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.

They Went On Down (To Applebees)

A PR person sent this photo to PW of the women who lined 15th Street last week attempting to get a chance to audition to be one of Carey’s Cuties (ha) on The Price is Right, where they would have the opportunity to point at a toaster. If they’re lucky.

This is a wonderful country in many ways, isn’t it?

69 Reasons To Love ‘The Price Is Right’

Ha ha, I was so excited by March Madness I forgot to post this clip I made yesterday from The Price is Right. As you may know, I love jokes that appeal to high schoolers and this is pretty much the epitome of that genre of humor right here.

Gambling, The Way We Want You To

Late last week, Vice cops busted up an illegal video poker stash in a store that was simply called Variety Store. “It’s a quality-of-life issue, and obviously was a nuisance to people in the community,” said Chief Inspector William Blackburn, who is quickly being the go-to-guy for awesome news quotes. (”This product in itself glorifies the drug trade in the city of Philadelphia,” he said of a breath mint.)

From who else but Drew Carey comes another story, asking why veterans can’t play poker in the VFW but states can run lotteries, which are almost a sure bet for the house to win. (During the Dallas’ cops raid, some woman wet her pants, the report says.)

Carey, who also is totally for medical marijuana (AK-47, I bet).

The situations aren’t really the same, of course: Cops heard underage gambling was going on at good ol’ Variety Store, while the other dudes were veterans. Anyway, the state still has Gus, the second-most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania to sell lottery tickets so there’s not much anybody can do about their gambling stranglehold.