TPiR 4/25/13: Jumping the Shark

One of these games shows extravagance to the point of flaunting, so big it was impossible to price, and led to a boring playing, only exciting out of nerves than anything else. You can't manufacture excitement by sticking in shit. Hell, even yesterday's Rent wasn't really that exciting.
Another game shows how GOOD CONTESTANTS MANUFACTURE PROPER EXCITEMENT FOR YOU, NO FERRARIS REQUIRED, JUST YOUR REGULAR OLD CAR.
EDIT: Rant time:
This is exactly why Golden Road has had the very high end cars and never 3 Strikes. The 1st digit just becomes that much more of a problem as you get into 80k, 90k, never mind freakin' 280k. Whoever skipped over Golden Road, where the price of the big prize is emphasized super highly anyways, is brain-dead.
And again even then, 280k?? The previous highest was $112,845, 4 years ago. Holy crap, let's keep it maybe to 150k max or something.
I really hope the show somehow survives enough to have another producer in charge and see if anything changes. One thing I'm aware of is that it may have been Drew who spawned all these insane amounts, based on a video chat a few months ago, and that CBS firing Roger may have been their move to finally get more control over the show that they wanted but couldn't do before. So even with Mike Richards out, the show may (probably) be permanently past the hill.
It's just infuriating when the good magic is on display like in this Let 'Em Roll, or even 3X a month ago, and they just don't get it. And maybe most of the current viewers nowadays don't get it either, and it's just going to be a messy divorce for me and other hardcore fans. I dunno...

[@brocksamson9737]

I love how the crowd progressively becomes less excited with every wrong guess. Lmao 🤣

[@BoraRossi]

For the Ferrari... "where the 8 goes...." "1...." *epic facepalm*

[@HomewreckerHaHa]

Hahahahahaha...Did you see Drew's face after she said that?

[@MrBowtie1982]

I'm sure even if she had won the car, the police would have pulled her over everyday.

[@tycobandit]

The game show probably covers the tt&l but I seriously doubt she would have been able to afford the annual maintenance cost on a 458, let alone insurance. If you don’t follow the Ferrari service schedule IT WILL void the warranty and it also kills resale value. This is not Hyundai or a Toyota. Having a Ferrari is a lot like having a newborn baby, it requires a lot of attention and money to stay healthy.

[@danstone8783]

@@tycobandit Realistically I would be much happier with a new Toyota.

[@tycobandit]

dan stone me too, Ferraris and Lamborghinis etc. are fun to dream about but the reality of owning one... most people can’t.

[@pppshr5542]

I think she was so excited or nervous that she didn't even understood that those hidden numbers actually makes up price of that Ferrari.

[@GingerBagels]

+CS GO I think you mean unintelligent, not nervous lol

[@sjdllwida3993]

Ok ill let him go 5th to see 👀 if

[@granny58]

She definitely was out to lunch

[@luuduonghy659]

@@granny58Happy for her Because if she win, she had to pay massive tax just for the $200,000 cars

[@Pikajohn8]

I LOVED the guy that said "OH MY GOD" during the silence after she chose the 8 for number 1.

[@MrBakedbuns]

It was most likely Marc from contestants row! lol

[@marctomeoni195]

I was saying that after she called out every number. Haha. She told me later she was looking at me but was listening to her family. She's a great lady. It just wasn't meant to be won.

[@ProjectRescues]

I agree

[@mauricerockingham3782]

@@HomewreckerHaHa Who in the hell are u calling stupid? bet u wouldnt say that to any black persons face

[@aircasar]

Nice that you spend time saying things online for a rise. Shows you have an ugly character and after you graduate high school that will matter quite a bit buddy.

[@shoredude2]

The reaction of the guy in the green shirt in contestant's row when they reveal the prize is worth the price of admission alone.

[@bradmccullough8240]

For me being in the same room as Manuela and Amber would have been worth the cost of admission

[@bsosmoove]

She really thought that the 458 Spyder was $800,000?

[@zelpar]

Yeah, she's a total idiot. It's almost like she doesn't everything about cars.

[@bsosmoove]

Aaron F I know right!

[@bsosmoove]

MaGoo I am used to it.

[@Maine_87]

MaGoo Right, because knowing the price of an extremely expensive car dictates your intelligence level. You described yourself in your comment, and I am used to it.

[@Maine_87]

MaGoo She said lots of numbers. Why are you people highlighting that one number? It's easy to have an opinion sitting at home, but being there on television in front of an audience is different. I bet all of you do dumb shit around crowds, being socially awkward an all.

[@Nickk9656]

I bet the producers said "Drew, if the Ferrari goes, you go."

[@willjenkins4195]

Nickk9656 Nah they make that back in a week, but wouldn’t matter anyways unless you won a ton of cash she wouldn’t be taking that Ferrari anywhere

[@r.j.w7924]

I get the joke but they pay Drew WAYYYY more than that Ferrari is worth. He makes around $10 million a year as the host.

[@gilliganallmighty3]

What of it were actually Drew's Ferrari.

[@johnmills2629]

I thought the car was donated to the show as a form of advertisement. Though we usually don't see them on twice so IDK what happens to the prizes that are not won. Maybe sold off, returned, or given away to employees (for less valued items)?

[@CSAlmanac]

The fans loved this and it was naturally exciting. Nobody watching thought they were going to give away a Ferrari on a game like Hole in One. Everyone knew it was going to be a challenging game. There's nothing wrong with this method whatsoever.

[@XViper3]

Watching this woman play this game makes me wish i was watching paint dry instead

[@hellobooom]

She probably couldn't have afforded the car anyway, it would have been sold as soon as possible.

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

She probably couldn't afford the taxes either just to take it as a gift.

[@Texus8]

This isn't jumping the shark...

[@joshgower4971]

Lol even if she won the car taxes and insurance would be a fortune

[@maccmoses]

Tyats what I said,people dont realize you have to pay the taxes,on a this car itd be like $40,000 and probably $5000 to licence it.

[@NeilThePinoy]

She knows nothing about a car. Bet she couldn't even tell you the difference between a tire and a wheel.

[@quadrupleplay]

Today proves that six digits overloads the 3 Strikes format, especially with three strike chips. Standing under the lights playing for a Ferrari and trying to remember where we've placed six discs before is too much for a contestant to reasonably handle, and accordingly, Theresa scored a wipeout. Forget about the rage over offering a Ferrari in daytime. If you're going to try that, then put it in Golden Road, because a six-digit prize inherently DOES NOT belong in 3 Strikes and never will.

[@JoeParkerPoe]

She wouldn't be able to pay taxes on that whip lol

[@michaelcaraccia7819]

a nerds response to this video

[@rushco.8811]

@@michaelcaraccia7819 its true though. She was screwed either way with that game and prize.

[@rushco.8811]

@@DorkVader26 yea but only after she came up with 50k to pay taxes title and tag fees to even get it out of there to sell

[@rafaelcisneros562]

@@rushco.8811 She could have pretended to be a Nigerian Prince, lol Scam

[@ObsessedCollector]

@@DorkVader26 You have to pay the taxes BEFORE you get the prize. Stupid IRS...

[@snowden67]

After a while, I was rooting for the third strike to pop up.

[@Feed-My-Mind-Not-My-Ego]

I know. I was like, just put her out of her misery.

[@tyrese3745]

9:00 And, lo and behold, it did. She wouldn’t have been able to afford that expensive car even if she’d won it.

[@jtr990]

@@tyrese3745 And don't get me started on Ferrari's strict ownership rules. Break one of them, and you'll land on the blacklist faster than a LaFerrari.

[@jcgp85]

Lmao at Drew when he was telling them about the model getting her teeth fixed lmao

[@NickCMedia]

Well, since 3 Strikes + was already used when they started playing this for 5-digit cars, 3 Strikes Deluxe is a fine name.

[@LolWhatsAUsername]

It's not nearly one of the most expensive priced cars in the country. One, for example, the Bugatti Veyron SS is ~$2.4 million dollars.

[@CWR032]

She wasn't totally clueless. When she drew the 1, she guessed it as the first number. Where would you have put it?

[@Aunini]

The second guy is literally the only contestant I've invested feelings toward winning ever, so glad it worked out even after the premature celebration :P

[@RjBenjamin353]

She wouldn’t have been able to pay the taxes on that car

[@StarFighters76]

I have a feeling for that price, that that car was not meant to be won at all.

[@rockethead7]

Pfftttt. Poster of this video rants at the producers about the car being worth a lot of money, etc. Um, do you actually think that The Price Is Right game show purchases these cars? The auto makers give cars to these shows to advertise their product. What were the producers supposed to do? Say, "oh, thanks, but no thanks, we don't want your car on our show." If the auto makers want to offer their cars as a prize for the show, then fine, so be it, it brings in viewers, makes it more exciting, etc. Your rant is just plain silly.

[@elephantgrass631]

That's true. Ferrari sales have been struggling and they REALLY need to advertise their cars to the audience of The Price Is Right. How else are people going to get to work?

[@Sorius15]

Yeesh, I've been watching TPIR all my life and this super-car blew me away! I knew 3 Strikes would be the perfect game for this "ridiculous" offer (aside from Golden Road!). Of course when it comes to playing this particular game, keen memory (along with rational judgement) is VITAL! Quite depressing that she got "grand-slammed;" they should've saved that Ferrari as the last prize because the rest of the cars seemed worthless after that game.

[@granny58]

The winner of the second car didn't seem to think so.

[@walterlv01]

I have to agree that this one did feel forced. Three Strikes is a classic game because it is one of the most exciting - you don't need a ridiculously expensive car to make it exciting. I feel like a contestant brought up in this situation is being made to play an un-winnable game for a prize that they would not be able to claim even if they happened to win.

[@vermin1970]

Lol, "my mom says" Your mom has no idea what that car costs either!

[@maverickwatchreviews]

Her mom is, of course, just as dumb as she is...lol.

[@Macintrasher]

Jumping the shark?! REALLY?! This is the ultimate challenge! 6 digits that you have to guess go in the right places, while 3 strikes are always present, and there're 6 total digits... that was near impossible! If anyone would have gotten it, they completely deserve the car! The odds were so astronomical to win this car that I think even Ferrari knew it couldn't be done, which is the only reason they agreed to this. And had they won? YOURS!!!! EPIC WIN!! Still, $285,000+... just.... WOW!

[@krierp8]

Actually in season 36 (Drew's first year) it was won twice. A male contestant won a $52K Corvette, and I believe a young female contestant won a $45K Cadillac. Then again it was still played with only one strike in the bag.

[@NickCMedia]

Truth be told, I was actually expecting this particular playing to be down to the last number and strike, win or lose.

[@Dchen1086]

Lmao he's more excited about the Hyundai than the ferrari lol

[@tyrese3745]

9:00 - Yep. The final nail in the coffin. All the better for Therese, though. That third strike freed her from her torment. She wouldn't have been to afford the car even if she did win it. Now that's the irony of things.

[@luuduonghy659]

Because she would had to paid a big amount of tax to win the car

[@matthewgroza]

Hilarious that they followed a Ferrari with a sub compact lol

[@mechamind90]

Hey, prime time Price awarded the $1,000,000 top prize three times during daytime Season 36 alone. If every grand prize was won this week, they'd still find a way to stay afloat. Even though Wayoshi did say prime time was on a different budget, it's still an additional $3,000,000 the show had to dish out to the winners.

[@jimmydishkawnt]

You did not win it but you can touch it... that was a bit cruel 😂

[@NickCMedia]

It didn't fake ME out. I knew the first number was 2 after I did research on the Ferrari BEFORE the Ferrari was revealed.

[@wschmrdr]

It basically proves Fremantle's take on American game shows: Forget the format, forget the fun play, audience only wants to see the turnover in dollars.

[@EaglemanX3Gorilla]

That's a hard game, especially with a six figure car.

[@nibsniven3497]

I'm from Canada where winnings are tax free, which is great. But a lot of people here are saying winners need pay to a tax. Why wouldn't the show pay the tax?

[@teckelhut]

In the USA the givers are not required to pay the taxes on gifts or prizes and it is usually disclosed at the beginning of the program or the contest.

[@nibsniven3497]

Sussie Due Obviously the awarders aren't required to pay them. I'm asking why they don't just pay them anyway.

[@teckelhut]

Nibs Niven Considering what they are giving them, I think that would be enough already. LOL

[@nibsniven3497]

Sussie Due Even if I was from the U.S, I wouldn't turn down receipt of a prize, but I might have to sell it to pay the taxes. Of course a gift is always "enough". But the point I'm trying to make is that if I was producing a game show in the U.S., I would include tax liability as part of the prize.

[@wrany72]

Most people will need to sell the vehicle to pay the taxes, which just results in a cash win.

[@razorgxp]

If she would have won that it would have been totaled in a week. Or she would have been forced to leave it for not being able to afford the tax on it.

[@FoolishBanana]

I still can't believe you (Wayoshi) are not excited over yesterday's triumph in Pay The Rent. Let Ani have her moment of glory. She earned that win fair and square. Like I said before, that was NOT a forced win. Put down that paranoia pipe and show her some respect for becoming the first PtR winner.

[@siddiqahmad5193]

I've learned that these game shows rent these cars then make contingency plans to purchase them if contestants actually win the vehicles in broadcast contests.

[@johnbaldock6353]

OMG! I love the way the Yanks get so EXCITED! GR8

[@kevinc1001]

That car is way to powerful for her to even drive.

[@roughwoof]

*I can't believe the black woman said the 8 goes in the 1 place!*

[@davidwavidshmavider]

This is the only one I think I’ve seen where I didn’t want them to win. Haha 😆

[@effyzay1088]

800k ferrari?

[@southpark6757]

What people don't realize is the TAXES you have to pay on the prizes you win. Imagine what that is on a car worth almost 300k.

[@JasonRourhier]

If she would have WON THAT FERRARI 458 SPYDER WORTH $285,716 in 2013 which 11 years later now in 2024 would almost double that price!! But she would have been THE ALL TIME BIGGEST WINNER IN PRICE IS RIGHT HISTORY DAYTIME!!

[@IIJayTUBEII]

well i think its a win for her bcz the taxes on that shit would bankrupt her.

[@ctbear26]

Mike Richards has not single-handedly ruined this show. He had the help of Drew Carey. RIP TPIR.

[@BlackwoodCompany]

This big money week crossed the line. I think that they should have those $1,000,000 Spectaculars after what happened especially here.

[@luuduonghy659]

Correct

[@ScareFestTTV]

Thank god he got the car after that embarrassment xD

[@roccodiciano4189]

A car with that inimitable eye-talian touch of style.

[@anthonyevans1233]

Now you know why nodody wins this game...

[@straycat1674]

You actually are supposed to pay the taxes on these prices before you can take them home. The average person would never have the money in the bank to pay the taxes on a Ferrari. I mean, unless things have changed.

[@JT-sz7xc]

I’d hate to be the guy that missed the opportunity for the Ferrari for the Hyundai 🤣😂🤣

[@Zebra_3]

you can keep both of them.

[@redzoom7857]

So glad he won the car.

[@tyrese3745]

9:26 At least Therese got to touch it, but that's as close to pure luxury as she got. Oh, well... that's life in the movies, kid.

[@TheCanadianCatKing]

I agree with you... they are trying too hard to produce wins that are too easy. Pay The Rent had over 10 winning combinations (N.B. The last count was 15.). I want the show to do well, but having an entire week for such prizes, only to then not have them again... possibly even ever again, will be such a disappointment.

[@VictorEstrada]

I like how they go from one of the best cars to one of the worst lol and that one of the features of the worst car, was daytime running lights, which is required by law jajaj

[@PKMNwww411_MkII]

*Kid*: "Six numbers... it's worth at least $100 grand." *Grandma*: "Oh goodness!"... *Drew*: "A 1. Where does the 1 go?" *Audience*: "1!" *Therese*: "1." *Drew*: "Is the 1 the first number?" [buzzer] *Kid*: "It's at least $200k!" *Grandma*: "Oh, my God!"... *Drew*: "A 8. Where does the 8 go?" *Therese*: "1." *Kid*: "No! It's NOT over $800,000!" *Grandma*: "Oh- [faints] *Kid*: "Uh, Grandma?" I hoped she got at least one on the board before the third strike. Too bad, so sad.

[@JonesDylan874]

*sighs* not even one.

[@adamcartwright4096]

She didn’t even deserve that car with how she was throwing numbers around like that.

[@vincentfabiano4892]

I'm shocked it was so cheap being brand new. I was figuring $5XX,XXX.

[@TheEggplantThatAteChicago]

It jumped the shark about the time Rod Roddy arrived.

[@richlewis1879]

I'm glad the Ferrari has iPod capability

[@krierp8]

If I won a Ferrari, I would immediately call an auto salesman and sell it. I would pay my taxes for that car and then put the rest of the money in the bank, and maybe buy a new cheaper car and a nice house to live in.

[@NickCMedia]

That Ferrari was nowhere NEAR impossible to price. It was just plain hard. But like every 3 Strikes loss over the past 37 years, this playing was lost out of sheer, dumb luck!

[@StonesAndSand]

Sad note: winners are required to pay the taxes on items they win. There's no way the average contestant could afford to win a Ferrari.

[@puttputtking]

Why were there 5 strikes in the bag before the game started?

[@plushbatfan]

The Ferrari Spider price I checked online is over a quarter of a million. I figured this is one of the most expensive priced cars in the country. If I win the lottery I might win one of this.

[@NickCMedia]

According to an anonymous source, it lasted 8 minutes.

[@davidrofulowitz7538]

Clifford - I agree with you about the "jumping the shark" issue - I had been a regular viewer of the TPIR (network and syndicated versions) since it came back on in 1972. However, once Mike was hired it seemed to me that the focus was less on the contestants and more on offering dopey prizes like shoes for a year, ridiculously overpriced trips, and so on. So, I watch less TPIR and Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune more as the contestants are still the stars of those shows, if you will.

[@meme-sb7vr]

First car on the show $285k, 2nd car $17k..... I'll take the 17k car any day.....less taxes and worry.

[@erikdraven1731]

Probably... I'd would've liked a win just to see if all six windows would've flashed.

[@Raycefan]

"A prize worth less than 1/10th of that last car!"

[@kona6451]

This poor girl thought that was an 800,000 car.

[@jjman920]

Last one. There is a difference between TPIR and other shows that actually did jump the shark, like DOND, and you don't seem to grasp it. The legacy, platform and format of Price gives it the carte blanche to at least try something like this once. If they start to do this ten or fifteen times a season, then get back to me with the sharks.

[@aprilsmith6587]

Fun winning a car except for the fact that you have to pay the taxes on it and the insurance on it is through the roof.

[@mccarthy155]

“Yellow brake callipers”

[@bert7039]

"I-pod compatibility " -2013

[@djdon60]

Hi, WayoshiM. Just, a comment, to say...I couldn't agree with you more! TPIR reached the point, for me-about two-and-an-half years ago, where I stopped, even, tuning in, to see if it would begin with "Golden Road`` or, even, some other game, in which the prize was a luxury car or, the game was ``Triple Play.`` I cannot describe, accurately, how infuriating it was to hear the words: ```...playing a game called...``AAARGH, KILL ME, NOW!!! Whoa-hang on...WHAT is with that woman, sitting behind the last, of the first four contestants picked!

[@dudedurham]

$800K? That and the $651 bid makes her the worst contestant ever. Hahahaaaa

[@herrbrahms]

The $800K was stupid, but the $651 in contestants' row was smart play.

[@bobshowup2501]

what people don't think about when they win big is they have to pay SALES tax on what they win and a almost 300,000 car the sales tax would be alot and most people couldn't afford it, in NY the sales tax is around $24,000 dollars which would have to be paid before taking the car..

[@BillGraper]

Can you imagine getting in an accident & the other driver is driving that car?... and you're at fault? No amount of insurance would cover that. You would be screwed!!!

[@cshargeit]

if manuela wants this car, then something is seriously wrong. manuela should have orders for next years spider.

[@nevermorenovelist]

"Presented in HD" KZbin video only available in 360p. **sigh**

[@MatthewTheMattam]

A Ferrari in 3 Strikes!? That's NOT how you try to give away a VERY valuable car, Richards! At LEAST do it where she's got BETTER luck!

[@JonesDylan874]

Yeah, I actually wanted her to get the 3 strikes and just leave the set after guessing $600K and $800K for the Ferrari.

[@amyd2203]

The Ferrari was too traumatic 😆😭

[@NickCMedia]

It would've been better if they offered that Ferrari in Golden Road or the Showcase, and they offered a $90K+ Porsche in 3 Strikes.

[@JonesDylan874]

Yeah. GR is PERFECT for that Ferrari.

[@Starman998]

Probably could’ve given her a Mitsubishi Mirage and she probably would’ve known the difference and been just as happy.

[@MrJum987]

Drew, how could you let Therese touch the Farari?? She played the game so bad, she doesn't even deserve to LOOK at the car! But at least she went over on her showcase though, HAHA!

[@bobbarker1984]

Wow dude your comments make no sense. I love the fact they offer huge prizes for one week. I I know none of the stuff has a chance in hell of actually being won but its still fun to watch. It's just a one off deal and its not like the car is going to be coming back on a daily basis until its won.

[@Poison_Spider8]

Did she really say 8 and 5 for the first number of the Ferrari?🤦🏻‍♀️

[@AmyraCarter]

How the FUCK did they get a hold of that 735 BHP beast!? That's nuts in a vice, bonkerballs insane.

[@wesmatron]

Pause at 3:16 and you will see what's wrong with the world. No humans, just consumers braying and whooping over avarice.

[@sanjaygandhi7962]

Perhaps these game shows should have a state and federal tax exemption for the contestants for all non-cash prizes.

[@TheOnlyMori]

That car would get stolen in a week where she lives lol

[@TheOnlyMori]

you make no sense..

[@Grhareda]

Icon DNA Not at all

[@agrodawks1407]

the fist number she selected was correct. 7 was in the 3rd spot.

[@ThaoLe-lx3fx]

Anthony Dawson No, she said 7 in the first spot.

[@Sean-me4fv]

None of them had any idea of the cost of a Ferrari