Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much

Name: Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-10-13
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Drew Carey, Kevin Pollak, Roger Dobkowitz, Bob Barker, Theodore Slauson

One bid. One moment. One contestant who changed the game forever.

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Release Date

10/13/2017

Runtime

72 mins

Genres

Documentary

Overview

Maths teacher Ted Slauson became adept at recording and memorizing prices of products featured on the iconic game show The Price is Right, an obsession dating back to the show's inception in 1972. This passion and dedication for the show culminated in him helping a contestant place a perfect bid during a 2008 showcase, an innocent act that would create one of the biggest controversies in television industry history.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A portrait of how one man's decades-long devotion to game show pricing data created a perfect storm of controversy when his knowledge crossed an invisible line. It's both darkly funny and genuinely tragic, a story about the price of obsession paid in unexpected ways.

Mood

ParanoidBittersweetAbsurd

Themes

ObsessionTechnology

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Framed flashback

Bob Barker

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Drew Carey

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Kevin Pollak

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Theodore Slauson

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Roger Dobkowitz

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