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Offline FloridaAdam

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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #135 on: February 14, 2010, 07:55:56 PM »
Why do I get the idea that bid covers just the dining furniture (and maybe only some of it, at that!)?  I think a Steinway & Sons grand piano costs on the order of at least $60,000, and that's probably pricing several years ago.
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- Showcase #2
« Reply #136 on: February 14, 2010, 08:28:47 PM »
$17,294.



*DING*

The audience is not happy with that bid, but we'll check it out later.  First, let's hear Rich take over the mic for Showcase #2.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage from last year's Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers... Troy Polamalu!



*wild cheers and applause*

Thank you, Rich!  cu, I am here to offer you the football fan's ultimate showcase.  First, here is something that every football fan needs:  a collection of football jerseys.



Now you can wear what the players wear on the football field.  These authentic NFL jerseys from Reebok are made of thick, high-quality Pro-Brite fabric for a genuine gridiron look.  You will receive two different players' jerseys from each of the 32 NFL teams.

Get ready to pack up some of those jerseys because we are going to give you and three of your closest friends a once-in-a-lifetime football experience.  We are sending the four of you to the 2010 Pro Bowl in Miami.



You and three friends will fly on a private jet from Los Angeles to Miami, courtesy of Air Charter.



Air Charter provides innovative air charter service solutions to a worldwide audience of discerning travelers.  Create your own schedule, fly where and when you want, and eliminate long waiting in security lines.  Call 866-FLY-CHTR or visit www.aircharter.com.  Air Charter:  Your plane is waiting.

You and your friends will spend three nights in a pair of classic suites at the Acqualina Resort and Spa.



The Acqualina Resort and Spa is the only AAA 5-diamond hotel in Miami.  Located on 4.5 acres and 400 feet of Atlantic Ocean coastline, this beach escape has two award-winning restaurants and a 20,000-square-foot spa with authentic Finnish saunas, crystal steam rooms, and ice fountains.

While in Miami, you and your friends will each receive all-access Pro Bowl tickets and passes.



You will get an exclusive tour of Land Shark Stadium, meet all of the Pro Bowl players inside the locker rooms before the Pro Bowl, and get Pro Bowl tickets for front-row seats at the 50-yard line.  We've also included a luxury rental car and $10,000 in VISA gift cards.

What an unbelieveable vacation!  And if you think that it can't get any better than that, think again.  If the Pro Bowl wasn't enough, we're going to keep you and your three friends in Miami for another week because you're also going to Super Bowl XLIV.



You and your friends will spend an additional seven nights at the Acqualina Resort and Spa, receive all-access passes and front-row 50-yard-line tickets to the Super Bowl, receive an additional seven days of luxury car rental, and receive another $10,000 in VISA gift cards.

It's a first-class fantasy come true, and I hope to see you in Miami for both the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl... but only if the price is right.

Fantastic job, Troy!  Troy Polamalu, everybody!

*wild cheers and applause*

Yes, I know.  We already had the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl.  But remember, I wrote these showcases several months ago.

So let's review this, cu:  64 authentic NFL jerseys, private jet for you and three friends to Miami, 2 rooms for 10 nights at the resort/spa, the all-access passes and front-row tickets to the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl, 10-day rental of a luxury car, and $20,000 in VISA gift cards--$5,000 for each of you.  It's a lot to bid on, so take a few minutes to think about how much all of that is worth... and then give me your bid.
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #137 on: February 14, 2010, 08:32:04 PM »
Wow.  I'm not sure even a $100k bid would cover the garf nowhammies made.  As advice, I'd stay above 120 but less than 200.
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #138 on: February 14, 2010, 08:43:24 PM »
Hmm...four tickets each to two games that already happened, plus a boatload of jerseys and cash? Hmm...tricky.

I'm prolly garfing, but...$76000.

(...should have kept the other showcase...had prizes I could actually use. :D )
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #139 on: February 14, 2010, 08:46:45 PM »
As this series goes off into the sunset, allow me to say that I'm grateful that I was a contestant on your series, Fireball and made it to #2 on your career winnings list, IIRC.  Good luck to you and your future endeavors.

(Also, I'm personally hoping for a "The End" graphic at the end of the show, a la $ale of the Century.)
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- Showcase #2
« Reply #140 on: February 14, 2010, 08:59:56 PM »
$76,000 even.



*DING*

We will check the actual retail prices, declare a winner, and wrap it all up... right after this.
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--Fireball to Chelsea, 1/15/16

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END of Fireball's Episode 16... and the series
« Reply #141 on: February 14, 2010, 09:37:37 PM »


This is it, ladies!  Let's reveal those showcase prices!

Drew, there was a lot of controversy over your bid on the first showcase, so I'll start with you.  You bid $17,294.  The actual retail price of your showcase is...











oh boy!  Get ready for this one, folks!

$139,795!

*audience reacts*



*DING*

A difference of $122,501.  You missed that one just a little bit.

And now, I turn to cu.  He bid $76,000 on his showcase.  cu, the actual retail price of your showcase is...














$115,808!  A difference of...



*DING*

$39,808!  You win!

*DINGDINGDINGDINGDING*  *main theme*

Drew, you won $11,000 in cash and a Christmas tree.  Thanks for being with us tonight.



cu, you did it again!  You've won the showcase for the second consecutive show!  Tonight, you won over $135,000!  Congratulations, and here come your friends!

Folks, I want to thank all of you for allowing me to come into your homes for the last 5 years.  You've given me a lot of great memories.  And so, for the last time, this is The Fireball reminding you to help control the pet population.  Cut off their damn balls.  Thank you, and goodbye!

This is Burton Richardson...

... and Rich Fields speaking for "Fireball's Price Is Right"...

... a Mark Goodson television production.

© MMX
Price Productions, Inc.
All Rights Reserved



Episode 16 Winnings
cu2010 - $135,313
prizes22 - $25,555
nowhammies11 - $13,400
UniquePerspective - $8,579
pathfinder20 - $2,430
wpghi5 - $1,299

JACOB "WHINBABY" WILKEY SEMI-MEMORIAL SHOWCASE PRIZE RUNDOWN

Showcase #1
Green Culture Executive Dining Room - $26,175
Noritake Dinnerware - $880
Noritake Stemware - $740
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano - $112,000

Showcase #2
64 Authentic NFL Jerseys - $12,160
Trip to Miami for 2010 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV:
Private Jet - $21,000
2 Hotel Rooms - $21,500
Pro Bowl Tickets and All-Access Passes - $8,068
Super Bowl Tickets and All-Access Passes - $32,680
Rental Car - $400
Gift Cards - $20,000



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Well, this week was supposed to be a return to normalcy, but that's clearly not allowed.  Since you feel there is no need for this week's FPG to continue, I feel there is no need to continue as an FPG host or a G-R.net member.  Since most people are so desperate to push me out of here, why delay it?  I would have preferred that everybody publicly admitted it rather than string me along for the last two days, but it is what it is.  I am hereby resigning as FPG host and moderator, effective immediately.  whammy007 is the new permanent host.  No R-rated rant or airing of grievances from me.  Just a polite "goodbye for good".

--Fireball to Chelsea, 1/15/16

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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #142 on: February 14, 2010, 10:30:39 PM »
(Standing ovation from me)  :biggrin:
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Re: END of Fireball's Episode 16... and the series
« Reply #143 on: February 15, 2010, 05:48:02 PM »
Just for the heck of it, here are some final statistics from "Fireball's Price Is Right".

A total of 61 different people have won a One-Bid.

58 of those people played their respective pricing games.  3 people missed a deadline during a pricing game, so were replaced by the next best bidder.

These 61 people won a grand total of $2,657,832.48 from 96 One-Bids, 96 pricing games, 32 Showcase Showdowns, and 16 showcase rounds.

The 96 pricing games produced 49 wins and 47 losses, for a winning percentage of 51%.

No show had more than 4 wins or fewer than 2 wins.

JayC had the best winning pricing game record, winning all 4 of the PGs that he played.

LudwigMackdaddy was the only person to make two or more trips to the First Four Breakfast Club--on Episodes 5 and 7.

pathfinder20 got called down to Contestants Row the most times of anybody--6 times.  Kourtney is also the sole owner of these records:  Most consecutive stage appearances (4 times--Episodes 8-11) and best winning Contestants Row record (he won his way on stage each time he got called down, making him 6-0).

Jay and Kourtney were tied for the record of registering for the most episodes of my show--9 episodes.  Jay signed up in each of my first 8 episodes as well as Episode 15, while Kourtney signed up in Episodes 5-12 and this episode.

Final individual standings
1. sternal - $382,393
2. goldroadfanatic - $327,479
3. jhc2010 - $194,802
4. cu2010 - $166,360
5. pathfinder20 - $151,803
6. sfan786 - $127,631
7. PatrickRox80/KoopaKid17 - $127,175
8. JayC - $119,268
9. GoldenBulldog - $104,231
10. Jordanar18 - $102,750
11. rob79 - $75,611
12. Jordan7 - $54,400
13. Rick - $51,647
14. Punchboard91 - $49,869
15. Jnelson09 - $42,630
16. Season36Fan - $42,473
17. catfan2002 - $41,765
18. Madonna - $36,616
19. styleguy - $34,913
20. Scott5114 - $28,091
21. djy9302 - $27,964
22. prizes22 - $27,355
23. BuddyTom - $27,036
24. Todd - $25,164
25. Flerbert419 - $24,202
26. ilovesuperball - $23,830
27. PriceFanArmadillo - $22,965
28. Garvin8r - $20,488
29. wpghi5 - $19,252.48
30. sideshowPA - $16,742
31. nowhammies11 - $13,400
32. Voltron291 - $12,486
33. pathfinder2119 - $12,472
34. Pikachu732001 - $12,276
35. 88JRFAN - $11,769
36. UniquePerspective - $11,289
37. ILoveTPIR - $11,115
38. shellgame69 - $10,964
39. ironman00710 - $8,542
40. LudwigMackdaddy - $8,219
41. Sean - $6,560
42. jybt - $5,351
43. PlinkoRules - $4,043
44. tdawgg3x - $3,625
45. res0xn12 - $3,508
46. rcbought - $3,099
47. Junkaholic95 - $2,799
48. TPIRCrazy77 - $2,616
49. CJBojangles - $2,495
50. priceguy - $2,200
51. DrDoesLittle - $1,799
52. Futuregsh - $1,798
53. Robert Searcy - $1,599
54. crazypackersfan - $1,300
55. LovesSurvivorAndTPIR - $1,048
56. ucb2912 - $1,000
57. edmojautis - $999
58. Franc - $945
59. Sonic3300 - $741
60. Pat45678 - $600
61. tpiradam - $270
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Well, this week was supposed to be a return to normalcy, but that's clearly not allowed.  Since you feel there is no need for this week's FPG to continue, I feel there is no need to continue as an FPG host or a G-R.net member.  Since most people are so desperate to push me out of here, why delay it?  I would have preferred that everybody publicly admitted it rather than string me along for the last two days, but it is what it is.  I am hereby resigning as FPG host and moderator, effective immediately.  whammy007 is the new permanent host.  No R-rated rant or airing of grievances from me.  Just a polite "goodbye for good".

--Fireball to Chelsea, 1/15/16

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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #144 on: February 17, 2010, 09:06:07 PM »
Great show, Fireball. Thanks for having me as a contestant.

(crickets)

Uh... anyone know what happened to Frank?
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Re: Fireball's Episode #16 -- IUFB #6
« Reply #145 on: February 18, 2010, 10:59:59 AM »
That's a very good question.

I'd start mine unilaterally (Frank15 has my script), but my last one just ended. :biggrin:
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