NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!
With episode #6,310 finally hitting the airwaves, I can now offer full insight and thoughts into the events that I watched unfold live on November 16, ***5...
All I have to say, before I start offering my thoughts and insights, is that this was just surreal to finally watch the episode on television... I mean, to turn on The Price Is Right for a first-run, brand new episode and KNOW what was going to happen because I watched it live nearly two months before America saw it...
Did it make it any less exciting? No. I was excited, but then again, I had all these fun little secrets about episode #6,310 that I've been quiet about for nearly two months..
The first pricing game of the day was Make Your Move for a a laser measure, a sofa, and a trip to Tampa. When Meredith put the trip to Florida as $2,619, I thought she was wrong, wrong, WRONG. I saw the board and thought "That trip to Florida HAS to be $3,526. Switch that with the Measure!". She definitely had the sofa right...
A very pleasant surprise when she did turn out to be right. Good for her, and what a way to start taping #1!
Next up was One Away. Jeanette was in line a few people behind me, and I knew before we even entered the studio how badly she wanted to win a car. When they revealed that Pontiac Grand Prix, I was so thrilled for her. I thought "Hey, you wanted a car, and there's your chance!".
Normally, I am terrible at One Away, but when she got only two horns, I knew she had to change the middle three. When she changed the one, I was immediately bummed - I knew it just wasn't going to happen.
Poor Jeanette was shaking and on the verge of tears when she walked off the stage and down the aisle past me.
This was the loss that led Bob to say "You know, I don't think it's such a bad thing when a contestant doesn't win a car. Another one for my collection. When cars aren't won, Rich and I get them. We split them 50-50. I went to Rich's house last week, and he had a line of cars two blocks long!"
At this point, no doubt I was enjoying my trip to LA more than Jeanette. But, the day was still young....
Third on the list was Plinko. Oh dear!
My first reaction at seeing that board was horror. The bane of my TPIR existance. Stinko! The game that seems to be played everytime I turn on my TV is going to be played in person!
I began to lose my passion for Plinko when about 15 years ago that female contestant won all five chips, then managed to win $0! That left a bad taste in my mouth...
But, that being said, I was pulling for Andrew. And you can just imagine the deflation in the audience when Andrew dropped 5 chips and won a whopping $500 because four of them found the dreaded zero. I mean, nobody has ever won the maximum on Plnko, and the odds are believed to be over 59,000 to 1 of it happening. But $500? Heartbreaking!
Bob, during the commercial break: "You remember that woman who got five $0's on Plinko? She shot herself in the parking lot!"
What can I say, but the Plinko board is evil. EVIL!
Not a very good start...
Showcase Showdown #1: Well, the dream is alive for Jeanette. At that point, I'm hoping it took away some of the sting from One Away... She certainly looked pretty damned excited after she won her way into the Showcases.
Item Up For Bids #4: John Goodson?! I can't believe he slipped my mind, considering that we had a Janice Pennington in the audience, a James Brown in the audience, and a Deborah Gibson (me). What on earth, was this the celebrity edition of The Price Is Right?!
(Jonathan Goodson is the name of a game show producer, and the son of Mark Goodson - the man who created The Price Is Right)
Next up was Take Two for a baseball mitt chair, a computer, two guitars and dinnerware. I was absolutely lost as far as a first guess. But when I saw the $800 on the chair, I knew Elizabeth should've gone with the chair and guitars. Sadly, she did not...
And at this point, Bob is desperate for a winner, and to get the crowd fired up. During that commercial break, he asks "Do I have a bunch of losers here?! I'm trying to give away this stuff! Come up here and win it!"
The fifth game was Pass The Buck for a Ford Focus. No car for Kara, but she hit all three money spots and walked away with $9,000 (I believe this was the first time this has ever happened). And, quite honestly: If that had been me playing PTB, I would've rather won $9,000 than a Ford Focus! I don't drive, but if I did, I sure wouldn't want a Focus...
John (how can we have The Price Is Right without a Goodson?! Then again, we should've also gotten Janice Pennington!) closed out today's pricing games with Pick A Number, playing for a bed and sleep set. If you thought I was horrified seeing Plinko.. We could see the bottom of the game underneath the giant price tag, and I immediately turned to Mike and said "What the heck?! Didn't they retire that wicked thing!? I guess not..."
I mean, Pick A Number is definitely in my top 5 of least favorite pricing games. The set is ugly, the game is boring, and the prices are typically repulsive...
The 8 was obviously a very easy choice with it being a bed, and the first digit being a two. Fortunately, John closed out the pricing games on a good note (and a goodnight!) after a very tough day...
Not exactly the kind of won-loss record I wanted to see for my first taping, but it was still fun to watch.
John would win the second Showcase Showdown, and square off against Jeanette in the showcases. With John as the top winner, he had the choice to bid or pass on showcase #1.
The first showcase was a collection of cordless phones, a motorcycle and a ski boat. Very, VERY nice showcase. John chose to bid on this showcase, passing the second to Jeanette.
John bid $29,500 - which I was fairly sure was a reasonable bid, but I was a bit worried that he might be barely over...
At this point, I was thinking "Wow, I guess we're going to see nothing but furniture for the second."
However, while asking John to bid or pass, and for his bid, they began setting up for the second showcase, so those of us in the audience saw the Route 66 sign in front of door #3 before they even revealed Jeanette's kick boxing equipment. And the first thing that popped into my head was "Jeanette, girl, you're getting a shot at redemption..."
Jeanette seemed thrilled over the kick boxing equipment. She really seemed thrilled when they offered the trip to Spain...
But now, it's freak out time.
Imagine the absolute shock when they opened door #3, and sitting there was a black 2006 CORVETTE!
Obviously, we knew we were looking at one big showcase. I was thinking $52,000 myself, and when she bid $61,000, I thought "Oh no. Oh no!" I could just see the look of pain coming when Bob would tell her in a few minutes that she had overbid... At that moment, my thought was "John, if you didn't go over, you're going home happy."
John did not go over - his showcase was $33,350, leaving him with a difference of $3,850.
So, Bob walks on over to Jeanette's podium, and grabs the envelope concealing the actual retail price of her showcase.
"Jeanette, the actual retail price of your showcase is..."
I'm wincing, I'm thinking "I'm so sorry", I'm so set to groan...
"Sixty three thousand...."
The place erupts, and Jeanette just starts freaking out!
"...three oh two, for a difference of $2,302!"
Jeanette, who needs a Pontiac when you're leaving with a fucking 'VETTE! She had just won the biggest regular daytime showcase in TPIR history, and won one of the most expensive prizes ever given away.
"There she is, standing next to her new Corvette. Is that not a bee-u-tee-ful picture?!" It is indeed. I mean, she wanted to win a car so badly. She was so heartbroken when she lost the Grand Prix. And the day ends with her winning a Corvette. Redemption. And, a dream come true for her...
Good for her!
She runs on over to check out her new car, and Bob Barker signs off on episode #6,310, leaving me with memories that will last a lifetime.
A moment after the cameras quit rolling, Jeanette made her second walk up that aisle sobbing. And me, normally a very reserved person, did the unthinkable: I walked up to her, took her hands in mine, and said "Congratulations! Congratulations! You have no idea how happy I am for you..."
I meant it, too. I mean, we both showed up on that fateful Wednesday morning as total strangers, both with a goal. I wanted to see Bob Barker. She wanted a car... I got to hear "The Price Is Rigt, bitch!", and she got a fucking Corvette!
I'd say we both went home very, VERY happy... I hope she enjoys that car. And it truly warms my heart to have been there for that.
What a blast. What a blast to relive it on television... I have to do this again!
This is Madonna, reminding you to help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered... And I'll see you again in 18 days, Bob!
All I have to say, before I start offering my thoughts and insights, is that this was just surreal to finally watch the episode on television... I mean, to turn on The Price Is Right for a first-run, brand new episode and KNOW what was going to happen because I watched it live nearly two months before America saw it...
Did it make it any less exciting? No. I was excited, but then again, I had all these fun little secrets about episode #6,310 that I've been quiet about for nearly two months..
The first pricing game of the day was Make Your Move for a a laser measure, a sofa, and a trip to Tampa. When Meredith put the trip to Florida as $2,619, I thought she was wrong, wrong, WRONG. I saw the board and thought "That trip to Florida HAS to be $3,526. Switch that with the Measure!". She definitely had the sofa right...
A very pleasant surprise when she did turn out to be right. Good for her, and what a way to start taping #1!
Next up was One Away. Jeanette was in line a few people behind me, and I knew before we even entered the studio how badly she wanted to win a car. When they revealed that Pontiac Grand Prix, I was so thrilled for her. I thought "Hey, you wanted a car, and there's your chance!".
Normally, I am terrible at One Away, but when she got only two horns, I knew she had to change the middle three. When she changed the one, I was immediately bummed - I knew it just wasn't going to happen.
Poor Jeanette was shaking and on the verge of tears when she walked off the stage and down the aisle past me.
This was the loss that led Bob to say "You know, I don't think it's such a bad thing when a contestant doesn't win a car. Another one for my collection. When cars aren't won, Rich and I get them. We split them 50-50. I went to Rich's house last week, and he had a line of cars two blocks long!"
At this point, no doubt I was enjoying my trip to LA more than Jeanette. But, the day was still young....
Third on the list was Plinko. Oh dear!
My first reaction at seeing that board was horror. The bane of my TPIR existance. Stinko! The game that seems to be played everytime I turn on my TV is going to be played in person!
I began to lose my passion for Plinko when about 15 years ago that female contestant won all five chips, then managed to win $0! That left a bad taste in my mouth...
But, that being said, I was pulling for Andrew. And you can just imagine the deflation in the audience when Andrew dropped 5 chips and won a whopping $500 because four of them found the dreaded zero. I mean, nobody has ever won the maximum on Plnko, and the odds are believed to be over 59,000 to 1 of it happening. But $500? Heartbreaking!
Bob, during the commercial break: "You remember that woman who got five $0's on Plinko? She shot herself in the parking lot!"
What can I say, but the Plinko board is evil. EVIL!
Not a very good start...
Showcase Showdown #1: Well, the dream is alive for Jeanette. At that point, I'm hoping it took away some of the sting from One Away... She certainly looked pretty damned excited after she won her way into the Showcases.
Item Up For Bids #4: John Goodson?! I can't believe he slipped my mind, considering that we had a Janice Pennington in the audience, a James Brown in the audience, and a Deborah Gibson (me). What on earth, was this the celebrity edition of The Price Is Right?!
(Jonathan Goodson is the name of a game show producer, and the son of Mark Goodson - the man who created The Price Is Right)
Next up was Take Two for a baseball mitt chair, a computer, two guitars and dinnerware. I was absolutely lost as far as a first guess. But when I saw the $800 on the chair, I knew Elizabeth should've gone with the chair and guitars. Sadly, she did not...
And at this point, Bob is desperate for a winner, and to get the crowd fired up. During that commercial break, he asks "Do I have a bunch of losers here?! I'm trying to give away this stuff! Come up here and win it!"
The fifth game was Pass The Buck for a Ford Focus. No car for Kara, but she hit all three money spots and walked away with $9,000 (I believe this was the first time this has ever happened). And, quite honestly: If that had been me playing PTB, I would've rather won $9,000 than a Ford Focus! I don't drive, but if I did, I sure wouldn't want a Focus...
John (how can we have The Price Is Right without a Goodson?! Then again, we should've also gotten Janice Pennington!) closed out today's pricing games with Pick A Number, playing for a bed and sleep set. If you thought I was horrified seeing Plinko.. We could see the bottom of the game underneath the giant price tag, and I immediately turned to Mike and said "What the heck?! Didn't they retire that wicked thing!? I guess not..."
I mean, Pick A Number is definitely in my top 5 of least favorite pricing games. The set is ugly, the game is boring, and the prices are typically repulsive...
The 8 was obviously a very easy choice with it being a bed, and the first digit being a two. Fortunately, John closed out the pricing games on a good note (and a goodnight!) after a very tough day...
Not exactly the kind of won-loss record I wanted to see for my first taping, but it was still fun to watch.
John would win the second Showcase Showdown, and square off against Jeanette in the showcases. With John as the top winner, he had the choice to bid or pass on showcase #1.
The first showcase was a collection of cordless phones, a motorcycle and a ski boat. Very, VERY nice showcase. John chose to bid on this showcase, passing the second to Jeanette.
John bid $29,500 - which I was fairly sure was a reasonable bid, but I was a bit worried that he might be barely over...
At this point, I was thinking "Wow, I guess we're going to see nothing but furniture for the second."
However, while asking John to bid or pass, and for his bid, they began setting up for the second showcase, so those of us in the audience saw the Route 66 sign in front of door #3 before they even revealed Jeanette's kick boxing equipment. And the first thing that popped into my head was "Jeanette, girl, you're getting a shot at redemption..."
Jeanette seemed thrilled over the kick boxing equipment. She really seemed thrilled when they offered the trip to Spain...
But now, it's freak out time.
Imagine the absolute shock when they opened door #3, and sitting there was a black 2006 CORVETTE!
Obviously, we knew we were looking at one big showcase. I was thinking $52,000 myself, and when she bid $61,000, I thought "Oh no. Oh no!" I could just see the look of pain coming when Bob would tell her in a few minutes that she had overbid... At that moment, my thought was "John, if you didn't go over, you're going home happy."
John did not go over - his showcase was $33,350, leaving him with a difference of $3,850.
So, Bob walks on over to Jeanette's podium, and grabs the envelope concealing the actual retail price of her showcase.
"Jeanette, the actual retail price of your showcase is..."
I'm wincing, I'm thinking "I'm so sorry", I'm so set to groan...
"Sixty three thousand...."
The place erupts, and Jeanette just starts freaking out!
"...three oh two, for a difference of $2,302!"
Jeanette, who needs a Pontiac when you're leaving with a fucking 'VETTE! She had just won the biggest regular daytime showcase in TPIR history, and won one of the most expensive prizes ever given away.
"There she is, standing next to her new Corvette. Is that not a bee-u-tee-ful picture?!" It is indeed. I mean, she wanted to win a car so badly. She was so heartbroken when she lost the Grand Prix. And the day ends with her winning a Corvette. Redemption. And, a dream come true for her...
Good for her!
She runs on over to check out her new car, and Bob Barker signs off on episode #6,310, leaving me with memories that will last a lifetime.
A moment after the cameras quit rolling, Jeanette made her second walk up that aisle sobbing. And me, normally a very reserved person, did the unthinkable: I walked up to her, took her hands in mine, and said "Congratulations! Congratulations! You have no idea how happy I am for you..."
I meant it, too. I mean, we both showed up on that fateful Wednesday morning as total strangers, both with a goal. I wanted to see Bob Barker. She wanted a car... I got to hear "The Price Is Rigt, bitch!", and she got a fucking Corvette!
I'd say we both went home very, VERY happy... I hope she enjoys that car. And it truly warms my heart to have been there for that.
What a blast. What a blast to relive it on television... I have to do this again!
This is Madonna, reminding you to help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered... And I'll see you again in 18 days, Bob!
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