The Scientific Way to Get on The Price is Right

I love game shows. Love them. As a kid, any weekday not in school was spent in front of the TV watching every game show available. I always think that my math and thinking skills are sharper as a result, and I lament the loss of the culture of game shows. Good thing The Price Is Right is still on.

Over at Deadspin, Ben Robinson tells the amazing account of his scientific method for getting on The Price Is Right, including this 6-phase plan:

PHASE 1: While watching that month of episodes, record the general appearance, estimated age, enthusiasm level, and custom-shirt-having-ness of every called-down contestant to A) generate demographic breakdowns in an effort to build a predictive model, and B) figure out if the producers have some obvious bias against giant beards, which would mean I'd had to shave.

PHASE 2: Make spreadsheets documenting the price of every single item and showcase for that month, plus what every contestant bid on them.

PHASE 3: Convince my brother-in-law in San Diego, who knows actually how to make spreadsheets, to make those spreadsheets.

PHASE 4: Get custom T-shirts designed and made, and pay the designer with a six pack of those cool Guinness bottles with the nitro-widgets.

PHASE 5: Track down anyone who's ever been on contestants' row, especially those who have won prizes, and extract all possible knowledge from their uniquely excitable brains.

PHASE 6: Get to contestants' row, then proceed to win a new car, a six-night trip to Morocco, a pair of Jet Skis, a 70-inch 3D TV, $61,000 in cash, and a panini press.

Robinson also explains how they cracked the code of the interview process. I knew all that math learned on game shows could pay off. I hope you'll soon see me winning a trip to Puerta Vallarta with Drew Carey.

Link: How My Foolproof Scientific System Got Us Onto The Price Is Right