FULL RECAP - TPiR 02/13/2009 (Couples Price)

[goldroadfanatic]

I could have sworn that I saw those last month, but maybe I was seeing things.

[mswbwi024]

No, I don't think so.  I just re-checked the 2/11/09 episode on Innertube and they aren't there.  I do believe this was the first episode to have these.

They showed up after Ten Chances yesterday. They weren't there at the beginning, but showed up after someone was sitting there.

[temptation1979ga]

The distribution and dollar amounts on Punch-A-Bunch really needs to be changed. $50 shouldn't even be on the board.

I agree that the distribution needs to be different, but eliminating the $50 prizes is akin to taking the $0 slots off the Plinko board.

[TheGoldenArcher]

I forgot to mention above, first time I saw the trip introductions from the back of the audience for the first time today. Works better than I thought it would, but it begs the question: What the heck was wrong with showing trips behind the big doors?

I haven't been very vocal about changes to the show, as I felt some of them would be inevitable, but really this one smells like a change just for the sake of making a change.

[PIR85]

John said it was "personal preference" from one of the bigwigs.

[UniquePerspective]

"She's preggers - and it's twins this time for she and Dean"

I'm mildly confused by this sentence. Are these not Brandi's first two children on the way? For some reason I thought Shane and Gwen were the only recent models to have children.

MOD NOTE: As far as I know, it's her first children. - JC

[Wayoshi]

-Lineup: Alright, I guess. Why did DP have to show again? And LeR is now stuck first?
-LeR: AGAIN with 2 dice?? 11/10
-Freezy: El no. 7/10
-Swap: El yep. 9/10
-SD1: EL HOT! 6/5
-L7: And who knows what the last digit could have been. 8/10
-Punchy: Ugh. 7/10
-DP: El yep. 9/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: Another all-tripper...mostly in-country places though, may not be too high. 4.5/5
-SC2: Yes, another surprise car! And it's the $$$ one we've been waiting for!! 5/5
-Results: Aaaaaaaaaaah................no way...........$50000 would have had a DSW? They actually KNEW the general ballpark of the Audi.............aaaaa.......... 9.5/10
-Drew: Enough of Rich's goatee. Otherwise fine. 8/10
-Couples: +/- 0 for the reasons above - it worked on & off.

PGs: 51/60
SDs: 10/10
SCs: 19/20
Drew 8/10

88 --> B+

[BigJon]

Man, i was stuck in a meeting and couldnt get to chat to play css... Man, i can only imagine the number of DSW's today..

[GoldenBulldog]

This was easily the best show in Season 37 so far, with Drew at the top of this game.  I couldn't believe my ears when they offered a vintage Corvette for Let 'em Roll, but somehow, I have this feeling that we could see more vintage and classic cars in future Showcases--just like what we saw on G.S.M.  Someone pointed out in chat that a few of the couples were trying to hide from the camera, but maybe I'm missing something.  The Showcases were fairly good today, but those trips in SC-1 were odd.


OVERALL SHOW GRADE:  A

[Off_trak]

Pros:

• Drew is right - that '75 Chevy Corvette Stingray was quite possibly the coolest prize the show has offered... ever. Anybody know if the show offered one back in 1975?

I seem to recall on my DVD set, that one of the early episodes featured a 'Vette. I don't have them handy at the moment, but I do remember they played Any Number for it.

[Steve_Bier]

Since the Barrett-Jackson car auction took place not long ago, I checked to see if the Corvette offered was from said auction. Although there were some '75 Corvettes, none matched the one shown on today's episode. Nonetheless, it was a great surprise to see.

That particular Corvette was supplied by a "classic Corvette" dealer called "Corvette Mike's". If you look at their website, that same car is still up for sale. I wonder if they declined delivery of it....

[gr8daynegb]

Brandi speaks again!

[priceguy]

The couples thing worked out better than I thought.  Although I think it could have been better (couples should have taken turns more often). 

The Corvette was awesome.  I so want one.

Holy crap, Brandi is pregnant!!!  With twins nonetheless!!  I was totally blind-sighted by this news.  With Shane and Gwen's pregnancies, I was able to figure it out before it was announced.  I totally wasn't expecting this news.  Congrats to Brandi and Dean.

[PriceFan14]

I didn't think this show was all that great. The couples thing itself worked for the most part, but I thought the lineup sucked and Drew was all over the place today IMO. Let go of the fact that Rich has a goatee! I thought the lineup could've been 10000000000000000 times better than it was. I thought PLINKO would be more fun than Punchy (although I love that game), starting off with something more exciting like maybe 3 Strikes or Golden Road. We've got couples, play Pick-a-Pair. Most of the games played aren't two-player friendly. If they make this an annual thing, they REALLY have to work on the lineup more.

[Wayoshi]

We've got couples, play Pick-a-Pair. Most of the games played aren't two-player friendly.

PaP isn't exactly a 2P compatible game. In fact, none of the games are designed to be 2P, although I agree Plinko would have worked well. But the last two eps of this week were taped 1/5/09, the rest on 12/18/08, if I recall correctly. Maybe they didn't think far enough ahead.

As for the lineup...it was a bit underwhelming, I agree. Why Punchy in the 2nd half? DP twice in one week and in the same position? Help! But Swap was good.