Comments on: Primetime “Price is Right” Specials to Tweak Million Dollar Format

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:18:24 +0000

That was an amazing finish on the price is right. IDK, but i like the rules for this million dollar spectacular more than the older ones. Go Adam!

By: glenn

glenn — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:21:23 +0000

Agree bout the Million Dollar Game…it’s hokey and hard to explain…I would INSTEAD have the Million Dollar game be a cash game with increased values OR a similar car type game that uses luck rather than the car with the mil replacing the car

I would use:

Plinko (100k Space and getting all 5 doubles the payout to a mil)

It’s In the Bag (NO outliers)

Hole in one (Old school rules, only one shot, rebounds off the back dont count)

Punch A Bunch (ONE 1 million dollar card hidden amoung the standard MDS values)

BUT I will say its silly…I would say that the DSW is more the thing for the Million…It’s a hard challenge ($1000 is too much…id use 500)and is very exciting when it happens.

The wheel is the most boring thing ever, to use the mil on the wheel just took way too much onus on what is really a bridge between parts than it should be.

it Will be interesting though

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:40:31 +0000

Nice. The square background design reminds me of the Peter Marshall version of “The Hollywood Squares” but it differentiates the daytime show from the nighttime edition.
The black floor is a nice touch as is the additional lights along the stage apron. Of course, in HD the producers area would have to be hidden but that curtain closing at entire space off is a great idea. I’m not one to speculate, but that would be a nice touch for the daytime edition.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:57:49 +0000

The author obviously did not notice the shot of the studio monitor in the clips…it was LETTERBOXED for HD!

BTW…they moved the producer’s table…there’s just a curtain there now. HD cameras could have potentially shown too much of that area — particularly during the shot of Drew at Contestant’s Row…the extra screen area on the sides would surely show Fingers and Roger workin’ hard.

By: D

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:45 +0000

I also heard that the MDSs will be in HD, as well as all episodes airing soon.

I guess we will have to see how these changes to the MDS work out. I don’t think there is necessarily anything wrong with giving the contestants more chances to win $1,000,000….I just hope it’s not *TOO* easy.

“new (and absolutely amazing) host Drew Carey”

I don’t know if I’d go that far. I think it would be a good idea to separate the news from the opinions here.

By: Voltaire

Voltaire — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:05:04 +0000

Personally, I liked the fact that the wheel was not the $1,000,000 bonus. The fact that you can almost tell right away whether or not the contestant is even going to be close to winning $1 million just takes away all sort of suspense they could have. The wheel bonus for these specials is considerably more than $11,000, but I can’t reveal that now.

By: Nikolai

Nikolai — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:08:03 +0000

Ok, I don’t like the sound of this one bit. The old saying goes “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Well, once again Fremantle has come up with a way to screw up a really good show. I like the way they did it with a chance to win the million on the bonus spin. I remember once it went one space too far, the other time the pointer was just leaning on the peg in the 5 cent space. Playing for a million in a regular pricing game is no way to draw in viewers. It will turn them away. Maybe not in the showcases, but having it in the pricing games is ridiculous.

By: captparis1

captparis1 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:11:50 +0000

So, what do these players win on the Big wheel NOW for these specials? Does it drop back down–to a mere $11,000 win? Pretty cheap, considering how badly they want to give away a million. Why not a thrid bite at the apple (a possible $ 3 million) or at least revert to the $101,000 win, on those armed forces shows (under the Barker Era.)

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:27:07 +0000

I love the set! That black stage looks amazing, and i love the fact that they have tweaked the turntable design a bit. This show is gonna be awesome!

By: Voltaire

Voltaire — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:38:55 +0000

I was at three of the first four MDS tapings in studio this week - for the $1,000,000 bonus in the games - you didn’t necessarily have to win “perfectly” but you had to win the game in a specific fashion. These shows were taped in HD, and because of problems with rehearsals and the lighting, there were major delays in starting the show that it got to the point where some people who went for the 4:45 taping on Monday left - as the late taping that day started at 7:30(!)

By: Intelligentfan777

Intelligentfan777 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:08:44 +0000

I think TPIR may be heading into uncharted waters with these upcomming specials. I am very, VERY excited to see what transpires.

Also, is it just me, or does the refurbished set bring back memories of the Davidson TNIPR’94? What, with the black floor and redone doors and such.

By: Marc Power

Marc Power — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:31:53 +0000

wait a minute, it’s possible for someone to win $2m. if they have the perfect game and being within $1K on the showcase but if you do that I suggest buying some lottery tickets or heading to the nearest casino cause that’s incredible luck.

By: Alex J

Alex J — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:38:44 +0000

It seems like in terms of popularity and relative difficulty in getting a “perfect” game, a high-likelihood choice for the Million Dollar Game would be Plinko (getting all the chips isn’t too hard, but the next part is a bit tougher)…

By: Cory Anotado

Cory Anotado — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:55:21 +0000

@Chris Parsley:
I don’t think there are definite numbers, but it’s going to be more than $10,000.

By: Chris Parsley

Chris Parsley — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:42:29 +0000

Let ‘em Roll (Get a Car Yahtzee and earn 3 rolls (even though only using 1 of em))

So, we back to $10k for 2nd $1 now for primetime?