Spent $110 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 4 new people every time, if you don't have the winning bid....you're done (and get a t-shirt) and it's time to sit on down.\n\nThe first item up for bid was a cheesy looking guitar. The first lady bids $875! The lowest bid was $575. All overbid.\n\n.......lowest bid $400.....again all overbid.\n\n.....lowest bid $300.....again all overbid.\n\n.....lowest bid $250......yep\n\nFinally, someone decides to make a $1 bid. Actual retail price 200 bucks.\n\nIf that doesn't give you an idea of what kind of prizes would be in store for the rest of the afternoon, I don't know what does. It was like everyone was in denial that this show was going to be VERY watered down.\n\nThe best prize was a refridgerator. Someone played Plinko and won $50 after some very questionable pricing on some items that wouldn't allow him to get more than one chip (the most you can win at this version of plinko is $2500 with 5 chips).\n\nI kept praying that they didn't call my name during the \"instant winners\" segment where you get 1000 Total Rewards point....which is worth 1/4 of a buffet purchase....\n\nThe games were pretty much the same as the show but the prices seemed rigged. Almost like they didn't want people to win. \n\nThe showcase showdown was confusing with almost 10 prizes being offered to the winner if they bid within $100, but only 1 being offered should they not be within $100 (a 3 day mexican cruise). You had to bid on ALL of the prizes. Here are the main prizes:\n\n-A Nissan Versa\n-Hawaiian Trip\n- Mexican Cruise\n-1000 shares of Orbitz Stock\n-TV\n\nand other things.....\n\nSomeone bid $30,000 and the other bid $27,000.\n\nActual retail price $17,000! Now you tell me how a car, two trips and 1000 shares of Orbitz is worth $17,000??? I'm telling you, it's rigged because they CANNOT afford to give things like this away on a daily basis.\n\nSave your money and go wait in line in Burbank.....