Monday, December 17th

Show #: 5598

Segment #1

Bob's entrance: Door #2

Item Up For Bids #1
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Side-By-Side Refrigerator/ Freezer	Billie - $1,500 Michael - $800 Benjamin - $1,199 Barbara - $1,200 *	$1,450

Pricing Game #1
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Lucky $even	Mercury Cougar ($17,372)	NONE
Results:	First Number: Given Free Second Number: Guesses 6 - Missed by $1 - $6 Remain Third Number: Guesses 5 - Missed by $2 - $4 Remain Fourth Number: Guesses 5 - Missed by $2 - $2 Remain Fifth Number: Guesses 5 - Missed by $3 - $0 Remain LOST

Segment #2

Item Up For Bids #2
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Karaoke Machine	Aaron - $700 Billie - $350 Michael - $400 Benjamin - $701 *	$799

Pricing Game #2
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Make Your Move	Entertainment Center & 36" Television ($6,546) Crystal Stemware ($520) Toothbrush ($79)	NONE
Results:	Sequence: 6 5 4 6 7 9 5 2 0 Guess: 6 5 4 6 7 9 5 2 0 LOST

A playing of Bonkers was shown on the television.

Segment #3

Item Up For Bids #3
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Chandelier	Lidia - $750 Aaron - $500 Billie - $751 * Michael - $550	$795

Pricing Game #3
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Plinko	$50,000	Blender ($78) Can Opener ($19) Shaver ($35) Steam Iron ($23)
Results:	First Chip: Given Free Second Chip: Blender - $7_ or $_1? Picks $_1 - WRONG Third Chip: Can Opener - $4_ or $_9? Picks $_9 - RIGHT Fourth Chip: Shaver - $1_ or $_5? Picks $_5 - RIGHT Fifth Chip: Iron - $6_ or $_3? Picks $_3 - RIGHT Chip #1: $100 Chip #2: $0 Chip #3: $0 Chip #4: $10,000 WINS $10,100

Segment #4

Showcase Showdown #1
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Results
Benjamin	20	40	60
Barbara	10	35	45
Billie	40	40	80	WINNER

Segment #5

Item Up For Bids #4
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Offroad Bike	Joseph - $1,600 Michael - $2,000 * Lidia - $1,601 Aaron - $1,350	$2,348

Pricing Game #4
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
One Right Price	Floor Clock ($2,140) 5pc. Dinette ($1,380)	NONE
Results:	One Right Price: $1,380 Picks Clock LOST

Segment #6

Item Up For Bids #5
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Sofa w/Supply of Orange Clean Cleaner	Burl - $1,800 Lidia - $1,200 Aaron - $1,400 Joseph - $1 *	$1,163

Pricing Game #5
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Temptation	Chevrolet Cavalier ($15,340)	Money ($585) Pachinko Machine ($399) Exercise Bike ($499) Aqua Étagère ($2,000)
Results:	First Number: Given Free Second Number: 5 or 8? Picks 5 Third Number: 3 or 9? Picks 9 Fourth Number: 4 or 9? Picks 4 Fifth Number: 2 or 0? Picks 0 Guess: $15,940 Makes no changes Goes for car LOST

Segment #7

Item Up For Bids #6
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Keyboard	Seth - $750 Burl - $550 Lidia - $600 Aaron - $751 *	$1,095

Pricing Game #6
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Hit Me	6pc. Bedroom ($4,250)	Rayovac Batteries Sunny Orange Throat Drops Barbasol Shaving Cream Vick's Decongestant Dawn Dish Soap ($2.49) Anbesol Pain Reliever ($6.79)
Results:	First Pick: Pain Reliever - Marked $6.79 - ARP $6.79 - Ace Second Pick: Dish Soap - Marked $24.90 - ARP $2.49 - King Hand: AH + KS = 21 House: 8H WIN

Segment #8

Showcase Showdown #2
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Spin-Off Spin	Results
Joseph	90	-	90	70	WINNER
Michael	30	60	90	5
Aaron	15	25	40	-

Segments #9 & #10

Showcase
Top Winner: Billie; Runner-Up: Joseph
Showcase #	Type of Showcase	Prizes	Bidder	Bid	ARP	Difference
1	Filled With Gadgets	2 Personal Organizers Robotic Lawn Mower Hovercraft	RU	$12,395	$14,765	$2,370 JOSEPH WINS
2	Visit America	Trip to the Grand Canyon Trip to Nashville Mercury Villager	TW	$19,500	$28,393	$8,893

Totals - Cash & Prizes

Contestant	Winnings
Joseph*	$15,968
Billie	$10,972
Aaron	$5,345
Michael	$2,348
Tara-Lee	$1,450
Benjamin	$799
Grand total - $36,882

*Showcase Winner

Comments

*Hit Me saves the day from a winless show.
*There were no Christmas decorations. I guess they will be there tomorrow and will be up until the Christmas Eve episode?
*I understand why 2 is often the last number when they play Lucky $even for a $20,000+ car, but is that tactic really necessary when they play it for a $17,000 car?
*Plinko has now given away more than $100,000 in cash this season and it only took 11 playings to do so. Last year, it took 21 playings to pass the $100,000 mark.

December 18^th show