Price is Right Morons.

[Mellema]

I work at a bar, so I am almost never awake at 10 in the morning. Hell, I don't think I've watched Price is Right since long before Bob Barker retired. Well, thanks to a moron mis-dialing my cell this morning, I was up early and turned it on.

The Price is Right is such an icon of TV game shows that most people I believe would not only know how to play, but would know the little tricks that are often used.

There's the classic 1 dollar bid when you believe everyone else has overbid. Or the equally classic dick move of bidding 1 dollar more than the highest bid when you think they're all too low.

Well, the first 4 contestants are bidding on a PS3 with a bunch of games and accessories. Contestant #1 bids $750, #2 bids $900, #3 $650. This is the perfect set-up for a 901 bid. So what does contestant #4 bid? $649. Now, if she really thought everyone was over then $1 would be the bid to make. She was basically guessing that the price was exactly $649. Needless to say she was wrong and the $900 bid won.

Moving on to the next round, contestants bidding on an oven. Contestant #1 bids $1100, #2 $1150, #3 $1250. Again, perfect set up for $1251 if you think they are all too low or $1 if you think they're all too high. But no, contestant #4 (not even same moron as last round) bids $1099. So again the idiot is guessing that the price is exactly $1099, and of course he is wrong.

Now, like I said, I haven't watched this show in years, but are the people playing really this stupid now? Are they just grabbing morons off the street to play? Any of you guys watch it often enough to know?

[Kajii]

cool story bro

[Mizango]

I bid 420 Bob.

[Diamicles]

Tickets for TPiR are free, so yes, any idiot can get on the show.

I haven't watched since I was in college, I work 8-430 M-F. Bob Barker was still hosting last time I saw it.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Price is right always sucked except for the part where ladies run down the aisle with bouncing boobs

[Brill Weave]

Apparently I'm alone in missing the point of this thread.

[Crisco]

People are just generally retarded. I believe every word of that story and wouldn't doubt if it doesn't happen on a regular basis.

[MrW]

I bid 420 Bob.

Overbid. 1 dollar.

People on that show have been retarded for years. It isn't just for that episode, Mell lol. I will admit that some of the items were hard to bid on. Sometimes I had no idea how much the Winnebago would be.

[Olo401]

lolDrewCarey

[guartz]

Apparently I'm alone in missing the point of this thread.

cancer

[Brill Weave]

People are just generally retarded. I believe every word of that story and wouldn't doubt if it doesn't happen on a regular basis.

I mean what was the point of the thread? We all know people are morons, I thought it went without saying. Though it's much worse to look like a moron while you're on tv because it gives birth to things like this lol.

[Seraph]

PLINKO rocks your world.

[JigglyJam]

I'd say people bidding 1 dollar below other bids happens very rarely.
I watch the show pretty much everyday.

The whole studio goes absolutely silent when it happens too, it's hilarious. It's like everybody watching at the same time just thinks to themselves "God, you're fucking retarded." Then it's followed by an awkward pause and Drew asks the next person what they bid or declares the price.

[Tristam]

I learned long ago to stop overestimating the intelligence of people, especially on game shows.

[deshende]

I saw a series of Youtube videos with people making similar bids. There are a few amusing Price is Right Youtube vids out there (for people looking to kill a few minutes).

[zoobernut]

Wait why is this surprising news? People are retarded.

I have seen this a couple times as well on TPIR.

[Kyria]

I miss bob too much to watch it now lol

[Minions]

lol... PRICE IS WRONG BITCH

love Happy Gilmore

[Xiona]

I thought the whole entertaining part of TPIR was the idiots it attracted followed by the hosts reactions. Of course this is when the host was really good (Bob Barker).

[Avanarius]

YouTube - One of the Worst The Price Is Right Players Ever f / d?