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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink The Price is Right as a tribute to Bob Barker (1923–2023). They play Showcase Showdown, and then consider the essential characteristics of the game shows, arriving at:
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<li>The Game Show has a Prize that matters; people watch the Game Show for the Prize.</li>
<li>The Game Show has a Host, who imparts a distinctive tone on the show.</li>
<li>Contestants on the Game Show are distinguished by their distance from the tone.</li>
<li>The Game Show embodies an idea of the Good Life.</li>
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<h2>Further Reading</h2>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barker">Bob Barker</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right">The Price is Right</a> (Wikipedia)</li>
<li>Showcase Showdown
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<li><a href="https://www.yamahawaverunners.com/waverunner/series/luxury/fx-cruiser-ho/">Yamaha WaveRunner FX CRUISER® HO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4090/">Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090</a></li>
<li><a href="https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/the-range/seven-170">A New Car! Caterham Seven 170 Kit Car</a></li>
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<li>The Price Is Right During Covid
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyNzhTNGQk">News Piece</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YhocLBf78">Podcast</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/385546959">Mark Lee on Ask Me Another</a></li>
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