Author Topic: Big change to TPiR's eligibility requirements (Read 5149 times)

Casey Buck · « **on:** November 08, 2007, 09:39:49 PM »

From the Orlando Sentinel's blog (and Marc Green at golden-road.net):

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Big news at "The Price Is Right." If you've been a contestant, you can play again.

The long-running game show has revised the rule that if you played once on air, you can never play again.

There is an important restriction, though: You can't play again if you were a contestant in the past 10 years.

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"The eligibility clause was drafted 36 years ago -- who would have thought!" executive producer Syd Vinnedge said in a statement. "Now, in our 36th season and with a new host, we feel folks should be able to experience 'Price' with Drew and have a chance to come on down after 10 or more years."

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:06:09 PM »

That's good news. I wonder if Yolanda Bowersly could come back on the show. It would be good to see them...I mean, her again.

clemon79 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:09:45 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'169145\' date=\'Nov 8 2007, 07:06 PM\']
That's good news. I wonder if Yolanda Bowersly could come back on the show. It would be good to see them...I mean, her again.
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No, it wasn't good to see them the FIRST time.

/I just threw up in my mouth a little bit

tvwxman · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:37:25 PM »

Are they that short on contestants that they have to do this?

Seriously, why is this necessary?

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:18:12 PM »

If it means less frat boys, and more contestants who can actually play the games, then I'm all for it.

Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:52:32 PM »

Sounds to me like it was just a low-pain way to add something interesting to the game--Drew gets to ask them about what they won before and such. It's also nice for the approximately 1/3 of all modern TPIR contestants who won a telephone because they didn't get out of Contestants' Row.

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2007, 01:53:13 AM »

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'169163\' date=\'Nov 9 2007, 12:52 AM\']
It's also nice for the approximately 1/3 of all modern TPIR contestants who won a telephone because they didn't get out of Contestants' Row.
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Exactly my thought...it's great to be on TV for just a few seconds, but being the contestant called before the sixth game...well, that kinda sucks. It would be nice to get a reprieve.

Johnissoevil · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2007, 03:29:44 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'169145\' date=\'Nov 8 2007, 11:06 PM\']
That's good news. I wonder if Yolanda Bowersly could come back on the show. It would be good to see them...I mean, her again.
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While we're at it, let's bring back Patricia Bernard so Drew can experience the "She's in the rest room" situation.

DrBear · « **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2007, 06:52:21 AM »

Which would be better than experiencing the rest room situation on stage...

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #9 on:** November 09, 2007, 09:29:22 AM »

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'169180\' date=\'Nov 9 2007, 06:52 AM\']
Which would be better than experiencing the rest room situation on stage...
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Stinko!

TimK2003 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2007, 10:16:34 AM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'169176\' date=\'Nov 9 2007, 02:53 AM\']
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' post=\'169163\' date=\'Nov 9 2007, 12:52 AM\']
It's also nice for the approximately 1/3 of all modern TPIR contestants who won a telephone because they didn't get out of Contestants' Row.
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Exactly my thought...it's great to be on TV for just a few seconds, but being the contestant called before the sixth game...well, that kinda sucks. It would be nice to get a reprieve.
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That means my wife has 6 more years!

One nice thing about being the last one called -- you know EXACTLY what you could have won had you made it up. (A Range, a generous supply of ibuprofin, and a new CAAAAAHHH).

And BTW, she didn't get a phone for being stuck in CR -- only a bar set and and a Hoover Steam Vac -- pissed me off that we got shortchanged!! :-p

tvwxman · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2007, 10:35:00 AM »

I think, overall, this is an unnecessary idea.

However, it's a lot less fair to be the last contestant called to "Come on Down"...and have only one shot at the stage compared to potentially 6. I think that, if anyone, "contestants not appearing on stage" should be eligible to take another shot.

But I think it's bad form to see someone playing Plinko who played the Clock Game ten years ago.

And, if you think this is going to cut down on college hippie contestants , you're way off.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2007, 11:27:16 AM »

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'169189\' date=\'Nov 9 2007, 09:35 AM\']
I think that, if anyone, "contestants not appearing on stage" should be eligible to take another shot.
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Not someone who was one of the first four who never made it up, though.

I'd make the cutoff two chances or less. Three is borderline. Four or more means you didn't get it* the first time around. But that's just me.

/*Unlike Drew, who appears to get it.

rebelwrest · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2007, 11:40:45 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'169145\' date=\'Nov 8 2007, 10:06 PM\']
That's good news. I wonder if Yolanda Bowersly could come back on the show. It would be good to see them...I mean, her again.
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Imagine what she could play.

Pick-a-Pair
Cover Up
Flip Flop

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #14 on:** November 09, 2007, 11:45:34 AM »

It's a good idea, they just picked the wrong show.