Video: The “Price Is Right” miracle
posted at 6:50 pm on December 17, 2008 by Allahpundit
I swore I’d never come to religion until I had proof of God’s existence. Well, here you go. See you at church! Click the image to watch.
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So he got it right on the nose. How long has this show been on the air, and how frequently is it on?
MadisonConservative on December 17, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Twice in the same show. To the exact dollar. That’s pretty cool.
amerpundit on December 17, 2008 at 6:54 PM
I think Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Secretary Paulson, the SEC, The FED, and every other single bastard and bit$h that got us into this mess be fired……
……………… and have this guy take over.
What the hell……………. he’s two for two and obviously knows more about economics than those clowns.
Seven Percent Solution on December 17, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Has anyone ever gotten the showcase bid exactly right before?
JetBoy on December 17, 2008 at 6:57 PM
This is not a miracle… but dang twice in one show is a record!
upinak on December 17, 2008 at 6:58 PM
I don’t know, is the guy from Chicago? Maybe it’s another type of miracle.
Just kidding, that’s amazing.
Kalapana on December 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM
I found this posted on another site re: TPIR winner’s “miracle” and Drew Carey’s lack of reaction. It’s kind of cheating but at the same time TPIR can probably do nothing about it but ban you from coming back again.
“Just A User says:
December 16th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
There’s a reason Drew is so blase: Standards & Practices thought something was up. There was a 45 minute stop down between the showcases & the reveal (usually, its 10-15 minutes) while S&P investigated.
A rabid fan of the show (click my name for more info) was in the audience giving this contestant the prices. Having seen this particular showcases & its prizes many times before, this fan gave the contestant the exact bid through hand signals.
Drew was probably pissed off because this is not the first time such an incident has happened involving fans from the same fansite; he knew this particular contestant didn’t make this bid on his own. During the Million Dollar Spectaculars last season, another rabid fan of the show (who is also a member of the same fansite) cost CBS $2m through the same shenanigans; he has been forever BANNED from the Bob Barker Studio. I suspect the same thing has happened to this particular fan.”
Bill Brasky on December 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM
And the lady who lost the showcase seemed to take her loss really well too. It IS a miracle.
MedSchoolCatholic on December 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM
FIX!
This is like that dude who counted the pattern on Press Your Luck. No whammies!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Your_Luck#Michael_Larson
Dash on December 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM
I saw that the other day. I still think there is something fishy going in. He so cheated.
muyoso on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
According to Drew, that hasn’t happened since around 1972-73. So this would be only the second time in my lifetime that this has happened (born in 1971). Pretty cool, although calling it a miracle is a bit of a stretch.
wearyman on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
so Drew is so well read up on his PiR trivia that he automatically knows that no one has done that since 72 or 73? wow… he is a stoner…
Gary is a price statistician from California… /snark
Kaptain Amerika on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Game Show!
Too funny. I am watching Carey’s reaction and going “wha…?!” He knew.
Jaibones on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
I just found out this is it’s 37th season, with as many as 190 episodes per season.
mredly on December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM
I think that’s because Allah is making a point about miracles.
MadisonConservative on December 17, 2008 at 7:04 PM
You folks are missing the point.
Find out which church Allah is attending and be sure to not be inside at the same time.
Rovin on December 17, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Maybe he’s a time traveler from the future.
Mark1971 on December 17, 2008 at 7:05 PM
How do you get it right on the nose, when the number ends in a 3?
YYZ on December 17, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Where else? Allah will now be going to Rick Warren’s church.
kirkill on December 17, 2008 at 7:07 PM
This is just a cover up for Allah.
kirkill on December 17, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Allah is going to TMZ: The Mecca Zoom of the Religous Underground!
upinak on December 17, 2008 at 7:10 PM
FIXED:
Don’t forget to spay or neuter your
petnearest Obamessiah worshipper.corona on December 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Bill Brasky on December 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM
I think there’s something to that. I know coincidences happen, but that was a bit too much.
Carey said it happened before in the early 70s, but I wonder what kind of bids they were. For instance, was it round numbers?
Bilby on December 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Hey, whatever it takes to get ALLAHP to see the light and to take that first baby step and go to church to hear the word of the Father and the one true Savior, and to feel the Holy Spirit, is good enough for me.
Let us know how you feel after you go ALLAHP.
God Bless you!
FlatFoot on December 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Bill Brasky on December 17, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Carey also says, after the guy bid right the first time: “Somebody got the price right on the nose. I wonder who it is? I can’t imagine.”
Yep. I don’t know if it’s really cheating, though.
RightOFLeft on December 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Well, if so, it’s a pretty poor point. I can’t imagine ANYONE thinking this is miraculous. Actually, it comes off as a bit juvenile. I would be a tad upset with AP if the TMZ video didn’t already have the whole “miracle” schtick going on in it’s own title.
I suspect AP was simply riffing off the TMZ video title for a bite of red-meat eyeball draw.
wearyman on December 17, 2008 at 7:15 PM
The guy could have gone off by 3 dollars or even 53…103… to make it look like he didn’t cheat, sheesh.
Was he worried the other contestant would get that close?
reaganaut on December 17, 2008 at 7:19 PM
I would not be the first time that someone cheated and got away with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6Ca0SnEsw
eaglescout1998 on December 17, 2008 at 7:20 PM
He MUST be the one advising Obama.
Axelrod was the pretty face. This guy did the strategy.
notagool on December 17, 2008 at 7:22 PM
He’s a witch!
Lehosh on December 17, 2008 at 7:25 PM
That’s the same lady he beat out to get on stage…lol. And, yeah, there was cheating going on somewhere.
SouthernGent on December 17, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Oh, and several of you have no sense of humor. Are you really ragging on AP for tongue-in-cheek usage of “miracle”? Get over yourselves.
Lehosh on December 17, 2008 at 7:26 PM
That is cool!!!
But Allah, I see proof of God’s existence everyday. :) Thousands of ways, but most especially when I see my beautiful children. :)
Oink on December 17, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Who cares about the “Price Is Right” miracle, we’ve got biGGER miracle on our hands here!!!
apacalyps on December 17, 2008 at 7:35 PM
I don’t remember the exact rules, but he ended up getting both prize packages. Don’t know if that only happens if one is exactly right or within a certain dollar amount.
Hollowpoint on December 17, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Thats up to 7000 shows. Considering two contestants per episode, and the fact that he can come pretty close just by knowing the approximate values, it really is not that big a deal statistically.
pedestrian on December 17, 2008 at 7:42 PM
If I were that guy, I’d be at the 7-11 so fast picking the lotto numbers, it wouldn’t be funny.
windbag on December 17, 2008 at 7:43 PM
You have to be within $100 to win both showcases.
Bill Brasky on December 17, 2008 at 7:47 PM
But does he weigh the same as a duck?
Burrrrn him!
SouthernDem on December 17, 2008 at 7:48 PM
That is real Cool!! He is one lucky man.
sheebe on December 17, 2008 at 7:49 PM
Let’s see what the rev. al sharpton has to say about this injustice
keep the change on December 17, 2008 at 7:53 PM
The second law of thermodynamics proves the existence of a Creator. This idea that if you leave something alone long enough, it’s going to get better,” is bologna! It’s the Devil who wants you to believe that a frog progressed up through all of those stages and became a Prince, in spite of the second law of thermodynamics. That is who Satan is and what he does. Don’t believe him. Thank you.
apacalyps on December 17, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Raise the roof! Raise the roof! Raise the wha-?
Man, I love it when attitude bites someone in the ass.
Ronnie on December 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Let’s hope this guy doesn’t turn out to be a 21st century Charles Van Doren
Mallard T. Drake on December 17, 2008 at 7:59 PM
God promises that if you seek him–not miracles, not blessings, but him–with all your heart, you will find him.
I did, & BTW, miracles & blessings have followed.
jgapinoy on December 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Oh lord….. :(
jimmy the notable on December 17, 2008 at 8:04 PM
It really pisses me off that this was a supposed fix.
Nobody would ever try to cheat Bob Barker. This is because they have no respect for Drew Carey.. Why did he ever agree to come on this show?
There are literally hundreds of amateur game show hosts (and semi-professional ones on the Game Show Network) who would do a much better job.
What about my childhood hero, Mark Summer? Host of “Double Dare”, “Family Double Dare”, and “What Would You Do?”? I used to actively watch the show at 11AM if I could. Now I could care less, because Drew Carey doesn’t seem to give a crap.
jimmy the notable on December 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM
That’s spooky. And suspicious.
L.N. Smithee on December 17, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Funniest comment of the month.
JiangxiDad on December 17, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Geez Drew, don’t hurt yourself gettin’ all excited ‘n stuff.
You’d think he was reading from an obituary.
The Ugly American on December 17, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Amazing. This is what the Internet’s for.
Mojave Mark on December 17, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Problem?
BTW: even “OMG” is using the Lord’s name in vain. Just thought you should know.
apacalyps on December 17, 2008 at 8:23 PM
This from a guy who believes in a birth certificate he’s never seen.
Stephen M on December 17, 2008 at 8:28 PM
jimmy the notable wrote:
Millions of bucks for four days of work a month. They tape a week’s worth of shows on consecutive days every two weeks.
If he did it just to make sure Rosie O’Donnell didn’t get the gig, that would be OK with me. But I agree with you, he’s way too calm. I know he likes the ganja, but couldn’t he at least drink a couple of Red Bulls before taping?
L.N. Smithee on December 17, 2008 at 8:31 PM
WOW! Talk about “right on the money”.
christene on December 17, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Hey AP-
Forgot to tell you this. You always say that polls show that atheists are least likely to be chosen for President.
Look how wrong you were. You meant a self-professed atheist.
JiangxiDad on December 17, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Well, Drew said, not since 1972 (or was it ’74). Either way, thats thousands of shows. But the odds are still astronomical.
(But remember, there is no god, so sayeth the Left)
seanrobins on December 17, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Yes, I’m familiar with what OMG stands for. And you just typed it yourself. I hope you get to the confessional before Sunday.
This coming from someone raised Catholic, you’re coming on too strong. Why did you bring up evolution in a thread about The Price is Right? You supposedly believe in the laws of Thermodynamics, but think that evolution is a tool of the Devil?
jimmy the notable on December 17, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Jimmy the notable: There’s another possibility: Maybe Drew likes the view.
No, not The View. THIS view.
L.N. Smithee on December 17, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Wow. I can’t imagine what kind of sad person spent the time making that video…
jimmy the notable on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 PM
If they knew he cheated but had to give it to him, then surely they gave her her showcase, too, if not both.
I hope. They must’ve, right?
Tanya on December 17, 2008 at 8:54 PM
The Second Law of Thermodynamics is completely being misunderstood if you think it rules out an increase in order within a biologic system. Ordering of systems happens all the time, so long as other systems are disordered in the process. What do you think happens when a mother consumes nutrients that end up forming a baby? Certainly something has been ordered, but many other things have been disordered. I’m not sure how you can use the Second Law as proof of a Creator. I’d love to hear more.
ToddW on December 17, 2008 at 9:01 PM
I go to The Rock you are invited.
Theworldisnotenough on December 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM
It doesn’t matter how many times you explain it. Next comes “No transitional forms” and then it’s off to “DinosaursonNoahsArkTheFloodMadeTheGrandCanyon” land. Sheesh. Somehow that all leads to God fixing the Price is Right.
ronsfi on December 17, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Right- someone is going to pass up winning $75,000 in stuff because they respect a game show host so darned much.
Am I supposed to believe that Bob Barker would come to your house and neuter you if he caught you cheating? And don’t people yell stuff from the audience all the time? Is it really cheating?
Hollowpoint on December 17, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Brilliant Stephen!!!! LOL
Oink on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 PM
As a kid watching Price Is Right, I had seen one person bid the showcase by $2 and another by $1, but never exactly right. Wow! Also to have bid contestant row exactly and when someone bid the $1 over trick. Wow!
hadsil on December 17, 2008 at 9:28 PM
“And LaForge stayed on the planet below”
-Max Headroom during guest appearance on Star Trek The Next Generation
Too obscure?
rihar on December 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Even if a guy in the audience was giving him guidance, I am not sure it is cheating. Lots of people turn to their friends in the audience for guidance, after all.
It might be something that CBS doesn’t want to happen, in which case they probably need a bigger mix of prizes. Heck, they could legitimately change the price on an RV pretty easily just by offering slightly different options on every unit.
Blackjack players who count cards aren’t really cheaters, they just study the game a lot closer than most of us do. This isn’t really any different, including the chance that you’ll get kicked out if you get caught.
angelat0763 on December 17, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Never liked the choice of Carey as a replacement for Bob Barker. There’s something inherently unhappy about Carey that sucks the life out of the show.
I always thought that Pat Kiernan, of VH1′s World Series of Pop Culture would have made a great replacement for Barker.
KGB on December 17, 2008 at 9:49 PM
AP, of whom are you referring when you say “dear lord” in your headlines?
Lord Mountbatten? A hero in his own right.
keep the change on December 17, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Cheater.
No question about it. Are all of you really that gullible to think he won PIR fair and square?
nickj116 on December 17, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Wasn’t the case on Whose Line.
nickj116 on December 17, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Muyoso is one of those jealous types. Probably thinks ANYONE with more money got it dishonestly.
What a loon
Jamson64 on December 17, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Nick – Meet Muyoso…ya putzs kill me.such losers.
Jamson64 on December 17, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Jamson, shut the hell up.
@sshole.
nickj116 on December 17, 2008 at 10:23 PM
good for him
rob verdi on December 17, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Sorry, something is hinky here. 2 exact numbers in one show? Got his numbers from the audience?
Someone get me my tin foil hat!
heavenhelpus on December 17, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Alot of Catholics feel like you do.
Uh, I didn’t say I wanted to debate evolution on this thread. AP said he’d never come to religion until there was proof of God’s existence so I pointed out that the second law of thermodynamics doesn’t permit evolution. Since everything is winding down, everything is falling apart. There had to be a beginning. There has to be something that wound it up. So yes, I think the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics is proof positive God exists. Has to be a Designer involved. And AP is welcome to come with me to church any time.
Yes, sir. Thank you. Have a nice evening.
apacalyps on December 17, 2008 at 11:27 PM
If this contestant proved there’s a God, here’s proof there’s a devil, too. I ditched the Left Coast in February of 2006, but my house didn’t sell until 6/6/06. When we signed the papers a month earlier, the actual sales price was eerily close to Zillow’s “zestimate” – within $700 on what was then a $700,000 house. Yet today, Zillow refuses to acknowledge that transaction when calculating its infamous “zestimate,” a decision it “zexplains” thusly:
Xrlq on December 17, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Drew Carey looked totally unphased by what happened, lol, … I don’t think he realized the odds it would take to guess the price.
apacalyps on December 17, 2008 at 11:38 PM
With the not so great vid quality, can’t really see Bob’s face.
As such, I’m imagining Bill O’Reilly in his place.
Now THAT would be must-see television.
Hawkins1701 on December 18, 2008 at 12:14 AM
23743
hmmm
2*3*7 = 42 That leaves the 43 off the end
3*7*(4+3)= 42 That leaves the 2 off the begining
take the 43 from the end of the first and the 2 from the beging of the second 4*3*2 = 24 which is 42 backwards.
- The Cat
MirCat on December 18, 2008 at 1:24 AM
I bet this guy went into the future and bought a sports and game show almanac…brought it back to the present with him and won that way.
/Opie and Anthony inside joke
TheBlueSite on December 18, 2008 at 1:44 AM
Yeah, because Bob Barker would kick their a–!
Spc Steve on December 18, 2008 at 6:25 AM
You want to find proof that God exists? Spend time in a fighting hole.
devil dog on December 18, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Kinda feel sorry for the poor lady.
First the guy beats her by one dollar in the opening round.
Then she guesses within $500, 999 days out of $1000, that kind of accuracy would guarentee a win.
Then the same guy guesses the price on the dollar.
I don’t know if I could be that good a sport.
MarkTheGreat on December 18, 2008 at 9:29 AM
The 70′s was before the big jump in inflation, first Nixon, then huge inflation under Carter, then tailing off under Reagan.
The prices on the show would have been 1/3rd or less, just accounting for that. Smaller numbers mean a better chance of hitting the price on the nose.
MarkTheGreat on December 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM
I think you get both packages if you are within 100 dollars.
MarkTheGreat on December 18, 2008 at 9:35 AM
The 2nd law only applies to closed systems. The earth is not a closed system.
MarkTheGreat on December 18, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Having watched Drew in other shows, not reacting is part of his schtick.
MarkTheGreat on December 18, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Funny…I thought it was a Back to the Future II thing.
MMW on December 18, 2008 at 9:40 AM
No one noticed how close the losing contestant was both times he beat her? She was only one dollar over on the first bid and inside of $600 in the Showcase Showdown. Being that close would have you winning over 90% of the time in the Showdown.
NotCoach on December 18, 2008 at 9:44 AM
There wasn’t enough time left in the show for Drew to do a big reaction. Notice at the end where he goes so quick to the “spay or neuter your pets” line. That’s the last thing said before credits roll.
NCJeff on December 18, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Groveling for dollars
Bevan on December 18, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here, we wouldn’t want to burn an innocent person at the stake! First we must tie him up in a burlap sack and throw him in the river, if he sinks and drowns we were wrong and he’s innocent, if he floats then we burn him at the stake!
Liberty or Death on December 18, 2008 at 11:40 AM
I want to know why Allah requires proof of God’s existence. Depending on your philosphy, that’s more than any of the rest of us have gotten.
Rosmerta on December 18, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Several comments at once:
* Half the commenters have not read this comment. Yes, someone in the audience had memorized about 90% of the prices on the show and knew the correct price for that showcase, and he fed that price to the contestant.
* You have to be within $250 to win both showcases now.
* The “poor” lady who lost at the end won a car during the hour, so I figure she’s happy enough.
* Drew is fine as a host (at least IMO). It could have been worse, much worse.
* CBS wanted weatherman Dave Price to host.
* Rosie O’Donnell wanted…herself to host.
* Most importantly: will President Obama address this kind of controversy once he handles the all-important BCS?
Snowed In on December 18, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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