I have these fabulous dreams/fantasies/what I want to do before I die kind of lists. One of them is to be on a gameshow. I'm going to do it, too. I have to be on not-so-smart gameshow, though. No
Jeopardy. But I don't want to be on
Jeopardy. Too nerdy. My love is to be on
Wheel of Fortune. Sure, everyone is all up in the "
Deal or no Deal" craze. But I can't take my chances with that stupid show. (Remember what I said about Murphy's law being my BFF? Yeah - I would guess the top cases first - trust me). I would love to also be on
Supermarket Sweep. I would be REALLY good at that one. Sometimes as I am in the grocery store and I get to the checkout lane and realize I have forgotten something, I rush to find it and pretend I am a contestant on
Supermarket Sweep. Sure, weird.
But one that I used to watch that I KNEW I could be a superstar on was a show called
Hollywood Showdown (hosted by cutie
Todd Newton). I most definitely could get every single on of those right. One that I would not like to be on is
The Price is Right. Sure, I love the game and it would be uber fun, but ,my chances of getting picked to be a contestant out of the audience is slim to none. (See: Murphy's Law reference) However.......
So, today I'm talking to my tech guy in Texas. And we are having this same conversation about game shows and he comes out with "My Dad was on
The Price is Right and won the
Showcase Showdown". What???? I was simply so excited I couldn't speak. Well, then I was a flood of questions. What he won: a Camper/Trailer, a Jacuzzi, three trips (one to the Virgin Islands) and a set of luggage. I was told he got every prize and quickly too. He did have to pay taxes. But, he decided to sell the camper (not a big outdoors guy) and he used that to pay for the taxes. But how cool is this?? So, see? Dreams can come true.
Studio City, CA - here I come.