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First IUFB: Designer Ensamble (Isabella Marant, Gucci, Prada; ARP: $2,260) (Amber)
Scott is playing Flip Flop for a Trip to Hawaii. (RT coach LA to Maui, 6n Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, 30min Helicopter Tour) (Gwendolyn)
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Second IUFB: 4pc Jewelry Collection (Amanda Sterett; ARP: $1,650) (Amber and Manuela)
Almaz is playing Gas Money for a Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 (3.6L, SunRider Soft Top)
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Third IUFB: 2 Folding Bikes (Citizen Bikes; ARP: $798) (Amber)
Janey is playing Race Game.
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SCSD #1
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Fourth IUFB: Wine Cabinet (Howard Miller Total Home; ARP: $2,058) (Manuela)
Alexander, a USC Trojan, is playing Now.... or Then for a Groceries for 1 Year and Maid Service for 1 Year (ARP: $4,997) (Rachel) The "Then" date is September 1998.
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Fifth IUFB: Pantech Waterproof Tablet & Cell Phone (1yr 450min/3GB plan; ARP: $1,689) (Amber)
Deborah is playing Eazy Az 1-2-3.
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Sixth IUFB: His-and-Hers Sunglasses (Marc Jacobs; ARP: $560) (Rachel and George)
Caroline is playing That's Too Much for a 2013 Hyundai Sonata GLS. (2.4L, 6-Spd A/T) (Manuela)
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SCSD #2
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SHOWCASE
ROUND
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Show Results: 4 out of 6 THIS
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Flip Flop was really easy today. Race game was won by luck and Now or then was fair. Eazy as 123 coulda been won and that's too much was lucky win right there. Gas money had a terrible wipeout.
One thing I want to know, though...when did the little box that displays Race Game's timer move to the bottom left of the screen? I noticed this last playing...and it seemed a little jarring.
Scott may have been on a lot of game shows...
Funny how I spent my morning at work writing a song about Flip Flop.
Flip Flop: The highlight from today has gotta be Scott Hostetler, aka The Game Show Guru! He strikes once again winning Flip Flop and his showcase......I really love this guy ever since Press Your Luck. He's truly a winner!I see. So you hated his appearances on The Gong Show in '77 and Wheel of Fortune in '78 (his first two game shows; Press was his third)? :-?
Scott may have been on a lot of game shows and try to profit off of that even beyond the actual shows (http://www.thegameshowguru.com), but he is no Price guru. ... But the icing on the cake was not bidding $1. It's been awhile with these SCs this season since there was a clear over, but that was today, and he just didn't seem to recognize it.I personally believe it was more of the "do not be stupid" strategy of not bidding less than $20,000 because you otherwise leave yourself wide open in the event your opponent is not over.
I knew I'd seen him before. He's actually a professional contestant?Guess so, the about page has a good collection of shows he's competed on.
RCPlanes: What do you mean by "8-O" on Race?
I also believe that he was the one who said the famous "Hong Kong! All right!" speech from Press Your Luck back in the 80s as well.Indeed he was (not exactly a speech; more an exclamation), in late 1983 -- he was part of the opening montage for at least some of the 1984 episodes GSN aired.
I personally believe it was more of the "do not be stupid" strategy of not bidding less than $20,000 because you otherwise leave yourself wide open in the event your opponent is not over.
In my opinion, that "strategy" is baloney. If the opponent bid so high that you think he/she is over, chances are, if he/she is not over, he/she is actually really close to the ARP and however close your $18,000 bid is (there have been sub-$20K showcases), it's not going to cut it. (Obviously, there are exceptions, but they're rare, I'd say.) If you're confident your opponent is over, bid conservatively or bid $1, but don't bother trying to establish any kind of safety net in case your opponent is not over.
... Special guest. Olympics. Special guest. On 2-prize SC. On frigging leftover show.Gee, you don't think the reason it was left over was because they could give away a showcase that included a trip to an Olympic event as close to the Olympics as possible, do you? (And the match against France is part of the Olympics, as opposed to being a training match - the soccer tournament tends to be played in various cities throughout the host country.)
Gee, you don't think the reason it was left over was because they could give away a showcase that included a trip to an Olympic event as close to the Olympics as possible, do you? (And the match against France is part of the Olympics, as opposed to being a training match - the soccer tournament tends to be played in various cities throughout the host country.)No, this episode was probably meant to be a special that fizzled out.
So, you're saying it's better to bid $1 than it is to bid $18,000? In what reality would that ever make sense. (And don't say in the past :P)
If you're confident your opponent is over ... don't bother trying to establish any kind of safety net in case your opponent is not over.
in the vast majority of cases, the reasoning behind bidding $18,000 instead of $1 won't come in to play, so bidding $1 isn't "stupid".It truly makes absolutely no difference -- just because you can bid $1 on your Showcase does not mean that you ever should. It is common sense not to leave yourself wide open, because there is always the possibility that the other Showcase has been "sexed-up", personal confidence be damned.
I'm not saying it's better to bid $1. I'm saying that, in the vast majority of cases, the reasoning behind bidding $18,000 instead of $1 won't come in to play, so bidding $1 isn't "stupid".Yet, when people smell the stench of a skunked show and you think a El Skunko isn't far behind, I think it's fair for one of the Showcase contestants to bid $1. To my knowledge, this has happened more than once in the Carey era: Once in 11/09/2009 and again in 4/15/2011.
No, this episode was probably meant to be a special that fizzled out.Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show, but the last show taped this season. (The 6/19 episode was a leftover - taped last July, no less.)
Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show
Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show, but the last show taped this season. (The 6/19 episode was a leftover - taped last July, no less.)This may have been the last taping day, but the Back to School Special is the last taping.
It seems a bit strange that TPIR doesn't have a 'proper' season finale episode (or even week), especially when such a big deal is often made of the opening week of a season.I remember one year where Bob mentioned that it was "the last show of the season," but then he remarked something along the lines of, "We keep on taping, so keep watching," even though they did go into summer repeats by then. Bob has even admitted that they show repeats on occasion - the one time I can think of is when he was explaining why the date on the check in Blank Check/Check Game was dated "Today, 19-Now."