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The Price is Right

JohnMiller
over 7 years

America’s #1 game show is coming to Sandbox! Play along! Bid on terrific prizes! Prove you are the smartest in the whole forum! You, too can win a fortune in fake prizes… if the Price is Right!

Format

1) Contestants’ Row

  • Four players get to play. A prize is shown. Each player gets to make one bid as to what they think it costs. Whomever bids closest to the actual retail price without going over wins the prize and gets to play a pricing game. If you’ve never seen the show before, here's an example.

2) Pricing game

  • The winner of Contestants Row gets to play a game where they can win bigger prizes. Each pricing game is different, so rules will be explained when we get to it.

  • After the pricing game, a new player is called to contestant’s row and the process repeats. After three pricing games, the two biggest winners compete in the showcase round.

3) Showcases

  • The two biggest winners play. Each player gets a showcase filled with prizes to bid on. The person who bids closest to the price of their own showcase without going over wins their showcase. Here’s an example.

Rules:

  • 24 hour time limit for players. In Contestants Row, you have 24 hours after the previous bidder to make your bid. I’ll PM you when you are called on down the first time.

  • You're allowed one missed deadline. Miss your deadline in Contestants’s Row and your turn is skipped; miss twice and we’ll get a replacement player to move the game along. Other situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis. (PM me if you're going to be gone so I can get an extended deadline/sub player.)

  • Prices are in US dollars. Our friends outside the US may use currency converters to help them out if they need them. (No googling the prices of prizes—that would be unfair.)

  • Audience participation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED! Feel free to shout out suggestions in the thread.

steph
over 7 years
I've said it once and I'll say it again. I am a Price Is Right protégé.
JohnMiller
over 7 years
Show notes:

SC1:
Gaming chairs: $664
Oculus Rift package: $686
Gaming PC: $1,799
Pinball machine: $8,999
Grenada trip: $8,796

SC2:
Lawn Equipment: $1,345
Sailboat: $3,995
Truck: $30,365

Winnings:
Steph: $22,044
Arisuu: $919
Jeff: $559
Everyone else: ½ roll of toilet paper

Thanks for making this such a fun show! I work in TV at a cable channel, and while I was piloting some ideas for a new game show, I thought of how fun it would be to do Price is Right. I wasn't sure how well the format would translate to a forum setting, but I'm pleased to see the whole show went off without a hitch. It was a lot of fun putting the script and graphics together, thanks to those who both followed the show and participated!
JohnMiller
over 7 years


We'll find out who the winner is right after these messages.

*THIS SPACE FOR RENT*

Welcome back! Steph, you bid $17,638 on the trip and the game room. Steph, the actual retail price of your showcase is...

...twenty thousand, nine hundred forty-four dollars, for a difference of...



$3,306. Arisuu, if you can get even closer than that, you'll win. You bid $23,129 on your showcase, and Arisuu, the actual retail price of your showcase is..

...thirty five thousand, seven hundred and five dollars, for a difference of...



$12,500, which means Steph is the winner!



Steph, our big winner, has won every bidding round she's been a part of, and it netted her over $22,000 worth of prizes! What great way to end the show!

This is JohnMiller reminding you that death is cruel and unusual punishment. Thanks for watching, goodbye everybody!
deletedover 7 years
I'll bet 23,129
JohnMiller
over 7 years
$17,638 for Steph.



Arisuu, take a look at your showcase!

This showcase features prizes revealed as we examine some terrible ideas for Hollywood blockbusters.

First off is the superhero movie “Pesticide Squad”. It's all about a gang of edgy comic book characters that go around caring for each other’s lawns... with their new yard equipment!



From Greenworks, this 5-piece set of power tools includes a lawn mower, leaf blower, edger, hedge trimmer, and self-propelled wheelbarrow. These cordless tools will meet all your gardening needs while remainnig eco-friendly--no gas, no fumes, no fuss!

Next up is the action flick “Baby Diver”, which is about a young crime prodigy in who pulls off incredible deep-sea heists underwater, then makes his getaway... in this new sailboat!



The Wind Blazer fiberglass sailboat from American Sail is the perfect boat for both the beginner or the experienced skipper. Very durable and full of performance, and simple to rig, you’ll be on the waves in no time!

Finally, there's the space opera “The Last Hemi”. It’s an epic tale about a ragtag band of rebels that travels the galaxy with the help of this Hemi engine found in... a new truck!



The Dodge Ram 1500 Tradesman includes standard equipment plus 5.7-Liter V8 HEMI engine, 8 speed automatic transmission, remote entry, chrome detailing, and back-up camera view!

And this showcase filled with prizes found in these terrible scripts can be yours… if the Price is Right!

Arisuu, that's your showcase. What do you bid on it?
steph
over 7 years
I will bid on this showcase. Total bid: $17,638
JohnMiller
over 7 years
Your showcase begins with a new game room!



First, these four gaming chairs! These two gaming chairs feature wireless 2.1 stereo sound speakers with subwoofers.

Plus, a wonderful gaming PC with VR!



This Oculus Rift package comes with VR headset, touch controllers, and high-quality earphones! And, this XPS tower special edition includes a high-end i7 processor and a 512GB Solid State Drive.



Also, a fun new pinball machine! The Game of Thrones Limited Edition Pinball machine features voice acting from Rory McCann and is packed with toys from the award-winning show!

Finally, when you’re through playing in your game room, you can plan your next vacation…. to fantastic Grenada!



You and a guest will fly round-trip coach from Los Angeles to St. George’s, Grenada, where you’ll enjoy a 6 night stay at the Coyaba Beach Resort! Terrific hiking adventures and historic forts await you on this island paradise, along with the world-famous Underwater Sculptures!

And this showcase can be yours… if the Price is Right!

Steph, you're the top winner on the show so far. Do you want to bid on this showcase, or pass it to arisuu and take Showcase #2?
JohnMiller
over 7 years
Welcome back to our two biggest winners!



OK, "biggest winners" is a relative term, because y'all only won a Fortune Cookie maker, a banjo, and a TV that got stolen. But it was enough to get you here, apparently, so I'm not going to question your strategy if it works.

Each of you will get to bid a showcase filled with wonderful prizes. We have two showcases, one for each of you. The player who bids closest to the actual retail price of your own showcase, without going over, will win it.

But if you are the winner, and you’re $250 or less away from the retail price of your own showcase, you will win both showcases!

Pay close attention to this first showcase, because it could go to either one of you. Here is Showcase #1!
JohnMiller
over 7 years

Charlotte says

the price is WRONG
DOWN WITH CAPITALISM




Contestants not appearing on stage will receive... a half-used roll of toilet paper! This important hygenic paper is an important part of every bathroom experience. A terrific prize worth either 49 cents in the US, or 5,000 Bolivars in Venezuela.

JohnMiller
over 7 years


She had the car, and she switched it with the breakfast machine. This is it... you win whatever you have right. How many prizes does she have right?



Uh oh. On one hand, you're only going to end up winning one prize. But on the other hand... wouldn't it be EXCITING if that one prize ended up being the car?

Show us the prize she's won!



YES! YOU WON A COOKIE MAKER! Wait... that's not good. What were the prices?



OH! You had the car! You had it right there... and you second-guessed yourself. I'm sorry, but thanks for playing.

Showcase round coming up.
deletedover 7 years
the price is WRONG
DOWN WITH CAPITALISM
deletedover 7 years
okay I'll switch them

car - 20160
trimmer - 23
cookie maker - 30
board game - 15
breakfast machine - 85
JohnMiller
over 7 years


How many of those does she have right?



Three! That's pretty good news, actually!

If you’re happy, you can leave everything as it is and take the three prizes you have right. Hopefully one of those three is the car.

Or I can give you a chance to pull a switcheroo. You can have one more shot make changes and rearrange some of the numbers. What will you do? Keep em or switch em?
deletedover 7 years
um idk if I'm doing this right but I hope this works

car - 20180
trimmer - 23
cookie maker - 30
board game - 15
breakfast machine - 65
Negra
over 7 years

Shwartz99 says

That trimmer should be worth a lot more than $100


he got the prices mixed up with the car
Shwartz99
over 7 years
That trimmer should be worth a lot more than $100
JohnMiller
over 7 years


Switcheroo is your game. There are five numbers in the price of the car, and there are two numbers in the other four prizes.

You’ll notice that each price on this board is missing the tens digit. Your task is to fill those digits in!

Use those five blocks with red numbers at the bottom to complete the prices. We're all hoping you win the car, but if you get the smaller prizes right you'll have a better shot at winning it. Ready? Go!
JohnMiller
over 7 years
As if winning a CAR wasn't enough, you can also win this cheap crap as well.



This nose and ear hair trimmer is 100% waterproof! You’ll be able to remove wild or unsightly hair whether you’re wet or dry!

This Fortune Cookie Maker allows you to make everyone’s favorite take-out treat anywhere, anytime! Added bonus—you can send your friends custom messages: anything from “Will you marry me?” to “Help I am trapped in a Chinese Bakery!”

Outsmart your friends with this fun board game! Wits and Wagers Party edition provides hours of fun.

And this 3-in-1 breakfast machine combines a toaster over, a frying pan, and coffee maker. It’s like having your own personal butler, except it only makes breakfast and it doesn’t require days off!
JohnMiller
over 7 years


And the actual retail price of that banjo is... $889!



Arisuu, we have a predicament. We've played two games so far, and we've had two losses. We've offered thousands of dollars worth of prizes and the only stuff that seems to get won is the cheap crap like sunglasses and a banjo. Even the TV we offered got stolen.
I want you to break that streak and save the show by winning THIS!

A NEW CAR!



The 2017 Ford Fiesta comes with standard equipment plus automatic transmission, voice-activated touchscreen navigation system, heated seats, and power moonroof! The Ford Fiesta!
deletedover 7 years
$700
JohnMiller
over 7 years


Arisuu, take us home.
dooze
over 7 years
$375
deletedover 7 years
$500
JohnMiller
over 7 years
It's been 24 hours since Bane's had his turn. Dooze, feel free to bid.

If Bane beats Dooze to posting, his bid will still count
JohnMiller
over 7 years