[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Jun 25 2004, 03:52 AM\'] Personally, it doesn't matter where the contestant ascends from Contestant's Row as long as they come on UP the steps onto the stage to play their game. I think that smiling face/butt thing is just a running gag just like the can't start the Range finder for 37 hours bit. [/quote]
Whether or not it really matters depends on where the next pricing game is. If it's a pricing game where Bob doesn't go anywhere (like Lucky $even, Card Game, or Plinko), then going up the losing stairs certainly
does allow everyone to see the contestants' rump
. On the other hand, when the pricing game is on the turntable, the camera actually gets a nicer shot when the contestant
does take the wrong stairs. In other cases (big doors, giant price tag, etc.), it seems to make little to no difference.