Teddy's TPIR, Episode 16

[Teddy]

So it's $900 from Bandon23...

900

DING!

...$1028 from AMGray1986...

1028

DING!

...$1312 from 123123123...

1312

DING!

...and $1313 from wpghi5.

1313

DING!

BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ!

(audience groans)

But you've all gone over, so you'll have to bid again. Now let's see, the lowest bid was $900. Erase the bids, please, and Bandon23, go lower than $900.

[Bandon23]

$640

[AMGray1986]

$712

[123123123]

$850 please

[wpghi5]

$1.

[Teddy]

This time we have $640 from Bandon23...

640

DING!

...$712 from AMGray1986...

712

DING!

...$850 from 123123123...

850

DING!

...and $1 from wpghi5.

1

DING!

And there's no buzzer this time, so I can tell you that the actual retail price is: $875. 123123123, you're the winner!

DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!

(Walking 2007)

(cheers and applause)

Congratulations, 123123123, you now have the honor of playing our first pricing game of the day. Hey George, what can 123123123 win?



GEORGE: Well, how about a new car?! (Rachel models it) (Car Cue '83) (cheers and applause) It's the 2014 Ford Fusion SE, the family sedan that is no slouch when it comes to spirited performance. Comes with standard features, 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine with 6-speed automatic transmission, AM/FM/CD stereo with SiriusXM satellite radio and MP3 jack, heated leather seats, cargo net and engine block heater. This is the Ford Fusion, a terrific prize worth $25,840!

That's right, you can win that new car playing Spelling Bee! Now, we have 30 cards on that board as you can see. There are 11 C's, 11 A's, 6 R's, and two cards that say the word CAR. There are two ways to win: If you get a C, A and R, or if you get one of the cards that say CAR, you will win that car! In the meantime, I will start you off with two free picks from the 30 cards. Tell me what two numbers you want (from 1 to 30).

[123123123]

I will pick 2 and 3, please

[Teddy]

Very well then, you get 2 and 3. Now, you will try to earn up to three more cards with these three small prizes, where Gwendolyn is. What are they, George?





(2003 GP/SP Cue)

GEORGE: First, enjoy a game of hoops with this durable Wilson basketball. Second, prepare burgers, hot dogs, barbecue chicken and other tasty summer cookout foods with this portable version of the classic Weber charcoal grill. And third, create hundreds of your favorite drinks with this easy-to-use juicer.

Now 123123123, in order to earn a card, you must be within $10 of the actual retail price of each prize, one way or the other. To speed this game up, give me your guesses for all three prizes.

[123123123]

I'll say...

$25 for the basketball, $40 for the grill and $49 for the juicer.

[Teddy]

OK, let's see how many picks you get. We'll start with the basketball, which you say is $25. How much is it, please?

25
BASKETBALL

DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING!

(cheers and applause)

It is $25, so you automatically get three more picks off the board! Now let's see the other two prices. The grill was...

40
GRILL

...$40, and the juicer was...

59
JUICER

...$59. So now that you have earned three more cards, what three numbers would you like to get?

[123123123]

30, 7, 6.

[Teddy]

And 30, 7 and 6 are yours. I think you have a very good chance to win this car. However, you will have the option of quitting if you're not too sure about your chances. Right now, you have $5,000 on the board. You can take that $5,000 and quit, or you can look under the first card. What do you want to do?

[123123123]

I will try for the car, please

[Teddy]

All right, let's see what you're going to start out with. Behind the first card is...

A

DING!

...an A. (applause) So all you need now are a C and an R. Are you going to take $4,000, or go for the car?

[123123123]

I'll go on.