On Tuesday, September 15, The Stockton Entertainment Team (SET) put together their own rendition of The Price is Right in the Campus Center Coffeehouse.

From the beginning, this event made a good impression on the average passerby. A considerable amount of students showed up to enjoy the night. Each student was given a raffle ticket. Four students were randomly chosen in a drawing to participate in each round. Then, a common household or cleaning product was described. The student who is closest to the retail price without being over wins that product and has the opportunity to compete in a mini game. The other contestants are given another opportunity to be chosen for the drawing. It seemed that as long as students didn’t win a prize, they can be chosen at any time.

The rules for the mini games were a little more complicated. For some games, contestants could win however many prizes were available for that round until they guessed the wrong price. For other games, if students didn’t guess the right prices for all of the products, they wouldn’t win anything.

This process repeated itself for about two hours. At the end of the night, unclaimed prizes were raffled off to those unfortunate enough to not have had a chance to compete.

The best part of the game would definitely have to be the prizes. Instead of a one-time item like a gift card or movie ticket, students won practical prizes that could be used anytime.

Some won non-perishable items to add to their dorm’s supply; others won laundry detergent or cutlery. I won a packet of microwavable mashed potatoes myself. Not only was the night enjoyable, but people brought home practical prizes.