FULL RECAP - TPiR 03/10/2010

[redhawkhockeyfan]

Always enjoy seeing Hole in One played and good to see the rebound work out for Ariana!

Good for Drew making it to 500 episodes, but I was pretty convinced we were going to see one of the Big 3 today.  I agree with Steve: TTM was the absolute worst pricing game to put in the first slot. 

[TPIRSteven]

I also agree with those that said that TTM should not have been played first.  And then when it's followed by Punchy, it's a surefire way to start the show with two depressing losses.

I would have done the slotting like this:

Hole in One
Squeeze Play
Danger Price
Push Over
That's Too Much
Punch a Bunch

[GameShowKid]

Considering they don't make the Five Hundred anymore, no...

Oops; I didn't know it was discontinued, and probably not for long enough to be considered a classic. Well, the Challenger looks much nicer anyway.  

[goldroadfanatic]

Was anyone besides me thinking the second showcase would end with a Ford Five Hundred? Or maybe that's just a little too much? 

They kind of did offer a Five Hundred today; the Taurus in That's Too Much started out in life as the Five Hundred until a couple of years ago.

[GameShowKid]

True. Thanks.

[brtsimpson142]

Most Expensive was set up for an easy win, and it felt like Danger Price was too.  And why am I not surprised That's Too Much showed up today--only to be lost.  The only thing that could've made it worse would've been Lucky $even, for a $18,719 car.

On the other hand, I'm glad Plinko wasn't played, it seems like that one game is getting WAY too much exposure these past few years.  And there weren't any of those darned quickies (Squeeze Play is acceptable, but Douple Prices is not).

The execution of the "free $500 just for coming up on stage" was very poorly executed.  I'm sorry, but Drew "forgetting" about it every act got old really quick.  They had to refill his pockets with hundreds during each break, so I just don't buy it.  I knew it was going to happen beforehand, but when he didn't say it while explaining the rules to the one-bid to start with, I wondered if it was even going to be seen on the air.

As for the lineup overall, well I just don't know.  No Golden Road.  No Triple Play.  None of the bigger prizes or special games that special-occasion shows are supposed to have.  And depressingly few wins (the two we had felt like they were set up so that even a Fremantle executive moron couldn't lose).  I'm sorry, but as has been said, this was par for the course for the theme shows this year.  Season 38 is just about over with anyway, so let's hope for brighter days ahead in season 39.

[Briguy]

And just because starting with That's Too Much! wasn't enough proof that these people are clueless, they offered a two-prize showcase.  God.

Uh, unless you're not counting the cash as a prize (or counting it as part of the Las Vegas trip), there were three prizes in that first Showcase (the money, the Vegas vacation and the poker table).

And of course, how do we start what's supposed to be a special episode?  By playing That's Too Much!, of course!  (Idiots.)

Agreed that That's Too Much! probably wasn't a good choice for the first game on this "special episode." Nothing wrong with the game itself; I've always thought that a good player or someone who's knowledgable about car prices can defeat Fingers' "second or ninth stragegy" (placing the right answer second or ninth) more often than not.

But as I said earlier, I thought this "special episode" should have started with Golden Road or (at least) Triple Play ... at least that's how I would start this show.

Brian

[SteveGavazzi]

Uh, unless you're not counting the cash as a prize (or counting it as part of the Las Vegas trip), there were three prizes in that first Showcase (the money, the Vegas vacation and the poker table).

It seemed to me that they were including the money as part of the vacation.

And even if they weren't, cash is a strange prize to end a showcase with.

[Kirsten Vaccaro]

Great show yesterday Drew did a wonderful job as host.

Congratulations Drew on your 500th show!!!!!!

[elskunkoman]

Squeeze Play coulda been won easily but the contestant wasn't smart enough to win.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

Wow, Punch a Bunch was actually easy for once.

Don't get too used to it...they obviously did that for the sole reason of increasing the chances that she'd find a $500 slip because, honestly, why else play Punch-A-Bunch today? 

[Kev347]

It got on my nerves a bit that in all the setups where 500 was incorporated into that it mattered (Push Over, Squeeze Play), it was the WRONG ANSWER.

That said, this was an alright show. Without the Hole In One win it would have been near worthless, but alright. Way too much Drew self-congratulating for my tastes. And the way Rich acted in OB2 and 3 acting like Drew was a god or something was just uncalled for (granted, he does that every day, but he somehow did that even worse today). Did Price the show itself do this much celebrating when it hit 500 episodes? So this show left a bad taste in my mouth, but was nice to see 4 punches won in Punchy, and nice to see Hole In One at least.

Timings:
That's Too Much! - 3:12
Punch A Bunch - 6:22
Push Over - 3:02
Danger Price - 3:51
Hole In One - 6:42
Squeeze Play - 3:10
Total time: 26:19

[katrinka_ohio]

Wonder if Drew had to visit a chiropractor after his "greeting" from Monet?  I agree with other posters that the setup for Punch A Bunch was too easy.  It's a shame she only ended up with $50.

P.S. - why was this thread locked for a time?  Just wondering.

[Wayoshi]

There's no such thing as a setup too easy in Punchy.

[rob79]

 I agree with other posters that the setup for Punch A Bunch was too easy.  

Too easy? It's about time Punchy had an easy setup for the SP's after the endless impossible SP's they've been using in that game lately.