we made the trip to california on tuesday and did other things, i will write about that later. for now, i will focus solely on our awesome experience at cbs studios on wednesday, april 4.
we got to the studio at 10am to stand in line. yes, we had a ticket, but that is only a ticket to stand in line, it does not guarantee you will make into the studio so you have the be there early. finally at noon, as stated on our ticket, they began letting people in. we were plenty safe, we were numbers 148-151 our of 326, but if we had been there even half an hour later, i'm not sure if we would have made it in.
so we get into the gates, still no where near to getting into the building. we had to fill out some paper work and sit on benches, for a long time. so long that we went and got hot dogs and chips and drinks to eat from the concession stand. then they took our picture! (excuse the poor quality, it's a picture of a picture with my friend's phone)
then we went around the corner to sit on another set of long benches. by this point it's probably around 1:15. we sat on these benches until about 2:30 when we were interviewed by the casting director. they interview everyone in attendance in groups of about 15. they asked each of us to tell them our name and what we did for a living. the guy interviewing was so nice and friendly and excited- i don't know how he does that for over 600 people a day! katie (my sister) had the best interview for sure, he kept coming back to her, so we thought she surely had the best chance of getting on.
after our interview, which the whole thing lasted probably 5 minutes or so, we went and sat on another set of long benches! here they at least had tv's with an episode of the price is right playing. at this point, we felt like we had been there for a very long time, and we had! but it was fun to people watch if nothing else. there were plenty of weirdos there. a lady in a poodle skirt with sequin sketchers on, lots of obnoxious groups in matching t-shirts, hippies, oldies, preps- you name it, everyone was there! finally, at about 3:45, we were let into the studio.
it was amazing! everything is SO much smaller than you think it is, especially the audience. we were in the second to last row, directly in front of the dj and we were only 9 or 10 rows back. once everyone was seated, george, the mc, came out and gave us the rules/tips. it was awesome! he was so funny and everyone was so excited. they told us that you won't hear your name called because it's so loud so they have these big notecards with the next contestants name on it up on the stage that this crazy guy who tells you how to react shows you. then the models came out- seriously they are 10x more gorgeous in person, it's ridiculous how beautiful they are. finally, when everything was set, drew came out! they had the first 4 contestants down there and we were off. that began at about 4.
the show was a blast to watch. none of us were chosen, but the first guy up there, kevin, locked onto us for some reason and we were the ones who helped him with "pay the rent", which EVERYONE thought he had won, and then he didn't! drew wouldn't leave him alone about it during the break, which was funny. actually, no one won a single game during our show, which was such a bummer! but kevin did win the showcase in the end, which made us super happy.
the in between entertainment made all the waiting well worth it. drew, george, and kevin lip-synced/ danced to a song (which i don't know the name of), they told funny stories, talked to people in the audience- it was truly great entertainment.
we finished with the taping around 5:30 and were eating dinner by 6, which means we were there for nearly 8 hours! but it was honestly worth every minute. i would do it again in a heartbeat! if you are ever in la and have a day to dedicate to the price ir right, i highly reccomend doing so. it is a once in a lifetime opportunity you will not regret!
this is so awesome! and your blond hair looks so good! :D
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