FULL RECAP - TPiR 04/06/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4714K - Taped March 25, 2009 (Out of sequence) Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Manuela Models of the Day: Maneula Arbeláez, Gwendolyn Osborne and Rachel Reynolds Wearing: boston proper 1   (JVC) 42" LCD HDTV (G&R) MEREDITH 899 DREW *1320 STEVEN 1650 TIARA 1 ($1499) Drew plays BONKERS for a Hurtigruten 7d Cruise of Norway (via Bergen; SAS)(G)($9900-ish - Not Revealed)  4 5 6 3  Time 1. H H L H :23 WIN! Mr. Carey, PUSH THE BUTTON!!! 2   Movado Fiero Men's Watch (from above) +Meredith 1 CHRISTINA 1200 +Steven *1700 +Tiara 1100 ($1995) Steven plays PASS THE BUCK for a Mini Cooper (Std.) and a Shell Gift Card (G)($20,250) Free Card (4) LOSE   WIPEOUT Nesquik No Sugar Chocolate Milk Mix $ 3.49 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes 2.99 $ 3.99 X Jelly Belly Jelly Beans (bag) 2.99 3.99 X Blue Star Ointment 5.99 LEFT ON BOARD:   (1) 3000   (2) 5000   (3) LOSE   (5) 1000   (6) CAR 3   Stainless Dishwasher (M) +Meredith *599 Christina 1500 JULIA 7000 +Tiara 4000 ($1359) STUPID BID STUPID BID Meredith plays 1 RIGHT PRICE Broyhill Brttingham Dining Group (M) $1899 Avanti Cardio Gym 3500 Home Gym (R) $1899 $2999 LOSS SHOWDOWN #1 $ 1,359 Meredith 60 + 95 OV Through to Showcase Round 1,995 Steven 70 stay .70 11,350± Drew 25 + 90 OV 4   Howard Miller Seneca Falls Wine Cabinet (R) CLAUDE 1200 Christina 1250 Julia 1000 +Tiara *1500 ($2330) Tiara, the last of the "First Four", plays RANGE GAME for an Ibanez Prestige Bass and RG Tremelo Guitars (James East & Larry Mitchell playing) and a Tama Star Classic Drum Set w/ Sabian Cymbals (Jeff Bowters playing) Scale $7400-$8000 Range: $7524-$7674 Price: $7595   WIN! ...and the boys played us to the break as they should. 5   Joe Malone Candles/Fragrances (G&M) Claude 799 Christina 750 Julia 500 RONALD *1200 ($2000) Ronald plays CLIFF HANGERS for an Ashley Leah Living Room Group and a $1000 buy.com GC (R)($2999) Mini Robot Vacuum $ 27 $ 15 12 to 12 Electric Veggie Peeler 17 20 3 to 15 "Kodak Brownie" Webcam 40 35 5 to 20   WIN! 6   Tommy Bahama Men's/Women's Sportswear (G) Claude 1200 Christina *1300 Julia 900 JERICA 800 ($2492) Christina plays MONEY GAME for a Pontiac G6 (Std., 2.4l, AT, Stereo, OnStar, Prot)(R) 50 21-1 37 86-3 –– 65 22 99 –– 75 20 50-2  ––  $50 $21 0 86   WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 5,069 Ronald   5 +  20 .25 Through to Showcase Round 9,925 Tiara 50 +  20 .70 23,638 Christina 45 +100 .00 SHOWCASE ROUND Tiara has the honor. SC1-Tiara LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Trip to Las Vegas (Vegas.com; 6n)(R) Race Car Experience Pontiac Solstice (Std, AT, AC, Pref, Spoiler, Mats, Pedals, Prot)(M) BID $45,000 PRICE 38,140 DIFF OVER SC2-Steven ALL ABOUT SLEEP Assorted Bedrobes/Slippers Broyhill Fantana Bedroom Group Comfortaire GS700 Sleep Set Can-Am Max 800R Offroad Vehicle (M) BID $15,000 PRICE 21,479 DIFF –6,479 TOTAL $22,474 Today's Pricing Games: 4 for 6 Total Winnings: $72,795± (Exact Total To Be Determined) THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[katrinka_ohio]

Another great Bonkers win.  Yea for Drew & Drew!

[WarioBarker]

* Bonkers...there's a reason there's a button, Drew - so we can stop guessing and get the real damn price.
* Pass The Buck...just LOOKING at the recap, that would have been difficult to get another pick. At least it wasn't the only loss...
* Money Game...can't say I would have picked "86" - "50", "65", "75", and "99" would have been my choices.
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I can't give a ruling today - didn't even watch the show.
-Daniel

[Wayoshi]

-Lineup: Glad to hear this one is a bit out of sequence. Besides the repeats, we got nice half-flips of both car games from the norm, as well as a great lead-off game!
-Bonkers: Wow, 99xy, where x<6 and y>3. It was clear it was >4, but I'm surprised it maxed out Bonker's capabilities. Glad he abandoned the audience after the first second. 10/10
-Pass: The GPs were tough today. 8/10
-ORP: I think it was pretty clear that the gym thingy looked much nicer than 1899. :| 7/10
-SD1: 4/5
-Rangey: Easy! 9/10
-Cliffy: On the low end today with 15-20-35! 20-30-40, coincidentally, would have also done $20 off. 9/10
-Money: Thank you for ignoring -75 and -65. 9/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: Rich really didn't show much enthusiasm here. 4/5
-SC2: I still don't think green screen pillars add anything. (SHOOT'EM) 4/5
-Results: Bah, a clear willy, though the race car for a day really added a lot. Then the vehicle was an expected >=10k, actually 12k I think. 7/10
-Drew: All Drew needs to do is reveal the price immediately, then he can do his thing. 9/10

PGs: 52/60
SDs: 8/10
SCs: 15/20
Drew: 9/10

84 --> B

[drucee]

I wonder how long it'll be before we get a five-digit Bonkers (with, perhaps, the first digit given).

[joeyboy]

Bonkers: Another fantastic playing of Bonkers. That must have been one expensive cruise (hit the button Drew!)

Pass the Buck: Those were some tough products.

One Right Price: Tough loss.

Range Game: Nice win. They did a good job playing The Price is Right theme going to commercial.

Cliffhangers: Nice win.

Money Game: It’s good to see a car game played sixth (even though it’s Money Game).

Showcases: I almost thought Rich was going to do a recap on #1.

Not a bad show today.

[rob79]

Interesting lineup and slotting today.

Bonkers first, we haven't seen that in a lonnnngggggg while. Was today the first time Bonkers was played first since its early playings back in season 30?

Along the same lines, Drew please please PLEASE reveal the price.

Cliffy 5th!! Speaking of which that living room offered was sorta dinky and really cheap since they had to thrown in that $1000 gift card to get the package to $2999.

Money Game last!! What a nice change of pace from seeing it first all the time lately.

This is a bit off topic, but where in the world is Dice Game?!?

[Pushover72]

I find it absolutely unbelievable that they didn't show the price in Bonkers.

It's an important thing!  It's so important that I feel that they should have put some type of insert shot into the segment to show the viewers how much it was and to remove any suspicions that it was a set-up (I know it wasn't but I am sure there are people out there who are a little suspicious!)

Drew, as stated by others, is paid millions of dollars and he still can't get it right!

[Casey]

Yes - because no one other than Drew has ever forgotten to do a price reveal. 

[katrinka_ohio]

Good one.

[DAJAXTA]

This is precisiely why a model should hold the gigantic price tag like they did on the first playing.  I was dying to know the price of that cruise.

[SteveGavazzi]

Drew seemed to be having what I hope was just an off day today.  There were a bunch of times when he seemed to be bored.  I'll give him credit, though -- he at least tried to stay excited, which is a lot more than he was doing just a couple months ago.

The one thing Drew did today that still really bugged me was his reveal of Steven's card in Pass the Buck.  Yet again, he looked at it before he showed it to the camera, and his reaction killed every bit of suspense that had been built up.  He needs to quit doing that.

Bonkers first was a hell of a surprise.  It hasn't opened the show since the first two times it was played.

They stayed on the musicians way too long after Range Game.  When somebody wins a pricing game, I want to see them celebrating; I don't much are about wacthing a bunch of people I've never heard of try to recreate the theme.

Yay!  Money Game sixth!

What the hell is a "Race Car Experience?"  It didn't have any prize copy at all!  How in God's name was anybody supposed to bid on that?!

I'll give DiPirro credit -- even though I still don't like the green screen backdrops, he's at least come up with some sensible ways to use them.  The ATV in the second showcase, though, was not one of them -- the big, yellow disco ball on them was just weird.  I also thought it was interesting that the ATV had a completely different set of backdrops behind it during the credits.

I find it absolutely unbelievable that they didn't show the price in Bonkers.

It's an important thing!  It's so important that I feel that they should have put some type of insert shot into the segment to show the viewers how much it was and to remove any suspicions that it was a set-up (I know it wasn't but I am sure there are people out there who are a little suspicious!)

Drew, as stated by others, is paid millions of dollars and he still can't get it right!

Oh, come on.  Bob forgot this a ton of times, too.  It's no more annoying with Drew than it was with him (which, granted, is still fairly annoying).

[yabbaguy]

Bonkers (First?!?): I guess you could say Drew forgot about BOTH of the buttons on the game. 
To those wanting to resurrect the price tag, doesn't it make much more sense to physically SEE the numbers right under one another to see how they relate higher/lower? Going back to the price tag sounds just like degrading from a PlayStation to an Atari.
Pass the Buck: Nesquik is starting to become Gorton's Evil Random Seafood Product, IMO. Kinda strange how only the second grocery item got modelled.
One Right Price: Snap, I missed as well.
Range Game: I thought she had overshot it, and the price was set on the low end. Well played. And a very nice musical cameo, like always.
Cliff: Ooh... I thought he was doomed after he went halfway up with the robot. Peeler surprised me, but I would've won.
Seems like it's hard for Drew (understandably) if Rich describes all the prizes at once for a game, or just one at a time. "Let's see about the robot." "Okay, [all three items described]"
Money Game: Until proven otherwise...presume that you must stay off of all the 0-5-9 ending digit possibilities. 
Showcases: $14500 (Garf.)/$37850 (Whoa! Nice!)
And I actually didn't mind the surreal dream backdrop for the green screen pillars.
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Not a lot of selling points for the show, but it was good today.

[SteveEllis]

First Four: So nobody noticed? Steven was Steven ELLIS, I thought I heard. or Steven Allis. But since my name is Stephen Ellis, as most of you know, that could be why I thought I heard this Steven's last name like that, or maybe it really was.  BTW, no, that was not me.

Bonkers: very well played.  He went with the odds?

SteveGavazzi: The copy said you get to take some? or all? of these cars out on a closed course.   I heard that copy, (closed course) apparently you didn't.  I guess the prize lasts all day, so you can enjoy the experience.  I didn't hear on the copy about whether or not you had a professional with you in the car.  Anyone who DVR'd this want to back me up?

[Drew72]

...the big, yellow disco ball on them was just weird.  I also thought it was interesting that the ATV had a completely different set of backdrops behind it during the credits.

Yes the background was a little psychedelic.  I have a feeling those backdrops were the same just flipped around.  One side has a pattern and the other is green.  That would be my guess.  If they had tried to use green sides during the parade of prizes, we would have seen psychedelic borders around the big doors.  I think they realize that using those things during the closing credits will only lead to trouble.