text: Spent on two tickets to a Thursday afternoon show The host was Bob Goen from Entertainment Tonight and the announcer was the guy from Supermarket Sweep They call up new people every time if you do not have the winning bidyou are done and get a tshirt and it is time to sit on downnnThe first item up for bid was a cheesy looking guitar The first lady bids The lowest bid was All overbidnnlowest bid again all overbidnnlowest bid again all overbidnnlowest bid yepnnFinally someone decides to make a bid Actual retail price bucksnnIf that does not give you an idea of what kind of prizes would be in store for the rest of the afternoon I do not know what does It was like everyone was in denial that this show was going to be VERY watered downnnThe best prize was a refridgerator Someone played Plinko and won after some very questionable pricing on some items that would not allow him to get more than one chip the most you can win at this version of plinko is with chipsnnI kept praying that they did not call my name during the instant winners segment where you get Total Rewards pointwhich is worth of a buffet purchasennThe games were pretty much the same as the show but the prices seemed rigged Almost like they did not want people to win nnThe showcase showdown was confusing with almost prizes being offered to the winner if they bid within but only being offered should they not be within a day mexican cruise You had to bid on ALL of the prizes Here are the main prizesnnA Nissan VersanHawaiian Tripn Mexican Cruisen shares of Orbitz StocknTVnnand other thingsnnSomeone bid and the other bid nnActual retail price Now you tell me how a car two trips and shares of Orbitz is worth I am telling you it is rigged because they CANNOT afford to give things like this away on a daily basisnnSave your money and go wait in line in Burbank