And since nobody is good at "Cover Up," somebody needs to get lucky to win it. No one had coming into today's show: according to The Price is Right Recaps, contestants were 0-21 in "Cover Up" this season.
Today was Naomi's lucky day.
Playing for a Hyundai Sonata, here was the setup:
Like everyone before her, Naomi tried to get every number right on the first go, which is not the right way to play (the "Cover Up" link above explains why). Like everyone before her, Naomi got the very easy first two numbers right...
...leaving her in a position where, as Drew Carey said, "All you have to do is get the hardest three numbers now."
Naomi's first bit of luck here is that she didn't get any of those last three right on the first try, giving her an extra shot (compared to most other contestants) at guessing another number on her second turn. Which she did:
The second bit of luck here is that she got the fourth number right (at 4-to-1 odds), and now that third number is a 50-50 toss-up. Get that one and, assuming you're wrong on the last digit, at least then you have a 3-to-1 shot at the car with your final turn.
Naomi did not get that third digit and, as it turned out, there was her third and best bit of luck:
And there you have it - the "Cover Up" hex is broken!
Drew and I share the same sense of humor
One last note on
Cliffhangers FAIL
As I noted on this blog sometime last week, I really, really wanted to see "Cliffhangers." It had been a while. It was the first pricing game out of the chute today, and I was pumped.
And then Lisa had to cock it up by ignoring a basic tenet of the game.
Bidding less on the second item than the first? Really? You never, ever do that in this game. Sigh...
Bidders' row FAIL
Peter was another "first four" contestant to never make it on stage today. A look at a couple of his bids makes it pretty easy to see why.
Here he is (far right), bidding last, in the very first round:
Yes, Peter, why bid $1, $901 or $1,252 when you can go $50 under someone else, virtually eliminating any chance of winning.
Here's some interesting bidding in the second round, with a Blackberry and a one-year calling plan at stake:
The calling plan alone is more than $500, as anyone with a clue will know.
And here's Peter in the fourth round, again as the last to bid:
PETER! For fuck's sake, bid $1! Or $876! Or even $691!
This is not rocket science.
Deal breaker?
Ronald got up on stage fifth today, and before playing "It's in the Bag," went out of his way to say "I love you" to his partner, David.
David (above, red shirt) clearly appreciated the gesture.
What he probably didn't appreciate, however, was Ronald completely ignoring his advice and costing them $4,000 cash (apologies for my dodgy camera work here):
Guess who's got some explaining to do on the ride home? Ronald knows who...
The "No f-ing way game"
Back when I was still reading Bill Simmons several years ago, he wrote about the "No f-ing way game" as it relates to the Madden video game. As in, the computer will come up with some BS fumble or penalty, make its players untouchable, and there is no f-ing way you're winning that game.
Well, just to screw with poor Charles, today's "The Dice Game" was a "no f-ing way game."
Just to explain the game, you're given the first number in the price of a car. You have to guess the other four by rolling a die. If you roll the correct number, it gets locked in on the scoreboard above (as Charles did with that 5). If you don't roll the right number, you have to guess if the actual number is higher or lower than what you rolled. Every digit in the actual price is between 1-6, so if you roll a 1 or a 6, you know you have that number one way or other.
And if you roll a 2 - as Charles did for the third digit - the odds clearly dictate that the number is higher. Well, when you throw three 1's in there...
There was no f-ing way Charles was winning this game.
Amber shows off her guns
A lesson for Damiana
I've harped on this before, but one of things The Price is Right contestants do that really gets on my nerves is when they yell into the microphone. I might let it slide once, as they may be just really excited. But, really, is it necessary for the whole show?
Damiana felt it was, apparently.
The purpose of a microphone, Damiana, is to amplify your voice. That means you don't have to scream into it.
Even by The Price is Right contestant standards, Damiana was pretty flippin' annoying. It was her and Ronald in the Showcase, and I was really, really rooting for Ronald to get some redemption.
Alas, he woefully underbid on his trips to Vancouver, Hawaii and Italy (his $18,500 bid was more than $9,000 off). And then Damiana jumped around like a caged animal.
And, finally...
DIABEETUS!!!!
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