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First IUFB: Home Theater System (Paradigm Cinema; ARP: $999) (Rachel)
Kimberly is playing Switch?
ARP: *$2,700* |
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Second IUFB: 18kt Yellow Gold Cognac Ring (Tacori; ARP: $730) (Rachel)
Joshua is playing Flip Flop for a Trip to Atlanta. (RT Coach LA To Atlanta, 5n Lowe's Atlanta Hotel, Daily Lunch, Dinner 1 Evening, Tickets for Atlanta Jazz Festival) (Amber)
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Third IUFB: Collection of Camcorders (2 8GB / 2 16GB; ARP: $758) (Overhead Platform)
Linda is playing Rat Race.
Item guesses (Rachel)
And thus, no Race :( |
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Fourth IUFB: VocoPro Recording Artist 300 Karaoke System (ARP: $2,138) (Daniel and Amber)
Joshua is playing Step Up.
...Yes, $4,895 for a Generic "Spinning Bicycle" Who knew? |
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Fifth IUFB: La-Z-Boy Demi Sofa (ARP: $649) (Rachel and Daniel)
Bess, who is on her honeymoon, is playing Pick-a-Pair for Flowers (Teleflora), Movie Tickets (Fandango), and Groceries (1 Person) for a Year (ARP: $5,371) (Rachel)
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Sixth IUFB: PSP Game Package (2 Consoles, 2 Starter Kits, 10 Games; ARP: $670) (Amber)
Stephanie is playing That's Too Much! for a Dodge Ram 1500ST 4x2 Regular Cab (3.7L, A/T) (Rachel and Daniel)
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Bonus...
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SHOWCASE
ROUND
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Show Results: 2 out of 6 THIS
RECAP IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR GOLDEN-ROAD.NET |
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Today show was okay i don't like it when the contestants scream it gets so annoying.
- Is it even worth trying to explain how agonizing dumb it is to guess $120 for the last prize in Rat Race? I predict that the pricing aspect of this game will become True/False for next year.If Mike can get away with more losses, no change "needs" to be made. Besides, it hasn't been that bad this season (although that item has often been 1xx to force a right SP).
Today was just one of those days that illustrated everything that's wrong with the current direction of the show, particularly the contestant selection process. Unfortunately, when contestants are miked, and you make a bad contestant selection, the consequences are a lot more widespread than they would be otherwise. And Drew just eats it up, sigh. I have faith that Stan will be back on top of things tomorrow, though.
And after a day of fair setups yesterday, why was everything either plainly hard or super easy today? There is no reason to make Step hard. And you may as well offer $13,000 cars in Rat and set them up to be won rather than offer restored cars that you can't afford because you don't even have to say the value of the prize!
Timings:
Switch? (3.5) - 3:20
Flip Flop (3.5) - 4:09
Rat Race (6) - 5:08
Step Up (5.5) - 4:07
Pick A Pair (4.5) - 4:56
That's Too Much (5) - 3:19
Total (28): 24:59
Linda, on the other hand, seemed like a very nice person, but holy God was she bad at pricing. That was an utterly dismal playing of Rat Race (with an utterly dismal choice of cars, appropriately enough), and Drew completely stopped hosting the moment she made her last bid.
So what's so bad about being offered a chance to win a 1955 Buick Century? I think many people would be glad.Something they could actually drive freely instead of being a collectible.
What car would YOU have offered then, Steve? (Besides a piece-of-junk econocar they usually offer in this game?)
So what's so bad about being offered a chance to win a 1955 Buick Century? I think many people would be glad.
Something they could actually drive freely instead of being a collectible.
For one thing, a contestant is more likely to be excited about a new car, rather than a restored one. Also, there are issues with living with a classic car (including upkeeping it, finding spare parts for it, driving it, and insuring it).
FWIW – this debate about offering classic cars as a prize only seems to apply to Drew Carey-hosted TPiR. Never mind that there were replicas of classic cars back on the Dennis James version (even with the different era/demographic of contestants) and during the shopping era of "Wheel of Fortune," and an actual 1948 Ford convertible offered as a prize in 1984 on "Sale of the Century."
That's all well and good, but I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. There are certain "classic" cars I would just love to own ... and to heck of whether I could drive it "every day."
FWIW – this debate about offering classic cars as a prize only seems to apply to Drew Carey-hosted TPiR. Never mind that there were replicas of classic cars back on the Dennis James version (even with the different era/demographic of contestants)
Fine...and if you want to offer it as a novelty prize, I would grudgingly admit that it might be alright. But to offer a 57-year-old automobile as one half's actual car game? No.
Did it count as the day's car game? If it did, I would cite it as further evidence of my belief that Jay Wolpert understood the show better than Frank Wayne did.
I know several classic car owners, and they take these items VERY seriously.
I'd be willing to bet good money, though, that every single one of them went out of his way to acquire said car and did not just happen to win it on a game show.
If you don't want the car, refuse it, take a cash equivalent – or (better yet) give it to grandpa, who probably loves classic cars anyway.
Again, if the contestant doesn't like the prize, he/she can refuse it or take a cash substitute.Problem: contestants do not get to choose whether to take a cash substitute. Only the show can substitute anything for its cash equivalent; otherwise, the player must either take or forfeit any or all prizes won.
Problem: contestants do not get to choose whether to take a cash substitute. Only the show can substitute anything for its cash equivalent; otherwise, the player must either take or forfeit any or all prizes won.
Besides, I think it was you who said many times that you didn't like it when Drew mocks the prizes (e.g., the small prizes of Switcheroo) but yet, it's OK when we do.
We aren't on national television hosting the show.
While that may be true, I still think we ought to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.
If you can't see that there's a significant difference between watching a show and hosting it, I'm not even sure why I'm bothering to try to have a discussion with you.
I can't seem to convince you that when we get annoyed – right or wrong – with Drew or others about various things about the show, that we ought to strive not to do the same thing. Otherwise, when we complain about Drew mocking a small prize in Switcheroo (for instance) but then we complain about the show offering a classic car ... it makes us no better.I do believe that what Steve is trying to say is that we are fans, so the sponsors of Price will typically not know about our comments (and further, we are not mocking the prizes themselves so much as mocking the show for using such things). Drew mocking prizes, on the other hand, is noticed because it is being done on (national) television, and hence puts those sponsors in a bad light even if they did not actually provide the items in question; his smashing groceries is far worse, as he has done it with sponsored items as well.
I do believe that what Steve is trying to say is that we are fans, so the sponsors of Price will typically not know about our comments (and further, we are not mocking the prizes themselves so much as mocking the show for using such things). Drew mocking prizes, on the other hand, is noticed because it is being done on (national) television, and hence puts those sponsors in a bad light even if they did not actually provide the items in question; his smashing groceries is far worse, as he has done it with sponsored items as well.
We are not going on television (or product-review sites, for that matter) to mock prizes or smash groceries; Drew is.
While I don't have any statistics at hand, I would bet $100 that product sponsors, etc. DO read these boards for what we have to say.The only "official" entity I am aware of is Price staff.
Same is true for these boards.Again, you were referring to a line of work (a newspaper/company, in this case). This is a fan site, which does not work for-profit nor is any sort of official entity. Neither Hasbro nor Fremantle will sue us for badmouthing Scrabble, for example.
As far as "mocking the show" – what? Why NOT be different, rather than give away the same prizes – refrigerators and micro-compact Kias/Huyndais – all the time? Sure, those prizes are always staples that should be offered, but once in awhile, be different.The problem is that, for about a season or two after the perfect Showcase bid of Season 37 (itself caused by giving away "the same prizes", which in turn caused several staffers to panic and blame this site), almost every prize tried to be different...such as home photo booths.
Again, you were referring to a line of work (a newspaper/company, in this case). This is a fan site, which does not work for-profit nor is any sort of official entity. Neither Hasbro nor Fremantle will sue us for badmouthing Scrabble, for example.
The problem is that, for about a season or two after the perfect Showcase bid of Season 37 (itself caused by giving away "the same prizes", which in turn caused several staffers to panic and blame this site), almost every prize tried to be different...such as home photo booths.
The only prizes that are regularly mocked on this site are the trips for their vagueness, addition of amenities specifically so they are hard to price, and choice of destinations (including inside California). Or the time "ten massages at a spa of your choice" was part of a Pick-A-Number prize and the player had to pick the last digit. (I have nothing against using classic cars for a three-car day, and I do applaud them for not going the route of "1970s Ford Pinto".)
You were also mistaken when you said "give away prizes", as the show rarely does that these days outside of Showcases and the prizes are more there just to look nice -- the same principle is why Pay The Rent exists.
You misread – the reporter was not badmouthing the board game Scrabble ... he was erroneously using a lower-case letter in reference to the game.Then I humbly apologize, sir.
Why go back to the infamous "perfect Showcase" bid episode? That's dead and gone. ... If it were me, I'd forget that episode and go about the daily production of the show – water under the bridge.Partly because it was where all the current problems with the show began. Drew brought the incident up in a recent interview for "Pop My Culture" and badmouthed this site in so many ways.
While I agree that the trips could be more specific, why not add amenities to the prize, rather than expect the contestant to pay for it out of their own pocket? And I'm not talking about the amenities that are mocked but but routine things, such as maybe a $300-per-day cash allowance to shop, or $200-per-day allowance for meals, etc. Why NOT spoil the contestant that won the prize?I agree in principle, but sometimes the cash "allowance" is added solely to prop up a low-value/two-prize Showcase. As for the per-day cash allowance, 1) some trips are just 1-3 days and/or 2) the cash is something like $1,000 altogether, which would not do much in, say, New York.
So what does this statement have to do with the discussion? What I'm speaking of is about whether the show should offer classic cars as prizes – and you and I at least agree we're not against it – not about the poor win-loss ratio of shows these days.It was a joke regarding what you had said. Disregard it. :-)
Partly because it was where all the current problems with the show began. Drew brought the incident up in a recent interview for "Pop My Culture" and badmouthed this site in so many ways.
Again, I agree on spoiling the contestant, but if they are going to do so...could they at least give them First Class seats on the flights? Coach is the lowest grade of travel.
Honestly, everyone – Drew included – need to let that incident be in the past. It happened, it aired ... nothing that can be done about it to fix it. It isn't the end of the world that the contestant wasn't congratulated like he brought peace to the world. Move on.
This isn't why the incident is continually brought up (though Drew did a poor job).
It represents the single turning point for prize selection and what has driven such strange items and tacked on upgrades to trips for the last few seasons.
The fear of somebody "ruining" the show has overwhelmed the staff to the point that they can sometimes only muster up two unique prizes for showcases.
Very interesting... I guess there really isn't anyway to check for this I guess :-? ;)