FULL RECAP - TPiR 05/05/2009

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4742K - Taped April 14, 2009 Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Manuela Models of the Day: Manuela Arbeláez, Gwendolyn Osborne and Rachel Reynolds Wearing: Stop Staring IGNORE THE '14-D' RATINGS BUG! Price is ALWAYS a 'G' rated show. Period. Someone at CBS was asleep today when the ratings bug came up. (At least here in the West) 1   (Samsung) 46" LCD HDTV (G&R) COURTNEY 1995 JOHN H. 1350 KATHERINE 2010 RENEE 2000 ($2899) Katherine plays COVER UP for a Chevy Impala LS (Std., Prot)(M) Setup    7 1st Try [2] 1  5  8  6 8 8 2nd Try [2] 0  2  7  9   LOSS   ($25,134) 2 2 2 1 1 7 4 4 5 0 4 6   2 0 5 3 9 $1 7 9 5 0 2   Laura Mercier Cosmetics (M&R) +Courtney 499 +John H. *525 MICHAEL 1100 +Renee 1 ($947) STUPID BID John H. plays MOST EXPENSIVE Burberry Coat/Trench (G) $ 2432 Lance Vintage 150 Motorscooter (R) PICK 1599 LOSS Napoleon Freestanding Waterfall (M) 1000 3   Fathead Exhibit Recliners/Wall Graphics (G) +Courtney *1550 JOHN C. 1250 Michael 1400 +Renee 1500 ($1860) Courtney plays SHELL GAME (First Appearance since Jan. 8) for a Cleveland Cavaliers VIP Playoff Package to see Lebron (2n @ Renaissance) (M)($8600) Libman Wonder Mop $ 25 LOWER $ 10 * (2) (eFoto) Photo Scanner 250 LOWER 200 * (1) (Water Image) Camera Mask 50 HIGHER 100 * (3) Daisy Duffel Bag 29 HIGHER 59 * (4)   WIN! Bonus Pick: (2)   BALL   *$500* SHOWDOWN #1 $ 947 John H. 80 stay .80 2,899 Katherine 60 + 75 OV 11,329 Courtney 85 stay .85 Through to Showcase Round 4   Dean Exotica Acoustic Guitar (Vicki Genfan performing) ROSS 400 John C. 1300 Michael 750 +Renee *800 ($1069) Renee, the last of the "First Four", plays PICK A NUMBER for a Little Guy Camping World Platform Trailer (G) Setup: $ 6[–]9 5   [1][4][6] Pick: $ 6[4]9 5 Price: $ 6[4]9 5   WIN! 5   Dimplex Power Chef Electric Grill (M) Ross 1200 750 1 John C. 950 801 500 Michael 1299 801 *550 HAYLEY 1150 700 485 OVERBID OVERBID ($599) STUPID 3rd BID Michael plays LINE EM UP for a Ford Focus SE (Std., Wheels, Exhuast, Stereo, Mirrors, AT, Prot, ALB)(R) and three other goodies... 1st Try 2nd Try 1 1 Wood's 196 cu ft Freezer [7] 2 9 7 2 [9] Brownie Webcam 3 [5] [3] 5 PowerBock Dumbells [9] 6 4 9 [6] 4 0 0 0 RIGHT WIN! ...and his family OWNS a Ford Focus already. Missing this would have been catastrophic. 6   2 (Infinity) Surfboards (G) Ross 1500 John C. *1201 LISA 1200 Hayley 1400 ($1225) John C., a U.S. Army combat engineer, plays BULLSEYE for a trip to Honolulu (NWA Vacations; 6n @ Parc)(R)($4819) (1) (Red Vines) Red Licorice (box) 4 x 1.59 $ 6.36 * (4) Nesquik Chocolate Milk (16 oz) 5 x 1.69 8.45 * (2) Gorton's Grilled Fillets 3 x 3.39 10.17 WIN! (3) Absorbine Jr. (5) (Post-it) Note Pads (4 pk) SHOWDOWN #2 $ 6,044 John C. 20 + 60 .80 Through to Showcase Round 7,584 Renee 20 + 20 .40 21,687 Michael 35 + 15 .50 SHOWCASE ROUND Courtney has the honor. SC1-John H. STRESS BUSTERS Yoga Lesons For A Year Beachcomber Hot Tub (R) 9d Tour of India (via Delhi)(G) BID $16,550 PRICE 24,711 DIFF –8,161 SC2-Courtney Broyhill Impressions Living Room Group amazon.com Kindle 2 Electronic Reader (M) Pontiac G3 (Std., AT, #PCM, ALB, Cruise)(G) BID $20,832 PRICE 23,708 DIFF –2,876 TOTAL $35,037 Today's Pricing Games: 4 for 6 Total Winnings: $74,198 THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[goldroadfanatic]

Katherine was fun to watch with her claiming to be obsessed with the show, but it's a shame she lost Cover Up.  I do wonder if that has ever happened before, the contestant gets only the first number right on the first turn, but loses on the second.

Some will complain that Drew should have done a Bob-like reveal of the ball in Shell Game; stacking all of the unchosen shell's chips and setting them aside and then going down the line to see where the ball is.  To be fair, there probably wasn't enough time for Drew to do that, given how rushed the show is these days.

Renee and Michael were full of energy and fun to watch when they ran over to their prizes as soon as they won (and without Drew telling them to do so!).  I'm not bothered when it comes to Drew telling contestants to see their prizes, mind you, but it was nice to see them run to their prizes on their own free will.

The first showcase, in my opinion, had some good writing from Drew, it had a theme about relaxation that combined the prizes.

I will say that the Pontiac G3 is the first Pontiac subcompact offered on the show in over 15 years, since the God-awful LeMans of the late '80's and early '90's.  Also it's the first Chevrolet Aveo or Aveo variant offered in quite some time, and in the Post-Roger era.

[Briguy]

Gee, I wonder whose idea THAT was to play Shell Game for a Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game? (wink, wink)

I didn't see it, but on paper it appears as though this was a great playing and that Courtney was a good contestant.

Brian

[PaladinTornado]

By my records, today marks the first time since January 14 that four pricing games were won in a row in the same episode (going by original airdate).  It was nice to see these winners today, after so many losses in the last few months.

I should also note that Shell Game remains the only game not lost yet in the Carey era, although it has only been played seven times in that period.

[rob79]

There's no "ifs ands or buts" about it--Cover Up was just painful!

Shell Game!!! Just seeing Shell Game brought a smile to my face.

What playing of Pick a Number was that today? The 25th of the season? We're gonna hit 30 for this game this season.

If Michael had lost Line 'Em Up I would have hated to be him. 

[UniquePerspective]

The TV 14 bug was on the east coast too. I wonder how that mistake managed to end up on both tapings (I'd think if they realized what happened on the East, they'd edit it in the West), it's something I've never seen before on any show, really.

[goldroadfanatic]

What playing of Pick a Number was that today? The 25th of the season? We're gonna hit 30 for this game this season.

Actually, today's was number 24.  Next playing ties the record of Pick-a-Number playings in one season, set back in Season 22.

[Wayoshi]

-Lineup: YAY SHELLY!
-Cover: Very poorly played. Yes, the Impala is expensive, Peanut Gallery. 6/10
-ME: Vintage can sometimes be cheap... 8/10
-Shelly: A 2nd perfect playing in a row? :O 10/10
-SD1: 4/5
-Pa#: Yep, -495 was a no doubter. 9/10
-Liney: There we go. 10/10
-Bullsy: He almost blew it, but righted himself on the lower-end fish sticks, not fillets. 9/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: Felt a bit cobbled together again. 4.5/5
-SC2: Not sure what that babble was at the beginning...I sense a double cobbling today. 4/5
-Results: I wasn't sure on the G3 compared to the G6...turns out it is what the numbers suggest, really cheap. That was probably looking for an easy OVER. I had a good gut feeling India was $$$$ like Egypt. 8.5/10
-Drew: Did pretty well all-around today, so I'll give the 9. I wouldn't expect him to do Shelly right in the 4/4 situation, as he said, it's been a very long time...

PGs: 52/60
SDs: 8/10
SCs: 17/20
Drew: 9/10

86 --> B

[joeyboy]

Cover Up: Wow. That was a horrible loss.

Most Expensive: With all the designer products we’ve been seeing lately, I picked those myself. I would have won. Imagine that.

Shell Game: It’s nice to be able to type “Shell Game” when doing a recap again. It’s also nice that we got a textbook playing of this game as well as a $500 bonus win.

Pick-a-Number: Renee’s reaction to winning PAN was just priceless.

Line ‘em Up: I would have been stunned if he lost this game, considering his wife already owns one.

Bullseye: Great playing today.

Showcases: That must have been one great trip to India.

Fantastic show today. We got two fantastic contestant reactions to winning during PAN and Line em Up. We also got a textbook playing of Shell Game. (I was just glad to see it get played, let alone won.)

Shell Game!!! Just seeing Shell Game brought a smile to my face.

Rob, it brought a big smile to my face. I would like to see a few more playings every season, but not too many (8 to 10 playings per season would do). I wouldn't want to see this game become one of those games that get so overplayed, it almost pains me to see it.

[SteveGavazzi]

Cover Up was absolutely incredible -- not in a good way, mind you, but incredible nonetheless.  Those were the two most amazing turns I've ever seen in that game, for two completely different reasons.

SHELL GAME!!!  And played perfectly, too!  And Drew didn't even screw it up!

[Cartboy]

Cover Up:  Tough loss!   I think Spelling Bee would've worked better first.
Most Expensive:  Rats - shot down by the clothes again!
Shell Game:  Nice to see this one again & really nice to see a perfect playing & a $500 bonus win!
Pick A Number:  I was waiting for the second number to be 6.  What a great reacton to winning the trailer!  Can you imagine Renee's reaction if she'd won a car?
Line Em Up:  Nice job!   That probably would've been embarrassing if Michael would've lost seeing how he owns a Focus already.
Bullseye:  I was surprised when I found out the fish fillets were $3.39 - I thought they'd be 5 something!

Great show overall, IMHO.

[heelsrule1988]

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: Renee
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Teddy]

Cover Up: That was one of the worst playings of this game ever.

Most Expensive: Well, it's back to the big buzzer again. And another victim claimed by those evil designer clothes.

Shell Game: Welcome to Cleveland! And that was one of the best playings of this game I've ever seen.

IUFB4: Vicki's playing of that guitar was just plain awesome!

Pick-a-Number: What a surprising win!

Line em Up: First a total bomb, then an amazing comeback! And he just won a second Focus??? I'm loving it!

Bullseye: Another nice win here.

Showcases: Personally, I've never seen a Pontiac G3 before (which is based off the Aveo), and I've figured that it would be a step below the G5 (based off the Cobalt) and two below the G6 (based off the Malibu). Well, it debuted on the show a little too late, as Pontiac is now set to ride off into the sunset. Glad to see it won, though.

I will say that the Pontiac G3 is the first Pontiac subcompact offered on the show in over 15 years, since the God-awful LeMans of the late '80's and early '90's.  Also it's the first Chevrolet Aveo or Aveo variant offered in quite some time, and in the Post-Roger era.

Well, the only thing worse than the LeMans would have to be the 1000, which was based off the equally-bad Chevette.

[BRB_TheFireball]

IGNORE THE '14-D' RATINGS BUG! Price is ALWAYS a 'G' rated show. Period.

Not unless Wagner shows up again.

Cover:  Katherine may have lost in just two turns, but at least she lost while unconsciously trying the Cover Up Strategy®.

Shelly:  Yay!  Shell Game! And that's how you play this game, too!

My showcase bids:
India--$18,007
Room/car--$21,007

[goldroadfanatic]

Well, the only thing worse than the LeMans would have to be the 1000, which was based off the equally-bad Chevette.

As some of our older members may think, the Pontiac Astre (a clone of the Chevrolet Vega) was much worse than the T1000/1000 that succeeded it.