Anyone else see The Price is Right today?
 

The Mexican restaurant I went to for lunch today was showing The Price is Right on their TVs, and one of the grand prize packages included a firestorm FR-S. It was really weird seeing it on a game show. Unfortunately the woman bidding on the package overshot the estimate and lost. Wish I could've been on the show; I would've made a much better price estimate on it ;)

That's quite a risky move on the show's part, considering it's such a coveted and well-covered car. Shame on her for not getting it

How much did she guess?

This

lol

:popcorn:

$28,000. But it included a trip to Oregon or something. Still, I don't think the trip would be worth over $3,000...

Were there a lot of oooh ahhh's when the car was displayed? :D

Maybe she thought it was boosted hahaha

Geez, most people know nothing about the FR-S, much less who the governor of their state is, what two countries border the U.S. and how old the earth is (many Republican Congressmen think that it is 11,000 years old).

FTFY.

Sent from thousands of years ago into the future.

yet they know where the food stamp,and fuel allocation offices are located!
funny how that works!

If the contestant wasn't familiar with the FR-S it's a given that their estimated price would be too high. We're learning more and more every day what a bargain this car is.

The Price is Right used to have some rental type cars when Bob Barker was the host. Since Drew Carey, they've been giving away some nicer cars. :thumbsup:

bob was a (G.M.) man! i think he got a little somethin'
for showin' their "junk!"

Lots of smart low income folks. Lots of stupid high-income people. Anyone see the stunt that Trump pulled last week? LOL.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_price_i...ght-10-29-2012

For those who wanted to see it.

yeah.. that's not firestorm... that's hot lava :x

I, honestly don't know how constants on The Price is Right can get majority of the prices wrong. We are in the internet/information age, everyone should have at least some knowledge of retail prices especially since we Americans love to spend spend spend.


Btw, use to love watching the Price is right when I was a kid especially when they played that plinko game and the showgirls are attractive as hell.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...koseason37.jpg

EDIT: Love the end of description of FRS; "2 liter engine, 6 speed manual transmission, RWD, and a carpeted trunk mat".

Yea, loved the plinko bit. Tugged at my inner p a c h i n k o player. My college's student union had a 3 or 4 coin operated pa*****o machines. Only one's I've ever run across in the US. Loved that game. I bought one at a flea market years ago and have it in my workshop in sad need of some repair.

(Hmm, is "p a c h i n k o" some dirty reference I wasn't aware of? The forum software marks it out?)

The part blocked out would be the derogatory slang term that refers to Asians.

I agree, for the most part: during the Bob years, four of the cars in a week would be Focuses or Cavaliers or something, then the fith would be something like a Jeep Wrangler. Better than basic, but still not anything super-wow. However, I remember the day they threw back the curtains on a Dodge Viper w/ ACR package!! I damn near fell off my couch!

The lady ended up not winning it. :cry:

It's tough guessing the full retail prices of some things, especially when you're unfamiliar with the brand. Even a box of Frosted Flakes - regular price at Von's is $5.99, regular price at Target is $3.50. I don't know what the "manufacturer retail price" is.

As for cars, they usually give you a very bare minimum of information on the options it has. The FRS can vary $1k depending on transmission, and do they include destination fee in the price for the show?

As for trips - those could be anything. I can get airfare from CA to most states for $3-400/ticket. But that's the Internet, non-refundable price. And hotel stays - again, I price shop a bit. But who's to say how much 3 nights stay cost at Embassy Suites if going off "full retail price"?

Also, I watched 2 shows back to back recently - the end of "Let's make a Deal" and the start of "Price is Right". Both featured what looked like the same exact jacquzzi. One show it was $7k, the other it was $11k. Uh... ???

Pretty sure "Let's make a Deal" cheats: "You picked door #1, which actually contained the grand prize! But let's show you door #3 first while we switch what was behind door #1 and #2. Oh, look at that - now door #1 contains a donkey. Sorry."

Didn't know that. My apologies to anyone that would take offense at it, none intended. Is there a more appropriate name for those type games?

Yea, I also think the MRP is sometimes inflated. My mother-in-law was on Wheel of Fortune back when everything was a prize (no cash). She won about $7,000 worth of "stuff" that all could have been purchased outright for about the tax she paid on it.

Yeah - the tax aspect kills some "winnings".

With some products (jewelry for example), the actually price you pay is usually less than half the full retail price. If you won jewelry as a prize, the taxes could exceed the value. (that said, prize income can be offset by ALL incurred expenses associated with winning that prize. On a TV show, I'd deduct all travel, lodging and food costs, along with any clothes purchased to wear, etc. to reduce income tax liability.)

In many cases, you can opt for a cash prize instead.