Rachel.

I am not alone. There are PIR fans that could trump me in trivia, pricing and a fist fight all at the same time, any day of the week, any hour of the day. I don't doubt it for one typing moment.

Now I'm not being modest. Today I would've won a catamaran, over three grand in cash, a chair, a power generator and more. All decisions that I made better than those on TV. I was better than all of those contestants and could've beat them in a fist fight too.

Then it's Plinko. A game that isn't playable from home, but yet still survives as a crowd favorite. It's mere mention will boost visitors here by at least five. And the guy playing it knows the game too. He's seen it before and acts astonishingly excited. I've seen it before too, not Plinko, the reaction. This man has yet to impress me, and now I'm sizing him up for that fateful day in the ring.

Then the south paw. He calls a Beauty by name. Even Bob himself is impressed and that's like telling Zeus you just made him a better mount. I'm stunned, thinking 'why don't I know these Beauties' names?' It would certainly come in handy, even at a cocktail party depending on what was on TV.

The man continues, following the standard Plinko probabilities formula to a T, landing all Plinko chips within three spaces from the big money, the ten grand space that you dream about while eating a bagel with coffee. *

But when it got to be his turn, he couldn't conquer the wheel, which leads me to believe he doesn't have a replica in his garage.**

Impressed as I am, I still could've beat him in a fist fight or at least a bocce tourney.

Till that day Ladies and Gents.


*see post re; Plinko strategy. will post link later.***
**see post re; garage wheel. will post link later.***

***EDIT***I don't think the probability one is here, I'll have to repost and the garage wheel has eluded me so far, stay patient.

***EDIT*** Plinko strategy not found. Reposting.

The Price is Right 7/6/06
Current mood: Enlightened

Today on The Price is Right... PLINKO!!!

It's been awhile since I've seen this game, but it is one of my favorites. Probably due to the simplicity, not unlike my addiction to roulette while in Vegas. All you have to do is drop your Plinko chip into the board, consisting of pegs and Plexiglas, and wait. It ends when your chip hits the bottom with prizes of zero dollars to ten large. Done perfectly you could walk fifty grand up. Bob explained this with much anticipation, all the while knowing in his heart no one has ever done this in the history of The Price is Right.

This morning was far from perfect, a fraction of the fifty grand and not even a sliver of excitement for the crowd.

The contestant did well winning his 4 extra Plinko chips by guessing the prices of a compact washer, a set of binoculars and two other prizes that have escaped me. However his luck ended there. He stood five Plinko chips up and a chance at Fifty grand. He walked after hitting four zero's and a five hundred dollar mark. Ten percent of where he could have been.

As a new part of my Price is Right updates, I've decided to concentrate on a more enlightening aspect of this rambling. Far better than entertainment, I'm going to teach you the best way to win at Plinko. Apparently the best strategy is to drop the Plinko chip between the fourth and fifth pegs to the left of the plink board. This will optimize your chances of winning the impossible five grand.

Although you may not win it all, you'll look a lot better than the sap this morning. Good luck and good night.

(resource- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plinko)

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