30th Season
Primetime Special
From Las Vegas
(Thursday, January 31st)

Set: More or less the same as the daytime version, except that there are two turnables. There is one to the left, right next to Door #1 (there is no space between them like in the daytime version). The other one is to the right of Door #3. Only the right turntable turns. There was also a video screen on the far right. However, it was never used during the show. It was mostly for the audience (such as to list the name of the contestant that was called to Contestant's Row).

Segment #1

Bob's entrance: Door #2

Item Up For Bids #1
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Trip to Cabo San Lucas	Linda - $2,500 Kristen - $3,785 Laurene - $3,000 * Joshua - $3,786	$3,051

Pricing Game #1
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Triple Play	Chevrolet Malibu ($18,235) Chevrolet Fleetside ($21,315) Chevrolet Camaro ($31,325)	NONE
Results:	Prices for Malibu: $17,150, $21,981 Picks $17,150 - RIGHT Prices for Fleetside: $17,681, $20,417, $24,955 Picks $20,417 - RIGHT Prices for Camaro: $22,611, $24,893, $28,152, $33,818 Picks $28,152 - RIGHT WINS ALL 3 CARS

There is no commercial. Rod immediately called another contestant.

Item Up For Bids #2
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
36" High Defintion Television	William - $1,200 Joshua - $1,400 Linda - $1,600 Kristen - $1,601 *	$2,969

Various clips were shown on the television.

Pricing Game #2
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
It's in the Bag	$16,000	Rochet Chocolates ($0.79) Orange Clean Cleaner ($3.49) Mylanta Antacid ($5.69) Dolphins & Friends Crackers ($2.39) Ziks Pain Reliever Citracal Calcium ($10.97)
Results:	$1,000 Bag: $0.79 - Picks Chocolate - RIGHT $2,000 Bag: $10.97 - Picks Calcium - RIGHT $4,000 Bag: $2.39 - Picks Crackers - RIGHT $8,000 Bag: $5.69 - Picks Pain Reliever - WRONG Other Bag: $16,000 Bag: $3.49 - Picks Cleaner - RIGHT LOST

Clips of various contestants giving Bob a kiss were shown as they went to commercial.

Segment #2

Item Up For Bids #3
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Sailboat	Jason - $3,500 William - $1,800 Joshua - $2,000 Linda - $2,001 *	$2,695

Pricing Game #3
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Squeeze Play	Jukebox ($8,995)	NONE
Results:	Wrong Price: $89,695 Guess: $8,995 WIN

Some Las Vegas showgirls helped Nikki model the Jukebox.

Segment #3

Showcase Showdown #1
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Bonus Spin	Results
Kristen	*45	20	65	-
Linda	80	-	80	-
Laurene	15	85	100	80	WINNER + WINS $1,000

* - Did not get the Big Wheel all the way around

Clips of various wheelies were shown as they went to commerical.

Segment #4

Item Up For Bids #4
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Video Arcade Game	Lindy - $1,800 Jason - $2,600 William - $2,601 * Joshua - $1	$3,495

Pricing Game #4
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Plinko	$50,000	Camera ($64) Boom Box ($85) Mop ($20) Toothbrush Kit ($37)
Results:	First Chip: Given Free Second Chip: Camera - $2_ or $_4? Picks $_4 - RIGHT Third Chip: Boom Box - $4_ or $_5? Picks $_5 - RIGHT Fourth Chip: Mop - $3_ or $_0? Picks $3_ - WRONG Fifth Chip: Toothbrush Kit - $3_ or $_1? Picks $3_ - RIGHT Chip #1: $1,000 Chip #2: $500 Chip #3: $500 Chip #4: $500 WINS $2,500

Segment #5

Item Up For Bids #5
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Computer	Patricia - $1,299 Joshua - $1,450 Lindy - $1,700 Jason - $1,701 *	$2,643

Pricing Game #5
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
One Away	Chevrolet Blazer ($24,760)	NONE
Results:	Wrong Price: $35,651 First Try: $26,540 Two numbers right Second Try: $26,762 LOST

Segment #6

Item Up For Bids #6
Prize(s)	Bid(s)	Actual Retail Price
Spa	Lisa - $3,500 Patricia - $3,900 Joshua - $2,800 * Lindy - $3,501	$3,495

Pricing Game #6
Pricing Game	Prize(s)	Extra Prize(s)
Double Prices	Trailer ($14,037)	NONE
Results:	Trailer: $16,898 or $14,037? Picks $16,898 LOST

Segment #7

Showcase Showdown #2
Spinners	Spin #1	Spin #2	Total	Results
Jason	65	-	65
Joshua	80	-	80	WINNER
William	40	90	130

A clip of the Yolanda Bowsley tube top incident was shown as they went to commercial.

Segments #8 & #9

Showcase
Top Winner: Laurene; Runner-Up: Joshua
Showcase #	Type of Showcase	Prizes	Bidder	Bid	ARP	Difference
1	Filled With Prizes Insipred by Las Vegas	2 Watches $5,000 in Cash Trip to Rio de Janeiro Ski Boat	RU	$32,000	$40,145	$8,145 JOSHUA WINS
2	Celebration of TPIR's 30th Season	2 Motorcycles Baby Grand Piano Trip to Hawaii Chevrolet Corvette	TW	$57,000	$79,579	$22,579

Bob sat on the turntable, then pretended to walk out since Laurene took forever to bid.

Totals - Cash and Prizes

Contestant	Winnings
Laurene	$74,926
Joshua*	$43,640
Linda	$11,690
William	$6,181
Kristen	$2,969
Jason	$2,643
Grand total - $142,049

*Showcase Winner

Comments

*This was a great show. Sure, it would have been nice to have a car as an IUFB, to play Plinko for $100,000 or to have a $100,000+ showcase. Sure, it was more or less a carbon copy of the season premiere. Sure, it sort of seemed like they wanted to get the primetime special over with so people would stop asking them to do one. Sure, they played very few clips. Sure, the clips they did show have been played hundreds of times before. However, I think it was the uniqueness of the show that made this episode so special. Who would have thought that TPIR would ever go on the road? Who would have thought we'd see an episode with 1,200 people in the audience? Who would have thought we would see Price is primetime again? Who would have thought we'd see an episode with spotlights, a jib cam and a glitzier set... with Bob as host?
*Only 2 pricing games were won tonight.
*Triple Play & It's in the Bag: Extremely easy.
*Squeeze Play: Pretty easy as well.
*One Away: Jason was too smart for his own good. He thought the last digit was 2. They'd do that in the daytime version, but not in a primetime special.
*The Big Wheel seemed a lot looser than normal today.
*Today's show was brought to you by Chevrolet (all 5 cars were Chevrolet models).
*Why weren't the small prizes in Plinko extremely simple like they were for the 25th Primetime Special?
*You know it's a primetime special when Dolphins & Friends are used!
*Why does One Away always get to be played for more expensive cars than usual? What's wrong with Dice Game or Money Game?

30th SeasonPrimetime SpecialFrom Las Vegas(Thursday, January 31st)