaking rate to one word every two seconds before stopping entirely. They then reset the display and reshot the game intro. I could see the Clock ARP from the program monitor on the back of the "door frame" on the Turntable, so I was groaning when she came within $2 at the last second. Drew walked off the TT and deposited his microphone in a holder they have over there while saying "darnit!" under his breath. Drew wants everyone to win so badly and I love that.

During prize processing, the prize department informed me that BOTH the car and the pilates reformer will be paid in cash. The car I wasn't too surprised to get cash-in-lieu (and fine with, because I like my classic '92 Taurus a lot), but the fact that they can't even get an IUFB prize and have to pay it out as cash surprised me. Unfortunately, I didn't get to be in-person for the Showcases as you cannot enter or exit the studio while the show is going. Wouldn't have been much help anyway -- I was way under on both of these. Wasn't particularly interested in the trips, or appliances, maybe the Mini Cooper would have been more cash? Who knows?

Also during processing, Cody asked WHAT TIME the show is on. I said 11 ET/10 CT, same timeslot since April 1979. People slowly figured out I know this show backwards and forwards; at one point, a backstage staffer quipped "you're hired."

All in all this was unreal and I'm still not sure that it actually happened. At least I can put my license plate holder out on my bookshelf for now. I guess I'll get my posterboard framed when I bring my Check Game check in for framing (that one I bought on eBay the other day).

I figured immediately after the show that I would be the YouTube clip of the day, and sure enough, here we are.

Congrats on your spinning star and big win, John! I liked how gamesurf was in the audience trying to get you to pick the envelopes on the side by opening his arms like Superman .

I (and everyone else) completely forgot about a spoiler, apologies for that. gamesurf also has an opt-out.

Lukewarm start here as Pocket and Clock were really tough picks, and yay ME 3 weeks in a row.

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12: Card Game, Cliff Hangers, More or Less
11: Money Game, Vend-O-Price
10: 1 Right Price, Any Number, Flip Flop, Grand Game, One Wrψng Price, Pass the Buck, Shopping Spree
9: Bonkers
8: Balance Game, It's in the Bag
7: Do the Math, Hot Seat, Rat Race, Spelling Bee, That's Too Much!
6: Coming or Going, Cover Up, Double Prices, Freeze Frame, Race Game
5: Bargain Game, Dice Game, Squeeze Play
4: Clock Game, Plinko, Range Game, Side By Side, Switch?
3: Check-Out, Hi Lo, Lucky $even, One Away, Pocket ’hange, Punch a Bunch, Secret "X"
2: Bullseye, Check Game, Eazy az 1 2 3, Grocery Game, Make Your Move, Pick-a-Number, Push Over
1: 3 Strikes, 5 Price Tags, Back to '74, Double Cross, Gas Money, Hole in One, Let 'em Roll, Master Key, Most Expen$ive, Pathfinder, Pay the Rent, Safe Crackers