Thursday, October 4th

Show #: 5550

Segment #1

Bob's entrance: Door #2

Set change: The Price is Right logos in the back of the audience have been updated.

Item Up For Bids #1
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Outdoor Swing	Jennifer - $1,150 Daniel - $1,200 Sarah - $800 * Andrew - $1	$1,078

Pricing Game #1

Pricing Game

Prize(s)

Extra Prize(s)

Clock Game

Executive Desk ($699)
Display Chest ($897)

NONE

Results:

Executive Desk:

$1,200 - LOWER
$800 - LOWER
$700 - LOWER
$600 - HIGHER
$750 - LOWER
$650 - HIGHER
$675 - HIGHER
$680 - HIGHER
$685 - HIGHER
$690 - HIGHER
$691..$698 - HIGHER
$699 - RIGHT

12 seconds left

Display Chest:

$700 - HIGHER
$800 - HIGHER
$900 - LOWER
$850 - HIGHER
$851 - HIGHER
$870 - HIGHER
$880 - HIGHER
$890 - HIGHER
$899 - LOWER
$895 - HIGHER
$896 - HIGHER
$897 - RIGHT

2 seconds left

WINS BOTH PRIZES & $1,000

Segment #2

Item Up For Bids #2
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Digital Piano	Bobby - $1,450 Andrew - $1,500 Jennifer - $1,200 Daniel - $1,600 *	$1,995

Pricing Game #2
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Pass the Buck	Ford Focus ($14,015)	Francesco Rinaldi Pasta Sauce ($1.99) Dawn Dish Soap ($2.33) Chock Full O' Nuts Coffee ($3.59) Bruce's Yams ($1.79) French's Mustard ($1.29) Udderly Smooth Body Lotion ($4.75)
Results:	Pick #1: Add $1 to Pasta Sauce ($0.99) or Dish Soap ($2.33)? Chooses Pasta Sauce - RIGHT Pick #2: Add $1 to Coffee ($3.59) or Yams ($0.79)? Chooses Yams - RIGHT Pick #3: Add $1 to Mustard ($0.29) or Body Lotion ($4.75)? Chooses Mustard - RIGHT First selection: #3 - $5,000 - STOPS WINS $5,000

How to play Pass the Buck: The car is revealed from behind the price tag used in Take Two (and now from behind one of the big doors). The Pass Your Buck board has 8 numbers on it. Behind one number is $1,000. Behind another, $2,000. Another one hides $3,000. A fourth one has $5,000. A fifth one has the car. The last three have "Lose Everything" on it. A contestant can win up to 3 selections. To obtain a pick, the contestant must decide what grocery item is $1.00 below it's ARP. With the picks the/she wins, the contestant starts by choosing a number from the board. The contestant wins what is behind the number. Then, if the contestant won more than one pick, the contestant must decide whether to risk what he/she won and pick another number to try and win the car/more money, or quit. If a "Lose Everything" was found (I assume) the game continues. On the second/third pick, the contestant will either add to their winnings, or lose what he/she originally won. I'm not sure sure if the game immediately ends if the contestant wins the car, even if he/she has some selections left.

Pass the Buck Board:

1	(Buck)	2
3	4	5
6	7	8

Segment #3

Item Up For Bids #3
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Barbecue	Meredith - $650 * Bobby - $450 Andrew - $700 Jennifer - $701	$680

Pricing Game #3
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Shopping Spree	Floor Clock ($1,991) Riding Lawn Mower ($1,299) Dishwasher ($499) Freestanding Fireplace ($2,500)	NONE
Results:	Needs to spend at least: $5,500 Pick #1: Lawn Mower - $1,200 Spent Pick #2: Floor Clock - $3,191 Spent Pick #3: Fireplace - $5,691 Spent WIN

Segment #4

Showcase Showdown #1
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Results
Sarah	20	30	50
Meredith	95	-	95	WINNER
Daniel	60	100	60

Segment #5

Item Up For Bids #4
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Home Gym	Renata - $1,100 Bobby - $1,200 Andrew - $1,700 Jennifer - $1,701	Overbid
Home Gym	Renata - $950 Bobby - $1,000 * Andrew - $800 Jennifer - $900	$1,099

Pricing Game #4
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Side By Side	Bed ($3,348)	NONE
Results:	Bed: $4,833 or $3,348? Picks $3,348 WIN

Segment #6

Item Up For Bids #5
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Armoire	David - $1,100 * Andrew - $850 Jennifer - $900 Renata - $795	$1,800

Pricing Game #5
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Dice Game	Chevrolet Prism ($15,615)	NONE
Results:	2nd Digit: Not a 6 - Lower than 6 - RIGHT 3rd Digit: Not a 3 - Higher than 3 - RIGHT 4th Digit: Not a 3 - Higher than 3 - WRONG 5th Digit: Not a 6 - Lower than 6 - RIGHT LOSS

Segment #7

Item Up For Bids #6
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Range	Shelley - $1,000 Andrew - $840 Jennifer - $850 Renata - $851	Overbid
Range	Shelley - $550 Andrew - $640 * Jennifer - $795 Renata - $1	$749

Pricing Game #6

Pricing Game

Prize(s)

Extra Prize(s)

Secret "X"

7pc. Living Room
& Home Stereo System
($4,296)

Hair Dryer ($25)
Digital Recorder ($65)

Results:

Board:

		X
	X
X		X

First "X": Given free
Places "X" at bottom-left corner

Second "X": Hair Dryer - $25 or $40? Picks $25 - RIGHT
Places "X" at top-right corner

Third "X": Recorder - $35 or $65? Picks $65 - RIGHT
Places "X" at bottom-right corner

WIN

Segment #8

Showcase Showdown #2
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Results
David	40	15	55
Bobby	75	-	75
Andrew	95	-	95	WINNER

Segments #9 & #10

Showcase
Top Winner: Meredith; Runner-Up: Andrew
Showcase #	Type of Showcase	Prizes	Bidder	Bid	ARP	Difference
1	Filled With Ways To "Pop the Question"	Diamond Engagement Ring Picnic Basket Trip to Yellowstone Park Greek Islands Cruise	RU	$14,000	$18,299	$4,299 ANDREW WINS
2	Nameless	Year Supply of Ice Cream Dining Room Dinnerware Victorian Gazebo	TW	$15,000	$12,354	OVER

Totals - Cash & Prizes

Contestant	Winnings
Andrew*	$23,434
Daniel	$6,995
Meredith	$6,969
Bobby	$4,447
Sarah	$3,674
David	$1,800
Grand total - $47,319

*Showcase Winner

Comments

*Pass the Buck is a pretty neat game. It's similar to Let 'em Roll, but a lot better. You can actually win the car and $8,000 in this game, unlike Let 'em Roll where it's either cash or the car. Hopefully the grocery item part of Pass the Buck will actually be somewhat challenging.
*Pass the Buck does have it's flaws though. It seems rather hard to actually win the car. And it seems really easy to lose everything. Plus, the game takes a really long time to play.
*For some reason this game reminds me of Press Your Luck. Picks = Spins... "Lose Everything" = Whammie.. Or maybe it's just because they sound alike.
*What a weird show today. Shopping Spree and Side by Side were played for the second time this season. Plus, Secret "X" saw it's second appearance this week! I assume this occurred because the shows are airing out of order.
*Aw, no Flintstones Vitamins today. Yabba Dabba Boo.

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