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alfonzos · « **on:** November 12, 2008, 04:15:38 PM »

The new producer finds out why items up for bids during Clock Game have usually been priced less than $999. (I remember one Clock Game hosted by Dennis James where an item was more that $1000. But the contestant was told before the clock was started that the price was between $1000 and $2000.)

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2008, 04:33:23 PM »

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'201443\' date=\'Nov 12 2008, 01:15 PM\']
But the contestant was told before the clock was started that the price was between $1000 and $2000.)[/quote]
And very likely proceeded to bid $500 anyhow.

MikeK · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2008, 04:54:22 PM »

Blame the contestant on that one. She clearly didn't know what she was doing.

rwalker · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2008, 09:38:21 PM »

This new setup in Clock Game realy is an epic fail. Didn't they figure this out when they tried it in the 70s? I don't think it would matter if Barker or Carey or whoever, was hosting, it's really not a 4 digit game. Dig?

CarShark · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2008, 01:50:21 PM »

[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'201570\' date=\'Nov 13 2008, 10:38 PM\']
This new setup in Clock Game realy is an epic fail. Didn't they figure this out when they tried it in the 70s? I don't think it would matter if Barker or Carey or whoever, was hosting, it's really not a 4 digit game. Dig?
[/quote]I disagree. In the two playings we've seen thus far, it's seems like the contestants were the issue more than the prices. One was clearly too nervous and bid $1397 three times, and the other was bidding far too high from the outset. Not much a producer can do there.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2008, 01:58:24 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'201615\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 01:50 PM\']
One was clearly too nervous and bid $1397 three times[/quote]
Leet fail.

clemon79 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:31:03 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'201616\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 10:58 AM\']
Leet fail.[/quote]
Wouldn't that be $1337?

tvwxman · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:49:19 PM »

Having not seen the ep, I can't comment, however....

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'201615\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 01:50 PM\']
Not much a producer can do there.
[/quote]

BS. Blits can pick people who have a better grasp at being an adult, or adult-like, on television.

If you can't handle the relatively-simple task of offering bids in the Clock Game, then perhaps the genetic gene pool is shallower than I'm willing to concede.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2008, 04:03:05 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'201619\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 02:31 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'201616\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 10:58 AM\']
Leet fail.[/quote]
Wouldn't that be $1337?

[/quote]
Hence the fail. I thought I was being pretty clever.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2008, 05:07:57 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'201627\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 01:03 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'201619\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 02:31 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'201616\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 10:58 AM\']
Leet fail.[/quote]
Wouldn't that be $1337?

[/quote]
Hence the fail. I thought I was being pretty clever.
[/quote]
Ouch. Is that a whoosh for Chris?

clemon79 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2008, 07:29:24 PM »

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'201633\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 02:07 PM\']
Ouch. Is that a whoosh for Chris?

[/quote]
Clearly that joke was deeper than I'm capable of being on a Friday.

/just like your mother, Trebek!

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2008, 07:40:46 PM »

I'll be interested to see how this plays out once they have a contestant playing the game who actually knows what they're doing. The last few have all been way too clueless or nervous to use to make a good judgment, and I'm not at all convinced that this can't work out.

(On the other hand, we've seen an episode where the second prize, whose price wasn't revealed on the air, was apparently around $4,000 more than the first one. That's not a good idea.)

/Or is the Clock Game part of the thread over? :-)

JayDLewis · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:44:50 PM »

Everyone talks about her being nervous or what-have-you.

The real problem was that English was clearly not her first language. While she may be good in conversation, in the rapid fire bid-higher-bid-lower setting of Clock Game, it's going to go to pot (which it did).

CarShark · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2008, 02:47:24 PM »

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'201624\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 03:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'201615\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 01:50 PM\']
Not much a producer can do there.
[/quote]

BS. Blits can pick people who have a better grasp at being an adult, or adult-like, on television.

If you can't handle the relatively-simple task of offering bids in the Clock Game, then perhaps the genetic gene pool is shallower than I'm willing to concede.
[/quote]First, I meant the person arranging the games. I'd forgotten that Stan Blits had been promoted from contestant coordinator to co-producer.

Secondly, I think you're being far too harsh when you classify people who don't do well on a game show as not being "adult". It's not like they were waving to their moms during the game.

Thirdly, I know it's popular to thrash Stan Blits at every opportunity (I know, I've done my share), but it's nearly impossible to tell how good someone will be at pricing from his 30 second interviews. I'm sure that moron Joseph looked pretty normal in the line.

TLEberle · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2008, 03:49:15 PM »

[quote name=\'JayDLewis\' post=\'201654\' date=\'Nov 14 2008, 05:44 PM\']Everyone talks about her being nervous or what-have-you.

The real problem was that English was clearly not her first language. While she may be good in conversation, in the rapid fire bid-higher-bid-lower setting of Clock Game, it's going to go to pot (which it did).[/quote]That's not what I saw. She seemed capable of giving the numbers. I think the problem was she didn't remember what she had said previously, and didn't know the plan of attack for maximum (or even close to maximum) efficiency. And Clock Game is a game where you have to be on your toes for the entire time. Backtracking and repeating bids means your chances of winning go to almost nil.

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I'll be interested to see how this plays out once they have a contestant playing the game who actually knows what they're doing. The last few have all been way too clueless or nervous to use to make a good judgment, and I'm not at all convinced that this can't work out.

When you get contestants who know what they're doing and combine that with the $999 cap, it's a breeze. I don't see what the difference is. Someone bidding on an expensive prize isn't going to say "Two thousand one hundred sixty-eight dollars," they're going to say "twenty-one sixty-eight." Sure, it's a few more syllables than "nine ninety-nine," but I like the idea of making the game more interesting and slightly more challenging by widening the range of possibilities.