An all-Plinko episode of the Price is Right?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-price-is-right-to-air-an-all-plinko-episode
Like, really?
They missed the anniversary by half-a-year, didn\'t they?
These days I am unsurprised by anything the show does. Given how poorly the game is played these days they could do a week of Plinko and stay under budget.
Maybe that\'s an obscure homage to the German version of Plinko, where you win one of everything you drop a chip into, but duplicates are no good.
Or they\'re in over their heads. Your call.
The last chip only is probably played for the car. See Publisher\'s Clearing House specials for reference.
Sad fact is, I believe every word of it.
I seem to recall a Plinko spinoff being mooted something like ten years ago...or maybe it was just a rumor...anybody else remember this?
Sad fact is, I believe every word of it.
I seem to recall a Plinko spinoff being mooted something like ten years ago...or maybe it was just a rumor...anybody else remember this?
Yeah, I remember seeing a mention of it on Steve Beverly\'s old news site, as well as on the ticker during some news program.
For a stunt episode during premiere week, why not? I will say this much for the Drew era, they like to take chances with special episodes and such...
I love that they\'re going off the board and trying things the previous leadership would NEVER have gotten behind. I\'m excited to see how this goes.
My first thought: I\'m curious as to how they\'ll play Plinko six times without the show running exceptionally long. Each pricing game has an expected length of time it takes to play -- if you schedule Plinko six times in a row, then you end up with approximately five minutes more gameplay than you can fit in the episode.
Assuming we aren\'t being fed a farrago here, you could possibly do some variations on the theme where some contestants play a \"one-decision\" game where they drop one chip and either win a prize or don\'t.
Or lots and lots of editing.
\"This is John Moschitta speaking for The Price is RIght...\"
More seriously, how much time would they save by skipping the reveal and not explaining the rules every time?
More seriously, how much time would they save by skipping the reveal and not explaining the rules every time?
Based on the article, they aren\'t gonna be skipping the reveal, but I imagine they could save plenty of time that way.
After the surprise is known it isn\'t like you have to go through the rigamarole of the buildup, the winner could walk up on stage and Drew could be waiting with that first chip.
I don\'t like it, but I want to see how they make it work.
Change is ha-...wait, no, actually, I\'m with you here, at first glance this seems lame as hell. :)
After the surprise is known it isn\'t like you have to go through the rigamarole of the buildup
But they probably will, with George doing hilarious misleading different copy for each playing.
I admit, I\'ll probably take a look at this episode, which is all they really want, but I find myself wondering how you could do this without the novelty getting stale and the audience tuning out after Act 3 or so.
More seriously, how much time would they save by skipping the reveal and not explaining the rules every time?
Based on the article, they aren\'t gonna be skipping the reveal, but I imagine they could save plenty of time that way.
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Other than the first ever playing and maybe the record-setting win, I can\'t think of too many more. Maybe a montage of chips getting stuck, but I don\'t think Plinko has that many memorable moments.
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Other than the first ever playing and maybe the record-setting win, I can\'t think of too many more. Maybe a montage of chips getting stuck, but I don\'t think Plinko has that many memorable moments.
Just show all the clips of Bob pulling out the Plinko stick and call it \"Bob Barker: Poking Before FaceBook\"
I actually really like this idea. I kind of see it as the show making fun of how much Plinko is and has been played by playing it for an entire show.
There is the potty Plinko as well...
For the record, I think a better idea than playing it six times is to play it twice, once in each half. At least that wouldn\'t be too overbearing and be special enough to be special.
But six times? No way.
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Other than the first ever playing and maybe the record-setting win, I can\'t think of too many more. Maybe a montage of chips getting stuck, but I don\'t think Plinko has that many memorable moments.
I\'m pretty sure at least one person has gotten the five-chip wipeout, and at least once in the Drew era there was a one-chip wipeout, so we\'re at at least four. Add in the woman from one of Drew\'s first shows who really had to use the bathroom, and I think we can get there.
Originally I didn\'t like it. I just think any single game played six times won\'t be interesting. I\'m more open to it now, though. For one thing, this will be the only time that the show has a near-perfect \"merit factor.\" That is, except for the prices of the IUFB\'s, the contestants at each level will have had exactly the same opportunities.
I\'m pretty sure at least one person has gotten the five-chip wipeout, and at least once in the Drew era there was a one-chip wipeout, so we\'re at at least four. Add in the woman from one of Drew\'s first shows who really had to use the bathroom, and I think we can get there.
Yeah, I remember after one older woman wiped out, Barker had one of his beauties (either Janice or Holly) take a chip and try to win some money for the lady. The model\'s chip landed in zero as well. At that point, they had to go to a commercial. God knows Barker tried.
When I first read about this idea, I thought back to the 5000th episode where every game was played for a car. I put this idea in that category.
This will definitely have its quirks that will make it a tougher sell on paper than the all-car show. I gather, as some of you have, that the prize will be on the last chip because it doesn\'t make sense for it to be there all the time. Plus, timing of the episode will be an issue. But they had to have some idea, hopefully, of how to work around things. All we can do is wait and watch. But I look forward to it.
Based on the picture in the original article, I\'m thinking the prize is in the center slot from the start, and if/when it\'s won, the slot returns to the normal $10K.
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Other than the first ever playing and maybe the record-setting win, I can\'t think of too many more. Maybe a montage of chips getting stuck, but I don\'t think Plinko has that many memorable moments.
I\'m pretty sure at least one person has gotten the five-chip wipeout, and at least once in the Drew era there was a one-chip wipeout, so we\'re at at least four. Add in the woman from one of Drew\'s first shows who really had to use the bathroom, and I think we can get there.
I did forget about the woman having to use the bathroom...IIRC, wasn\'t that the first playing of Plinko under Drew\'s tenure?
Just thought about something else...the middle slot could also be just a nice prize that varies per playing. SUV and another car in either half of the show, $20,000 in either half, and a nice trip in either half.
I love that they\'re going off the board and trying things the previous leadership would NEVER have gotten behind. I\'m excited to see how this goes.
THIS. One reason I\'ve warmed up to the show with Drew is because I actually like all the theme shows and silliness that they\'ve been doing since he came aboard. However, I can\'t say I\'m really thrilled about the all-Plinko show, simply because I\'ve never really been a huge fan of that pricing game.....Am I the only one?
I love that they\'re going off the board and trying things the previous leadership would NEVER have gotten behind. I\'m excited to see how this goes.
THIS. One reason I\'ve warmed up to the show with Drew is because I actually like all the theme shows and silliness that they\'ve been doing since he came aboard. However, I can\'t say I\'m really thrilled about the all-Plinko show, simply because I\'ve never really been a huge fan of that pricing game.....Am I the only one?
Trust me, I\'m the same way. While it isn\'t a bad pricing game I just cannot get as excited about it as the average viewer. I don\'t know why, it is a fun game and all but it just isn\'t up there with my all-time favorites.
Too much to ask for some old clips leading into and out of commercials here and there, you think? Are there enough funny/historic Plinko moments?
Dare to dream, lest we end up with a total hackfest with editing.
Rosina the Plinko Lady immediately comes to mind, and you can\'t forget the lady that peed herself during Drew\'s first few weeks. Then there\'s the daytime Plinko record holder which also took place during Drew\'s tenure. Throw in a clip of the first playing and bam, there\'re your outtros.
2-1 odds that by the time they get to the 4th round of Plinko, George will say, \"...you\'re going to play....\" and the audience will shout out \"PLINKO!!!\" in unison
5-2 odds that future audiences will be \"encouraged\" to yell \"PLINKO\" in the future, in lieu of George saying it.
Time spent moving set pieces should be reduced.
They should do this with other games too.....For example, if it ever comes up that they only need a half-hour timeslot, they could fit \"Double Prices\" in 6 times in rapid succession....
If this is a joke they were able to prank Wait Wait...Don\'t Tell Me, who asked about the all-Plinko episode in the lightning round.
Mike Richards tweeted a picture of the \"Lineup\" card of the episode, which isn\'t specifically proof, but still.