FULL RECAP - TPiR 01/22/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4594K - Taped Nov. 12, 2008 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left   Handoff: Brandi Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Rachel Reynolds and Brandi Sherwood Wearing: Venus 1   (Sony) 11" OLED HDTV (L&R) JENA 550 MELANIE 850 ERIC 601 RANDY *2400 ($2500) Randy, a student at CS Fullerton, plays ANY NUMBER Picks: 6 5 9 0 4 1 7 3 Pontiac Solstice Conv. (Std., AT, Lamps, AC, Pref, Cruise)(B) $2 6,– 4 5 ( $26,845) (Mio Knight Rider) GPS Receiver (R) $– 7 0 ( 270) That Damned Piggy Bank 9.3 1 LOSS 2   Juliana Aluminum Greenhouse (B) +Jena 1000 +Melanie *1600 +Eric 1 DANE 1500 ($1657) Melanie plays ONE WRONG PRICE Indiana Jones Pinball Machine (R) PICK $ 4695 $ 4695 LOSS Computerized Refractor Telescope (L) 2095 2535 Pulaski Casa Cristina Dining Group (B) 2879 3   Danby Silhouette Beverage Center (R) +Jena 850 APRIL 1000 +Eric 1100 Dane *1 ($799) Dane, who goes to Mesa College, successfully employs the "Smeghead Gambit" to play BONKERS for a Westley Allen Queen Size Bed and a Bemco Posture Fairfax Sleep Set (L)($3791)  6 4 5 8  Time 1. L H H L :05 EXACTA! SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,657 Melanie 80 stay .80 1,657 Randy 25 + 55 .80 4,590 Dane 90 stay .90 Through to Showcase Round 4   Raplh Lauren His/Her Sweaters (L) +Jena 450 April 588 +Eric *601 ANTHONY 600 ($1758) Eric plays PICK A PAIR for a La-Z-Boy Living Room Group (B) and Mares Scuba Equipment (R)($4157) (4) Purina Beneful Dog Food (box) $ 4.49 KEEPS (2) Clorox Soft Scrub Bleach 3.39 (6) Dial Complete Foaming Hand Wash 2.29 LOSS (1) Stella D'Oro Breakfast Treats (3) (Reynolds Wrap) Aluminum Foil (50 sq ft) 4.49 (5) Little Debbie Muffins (6 pk) 5   Bulova His/Hers Diamond/Stainless Watches (from above) +Jena 1550 *1150 April 1888 1 VANESSA 2500 1100 Anthony 2600 1101 OVERBID ($1200) Jena from Riverside, CA plays DICE GAME for a Ford Fusion SE (Std., AT, Mats, ParkAssist)(R) Rolls:   $2 [4] [6] [5] [6] [2] [1] [4] [5] WIN! 6   Rave Sports Waterbounce Platform (L&R) VELIA 1100 April 950 Vanessa 1150 Anthony *1 ($900) Anthony plays DOUBLE PRICES for a trip to Rome (6n @ Atlante)(B) $9006 ($9006) LOSS $8163 PICK SHOWDOWN #2 $ 900 Anthony 50 + 75 OV 1,758 Eric 70 stay .70 23,345 Jena 65 + 10 .75 Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Jenna has the honor. SC1-Dane Viking Stainless Range, Fridge & Dishwasher Groceries for a Year (L) Big City Chefs Cooking Class (Chef Tom Stever representing) Trip to New Orleans (6n @ Harrah's)(B) BID $15,000 PRICE 28,862 DIFF –13,862 SC2-Jena MacBook Air Laptop Computer (L) Hoverjet GT Hovercraft (R) Harley Davidson XL883C Motorcycle (B) BID $22,000 PRICE 27,958 DIFF –5,958 TOTAL $51,303 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $62,717 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[Grand_game2004]

Anyone notice that when Drew introduced bonkers to Dane, It seems that bonkers was messed up. The lights where those magnetic pod thingies go were blinking on & off uncontrollably, and neither Drew nor Dane noticed. When Dane won, the lights got messed up again, and nobody said anything.

I thought Jena was funny, because she said that she was afraid that she was going to lose. I loved her reaction when she won!

[howierules86]

Anyone notice that when Drew introduced bonkers to Dane, It seems that bonkers was messed up. The lights where those magnetic pod thingies go were blinking on & off uncontrollably, and neither Drew nor Dane noticed. When Dane won, the lights got messed up again, and nobody said anything.

I noticed that as well, but I don't think it had that much of an impact on the outcome of the game.

[Grand_game2004]

Yeah. I know it most certainly didn't have anything to do with the outcome of the game, but what a great win!

[goldroadfanatic]

Literally, if they swapped out Bonkers for Switch? or 1 Right Price, 3 Strikes could have been played today for the Pontiac Solstice.  Heck, quite a few multi-prize games and other lengthy games, be it grocery, small prize, or car ones, could have been played today.  I really wonder what Adam was thinking when drawing this one up.

The GPS system in Any Number must be the cheapest 3-digit prize in that game in years, and possibly ever in the 36+ years it has been on the show.  Only a mere $270?  Even Poker Game offered nicer prizes for Pete's sake!

Personally, I thought that there would be the possibility of a technical win in Bonkers when I saw the lights flashing irregularly.  It was awesome to see Dane win on the very first try.  That is the second time that has happened this season and we're up to 3 wins to 6 losses for the season.  Although Drew was wrong about it being a "world record."  Isn't the record for Bonkers like two or three seconds, set on one of the Barker-era MDS's?

I don't know how often it is in Pick-a-Pair that we see one item from each of the pairs in the game.  We saw one of the $4.49, $2.29, and $3.39 items.  What's even more interesting is that the dollars and ten cents digits were the same for each product.

The showcases were just abysmal.

[Cartboy]

Any Number:  Too bad!   I wonder if they had the 8 and the other 2 switched.  I couldn't believe that the GPS was only $270!
One Wrong Price:  Rats!
Bonkers:  Awesome win!   Besides the lights going nuts, I don't think the clock stopped right away after Dane hit the button & the bell rang.
Pick A Pair:  Tough loss!
Dice Game:  Nice job!   That was neat seeing all the numbers on one row for a change.
Double Prices:  Curses!   Never would I have thought the price of the trip to Rome was $9,006!

Not too good overall, IMHO.

[rob79]

Today's lineup just sucked to no end. No "Ifs ands or buts about it" My 14 month old son could have put together a better lineup than what we got today. We need to get someone in there who has a clue as to what they are doing when it comes to putting a lineup together--someone like the Dob. I mean good grief, there was absolutely no reason not to play a SP game today or even a lengthier multi prize game (sub One Wrong Price out for Clearance Sale/Eazy/Spree/Take/Race/Credit and there you have it). And did we have to see Bonkers again for the 1000th time this year. Come on Adam, show a little creativity in putting these lineups together, is that too much to ask for?

[mrbrown2195]

Although Drew was wrong about it being a "world record."  Isn't the record for Bonkers like two or three seconds, set on one of the Barker-era MDS's?

I don't know, but I'm not going to fault Drew for not knowing 8 years worth of Bonkers records.

[goldroadfanatic]

True, but in case anyone asks in this thread what the record is, I established what it may be.

[ayoung]

It really does feel like they're only playing around 40 pricing games instead of using all the available games. I hope its not a sign of bad things to come.

[Wayoshi]

-Lineup: -3. We had at least 90 seconds to have at least the SP if not something else nice (MP?).
-A#: What the, $270? I can't believe the obvious 8 was the right choice. Reverse evil FTL. 8/10
-ORP: Yeah, that one looked most right. :/ 7/10
-Bonkers: Excellent, did notice the clock ran longer as well as the light issue, second time it's malfunctioned a little. 10/10
-SD1: 80 wasn't lucky enough here. 4/5
-PaP: Sub this one out for Check-Out, grr. That was a pretty bad playing there too. 6/10
-Dicey: Sub this one out for OA, or Master Key! Not the easiest setup, but there was a -5 there again... 9/10
-DP: Sub this one out for Bonus! Yeah, that was a prime example of an implied loss. 7/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: I actually liked this theme, it worked OK excluding the beginning & end (we can't have a themed SC w/o a recap??). 4.5/5
-SC2: A bit too random. 3.5/5
-Results: The expected double-garfarama. 7/10
-Drew: Did better with the OB ARPs today, but about 1 or 2 were still held too long. Also forgot to reveal Bonkers again w/o prompt. 8/10

PGs: 47/60
SDs: 8/10
SCs: 15/20
Drew: 8/10

78 - 3 = 75 --> C

[whirlwood74]

Anyone notice that when Drew introduced bonkers to Dane, It seems that bonkers was messed up. The lights where those magnetic pod thingies go were blinking on & off uncontrollably, and neither Drew nor Dane noticed.

Actually, the discs aren't magnets.  It's made of super-strength Velcro.  Here's the picture from the Golden Gallery.

[Nick]

I was disappointed with today's episode.  A lackluster lineup and lackluster performance from Drew.  This really didn't feel like the real Price Is Right that I thought was starting to creep back.

I want normal entrances again permanently.  Plain and simple.

It amazes me that with losses, like in Any Number and One Wrong Price today, resulting from looking to "them," people still look back all the time.

Bonkers!'s lights were sure acting goofy.  I almost thought it was a mistake announcement for a win when Dane pushed the button.  Glad to see that they were keeping on top of things while technical difficulties prevailed.

I wish Drew would go back to not doing the "wanna' say hi to anyone" bit with every contestant in the Showcase Showdowns.

Yay!  The real ticket plug!

Drew, it is too much to just reveal One Bid items' prices by just saying, "actual retail price..."?

I really, really wish Drew would stop with the "doesn't matter" routine with ones and sixes in Dice Game.  Regardless of how he feels about it or not, it conveys a real attitude of indifference; and Drew already shows too much of an "I don't give a darn" attitude too often.

Sheesh, what terrible Showcases today, and the dumb thing is that with a little better writing, both of them could have turned into something pretty decent, even making such a random prize as food for a year seem normal.  That had to be the most vague prize I've ever seen offered.  Nearly no details or specifics about what it was were given, and even with what was given, I don't see how anybody was supposed to make a reasonable estimate on what the package cost.

[goldroadfanatic]

I really, really wish Drew would stop with the "doesn't matter" routine with ones and sixes in Dice Game.  Regardless of how he feels about it or not, it conveys a real attitude of indifference; and Drew already shows too much of an "I don't give a darn" attitude too often.

I think this resulted from when Drew was rehearsing the games, Bart, Roger, or whomever told him that if a rolled six or one is incorrect, the correct automatically higher or lower, respectively.  That leads to this question, would indifference be conveyed to you if Drew just says "We know that it's higher/lower", preferably in a excited or at least happy tone, instead of saying "It doesn't matter."? I think, as much as it was a formality when Bob was hosting, just cutting to the chase saves time that can be used for other aspects of the show.  Then again, not doing the audience shots to commercials, Drew not being suspenseful on all one-bid reveals, and him cutting to the chase when it comes to gameplay would have the same effect as well.

[catdogwheel]

Anyone notice that when Drew introduced bonkers to Dane, It seems that bonkers was messed up. The lights where those magnetic pod thingies go were blinking on & off uncontrollably, and neither Drew nor Dane noticed. When Dane won, the lights got messed up again, and nobody said anything.

Of course who knows. Maybe Drew did notice it but said nothing. And truthfully that's what should've been done, he said nothing. I don't think it would've been a smart idea for Drew to say, "well since the lights aren't working and we've had this issue before, were just gonna give you the prize whether you win or lose." Other contestants might've gotten p-ed off if he said it before Dane played the game. Thankfully Dane won on his own respectfully.