THE PRICE IS RIGHT [SYN]: PILOT

[palmer7]

The amazingly low price of $450.


Kyle:
Nicholas:
Matt:
Tom: $450


(ding)

Hopefully, you weren't asleep at our Big Wheel. That doesn't offer anything horizontal to rest on. Kyle, what's your bid?

[captainfortune]

500.

[palmer7]

$500.


Kyle: $500
Nicholas:
Matt:
Tom: $450


(ding)

Now, over to Nicholas. (audience shouts suggestions)

[Deleted]

$290

[palmer7]

$290.


Kyle: $500
Nicholas: $290
Matt:
Tom: $450


(ding)

And finally, Matt. (audience shouts suggestions)

[mringgenberg]

$291

[palmer7]

$291.


Kyle: $500
Nicholas: $290
Matt: $291
Tom: $450


(ding)

Actual retail price: (I pull the tag out of the envelope) $600. Kyle, come on up here!

(dings)
[COD CUE]
(cheers and applause as Kyle walks up those stairs)

Kyle, the medical student, is going to play a pricing game. And once again, we head to the giant price tag.

Now, Kyle, I understand you're studying medicine. That can be pretty expensive, am I right? (Kyle nods) Of course. Well, in that case, we have some exciting news. Don't we, Steve?

[asja2002]

Steve:Boy do I ever...

[Intro]


Kyle, you have a chance to win up to $50,000!!!

[palmer7]

That's right, you can win up to $50,000 playing Punch-a-Bunch! Now, some of you who watch the daytime version may wonder why my face is not on the $50,000 bill, like Bob Barker's, Tom Kennedy's, or Drew Carey's face. Well, we decided that since all the paper currency I know of has pictures of dead presidents on it, we ought to include our own dead president, Mark Goodson.

And there it is again. Now, Kyle, the way this game works is simple. You punch a hole, I pull out a slip of paper, you win the dollar amount on it. If you don't like it, I pull the slip out of another hole, and you get that. And as you can see from our prize table, the bare minimum you're going to get is $500. We also have $1,000 prizes, $1,500 prizes, $2,500 prizes. We've got five slips that say $5,000; 3 that say $10,000; one that says $25,000; and the big one that says $50,000. (audience cheers) Now, the good news is that every hole is a winner. Even if the hole is empty, you win, because then we give you 50-grand and we fire the stagehand that forgot to fill the hole. (audience laughs) The bad news is, with all this money floating around, we can't give you a free punch. We simply can't. You are going to have to earn every punch. Now, you can win as many as four punches and four small prizes. (Door #3 opens to reveal Leyla and the four small items) Now, before we tell you about these items, do you have any questions regarding our Punchboard and the game?

[captainfortune]

(Shakes head)

I'm good.

[palmer7]

Fantastic. Then, pay attention to these four items, because we're going to ask you some questions about them. Steve, if you please.

[SMALL PRIZE CUE]

Steve: (VO) 

Make cooking quick and easy with this 6 quart Insignia air fryer.

Next, bring fresh aroma to your leisure time with this Espresso Machine with built-in frother in luxurious chrome.

Be the champion of any online event with this wired gaming keyboard featuring CHERRY MX switches and rainbow lighting.

And keep all your family photos, cherished memories, and important business documents at safe reach with this 5TB backup hard drive... Take it away, Greg!



Greg: All right. Thank you. Now, Kyle, all of the prices you see on these items are wrong. I want you to tell me whether the right price is higher or lower than the price we have. Each time you're right, we give you that prize and a punch

Is the air fryer higher or lower than $45?

Is the espresso machine higher or lower than $280?

Is the keyboard higher or lower than $130?

And finally, is the hard drive higher or lower than $160?

In the words of Don Francisco, "¿Qué dice el público?" (the English-speaking audience looks confused, but the bilinguals start shouting out suggestions) Audience, help him out, please! (English-speaking audience lets out an "ohhhhh" more or less in unison, then starts shouting suggestions)

[captainfortune]

The air fryer must be higher.

The espresso machine is lower.

The gaming keyboard is lower.

And the hard drive is lower.

[palmer7]

Alright. Time for grading. Dr. Kyle says the air fryer must be higher..... (Leyla reveals the price)

(ding)
(audience cheers)

And he's right, it must be higher, he wins that and a punch.


We continue with his attempted diagnosis. The espresso machine is lower, says the good doctor. Is he correct, Nurse Leyla? (Leyla reveals the price)

(ding)
(audience cheers)

He's right again. We're two for two. Two prizes, two punches. That machine will be great in the break room.

Next, he says the gaming keyboard is lower. Is it? (Leyla reveals the price)

(buzzer)
(audience groans)

Oh no, it's higher. That keyboard was $150, believe it or not. A misdiagnosis, doctor. A medical error.


And finally, he says the hard drive is lower. (Leyla reveals the price)

(buzzer)
(audience groans louder)

Another misdiagnosis. Thankfully, we won't sue you for pricing malpractice. That was $180.

So, Doctor, now that you've made some diagnoses, it's time to operate on the Punchboard. Nurse Leyla, administer the local!

Leyla: The local what?

(audience laughs) Greg: Don't you ever watch ER? House? St. Elsewhere, at least?

Leyla: Sometimes I watch Grey's Anatomy.

Greg: Then you should know what I'm talking about! Never mind. (to Kyle) Doctor, this will be a painful procedure for the Punchboard, but only we can do it. (I pass the mic to Kyle and hold my hands up) Don't touch me, I'm sterile! Always wanted to say that, even if it isn't true. (I take the mic back) You open the holes, I'll extract the slips. I'll perform the slip-ectomy, since I'm a bit more experienced than you.

(Kyle, please give me the line and the position for each punch in the order you want them revealed)

[captainfortune]

(Does it have to be a PM?)

[palmer7]

(No, it doesn't. You can post them right here. Heck, if you know how to modify pictures, you can do it that way.)