Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The Price is really Right

One summer, probably just after grade 4, my younger sister and I would sit down and watch "The Price is Right" every single morning. 10 am. Monday to Friday. And me, being the simple person I was, would dream about being on the show, screwing someone over by making the "$1" bid, winning $20,000 playing Plinko, spinning the gigantic wheel and hitting "$1.00", and winning both showcases with a bid that was only $99 off of the actual retail price. Considering how many episodes I watched that summer and in my entire lifetime, I think I only ever saw two contestants win both showcases. I happened to catch the prime time broadcast of The Price is Right last week with the newish host Drew Carey (no Bob Barker) and check out this unbelievable win. (Background info: The girl BIDS on the first showcase, which is quite possibly the worst move ever. Everybody knows you PASS on the first showcase. I think I have only seen one instance where the first showcase was better.)

3 comments:

beim said...

I would give it all up for one Stanley Cup win by the Canucks. Lets not lose focus.

Louise Chapman said...

Ah, good old summers and The Price is Right at 10am. Good times.

RSK said...

Beims... the Canucks worry me of late. I went to that Columbus game and I was super angry. And I also would trade the double showcase win for one lousy Cup. Why not 1994? Stupid Rangers. Lousy Lafayette. Missing Martin. I hate Messier.