Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much

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Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
Directed byCJ Wallis
CinematographyCJ Wallis
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) (BendFilm Festival)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much is a 2017 American documentary film that profiles Ted Slauson, a super fan of The Price Is Right. Interviews with Slauson reveal how he became fascinated with the show in the early 1970s, which drove him to memorize the prices of products, and his involvement with contestant Terry Kniess, who bid perfectly on a showcase in 2008.[1][2]

Synopsis[]

Ted Slauson spends his early life documenting, then memorizing, the prices of the prizes on The Price Is Right. When he turns 18, Slauson starts traveling to the show to become a contestant. Even when he is not picked from the audience to be a contestant, Slauson yells out prices, which is allowed, and helps the contestants who pay attention to his proclamations win cash and money on the show.

Over many years, Slauson called out prices to contestants allowing them to submit the exact price – or "perfect bid" – on various items, and helped a contestant make a "perfect bid" on the final Showcase, helping them win both Showcases (a feature of the game), totaling tens of thousands of dollars. Prior to that, he had helped two other contestants bid within a small margin of error on the final Showcase, which also allowed them to win both Showcases, per a feature of the game.

After helping the third contestant (with the "perfect bid") win the double-Showcase of prizes, the show's producers finally started increasing and changing the diversity of items used on the show, including changing the options packages that impact the prices on automobiles, which are the highest priced single items available for the contestants to price.[2] This makes it less likely that a contestant can remember the prices by simply watching the show over a long period.

Cast[]

While Slauson, Barker and Dobkowitz were expressly interviewed for the film, there is also archive footage of Drew Carey discussing the incident with Kevin Pollak, from an episode of Kevin Pollak's Chat Show.

Critical reception[]

The film has received positive reviews.[3][4][5]

Awards[]

Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much won best documentary at the Orlando Film Festival in 2017.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Raelyn Giansanti (September 27, 2017). "'Perfect Bid' Trailer: How A Math Teacher From Texas Outsmarted 'The Price Is Right' — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Marini, Richard A. (June 8, 2018). "How one San Antonio man's obsession with 'The Price is Right' almost destroyed the show". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Simon Foster (December 10, 2017). "Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much". Screen-Space. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Bradley Gibson (February 20, 2018). "Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much". Film Threat. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Josh Sorokach (October 2, 2018). "'Perfect Bid' Tells The Story of The Man Who Outsmarted 'The Price Is Right'". Decider. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "2017 Awards and Nominees". Orlando Film Festival. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

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