The Price Is Right: Michael the Wizard

look what the lovely shane has for you folks to bid on it's a fun new motor scooter a motor scooter from honda the elite 80 with its 80cc four-cycle engine it has plenty of power and is easy to handle for a super fun ride and you get to bid on this first barbra 1700 1700 michael exactly 21.48 his bid is 21.48 that's an interesting bid how did you settle on 21 40. i've seen that on there last week and that was the exact price i know that's one of them i watch you every day now you were laughing and you didn't hear what else he said he says he watches every day now if he wins this you'll see that loyalty to this show paid off what do you mean scott why did it all he has the exact price well what are the bids so far the bids so far 1700 and 2148. 1800 1800 noelle 1500 1500 for her now now wait wait a minute here michael is already leaping around down there he says he's got it now we'll just find out whether you got it or not we have a lot of scooters you know first number is two 2 done it 148 right you got it exactly right i've waited 31 years for this moment it's an honor sir well it's an honor to have you on the show and thank you for your loyalty and i am delighted that you got that price exactly right where's my 500 oh he's 500 that's let's not right that why let's not forget that oh i beg your pardon i beg your pardon you see i was so excited about you your answer and everything that i i just barely forgot you settle for four well you got me one no i don't want to owe you one i want to give you all five and i want to give you all of this as well a lovely table with sideshares an elegant grandfather clock and an electric fireplace first michael this lovely three-piece group consists of a dining table with octagonal pedestal base together with two cabriole leg side chairs from c j custom furniture next an elegant grandfather clock from ridgeway clocks his elegant grandfather clock from their alexandria collection has a cherry finish with an exquisite cabinet beveled glass from ridgeway clocks finally a charming electric to fireplace the symphony electric fireplace and dimplex with its oak metal and slimline polished brass trim it's truly the fireplace for any place from dim flex north america now his loyalty goes even beyond what we might have imagined you live where states from north carolina and you flew out here me and a friend of mine we flew out here yesterday josh just for the show and flying back tomorrow you are a loyal friend and true now i don't have to tell you how to play this game but let me just remind any viewer who hasn't seen it recently that he should buy if he thinks the price is low and he should sell if he thinks the price is high now michael on the dinette set a price of 1970 but buy buy that the clock 25.75 one question what's the brand name of the clock the brand name of the clock rod name of the clock it's an elegant from ridgeway it's from ridgeway let's let's buy buy the clock and sell the fireplace sell the fireplace at 26.50 all right now you know the story if you make a few dollars you get the money and all three prizes 1975 buy what's the price goodbye you made 300. 300. and we go to the clock 25.75 by the price is you got another 500 now you're up to 800 profit i was hoping i would know you money at the end of the game you were hoping what i would know you money oh you don't owe us money unless you lose more than 800 dollars on this that's 21.50 you know this guy makes me feel completely useless up here no there'll always be a use for you bob don't tell me what it is michael there will be no one more disappointed than i if you don't make um a lot of money on this fireplace 2650 sell what's the price 17.50 he made 900 you've won 1700 you've won all three prizes is that the biggest winner ever and this that that ladies and gentlemen is the biggest cash winner ever in this game and he deserves it and we'll have our first showcase showdown after this message

Channel: xmetal1287

Views: 2,139,316

Rating: 4.9147277 out of 5

Keywords: The Price Is Right (TV Program), Michael Price Is Right Rain Man Awesome Winning Amazing Funny, Game Show (TV Genre), Scooter

Id: fsA49_CGx04

Length: 5min 55sec (355 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 07 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/Ikarus3426]

"We have a lot of scooters, you know"

[u/jdadverb]

Boy, he would've been pissed if the first lady had bid $2148.

[u/count_nuggula]

That dining set is horrendous

[u/fruitsuitriot]

Zach galifianakis definitely watched this episode a few times

[u/dhaelis]

Let's just take a moment to witness just how goddamned smooth Bob Barker was in the clip. Like, I know he had been doing the show forever at that point, but his hosting skills are second to none (well, him and Alex Trebek, really).

[u/Shabamzy]

I was there for this live. Micheal knew every price of every item on the show that day. My friend (also named Micheal) beat him on the wheel spin only because it’s the one thing this amazing dude couldn’t win through his intellect. He was shouting out the exact prices for both the showcase showdown from the audience but my buddy couldn’t hear him and overbid. Being in the audience that day represents one of the best days of my life, on vacation in Cali, endless laughter, entertainment and seeing Micheal do this remarkable feat of memorization. Thanks for uploading!

[u/mathteacher1980]

There will always be a use for you Bob.

[u/alexlp]

There’s a brilliant doco called “Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much”. These guys hand wrote spreadsheets of prizes and all their variants and basically started a syndicate to win.

[u/WorldTravelBucket]

Storytime for me...

Back in college, I would schedule classes around TPIR so I could watch it. Well, in the early 2000s, I decided to go out there for spring break with my brother and we would go to a week of tapings with our combined knowledge of prices and games. Some games are easy enough to win, others require a little more luck.

On the third day of tapings, he gets selected. Item for for bids is a refrigerator. My time to shine, I know these are between $1100 and $1500. Everyone overbids with the lowest bid being $1200. I know for a fact that they are never cheaper than $1100, so I tell my brother to bid $1100 (close enough to scare off other contestants). That works and he makes it up on stage to play SafeCrackers. He needs to guess the price of a gaudy dog bed to win a bedroom set. The three numbers, that need to be put in order at 0, 5, and 8. Knowing TPIR strategy, we land on $850 as a price. If anything ever can end in a 0 or 5, you go for that. If both numbers are possible, you go for 50. Would a dog bed really cost $850? I mean, it looked gaudy enough, so he guesses that...and the safe opens. Current haul: a refrigerator, $850 dog bed, and a $3000 bedroom set.

Now the luck part - the wheel. Thankfully, everyone else lost their pricing game on this day, so my brother spun last. He didn't have the win after the first spin, but the second spin wins (and sadly, he was one space away from getting a combined $1.00). Off to the Showcase he goes.

First showcase comes up and it is a dining room set, Dodgers season tickets, and a station wagon. Even though we live across the country, you rarely get showcases with cars in each, so he bids. Next showcase comes up and it is an espresso maker (we don't drink coffee, so no big deal), but then the most amazing price comes after that...a year's supply of Krispy Kreme doughnuts (or 2/day for an entire year). After that? A cruise to Mexico. After that? A pickup truck. DAAAAAAAAAMN IT! That showcase sounds amazing. The other contestant bids and now we wait.

Bob reads my brother's bid and actual retail price and he's off by about $5000. Fingers crossed the other contestant goes over or is further away. Bob reads her bid, $35,xxx, actual retail price is $2x,xxx. As soon as I heard him say "two thou...", I am already halfway up on stage and proceed to freak out with my brother as we realize our stupid plan of going to a week of tapings of TPIR worked out in the grandest way possible.