First IUFB: Television (43in QLED HD rotating television); ARP: $2,000 (James)
| ALANA | STEPHEN | ALISON | MICHAEL V. |
| 1900 | 1625 | 2100 | 2250 |
Alana is going to walk the GOLDEN-ROAD for
The golden road starts with Good & Gather Tomato Sauce: 29¢
They walk over to the wine cellar:
| 29¢ | |||
| 3 | 0 | ||
The price is $230 or $930...
Alana picks $930
| 9 | 3 | 0 |
They walk over to the the kitchen:
| 930 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
The price is $6921, $6321 or $6021...
Alana picks $6021
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Second IUFB: Air Hockey Table (7ft air hockey table with LED lights); ARP: $600 (Rachel v. James)
| DEANNA | STEPHEN | ALISON | MICHAEL V. |
| 595 | 610 | 495 | 550 |
Deanna is playing SWITCH? for:
These prices are either correct or need to be switched:
| CAPE COD | SUN VALLEY | |
| $5196 | $6294 | |
| SWITCH? | SWITCH? |
Deanna chooses to switch...
| CAPE COD | SUN VALLEY | |
| $6294 | $5196 | |
| $6294 | WIN | $5196 |
Third IUFB: Smartphone (128GB smartphone with 6.9in display, stylus, case); ARP: $1,240 (Overhead)
| DANIEL | STEPHEN | ALISON | MICHAEL V. |
| 950 | 750 | 545 | 1000 |
Michael, a nurse practitioner, is playing Grand Game for a chance to win up to $1,000,000!
The target price is...
Michael starts out at $100:
The items are:
Pick 1: Trail Mix
Pick 2: Water
Pick 3: Oatmeal
Pick 4: Styling Gel
LOSS (ARP of the dog food: $11.99; ARP of the detergent: $4.99)
SCSD #1
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | Spin 2 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $1,240 | 65 | STAY | .65 | |
| Alana | $2,930 | 65 | STAY | .65 | |
| Deanna | $12,090 | 100 | – | 1.00 | *$1,000!* |
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna | $13,090 | 40 | .40 | *SHOWCASE* |
Fourth IUFB: DJ Set (Rane: Serato DJ set with motorized turntable platters); ARP: $1,599 (James)
| DANIEL | STEPHEN | ALISON | MARY |
| 2200 | 2250 | 1 | 1819 |
Alison is playing Any Number for random cash, tool package (DeWalt: hammer drill, impact driver, reciprocating saw, LED work light, 2 batteries, charger and kit bag, 40-piece screwdriver fit set, work gloves; 27in work cart) (Rachel) or a 2021 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS (1.2L engine, CVT, FWD, personal device cable, vehicle care kit, carpeted floor mats) (James).
| CAR | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | |||||
| PIGGY BANK | |||||
Alison picks 3.
| CAR | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | ||||
| PIGGY BANK | |||||
Alison picks 6.
| CAR | 2 | 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | ||||
| PIGGY BANK | |||||
Alison picks 1.
| CAR | 2 | 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | ||||
| PIGGY BANK | 1 | ||||
Alison picks 4.
| CAR | 2 | 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | 4 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 1 | ||||
Alison picks 2.
| CAR | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | 4 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 1 | ||||
Alison picks 0.
| CAR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 3 | 4 | |||
| PIGGY BANK | 1 | ||||
Alison picks 7.
| CAR | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| PIGGY BANK | 1 | ||||
LOSS. Board was:
| CAR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOL KIT | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| PIGGY BANK | 8. | 1 | 5 | ||
Fifth IUFB: Smart Home Security System (Yale Home: door lock, cabinet lock, keypad, safe); ARP: $508 (James)
| DANIEL | STEPHEN | ALPHA | MARY |
| 1210 | 1 | 1000 | 1205 |
Stephen, the last of the First Four, is playing SECRET X for a new tiny house (Tiny Mountain Houses: Nicholas Ridge V Series 26ft home with shed roof design with lofts, with $5000 for installation; ARP: $131,765) (Rachel).
Stephen places the free X...
The small prizes are:
WIN (Total Winnings: $131,826)
Sixth IUFB: Cookware (3-ply hammered cookware set with 2 fry pans, 2 sauce pans, saute pan, one stock pot); ARP: $700 (Rachel)
| DANIEL | MICHAEL M. | ALPHA | MARY |
| 1 | 800 | 900 | 649 |
Mary is playing Coming or Going for a home office (Altwork: zero gravity work station with laptop mount, filing cabinet, 5-shelf bookcase; 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 32in monitor, mouse, keyboard, blue light glasses) (James).
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| COMING | -or- | GOING | ||||
Mary sets the price to:
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMING | -or- | GOING | ||||
ARP: $9,516. LOSS
SCSD #2
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | Spin 2 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | $700 | 80 | STAY | .80 | |
| Alison | $2,333 | 65 | 40 | 1.05 | |
| Stephen | $132,334 | 40 | 40 | .80 | *OVERTIME* |
| Contestant | Winnings | Spin 1 | TOTAL | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | $700 | 50 | .50 | *SHOWCASE* |
| Stephen | $132,334 | 45 | .45 |
THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES
Deanna has the honors...
SC1 - Mary
SC2 - Deanna
Results: 2 out of 6
Winnings: $190,963
Biggest Winner: Stephen ($131,826)
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Name one production you have worked on, or barring that, a game show you have been on.
I'll wait.
I'm trying to recall if we ever had a show in which Golden Road was played and some other pricing game on the same show had a more expensive prize / cash prize than GR's car.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is today's show the first US game show since, well, Dream House to offer a house as a prize?No, Wheel of Fortune gave one away earlier this year.
I'm trying to recall if we ever had a show in which Golden Road was played and some other pricing game on the same show had a more expensive prize / cash prize than GR's car.
-The Prize in Secret X is worth more than the Car in Golden Road is just what kind of makes me madThat felt really odd to me as well. Part of the burial/overshadowing I mentioned earlier.
No TPIR contestant, whether they understand Pay the Rent or not, is ever going to turn down $100,000.
I know --- is being played for the money either tomorrow or Friday, but what’s the other game? 1/2 Off?
I'm trying to recall if we ever had a show in which Golden Road was played and some other pricing game on the same show had a more expensive prize / cash prize than GR's car.
I really don't know how I feel about Million Dollar Grand Game.
On the other hand... yeah, I really have a feeling that this is what Drew was talking about when he said "there's a couple of moments from the opening week where I really had to go backstage and collect myself...one night I couldn't sleep thinking, 'Is it wrong to offer a million dollars? Maybe people would be tempted to take a chance that they shouldn't have.' So I had to go through this whole emotional thing."
It is 9514K, per the thumbnail image link on CBS.com.
Surprised I got a response to my post... I find these dumb extravagant prizes very tacky. I understand I am an old curmudgeon and cars aren't all that anymore, but I don't think these prizes are a good replacement for a wow factor. And it's very likely most of these prizes get declined with the ~30% taxes and all - it just reeks of subtle cheapness in the end.
I wasn't all that impressed with the tiny house prize itself personally. Consider that a meh from me. $100k+ prize or not.
If this show occurred in Seasons 37-41 when I was in a much more sour mood generally on the show (and Drew's hosting was also much worse), today might have been the show that made me quit.
Today, in 2021, I understand that next week we will largely be back to normal, and "normal" as it existed even in most of Season 49 is pretty great. But that doesn't mean I have to be happy about this. You can only say "well, we always have to top what we did last season" so many times before you start entering the realms of the completely ridiculous and stupid. And offering a $131,000 house as a pricing game prize is just stupid. We've done the "decline prize" mantra to death in here and I've never been a fan, and the bigger it gets, the more I'm not a fan of it. The show obviously doesn't want to give away the million dollars this week (which is completely fine - it shouldn't ever want to, as that will wreck the budget) so it's almost like it's offering a $131,000 house as a peace offering. Most people will think "oh, something big was still won, so it was a great show", but we know what's up. The whole thing is about as disingenuous as the Jeopardy host search.
And as for the million dollars, have I said "stop offering things you obviously don't want to give away" enough times? Yeah, that.
If this show occurred in Seasons 37-41 when I was in a much more sour mood generally on the show (and Drew's hosting was also much worse), today might have been the show that made me quit.
Today, in 2021, I understand that next week we will largely be back to normal, and "normal" as it existed even in most of Season 49 is pretty great. But that doesn't mean I have to be happy about this. You can only say "well, we always have to top what we did last season" so many times before you start entering the realms of the completely ridiculous and stupid. And offering a $131,000 house as a pricing game prize is just stupid. We've done the "decline prize" mantra to death in here and I've never been a fan, and the bigger it gets, the more I'm not a fan of it. The show obviously doesn't want to give away the million dollars this week (which is completely fine - it shouldn't ever want to, as that will wreck the budget) so it's almost like it's offering a $131,000 house as a peace offering. Most people will think "oh, something big was still won, so it was a great show", but we know what's up.
And as for the million dollars, have I said "stop offering things you obviously don't want to give away" enough times? Yeah, that.
"...And offering a $131,000 house as a pricing game prize is just stupid."
I'm shocked that they played Grand Game for a million. What's more, it was so easy. If you've watched the show, you've seen them use detergent as a "surprisingly cheap" grocery item tons of times. They wanted it to be won.
It sort of felt like it just cheapened so many things. Pay the Rent on Monday was super difficult, and it should have been. The MDS million-dollar games required a ton of risk or incredible performance. This was a lollipop that Michael just couldn't convert on.
It made Golden Road feel meaningless, and that was compounded by giving away a more expensive prize in... Secret X? On the center square??
I get that giving away cool prizes makes for good TV, but not when there's so little challenge involved. It just feels dirty.
Little homes are a big thing nowadays, and you don’t know the contestant’s current situation—they could perhaps be looking for a place to call their own (not to mention, it serves as kind of a cool throwback to the original series when they used to give away homes all the time).
Also, about the house being more expensive than the Audi in GR, I don’t think there’s a hard-and-fast rule that the grand prize in GR has to be the most expensive one in a given show.
However, if I were going for the million, wouldn't I want to save one of the easiest products for last, so in case I wipe out early, I still walk away with $10,000?
Was a little surprised Drew didn't mention "hey, here's the first game we played 50 years ago" when playing Any Number.
Edit: (To quote the late, great Steve Jobs "...and one more thing") All prizes are priced at MSRP. That's completely fair and how the show has always been played. But unless I'm missing something, the particular hair gel shown today is one of the more prominently displayed ones at Walmart.... I have to think the show wasn't aware that it can be purchased for under $5.50 at such a prominent retailer, otherwise I truly don't believe they offer it in this particular playing. A regular Grand Game playing? Sure. But one where such discrepancies could mean the difference in a contestant winning or losing a life-changing amount of money? More care probably should have been taken there to ensure all of the grocery items were priced consistently across retailers, especially Walmart. That's purely my opinion.
Going back to Grand, the contestant was older and mentioned he was a nurse practitioner. Maybe he and his wife have a good savings and are set for retirement, so the $100K wasn’t a huge gamble in the grand scheme of things. I can’t think of any other reason to go for it other than being completely caught up in the moment.I disagree. If you want to gamble the $100K, I can't think of any easier way to gamble $100K and turn it into $1M, can you? The risk is worth the reward based on simple math.
The technical director totally dropped the ball on the $1,000,000 reveal. After the contestant chose the gel, there absolutely should have been a 1-2 second close-up of the gel. It was for a MILLION DOLLARS, yet no close up of the product was shown until the instant before Drew flipped the price. Whoever is controlling the really should understand that a close up of the product that is standing between the contestant and $1,000,000 deserves a close up. Or maybe I'm wrong?
I'm trying to recall if we ever had a show in which Golden Road was played and some other pricing game on the same show had a more expensive prize / cash prize than GR's car.