holy dinette set...we got in!! =)

let kressler clarify some things about this whole price is right ordeal:
*we left around 630, got there at 730ish...they hand out "order of arrival" numbers to keep track of who's there & the order - we were #484!!! they only gave numbers to about 550 or so

*people camped from 9pm the previous night...i heard 400 people were there by 6am

*we had to sit in line to get our "ticket" verified in our order of arrival...that ended around 1015am...then we went to farmer's market & had to return by 1230pm

*waiting from 1230 to 4...this also including nametags, interview questions and security

*basically, we were there 730am to 7pm (taping was 4-530 but we ate in the area before driving home)...that's nearly 12 hours people!!

*paid $22 for parking at the grove!! once you get to 7 hours, you pay the maximum $22

was it all worth it???

HECK YES!! haha
*where's your nametag albert?? oh, that's right...you didn't go with us!! BOOOOOOO.....

other tidbits of knowledge:
1. the studio is super tiny...there were 325 of us but man, that studio was like the size of a 1st floor home.

2. rich the announcer & drew are hilarious!! they warm up the crowd & tell jokes in between taping segments

3. the waiting wasn't that bad...we had puzzle books to keep us entertained. eating/shopping at the grove & farmer's market was awesome...tons of food selection at farmer's market - where else can you get brazilian bbq, korean bbq, pizza, gumbo, mediterranean food, bbq & all american goodness in one place... =)

4. if you have the chance to go to a future taping - DO ET!! despite the 8+ hours of waiting around, it's so much fun inside...the time absolutely flies by and when else are you REALLY going to be excited about someone winning a dinette set, a camping tent or a telephone in the shape of a car? =)