FULL RECAP - TPiR 09/28/2009 - Show B

[Joe_Capitano]

Production #4853K - Taped July 24, 2009 (Airdate moved up from Oct. 7) Drew: stage entrance First Four lineup: right to left Handoff: Rachel Models of the Day: Lanisha Cole, Amber Lancaster and Rachel Reynolds Wearing: Kitty 1   2 (Infinity) Surfboards (A) STEVEN 950 JIMMIE *1250 DAVID 1750 JAMIE Y. 1050 ($1544) Jimmie plays COVER UP for a Chevy HHR LS (Std., AT, Mats, Prot, Stereo)(L) Setup    2 1st Try [2][3] 6  9  5 8 1 2nd Try [2][3] 2  8 [4] 6 5 4 3rd Try [2][3][1] 5 [4] 7 2 9 8 4th Try [2][3][1][3][4]   WIN! 4 3 0 3 5   2 8 1 0 9 $1 0 9 7 0 Now that's thinking with your dipstick, Jimmie. (SMACK!) Of course, he used it to poll the audience. 2   (Samsung) Blu-Ray Home Theater System/Netflix (L&R) +Steven *951 MONIQUE 800 +David 950 +Jamie 900 ($1004) Steven plays GRAND GAME (Target: $4.75) for substantial sustinence... (6) (JiffyPop) Popcorn $ 2.19 $ 10 (1) (Hostess) Twinkies (2 pk) 1.49 100 (2) (Vital Care) Volume Gel (24 oz) 3.79 1000 Goes on... (4) (Earth's Best) Organic Rice Cereal (8 oz) 2.99 10000 WIN! (3) (Simple Green) Cleaner (22 oz spray) (5) (Starbuck's Doubleshot) Coffee Drink (4 pk) 3   Chariot Cougar 2 Baby Carrier (B) KIMBERLY *600 Monique 500 +David 400 +Jamie Y. 1 ($840) STUPID BID Kimberly plays FLIP FLOP for a Beachcomber Hot Tub (L) Setup: 68 49 Pick: 68 94   (She "Flops") Price: $8694   LOSS SHOWDOWN #1 $ 8400 Kimberly 100 1.00 *$1000*   Bonus 15   *$10,000*   Through to Showcase Round 11,004 Steven 15 + 95 OV 24,678 Jimmie 90 + 55 OV 4   30" Stainless Gas Range (L) SANFORD 950 Monique 1200 +David 1350 +Jamie Y. *1400 ($1449) Jamie Y. plays MORE OR LESS Ashley Casa Molino Bookcase $ 800 MORE $ 1100 * Danby Crystal Stemware 3000 LESS 2400 * Apple Desktop Computer 3700 LESS 4198 LOSS Ford Ranger XL (Std., AC, Seat)(R) 5   Assorted Storage Containers (A) Sanford 340 Monique 400 +David *401 JAMIE O. 100 ($811) STUPID BID STUPID BID David from Montreal, QB - the last of the "First Four" - accepts the "gift" and plays BONKERS for a trip to Vancouver (6n @ Pan Pacific)(R)($6265; Not Revealed)  7 5 4 6  Time 1. L L H L :23 WIN! 6   (Canon) Digital HD Camcorder (R-in the Row) Sanford 860 Monique *861 IRMA 850 Jamie O. 700 ($1100) Monique from San Diego, CA plays SWITCH? 3 pc Bar Set/Bartending Lessons (L) $2687 NO $2687 (Sole E95) Elliptical Trainer/Personal Trainer (A) $3200 SWITCH $3200 WIN! SHOWDOWN #2 $ 4,949 Jamie Y. 40 + 95 OV 6,997 Monique 45 +   5 .50 7,076 David 95 stay .95 Through to Showcase Round SHOWCASE ROUND Kimberly has the honor. SC1-Kimberly Steel Sentry L-Shape Workbench/Assorted Auto Tools (Denon) Home Stereo System (JVC) 42" LCD HDTV (L) Danby Silhouette Beverage Center (L) Chevy Corvette (Std., V8, 6 Spd, Panel, #Z51)(A) BID $39,500 PRICE 63,035 DIFF –23,535 TOTAL $19,400 SC2-David Mikalean & Sons Sterling/Yellow Gold Cuff Bracelet Ethan Allen Art Deco Bedroom Group Comfortaire GS700 Sleep Set (R) $5000 Ethan Allen GC/Interior Designer 7n Greek Isles Cruise (via Venice)(A&L) BID $23,500 PRICE 27,828 DIFF –4,328 TOTAL $34,904 Today's Pricing Games: 4 for 6 Total Winnings: $102,032 Things are definitely picking up. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL GOLDEN-ROAD.net SHOW RECAP. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT AUTHOR PERMISSION.

[sjd93]

I wonder why we're already seeing Cover Up, Grand Game, and Bonkers again. Weird.

Nice to see More or Less early on, and with the Phone Home Game cue!

The use of the plasma screen in Switch actually worked pretty well.

And wow... awesome showcases today! Finally we get a real sportscar! I haven't seen that since... I can't remember when. Too bad the contestant's bid didn't even cover the cost of the Corvette.

Pretty good show, overall.

[mrbrown2195]

I wonder why we're already seeing Cover Up, Grand Game, and Bonkers again. Weird.

Probably because they didn't anticipate these shows airing this week... I'm pretty sure these were intended for next week.

[sjd93]

Good point - my bad. Yeah, I guess you can't really avoid repeating games this week.

[SteveGavazzi]

My God...Drew was practically channelling Bob today.  He did some great buildups in Cover Up, More or Less, the Showcase...just a great performance.  I wish he were like this every day.

I can't put my finger on why, but I'd swear Flip Flop looked different today.

I loved Drew's comments about the guy from Canada "walking through Bonkers."  Again, it harkened back to things Barker would have done.

The plasma in Switch? was weird.  It wasn't bad or anything...just strange.  I do like that they took the trouble to put the "Switch?" logo on it, though.

I loved finally seeing a Corvette in the Showcase.  It's too bad the Top Winner made such a ridiculously low bid on it.

Probably because they didn't anticipate these shows airing this week... I'm pretty sure these were intended for next week.

Yes.  Specifically, this is next Wednesday's show.

[Wayoshi]

CORRRRRRRRVETTTTTTTTTTTE

-Lineup: Not too bad.
-Cover: Wow, a repeat price won! That's pretty nice to get there. 10/10
-Grandy: Good. 9/10
-Flippy: Hard. 8/10
-SD1: 6/5 NICE
-MoL: What in the... -_- 8/10
-Bonkers: Haha, nice! 9/10
-Switch: Nice decision, trainer much more likely to have even price. 9/10
-SD2: 4/5
-SC1: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY 6/5
-SC2: This wasn't too bad - a general splendido and a flat cash prize was pretty cool too! 4.5/5
-Results: Awww...big garf there. And little chance to go over with king bed and high trip. Oh well. 8.5/10
-Drew: Wow, excellent milking of the SC reveal then. He definitely made it special when he was supposed to. 9/10

PGs: 53/60
SDs: 10/10
SCs: 19/20
Drew: 9/10

91 --> A-

We gotta have another deluxe car out of nowhere again, it really makes the right ending to a good show!

[joeyboy]

Cover Up: Right down to the wire. Excellent win.

Grand Game: I was fooled by the gel.

Flip Flop: tough loss.

SCSD #1: First $10k winner of the season! 

More or Less: those accessories made the iMac kind of evil.

Bonkers: Perfect playing and excellent hosting by Drew. 

Switch?: The monitor was kind of weird. 

Showcase 1: CORVETTE!!  Pefect prize to put in the "ultimate garage" 

Showcase 2: Nice showcase.

Great show today! Drew was really on his game today!

[SecretChip]

THATS how you play Bonkers

Good show today.

[katrinka_ohio]

David, from Canada, plays Bonkers perfectly and wins....a trip to Canada!

[BD]

Fantastic show today. Anyone else notice the minor changes in the turntable design? Looks better now. I also like the way the homebase lights are now (on during IUFB and when Drew & contestant are away from homebase, & goes off when Drew & contestant go onto homebase).

*Cover Up: Very good win. Would have been disappointing if he lost.

*Grand Game: Another win! A car and $10,000 before the break!

*Flip Flop: I would have won this one...

*More or Less: I knew that the iMac setup was more than $3,700 (iirc) due to the accessories that were in it.

*Bonkers: Laughed out loud when I heard that the prize was a trip to Canada. Great win... got it on the first try.

*Switch?: Another win. Really liked the use of the plasma.

*Showcases: Amazing!! Corvette FTW! Too bad that it wasn't won.

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Drew's Hosting: 95%

Pricing Game Lineup: 85%

Pricing Game Wins: 67%

Prizes: 90%

Tilt: 95% (Such a great show today.... Drew was fantastic and if he'll be like this in all the extra episodes this week then this season is going to be great. Lots of big wins... A Car, and two $10,000 wins. The Corvette came out of nowhere... wasn't expecting to see that at all in this episode. Would of been great to see it be won. The minor changes to the turntable/homebase are good.)

Final Score for Episode: 8.5 out of 10

[heelsrule1988]

I'm pretty sure that Kimberly was completely clueless in the Showcase. Deciding whether to bid on a Corvette? Bidding only $39K for the whole package? Oy.

BEST CONTESTANT OF THE DAY: David
SHOW GRADE: 2

[Wayoshi]

I'm pretty sure that Kimberly was completely clueless in the Showcase. Deciding whether to bid on a Corvette? Bidding only $39K for the whole package? Oy.

That's big pressure in the studio when bidding something like that, and the idea of not going over leads more contestants than not to play it too safe.

[Kyle]

Anyone notice they re-designed the turntable again? The $ side seemed to have the square pattern in the purple area and the game side has a bigger square pattern with green diamonds on it.

[heelsrule1988]

That's big pressure in the studio when bidding something like that, and the idea of not going over leads more contestants than not to play it too safe.

Still... she didn't know whether she wanted to bid or pass! I mean, what the heck?!

[GameShowFan1987]

Anyone notice they re-designed the turntable again? The $ side seemed to have the square pattern in the purple area and the game side has a bigger square pattern with green diamonds on it.

I mentioned this in this thread.  So yes, I did notice.  lol