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TODAY IS THE DAY!

I've been a Price is Right fan as long as I can remember. I have fond memories of watching it with my grandmother whenever my sick attempts got me a get out of school for the day. I can almost taste the chicken noodle soup!

Today is the last time Bob Barker will be hosting the show - and to mark this event we're having a watching party! I've got imaginary Dana and embracey here to help keep my enthusiasm at a sane level.

And, to fulfill imaginary Char's request... here's a bit of a video of me in the TPIR audience a couple years back. I'm in a pink shirt on the far aisle - I'm the third in the line of three pink shirts (my friends April, Wendy. and I went as a team in matching t-shirts).

Let the live blogging begin!

The NEW CAR!! Denise won the NEW CAR!!!!!

Question though: I haven't seen TPIR in a zillion years, but the contestants look exactly the same: dumpy and in ill-fitting t-shirts. No wonder they didn't pick you, Liz!!

Yeah!!!!!!! I wish I was there!

The winner for the next showcase showdown just won with the $1201. That betch! The dollar over bid always wins.

Of course, she just won the ugliest necklace I've ever seen...

Not much "last day" stuff going on yet, other than some sparkly confetti and extended applause. Bob went right to it!

Lucky Seven - and Denise wins a new Corvette!

Shit, I am gonna be as weepy as five-days-in-line contestant Philip when this is over...

OK, game 2 is PLINKO! more in a minute...

Embracey and Liz just shouted PLINKO!!!!!! in unison. I'm a little scared.

I take it back -- contestant #2 is pretty and looks good in her t-shirt...

I bet she's on her honeymoon -- can you think of anything more romantic?!?!?!?

It NEVER works out well when people start the PLINKO chip in the oddly-placed "i" dot. So contestant 2 wins, but not the big 10k...

Next price on contestants row: a STAIR STEPPER.

There's someone with a cheap "Plinko Princess" tshirt in contestants' row - well no Plinko for you, sis...

The winner -- $1301! Again with the dollar-more BASTARD PERSON winning!!!!! And that's a terrible tie-dye number he's got going on.

He's playing for a ski boat with a Volvo engine. Hoo boy! THE RANGE GAME, a hard one...

embracey and I just got weepy thinking about the end of the show... it's kinda like a graduation... i mean it's going to be over and all... but we're starting a new era -- and that isn't so bad right? it could be Rosie O'd taking over (which would be neat). Still, I'm scared and sad.

Hey, does anyone know if there's an album of Price is Right music?

Range Game! And Mr. Hyperactive Tie-Die is having a go.

It's total bullshit that they "can't start it again for 37 hours" - but I still love it.

AND HE'S A WINNER! 3 WINERS SO FAR!

Wow -- this is great -- everyone's a winner in this round... it's nearly time to spin the big wheel!!!

When I went down there to be in the audience I practiced my slide on the rug and weighed different scenarios -- do you spin again when you spin 65 cents on your first spin of the wheel?

No, not Rosie! Please!

When's the last time we saw the Range Game? It's been ages... I bet the mountain-climber also makes an appearance before the end of this episode.

I already got a little teary, I won't lie.

I wonder if the ep we were just on is also on YouTube? I'll have to search...

SPINNING THE BIG WHEEL!!!! Man, I've always wanted to spin that thing!!

It's so sparkly in person.

By the way, that one dude was in line for FIVE DAYS!

85 and 85 -- SPINOFF!!!!

She got the $1.00 on the spin!!!!!!!! $1,000 worth of gas for your new Corvette, Denise!

Blondie is pissed that chubby Denise tied her..... and THEN she spun THE BIG 100!!!! I knew Denise would be the big winner!!!! First the Corvette, then the $1000 spin and SHE'S GOING TO THE SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN!!!!

Denise just got $1000 -- I can't even speak. This is too much excitement!

Bob's next-to-last showcase showdown. (boo hoo)

Kristen says hi to someone with a birthday and ends up with a solid 85-cents.

Tie-Die Francisco is calmer now. 80 cents total - not enough!

Denise's excitement is palatable. 85 cents! Tie with Kristen!

It's a SPINOFF! Kristen 40, Denise LANDS ON THE DOLLAR!!

SHE'S SPINNING AGAIN! So just a grand for Denise (it'll help with taxes on that 'Vette), but the SHOWCASE is in her future!!

Dean just fell on his way down to Contestant's row!

I want to win a jukebox!!! Dean the Canadian won. And now he's up for ANOTHER NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A Chrysler 300. I would be pissed I missed the Corvette.

I think they should have the putting game and the race game. Wouldn't that be dreamy?

Big Dean, who evidently fell down a minute ago, is wearing a Canada t-shirt, gets to contestants' row - and he wins!

He's playing "Double Prices" - the lamest TPIR game ever.

Bob is doing his charming suspenseful stall ... oh Bob!

AND DEAN WINS! 4 winners today!

I wonder if Dean practiced that fall?

Bob just said some of the audience members are throwing up - he meant confetti, but I'd be yakking if I were up there.

Five-day Phil is still not up on stage!

Melba is going spew green liquid soon.

And here.... comes.... MELBA!!!!!!!!!! She's screaming. And the prize on contestant's row.... a motorcycle. And also, free tick and flea collar.

Melba just won. She's uncomfortably excited (IMHO). And she's winning a trailer to go with that motorcycle. Perfect!

Jesus, Melba looks like she's about to have a stroke. Poor dear.

Grocery Game - I always liked this one when I was younger.

And Pentecostal Melba (check the hair) is the first non-winner of the day...

I sure love that Grocer game...if I'd have gotten on stage, that's the game I wanted to play.

Melba just lost - first loser this whole show! She's going to need to sit down now, and breathe. Whoa.

Melba has to play The Grocer Game? I want the Mountaineer!

DAMN SHE LOST AND RUINED THE WINNING STREAK.

Well, good for her... she said was her dream or something.

Five-day Phil! He's on stage!

PHILLIP finally MADE IT! YAY --

did they just say he was going to get porn games?

Philip!! He's totally crying!

It sounded like they just said "Porn Games" instead of "Board Games"...

And he's up for ANOTHER NEW CAR!!!!!!!

YAY! A THIRD CAR IN THE RUNNING! GO PHILLIP!

7 = piggy bank
6 = car
1 = piggy bank! OH NO
5 = car
2 = porn/board games
0 = CAR! ONE MORE!
3 = PIGGY BANK

I tried to tell him it was EIGHT... DAMN!

Several days in line just got Philip $7.31. Let's hope he does well in the showcase showdown!

Poor Phil. At least he got on stage - and maybe he'll still make it to the Showcase Showdown!

That was it, wasn't it? No more games! NO GOLF! I can't believe it.

Contestants not appearing on stage (including the Plinko Princess) are receiving a grill and some stereo system thingy with multiple remotes in chargers...

Go Phil Go! 55 cents, spin again. He's gonna lose. Ahh, he got 80 cents total.

Stella - he's in the Showcase Showdown now.

The SHOWCASE is at the end of the show :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showcase_Showdown_(The_Price_Is_Right)

Holy shit - MELBA fell down... and DEAN (who fell down earlier) helped her ass up!

Phil! I think he's going to make it to the S.S.! He did!

YAY FOR FIVE-DAY PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!! He made what I was just school is NOT called the showcase showdown!

YAY PHIL is going to BOB'S FINAL SHOWCASE EVER!

I'm drunk with excitement. Sorry. I honestly know what it's called!

YAY - all that enthusiasm worked out for Philip -- he's in the SHOWCASE together... it's him and Denise battling it out for the RV in the SHOWCASE! It is good to know that me and embracey (and you Stella - across town) wont be the only ones crying. Philip and Denise will be a flowing!

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