Price Is Right Perfect Bid Scandal!

Earlier this week, a guy on the Price is Right got a final showcase bid exactly correct. How amazing is that!? Here’s the clip:

You might notice that Drew Carey wasn’t really all that excited about the dude getting the bid exactly correct. Well, yeah, this was the angle on TMZ last night, which made fun of Drew Carey for not being all excited. (No, I don’t usually watch TMZ, but I do have a just-as-embarrassing near-daily habit, the Fox 5 o’clock news and it was on afterward, and the intro promo mentioned a game show. Of course I left it on.)

Turns out that, um, maybe things aren’t as above-board as they seem:

My search led me to this Price is Right website. After reading through thirteen pages I found that, basically, a poster named “Ted” admits he was in the audience that day and was feeding the contestant the answers. In fact, earlier in the show this same contestant hit an exact bid on contestants row while taking “Ted’s” advice. “Ted,” apparently has been in the audience numerous times and has actually been on the show twice. He states that the prizes are often recycled and he has memorized the retail prices. He admits it is not fool proof because the prices often fluctuate from show to show, but that day it did not. I should add after reading through thirteen pages, everyone on that website seems to know “Ted” and no one doubts his story.

Um, so of course there is a website where people discuss The Price is Right for hours on end, and of course it’s golden-road.net. Right. And of course there is a guy who memorized all the retail prices of the prizes. And of course this whole thing was sorta cheating, I guess.

But what’s best of all is that the first time I watch TMZ in forever, their lead story is (1) a result on The Price is Right — it is December — and (2) from a completely wrong angle. Thanks, guys, I appreciate it.

Update: If you prefer the “Main Stream Media” for your game show news, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is hot on the case as well.