Showcases...

[Ian Wallis]

Have you noticed that the showcases on Price is Right are using a lot of round numbers lately?  One of today's showcases came to $69,700.  I've seen a number of shows in the past few months where one of them ended in x00.

It seems odd it would happen so many times in such a short time span.  Since most people bid in round numbers, I wonder if the show would like to see another perfect bid sometime soon?

[bandit_bobby]

Also, in the past few days, both Showcases have at least broken the $30K mark, with quite a few them even breaking $60K.

[Mr. Armadillo]

Not only that, the *other* showcase (which consisted of two trips and a car) came out to exactly $40,250.  Someone bidding a very flat $40,000 would have had a 'neat' DSW on their hands there.

Which, of course, begs the question of just what's going on with their prize budget if they're putting a $100,000 carrot in front of people like that...

[JayDLewis]

[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'238902\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 03:17 PM\']Which, of course, begs the question of just what's going on with their prize budget if they're putting a $100,000 carrot in front of people like that...[/quote]

They are on pace to give away nearly $12M this season.

S38 - $12M
S37 - $12.25M
S36 - $12.5M
S35 - $11.5M
S34 - $11.2M
S33 - $11.25M

Seems like the budget hasn't exactly changed that much from season to season, even with inflation factored in.

*All stats compiled by tpirsummaries.8m.com and are approximate

[SamJ93]

[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'238905\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 06:03 PM\']They are on pace to give away nearly $12M this season.

S38 - $12M
S37 - $12.25M
S36 - $12.5M
S35 - $11.5M
S34 - $11.2M
S33 - $11.25M

Seems like the budget hasn't exactly changed that much from season to season, even with inflation factored in.

*All stats compiled by tpirsummaries.8m.com and are approximate[/quote]

Interesting, especially considering that it seems like the pricing games have become a lot harder to win lately.  All those designer items are pretty tough to price, heck, even luxury cars (like that Mercedes they offered last week) usually turn out to be a lot more expensive than people think they are.  So I guess even though there are fewer winners, the average value of the prizes offered has increased.

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'SamJ93\' post=\'238908\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 06:15 PM\'][quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'238905\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 06:03 PM\']They are on pace to give away nearly $12M this season.

S38 - $12M
S37 - $12.25M
S36 - $12.5M
S35 - $11.5M
S34 - $11.2M
S33 - $11.25M

Seems like the budget hasn't exactly changed that much from season to season, even with inflation factored in.

*All stats compiled by tpirsummaries.8m.com and are approximate[/quote]

Interesting, especially considering that it seems like the pricing games have become a lot harder to win lately.  All those designer items are pretty tough to price, heck, even luxury cars (like that Mercedes they offered last week) usually turn out to be a lot more expensive than people think they are.  So I guess even though there are fewer winners, the average value of the prizes offered has increased.
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I had caught part of today's show (4/5) and saw that Danger Price was using the cheapest prize as the DP.  Don't they usually go for one of the two middle-priced prizes?  

IMHO, today's DP was a gimme.

[Joe Mello]

[quote name=\'SamJ93\' post=\'238908\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 08:15 PM\']So I guess even though there are fewer winners, the average value of the prizes offered has increased.[/quote]
That would be pretty much my conclusion.  Just look at the Showcases in general.  They rarely are under $20,000 anymore and somebody wins one 90-95% of the time.

As for Showcases ending in "00," I think there's less to that than people think.  Showcases have to end in something, and "00" is just as plausible as "83" or "25" or "26" or "04"

/Should I try to do some more?

[Thunder]

Or "69"

Or "420"

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'238935\' date=\'Apr 6 2010, 11:45 AM\']Or "69"

Or "420"[/quote]
I snicker'd.

[GiraffeBoy]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'238920\' date=\'Apr 5 2010, 09:30 PM\']As for Showcases ending in "00," I think there's less to that than people think.  Showcases have to end in something, and "00" is just as plausible as "83" or "25" or "26" or "04"[/quote]That's Numberwang!

--Charlie