FULL RECAP - TPiR 04/03/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4695K - Taped March 9, 2009 Drew: stage entrance (with a horse) First Four lineup: mixed - Joshua just had to bid last Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Amber Lancaster and Rachel Reynolds Wearing: Wrangler 1   28 ACM Nominee CDs/Bose Home Theater System (ACM Nominee Heidi Newfield) 1-VALERIE 1000 3- ABE *1400 4-HALI 750 2-JOSHUA 1100 ($3465) Abe plays MONEY GAME for a Ford F-150 (Std., Prot)(L) 60 45-5 37 24 52 87-bk 22-1 52-3 75 23 75-4 60-2   45   $232 $22 4 ––   LOSS 2   Ashley Carlisle Queen Bed/Bemco Posture Fairfax (A) +Valerie *2001 DELORES 2500 +Hali 2200 +Joshua 2000 ($2099) Valerie from Covina, CA plays 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1 for an XBOX 360 Game Package (L) and a (Sony) 52" LCD HDTV (R)($3940) Setup Free Picks 6 4 0 6 – 0 6 – – $ $ $ $ 4 $ 9 4 0 9 8 9 9 8 9 – 8 9 WIN! 3   Men's Cologne Assortment (L&R) JASON *420 Delores 599 +Hali 600 +Joshua 601 ($575) Jason plays SECRET X for a trip to Scottsdale (via Phoenix; 6d @ AZ Cowboy College)(A)($6900) X F 2 Air Purifier 25/50 $ 25 $ 50 Police Box USB Hub 30/55 30 30 * LOSS SHOWDOWN #1 $ 575 Joshua   65 stay .65 3,697 Abe   25 + 50 .75 6,039 Valerie 100 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 50   Through to Showcase Round 4   Professional Power Tools (A) MANUEL 1200 Delores 1300 +Hali *900 +Joshua 750 ($1140) Hali plays ONE WRONG PRICE Aico Trevi Bar Set (A) $ 3612 $ 3019 Exerame Ab Solo Core Trainer (L) 1999 Reba Santa Fe His/Hers 6 pc Luggage Sets (R) PICK 1470 1470 LOSS 5   4 Stetson Cowboy Hats/Belt Buckles (R) Manuel 799 Delores *802 JEFF 1449 +Joshua 500 ($810) Delores plays STACK THE DECK for a Chevy Equinox LS (Std., 3.4l, AT, OnStar, Shade)(A) (KC Masterpiece) BBQ Sauce (IBC) Root Beer (6 pk) $ 3.99 $ 3.99 * (3) 1 (Marie Callender's) Corn Bread Mix (Hormel) Chili 2.49 2.49 * (5) 8 (Bush's) Baked Beans 3.19 3.19 * (4) 6 Hot Pockets (5 pk) PICKS: $25,168 PRICE: $25,168 WIN! Well, pardner. Seems we have ourselves a laggard. Joshua's been joshing us. He's stuck in the Row and I see Mimi's got a brandin' arn and a bowl of ink. Unless he can escape now, ol' Joshua's gonna be wearing the brand of the "First Four" Breakfast Club, y'all... 6   Ibanez Acoustic Guitar (Larry MItchell) Manuel 1401 ROBERTA 800 Jeff *1300 +Joshua 1400 ($1373) Joshua heads off for his branding while Jeff plays RANGE GAME for a (Dale Jr.) Pinball Machine (A) and a Golden West Billiard Table (L&R) Scale: $8200-$8800 Range: $8445-$8595 Price: $8395   LOSS SHOWDOWN #2 $ 1,140 Hali 20 + 55 .75 Through to Showcase Round 1,373 Jeff 60 + 95 OV 25,978 Delores 60 + 70 OV BREAKER! BREAKER!: Here in the Wild Wild West CBS broke in on Delores' second spin for a bulletin on the hostage situation in Binghamton, NY. That spin is all we lost. Coming out of the break Larry and Heidi are having a little ol' jam session. SHOWCASE ROUND Valerie has the honor. BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE: This is where Reba McEntire comes into play. The Showcase Winner, if any, also gets a VIP package for the Academy of Country Music Awards this weekend in Vegas (3n @ MGM Grand) (CBS 8/7 pm Sunday for the rest of us). SC1-Hali ULTIMATE COUNTRY MUSIC ROAD TRIP Country Star Concert Packages Trips to San Francisco (3n @ Argonaut)(R), Boston (3n @ Colonnade), and Sydney, Australia (6n)(R) BID $25,137 PRICE 20,734 DIFF OVER SC2-Valerie Napoleon Gas Grill (A) Harley Davidson Nightster Sportster Motorcycle (L) Ford Mustang Conv. (Std., AT, Safety, Stereo, Net)(R) BID $33,000 PRICE 40,029 DIFF –7,029 TOTAL $47,068 Today's Pricing Games: 2 for 6 Total Winnings: $79,831 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[Teddy]

The last of three straight shows with guest appearances, and this time, it's a country music-themed show!

Money Game: The last two digits were very tough, for sure.

2 for the Price of 1: I was also thinking $940 for the games.

Secret "X": Unfortunate loss there.

One Wrong Price: I would've picked the barset.

Stack the Deck: Great win!

Range Game: I knew he stopped the rangefinder a bit too late.

Showcases: Somehow, I had the sneaking suspicion that Hali had gone over.

Miscellaneous: Larry and Heidi make a good duet, with his guitar and her harmonica, and I also enjoyed the Reba McEntire segment.

[Hag]

That didn't go too badly. The bonus trip for the Showcase winner with Reba was a nice touch.

[noobslayer88]

I'm not a fan of country music, but I enjoyed this. It really wasn't as crazy and stupid as everyone thought it would be (except for the horse). The bonus trip was a nice touch, as Hag said.  It was nice to see Stacky won as well.

[Mallory16]

This was not a very good show.  There was a pretty significant flaw, one that should have been rectified.  The horse entrance was bad, but certainly didn't affect the entire episode.

Super Rush Mode, however, did.  It's not really a good sign when they have to zip through the first pricing game at light speed.

We know Adam is fully capable of doing super short-timed lineups.  Today really needed to be one of those days, because the entire episode was rush, rush, rush!  The whole thing with Reba at the end obviously ate up a good chunk of time, but this was the one day that they really needed to compensate for it by trimming the lineup.  I was genuinely surprised they played two regular car games today.

Speaking of lineups though, yay, Range Game sixth!

Stack the Deck was very well played.

[X54321]

Well today Drew and Rachel were horsing around w/ an actual horse during the entrance (pun not intended) but it was a good show

[Cartboy]

2 For The Price Of 1:  Well played!
Stack The Deck:  Nice job!
Showcases:  Great showcases, and it was nice to see Reba, too!

Pretty good show overall, IMHO.

[rob79]

Today's show wasn't as bad as I thought it would be except for that idiotic entrance with the horse.

Today's lineup wasn't as bad as I thought it would be except for Money Game showing up first yet again!!! However, I can live with that since Double Prices actually got a week off!!!

And I definitely agree with Frank: Range Game last= a me

I think today was the quickest Money Game playing i've ever seen, i'd dare say it went by faster than an average playing of Double Prices. I don't think they were trying to zip through it, it seemed to me that Abe was just a quick player.

2 for the Price of 1 and Stack the Deck were played very well.

Y'know, Frank was surprised two regular car games was played today I was surprised we got both the SP and GP games today. I figured we wouldn't see the SP so yeah a nice surprise that's for sure.

[Wayoshi]

-Lineup: Hey rob, no DP! Pretty good.
-Entrance: ...No plausible reason to do that. :/
-Money: Boy, just as expected. 7/10
-241: There we go. 9/10
-X: Ha, I called the top today. That purifier didn't look like 50. 8/10
-SD1: 5/5
-ME: I also thought that luggage would be more. The bar still looks wrong with -019. 8/10
-Stacky: An amazing playing!!! 11/10
-Rangey: Now less than 1/3 up? 8/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: Wow...that was a bit confusing to follow. And all a bit undertoned by only the plasmas. 4/5
-SC2: What a combo - Mustang Convertible + Harley Davidson! 5/5
-Results: I'm surprised the premiere seats to all 5 of those concerts totaled out so low - I thought that was a strong bid there. Then the Davidson was on the high side... still, reasonable bids. 9/10
-Drew: Ignoring the horse, absolutely fine, managing to get to the front at the end. 9/10

PGs: 51/60
SDs: 9/10
SCs: 18/20
Drew: 9/10

87 --> B+

[SecretChip]

Anybody see me in the Orange shirt? (2nd row)

[Kev347]

 That entrance with the horse was one of the more idiotic entrances I've ever seen on the show. Willy said in chat that the horse, obviously frightened and a little thrown off, did what you might expect a frightened  horse to do backstage shortly after the incident and well, I hope it didn't stink up the place too badly. That being said, Drew seems to now be doing down to doing weird entrances about once a week (Remember the banana last week?) They do work better in moderation, and once a week is probably acceptable moderation.

 This show did not flow together very well. Granted, after the horse entrance and the not-very-good intro to the first IUFB I was hoping it wouldn't continue in that bad direction but having the entrance, the first IUFB and even the first PG prize (a new truck) be themed around the country music and then really not having another country music moment until IUFB6, but then loading the end of the show with them felt a little weird and discombobulated. Combine that with the super rush mode Frank mentioned and you have a show that definitely felt a little off today. That being said I disagree with Frank - I'd rather they rush through good games on days like today (and today's lineup was decent given the time constraints) than simply play quickies. I'm sure we'd have complained if they played quickies too - it's a lose lose situation for them. Also Adam hasn't really been timing lineups short all that much lately.

Speaking of lineups, we've had 9 SP games in the last 10 shows, without repeating - yay! Dice Game has also mysteriously disappeared from the last SIX WEEKS of lineups (budget concerns?). Check Game has disappeared for 2 months since the incident where the display couldn't show the 5 digit total.

Now, gameplay. What an incredible Stack the Deck win that was - first time this season for that game ! And now that I think about it it was a major stop-the-Fingers moment. If she hadn't chosen to get the last number free (and most people don't) she would have had a choice between 0 and 8 for the last number, a choice that practically would equate to a forced loss so many people are going to pick 0 there. Instead she merely had to decide whether the car was 20, 25 or 29k. Pretty easy decision there. Nicely done!

Overall, this show could have been worse, could have been better - I'll give it a pass. I'm hoping for some normalcy soon though - theme shows are nice but 3 days in a week with some sort of theme or guest is a little much. It's beginning to feel a little bit like the "Drew does whatever else while still having to play 6 pricing games" show. That being said, at least the themes and showcases are becoming more tolerably executed (first segment today aside - oy), the hosting is getting better, it's on the right track. Just let's try not to overdo the themes.

[mrbrown2195]

Today's show wasn't as bad as I thought it would be except for that idiotic entrance with the horse.

In defense of the "idiotic" entrance - it at least went with the theme.

[Briguy]

Y'know something - I'd say, folks, I kind of thought this show would be a good one ... and by golly, it was.

Yes, we did have the goofy horse entrance, but I agree with mrbrown - it kept with the theme, and what's more, it behaved itself.

In Stack the Deck, this might have been a good time for Shake & Bake coating ... for (what else), FRIED CHICKEN! Hey, all in keeping with the western theme with the grocery items (barbecue sauce, root beer, cornbread mix, canned chili and baked beans). What a meal that would make! As for the game itself, boy am I glad she chose the last digit after all ... I would have gone with the 2-3-4 digits, then picked "0" as the fifth digit ... and lost!

If there was one criticism, it would be that I didn't think there were enough country music artists on today. Sure, Heidi Newfield and Reba McEntire did well in their limited appearances, but I would have given a little bit more time to the other ACM nominees, such as Gary LeVox (lead singer of Rascal Flatts), Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood (e.g., have them model or introduce prizes) ... to give it a little more of a country music feel. Yes, I do think this would have been accomplished while keeping the games at the forefront. At least most of the prizes, IMO, had to do with country music and/or a western theme.

Brian

[katrinka_ohio]

I liked the entrance with "Joe", the horse.  He was pretty well-behaved.

[rob79]

In defense of the "idiotic" entrance - it at least went with the theme.

Yeah it fit the theme,but to me it just looked baddddd. That's definitely something they could have done without and I wish they had did without.

 

If there was one criticism, it would be that I didn't think there were enough country music artists on today. Sure, Heidi Newfield and Reba McEntire did well in their limited appearances, but I would have given a little bit more time to the other ACM nominees, such as Gary LeVox (lead singer of Rascal Flatts), Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood (e.g., have them model or introduce prizes) ... to give it a little more of a country music feel. ...

Yeah, but that still would have shaved time away from the games and in all actuality took attention away from the games. I mean, who would you pay more attention to the star or the game? I know what a lot of people's answer might be. It's good they didn't have that many stars on there otherwise attention would have been placed solely on them.

Secondly, they do that and we would have probably seen a lineup of Money Game, Coming or Going, Switch, Pick a Number, Side-by Side and Double Prices. I know that's a bit ridiculous but a short short lineup is what we would have gotten. Things worked out well enough with how they did things today.